Thursday, June 30, 2011

Oh, there you are, Sun!


Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. -John Lubbock

These are pictures from mine and Missa's sunday hike. It was a beautiful day....a day worth blogging about.... A day where I BEAT Melissa in a foot-under-freezing-water competition! Let me tell you, it was brutal. But it was worth it. Story? oh yes, there's a story! It is this: Melissa bet me she could keep her feet under the freezing river water longer than I could. Of course, my competitive nature kicked in and I plummeted my feet into the bitter water and I won! Of course I won. Although she claims I only won because she knew I'd keep my feet there until they fell off, and she didn't want mom to blame her for my amputated feet. Whatever the reason, I won. And I am blogging about its glory.

Yes. That is the most exciting thing to happen to me all summer.. Why do you ask?

So, in honor of 4th of July, I included a slideshow of scenes from last 4th of July. Enjoy!

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Summer Time!

This is Utah's idea of summer. Yes this picture was taken in June.

Disappointment prevails. Its okay, Utah! I haven't given up on you yet! I know the sun will come out (tomorrow?). Just to prove to myself (and fellow utards) that warmth and summer fun does exist somewhere out there, I'm posting video memories of last summer at mom and dad's house in Arizona! Love these guys <3




To be fair, Melissa and I did find a hike lower down that was not so covered in snow. Here's a picture from the top of Ensign Peak we took while hiking on Sunday.