Brothers and sisters

Oh gosh, I'm so proud of my brothers and sisters. They are so talented! And they are growing up so fast. I read their blogs and their activities, and look at their drawings on deviantart and I'm surprised at how grown and grown up they are. Its like I don't even recognize them, like the words they use, the things they say are so...much older than I realized they were.

But gosh I'm proud of them. They must have took all the talent in the family, music, drawings, writing, composing, smarts that I must not have gotten any. haha

<--- that's one by my younger sister.

Manti

Lauren and I took a trip down to Manti last night to see the Manti pageant. It was ....oddly adventurous in a way for what should have been a smooth night.

Well, I have to admit, some of it was my fault. I followed the directions from the website...only to gave us getting lost in Spanish Fork and Springville! Well....we looked at it this way. At least we passed through a part of Spanish Fork that we would never have passed through if we hadn't end up getting lost. And plus, now Lauren can say that she's been to Spanish Fork just in case her fiance is from there. LOL!

It was good to have a chat with Lauren. I've never had a chat like that with her before and it was good to learn more about her.

We finally got there and I got to see a bunch of missionaries that I recognized and they gave me mosquito repellent that we badly needed.

It started to rain....and we were so worried about seating and getting there on time we did not even think about an umbrella. ...and then it got windy after the rain....and then it got cold. At least we got to see some of the actors slide on the hill as Lauren predicted. hahahaha.

Overall, it was a good experience! haha.

Another Farewell.

So....in recent news I think Liz hates me. haha, just kidding. But I hate annoying her so much.


I went to a mission farewell today. It was my mission president's. Oh how I love the mission and the missionaries so much. I am filled with that burning fire again and that testimony that the Church and Gospel are true and that God lives. Oh how I love the Spirit and the companionship of other young people who know, feel, and act the knowledge of conviction. It made me remember where I had come from, what I had learned, and who I am still being and becoming.

Hung out with the returned missionaries until 12. Love them so much. They are such good people. I just want to be with them forever. Made more plans. SUCKS majorly that I'm leaving on Saturday. UGH! I feel like the fun was just beginning!

Once summer starts and I return home I think I will go back to using facebook less. I might be too busy.

Here's my schedule.

July 9th - July 14th - Nauvoo trip
July 15th - August 5th - Taiwan
August 5th - another mission farewell
August 8th - Warped Tour
August 8th-9th - state wide YSA California conference
August 20th - Disneyland possibly with Sister Beck! yeah! haha.

I'm booked. crazy! But it means I'll miss Liz's farewell. Boo!

hot?

So...I went on a date tonight. It was pretty kewl. She works at Barnes and nobles. When my friend and I went to look for her the manager said she just left. Theo, my friend, started pressing with more questions and the manager said she couldn't hand out anymore info just in case we were stalkers!! hahaha.

Yeah, so I called her up and asked her out, but I panicked and couldn't come up with something beter than a movie and desert. So...I contacted the only girl who I thought could help. Lauren. Except. Lauren was sleepy. And was on the verge of resting for the night. Oh L. Anyway, didn't want to bother her. So I went to my closest girl friend (next to 202 of course, :) ) Katie. And she pulled me out of my mess. haha. Love that girl! cept...now I owe her one. haha.

But yeah, my schedule didn't vary that much. We went for a picnic up Provo canyon and it was awesome because she had never been there before. And then went to see the movie "Up". the movie was great! I liked it. There was also a long line for transformers 2 already forming haha.

But overall....except for one incident...the night went pretty well.
yeah.

Weekend Drizzle

It's an odd feeling not to have an appetite. That although your stomach protests and gurgles and pleads to be fed that you have absolutely no desire to ingest anything. The whole process of eating becomes such a laborious and mechanical chore that you would rather not do. Its almost as if every flavor and taste has been muted by half a shade.

That's how I feel right now. I eat to nourish my body so that I don't get dizzy spells. Most of the time, I just ignore the hunger because eating leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. This after affect of sickness is really interesting.

