PROM!!!!

     Guess what guys!!! Abbey's going to prom!!! With a future aeroengineer!!!!  YAAAY!!!!
     So I walked into Jazz Band last week, and there, sitting on the piano, was an adorably fuzzy teddy bear with a sign on him that said, "Abbey, I would be beary happy if you'd go to prom with me!  --Alex Pierson"  So then my Jazz Band proceeded to laugh raucously at me and my face turned very pink, but I carried around the teddy bear (named Harold, in case you were wondering.  Which you probably weren't.  Seeing as I'm pretty sure nobody actually reads this anymore.) all day and discovered it is altogether impossible to have a bad day when you have something fluffy to hug.  I was super mean to him, though, because he's in my AP Calc class, which is right after Jazz Band, and he asked, "So, are you gonna answer me, or are you just gonna keep the bear?"
      To which I responded, "You'll find out."
     Mean.  But funny.  Then, a couple days later, I got together a huge bag of Cap'n Berry Crunch (he's a teenage boy, therefore he completely adores all sorts of food, especially the cereal variety) and spelled out on a big poster, "Alex, I would be BERRY happy to go to prom with you!"  With a bag of the cereal and some gummy bears. 
     Anywho, prom's on Saturday, and I'm super excited.  I don't have a crush on Alex or anything, but we're good friends (we just barely spent a good hour in Calculus quoting Disney movies.  How could you not be good friends with a kid like that?) and it's gonna be way fun. 
     I'll post some pictures of Harold and my answer a bit later.  And of Alex.  And of prom, and how it ends up going.  YAY!!!

I got inspired!!!!

On one of my friend's facebook page she did a group story where people voted on a starting line for the story and then chose a day to post parts of the story. it turned out really cool! it was cool to see where it went. I thought it sounded super fun, but maybe that's just me being a writer.... what do you guys think? would you like to try it? do any of you still read this blog?

i feel like a poet:

I am the kind of girl who still has all her stuffed animals 
and occasionally still hugs them.
I am the kind of girl who wouldn't love anything more than to curl up with a good book for hours and forget that the world keeps going around her.
I've dabbled in drawing and singing and acting and more and loved them all but never pursued them.
I watch movies and shows, eating up the plots and the story lines as if they were ice cream that I could never get sick of eating.
I still play pretend, only last year I went to a friend's house to play Barbies.
I would rather write you a letter than an e-mail.
have several mostly empty notebooks and a head full of stories.
I am not an author because I have not finished a book;
I am a writer


and yes, I am crazy

Peter Pan Syndrome (PPS)

this past week I was stressing out over college applications. Bleh. Why did it have to start so soon? Do I have to grow up now? Can't I wait a little bit longer?

AHHH!!!!

I can get my driver's license in three weeks!!! I AM SOOO EXCITED!!! Anyway, I just had to tell you. :D What is going on with your lives?

HAAPPY THANKSGIVING AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

IIII went to Paradigm's play on Saturday!  And it was amazing!  And it also made me so homesick for everybody and everything.  But you know what I'm starting to realize whilst coming to Westlake?  I'm starting to realize that life really is what you choose it to be.  If you want to see things, you will, and if you don't want to see them, you won't (can be both a good thing and a bad thing).  I saw so many people at Paradigm who hated it, because either that's what they were expecting (whether or not they realized it or not) or that's what they came to expect.  I also saw people at Paradigm who loved it, who expected to have a great time and a great experience, and that's what the chose to see.  The same is true of Westlake.
Every time and place has its ups and downs. 
You know what's way cool?  I had an amazing aha moment on Monday.  I was feeling all sad that I wasn't at Paradigm, and questioning my decision to go to Westlake, and thinking I was not gonna have a very good day, when I got up for scripture study.  I was just kinda flipping around the scriptures, not really paying attention to what I was reading, when a word in the topical guide jumped out at me.  It was "end".  I flipped to the first scripture I saw.  I quote.
Ecclisiastes 6:3-14
3 "Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better." 
God's whisper to me: I know you're sad, Abbey, but that's okay.  You're becoming a better person because of it.  I love you.
8 "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit."
God's whisper to me:  Think of all the great times you had at Paradigm, Abbey.  Did it start out like that?  Not completely.  Be patient and wait out this lonely spot, because the end of it is going to be awesome.
10 "Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these?"
God's whisper to me:  I know what I'm doing, Abbey.  Don't worry about it.  I want you at Westlake.  That's where you need to be right now.
14 "In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him."
God's whisper to me: Be happy with what you have, Abbey, and don't worry about what you don't.  Sometimes I don't give you everything all at once, because if you have it all, it's harder to remember where it came from. 
God's whisper again and again, every time I read the scriptures:  Abbey, I love you more than you can possibly imagine. 

Wow, guys.  God knows us.  He loves us.  And He wants to help us, if we will just open our scriptures, open our hearts, open our arms, and let Him. 

Hey!!

I'm still here! Sorry, though, about not blogging, like, ever. :) My life is getting very busy. I'm taking some honors and AP classes, plus trying to fit everything in. How is everyone doing? How is your senior year Kim? My older sister and I read your story. We both want more. :D You did a great job on it. Are you going to continue it? We need to get together this Christmas. I would offer my house, but I'm not sure how everything is going to happen. About a month ago, our washer flooded and caused quite a bit of damage. So, we are currently redoing our front room/kitchen/laundry room/mudroom/downstairs office and a few other places that I can't remember at this moment. Anyway.... Our house is under renovation and won't be done for a few more weeks. After that, though, I would love to have you all over. Anyone done anything exciting lately? (Besides the play at Paradigm) I have not seen Kimberly or Abbey for a LONG time. Too long. Let's set a time that we can all get together!

hello?

where on earth did everyone go? am I the only one who gets on here anymore? (I guess if I am no one will answer this, will you.)

NaNoWriMo update

I know, NaNo is the only thing I've been posting about, but there is a good reason. That reason being, as one of my friends and fellow WriMoer so aptly put it: "NaNoWriMo is eating my soul!!" it has pretty much taken over my life. Well, now for the update, I'm about a hundred words away from reaching 10,000 words (which, if counted by itself, is AWESOME!!! all time new record for me!!!) but the bad news is that I'm where I should have been yesterday. it's kind of disheartening to write about 1,666 words in a day and know that you are still at least that many behind, and that's not even thinking about getting ahead in case of emergency and I can't write one day. But it's so much fun!!! I love getting to know all my characters (I tend to ask them what they want to do next when ever I get stuck. :) it seems to work most of the time, unless they're being stubborn [Mischief!!!]) I'm having fun writing my hands off and my brain turning to mush. :)

AAAHHH!!!!

