Summer Time!
I cannot believe its almost july already *sigh...I love summertime and its almost halfway over. How time flies. Here are a few things we have been up to.

Hayley, Derik, Kirsten and tyler went to the arts festival in Salt lake kirsten had her face painted like this and she went around the rest of the evening barking and growling at people just like a little puppy!

I went with my friend Nicole to the Manti pageant, so fun!

Derik threw hayley a suprise bday party at the pool house! Lots of fun! I had Nicole make that cute cake!

We visited the graves a few weeks after memorial day. This is Kirsten at the grave of her great grandma zella who she is named after.

Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band!
We went to see Ryan Shupe last night, it was SUCH a blast! Under the stars in this beautiful ampitheatre in Sandy til 11pm. Kirsten and I were dancing up a storm we had such a great time! And even stood in line to get our CD signed and get a picture! He's our new fav singer for sure!

Grandpa and Kirsten

Kirsten and I sat on the grass while gma, gpa and hayley and derik sat in the seats we definitly liked the grass better!

11:30pm all zonked out!

MY SONG!!!!
I've' always been one that has related to songs as I said in a previous post. Usually when I'm going thorugh whatever I am in my life I find a song I relate to and listen to it and cry, scream, sing at the top of my lungs (always) whatever emotion I have attached to that song. My latest is this song...I love it and it makes me feel liberated and happy all in one! I'm excited about my new life and new prospects.
For those who don't know this song is from a musical called Wicked. I saw it in chicago a month or so ago and it was AMAZING!

DEFYING GRAVITY
GLINDA
(spoken) Elphaba - why couldn't you have stayed calm for
once, instead of flying off the handle!
(sung) I hope you're happy!
I hope you're happy now
I hope you're happy how you
Hurt your cause forever
I hope you think you're clever!

ELPHABA
I hope you're happy
I hope you're happy, too
I hope you're proud how you
Would grovel in submission
To feed your own ambition

BOTH
So though I can't imagine how
I hope you're happy right now

GLINDA
(spoken) Elphie, listen to me. Just say you're sorry:
(sung) You can still be with the Wizard
What you've worked and waited for
You can have all you ever wanted:

ELPHABA
(spoken) I know:
(sung) But I don't want it -
No - I can't want it
Anymore:

Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by the rules
Of someone else's game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes: and leap!

It's time to try
Defying gravity
I think I'll try
Defying gravity
And you can't pull me down!

GLINDA
Can't I make you understand?
You're having delusions of grandeur:

ELPHABA
I'm through accepting limits
'Cuz someone says they're so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I'll never know!
Too long I've been afraid of
Losing love I guess I've lost
Well, if that's love
It comes at much too high a cost!
I'd sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I'm defying gravity
And you can't pull me down:

GLINDA
I hope you're happy
Now that you're choosing this

ELPHABA
(spoken) You too
(sung) I hope it brings you bliss

BOTH
I really hope you get it
And you don't live to regret it
I hope you're happy in the end
I hope you're happy, my friend:

ELPHABASo if you care to find me
Look to the western sky!
As someone told me lately:
"Ev'ryone deserves the chance to fly!"
And if I'm flying solo
At least I'm flying free
To those who'd ground me
Take a message back from me
Tell them how I am
Defying gravity
I'm flying high
Defying gravity
And soon I'll match them in renown
And nobody in all of Oz
No Wizard that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down!