Summer Recap!

Hi Everybody! Oh my gosh, I'm sorry it has been literally like FOREVER since I last wrote! I feel awful... I'm back though, so it's all good. :) Let's see when was the last time I wrote? June? Oh my, I have a lot (but still somewhat of nothing) to catch you up on! lol. :) I had a few big events happen so far this summer that I sorta kept everybody posted on through my Facebook statuses, and still a couple that are so amazing, but that won't happen yet until next week. Let's see, this summer I was part of a women's small group book study at my church (Timberline) where we read and studied the book, "Experiencing God", and what an experience it truly was! :) It was phenomenal! :) The friends I met/made during those 9 weeks are some of the best people I'll ever meet, and they will always be treasures to me. They definitely helped me through some hard times, and helped me grow as a person, as well as grow in my relationship with God... What a truly priceless journey, I love those girls! :)

June was a very anticipated and exciting month for me, why you ask? As if anybody doesn't know already right? lol... The Twilight Saga: Eclipse finally premiered! :) YAY!!!! Lol! :) I had been counting down the days since November, from the very day after New Moon came out. Yes, I am an addict, (a Twihard if you will), I mean, after all, look at my blog template for goodness sakes! lol. :) Anyways, I had planned to dress up since other people did for the other movies, little did I know what was in store for me at the theater we went to.. This time around, at the midnight premiere of Eclipse, I was THE ONLY one dressed up! :) It was funny but also a very priceless/happy memory all at the same time! I went dressed as Alice Cullen, and as nobody else was dressed up at all, and I got wheeled in on my wheelchair that we took for waiting in line, I heard somebody say, "Well now, that's Fort Collins' Princess of Twihards right there if I ever saw one..." My best friend Kendrie later then renamed me "MarveAlice Mandy" (a spin off of Alice, and my nickname of "Marvelous Mandy"), while we were waiting for the movie. :) That was one of the best nights of my entire life. I'm really glad and thankful that I got to spend it with Kendrie before she moved to Kansas later in the summer for dental hygienist school. After all, she is the one that created the original "MarveAlice" look by doing my hair and makeup. :) It was nice to get attention for something other than being disabled, I truly felt beautiful for the first time in a VERY LONG time. I was even given a free original Twilight movie banner by the theater employees right in front of everyone! :) That was one great night! So in love with the movie, we saw it 5 times in its first week and a half of opening, (2 of those times were in the first 24 hours), and the one that was later in the day, was my first time at the IMAX, it was very fun! :)

My July memory is that of the annual 4 day Casper & Alcova, WY camping trip with the Schure family. This year was my first year, and it too was priceless! I have never been to either places, so it was fun to make memories of finally being there. :) The first night was spent in Casper for Stan's reunion show with his old band Flashback, and that was totally awesome! I had never seen him play live (other than in the backyard) or with his full group before, it was so neat to see him happy, and in his true element. :) I met some really cool new people, as well as seeing some old faces, who hadn't seen me for a while, or some even not since I was a kid, so that too was very cool! :) I'll take that weekend's memory with me in my heart always, all the bonding with great people (old, present, and new friends) all the laughs, smiles, good tears, the music, the beautifully amazing canyon scenery, (along with the cliff diving) and absolutely everything else too! Nothing will ever be forgotten, see ya next year Alcova! :)

Now, my greatest August memory hasn't happened yet, at least not until next week anyways,(August 17-26th), so I'll definitely have to write more about it when I get back, I promise! All I can tell you is that I MarveAlice Mandy am going on my 2nd only ever flight to Kentucky, to see my very good friend Melissa and her boys, after not seeing them for 5 years, and it's gonna rock... Literally! Why?! :) The trip also includes an appearance by the one and only Queen of rock & roll herself, Joan Jett! I'm SO not kidding! What will happen when her and I (the truest rock star of disabled chicks) collide? Stay tuned! :)