Halfway.

It's halfway through 2013 already. (Side note: Sorry all my posts start with "It's halfway through _____ already." Like, can you believe it's halfway through the morning already? Let's talk about everything that has happened.) But really, since I have nothing to write about ever, I thought I would just make myself more accountable for my goals for this year and do a little self-check-up.

1. Keep working out. I'm doing alright with this... I've been slacking hardcore over the past couple months though and my body is less than happy. Although I did run my first 10K a couple weeks ago which I was pretty happy about! I want to run a half marathon this fall so I better get serious.
2. Only drink soda on special occasions. I'm a pro at not drinking soda, let's be honest. The last one I had was a bottled cream soda at a wedding reception but no one can pass that up. Other than that I don't think I've had any in months.
3. Spend less time on my computer and more time doing cool things. This is one of the best goals I've made, I think. Instead of watching reruns of the Walking Dead all summer I have read three and a half books, been hiking multiple times, and spent more time with people! It's so great!
4. Eat healthier. This comes and goes. For the most part I do pretty well but at the same time, pizza.
5. Visit my great grandparents every two weeks. I'm awful! I seriously need to do this.
6. Take time to do things for other people. I think I have done well with this. But I could always do better.
7. Continue to take risks, come out of my comfort zone, and grow as a person. I think I have done this a lot this year so far. Can't wait to hike Angel's Landing and then I can really say I've been out of my comfort zone!

Okay, that's the last you'll have to hear about this until the end of December when I have a post that begins "2013 is over already" or something to that effect. I know you weren't sure if time was passing or not. Good thing I'm here to remind you, right?

Cedar summer.

Did you know it's already June 20? Which means summer is basically halfway over? And what do I have to show for it?

I decided to stay in Cedar City for the summer in hopes of scoring scholarship housing (which I did) and getting a job I can keep through the school year (which I did) and maybe even getting a hot boyfriend (which I did). However, the latter two have put me in an interesting situation called "Spending Summer Driving All Over God's Creation" because my job is in Hurricane (45 minutes away from Cedar) and this boy lived in Lehi (3 hour drive from Cedar) which then changed to St. George (still 45 minutes from Cedar). So basically all of this means that my highly anticipated "Cedar City Summer" has drastically changed... into something way more awesome even if it is putting a lot of miles on my new beautiful car (which I named the Enterprise by the way! Star Trek for life). Okay this paragraph has way too many parentheses.

So basically, instead of spending the past two months watching Netflix and scrolling through endless pages on Tumblr, I have spent a lot of time doing a lot of really fun things:

Cheesecake Factory at City Creek! 

Solo-hiking the C... halfway at least.

Hiking in some gorgeous St. George redrock

Hogle Zoo!

Hiking Kanarraville Falls. There's nothing better than this hike.

Running my first 10K!

California!

Watching this amazing sunset from cliffs over the beach.

USA vs. Honduras World Cup qualifier with my brother!

As you can see, so far it has been one whirlwind of a summer. And I've done one single thing in Cedar City which was (kind of) hike the C trail. Oh and I've obviously been to Tiki Shack. But don't even worry... I still have a lot of things to do before the season fades. Which means... here is, a bit overdue, my summer bucket list.

• Hike the whole C trail
• Angel's Landing
• The Narrows
• Play disc golf
• Kanarraville Falls (again!)
• Sand Hollow
• Cave glowstick party
• Harry Potter marathon
• Train for a half marathon
• Read a book or more every month
• Stargazing
• Ghost town

I don't know what to call this summer. But whatever or wherever it is... let's get this thing started. I'm stoked.