Alaskan Summer Part II

August is here, so summer is basically over. Mega sad face. While the rest of the U.S. is baking, I'm already drinking hot tea as a necessity.
Stupid Alaska.

This summer I started racing.
I ran in two 5k's and one 10k.
I think I'm in love.

Run For Good 5k
Time: 24:52

Run for Relief 5k

Time: 25:20

Chucky ran too!

Anchorage 10k Classic

Time: 55:16

My dad is my race day companion. He ran this race 30 years ago, and his high school buddy (and olympian) still holds the race record.

There was also grilling:

(Note my sweater in July)

We went fishing, except not really. It's called dip-netting (aka cheating). You hold a giant net in the water and there are so many fish that they just kinda swim into it. It's a slaughter.

I don't even like salmon.

There were dinner dates:

 And I found this awesome baby picture of me. Born hipsta!

 I took golf lessons. Driving the cart is like being at disneyland.

 And I tried on awful motorcycle jackets...

Yeah, Chuck and I did a lot together this summer, but I think the best is yet to come...

It's a one-way ticket.

La Primera Vez

So this is it.
My first blog post ever. 
It's after midnight and I have untouched Spanish homework. 
It's all about priorities right? 
Chuck and I are currently in different states. He's about a week away from graduating college, and I'm not quite half-way through the last term of my sophomore year at Portland State. All things considered, I'm super stoked because I will be flying up to Alaska for Chuck's graduation! Yay! It's only 2 1/2 days, but when you go for months without seeing the other person, you'll take what you can get!
It seems like EONS ago that I graduated high school. So precious!

I'm pretty sure my graduation stole is the only thing I've ever ironed...
I haven't seen Chucky in about a month. I saw him (briefly) in between flights to and from Alaska and Hawaii during spring break. That's right, I went to Hawaii! Sadly, Chuck wasn't invited. It was a purely family vacation. Here's my older brother, myself, and my Dad in Maui (Mom is snapping the pic) on my 20th birthday. 

Hawaii is everything people claim that it is. Really, it is that beautiful. 

My advanced Spanish grammar book is glaring at me; neglected. Once we figure out exactly what we're doing with this blog, things will be more organized. Until next time!