Pioneer Day

Well for those of you who aren't from Utah, Pioneer Day is a HUGE deal down here! We even get school off. Yay! Anyways, my grandma called me up and said she had tickets to the Pioneer Day Commemoration Concert at the Conference Center with the Mormon Tabernacle Coir and the Orchestra at Temple Square.
Although I was looking forward to it, I didn't really know how it was going to be. Well let me tell you...it was amazing! I'm so glad I had the opportunity to go! It was so patriotic and even though they did talk about the pioneers, it was a tribute to the armed forces. It was a great experience. I encourage everyone to look it up online or on BYU TV because it is wonderful!

I brought my lovely roommates Emily and Natalia with me :)

Grandma and I...it was so good to see her!

The beautiful Conference Center

I love to see the temple!

There is such a strong Spirit at Temple Square. I really wish I had the opportunity to go up there more often! It's so pretty!

Hiking the Y

The classic letters in mountains are seen all over Utah and I would like to think that the most famous one is the BYU "Y". Although it's beautiful to look at sitting there looking over campus, you might not know the strenuous walk it is to climb up there. Let's just say you would be in AMAZING shape if you hiked it every day. The view is absolutely breathtaking but only worth it if you get to stay up there and enjoy it for a while. Definitely one of the most difficult hikes I've done in my entire life. Straight up-hill in the dying heat is not necessarily my idea of fun but it's something you just have to do at least once if you are here in Provo.

And if you didn't think I was crazy this time just look what I attempted to do just 4 short days later...

This picture is from the bottom of the hike. We haven't even started yet and we were already this high up. Craziness! The boys convinced me it would be a good idea to go again. I was up to the challenge but we had one problem...We don't have a car. We were determined to do this so we walked all the way there. This was just as bad as hiking the Y itself! Straight up-hill with tall, strong boys. I honestly have no clue what I was thinking. Well just walking there was enough for me so I let the boys head up themselves. They were completely unprepared so they took my water bottle, fruit snacks, and camera and I waited for them at the bottom. They not only hiked up the way but they did it backwards and then they ran all the way down...all in about 30 min! They are so amazing! And these are the lovely pictures I found on my camera afterwards.

Stadium of Fire!

I had the opportunity to go to Stadium of Fire for the third time. Absolutely amazing! The 4th of July is my favorite holiday and since I didn't get to be with my family this was a great way to celebrate. David Archuleta is just so cute and I've loved him ever since he was on American Idol. He has such a great voice and he's so talented. And of course Brad Paisley is so great and an amazing performer. I loved all the songs he sang! The firework show was the greatest and they had a perfect selection of music to accompany it. Here are some highlights...

If you're ever in Provo on the 4th Stadium of Fire is a must-do!!!