Well, it's been a hectic week this time around. I picked my schedule next year for my Junior year. It's the first time that I've planned with my friends about getting in the same classes. In addition, I'll no longer be an underclassman, which means a little more respect from people in the school. I also got the chance to take a peek at my transcript, and it says that my GPA is a 3.4, but that doesn't include this semester yet. Monday was a holiday, and I think that I can say in the behalf of everyone out there, that, It was nice to have a three-day weekend! I had to present a History project with a partner, take a test, and continue doing my Geometry homework, which gets harder by the day. I guess I better "buck-up" though. It's not like it's gonna get any easier, right?
Charlie's mobile home is under deep construction at the moment. We all went over there yesterday to help put "goop" on the walls, and paint everything white (instead of the brown paneling that is already there). Cheryl, Charlie, and I went to go see the Astronaut Farmer in theaters last night at about 9pm. I think that it was a pretty good family movie.
The old folks and I are about 1/3 of the way through the Book of Mormon, and enjoying the spirit that it brings into our home. However, today is not going to be very "restful" due to the fact that SOMEONE needs to tidy the house up for visiting teachers and the missionaries who are both visiting tonight. That being said, I better get going!
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Victory!
At last! My room is clean! Yesterday, as the international "clean-up" day I was assigned to clean my horrendous living space. Well, after procrastinating for some time, it was 7pm. My mom, back on the computer after dinner, asked me what I was doing instead of cleaning. "Ummm... I dunno," was all that I could come up with. However, I asked her what she would do if I got my room clean that very night. Surprised, she said that she would crawl on her stomach from the kitchen to my room. Delighted at the thought of an opportunity of mocking, I proceeded to go through numerous Rubbermaid containers of saved junk all the way back from elementary school. I was finally finished at about 11pm. Mom had left to the store at 10:30pm to get some last minute things before Sunday. She got back home, and five minutes later, was doing a pitiful "worm" on the floor. HAHA!!!
Well, I was thinking that it might be nice to go on a temple trip to Anchorage before I left to Utah for EFY. 2nd ward is going on the 15-16 of June , which obviously wouldn't work. However, 3rd ward is going on the 7-8 of June I think....if so, then I could make it just in time for EFY which starts on the 11th. The only problem is that it would require a ticket. I already asked Ben for two "one-ways" but I'd have to have three "one-ways" to carry out this ingenious plan. Hmmm, does it seem a little hectic for one month?
We were late for church again today but still made it in time for sacrament meeting. Is it bad to aim for sacrament meeting if you think you're gonna be late? Anyway, besides that, we have a new family in the ward and a new convert. Go missionaries!! I'm almost done with my Personal Progress, just one project and a couple value experiences left, and then I can get my name on the YW plaque that's in the church hallway.
Well, I was thinking that it might be nice to go on a temple trip to Anchorage before I left to Utah for EFY. 2nd ward is going on the 15-16 of June , which obviously wouldn't work. However, 3rd ward is going on the 7-8 of June I think....if so, then I could make it just in time for EFY which starts on the 11th. The only problem is that it would require a ticket. I already asked Ben for two "one-ways" but I'd have to have three "one-ways" to carry out this ingenious plan. Hmmm, does it seem a little hectic for one month?
We were late for church again today but still made it in time for sacrament meeting. Is it bad to aim for sacrament meeting if you think you're gonna be late? Anyway, besides that, we have a new family in the ward and a new convert. Go missionaries!! I'm almost done with my Personal Progress, just one project and a couple value experiences left, and then I can get my name on the YW plaque that's in the church hallway.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
SICK!!!
So, as many of you probably already know, "sick" is the new word for "cool" as of the past year. It's seems funny to me that a word for something that's good can change so much. A long time ago, it was "radical", and "awesome" is still used, but "sick"? To me, that will always be something quite opposite. As of today, Rachel, Owen, Katie, and I have all been "sick" with something bad. Luckily, mine has been pretty minor, a sore throat and a stuffy nose, but enough to let me sleep and sleep and sleep.
On a side-note, yesterday we got a bit of snow. I could have been sad, but I was happy that it was a little wet. Although it makes for harder shoveling, it's great for throwing snowballs! I've been a little self conscience about my throwing capabilities this winter, and tried to get my dad to show me my mistakes. He then tried to show me the differences between a "girl-throw" and a "real-throw". He looked like a baseball pitcher when he was showing me the proper techniques, so I tried to do it like that. I've gotten to where I can throw pretty far, but I still can't aim worth a darn! Oh well.
