The Joys of July

July just so happens to be my favorite month of the year. The beautiful sun the green trees the concerts the good times. This year my July did not disappoint either. I was able to experience a bit of camping, a few concerts(naturally), some Draco, lot's of fireworks(including a private showing, lol.), lot's of fun with friends and family, as well as a few firsts...

Mary, Michelle, Heather, Jordan and I all went to the Secondhand Serenade concert July 25th. Not only did we get to see Secondhand but also Single File, We Shot the Moon and Parachute all of whom did such an awesome job. We rocked, we rolled, we ate some Costa Vida. At the end of the show, while we were walking out, I got a phone call from Kellen, he was like, "hey I've got someone I want you to talk to..." it ended up being the drummer for Secondhand Serenade. I was somewhat shocked, what do you talk to a drummer from a famous band about?? He gets on the phone and is like, "How the He** are you?" Yeah, it was great, we talked just for a minute but still who can say they've talked to Tom on the phone, no not That Tom, drummer Tom.

I can.

Secondhand Serenade They put on such an awesome show and completely rocked it on the last few songs.

Chris Depew, the drummer for Single File

One of my favorite times of the year is July, not only for the best weather ever but also for the 4th and 24th..... fireworks! We all had our American bandanna pride and wore them for the Hyrum and Logan fireworks. Jordan and I also wore ours for the demolition derby we went to. Today is the last day of July which makes me so incredibly sad. It only goes down from here. It's been a fabulous month though, I could not have asked for more.

Boys Like Girls... or so we thought

Kellen, Sarah, Jordan and I went to the Boys Like Girls concert and had such a great time. We also saw The Ready Set and NeverShoutNever. I was super excited to see NeverShoutNever because he sings the "Happy Song." Little did I know how gay this guy truly was. His microphone was covered in flowers, his piano had flowers and candles on top of it. I'm sure there happened to be some champagne and chocolate dipped strawberries in the back somewhere. I could have been distraught about this and never listened to the "Happy Song" again but I figure I don't have to like the person to like their music, "where's my ladies at?" Then we experienced the pure joy of Boys Like Girls, not every moment was joyfull however. Why anyone would want water spit all over them no matter how hot it is I'll never know. And the moment when the lead singer decided to kiss the guitarist just proved that Boys Like Girls should be Boys sometimes Like Girls but every once in a while like to branch out a bit. Don't get me wrong it was an Awesome concert, we all had a very good time and even got to meet most of the band after the show and waiting about an hour for them to do who knows what.

The Canoe Races.... Staci and Sarah entered the canoe races with the sole purpose of winning. They even hired Kellen and Casey to sabotage the races...... it turns out they did not win but they did do an amazing job. Good job Dam Pirates and Chunky Dunks.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
That's right, I was a pirate at a wizard movie, it was great. The movie...... amazing. That's basically all I have to say about that. This was a very good day all around, canoe races, pirates, Harry Potter..... and other things that involved a mass smiley face text message. All around a Great day.

About a week after meeting Kellen he invites me to go the The Fray concert with him in July. This was back in April. To be honest I was kind of freaked out, wondering how we were going to still want to go to a concert with someone we both hardly knew that was months away. Little did we both know, this was the start of a beautiful friendship. I now have a new best friend who is one of the coolest people I know and yes, we did go to the concert together and had a blast. Jack's Mannequin opened for them and were so amazing. We basically went to see Jack's but had the added bonus of seeing The Fray as well.

Yo quiero El Torro Viejo

I keep forgetting that I even have a blog. I guess I just don't really find my own life that interesting for others to care to read about. Maybe I should make some blog friends. I know plenty of people who have blogs. I will figure out how to do that next.

So the most exciting thing that has happened to me lately would be finding out that I have ulcers down my throat and on my tonsils. I haven't eaten solid foods in days and I'm really craving a burrito. But I have a virus which keeps me from doing so. I can't even drink water without it hurting. The suckiest part is that since this is a virus I have to wait it out, let it heal all on its very own. All I have to say about this is POOP!

I still don't have the slightest idea how to blog, add pictures to where you want them and all that. It's slightly confusing to me. But I figured out Myspace and Facebook so bring it on.

