Celebrating a Fellow Dawn :)

On the 25th of March, we celebrated the birth of one of my favorite people on the planet, April Dawn! We spent the weekend previous in Palm Springs, but unfortunately, I didnt take any photos. On her true day of birth, we celebrated through the streets of Disneyland. We loved eating at the Blue Bayou, dancing with Captain EO, and wearing our crazy glasses and glowstick necklaces throughout the park. If you think you know how to have fun at Disneyland, you haven't truly done it right til you have done it with us!

Here is the birthday girl! Aren't we hot!?!?!

These girls below are possible some of the best friends a girl could have!!! I am so LUCKY!

I love love loved celebrating my girl April Dawn, she is one of the most loyal and fun people you will ever meet. Her friendship has meant so much to me over the past year! Happy Birthday girl! Super 26 forever!

Megan's Bachelorette

Two of my favorite people recently got hitched. Previous to their nuptials, some of the girls got together to help Megan bid adieu her single life. We had a great time chatting, eating and dancing our hearts out with the lovely Megan Shirey. Pete is one LUCKY guy.
I am so happy for Megan and Pete. Thanks to both of you, you honestly give me hope that love can still exist and it IS possible to find someone great!

Run Run Running

I have a serious love/hate relationship with running. However, I LOVE running the ragnar relays races. If you aren't sure what these races are, basically you have a team of 12 runners and you run for 30ish hours straight for a total of 200 miles. You run, and watch others run, without showering or sleeping for two days straight while cramped in these little vans full of 11 other stinky sweaty people. BUT it is SOOO FUN!! I am slightly obsessed.

At the end of February, my friend April and I ran one of these races in the great state of Arizona. We had plans to run with an old friend of mine from Utah, but things fell through and we ended up running with 9 firefighters. Yes thats right, 9 strange firefighters. Don't be jealous! It was so fun. We laughed the entire time!

We had a great trip to Arizona, a little birthday fun, a lot of running and then topped it off with a little motocross. Good times. Life is great!

Life is Good!!!!

The past few months my blogging has not been up to par! For those of you who occassionally stop by, I do apologize. It's been a crazy few months. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel for this madness! Hooray!

2010 has been treating me very well and I have to publicly say, I'm feeling so good! Happiness is abounding and I can truly say I don't have any complaints! There are some great changes coming up (no, i'm not getting married!) but great things! I'm feeling SO blessed and wanted to announce it to the world.

I wish I had pics from some of random fun events as of late, but I've been slacking on that as well! I think I need a new camera to motivate me. ;)

So stay tuned!!!!

Maybe I Am Broken But....

Lately, I have felt kind of broken. Its not always a bad thing, it helps me grow. Its just hard coming face to face with my fears and issues. :) However I am lucky, I am not alone. I know I have great friends and family around who also feel broken, it makes me feel better about it! So I dedicate this song from one of my ridiculous crushes to all of my fellow broken! ;)

Welcome to the party
Come on in and disappear
You're feeling like a stranger
But all your friends are here
Little lines and cracks
Around your eyes and mouth
Something's trying to get in
Something's trying to get out

Step into the deep end
Make yourself at home
When you wonder why your breathing
Know your not alone
It's so hard to believe
It's easier to doubt
You're trying to hold in
But your dying to scream out

In this life
It's ok to feel a little broken
Everybody's broken, your alright
It's alright, it's just life


Take a look around
Tell me what you see
Is who you think you are
Who you want to be

It's ok, to be a little broken
Everybody's broken, in this life
It's ok, to feel a little broken
Everybody's broken, your alright
Just keep on going
Eyes wide open

-Bon Jovi

La Florida

In January, the McArthur family headed to La Florida for a week of Disney fun. I wasn't able to make the full week due to a work trip but the time we had there was certainly entertaining. I think my dad was a little annoyed with us by the end of the trip but we enjoyed ourselves. And we always things we are SOOOO FUNNY. Chandler didn't really think we were funny, more annoying but she's just young and doesn't understand how funny we are yet. :)

It wasn't the most ideal weather but we made the most of it and boy we made those ponchos look goood!!!

While in Florida, we also went to one of my favorite places, Kennedy Space Center. Little known fact about me, I have always wanted to go to the moon. I am slightly obsessed with the Space program. And thanks to Pres. Obama, I may never go to space. (yes that is the ONLY reason)

There are so many stories to tell, and LOTS of embarrassing pics I could post. BUT I am still single and need all the help I can so I am going to save some of those posts for after I have convinced some sucker to marry me. :) Thanks Dad for taking all of us, even if you may have wished to leave a few of us behind. :)

Ringin in Twenty Ten

As I mentioned, some of my favorite people met up in one of my favorite cities to ring in the new year! New Years Eve brought good friends, good food, interesting conversation, window shopping in Chinatown, lots of walking, secondhand smoke, indecision and lots of laughs!




New Years Day we set out to cover a lot of ground in our rented go-carts. It was the most fun I have had in such a long time! We were a tourist attraction! People were videoing and snapping photos of us all over town! We visited the Golden Gate Bridge, the "Full House" park, Lombard street and Golden Gate park. As usual, I made a fool of myself but enjoyed every moment of it!







The fun just started there! We had a weekend of fun activities and LOTS of laughs! If we can judge this year by how it started, its going to be AMAZING!! Hope that rings true!