Summer

This summer was full of sunshine, friends, and family. I feel blessed that I have all three. I know from the friendly reminders that I haven't posted in a while, so I thought that I would just give you a glimpse of what happened to me in July. I spent the fourth of July in a cabin with my parents, my sister, and her family. We had lots of fun and you should all see the pictures posted on her blog. After the fourth was my birthday.

For my birthday, two of my good friends and I went swimming. (yes Tiffany, 78 is hot enough to jump in a lake) We waited about 10 minutes after we got out of the water to decide that we were also hungry and then we went to IHOP. Good friends, good food, good memories. After this celebration on my real birthday, I took a day off of work in the middle of the week and took my mom hiking. We headed up to one of my favorite spots ever, Reed Lakes.

We started are hike at about 9:30 and by lunch time we had made it to the first lake. The photos are good, but you should have been there. The lake really was that turquoise blue color, and the day was perfect. The sun was shining, and we were some of the only people on this popular trail. That was probably a good thing for mom since I made her pose for pictures. One of my favorite pictures is the one of the Marmot posed on a triangular rock. I defiantly learned that to balance on a point lots of fat hanging over both edges is important.

The sun has been shining, and the summer has been wonderful. August was a month full of family, but I didn't take the pictures, so you will just have to see if one of my family did.

I look forward to whatever adventures await me in the fall, and if I take pictures, then I promise to post.