I just realized that NaNoWriMo is in  two days (ish) and I still haven't decided what story I am going to write!!!!!!!!
you see I have a few options and I don't know which one to choose. Maybe you guys can help.....
1. I try getting out of my writer's block with my Death story that I was working on last semester(the one with multiple Death's etc.)
2. I work on my story about an invisible girl (whose plot right now is almost nil except for the vaguest of ideas)...or
3. I write about not only Death personified, but other things as well, (Love, Hope, Weariness, Time, Mischief, [I love him, he's awesome!] Illness, Anger, Epiphany, etc., and possibly things like Rain, Sun, Wind, Cloud etc., ) and write it from the point of view of a normal person who can (for some reason) see all of them even when they are in their "special" dimension. (where they are invisible to us)
.....umm....help?
or I could just throw the whole thing out the window and do my homework....but we all know that's not going to happen.....*sigh*

Death at the Infirmary

This is a short story that I've been working on for the past couple weeks and it's gotten me really excited about writing again! I wanted to share it here and to see what you guys think. Here goes….

 

Death walked through the doorway slowly, his dark eyes cold and unfeeling. On his way out of the infirmary Weariness swept past him, brushing his arm in silent greeting before entering the building. Although used to seeing Weariness around the dying, this particular meeting seemed to affect him more than usual. Death's usually sure step faltered. He stumbled and caught himself against one of the pillars that held up an arched walkway that surrounded the sick house, both hands on the column, arms outstretched. His head bowed in exhaustion and he turned to lean his back on the stone column. Death's hand lifted to his eyes, shielding those unfathomable depths with a few layers of cold living flesh. Visible beneath his hand, his mouth was a hard pale line. His jaw clenched, laboring to restrain some inner terror that was writhing just beneath the surface, pleading to be set free but unable to break through that impenetrable barricade. His breathing became labored and ragged, rattling, slow breaths, deep through the nose.

Death remained motionless, in that exhausted position brought on by more than Weariness. Meanwhile, Mortals were passing into the infirmary he had just left, not sensing how close Death was to the door. They simply passed him by, not interrupting, nor being interrupted by his presence. They went on with their lives and forgot about the things that could end it.

Yet all did not go unseeing. One person separated themselves from the tide of mortals and walked directly toward Death, but slowly, as if they were uncertain of what they were seeing. This person who could see Death was a rather short, sprightly-looking woman with reddish-brown hair and eyes that could never make up their minds on what color to be. If one were to pass a glance at this woman, they would say she were young, with her youthful grace and energetic demeanor. Only if you look her in the face and gaze into her ever-changing eyes will you get the sense that she has lived through more heartache that any one person can or should feel in a lifetime. Yet she will be the first to laugh it all away. She thinks only of others and that makes her smile. She often day-dreams and is very forgetful. She has no perception of Time, who merely shakes his head and smiles at her blatant disregard for the clock. She is called blind and yet sees more clearly than any. This woman is Love.

Love navigated her way toward Death; still not sure it was him. This man's posture bespoke a broken life, so different from Death's cold aloofness. Surely this could not be Unfeeling Death, not this man who seemed to be struggling merely to stand, who looked so….defeated.

A frown crossed its confused way onto Love's face, so uncharacteristic from her usual light-hearted smiles. She stood in front of this dark man who had not noticed her. She reached out, hesitated a moment, then seeming to make up her mind, placed her hand on his shoulder.

Death's head jerked up, staring open eyed into Love's face and for one terrifying moment Love could see directly into all the pain and suffering and guilt of Death, all his sadness. Then it was gone, back behind the many defenses and safeguards of his mind, buried as deep as any coffin. As Death regained control the anguish disappeared from his face and was replaced with a look of boredom.

That one moment had scared Love so much that she took a step back in fright, and jerked her hand away as if it had been scalded. The speed of his sudden change was no less terrifying and she did not at first hear his monotone greeting. She shook her head to clear it.

"I'm sorry, what did you say?"

Death rolled his eyes, "I asked you what you are doing here."

"Oh," she said distractedly, "I was…um…" She looked around as if she didn't know where she was. "I was…"
she saw the crowd of people moving near the door. "oh! I was going to help a few people."

Death scoffed and started moving away from the building at a fast clip. Love couldn't help herself, with a glance at the infirmary she decided it could wait. Then she ran to catch up with Death, who was already halfway down the long gravel driveway. Love fell into step with him.

"Why did you scoff at my job?" she asked, curious.

Death's answer was an eyeroll. He continued walking at the same quick pace, ignoring Love.

But Love is not a person who is easily ignored. She ran a few steps in front of Death and turned toward him, hands on hips and leaning on one leg.

"Oh, I see how it is," she said playfully as he came closer, The Great Death is too important and much too busy to deign to answer a childish question from Silly Love." She smiled disarmingly, an action that would have made any other person smile back.

Death reached the spot directly in front of her and stopped. He looked down at her from his imposing height with a look that was devoid of life or emotion. When he spoke next it was with a quiet voice that whispered of cold lonely places in the dark.

"Love has no place in the houses of Death," he said with finality. He moved around Love in her stunned silence ad walked off down the lane.

Love stood where he left her long after Death was lost from sight. Occasionally she would shudder as if a cold wind had found her and stroked the back of her neck. The infirmary forgotten, she walked slowly away.

From what? Even she didn't know.

General Conference!

General Conference was AMAZING! What was your favorite talk?!?!!!

Sad News...

Okay, everybody.  On Saturday I got called into work and it was all fine and dandy.  My supervisor let me off a bit early because I charmed him with my feminine pleas (more like really big puppy eyes) and they didn't really need me there.  I called my parents but they didn't come for a while, so I read the hymns I'd brought with me and twiddledeedummed around.  When they pulled up I was startled because Mom was crying and Dad looked very grim.  I got in, thinking it probably wasn't much, seeing as most things make my mom cry.  I got in and Dad told me that they had something to tell me.

