Sat-ur-day

Today was one of those days when everything got put into perspective. I know, I complain a lot. And if you've read any of these, you know it too. But days like this make me realize how stupid I am sometimes, how insignificant my problems are. It's so weird when you realize that, but I guess in a good way it opens your eyes. Too bad bad things have to happen, right? Yeah.

Love, Jeb

Nothing, dentist, emo song

Hmm well not much has been happening.... This week was somewhat boring, only because I've been looking forward to the weekend pretty much since Sunday night. I got to sleep in this morning! That's the best feeling ever. :D

I had to go to the dentist, which obviously you want to hear about, but it was actually funny. I told my dentist the date which I would like to have le braces off, and he actually agreed! it was kind of a joke, lol. A hopeful joke, but still. So that was nice. and then the girl who was...doing everything...you know, working on me, was very entertaining. She was the same age as my brother, and kept talking about what she did during high school, how her group of friends taunted cheerleaders and ruled PE. Lol. It was funny. Everything in my mouth got switched around, the springs and all. Yes, I have SPRINGS in my mouth. And they're really tiny, so when Dr. O attaches them, it's all very intricate and time-consuming. While he was doing that, I just kept thinking to myself, I feel like he's building one of those tiny model villages in my mouth! I almost laughed, but I probably would've been stabbed or something. Not out of anger, but because there are lots of tools in my mouth lol. Anyway...

Spiva, Mike, and Britta are writing an emo song! I told them they should do it, and now they actually are, which is exciting. Spiva says it will be so emo, I'll cry. I can't wait.

Much love, Jennifer

Homecoming ROCKED

........if I may say so myself. Spiva was the best date, and we had the best group, so it ended up being really really fun. We all met at Enano's house for Brunch, which was fantastic, then drove to Provo to go to Classic skating. There was a little issue with the van and a LOG, but that's all I'll say about that! haha! Skating was awesome. There were tons of little kids everywhere, and I came pretty close to (accidentally) killing about three of them. Fun though. After that we went home and got ready. We looked hot. All of us, lol. It was great. Then we went to Lake's house to take a million (great) pictures, then had dinner. It was so cool, his house was all set up like this Italian restraunt, and there was a chocolate fountain! Mmmmmmmm.

After we left his house, we went to a couple others for more pictures, then to the dance. On the way, Michael, Hannah, Brady, and I stopped at the ATM in Days, where everyone stared and we enjoyed it. We decided to do it every weekend. Then to the dance at UVSC. Mucho waiting for pictures, but when we finally got to them, they were a lot of fun. Mine and Brady's is going to be amazing, and the group shot was good also. The dance was actually fun, surprise! Seriously, I loved our group. They were all lots of fun to dance with. So, Homecoming was amazing. THE END.

Love, Jennifer

PS: Your cheek looks LONELY. *swat!
My birthday is in two days!

Bowling and Being Stuck on Mountains

Friday ROCKED, all I will say is: Jun Kung Pow, Karate, Lovesac, Frozen Yogurt, Spiva drives like a crazy person, and Princess Swan. Lol.

Saturday morning I woke up and got a "somewhat depressing" text from "someone," which I won't go into detail, because hey, this is the internet, but just know it wasn't the best way to start my day. Then I go up on this mountain with my mom for a camp openhouse, where the car decides to break down, right on the top. Three hours later a towtruck finally came and got us. I got to ride in a towtruck for the first time though! lol.

That night Enano and I went bowling, which was awesome! Haha, I forgot how much fun bowling actually is, and also I forgot how bad I am! Just kidding....I'm only sort of bad. It was disappointing, Enano wanted "his" bowling shoes, which have his initials written on them, but the guy couldn't find them. He had to settle. After waiting for a few minutes, laughing at the people in sequins and pimp hats, we got our lane and worked our bowling magic lol. We played two games, and we found out I have this impressive ability to hit only the far right (single) pin. Everytime. Haha...the second go I could get some others, but that one pin, every first time...

We left and Enano wanted a burrito thing, so we went to Taco Time across the street, and had a fun time trying to get something coherent out of the drive-up order thing. Finally we did it, in English, then went to Lurpe's house to get (we thought) just Lake and Erin, who we would hang out with. We wait outside, neither of us really wanting to go to the door...I wonder WHY, then finally I call Erin and tell her we're there. They come out, with Britta (short hair!), which was fine, but then they are sort of waiting at the door, which makes me nervous. Then Lurpe and Randi come out, and both of us are like "oh crap". Lake tells us to go to Enano's to get blankets, because we're going to the "stargazing spot". GREAT. Perfect, the very day it all happens, I get to go up and watch them cuddle or ..... you know, whatever, at the stargazing spot. Enano and I decide No Thank You, so we do some strategic driving, then he takes me home, and then he goes home, I guess. Lame. Not a great plan, Lake. Geez.

So there was my weekend! Somehow, I didn't fall apart, and really, I'm feeling pretty good about things now. I'm fine! Zonino! Good feeling.

