dirty dash!

some pics of just how fun the dirty dash was!

so muddy...

this is after we took a FREEEEZING cold shower.
never been so cold in my life...
but so fun!

later that night, jared opened for kalai with his dad, brother, and friend.

they did amazing! here's a little snippet...

this is how i spent my weekend

running the dirty dash!

it was so much fun! i want to do it every year from here on out. such a blast.

weekend in CA

spent labor day weekend with my fam in california.
i miss it already. especially my niece and nephew.
it's not fair they have to live so far away...
but here's a little look at how we spend our labor day weekend!

finally, a post.

well, i made it. and i'm sorry i'm already off to a bad start on blogging. with no camera, it makes it easy to forget about blogging. but i just learned how to blog from my phone, best invention ever. so here's my past week documented from an iphone. enjoy!


took my bike apart, and it actually all fit in my car! yippy!

how do you keep yourself entertained on the drive? play the license plate game!

ahhh home.

view from my front door. doesn't get much better than that.

watched my first california sunset. well, as a california resident.

dance party. watch the funny thing navi does with her eyes when she spins in circles.

went and watched the waves at the wedge. definitely the first of many more wedge sessions to come.

i get to snuggle and hold this baby anytime. so much fun!!

went to fhe, met some new people, made some new friends, learned how to hula. it was all in all a fun time!

we've had a few sweet painting parties here. b+r have found some awesome furniture!

my cute new wallet, $10 from tj maxx. what a steal.

does anyone else remember this popcorn? i know me and karli were OBSESSED. the butter you pour on is delicious, well i haven't seen this popcorn in a store in many years, i was so happy when i discovered it at big lots the other day!

i can't tell you how excited i am to have my bike down here. today i rode to the cute little market half of a mile away to grab a few items. i was so giddy at the fact i can actually do that now!

park time with navi.

this girl makes me so happy.

taking a walk with the babe around the block.

so there is a general idea on what i've been up to! besides looking for jobs, filling out a million applications, attempting to be social, making friends, editing & emailing. i'll keep you posted when something new or exciting happens! miss you all!

goodbye utah.

how i spent my last week in utah...

hanging with the whole fam in park city.


dinner with carson, ash, shante, and cass!

not pictured: dinner with cass+sar, and breakfast with courtney!

also, had a bbq with my friends.
and only took 4 photos. who am i?

london, me, syb, jessie, cass
my bestest friends from high school minus sar.


my buds jaren and jaten.


i was super jealous of jaten's awesome henna tattoos.


cute abs and her cute baby riggs. love them.

and then i packed, packed, and packed.
car is all loaded, and gassed up.
waking up at 6 and not turning back.
gooooooooodbye!
xo

packing my bags

and moving out to california,
THIS WEEK!
oooohh baby. can't believe it's actually happening.
wish me luck :)

new hobby

lately i have been obsessed with buying crappy furniture {that has potential of being cute} or decor items and wanting to fix them up.
i'm on craigslist and ksl at least 3 times a day looking for my next victim.
i also make a weekly trip to the fabulous DI.
so far i have raked in a free and rather adorable desk, a cute bench, a chair, some picture frames, and these cute shelves. the shelves are the only thing i have fixed up because i have to wait until i move into a new place to know what color to paint them.

but i'm a nerd and forgot to take a before picture of these, so here is the after...

these were $6 each at the DI.
they started out as an ugly brown wood color so i bought some miss tinted white paint for only $3, i figured you can't ever go wrong with white for shelves.

so stay tuned for more of my new found hobby projects.
and if anyone ever has any leads on anything cute, or wants to come with me to garage sales, thrift, or consignment stores let me know!

alpine coaster fun

this is my first attempt at making a little video.
i took these photos for fun, not with the mind set of making a video out of them.
otherwise it would have turned out a lot better!
so let me know what you think

alpine coaster fun from Courtney Brooke on Vimeo.

my life consists of editing

i just realized how many pictures i have open in my photoshop...



i spent an amazing weekend in california with my friend trista and her fam!
her lil sis got married, and they asked me to come shoot the reception in santa barbara.
how could i say no to that?
the weather was perfect, and i had so much fun helping with all of the wedding details.
i got so excited to see the pictures i took of the gorgeous couple so i went through and kept wanting to edit more and more.
and then the other pictures on here are from my mom and aunts fun birthday bash in park city.
we got to go down this new ride up there called the alpine coaster.
i decided to make a video, and i really love the way its turning out so far!
so hopefully i will post that soon!!

my new bike

here she is ladies and gentlemen. isn't she just the cutest?

lets just say i'm obsessed.

OH. but i need your help. she needs a name! any ideas??

remember this?

i posted this last year,
some of you remember it.
but today i was pondering... i decided i wanted to make a video.
my cute little neighbor makes these amazing videos and it makes
me want to join the fun! i'll have to show you hers sometime soon.
but this little french music video is my favorite.
i just need a cute boy to come join me and we can reenact this video.
enjoy

to the cutest grandparents,

happy 65th anniversary!
you two are the sweetest. i love you so much!

hooray!

a finally have a new blog.
today i purchased an adorable white bike.
i know i have claimed i was going to buy a yellow bike, but there are none out there.
and when i saw this bike, i knew it was meant to be mine.
she is very old, made in the 40s or so,
and has bits of red paint poking through which i find charming.
she is perfect.
the only thing is that she needs a splash of color somewhere.
so i found thee perfect green basket, although its mighty pricey
one day it will be snuggled up on the front of my bike.
when that day will be?
i hope soon. but no one knows for sure.

i can't wait to ride her around salt lake, going to markets, or bookstores.
oh if you haven't heard already...
i'm not moving to california just yet.
sad news for me. happy news for you!
me and one of my besties are going to get our own place and
move to sugarhouse or the avenues.
can't wait!

but enjoy my new blog.
i know i sure will :)
and i will post a picture of my bike tomorrow.
we are going on a photoshoot!

in the meantime, enjoy this clip of pheobe riding her bike