Kate took the dogs for a walk on Saturday evening, when my mom was at a baby shower and my dad had gone to visit my grandpa with most of the older kids.  Both dogs saw something, slipped out of their collars and ran for it, Katie chasing behind them the whole way. She eventually caught up to Dahlia right by the canal (whew), and looked around to see Daisee sniffing at one of the fences lining the canal.  A lady who lived closeby started talking to Kate, saying that she would come and help catch Daisee, and Katie was talking to her, but when Kate turned back, she couldn't see Daisee anymore.  She ran up to the fence to see two enormous white Huskies attacking Daisee.  The owner eventually got out and managed to control one of them, but the other one wouldn't listen to her.  By the time Kate got her out, it was really bad.  She ran her home to Mom, who was back from the baby shower by now, and Mom tried to get her to my friend Landon's house, who works at the vet's office, but by the time she got there it was too late. 

Kate is completely traumatized, as are the rest of our family, including poor Dahlia, who keeps sniffing around the house, trying to find her sister.  We're all very, very sad right now. 

Daisee was the sweetest dog you'll ever meet.  She endured Grcie picking her up, sitting on her, pulling her ears, and tugging her around on her leash without so much as a growl or whine.  She wagged her tail and jumped up on you no matter if she knew you or not.  She would give you kisses and beg for belly rubs and attention, and sit on your lap with that air of "you're my person, I'm your dog, now pet me". 

Love you, Daisee!  We miss you!



WHERE ARE WE??!!!

Hey ya'll! Where is everyone now? I know that Kimberly is a SENIOR!!!! And Abbey and Tianna are Juniors, and Erica and I are Sophomores!!!!! Whoa. That is pretty crazy. How is school for everyone? I happen to be taking a million (not really, just 3) AP classes. The classes themselves are not very hard, but I get homework every night. So I am doing homework everyday. Except for Friday nights, when I want a night off, and Sunday or oblivious reasons.We need to get together!!!!! Like, when we all have a day off, or on a Friday night or something. What is going on at Paradigm? Anything exciting or different? How is your school going Abbey? Is it hard coming in a little later than everyone? I want to hear from everyone soon!!!!!!

the inevitable

Every horse-back rider will fall from of their mount at some point in life. This is unavoidable. This is destiny. This is learning. This is painful.

If you haven't guessed, I have taken that leap in experience to fall off of Big B. Want the bloodsome and gutty story? Here it is:

Lisa (the person who owns the horses I ride) and I went for a trail ride on Labor Day. We had a blast and the horses enjoyed it too. We also had adventures, like running away from an evil-man-(and)-horse-eating horse fly, trees hitting faces, rocks, echoy tunnels, mud and streams to splash in--especially Big B. After the trail ride, Lisa let me lope Big B around a loop while she took the equipment off of Scotch started to load him up. B was very buddy sour and anxious about leaving Scotch. When we came around the bend he started going faster than I wanted and then galloping. With the warning of speeding up, I gained control easily and we got back on track. But, alas, Big B is not a stupid horse, and when the rounded the bend again, he took off as if he was running for his life to get back to Scotch.
Now, neither I nor Lisa even new B had it in him to run this fast because he is so soooo lazy all of the time. He wanted his buddy back. When I was trying to slow him down he didn't like that, so he bucked. Not a full on rodeo sized buck, but a pretty good one. This sent me forward, and the second kick put me out hanging way to the side of the saddle.
In this moment I had a choice: to go get kicked off and go flying, or drop off as safely as I could.
I chose the latter. Watching Big B's front legs so I would go underneath or the way of them to get trampled, I let go and....






SMACK! Ground snatched my breath and sight. I tumbled and turned, rolled and somersaulted! It took a few moments to stop--just like it might if you had to drop from a fast moving car. Sitting up the first pain was my bum. What a kind bum to cushion part of my body during the flight down the sloped ground!
Poor Lisa, who was brushing Scotch gets surprised by a calling, neighing, riderless horse. Hopping up she rode back to me.
"Are you alright?!" she asked.
"Yeah," I said weakly.
"Did he buck you off?"
"Yeah...."
"I'll be right back. We're going to have a little meeting."
I don't think Big B enjoyed that meeting. Lisa ran him as hard and fast as he could go. If he slowed even a little, he got a reminder kick to keep his legs moving.
When I stood up I realized it was my leg that hurt. A few steps and I felt dizzy, my vision grew splotchy. Great. I thought. I'm going to pass out. Just great. Not willing to pitch over and fall again, I used up the remainder of my adrenaline to get to a bench and take care of myself.
Big B and Lisa rode up, B drenched in grimy sweat.
"Is your elbow okay?" Lisa asked me.
"Elbow?" Sure enough, my elbow was bleeding and packed with dirt. "Oh. Yeah."
I then had to get back up on Big B and do my own reinforcement after Lisa's, so B would get the message that what he'd done was not okay. Mounting up with my cracked helmet, Lisa walked beside me just in case.

Come the next day I hurt everywhere, but no broken bones or even bruises! Just a scab on my elbow.

THE END

Les miserables

yup, I'm trying to read it , again (I've only tried once before, but you try once and you've tried ....once.) but this time I'm going to get credit for it, so it won't conflict with my homework because it is my homework!!
It's pretty awesmoe!!! (yes, that is spelled correctly. It's my new word.)

SCHOOL?!?!!

The time has come again for all of us to go to school, and yet we will be starting on different days, at different locations and at different points in the experience. For some of us we are still at the beginning of this crazy new adventure in the place they call "high school". Another of our group is preparing to take the next step past this small world and make a difference in the bigger one. The remainder of us are nearing the end of the middle and entering where options and choice consideration finally must be acknowledged; no longer is the gap large separating us and the time to act.

I wish all of us the best, even though it won't be. I wish you to do, and to do your best.

sorry i haven't posted more about my summer but i have the hardest time finding this websight and doing any thing on it. i also have the hardest time typing and cant spell half the words i do type so i will give you the low down about my summer when i get better at typing or i get some one to type for me. i wanted to sat all this so you guys know that i haven't disappeared of the face of the planet and so you guys know i still care about you and your lives ;*)

ill try to up date you at the end of the week because im going to gils camp this week

i love you all

count down

if you don't count Sundays, we Paradigmers only have twenty days left to celebrate summer!!! 20 DAYS!!! that's why you should always count Sundays. (24)

Pictures!

