Summer Time in Jackson

Summer in Jackson has been absolutely wonderful...warm, sunny, and sooo much fun! It has been awhile since my last post, but not too much has happened. I am still working hard and playing even harder :) Living and loving life to the absolute fullest. Summer is starting to come to an end :( with shorter days and cooler temperatures. But we are all still trying to enjoy the warm days while we have them. And come the off season, I am heading to Spain with Jay for 18 days (3 of which will be spent in Atlanta)!!! I can't wait to get out of the valley for a bit and explore a part of the world I have never been to!

Below are some pictures from this summer...enjoy!


Heading out to Jackson Lake to have some fun wake boarding...this is a great view of Mt. Moran


Jon driving the boat with a great view of the Teton's!


Jon and Nick holding the boat in place while we play fetch with Angus and take a quick (and oh so cold) dip in the water.


ATV'ing in Alpine near Grey's River...one of the most fun days I have had in Jackson! We went for miles in to the middle of no where with views that went on forever!


Jay and I stopped at this great spot to have lunch and take in the breathtaking views.


Getting ready to head out for some more fun!


One of the amazing views we had while riding!


Lake Murphy...so so blue and absolutely gorgeous! Pretty small to be a lake but it was beautiful!


Jay and I rented kayaks and headed up to kayak for the day on String Lake and Leigh Lake. A beautiful day and soooo much fun...a great work out as well :)

Stopping for lunch on one of the beaches on Leigh Lake. The water was crystal clear!

Self portrait :) Nice hair Jay!

I think that is all for now. I hope you enjoyed the update. I miss everyone bunches and bunches but I will be home in 2 months for a few days before heading to Spain so hopefully I will get to see you all! Hope all is well! XOXO LOVE YOU :)

The beautiful place I live as seen from my Mom

Mom came out at the beginning of June and spent a week with me in Jackson. I absolutely loved having her here and it meant the world to me that she was here when I needed her most! We were able to do a number of fun things even though the weather was not the best...it snowed while she was here...in June! We made the best of it and below are some of her pictures from her trip. Enjoy :)

Driving out to the Village...a beautiful view of the Tetons.

A beautiful view as well...and if you look closely, you can see a hot air balloon off in the distance.

A close-up of the hot air balloon

At Heart 6 Ranch about to go horse back riding in Buffalo Valley

Us on all of our horses...so much fun!

One of the amazing views of Buffalo Valley while riding.

A scenic rafting trip with the gang...Mom, me, Laura, Justin, Megan, and Tori

Mom and I rafting

Our drive up Saddle Butte...a great view of Sleeping Indian in the distance.

Another great view...Spring Creek Ranch and the Teton's.

Mom at the top of Saddle Butte with the valley in the background.

A view of the town from the top of Saddle Butte.

The moose Mom and I saw.

Mom and I had a really great time while she was here and I was so glad to have her! Mom and Dad are coming back out at the end of August to stay on a ranch outside of Jackson. I can't wait to have them both here to enjoy the summer...which is fantastic!

Well, I hope you enjoyed the updates and all of the pictures! Summer is absolutely amazing! I am loving everything I am doing and seeing. Work is great...I really couldn't ask for a better job right now and I love the people I work with. For those of you who didn't know, I got a new job back in April. I am now an Account Manager for our Homeowner Relations Department. Every chance I get, I am hiking, running, camping, laying out, going out, and everything else in between. Life is good! I am going back to GA next week and I can't wait to see everyone and enjoy some quality time at home. I love and miss everyone soooo much but I will see you soon. See ya :)

Summer Fun: Hiking, Camping, good times with good friends...oh and kickball too!

There is so much to talk about and catch up on! I am sorry for the delay in updating my blog but I hope you will enjoy the pictures and stories below :)

The view of The Grand from our campsite in Curtis Canyon. This was my first time in Curtis Canyon and it is absolutely gorgeous and also just outside of town!

Jennifer and her sister Melissa setting up camp.

Megan helping to get the fire started.

Reese came along as well...her first camping trip ever!

Jenny doing her thing to get the fire going!

Most of the group that went camping with us.

And then the next day Reese and I had to take a trip to the emergency vet...she got into something bad and was very very sick. Happy to say she is much better and back to her spunky self!

There is a group of people who go hiking every Sunday and this was the first Sunday I joined them. We hiked 13 miles through Cascade Canyon. This spot is Hidden Falls near Jenny lake.

The view of Jenny Lake from Inspiration Point...so pretty!

Yep...it's summer and we are still hiking in snow! This is me, Simpson, Lauren, and Charlotte

Making light of the fact that we had to turn around because there was too much snow to continue...darn it!

View of The Grand from Cascade Canyon.

Charlotte, Lauren, me, and Simpson in Cascade Canyon.

More Hiking!!!
The following Sunday we did the Valley Floor Trail...roughly 15 miles but ended up being almost 19 miles!

Hiking through beautiful meadows.

Me, Charlotte, and Mareen hiking.

The view of Phelps Lake...this is the point I called it quits. We had hiked around 13 miles with 6.5 miles left to go...oh well...still an absolutely amazing hike!

And then there is kickball! We are the Lil Lebowski's and we are awesome...so much fun!

The Fire Festival on the town square after a game of kick ball. This is Me, Megan, Jenny, and Grainger (Megan's friend from Atlanta).

Out for some Teton Thai (one of my absolute favorite places in Jackson). In this picture: Megan, me, Jenny, Melissa, Grainger, and Jennifer.

For the Sex and The City premier, we all got dressed up and went out for some martini's before the movie.

The 4th of July...at a friend's house just before the fire works. Megan, Tori, me, Melissa, Jennifer, Alli, and Jenny

The 4th of July...hanging out at Jackson Lake.

Kristi and Jenny sporting their Red, White, and Blue!

Jenny's Birthday!!! Redneck Lake Party was the theme!

All of the JHRL crew at our house for the Redneck Lake Party. Mike, Jesse, me, Travis, Jenny, Megan, Jennifer, and Tori...wow check out our outfits...we are HOTT!

Brendon and Alli in their best redneck attire.

Jenny and I before the party

A few of the guests arriving...Gabe, Carey, and Megan

Jenny with the guys who got the best redneck lake party attire award!

Happy Birthday to Jenny!

More Hiking!

Hiking in the Gros Ventre's. Megan and I about to cross the "creek" as Jennifer called it which was about 45 degrees...soooo cold!

Brrrrrr cold!

Jennifer hiking.

Me, Jennifer, and Megan at Soda Lake...the long sleeves I am wearing are not because it's cold it's because of the mosquitos!

Lucy my new Subaru Outback in her elements...she finally "got her skirt dirty" as Dave puts it!

Lucy and I out in the Gros Ventres after hiking.

So, I think that is all for now...I hope that covered everything. My next blog is going to update you on Mom's visit out here. I miss everyone bunches and bunches but I will be home soon!!! Love you :)