one of the best summers ever.

This summer has been an adventure to say the least. As previously stated in another post, I have been put on probation from the music program and my jury is in 2 weeks, so naturally I am beginning to get nervous. And then there were many small stress factors that were adding up on each other. There were about three weeks there that I was stressed out beyond belief.
So the reason i haven't blogged in awhile, I've been very upset. And i don't like writing sad blogs. I like to write my adventures and I like to write hopeful things and thoughtful things and happy things. I don't like being sad. But a few weeks ago i had a legitimately terrible weekend. See, I thought i had found a second job and it was going to pay more than i was making and it wasn't going to be fast food. Well, I ended up getting scammed and losing a lot of money. And the full story is much more complicate, but I am honestly so incredibly sick and tired of having to explain it. A lot of it boils down to me being stupid. And so that has added much stress to mandy's life.
As always during a trial, I was having a a down day. I was just not happy at church the Sunday after I learned I had been scammed. It kinda hit me again that morning. I had someone, in an attempt to cheer me, say "Well, at least it can't get worse."
I immediately said "Oh please don't say that. It could get so much worse."
I had another friend, the day I found out say "Mandy, you've just not had a good summer."
I was so taken back, I didn't know what he meant. I've had an AMAZING SUMMER! I've made so many memories, made so many friends, had so many adventures. I've just had some bad things happen. The three main ones being probation, my aunt getting diagnosed with breast cancer and getting scammed. (thats not an order of importance. merely the order in which these events happened.)
But there has been so many wonderful things happen this summer. Mike and Justin both have wonderful girlfriends. Jessica and Megan are both married! Amy gets married in a week. Kelsie is going to have a baby. :) I get to be aunt Mandy. I have amazing friends. I have a job. My car works. I have an apartment to live in. I have a bed to sleep on. I have bright yellow bed sheets that a dear friend gave me last summer. I hiked crimson trail. I've gone to this is the place park. I've gone to a bachlorette party. I saw Harry Potter at midnight. I have awesome landlords. I even got asked on a date this summer. I get to go to institute. I have the gosple. A girl in my ward made me dinner and gave me a petticure and manicure that sunday i was having a terrible day. I learned how to make zuchinni bread. (I still can't spell it though...) I have amazing parents who have helped me more than i could ever hope for. don't think I've even gotten lost this summer.
So basically i know its short. But i needed to write it down. I use to keep a happy thoughts notebook, while I was still teaching myself to see the small happy things everyday. But once i learned how to see them i didn't keep it up. I sometimes think I should start writing in it again. Maybe i would see even more.
Moral of the story, I have had some of the crappiest things of my life happen this summer. But they didn't seem all that bad. In fact, I'm pretty sure this has been one of the best summers of my life.