The Last Days of Summer 2014

This summer has been one of the best, but also one of the busiest! David has been back in school for almost 2 weeks now, and summer seems to be winding down.

A few weeks ago my mom and sister Aimee came into town and we loved spending time with them. Aimee is a river guide in Moab for the summer and I am so jealous of her super tanned skin- that used to be me! We spent one morning hiking the Y in Provo, which is always a lung-buster.

 She's a champ for hiking up that mountain in flip-flops. Chacos = best flips ever. Here is cute Aimee celebrating the end of the hike in "Y" fashion:

In other randomness, not too many things make me much happier than Zupas. David was busy one night so I went out to dinner by myself and read my book out on the patio, which ended up being a fabulous and relaxing evening (I know, I sound like an old person...)

Speaking of books, I've been reading a TON lately. Some of my favorites have been the Legend trilogy (Hunger Games fans will love this), Pivot Point, the 5th Wave (different but great sci-fi), and some regency romances like Edenbrooke (I like a variety of genres, obviously). Goodreads is one of my favorite things as well as Overdrive. I am constantly looking for good books to read, so if you have any suggestions send them my way!

 It has been very stormy lately, which seems to be welcoming Autumn sooner than normal (I have mixed feelings about it). One night I was out for a walk and just loving the view, so I tried to capture some lightening across the valley. Obviously it didn't work, but I never get sick of these mountains

My good friend Shannon, who I grew up with, travels out to good old SLC once a month for her job. It is so fun to get together and catch up! We have done a bunch of hikes this summer including one up emigration canyon, one up by Brighton ski resort, and we just hiked to the "Y" in Provo. I showed her around campus first and we drove around Provo, and then we hiked during the most beautiful sunset!

Using her cool Go-Pro! Those things are so neat!

David has been so busy lately! This summer was his only summer break in all of dental school, so besides traveling, we spent a lot of time together doing things that included going boating a few times, having lots of family & friend barbeques, and honestly, watching a lot of Netflix. It was so nice! Not only has year two of dental school begun, but he is still tutoring some students with Kaplan that he started this summer, and staying busy with church callings. I can barely keep up with his crazy schedule, but I am real proud of all his hard work. I sure love that guy and we have had a fabulous summer. Here's to hoping he I will survive year two of dental school!

Whitefish, MT

Last month our good friends the Bevans invited us up to Whitefish, Montana for a few days. We could never turn down a trip with great friends, yummy food, lots of time outdoors and sunshine! Needless to say, we were so excited. Plus, it was the first time to Montana for both David and me.

 It was quite the drive (10.5 hours) but well worth it for this view:

And yes, those are the ski runs! Isn't it so pretty? In the winter, this place is a big ski destination and then a huge lake/boating destination in the summer- the best of both worlds!

 

We went to the local gym two of the days before we hit up the lake. My friend Carly is super healthy and always trying to work out, so we all had a great time getting good workouts in (I was sore for days) and making healthy meals (with lots of vacation treats/junk in between). I found Ryan and David playing raquetball:

We spent a ton of time on the boat laying out, reading, taking turns wake boarding and skiing, and looking at all the scenic homes (apparently the CEO of Google has a house here). Boat rides are one of my favorite things in the whole world!

David's getting pretty good on the wake board!

 It was seriously stunning in Whitefish! David and I decided we would love to live here, if only it weren't so far from our family, friends, and everything. So, instead we hope to visit again someday.

Thanks to the Bevans for such a fun trip! We loved it!