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What they mean..

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I normally try to keep my blog up to date and try to get the month we just left written up and published before the first week of the current month is over. But the month of August has been just as busy as July was and there for I am so behind on writing about July. But boy did July bring fun, adventures, traveling, and more firsts.

The beginning of July started out with my good friend Annie marrying the love of her life Blaine. Callie and I made the drive to the Yreka Ca area to a small venue that had the beautiful Mt Shasta in the background. The venue was beautiful and the wedding was so pretty. A good time was had by everyone and the bride was stunning. So thankful for the invite and getting to be a witness to that incredible wedding.

A few short days after Annie and Blaine’s wedding I started the adventure back to Wyoming with Kori and Dallas for one of my best friends since births wedding. We decided to make a trip out of it and we spent two nights and a day in beautiful Moab Utah checking out Arch’s National Park. We had a great time at the park hiking around and capturing photos. One day is never enough at Arch’s. We drove through Colorado and got to see people rafting on the river through the canyon on I70. When we got to the small town in Centennial Wyoming we found ourselves in a town that had more bars then restaurants and a super cute hotel. The next two days were spent getting the wedding venue ready for this mountain wedding. The view at the venue was beautiful. It was tucked in the mountains and tree so perfectly and the meadow where they were married was perfect. Austin and Kindle put on a great wedding and getting to spend time with the McKenzie family was definitely a highlight. There was definitely a tear in my eye watching Austin marry his best friend. I am so proud of the man he is and he got himself one heck of a girl.

As soon as we got home I had a day to recover and get ready for the Tehama District Fair. Fair went good this year no big hurdles to jump over and my niece placed first in her class so she got to move onto the final drive. I love getting to work our local fair and see how much the kids have grown and changed from one year to the next.

Three days of working fair and I was back in the truck head south to see my best friend. She moved to the Pismo Beach area which just happens to be one of my favorite places in California. I was definitely over due for some Megan time. We had an amazing quick trip that included getting to see Demi Lovato in concert at the Mid State Fair. Most people that know me know that I love Demi’s music and when Meg told me she got me tickets for my bday I was more then excited. Before the concert we went and wine tasted at two of the wineries in Paso Robles. I have learned that as long as the wine isn’t really dry I will drink it and Meg still likes the sweet wines. A few days spent with Megan are a couple days well spent. Its hard to beat time with your best friend.

After a busy and amazing month of July fire season started taking off and I was chasing the white lines delivering trailers to the base camps. Fire season definitely started off with a bang. Looking back at July it was filled with loved ones and more amazing adventures.

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June..Oh what to say about this crazy busy and incredible month. Road trips, concert, camping, softball and a wedding is what this month brought.

The beginning of June my dad and I got home from our week-long road trip. On the way home I got a text saying that I should go back to Sacramento for a concert. Well little did I know when the phone call came through that it wasn’t just any concert but VIP tickets to Maroon 5. I might have literally just gotten home but when an offer like that happens you load back up and head back. The concert was incredible and was spent with two of the best gal pals any girl could have. Nella got us the tickets and Alecia and I enjoyed the heck out of the concert. It wasn’t just the amazing group Maroon 5 but Julia Michaels was the opener and if you haven’t had a chance to listen to her music you are truly missing out.

img_3024The next day after the concert brought the softball teams end of the year party. It was such a great way to say good-bye to this awesome team that not only learned from us but that we learned from. There is something so special about being a coach and getting to enjoy the girls. Three of our players went on to represent on the All Star team. They ended up winning the district but their journey ended at sections.

img_3153The next couple of weeks I worked the Horse Expo for Girls With Guns, got to spend some time at home to enjoy friends and family. But you can only keep me down for so long. So when the opportunity popped up to camp with Alecia and her family I loaded up last-minute and drove to Lake Almanor to spend time with them. I forgot how much I enjoyed camping it had been so long. Lots of laughs and memories were made.

img_3224For my birthday this year I was on the road working. I left the day before to make a run up to Boise Idaho. I stayed the first night in Lakeview with a family friend and got to enjoy the evening with her. The day of my birthday I made my way to Boise and grabbed my trailer then it was off to Bend Oregon to see my sister Britts family.  I had a great time getting to see them and my sister got me an amazing cake. My niece Zara helped me blow out my candles.  I love getting to see her and the crew.

 

The end of June brought a beautiful wedding up in Weed California. My friend Annie married the love of her life. It was picture perfect. Callie and I had a great time at the wedding. Im known for not liking to get my photo taken so of course I had to give her one good pics but the eye rolling photo is my favorite.

