The Summer of my Life!

whoa! it's been SO long since i've updated my blog. So much has been going on. Well as most of you know I spent my summer back east in Pennsylvania working at a summer camp just 40 minutes north of Scranton. It was probably the best thing i have ever done and hope i get the chance to do it again next year! My kids were 11 and 12 years old and were so much fun. Most of them were from Long Island, NY which is a very wealthy area. Let's just say they don't worry about money. LOADED! So I worked there for 2 months before heading off to NYC for a few days with all the councelors that I had made friends with and become so close with. NYC is probably the most fun place I have ever been in my life. I loved it. I can't think of a single thing that I would change about it. I spent time just walking around the city and soaking it all in. Walks around the villiage, Soho, NYU, Union Square, the Financial District, Ground Zero, Statue of Liberty, etc. It was an amazing trip and I fell in love with that amazing city. I can't wait to go back!

Well after NYC, my girlfriend and I travelled back to Portland, OR where we spent a day with her parents in Longview before driving her car to Bend to my parents house and packing up all our stuff and leaving the next day. It took 19 hours to drive my 1975 truck those 600 miles.... talk about miserable. But it made it and now I have a truck to drive!

The next day my parents and I boarded a plane in SLC to St. Louis on our way to Nauvoo. Nauvoo is beautiful. It was so interesting to see the history of those people and know that my ancestors lived there. Talk about cool.

When we arrived back in Utah, I moved into my apartment only to find that they next day I would take off for the annual Orton Family Reunion! My parents and sisters with their husbands went out to eastern Utah and rented a cabin to spend 2-3 days in. It was so fun to be together and just hang out. After the exciting weekend, I came back to Provo to start school the next day and figure that all out. It was such a crazy busy summer but I wouldn't have changed anything.

The Summer of my Life.

Home Stretch!

I can't believe it's already the end of May... No more much needed holidays until July.  Well it's now 22 days until I head off for the East Coast!!!!! 12 days until I go back up to Oregon to visit my family!  I cannot wait to get out of Utah. As much as I love being close to my sisters and their children a part of me never feels at home here. Even though I've lived in the state for 2/3 of my life, I can't wait to get out!  I just don't have the Utah gene I guess.

Well these past few weeks I've been out having fun and trying to get as many shifts as I can get at Pita Pit here in Provo.  Now that Jessica is back in Utah we hung out once here in Provo and then I went up to her house in Ceder Hills and had some AMAZING latin food. (thanks for the invite Jess).

Haha, something funny I did this week... Does anyone remember when Ashlee Simpson was huge for no reason? Well, I had a crave to download her 3 albums and listen to them.... WHAT THE CRAP! I was so confused on how she was ever famous.... anyway, that's my musical thoughts of the week.. However, I have recently re-discovered Keane and how much I love that band... you should listen to it... Lately my favorite song is "Bedshaped" from 'Hopes and Fears'.

I hope everyone had a safe Memorial Day Weekend!!!!

Alex

Well it's official! I boughy a one-way ticket to Pennsylvania!  I can't believe it! It didn't feel real until I hit submit payment!  I have never done anything like this before and am just really excited to go somewhere I have never been!  Anyway, recently I've been getting a lot of new music, I'm ashamed to admit that I love the Katy Perry album... the whole thing is so good.  who knew?  Jessica just got back into town and we're going to go to the park and play with her daughter Lexi.  I'm excited to see them, it's been months.  It will be good to have her back in Utah with us although I'm sure my parents miss her, Lexi, and Noah!  Anyway, that's all that's going on in life.  Just loving the Summer!!!!! Until next time,

Alex

SUMMER!!

Can I just say how excited I am to be done with school until August!!!!!  I seems like I haven't had a break from school in years! Oh wait, I haven't!  So Winter Semester got over last week and I decided to stay in Provo until mid June when I go work at a summer camp in Pennsylvania.  I'm really excited to have a new adventure and do something I haven't ever done.  I work at Pita Pit in Provo currently and just moved into a new apartment.  It's not the best apartment ever, but hey it's only for 2 months. I'm sure I can survive.  Well that's pretty much all that's new with me...

OH!!!!!!!!!!

I went and saw Wicked for my birthday in Salt Lake... and can I just say... it was life changing. If you haven't seen it i highly suggest it. I'm hoping it's still showing in NYC when I head over there this summer because I want to see it again SO bad. anyway.... I hope everyone is doing great and that I haven't bored you. :)

Alex

BYU

Well as most of you know, i just transfered to BYU this semester... and so far... i love it!!! it has been an amazing transition. i love all of my classes.. they are VERY challenging but very rewarding. i have made tons of good new friends, as well as reconnected with old friends. it's been really good. i love being close to family as well. it was so fun to go up to see Lexi on her 1st birthday! i missed out on so much being up in idaho!!! Well that's pretty much all i'm up to these days, i am looking for a very very very part-time job if anyone has any suggestions!
alex
ps. i'm only going to update this about once a month since i doubt people are that interested in me anyway. haha

here's some pics of what i've been up to!