It has been awhile since I have worked during the summer. I was on the Summer/Fall track at BYU Idaho so I was always at school during the summer. That may sound horrible to be at school during the summer, but now that I'm working during the summer, I would much rather be at school!! Here's why:
I would schedule all my classes in the morning so I could play all afternoon and at at night. (I would fit homework in there I'm sure). I would also try to schedule all my classes Monday through Thursday so I always had a long weekend! My roommates would usually try to do the same thing so by noon we could head to Rigby Lake for the afternoon. Or go boating with some locals. Or go rafting down the river with my FHE group. Or get snow-cones and tan in front of the Ridge.
Also during the summer, I would do some traveling. My first trip was to La Canada, California, one of the most beautiful places I have been! I went with Remi and we had a blast even though we slept in a closet and was ditched by our friend who took us! One of my favorite trips though and it was the first time I touched the ocean!
Another trip I took was to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We went for the 4th of July and accidentally ended up in the middle of a family BBQ. They were so nice to feed us and it was there I discovered my love for Scotch-a-roos!!
Remi, Ashley and I also were apart of a Nauvoo Church tour where we rode a bus for 36 hours straight and Ashley's ankles gained ten pounds each. I have never, and probably will never laugh as hard as I did when we discovered how big her ankles had swollen. We also slept in and missed our bus and had to take a Taxi to meet up with our group. I learned a lot though and am so glad I went on that trip.
Last summer, Austin and I made several trips to Utah for friends' weddings and they were so much fun. It was good to see people we hadn't seen in awhile and we were able to stay with his relatives that live there. It was so nice to get to know them better and so nice of them to always be so accommodating! (Thanks Jason & Luisa! We miss you guys!)
There were also numerous trips with the roomies to Utah (..mmm Cafe Rio) and of course trips to Canada for the Calgary Stampede and Flames games! I had the best roommates and I was able to go and do things I never would have done if I had not gone to BYU Idaho in the summer. The summer semester at BYU Idaho I think is the best time to be there! I've had to grow up and graduate and now I'm working all the time and get no time off to take my fun trips and hang out with my friends. I sure am grateful for all my memories I made and the friendships I will cherish forever!
I'm still going to try and make this summer fun. I better hurry though, its almost July!!!
