new things

i hope you had a HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

{never-mind that this picture was taken on the Sea of Galilee....}

i celebrated by picking up my RM cousin from the airport. he served in Germany.

he is in total missionary mode still.

he clasps his hands while talking to you, leans in to tell you with body language he is interested in your conversation and keep very strong eye contact.

its a little unnerving but still cute that he is such a missionary.

then made white chocolate popcorn and caramel popcorn. ate mexican food (oops- i should have eaten hot dogs and apple pie. shurg. oh well.)

then classic firework show at Holladay Elementary.

NEW THINGS TO DO:

1. check out the band "Young the Giant". the songs I like most at the moment are "Cough Syrup", "My body" and "Apartment".

2. go buy magnum ice cream bars. i first had them in Mexico, then Europe and last in Israel. and now they have finally made it to the states! (now if only pop rock choc would come over my homesickness for Jerusalem would cut down by half.)

they are magically magically decadent. Belgium chocolate covering creamy ice cream. there are many combos. my favorite is the vanilla + caramel (gold wrapper) and chocolate chocolate (red wrapper).

3. find a baby to imitate everything you do. it is hilarious and the most entertaining in the world. it takes up most of my day- trying new things for J to copy.

i am counting down the days till the girls and i jet off to Carlsbad California

for a girls trip round 2!

last time we when for senior trip and it was out of this world.

i am really looking forward to the sequel.

the only stressful part for a nerd like me is that we are going the week before the semester starts- but i am a Junior now. i can handle it.

and this seems like a very upper class-men thing to do.