It's Summer and Stuff!

And boy, do I love it. I've been working and taking zero classes while I stay in Provo, and it feels better than a giant Freezie in June. That's a comparison I can make - I just had a Freezie, and today was a record-breaking 103 degrees in little old Coon Rapids, Minnesota. I can't believe that I left Utah - which is supposed to be a desert but had been rainy and cold all summer - to visit home, where it gets colder than my roommate Erin's birthplace in Canada.



And so dang snowy! Anyway, the point of this is that I am way glad I stayed in Provo for the summer, although I love being with my family and friends here. I guess I'm just too much of a social butterfly to live at home. I'll fill you in on some of my adventures since school let out in late April.

Directly after finals were over (I mean a few hours after my last one) Erin and I left with her dad and sister for Ramona, California, her little hometown in San Diego County. It was fun getting to know her family that I've heard so much about. I even got to drive in the infamous yellow Jeep.



This wasn't exactly planned, but since Erin was going back a day earlier than I needed to, I decided to meet up with our friends Taylor and Mitch to enjoy the beaches of LA for a few days. Like any other tourist, I fell in love with the ocean.



I have to live there someday!! It doesn't hurt that LA is a musical hub, and I've finally started performing more - and even recording a bit! While I don't want to get too serious into this music thing for a few more years (I don't want to be tempted to drop out or anything....), it's fun having a little bit to show to people when I tell them I'm a musician. I also got some fancy schmancy pictures taken by my good friend Jon Hardy!








Had enough of that?

What else? I've had many lovely late-night swims in the pool at the apartment complex next door, a few too many late-night runs to various Provo restaurants, and even some nights where I got to sleep before midnight! My sleeping patterns are oh-so-varied....For example, it's currently 2 in the morning and I'm just really not tired. Ah, me.

Other than that, life is good! I'm visiting home right now because Taleah, a girl from my home ward, drove back here for two weeks to see her brother Peter return from his mission to South Africa! So exciting. She needed someone to help with the 22 hour drive, and I needed something cheaper than a plane ticket! It worked out quite nicely. I miss my friends out West, but I'm in no hurry to return to the rat race at BYU Independent Study....