It's summer time!!!

Though I don't have anything mind-boggling or life-altering to share with you, I figured an update was well overdue. Things are great here. Spring semester ended last week, and I'm enjoying all this newfound freedom. I never realized how much time I spent sitting at home doing homework...or even going out with friends, but feeling guilty that I wasn't at home studying. This past week has been great. I've gone to all the church activities and even stayed afterward to play volleyball or go out for a fruit slush at Sonic. Every time I would start to feel guilty, I remembered, "Oh yeah! I don't have any homework!" It feels great!

The countdown for Spain is definitely in full swing. I simply can't wait for July! I got Martha and Iker's wedding announcement in the mail earlier this week, and it was beautiful. I'm so excited to see them again and be with them as they go through the temple for the first time. I feel so blessed that I get to go. :)

Speaking of weddings, my best friend Amy is getting married on Saturday. Tonight she's having a family BBQ so her family can meet Tim's family for the first time. I'm one of two non-family members that has been invited. I feel so special! :) Tomorrow we are decorating for the reception and hopefully taking Amy out for a night on the town...Mormon style. We're still not sure what to do. We'll probably just go play around downtown and take pictures. We won't stay out late -- who wants to have bags under their eyes on their wedding day? Plus, I'm getting to the stage that I don't enjoy staying out late anymore. I guess it's a sign I'm getting old. Sigh! Amy asked me to be one of her bridesmaids, and I just barely found my outfit. She chose out of season colors (plum and silver), and I had the most difficult time finding a top. I bought two things online but had to send them back (didn't look at all the same) and finally had to resort to Goodwill since they separate all their clothes by color. So...tacky as it may seem, I will be wearing a used, Goodwill shirt to Amy and Tim's wedding (Carly and Kyle had to do the same thing -- funny, right?). Good times!

Below are some recent pictures.

This is Carly and me at a party

Here I am with Kyle. We went camping and got rained out while cooking our foil dinners. We decided to wait it out in the truck. What's camping without a good thunderstorm? :)

The morning after. Kyle and Amy didn't have such a great time (all of our bedding got soaked), but I had Great-Grandma Barton's wool quilt to keep me warm. I slept great!