Do you ever?

Do you ever paint yourself into a corner?
Do you ever want to be a kid again?
Do you ever need to say something, but can't find the words?
Do you ever do something you wish you'd never done?
Do you ever promise yourself something and break it ten times?
Do you ever wish you could be somewhere far away?
Do you ever drive up a mountain and never want to leave?
Do you ever wonder how He does it?
Do you ever look at a photo and wish to hop inside?
Do you ever read a book and want to escape with the characters?
Do you ever taste something so delicious that you never want to stop eating?
Do you ever wait for a day that never seems to come?
Do you ever fly on eagle's wings, only to find you never flew at all?
Do you ever regret a word to someone close?
Do you ever hop on one foot and spin around?
Do you ever watch the hands on a clock as they slowly turn?
Do you ever feel on top of the world?
Do you ever think that it's hopeless?

Because I know I do.

Heber Valley Cabin

Wow, I can't believe summer is almost gone! Only one more month! I have lots more I want to do!!

Anyways, I thought I'd keep y'all updated on what else (besides the bucket list) that I've done this summer! One of the major things my family and I did was to go to a cabin in the mountains of Heber City that my grandparents rented. It's a beautiful cabin, with 4 stories and about 7 bedrooms. We had a lot of fun playing games in the game room, riding 4-wheelers around the area, and riding the Heber Valley Railroad! It was a blast and I would like to thank my family for making it so fun! So here are some pictures!

Funny T-shirt on sale at the gift shop.

Conductor Laura! Toot toot! :)

My buddy, Jayden, and me!

My cousin, and long time friend, Kimberly!

Old engine 618. What a blast from the past!

The owners of the cabin. Who knew farmers could have such a fancy place? ;)

Back of the cabin, "Aspen Heights."

Beautiful scenery and flowers. I could wander forever!

Amanda and I! I sure miss you! :)

Our frequent neighbor and mother (for there was a baby deer with her).

A view of a river found whilst 4-wheeling exploring.

Front of the cabin.

My wonderful and amazing grandmother, my brother, and I. Love you Grandma!

Laura and Grandma. Two wonderful gals!

That's all folks! To see the complete album of my trip to Heber, go onto my Facebook page!

Summer Bucket List #2: White Pine Lake Hike

Another Bucket List item crossed off our list! A hike in the beautiful mountains of Utah!! :)

We wanted a good hike that we could accomplish in a shorter amount of time, so after browsing trails up by Alta Ski Resort, we chose a trail called White Pine Lake Trail. It was absolutely beautiful! The snow was still melting, causing much water to run down the sides of the mountain, the river, and the trail itself! There were many parts of the trail where we had to ford a river or climb a pile of snow. We had to stop halfway up the trail and come back because it was raining too hard and our time was almost out. It was fun! Check out the pics below. :)

Ashlyn looking off through the tress and bushes to the small stream.

One of many endless mini waterfalls up the side of the trail.

My manly figure claiming this spot of beauty. ;)

Tiny blueish-gray butterfly.

This is my island! I claim Twisted Tree Stump Island.

The river was flowing so fast! But it was so amazing!

The river and me.

It was a beautiful day! Except the parts when it rained... ;)

It was a beautiful hike and one I'd recommend! Take a water bottle and a lunch/snacks and enjoy yourself!

To see the complete photo album of our adventures, check out my Facebook page!

Summer Bucket List #1: Red Butte Gardens

Hey everyone! With summer here I'd thought I'd keep you up to date with my activities, thoughts, and marvelous adventures! To start off, I'd like to share an adventure my friends and I went on at the beginning of summer!
My friend and I have conjured up a "Summer Bucket List" of things that we want to do this summer! One of our items was to visit a flower garden where we are surrounded by flowers. So we did some research and came up with a place called Red Butte Gardens at the University of Utah! And boy, is it AMAZING! The flowers were in full bloom and utterly beautiful! With camera in hand, my friends and I set out for "Summer Bucket List #1: Red Butte Gardens."

The flowers were in full bloom EVERYWHERE and smelled so good!

There was an oak tree tunnel that was way fun to walk through!

My friend and I (bucket list conjurers).

My other friend and I (just a really good friend). ;)

The man-made structures covered in nature's beauty were breathtaking!


And that's all for Red Butte Gardens! Check out all the pictures on my Facebook page!
Bye!

Christmas and New Year!

Again I'm done with my assignments in Multimedia, so I thought I'd upload some more stuff! NOTE: Because I have no access to my pictures on my computer at home, so all of these pictures are from my cell phone.

Happy New Year!

We had some poppers in our house, so I made myself a wig of silly string stuff! We had a somewhat peaceful night spent with family. We also enjoyed some sparkling cider! Yum!

Funny Commercial

I was watching TV the other night with my mom and a Post It Super Sticky Note commercial came up. I was watching and a hilarious part came up! On the bottom of the screen that said "Just kidding." What commercial says just kidding? Haha! :)

Merry Christmas!

This is one of our Christmas ornaments on our tree. The lights were so pretty that I just had to take a picture!

This year our family put up two Christmas trees, one in the family room and a real one in the front room! It was so wonderful! The tree in the front room had white lights and held my Grandma's homemade ornaments she used to make. Then there were simple red, gold, and green balls to add some color. It was very beautiful!

Well, I wish you all a belated Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Life

Life has been wonderful! It's a new year and I'm sitting in my Multimedia class, so I thought I'd upload a couple of my projects! :) All of these were photos edited or created by me! Hope you enjoy!