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FIRST "OFFICIAL" CAMPING TRIP

 

 My labor day weekend consisted of my favorite girls, all of our families, new friendships, breaking every single camp rule (besides the "no alcohol" one), sharing life stories with a random old man named Lanny, Canadian jokes, Brandon stripping down to his skivvies, lots of piggy-back rides, catching and eating a shark (only to later find out that it was very high in mercury), playing guitar around the campfire, late night walks on the beach as the sun sets, talking about missions and college and the likes, hearing cam's original songs, trips to the Tillamook cheese factory, and lots of Jack Johnson.

It was a pretty good weekend, to say the least.

(hashtag glamping).

 

 

 

 

 

 {Please note my little sister's peace sign. I've taught her well}.

 

I LOVE THESE CRAZY KIDS SO MUCH

{pictures taken by matt clayton photography}.

Happy happy birthday to these two cuties.
He's 13, she's 8.
He's a teenager & starting middle school, she's getting baptized.
He got braces, she got her ears pierced.
It's so crazy how old they are getting!

SHOUTOUT TO MI MADRE

(Shirt: Benetton, Cardigan: Bannana Republic, Pants: H&M, Shoes: Cole Haan,Fuel Band: Nike {buy here!}, Watch: Swatch).

 

Shout out to my foxy mom for:

-Taking me to Seattle

-Spending her whole spring break going prom dress shopping with me

-Having a wicked awesome fashion sense

-Being all around amazing.
Love you mom!

 



MY LITTLE BROTHER IS QUITE THE SUPERSTAR.

Just slightly jealous that his not-even-a-full-year of piano lessons has already trumped my 7 years of piano lessons.
Tis' the life when you have a 12 year old brother with the IQ of Einstein. ;)

I'VE GOT SOUL BUT I'M NOT A SOLIDER.

Once upon a time, I was sitting in english class when i get a text message from my mom. The text message said this: "THE KILLERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE GOT THE TICKETS!!!!!!!!!"
You dont even know how hard it was for me to not jump up out of my seat and run out of the classroom. We won tickets to the killers!

And did you know that Brandon Flowers is the most adorable human being to ever live? It's true. I mean, just look at this face:

But let's back up a little bit. M83 opened up, and don't even get me started. THEY KILLED IT. Hands down the best opening act I've ever seen. They were crazy! Running and jumping around, throwing their guitars; they even opened up with some guy coming out in a pig mask with lazer beam eyes...? Yeah, it was basically the weirdest yet best opening act ever. Also: the lead singer? BABE.

Thank goodness we got to sit up in the Nike box seats. We successfully avoided the mosh pits and crowds and instead pigged out on salsa the entire night.
And did I mention how adorable Brando Flowers is?

The show was amazing. I loved how much was put into the whole show-the lights, the video clips playing in the background, it was just all so much fun! Very different than the acoustic sets I usually go to. ;)
The Killers definitely made it in my top 10 concerts!

ROADTRIP PART FOUR: UTAH

Because of Canden's finger we had to stay in Idaho a few extra days, and therefore only had three days to spend in Utah. We had plans to visit some friends and check out the BYU campus, but decided to forgo those because we were so short on time. I guess we'll just have to come back next summer, right? And maybe while we're at it, I can get my senior pictures done by Matt Clayton? Pretty please? :)

We spent the first day at Temple Square. And boy, was it amazing. I spent forever talking to the sister missionaries. One of the sisters was from Washington (which is only a few hours away from where I live) and had gone to an art school there, so we talked about that for a while. Her companion was from a little town in Italy that my mom visited earlier in the year, so we talked all about that too. My mom told her that she had met two elders while she was there and bought them gelato and talked with them for awhile. It turns out that one of those elders is a really good friend of the sister we were talking to. Small world, right?! I told them that I was really interested in serving a mission and they got so excited. They smiled real big and hugged me and told me all about how great serving a mission is. I had the best time, and it made me want to serve a mission even more. 

Day two was spent up at park city, where we shopped til we dropped and watched the skiers practice. (only to find out that jef-with-one-f and emily where there the very next day. what. the. crap. i was so upset.) 

And then day three was spent doing more shopping and spending more time at the temple.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROAD TRIP PART ONE: IDAHO? OR...

Over the summer my family and I went on this big road trip for five.weeks.

First stop? Our cousin's house in Idaho! Unfortunately we were only able to stay for the night. I did, however, manage to do a little exploring while we were there. I ended up finding some really cool places!

 You can just call me the horse whisperer.

Monday.

On Monday I took my little sister on a walk to the movie theaters.

We saw Smurfs.

She loved it, I fell asleep.

{Video taken by the 8mm camera iphone app. Song is "Whole Wide World" by Mindy Gledhill.}

PS: HUNGER GAMES!! YES! YES! YES!
PSS: When I showed this to my little sister, she said: "Ummmm, CasiDee! I do have great plans, but I am NOT a little girl!!" :)

Happy Fathers Day to my Wonderful Dad!

I love you Dad!

and don't worry...i forgive you for going to Italy without me. ;)