A long overdue overview of my summer trip!

Well here's a blog about my summer vacation this year. I thought it was a good way to end the year. First I spent a few days in Bluefield just hanging out with my mom and my brothers. Then we drove to Washington DC and saw the Museum of Natural History and the Holocaust Memorial Museum. After our day trip there we drove up to New York and spent the rest of the week with my Grandma. Here are the pictures!




"Thou shalt not be a victim. Thou shalt not be a perpetrator. Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander."



This is the very outside of the museum.


This was a large circular room called the Hall of Remembrance, it had a very hushed and reverent feel. On the wall behind the flame was a quote that said, "Only guard yourself and guard your soul carefully, lest you forget the things your eyes saw, and lest these things depart your heart all the days of your life. And you shall make them known to your children and to your children's children."


This was the roof of the main hall, the architecture was great.


I don't think that I will ever forget my visit. It really did shake me, and in a way it changed me.




This is my favorite picture of my Grandma's house. I was surprised about how cool it looked when it was posted. :)



An artsy photo of Ardy ;)



These are a few pictures of the little pond right up the dirt road from my Grandma's house.





These are some pictures of my Grandma's backyard.

So, I dyed my hair brown... I just had a random urge. Anyway I hope you all like it, some guy told me that I looked gothic... that wasn't was I was going for. lol Anyway... there you go.



LOL I thought this one was kind of funny, it's so dreamy. hahaha

Here's to you!

I'm going to blog about two of the best friends I will ever have: Zack and Les.


Zack and I always were best friends, even when we were little.


I know that our goofiness can offend at times. But Zack is my goofy release. What I mean is that although I don't show it to many people, I can be a very serious person. When Zack and I get together, we just know how to bring out the lightheartedness in each other. Quite often, if I'm left without a goofy release, I will drive myself to ulcers! You guys might not realize it, but Zack and I can also have some very serious and deep conversations. These conversations are usually one-on-one without witnesses and I can say that I have shared some of the most inspirational and thought provoking words in my life with Zack.


If you're wondering what's in his mouth, it's a slice of cheese.


I remember all the wonderful times that Arden and I had with Leslie whenever we were in Castle Dale. Leslie and I became very close. Sometimes life clouds what's really important, and when I look at old pictures and read the blogs I feel sad that I wasn't in more of them, but I look forward to being there in the future if I can. Although we don't hang out very much anymore I love you just as much as I ever did, Les! That will be a constant fact in my rapidly changing life. My family is the anchor, thank you all for everything that you've done for me, knowingly or unknowingly. Expressing my gratitude will never be enough because I don't manifest it well, but I hope that I have been able to return even a small fraction of the love that everyone of you has shown me.

Well, I finally blogged again

Not much has really happened in my life lately! I'm going to school on the 26th to be a sophomore in college. My year anniversary with RC Willey is today... but other than that I'm kind of boring... Congratulations to Leslie on her mission call. And to Zack, I'm so sorry I couldn't be up there for your farewell, hopefully I can be there when you go to MTC??!! Here are some candid pictures to enjoy!! lol

"Time may change me, but you can't trace time."

1. I would rather spend time with my family than do anything else.

2. I am starting to see the pathways for my life and I have decided to major in Philosophy.

3. I am a closet David Bowie and Kansas fan.

4. The older I get the more I love music. There's just something so rejuvenating about it.

5. Sometimes I sincerely forget to brush my teeth.

6. I don't believe art is art unless it has something to tell me about life.

7. Mascara is my favorite part of makeup. :)

8. I often feel like there are two parts of me, and I need to learn how to fuse them.

9. I am afraid to grow up, I feel unprepared for what lies ahead.

10. I think the strongest person I know of is my sister.

11. My best friends in the whole world are my cousins.

12. I become sentimental at inappropriate times. lol

13. Milk is probably my favorite thing to drink.

14. I have been told that I should be a writer, photographer, lawyer, and teacher. But I don't think I'll ever know what I want to be (that would make any kind of profit haha).

15. I can't handle when my teachers make grammatical mistakes on the board.

16. I am hopelessly addicted to facebook.

17. I'm a silent dreamer. I fear that if I speak my dreams they won't come true.

18. I don't like driving... but unfortunately it has become a necessity. It is so cleansing to walk and to take time for introspection.

19. I am seriously considering cutting my hair into a fauxhawk this summer.

20. I am deeply distrubed by lobbyists.

21. I feel like technology is an entertaining distraction from truth and meaning that I am all too happy to indulge in.

22. My favorite book in the whole world is East of Eden.

23. There are two things that I can always count on... that I'll be thirsty and tired.

24. I am always happy when people take the time to read what I've posted. :)

I've decided to come back to the blogging world! I've been absent for so long because I lost my phone that had the nice camera. But yesterday I bought a new digital camera so I was inspired to do some blogging. This is Gabe and I at the park next door. Check back in a few weeks and I'll have some pictures from my trip to Las Vegas. I recommend clicking on the pictures and viewing them at full size for the full effect! haha




Being the typical goofball.


One of my pictures, it looks cooler if you look at the full thing by clicking on the link


This is his serious pose. haha I think it's a good picture anyhow.



He was kind of miffed at me for making him take this picture... he wanted to go down the slide.


Gabe was having lots of fun playing with the other girls at the playground. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures of him playing with them.


The stoic pose. lol


He didn't want me to take him off of the dragon.


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Showing his moves on the monkey bars.