Yay for pictures!

I am finally exposing the good times that I have experienced in Utah through photos. This photo came from my 23rd costume birthday party. Talk about one crazy night which involved wrestling, naked exposures (not myself) from different people, bobbing for apples, a punch that had too much liquor in it, and of course a dance party! It was a blast and one of my favorite birthday parties that I've had in a long time. 

my absence is finished!

Hello all:

  Sorry about my long absence from updating you all on my journeys in Utah this year. I will get back on the horse and continue to ride and inform everyone of my travels. Things have been going wonderfully lately.

   The season has finally started to turn into winter and snow is transforming onto the mountains. Whilst it is hard to get used to such a difference in the weather, it is extremely nice to finally see the beginning of winter. I love to bundle up in different hats, gloves, scarfs and warm clothes. Nothing beats a hot cup of tea, some cookies and a warm fire in the later parts of the evening and early mornings.  I am going snowboarding for my first time this Saturday and I couldn't be more excited. It hit me a few days ago how much I missed snowboarding so it will be nice to get back on the mountain extending my jumps and rhythm. 

    During my stance of a troubled social life I joined different groups like the Wasatch Outdoor Group. We meet up once or twice a week and we go on different hiking, snow shoeing, rock climbing and other fun adventures. I have met a lot of awesome people through the group and I have quickly devoured friendships. Being in an outdoor group is lovely because not only are we doing outside activities, but we are also engaging in conversations and constantly meeting new people. 

   I also have been climbing at a local rock gym by my house.  I love going there for one the gym is huge and it has a vast range of different climbs, bouldering and crack climbing. The gym also features a coffee shop, an REI next door, yoga classes and an exercise facility area. The bonus on top of all that goodness, is the fact that the place is populated with attractive and adventurous guys whom are eye candy while you climb. Seriously...talk about a pool, (okay a gym) of attraction! It is just an extra bonus to go there and meet and look at all the attractive men and I feel so good after I climb. It not only helps my strength but it gives me so much confidence too. It gives me a sense of power and accomplishment every time I finish a hard climb. 

    Lastly, I am learning how to ski this year. I really wanted to learn how to ski this season because I think it would be neat to know how to ski and board. My friend Seth works at Alta, only one of the best all skiing resorts in the U.S. and maybe the world. He is giving some free ski lessons. I love that mountain because it is free ski time starting at 3 p.m. giving a person about an hour and a half of FREEdom! Haha, get it FREEdom! I crack myself up =)

   Well, that is my updated life thus far. I am excited for my vacation to New Orleans. I'll be writing from there starting next Friday.

   Miss and love everyone!

   Hugs and kisses from me,

Jenna 

Hello friends,

How are my blog readers doing? Things are going well with me. My mom and dad are in town for the OSU vs. Utah game on Thursday night. I am bit nervous for the game because Utah has the 5th best run defense in the nation so it might be a bit tough to run. Thanks goodness for Jacquizz Rodgers. We are going and I am excited not only to see the parents which when they are in town do and make a lot for myself and my sister but also go to a college football game again and be in the football atmosphere. I helped my mom make home made meatballs and mushroom sauce. Both turned out fabulous because we are awesome cooks when we do it together.

So I started coaching swimming last week. I am the JV Coach for Skyline High School in Salt Lake City. Skyline not only has a swimming dynasty winning 5 of the last 7 state titles, but a dynasty in 5A football as well. Coaching is going great, I get to work with kids and continue being apart of the sport that gave me lots of joy in my life when I was younger. The JV squad consists of 26 kids, most of the 26 are ladies. I do however, have about 8 guys whom all want to swim in the same lane. I guess the guys do not like swimming with the girls. The team did their first test set yesterday and it went pretty well. I am impressed with the level that the kids are at.

Being around high school kids is a bit strange for myself. I feel a bit old whenever I am on the grounds of the school. I love people watching on a high school campus because each person is so unique and so mysterious. I often create different stories, and different scenarios about the people that I see. I am probably totally wrong about the individual but I love creating a person from scratch.

I am buying my mountain bike this week which is pretty exciting! I finally picked out the exact one and I cannot wait to tell you all about it. I will post pictures. When i get home today, I am going to post the Lone Peak/City of Rocks photos for you all I promise.

Miss you, and love you all!

False statements for a supposive candidate that wants put "the country first."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtZlR3zp4c

I love how John McCain says one thing and then we find out later that what he told us is completely false. This is just one of many videos that prove this notion. We need a president that is going to be honest to the American people. So when considering who to vote for, choose the candidate the will actually talk the talk and walk the walk for our country. You all know who to vote for come November 4th.

My first climbing trip!

So what do you do when work feels like it is suffocating all of your energy and all of you? Easy, you take a sick day and go on a rock climbing trip in Idaho. That is the perfect way to start breathing and get energy back. Well, that is excatly what I did. I went climbing at City of Rocks which is pretty much like an amusement park for rock climbers. It is like going to Disney land, there are so many rocks, so many routes and so many interesting people. I will post photos in the next couple of days. I am to lazy to go get my camera right now. This place is so gorgeous. Lots of great hiking and mountain biking as well as climbing. I feel like a "real" climber now because I got so much better and I did a lot more climbing. I completed my first ever crack climb this past weekend and I am learning how to lead climb. During our second day, it hailed while my sister's boyfriend was on route. The hail looked like golf balls. So half of our day was spent sitting in the van waiting for the weather to clear up. While we were waiting, we watched the Bee movie because we took a mini van that had a DVD player in it. I thought of you Sarah Lake while watching the movie because we went to see that movie together over Thanksgiving. Good times, I miss you! When the weather did clear it was about 4:30 so we didn't have a ton of time to climb, but we did get a few routes in. This trip was so refreshing for me. It helped to relieve all of my stresses and it made me just enjoy being outside in this magical place climbing 200 million year old rocks. It helped me to realize what being young and having fun is all about. I am so happy that I decided that I "sick" last Friday and go on this roller coaster ride. Okay, so it wasn't literally a roller coaster but I am trying to stay with the amusement park theme. I am also so happy that I found a store which sold ROGUE beer because I have missed it terribly. I have missed my Mocha Porters and that crisp taste that still makes my mouth water.

Well, I am super tired and am feeling my upper eyelids touch my lower ones, so that is my cue to say goodbye for today and goodnight.

Peace, love and pancakes:
Jenna

P.S. Don't forget to watch the Presidential Debates this Friday, if you are worried about our economy or your future career than you should watch them.

P.S.S. Start dreaming of excellent snow falling on mountains all over the West.