To the Summit!

We had an awesome ward activity a little while ago. We hiked R Mountain (also known as The Butte), and then we had the Polynesian dancers from the school come perform for us during the part where we ate food after the hike. I didn't get any pictures of after the hike (dang it...), but the whole thing was a good time!

The Commencement

Taking a break while we wait for the rest of our group

We made it to the top :)

I just couldn't resist... :)

Haha, not the prettiest jump, but I thought it was kinda funny!

The whole group! (Minus Bishop and a couple others who didn't go the whole way...)

The Triumphal Return

Jumping In Puddles

A little while ago, it had been raining almost constantly in Rexburg. Well one night me and two of my roommates, Hannah and Shea, decided that instead of whining about more rain, we were going to embrace it!

We're only reliving the moment in this photo, but there had been a HUGE puddle right there where the cars drove by in the roundabout, and it was like getting sprayed by jet skis in the river! There was a big group of people just standing on the side there getting soaked...that is, until a cop came and spoiled the fun...

The wretched drain that got rid of our precious puddle...

That's all folks!

INDEPENDENCE DAY!!

So I was really sad that I wasn't going to be able to spend the 4th with my family in Burley, but my friends did a pretty good job at making it a good day! We started off by helping out in the parade. Joy, the assistant director for Dance Alliance, also directs the Idaho Ballroom Academy, and her kids were dancing in the parade, so we directed traffic and pulled the candy wagons. After the parade we walked around the park for a bit, and then decided to have a waffle party.

After a bunch of us devoured some tasty, tasty waffles and played a few rounds of ninja attack, we went to Smith Park and played a mean game of kickball. Here's the crew...

To cool down we went to G's Dairy and got two of the the 13 scoop bowls and shared it between us all...it was super good, and there was super a lot!

Afterwards we got invited to a BBQ at Kyle's parent's house in Idaho Falls (Kyle is a DA member as well). Not only did they provide us with a fantastic meal, and hours of entertainment in the form of a trampoline and a front yard, but they also saved us some amazing seats for the firework show there in IF! It was very generous of them, and it sure made this Independence Day one worth remembering!

I think I may have been slightly tired after the fireworks...

Birthday Partyin'

My birthday has always been slightly nonexistent. I mean, it is in the middle of the summer when no one is usually around, and two days later is the fourth of July. Therefore it just sort of gets lost in the mix of things. So this year I was pretty excited that I was going to be able to spend it with a bunch of my friends up here at school. Little did I know the surprises they had in store for me....

Three of my roommates got up at 4:00 am and left me chalk messages all the way to the Kirkham (the dance building on campus)

Crazy-heads!!

They even stayed awake long enough to make me breakfast! I had to be up at 5:30 that morning, so it was incredibly nice! And obviously super healthy.... :)

I apologize for my morning immodesty...they caught me off-guard. Haha.

Oh yea....and they also left me post-it notes around the apartment

I have been wanting a scooter for a while now, to use around campus, and a few of my Dance Alliance friends found out about it.....and decided to surprise me and get me one for my birthday. Goodness gracious, I was not expecting that! And just look at how beautiful it is! I tend to turn heads when I ride it around :)

Something funny about this is that my mom had sent me a check in the mail for my birthday to get myself a scooter, because I had told her that I wanted one. My friends had to stall my scooter-shopping because they had already gotten this one for me!

So besides the fact that I didn't get a birthday cake, and I didn't get to see my family...it was a pretty good birthday :)