Much love, Jeb.

STRENGTH

Do not focus on the difficulty of the road, but the glory of the destination.
Joseph B. Wirthlin

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do no pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for power equal to your tasks.
Phillips Brooks

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Never, never, never give up.
Winston Churchill

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." . . . You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of.
Jonathan Swift

I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.
Thomas A. Edison

Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
— Mahatma Gandhi

Anyone can give up; it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone would understand if you fell apart, that's TRUE STRENGTH.
— Unknown

Going on

Today was just one of those freak super-bad days. Like, you only have one of these a few times a year. I hate it. It's like nothing would go right, no matter how hard I tried. It sucks. I got the worst news. The worst thing you could do to a person? Crush their hope. I was happy it rained today though, it seemed to match everything else.

I was really surprised, I guess. All of this stuff happened, all at once, but I'm still here. I'm still okay, right? Something made me finish the day, something made me keep going although I really should've given up. What is that? Everyone has it. That extra something that makes people do miraculous things in terrible circumstances. A lot of the time that miracle is just that they keep going. What is that? I'm not saying that me not giving up was anything great, but when you think of the feeling in other situations, what it does for people, it is amazing. I'm not sure anyone could survive living a life unless there was something outside of them making them go on through those terrible freak days, or months, or years.

What will tomorrow be like? I don't even know. Maybe it will be better, but maybe I'll have two freak-bad-days in a row. Maybe. But I learned a little more about myself today, how something will push me on. Good.

Love, Jeb

Swim practice started,

And my muscles hate me.

Love, Jennifer

Long weekend...

Today was good, I went to church, which was pretty fun because my aunt and uncle and little cousin Marcus came with us. Marcus is the cutest little boy, sooo funny and smiley. Anyway, got home, and since it was my uncle lee's birthday, made him a chocolate (chock-o-lick) pie. took a nap, then when I woke up I took the pie to him. Happy birthday, lol. After that my dad took me for a ride on his motorcycle, which rocked. It was really fun...makes me want to learn how to drive it. Almost lol. I decided, though, that whoever I marry must take me on motorcycle rides :)

The weekend kind of sucked on nights, lol, but the days were fun. It was swiss days, so I got to watch hoardes of people invade midway! haha... i love it though. Even though I forgot to glue the quarter to the sidewalk, which is like a tradition for toni and i. We did start a new tradition though....haha, "every girl's dream....." Friday they cancelled the Swiss Days stomp, which was LAME. Saturday I got to hang out with Morgan for awhile, and got to meet a friend of hers, (finally!) so that was good.

And tomorrow, no school! And no labor! Lol....sleeping in!

Much love, Jennifer

The pool

I went swimming for the first time in forever on Thursday. It was fantastic. I got there sort of latish, so there was no one around. The lights were off, except for the pool lights, under the water. It was perfectly quiet. The water was just waiting for me, a flawless, smooth sheet of crystal clear blue. Sooo perfect. Amazing. I knew that it would be the day I finally conquered the pool, then, because I knew it had to happen on a perfect night like this, and everything would have to be just right.

I dipped in, and it was cold, but not bad, perfect once you were underwater. I pushed off the wall, and realized I could see all the way down the length of the pool, the water was still perfectly still; the ripples I created hadn't caught up to me yet. I started stroking and forgot how good it felt to swim. I thought it would be hard for me, but as I made the first fifty, then 100, then 150, it was fine. I had only planned on doing a 200, but I thought, why not 300? one hundred later my arms are starting to burn a little, and my head's starting to feel a little light. I made it to three hundred, then realized that I was going to make it to five hundred. That's like, unheard of for me. I HATE five hundreds. By now I'm getting really tired, and starting to think about how if I passed out, no one would find me in the pool before I died. I kept swimming.

Four hundred hurts a lot, four hundred fifty makes you numb, and the last fifty goes by unnoticed. The last twenty-five, I didn't even think I had the option to stop after I finished it. silly me. Like I'd be swimming, all numb like I was, forever. I did stop though, and lifted myself out of the pool. My arms felt funny. My legs felt even weirder. jelly. I thought my muscles had probably become some sort of slush. i was so proud of myself. I stood there, looking at the now unperfect water, knowing I had conquered it. For now.

After that I sprinted a little, did some backstroke and fly, then kicks. Dolphin kicks only on your back...ouch. By that time, I started to get "paranoid indian" (haha don't ask) syndrome, and started seeing people out of the corner of my eye, watching me from the pool chairs. when I'd put my head under water, I'd hear doors shutting and chairs moving. I got scaarrrred. lol. finally I left, but I swear, there were people in the empty room. lol. Crazy me.

