Brinley Bear!

Yes, I am very aware of the fact that I am partial to this little princess, but I really just cannot get enough of her! I am so excited to be with her everyday for three whole weeks come Christmas time.

 I stole this video from Rachel

The Latest

X-Dance was AMAZING, as usual. I met some pretty cool people and will be going snowboarding with them sometime.

 Speaking of snowboarding, I have gone twice now and seem to be improving :)

 Little by little.

I almost made another rash decision because I fell in love!

I fell in love with this darling little bearded dragon. The only downside? I'd have to feed it CRICKETS everyday. ICK!!!! 

On another note, I went against everything I stand for and went Black Friday shopping. I was so unbelievably bored Thanksgiving night and decided to take a trip up to Traverse Mountain with some friends around 11pm. The lines were crazy, the people even more so, and I really was planning to buy gifts for my family/friends, but somehow I only left with one purchased item...and it may have been a black leather jacket for myself. Oopsies! :)

I also get to go home for the Holidays for three whole weeks!! The longest I have been home in my 5.5 years out here was about 5 days, so this is a huge deal for me. A large influence on this decision to go home for so long was my sister; she refused to fly alone with her newborn and wanted to be home the longest amount possible, so I agreed. Now I just have to push through the last few weeks of school and then Home Sweet Home we go!

X DANCE IS BACK BABY!!

In remembrance of last seasons films:

THE TIME HAS COME ONCE AGAIN! 

X DANCE13

Nov 8-11 @ The Depot

If anyone is just as obsessed with this beautiful, magical, fantastical, stupendous, and inspiring event as I am, or if you would like to check it out for the first time then you're more than welcome to come with me!! A lot of the producers, athletes, and film crew are always there. And if that doesn't do it for you SWAG town is there as well. Oh and sometimes you get a discount on GoPro's and the Hero3 just barely came out. JUST SAYIN.

Here is the lineup for this year:

THURSDAY

1:00 pm  Ready to Fly (Ski Jump) 
2:30 pm  TGR (TBD)
4:00 pm  Magic Moments (Windsurf Short)
4:20 pm  Resonance (Snowboard)
5:10 pm  WE: A Collection of Individuals (Ski)
6:10 pm  Strength in Numbers (Mountain Bike)
7:10 pm  Rewarded (Windsurf Short)
7:45 pm  Science of Arborning (Ski/Board Short)
8:00 pm  Jeremy Jones’ Further (Snowboard)
9:30 pm  XD13 MUSIC SERIES LAUNCH PARTY (21+): Expansion Team Sound System with Chali 2NA and Common Market

FRIDAY

1:00 pm  Moonwalk (High Line Short)
1:15 pm  La Dura Dura (Climb Short)
2:00 pm  The Kyrgyzstan Project (Climb Short))
2:30 pm  Honnold 3.0 (Climb)
3:15 pm  Gauchos del mar:  Surfing the American Pacific (Surf)
4:30 pm  The Africa Project (Surf)
6:15 pm  The Disappearance (Surf Short)
6:30 pm  Why We Jump (Skydive Short)
6:50 pm  BIRDMEN:  The Original Dream of Flight (Base Jump)
7:45 pm  Children of the Wind (Windsuf)
9:30 pm  XD13 MUSIC SERIES (21+):  Paper Dimond: Night Vision Tour with Raw Russ and Yorchi

SATURDAY

11:30 am  Camplibs (Skate)
12:10 pm  Discrete – Eye Of The Condor 2 (Ski Short)
12:25 pm  Sunny (Ski)
1:30 pm  13 (Snowboard)
2:30 pm  White Silk Road:  Snowboarding in Afghanistan (Snowboard)
3:30 pm  Tempting Fear (Ski Short)
4:05 pm  Where the Trail Ends (Mountain Bike)
5:45 pm  Reed Hansen’s Battle Falls – The Whole Story (Wake Skate Short)
6:00 pm  Slipping:  Skate’s Impact on Egypt (Skate)
7:00 pm  First Descents PSA
7:15 pm  Congo – The Grand Inga Project (Kayak)
8:45 pm  Wright Side Of Wrong (Surf Short)
9:15 pm  Immersion the Movie (Surf)

SUNDAY

4:30 pm  doors open
5:00 pm  XD Institute (All Ages. Free Admission.)
8:o0 pm  Awards Ceremony  (All Ages. Free Admission.)
9:30 pm  Closing Party  (All Ages. Free Admission.)

