A drive through the fields.

(Written a couple of weeks ago) Well, today marks two weeks since arriving in good old Rexburg ID. I know, right? So exciting haha. I freely admit I wasn't too terribly excited to come back. I guess it's because of some bad past experiences with the winter blues and all, but I'm discovering it's more about my attitude than anything. I mean all you hear about Rexburg is how crappy and cold it is, but really I think it's quit beautiful and really and truly the cold can be bad ...but it's not THAT bad. I actually really like it when it snows.  I remember my first semester my room mates and I drove out to the fields after it had snowed. I think it was one of the prettiest sights i had ever layed eyes on. Sure the weather sucks when it's just dead and icy, but when it snows at least it's pretty.
Last week we headed out towards the Tetons to do a bit of camping and rock climbing before classes started. I absolutely loved every minute(except for when I had to drive in the road construction traffic which was very scary since it was my first time driving=). We didn't realize it when we left, but we where headed into a big rainstorm. We were originally headed somewhere totally difference then we ended up but it turned out to be the pretties detour I've ever been on. Driving North you could see the sun across the golden wheat fields before being swallowed up by clouds. It was so beautiful I don't even know how to describe it. It started to rain by the time we got into the forested areas but no matter, I still kept my windows down as we drove. It was just too great of a scene not to.

.- i was quit proud of this one to say the least ;)-.

It was almost dark when we arrived so we started a fire and attempted to cook our tinfoil dinners. It was interesting to say the least hehe. Lets just say it was tasty with a hint of charcoal. It was kind of a pathetic sight once it started raining. I grabbed a sleeping pad and used it for cover while I ate my food with my fingers seeing we only brought two forks...oops.
The rain wasn't very kind that night but I think we all slept pretty good. Jess and joey braved it out on the uncovered hammock outside while me and Sam huddled in our one person tent. I have no idea how they survived actually. I woke up to a lovely bowl of oatmeal that Joey was so kind enough to make for me. A chill ran down my spine as I stepped out of the tent to see the last gimps of the sunset over horse shoe lake. The rain had all but ruined any chance of building a fire so we just stuck it out and bundled up all cozy in whatever we could find. After a quick bite we packed our things, put them in the car and headed out for a wee walk around the lake. It wasn't as wee as we thought but it was way fun. We would pretend the mud was lava and jump from one rock to the other, and whoever fell in lost. We also had berry wars, stick throwing contests to kill the "evil lake monsters", we rode on the "dragons back" and even found a couple of bones along the way. I know, it sounds like something you would do with a five year old, but I think all of us have a little bit of kid spirit left in them.