With That Being Said

This was about the most exciting stop we took on the way to Vail from Indiana, the I-70 diner in the middle of nowhere, Kansas. While looking for tornado's and exciting windmills we came across this little diner and scarfed down our breakfast for lunch meal and got back on the road for Vail



There are two pics because we had this great idea to crop me into this one since we couldn't find someone to take a pic for all 3 of us...plus we had to add the SoccerPlus bumper stickers that have been on every single one of our vehicles since our adventure had begun





We eventually start seeing these mountains and start getting super excited about being in Vail...don't let if fool you we were hours away because of traffic but it was fun to take pictures...all of mine all look the same even though when I was taking them I thought every single one was better than the other.



This was also interesting to see...Buffalo's on the side of the road...people were actually pulled over feeding them...I didn't get the people in the picture because everyone has seen one of those things :)



We finally arrive after a long long drive and Clara greets us at the door and we walk upstairs to her families condo and after meeting her AWESOME family they were nice enough to put us up in another place and this was our view from our place

I will show you a picture later on of us in the gondola but we ride the gondola all they way up to the mtn in the pic above this one...Drew's buddies who he works with during the winter when he lives here let us take the last ride and we saw the most amazing view of the stars from up there. It was incredible and unreal!





This was my room for the night! It was so amazing not having to sleep in a dorm twin bed for the first time in a month



This is everyone that went to dinner with us in Vail. The Kridlers took us to Garfinkels and we sat outside and got to know Clara's family and it was such a good time.

Clara and I! (my roomie in Indiana) she's a baller

These guys.....Drew, Doody, Louis, and Grub
these are the four boys that I got to spend 24/7 with for a week as we traveled across the country to California

My family/brothers for the summer...couldn't have asked for a better group



Riding up the Gondola



Scheemin....Huh? So the story behind Huh is Grubb is from Baff England and they are apparently pretty proper over there and have really good manners...well apparently down south Yes Mam is not enough because whenever I say "huh" he corrects me or just says huh back to make fun...so I'm working on saying excuse me or pardon instead of huh? :) thanks Grubber

Such a fun night in Vail

On top of the mountain looking at the stars

Louis, Grub, Doody, and Clara

The next morning we had an amazing breakfast that Mrs. Kridler and Rika (Clara's super legit friend that runs iron mans) and Clara made and after watching a few hours of the world cup we walked around downtown Vail because there was a farmers market going on...this farmers market was HUGE and so neat that it occupied us girls and Louis for 2 1/2 hours while Doody and Drew pancaked with the soccer ball around downtown and Grub was somewhere biking all over the mountains of Vail.



That night we went to a BBQ at one of Drew's co-workers house and it was a blast. There was corn hole going, redneck gold, badminton, and lots of foods. Everyone was so nice and welcoming too. We then walked over to Avon and sat and watched fireworks around a lake. It was a good way to end our last night in Vail. The next day we were headed to Vegas for the fourth!!



They did a penalty kick shoot out,,,video should work right below this....ps by this time we were going pretty crazy in the car because we had been driving for a long time and ready to get to Vegas.












This picture might be the best pic of the whole trip....we drove thru so many beautiful areas of Colorado and when we saw this sign we decided to stop and snap a pic....the car behind us had the same idea so they were nice enough to take this picture of us! I love it!!!

These next pictures are from our trip to Vegas

Wooooo we finally made it!

I could have been in this store for hours upon hours

I can dream right?

Well I just had my whole blog finished and it just deleted all my pictures from california so just bare with me on these next pictures....these will all be from California. We drove in on the 5th and stayed at a hole in the wall place but hey, I can't complain we have been living in the fast lane that past few days...so after sleeping in the crack of two full beds pushed together we head to UCSD campus....but before I begin stories from camp here are some pictures from Pacific Beach and Ocean Beach...we were able to catch a few sunsets, farmers market, and some awesome burrito places. We also went to a nude beach on accident..guess we should have followed instructions from the signs

I drank this drink like it was water when I was growing up living here

whoops

We then checked into UCSD and picked up Mecchi from the airport and went to the beach, Louis was stung by a jellyfish and wouldn't pee on his leg, we jumped in the waves, had a good time, did some work since I am still doing my internship right? (ha doesn't seem like it right?) we set up some goals get ready for registration and then head off to Ruthie and Hartsel's (I talked about them in my previous blog) but I will just reiterate how AWESOME they are...they have been married for 66 years and are 85 and 86 and are such amazing people...so welcoming to everyone and I call them my "non-related" grandparents...here are some pics from their house

Grub passed out in the car ride home from such a good meal

So for the most part I am fully caught up on pictures and stories...camp has been pretty good so far. Registration was crazy but we got through it with minor problems. Parents here are pretty psycho...this will definitely my busiest camp talking to parents on the phone but oh well...that's what I'm here for.  I've already been woken up with a 630 am call from a parent basically just chatting with me bcs the conversation went no where.

I also have circled the San Diego Airport so many times that I can officially become a Nascar Driver I am that skilled. The camp here there are about a little over 100 campers. My apartment is also the training room so there are always lots of knocks at my door.

There is also an awesome trail I have ran on a couple times that has millions of little paths to take with hills and ditches and lizards and probably snakes just have not seen one yet (PTL) :)

Good News the Budget is back where it belongs...at the Budget place hahah just kidding it ran like a champ....I actually rode in the very of it on the way to the beach (which ended up being a 30 min drive plus Louis' road rage) but there's always a first for something right!?...just kidding Louis

The staff here is awesome...there is actually a girl here, Mandy, that played soccer with all my good friends growing up in California...small world huh!? I have been strictly admin this camp so far because it's such a large camp and Bobby left me for Virginia...jerk!


To leave y'all with a funny story....there is this owl figure..they call it Lord DiCicco's Owl and at the Colgate campus there is this tournament for the Owl (i think) it's called Lord DiCicco's cup...well anyways the owl has been with us on the whole trip...(for those from Samford reading, kinda like Spring Break Sally,except this owl is still in one piece, sorry Mom) well the Owl has been in my room this whole week and it's a pretty creepy owl. It just always stares at you and three different times SOMEONE keeps moving it in a different spot in my room to scare me...so this is where I found the Owl last

until next time....Peace and Blessings and Hootie Hoooo