Seven Peaks....still fun at the ripe old age of 19!

So last night I ventured with Josh, Christie, and Katie to Seven Peaks. I had high hopes seeing as how it was my favorite place as a child. I must admit I was slightly worried since I am a few years older and a few feet taller that I would be disappointed. When we entered the gait, I felt like a little kid again! So much to do and so little time. I of course kept my composure because I didn't want to embarrass Josh... haha anyways. Our first destination was the wave pool. Sadly there were no waves...so we waited....and waited....but nothing. So we decided to venture over to the lazy river. The lazy river didn't end up being such a lazy ride! It of course turned into an all out race! With some tipping of tubes and bruises of course. We then headed to the ...............Half pipe!!! wahoo!!! Wow was the sucker fun! But be careful because you might get whiplash if you lean forward too much. Then we ran (and I mean ran) over to the big slides!! First was the tube run...cool but boring. Then came the .......FREE FALL! Ya baby!! That thing was awesome!! I was scared to death because you road on your back straight down!!! That was good stuff!! We road a bunch of slides and it was great fun!! Definitely worth the 12 dollars!!

Rain!!!!!

I never realized how much I loved rain until I moved to the desert. For the past two weeks I have been craving rain like a pregnant woman craves steak, or whatever she craves. Utah I believe finds itself very funny. Over the past two weeks there has been about 5 or 6 times when it got very cloudy, the temperature dropped, the air smelt like rain, and it even had the gul to have thunder and lightening..... I had given up hope for a rainstorm and thought I was going to have to wait for my trip to Washington for rain. Well last night when I was sitting in my bedroom doing nothing, there was a knock on my door. Kari appeared and announced that it was raining and I should come and play! I cannot explain to you how happy I was for that rain!! I and five other girls ran outside and frolicked in the rain. When we were pretty much soaked, Kari and I went to the park and swung on the swings. We watched the Thunder and felt the rain and wind on our faces! I guess Utah isn't so bad after all! She did play with my emotions for a couple of weeks but that made me all the more satisfied when the rain did come.

Sundays are a special day

I love Sundays! Not only do I get to go to church and feel of the spirit and learn more about the Gospel, but I also get to sing at a nursing home. When I first moved to Utah, I went with my ward to sing at this nursing home down the street from my apartment. Over time I have truly come to love my weekly visits. I have come to know and love these wonderful sisters. haha but one of the best things is all the stories i come out of there with! These people are so sweet haha but extremely blunt! One time one of the men told us we needed to practice more because we sounded bad. Another time a woman went on for 20 min about how we needed to start an autistic football team. Each Sunday I come home with some sort of story! Service truly is a wonderful way through which we draw closer to our Savior! I am so thankful he has put people in my life who need me!!!

Something beautiful in Utah!

I will admit I am not a big fan of Utah. It is dry and either ridiculously cold or hot. Today, however, I found something to love about Utah! Kari and I went for what we thought would be a 30 min ride up to Timpanogos Cave. The drive ended up taking us a lot longer than we planned and we did not end up hiking up to the caves but the drive was BEAUTIFUL!! Let me tell you, this is a side of Utah which I did not know existed. It was covered in beautiful trees and.....I just loved it! It only costs $6 per car. I would definitely recommend it for everyone!

Talking to the kids!

I have the best family ever! This evening was spent listening to my little brothers and sisters tell me all the new happenings. Emily, 6 years old, showed me her new found talent of reading. She read me a book about a dad, rug, and jug. It was very entertaining, especially to hear her laugh at the jokes which were obviously put in there for kids. Jacob told me all about the invention camp which he will be attending this coming week. He promised to call me after he gets home each day next week. Chelsea of course had lots to say about all of the movies she has been watching lately. I sadly enough have lost the talent I once had of always understanding her. The one thing I really understood was when she told me she loved to talk to me on the phone! Sara was at the Temple and so I could not talk to her. Who could ask for a better family?