Strawberry Days!!

This week was Strawberry Days in Pleasant Grove!! It was a lot of fun! I had my first experience at a rodeo! I actually LOVED it! Haha I thought it was so amazing and funny at the same time! As Strawberry Days Royalty, we got to ride in a carriage around the arena and wave to everyone. It was simple, but fun! I loved to watch the Motocross boys do their awesome tricks off the ramp! I was scared for them, it didn't look like they we going to make some of those flips! It was amazing! I also loved to watch the wild-cow milking! It was so scary! A few people almost got their heads trampled under some crazy momma cows. They do some pretty cruel things to those animals at the rodeo, like shocking the bulls and roping the cows to the ground till they can't move. Haha It's really kind of sad, but It's cool that people can actually do things like that. !! I don’t know how the people get the desire to do some of those events-As my mom would say, “They’re just “Red-Necks”” (Meaning Hillbillies) Haha, my mom’s funny! Sometimes I wish that I could trade lives with the Rodeo Queens(only a day though, ha ha) -I think it'd be so fun to ride the horses, and wear the awesome wrangler jeans! I think I'll just stick to the Scholarship pageants, ha ha. It's really fun to be with the Rodeo girls, their very sweet!For the other events for Strawberry Days, we had a parade, children's day, baby contest (Our moms helped judge with us), carnival, Pie-eating contest (which I lost, ha ha) and much more. I enjoyed be involved in it all.

Ashley came with me to the Rodeo on Thursday! I was so excited to play and spend time with her! We didn't really know what was going on at first, but we figured it out :) I love her guts! After the rodeo, we watched the results for So You Think You Can Dance! I loved Shane Spark's dance-Amazing!

Saturday, I took Kala to the Carnival because the Royalty got free tickets. What was I thinking?! It was a lot of fun, but by the end, I was SO SO Sick! Fortunately for Kala, after all the spinning and spinning, I didn't throw up on her. Haha, well I didn't throw up at all, but I was sure close to it!

My parents came and watched Saturday-bless their hearts! They were both super tired after my dad came home from Scout Camp and my mom had just finished running the Wasatch Back Relay (which means she didn't sleep for like 2 days) She did great-GO MOM! I think they had a lot of fun though! They also got free food of course because the royalty gets free food. I ate Strawberries and cream like every single day last week. Probably not so smart-but it only happens once a year! Haha.

I loved spending so much time with all the Royalty this past week! They seriously are wonderful and amazing girls :) I'm so happy we're becoming such good friends! I love them all!

This video was just for fun! (Notice I forgot the lens would be zoomed up on our faces! Whoops! Ha ha)

STRAWBERRY DAYS THIS WEEK!!!

HEY everyone! I'm just doing my little plug for Strawberry Days:) You should all come! There is a Rodeo and Muttin' Bustin all week long at 7:30 pm (PG rodeo grounds). Friday morning is Huck Finn Days at Battlecreek park from 9-12 am. We'll be painting faces, fishing, and giving out fun prizes! Then there is a pie-eating contest at 6 pm that night. On Saturday morning is the big mammoth parade! 10 am! The Rodeo's at night! Everyone come :) Thanks :) Oh and don't forget your strawberries and cream!! YUMMY!

ATTENTION ALL GIRLIES!

OK so I talked to my dad and we may be going to Fish Lake after strawberry days-the last week of june or the beginning of july! SO I'll let y'all know :) Let me know when's best for you. Love you girls! :)

Fabulous week!

Wow, a lot has happened this week! First of all, I got a new job!! I will be working at the Utah Valley Hospital as a Psychiatric Technician! I am very very excited! I know it will be an awesome experience for me! My brother used to work there, but he moved and then he told me about it and I have been applying for months and finally got it! I'm super excited! I'll basically be doing the exact same thing I do at lindon care, except I'll also be checking their vital signs and even more direct care for people with mental disabilities! I love those people! I'll still be working at Lindon Care as a "Holiday" employee. I won't have a schedule, but I"ll be able to work whenever I want. I just couldn't quit entirely because I love the residents there way too much!

On Wednesday, I went to a knee specialist and he drained the fluid out of the bursitus in my knee and then injected it with a cortazone shot to help it heal quickly. The reason, besides running that I got bursitus is because of one-too many blows on my knee while dancing. I landed on my knees way too much at the studio that it just decided to get irritated. But it is healing and I can run now and finally get back in shape after loosing all the muscle I had just gained! I'm excited to go run!

Yesterday, after my mom came home from work, we hiked up to Stewart Falls! It's just a fun little hike with a huge bonus at the end! The Falls were beautiful! THen when I came home, Terry and I picked up a jamba Juice and headed over to Bridal Veil Falls! Two water falls in one day! Bridal Veil was amazing and Terry was so sweet to help me on the slippery parts because I was unprepaired with flip-flops on! Haha. Thanks Terry! :) You're the best! He really is :) That was so fun to hang out with him again! It always is! (The first picture is Bridal Veil and the second is Stewart Falls)