Live in California? I Think I Might!

It happened. Most of my family is down in sunny and great California. The Heybornes and Jensens. Now, it's not surprising that I spent most of my summer down there. It all started though wanting to see my nephew get baptised! Wow, EIGHT! Then my dad suggested family trip to disneyland! With all of that, we couldn't miss the beach either. So we sure travelled all around California in the end!

DISNEYLAND!!!

The BEACHES!!!

Finish up with CHINA TOWN!

As we walked into the sunset of China Town, so ended our Californian trip... Movin down there?? Reeeally want to!

SENIOR TRIP!!!

"We can do what we want, IT'S SENIOR TRIP!"

This being our motto, was coined by my friend Logan Calder.

Senior trips truly are the best thing ever, and a great way to kick off a summer. For this senior trip, we were able to go down to St. George and stay at my most wonderful aunt and uncle's place. I'm so blessed to have such great family! I love them to death! We enjoyed a lot of swimming, hiking, watching movies, great eating, and gaming. It was really fun.

First off, we have the road trip. I rode with Christian Payne and Logan Calder. The funniest guys ever!

We had decided we needed souvenirs to commemorate our awesome road trip, so we decided we'd each get rings from those vending machines. I got a really cool one, Logan got one that said kiss on it, and Christian got one too many... LOL He wanted a cool one, and it just never came.

The Eating!

The Playing Games

The Hiking!

IT'S SENIOR TRIP!

Oh and turns out, this is only part one! I'm going with some great friends to great Lake Powell! Can't wait for round two!

A Meander Through Nature

Yet another hike. Surprised? I didn't think so. This time we went up to Lake Blanche in Big Cottonwood Canyon. It's one of my favorite hikes, and you'll see why!

Here we have Keith showing us the trail map. Thanks Keith!

Here we have nakey time! Nakey time means you're having the best time! haha
Our destination... Sundial Rock. Up in that little pocket is 3 lakes, and many fun times!

No hike is complete without a yoga session, let's be honest!

This was awesome! Keith showed us this little seclude part in the waterfall that was like a pool! We are so going back to lounge in it when it's warmer! It's amazing!

To explain the picture below, Keith had drawn a little illustration. It depicts how both Keith and I were weenies for not jumping into the lake with Megan there. It was very accurate. I respect Meg's daringness. I'll join her ranks very soon!

Now here's Meg sporting our very fashionable yet sporty trashbag diapers. With looking good being a side affect, we had fun sliding down the snow slopes down the canyon.

It was such a fun hike! We loved it! There will be many, many more to come!!

Growing Up

Welp, I'm graduated!! Whoop Whoop! Wa-OOF! Oh boy what a year, I can't believe it's over! Enjoy some pictures!

All I have to say is... Goodbye high school, HELLO college!! Please don't kick my butt too much??

Stagness is the Bestest

The last ever senior dances of the year, and they were amazing! Going stag to both of them was such a blast! Dates are so stressful and this way is easier. HaHa I love the fella's and respect that they handle the dates, but girls struggle at that, let's be honest.

1- Girl's Preference Dance: Nerds Night Out!

Such a wonderful subject, why not go stag? Fits the theme very well. I had a great time with all my friends, and being nerds, we all danced however we wanted. Next to the dance, the best part was dressing up. We looked awesome as nerds!

2- Senior Dinner Dance

For this dance, stag was recquired. But it was so much fun!! Being our last dance as seniors, we knew we had to dance our little hearts out. You can tell we danced hard by the sweaty pictures. haha I apologize for my sweatyness.

Dances are what I will miss the most about highschool. I had such amazing groups of friends, and we had tons of fun! But don't worry, I will still dance my life away!

"Are You Serious?"

So a couple of friends and I decided that we really wanted to go on a hike. Bell Canyon being a favorite of ours, we met up early in the morning and began our adventure. With a expected, very long hike, it was unfortunately cut short by a very unfortunate event. So we had hiked for a good 2 hours when we decided, we were on the wrong side of the run-off. So we tried to find a point to cross. In the picture above, we joked about crossing the log, but knew it was too dangerous, so we had decided to take pictures on it instead. Well I was up first, turned out okay, and then my friend wanted to have a turn. Well she handed off her camera and I turned my back to get to a safe place to take the picture. Well, as I was walking with my back turned, I heard a scream. I whipped back around to find my friend monkeying the log upside down. My first reply was, "Are you serious?" as I dashed over. She was just laughing, which made me laugh, but we were both very freaked out in reality! The run-off was huge! The biggest I'd seen it! So I put my arm out to grab her and pull her out. Seconds later she was telling me to let go. I replied with, "Are you crazy? I'm not letting go!". But when I did, I had realized she found a rock to stand against the current and get out herself. Did anyone else think that moment was a lot like the Titanic? ("No Jack, I'll never let go!" Then she lets him go.) Welp, with that climatic experience, we felt it was time to end the hike. We joke about it now, but it's absolutely crazy and terrifying to think about the What If's of that situation. It was a spectacular miracle that I will never forget.