Hiccups, Hiking, Hurting...Sightseeing in Steamboat Springs. It seems like my whole life is filled with alliterations these days!

Hiccups: I have this thing...I literally get the hiccups about six times a week. When I was babysitting Kennedy one time last week, she got the hiccups and had them for a REALLY long time! I think baby hiccups are the most adorable things...and it was making me laugh so stinkin' hard. :)
 Hiking: As you may or may not know...I am not one to go on hikes all that often. This summer, though, it feels like I have been on my fair share of hikes for the few weeks we've been out of school! I have "hiked" (okay...it's more like an uphill stroll...but I'm still counting it) up to Bridal Veil Falls twice and went on another hike up past Seven Peaks (not sure what the name of the trail was that we took). It has been really great to put myself out of my comfort zone a few times and enjoy this beautiful world that God has given us! I especially love when I get to see the sunset from a different place than I normally do. :)
Hurting: Oh, my white family...the first day of our vacation (see the next alliteration for more details) we went out to swim but realized we forgot to bring sunscreen. Silly us...we went out anyway! Coming back in after two hours of being out in the sun, we quickly realized just how sunburned we all really were. We all look like tomatoes...and let me tell you; we are all hurting.

Sightseeing in Steamboat Springs: My family decided it would be fun to get away for the 4th, and we ended up agreeing on Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Madi & McKay came with us on Monday morning, and we're excited for Cole, April, & Kennedy Lou to meet up with us tonight! It will be fun to have the whole gang together on vacation. :) This city is so precious! We got to walk down Main Street yesterday and experience the cuteness of the town. I love it here. I'm excited to explore more of it the rest of this week!
Thank you for letting me share my alliterations with you! Hope you're doing splendid. ♥

Wow, summertime is glorious. Thank goodness for the almost-three-month break they give us in-between crazy school years (...not saying I couldn't get used to year-round school...I'm sure I could...but holy cow I love summer)! This summer has been Oh So Very relaxing...and I just happen to be Oh So Very grateful for that fact! I've gotten the chance to spend a lot of time with my dear Momma running errands and stopping at Sonic during 'Happy Hour' one-too-many times. I've also had the chance to go on some *extremely* fun dates and spend quite a few hours with friends making memories that will last a life-time. Thank you to everyone who have helped me to make these 3 weeks of summertime (so-far...I don't want it to be over THAT fast!) simply glorious.

I got the wonderful opportunity to attend EFY (Especially for Youth) this past week. I learned so much there and grew spiritually an incredible amount! One of the things the main speakers talked about was how a few years ago she challenged herself to not complain for an entire year! I was so intrigued by the challenge I decided to take it on myself.

Even though I have only done it for half a week...I've noticed a difference! It makes me really try and appreciate all the good in the world and just forget about the negative. It's amazing what a slight "attitude adjustment" can do to your perspective on life.

I'm excited to see where this journey will take me!

Spring Break was amazing. I'm so blessed to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and have the opportunity to watch General Conference (if you're interested in what General Conference is...check this out)! It was SO good and I feel so spiritually uplifted since watching and listening to the prophets & apostles called of God that are on this earth today.

As you may or may not know, I was asked to be the Head Editor of Provo High School's yearbook, The Provost, this year. I'm so grateful for the opportunity and I've loved getting to do it (even with the stress that comes along with it). Today is the FINAL deadline for the entire yearbook...so I'm actually at the school right now waiting for the Index to be finished downloading so that I can then add all the files to the layouts I need to, then I will be able to upload the layouts to the server (don't fret if that doesn't mean anything to you...it's just a really long, strenuous process).

I keep thinking about how truly blessed I am. I'm blessed to be the Head Editor as a Sophomore, I'm blessed to have the amazing family that I have, I'm blessed to have wonderful friends that help me keep high standards, I'm blessed to attend a high school that I love, I'm blessed to have teachers that inspire and uplift me each and every day, I'm blessed to live in this beautiful city in this stupendous world.