fresh starts

Isn’t it a relief that each day we get a fresh start? We get to start all over and decide how we want to act and how we want to accomplish what needs to be done that day. 

& occasionally in life we get a chance to have an even bigger fresh start. Be it moving, starting a new class, making new friends, whatever it may be we have that chance sometimes. 

Every school year I seem to get nervous about meeting people or facing the new challenges…(& sometimes nervous is an understatement) 

But this year I am thrilled. Honestly. 

I have the best roommates & a new apartment, ward, schedule, so much new & I’m glad for the chance to have super fresh starts and a dream team of roommates. 

Here's a picture of Cinque Terre, Italy I took until next week when I hopefully have lots more pictures of all nine countries I visited on my computer

Six Years in Hiking: #sixthsummit

I love my mtns. 

Especially Mount Timpanogos

+I seriously considered backing out of summiting part way through my hike last weekend as I was nauseous, tired, & I've seen it five times. But we finished it & we finished quick. 

+ The internal battle was real but I'm proud of myself for finishing when I had fully justified taking a nap in the meadow instead. 

+So here's a timeline of the last six hikes and 5 summits just for kicks. 

[one year we had to turn around at the saddle for a case of altitude sickness]

Also, I haven't been able to get the first 600ish photos off my phone yet from the beginning of my 7 weeks in Europe so I can't post about that YET, although you can expect it as soon as those pictures get moved over. 

(several hours on the phone with Apple still isn't getting me closer..) 

2010:

2011:

2012:

2013:

2014:

2015:

Bonus:

I really think this is one of THE prettiest hikes. Otherwise Why On Earth would I keep doing it. I may have been asking myself that all last weekend.