June was another months for the books. One thing that I have learned about blogging is that it is great to be able to go back through photos and see where each month has taken me. It also reminds me to be thankful for every day. Every month brings incredible things but you have to remind yourself to dig deep and enjoy the little moments.

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Every June brings a day that as a kid you can’t wait for it to get here. As I get older I still enjoy this day and the happiness it brings but with the happiness it also brings a bigger number. A number that when I was younger I couldn’t wait to hit the milestones. 16 I was able to drive, 18 I was a legal adult and 21 I could partake in the adventures at the bar. But after 21 what milestone do you have next? 30, 40, 50? But each year you have to face that day. The day that also makes you sit back and think about what you have accomplished that last year. The day that makes you set your goals for this year. The day that is called your birthday is the day in June that I now have a bittersweet feeling about.

June 21 is that day for me. It is the longest day of the calendar year and some years it is even the hottest. It is a day that as I get older I like to take the time to once again reflect on the last year and set goals for the year that is in front of me. This year instead of staying home and enjoying a lunch and dinner with loved ones, I went on the road and headed to Boise to get a trailer. What better place to reflect then on the road, in a vehicle by yourself, all the time in the world and the radio to spark memories and thoughts.

This last year was one for the books. I had an incredible year surrounded by loved ones and friends. I traveled the USA for work. Met new people, made new memories and stood by the side of a loved one when they found out it was cancer that we would be fighting.  But even with that obstacle the year I was 27 definitely was incredible.

I was able to see the fireworks fall over the ocean in Pismo Beach with a good friend, got to marry a friend off to the man of her dreams, was there when my friend’s son harvested his first buck, got to watch my first live college football game, enjoyed a road trip to Nebraska that brought in the amazing sights of Arch’s National park, had an impromptu trip to Nashville with two awesome ladies, enjoyed watching a friend win the world championship title, traveled with some of the best gals in town, watched my best friend receive her college degree and just made the choice to enjoy being alive.

There was so many events that happened in my life my 27th year that I can’t list them all. There was ups and there was downs. There was moments when I just needed a hug from one of my closest friends. There was moments that I felt like I had an elephant sitting on my chest because of the obstacle that was in front of either myself or a loved one.  There was times that without that hug I feel like my world would’ve crumbled even more.

One thing I have learned this last year is that it isn’t always about the people you share blood with but it’s about the people who can watch you walk into a room and just by the way you say hi they know if you are ok or not. Or the friends that get the message that your dad is sick and within a few hours show up because they know you need them. Friends are such a big part of everyone’s life. They are the family that you choose. Normally the ones that know you better than your own family and some are the ones that have your back on the roughest days. I am so thankful to have the group of friends that I do. They definitely are my go to people and I know they have my back.

I learned is that it is absolutely ok to be single. This is something that I learned a while ago but the older I get the more I realize just how ok it is. I have learned that I am independent almost to a fault, I am passionate about life and the people who are in it, I am loyal almost to a fault and I am ok on my own to be a strong independent woman. So until the right one comes along I am just going to enjoy being single because this girl is in no rush.

I learned that in life you are going to come across some people who you just aren’t a fan of. But that it is ok because everyone is different. Everyone is here for a reason. Everyone has their own views and beliefs and that is fine. If we were all alike it would be such a boring world.

But one thing that I have also seen a lot the last year that saddens me is that people judge others by the color of their skin, who they love and what they believe without even knowing the person that is inside. I am one of those people who truly loves to learn about others and who they are on the inside. I truly believe that the color of the skin, beliefs and who they love don’t make up the whole person. It is just a part of them.

I wish the world didn’t judge so quickly and look down upon others just for those reasons. I wish that people took the time to say hi to the random stranger or the person that looks like their day just sucks.  I wish that people would just learn to get a long and be ok with the fact that we are all different but just because you are different doesn’t mean you are a bad person. Your actions prove that but it’s not your skin color, beliefs or who you love. At least to me your actions prove more to me then anything.

27 was a year to remember. A year that I am happy to have behind me and a year that I am thankful that I got to enjoy. Did it have hardships? Yes. Did it have days where I felt lonely? Yes. Did it bring along the loss of a friend? Yes. But even with the obstacles it brought me I wouldn’t change a day. Because everyday that I was able to do what I love is and was a good day.

28 has  officially arrived and I am ready to hit it head on. I am ready to spend more time with loved one, I am ready to travel more and I am ready to take it head on. Here is to 20 something!