dooo you canooooe?

"What about you, Jaime? Have you ever camped before?"

"Uh.... I don't think so."

"Did you ever go to Girl's Camp for Young Womens?"

"Uh.... Yes. But we had Olive Garden/Cafe Rio for our meals and hot showers, so..."

"Oh. Weird. So what about with your family?"

"Uh.... Well, kinda I guess. But it was at Cherry Hill. And they had waterslides, so..."

Given my history, I impressed myself with my outdoorsiness at the Pierside Canoe Trip down the Colorado River a la Hoover Dam this last weekend. But let's be honest. I always impress myself. bahaha - just kidding!! Good joke, Jaim.... Ope... There I go again... Being funny and impressive and stuff...

Just love me, okay?

Tiffani and Grant (the "light canoe") and Daile and I started the trip out right by driving to Boulder City, NV and checking into the 5-diamond Hacienda Hotel, where we met up with the rest of the par-tay.

Friday morning started out early. We were shuttled down to the Hoover Dam launch point where I paired up with my life, ahem, I mean CANOE partner: Brother Richard K. Miller, ward clerk extraordinaire. I'll be stuck on a boat with him ANY day of the week. Richard will be receiving many blessings due to his many hours of practiced patience regarding my paddle technique (or lack of technique). He put his shoulder to the wheel and I am so lucky that I had such an awesome companion down the river. I'm smarter now, merely due to high volume of Richard K. Miller exposure. Go ahead. Ask me a question.

We went exploring in sauna-caves, hiked around the hot springs, sang Italian songs while steering the canoe like a Gondola, and enjoyed a ward-size session of cliff jumping. I may have plugged my nose, but I jumped. Put that on my review! (Below: See my main man, Richard K. Miller: diving expert.



The rest of the trip consisted of campfires, group naps on rocks, bed time on rocks, hanging out with the YMCA "Indian Princess" group next to our campsite, enjoying a study sesh with the beautiful and wise Rhyll Smith, and spending QT (my fave) with all of the ward members I've been so fortunate to meet and love.



Colorado River? Check.

attention, fellow addicts...

I love Reese's. My roommate Britney pronounces it ree-sees and I laugh every time... So Madyson and I went on a delicious outing to Sankai sushi today and thought we should swing by the market to get some dessert, and this is what I found:



Holy. Crap.

Reese's has done it again and I could not be more thrilled. This candy bar has about 600 calories and 36 grams of fat. But once you look past the nutritional facts label, you'll find the most delicious thing since the Reese's fast break. For those of you with any sense of self-control, this candy bar could be a blessing. It comes in break-apart squares, similar to your traditional Hershey's bar. For me, this makes no difference because I ate the entire thing in one breath.

I'd recommend it. Neil, this may be a way to get your fix without having to purchase a bag of Reese's Eggs...