YOLO

I've got a new roommate after living by myself for about 2 months. She is awesome. She and I have quickly become great friends. We laugh ALL THE TIME. She is pretty laid back and willing to go on adventures. YOLO is her thing. She says that a lot and it's become a funny thing we say when we are just going with the flow of things, especially in crazy situations. This is one of my favorite canyons. We did some exploring and saw the awesome Fall colors. I loved it.

Y?

I'm sure many of you are tired of all these videos I'm posting and wish I
would just write an update. The truth is, I just love making these
videos so that I can look back and kind of experience it again as I
watch it. Kind of like digital scrapbooking, haha. Anyway, whether you
watch them or not, I'm going to keep doing the videos. Some future day
someone besides myself might enjoy watching them, too. Who knows.

Anyway, if you're going to watch any of my videos, you should watch this one. I recently heard this song that made me start thinking about the fact that I've lived in Utah 10 years come this January. It's amazing to think about all that I've done and experienced in that time. I've seen so much and have done more things than I ever could have imagined. I had some really difficult experiences through which I learned so much about myself and about life. I don't ever want to go through them again, but I am grateful for the things I learned from them. I can honestly look back and say that I gave it my all. I lived. I experienced many "broken bones," but they've healed in the most amazing ways to make me into who I am today. I know it is because I relied on the Savior Jesus Christ and tried to apply His atonement to my life. I also know I would not have made it this far without the loving support of my family and friends. In the back of my mind I still sometimes ask many why questions about things. Instead of focusing on those, I intend to go confidently forward in the direction of my dreams. I have hope and faith that everything will work out.

Instead of sitting around waiting for things to happen, I've developed some goals for myself to make things happen, or at least be doing my part to make them happen. I'm excited for what is to come.

Go

There's this mountain that I see every day at work that was calling my name to climb. No, it's not Timp. It's called Big Baldy. It was a lot longer and harder than I expected, but I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Evolution

With work in full swing, it was really nice to squeeze in a quick drive up Payson canyon to Devil's Kitchen. It's not quite what I expected, but my friends and I had fun hiking to the Grotto in the dark afterwards.

Fall is definitely my favorite time of year. I love the fall colors and the weather cooling down a bit. Not to mention BYU football, my favorite TV shows,  and the holidays that will be here before we know it. I'm feeling so blessed. I couldn't be happier.

Backpacking Extempore

My very first backpacking trip! I literally had 30 minutes notice before going. Talk about an adventure! I was not very prepared, but I learned a lot and loved every second of it!

The Sweet Stuff

Solace

With work started again, I really needed to do something to get rid of the stress. This was it.