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Well. I'm home and ready for my last week of summer! It's so depressing. But I had so much fun up at Bear Lake with some friends!! Here, enjoy some pixshures.


Pretty sure I'm moving here. Tomorrow.



No, this isn't the friend I went up with! It's another friend who happened to be staying on the other side of the lake and came to take me wave running for a sec. Way fun.



This is the sweet cabin we stayed at. Launched right from shore and everything. The lot in the left is for sale..... Daddyyyyy!



No trip to bear lake is complete without shakes!!! Mmmmm

I was too scared to take my phone out on the boat so I don't have any pictures from that, but I did finally get back IN the wake on the wakeboard and got the best air on the tube out of EVERYONE (and still held on, by the way). I skied on some skis that haven't been touched in 10 years, and really just had a great time!

Until next post, have a good sabbath! :)

Ready for a vacay

Yesterday I went on a little hike with Spencer. I took my sweet phone and snapped some pictures. Look how easy it is to post them. Life is good.


This iPhone also means big things for Cass and me. We love to sing songs while she pounds it out on the pinano, y'all better get ready for lots of videos.



I haven't taken any vacations all summer... So I'm going to Bear Lake tomorrow!! Whoop whoop! I'm so stoked and ready to relax.

I don't know who said it's not about the money money money, because I'm pretty sure it's all about the price tag, but whoever sings that is welcome to try to make the world dance...

Welcome

To the 21st century! As the red hot chili peppers sang... There's a reason for the 21st century... Well I'm pretty sure that reason is so everyone can get iPhones. How have I gone 20 years without this?! Mom, Dad, BEST. (early) BIRTHDAY. EVER.

You can all get excited for a WHOLE lot of blogging!! Thank to this $2.99 app I bought.

Let's party.

3 months later...

One year ago (in 4 days) my family drove me to the airport in the middle of the night, and I flew across the country all by myself to live and work in the sunshine state. Oh how I miss it.

I also hugged (and maybe kissed) this boy for the last time. (last picture... cute)

a LOT has changed and happened in the last year. But one thing is for sure, I still love this kid. Now, you can't tell me I haven't dated. I've dated. I've hung out. I've met new people. I've given it my all, and still, when asked about these boys, my reaction is... "he's no Trace". I will continue to date, but things are lookin up for Krace.

So! Summer! Right?! It's almost over, and I have failed wonderfully in the blogosphere. For that, I apologize. Let's recap shall we?!

Since my last post...
I bought this car, and have learned about having a loan. She doesn't have a name yet, except the seagreen sebring. But, she's treated me well thus far.

I have come to love country dancing. It's bizarre, and it can be very awkward. It's not the social norm to stand on the side and wait for a boy to ask you to dance. Maybe that's why I love it so much. It's so nerve wracking, but exhilarating!! We have a lot of fun. I also have a Lexi addiction. (middle) I got to know Lex when she started dating my best friend Caleb. (who gets home in 7 months. YESSSSSSSSSS) Anyway, Lexi is the greatest example and I've been blessed to have her live 2 seconds away from me. She has talked me through so many hard things, and easy things that I make harder than they need to be. I love her to death and miss her. (she's in Ecuador being a saint, then she's moving back to Logan)

I went on a road trip to Zions with my friendlies and we had a wonderful time. It was really my only summer vacation. Except, I'm going to Bear Lake for a couple of days on Friday. I'm very excited. This trip was much needed and I have never felt so accomplished as I did at the top of Angel's Landing! Then, we ran down... 2 miles of switchbacks? mmmkay.

I got to live with this kid. I got to be woken up by the cutest and grumpiest little "No Tate" every day. It was a full house, but I was happy to wake up a babysitter, I love my boys.

Trace's sister got married and we shipped her off to Kentucky. We'll miss her, but her and Paul will be so happy together out there. It's funny to me because we watched their entire relationship. We compared it to ours, and learned from theirs. I remember being there when he picked her up on their first date! Love it.