Much love, Jennifer

New Favorite Song

"She's My Kind Of Rain"
Tim McGraw


She's my kind of rain
Like love in a drunken sky
She's confetti falling
Down all night
She sits quietly there
Like water in a jar
Says, Baby why are you
Trembling like you are
So I wait
And I try
I confess like a child

She's my kind of rain
Like love from a drunken sky
Confetti falling down all night
She's my kind of rain

She's the sun set shadows
She's like Rembrandt's light
She's the history that's played at night
She's my lost companion
She's my dreaming tree
Together in this pre-eternity
Summer days, winter snows
She's all things to behold

She's my kind of rain
Like love from a drunken sky
Confetti falling down all night
She's my kind of rain

So I wait
And I try
I confess all my crimes

She's my kind of rain
Like love from a drunken sky
Confetti falling down all night
She's my kind of rain
She's my kind of rain
Like love from a drunken sky
Confetti falling down all night
She's my kind of rain
She's my kind of rain
Oh, rain on me
She's my kind of rain

into the mountains.....

So, today Hannah and I went up on a mountain, which turned out to be really really fun. And also, I realized that I'm very out of shape. I am sooo tired right now, but i have to let limewire finish before i can sleep! so sleepy... no brain for blog.
love, Jennifer

***...***...***...***

Wow. So, last night sucked. I finally just had to leave, cause it was so hard. I am such a loser. I slept on my trampoline last night, which for some reason made me feel better. I plan on sleeping out there tonight and the next. It makes me feel like I'm away from everything, which is what I want right now. Besto said that I shouldn't expect him to stay single and whatnot after I broke up with him. He is so right. I hate people who can do the right stuff and just let things go. That's not me. I could really live by myself for like a month right now.

A song I like

This is basically the best Nickelback song ever. Whenever I hear a song like this, which is amazing, I always get upset that I didn't write it first. Dang it. Lol.


Far Away

This time, This place
Misused, Mistakes
Too long, Too late
Who was I to make you wait
Just one chance
Just one breath
Just in case there's just one left
'Cause you know, you know, you know

[CHORUS]
That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I miss you
Been far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you'll be with me and you'll never go
Stop breathing if I don't see you anymore

On my knees, I'll ask
Last chance for one last dance
'Cause with you, I'd withstand
All of hell to hold your hand
I'd give it all
I'd give for us
Give anything but I won't give up
'Cause you know, you know, you know

[CHORUS]

So far away
Been far away for far too long
So far away
Been far away for far too long
But you know, you know, you know

I wanted
I wanted you to stay
'Cause I needed
I need to hear you say
That I love you
I have loved you all along
And I forgive you
For being away for far too long
So keep breathing
'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
Believe it
Hold on to me and, never let me go
Keep breathing
'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
Believe it
Hold on to me and, never let me go
Keep breathing
Hold on to me and, never let me go
Keep breathing
Hold on to me and, never let me go

the rest of the blog i tried blogging earlier

I lied, I don't want to be specific! haha, just kidding. I'll probably delete this before anyone reads it, though. SO, last night I hung out with lake, enano, hannah, and neil at enano's house. we tried to get besto to come, but no luck.

I thought it would be fine, seeing as how I hadn't been around any of them, as a whole group, in like a month at least. It turned out to be so so weird though. Probably because they're all like fighting right now, except really passive-aggressively. They are all mad at each other, but pretend like they're not. Not in a girl way, though, in the boy way where they actually want to be around each other and also kill each other. But whatever. And also, because I spent like the entire day finding out how Neil was an entirely new person. Seriously, I have no idea anymore. And it sucks. I HATE IT. Because I feel like i ruined something when we broke up. I'm not sure what it is, or what I'm saying, but that's just how I feel. So yeah. And also, I think he likes Randi. Which, okay, would be fine, is what I should say. Because he's not mine, we broke up and all, so fine. But aren't there some type of rules for these things? Like, don't date in a big group then break up and switch around people? Isn't that a rule or something? And shouldn't I care a LOT less about these things by now?

So I saw them at schedule change, and later my mom asked, basically, if things were okay between me and him, because she observed (and I also thought this) that he seemed to say things (things that had changed about him, sort of) that he like purposely wanted me to hear. Which is kind of upsetting. It's like he does stuff to spite me now. And I hate that! All I wanted was to be friends and be okay with everything. I hate change so much. Sometimes I wonder if I did the right thing breaking up and all, because if it's right things shouldn't be so freaking messed up, should they? Also, I miss stuff. But like I'd ever not do it. Why is it that I always have to do what's right instead of what I actually want? Why is that? It sucks, cause I'm never happy this way. Maybe I messed something up in the process. Like, it would've been okay or something, except I messed up somewhere and it changed everything around. Crap. Also, too bad this doesn't make any sense.

Maybe this is just one of those days (two days) where I hate everything. You know what's good? ...........never mind.

-Jennifer

Blog Blog Blog

Ughhh I am so bored, so here I am blogging. You know what sucks about this situation? I'm bored so I blog, but I don't actually have anything to say. So like, the TWO people who read my blog have to read this mindless rambling. Sorry buddie(s). Lol.

