It has been brought to my attention that it has been awhile since I updated this thing...

San Diego was beautiful!!! I had such a good time, I just wish I didn't have to be in class! I seriously could live there, if it wasn't so damn expensive.

The top story in Utah this week...will the state do away with the private club concept? For those that aren't familiar a private club is what we call in the rest of the world, a bar. That's it. Except to go into a bar in Utah you have to pay a membership fee to drink there. It's an old antiquated system, but it's keeping people from bar hopping! Oh the horror! If you think I'm kidding, here's the story...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - The proposal to get rid of private clubs in Utah is inching forward. Wednesday, the DABC asked for legislation to be drafted to eliminate the clubs.

Governor Huntsman wants to get rid of them because he thinks they're bad for the state’s business climate.

But almost immediately Wednesday, there were objections.

DABC Commissioner Kathryn Balmforth said, “Alcohol is controlled for a reason."

She is the alcohol commissioner who most often takes the hardest line against drinkers.

Balmforth worries that getting rid of clubs might lead to things like club hopping, more drinking and criminal activity.

Balmforth added, “Everybody in a society that chooses to accommodate the right of people to drink and the desire of people to make money by selling alcohol, everybody pays a price."

And that prompted other commissioners to voice their concerns, even if they weren't exactly related to getting rid of clubs.

For example – one pet peeve - those little walls or barriers on bar counters in restaurants.

Gordon Strachan, DABC Commissioner said, "Somehow we have to figure out how to eliminate the Zion Curtain. I mean it just makes us look silly and sound silly."

And because the commission is not yet on the same page when it comes to doing away with clubs, it decided to postpone a decision and to advance the issue all at the same time.

Strachan said, "I suggest that we move this forward but that we actually have legislation in front of us for our next meeting that addresses these issues."

And if the DABC and then the governor come up with suitable language, a bill to get rid of private clubs will be debated during next year's legislative session.

Sources told ABC 4 that the LDS Church has not decided how they feel about the issue and are in no hurry to make that decision.

It was even funnier to watch this story first hand. Because basically the governor is being smart and that women was really mad that people were going to bar hop and destroy society with their alcohol.

It's stories like the above that just keep me shaking my head and thinking...man these people would never survive in America.

I am currently listening to show tunes Saturday night...and the DJ just made a comment about "Hair" not being performed in Utah because nudity is not a good thing. What?!

All joking aside though...I have 13 months left out here. Some days it feels like it is going entirely too fast and some days it doesn't feel fast enough, like when the little immigrants that just moved in down the hall are screaming in the hallway at 11 o clock at night, definitely not going to miss that. Seriously what parents think it is acceptable to have children acting like apes so late at night?

In other news, travel season is about to start. If you know what my schedule is, you are doing better than I am. It seems to be constantly changing and extremely busy. I think I need a clone or a personal assistant. I'm accepting applications. If you are going to be in the DC, Maryland, Florida, NY, Chicago or England area and want to hang out...let me know and I'll let you know when I am in a town near you.

In honor of my schedule for the next 3 months I went to Bear Lake today to chill out by myself. I totally meditated on the beach and fell into a state that still amazes me. See, I've been taking Yoga, Pilates and Jazzercise for the past couple of weeks. They help supplement my boring running routine and make me bend like a pretzel! Well in Yoga, the last 10 minutes is meditation. I thought this was kind of bogus...because honestly who can relax in the gym? Well the first day I didn't. The second day I fell asleep (totally not kidding...and if you know me...you know this is possible...thanks genetics). The third day I vanished. I know I wasn't sleeping, but I wasn't awake either. It was the weirdest damn feeling ever...it was like dreaming but not being asleep. Well today on the beach, I did the same thing. And spare me the lectures about being on beach by myself and all the bad things that could happen with that. I didn't go swimming, I didn't get kidnapped and at least one person knew where I was (sort of). And honestly I don't know how long I was in the meditation state, but I woke up when I got hit with a blast of sand wind. So the trip served its purpose, I achieved a relaxed zen state and I got a raspberry milkshake (Bear Lake is famous for these...mmmm.) It was a win-win day all around. Now it's time to get focused, get serious and get ready for wedding season! 3 in 5 weeks to be exact. 1 dress at the tailors and 1 dress being shipped! Whoo!

That is all!