Two days untill my 21st ;]

Chalk Board Wall

i still want one...

i thought i would be able to paint one of my walls in my new

house this way.. but the landlord changed his

mind and said "No painting of the walls!" :[ one day

i will have a chalk board wall, where i post all of my

thoughts, to do lists, and doodles ☂

I need...

A new frying pan...
[This is supposed to be a grilled cheese sandwhich]

Ice Cream Scooper...
[My attempt to scoop ice cream without a scooper HA!]

Organizers.....
[Just moved in and the desk is a mess!]

A life
[Clearly.....]

But most of all...
I need to be back in Yellowstone with this Man <3

Yellowstone Update

Ok so i apologize for the few who are following and rarely have an update, i am a terrible blogger! There has just been so much 'going' going on that i find it a real challenge to actually sit down for a second and be at a computer and write in this here blog! Who woulda thought this city slicker girl would find great pleasure backpacking through the woods and up mountains... I love it out here, NYP is home to me :]] But ok i have to go pack for another back country backpacking trip so here is a little update and pics :]] LOVE YA'LL be back aug 9th!

The lake at sunset!

Mallard dorm at sunrise :]

Day hike through Hayden Valley!

Hayden Valley at sunset <3

Mud Volcano we discovered on our day hike!!

Bye Bye Buffalo :[

Bushwhacking behind Elephant Back!

I am a terrible blogger, I am sorry I have not

been keeping ya'll up to date on whats going on out here

there is just so much GOING I find it hard to find time

to blog! I have two weeks out here and its not a count

down I really care to count down. I love it out here and

not looking forward to waking up to cornfields again.

I will blog more later, latest news though.... I am going

on another back country back packing trip this weekend

and i am soooo excited!! [Never thought iIwould hear those

words come outta my mouth!]

Happy 4th Everyone!

Ok so the firework show was viewed from the car as we drove to our

campsite at Antelope Flats in the Tetons!

But who needs fireworks when you get a nightly sunset like this...

I love it out here, i have exactly one month left see you soon, blog ya sooner :]

Well I have found my little hide away place on the lake! The bear barriers were lifted Tuesday and the beach no we have beach access! The weather has been perfect and actually warm! With all this hiking I’ve been doing I could use a couple days at the beach! Last Thursday I went on a 16mile camping trip to ShaShone Lake that was quite the adventure.. lets just say I have taken it easy since then. The trip was strenuous but over all it was amazing. Looking back on how many miles you have hiked at the end of the day is one of the most rewarding feelings. Def some life lessons being learned out here. The people here are all someone to take interest in and learn something from them!
Last night I found myself once again on the hotel side of the park listening to a a group of violinist. The flawless violinist played beautifully, makes me wish I could play an instrument! I was intrigued and found myself wishing I was a little girl again when a little girl next to us didn’t give a care in the world about what others thought as she twirled around in her pink little dress. It was absolutely precious! There has been a lot of hussle and bussle around here these days after a ten hour work day the night was everything I needed and more!
My work days have been long but I am just one more long day away from the 4th of July festivities and I cannot wait! The week has def been productive with long work days AND I just have to tell the world this because I am so proud, the roommate and I rearranged the room [we bunked our beds!] and decorated the walls [I kno I am only here for another month ha] and the place looks very close to “coolest dorm” in Mallard Hall :]
Tomorrow will be exactly half way, one month in one month away from out. I love it here and if school was not in the picture I feel as though I wouldn’t mind staying here till October [close] Yellowstone is my home and I wouldn’t have it any other way!

More Than Finee In Yellowstone!!

I'm here! I can't believe I am actually living in Yellowstone National Park for the

next two months, but I am, and as much as I miss the fam and the boy and

wish they were here, having a great time. This has already been an awesome and eye opening experience and I've only been out here for.. well a week.

Tuesday [June 1st] was the day of departure for the three kiddies [myself, and the mountain men, aaron, and wes]. We drove a total of 1,000 miles on the first day, making it all the way to South Dakota! [Btw --> when traveling west it conveniently stay light out for much longer since.. well the sun sets in the west! Imagine that!

We made it to campsite number one just fine, I shouldn't say campsite though, it was just off highway 90 on a little country back road. It was

not by any means a campsite! I was a little scared since it was really only my first time camping out! I know I am sheltered, I blame the parental units.

We wasted no time day two, waking up at 5:30am, I guess we were still stuck on Indiana time since we woke up before our alarms, or maybe it was just our excitement! First stop was the Bad Lands! Lets just say I thought I was on the moon.

Twas a very neet place especially with some Led Zeppelin playin in the background! [the boys insisted that we play his music all the way through the Bad Lands!]

Wall Drug was next. The little town was nice only because it was the first time since we left tuesday morning that I was around people! Wall Drug was nothing more then a

tourist hot spot full of souvenir stores. The old western

town was known for its free ice water!

Mt. Rushmore was next, it was cool to check out, just like the pictures show. George had a bit of a cold though and we got a little drizzled on :] The trails around the monument were engulfed by pines and their scent was more than refreshing :]

Next was Deadwood, yes where the HBO series is filmed and based off of. Since I was

not of age there was not much going on in the town that concerned me. Bars and Casinos polluted the strip, the town was like a cowboy's Las Vegas.

Continuing west we stopped at the famous "Devil's Tower" for a quick 2.8 mile hike around the

natural monument. Little unknown fact: yes you can climb the tower, but not in the month of June in respect for the Indian's spiritual beliefs. So unfortunately

we didn't get to climb the monstrous site.

A little run into Mama Grizzly in the Big Horn Mountains brought our long day of traveling to an exciting end. We had mapped out a campsite for the evening but due to the dark and snowy winding roads we called it quits at A campsite, that of which we would later find out was just a few miles south of THE campsite we had wished to stay at. We unwillingly parked the car, [car got stuck in the snow] and while the boys set up the tent, I scrambled to find warm clothes and tennis shoes [ i was still wearing flip flops hehe :] Although we did not actually site Mama Grizzly, we most def. heard her at our campsite. The boys roughed it out and slept in the tent but I was determined to live through the night and see tomorrow, so I chickened out and slept in the car... Shhh you would have done the same if you were in the snow capped mountains with the bears!

Day Three: After multiple animal citings in the Big Horn Mountains, we finally arrived to Yellowstone! Our third and finally campsite was at Mammoth Hot Springs. The Hot Springs were def a site to see, the springs were steamy and gave off the perfect warmth to our

chilled bodies. We turned in early for the night - who knew sitting in a car traveling for three days was so tiring!

Our journey out here had finally came to an end and Day Four we checked in. The past week has consisted of long work days and orientation. Although its been exhausting the breath taking scene before and all around me makes it all worth it. Blogging out here will be difficult due to the lack of internet signal. But hopefully I will be able to keep up. Today is the last long day of work I'll have before my two day break! We have plans to head up to Old Faithful and camp out for a night! More later <3>

Boo...

Winter, can't you see,
we are all going crazy because you
have over done your stay.
Please leave, we want summer!

P.S. Christina Marie please excuse me for using the
picture i did, hehe and about your john mayer
post, he may be all those things, but
you have to admit he has been involved in
some of our memory making over the years.
Miss you.