the game of football is in my blood—I'm a Ute

For all you Ute fans out there.

You all know I am one.

A gigantic Utes fan.

At least, you better know that.

Ha.

Go Utes!

I am so so so stoked for this season!

happy 24th

I hope you aren't feeling neglected—I realize it's been a long time since I posted anything, but I have had a busy week. Good news, school is almost over! Six more days, and then I can say that I survived my first (and only) summer semester! Yay me!

Here's what's been going on via pictures.

They tell stories much better I think.

 C and I took a trip out to Antelope Island again.

 It was beautiful, and the sunset was breathtaking.

 It was also very windy. But so much fun.

Also, this cute girl ^

got married on Friday!

Congrats Alex and Shawn, your reception was gorgeous.

(This picture is from 2008, I can't believe how young we look)

More fun adventure pictures coming soon!

I love summer!

hp

C and I saw Harry Potter 7.2 last night with my family.

Such a great ending to a wonderful series.

Did I mention we saw it in 3D?

For free. Mmhmm.

Remember when this came out? 

Ah, so great.

I <3 hp

it's an adult thing

Yesterday was my 21st birthday.

For reals.

I don't know when I got so old,

but nevertheless, here I am.

(image via Google image search)
It was a fantastic birthday, even though I went to school.

That's never happened before. School on my b-day?

It wasn't so bad I guess.

Because after school I went to sushi with my parents and C.

Which was suuuuper delicious.

The waiter threatened a birthday song in front of the entire restaurant.

I got coconut gelato instead.

Mm mm tasty.

Then I watched C play soccer (probably one of my favorite activities).

It was a good birthday.

Thanks to everyone who wished me well yesterday.

And because I'm a nerd:

(No, I didn't cry when I watched this video.)

hp for eternity

backpacking

I have to admit, I had never really been backpacking before.

Didn't know what to expect.

Didn't expect my pack to be so heavy.

(it was 30 lbs)

And definitely didn't expect the hike to be so hard

and so steep.

I also didn't expected the view at the top to

completely erase my hatred toward the trail.

But it did.

Lake Blanche is beautiful!

We found the perfect little grassy nook for our tents,

 and it was an amazing little getaway.

C, G and me at the top before bed.

And just to make you laugh:

my awesome

"I conquered the mountain/please don't let a mountain lion eat me" pose.

(Pose is magnified if you zoom in on my face haha)

antelope island

C and I took a cruise out to Antelope Island.

I forgot how far away it is.

(and how much I miss my iPod cord for my car)

But we got out there and set up to shoot,

and C forgot his camera's battery.

So I let him borrow mine a bit.

Here are some of the results of my island camera lesson:

 I mastered the art of 10-second timer pretty quickly.

 These logs/benches were intriguing me the entire time we

were at this part of the island. I wanted to shoot them way bad,

and this is my favorite of the shots.

 Again, a 10-sec timer masterpiece.

And probably my favorite of the bunch. Not only is the sky

super awesome, but I happen to be standing next to an extremely

good looking guy. Aren't I so lucky?

Happy July!

I went rock climbing

Don't believe me? It's perfectly true,

and C took pictures to prove it.

I won't pretend I wasn't absolutely terrified.

('cause I was)

But guess what?

I loved it!

We're going again this week.

(maybe even twice)