A cup of cake. A cup of joy.

When my mom spontaneously suggests that we "bake gourmet cupcakes tonight" she doesn.t have to do much convincing. I was immediately on board. After wondering the grocery store isles for a good hour we finally left with ingredients to make Coconut cupcakes and mint chocolate cupcakes and I couldn.t have been more excited. I.m kinda addicted to mint chocolate ANYTHING. I got the recipes off Pinterest but I have to admit that I didn.t exactly follow every single thing. It was fun and easy to use a little creativity. I also have to admit that I cared a little more about how they looked than how they tasted although they did taste REAL good. And while the coconuts tasted better than the mint, the mint made up for it with their looks. And in the end, they were all heaven in a cup.

We definitely devoured our "Cups of Joy" to say the least! ♥

A perfect start.

Its hard to think that there are only 53 days of Summer. In my case, of freedom. There is a part of me that hates knowing how many days summer holds. I.m constantly worrying about how many days are left before I have to return to school. But for now, i.m trying to enjoy my summer. And its off to a pretty perfect start. I spent the first real day of summer doing all the things summers should hold. Longboarding, swimming, shopping, eating icecream, watching movies and spending quality time with my best friend. A few days later we headed out for our first officaial "summer field trip" (As my mom likes to call them). We gathered some great friends, picnic lunch, tennis shoes and swim suites and headed up to Sedona for the day! What fun we had. We spent the day hiking, having lunch and visiting the famous "Slide Rock". And returned home that night exhausted and satisfied. The rest of my summer days have been filled with friends, late nights, movies, pictures, air conditioning, cupcakes, and lazy days. And i.m loving every single second of it.

We love summer♥

Long boarding.

Me and my girls in Sedona.

We hiked West Fork in Sedona and it was so beautiful.

Love my dear mommy.

Top of the jump.

Cliff jumping (if you can call it that. It wasn.t too big of a drop!) [:

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We also love ice cream.

Very proud of these mint chocolate homemade cupcakes I made the other day! More on these beauties a little later! [:

1000 pictures.

Yes, you read that right. 53 days of summer. 1000 pictures. I.m not quite sure where the idea came from, but its solid. And i.m excited. Since the beginning of summer (approximately 9 days ago), i have been determined to make these next 53 days ones i will never forget. And if that means taking 1000 pictures to document every moment of my summer, i.ll do it. I.m just hoping i can stick to it. So, heres to 1000 pictures in 53 days. Wish me some luck, i think i.m going to need it. [:

Its been fun, Freshman year.

My first year of high school was unforgettable to say the least! I was so blessed to have made the right decision about what high school I attended. As summer came to a close last year, I was completely torn as to what school I should attend in the fall. After much praying and tour taking, Sandra Day O'Connor seemed to be the perfect fit for me! As the year progressed it was no mistake that I had been guided by the spirit to attend this amazing school. As I got involved in stugo, made the volleyball team and got adjusted to all my classes, high school started to become FUN. I was determined to learn a lot and have some amazing experiences! And that, i did. While taking all honors classes was indeed a struggle, student government, volleyball, tennis and caring teachers seemed to even all of the stress out with laughter, fun and joy. I MET SOME AMAZING PEOPLE. I can.t even tell you how amazing. I learned that everybody has a story and in high school everybody wants the same thing: to fit in. I made some friends this year that I have no doubt will be standing by my side up until to moment we walk on graduation day. I cant wait to spend the next 3 years with some of these people. And I dead the day when I have to say goodbye to some equally amazing upperclassman that I have become close with who will be graduating next year! I don.t even want to think about parting ways! I am so greatful to have had an unbelievebly amazing freshman year and eagerly look forward to the upcoming years of high school!!
 
I apologize in advance for the flood of pictures! [;

STUGO carnival 2012

DISNEY LAND ♥

They.re cute.

Shes da best. 

Seeesters. ♥

Homecoming 2011

Love these girls!