Summer Solstice

Monday was the longest day of the year! Unless you count the day Rhett made me watch the entire Rambo series...Blarg.

New York celebrated it by hosting a Yoga session in the middle of time square. They called it "Mind Over Madness" which was appropriate because Time Square is the WORST!!!! People are psychos and everything is so loud and flashy.

I had such a great time. there were tons and tons of people. Apparently 5,000 yoga-ers registered for it and maybe this sounds dumb but I really felt like we were a big team, all of us just trying to NOT go crazy!

I like yoga, I like the colorful mats, I like that I can workout barefoot, and I like that I can practice being bendy.

Sacred Grove

Two weeks ago we headed up to Palmyra with my bestie's Amy and Brandon. I loved everything about it. I have a whole list of reasons. I will only list the top three.

(Leaf from the Sacred Grove)

#3. Big blue open Sky's and lots of pretty nature. Spending most of my time on a concrete island with no view of anything in the sky can get a little grey.

#2. Learning. I learned about the lives responsible for the restoration, where and how they lived and most importantly what they sacrificed. We often refer to Joseph Smith as a martyr, I learned that his entire family and all his friends were martyrs. They gave their lives for the things they knew were true.

#1. Feeling the spirit of the Sacred grove. Walking where God and Jesus Christ appeared was wonderful and peaceful. I felt the same way I feel when I am on temple grounds.

I am blessed.

Clash of the Johnsons

As it turns out The Kraken has moved to New York and is living in the apartment above me. That's right, the mythical creature that used to live on the costs of Norway and Iceland has decided that it needed a change of pace and decided to move to Manhattan, I don't know why, maybe the Cloverfeild monster told him the weather was nice?

Every Saturday morning, EARLY morning, they release the Kraken and let it run around the apartment and play fetch and drop bowling balls and run in circles and DRIVE ME CRAZY!

I took some pictures of the Kraken around town to prove I am not making any of this up. So feel bad for me people, feel bad that I don't get to sleep in on Saturdays.

Kraken visiting the Statue of Liberty

Kraken enjoying a Sabrett hot dog in Central Park

Kraken rocken an "I Heart NY" shirt!