lived the dream, summer '17

this summer went fast.
too fast.
i feel like i literally just got home from my freshman year of college at BYU, and yet here i am, four months later & about to go start a new year of school. 
time is a funny thing!!!

SO!!
this will be a recap of what i did this summer!! 
mostly fun, but kind of disappointing cause i feel like i didn't do quite as much as i had planned, 
just cause sometimes life gets in the way. & so does working 40 hours a week hahah

let's get started(-:
((everything is in chronological order))

the first thing that happened this summer was my brother's wedding!
literally i finished a final & drove straight from the testing center back up here to be there in time to help set up & stuff for the wedding.

next, i babysat all 6 younger siblings while my parents went to europe for 10 days. 
(without me i might add!!!!)
being a "mom" is hard. it definitely made me appreciate what my mom does everyday, probably even more than i appreciated it during my entire freshman year hahah


AND MIGHT I ADD THAT HARRY STYES ALBUM CAME OUT DURING THIS TIME AND I ACTUALLY DIED. I LOVE HIM.

 took too many pics by this flower bush & ate (drank??) wayyy to many half priced sonic shakes!!!



only went kayaking once or twice////:


WATCHED THE BEST SUNSET OF MY LIFE. i actually cried.


found out about the $1.50 ice cream scoops at baskin robbins. 
only when it's the 31st of a month that has 31 days in it though!!!
lemon poppyseed ice cream was the BEST!!


celebrated national donut day😋


was reunited for like 2 hours with the whole girl gang😍


went hammocking once or twice!


DID ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HIKES EVER IN MY LIFE!!!


went paddleboarding for the first time ever, & simultaneously got the worst sunburn i have ever had hahaha



& saw most of my cousins on my moms side (only missing 2!!) 
(& some of the ones that were there aren't even in this picture!)


got to spend time w// my annie! but not nearly enough since we were both working full time😭


saw palouse falls for the first time in my life!! kinda not as awesome as i hoped haha


went to pikes market in seattle with mah friendssss(-:


SUMMITED MOUNT ADAMS!!!
pumped for next summer to hopefully summit mount rainier!!


& ended the summer by visiting my favorite place in the whole wide world:
mount rainier national park



it really wasn't a boring summer at all. i feel so blessed and SO refreshed. now, on to taking on another year of college!!

so long summer 2017, you were too good to me.