Times Square – Elizabeth Joy Hadley

Well, I have to go back to work tomorrow so I guess that means that summer must come to an end. I still plan to enjoy the outdoors as much as I can even when I’m back at work, but for the most part, the fun of summer is over.

And boy, did I have a lot of fun!

Here is a little look back on arguably one of the biggest summers of my life!

When school got out on May 23rd, I began my summer with laryngitis! As someone who loves to talk, it was really hard! But I quickly recovered in time for my bachelorette party in SLC! Just kidding, I actually still couldn’t talk, but we had a blast nonetheless!

A short while after that, I traveled back home to Massachusetts to get ready for my wedding! I was so lucky I was able to spend almost an entire month in Massachusetts this summer!

A blurry picture of the landing into Boston!

But, it wasn’t all just getting ready for my wedding! Mom and I went to NYC for a day and to Martha’s Vineyard as well.

I was also able to see a lot of my family and friends as well! I just loved being able to spend so much time in my home state!

Nothing a little ice cream and your two best friends can’t fix!

Bounce house fun with Bruce and Victoria!

And then, just like that!! It was WEDDING WEEKEND!! Everyone was in MA and the weekend was just so much fun. All my hard work for a year and a half for the wedding and it paid off! It was really great and I’m sad it’s over. But, also I am glad to have more time to focus on other things! Here are a few pictures from the day.

Then, we spent a few more days in MA doing some fun things, before returning to Idaho.

Can’t go to Boston without going to the Red Sox!

Back in Idaho for a little bit and had some fun with Jackson! We went for Jackson day and we went on a long hike and to pick out a new toy!

Then, I went down to Scottsdale, Arizona for the Josten’s Yearbook Adviser University. Spoiler alert: I loved it! I learned so much and was so excited to learn new things and meet new people!

The resort where the conference was didn’t hurt either!

I must’ve been learning something really good here!

Then I was back in Idaho for a week before Trevor and I went on our honeymoon to Hawaii! We were going on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America cruise around all the Hawaiian islands. What a crazy trip since the massive earthquake hit Russia while we were there prompting a tsunami warning for where we were. Thank goodness everyone was okay, but it was scary!

The trip was great though, and I would absolutely go back to Hawaii! We loved it!

We went to a luau, the beach a few times, walked the streets of Waikiki Beach, saw the Pearl Harbor memorial, enjoyed an unexpected day at Sea, ate a lot of pineapple, and explored all that we could!

Now, summer is over. I suppose it’s good. Life can’t be all fun and games!

I always love summer, and I’m already looking forward to next summer. But, I’m also excited to see what this year brings! Summer of 2025, you were good to me!

Everyone who knows me at all, must know that my dream life is to be living in a brownstone in NYC with two dogs and working as the host of Good Morning America. I mean, I don’t exactly hide the fact that that is my dream.

GINGER — One time Mom and I waited to be in the live show!

On the first day of classes that’s my answer, when I meet someone and they ask what I want to be, that’s my answer, it’s just my answer, because it’s true. I probably spend around 8-10 waking hours thinking and working for that dream to come true.

I know it’s a large dream. I’m aware. But, it’s okay, because when I think of myself at my happiest, that is where I want to be, and that is what fuels me to to keep going on my worst days. I just imagine how awesome it will feel to finally do that, and finally accomplish what I’ve been working for for so long, and my day is okay again.

GMA 2 — Same picture from the day we waited outside the studio!

What you don’t know is why that is my goal, let me tell you a story.

When I was a young girl, I had a hard time sleeping. I couldn’t stay asleep, and I woke up really early. So I went into my parents room and they told me to watch the news. So I would go into the living room and turn on the TV, and watch the news. And I loved it. I was hooked, I loved how happy they were so early in the morning, and I loved how excited they were to be at work, and I loved the feel good stories, and I would always feel bad for the sad stories. I loved watching them, and how excited they made me for the day, and I guess I just told myself that that’s what I wanted to do, make people excited for the day, no matter how I do that, I don’t care, I just want people to wake up in a good mood. I want people to be happy, I want to be that light for them.

Good Morning America, I think really tries to do that, they really try to help put people in a good mood for the start of their day.

1977139_803798949659836_708553118611547091_n — Terrible picture of me, but cool day way back in 2014

Yes, they do cover the breaking news stories, and the sad stories, and the exciting stories, but they also have fun, and they add a little humor in, and the anchors banter, and they really try to make it a show about encouraging people to go out and have a good day, and that is how I look at the news, whether it’s morning, noon, or night, I want to be the person encouraging them to make their day the best it can be.

And I’ve never been one to aim low, sure I could work at a market that’s not number one, but why work for mediocre, when I could work for the top market in the world.

I know it might not happen, I know I might have to settle for the Today show, but it’s not going to stop me from dreaming, and working hard, and never giving up. I can’t wait for my name to be next to Robin Roberts and Ginger Zee someday.

Live in Times Square, this is Good Morning America, with Elizabeth Hadley, or at least someday it will be.

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