Ha Ha :-} So True!

Girl's in the City.... Uh Oh!

After the bridal shower we went to Monie's. We saved a little extra for ourselves. lol

The next day we went to Kansas City to Union Station to see some stuff there. Hannah wanted to go and her birthday is tomorrow. This was the diner that we ate in.

Whitney and Tiffy... who's not supposed to be in the picture.

Whitney and Tiffy... now Tiffy is supposed to be in the picture.

Monie and Hannah... they asked me to take a picture so I just randomly did it while they weren't paying attention. Hee hee. I'm evil. It's not to bad though.

Me and Tiffy. That's the tie-dyed shirt we made at Monie's. I totally forgot a shirt and so I had to wear this one which is too big. Puh.

Monie is so pregnant! It is very cute though. It's fun to rub her belly.

They stamped all of our hands for the show, so we are pounding it to show them off. Is that how you would say that? It sounds weird. Oh... ps... my hand is the darkest one surprisingly, then going clockwise it's Tiffy, Whitney, Hannah, and Monie.

Gee, I wonder where I got this idea. lol

Monie, me and Tiffy waiting for the show to start.

Hannah went to a 3D show by herself because I ended up buying the last ticket. I gave it to her because she is the only one who really wanted to go.

Monie and Tiffy taking a picture of the WWI museum that was across the street.

I got/had to drive home. It was 5:30 in the afternoon which means it was rush hour. We already had to take a detour to get to the station, so we had trouble figuring out how to get out. Then I found the street we took from I-70, but it was a one-way, so I had to find a way to get back to East 70, so we could get home. We made it home... eventually. But it was stressful!

Hannah's Bridal Shower

I started with the food table because that's what I was in charge of. I am pretty proud. I was pretty good at decorating but I wasn't very good and remembering to refill the trays. Whoops!

Cora and Hannah enjoying some strawberries with chocolate.

Jerica and Leah doing Jello shots. lol I thought  it was hilarious because they are four.

Monie with baby Isaac. Monie put this whole thing together and did a very good job. The whole shower was really fun.

Monie thought it would be fun to have Mocktails for the party. So we had mockaritas, mocktinis, alcohol-free jello shots. And for those who didn't like those she brought beer and light beer (IBC rootbeer and cream soda)

Hannah and me

Sierra, Monie, and Hannah with their Mockaritas.

The first game we played was guess what the bride was wearing. There was nothing interesting to take pictures of so I'm just stating that that was the first game. The second game however did have something interesting to take pictures of. Monie, prior to the shower, asked Daniel (the future groom) several questions. The second game we played involved Hannah trying to answer the questions correctly. For every answer she got right she put in one piece of gum. For a wrong answer she had to put in three. Monie threw in some trick questions too. So it was pretty entertaining. 

Yeah Hannah keep it all in there. It's getting pretty gross!

Ewwwwwww!

The third game we played was ugliest bridesmaid gown. I made a crack about Hannah already finding that one... she hit me. Well each team was given streamers and toilet paper. Here are the outcomes. 

Yellow team's model was Cora Comfort! She's awesome!

Pink team's model was Whitney Bell also one of Hannah's bridesmaids.

Yellow team won, but Pink team got kudos for ugliest headdress :)

Me, Sis. Kelley, and Hannah. I miss Julie... we get to have dinner with her on Friday!

This picture is a little blurry... these are Hannah's guests for her wonderful bridal shower.

Back: Melissa Rivas (holding Santana), Annie Bidia, Carmen Fredrick, Mary Beard, Liz Sullivan, Sierra Fredrick, Whitney Bell, Julie Kelley, and Lillian Redford

Middle: Holli Casey, Hannah Smith (not really a guest), Heather Redford (holding baby Isaac), Monie Combs (behind), and Tiffany Miller

Front: Elise Kelley, Jerica Leonard, Natalya Bidia, and Leah Sullivan (and Cora Comfort already left):

and obviously me but... I'm taking the picture :)

The Kelleys

Me with baby Isaac... he's so cute. And he just woke up so he was extra cuddly.

Me talking to Julie... my favorite person ever! ;)

Mommy and son...PS Kathryn, this is Kurt's older sister. Oldest sister actually lol

Daddy and son. Jeff Kelley was my seminary teacher for the first semester of my senior year. While Hannah and I were there he kept making cheesy scripture mastery jokes. He's funny.

