While in St. George:

I am down in St. George until my niece is born. Earlier in the week me and my sisters went swimming, which is was a nice relief from the 100 degree weather that is considered normal down here.



We went to the fair and walked around, while eating greasy and delicious fair food. I decided that I love fairs and amusement parks at night. They are just so fun!




And I also dressed up with my sister on Saturday morning to be in a parade for a halloween float. Notice the outfits. (Her pink hair is hard to miss.)

Also while I've been down here I have :
1. Watched 4 seasons of "The Office." I have never felt so lazy in my whole life. Count them..FOUR seasons.
2. Gone running a total of once.
3. Saw a bug at the fair that was bigger than my ear...crawling on some guy's chest. It's his PET. Yikes.
4. Had some good talks with April's belly, telling Paisley it's time to come out....Pray that it works!
:)

Cedar Badge

I had the opportunity to go to Cedar Badge this year and... it poured on us the whole week! I have never been in so much rain! it was such a blast though! I loved it and I learned that there aren't many things better in this world than sleeping out beneath the stars. :)

The whole week was great and my crew had so much fun together.
As you can see we had fun posing for our pictures!

And when we finally hiked and got up to the top of Big Medicine...it started raining again. So we hiked back down but it was still incredile.

Hooray, I graduated!

From sticky elmer's glue and merry go rounds to teenage drama and football games, I finally graduated from high school. After years of waiting, I was done in less than 3 hours, wondering where all that time disappeared to. For what seemed like a lifetime at moments, now it feels like I blinked and the moment is gone. Thankfully I made some great memories that will last me a lifetime. And I'm excited for more to come!

Wish me luck out there in the "real" world. ;)

State Track Championships

Track and running is one of my favorite things to do. It's also one of the hardest I've done, but with the challenge comes a good feeling of accomplishment too. It's totally worth all the blood, sweat, and tears when you earn what you have worked hard for. State track was way fun. I had a blast with my team. Nothing feels better than working really hard for something and accomplishing it.I went in my 300 hurdles and in the 4 x 400 relay. We ran our hearts out at districts and earned our spot. It was fun to relax at our hotel. But when it came time to step into my blocks, I was so overwhelmed with all of the PEOPLE there. It was incredible. Nothing compares to the adrenaline rush when they call your name and you step into your blocks. There I am after my hurdle race.

When we got to the track to practice, it was HUGE. I loved running on their track and warming up in their blocks as a Grizzly. It was my last time running for Skyline and I have loved every season of track and cross country. There were always those hard workouts, or times when I wanted to quit, but I didn't and I am so glad I didn't. Because there were also those moments when every bit of hard work that I put in left me feeling on top of the world. I put my whole heart into it and it taught me a lot about life. My best memories come from here.

I Could Have Danced All Night

Commencement was a good last high school memory to enjoy. I had a great time with my date and we had so much fun together. I don't think I've laughed so hard in a while.

My Mom got caught with the "just ONE more picture" disease that night. So me and Trevor ended up being a little late to dinner at Olive Garden. We ended up ordering our food on our way to the restaurant because everyone else was already there. Good thing my mom got some pics though...


Ok ....I LOVE these shoes. So we had to take a picture before the dance. It was so fun to get all dressed up like a princess for the dance. I felt like Cinderella going to the ball that night. It was perfect and SO much fun. Except I think I had an even BETTER time than any Cinderella... :)

The only thing that wasn't my favorite was the end of the night. I could have danced and laughed the whole night away. Me and my date enoyed it and it's a great memory that I won't soon forget.

I'm going there someday...

The YW in my ward decided to take a challenge and when we completed our goal we went down to Salt Lake for the day to see the Salt Lake Temple and the YW Broadcast, live in the Conference Center. It was such a wonderful experience and I feel so blessed that I could be a part of it all. My ward and YW are amazing and it was great to spend a whole day on the temple grounds, just feeling the spirit and being with the young women. It was a long day, beginning at 6 am, but it was well worth it. The flowers on Temple Square are so PRETTY!We got amazing seats in the Conference Center, they were so close to the front and it was incredible. I have never seen the prophet in person and when he walked into the room, we all fell silent immediately. The spirit was so strong and I couldn't help but close my eyes and just soak in the wonderful spirit. Words can't even describe it.

Overall, it was just great to spend the day on the temple grounds. I loved every minute of it. Not only is it a beautiful place to be, but the spirit makes it so special. There is no where else in the world I would rather be. I'm going there someday!

Scavenger Hunt..or Hide and Seek??

Yay! I am going to my senior prom. Even though the whole idea of spending a whole day getting ready for just one night, and wearing a big poofy dress, and the lameness of every dance is well...just that, lame. It's still sort of fun to just be crazy and enjoy the lameness. I mean, I AM a girl, I had better enjoy getting dressed up every once in a while. So I got asked to prom. My room was totally and completely covered in streamers, and the smell of red roses wafted through the air. As lame as dances are, it's still going to be fun to go. Especially with my date because we are such great friends, I know we will have a blast together. Funny story though-where I learned I should never be a spy... I had to answer him back to the dance last night. So me and Jordan went and got all the stuff to make a little scavenger hunt for him and decorate his car, and trash his room. Can you say oh so fun!? haha, how can it not be fun to go trash someone's car, right? Trevor had a meeting so while he was in it we got into his car and the mess-making began. We were being all stealthy so that we didn't get caught while he was in his meeting, and then we went and finished the rest of the scavenger hunt for him at his house. Where his siblings would not quit eating ALL of the candy...:(. kids these days...tsk tsk.
Then after we finished, he was still in his meeting so we thought it would be fun to go see his face when he saw his car. So we parked about a block away and started sneaking over to hide somewhere close to the scene. I texted him to see when he would be out and found it would be just a matter of minutes. Unfortunately while we waited for him to come out, a series of events led me and Jordan to have to leave early and miss the action. So as we're walking back to my car, disappointed, Jordan looks over and asks if the guys she sees is Trevor. I look over and my jaw completely drops. IT IS! OH NO!!! HIDE! The only hiding place was a tiny ledge beside us, so as he glances over at the two of us, we drop flat to the ground, shaking with laughter. Such wonderful spies. As we're laying there on the pavement, I looked over and saw some lady sitting in a car in the closest parking spot available looking very... confused.haha, I couldn't help but giggle. It was just too hilarious. So I think maybe my loud laugh might have helped give us away, that and our instant dropping to the ground upon seeing Trevor. I decided to sneak a peek at him and see if he was still looking at us. Not only was he looking for us, he was walking towards our not very good hiding spot. After a quick whispered discussion (followed with more laughter), Jordan and I decided to make a run for it. As we got up, we hid behind the car, with a very bewildered lady still sitting inside. So as we started sprinting to make it to my far away car, Trevor starts chasing us! It was supposed to be a scavenger hunt, but it turned into a crazy game of hide and go seek. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard. I just feel bad for that poor woman in the car. What she must have thought seeing two girls running from some guy chasing them down across the street. I still wonder if she called the cops...we left too soon to find out. Lesson learned: Christina will never be a secret agent. But she does love a good game of hide and go seek.