In other news, Lauren and I went on a library book hunt to find my books. I did find The Host and Luke brought my Ender's Shadow. While on campus, I had the desire to join the freshman in what seems like a seasonal ritual of learning campus building names and going through pleasantries. I decided I too wanted to be a freshman and so whenever we would pass by someone I would say something like,

"Oh how I cannot wait to eat at the Cougareat!"

or

"I'm just so excited for class to get started, I want to sit at the front of every row".

Ok. Lauren suggested that last half of that one, but needless to say, she found it all very amusing. I suggested we find a pretty freshman and offer to explore the vast complex of the building that is the Wilkinson Center with her. Well, for Lauren I suggested a boy, but seeing as how 202 has a pet peeve for younger guys....hahahaha....




On a separate note... few things feel as sweet as a beautiful stranger standing next to you and delaying with things so she can continue standing next to you. It's almost like an unspoken friendship is born through muted attraction without either of us uttering a word. haha.

oh and btw, Lauren, Luke, and I went to the farmer's market. fun!

Books.

I know Asia recommended a bunch of books for me to read, ie Glass Castle, Grapes of Wrath, Eragon Series, the Book Thief, and Angels and Demons.

But in talking with Mike I've decided to prematurely write down a couple books that have been on my list. :)

I have three immediately when it comes to mind. They are, in order of most dezziring of reading:

1. The Ender's Shadow series by Orson Scott Card. oh yeah. I keep hearing amazing stuff about that series. :)

2. The Host by Stephanie Meyers. Comes highly recommended by Animorphs fans. haha.

3. State of Fear by Michael Crichton. It's Crichton! c'mon!


So there it is. I plan on going tonight to get them. oh yeah, good ol' cuddle with a good book times!

Speaking of cuddling, books, and Asia, she is competing for Miss Utah this week. best of luck to her. YEAH!~

LIGHTS

Mike gave me a way to meet Lights backstage....possibly. I'm going to have to check out the details. It involves me staying longer than I had planned and blood. hahaha. My mom thinks I'm crazy...but it's crazy enough (sorta, not really) that it might just work. haha.

So the trek in the middle of the morning because of my stupid car had extended consequences. First of all, I was a doofus once again. I kept calling for them to come get the boot off my car but I never reached anyone but a voicemail and I had already left two messages. It was day 3 and I was worried they'd slap another fine on me. I was getting really frustrated, so Mike decided to give it a try and called, kinda chewing the guy out.....

......and then only after he hung up did I realize the reason I couldn't get through was cuz I hadn't dialed the area code....

...and when the guy showed up I felt completely foolish. The guy was all apologetic, oh my gosh, I felt so bad. But we cleared it up.


ANYWAY, because Mike and I walked home that night in the rain, we ended up getting sick. I got really sick. I think my body has given me the greenlight to go ahead and resume normal activities now. I've come out the other side more grateful for this body that God has given me. As well as 5 1/2 pounds lighter. Ugh.


"I used to remember the times we would go and visitUncle Caveman when we were younger. He would let us play in his cave and occassionally he would eat one of us. It wasn't until much later that we discovered that Uncle Caveman was actually a bear. A bear that lived in a cave carved by Luke as a symbol of his affection".

HAHAHA.

And THIS one is for BRE.

does this remind you of anything in particular?



Aqualung!

Interesting Night.

So. I wasn't going to blog about this until later...but...last night was interesting filled with numerous inside jokes. At the rate that we go, we'll be able to speak in our own language soon. hahaha.


The night started out pretty normal. Mike and I went to a jazz ensemble thing. Then we decided to get some food and park by Deseret Towers (our usual place of pondering and eating) until we saw the mass amount of EFY kids. We parked further away...until they came over and swarmed the car on their way out. One girl came by and said hi, and what's up, and attempted to give me a high five. We were talking about girls right before then, so after that "peace girl" left mike was like "well, there's your girl. Of course, you gotta give her a couple years cuz she's probably 16". hahaa. I just think she was kinda naive. I mean, what if we were there to kidnap? hahaha.

More inside jokes ensued.

