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Questioning 16?

2008-12-06T17:20:00.000-08:00

As most of you probably know, my 16th birthday was about two weeks ago. I had a blast. I got a bunch of presents including a cell phone, so I was pretty excited. My dad also took me out on my "first date." (That's what the picture shows, haha I don't know where I get my dork genes from. I love him :) ) It was tons of fun, he took me out to dinner and then over to the Carrie Underwood concert. I loved it. The Friday before my birthday, my mom and friends threw me a surprise party which was great, and then we flew to Texas on the day of my birthday. It was a fun couple of weeks. Although I loved it all, I do not love my age. I really can't comprehend the fact that I am 16, and in only 5 years there's a chance I could be a married woman. Ahhh...5 years ago feels like yesterday to me, and it was only about that long ago that I imagined myself a "big teenager." I thought I would be taller than a 7th grader, weigh a lot more, "develop" more, :) and I certainly thought I would be a million times more mature. I don't even WANT to be this age either. I know most teens would slap me for saying this, because for a normal person it's what they wait for their whole lives, but I'm not eager to date or to drive. I loved my "15 year," and I guess what I'm saying is that I'm not ready to move on.

Lake Powell

2008-09-06T15:09:00.000-07:00

We played tons of games (including speed Mariah :])

Part of the interior of the house boat.

The boys colored "hair" on Brayden to make him look more "manly," haha. He's such a dork. :]

We did wakeboarding, I loved it, but I wasn't very good.

We watched jaws one night, then went out in the pitch black water, and played a game called Shark Attack. It was so fun, but also very creepy. I was the only girl that played, and everyone kept throwing me off of the tubes as "shark bait."

This was our house boat, it was so cool.

We brought our jet skis and used them a lot. This is me, Melissa, and Tyler getting ready to go on a ride.

My dad drover the house boat. Scary. Haha.

We fished off of the side of the boat almost every night, we caught tons of catfish, blue gills, and carp. It was fun. (We release all of the fish.)

Lake Powell was so much fun!!! I had such a great time with my family and my neighbors. We spent about a week up there. The house boat was great, and the Lake itself was beautiful. We did tons of fun things (as the pictures show). I'm sad we had to leave, but hopefully we'll get to do it again next year.

EFY--Logan, UT

2008-07-30T15:55:00.000-07:00

Sarah, me, and mariah in "art" haha. Sarah became like our best friend.

The boys in our group with me in the middle. Teehehe!

Our little group of girls above, and our counselors below.

Our entire company above, and our dorm below.

Me and miah having fun with a camera.

From left to right: Mariah, me, Sarah, Jenna, and the other Sarah.

Our group at pizza night pretending to spy on the boys. SHHH...
Below is our group of girls at pizza night. Our counselor is the one with her arm aroung the curled up girl, and next to mariah.

I loved EFY this year. Last year was great to, but it doesn't compare for me to this year. Our company was amazing, and we were so close. We were all best friends at the end of the week. We also met another group, outside of our company of some really cute guys. I think Mariah talked about them on her blog. (Oh, and sorry if I repeated some of the pics she put on, I forgot to check.) Anyways, EFY was great. haha. I already said that but it was. It was also amazing on a spiritual level. Last year I felt the spirit, but not as strongly or as intensly as I did this year. Some of the classes hit me so hard. I really feel like my testimony of the Savior grew so much in just one week. I was on such a spiritual high after EFY. I hope it can continue throughout the rest of my life, because I love the feeling. Tay, you HAVE to go, even though we may not get to go with you. You will LOVE it SO MUCH!!!

Tag -- I'm it

2008-06-26T17:33:00.000-07:00

Well, tay tagged me so here it goes....

