Pioneer Day Festivities

I'm such a bad blogger.  I'm sorry I have neglected it so long....mostly because this is like a journal for me.  Stats 121 has basically taken over my life.  But I have gotten a chance to steal away some time to have fun.

Last Tuesday I went up to Salt Lake with Mary A. and my friend Travis to see the Days of 47 floats.  Every year they put the floats on display a week before the parade.  Some of them were really well done and some were really creative.  However, my favorite would have to be the one that incorporated a little bit of London in it.  I'm not excited sure why it was included but as you can see in the picture below one stake portrayed early missionaries in London and speakers corner in Hyde Park.  And of course Big Ben didn't want to be left out so he made an appearance too.

Even though I've been home longer than I was actually away, I still miss London everyday.  I left a big part of my heart there.  I can't wait to watch the olympics which start on Friday, not necessarily because I'm excited to watch the sports, but because I'm excited to see shots of the place I called home for 3 months.

Not exactly sure what ice cream has to do with Pioneer day......

We couldn't help it.... we needed a picture with this gospel choir float

My favorite part about July is the time spent in Spring City.  Last night Rachel and I headed down after work with some friends.  After eating some dinner, making a quick stop at the ice cream social, and playing catch phrase with John and Paul, I headed to my comfy bed while the others all slept out in the pasture.  I'll take my bed over the hard bug infested ground any day.

This morning we were rudely awakened by the fire alarm signaling the fireman's breakfast.  This year we didn't go but decided to make our own.  The parade wasn't as good this year as it has been in the past but who's complaining?  One thing that we did not anticipate doing this year is something I never thought I would ever do.  While out on an ATV ride our friends Matt and TK randomly ended up helping a farmer herd a couple of his cows into a field and then were invited by his neighbor to come back later to.......help corral her llamas!  That's right, her llamas.  So we went back later to help round up some llamas.  Ok, I really just watched.....I didn't actually really do anything.  After two hours of watching 7 ATVs try to corner llamas we left with sunburns and a huge bag full of ground beef as payment for our time.

 

We finished off the night by enjoying the firework show in Spanish Fork.  The 24th of July is definitely my favorite summer holiday.  And yes, Tess, it totally trumps the 4th of July.