Around a Campfire

Summertime to me means late nights, many of them spent around a campfire. I am a huge fan of the roasted mallow stuck in between some grahams and chocolate, otherwise known as Smores! 

But even more than getting to eat smores, I think there is something to be said about the atmosphere around a campfire. It's almost romantic, even with the smoke and the forever lingering smell on your clothes. Now, while my love life is pretty non-existent, I think that romantic can mean many different things. In this case, I think that it brings people together, strengthens relationships/friendships.

This past week I was at a campfire with the Relief Society of the YSA Ward that I have been avoiding joining (but that my dad just got put in the bishopric). It was at this campfire that I saw my potential in this new ward, potential to make new friends and really be touched by the women in the Welby YSA Ward. 

This past Memorial Day weekend I went up to my cabin at Bear Lake with some friends. We spent time watching a meteor shower, sunbathing, making shadow puppets, watching the radiator on my car smoke, watching movies, and, of course, had a campfire on the beach. At that campfire, as well as the rest of the trip, I feel that I was able to get to know these friends so much better than I would have just hanging out at home. At the campfire, which was the same night that my car had been smoking after driving to get pizza in Garden City, we shared funny stories, sang Disney songs, and watched Josh's dancing side come out ;) All of my stress about my car faded away for a bit as I took in the moment of fire and friendship.

 Tiffany, Katie, Me, and Josh

Katie and Tiffany

So here's to many more campfires this summer and the kindling of new friendships and building up existing ones :)

Charlie's All Better!!

Just thought I would announce that Charlie was towed away this morning to the shop, got a brand spankin' new battery, and I was able to drive him home! :) 

Thank you Denny's Auto for taking care of my car!

Have a wonderful MLK, Jr. long weekend everyone!!

Charlie's Bad Day

Charlie had a bad day today :(

I decided to drive to school today because I only had one class and I wouldn't be going at rush hour so I thought, "Heck, why not drive?" So, I took a little longer getting ready and went out to my car about an hour before my class started, thinking that it would take me about 35-40 minutes to get to campus, then about 15 minutes to get from the institute parking lot to my class. I would get there a little bit early, but that was the plan so I could get a good seat and all that jazz. 

I get in Charlie, put the key in the ignition, turn the key and........nothing happens. So I try again. Nothing happens. So I call my mom and get out of Charlie and notice that when I lock my door, it only locks my door, when normally it's a power lock that when the drivers side gets locked or unlocked, all the other doors do too. Not this time though. My battery is obviously totally dead. So, my wonderful mom comes home from work and picks me up, is gonna drive me to the trax station, but I have already missed the train that would get me to class on time. So instead, she lets me drive her back to work, and then drive her car up to campus so that I can get to my class on time :) Then I will just pick her back up from  work when she gets off at 3:15.

Man, I don't know what I would do without that woman :)

As for Charlie, he gets to wait until Mom or Dad gets home and then they can help me to figure out why he is sick and how to get him better! Hopefully it is just the battery and he can be jumped and then driven around to recharge it. Hopefully. 

Get better Charlie!!!