These are for you, Liegh! (she requested them ;)

The mind game group

Me and Gina (our awesome counselor!)

Me, Abbey and our buddy Rachel

company name:"We choose today"

the "adpoted ones" with "Adopted Anne" (our adopted counselor!)

A normal Tianna, a hungry Abbey and a shrunk Kevin :P

Rachel, Gina, Tianna, Abbey
Kevin, Blake and Zach (and Abbey...?????)

EFY and other updates

Hello? Hello? Hello, this is Tianna reporting in for the week. I have been to girls camp and had a very good time! I'm having fun with my brother, who is home from his mission on honorable release for medical purposes, and he wants to get back out as soon as he can. I audition for the musical "Music Man" and I hope to make it in! It'd be really fun to do another musical! I see that Abbey has not reported the AMAZING, FABULOUS, spiritual, fun, dacing...(the list goes on) time we had at EFY together a couple of weeks ago. We made lots of new friends, got spiritually filled plus some ;) We mormonized Disney songs for the variety show try outs--we did not make it, but we had a whole lot of fun giving Kevin mixed messages about kissing Rachel =P (it was part of out skit, don't worry, we're not that crazy!! :) I got to participate in the dance off because a guy in our company does ballroom! Both of us now have friends in California, Pennsylvania, and Oregon, not to mention across Utah. Oh, know what's weird? Our session directors live two blocks away from Abbey and used to be in her ward! Small world, huh? So now we're going to give them cookies. :)
I leave for youth conference early on Tues and get back late on Wed, we're going to Temple Square!

Well, that's all for now, folks! Keep me updated, too!!!

loves,
Inky

My doggies!!!

I have FINALLY got some pictures of my two dogs. In the first picture, Issie ( my 7 year old sister) is in the background. Just for those who have not met my family yet. :)

There they are. My two doggies. Sophie is the large one and Daisie (the new one) is the smaller one. It makes people laugh when they see them together because of the HUGE size difference. :)

This is Sophie. She is my puppy, while Daisie is the family dog. :) Sophie weighs about 90 lbs and is about 4 feet tall. She has a solemn expression most of the time... Why, you ask? I don't know.

This is Daisie. She just turned 2 and she weighs about 10 lbs, is about 10 inches tall and is really cute.

Where am I???

I'm in Bear Lake! with almost ALL my cousins, who are mostly boys. They are also much fun, very funny, they make me laugh. some of them are cute too. :D and ir surprised me how much they sing together. al those boys have pretty good voices. Well anyway, tomorrow we are going out on the lake on a boat and apparently, WATERSKIIS!!!!! I'm SO excited!!! Hooray for  family reunions!!!

>:) The evil smiley face >:)

Soooo, I had a bit of an adventure today:

Well, I was left at home again by myself by my overly busy mom and my siblings were gone every which way too. So, I kind of went a bit crazy >:) I took sharpies to the eggs and drew and wrote on them. But I didn't stop there, I drew a BIG happy face on the milk carton. Then I made a sign and stuck it to a shelf, it said:

Hi there! I bet you're wondering what else I colored on in your fridge...

Yeah, it was funny when Alyvia came home and saw it. We both just laughed! And then my mom gave me a really funny look when she came home and saw the happy milk, the evil smiley face sign and I told her to look at the eggs in the cartons. Heehee, it was fun! I told her "That's what you get for leaving me alone!" I took some pictures:

In the beginning there were sharpies and two egg cartons...

A sideways look at a funny evil grin (It looks like I'm a pirate!)

drawing...

Some the best ones (I suggest you get a closer look)

That is the happy milk I mentioned...(he's saying "Hi there!")

This is the sign...(and the evil eyebrows are missing from the picture)

And lastly, the ominous and elusive worker of fridge craziness...
BUAHAHAHAHA!

Also...

Okay, so there's this blog my friend and I started a couple years ago.  The whole idea was to discuss things that we thought were important.  After I went to Paradigm, the idea didn't seem as important anymore because adults and others actually listened to what we had to say, but now that we're kind of all splitting off a bit, I think it'd be good to fire this blog back up.  If you ever have any ideas that you want to talk about, post about it.  I'm giving you all author rights.  The site is http://www.tootsierevolution.blogspot.com/.  <3 ya!

BAH!

BAH! By the way, my Grandma's computer is refusing to let me comment for some DUMB reason.  So I AM NOT IGNORING YOU ALL!!! I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU, KIMBERLY, with your STADIUM OF FIRE AWESOMENESS!!!  And for you, Leigh, with your new friend for Sophie!  And Tianna, I AM SOO HAPPY YOU WENT ON YOUR FIRST DATE!!!!  And hope I can come to an occasional Nevermind meeting.  ERICA!!! I love you.  I LOVE YOU ALL!!! AND AM NOT IGNORING YOU!!! I PROMISE!!!
*sob*

DRUMROLL!!!

Ahem.  ABBEY'S FAMILY IS FINALLY GETTING DOGS!!! YAY!!! They are two little Shitzus and are ADORABLE.  Their names are Daisy and Dalia (LEIGH WE WILL MATCH!! :) <3) and I am SOOO excited!  So we must all have a party at my house and see the little cuties. 
<3 Abbey

Nevermind

I have joined a writing group called "Nevermind". If you girls know Clellie, she's the one who started it. If you are interested in joining to have motivation to write and stuff, we would love more people! I'm excited because I am now going to write and once a week I have somewhere fun to go! My posts are pretty short but that's what I'm up to! :D

Tianna

EXCITING NEWS!!!!!!!!

As some of you know... I have been looking for a friend for Sophie. Last night at Young Womens, James came running up to me and declared (P.S were having a camp kick-party in a neighbors backyard) "LEIGH!!!! WE MIGHT BE GETTING DAISIE TONIGHT." I was, like, "What? Who on earth is Daisie?" Anyway... making short a very exciting moment where all the YW found out what I was REALLY like, James said "That dog that you were trying to get!" So here is the story. Before we left on our trip, my mom's friend was trying to find a home for her little coton de tulear. (look it up! they are really cute. I'd never heard of this dog before I looked it up) My Mom called her friend on Tuesday and asked what she was going to do with the dog. Jana (my mom's friend) said that she had given the dog to the neighbor, who had a dog from the same litter. I don't know who was more disappointing, my mom or me. We were kinda sad. But we were glad that the dog was happy so we were happy for the dog. Last night as I was at YW, my mom got a call that things hadn't worked out with the neighbor. Daisie kept digging out of her yard and going to Jana's. So the neighbor decided to give her up. So we now have a itty bitty dog that is a friend to Sophie now! Gaby is going to take pictures tonight, so I'll put pictures up of the two of them. Sophie is huge while Daisie is super small. It's funny when they are together because Sophie is so HUGE, while Daisie is so small. It's cute. Erica, she is smaller than Churo, and Kimberly, you will get to see my doggies! My mother is telling me to get off now. :)

Stadium of Fire!!!

