About Me

an outdoorsy gal; I love to hike, paddleboard, fish, hunt, trail run, kayak, backpack, snowshoe, camp, and travel to see new sights!

In Fall of 2023 Dave and I went to Juneau and Skagway Alaska for a 9 day trip and had the BEST time! Dave is a huge Alaska fan and was excited to bring me there for my first time. We hunted bear, visited the Mendenhall Galcier, hiked many miles through the forest, and backpacked up a pipeline to an beautiful lake.

Kenai continues to enjoy being a father.

Just kidding, but he is very sweet and protective of all the chickens we have raised over the last couple years.

Dave and I enjoy fishing along with other outdoor adventures such as hunting, four-wheeling, camping, kayaking and paddle boarding. We frequent Strawberry and Causey Reserviors here in Northern Utah.

I graduated from Utah Valley University in 2020 with a Bachelors Degree in Psychology.

I attended University of Oklahoma for 1.5 years but returned to Utah after missing the mountains.

Dave and I got married July 8th, 2021 here in Salt Lake City, UT. We got our bridal photos shot in front of my favorite mountain: Mount Timpanogos and it was a dream.

MY FAVORITE PEOPLE

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MY FAVORITE PEOPLE -

The best family in the world- all of which reside in Texas

Our best friends; Keana keeps me sane in this life

Childhood Texan besties that I would not survive without!

Proof that social media can lead to amazing friendships with some badass ladies

Other facts about me

  • I work full-time at a mental health clinic and have for 6 years

  • I am a big movie and TV watcher, so when I am not recreating outside, I am a couch potato

  • Dave and I have backyard chickens

  • My first ever ‘race’ was the Brighton Cirque Series which was a big, competitive, and tough trail race to have as my first time!

  • I am very good at making itineraries and plan to capitalize on that ASAP

  • I didn’t visit a National Park until 2023, and I visited all of the ‘Mighty 5’ Parks in Utah that year

  • I have a goal to visit everywhere or do ‘everything’ at least once in my life. That means highest peaks in each state, every national park, every country… the world truly feels like my oyester!

  • I don’t cook but am lucky to have married someone who is very good at it

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