We didn't get any pictures of Seth, Talmage or Elise, but we're going back for dinner on the 30th maybe I can take pictures of them then. :)

This is Home

I've got my memories
They're always inside of me
But I can't go back
Back to how it was
I believe it now
I've come too far
But I can't go back
Back to how it was
Created for a place I've never known

[Chorus]
This is Home
Now I'm finally where I belong
Where I belong
Yeah, this is home
I've been searching for a place of my own
Now I've found it,
Maybe this is home
Yeah, this is home

Belief over misery
I've seen the enemy
And I won't go back
Back to how it was
And I've got my heart set on what happens next
I've got my eyes wide and it's not over yet
We are miracles
And we're not alone

[Chorus]

And now after all my searching
After all my questions
I'm gonna call it home
I've got a brand new mindset
I can finally see the sunset
I'm gonna call it home

[Chorus]

Now I know, Yeah this is home
I've come too far
No, I won't go back
This is home

Lessons I've Learned From Boy Meets World

"From the beginning of time... men have been idiots." -Eric

"If you're a real butt-head, the neat ghosts will take you to cool places"   -Cory

"Eric: You said to me that there would come a time where you weren't going to be around anymore and that's not so.

 Alan: Eric...

 Eric: No no no... no Dad. I remember everything you taught me. And I'm going to turn around and teach my children. So you see Dad you're always gonna be around."

"Feeny: My citizenship class is starting a series of practice tests this week. Unfortunately, I have a scheduling conflict. I need you to proctor.

 Eric: Me? Proctor? Proctor Mathews.

 Feeny: You know what a proctor is...?

 Eric: Yeah. It's a tushy doctor."

"You know what we all make mistakes, okay? But that's all right, because love doesn't require you to be perfect. But it does require you to forgive." -Cory

"Shawn: Cor, what I'm about to tell you is gonna make you wanna kill me.

 Cory: I'm not gonna kill you, Shawn. It takes too much time to break in a new best friend."

"Cory: So you think I'm a geek?

 Shawn: Of course not.

 Cory: So you think I'm cool?

 Shawn: Of course not.

 Cory: Then what am I?

 Shawn: You're Cory, I'm Shawn, just like it's always been. What else do you need to know?"

"You don't get it. We're in college now. We're being judged on a whole new level! Theories and footnotes--shades of meaning--nuance--spelling--where does it end, WHERE DOES IT END!" -Eric

"Jack: Lose one friend, lose all friends, lose yourself.

 Shawn: So why are all the other pages blank?

 Eric: Nothing else seemed important."

"No matter how difficult life gets, the important thing is to live it with hope." -Topanga

"If you really care for each other, you don't throw away the most important bond you have... your friendship." -Amy Mathews

"Eric: This haircut represents the NEW Eric, the SMARTER Eric.

 Jack: What are you going to do when it grows back?

 Eric: It won't grow back. I've got the receipt."

"So that's what I feel love is... when I'm better because she's here."       -Cory

"I believe in love like I believe in God: you can't touch it, you can't see it, but you can feel it's wrath." -Cory

"I believe a person is responsible for their own destiny and they can be anything they want if they want it bad enough and they never give up." -Topanga

"You think that's what makes you a good father? I mean, yeah, you taught me how to swing a bat, but any Little League coach could do that. I mean, it was more important that you were there after I struck out. You made me feel better. You're always there for me, man. Just to listen to me, to give me advice. You know, to help me get through stuff. Just like you did today. You're never going to be too old to do that." -Eric

"Feeny: Believe in yourselves. Dream. Try. Do good. 

 Topanga: Don't you mean do well?

 Feeny: No, I mean do good."

"Cory: You comin' with us Mr. Feeny? You gonna sneak up on us in Central Park or something?

 Feeny: Nooo... I shall remain here.

 Cory: No, you'll always be with us. As long as we live, ok? (Walks out of room)

 Feeny: I love you all. Class dismissed."

These are some of my favorite quotes. Obviously, some of them are jokes, but some I thought were really good lessons. I excluded some of the best Eric quotes... he's a ditz. Maybe I'm pathetic... don't care :) 

Hooray the Ides of May!