GUESS WHAT!!!! I am going to sing in the Stadium of Fire!!! choir!!!! Somehow my mom found out that they need more singers and so she signed my sister and me up!!!! I'm so excited, I've never been to the Stadium of Fire!!! before and now I'm going to be in it!!!!
Also, I hear that they still need more singers, so you guys should look into it!!!! You all have such amazing voices!
So totally stoked!!!
-Kimberly

first date

Well, I did it. I went out on a group date. It was really fun! the "couples" were Alyvia and Alex, Andrea and AJ, and Me and Josh. But it wasn't really "couples" because we did pretty much everything together. It wasn't awkward or "stay with your date" we all just hung out. But it was cool to hang out with boys. Talking to them is a skill I need to develop and learn. You are probably wondering what we did. We went to the Cougar Lane park and had a picnic, then we played all sorts of games: different kinds of tag, we made sand box tunnels, we played duck duck goose in the sand which made for much falling down. And in that game Alex became protective of his spot, so if you "goosed" him (so to speak) then you had better first back up to avoid his hand swiping back and then run for you life. =P it was pretty funny! Then we came home and watched "How to Train you Dragon". Did you see that one before you left? It's a good one! And Josh hadn't seen it!!!!!!! And because we didn't know that, we accidentally ruined the ending...oops. :/ I am really thankful to Alyvia for setting it all up and helping me have a great first date!

COMPLETE AND TOTAL IDAHO UPDATE!

Okay.  So for those of you who don't know, I am in Idaho, as Matt and my parents went to Hawaii.
AND I AM NOW SIXTEEN!!!!!!!!!WHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
Now that that's out of the way, MAN, we've done so much in Idaho. 
On my birthday, grandma treated me to a pedicure, and now my nails are smothered with the kind of polish that never comes off (like, if a H-Bomb dropped on our house, there would be nothing left but my toenails, that's how strong it is).  That was a lot of fun, and then we went ICE SKATING!  Most of my siblings had never been before, but we had tons of great times.  Everything was going great, but Grandma finally pulled everyone off the ice (there was hardly anybody there, seeing as Boise kids aren't out of school yet), and gave me five minutes just to skate by myself.  Naturally, I went as fast as I could possibly go, tried a few fancy things, and probably just looked really stupid, but was having fun, when it was time for me to get off.  I thought I'd end with a bang, so I got up to full speed, trying to savor the wind in my hair while I could, and the pick of my skate dug into the ice.  I swear, everything went in slow motion.  There was a lady there with her two kids, and they turned around all dramatically and their eyes got really big and the little boys scattered so I wouldn't hit them.  I got about two seconds of air, then slammed on the ice on both knees, although the left one got the brunt, and ended up flat, sliding across the rink on my back.  The lady was pretty freaked out, and was yelling, "YOU OKAY?!" But, had the wind not been totally knocked out of me, I would have been laughing too hard to hear her.  I honestly didn't feel much pain, and was just wheezing at how amazingly awesome my blowout had been.  I doubt any crash shall ever compare with it.  So I got off the ice and kinda limped over to the stands to make sure nothing was broken (by this time, the pain had kinda started to make itself present, but it wasn't too bad).  I yanked up my pant leg and the lady passed at that exact moment.  She took one look at the enormous lump on my leg, the scars, and the huge blossoming bruise on my knee and said, "WHOA are you all right?" I tried not to laugh, cuz she looked pretty freaked out, and told her that only the bruise was new.  But MAN that thing has gotten big and ugly over the last couple days.  Tianna, I have a bruise to match your legendary ones.  However, it was AMAZING to get back on the ice, and what better way to end such a trip than with a good old-fashioned wipeout to give you some impressive battle scars?
Anywho, the next day we watched Soulsurfer (one of my new all-time favorite movies) and Abbey nearly cried (NEARLY.  I'm not quite that big a wuss.)  and went to the library.  I was pretty much completely in heaven.  They had an entire BOOKCASE full of astronomy and physics (no astrophysics, but the two put together count) books.  I got two of them and have been boring Faith to tears by the fascinating tidbits inside. 
Today, we kinda just hung out.  We had a fake funeral for each of my little siblings except Faith, pulling their sad bodies around in a little red wagon outside and weeping and wailing behind the funeral train.  I'm sure the neighbors thought we were crazy, but honestly, we are and so is everybody else, they're just too chicken to admit it sometimes.  Me, I believe in putting my true self forward.  If I'm gonna be myself, might as well have fun doing it, and pretending to die and suddenly come back to life, chasing my siblings around the park behind my grandparents house, is a heck of a lot of fun.
It doesn't quite feel like summer yet because I'm not at home, not with friends, and not writing songs (actually that's a lie.  I've recoreded two improvs so far on my Grandma's piano, but I meant guitar songs, which usually mark the beginning of summer) and haven't gone rollerblading. 
Anyway, sorry for the novel.  Bottom line:
I MISS YOU GUYS!!!  EMAIL ME!!!  HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING?!?!?!  LOVE YA!!!

swimming

Dear everyone,

I went swimming today and it was awesome! I also toasted a marshmallow while making a grill cheese sandwich. yum. I'm tired with a sore knee. I bumped it while escaping the evil grasp of my "captor" who gave me chocolate and texted Abbey. Pretty much an awesome day.

love,
Tianna

Happy Memorial Day!!!

It's the first official day of the first official week of that period of time popularly called "Summer." Is everyone excited or what!?!?!?! we should give each other our summer schedules so we can get together! fun fun!!

