i graduated in cute shoes

don't you think so?

I crossed a good one off my list last Thursday.

I have many more pictures to share with you, 

but that'll have to wait. 

we spent the weekend in twin falls

we were visiting my grandmother

this is a little school she went to as a child

she used to ride a horse to school

we worked on our list

and collected a few treasures

I can leave Rexburg

I've been a Dam Volunteer.

and while waiting for the marathon runners

 to show up at mile marker #8

 I decided to exercise a little creativity.

and none of the marathon runners stopped

 to drink the water, or the Gatorade,

 or use the Vaseline, or eat those energy packs.

so I took care of those, too.

today is this year's marathon.

so cheer on any runners you see!

Rexburg Farewell Tour

Remember Kareem Abdoul Jabar's farewell tour? I certainly don't, but I'm aware that it took place. Well, Laura and I are feeling wistful about our upcoming move away from Rexburg, and though we are excited about moving to that other Washington, we are going to miss Rexburg. As a coping mechanism, we have decided to create a series of farewell blogs.

#1 The Demolition Derby

One day when I was missing school because I was sick, I saw a demolition derby portrayed in a movie starring that guy from "Night Court" (Harry Anderson?), and I thought, "Sometime when I'm not throwing up I'm going to go to one of those." And then I did. In Rexburg. With Laura. And soon, I'm going to miss this.

we cannot leave Rexburg until we're done

Megan is collecting live lists.

I thought it was a great idea and I wanted to make one of my own.

{a picture she took for our engagement}

I love the summers in Rexburg.

I'm sad this will be our last summer

since we are moving,

so I think we should live it up

while we're here.

so here's what we'll do:

• Sleep in the desert under the stars
  
• Play foursquare, kick-the-can, and hide-and-seek
  
• Catch, clean, cook and eat a fish
  
• Take a nap on a grassy hill
  
• Create art
  
• Take my bike to the tallest hill and ride all the way down as fast as I can
  
• Play dress up
  
• Listen to my grandma tell a story
  
• Score a goal (but my teammates sure did!)
  
• Drive with the windows down and the sunroof open and let the wind blow bubbles from the little wand
  
• Build a fort
  
• Eat at that one restaurant in St. Anthony
  
• Take holga pictures like crazy
  
• Make nachos from my little salsa garden
  
• Wear cute shoes to my graduation
  
• Visit the Saturday market
  
• Watch hot air balloons launch
  
• Float down a river
  
• Sew something
  
• Host a dance party (with just robert and I? then yes!)
  
• Slide into home (I didn't exactly slide)
  
• Pick berries on a Sunday afternoon
  
• Take a hike
  
• Sell art
  
• Watch cartoons in my pajamas
  
• Hit strangers with water balloons on a warm night
  
• Lay out on the beach
  
• Make a little movie
  
• Eat ice cream like it’s going out of style
  

{red= completed! }