Swimming

I have gone swimming at least 12 times in the past week. This is really weird since I usually swim like, once every three months, but apparently it's the thing to do or something, because every time I go do something with anyone, it turns out to be swimming! I'm not complaining though, it's pretty awesome. I wonder if my hair is getting blonder from the chlorine. Anyway, this post is completely irrelevant to anything, but I feel like I'm neglecting my blog, so I shall continue to post random posts. Farewell Brethren.
P.S. I'm actually getting a tan! It's weird.
P.S. to the P.S. I'm never going to be a lifeguard, it looks hopelessly boring. It almost makes we want to go pretend to drown so they'll have something to do!!! I won't do that though, I can't hold my breath that long.

Scout Camp

Wow. So much to say.
Well, first off I might as well admit that I left to scout camp with a crappy attitude and thinking that camp would be awful like it was at Scofield a couple years ago. However, Tifie turned out to be a very incredible camp, and I am very impressed at how just plain awesome it was.
Archery was extremely fun. I very much enjoyed testing my skills with a bow, and by the end of the week I managed to shoot a 42 out of 50 with a recurve longbow. Not bad at all.
COPE was incredible. It was pretty awesome when my entire team was able to successfully scale a 12 foot wall with no tools or other help, and crossing a chasm on swinging tires was a party. It was also pretty cool when I did hand stand on the swinging log and tried to say the entire Gettysburg address, and I would have been able to get the whole thing but somebody pushed the log so I ended up doing a front flip off it and landing on my back just in time for the log to smack into my head. Good thing I have a thick skull. :)
Now, my very favorite part of the camp, aside from the people, was Horseback riding. I never had any clue how fun that would be. I love Horses now, and I want to find someone who owns some and become their very best friend. My favorite horse was Clownie. He was really fun to ride because he liked clowning around, and going off the trail, and trying to bite other horses, etc... So it was always an adventure.
Now for the people I met. First of all, the Medic. He was hilarious. He would always come visit our campsite (around desert time every day. Without fail) and tell us funny stories. He really disliked preventable injuries, and he was pretty adept at preventing them (usually by duct taping scouts together.)
Second of all, Martin. He was pretty funny too, although he wasn't very good at learning the names of the scouts. Anyway, the main thing is that he was nice.
Next, our troop friend Gavin, Marcott, and other random staff members that loved our troop. (which was basically everyone, seeing as our troop was the most awesome.) The staff was incredible. They were all very kind and considerate, and although they were not the most experienced staff ever, they knew how to make camp fun, which obviously made camp a lot more fun.
Last but certainly not least, my favorite people that I met at Tifie, the Lindgrens.
Ollie Lindgren was the Horse instructor, and he was one of the funniest people that I have ever met. His wife worked at the Trading Post most of the time, and she was really nice, and their 9 children, who were all up at camp, were seriously some of the most amazing people I have ever met.
Olivia was really nice and great at teaching how to ride horses properly, and I should hook her up with my brother Will.
Indi is a really cool guy and it was fun hanging out with him a little bit.
I didn't really hang out with the girl my age or the guy just younger than me, and I never learned their names. Sadly.
Anyway, Cameo was my favorite. She reminded me a lot of Sophie Blair, and she was just plain great. Really funny and fun to talk to, and she was way better at riding horses than me. Unsurprisingly.
Lilly was also pretty great. And she was also better at riding than me, and she was like, 6 years old.
Kaela was awesome. She liked stealing my thumb though and she wouldn't give it back. Little kids are adorable.
Tova was the little baby, and she liked waddling around. It was very funny to watch.
Oh, I think I'm missing someone. Oh well, the point is, they are super incredible and I love them. It's too bad that they live so far away, or I'd visit them all the time, and make my little siblings play with them, because we'd all get along like 17 peas in a pod.

I've officially decided that I very much like random adventures now and shall no longer complain if I must be whisked away for a week, 'cuz whatever it is, it'll probably be awesome.

DCI

Wow. I love DCI. Now I am super excited for fall band.
The Cadets have an insanely cool show.
Phantom Regiment is absolutely gorgeous.
The Blue Knights have sweet music.
Everyone else also blew me away.
I honestly wish I could just watch DCI shows over and over for the rest of my life.
That is all.

Band Lagoon Day

This was my very last Band Lagoon day, and that is truely a depressing thought. So many wonderful memories of awesome Band parties there reside happily in my brain, but at least this year was exceptional enough to end it all on a happy note.
Yes, the rides were fun and the whole Lagoon experience was wonderful, but the very best part was simply getting to be with my spectacular band buddies. There aren't many people better for adding a ray of sunshine to a dreary day, or making excruciatingly boring things a fiesta. I just want to say that I am really going to miss these perfect people next year. It's hard to believe that Summer Band is over for me. I'm not going to march in any more parades with them and I'm done rehearsing with my wonderous friends. Well, one thing is for sure: The things I have learned and the memories I have obtained shall live on, continuously impacting my life for the better. Thank you, thank you Timpview Band. Thank you DF, thank you Staff, thank you DM's, thank you Section Leaders, and most of all, thank you friends. You've all done more for me than I can say.
I Love You!!

Independance Week Adventures

The first of my adventures began on a happy Summer day. I woke up with a feeling that that day would be a good day. It was. The End. Just kidding, stuff happened in the middle.
First, I went over to my stake center to play basketball with the rest of the Drumline, and let me tell you, that was fun. Basically Rob, Mallory, and Christian owned everybody, but I was usually on a team with one or two of them, so it was awesome. I love basketball. And Ultimate Frisbee. I should play sports more.
Second, I went over to my Cousin Lyssa's house to help move a desk or something like that, but it turned out that she didn't actually need my help, so we just had a doughnut party.
That night was Stadium of Fire, so naturally I went over to my uncle's house where I can see the screen and hear everything that's going on and I have a perfect view of the fireworks, so that was basically superior. Oh, there was also home made Root Beer involved. Now you're jealous.

Okay, make sure to read the next part in a British accent for no reason whatsoever.

The next day, I was lucky enough to be able to visit some of my cousins that I haven't seen in ages, and of course that was the greatest thing ever. We played Lord of the Rings Risk, and Ashley and I owned Matt and Will, which was quite a feat seeing as they are adept and skilled warriors and it was Ashley's first time playing. Of course I just got lucky 'cuz I had no idea what was going on the whole time, but I had dozens of fun.

You can quit the British accent now. If you want. I don't see why you'd want to though.

Wow it sounds like I'm getting bombed because of all the fireworks going on right now.

ANyway, that same day I also rescued my Great-Uncle, and this is a great story. So, I went over to my uncle's house to retrieve the cooler that I had left there the previous day, and my Great-Uncle JB was sitting on the front lawn. When I pulled up, he looked very happy indeed to see me. It turns out that he was locked out of the house because he did not know the code to the garage, and he also did not know how to use his cell-phone, so as you can see, he was in quite a predicament. Naturally I taught him how to use his phone and gave him the code to the garage, and all was well. It feels good to save people. I kinda want to be a super-hero now.

Sorry that this post is not as high-quality as it could be. I am in a coma (courtesy of the parade this morning.)

I'm also pretty sure I'm missing some great stories that I need to post about, but I'm having difficulty remembering them right now.

I miss you all and hope to see you soon!  (Especially you)

Dignify-edly Signed,
               me

Just a thought

"It is infinately more admirable to be an exceptional plumber than an incompetent philosopher." --John Gardner

I should start honing my plumbing skills.