i went up into the mountains today, with my brother and my dad, plus philip and a few other people. we make such an odd group. austin was wearing his marine outfit, and i was wearing old riding boots that my grandma gave me. anyways, i loved all of the hiking (and some of the shooting) part, until i thought that i was getting frostbite and my toes were going to fall off. even though i am from a state that has more ocean than mountains i am definitely a mountain person. what i want to be doing every moment of the summer is hiking. climbing higher and higher, seeing all of the trees, finding a lake and jumping in it. mountains are one of the great joys God has created for us.

all i really know to say is that the past few weeks have been so interesting. lots of tears. lots of laughter. i am getting so anxious for spring to come and for school to be out.