great weekend

Though I am definitely missing one of my favorite groups of Cubs yet, I was still able to get out and have some fun this weekend.

I started off my 24 hour break with tubing down the Provo River. rain? check. thunder and lightning? check. being attacked by many trees? check. It was so fun and adventurous and laughable. definitely some much needed bonding time.

While traveling down the river in our tubes, I got the chance to talk to my roommate Ashley some more and get to know her. She is so fantastic and we just found out we are going to be in the same ward in the fall! I couldn't be more excited to have her in my ward!

After tubing, we hurried back to the grove to shower and get ready and then were headed back to Provo for a surprise party for one of the grovers. we waited for an hour and a half for him to get there, and everyone was starving! He was sure surprised when we all screamed happy birthday and we quickly said hi and then drove to Panda Express asap to fill our empty stomachs. Is it bad that I am proud of myself for getting the smallest thing possible and only spending six dollars? this budget thing is hard! the night ended with a Target run for necessities. I am proud of myself because I only spent four dollars there... I guess I am becoming a little bit good at not spending all my money like crazy!

loving that I have fun things lined up for the next two weekends as well... a rodeo, fishing, celebrating more birthdays, and who knows what else? beats sitting up here bored!

why I am so happy right now

a thunderstorm

getting to hang out with my dad

Thai food
playing with the most fun little kids every week

birthday weekend with my awesome friend

swimming
 my cool new towel my mom bought me

seeing people from my old ward

we've been decepted
and... random presents from my cubs (so far this summer... I have gotten a mood ring, a candy bar,
 this bug, and some random pictures they drew. I love their sweet little gifts.)



be happy :)

BYU Bucket List

get on the police beat
watch a movie at the international cinema (Fall 2013)

host a progressive dinner
go to Park City
go to the Nickelcade (Fall 2012)

yes, we did ride the little kid carousel.

not sure what I am doing here.  

we were very focused on Golden Ax. pretty much the best game ever. 

go to the homecoming spectacular
light the Riverwoods

volunteer at the Bean museum

go to the luau
camp out for a basketball game
mocktails at Sparks
feed ducks at the duck pond

go to the Hogle Zoo
go to City Creek
eat dinner at the Cannon Center
moonlit ski ride at Sundance
roll down the hill by the library
go to Lagoon
go penny golfing in the SWKT:
(http://ginelle50firstdates.blogspot.com/2011/09/blinded-by-light.html)

go to at least one session of conference at the conference center (Winter 2013)

go on at least 2 camping trips

swim in the Great Salt Lake

go country dancing 
go to a corn maze to celebrate Halloween (Fall 2013)

yep, I'm the giant dancing corn in the middle.

study in the Tanner building

go to a planetarium show

tour an engineering lab (Fall 2012)

go on a last minute, spontaneous roadtrip

go to the unforum (Winter 2013)
go to a gymnastics meet

roast marshmallows on the bell tower

pull an all-nighter
baptisms at the Salt Lake temple

take at least 2 stac classes (2013)

I have a short year and a half to do a lot of fun things! I just hope I can fit it all in! 

I would love to be in Disneyland right now. riding Pirates of the Caribbean, California Screaming, or Space Mountain. people watching. eating monte cristos. watching the parade and fireworks. and soaking in the magic. Even though I am 21, I still love that place so much. I hope I get to go sometime this year!

friends

I am not lying when I say that pretty much all of my friends right now are my seven-year-olds that I am with all day. Each week, I grow to love these sweet, innocent spirits and when they leave it makes me strangely sad. Thank goodness I get new ones every week. They teach me so much about the gospel and how to be happy and have fun. and they love unconditionally. I am glad that there is always some cute Cub waving to me at meals, coming up to hug me, and making me feel like the awesomest person in the world

bucket list update and teaching primary

  things I have done on my bucket list: 

 

-gone to a fair

-found a new scripture study method, still working on making it a priority

-hiked Cascade Springs

-spending money: I have been spending less than 10% of my paycheck, except I buy one fun thing every paycheck. I would say that is pretty good. 

-laid in the hammock

-party more (this is so/so, sometimes I do, but I don't really have a lot of people that I like to party with yet) 

 

things I have yet to do/will continue to do: 

 

go to seven peaks
watch fireworks on fourth of july
go on a date or two
hike Timp

 work hard to make every week awesome for the Cubs and not let 

my own desires ruin their vacation
find new ways to study scriptures and make it a priority
index 3 batches a week
spend 10% or less of what I earn
be more daring

read at least 3 books (one spiritual)

lay out and watch the stars/meteor shower

magnify my calling

start listening to the Harry Potter books

be more friendly and party more

 

For my calling, I teach the Valiant 10 class in Primary. I love it. Some weeks can be a real challenge because they just try to play all the time. This week was a pretty good lesson. So many of the kids I teach have good testimonies and good answers and good stories. I learn so much from them as I teach. Today, I asked them to share stories about when they had been prompted by the Spirit, and they all had amazing examples. I am so grateful for all they teach me! 

life as of late....

Aspen Grove staff bowling

Sammy's run

eating lunch with my cubs/getting hugs from them :)

trailer reunion with Kelli and Nico 

going to see Brave 

hanging out in the hammock and laughing

wearing shorts

seeing my sister for about 2 whole minutes... made my day

zumba dance workouts

staying up late with my bedding standby, making awkward jokes

being exhausted 24/7

going back on campus and realizing how much I miss it

tomorrow... sleeping in, playing WarioWare/Korra finale with Arianne, laying by the pool, primary meeting, and napping are all happening. hopefully I can fit it all in :) I love days off!