Camping That Failed, Elitch's, School and Turtle Races

Life is like riding a bike.  It is impossible to maintain your balance while standing still.

A lot has happened in the last 2 weeks. The first adventure was when we all decided it would be a great idea to go camping. We drove around until we found a spot that looked good. We set up the tent and got the campfire going. Everything was going smoothly. We did what everyone does when they go camping. We ate and sat around the campfire talking. It was a lot of fun except for the lightning off in the distance. We thought it would be fine so we headed off to bed. As you can probably guess the storm didn't stay away. At midnight the wind picked up and the tent was getting all blown around. We packed up camp in the middle of the night. In the middle of a storm. Quite an adventure. Just as everyone and everything was in the car the heavens opened and it bucketed down. Perfect timing I say.


On the Saturday before school started we headed off to Denver to go to Elitch's, an amusement park. It was great fun. We rode quite a few rides, played some games and just enjoyed the family outing.

On the ferris wheel

Connor, Chasity, Me

I have also completed my first week at school which has been a lot of fun. Everyone has been so kind and caring. I have been stopped in the hallway many times by random people just asking if I'm the girl from New Zealand. My teachers are also great. I'm loving it.

My classes are:
Tech Apps (IMT)
US History
US Government
World History
English
Spanish
Senior Seminar (Life after high school)


This weekend is labor weekend so we have had a extra day to relax. On Saturday we went to Old Settlers at a place called Eckley. It was a lot of fun. There was a 3 legged race, egg toss, bike race and also a turtle race. Joe and I entered the egg toss but sadly we didn't win. The same thing happened with the turtle race. We entered 3 turtles but none of them won :(

For the rest of the weekend we relaxed around home with family and friends. It was a great way to finish a great week.


Sarah :)