Mr. Charlie's Full Moon.

Procrastination is a good friend of mine.
And when it comes to buying concert tickets
at USANNA where I know it won't sell out,
I definitely take my time in going to
Smithstix to make my purchase.
I get a friendly text from Caitlin
saying Steph had gone to buy her ticket
for the Tim Mcgraw/Lady Antebellum concert
and they were completely sold out.
Oh cool, little known fact that USANNA,
a massive field of grass that fits an infinitive
amount of people, sells out of tickets.
So, being the adventurous, spontaneous
type of people that we are (NOT),
Steph and I decide to take a little drive
out to USANNA to see if they have tickets.
No big deal it took us 2 hours to drive
out to USANNA only to get 2 blocks away
and find out Lady Antebellum has already
started, and the cheapest ticket is $76.50.
So, Steph makes a U-turn, and we
have our own Lady Antebellum concert
in our car and blast the music. We decide
to go see Charlie St. Cloud (or Zac Efron
with his shirt off for almost 2 hours).
I guess that is a good alternative, right?

We ate at an awesome pizza place and
of course had to stop at Rocky Mountain
Chocolate Factory.
After the movie, we were both in interesting
moods. Maybe we were contemplating how
hott Zac Efron was the ENTIRE movie, or how
random our night had turned out, or maybe
it was the insanely gorgeous moon that night.
It was just as I would have imagined it if I was
in the Pacific Northwest sailing on a sailboat.
The moon had a beautiful, soft clouded mist
hovering that gave it a glow that no camera
could capture. Steph taught me many things
in our hangout, but one thing was how to take
a mental picture of something so gorgeous
when your camera just isn't good enough.
I can imagine the moon and how beautiful
it was without even looking at any picture.

Tonight, some of my best friends and I
climbed on the roof of a church and
enjoyed the brilliant view of the entire city.
The lights were incredible, and I tried to soak
in every second considering I won't be seeing
such beautiful lights for 18 months.
Such simple things that make me realize
how lucky I truly am, and how beautiful
the scenery of Utah really is.

A close friend of mine told me that in Ecuador,
the mothers tell their children the same phrase
every night before they go to bed. The phrase
translated in english means,
dream with the angels
I am going to tell my children that same phrase
one day, because it is adorable.
And I think to myself,
what a wonderful world!

Excitement.

I cannot even express how
EXCITED I AM!!!!
Aubree called me this morning
and told me she is going to be
going into the MTC in Provo
on August 18, SAME DAY AS ME!
Her visa hasn't arrived, so
they have postponed her mission
2 glorious weeks.
I seriously cannot wait to spend
3 weeks (or until her visa comes)
with Aubree in the horrid MTC.
I will have one of my best friends
with me during one of the
scariest parts of my mission.
I seriously cannot wait.
I told her I am going to hold her hand
as we walk in together.
Hope she doesn't mind...

7.22.10

7.22.10 was one of the best days of my life.



The first thing I did today was go SKYDIVING.
Yes, it was completely unreal, and I don't regret one second.
The feeling of flying cannot be compared to anything
I have ever done in my entire life.
It is something I have always wanted to do,
and luckily I was able to go before I leave.



The reason we went, was because it was
Patrick's birthday present from Kimberly.
I have to thank her, because otherwise
we probably wouldn't have gone.
Surprisingly I wasn't scared at all,
and had the most amazing experience.



I love this picture, because the skin
on our faces and legs are rippling.

The second thing I did was go through the temple.



It was something I have been looking forward to
my entire life, and it was the best experience.
I was able to be with my whole family (besides Alex)
and it was such a blessing to know that all of
my family could be there with me.





7.22.10 was quite successful, and one of the
best days of my life.

Yoga.

So for Family Night, my sister Annelise
had her friend teach our family a Yoga class.
It may have been one of the funniest nights
I have ever witnessed.
My family has a hard time being serious
when we are all together. We all have so
many different personalities, so when we
all get together, we all laugh hysterically.
Even my brothers and my dad participated,
so it was quite eventful watching them
try to attempt to do the balancing poses.
At the end of the class, we all performed
our favorite poses for a picture, and my
dad's favorite was laying down on the ground.
My family is so awesome, and I wouldn't
trade any of them for anything in the world.

Cod Fish.

Well kids, I leave in 1 day less
than a month. It is going by
way too fast. So scary, but I
am so excited for this adventure.

Today my boss told me
I will be eating a lot of
Cod Fish.
I hate fish, but can't wait
to try Cod Fish just because
Peter Pan calls Captain Hook
a Cod Fish.

Just a random thought,
but my boss is extremely
knowledgeable and is
usually right. I am hoping
my terrible fear of eating
fish will disappear while
I am gone. Bring it on
Cod Fish.

St. George.

This past week my friends and I
went to St. George and Vegas.
Needless to say, it was
completely awesome!

We boated, swam,
rocked in Vegas
and best of all just
CHILLED.

Being with some of my
best friends for an entire week
was the best way to have a great time.
It was so relaxing and a
great way to start the
end of my summer.

The Good Life.

My favorite song this summer,
and maybe even jumping to second
with my number one favorite song
is The Good Life by OneRepublic.
I highly recommend listening to it.
You will be in the best mood
because you will realize what a
GOOD LIFE
you really do have.