Summer 2010.

BEWARE: lengthy post.

i know some of you are waiting for me to write another letter, but i'm going to be honest..i can't think of any single person i can have applied for day 10. i've learned that if someone isn't in

your life anymore, for one reason or another, it's probably meant to be that way. is that kind of sassy of me? oh well.

so i haven't done a summer post..but i think i'll do that now.

so, summer started off happily & merrily, for me at least. i got to stay up late & sleep in longer. that is nice, lemme tell ya. track was over, we had a little break from cross, it was fantastic. i got to watch my favorite boy in the whole entire world graduate..basically, just a great start. by the way, i hate this picture of me. ugh, my flippin' eye.

i got my job at pita jungle the 2nd week of summer, which i absolutely loved. it was the best job ever. i really miss it so much! i just want to go back & work there every weekend, but no one is willing to give up their shifts, ha.

since i had to stay in arizona all summer, basically, i hung out with a lot of the girlies. getting tan, swimming, the dressing up & going out to dinner, the usual.

then cross started! i love cross. it makes me so happy. the people on there are unlike any other. none of them bother me, unless they get me in trouble, joking..but really, they are fantastic. they really are part of my family. even though i'm going to be injured all season long & probably won't do any serious racing, i still run with the team every day.

i did a lot of traveling to awatukee this summer to visit my desert vista friends, which i love dearly. they are so funny! i literally am laughing non-stop every time i'm with them. speaking of which, i miss them.

i went on a few dates..which is always fun. tried to branch out. i soon discovered that i don't want that all that much. i think it's better if i stay out of the dating scene.

then i finally got to take ONE vacation from work & go to the beloved, coronado. hotel del. oh how i love you, california. i love not having to look cute there..no need to impress literally anyone. it's the nicest thing alive. and the best part? my hair is just an enormous afro everyday & I DON'T EVEN CARE. ah, it's just so happy & beautiful there..never gets old.

guess what i learned how to do this summer? WAKEBOARD. heck freakin' yes. i'm such a pro now, it's unbelievable. thank you, tod thornton.

after coming home from coronado, i went back to work..then at the end of july, i quit. it was such a huge relief, but at the same time, i was totally devastated. like i said, i miss it. a lot. after i quit, i got to head up to utah for the last vaca of summer. can i just tell you something about summer time in park city? IT'S BREATHTAKING. it seriously is one of the best ways to spend your summer & everything up there is so..different. i feel like i'm so far away from everything & everyone, and i kind of like it? yes, i do. a whole lot.

while i was up there, i got to experience a little taste of the college life. got to spend an evening with one of the greatest boys alive, ramsey alan carroll. thanks for being you!

but my last adventure of summer? going to fossil creek. all in one day, is was the worst & best. at one point in the day, i wanted to crawl into a small hole & never come out. but as soon as i turned off my phone & ignored the rest of the world, i was happy, for the most part. i'm obsessed with places so remote they don't have cell service. i really am just dying to go back! it was so pretty. so refreshing. so fun. ah, fantastic.

ps-please tell me that i'm not the only one who thinks jake jarvis & i were twins separated at birth?

summer 2010 was a hit & miss. i sure learned from it..which i'm trying to look at as a positive. but overall, i think i'm happy about being back in school..i think.

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