Sooo I had a weird night last night. I hung out with some people who I haven't in a long time, not all of them together anyway, and it was....crazy. We just watched a movie and stuff, and just hang out at someone's house, so it was almost like "old times." Yes, I will be using the phrase "old times" in this blog. and yes, I'm in a psycho mood. So yeah, just like old times, except for how EVERYTHING's changed. Seriously, everything. The bad thing is, I hate change, and don't handle it very well. Change is bad enough, but when I have to watch everyone around me (who i love) change, it's hard. I mean, much, much harder than I thought it would ever be. I don't expect everyone to always stay exactly how they are, (i constantly change), but it's still hard to check out of each other's lives for so long, then realize they're totally new people after that.

I am so tired of not being specific. Ugh. OK. well. since only hannah and besto and morgan and sometimes kelsey reads this, I'll just start talking like a normal person.......
uh oh must go. more later

A list.

Today I:

Worked out at the FitStop doing a "low-carb" pain sandwich, wunches, and swimming dessert (haha i feel better about working out if i name it after food)

Decided what to do with my life.

Changed my schedule, which i am now happy with. Saw Enano, Neil, Kami, Garrett, and many others while there.

Came home, and made chicken salad sandwiches, which I ate and enjoyed. Yum.

Went to WFtM, where I got a present and got to create displays and whatnot. Much fun. Mostly.

Thought about stuff i should accomplish.

Came home, ate dinner.

Thought about cleaning my room. Made me want a brownie.

Made brownies. Felt useful.

Watched mucho TV and felt lazy again.

Started to write in my journal.

Got online and started talking to people.

Now I plan on finishing that journal, reading the BOM, (it's the bom haha), and going to sleep.

Sleep, and repeat. Except less planning and more doing next time.


Much love, Jennifer (Jeb)

Registration and Death Cab

I had to register for school today, which made me feel kind of weird. Really, I only feel like I've been out of school for like a week. (I guess it's been a looonnng week) Dear Hannah and Morgan: this is just for you. Cause I can already tell both of you are already freaking out. Already. SO. Here's a little note I put in the "notebook" section of my cellphone. It says "Note to self: take breaks! don't go crazy." I think, given your tendencies to go crazy, this is something you should consider putting as a reminder to yourself somewhere. Cause geez, you're both psychos.

So anyway, my schedule is.....completely wrong as of now, but hopefully i can fix that one. I think i'm in about 52 clubs and all this year. It'll be so busy! But hopefully I can focus on some different stuff than last year. Cause we all know how that turned out for me. So far I have: Swim team, FBLA (officer-reporter), spirit club (what is this??), ambassadors club, and Prom committee. I get to make sure my Junior Prom doesn't suck! You know what would really make it not suck? If someone asked me. Ahem. You know... Lol.

Tonight is......dum dum dum!...... Death Cab For Cutie!! I am sooo excited. Hammah and Norgan and I are going together...much fun. I've been waiting forever for this. Finally! I'll buy a bunch of great stuff, I'm sure. And by that I mean like a tshirt and buttons. lol. Anyway, it will be really fun. If we make it, that is, not repeating the lost-on-byu-campus episode. This will be my....third concert. Don't be too impressed. I went to the backstreet boys concert back when i planned on marrying one, if not all of the backstreet boys. I remember they did this thing where they were suspended on ropes and like, flew out over the audience. I thought they were the best thing to ever grace my life. Now, looking back, I think, exactly how desperate were the backstreet boys? Haha. Second concert was last fall, Switchfoot, which rocked. Big time. I also planned on marrying Jon, but turns out the closer I inched towards the stage, the more obvious it became that he wore a nice shiny ring on the left hand. That was sort of disappointing. I think I'm still in love with him though. Haha. Just kidding. This one, though, will be like a zillion times better cause both hannah and morgan get to go!

Love, Jennifer

Tuesday

So yesterday was pretty good, considering it was a Tuesday. Ever since we got back from Tennessee, Hannah and I have been trying to hang out with Colin and Casey. Lol, hard. Every time they'd ask us, or we'd ask them, one of us was always doing something or working or gone or whatever. It was crazy. So anyway, we finally planned it in advance, to hang out Tuesday, which we did. Funnnn.

Casey drove us to Bajio (he only missed one turn lane, lol), and we had a bunch of good food. It was no cafe rio, but still very good. Lol, beer beans, "sweet" rice, and tortilla gifts. How "coincidental" that i put my trash in hannah's drink and casey put his in colin's. lol funny guys. after that we went back into the car and listened to this comic on colin's iPod cause we had some time, who was really funny. I'll never look at a hot pocket the same way. "Dead pocket!" haha. I'm sure this makes no sense to anyone.

