Thursday, August 25, 2016

My July in Utah!

After a CRAZY year I most definitely needed summer.

I adored being back home.

I needed every crazy joke from Will, every sassy comment from Camille, the hugs from my parents, and every episode of Flash.

Maybe even the dog...

I needed the summer to honestly remember who I was and what I wanted. It was a time to rebuild myself. So yes. I was super super lazy. But I needed it. 

I LOVE YOU FAMILY!

Here is a little video of my much needed July in Utah!


Sunday, August 21, 2016

Fireflies and Goodbyes June 27-July 3

Monday was a reading day so no class!
This did mean I actually had to work on my final.
I wrote a children's book all in Spanish about a bear named Carl who had a dream to live in the city. 
It will probably win all the book awards of 2016

I had a little injury involving a fan and my hand.
Can you see how big the bump on my middle finger is?


Kaylee and I went to this cute restaurant called Pure Eats. We ordered their Black Raspberry shake and I also got one of their homemade donuts. Delicious!


Tuesday was a great day.
I FINISHED SPANISH FOREVER!

The rest of the day was full of packing and Gilmore Girls.

7pm hit and we both remembered that there was indeed a Relief Society Activity. So I waited for my wash to dry because my yoga pants were in there and I couldn't go do yoga without my yoga pants. That would be a insane! 

I can't move my body after yoga. But it felt wonderful! I think the RA's need to have like weekly yoga next semester. Its so relaxing!

It was so nice outside that I walked to the activity. Afterwords Jessica told me to walk to her house and she would give me a ride home. Well on our walk we noticed all the beautiful fireflies. It was a perfect night so we decided to go walk the flood wall because we both had heard how many fireflies are there. This is a 5 mile walk. We started at 8:30pm and didn't get back till almost 11pm because we sat and talked! It was so fun and soo pretty!

Here's the catch.
Kaylee and I had to checkout of our house at 8am so I could drive Kaylee to the Roanoke airport.
You can imagine the frantic packing and cleaning that ensued the next morning. 

I am staying with Brady and Stephanie up in the Lofts for the week. I am so grateful for them! Wednesday we watched Gilmore Girls and they made onion rings, fries and chicken for dinner.


Thursday had the most perfect weather. It was not hot but just right. I grabbed my book and sat on my rocking chairs in front of main hall and just read. Then I walked to Amish Cupboard for a delicious sandwich and then read some more.
Brady then texted me saying that dinner was cooking. We had homemade chicken burgers, corn on the cob, and potatoes. It was delicious! Then we watched Tomorrowland. I loved that movie!
 
 

Beautiful VA!


Friday I had an interview for a job in the Fall. Its at a Montessori School. They have a path that winds through a gorgeous creek and so I took a little adventure.

 
 

Always remember that Life is beautiful.


Saturday I went to the drive in with John John and his sisters. We were all pretty tired but it was fun!

Sunday was a bitter sweet day. Church was great but as the day flew by it meant that I was leaving to come home which meant that I had to say goodbye to an amazing person. 

My plan was to leave BV by 6. I texted Jessica because I was going to stop by and visit her to say bye. Well... 8pm hit and 3 hours later of talking I finally got up the courage to give her a hug and say goodbye. She is amazing and I have learned so much from her. She is going to do amazing things in Florida!

 



It was a crazy few months staying here in VA. But I needed it. I was able to build some great friendships and learn a lot about me. I was able to strengthen and rebuild myself in ways that needed to happen with the people and experiences here. What a blessing!