The Golden Arches, Mickey D’s, McDonald’s. Some of you have already turned away disgusted because I would be grateful for this fast food franchise, but let me tell you why. It has saved me many times, both emotionally and my … Continued
I recently spent about a year in China. It was great! I’ve been thinking more about it lately as I’ve been finalizing a 2013 calendar with pictures from China, working on a photo story on Photobucket, and working on a … Continued
Yep, I can eat with chopsticks. Just over a year ago, I enjoyed Chinese food but never used chopsticks. After all, they always gave me a fork at the restaurants I ate at and I didn’t want to make a … Continued
For those who don’t know, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Mormon. Don’t turn away. This post won’t be preachy, super-religious or political, so don’t worry. Today, I want to share a … Continued
For three years I had the great opportunity to be stage manager for the BYU Young Ambassadors, a song and dance troupe from Brigham Young University. I am grateful for that experience. With the YAs I traveled the world and … Continued
Yeah, I know. Who goes around saying how grateful they are for water that’s safe to drink, but I am. I decided to write about this because of something that happened today. While I was working an event, I went … Continued
A Trolley Tour of Downtown Scottsdale Recently, I had the opportunity to take a trolley tour of downtown Scottsdale, the historic core of the city and got to know my new home a little better. It was a great tour … Continued
As you probably realize from my last few posts, I recently moved to Arizona. With that comes a new place to live and for me a lot of thought on what to put where to make it a home. And, … Continued
Arizona is home to 22 national parks properties. Those include national parks like the Grand Canyon and small national monuments like the places I explored last Saturday, Montezuma Castle National Monument, Tuzigoot National Monument and Montezuma Well. These three sites … Continued
When I arrived in L.A. from China, I began a two-week road trip with family. My sister and her husband picked me up at LAX and we drove to Utah. On the way we stopped at the Las Vegas temple … Continued