My favorite things to watch right now are on Discovery Channel. My personal favorites are, Dirty Jobs, and Myth Busters. They're great because, I can convince my mom and dad that I'm learning new things, which isn't exactly a lie either. I like to throw in a little bit of The Fresh Prince of Belaire occasionally, and tonight my dad and I have been watching, Hogan's Heroes. We seem to have some good bonding moments while we make fun of the Germans on the show...hahaha...it never gets old!
On a side-note, yesterday we got a bit of snow. I could have been sad, but I was happy that it was a little wet. Although it makes for harder shoveling, it's great for throwing snowballs! I've been a little self conscience about my throwing capabilities this winter, and tried to get my dad to show me my mistakes. He then tried to show me the differences between a "girl-throw" and a "real-throw". He looked like a baseball pitcher when he was showing me the proper techniques, so I tried to do it like that. I've gotten to where I can throw pretty far, but I still can't aim worth a darn! Oh well.
My favorite things to watch right now are on Discovery Channel. My personal favorites are, Dirty Jobs, and Myth Busters. They're great because, I can convince my mom and dad that I'm learning new things, which isn't exactly a lie either. I like to throw in a little bit of The Fresh Prince of Belaire occasionally, and tonight my dad and I have been watching, Hogan's Heroes. We seem to have some good bonding moments while we make fun of the Germans on the show...hahaha...it never gets old!
Monday, February 12, 2007
Hmmm.....
Alright, I took the very obvious hint, and changed my background so that ye olde eyes can see. I am sad/happy that folks are coming into town. I enjoyed dad's company when it was just the two of us. We listened to song samples of his favorite music on the Internet for an hour, and he gave me a history lesson on WW1 and WW2 for another two hours. However, it's nice to have other people to talk to or to leech off of.
This week is spirit week at Juneau-Douglas High School. Yesterday it was "Class Color", my sophomore class (2009) all had to wear black, but I forgot during the long weekend. Today was "80's Flashback", so I gave Katie a call to figure out what to wear....haha. Unfortunately, Mom didn't wake up this morning, and I was gonna ask her if she had a over sized neon sweater and some tube socks to put over my pants. So, I haven't dressed up at all for spirit week, and the only thing that we've won is the dance off competition today at lunch, thanks to Nani (a girl from Tonga).
Anyway, my classes are going well, and it's nice to have a science teacher that doesn't require me to do the Science Fair. POO ON MR. CARNEY!!! Haha, I hope he reads that. I'm taking a ceramics class this semester, and I'm especially enjoying the pottery wheel. It's very slow, but I learned a couple of handy tricks from this guy in the class, I think he's a teacher aid and not a regular student. I keep on practicing everyday so that I can make Charlie his belated birthday present (a new bowl set for his new house). I got an A+ on my last test in Chef, which is good considering I didn't really study. There were a lot of people that bombed, but they all seemed like common sense to me. Incidentally, I heard that in some really big, busy cities they don't even have kitchens in their homes! There was this girl who was visiting someone I know (an adult), and she thought that baking soda was like a soda-pop that you use for baking! What the Heck?!?!
This week is spirit week at Juneau-Douglas High School. Yesterday it was "Class Color", my sophomore class (2009) all had to wear black, but I forgot during the long weekend. Today was "80's Flashback", so I gave Katie a call to figure out what to wear....haha. Unfortunately, Mom didn't wake up this morning, and I was gonna ask her if she had a over sized neon sweater and some tube socks to put over my pants. So, I haven't dressed up at all for spirit week, and the only thing that we've won is the dance off competition today at lunch, thanks to Nani (a girl from Tonga).
Anyway, my classes are going well, and it's nice to have a science teacher that doesn't require me to do the Science Fair. POO ON MR. CARNEY!!! Haha, I hope he reads that. I'm taking a ceramics class this semester, and I'm especially enjoying the pottery wheel. It's very slow, but I learned a couple of handy tricks from this guy in the class, I think he's a teacher aid and not a regular student. I keep on practicing everyday so that I can make Charlie his belated birthday present (a new bowl set for his new house). I got an A+ on my last test in Chef, which is good considering I didn't really study. There were a lot of people that bombed, but they all seemed like common sense to me. Incidentally, I heard that in some really big, busy cities they don't even have kitchens in their homes! There was this girl who was visiting someone I know (an adult), and she thought that baking soda was like a soda-pop that you use for baking! What the Heck?!?!