We went to see Lady in the Water. Um. It got like two stars, but we were still optimistic. Turns out those two stars were pretty generous. It was sooo bizarre, I'm not even sure I want to explain it. Basically, this lady is sent by a race of water people to give advice to the writer/genius m. night shyamalan. there are dogs covered in grass constantly trying to kill her. this hotel superintendant has to decide which hotel guests play which roles in assisting the great eagle to return her to the ocean or whatever. the dogs almost kill everyone, but luckily the grass monkey judges come and beat the grass dogs just in time. there's also a guy who only works out one side of his body. It's so intriguing. So there you go. Weeiirrrrd movie. so weird. We got to laugh a lot anyway.

Once we got back to Heber, we went to Dairy Keen and got ice cream, then sat around eating and talking. Much fun. Casey and Colin are both really funny. Hopefully it won't take us like another year to hang out with them again, lol.

Much Love, Jennifer

efy

I was at EFY all of last week, and I wish I was still there! It was such a great year, and we had tons of awesome people in our group. Plus Hannah and I were in the variety show. It rocked! Also, one of the scariest things I've ever done. But still, it was really fun. That's all.

Nothing Here

I got really mad today. Kind of a final thing though, so that could be good. Hmm.

Stuff

Not much has been happening to write about. But, no matter what you people (BESTO) think, I believe in blogging no matter what! No matter what kind of boring stuff you guys have to hear about, I will still blog.

Hmmm. It's been a boring week. Ugh, everything is boring after Tennessee. I've started swimming in the morning again, so that's going ok. Today, I think, we swam....somewhere around 1200 m. I was reading these random blogs last night, and one talked about their, like, extreme, amazing, swim workout, which turned out to be 600 m. Pfft, that's all I say. I would also like to add that I am Queen of lane three. that's right. Queen! They say to me, "slow down" but no. I will swim as I wish, I am queen. lol. They're like 12. I'm evil.

So. I've been saying "I called it" for like two weeks now because of the Morgan thing, but I'm going to say it again. I called it. Awhile ago, I was talking to someone (lol you'll all get this), and I told him he would be over me before the end of summer. I'm pretty sure I was right. Which is ok. I mean, I want him to be really really unbelievably happy, and this whole undefined weird thing with me/him is not doing that, I don't think.

Welllll I'm bored. What else happened? Ohh. Last weekend Tyler Riffle was up for the air show, so we met for lunch and talked for awhile. I forgot how fun he is! It was good to see him. Summer looks good on him. :)

Well, things were good...

I realized I have problems again. Ugh. Not that I want to post them all over the internet or anything, but I should've realized what I was doing before I did everything AGAIN. I'm just really mad at myself right now, cause it might be hard to fix it all again.

Also, I realized how tired I get of girls, and the stupid things they do to each other. True, I am a girl, but I like to think I've taken a step away from all of that, because it bothers me so much. Girls can be sooo mean! So much drama...I hate it, but they won't let it go, so it keeps going and going until it's out of control. So that sucks. Don't be a stupid girl.

Anyway, happier stuff... I went boating yesterday for young women's! Very very fun! I love to be on the lake, but I love to be wakeboarding on the lake even more! I'm not that great, but I can finally get up without too much trouble now, and all. I love love love that feeling though. One of my favorite parts of summer, for sure.


Love, Jennifer

Back From Nashville

Yesterday I got back from FBLA Nationals in Nashville, TN, which was really really really fun. And hot/humid! We stayed in this gargantuous hotel, which I'm not going to tell you the name of, because you'll only laugh, but it was an amazing building. It's like the biggest thing I've ever seen and definately the nicest hotel I've ever stayed in!

I didn't place in the top ten of my even, Principles and Procedures, but I could've told you that would happen, so I wasn't disappointed or anything. Nathan, on the other hand, took eighth in Future Business Leader, which is the hardest competition of them all. He was ecstatic. And extremely protective of his trophy wife. I mean trophy. I mean trophy wife. Haha, just kidding. It was cool though, him winning and all, because it's super hard for anyone to win anything at Nationals.

We took a tour of the city, went to the Country Music Hall of Fame (Nashville is the country music capitol of the world), went to the Grand Ole Opry, and went on a dinner riverboat cruise. Much fun. And music. Not always good. But still fun. Hannah and I hung out with Casey and Colin the whole week, which made everything that much more fun. They are very very funny, in exactly the way Hannah and I laugh at everything. Same sense of humor, which is good. And now it's hard to tell why people can't tell them apart....they look nothing alike to me now.

Here's the one thing I came home with (lol well i guess there's more, but still..): Airports SUCK. We were stuck in Chicago for five and a half hours on the trip there, and if I never see another airport again, I'll be just fine. Not that I don't like travelling, because I do, but airports suck, and so does the food. It cost me my soul for a hamburger, but it was a delicious hamburger, so I guess it was probably worth it. hahaha

I miss Nashville, and everyone! :(

Much Love, Jennifer

The Most Fantastic Day Ever

Swimming was actually really fun today, not that it was easy or anything, but I enjoyed it still. I think I'm getting better, if only a little at a time, so that's probably why I don't hate it quite as much as I used to. If you don't swim, just know this, SWIMMING IS HARD. You think I'm kidding, or making it up, or exaggerating, but I promise, I'm not. I thought running and track and whatnot were hard, but an entire track workout is like swimming's warmup. Seriously. So anyway, swimming was fun, and hopefully I'll start to actually use flipturns from now on, or at least most of the time, or some of the time..... or.....