LET THE ADVENTURES BEGIN!!!!!!

HalloWHEELIE Ride

SO. MUCH. FUN.

I wish I could describe to you how much fun I had last weekend on this Hallo-wheelie Ride up in SLC.  Let me just say it was a total success! My friend Jake and his company Adrenaline Motors put on this end of season ride and had professional photographers come who were interested in doing a documentary on it. There were a total of 95 bikes, almost all of which had riders dressed up for halloween. Some of my favorites? 

notice Eric as "hooter girl" in the back!!

thats me! Jake is Lt. Dangle and I'm a Jail Bird.

My personal favorite.

we had a bbq after 

Me and Deej

Danny is one of the best!

SERIOUSLY IT WAS A BLAST!! I brought my GoPro and recorded a lot of it and have some sweet videos, but we have someone editing all of the videos to make one sweet one. AHH I could do this every single day given the opportunity. 

UNTIL NEXT SEASON!

Up-to-date

It's been so long since I have posted anything! To summarize, school has been going well and so has my new job. Sometimes I have a ton to do and other times I don't know how to balance my free time- it's something I'm getting used to.

 I went on a three day backpacking trip for my class and had a great time! Unfortunately, though, it just happened to be the coldest weekend Utah saw since last winter and my tent was frozen stiff come morning time. Other than the lack of sleep and bone-chilling cold, it was so nice to be out in nature and enjoy the beautiful sceneries and what Mother Nature has to offer. I really wish more people would take the time to step away from their technology and notice that there is a world to behold all around them. This may sound ludicrous to many but I decided a while ago that when I furnish my future home I will not center everything around a television.  Yes, I will have one or two but i refuse to put them in my family room. The concept that we literally arrange our furniture and activities around a TV blow my mind, and the thought of it makes me sad. Apparently I felt like going off on a tangent...

In other news...I bought a snake! Her name is Ava and I have had her for about five weeks now. She is a 5 month old California King snake and I love her stinkin' guts! At first she was scared of me (not going to lie I was scared of her too) but after a solid week she warmed up to me and hasn't tried biting me since. In fact, she will come up and nestle against me and even take naps with me. What? Shelby, you let your snake take naps with you!? Abso-frickin-lutely! I am SO glad I bought her- she is so cool!! So stop hating.

She's Perfect

Baby B was born last Friday on 9/10/12 at 7 lbs 4 oz and 20 inches long. She has a full head of hair and the cutest smile you ever saw. 

Mama and baby together for the first time

patiently waiting 

My turn

Turns out she sleeps just like me :)

Brinley Dale Belnap

We've only just begun

Well, I finally did it. I quit my job and am returning to school full time!

 To some this may be but a simple decision, for me, it is monumental. I have been out here in Provo for 5 years now- always working full time. I have completed 6 semesters at UVU, some full time and others not. I took the last year off of school because it came to a point where I couldn't handle school work in addition to my 40hr work weeks. Some would tell me to just quit my job and only take on school...but I cannot afford the luxury of not working. Also, I wont be 24 until next year and in School terms that means I am not independent (asinine), therefor I do not receive grants. I cannot wait any longer, though. I have reached that part of my life where I am too comfortable, almost non-progressive,   and want to kindle this flame of new opportunities. That being said, I have taken out massive loans, quit my job, found a new part-time job, and am now on my way to finally focus all of my energy on my education. I suppose it does not matter how slow you go as long as you do not stop.

This is going to be an amazing, hectic, thrilling, and educational part of my life, and I cannot wait to see where it takes me!

Shootin' The Tube

One of my personal favorites

Lets be honest here.

She's having a bebe!

In leau of Rachel's Jumbo Belly, we had a shower for her last saturday.

I apologize for the poor photography, but ever-forgetful Patty forgot to charge her camera so they were taken with my phone.

Thanks again Debbie for all your help!