Miss Manda Pants: The happenings?

Well it's officially Spring, and insasmuch, my life has been completely surrounded by happiness and staying busy. I have new hiking boots, have gotten back into climbing, have been riding my bike, lots and lots of "girls nights", catching up with old friends, going out on the town, sushi sessions, and lots of sunshine. I've officially began my 1 hike a week goal, except I've kinda been doing two hikes a week :) I've also come up with a few other "fitness" goals: 1 hike a week, 3 yoga sessions, 1 climbing session, and 2 bike rides. (these activities can be combined, ei, I'll be riding my bike to yoga or the climbing gym some nights) My bike riding goal this summer is to ride my bike along a few trails starting in Clinton down to my parents house ish (about 47 miles). Kinda just want to see how far I can push it. I've also been working on a monthly volunteer project, doing a different experience each month, so if anyone has any causes or ideas, please forward them on to me! Some other quick news, Clint and I broke up a few weeks back, it was kind of a mutual thing (in kind of, I mean to say that I know now it was for the best for me, even though at the time I didn't want to admit it because I felt like a failure, but he had become a completely different person than when we first started dating, I just didn't want to see that, I was happy with the rest of my life, but completely unhappy in the "relationship". The relationship was absolutely amazing the first five weeks, but then something changed drastically with him and he simply stopped being that devoted, amazing boyfriend I had fallen for, he lost interest in me, and this was pretty hard to deal with for the last three weeks of the relationship). I was hurt, frustrated, and mainly disappointed that I can't seem to make a relationship last for more than a month. This is actually the first time in my life that I've taken a step back from dating in general. This has been the easiest "break-up" I've ever experienced. I haven't sought comfort in someone else, I'm comforting myself. Trying to find the balance in life (as usual). I think it's a mixture of this being the right thing for me, and me being happy with my life in general. So that's just a brief little tidbit if anyone was curious as to my personal romantic life. (but keep your eyes out for a blog in the upcoming weeks.... I've had a gentleman from the past make a reappearance in my life, (and no, no one I've "dated", just someone as a 14 year old I had wanted to spend the rest of my life with ;), Heather Johnson, if you're reading this, this would be a certain "zesty2sexy" if you happen to recall who that was. He hit me up on FB and we've basically been chatting for the past week. Man, if my 14 year old self would know that this would happen, it would have made dealing with adolescence slightly easier; just knowing that someday that "crush" would actually initiate contact and be interested in ME..... but more to come as that as it develops!)

Back to what has been going on...... lots and lots of picture taking! I'll guide you through my life as of past with pictures.

Getting ready for dinner on the night Clint and I ended things, I knew it was coming, and wanted to make sure I looked damn pretty!

I just love my little Bella

Reggae festival on 4/20 lol

Girls afternoon out to the ballet

This has become one of my favorite sayings this week

Playing hair

Missing my short hair, but at least I can still pull up my locks to make it look short, no make up btw, and I think I still look pretty

My little monster face baby

Japanese Festival..... foooooood mmmmmmm

Girls night to Wendover

Impromptu piercings!

My "rook"

For some reason, I don't get one bit nervous anymore when there's a giant needle about to pierce my flesh... guess all that time in the tattoo chair has made me numb :)

Sunday volleyball

Free food? Beer? Climbing? Yes please, love parties at my climbing gym. Oh, and crate stacking :) Love the fact that I've become a member of the Front "family"