Wait.... 25!?!?!

I just have to post about my  wonderful 25th birthday, BUT I would first like to say 25!?!?!?! Holy crap! When did that happen? 25 year olds are mature, responsible, established, etc.... and I am none of those things... random tangent--- I think age should be given according to those type of things. It may be a more useful tool....

ANY WAY, My wonderful birthday got off to a bit of a rocky start. I woke up, showered, packed up all my stuff, and hopped in the car to go get Brennan only to find that my battery was dead and my car wouldnt start. We think one of the doors didn't get closed all the way. So, I called Brennan, he brought his roommates car and jumped mine, then we ran back to his house to get his stuff and drop off his roommates car.

Once we get to his house, we packed up my car, grabbed breakfast, and he gave my my birthday present!!!! It was the best thing I could ever ask for! As you may know from my previous post, i want to get into redoing furniture and i found this super cool paint that gives an antique look and you dont have to sand or prime or anything like that!! I was SO excited! I love how much he is encouraging me. I don't think I would do it otherwise. Next, we drove down to American Fork Canyon. The ranger at the mouth of the canyon tells us all the spots are already reserved, but there was a spot towards the back we could go. We drove straight there and found a perfect spot! We set up camp, and just hung out  for a minute. From there, we took a quick hike, where Brennan decided to carve a tree with my initial and my age.. HA! He said Now this tree will remember your age forever! To which I replied "does that mean I'm going to be 25 forever??" if only... HAHA

From there we went fishing and Brennan taught me how to fish from the shore. (I had only fished from a boat before) We both just sat and enjoyed each others company and enjoyed nature. We saw the cutest momma duck and baby ducks! One poor little guy had a hook stuck in his beak! :( We were NOT catching a thing, though, and we were getting hungry, so we drove back to our campsite to fix some DELISH food. I am telling you, he and I made these tinfoil dinners in hopes of putting a fish in, but instead we stuck a burger patty in  with the veggies. They turned out PERFECT and it was SO yummy!!! By this time, our friend John showed  up and enjoyed dinner and dessert with us. For dessert, we made cakes in orange peels! I saw on pinterest, and was nervous to try it, but it was SO good! We just hollowed out the oranges and dumped the cake mix in, wrapped it in tinfoil and stuck it in the coals. It was like the PERFECT birthday dinner! From there, we went back to the lake. I read while the boys fished. Brennan still caught nothing, but John was catching like crazy.

After fishing, we went back to the campsite and met out friend Katie, and her two friends. We just made a fire and talked til late. It was one of the best birthdays I have ever had. Very simple, very relaxed. We invited a BUNCH of people, but a lot had things come up, so it was just a small group of us. I LOVE LOVE LOVED spending that much time with Brennan just hanging out. He really made my birthday perfect! I am so lucky! Yay for birthdays! (maybe not so much of a yay for being 25....)