one year older...

i am currently in hour 8 of an 11 hour work day. don't feel sorry for me-- i chose to do it to get work off tomorrow for the byu football game. you may think i am on crack and wonder why i would choose to work this much in one day to watch the byu team get a butt whoopin' and well.... you're probably right.

so...i turned 23 a week ago. weird. i celebrated by 22nd birthday in london. a ridiculously high standard of a birthday experience that will probably never be replicated. while i spent my 23rd bdiddy right here in p-town, i am surprisingly optimistic about the forthcoming year. usually i don't like my birthday because i feel like i didn't accomplish anything in the previous year. however, last year was full of adventure, discovery, and was the greatest year of my life to date despite the difficulties. i feel that sense going into this year as well. opportunities are everywhere, just waiting for me to experience them. so here's to being 23!

one of my goals for the next 365 days is to visit this place:

great smoky mountain national park

and if i go there.... i will definitely have to go here:

also on the docket are the wasatch back, another ragnar relay, and perhaps a marathon? the possibilities are endless.