The title of this blog is "An End" instead of "The End" for a reason. Because this really isn't THE end of anything, really... just AN end of a single summer... a single summer that very well may have been the best summer of I've had thus far. ;) Let's see if we can highlight even a FEW things I did this summer..
-Coffee Club. Coffee Club was a marvelous thing. I know a lot of people think it's cliche and stupid, but I loved it. I met new people, current friendships grew, and I ended up becoming friends with people I never expected to. Plus, we just had some good old fashioned fun, drinking coffee together, playing games, and talking. What great times we had! :)
-Lake Trips. We took SOO many lake trips, and every single one was a blast! Really enjoyed spending time in the sunshine with good company.
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| John, Braeden and I |
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| Me and Mindy |
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| Morgan, Me, Sceri, and Jeromy |
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| Mindy, Sceri, Me, and Mo.... and Jason ;) |
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| Me, Kendle and Lauren |
-Menchies. Menchies was a great treat to cool us off in the summer heat.
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| Joseph and I |
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| Me and Chase |
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| Friends at Menchies :) |
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| Me and Jordan |
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| C.C. 4 Eva! :) |
-Movies. I saw SOO many movies this summer! It was AWESOME! Let's see if I can remember them all....
*Water For Elephants
*Brides Maids
*Green Lantern
*The Hangover Part 2
*Super 8
*Soul Surfer
*Kung Fu Panda 2
*Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
*TRON
*Transformers 3
*Pirates of the Caribbean 4
*X-Men First Class
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| Pirates 4 |
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| Kung Fu Panda 2 |
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| X Men First Class |
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| Green Lantern |
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| Harry Potter |
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| Hangover 2 |
I also watched a billion movies... but I'm not even going to try to remember all those... haha
-Anti-Gravity. We went there many times.
-The Waterfalls at Gunlock. BEAUTIFUL!!!
-Making Cookies :)
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| Teddy Bears in Love <3 |
-Camping. Even camping just for one night is a blast. So awesome to have friends that will go out into the woods and sleep in a tent. We had so much fun!
-Planking. Well.... that's all there is to it. Planking.
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| Plank Teepee! |
-Sister/Sibling dates.
-Swimming. LOTS of Swimming/Hot Tubbing
(Getting a waterproof camera for my birthday has DEFINITELY been put to good use this summer! LOVE it!)
-Star Gazing in Snow Canyon/Playing in the SandDunes
-Funerals... :( Unfortunately went through a few deaths this summer. A good friend and peer, Nolan Anderson, a soon-to-be senior in high school passed away peacefully and quietly in his sleep. And my little cousin Tegan. She was just a year old. Had been fighting for her life, living in the hospital, since birth. Unfortunately I never got to meet the sweet angel. And even though it's hard, everything happens for a reason, and we must learn how to accept and embrace that. Rest in Peace, Nolan and Tegan.
-Playing in the rain. Summer rain is the best. I love it. I love to sing and dance in the rain. And we did just that!
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| Absolutely SOAKED! |
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| Friends Forever |
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| Tap Dancing in the RAIN :) |
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| So. Much. Fun. |
-Birthday Parties! (Self explanatory)
-Vegas Trip! I was lucky enough to take a day trip to Vegas with some girlfriends for my friend Morgan's birthday. We had a great time!
-Random outings with friends. We did so many random things this summer, I wouldn't even know where to begin! But we sure did have some fun!
-Daddy's Birthday. My whole family but me and my dad were out of town on my dad's birthday, so we got to have a daddy/daughter lunch at Red Robin! And Kaitlin tagged along. I love my dad! :)
-Fires! There were quite a few fires out in Ivins this summer... like 3 or 4, I think! Crazy!
-Family outings. Sakura opened this summer. We went there a couple times. It is SOOOOOO good!!! If you haven't been there, you must go! ASAP! It's amazing!! :)
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| SUCH an AMAZING plate of food! |
-Tuacahn Shows. I have lots of friends in the casts of Little Mermaid and Grease, and I loved going and supporting them and watching them perform!
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| Josh! |
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| Tino! |
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| Vincey Baby! |
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| Kayla! |
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| Going to Grease! |
-TSTI Reunion. Well, I already wrote a whole blog about just that weekend. But it was definitely a HIGHLIGHT of my summer, so I have to include it. I love Kyle, Sceri, Tasha, Keef, Taylor, and Crystal with all my heart! Such an amazing, fun filled weekend, we had a BLAST!
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-Smokey Joe's. The show that has consumed my life for the past 3-4 months! I was lucky enough to be cast in Broadway West Theater's production of Smokey Joe's Cafe. We started rehearsals the end of May, and performed 19 shows July 25-August 20. Made some great friends, got to work with some extremely talented people, and had a blast performing onstage again!
-Family. My cousins from Florida and Arizona came down for a couple of days and it was SO great to see them! I hadn't seen them in at least a year and a half!
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| Tori, Haley, Me, and Steven |
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| The Higgins and The Orams + Tori! :) |
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| Victoria, Haley, and I |
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| The Girls |
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| Me and Steve. Steven is my ONLY cousin on both sides of the family who is MY AGE. He's my favorite cousin. We get along so well. Love you Steve! :) |
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| Oram Family |
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| The Oram Clan. |
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| Cousins :) |
I know there's SO much more I could talk about, but this blog post is already a million miles long! Haha I had quite an AMAZING summer, I'm lucky to have such wonderful people in my life. I wish them all luck in their future endeavors- school, work, moving, getting married, having babies, etc. I've got one month left til I start the next big project in my life. Cosmetology School! I start September 27th at Taylor Andrew's Academy of Hair Design and Esthetics here in St. George, and I CAN'T WAIT! I had my play time, and now it's time to get serious! ;)
