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Okay, so I don't normally ask for help, but I can't seem to format my posts according to how I would like them. I am having problems with basic stuff like putting space between each paragraph and centering pictures and/or text. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Okay, I'm back to the Top 10. Today's Topic?..........

Top 10 Things You Can Get Away With Only in Summer

#10 Regularly missing church. I once heard that missing 3 weeks of church in a row technically makes you "inactive" but somehow EVERONE misses church in the summer.

#9 Skipping on a haricut. Somehow people just expect your hair to look frazzled, sun dried, and unkept in the Summer--so why bother, right?

#8 Skipping on a diet. This one seems counter intuitive right? You would think that people are less conscious about their diets in the winter. But that's not the case. It's simple really, because you worked so hard to look good in that swimsuit or summer dress, why not eat whatever you want? Anyone up for the Dairy Queen Summer Special--Girl Scout Thin Mint Blizzard?

#7 A lower I.Q. Even if your summer does not comprise of beach bumming (anyone remember "Meet the Deedles?!), intellectual thinking isn't really compatible with the Summer. Who really takes summer classes seriously anyway?

#6 A messy house. I don't know if it is the lack of time to clean because I am so busy (or because I am so busy "vegging out") but my house never seems to be clean in the Summer. Thanks to my visiting teacher for sitting with me in the yard instead of my house!

#5 Wearing mismatched clothes. Fashion rule for the summer--bright makes right--never mind if it's polyester, or some old, funky number from the '80s, the sun will diffuse the ghastlyness of any outfit.

#4 Buying junk at a yard sale. I think this one ties in with #5. Somehow the bright, sunny, "happy-ness" seems to warp people's perception at summer yard sales. It's like the same effect as when I go to a thrift store, try on some funky dress in the dark changing room, think it's way cool, buy it for a dollar, then take it home and realize that orange, maroon, and black stripes only look good if your name is Robert Goulet.

#3 Sporting a lobster look. While some blessed souls don't have to worry about getting sunburned, the rest of us all have to endure through at least one lobster session to get a tan going. Luckily for those who will never get tan, the lobster look is highly forgiven in the summer.

#2 Wearing sandals with everything. By sandals, I don't mean the cute ones with heels...I mean the funk, encrusted ones that are falling apart at the bottom and smell like rotten plastic. Again, all conventional fashion statements go out the window in summer.

#1 Being cooler than you really are. Summertime activities are perfect for impressing other people--there's hosting a fancy-spancy dinner party or how about traveling every other weekend to the far-off exotic reaches of the planet. Sounds so cool right? The truth is that that dinner party is really a backyard BBQ with a few bottles of Martinelli's and those exotic trips are really family reunions to Humansville, MO (sorry cuzs, I had to mention it!) and Provo, UT. But because they are taking place in the Summer, they seem way more exciting then they really are.

For this I have a good analogy: 2 years ago I went to Manhattan, NY for the first time and I was really set on having some authentic NYC pizza. So, naturally I bought a slice from the first place that advertized "authentic New York style pizza." and I ended up at a place called SBARRO'S. Sounds authentic right? Wrong! Don't get me confused. The pizza there was pretty good, but it WASN'T the real deal. I found out later that SBARRO's was a chain (I later saw one in Utah...ahhh!) and that their food was as mainstreamed cooked as any pizza place. Moral of the Story? Because I was in NY I thought any pizza place would be authentic and cool...you might say I was blinded by my tourist excitement. Likewise, summertime makes any normal activity seem way cooler...

Just Slap Me Now...

Yikes! Has it really been almost 3 months since my last blog?! This summer has been CRAZY!! I can't believe it is almost over. Too much to get caught up on though, so I thought I would just take this time to add a few of my favorite pics and thoughts from the highlight of my summer....

HAWAII

Yeah baby, I finally made it to the island. I can't believe it has taken me 23 years to visit Hawaii. (Thanks mom for helping me go...best trip of my life). Sure Hawaii is probably the most tourist infested place you could go on the planet (I say that affectionately since I was a dumb tourist too on this trip), but it is SOOO worth it. So beautiful. So relaxing. So I wish it was my home! I know this sounds ultra cheesy, but I really felt as if a part of my spirit is in Hawaii. I guess ALL Polynesians (no matter how hard it is for you to get a tan) has to release their inner island spirit every once in a while and spend time in the Pacific...aaahhhh!

Everyone at the Temple in Laie--Don't we look so happy?! Ha!

Sophie at the beach at sunrise

Mom and me at her old alma mater--GO KAHUKU!

The pali (mountains)

Sophie and Denny building the "Great Wall of Hawaii"

Okay, so my computer is acting up or something because it is taking 5+ minutes to upload pitures. So, more pictures and top 10 list tomorra. Until then...MAHALO!