Gotta love tourists!

More than half of my time in Yellowstone is gone, and I realized I have yet to post some of the stupidity that I have to put up with as an employee here. For your enjoyment, here is a short list of some of the questions I have been asked:
Is there nuts in the maple nut ice cream?
Have you ever seen Old Faithful go off?
What's the difference between bison and buffalo?
Is the geyser around here? (my store is a two minute walk from the geyser)
What time of year does Old Faithful shoot the highest?
How do you get to the geyser from here? (I can see it from where I stand at work)
What time do you turn the geyser on in the morning?
You mean I have to pay for the soda I put in my personal water bottle?
Do you make a vegetarian turkey sandwich?
What else is there to do in Yellowstone besides watch Old Faithful?
Is this where we get the ice cream? (standing in front of the coolers in the ice cream loft)
What is a buffalo chip? "answer" Why would you make ice cream out of that?!
Why don't you call Moose Tracks, Moose Scat instead?
What is the geyser made of?
And these are just a few of the many questions I have been asked, and had to remain straight-faced and professional while answering. Hope you enjoyed them as much as I did.

My First Month in Yellowstone!

Hey! I can't believe I've already been in Yellowstone for a month. My job is not so fun, but the off time definitely compensates for that. I have seen and done so many fun things up here. I have been on multiple hikes, met lots of great people, and learned a ton about the world! I am grateful for the opportunity I have to be up here, and to know all the fantastic people that I have met here. How blessed I am to have this experience!

Useless

Hey all,
So I started this blog originally to share the stories of the excellent adventures I plan to have while I am in Yellowstone this summer. I recently found out that I will not be able to use the internet very often or for blogging while I am there so I will have to share my stories with you in some other way, or at a later date on here. My blog, facebook, and possibly email account will be useless all summer, and the chances of getting ahold of me on my cell phone are limited.

Just Chillin'

So last week, I convinced my mom to go to Yellowstone with me for a day long trip on Friday. We went up there and had a blast! We left in the morning, and ate breakfast in the car on the way up there, and once we got to Yellowstone we decided to go north and see if we could find some mountain goats. We did see some, but they were far away on top of a mountain, so we didn't get any good pictures of that. On the way up to the north entrance and back to west, there was a herd of bison that were just like walking down the road for miles, that we ran into. The first time was worse because we were behind them, so we had to like follow them for a little while,
but on the way back we just had to wait for them to pass the car and we were on our way.


We also saw a few elk, and pronghorn. We went to Old Faithful to find out where I would be living while I am working up there, but we only found the boys dorms. I am hoping that mine are behind the Inn, so I can see Old Faithful from my window. Anyhow, after that we came home from Yellowstone in time to go to dinner at Texas Roadhouse with the family. All in all, it was a great day to pass the time until I go to work at this wonderful place that I love!

Summer's here for me

So I finished my first year at college a few days ago. Finals week was crazy, but as far as I have heard I did really well on most of my tests. I am still in denial that I am not a freshmen anymore...oh well. When I moved home I didn't even have time to move my stuff into the house before we went to dinner with family, and then over to Robyn's to scrapbook. I didn't work on any of my pictures because none of them are printed out. Saturday I had to run back up to Rexburg to grab some stuff that I had forgotten, and then I helped my sisters at their soccer team's first game, and then spent good quality time with them. We went to see "How to Train Your Dragon," and it was a great movie. I love it. Sunday morning we got up and went to Twin Falls for Bryan's baby blessing. We spent almost all day there or traveling to and from there. I still haven't had time to unpack all my stuff til right now so I better get a move on that before something else comes up.

Finishing up my first year

My first FHE family after playing a great game of cutthroat

This last year has been crazy. I have spent the past 8 months at school in Rexburg, and loved almost every minute of it. Finals week is coming up, and the bitter-sweetness of ending another semester and saying goodbye to roommates and friends. I am still in denial that I am finishing my first year at college. I have made so many great friends and met lots of wonderful people. I love college life, but I am ready for finals to be over and summer to be here!


The amazing fort Marne and I built at the end of my first semester.