Stuffy Stuffy Stuffy Stuff

Hey ya'll. I'm sad that I won't get to see all of your smiling (sometimes not smiling) faces. :) I have really enjoyed getting to know you this school year. BUT this must NOT be the end of our friendship! We must have (or more!) frequent visits one with each other. We must have a day where Abbey and I can come to Paradigm and be shadows. We will have so much fun! We need to get together after I get home and before Erica starts her bear lake thingy. It will be a birthday celebration for Kimberly, Abbey, Tianna, Erica and I, since we have not had an official party for everyone. Love you all!!!

Love,

Leigh

The end of the beginning

And so it is that we end another year of high school, each going our separate ways. Some are off to other schools, while others are anxiously awaiting the time when they may return to those familiar halls. There are friends who are graduating and mentors who are leaving. And yet, we all may part, knowing in our hearts that we will see each other again. There shall be laughter under the hot summer sun and peaceful quietus in the winter. All is not forever, for indeed, with those tools duly named "social media" we have the miraculous ability to bridge the gaps of distance and time with friendly companionship. And so, my dearest friends, weep not as we part, for all is not ended, but rather, it is newly beginning.

Feast and Ball!

FEAST AND BALL WAS ON SATURDAY!!!!!!!
We had the epicest, grandest time.  Tianna came over for the night, and we plotted evilly for the following day, which included lots of cleaning, and then going to buy tiaras from Claire's.  Then Kimberly came over and we did a sort of chain-of-the-doing-of-the-hair. 
PS Kim, you must post pictures because I very lamely forgot my camera.  Ppht. 
Kim had a gorgeous, sparkly hot pink dress, Tianna had an awesome possum, light pink dress with a jewelly dealie thing on one of the sleeves, and I had a black dress with a red jacket and sash.  See upcoming pictures for details, released to you soon from our very own Kimberly DeWeese.
When we got there, I must admit that everybody was GOOOOORGEOUSSSS!!!!!!  The main function of dinner was spent googling around at everybody in all their princessiness, and also involved me pretending to dump lemonade on Alyvia's head, and threaten Kimberly with death.  Ahem.  Yeeeeeaaaah.  Sorry, Kim.  The breadsticks did something to me.
After that, we went to the gardens, which contained just about every color of bloom imaginable, along with about ten million others.  There were beautiful fountains and statues, and trellises, and a secret part of the garden that went under a wicker tunnel, through some awesome, fairy-tale-kind-of-coolness doors, and opened onto a lovely, quiet part of the garden (the aforementioned quietness, of course, being completely bamboozled by the entrance of Codie, Kim, Forrest, Sarah, Sam, Tazia, Tianna, and myself).  There was this awesome waterfall with a bridge going over it so you could look out, and a little stream winding its way through the garden in general.  MAN it was cool.  Needless to say, many of us took off our shoes and rarely stuck to the paved path, wandering off into the grass (and may I just say that the grass was a quality green and exceedingly soft)
The dance itself was indeed quite fun.  Those of us who had no date friendily stole other peoples or danced with stag guys.  We collapsed pretty thuroughly about halfway through, but got up again, and now have about ten million blisters all over our feet.  :)  Anywho, it was lots of fun.

Stuff

Anybody read any Andrew Clements books? They are actually really good. He has some kids books as well as some teen books. I just finished one of his teen books. It was good. :) When do we find out who is going to become the new SBO? Monday?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'M WRITTING THE MOST TERRIBLE, WONDERFUL, AWEFULL, AMAZING SCENE EVER!!!!!!!! It even rivals "The death of Mell" (or at least it's going to, once I actually write it...hehe) I LOVE DEATH!!!!!!! (the people, not the thing. Just thought I'd clarify.)

MUUUUAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

See the title.

STUFF!!

OK!!! Random splurge of ten million things!
First of all, we are almost done with my dress, and I am SOOO excited to show you!!!  It is black and velvet red.  (And NO they are NOT Twilight colors)
Second of all, TWELVE DAYS LEFT OF SCHOOL!  Stress, excitement, and sadness.
Third of all, PARADIGM'S GETTING A NEW SEMINARY BUILDING and I won't be here for it.  Meh.
Fourth of all, FEAST AND BALL'S ON SATURDAY!!!!
Fifth of all, there is a wierd lump on my shin bone that is rather worrying my mother.  I shall keep you posted.  :)  PS don't worry too much about it, it's probably nothing too bad. 
LOVE YA!!
Oh yeah.  Sixth of all, I am officially on the 111th page of my book.  Just thought you should all know.  :)

Party at my house with potatoes!

I just had an awesome sleepover with Abbey! We Dutch Ovened lasagna and potatoes w/ bacon!! YUmmILisIOUs!! We also wrote an awesome song for EFY spoofing "Kiss the Girl" from Little Mermaid.
Funny thing is--this was completely spontaneous! Abbey was walking with me out to my car and my madre asked if Abbey was coming with us because we could bring her back to be picked up because my mom was coming back to see Alyvia and the play. Somehow it ended up that she slept over and we cooked and sang and watch Les Miserables in concert 25th anniversary (Me:) "wait for it...it gets better!" (Abbey:) "How could it possibly get better??!!!?!" ***scream*** (cuz it got better!!)
Awesome fun stuff...We've got to have some adventures this summer, people! Party at my house with potatoes! =P

Sooo......about Feast and Ball.....

I am wondering who is going. does anyone have plans for that day? Oh!!! and are not you all SO happy that they lowered the price?!?!!!!!! YAY!!!!! Aaah!!! I just realized, it's in NINE DAYS!!!! and I still haven't asked anyone!!!!! *officially freaking out*

Quote of the Day!!!!

Ok, so I haven't been able to figure out how to make it work for other people to edit that, but if you just email me your quote of the day, everybody, then I can put it on, at least until I figure out how to let you do it yourselves :)  And actually, Kim, I think the day of the dead is later in the summer.  Cinco de Mayo is just welcoming in the warmer seasons, I think.  Although I am probably wrong.  Hold on, let me check.  Ok, I was wrong.  Heh.  Heh. 
So, actually, it's the day that the Mexicans celebrate their heritage and freedom.  It's not like their Independence Day or anything, but it's just kinda a collaboration of celebrating a whole bunch of good things that have happened to them.  Plus I think they just wanted an excuse to party.  :)

by the way.....

HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!!!!!! IT IS THE FIFTH DAY OF THE FIFTH MONTH!!!!! HAPPINESS ALL AROUND!!!!! (correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Cinco de Mayo (however you spell it) the day of the dead?)

quote of the day????

how in the pineapple do I add my "quote of the day" to the side thingy over there -->??

I DROVE A CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!

Yup. I drove a car. Pretty exciting, even though the rest of you have already driven cars, but this was my first time. I drove in a random church parking lot. I thought I was gonna crash a million times, but I didn't. Ha. :) It wasn't even close to crashing, but I thought I was gonna crash anyway. I managed, on accident, to back up into a parking space perfectly. Now if I can only do it on purpose. Yeah. YAY!!!! POWER!!!

The End. :)

I'm freaking out!!!!

MY SISTER IS GETTING MARRIED IN TWO HOURS!!!!!! AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
(and yes, I am sitting at the computer doing this instead of getting ready...sigh)

Hi!!!

I have NO idea what I'm going to do this summer. (sigh)

Autistic School!

Over Spring Break, I went to an autistic school with my six-year-old neighbor, Sam.  It was really neat to learn how to work with them and how they think.  You would think that perhaps autistic kids would be, if not easier to play with, then at least a little less energetic than other six-year-olds.  If you should think such a thing, you would be woefully wrong, as I discovered after about ten minutes of being played with, poked, laughed with, and tagged by.
THE KIDS HAVE AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF ENERGY, I TELL YOU!!! It would actually be a bit disconcerting had I not known Sam.  They never got tired, never slowed down, and never expected me to either.  Hence, when I collapsed during Music Time, I was pulled up again and danced with some more.  Finally, during Quiet Time, everybody slowed down a bit and I could once again breathe. 
Anywho, Sam's mom says that ever since, he's been saying "A-e! Where A-e?" every day, which gives me much sparkle happiness. 
I love kids with disabilities.

Happiness!

I had the most awesomest birthday party EVER!!!! thanks goes to all you people who made it so much fun and such a wonderful experience!!!!
Dearface!

writing prompt!

I was looking through Google Images at doors and saw this one. I thought it had potential to start a writing prompt. How 'bout trying to write a little scene that has this door in it. I'll do it too, just not now. It's kind of late...oops.

Wall painting

I am painting my wall!!! I have only done one corner but I plan to do more. I did a treble clef between the two walls' corner, so the dimensions are really cool as it bends inwards. I want to do a horseshoe in another corner and other things that show what I love around the room. If you have any ideas for me let me know!!!

GENERAL CONFERENCE!!

Okay, so I know I already talked to you guys about this at lunch, but this kept coming to me AGAIN and AGAIN during Conference, what with the anniversary of the Church Welfare Program and such.  I reeeeally want to work on a bunch of these things.  Look at some of the adorable things they need at the Welfare System right now!  Google "Church Humanitarian" and the site'll come up.  Look at some of the awesome things.  The baby booties are soooo cute, and look super easy and fun to make!  Anywho, I must go now, but let's figure out a day when we could get together and make something or put together kits for the humanitarian site. 
Love you all!
<3 Abbey

AdVeTurEs!

I am reading a book with my little sister and we are having a great time together! I have gotten back into reading and I'm back on adventures again! But, you know, life is an adventure, too! All of my adventures last different amounts of time, some years, some months, one big one of my whole life! There are also lots of little ones, too; school, piano, going on a quest with friends =)
So.............Go on adventures!

-

Let it Begin!!!!

I AM SO EXCITED FOR SUMMER!!!!!!


Although, you know, the weather seems to be teasing us.



I made a discovery yesterday. My neighborhood, as most of you know, is relatively new and therefore, seeing as it is in the hills of deserty Utah, has little to no trees. But yesterday, I discovered a forest. Of pine trees. In a remote location. Which also happens to be next to a very nice ranch whose owners are very nice. So guess where I will be spending most of my summer? :)



Anyway, what is everybody doing for the summer? We need to come up with another awesome Last Day of School Prank. On Codie again? Perhaps. Perhaps not. We must figure out these details. You know what? We should make this our Just Plain Friend blog, not just for over the summer. Because I don't really talk to Madeline or Leticia much anymore, and I have no classes except for choir with Tianna, and we're not allowed to talk in choir. Hmph. :)


Anywho, I've invited Kimberly, Leigh, and Erica to join us on this, our Friend Blog.



SMILE!! Frowning Kills the Goldfish.

Hiiiiii!

Okay, people!  Sorry I haven't posted/emailed anybody in a very long while.  Craziness has been my life lately.  However, the next time something cool happens, I shall post something worthwhile. 
For now, the best I can do is say how much I miss you all, give you a huge air hug, and promise to write something of use the next time something eventful occurs.  <3

Horse riding!

I got to go horse riding today!!!! YAY! I am doing a trade with a lady I know, I muck stalls and in return I get to ride! I will be doing this twice a week, and I started today! The work part is pretty easy (though dusty!) and doesn't take to long. I rode today for about an hour, so I'm really sore! I also got to clean out Big B's (the horse's name is Buckleberry, so we call him Big B for short) hooves and put on all of his tack (saddle, bridle, etc)!! I worked on trotting and going over the "bridge" that is in the corral. He was a bit testy at times and would not listen to my commands, but I showed him I was the boss, and he was pretty good. It feels so great to be back up in the saddle!!! I love horses soooo much!!!!!

Frustration

This has definitely been the summer that I have learned the most. I wish I had known what I know now ten months ago. But I can't go back in time. So now I'll just have to be content with planning, planning, planning! I've never been so determined to do anything ever before. I only home that I can eradicate the sting of my mistakes. And my ignorance.

books!

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner an Eclipse novella

This is SUCH a good book I read! It is the story inside of the newborn army in eclipse! I love the writing style and the way the story played out. I was kind of sad that Bree has to die at the end (obviously) but she made it work pretty well! I hadn't heard of this book until my Aunt showed it to my sister and I. If you haven't read it and you like the Twilight series, you'd like it!!!!! GREAT book! Happiness!

Home Again

Well, I'm back now. I had a fabulous trip to South Carolina, visiting one of the best beaches in the country, getting tanner, partying, stuff like that! It was so nice getting to experience a different culture and explore some old history, I should do it more often.

Traveling has always been something I love to do, now I just love it even more!