Hannah and I bought Death Cab tickets! It'll be our little surprise for Morgan when she gets home, cause she's coming with us, we've decided, and bought a ticket for. SO, hopefully she'll be able to go, cause holy cow, we have Death cab tickets :D! Anyway, we go to Smith's in Heber because we don't exactly WANT to have to drive to PC to get them, and it's like an endless pit in front of the store, so for a minute it seems like we won't be able to go inside. You know, endless pit. Anyway, turns out we do go inside, and get tickets, which they make me sign, which i thought was odd, but by now i'd do anything to get my hands on those tickets! Probably I was signing my soul over it, but I don't care.........Death Cab! Then, as we're standing there, we think, too bad we didnt' have to go to PC, cause then we could've gone to Cold Stone for ice cream! That makes us really really want ice cream, so we go to PC. For the ice cream, of course.

We park, in a place that says it's only sixty minute parking, and this lady pulls in next to me. As we're walking away she yells at me adn asks me if that's my car. Why, yes. Then we spend a minute talking about what kind of gas mileage it gets and how it's working out for me and everything. Hahaha. Very nice, thank you. At least she didn't yell something mean, like we were expecting.

So we go in to Cold Stone, and this lady's working, who is always working when we go in, except apparently I've never looked closely at her until today. SHE HAD A BEARD! and a very manly voice. Also, she had no....girly features. I'm fairly sure she could've been a man. At least at one point in her life. Weeirrrrd. So we sit in the back corner, out of sight, and the "girl" starts singing in some weird language. It sounds like a man! We were laughing our heads off, as quietly as we could. We were ALMOST done with our ice cream, and hannah and i had traded flavors cause we were tired of our own, and I found a beard hair! In my (hannah's) ice cream! We left very quickly and quietly.

After we dumped our ice cream (mine watermelon sensation and hannah's strawberry shortcake, both in waffle bowls of course), we decide we need to go to Walmart and go on a $1 shopping spree. It's a very fun game, it is a game, and here's how it goes in case you ever want to play. You go to walmart and split up, you each have like ten or fifteen minutes to buy the other person a present (the weirder the better) for $1 or less. Except ours turned into a $2 shopping spree. It's ok though, this game is very flexible and user-friendly. When we got into the car and gifted, I got a light up tiara, and a foam baguette or french bread loaf or something. I loved it. Hannah got play dough, with sprinkles. It's not edible though, we found out. haha, jk. But it's not edible.

Hannah's texting Randi about the "girl" and the beard hair in the ice cream, and she's trying to type...ahem. Well, a descriptive word in T9, and it comes up as "conclers"! hahahhahahahha. Don't ask me what the word was and don't ask me what conclers means because I don't think i'll tell anyone ever! hahaha.

Then we went home, and I wore my light-up tiara the whole way. I think it added to my obvious air of importance and seeing it, people obviously had a deeper respect for me. Obviously. Hannah made things with her sprinkle play dough.

So there was our fantastic day! It was amazing. And now we only have 7 days until we get to go to Tennessee!!

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Dave Barry

Enjoy these six million Dave Barry quotes.... :D

"In some versions of my original contest column I had proposed, in a lighthearted manner, that we reduce the deficit by 'selling unnecessary states such as Oklahoma to the Japanese.' This caused a number of Oklahomans to send in letters containing many correctly spelled words and making the central lighthearted point that I am a jerk. They also sent me official literature stating that Oklahoma has enormous quantities of culture in the form of ballet, Oral Roberts, etc., and that the Official State Reptile -- I am not making this up -- is something called the 'Mountain Boomer.' So I apologize to Oklahoma, and as a token of my sincerity I'm willing to sell my state, Florida, to the Japanese, assuming nobody objects to the fact that Japan would suddenly become the most heavily armed nation on Earth."


"I probably should never have been there anyway, and it served me right when the two alert police officers fired up their siren, pulled me over, and pointed out that my car's registration had expired. I had not realized this, and as you can imagine I felt like quite the renegade outlaw as one of the officers painstakingly wrote out my ticket, standing well to the side of the road so as to avoid getting hit by the steady stream of passing unlicensed and uninsured motorists driving their stolen cars with their left hands so that their right hands would be free to keep their pit bulls from spilling their cocaine all over their machine guns. Not that I am bitter."


"I hate rap music, which to me sounds like a bunch of angry men shouting, possibly because the person who was supposed to provide them with a melody never showed up."


"There are many silly superstitions about lightning, and as a result many people - maybe even you - are terrified of it. You shouldn't worry. Thanks to modern science we now know that lightning is nothing more than huge chunks of electricity that can come out of the sky, anytime, anywhere, and kill you."


