An End.

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.

John, Braeden and I

Me and Mindy

Morgan, Me, Sceri, and Jeromy

Mindy, Sceri, Me, and Mo.... and Jason ;)

Me, Kendle and Lauren

-Menchies. Menchies was a great treat to cool us off in the summer heat.

Joseph and I

Me and Chase

Friends at Menchies :)

Me and Jordan

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

Pirates 4

Kung Fu Panda 2

X Men First Class

Green Lantern

Harry Potter

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 :)

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.

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!

Absolutely SOAKED!

Friends Forever

Tap Dancing in the RAIN :)

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!! :)

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! 

Josh!

Tino!

Vincey Baby!

Kayla!

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!

-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!

Tori, Haley, Me, and Steven

The Higgins and The Orams + Tori! :)

Victoria, Haley, and I

The Girls

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! :)

Oram Family

The Oram Clan.

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! ;)