summertime and the livin' is easy

It's finally summer! I finished spring classes with flying colors and now I am done with school until September. I am ready to soak up the sun and relax... But I have to work.

I'm still working at the Writing Center and I guess I can't really complain. I don't have to go to work until 10 and I can pretty much do what I want after I finish my work. I plan on reading a lot of books during those hours.

I got to go home for five days over Memorial Day weekend. It was so great to see everyone and to hang out. Trevor graduated and I am so proud of all of his amazing accomplishments. I would list them here but I don't want to make anyone feel bad. I feel like I packed in so much over those 5 days: graduation dinner at Olive Garden, commencement, graduation cake, birthday party, dance recital, birthday cake, yard work, graduation party, homemade root beer, surprise birthday party, seminary graduation, Memorial Day barbecue, croquet, ice cream, movies, dance parties, four-square. It was a great weekend and I wish I could go back for another visit!

Last weekend, we had a ward camp out in Manti. We drove down to Palisades State Park on Friday afternoon, had a great dinner, and then went to the Mormon Miracle Pageant. There are differing opinions on the quality of the pageant. I'll just say that I will always love the City of Joseph pageant the most. The rest of the night was spent being serenaded by guitars, looking at the stars and trying to listen to what the boys were talking about in the next tent over. Breakfast was delicious (I think food is usually really good when you are camping). Then we played some team building games including a trust fall. The rest of the morning was full of swimming and dominating bocce ball. We squeezed in a little frisbee before we all headed back to Provo. I was exhausted and took a long nap after my shower. Then I made homemade brownies and enjoyed the rest of the evening. (Manti Temple)
A few weeks ago, a bunch of us went to Salt Lake City to see a chalk art festival at the Gateway outdoor mall. After looking at the amazing chalk art we ate at a really good Thai restaurant. I think Thai food is one of my favorites. After dinner and some shopping, we went to the planetarium and spent way more time there than I thought a group of college students could. First of all, we spent so much time in the gift shop. Who knew there were so many fun toys there? Then we made our way up to the science displays where we all took turns forecasting the weather and exploring the landscape of the moon and Mars.
Here are a bunch of other pictures from baseball games, parties and other similar shindigs: