Flashback Friday

I absolutely LOVED it when Cortney and my sister Laura use to provide past memories in their posts of flashback Fridays. I love reminiscing and thinking back on the good ole days. For the whole month of July I have been thinking back on Europe, as it has now been a whole year since I studied abroad in London. That month and a half was the best experience of my life and so now i am constantly thinking back on my all of my adventures that I had when I was there. Since today is also Pioneer Day in the great state of Utah, this also led me to some reflection on what I have done in the past on the 24th of July, and thus this inspired my creation of flashback friday.

Two years ago, July 24th 2007, was probably one of my happiest moments. I was in Delta Ut. Hick Town USA. Population: 3209 (yes i just googled it). Home of one Best Western and one McDonalds. We were in Delta for the Robins Rancho Rendezvous. So not only did i get to celebrate Pioneer Day in a great hick town but I was also at a family reunion (and i loooove family reunions, and I'm being totally serious.) Our family got to be in...thats right..BE IN the Hinckly Pioneer Day Parade. So Hinckley, UT. Population: 698 (not far off from my original guess of 500 which i usually tell people since no one has heard of this city) People in Hinckley have to go to the "big city" of Delta to go to school and go grocery shopping. WOW so great. So overall a great way to celebrate the pioneers coming into Salt Lake Valley.

Now last year just barely tops Hinckly Utah. I was here...

in PARIS. Freaking PARIS FRANCE. I went with 5 of my great friends to Paris. We went to Versailles, walked the Champs de Elysees, walked up the Arc de Triomphe, sat under the Eiffel Tower eating crepes and ice cream. Slept in a crap hostel, but ate the best frites (fries) Ive ever had. I loved every second of it, especially the part where i skipped the Louvre, and have never walked so much in my entire life. It was so cool to just be there. I think i said over a thousand times "i cant believe i am hanging out in Paris with just my friends" such an unreal experience. After spending the weekend in Paris my friends and I were so ready to go home. And not home as in Utah or California, Home as in our flat in London. I miss that place every single day.

Now what did I do this year on Pioneer day you ask? Well hung out with M'kynzi, one of my best friends from my London group and reminisced about London. Maybe Ill see some fireworks tonight to celebrate Brigham Young and the Saints coming to Utah. (If only Samuel Brannon had convinced Brigham Young to continue on to San Fransisco and settle there, then I would be there and not here. Too bad. )Flashback Fridays may continue...havent decided yet.