My Summer

          Summer 2013 was a very relaxing and entertaining summer. I visited 15 states and accomplished many goals. The summer started out slow. At first it just felt like it was the weekend which grew into long days but after a week and the weather began to shape up, it hit me, summer, in my mind, officially began. I did many activities with my friends and family and visited new places in Portland that i had no idea existed. June was my month to play and relax with friends and family. In late June, my parents went on a trip down south to Nicaragua, which i did not want to join because of past experiences. My aunt and uncle came down to take care of my sisters and I. We traveled North to Seattle and visited my relatives. I tried new food the big city had to offer and played on the beach. We traveled back down to the portland airport on the Forth of July. We picked my parents up from the airport and had them relax for a few days until my we took off again on a road trip across the Northwestern States. After a week of  trips to the local park and family outings, we embarked on our road trip. We drove across Eastern Oregon and up to Washington to spend the night. We stayed the night and left early in the morning to Montana to arrive at our next destination. We drove through beautiful Glacier National Park and sight seeing. Visiting Flathead Lake was definitely something i will not forget. Entering North Dakota there was not much to see. We visited museums which we did not stay long for because us kids did not feel like learning during our break from school. My family found a North Dakotan BBQ in the slopes of the great plains. We feasted there and drove for an hour to go to sleep because the next morning was going to be a big day. That morning we drove to South Dakota and met up with life long friends from Washington. We all visited the biggest reptile zoo in the world and drove through the plains and saw wild buffalo, elk, deer, and bears. While driving to our next hotel, we got caught in the middle of a brewing storm. The storm spit hail chucks, roared thunder and split lightning. After a good nights rest we visited Mount Rushmore and drove to Wyoming. In Wyoming we all went to an old fashion rodeo and was very entertaining. The next day we drove all day back home and i got ready to leave for Indiana. Being back in portland for the few more days i had, i played outside for the majority of the time, played with friends and went to panda express very often and received my permit. I arrived to my grandmothers house in SW Portland and packed the trailer with my cousin and grandparents and left on a one month vacation to Auburn, Indiana. I have been going for the past 7 years and it takes 3 days. We drove through 8 states and visited Ohio and Michigan while we were there. I flew back alone to make it back to school and my grandparents and cousins drove back with the rest of my belongings and theirs. Summer 2013 was a very exciting summer and by far the best one i have had.