By the way Utahans, I'm absolutely DYING for some juicy gossip to gnaw on! Especially about those I know. Got any for me? I would be much obliged.

Trek Walk/Swimming/Death

I am currently dead.  Just so you all know.  This is a ghost writing this.

Now then.  On Saturday, my youth group set out on our Qualifying Walk for Trek.  It wasn't so bad.  Our legs went numb after the first five miles.  Now, five miles is not actually all that much.  But it feels like a lot when you're out in the middle of the desert with the sun hammering down on your neck, the water gone from your bottle, and you have to go up and down numerous hills.  What's wierd is that the last five miles was way easier than the first ones.  My friend Makelle and I jogged down the hills at first because it felt easier.  Then we started jogging up them.  All was fine and dandy.

UNTIL I GOT HOME!!!!!  The whole ten miles (it was actually technically only about nine) caught up with my legs.  Owie.  Not fun.  But an episode of Wordgirl and the Gilmore Girls made me feel considerable better. 

Today I went to the Lehi Legacy Center with my friend Mary Djurich (pronounced JUR-ITCH) and GUESS WHO WE RAN INTO IN THE LOCKER ROOM?!?!?!?  Whitney Bullock!  Wierd, eh?  Does anybody know where she lives?  Anyway, 'twas quite fun. 

Horse Riding

Abbey and I went horse back riding today! We got to brush and groom them, put on tack, and ride!!!! We both agree that we belong with the horses. It was sooo much fun, and afterward we got to feed them peppermints!! It was an awesome-possum day! I love horses!!!!!!

South Carolina!

Well, it's finally time-I'm going to South Carolina! It's going to be over 90 degrees every day there, we're less than one hundred yards away from the beach and I get to go shopping! I'll be gone the 3rd through the 23rd, almost all of June.

This will be the first time that I've ever been on a plane, it should be fun. Except for the fact that we have to be at the airport by 4:30 and security is quite the experience I've heard. Our entire flight will be eight hours long... Not including the plane change in Dallas. I'm sure by the time we get to West Columbia we will all be very tired and ready for a nap.

I can't wait to taste how different the food is there, the whole south is like a different culture. We'll be staying at Myrtle Beach for most of the time, so close to the ocean. Later on we're going to head to some of the biggest theme parks in the world in neighboring states!

Wish me luck, I'll be back some day! Hopefully with an even tan!

Summer List

I have an assortment of things I am planning on doing over the summer, most of which involve taking over the world.


Here is my list, in order of most important to least important:

1) Write about ten gazillion songs for guitar and about five gazillion songs for piano.

2) Ignore the fact that all of my close friends live in Outer Darkness. (Don't ask)

3) Not die. (If you didn't know, this is referring to Trek)

4) Earn about 400 bucks, with which I will buy the moon.

5) Enjoy being 15, in which you have to watch all the >16 year olds have fun while you sit and twiddle your thumbs.

6) Memorize the book of Alma.

7) Make one new friend. Preferably a leprechaun. No experience required.

8) Organize a band of minions with which to storm the white house.

9) Read the Fablehaven books (yes, I know. It's a shocker.)

10) Give Matthew a successful piggy back ride.

11) Eat dirt.

12) Clean my room.



All of these, I have decided, are perfectly acheivable and will be carried out.

All except the last one.
(For those of you who don't know, this is not at all true.  I can hardly function in a messy room and most of the time, it is clean)

I made it!

Well, it took me long enough to get on here! Silly computer.

School is out!!! (I know, kind of a delayed reaction.) It didn't feel like it though until this morning... I am now a Junior baby! I'm a little excited if you couldn't tell. No more drama and pain for three whole months, no more worrying about grades, no more dealing with stupid boy... Yeah, I made it!

And to top this wonderfulness off, I'm packing for South Carolina, where I'm going to be all of June.

Birthday Haircut!

Heylo ladies!!!!! I donated my hair to Locks of Love today!

Before the cuttage:

During the cuttage:

DRUMROLL!!!!!!!!

After the cuttage:

It's really different, I know. 
But it's still me.
:) <3

Simulations

DANCE!!! Sore sore sore sore sore sore sore sore sore Sore sore sore sore sore sore sore sore sore Sore sore sore sore sore sore sore sore sore Sore sore sore sore sore sore sore sore sore sore sore!! Can you tell i'm sore? Simulations week is great, though, i'm REALLY enjoying it!!! Hip-hop, cha-cha, and tomorrow is ballet and rumba and stuff...YAY!

Homework oh Homework

I'm not sure who wrote this, but it plays out my feelings quite well at the moment as i work on my last biology project:

Homework oh homework
I hate you, you stink.
I wish i could wash
You away in the sink.

If only a bomb
Would blow you to bits,
Homework, oh homework
You're giving me fits!

I'd rather take baths
With a man-eating shark,
Or wrestle a lion
Alone in the dark.

Eat liver and spinach,
Pet ten porcupines
Than tackle the homework
My teacher assigns.

Homework oh homework
You're last on my list
I simply can't see
Why you even exist.

If you'd just disappear
It would tickle me pink!
Homework oh homework
I hate you, you stink!

Muahahahah!

Today (even though it's not technically summer yet) I am going to be doing my first post on Over the Summer. It is about...TORTURE!!!! Yes, you heard right.
After school, my friends Leticia, Madeline, and I ambushed our other friend Codie. He was peacefully walking down the outside stairs to leave, when Leticia and I jumped out in front of him, weilding unsheathed Sharpie markers! (Duhn Duhn DUUUUUHNN!) As he backed away in fright, we advanced, while Madeline came up behind him and dumped two bottles of water down his shirt! Oh yeah, baby!
We thought it was a victory, but as I reached out to stop his escape, he held me prisoner! (gasp, I know) He held me in front of him as a shield to ensure that he wouldn't get wet. Meanwhile, he was getting away. In a panic, Madeline yelled "DUCK!" to me, and while I did so, she sprayed him right in the face. He relinquished his hold on me, and Madeline threw me a water bottle. We proceeded to dump it out on him as he fled down the stairs.
As we all laughed our heads off (including him), he turned around and said, and I quote :
"You are going to get it!" Therefore, if this is my first and last blog post, you will all know for what cause I have been put to my untimely death.

It was the best last day of classes ever.

PS we would never have done it if Codie hadn't been the kind of person who can take a joke like this, just so you all know.