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Well hello everyone!

I have been swamped with things to do, so I have been avoiding my blog. I apologize to you, the reader, but in order for me to write, I have to do. I have done...LOTS!

I am currently proud of myself for accomplishing 2 things today:

#1. Mission 3 Video for the Fiesta Movement has been submitted and is awaiting approval. Completed it in less than 24 hours--the mission and editing. Hopefully you will like it! I'll let everyone know when it is released and what my next mission is when I receive word! :)

#2. I ran 3 miles of hills today and didn't stop, did a not so bad time and kicked my own butt.

Things are going really well for me right now. I'm working hard, staying busy, working out, making films, working on getting $ for school...all things I HAVE to do and I am DOING!

Though these things take me away from the blog, I will make an effort to keep it updated and maybe a little more random! Fun stuff needs to be rejuvenated here--I can feel it. I'll work on that.

For now, I have 3 videos I need to submit in the next 3 days--So I'm going to work on those and I'll show them to you when they're done! :)

500 Days of Summer

Jeff and I went to see a movie today. This is post Bruno, btw.

The movie was kind of a "chance-see" because Sarah's mother, Susan, gave us her tickets to screen this film, 500 Days of Summer (which opens the 17th--we are hip!).

This film was amazing. I was almost in tears I loved it so much.

The movie was different, it was intelligent, it was deep, it was shallow, it was well shot, the music was kick ass, the stars were amazing (Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and we stayed for a Q&A with the writer, the director and a composer from the film. (Did I mention I love watching movies in California?)

I don't know how to describe the film except that it is a coming of age film (references The Graduate ) and it's also new.

I'd say see this movie and find out for yourself. It's too good for words.

Bruno was also freaking hilarious and you should see that too (enough pressure from me now, go to the nearest theatre).

California

We made it!

Jeff and I arrived, here in Santa Barbara, last night. The journey was a long one but totally worth it.

We saw the sun set in the Grand Canyon and drove through the desert to reach our final destination. I'm pretty tired, so I'll elaborate (with photos) later.

:)

Pics!

XC Trip Pictures are up--well the first part.

visit my photo stream on flickr.com

my SN there is lex112884

:)

Happy 4th of July

While my friends are up on the deck about to singe their faces with fireworks, I have decided to be a chicken and blog about my latest adventures on the road.

Jeff and I are still in Steamboat Springs CO, it's a beautiful place in the Rockies that has tons to do: outside. Now I enjoy the outdoors, but I'm definitely not an outdoors-woman. I like running outside, playing sports on fields and the beach. I will go on a hike (if you lure me with food and distract me from realizing it's just a crafty name for "walking up"), but generally nature sees me coming. I have the WORST timing when it comes to anything natural.

For example: Today, we went on a tubing adventure on the river that runs through Steamboat. The water was freeeeeeezing and I don't like that about water. I jokingly complained about it when we were on the lazy section of the venture, but I guess the river was annoyed because when the rapids and holes came--guess who was flipped? Me. That's right, of course, me. Lol.

It makes for a good story and the ride was definitely fun.

Yesterday was amazing. Jeff spotted a bear on the mountain across the river from us. I was SO excited! I've wanted to see a wild bear for a long time and was sadly disappointed during my last trip to Colorado Springs (I was told they are on Pike's Peak, the mountain we visited: there weren't any bears).

After staring at this bear for about a half hour and taking tons of video and pictures (photos coming soon to flickr-- I'll blog that too), we headed to watch ski jumping practice. HOLY CRAP! Ski Jumping is the craziest sport EVER. I mean you can bungy jump and jump out of planes, but these people are sliding down a mountain at high speeds, flying through the air, landing on their feet (on skis) and then sliding to the bottom! The people who were jumping yesterday--all kids. It was CRAZY. I mean how does one rationalize this sport? What gets you into this? How do you decide one day that you're going to test the universe/God/nature/elements/whatever you believe in every time you want to play your sport? INSANE! It was mad cool to watch.

We took a chair lift to the top of the mountain and did the most fun slide I've ever been on-- the Alpine Slide. This thing is SICK!

You get on this sled that resembles a mix between a luge and normal sled. The slide itself looks like a water slide w/o water and you go super fast! It was incredibly fun. Carol and I both almost hit a marmot who was straight up chillin' next to the slide (eating some grass). I raced Will, Carol's boyfriend, to the bottom. He won, but the rush was worth it. If I ever make a TON of money it's like 3rd on my list of ridiculously fun and random things to buy.

We also went to the hot springs last night. We went SKINNY DIPPING!!! Woot! It's pitch black so you don't have to see naked hippies unless the moon or mood strikes the right way. Thank goodness it didn't strike. It was really relaxing and we all had a fantastic time.

This place is really beautiful and fun. I can see why they came out here to dwell. Though, I could never live here, because of the land locked thing and I'm not really into all the sports they do here, I could definitely visit again.

Now I'm going back to the festivities. I will post pictures soon of the trip and once I'm back to boring, I'll edit together a sweet fiesta/XC trip video!

Some of the pictures are on twitter so feel free to check out my page http://www.twitter.com/alexis_morrell or @alexis_morrell to follow me! :)

Green Scene

Jeff and I are in Nebraska, or as the radio refers to it " 'Braska."

This place is FLLLLLLAT. I've never seen so much land around me. It's like when you're out on open water. You know where you are but you feel so small and vulnerable that you feel lost. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with it.

I like urban.

We stopped off in Iowa to see Byron and Des Moines, a city which was surprisingly modern and pretty cool. It was nice to see him and a good break in the trip. We then drove through Iowa and halfway through Nebraska into the night.

Things that I was impressed with:

• Windmills for miles (generating clean electricity)
• Jeff's manual transmission abilities and improvements (didn't stall, woot!)
• My phone's ability not to die.
• My ability to drive even when we're both at the breaking point--we reached North Platte anyway.
• Jeff and my singing abilities--we ROCK!

Things I am unimpressed by:

• People who stare at the Fiesta but won't wave back (pull that stick out of your butt!)
• Iowa radio
• My iPod cord's suicide (R.I.P., but why'd you have to do it in 'Braska?)
• My cigarette lighter's suicide (will rise from the dead in SB)
• The purple marker in the Dora the Explorer marker set on which I spent $1.99 at the gas station-- it was dried--wtf?!
• Jeff and My knowledge of the Dora the Explorer characters-- what are the lizzard, the little yellow puffball thing and the bull's names!?
• My ability to know what the hell Jeffrey is pointing at when he says "look!" and I say "what? where? Huh?"

So I'm done for now, we are headed to Steamboat Springs to see my other half, Carol, today. I CANNOT WAIT!!! I haven't seen her since Christmas and things are going to get CRAZY!

I will be sure to upload pictures soon and be sure to follow on Twitter! : Me ( @alexis_morrell), Jeff (@ysoyrebelde), Byron (@LordByron42) and Adi--plug!-- (@yoprice) for more road trip stuff and fun!