June

I am pretty sure the weather is confused right now. It has been raining for two weeks straight, and it hasn't even hit the 80 degree mark yet! Don't get me wrong, i love the rain, but it's SUMMER FOR GOODNESS SAKES! I want to do all the fun outdoors stuff, like floating the river and going to eagle island, but i guess I'll have to wait a little while longer.

So school is out, and that means working, a lot! I love my job because i get to participate in cool events for advertising purposes. A few weekends ago, we had a booth at star mule days (you know you live in a small town when everyone comes out to mule days), where we served barbecue tri tip sandwiches and strawberry lemonade. OH MY GOSH did i inhale those, i probably ate more than i should have but i couldn't help myself, best i have ever had! And not only did i eat those, but 'fair code' requires you to trade with other vendors ;] so we got to try everything there. I had three different types of funnel cakes, a foot long corn dog, thin cut fries, and i lost count after that, i went into a little food coma. But the best part about it was getting the opportunity to be out of the kitchen for a weekend, which was awesome, because it is super stressful sometimes.

All was fine and dandy, until the rains came. It was POURING, and the weather didn't want us to come out dry, so they brought in winds that made the rain come at us from the side, so we couldn't hide from it. So cooking on the bbq + rain coming from all directions = a good time.

Then we participated in eagle fun days this past weekend, but instead of having a booth, we were in the parade! Every year, the parade has a wet and wild theme, so all of the 'dry' entries start off the parade, and then the second half, the 'wet' part, is when all of the fire trucks in eagle come down and hose down the crowds who are eagerly waiting with their super soakers, hoping for a victory, but really, who is the winner when you are getting soaked in the freezing cold, and it's still raining?

Some of my co workers dressed up like rodeo clowns, and handed out candy to little kids, and squirted them with silly string. Others passed out flyer's and the rest sat in the float and perfected their waves.

Then, our family photographer, Brenda, took our annual family pictures down on the greenbelt, and they turned out AWESOME! I worked with brenda at coldwater creek for a few years, and she took my senior pictures as well. Her work is amazing! Thank you Brenda!

visit her website: www.leapphotography.com
she also has a blog, you can find her on 'blogs i follow'

And the Italy countdown has begun! 77 days until i depart. And for anyone who is keeping track, 84 days until my 20th birthday!