It was fun looking back on photos from this summer. I kept saying it was a long summer cause Ethan was finishing school doing his internship full-time. And it was a really busy summer, a bit different than “normal”. But it was really good & had a lot of fun. I’m just so glad Ethan is done with school.
We went to Bear Lake for a couple days with Ethan’s family. It was way fun. Everyone was there except Deborah. We stayed at a nice place. It had a pool and yard, fire pit. We played games and ate lots of good food. Trey’s parents took us out on their boat which was so nice. We hung out on the beach too. It was way fun. We got Mexican food & raspberry shakes! We already have our trip planned for next year!
My grandma Udell passed on July 7, Paul’s birthday. It was unexpected but also not really. Of course she has been suffering for a while so it’s a good thing in a way. I’m glad she isn’t suffering anymore. Her last word was shit which is so funny to me and so fitting. I’m just said cause it has been over two years since I had seen her cause of Covid and other things. So I feel bad I didn’t see her before she passed. She went really peacefully which was so good. Her funeral was really nice and we saw lots of family that was hadn’t seen in a LONG time.
After her funeral we went home for a week. It was way fun. It was a fun filled week for sure. My mom got chickens they are so cute. We went to pine lake. We went to Friday Harbor with Ethans dad. It was a beautiful day. We went whale watching!! I have been wanting to do that forever!!! We saw 7 orca whales!!!! 😍 it was a dream come true for sure. Orcas are one of my top 3 animals so it was really cool to see them in their natural environment. We saw another whale but I can’t remember the name. We ate yummy food and just enjoyed the coast, lavender fields, lighthouses. It’s just gorgeous. We hike lake 22 with Ethan’s dad the next day. We went to the arboretum with my parents and kayaked at uw. It was actually really cool. We saw beavers & cool birds. We hike around mt rainier one day and it was amazing!!! I wanna go back so badly. There is so much to explore. I wished we lived there sometimes. We did lots of boating, pickleball & ate lots of my moms food.
Other things this summer involved:
⁃ Lots of hikes
⁃ Roller skating
⁃ Cherry Hill Waterpark
⁃ Ashton Gardens
⁃ Mountain biking
⁃ Anniversary
⁃ King’s Peak
⁃ Causey Reservoir
⁃ Goat yoga
⁃ Spiral Jetty/Great Salt Lake
⁃ Coyote Gulch
⁃ Yummy food
⁃ Strawberry shortcake
⁃ Settlers of catan
⁃ Rock climbing
⁃ High uintas
⁃ Lots of camping
⁃ Pool days
⁃ Singing in the rain at hale theater
⁃ Peach shakes
⁃ Flow rider
⁃ Farmers markets
⁃ Sea quest
⁃ Urban flea market
