Utah Trip

Me and Conner

It's been awhile but I'm back... Last week I went with my family to the great state of Utah. I don't think I want to leave in Utah my whole life necessarily but there are a lot of things that I love about it.
I love that most of the people there are LDS.
I love temple square.
I love the Y on the mountain and I love BYU campus.
I love that since most people are LDS that nearly all the stores are closed on Sundays.
I love that I can find modest clothes there.
I love my sister's court and all the kids playing outside and the older couple that sells candy to the neighborhood kids for really cheap just to have some visitors and to be nice and that it makes the kids happy.
I love all the billboards that are nearly all family oriented that line the freeway.
I love the gorgeous mountains and how amazingly beautiful they are.
I love how you can be driving and look throughout the valley and count tons and tons of steeples that you know are mormon churches.
I love that there are temples scattered everywhere.
I love thinking of Brigham Young looking out over a dessert and announcing that this was the place and how they change it from being ugly to a beautiful place.
I love thinking about all the saints had to go through and the faith they had to follow the prophet and the Lord, and all they had to sacrifice to pave the way for us now.
I love that when people mention Utah, they think Mormons.


Anyways, I think it is pretty cool and a lot of my love may be because a few siblings live in Utah and we visit and have tons of fun. So last week we went to drop Dustin off at school at BYU and hang out with the fam.

First we went to Jump On It. I am a trampoline kind of person and I think this place was a clever idea. However, every time we go someone in our family gets hurt. Still, it's fun.

Savanah, Me and Lexi



The next day the guys went golfing while we watched the kids and then when they got back we got to go hang out just girls! It was a blast. I have five totally AWESOME sisters and the coolest mom. So, it is always tons of fun.
We went to Park City and did the Alpine Slides. There are 3 things. The slide, the coaster and the zipline. The coaster was the definite best! It was so so so fast.

Here's Angie on the way up the coaster. She's pumped!


Here's Denae on the way up. She's excited too!

Then the slide was pretty fun too...but not as fast as the coaster.

All of us with outr slides. (Ang, emily, julie, kim, me, mom, denae)

And then we had the zip line which was pretty fun too.

Like I said...the coolest mom =)

And this was the tram we had to ride up to get the top of the mountain to do all these rides. It was the slowest tram ever! We had to sit in the baking sun forever while it made its way to the top!

These are my two sisters, Angie and Denae. They are awesome and I love them so much. And I just love this picture, it's so cute.

Overall, a really fun girls day...beats shoppping I'd say =)

Then the next day we went to Seven Peaks water park and that was a blast! Mom proved once again how awesome she is and went down all the huge cliffhangers with us!

Then the next day members of my family (8 I think) ran a half marathon! I am really proud of all off them. That is an amazing feat. They all got great times too! I loved cheering them all on!

Then Saturday night, after the race, showers and naps we got babysitters and had an adult night out. We went to the movies and split up to see whatever we wanted. I chose to see The Time Traveler's Wife. Pretty sad movie but I did really like it. I was crying but the acting was good and Rachel McAdams is a fun actress to watch, I think she does a great job. I thought the guy could of been cuter and I saw enough bums in that movie to last me forever! But I do recomend it. Then we went to cold stone and ate ice cream. We laugh a lot and it is so fun being together.




Lots of us!


Then on Sunday we walked around temple square and in the evening had a little dessert party and some family from both sides came over! We had some cousins from moms side and some cousins and aunt Debbie from my dads side. It was fun to visit with them. I am truly blessed with an amazing family, immediate and extended. I love them all.

Then Monday, we helped Dustin move into his apartment and we said our goodbyes. I am so happy to have Dustin home from his mission and I will be driving up to Provo to visit a lot.

Then we drove home and now I am getting ready for college. I leave this Saturday!! Ahh!

More on that later.

CC

Yesterday CC had to go back to her mom. It was sad. Denae called to tell me a couple days before so I drove up to see them on Thursday. It was fun. The kids didn't know I was coming so it was a fun surprise. We went out to lunch at Panera and that was delicious. Thanks sis! We watched Macey perform a play for us and it was super entertaining. We picked Lexi and Logan up from school and at first Lexi didn't know who I was. She was just staring at this person who had her arms out towards her. They were so surprised!



We hung around the house and I held CC a lot and gave her lots of kisses. She was sick so she was a big slobber/snot fest but still so cute. We put her up against the door to watch the cat and she was just laughing and freaking out-it was so cute. and then she said "Kitty" !! What the?! She's so smart! CC was so fun to have around and made me laugh so much with her crazy personality. She is adorable and I am really going to miss her.

I don't know how well this last picture will show up but you should zoom up on it. It is the cutest picture ever. She is laughing so hard.

The Going-Ons

Here are just a few things on my mind right now:

1. Nothing to read. I have been waiting for a book I want to read for a long time. I put a hold on it at the library probably a month ago. I was number 40 then. I checked it today. I am number 36!!!! What is with people?! There are 8 holdable copies and I only dropped 4 places?! How slow do these people read? Anyway, it's frustrating. I am starting to think I won't even get it before I go off to college. I don't really know what to do. So, for now I have nothing to read.

2. Baby CC. My newest niece is the sweetest little thing and has been on my mind for awhile now. She is my sister Denae's foster baby and I am quite attached to her. Her future is uncertain for the time being and this is what has her constantly on my mind.

3. The trip to Utah. In a few weeks my family and I are going up to Utah to a) bring Dustin to BYU, b) particiapte in a half marathon and c) hang out with the family that lives up there. Thankfully, I am not participating in the half marathon. I'm pretty sure I could do it but fortunatly I have no desire to. I know many people do (including some amazing family members) but for me, I fail to see the fun in running my guts out. As for hanging out with the family, I am very excited. I always love when the family gets together and even though I am not running the half marathon, I will burn some calories laughing until my stomach hurts. Because that's what happens when we get together.

4. Blessings. Today I went to the temple by myself to just hang around such a great place. I walked around on the terrace and watch videos in the visitors center and really had a great time. It was a beautiful day and there was no fog at all. I thought about all that I have-with my fantastic family, my health, the Gospel in my life, the oppurtunites I have, the beautiful world we live in, great friends and a Heavenly Father and Savior who love me. There are a million more I could name and I think its good to remember to stop and really count your blessings.

5. College. There isn't much to say except that I am nervous and excited. They are almost tied but nervousness is definitely winning right now and it seems to be constantly hovering over me. I will soon dedicate a whole post to my college worries so stay tuned.

Blogging World Here I Come!

Since I am off to college in a few short weeks I decided to start a blog so that you can all keep up with my adventures away from home! It will serve as a journal for me too so I'm excited!