Catching up for the summer~

Summer is already come and gone.  Can you believe it? Where has time gone? It feels like a month and a half ago that winter semester got over. What have I done with summer? It was supposed to be a productive one, more productive than what it was at least. I kept busy but not as much as I was hoping for:

--First off, I wanted to get a summer job somewhere while I was home. The minute I moved back to Ogden (and before that) I filled out applications to what felt like every place hiring in the Ogden-to-Riverdale area. I got lucky and got a couple interviews; but every time I told them I don't work Sundays and I was only here for the summer their vibes changed and....nothing ever got back to me. It sucked because I wanted to work hard and save that money for when school started again but...alas, it just didn't work out. Luckily, father loves me and let me work at his office every so often which was nice.

--Second, living in Utah means lots of farewells! I knew at least one going on almost every week this summer, and I went to most of them, too. Just from the boys I know, I definitely know the Gospel is being preached throughout all the world and it's awesome! From all my guys friends I know, it's crazy to think of how many places I know a missionary: Hungary, England, AZ, VA, Brazil, Uruguay, CA(tons got called here), Mexico(same here), Hong Kong, Germany, MS, TN, Albania, Nicaragua, MD, MN, South Africa, Chile, Dominican Republic, Croatia, Korea!, MO, Italia, FL, Japan, CO, UT!, Russia, Peru, NC, SC, Singapore, KY, Czech Republic, and that's all I can think of for now. And some of those have multiple people I know! Isn't that crazy but cool?! To think they're all out there preaching the Gospel right now! I'm proud of my friends...going back on track, so after the semester was over, the summer was full of farewells and it was nice to see friends and familiar faces almost every week and to talk to them over the summer.

--Third, after realizing that I wouldn't be able to get a job for the summer, I really wanted to plan a road trip somewhere. One idea was Arizona, but planning never even happened and so it died out.

--Fourth, I probably should've studied a lot over the summer... :/ woops. I think that sums it all up.

--Fifth, I got a membership to the Club to exercise and do Zumba (which I LOVE!) at the end of June. It was nice going to the gym and being super active again! I was hoping to shave some lbs. off but I don't think it happened...I think I'm slowly getting there though! Here's to hoping I'll have time to hit the gym back in Provo...

--Sixth, I hung out with my friends a lot!! I love them a lot. For the first part of summer, we'd hang out almost every day and called it "party part __" and I think we got to like....15? Literally. It was awesome. But then that died out and hanging out with the girls just happened a lot (our guy friends are all gone remember). Off The Wall (OTW) was the best!!! Gave me something to do on Friday nights. That comedy improv is hilarious, and I love the guys who play in it. It's pretty cool that through OTW I know them and they know me. :D

--Seventh, the fam and I went to Maui!!! The best, loved it. 'nuff said.

--Eighth, of all this, the things I did the most were play the piano and read. A lot. It was great. I'm going to miss it all back in Provo.

I think that's all. Only a week until school starts now. :/ Don't know if I'm ready, I still have to get ready to move! Hope everyone else had a lovely summer, I definitely enjoyed mine.

Peace and love peeps. That's the life of me.

Day 20: England=Love

Day 20: A picture of somewhere you'd love to travel 

This one was a no-brainer. The place I'd love to travel would be England. Forever and always. I'd still probably love to travel there after I've been there. Just everything about that place seems to intrigue me and draws me to that place. Harry Potter, the history, the accent, the sites...doesn't England just sound grand? Someday....hopefully next summer....

And while I'm there, I'm going to make sure I meet Tom Felton, the Phelps twins, and Rupert Grint. I just have to. Now that would be wicked. 

England....<3

Day 15: Skydiving and/or Bungee Jumping!!

Day 15: A picture of something you want to do before you die

Ok, so I'm one to be known as a someone to be afraid of heights, and the feeling of where your insides leave you (like when you go down on a roller coaster). However, bungee jumping and sky diving are two things I really want to do sometime in my life before I die. There's no way I could do it on my own, I'd have to be with someone, but still. And aren't these two pictures pretty awesome? I want to make sure that whenever I do either one (or both) I can get awesome pictures like these. So yes, these two things are on my bucket list before I want to die. That's the life of me!!! 

How do I say it all?

It's really amazing how so much can change in so little time and what you can get from it. It's been a pretty interesting semester and life is constantly full of twists and turns. Where to start?

Well first, I dyed my hair! I like it lots, but it is super red right now. But it'll fade (hopefully) and I'll eventually go back to my natural hair color and that'll be the end. And I will have long hair!! I can't wait to have it back. Then I can whip it back and forth ha. 

*I think those nerdy glasses suit me. Honestly I like wearing them. But the lighting makes my hair look darker than what it is.*

Next off, finals are coming up and then I'll be moving back home to good ol' O-town. That'll be exciting. I'm excited to see my friends again and to hang out with them. Too bad that all the guys will be gone for their missions. But some are slowly coming back! Two years has passed by sooo fast! And so much changes within those two years eh? Crazy crazy....But it's really a small world when it comes to the church-world. For example, my friend Elder Carter just got to Torreon, Mexico. So before he left I told him to find my friend Elder Alexander there; I also told Elder Alexander the same thing (vice-versa) and so I was hoping they'd meet sometime. Well...right when Elder Carter got there, they had this giant transfer meeting get-together thing and guess who he sees?! Elder Alexander! And they both told me about it and it was pretty exciting!! I think there was like...80-something missionaries in that area, too! *Elder Alexander is on the left, Elder Carter on the right!*

Also, my friend TJ left for Texas again!! I will miss that kid, it was fun hanging out with him. I met him through Michael and Ammon, and we all just had a fun time all together! He was taking online classes though, and since he could finish them up online, he agreed with his mom to go back home and finish there, as well as get a job. So he left a few days ago! Michael and Ammon will see him again over the summer; as for me, not quite so!! It was a fun time! 

Oh speaking of TJ, he took me to go see the movie Insidious the day it came out. Oh. my. gosh. The movie was made very well, I think, but the storyline and everything of it is just way too freaky for me. I mean, it's not like it gave me nightmares or anything, but it's still a freaking scary movie and I don't know why I gave in and decided to go see it. Maybe it's because I didn't have to pay and I hadn't been to the theater in such a long time. Whatever it was, it was a bittersweet movie. Definitely waaay more on the bitter side haha!

Hare Krishna!!! WOW!! Festival of Colors was amazing! And so much fun! So many people there too. And I saw Allison Boyer and everyone else she was with there; who would've thought something like that would happen? It was a very interesting experience, especially hearing the things the religion believes in. And the burning of the witch was interesting too. A handful of people came as they were high or drunk. Dumb. Can't they have fun just once being normal? Let's not ruin the fun for everyone....anyway, it was awesome, we taped my car up with a bunch of plastic bags so we wouldn't get my car colorful afterwards. It was a lot of fun and worth the time preparing my car and everything! We also made shirts that we thought were going to throw away after, but we actually ended up keeping them haha!

Well I think that about sums everything up! Man that took a while. But typing all this out and just thinking about what's happened this past semester it's been a good one! I will miss the people that I've met here, especially all those leaving on missions. Life has ups and downs and brings on unexpected things, but take them all in! Don't waste time being down on something. Lift yourself back up by thinking of all the great things in life! I guarantee you that you can think of at least three things that make life happy each day. Life's too short to be sad about it! As for me, I'm done. Over and out. This is the life of me!!!