10.28.2008

My Family is the Bomb dot com.

Family is so awesome, they're the people that will love you always, even if you're a complete jerk. I love my family, Mom, Dad, Hill, Austin and Brandon. We love each other. Nuff said. 
Some people that I know aren't very close to their extended family. For instance, when I say that I have two family reunions during the summer, they groan for me and say, "ah I'm sorry, that sucks...." But secretly... I love them! And I'm extremely lucky because I have two extended families that we're very close to. Pretty Much it Rocks. 

The Dodd Familia: 




The Martin Familia: 







10.27.2008

Summer Lovin', happened so fast!

I had an absolutely amazing summer this year. It was the best summer.. ever. I was basically always on the go, and always doing something. But, I loved it! Now I have so many great memories that I'll always remember, what with things changing so much and friends leaving and going all over the place.  I spent a lot of time on little vacations with my family, two family reunions, and lots and lots of time with my friends. I had a job at USU catering, which was.. interesting.... But I did earn some good money. I love summer, laying out by the pool, bike rides with kylie and bergen, flip flops, otter pops, reading a book on my front porch, and staying up till all hours of the night. LOVE IT! 
But that's another thing that I love. I love that here in Utah, we get to have every season. I would get so sick of summer if it lasted all year. There comes a time when its just supposed to be fall! I love the seasons. The way that they all change so much makes you appreciate each one, because you only have a certain amount of time to enjoy it. 


Our trip to disneyland, just the four of us. no adults. And if you were wondering, most of the young men that work there are about our age. New Toy Story ride, 90 minute wait? Psh... try right to the front of the line, no wait at all. VIP fireworks seats? Go on Thunder Mountain Railroad as many times as you want? no line? Too many fast passes to use that we came home with extra? muhahahah...;)


One of the many boating outings. No matter how many times I try to water ski or wake board, I am most definitely pro at tubing. 


Date to Temple Square to see the Joseph Smith movie with Jason. (of Course:) I absolutely love temple square, so I was glad to be able to share it with my friends. 

Family Vacation to San Francisco. Wow, what a cool place. It was SO beautiful there! My family had a lot of fun together, even though I was super ornery at times. What can I say, I had horrible cramps. haha. We went to a Giants game, that was Awesome. I think I found my long lost love for major league baseball. 



The Slip and Slide became quite the phenomenon around our neighborhood. whenever we whipped it out, people would drive past really slow, with their mouths watering, amazed at how much fun we were having. 


John Mayer concert with the girls. I love John Mayer's music so I was so excited to go. We stopped at California Pizza Kitchen and ate before going, but it ended up making us late because there was tons of traffic. And, we were in bergen's volvo which had no air-conditioning. it was not a good combination. "Everybody just GO HOME!" Once we got there the concert was tons of fun though! and we all just laugh about it now:)


Me and Jason went to raging waters, we had a blast together.. I swear everybody  and their dog had a tattoo. So we contemplated if we were ever to get a tattoo, which one we would get. I told him he should get a ginormous dragon right on his chest, and he told me I should get a dolphin the back of my shoulder. So right before he left he gave me a dolphin tattoo. Fake of course. 


This was the night of 11 people in my volvo, driving all across Logan.  So I know that its only the coolest car ever, and whenever you see it you wish that you were me, so sorry to make you all the more jealous about how cool it is. Yes, eleven people is the record. good luck hillary!  and yes, mom we did. Love you!:)




6.25.2008

amazing experience!

So, there was this boy. 
He was in my Chemistry class third Trimester of this year. 
I honestly had never seen him in my life. 
He asked my friend Kristina to Senior Ball, She was hesitant to go cause she didn't know him.
She went anyway. 
On the way home in the car, he asked Kristina and me and my date what our favorite book was. 
We all started talking about the Book of Mormon, of course! 
2 Months later with the help of two of my best friends who are planning to go on their own missions and the missionaries of Logan Utah, we see this:

Its been such a great experience for me. I'm so happy for Douglas. This kind of thing makes me want to go on a mission, after seeing what a change has been made in his life. Life is Good! 

6.01.2008

Graduation.... Class of 2008 is Great!


As We Go On, We Remember All The Times We've Had Together. 
As Our Lives Change, Come Whatever, We Will Still Be 
FRIENDS FOREVER






Last Thursday, I graduated from High School. Along with my parents, Aunt Marian, Grandma Colleen, and Grandma Jody came! You could only get in with a ticket. It was such a bittersweet experience. It didn't really hit me till the actual graduation that I wouldn't be seeing most of these people ever again! It made me sad! My graduation was awesome, Logan High likes to do more of a traditional graduation. The night before we graduated, we had a candlelight ceremony. We all came in our caps and gowns, met in the auditorium, and had a speaker. Then, we all received candles and walked around our school and met at four spots and had a speaker from our class at each spot. Logan High has been doing this for 50 years! We reflected on all the things that have happened, like taking state in football 2 times, an AWESOME senior prank that we pulled, and countless others. We talked about how close our class is and what good friends we all are. The next night was graduation, Logan High holds it in a concert hall instead of an arena. We had 14 Valevictorians, and they all spoke for 2 minutes. 
So anyway, now its over. I have made some lifelong friends that have changed my life for good. A chapter of my life has closed and a new one is about to be opened. But the scary thing is I have no idea what in the heck I am going to do with myself:) I do know that I'm going to Utah State University in the Fall on a scholarship, but other than that, who knows? I'm so thankful for the life that I have led so far, I have been so blessed. 


This is one of my Best Friends, Bergen Lindauer. Everyone always 
confused us for each other and thought we were twins. 



Another one of my best friends, Kylie Nuttall. We have been
best friends since we were little tykes!

My neighbor and friend, Chase Ringle


We're gansta


The Girls




3.22.2008

Sweethearts Dance!






The Sweethearts dance was last month, but I am just now getting some pictures from it. It was such a fun dance, probably my favorite one! it makes me sad to graduate, I will miss these dances! I wore the dress that I wore to my first ever dance that Aunt Marian helped me pick out in Kaysville! I went with Jason Maughan, one of my bestest friends!