I love Utah! This past weekend I went to Provo, Utah for 4th of July weekend to visit my sister. I love visiting my sister and spending time with her. This was the first time this semester I've had the opportunity to visit her and it was fun as always but a little bit different of an experience. This time around we had my sister's boyfriend with us, who I see being my future brother-in-law very soon. I enjoyed very much getting to know him better and he is a really great guy. I'm glad he makes her happy and that he treats her well, because she deserves the best.
So we had plenty to do over the weekend. On Friday Alison and I went to see Eclipse. I had already seen it at midnight but I wanted to be with Alison when she saw it for the first time. It's definitely good compared to the previous two. Team Jacob all the way!
Then on Saturday we watched the firework show that was held at the BYU stadium. We watched from the fields above the MTC. It was cool to see where I'll be living in 6 months! Sunday we went to church and my sister gave a lovely Sunday school about the fall of King David. Then Alison made Steven and I a dinner of hot dogs and ice cream pie! After that we headed to Salt Lake to meet Steven's family and light our own fireworks and homemade bombs. It was pretty sweet.
Monday morning I woke up early and walked with Steven to the park to meet Alison at the finish line of her 10K run! I am so proud of her! She made it in 54 minutes! She was disappointed with that time but I couldn't do that in a million years so I was so impressed! Overall it was a fun weekend and it was glad to get away from Rexburg!
So less than 48 hours after I got home from Provo I left again on Wednesday afternoon for Ogden, Utah! I had originally wanted to go home for 4th of July weekend because there was going to be a drum corp show that weekend and I was dying to go to see one of my best friends Kyle in Blue Devils, the number one drum corp in America! It ended up not working out because I had a band concert Thursday and I was bummed all weekend because I couldn't make it to see Kyle. Well, on Sunday I went to Blue Devils' website to check their schedule JUST TO MAKE SURE that there wasn't a show that was possible for me to go to. Sure enough, the schedule said that there was a show in Ogden, Utah on July 7! I simply had to go. I decided not to let Kyle know that I was coming; I wanted to surprise him! He wasn't going to be expecting a familiar place all the way in Utah and I wanted him to be surprised when he saw me! So on Monday night at 11:30 pm my bestie Jessica and I made arrangements to go to the show on Wednesday! It was completely crazy and would be a long way but I had to do it! So on Wednesday after Jessica and I got out of class, we left for Ogden at 3:45 and drove the three hours there. We got there at exactly 7 pm and we went to straight in search of Blue Devils. When we found them, I instantly spotted Kyle but it took a second for him to see me. When he saw me, he had to do a double take and then the look on his face when he realized it was me was PRICELESS. He had this look mixed with confusion and surprise. It was fabulous. To make the day even better, I scored two free tickets for Jessica and I from the nicest lady who wouldn't let me pay for them! The show was amazing and better than I expected! I am so proud of Kyle for all that he has achieved. It took him three tries to finally make it into Blue Devils and now he is thriving in the group. It was wonderful to see him and to catch up with him; I miss that kid like crazy! After spending three and a half hours in Ogden, we said our goodbyes and Jessica and I drove three hours back to Rexburg. The day was simply amazing and it was worth every penny and the three hour drive each way!
So less than 48 hours after I got home from Provo I left again on Wednesday afternoon for Ogden, Utah! I had originally wanted to go home for 4th of July weekend because there was going to be a drum corp show that weekend and I was dying to go to see one of my best friends Kyle in Blue Devils, the number one drum corp in America! It ended up not working out because I had a band concert Thursday and I was bummed all weekend because I couldn't make it to see Kyle. Well, on Sunday I went to Blue Devils' website to check their schedule JUST TO MAKE SURE that there wasn't a show that was possible for me to go to. Sure enough, the schedule said that there was a show in Ogden, Utah on July 7! I simply had to go. I decided not to let Kyle know that I was coming; I wanted to surprise him! He wasn't going to be expecting a familiar place all the way in Utah and I wanted him to be surprised when he saw me! So on Monday night at 11:30 pm my bestie Jessica and I made arrangements to go to the show on Wednesday! It was completely crazy and would be a long way but I had to do it! So on Wednesday after Jessica and I got out of class, we left for Ogden at 3:45 and drove the three hours there. We got there at exactly 7 pm and we went to straight in search of Blue Devils. When we found them, I instantly spotted Kyle but it took a second for him to see me. When he saw me, he had to do a double take and then the look on his face when he realized it was me was PRICELESS. He had this look mixed with confusion and surprise. It was fabulous. To make the day even better, I scored two free tickets for Jessica and I from the nicest lady who wouldn't let me pay for them! The show was amazing and better than I expected! I am so proud of Kyle for all that he has achieved. It took him three tries to finally make it into Blue Devils and now he is thriving in the group. It was wonderful to see him and to catch up with him; I miss that kid like crazy! After spending three and a half hours in Ogden, we said our goodbyes and Jessica and I drove three hours back to Rexburg. The day was simply amazing and it was worth every penny and the three hour drive each way!
