Summer Lovin', Having a Blast...

I'm not gonna lie, summer has been pretty good to me. Really good to me. And it's not over yet! Soon I'll head to a week long training and pre-planning and then life begins again at school. And I'm so excited! I'm not dreading the new school year at all. I am so excited to be back in the classroom and teaching. I'm ready for the routine again. Will I miss sleeping in? Ha. Duh! But I'm more excited to be back on a schedule and working.

Before the summer began, the Church completely reorganized how the YSA works in Utah. They created YSA stakes and new wards. Everything is on a much larger scale now. People were so worried, and I was so excited! And it has turned out to be a wonderful thing, especially for me. It has become a huge blessing in my life. Bigger than I thought it would be. :)

So my new ward is awesome and I have loved meeting and getting to know new people. Being the social butterfly that I am, it's been a lot of fun doing new things with those new people and I am starting to really love being in Utah. I've always remembered Utah summers from my childhood as being awesome, and trust me. They're still pretty much awesome. If only it would rain more...

And in those Utah summers you get to celebrate the 24th of July! Happy late Pioneer Day blogging world! I had a lot of fun this year. It, again, was pretty much amazing.

However, I am also pretty stoked for Fall. I LOVE the Fall. It's my favorite season and I cannot wait to see the beautiful colors the canyon has to offer in a few months. Please don't disappoint me, mountains. :)

Update

Hello blogging world! Long time, no write. My life has been very busy. The school year ended and now I'm into summer. Woo hoo! I'm enjoying life and sleeping in and being slightly lazy, but now I must do lesson plans. Yuck. But I'm really excited for this next year because 1. I will be teaching one full year and 2. I will 7th, 8th, and 9th grade (this sounds daunting, but I'm excited) and 3. I love teaching. Because I'm crazy. :)

I spent a week in California seeing Yosemite, the Sequoias, Hearst Castle, Monterey Bay and Cannery Row, Alcatraz, Pier 39, San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge (which is in fact orange), and then finally to Modesto to see my Aunt Jill. It was a very LONG but very FUN trip! Pictures to post soon. Or you can just check out my photography FB page, if you know where it is. I loved Alcatraz and San Francisco. I would live there if I ever got really stinkin' rich. But I probably never will. :)

And today ladies and gentlemen is the Fourth of July! Hooray for Independence! I love the Fourth of July. Yesterday I wore red, white, and blue to church (no, I did not look like an American flag) and enjoyed being patriotic. Today and volunteered and rode in the local city parade! It was so much fun! I just got to stand in the back of a truck and wave my arm to my hearts content and loved every minute of it. :) I saw a lot of my students which was weird, but fun. I just heard shouts from the crowd, "Miss Adams! MISS ADAMS!!!" It was fun.

So, off to grill and see fireworks I go! Have a happy Fourth!