A group of friends and I went to stay at one of their cabin's in Idaho and ended up going through Jacksonhole to Grand Teton National Park. We hiked hidden falls, which, if you're like me and can't do very strenuous hiking, was perfect. It was about 4 miles round trip and only about 400 feet elevation gain.

The waterfall was a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be and was really gorgeous.














Incredible views from the top

One of my (more realistic) dreams has been to go to New York. I'm infatuated with city-life and wanted to experience the big apple for myself. My birthday was in May and a couple months back, my roommate and I decided to go for our birthdays (hers is just a couple days before mine). We booked flights, Airbnbs and bought city passes.

 My roommate Cassie in the SLC airport

We flew SLC to Denver for a layover, then into Newark, NJ where we stayed in our Airbnb. I would seriously recommend staying in an Airbnb no matter where you go. It is SO much cheaper than staying in a hotel and you get to meet new people. We rode the NJ bus each day into New York, cheap option, but took us about 45 minutes each time. Not bad if you want to save on money. We decided to buy a Metro Card for within the city and with the number of times we rode the subway, I'd say it was definitely worth it.

Day 1: We got into Newark around 2 p.m. and met a friend there (he took a different flight from SLC) We had to Uber from the airport to our Airbnb, which was pretty pricey, but between the three of us, it wasn't too bad. After dropping everything off, we left for NYC to Grand Central station.

Well, after nearly 2 years, I've decided to blog again. I know I said I was going to update throughout college, but it happened. Life moved on and before I knew it, I was in my sophomore year of college. Nothing went how I planned though. I went to USU for my freshman year and absolutely loved it, I made good friends, met cute guys, and had the whole college experience, but I made quite a bit of mistakes and fell away from my religion along with it. It made me realize who I was though.

After moving back in with my parents over the summer when an apartment and job in SLC fell through, I decided I kind of liked Utah County. For some unbeknownst reason, I stayed, and made a decision I never in a million years thought I'd do, I transferred to UVU. I moved to Provo and made some really good friends there. I even turned in my mission papers, and again, decided for some unbeknownst reason, that it wasn't right for me. Life took quite a bit of unexpected turns, but I'm happy with where I'm at. I have an incredible job I love, I'm finally able to do more traveling, which I've always wanted to do, and I'm closer to my Heavenly Father than I've ever been. If there's one thing I'm learning, it's that nothing ever goes as planned and I shouldn't get too comfortable with where I'm at, because I've still got a lot of stretching and growing to do.