"The only flaw in the Hinckley trial is that it left a lot of people with the impression that psychiatrists are just a bunch of bearded voodoo doctors who espouse confusing and wildly contradictory theories that have nothing to do with common sense. This is totally unfair. Many psychiatrists are clean-shaven."


"Back in the old days, most families were close-knit. Grown children and their parents continued to live together, under the same roof, sometimes in the same small, crowded room, year in and year out, until they died, frequently by strangulation."


"Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet."


"Snowboarding is an activity that is very popular with people who do not feel that regular skiing is lethal enough."


"Puns are little plays on words that a certain breed of person loves to spring on you and then look at you in a certain self-satisfied way to indicate that he thinks that you must think that he is by far the cleverest person on Earth now that Benjamin Franklin is dead."


"Buying the right computer and getting it to work properly is no more complicated than building a nuclear reactor from wristwatch parts in a darkened room using only your teeth."


"Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing."

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Turbulence: This is what pilots announce that you have encountered when your plane strikes an object in midair. You'll be flying along, and there will be an enormous, shuddering WHUMP, and clearly the plane has rammed into an airborne object at least the size of a water buffalo, and the pilot will say, "Folks, we're encountering a little turbulence." Meanwhile they are up there in the cockpit trying desperately to clean water buffalo organs off the windshield.

If you're apprehensive about flying, let me assure you, as a frequent flier, that few experiences are more enjoyable than being seven miles above the Earth's surface in a crowded aging piece of machinery held aloft by principles of physics that you do not even dimly grasp while giant invisible gravity rays pound relentlessly on the roof.


In summary, then, we see that, because of the location and nature of their respective organs, women tend to have a more serious, thoughtful, and responsible attitude towards relationships than men do. I realize this is an absurd generalization, but my feeling is that if we can't have absurd generalizations, we might as well not even bother to write books.


New York is in fact a major tourist destination, drawing millions of visitors each year, the majority of whom are never robbed and stabbed and left on the sidewalk to bleed to death while being stepped over by enough people to populate the entire state of Montana. Their secret? They follow certain common-sense New York City safety rules, such as:
-Always walk at least 30 miles per hour.
-Always keep your money and other valuables in a safe place, such as Switzerland.
-Avoid unsafe areas, such as your hotel bathroom.
-Never make eye contact. This is asking to be mugged. In the New York court system, a mugger is automatically declared not guilty if the defense can prove that the victim has a history of making eye contact.


The French are not rude. They just happen to hate you. But that is no reason to bypass this beautiful country, whose master chefs have a well-deserved worldwide reputation for trying to trick people into eating snails. Nobody is sure how this got started. Probably a couple of French master chefs were standing around one day, and they found a snail, and one of them said: "I bet that if we called this something like `escargot,' tourists would eat it." Then they had hearty laugh, because "escargot" is the French word for "fat crawling bag of phlegm."


Poland has experienced a tremendous amount of history due to the fact that it has no natural defensible borders, which makes it very easy to conquer. Many times the other nations didn't even mean to invade Poland; one night they'd simply forget to set the parking brakes on their tanks, and they'd wake up the next morning to discover that, whoosh, they had conquered Poland.


I'm an experienced South Florida driver, and almost getting hit is *nothing*. It's routine. It happens *every day*. I'm so used to it that I don't even bother to honk at motorists who almost kill me. Generally it's a bad idea to honk down here anyway, inasmuch as the South Florida motoring public is as heavily armed as Iraq, but not as peace-loving.


I disapprove of the F-word, not because it's dirty, but because we use it as a substitute for thoughtful insults, and it frequently leads to violence. What we ought to do, when we anger each other, say, in traffic, is exchange phone numbers, so that later on, when we've had time to think of witty and learned insults or look them up in the library, we could call each other up:
You: Hello? Bob?
Bob: Yes?
You: This is Ed. Remember? The person whose parking space you took last Thursday? Outside of Sears?
Bob: Oh yes! Sure! How are you, Ed?
You: Fine, thanks. Listen, Bob, the reason I'm calling is: "Madam, you may be drunk, but I am ugly, and ..." No, wait. I mean: "you may be ugly, but I am Winston Churchill and ..." No, wait. (Sound of reference book thudding onto the floor.) S-word. Excuse me. Look, Bob, I'm going to have to get back to you.
Bob: Fine.


DAVE BARRY's GUIDE TO COLLEGE

ENGLISH: This involves writing papers about long books you have read little snippets of just before class. Here is a tip on how to get good grades on your English papers: Never say anything about a book that anybody with any common sense would say. For example, suppose you are studying Moby-Dick. Anybody with any common sense would say that Moby-Dick is a big white whale, since the characters in the book refer to it as a big white whale roughly eleven thousand times. So in *your* paper, *you* say Moby-Dick is actually the Republic of Ireland. Your professor, who is sick to death of reading papers and never liked Moby-Dick anyway, will think you are enormously creative. If you can regularly come up with lunatic interpretations of simple s tories, you should major in English.

