Summer!

So far I have had such a fun summer. I'm enjoying working in the comfort of my own room...aaaand sometimes in my bed. Haha! It couldn't have come at a better time since on my way home from visiting my parents on their trip to Zion's National Park a rod in my engine broke and destroyed my engine. It cost too much to replace the engine so after a lot of towing around, Ben has been helping me try to sell it. Hopefully I can get SOMETHING out of it. I'm so glad I have a good boyfriend to help me out with all this car stuff. He's been amazing help!

My summer trips have been so much fun. I was actually in California for over 3 weeks during the month of May and was able to work from there so I could go to my brothers wedding and my roommate Shelly's wedding. They were only two weeks apart. Ben was able to come with me for the first 5 days of the trip which was great!

Me and Ben both celebrated our Birthdays in June. Mine was June 9th and his was June 19th. He made my Birthday so much fun and thought of all the little details. He's so creative and always gives the most thoughtful gifts. First we ate up in Sundance which is beautiful and my dinner was SOOO good. Then we went to the driving range and shot golf balls which was a perfect summer activity and fun to do. Next we went out for dessert, and topped off the night with hot tubing, which I've been wanting to do forever! It was a great night. My main present was tickets to see a band called Kings of Leon that I really like. The concert is Monday, I can't wait!

For Ben's birthday we went to breakfast at this place called Tangy's that he really likes. It has a real country feel to it and the people that are they are one of a kind. Haha. I had to work that day so Ben went and did his own thing after breakfast. When I got off work we went with a big group to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. It was so good! We loved how big their portions were. After Dinner Ben and I and his friend Sean went to the Strawberry Days Rodeo. It was a fun night. I got Ben a concealed firearms permit(really it was just the application and money for it and I also set him up for the class you have to take). He's been wanting one for a long time. I also got him some 45 ammo which he always likes to get. The next day we had Jeff, Courtney, Blake and Allyson over for cake(Ben's brother and sister and their husband and wife). I made a big red velvet cake that turned out really good! One of Ben's favorites! Fun night with his fam.

The other trip I just went on was to Boise for the 4th of July. It was so much fun! Ben loves going home and LOVES Boise. It is a cool place and very pretty. We had fun hanging out with his family and going to some of his favorite places there. Me and Ben bought every couple matching 4th of July shirts from Wal-Mart, and we all wore them out one night. We looked so stupid! But really cool at the same time ;) haha! Ben also purchased American flag board-shorts which topped of the outfit quite nice. He has since then also worn them to the pool here. They are awesome. One of the things that's really fun to do in Boise is go to this place called "the gutter" it's basically a permanent wave by a damn and you jump in a boogie board for as long as you want! Or as long as you can :) It is SO much fun. You'll see in the pictures Ben was wearing a zebra cowboy hat and his American flag shorts...what a great combo...embarrassing, haha! We also went down the Boise river in tubes and a raft. I of course had to fall in on the first small rapid into the FREEZING water. Ben and his Dad didn't see me come up and thought I was drowning. Ha! Ben took over my small tube and I got in the big raft after that with his Dad. It was pretty funny. It was really fun except for the whole falling in ice water part :)

My mom is coming into town in 3 days and I can't wait!!! I love hanging out with my mom and it's been a long time since she's been to Utah. She's also driving up Tyler's car that I get to use now which I am SO grateful for. Here's a bunch of pictures from my summer trips and birthdays and other random things! They aren't in order which bugs me...haha. I don't like the uploading part of blogs! Very annoying. Anyways...enjoy!