sh... it's natural.

I have a hard time deciding what to write.

There are lots of ideas in this brain of mine, but not enough willpower to say anything great about it. So, for this post I'm going to be super boring. You don't have to read it.

I am now officially into my summer. It's funny how quickly time goes by and how little I seem to be doing. But I actually have been doing stuff, I promise. Alright. Let's go backwards.
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Today: It's my 18th birthday! Actually, it's now 12:52. So yesterday was my birthday. Unfortunately, it's not exactly as cool as you think it's going to be. I got a new computer... very exciting! I don't really know how to work it yet. It's finally kinda hitting that I'm getting ready to be old. I also got money, breakfast in bed, pictures, a journal, music, books, and a hand drawn picture of Jesus from my little brother. And lots and lots of happy birthdays from good friends.
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Yesterday: I woke up in the back of a truck up Payson Canyon. I didn't sleep very well. Which is understandable seeing as I was sharing a sleeping bag with my cousin. But for the 4 hours I did sleep, I slept like a fitful rock.
And then... this is super exciting news... I went to the first cast meeting of The Girl, the Grouch, and The Goat which will be at the Hale Center Theater Orem from Aug. 19 to Oct. 2. J is directing and I'm thrilled to be a part of the cast! I had this wonderful realization as I watched a bunch of actors and actresses out of college act like high school drama kids... it never ends if you don't want it to! This may seem silly, but my home is with the people that truly enjoy themselves, and if truly enjoying yourself is dancing around to crazy music even when you're... for good measure let's say 50... then this is the place for me. I hardly know these people, and let's be completely honest, I felt almost right at home. We were laughing about the goofy lines during our read-through and coming up with crazy ideas for flying like a bird and a well. It was fantastic. I cannot wait to get to know these people better. I've seen a few of them in shows and admired them from a distance, and now I get to perform with them!! And I get to do it under the direction of my high school drama teacher and his wife.
Don't fret, I'm only slightly worried that I will have absolutely no social life the first 6 weeks of college.
Continuing on with my day... me and my bestie Q went to dinner at Cafe Rio where I stuffed myself with a pork enchilada/burrito. And I have been sworn to secrecy on what we did next.
OH! How could i forget?! I drove a stick shift. On real, true, legit roads. It was a feat of epic proportions.
While at Ross (that's your only clue as to what we did) we remembered one of the greatest adventures we had ever embarked upon. And we decided that it was absolutely necessary to play with the person who made us fall in love with flowered robes at Ross. So we went to my dear friend Matthew M's house. He has this brand new baby niece that has huge eyes and tons of dark hair. And I fell in love. It's fine that I want a baby immediately (haha... not quite. but almost). We went on a 'venture to a stake dance. I know, right? A stake dance. We didn't really dance because we felt weird. So we went to a park, where Matt refused to let me sit on the home plate of a baseball field. I did eventually, don't even worry. Then I grew really tired because of my lack of sleep and Q took me home.
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Last Week: All week was the Shuler Family Reunion Camp-out. It's my favorite week of the summer. But literally. My week consisted of...
singing around the campfire.
telling stories around the campfire.
sleeping in the back of trucks and vans.
looking at the most incredible stars.
laughing at movie quotes and embarrassing stories.
telling boy stories.
getting toenails done.
sleeping in.
hail storms.
hikes/walks.
finding geocaches.
reading books for hours on end.
listening to stories.
watching art happen.
being baby hungry (sh... it's completely natural. how can you not be with 3 aunts/cousins due in the next 2 weeks?).
playing nertz. and other various games.
trying to play guitar.
being thoroughly dirty.
lots of cousins.
It was exactly what I had hoped it would be. It truly doesn't get any better than this.
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The Week Before That: ST GEORGE! Hooray! With some of my favorite people this world has to offer. 5 girls. 4 boys. Laur, Jessi, Manda, Em, Steve, Parker, Matt, and Jordan. This is those 3 days in quotes. Are you ready for this?

stop station. turn right so we can hunt a coyote because that's the only food we'll find. pizza hut. brady the birdy. how do you know that baby? oh, he's mine. prinky promise. i'm going to take this spoon and stab it in your forehead. how much grapes did you freeze? mamagee. pluck oranges. fruit box. pepper spray. i hate the elderly. parker, we're in public. give me the beach boys and free my soul. happy birthday, steve! if you scream in this car... the middle seat/second row. i can't get escaped from this. steve driving off without matt. matt bleeding profusely. rock, crawl under it, die. maybe i should go back to wearing diapers too. you know where that goes, right? brycie! no, brycie!! very slubtley. crazy man at 4 am.
It was a good time. Definitely.
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Ok... I'll be completely honest. I don't remember what occurred before that. My brain doesn't go back that far. Just know that it's been a fantastic summer already and I can't wait for it to continue.

And hopefully I can put into words the great ideas in my head. That's my goal for this week. An interesting post.