Summer '11 in Review...

Words just can't describe what an amazing summer I had, so I made a video! Videos are more fun anyways, enjoy!

Less than a year!

As some of you may know, I'm going to Europe next summer with my bff! Only 335 more days till I'm on a plane bound for London! I made my first payment for my trip back in February thinking that time would drag on way longer than it actually has. I can't even believe that a year from today I'll be on my way home from the biggest adventure of my life. Words can't even describe how excited and grateful I am for this opportunity to see a place I have always dreamed of seeing.

But while I play the waiting game, it's been really fun piecing together things for my trip. 

- I got my first passport! Yay!

- A new camera complete with 4 extra memory cards and an extra battery.

- A pack of compression bags so I can take extra cute clothes.

-  And a bunch of other odds and ends I've been collecting along the way.

I still have a lot more work to do before my trip, but it has been fun taking the steps to eventually get to where I want to be in 11 months. 

Never gunna grow up...

Theme song for this summer? I think yes. 

Jake Owen is SO hot! Who agrees?

life opens up when you do

The reason I've been a bit off the radar lately is because I've really been trying to make this summer amazing. And so far so good! I've spent the past couple of months doing all things summery and I've loved every second of it. Hence the reason I've spent more time outside than on my computer.

I guess sometimes when things are going really well you have time to stop and take a good long look at life. So far I've learned that:

A. I have no idea what I want to do with major I'm currently majoring in. No idea.

B. Hence the reason why I'll only be taking Spanish and math the next couple of semesters until I figure it out.

C. And also because I need to save up for my month long excursion to Europe that I'll be taking next summer. Win, win.

D. After going to Europe I plan on re-applying for the Disney College Program and moving my butt to sunny California. I guess the one thing I really know I want to be someday is a Disney Imagineer. 

E. After the DCP (that is, if I get in), I'll hopefully know exactly which direction I want to go in at Disney, so I can go back to school confident in my decision.

So now when people ask me what I want to do with my life, although lengthy, I'll finally have an answer. 

Change is good, right?

Summer Lovin'

Summer is my all-time favorite time of year. No snow, no ice, no freezing wind. Just sunshine, heat, bare feet and the smell of freshly mown grass and gasoline. 

Here are a few things I'm looking forward to this summer...

flip-flops s'mores swimming African Ice tanning oil the lake

camping driving with the windows down cold watermelon Lagoon 

4th of July lemonade hiking picnics hotdogs campfires shorts

 roasted starbursts  pineapple cool nights under the stars kool-aid

bike rides swimsuits slurpies running through sprinklers sand between your toes

sandals the pool sunsets roadtrips movies at the capitol 

the smell of wet cement night games seashells popsicles the state fair

farmers markets flowers concerts country music warm rain

fireworks baseball games the beach days of '47

 no school sundresses thunderstorms the smell of sunscreen

the sound of crickets shooting stars tubing rootbeer floats barbecues

What are some things you love most about SUMMER?