A. Attached or single: single
B. Best Friend(s): Courtney, Miah, Taylor, Mommy, Daddy, siblings..........
C. Cake or Pie: Like taylor, I hate frosting but I love the cake...I gotta say pie though cuz the fruity/chocolaty/scrumptious fillings are absolutely irresistible.
D. Day of Choice: Friday, I can stay up later than any other day of the week on school and even summer nights. plus, its PARTAY night.
E. Essential Item(s): Hmmm...toughy...probably food. haha,I love food!!!!!
F. Favorite Colors: Orange,light green, light pink, and turquoise.
G. Gummy Bears or Worms:GUMMYBEARS fo' sho'!!! I love chewy fruity stuff, and those itty bitty bears are so darn cute.
H. Hometown: Does that mean where I was born?????? Well, Salt Lake City
I. Indulgence: Once again food...(are you catching on to the pattern yet, haha)
J. January or July: Definately July, I love summer...everything about it...summer clothes, summer shoes (or lack of), summer crushes, and especially summer activities.
K. Kids: When I'm married, I'd love to have a few.
L. Life isn't complete without: A loving family, and loyal friendships
M. Marriage Date: sometime in the spring or summer...IDK
N. Number of Brothers and/or Sisters: 2 sisters, 1 brother (well, tay, if your neighbors count than I guess mine do to, so 7 brothers, haha)
O. Oranges or apples: I love FRUIT! probably oranges.
P. phobia or fear: fear, I am a chicken
Q. Quote: the one at the top of this blog and "Life comes at you fast--geico"
R. Reason to Smile: I'm laughing
S. Superman or wonderwoman: oh man, thats a tuffy, I wanna say wonderwoman cause I'm a woman, but I'll have to go with superman cause there is something awesome about a buff man in spandex.
T. Tag 5 people: Aunt Kristen, Aunt Tara, Abe, Alex, Lora
U. Unknown Fact About Me: A couple of my friends and I visit llamas that we fittingly named Duck, Cow, Shelby, and Wesley. (Duck is my Llama)
V.Veggies: Do potatoes count??? I like them mashed.
W. Worst Hobit: Frodo
X. X-ray or Ultrasound: I wanna see my bones....X-RAY.
Y. Your Favorite Food: popcorn and ice cream...yes, their even delish together.
Z. Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius. My element is fire, my ruling planet is Jupiter, my symbol is the archer, my stone is turquoise, my life pursuit is to live the good life, my vibration is overly expressive (whatever that means), my "secret desire" is to make a difference in the world. I am freedom loving, optimistic, and honest. I am intellectually and spiritually advanced. I am one of the most big- hearted signs of the zodiac. (at least, thats all what the internet says I should be when I type in Sagittarius)

2008-06-16T11:58:00.000-07:00

Sorry, I haven't blogged in a while. Well, summer's here (and it has been for quite some time), and I am super happy. It is great to leave all the school stresses and drama behind me for a few months. This month has been my lazy month. I have not hung out with my friends for a couple weeks. I have just sat at home most of the time reading, doing chores, or stuffing my face with delicious summer snacks. I have been outside, but when I am I'm with my neighbor, Dallin, and my brother/sisters, or laying on my neighbors' hammock. It has been super relaxing, but I'm ready to be back in my PLAYING MOOD. haha. The above pic is of me and a few of my BFFs from school. (From left to right: Mindy McDonald, me, Jessica Walker, and Jamie Tan)
Another thing that happened this month, was Haley's Birthday. She turned 10...it is so crazy to me that she has grown up so fast. I can't believe she'll be in 5th grade next year. She is turning into such a sweet girl. And, not to mention very cute, she has most of the boys in her class crushin on her. haha!

The last major thing that took place, is my Aunt Suzie's new baby. She had her on June, 8th 2008. She was a little over 6 pounds, and she's 18 1/2 inches long. They named her Piper Joy McGinnis. She is such an adorable little baby. WHAT A CUTE NAME...and especially after seeing the pics of her, I can totally fit that name to her. My mom said that she has super long eyelashes and hair. haha. Her big brother Declan loves her so much. They are such a cute family :)

HIGHSCHOOL and lots of LEAVING

2008-05-28T15:32:00.000-07:00

one of me and courtney's most recent "monthly tea parties"

Our most recent dance night (we were mimicking "ENCHANTED scenes")

I am so sad right now, because my bestest buddy in the whole world just left this morning for a long trip. She is going to tour Europe for a whole month, and I am at a loss of what to do during the first month of summer that she is gone. I know shes gonna have loads of fun, but I am going to miss her a lot. It is going to be hard to miss out on our monthly tea parties and dance nights...but i'm glad she's gonna have a fun, exotic vacation. I am also way sad today, because it was year book day at school. It just hit me really hard as I was reading through everyones messages, that I am leaving most of my best friends. They are all going to a completely different high school than me. I was bawling in a couple of my classes, because of how nice and sad some of their notes were. I am almost scared to go to high school and have to make a new start with a new location, and new friends. I can't wait to get out of junior high, but I don't want to leave everyone behind. Hopefully I will be able to keep in touch with them over the summer, and all the years to come.

EFY

2008-05-26T14:33:00.000-07:00

This upcoming July, me and Mariah will be setting off on another EFY ADVENTURE!!! I am so pumped for it. We had so much fun last year at the Thatcher Arizona EFY, that we decided to try one up here in Utah. We have not seen eachother in so long, that we are practically jumping out of our skin! We have emailed eachother almost everyday, and somehow, we cannot keep off of the EFY subject. Now, all we have left to complete our excitement, is to get Taylor to come along with us next year...who knows, maybe we can go to CHICAGO!!! :)

TESTER

2008-05-24T09:20:00.000-07:00

I have not blogged once yet, because I screwed up my background, but this is just a tester to see if it works...so hello! :) Heres a random picture of some adorable kissing groundhogs, sorry I know thats random.