An update on my life =]

Well let's see...what's been up with me lately? I've taken a big long fatty break from work and have spent the last few weeks (and weeks to come) traipsing about the world. And by world I mean Utah and Idaho. Plus Warshington. I went to my dad's in Boise for my birthday, then to Lagoon with my uncle Pat, aunt Karen, their kids Hunter and Meggie (she's 5 and my new best friend!), and of course laurie, the boys, and my dear old pappy. Then it was on to Logan for a few days, then up to Sexy Rexy. I was stressed out of my mind with Brian and Juli's wedding video, had to remake it twice, but with about an hour of their luncheon left, finally finished it. People seemed to like it and even wanted copies, so hopefully that'll be good advertising and I can start to get my name out and get more customers! The wedding was so much fun! Brian and Juli were so happy and cute together- it was precious :) Lunch in Idaho Falls afterwards was fun and delicious after it was stressful (for me, i mean).  Bri's best man helped him sing a song to Juli, and I discovered that I am in love with the best man. Haha okay so dramatic? Yep, but he had the best voice I've ever heard! I was in awe and I hope he sings at the CDA reception. We stayed at Phil's cousin Vickie and Wayne's house, I made some more best friends (of the 5 and 6 year old variety- I'm good at that) named Sky (6) and Jace (5) and I can't wait to go to college there and know that I have good family that will love me and be there for me when I get homesick. So now I'm home for the next two days and then I'm off to see Brooklyn in Provo! Caley is going to be there and I'm SO SO excited because I haven't seen her for maybe...two years? Yeah, so with the three of us together again...I can't even imagine the mischief we will get in to, but I can't wait. THEN after THAT (aka the day I get home) I'm off to the Perkes Plus reunion in Pend Orielle. And then I will be home and with my nose back to the grind stone as I work and save for college in january!

Christian the Lion

This is the most awesome thing I've ever seen!

4th of July (my first blog-precious)

This 4th of July was  LOT of fun! Probably the best yet! The whole family rented a cabin up on the Pend Orielle river and just had a blast. There was a floating trampoline to play on and we brought our jetskis, but one wasn't running, so we used the working one to pull each other around on the tube. The current in the river was REALLY swift, so we couldn't get out and swim, but Me, Madi, Hillary, Angie, and Austin would float two docks down (the neighbors were very nice at that cabin) and get out at that dock. Once we walked down the road looking for a cabin that would let us use their dock (up river of ours) to jump off and float down. We didn't see anyone outside, so we walked 1/2 way into someone's back yard, then made a beeline for their dock!  We ran the whole way and dove off, and their dogs started following us! We did that a couple times but it was never as fun as that first time. 

The night of the 3rd/morning of the 4th there was a HUGE thunder/lightning storm! All of the girl cousins were sleeping in a tent-trailer in the front yard, so I think we heard it the loudest. I'm trying to think of an adequate description for the thunder-loudest i've ever heard doesn't quite do it justice. Think of someone firing a cannon-right by your ear. Erin and I unzipped our window to watch the lightning, and at about 4 in the morning Chris came and told us to join the family. So we ran through the  P O U R I N G  rain to the porch where the whole family was and we all watched it together. 

Now for the fireworks! We probably had...5 or 6 hundred dollars worth of fireworks? Maybe? We had a lot of fun lighting the littler ones (flowers, airplanes, bottle rockets, roman candles) into the water. And then Mark and Wayne lit off the BIG ones and they were SO much fun to watch, because we were RIGHT underneath them! We had SO many! One of them backfired (or something) ad split the 2-by-6 we were lighting them off in half. 

So those are the highlights! It was such a fun reunion! I love being with my family and can't wat to see them again!