I Got A Puppy!

 On Monday I got a puppy! I’m so excited! She is a 13 week old Newfoundland. Her name is Finley Grace.

She is so adorable and I love it when she wants to cuddle. 

She can also be rambunctious and quite the handful most of the time. 

She loves to be outside and play around and take naps out in the spring weather. 

Now for a couple more pictures of Finley!

My Summer Adventures

I've always wanted what I call "my year of adventure" and it just so happens that this year became that for me. I was able to go on quite a few trips this summer which was a ton of fun!

~In the beginning of July I went and visited my friend, Brooklyne. I just did a post on our adventures in a book store that you can read here. ;)

Brooklyne and I   :)

Celebrating the 4th of July!

~Towards the end of July I went on a road trip with my mom and grandpa to Utah and Colorado. We went to two national parks and we also got to visit with some family. :)

Arches National Park

My mom and I at Arches 

We went to Great Sand Dunes National Park with my cousin and her family. 

the sand dunes

I found out that I love the mountains!

I went above the timber line which was super fun!

Colorado state flower 

~At the beginning of August a friend and I took a trip to Virginia where we got to visit Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown!

~Then at the end of August I got to go visit a friend in Washington and we went to the beach!

This summer has definitely been one to remember!

My Big Adventure

 Last month I got to spend a whole week with my friend Brooklyne at her house. It was so much fun!

I have lots of amazing memories. This was my first time flying alone and it went well. 

Some of the fun things I did while visiting Brooklyne was jet skiing, riding a horse, hiking, celebrating the 4th of July, four-wheeling, tie-dye, movie nights, and book shopping!

Going book shopping with a fellow bookworm like Brooklyne was loads of fun!

Before we went shopping we stopped and got a frozen hot chocolate drink. Brooklyne got me hooked on those things! ;)

We spent 3 hours in the book store and it was as absolutely amazing!

We both bought When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin! We’re looking forward to reading that one. 

We both got some amazing books. I am super excited to read all of the ones I got. 

The Grand Canyon last year and spending a week with Brooklyne this summer, I can't wait until our next big adventure! :D

Life Lately (Fall 2020)

 It’s been such a long time since I’ve done any type of life update post. Those are always my favorite kinds of posts to read so I decided to write one up.

I went on a trip!!! I just posted about going to the Grand Canyon and meeting Brooklyne in person. My mom and I drove to the Grand Canyon. On the way there we stopped for the night in Las Vegas and stayed at a huge hotel/casino. 

On the way home from the Grand Canyon my mom and I stopped at Bryce Canyon. It was really pretty. Both Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon are so different but pretty in their own way.

Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon

Grand Canyon

~I recently celebrated my birthday. My family and I celebrated a few days early with pizza, brownies and presents. Then I spent my actual birthday at the Grand Canyon!

~I acquired lots of books and some Hallmark movies as birthday gifts from friends and family.

~I started the book club back up in September. I’ve been running the book club for a couple years now and it’s always so much fun! 

~A good friend went back to college out of state but last weekend she came back for a surprise visit and our whole group of friends had fun hanging out.

~The sunsets are so beautiful here and I’m always taking pictures although pictures don’t do a sunset justice.

This was last nights sunset!

~I am currently reading The Stone Wall by Beverly Lewis and it is really good!!

~Tonight I am going to a barn dance!

What have you been up to recently?

Grand Canyon Q&A

Hi!!! I am here today with a fun recap of mine and Brooklyne's Grand Canyon trip and the promised Q&A!

Brooklyne and I along with our moms had such a fun trip to the Grand Canyon. We hiked some of the Bright Angel Trail, shopped, ate at some fun places, took a bike ride, watched the sunrise and the sunset, saw lots of wildlife, and so much more! In the evenings we had fun doing our nails and printing polaroid pics, and watching Doc and Road to Avonlea! 

After 2 years of friendship I 'm so glad we had this amazing week! 💙

Here's some pictures from our time together and at the end is the Q&A!

The Grand Canyon is so beautiful! I'm so glad I was able to go and even more glad I was able to go with Brooklyne and our wonderful moms!! 

Life Lately...

Hi everyone!
It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted anything. I haven’t been active much lately in the blogging world...

Life has been kind of crazy lately.

~The end of March I experienced my first earthquake. It happened during dinner. It was kind of scary, but aside from a small aftershock we haven’t had anymore since then.

~Towards the middle of March when things were still open my mom, brother, and I went to see I Still Believe. It was a great movie! Very sad, but very good.

~With so much being closed and with a lot of people quarantining my siblings and I have still been hanging out with our friends but over 5 hour Zoom meetings... ;)
I’m still able to do Bible study virtually too.

~I discovered this delicious dairy free ice cream.

~When Calls the Heart season 7 is coming to a close, but it has been a really great season! I’ve enjoyed it so much!

~We got some chicks! They are no longer adorable little fluffy things, but they still are kind of cute as they are now getting there "big girl feathers". ;)

~Easter happened. While it was a different Easter Sunday for sure because of the Coronavirus the reason we celebrate didn’t change. Jesus still paid the ultimate sacrifice for our sins.

~I’ve been reading more lately and it has been amazing!

~I’ve been taking lots of walks lately which has been super nice and I’ve started working out.

~I've been journaling a lot and it's been really great. Journaling is relaxing to me. :)

~We’ve had some really great weather lately.

~I’ve been keeping busy with work.


🌸 So all in all I’ve been having a nice time spending time with my family, watching fun TV shows, reading good books, and enjoying the beautiful weather.