End of summer activities

Coming back from Jerusalem brought many things.

First and most importantly, it brought mexican food back into my life.

Second, it brought homelessness.

I moved out of my apartment and into a box truck with the help of an old friend (read: saint) Han. My box truck moved to a lovely spot in front of the Wiley's (read: angels). There the box truck held all my precious belongings for about 10 days, safely guarded behind bike lock and key. I kept it on the street just long enough for Wileys to get awkward questions from the neighbors. (Maybe Oliver can add Moving Truck Driver to Scott's resume of Wal-Mart greeter?)

The Wiley's were so nice to let me take over the guest room (and parts of the basement and garage) for a few weeks. It was so fun to hang out with them. June is a riot! I invite any of you to give crashing at their place a try. (Ha!)



In my first weekend back, three great things happened.

1. Jason & Annie got married.
   
   I like to say I had a part in creating this marriage. Because I did. (Story too awkward for blog-posting...)
   
   
2. I went boating with Courtney.
   
   One morning instead of attending my planned Education Week classes, Courtney and Dan decided to show me what I SHOULD be doing with my free time. I haven't been wakeboarding since some random family trip to Lake Powell years ago. It was fun to try it again. I didn't get any pictures of me behind the boat, mostly because each attempt lasted only seconds which is not very picture worthy. It was a lovely afternoon - much thanks to Dan, Courtney's brother who was so patient and drove slowly for me, the boat-chicken.
   
   
3. I went shooting with Jowy.
   
   This was so awesome! Jowy is my favorite friend from Jerusalem. He was nice enough to include me on his shooting trip with his friend Zach. They are quite expert at blowing things to pieces. Jowy brought a box full of old mission and Jerusalem memorabilia that he used as targets. My favorite target was a cup of Mountain Dew. Check out this video of me successfully hitting the cup, on the first attempt!
   
   

Needless to say it was so much fun and a great way to experience shooting a gun for the first time. I hope they'll let me come with them again. (I hear great things about shooting Shasta cans in the snow...)


Oh and also!! Sarah and I spend 5 hours organizing the storage unit! Sarah's face was priceless when I lifted the door for the first time as she caught a glimpse of the chaos and disorganization. Unfortunately I didn't snap a photo for a good before/after shot, but it's a huge improvement. We went through every item, threw/gave away tons, repacked into new boxes, labeled and dated each one, then repacked the unit. It was a hot and dusty process and by the end June was so over it but the feeling of accomplishment can not be beat! Plus it's great to get that off my mega to-do list.

It's hard to fully capture it, but this is a big improvement...

So there you have it! I'm back! I'll post about CA, CZ's Bday, and NieNie before I begin on the most exciting part of my current life - decorating my new house! And Downeast! And the Springville Antique Mall! I can't wait to get feedback from y'all on the many decisions I must make.


(Wait... am I in school? Oh yeah, minor detail.)