Summit 1

I'm back from my summer filled with long car rides, Wonka candy, pillow fights and Journey music. I think it's safe to say that it was the best two weeks EVER.

I'll probably be doing a few posts on this, or else you'll be sitting at your computer screen until your eyeballs roll back in your skull and you start foaming at the mouth (and nobody wants to see that!) So I'll start at the beginning and work my way through.

We all hopped into the van at 5 am and prepared ourselves for the 14 hour drive ahead. It sounded daunting and exciting to me at the same time. I'm one of the weirdos who actually like long car rides. :P

As you can see from the blurry picture above, it was barely light out. I could've slept for another hour or so in the car, but I was way too excited.

We had a lot to look at, anyway. The windmills reminded me of giant, retarded pinwheels that just sort of hung out in the heat of the day.

Like the entire trip, the car ride somehow felt really long and really short at the same time. We took a few breaks to stretch our legs, and we played frisbee at a gas station for a while. Just, you know, 'cause we're amazing. :P

There came a point where I definitely felt like I wasn't in Oregon anymore. I think it was when we started driving past the gynormous mountains, canyons, and Mormon churches (we counted about 40 when we drove through Utah!) It seemed like a weird feeling to feel the same but in a totally different backdrop... if that makes any sense. :P

We stopped in Utah and stayed the night with a friend's relatives, and, like the crazy people we are, we went to the park and played "Lava Monster". Then we danced on the lawn.

Then my head hit the pillow and I fell asleep instantly.
It's weird how exhausting it can be to just sit all day... 

What my summer looks like...

I can safely say that summer is here now. It's been a gorgeous few weeks, so I couldn't really justify staying inside for too long. It's really a catch 22... there's so much about summer and beautiful weather that inspires me, but I can never sit down inside on my computer to write it all down because it's just too gosh darn beautiful outside!

So far, my summer looks like this:

Dancing, excitement, and dizziness as my dance partner swung me so hard I fell over. Twice. (It was awesome!)

Fireworks, lights, and photo-ops.

Shocking the air with screams, laughter and spazziness at the park.

Mosquito bites all over my legs as a result of staying outside after dark with my sisters.

Random adventures.

Reading on the porch while slapping bugs off my arms.

Those little marks you get on your feet when you sit in the grass for a long time.

Fundraising for our upcoming trip to Summit! (Another garage sale, and more amazing memories)

A bird funeral. :(

The Amazing Spiderman.

Flipflops and summer dresses.

That awesome rush you get when you swing as high as you can and the wind tickles the back of your neck.

It's not near being over yet, and I'm just fine with that. Summer seems to be the one season that flies by way too fast.

What does your summer look like so far?

Leap Day, Sore throats and stuff.

In one year, this day wouldn't exist.

No, the Mayans are wrong.

I mean that today is LEAP DAY! :)

Today is the day that only comes around every 4 years!

I want to do something cool today, or start some sort of tradition... but right now I'm looking kind of like this:

Sick, lazy, and home alone.

So... the only things I could start as a tradition would be getting a sore throat, laying around like the pathetic baby I am and feeling sorry for myself.

But in happier news... I got accepted to Summit (I talked about Summit at the end of this post, for those who were wondering...), I now know A-E in Morse Code, and I found the best camomile tea EVER (to give you an idea, I normally don't like tea...)

What else can I say to make you happy? Hm...

I got nothin'.

Ugh. Can you still tell I have a wee bit of writer's block left? Hopefully you still love me. ;)

Happy Leap Day!