91] Check out EarthFruits and eat something healthy.

Last winter semester a friend of mine recommended that I check out EarthFruits. This little frozen yogurt place, located on the corner of University Avenue and Bulldog, is one of about nine (+) in the Provo area. Fortunately this place has a great location just off of campus and they offer exactly what trend-following college students want... a hip and natural kind of frozen yogurt made out of "superfruit." 

As my to-do states, I wanted to get something healthy... so I did! I got a mix of planet pomegranate, peaceful passion fruit, and amazon vanilla. Topped with fruit, yogurt chips, granola, and craisins made for a really tasty and apparently healthy treat.

Todd went for a sweeter treat, of course. He got chocolate karma (also a superfruit) topped with all sorts of chocolateyness that I can't quite identify from this photo.

They also have all sorts of other crazy toppings that I would have never thought of putting on frozen yogurt... stuff like three different flavors of bobas and cereals like fruity pebbles and captain crunch. I guess when your motto is "Fuel your body. Feed your soul." you have to be ready to satisfy everyone's taste buds... and fuel everyone's bodies... and feed everyone's souls... haha sounds sorta religious.

Anyways... everything was quite delightful and both of ours added up to about $7. So if you want to pay for it then I'd definitely recommend it for any occasion. However, I wont be heart broken if I don't go back for a while, especially with all those other treats on my to-do list that I need to get to. (:

46] hike up to Stewart Falls.

Last Monday- the 4th of July -Todd and I decided that we were a little fed up with the heat in Provo. The parade was nice and all of the vendors on Center Street were fun... but after a while I felt like my insides were baking! So we headed off to Aspen Grove, a long lost friend from summer 2010. Up at Aspen Grove (the Aspen Loop really) you can find trail heads for all sorts of hikes- we chose Stewart Falls. (: 

The weather was on the edge of rainfall so the air was cool and fresh... so much nicer than the hot muggy air in Provo. 

I should mention that Todd did this hike once a week last summer with up to 30 6-7 year-old kids... I can't even imagine...

This is from the end of the hike looking down, you can keep going to check out the bottom of the waterfall.

So we did. (:

Then we had to get back up... the hard way of course 'cause we like adventures. As you can see Todd was way ahead of me.

And we made it back up! Just in time for dinner... pb&h and bananas. (:

Todd says I have red hair some days... this was one of them. What do you think??

97] help Marie fulfill numba two-hundo and make drumsticks.

So one day my dear friend Launa Marie made a summer to-do list. She filled it with all sorts of fun ideas and one of them was to make drumsticks. Luckily only about a week prior to discovering her list we got a waffle cone maker and some time after that we inherited an ice cream maker from my parents. This was it, we were totally going to make completely homemade drumsticks. And we did... for the most part. haha. 

The cones took some practicing...

... but eventually we got a hang of it after burning a couple and getting a few floppy ones.

The other mishap was the ice cream. Turns out not every recipe on Allrecipes is legit. We found out about this dud recipe after the ice cream wouldn't settle after about 2 hours in the machine. Apparently you need a lot more than the zero eggs that we used in the mix. Woops. So technically in the end it wasn't quite the type of successful that we were looking for... but after picking up a box of ice cream at Southend we were able to revive the evening and still end up with a tasty treat.

p.s. this is what they were supposed to look like. Next time I think I might follow the instructions a little more closely... 'cause don't they look divine??

111] make homemade granola bars.

Lately, as you have probably noticed, Todd and I have been keeping ourselves entertained with all sorts of random activities. It's not that we're bored... we just have never had this kind of free time before! Sure I work full time and have a class to keep up with... and yeah maybe Todd interns 40 hours a week plus works another 20... but hey, compared to fall and winter semesters we are livin' the life! Todd even mentioned to me the other day that this may be his busiest summer yet, but he is having a lot more fun than previous summers. So what are we doing that is so fun?? Well last week we made homemade granola bars. (: 

Yet again I got the recipe from my good friend Gina. Definitely check out her site, she has loads of fun and healthy recipes that taste great!

This recipe has a lot of ingredients but it's very simple to make. It's also nice because you can add/take out whatever you want! We made the classic mini chocolate chip granola bar and they turned out really well. However next time--if I'm feeling rich--I might just throw in a bag of Crasins. Yum.

After only about 30 minutes of baking and cooling our granola bars were done. Who knew a warm granola bar [not melted and sticking to the wrapper] could taste so good?

p.s. I'm not so sure about this HDR picture setting... it's pretty wild.

84] successfully plan a wonderful wedding.

Wonderful can't even describe the outcome of mine and Todd's wedding day about two and half months ago. Everything panned out exactly like I'd ever dreamed. 


We got married in the Logan Temple on Friday, April 22, 2011. However, before the big day there was of course lots of prep. Besides the actual marriage stuff we spent almost all of the Thursday before just packing, cleaning, and moving out, and finally made our way to Logan that evening to meet up with my family. I'm not really sure what you're supposed to do with your groom-to-be the evening before your wedding... but we had fun watching America's Funniest Home Videos while my sister did my nails. Eventually it was time for Todd head out and he drove out to Preston for the night. I slept on a pull out mattress and like I usually do when I'm excited or anxious, I woke up every hour in fear that I would sleep in and miss my own wedding ceremony. Luckily this didn't happen... and my sisters and I spent the morning doing hair, make up, and all sorts of fun'n'girly things. 

Marysa and Emily were awesome all day.

This is when everything started to work out perfectly. We left for the temple just in time and got the pictures I wanted before the ceremony... a.k.a. this one... (thanks, Autumn, for the cute idea!)

I think he may have liked was he was seein'.

We even got to sit together before the ceremony and enjoy being alone before the hectic day actual started. Better yet, Todd's grandparents has some sort of wardrobe malfunction that let us spend even more time alone before the ceremony. I think they still feel bad about it- haha -but hey, I didn't mind at all! (: After a short wait (in the temple that is) we finally got married! After a 1+ year of courtship we were finally there! The ceremony was wonderful and our sealer gave us some very lovely advise about marriage. Afterwards we met up with all of our family outside the temple in the beautiful sunshine (it stormed and stormed and stormed the day before) to take pictures. We're all accustomed to this part... pictures and more pictures... even if you're just a second cousin to the groom's father. 

Then of course we took bride'n'groom photos... which I really enjoyed. (:

After pictures was the luncheon provided by Todd's parents and the Zipfs. The food was delicious and the company was a lot of fun. 

We then got more time to ourselves as we drove to Pocatello for the reception later that evening. When we arrived my family sat us down and told us to relax while they finished up setting up the reception. I was a little hesitant about this because I am really good at micromanaging and I wanted to go "supervise" the setting up of the decor and such. But that would have been silly... so I didn't! and Todd and I ate pizza and watched basketball until the reception. Awesome, huh? The next item on the agenda was the reception... another much anticipated event. We arrived early for family pictures and so I could check out all the cool decorations that I had been hearing about from my mom and sisters for months. Everything looked wonderful! 

Aren't these silhouettes fun?? Marie did them for us. (: 

Aren't my parents cute? (:

Barfuss Family

Hall Family

No, they're not twins.

It was seriously the cutest little reception that I had ever seen! I couldn't have asked for anything better! Thank you to everyone that helped set up and take down! (: After standing in line for 2 hours- it really wasn't that bad -we finished off the evening with tasty cake (it was also a beautiful cake), bouquet throwing (which apparently I can't do), dancing, cleaning off the car, and Denny's... because we know how to celebrate. (:

A huge thanks to the mystery table that paid for our meal!

And now we're married... and so happy.