F is for Family.

This Labor Day weekend was spend just outside of Estes Park,CO. As a family, minus Braden, Katie and the kidlets, we went camping. And it was alot of fun. Between the squirrel in Larissas food bag that scared the crap out of her, the amazing views of Rocky Mtn National Forest, walking main street in Estes, the wildlife (including the momma bear and two cubs we saw), the baseball and horsehoes, the fires we made, the dutch oven food we made, going to church in the mountains smelling like a campfire and the time spent remembering old memories of growing up together, it was amazing. There is something about being with those you love out in a part of the country that is so beautiful that really makes you appreciate your life. I am so blessed to have the family i have. to share the experiences i share, and the fun i get to have with them. I can not, and will not ask for better parents. They are my best friends, i have been through thick and thin with them, and regardless of the silly mistakes i may make, they still love me. They support me and help me to realize my potential. My siblings do the same. We are all so different, but man, when we get together and start having a good time, there is no place id rather be.

Family is the best, and the best is my family. I hope that all of you can say the same about yours. F is for Family.

summers winding down.

can i just say that i am not excited for summer to end? ok because i will. this summer has been great. i will not lie. i have had a great time working, seeing friends and just relaxing. as of late i have been spending my open time at the sandbar in st. anthony. the sandbar is a little area where you can swim on the river, there is also a diving board. so it has been pretty fun. i could lie to you and talk about all the sweet tricks i can do off of it, but i wont. i tried a front flip, no good. i tried a backflip...if you even want to call it that. either way, i like jumping off of it. and being with my buddies. summer, please do not end, but at the same time, i cant wait to see all my friends again in two weeks! and next week i finally get to head back to the great state of Colorado. to see my family, to camp, to get sushi, and to enjoy the amazing people there. i love my life, and my life loves me.

7 week break, so far a success!

Well i have truly had a great summer so far. I have stayed up in rexburg to work. I am doing the grounds crew/ landscaping for the school. I love the people i work with, we have alot of fun, do alot of work, and i am learning alot more about how to be a good landscaper. (it does take skill, i kid you not.) So after work, it usually consists of hanging with my roommates, watching movies, floating the river, and attempting to learn how to play HALO. we have nothing else to do, and there is hardly anyone in town, so i actually do not mind a little relaxin. haha. but this last week has been great. it was my vacation. i left for the land of California, down to san deigo to see my amazing friends, Ryan and Kim Denny get married in the SD Temple. it was an amazing wedding, i made alot of great new friends, but it defintely sucks because they are in Chicago. It sure can be a pain when you meet someone who is pretty awesome, and then you realize... they are half away across the US. not too convienent. haha. but we still had fun. i got back from SD, been hanging with SKy and Jory. and then i got to go to another amazing wedding yesterday for my fav mission companion, Davey Williams. We went down to Manti. It was amazing. i am just so blessed to have the friends i have, and the experiences i get to be apart of. I love my life, and my life loves me. Its pretty cool, i will not lie :)

summer full of friends!

I cannot believe how fast this semester has actually gone. so much has happened, so much fun, and a lot of work. everything from balancing a job and school, having an awesome social life that included dance parties, many lake trips, caves, snowcones, a sweet trip to boise, an amazing family reunion, 4th of july with my family and friends, and just an over all summer. i have been so blessed to have the friends that i have, for the memories i have gained and the friendships that will last forever. spring term has truly been a great experience. i have learned a lot about myself and now it is time to change and put into action anything that will help me become a better me. i am so blessed for everything that has occurred this summer. Between my social problems , school problems and finacial problems, i am truly starting to see that growing up is hard, but essential in order to move forward in life. I love my life more than anything else, i love my faith and i love what it has done for me. BYU Idaho is amazing, and i dont care what anyone says about it. it has been and will continue to be exactly what i need in my life. Spring term 2011....thanks for being awesome! :)

enjoy some pics from the last couple of weeks!

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Life Lately...its been good.