Side story. I made this cardboard Trace for the wedding. Then I stayed to help clean up after the reception. Everyone was busy, the trailer was full, and it was raining, so I stuck Trace in my trunk and completely forgot about him. I got a text last sunday from his brother that said "do you know what happened to Trace?" I immediately teared up and my heart sank. Only the worst thoughts came to mind. I left my church meeting to call him and got another text... "the cardboard Trace, where is he?!" Oh heavens. Talk about an affirmation of love! hahahaha

It's been a wonderful summer. Full of new friends and old friends. (shout out to Cyndi and Emelia, still there for me, still rockin it. I value the time I get to spend with them now more than ever)

Faith is my foundation. Whenever I feel my life spinning out of control I go back to those little things, the tender mercies of the Lord. Reading my scriptures is something I've been struggling with, but working hard on. My Heavenly Father loves me. He knows that my life is crazy and he helps me keep the positive attitude that is absolutely necessary to get through this time of life called growing up.

I promise to post again soon. Until next time... Remember, your eyes must do some rainin, if you're ever gonna grow!

So Great.

so my friend Tom that I worked with at the bowling alley got married a little less than a year ago and ha since found that his wife talks in her sleep.

just go here.

it's so great.

chapter one.

So most of you don't know but... Trace and I go way back. And we've been through a lot together. He wasn't always the spiritual giant that he is today, and I like to think I played a small part in that mighty change of heart. A while back I realized whether we end up together or not, it's been something that we should probably write down! So, I asked him to TAKE HIS TIME (as to not take focus from the work) but, to write down his side of the story. He won't be typing so it won't be as easy for him to go into as much detail. But, I can type. so! I started my side tonight, and this is gonna be a novel if I keep going at this rate. You're all about to learn a whole lot about this relationship that I'm so grateful for.

Here we go.

Chapter 1. He’s so cool.

Clear back in 2006, I was a little sophomore sitting in my desk in my honors english class. nervous as ever, I quietly observed my class. I heard a boy say something really sarcastic and witty, looked over and noticed a real cutie. “He’s so cool.” I thought to myself. I was immediately obsessed. Later, I found out his name was Trace. Trace Rodgerson. Luckily, I found out we had some mutual friends in the class, Blake Bartholomew, and Jared Gorringe. I found out that Jared and Trace had been on the same lacrosse team and Trace had recently stopped playing. Well, Jared would always make fun of Trace for quitting, so I thought... what better way than to get to know this kid than start making jokes about quitting? I know, I know, stupid idea. But, it worked nonetheless. I’d chime into their conversations, and make lacrosse references and quitter jokes whenever possible. I would see Trace in the halls and just hope he knew who I was. I knew one thing, this kid was cool. so cool. I wanted to be his friend so badly, and couldn’t even dream about being cool enough to date him.

As the year went on, I realized he knew who I was and started being slightly more friendly. Once we watched a movie in our English class and me, Trace, Blake Bartholomew, and Whitney Hansen sat on the bean bag in the corner, I scratched Whitney’s back, then Blake’s, then just hoped Trace would need a back scratch too. I think he did... that was great. Towards the end of the year, it was the Dance Company Concert. Dan Haslam had bought 2 tickets and we were trying to convince Trace to come. After assuring him that we had a really cool dance to a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, he agreed. I didn’t think he’d show, but as I walked out of the dressing room, lo and behold, the cutest tall kid I ever did see was standing there smiling at me. I walked up and hugged him, thanked him for coming, and then he left. I thought to myself... wow. it was really easy to hug him. I liked that a lot.

It was this year, i think, that we both ended up at Tyler Evensen’s house one Friday night. I think he got there after me and I just couldn’t stop smiling when I saw him come into that basement. He picked up the guitar and started playing some Chili Peppers songs, so cool. At one point I noticed he was gone, so I wandered upstairs and found him watching videos on youtube. It was at that point that I started to pretend I was super into his music. John Frusciante was a new name for me, but I pretended those videos were the coolest thing I’d ever seen. Later we were both sitting on the couches in the basement tossing a nerf football back and forth chatting about nothing. He was just so cool.

A Medley. By Easton.