California in

6 Days!!!!

California in just

8 days!!!!! SO EXCITED!

Anxious

I'm getting so very anxious for my long over due vacation to Huntington Beach, California. I'm so very grateful to have a loving aunt who lives there and opens up her home to us whenever we come out to visit. She lives about a mile away from the beach. It's the most amazing place on earth. I love it there. The last time I was there was June 2009. That's over a year now, and I need my vacation before I go insane. School starts in less than a month and I need to get away before life happens again. Although I am very excited for school, I need my time away from Utah. 11 more days and I will be laying out on the beach.



This is me last summer at Huntington Beach, while my family and I were having a bonfire. Such a great night.

Summer

Wow, this summer has just be amazing. I have been working a lot more which means I have been able to save up money for school. I also have been able to go on some amazing camping trips and get closer to friends and get to know them better. We are going to Arizona in September and going camping down there as well, which should be super fun! Thankfully I have hung out with my amazing cousin Alex a lot more lately which has been needed. She is my best friend and I love her so much. Today my mom, myself, Marva and her family, minus Kodei, were able to go have a BBQ with a friend whom I haven't seen in years; and that was fun to catch up and just relax. In the next few weeks I'm going to be working and getting ready for my summer vacation to California. We will be leaving August 5th and while there we will shopping, laying at the beach, going to Disneyland, going to see the musical "In the Heights," and just relaxing, then on our way back on the 13th we will be stopping in Las Vegas and staying at the Plaza hotel there. They have a rooftop pool that I am way excited about. We will then travel to St. George and go see "Cats the Musical" one of my favorites and then come back to Utah Valley. After coming home from California, I will be getting ready to start my Sophmore year of college. In September the family and I will be going to the Capitol to see "The Lion King" and I am super excited for that. Also we will be going to Arizona for one last camping trip. What an amazing summer this year! I couldn't be more grateful for my friends and family always being there for me.

Camping-WHOOP WHOOP!

I just love camping. This past weekend my mom, Alex, and myself went up to Weber Campground for camp vention, an NA (Narcotics Anonymous) vention. All I can say that it was full of high and low moments. Someone lost their life to the disease of drugs. His campsite was right by ours and it was very hard to be there with all of the cops, his family, and still keep a positive attitude and have fun. THANKFULLY we had the Bray family. The most amazing family next to mine. Everyone in their family is amazing in their own way. I know that they have changed my life and my moms, my moms especially. All and all, this camp vention was so much fun and we were able to get closer to our friends. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

This is the amazing man-made reservoir by the campground.


This is me and my cousin Alex at the reservoir.

4th of July Weekend

This past weekend was full of fun and work. Saturday I was able to go to the Stadium of fire with my family. It was so much fun sitting there with all of the little kids and enjoy some time together. Sunday I worked for 8 hours til about 12:30 in the morning, then waking up at 7:30 the next morning to go to the Provo Parade. I have always loved going to the parade. Never missed a year, and I'm not planning on missing any in the future. I was fortunate to see some friends in the parade and you all looked amazing. After the parade my ENTIRE family had a 4th of July celebration bbq. It was fun seeing family members I haven't seen in awhile. I was able to sit down and talk to my cousin Jamie, who I haven't talked to you one on one in months. We had little ones running around everywhere and had some amazing food.

I have work these next few days and then on Thursday my mom, me and Alex will be heading up to Ogden to go camping til Sunday. I'm super stoked to get away from work and my phone and just relax. Can't wait for Thursday! Camp Vention here we come!!!

Waterfall

Yesterday we had a fun filled day. It started out with me, my mom, Marva and her husband and 3 kids and my cousin Hayden all going to the Payson Waterfall. It was so much fun. Then we went to my works softball game. We lost but it was a good game. After that we went to the drive-in with Hayden and saw Toy Story 3, which I cried in, and The Prince of Persia, which I fell asleep in ha. Here are some pictures from yesterday. I will soon have pictures up from this 4th of July weekend! HAPPY 4TH!