Oh goodness, I'm getting worse and worse about updating this thing.
Summer is going great.
Six Flags was fun. We camped on the beach for a night and then stayed at a sketchy hotel room! It was pretty great. We went on all of the rides we wanted to and it was a pretty cheap trip considering.
I stayed in Yuma with the Williams for awhile afterward (and awhile before, the trip kept getting postponed due to various things including stomach flu and lack of places to stay). It was really enjoyable, his family is very hospitable.
Then I went back to Avondale and stayed there for two weeks. It was quite relaxing, kind of lonely at times since all my siblings are in Lakeside with my dad (or Boise as is the case with Wade). I got offered an acting job in a movie produced by an independent company. It was a zombie movie and it didn't pay so I turned it down. I looked up tons of jobs and volunteer opportunities but none of them seem to work (either they need it year round or I would have to go to a training orientation that is only held once a month or I need TB testing... etc etc.) So this is the first summer in 5 years that I don't have a job. I feel pretty useless. Thankfully my savings are adequate to cover my expenses.
I went back to Yuma to visit Jenkin this past week. It was fun. We floated down the Colorado River, swam 2 times, trimmed an orange tree, got DQ, hiked Telegraph Pass (almost completely and with a few wild animal scares), got muffins TWICE, saw X-Men First Class and Super 8, tried to teach Luna to swim, ate at Chile Pepper and Wildstix (wildsticks? I'm not sure how they spell it), fell asleep watching TV almost every night, walked in the wetlands (I saw an OWL!), chanced a Chinese buffet... We had a fun time.
Now I am back in Avondale, trying to long-distance find someone with a truck to help me move my stuff out of my apartment in Tucson sometime this week... Next week Jenkin is coming to Avondale to hang out and then I'll be going to Lakeside towards the end of the week (I have a teeth cleaning and hopefully an eye appointment wootwoot). Arizona is my romping grounds, I'll have crossed the state like 3 times in one month.
Bryce Addison is in the area for part of this month, I'm REEEEEALLLLY hoping to see him :) I love him and miss him.
Kalee has written and emailed a few times, I need to write her back. Her letters and emails make my heart smile. That's the one good thing about my friends going on missions, I'll be so much more excited to hear from them when it is rare. (I love hearing from my friends now, but I forget how much I love hearing from them because it happens... Truth be told it doesn't happen very often now. But its simple to do, not much thought goes into it. A letter on the other hand.. That takes some TLC to send to a friend.)
Speaking of missionary friends. Zac is going to Kentucky, William is going to Fiji, Jenkin is going to Guatemala, Ali is going to Canada, Monte is going to SLC, and Kalee is in Peru. There are tons of other missionaries but I'm ignoring them right now. So woooohooo for friends across the continent.
My mom sent me the link to this amazing blog: check it: http://twocatsandawindchime.blogspot.com/.
She is hilarious and I really appreciate a lot of her views.
Well I am going to continue my quest for a truck and stuff. Probably watch some Scrubs or Psych.
Movies I can't wait for:
Green Lantern: this Thursday.
Harry Potter: July 15th.
Captain America: July 22nd.
Transformers: July 1st (I think).
So far this summer has had AWESOME movies. Thor was amazing, as was X-Men. Super 8 was very enjoyable also. 3 for 3. I hope the rest of the summer doesn't disappoint. (If you are wondering if Super 8 is worth seeing, there is a Harry Potter trailer before it. So the answer is yes. I almost peed my pants I was so excited.)
