Wow...so I haven't exactly been so great at keeping this updated. It's just there hasn't been one single event that seemed to warrant it's own entry.
Anyways...
So, my car wasn't totaled. They fixed it and although it felt a bit different for awhile, it was wonderful to be back in my own car. I had my car back for a few days when I randomly looked under the hood and saw pink fluid sprayed across the engine. I took it back into my body shop and they were able to fix it right up, although it meant another week in a rental car. (It turned out to be just a hard-to-detect hole in the radiator hose. It didn't take very long to repair, but apparently, radiator hoses for an '08 Yaris aren't easy to come by.)
The months of June and July were mostly consumed by The Music Man and work. The Music Man was a lot of fun, but also very time consuming so by the time it closed, I was very excited to have my evenings back. The day after closing, I went camping at Maple Lake with my family. It was a lot of fun just hanging out. We boated on the lake, biked, hiked, played games, built bonfires, and other awesomeness.
Since the camping trip, I've just been trying to fit in as many awesome summer activities as possible while filling in the gaps with shifts at work. My family didn't take an actual vacation this year so instead we're using my mom's vacation time to do fun things around where we live. This week my parents and brother backpacked King's Peak. They were gone for three days and during that time, the sisters had the house to ourselves. We went swimming, hiking, and like good children, threw a raging party. (Just kidding, we actually cleaned the house 'cause we're just cool like that.) Next week should be even more amazing: Lagoon, the county fair (including a demolition derby), the Alpine Loop, and hanging out with awesome friends are all on the calender.
Other mentionables of the summer include Owlz games, free smoothies galore, Boy Meets World nearly everyday, and lots and lots of hikes. Hikes I can now check off my list from this summer include: Battle Creek Falls, the Y, Red Lake, the Grotto, and Fifth Water. And there will hopefully be a few more to follow before the hiking season ends.
Oh, and I almost forgot the biggest news of the summer: I made the nursing program at Provo College. I'm SOOOO excited and at the same time SOOO nervous.