(as we were giving luke date ideas)
Mike: You can carve a cave!
Luke: What?
Mike: Why write "luke plus so-and-so inside a heart on a tree" when you can carve a cave! Think of the bonding experience that will provide.
Luke: ....
Mike: Bears will hibernate in your symbol of affection.
me: especially in this economy.
HAHAHA

Funny cuz Luke was talking about carving a cave back in Idaho to pass the time. haha.

Mike: Don't hate, particihate.

HAHA. what the? lol.

(getting a text)
Mike: This is can't be you two (me and Luke) cuz we're talking. so its either Jacob, or Katie. And if its Jacob he's texted "is there anything going on tonight?" Tell me, am I right?
Me: Your first guess was right. You're good
Mike: And what does it say?
Me: "Is anything going on tonight"?
Mike: Luke! This is my life now! So habitual! Where i can not just predict who's texting me, but what they text me!
Me: That's why Luke sends you random texts.
Mike: That's why I need you luke. I need your randomness, all I get from Steve is "here".
Me: Fine. I'll change it up. Maybe next time I'll text "aqui".

haha


So later that night, i parked at Alta Apartments by the football stadium...and got booted. Ugh. So Mike and I walked home early in the morning, in the drizzle, to the south end of campus. On the way there we saw fireworks (for some odd reason), and got attacked by sprinklers. Crazy sprinklers!

The sucky part is i'm really low on money and it will cost $50 to get the boot off. In fact, I've been eating one meal a day to reserve my money. ....and now...I'm effectively in the negatives. So ....from one meal to zero meals a day. Well...weight losing time again...

Another Experience

I had the opportunity to go to the Utah Valley Hospital (i think that's what it was called) and help administer the sacrament to a girl in our ward who is extremely ill with a certain type of leukemia. Jessica Albsher I think is her name. And I couldn't help but feel the Savior's love for her as I stood in that room and contemplated the implications of the whole scene. I just felt again and again "He loves you so much!"

Charles and Cameron were with me and we had a good experience. Jessica's parents were there, and there were flowers, cards, and balloons. Her parents had flown from New York and were going to stay with her indefinitely. I was so grateful for the Atonement and the love God and Christ had. I felt only a sliver of it.

I don't know why she has that trial. Honestly, if someone could transfer the trial to me I would say yes (and then only after realize the severity of it), but we all have our own challenges to pull through for whatever reason. Who knows what that reason is? Sometimes its hard for me to be happy when I realize the entire suffering of the whole world and I feel like I shouldn't be happy. But I also know that we each are given life's experiences and if we do our best, no one is cheated from blessings.


On another note, I want to stay in Utah so bad. I feel like there isn't much for me back home. The four years I've been away from home have strained my friendships back home not because we aren't friends but just because time and distance just naturally decays them. But I have to go home. There's still things waiting for me. =)

BTW, the drive up to Heber is SO pretty!!







My friends thought I was crazy for wanting go live here, but I want to retire in Midway. haha

but alas, the video does not to it justice.

BTW, the Jurassic Park theme song just happened to be playing while i was taking this video. haha

Music

I just realized. I don't have any angry music anymore. Its really hard for me now to blow off steam without it. >:[

Coinkidink

So...I was at the First Oriental Market just browsing. And they have some good Asian songs now and then. Like they played BoA's "Girls on Top" once and I got so excited.

So today I was there...and this country song starts. And I'm like "...this should be good. Asian country music. LOL!" But...it wasn't Asian. It was a girl. And I really liked her voice. Kinda like Kim Bracken's voice on "Forward with Faith". But it started out with some nice lyrics and I made a mental note to remember the lyrics so I could look it up on YouTube.

Anyway....I drove home. And today i decided to leave my iPod at home..so I was flipping through the channels...and this song starts and I'm like "wow...this sounds nice...kinda sounds like 'Sea Breeze' by Tryone Wells". ...and as i listened to the lyrics i was like "no way! Its the same song as back in the store!!"

So I parked by Jamba Juice and just listened to the song. The song was "I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack. HAHAHA. I really liked it. I'm not against country music so I enjoyed it.

I'm listening to it now while reading Mike's texts.

LOL.

Mike: EFY dance on campus! We should go! Think of all the available high schoolers!

.....creepy....hahahaha.