Well May is HALF OVER! That means that my stay here is more than half over. It's a little sad, but I'm so excited to be back in Utah. Actually I really can't wait to be back in Utah and moved into my new apartment. I'm going to be homeless for a little while. Well today has been stupendous! But let me begin with Tuesday.

So guess what! My mom FINALLY got a new car last Tuesday. We've had the same crappy car for over five years, and I am very

 excited to get a new one. Granted my mom doesn't pick very good cars and so this one has these problems already: the driver's side window doesn't roll down, the driver's side back seat's door doesn't lock with the button thing so we have to do it manually, the brakes are kinda weird... not bad just weird, and it's a FORD. Ford Escort '97 actually. Same as Monie's car but hers is a '96. Oh yeah that's my 

house in the background too. It's cute and messy and falling apart. But it's home... lol.

Ok. So today is my new Ides of May holiday. Today was awesome. For me at least. Hannah had a pretty rough day... which started when she lost her engagement ring :( But anyway, I went to seminary today. It was fun, but I have a habit of making my already fairly hyper friends even more hyper. I can't help it. I've been labeled as the energy fountain. If I am energetic then anyone who is around me suddenly 

becomes more energetic. It's a blessing and a curse that's for sure. Luckily we have an amazing seminary teacher. Sister Carr is so awesome... and very patient. I will have to gloat a little. It's been four years since I took OT, and I actually beat most of the kids in the class. All but Sarah and Gardner. But seeing as they've been studying it the whole year, I think I did pretty good. lol

After that I went to Lee's Summit with Hannah. On the way there is when she discovered her missing engagement ring. So while we were just outside Knob Noster we had to turn around and start hunting in every place we could think of that she'd been that day. She took her car to Jiffy Lube, so we went there and even searched the vacuum bag. To no avail though... we never found her ring. We prayed a lot, so maybe it'll turn up eventually. 

So after we got done at Lee's Summit we went to Peculiar (yes that's an actual town name... weird... or should I say peculiar lol). So anyway we went to Peculiar to visit the KELLEY'S! I haven't seen them since Justin's farewell dinner thing, so it's been about a year. They have a new house, and a new baby. Baby Isaac is sooooo cute! He likes to cuddle too. He's a really good baby. He had just woken up and he hardly cried at all. Then we were waiting around for the kids to come home just talking and what not. Jeff (Julie's husband) was our old seminary teacher, so he would make the cheesiest comments relating everything to the scriptures. It was fun. I miss them, so much. Julie is like my best friend, and I don't get to see her hardly at all. It's kind of weird though. I think she's like 37 now, and I'm only 19. lol. So the kids came home, and you know what? It took all of them like 10 seconds to register who I was. It was funny to see the light bulb go off though. Talmage was first. I think he's eight now. He walked over to the door and just stared at me. And then he slowly started to smile, turned to put his bookbag down and then bolted into the kitchen. He was in socks and the kitchen was hard-wood, so we know how that turned out. Seth is six. He took a long time, but he finally came over to give me a hug. He's a cutie... but man he is getting BIG! He even talks differently. About five minutes later Elise the 11 year old came home. Hannah and I hid behind the counter, and when Elise got in we jumped up. Again it took a few seconds to register and then she came over to give us each a big hug. It was great. I miss them already. We are having dinner with them the 30th and they might come visit me on the 23rd of June. I'm pretty excited.

Sorry so long, but I always write a lot. lol

She wouldn't hurt a fly... or a spider.

Ok. So I'm minding my own business writing my girl's camp blog when along comes this little (or not so little) creature climbing around on my wall! I really don't appreciate spiders as much as God does, so I freaked a little. Of course it's my kind of silent freaking where I go into the kitchen to find something to put him in and my grandma thinks I'm hungry, and I tell her I'm not, I'm looking for a spider cage... but I digress. So I find a couple cups and stick him in so he can't get out. Of course then I decide that I want to take pictures of him. I get my camera and take a few pictures *cough twenty. lol. Let me explain. He was in a white cup first and you can't take pictures of something in a white cup because the flash makes it look like I'm in heaven or something. Big white light... not very fascinating... Plus my camera is dying. So I had to somehow get him in the green cup so I could use flash because without flash I could post a picture up here and say it's an octopus and you would have never known the difference. But again I digress. So I got him in the green cup took about four satisfactory pictures... but then what? Should he live or die?  ... it's me so... he lived of course... maybe. I threw him outside. It was raining so he might not have made it, but oh well. I don't know if I can go to sleep now though because I'm afraid his little spider family and friends are going to kill me in my sleep. Oh well, if I die remember I love you all. And Kathryn... I'm saving you and Brad a seat... don't worry. 