Well I think I am going to eat some more pudding now, I'm hungry.

My year, thus far, at a glance

This year has been filled with so many babies and it's just begun. First Corban and Mary had their first little girl, Emily. Then Kevin and Tiffany had their beautiful baby boy Kai. Then Brianne and Ryan had William

Then Derek and Melinda had their first girl, Kylie.

I can now say that I have been shooting.... twice. I have shot a .22 as well as a hand gun. The first time I went I was actually pretty good at it. I found it pretty hilarious to be holding a gun, I would have to take laughing breaks in between. It was great.

Marissa * Sara * Ana * Erin * Brianne

Girls Night

Once a month all of my bf's from high school get together for a 'Girls Night'. It's our way of staying in contact with one another through our hectic lives.

I am an avid country night goer. I go every Monday and Wednesday and if I do happen to miss a day I am distraught for the rest of the week. Not only is it one of the most fun things to do it's also an amazing workout.

Concerts, one of my most favorite things to do...... ever! Here are the concerts I have attended so far this year:

Michelle and I with John from We Shot The Moon

New Found Glory, Nick and I went and saw these guys in Salt Lake.

Kalai, he's an awesome musician and a hilarious person, all around a great performer.

Marissa and I went to the Fall Out Boy concert at Saltair and had so much fun. We also saw Hey Monday, Cobra Starship, Metro Station and All Time Low. It was a great concert.

Metro Station..... what do you say we leave for California, if we drive all night we could make it by the morning....

All Time Low

Fall Out Boy!
My number 1 band.

IWA: Institute Women's Association

I joined this group in January and I absolutely love it. We meet once a week and do activities so it's basically Young Women's for us college girls. I am going to be the 2nd counselor for my IWA chapter next year and I am so excited. I just love the girls I have met so far and look forward to making more friendships.

Happy Birthday to Me. I had the absolute greatest birthday this year. For the day of my birthday, Friday, a group of us went to Maple Grove Hot Springs followed by Village Inn afterward. Then on Saturday I had a big party that my brother Kenny and sister in law Carmen were kind enough to let me have at their home. It was so much fun and I am so great full for all of my family and friends who helped me celebrate!

It's been a crazy year so far. I've learned so many new things and met so many new people. Of all the new stuff I have been learning my favorite would have to be the fact that I finally love who I am.

I run to you.

It's been crazy busy lately. I have moved out and am on my own once again, it feels great. I celebrated my golden birthday and it was one of the best birthdays I've had. My office just moved upstairs today so I've moved three times "techinally" in the past three days.

I'm physically and mentally exhausted yet I continue to keep going. I can't help but do so. I do love to keep busy but I think I'm to the point where I need to slow down or I'm going to become really sick. I'm just a sucker for fun, why pass that up for something like sleep..... :D Yeah I have issues.

But life has been so wonderful, I have had the absolute best past four months ever. I've met so many new and amazing people and it's been so great.

I am happy. I am very happy.

Sure I have a couple down days a week but it's so much better than when it was every single day. I'm so very thankful for my family and friends who have been here for me and helped me along this path back to happiness. I can honestly say that I have the best family members and friends. I feel so bad for those who don't know these wonderful people.

My mom is in town right now as wellA as Corban, Mary, Carson and Emily. I love having them in here and cherish the moments I have to be with them. Yesterday was Kai's baby blessing, it was such a beautiful blessing then I was able to spend the rest of the day with my family, I couldn't ask for more.

just another day not in paradise

Life: The meaning of life is what exactly? To be good and return to heaven with our Heavenly Father. I want that yes, but it's just so hard to want to be good when life keeps throwing bad at you. Sure it wasn't suppose to be easy but it wasn't suppose to be so sucky either. It's just another bad day is all this is. I'm sure that by tomorrow everything will be fine. Ok, well that's not possible at this moment in my life, for anything really to be Fine. Fine is when you want to go home, when you feel that there's a purpose to your life, when you want to try and want to see what tomorrow holds. What is the purpose of this Blog? No one will read it thankfully. But why even start this blog, so that you can see all of your friends blogs about their happy families and wonder where you went wrong along the way. Whatever, it's just another day not in paradise