Faster and Faster

The end of summer is coming, quickly. I'm pretty sure these next few weeks are going to be extremely stressful and I'm not looking forward to it.
At the end of last year I remember sitting in Church History writing countless lists of what I still needed to accomplish(a task I picked up from my favorite ginger). I now find myself doing the same thing with my summer coming to a quick close.
While my vacation to California was nice, I have so much to do! With my handy new iPad and the "reminders" feature I've come up with quite the list to finish in my single week between my Chicago trip and the start of volleyball season. I know the week is going to blow by fast because I want to see friends during it as well as finish off what is necessary before the beginning of this school year. Hopefully I don't get to stressed out!

The End

The end of my California trip is coming to an end. I'm both relieved and sad.. I'm rather sick of my family so it will be quite a relief in that way. Although I wish on our trip we could have spent more time actually IN California. We definitely took too long on our way out and didn't get to spend too much time there sadly.
I'm ready to be back in Wisconsin. I miss the much more predictable weather. I miss the hot summer we've had. It was actually a lot cooler in California than it was when I left Wisconsin. How bizarre is that?! I got cold in California and wore jeans most of the time I was there!
Anywho, I'm glad I'm on my way eat. Hopefully I can have some solid friend time in my week before volleyball starts once I return from Chicago.
Oh yes, I'm on my way back to Wisconsin for a day. Then I leave for a convention in Chicago. Yippee. I'm not looking forward to it at all. Originally when this trip was planned, I was excited because I figured on my day back in GB I could hang out with friends, but now we're so crunched on time I don't think I can. Plus Caleb is out of state now, so that kind of wrecked that plan too. Oh well, once I return from Chicago, he said he has a super fun day planned out for us already! Thank goodness! As of yesterday we've been dating two months! This trip has certainly been interesting for us. Half of the time I don't have cell service and then you add on the time change and that leaves very little communication time. But we've used FaceTime twice. Once in Colorado Springs and once in Santa Barbara. But there is something about it that isn't quite the same..
Thank goodness this trip is coming to an end. I'm coming home! :)

Grand Canyon

Well last night we stayed at a lodge at theGrand Canyon! I wasn't a huge fan of the idea since we wouldn't have wifi but it was still great. The best part of the night was going to the rim of the canyon and seeing the sunset... Sadly all of those pictures, except one, are on my cell phone and aren't that great. It was so breathtaking! I would love to see it again... Maybe some day when I have a family of my own.
It was still cool to see it with my sister, and we've gotten a lot closer while on this trip. But I still find myself wishing I was back in Wisconsin. FaceTime on my iPad has saved me a bit though. Even though I've only used it once on my trip while in Colorado Springs.
Next stop of the trip: Hoover Dam!

Rocky Mountain Adventures

Today my family and I went to Rocky Mountains National Park and got to experience traveling in very high elevation. I personally am not a huge fan of heights so I didn't enjoy it too much. But it was full of some truly breathtaking sites!

Estes Park, CO

Currently in Estes Park and it is beautiful! I'm absolutely amazed by all of the wonder God has created out here!

Here I come!

I'm on my way off to California for the first time in my life. Sadly, we're driving. Today we'll make it to Lincoln, Nebraska which is 10 hours. I'll try to write updates often on where we're at!

Reminiscing

Summer is going by way too quickly!

I was looking through some old pictures and thought I should share them...

Oh the Memories!

One Crazy Freshmen Year:

Some Insane Sophomore Memories:

And of course, Finally Upperclassmen but not quite top dog Memories:

High school is going by way too fast. I can't believe this is my last year. I love looking through pictures and seeing how much everyone has changed. It is just bizarre how everyone has developed into the lovely young adults that we are today.