End of summer

I can't believe it's almost the end of summer. I start school in exactly one week and feel both excited and nervous. This summer was the best I have ever had. It was so fun and filled with adventure. I still wish I could go back on vacation and find my wanting to go back north a little too strong. But, I will return one day and look forward to it. Friday I will be flying out to Texas to celebrate my nephews birthday.
Here are some pics as of late

back to reality

Today was my first day back to work, back to my responsibilities and bills. It's crazy to think that I finally went on my Crater Lake vacation, a trip I have been planning for the past three years. It's hard to believe I finally went through with my plans this summer and let me tell ya, it was worth it!!! I absolutely positively had the best time and had quite the adventure. Our trip started out a little rocky, but that only lasted a day or two and those days were still fun. We got almost every type of weather (rain, snow, hail, overcast days and extreme heat days too).  I already catch myself (and Alex too) planning our next trip and can't wait for more crazy adventures to come. Here are some pics of our journey (I wont post all 1,500 pics I took) :

We started our trip heading north and camped one night at Shasta Lake. I wouldn't mind coming back and camping here again. It was beautiful!

The next day, We got to crater lake. It was a bit over cast the first day, the second it snowed like crazy (which I didn't mind one bit. Who knew we would be having snow ball fights, sledding and making snow angels in late June?) and on the third day, the view was beautiful! 

And here are some Oregon pics 

After Oregon, we headed to Washington and even saw some Twilight sights (horrible right?!?!)

Then, we decided to go to Yellowstone and even stopped in Idaho and rented some Jetskis.  Idaho was also a beautiful state (which I was not expecting) 

After Yellowstone we started heading back home and stayed one night at both Salt Lake City and Vegas. It was sad coming home, but I was glad to see my mom, dad and sugga momma. Cant wait for our next trip!!!

On the road

It has been a little over a week since I have been on the road with Alex, ashley(little sister) and andrew( little brother) and I am pretty sure we have all gone crazy. Things have seemed so much funnier and dramatic on the road. But, this is how we pass the time and being a little crazy isn't as bad as it seems. So far we have visited lake shasta, crater lake, Portland, forks (yes I am a twilight fan, -_- but not proud of it) and cannon beach. I have loved both Oregon and Washington. They are beautiful states with plenty of natural beauty. We have seen snow, rain, beaches, lakes and even picked up a tadpole on the way! Our adventure is not quite over, since we have decided to head east and see Yellowstone national park! I will post plenty of pics when I get back home, but here are some iPhone pics. Enjoy!