Summer Fun

Summer is rapidly coming to a close and school will be starting in just a few days. Here are a few of the fun things that I did with my friends and family this summer!

Here are the trips that I went on:
-Went to Moab for the first time where we slept under the stars and hiked Arches
-Went to Havasupi
-Had a family reunion and got to see all 24 memebers of my immediate family

As for staying in Provo, here are some fun things I did:
-Threw a football almost every day with my friends that lived across the street
-Ate plenty of popsicles, of many different varieties
-Went on scooter rides where we played around campus and also played sardines (on different occasions)
-Went to the pool on most Saturdays
-Watched movies in Rock Canyon Park
-Saw a friend win the championship game with his city league hockey team
-Watched a bunch of city league basketball games
-Went to 2 demolition derbies
-Hiked to a few different Hot Pots
-Went to a drive-in
-Had a bunch of good friends get married
-Went on some awkward dates
-Went on some really good dates too
-Was on a float in a parade
-Learned how to drive stick just a little better
-Said goodbye to my roommate who left for this next semester
-Started running almost every day
-Got an iPod
-Finally replaced my old sandals
-Got aviator sunglasses
-Went to Taco Tuesday a few times
-Went camping a bunch
-Went to Temple Square
-Played night games
-Read some good books
-Went to a Temple Dedication
-Went Ice Skating for the first time in about 3 years
-Went Urban Bike Riding
-Watched a few firework shows
-Went kayaking down the Provo River

Those are just some of the things that I can think of right now off the top of my head. Overall, it was a great summer. There were definitely high points and low points to it, but as a whole, it was definitely a Summer O' Fun!!

Brand New Day

So it is a brand new day for me! (If you can name the artist of the song Brand New Day, I'll be so proud!) I have had these beloved sandals for at least 5 years, probably more like 6 or 7. I wear them every day during the summer and just love them, they're comfortable and worn in perfectly!

You can see how worn they are. The right shoe was totally falling apart. At the toe, it was going through the 5th layer, I believe, and at the heel, the corduroy was completely falling off.

I had been telling myself this entire summer that I needed to get new sandals and throw these ones away. Well, the day finally came that I got new sandals! It was a sad experience, throwing these old ones away, since I had had them for so long.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any corduroy sandals, which made me sad. But, on the up side, I waited until I found some leather sandals that I really like and that are really comfortable. So overall, it was a good day!