A big thing has occurred in my life. . . I GOT MY PERMIT!!!! That is all.

Camping with Rumfields

This last week I went camping and boating with our good family friends, the Rumfields. Even though it rained much of the time, I still had a ton of fun. On one of the afternoons when we couldn't go out on the lake because of the weather, a few of the kids decided to dig a hole. . . it later became a family project (well plus me) Kaylee and I spent most of the afternoon in that whole and by the end, it was up to our armpits when standing straight and our legs could comfortable fit the entire width of the whole without bending them. It was huge!! Also while there I tried wakeboarding and could not get up. . .it was pretty sad. . . we had some awesome tube and knee board rides that were a ton of fun!! Those tube rides were crazy! Anywho. . here are a few highlights! Thanks so much for taking me Rumfield family!

Girls Camp

Camp was AMAZING! I loved every minute. Rain was nearly always present, but we still loved it. I think that the bad weather and freezing temperature just brought all the Young Women closer together if anything. I think just about everyone left feeling like they had twenty best friends and ten moms. It was such a positive experience for me. I loved it. I definitely have the best ward ever, and the best leaders. We had a ton of fun and made a lot of great memories. I can't wait for camp next year! Here's a couple pix.

Summer Epiphonies (sp?)

Summer is a funny thing. All school year long we look forward to it, but when it comes, it's never quite the way we imagined. This year I had it all in my head that this summer I was gonna get up at 8 am every morning, exercise and three or four mornings a week practice my violin (I just got the coolest piece ever, it's a bourre by Bach and I love it) and then spend the day chatting/texting friends, cleaning my room, reading, and just enjoy being organized.
I can now officially say that I was wrong. On mornings where I do get up at a decent time it has been because I had something specific planned for the day. Surprise there . . . I've only practiced two or three times since school let out (I promise this will improve, I will not digress again!) . . . My room isn't in the best shape (excuse, I'm packing for camp) and I've hardly read unless its been emails or blog posts. The biggest shocker of all (not) is that my exercise schedule is never a planned thing, its more of, "Hey! (insert friends name here) wanna go on a walk?" (As you can see the exercise is very vigorous.) Usually its a spur of the moment thing.bAnd because of a YW project I'm doing, I've spent quite an amount of time gardening. So much for the ultimate schedule.
Anywho, I guess the point of the post is just to say that just because something isn't the way you planned, doesn't make it bad. My summer so far has been awesome, I really can't think of a time I have been genuinely bored. I've actually been fairly busy between ortho appointments, going to the doctors with Zach, slip and slides with the nieghbor kids in the front yard, shopping with my mom and Kass, going to the pool with friends, and of course the usual computer surfing . . . I really haven't been just sitting around (well of course except for all the computer stuff). This summer is actually shaping up pretty nicely.
Girls camp starts tomorrow, then I'm going camping with some family friends, soon follows a family reunion, EFY, staying at my aunts and youth conference. I'm kinda enjoying it all. Correction- I'm loving it. The only reason to go back to school at this point is to a. see more friends and b. the sooner I'm in it again, the sooner it is over for good. I guess I like learning too so that can be a reason. Any ways, I hope you enjoyed my ramblings of today!

Swim Suit Hunt

This year my luck with swim suits has pretty much been . . . not good. I shopped for forever at the mall one day, looked at all the local regular places you look (Target, Walmart, Shopko, Kohls, Morris Quilting, and some others) But had found NOTHING I liked. I looked ALL over the internet (modbe, hapari, shades, layers something, etc) But found nothing in my size that I liked that would look good on me. I looked on the Lime Ricki site as well and found a swim suit I was in love with. . . only to find out that it was out of stock in my size AND discontinued. I then continued on that same site only to find more and more out of stock pop-up screens. It was EXTREMELY frustrating to say the least. Why is having a cute swim suit so important you ask? 1. I don't like the one I have 2. If I am going to be in the public pool this summer where many people my age hang, I do not want to look like a frumpy old lady 3. We are swimming during youth conference. enough said 4. I'm sure there will be many water activities this summer and I don't want to be the only one of my friends looking retarded. 5. I want one!!!!! . . . Okay enough blabbing.
Today my mom and I stopped at a boutique that carried Lime Ricki swimwear, just to make sure. . . the very first swim suit I tried on I loved. It's not my usual taste, but I love it! All the down sides to the suit are so quickly out weighed by the upsides. Call me crazy, but I'm actually gonna wear animal print, like I said, not my usual taste. The only real down side is the wierd tan lines I'm gonna have. . . Oh well, who cares!! I love it! Here it is:

