{#101} ...and thats a wrap.

summer has ended but don't be sad...

because fall has so much excitement to offer as well!

i have that feeling i get in my stomach when fall comes around.

i love the smell of pumpkin spice.

the feeling of driving in the mountains with a light cool breeze in the air, and beautiful changed leaves.

i love the spooky halloween decor. and dressing up!

i love the halloween parties and events.

oh, i'm so excited!

so long summer, you've been good to me this year.

{#78-100} summer was great.

now, i know i didn't technically finish in time but, i did have a great summer! i had too much fun and was so busy that i got a little behind.

hope everyone had a great summer!

#78- ate an oyster (ick)

#79- went to del-taco every night almost (about 70% of the summer)

#80- "penny tapped" and scared a few friends

#81- won at the funnest game ever! (street fugitive)

#82- made a bunch of new friends (best part of all)

#83- had lots of slumber parties

#84- got way off my sleeping schedule (stayed up way too late)

#85- discovered how much i really love cookie dough.

#86- cruised around on my friends motorcycle.

#87- spooked myself at a cemetery (forced to go by friends)

#88- rode on the sundance ski lift in the dark.

#89- had the longest break ever from ballet (5 weeks)

#90- had a fire in the mountains.

#92- watched NO t.v. (crazy)

#92- played inside a hot tub full of bubbles. (lots and lots)

#93- went dancing at studio 600 and the loft.

#94- went to the hot pots in spanish fork.

#95- wore many "v-neck" shirts (they saved me this summer)

#96- tried the fruit diet for two days (um, i don't suggest..)

#97- bought 5 different pairs of sunglasses.

#98- got the tannest i've been in a few years.

#99- i grew a 1/2 inch this summer, that makes me 5'9 1/2"

#100- laughed so much this summer.

i really had the time of my life this summer. i found new best friends (besides my ones that are married, they will always be my best friends too)

life is good. i feel so blessed.

i'm really excited for the fall leaves to change!!

{#77} my day.

i had a great birthday. thank you!

{i got my face shoved in my cake}

{#76} i turned 21 today...

what happened?

how did i grow up so fast?

thanks everyone for an awesome birthday.

i love you.

{#75} oh maddy..

i love how silly we are when were together.

sometimes when i'm talking to you i get confused that your only three.

either you can converse like a twenty year old or i'm just a child.

{janelle, i know what your thinking.

you can't leave a comment;)} hehe.

{#74} pei wei. mmm...

simply delicious.

{also went to the new nordstroms rack right across from here and bought a leather jacket i'm very excited about}

{#73} a little photoshoot adventure.

{#72} hoppy birfday michael b.

awww. michael your so lucky, you get a giant blown up picture of us three girls;)

{he is famous, so we wanted to be famous too}

we autographed it too!

{#71} oh my gosh look it's an...

oh, nevermind it's just a cake. an alien cake!!

the cake makers.

{#70} i slept under the stars this night..

i have NEVER slept under the stars with no tent EVER!

let me tell you, it was so awesome!

oh, i love the canyon very very much!!

who needs a tent? i don't!

thats what lots and lots of bug spray is for!

{#69} "firsts"

i had a lot of firsts this summer. i love when new experiences come along in life. it feel good to experience new things, to experience life more{even if mom says it's a tiny bit dangerous. "firsts" sure are exciting. go do something you have never tried, even if it's small. first road trip drive with a friend first time riding everything at 6 flags first time sleeping under the stars{no tent} first time getting stung by a bee first time having a banana boat first time driving a 4-wheeler first time floating the provo river first time seeing a meteor shower first time riding a long board first time having friends that are tall like me! first time using a polaroid camera first time going jeeping first time feeling tan again first time going to some hot pots. i feel there is more, so much more..

{#68} loving what i'm doing..

the ballet company is great this year!

i feel so lucky and blessed that i get to wake up every morning and dance with these girls. i can't say it enough. they are a big part of my life, i've danced with them daily for years now. we all get along so well. you don't just dance next to these girls everyday, you aspire to pick up on their strengths, help them with there weaknesses, and learn to move as one.

ballet is one of the greatest decisions i've made. what a great lesson of discipline, hard work, passion, and determination it's given me. oh, and pain tolerance. i love every single one of you girls {and chris}; i love every single one of my toes too, for holding me up.

{photo of us arriving on a sat. to rehearse}

{#67} have you ever had a banana boat?

if not, then you MUST try one.

i had a lot of these this summer, i was kind of obsessed a little.

you usually make them on a camp fire, but when one of those isn't convenient...you use the grill of course!

how to make me a banana boat:

1st: peel one section of the banana down to the buttom but not all the way off (you will use the peel away as the cover in the end so keep it attached at bottom.)

2nd: scoop a little bit of the banana out, leaving atleast half the banana in there. (this leaves room for toppings to go in w/portion of the banana thats left)

3rd: you put in anything you want but the "normal" is chocolate (symphony is the best), marshmellows, and if you want, other things like- peanut butter, caramel etc.

4th: you put the attached part of the peel that you pulled down like in step one, and you bring in back up to make the banana look like it did before you started (except of course it's shoved with sweets, so it's a bit chubby)

5th: take a square of tin foil. fold up all the sides of the tin foil then meet the tops together and fold the tin foil so when you go to open it you can do it from the top.

6th: grill (or campfire style) your banana wrapped in tin foil. stay close because it only takes about 10 min. or a little less.

7th: eat it all. just indulge. it's super yummy...and some what healthy because it's 1/2 fruit too right? hehe.

{#66}...and this would be my most favorite one of all.

{ i love love love love love love love love love love loved}

{#65} well, it's that time again...

i started up this next season of URB {utah regional ballet}

i'm so excited for this year!

these girls i dance with have helped shape who i am and i'm so grateful for everyday that i wake up walk into that cold studio and 9:00a.m. and get to dance with them. it brings me too much joy.

{#64} i love looking at old photos...

this photo was taken at one of my birthday parties.

i'm not sure how old i turned?

all these girls have been a friend of mine and some point in my life.

some of them i can call best friends.

the cool thing is i still run into them all here and there.

....

{more old photos to come}

{#63} i saw a movie...

go see it. .............. Eric bano is really ridiculously good looking in it.