Goodbye Lazy Days of Summer...Hello Colorful World of Fall!

Well, I guess with everyone having gone back to school, it's pretty much official...summer, the most sacred of all seasons, is over. It's alright to shed some tears, it's a trying moment for us all. No more laying out to get a tan, or stargazing on a blanket at night. As I look back on my summer though, I realize just how great it truly was! Being able to spend a large chunk of my summer living in St. George was a dream come true! Between hiking at the Grand Canyon, experiencing Vegas night life for the 4th of July, bonfires in the desert, hiking angels landing, climbing on the red rock, the road trips back and forth between home and there, Morgan and Zach visiting...truly awesome.

Then there were the great times back home up north as well, running out of gas on the way to Evanston, Wyoming, hiking up to caves up Farmington Canyon, hiking to Diamond Fork hot springs at midnight, taking walks barefoot after firesides, longboarding, skinny dipping, roasting marshmallows on my patio, fireworks for the 24th, kissing Spaniards at Summerfest, going to open mic night on Saturdays, going to Wendover, Antelope Island trips, Manti Pageant trips, buying more and more plants...the list goes on and on!

It truly was a summer for the record books, and as sad as I am to see it go, I have to admit, there's a little part of me that's excited for fall and the beautiful changing colors that come along with it. Plus, Halloween's always a good time and Thanksgivng through January 7th is probably my second favorite time of the year (straight after summer of course). And imagine, all of this stuff happend in a matter of months...I wonder what the next few months have in store? All I know is I can't wait to see what happens!

Those Good Old Forks in the Road...

Suggested song of the post: Hannah Montana (yes, I'm serious) I'm Still Good :)

My game plan essentially ended with moving back up home to Bountiful which leaves me with....nothing. Awesome. I love it when this happens...

Really though, I'm taking this as an opportunity to do something new and fun! I have a good job, so at least I'm not super worried about that aspect of things, however, I don't know if this shows to people but I'm not a super professional person by nature :) and banks seem to be fairly professional places. Weird, right? So, I'm kind of keeping my eyes open for a job that I can maybe have for just a couple days a week that I really enjoy...I'm kind of hoping for J&L Garden Center? Except, I would probably end up spending all of my money long before I got it there. Heaven knows I can't resist a nice looking plant!

Yoga is something that I'm finding solice in these days as well, at times like this I know I need a nice connecting, grounding activity for myself. Yoga seems to fit that bill. The whole mind-body-spirt thing really seems to have something behind it for me....

on that same note meditation is the new love of my life. If I could have an affair with it, I totally would. When people say that it's amazing, they're not joking. The first little while is a little rough, you know, trying to stop thinking and all? We're so programed these days to just constantly be going that it's kind of disconcerning to try NOT doing anything. But then you have a moment where it just all clicks and you swear that you'll never go another day of your life without it.

As far as men go? I have been spotted around Bountiful kissing Spaniards (scandalous? possibly) the only other news is that I'm officially off of the market. That's right. I have met the man of my dreams. It happened one starry night in downtown Salt Lake City. I was longboarding one way down the street, and he was riding his bike the opposite direction up the street. Our eyes met. He stopped to pick a flower. I knew it was love. He is beautiful. The dreadlocks were what sealed the deal. The fact that I don't even know his name? No problem, just like in the movies, the details will work themselves out.

I have also vowed to not watch Gossip Girl this next season and to not buy season 3 when it's released. Shocking? Absolutely. But (as odd as this sounds) I am beginning to believe that there may be more to life than being catty and bitchy. I'm going to go ahead and blame this one on the meditation. What am I going to fill that massive gaping abyss with? Oh you know, reading insightful books (my current page turner is ....something about "My Forest" haha you wouldn't think it by me not being able to remember the name, but it's really good so far!!) and becoming a pro longboarder. It dawned on me this summer when I was bragging about my mad skills and then actually got onto a board again that A) it had been a while since I'd been on there and B) let's be honest, I never really got super good at it to begin with. That's about to change. GG was such a large part of my life that I'm going to have lots of time to practice :)

In the beginning...

Ok, so this may or may not be my second attempt at a blog, but this time I'm determined to make it work, and I have my friend Jillian Rose to thank for this renewed interest in blogging. I am a terrible friend and only just read her blog, and it's amazing!! I want to be just like her when I grow up! ...and blogging seemed like a good first step on that road...

I guess I'll start out by recapping my summer. I spent the summer in St. George! It started out as kind of a long shot and ended as a real long shot as well, but it was a good experiece for me overall, it just wasn't a super great fit for me right now. But that's fine, you live and learn, right? I transferred down with Zions Bank and I was a peak time teller in the southern Utah region. My favorite branches? Springdale (because I went into Zions National Park after work on those days) and River Road (the people there were my absolute favorites).

There were some Vegas trips (for the 4th of July and when my family came down), I got to experience the Grand Canyon (something that I have wanted to see for a long time), there was climbing all over red rocks, and of course new friends that were made, and lame boys that were encountered...oh the good times :) really though, St. George isn't something that I will forget in the near future!

Now it's back home to Bountiful, just in time for my friends to all be leaving for college :( perfect planning on my part I believe. What are my plans you ask? Oh I don't know. But, is that really all that shocking for me? Not so much. I figure that I'll give myself a week to sort out what's going on and then I'll start trying to make a game plan. For now I'm just happy finding some sweet tunes to inspire me...as I type I'm enjoying some Michael Franti (I swear I would marry that man, dreadlocks and going barefoot? He's perfect.) The Sound of Sunshine, Tarrus Riley's Love's Contagious and Jah Cure's Call on Me, all excellnt songs that I would recommend to anyone!

No matter what I end up deciding to do though, I WILL keep blogging! I'm determined now :)