Sorry but I just felt like telling a long pointless story... just for kicks. 

Daughter of a King

So last year at girl's camp the theme was "Daughter of a King". I remember as a JC we had to put on a skit for the other girl's that had to do with this theme. I was so upset because I could only remember what we threw and not what we said. Well I was going through a drawer, and guess what I found! The skit! So now I'm going to post it here so I will never lose it again! :)

Once upon a bad hair day, a prince rode up Rapunzel's way.

From up above he heard her whine, upset her hair had lost it's shine.

Rapunzel to her maid did say, "I am a princess, born that way,

You are just a lowly maid, so hop to it girl, and fix my braid."

The prince thought her nagging was a plea and sallied forth to set her free.

Alas, she was too far away to quite make out what he would say:

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, throw down your hair!" She thought he said, "your underwear."

"No Rapunzel. Your curly locks." Rapunzel threw down dirty socks.

"Please, love, just your silky tresses!" She thought he said silky dresses.

In lace and frills up to his head, the prince's cheeks were blushing red.

"Rapunzel, do you have a rope?" Rapunzel dropped a cantaloupe

It burst in pieces on his head. "Oh bad catch!" Rapunzel said.

"Perhaps," he sighed, "this is a test." And bound by love he did not rest.

"OK, Rapunzel, how 'bout twine?" She heaved out her blue-ribbon swine.

By now the prince was feeling hammered, not to mention less enamored.

He growled up, "Do you have a ladder?" Rapunzel tossed out pancake batter.

It covered him from head to toe. She yelled, "It's better cooked you know."

At this the poor prince had to cry, then cupped his hands for one last try.

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your braid!" Confused, Rapunzel pushed out her maid.

The maid fell squarely on the prince, quite pleased with the coincidence.

She nimbly jumped up off his lap and soon revived the flattened chap.

Turns out, the prince found something of worth; The maid was also royal by birth.

"Hello, my dear. Who might you be?" "The daughter of a king," said she.

Then smiling said, "For what it's worth, you'll find I'm really down to earth."

His young heart thrilled, he gave a hoot, for what was more, the maid was cute!

She set the prince upon his steed, then leapt behind with graceful speed.

Rapunzel watched them ride from sight. "I'm glad I finally heard him right!

I hope if they come back for more, they'll think to knock on my back door."

The horse rode off into the blue. The prince had discovered something true:

The most beautiful thing there will ever be, is a girl who knows her true identity.

The End.

Ok. To clear up some things... it wasn't a cantaloupe; it was a foam ball; it wasn't an actual pig; it was a tiny stuffed one; and as for the pancake batter... yeah that was real. Poor Bri. She knew it was coming and she signed up to be the prince anyway, so I figure just let her be covered in pancake batter. It was really fun. Hannah and I were the ones handing everything to Rapunzel. Yeah that was a good year :)

I WANT ONE!!!! :]

It's a chinchilla! Most look like mice with furrier tails though. But mice are cute too!

Mort!

Gloria: Did that big mean lion scare you?  Mort: Mmmmmhmmmmm! 

ADORABLE! 

This is Gizmo from Gremlins... I've talked about him, but I don't think I've shown pictures. Who wouldn't want a Gizmo!

Everyone wants a kitten... except maybe Tikla and people like Tikla.

I want a baby penguin that will never grow up!

BUNNIES! (Emphasis on the B lol)

Don't you feel all warm and fuzzy now? You know you do!

HAPPY!

I couldn't just let that be my last post. Doesn't this just make you happy! My next post will be a kitten or something. I have a lot of happy posts to make up for the last one! :)

Another Cool Quote

"Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around and shouting that he has been robbed. The fact of the matter is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old time rail journey...delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride."

-qtd. Gordon B. Hinckley (originally said by Jenkin Lloyd Jones)

Cool Quote

It's going to sound depressing like most of the things I've said or thought about, but it changed the way I look at things in a positive way, so I don't think it's depressing.

"As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. Don't be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it will never begin."

Just Pictures... No Words... Except Maybe in the Pictures