Salem Tri

This past weekend my Aunt Torrie and Uncle Jason came into town because Torrie was in the triathlon. She did FABULOUS! I think she said it was around twenty minutes faster than last time she did it so way to go Torrie! Here's a pic of her on the bike!While at the triathlon, Jason went to go get some pix of Torrie, so he had me hold a very tired Ellie, and look what happened!Isn't she just a doll! I couldn't believe how fast she warmed up to me, it litterally took only a few minutes before she would let me hold her and stuff. Then all of the sudden, she just snuggled right up to me and fell asleep!It was so cute. Ellie was just cracking me up the whole time they were at our house. Such a sweetie. AND when I put here to bed when here parents went out to eat, she didn't even cry! It was insane!!! Ellie was so good! She is pretty much gonna be my pal when I stay up in Idaho this summer.

Sydney, Emily and Ezra (possibly Jo too?) (Syd and Ez are Ellie's big siblings) Made Torrie a poster to take to the race, it was adorable. Torrie's blog is called Tri Mama, seeing as this was a triathlon they put "Go Tri Mama" on the poster. It was so cute to see them run around with this thing!During the race when we didn't see Torrie, Emily and Sydney made stuff out of the plants and weeds. . . It was hilarious! Every time I saw them they had some new creation. . . Oh and any time I would as Ezra if I could play with him when we stayed at thier house (his parents are watching us when my mom and dad go on thier cruise) he would go on and on about how he would show me where the toys were and tell me all about his tractors and stuff like that. It was so cute. He is such a sweet boy.
Anyways, as always it was nice to see these guys! Thanks for stopping by!

Its over . . . Woooo Hooooo!

So yesterday Kassi graduated from high school. Yea Kassi!! It seems like only yesterday she was chasing boys on the playground, and hanging out with her friend Kelli from third grade . . . It seems only yesterday we were chanting "Sassy Kassi" and playing dog and owner (I was the dog.) Oh how time flies. Everyone keeps asking me how it feels to have her done with high school. . . so my answer (to all you who may ask) I feel no different than I did two weeks ago. Kassi has only been counting down since her sixteenth birthday, so her graduating has been no surprise. . . In less than a month she will be moving out and going to BYU. . . (in the words of grandma miller) Oh my glory! that little chicky is growing up! Way to go chicky.


Lagoon day was a couple of days ago and I have to say, It was the best Lagoon experience I've ever had! I hung out with Mercedes, Brit, Carlos, Brayden, and Jakob (others came and went so this was not a group date- that was for you dad:)) We had a blast! Everyone enjoyed themselves from what I could tell. At two we met many from our school and most of the faculty at the bumper cars . . . Let me tell you, it was quite the sight to see! I totally got so many of my teachers and friends. . . It was da bomb. the ride Wicked was soooooo much fun . . . For those of you who don't know what it is. . . its a roller coaster that goes straight up and straight down again, goes through some corkscrews, lots of hills and twists and turns. . . Yeah. . . Its the best. . .


Now for the reason for my title. . . Today was the last day of Jr. High. Never will I have to be a student there again. I am done for FOREVER!!!!!!!!! Wooo Hooo! Today signing yearbooks was the best. I loved wishing my friends a great Summer, whether they be old or new. . . This year has really been a lot of fun. I've made some lasting friendships, while others have just drifted apart. I think its all part of growing up. . . Any way you put it I'M GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL BABY!!!!!!!! I can't wait to serve my duty as a Squashmore.