This Crazy little thing called Life

   About the middle of Summer break comes an awesome holiday: Independence Day. For many people it's a day filled with friends and family, games and food. For my family growing up it always meant a trip to my Grandparent's house in Circleville, Utah.    I looked forward to that trip all year. It was a big family reunion for one thing. My mom is one of seven kids, so there were always a ton of people. My grandparents have five spare beds in their house and all of them would be occupied, as well as the two couches and the living room floor and an air mattress or two and the couch in the basement. And we'd still have about four or more tents pitched in the backyard. "Stan's Tent City" the neighbors call it.    Up until a few years ago some of us used to sleep right out under the stars. There are so many stars there! I wouldn't even know where to begin to count them! But we used to count the shooting stars until we fell asleep.    On the ...

   Summer used to be this wonderful magical time when anything could happen. We were out of school for three glorious months and all we really had to worry about was what to play and who to play it with. Summer seemed to stretch on forever, filled with pool parties and swimming lessons, sleepovers and movie nights, picnics and games. There was an abundance of watermelon, lemonade and popsicles. We got to stay up late and sleep in. And for my family there was always the family summer vacation. Everywhere from amusement parks like Lagoon and Knott's Berry Farm to camping trips.    I remember looking forward to summer every year and not caring if it was 118 outside. But once I got out of school and got a job, summer kind of lost it's magic. So here are a few things I like to do to make summer still feel a little special.     Scented Candles        I love candles. And I get most of mine at Walmart. My favorite summer scent is Mainstays S...