"I Love Nature!"

This past weekend, I got to spend some time in St. George with Brooke, Blythe, Kassandra, and Taylor. We had a blast eating too much of Brooke's grandma's delicious home-cooking, hiking in beautiful Zion's Canyon, and spending as much time as possible in the not-Provo sunny weather. None of us wanted to return to our frigid home. But we did have some wonderful laughs, sights, and tastes along the way. Not to mention some sore muscles.

Here are my top moments of the St. George adventure:

10. Pretending to be the Fellowship of the Rings with me as Legolas, Blythe as Smeagol/Frodo, Brooke as Gandalf, Taylor as Gimli, and Kassandra as Aragorn.
9. Getting killed not-so-stealthily by Kassandra
8. Sweet potato fries at Oscar's
7. "Nom nom nom"
6. Listening to our roadtrip tunes circa 9th grade
5. Ganging up on Brooke (poor poor Brooke. She should not allow us to hang out with each other.)
4. Singing Jonas Bros, Showtunes, and Tay Swift as we hiked.
3. Quotes like: "Let all of nature know, that Brooke is here with Han Solo," and "Why Brigham!? Why couldn't you tell them to build the school here?"and "Blythe just likes to think she's hard core. But she's really not."
2. This one is a tie between: Grandma Ellis's cooking & the beauty of Zion's Canyon
1. Spending time with some of my favorite girls in the world.

Overall, this weekend, I just realized that God must really love us. We talked about it in Church on Sunday and everything else that happened this weekend just drove it home. Why else would he make such beautiful spots like Zion's Canyon. He could just let us live here in a plain, ugly, barren wasteland. Why else would he give us pets? (We talked about this one in Sunday school.) They are just here to love us unconditionally and make us happy. And why else would he help us find people that make us laugh, help us to be better, listen to our drama, and lift us up? Because He loves us.