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Church Day
Another Sunday has come and gone. I have to go back to school tomorrow, which means waking up at 5am to make it to seminary at 6am. People at school who are not members of the church ask me all of the time, "Why do you go?", "Why would you ever want to wake up that early?", "Are all Mormons so 'hard-core' about that ?". Well, I told them that everyone just wanted to. Is that true? There are some people who don't go.... So, I had to ask myself why I did it. I ended up finding, that when I didn't go, I wasn't as happy. I wasn't in as good as a mood as I normally am when I do go to seminary. As crazy as that sounds, I guess I kind of enjoy waking up. It's the best way I know of to start off the morning, WAY better than coffee (which some people try to convince me to do). My seminary teacher described this to me as a "spiritual flashlight". When you Choose The Right, your light gets brighter, when you make the wrong choices, it gets dimmer (if that's a word). So as I go through my day to day life, I try to remember that, and share my "extra batteries" with those who look like they need it.
Today was sunny and there was blue sky, but it's still February, so I had goosebumps today when I went outside. Anja gets bored really easily now that she has no one to play with. She's constantly begging for attention, which is quite annoying when you're trying to watch a movie. Luckily, she's not a menace. She's real good about staying out of the trash and not chewing anything. As a reward we let her have free roam of the house, which means we don't have to worry about putting her in a kennel. We also don't have to put her on a tie-out outside anymore because she doesn't run away. Happy Day!
Today was sunny and there was blue sky, but it's still February, so I had goosebumps today when I went outside. Anja gets bored really easily now that she has no one to play with. She's constantly begging for attention, which is quite annoying when you're trying to watch a movie. Luckily, she's not a menace. She's real good about staying out of the trash and not chewing anything. As a reward we let her have free roam of the house, which means we don't have to worry about putting her in a kennel. We also don't have to put her on a tie-out outside anymore because she doesn't run away. Happy Day!
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Yay! My First Entry!
Well, I decided to take some advice and start my own blog. It's cool, but I'm still trying to get used to it. Anyway, I had a dream last night that covered a lot of stuff that has been happening to me recently. I was in Douglas working with Charlie and putting in some carpet, when all of the sudden I saw a kid named Sean Bavard. I told Charlie this, and he picked the kid up by his shirt. He then proceeded to ask where my iPod was. The kid said that it was in a soccer ball. We went outside to find ourselves in England on the set of the movie, Goal- The Dream Begins (which I watched last night). We took the ball away from "Santiago Munez" and popped it open with Charlie's extremely sharp carpet knife. In it we found my iPod, except it said, "Happy Birthday" instead of "Merry Christmas" on the back. Well, Since my birthday is in May, my dreams carried me there, where I proceeded to turn 16. That means I could date, so then I found myself at EFY in Provo, Utah. Good dream eh?
So, today is Saturday which means that I get to clean up the house with my dad in preparation for my mom coming back in town on Monday morning. Still, it's better than being at school, haha. I guess it's alright, but eating lunch with my best friends is a good incentive to get out of my cozy bed in the morning. I've been seeing a little less of them recently because I missed out on seminary most of last week. Because of that, I had to ride the school bus! That is one dreary place that I don't wish upon anyone. It's dark in the morning so that means the school bus is always cold, and people just can't help but dropping the "F-Bomb" every few seconds while telling of their party/fight/drunk night. I guess it means I better buck up I try taking the permit test again. Well, tha tha tha that's all folks!
So, today is Saturday which means that I get to clean up the house with my dad in preparation for my mom coming back in town on Monday morning. Still, it's better than being at school, haha. I guess it's alright, but eating lunch with my best friends is a good incentive to get out of my cozy bed in the morning. I've been seeing a little less of them recently because I missed out on seminary most of last week. Because of that, I had to ride the school bus! That is one dreary place that I don't wish upon anyone. It's dark in the morning so that means the school bus is always cold, and people just can't help but dropping the "F-Bomb" every few seconds while telling of their party/fight/drunk night. I guess it means I better buck up I try taking the permit test again. Well, tha tha tha that's all folks!
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