Fancy schmancy holiday work party

at The Boat House in Central Park..


Krishna and I ready to brave the cold in our red dresses- boots and all (we had to wear our red dresses to the party)

Yeah Health coaches!

Sheree enjoying the excellent band!

Krishna and I loving the limo ride home.

One item from the gift bag..I think I would have rather had a raise..haha!

Happy New Year!!

Here are some of the highlights from my break...
A White Christmas!! (I think I was in elementary school the last time we had this much snow- it was beautiful!)

Christmas pictionary..

Mom's amazing poppyseed bread..so delicious!

Pedicure w/ mom..thanks so much Jess!!

Snowboarding at Targhee w/ Jess..

Christmas puzzle and graham cracker creation videos..
singing together..numerous dance parties (Hairspray and Jape's techtonic moves).. new games- sanity & ticket to ride...Dad's amazing driving skills- blizzard with no windshield wiper..whole wheat pancakes on Christmas morning...suprising Lydia.. Wendy wrapping random food items for presents..giving.. thoughtful gifts..sleeping for 3 days while mom nursed me back to health.. being with amazing family and friends- I love you all and miss you!
oh and of course Jess modeling her Christmas sweater..hehe

I like real tag better than blog tag..but here goes... (Briann tagged me).. :)

5 random facts about me:
1) I love helping people improve their lives and become healthy, but here are other careers I've always wanted to have- card designer, architect, secret agent, ballerina

2) I'm obsessed w/ planners..I know, weird. I bought one for 2008, then bought another that I liked more, then my company gave me one. I can't decide which one to use- anyone need a planner?

3) I talk in my sleep..or sometimes yell. Some highlights reported to me by Jess and Bec H.-
"hahahahaaha(laughing at the top of my lungs), sigh..cool"
"Miles, I love miles, how many miles to candy land?"

4)Ways I destress- yoga and moving furniture :)

5)I'm really good at spotting famous people or maybe I just live & work in the coolest places in NYC ;). Recent celeb sitings: Will Smith, Jennifer Garner & her daughter Violet, Conan O'Brian, Bob Sagat and the whole Today show crew every day. fun fun

I tag Jack, B, Stace, Becca & Kate, Jess (you really should update since Germany..hehe), Mike, and anyone who wants to write 5 random facts about themselves... (I really wish I could tag you all in person..can't wait to see you all soon!)

more Christmas in NYC...

Here's my Christmas tree!

but I like this one in Lincoln center better... :)

Krishna and I after yoga class..

Whoa! I haven't blogged forever. Sorry! I have blogger's guilt, especially after I was told by many of you that you check often to see if I updated anything. There's been so much going on..where do I begin? November has gone fast.. My parents were here for a few days which was so fun..check out my Dad's flickr site for his amazing NYC pics. Then before I knew it, I was in Logan for Thanksgiving with the whole fam. I'm so grateful for my amazing family and friends...I love you all so much!! This week started out rough with a red eye flight and my suitcase zipper breaking..that's the worst feeling when you see your boot, then makeup bag coming down the baggage claim belt! Then on Tuesday I fell down the stairs at Anthropologie..yes, you can laugh..haha, the pain is gone now. Do you think that was a sign to leave?! Anyway, yesterday was magical with the tree lighting in Rockefeller center, we watched the celebration from my office and then the security guard hooked us up with a great spot when they actually turned on the lights. I'm so happy to be here for the Christmas season, there's something in the air! :) So, these are my random adventures and mishaps from the last month. I'm still waiting for my camera to be fixed..I do better blogging with my pics...stay tuned!

Just do it

This week has been a fun one for my runs through Central park. It's beautiful and I'm always discovering new parts of the park, but this week was especially interesting to watch the set up take place for the NYC marathon, which has more than 90,000 participants. It started with the finish line (that I pretended to run through after 26 miles..haha..really just about 26 min, but someday!), then tents were placed through out the park, tons of trailors were brought in, news interviews yesterday, and a line of 10 Polar spring water trucks. I could feel the excitement in the air yesterday as I walked home from work and saw many people picking up their marathon gear. This morning as I entered the park for my run I discovered a race already happening- the men's olympic team trials! I was able to cheer for Ryan Hall who took first place and to my suprise... my friend from BYU, Nick McCombs! I ran across the park to meet Nick at the finish line. I had no idea he was running this weekend, so it was a fun reunion. Nick already qualified at the St. George marathon, so this race was just for "fun"! amazing! Good luck to Keila, my friend from the ward, running in the marathon tomorrow! Running a marathon is on my "list" of 100 things to do in my life, this week definitely reminded me of that goal and inspired me to go for it!

The city that never sleeps...

I found out why New York is called "the city that never sleeps", this week! There is always so much going on and if you participate- you will not get much sleep! :) I had an adventure every single night this week after work..it was so much fun- but I'm definitely exhausted! Here's the week in review.. (my camera is getting fixed right now, so I'll try to round up some pics)

Monday- movie on the rooftop for FHE

Tuesday- Visiting teaching the lovely Tracy

Wednesday- Haunted House in the East Village with Leslie and Becky..I was so brave! :) ..too scary to put a picture on my blog! hehe.

Thursday- Cyrano De Bergerac with Leah, Erika and Karen

Friday- Red Dress Photoshoot with my work on Ellis Island (they opened up the museum just for us.. it was really neat)

Saturday-Stake Singles Halloween Dance (I went as a Christmas tree with these ornaments pinned to me, a gold headband, green skirt and silver tinsel- Halloween and Christmas decor shopping in one trip!)

Sunday- Bake- off after church, I made whole wheat oatmeal chocolate chip cookies- yummy and healthy! ;)

4:30pm

I love this time everyday at work because it means we get to go raid the EHE clinic for food. Today I got there early enough for some sushi..yummy! (it wasn't this fancy, but still good of course)

Cute

these two are getting married tomorrow morning on The Today show. I think I might just have to watch out my window.