PHILOSOPHY: Basically, this involves sitting in a room and deciding there is no such thing as reality and then going to lunch. You should major in philosophy if you plan to take a lot of drugs.


June 14: Eight concerned parents in rural Georgia sue the local school district for teaching their children the alphabet, which can be used to form dirty words.



Computers are getting smarter all the time: scientists tell us that soon they will be able to talk to us. (By "they" I mean "computers": I doubt scientists will ever be able to talk to us.)



In most nations, when people say "football", they mean "soccer", which is a completely different game in which smallish persons whiz about on a field while the spectators beat each other up and eventually overthrow the government. I don't know why the other nations call soccer "football," but I suspect it has something to do with the metric system and I say the (heck) with it.


To understand the importance of financial planning for your retirement years, let's consider the famous true Aesop's fable about the grasshopper and the ant.
It seems that many years ago, there lived a lazy grasshopper and a hardworking ant. All summer long, while the ant was busily networking with other ants and gathering food, the grasshopper sat around drinking vodka gimlets and watching "General Hospital." When winter came, the grasshopper had nothing to eat, while the ant was snug and warm in his cozy little house filled with putrefying chunks of road-kill raccoon. Finally the grasshopper, starving, came to the ant's door and said, "Can I have some food?" And the ant said: "Well, I suppose GAACCKK," and they were both crushed by rocks dropped on them by Boy Scouts on a nature walk. This was a very poor financial decision, when you think how much money these boys could have gotten for a pair of talking insects.


Socially prominent people are very fond of disease, because it gives them a chance to have these really elaborate charity functions, and the newspaper headlines say, "EVENING IN PARIS BALL RAISES MONEY TO FIGHT GOUT" instead of "RICH PEOPLE AMUSE THEMSELVES."


The presidential race heats up as George W. Bush proposes an idea that he came up with recently while reading an index card, which is to allow younger workers to take some of their Social Security money and, as the governor puts it, "investisize in the stocks market or professional baseball teams or whatever and thusly enjoy the labors of their fruits." Vice President Al Gore immediately criticizes this plan as a "risky scheme" that could result in "millions of dead senior citizens," which in turn "could impact global warming." Polls show that this is a hot-button issue with the public, with 50 percent of likely voters wishing they had two other candidates to choose from, and the other 50 percent agreeing.

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Swimming thoughts

So here's what I thought as I was swimming today. You know, I kind of suck at this swimming thing. Well, I don't need to exaggerate, I guess. There are just some aspects, such as stroking, kicking, breathing, and you know...propelling yourself through the water in a timely and comfortable way. So there I was, Australian crawling my way through yet another lap (and I emphasize the crawling part), when I thought, I hate you, pool. I hate you. Then I made up my mind to do everything in my power to take control over all that water, because this was obviously not working. I will conquer you, pool. *much fist shaking. About 300 m later, I was dead tired and ready to give myself over to the evil force I call the Junior High pool. You got me.

Almost an emergency...

Man, it's been a weird week, but kind of good in a way, I guess. Everyone's always gone somewhere, so I'm left sitting around at home reading WEIRD books. Lots of thinking time, haha. I don't know if that's always a good thing for me.

Saturday....I think it was.... me, besto, hannah, lake, enano, and randi went to see The DaVinci Code in PC. I read the book, and it angered me, I guess you could say, but I decided to give the movie a chance and kept an open mind. So....pretty much it turned out to be quite a bit like the book, and also would've angered me, except i was in a good mood and not ready to be angry at anything, so I just sat and watched, pretending like i was just watching a story someone was telling or something. Which, I guess, is exactly what it was, but still. It was kind of entertaining anyway, except just a little bit long.

After the movie, we went to Cold Stone, where we got ice cream, went outside to eat it, then realized it was kind of cold, actually. And also there was this drunk guy stumbling around. Kind of entertaining, but in a creepy, somebody-hold-me! kind of way. Hahaha. So we tried to go back into Cold Stone to eat, but the manager comes and kicks us out, in a sort of nice way, because apparently she thinks we're going to rob her! Why would she think that?! We're not crappy PC hoodlums! (lol good word). So we just left. After somebody freaked out, that is.

Hannah, besto, and I were driving home, and we were almost there, when this deer comes MEANDERING OUT IN FRONT OF US!!! Meandering!! I slam on the brakes, but we're going pretty fast, and we still slide a bit before we really start to stop. We barely missed the deer. i was SCARED, and so were they, I think. emergency avoided, though! Good thing, I'm kind of attached to my car. And hannah and besto. lol.

I'm IN LOVE with the new snow patrol CD!! i also got the goo goo dolls CD, KT Tunstall, and Ben Harper. Yay for good music!

To airsoft or not to airsoft...

What a really hot day! It's so hot, but I love it, cause hey, it's finally summer! Yesterday I fell asleep outside on my trampoline, and now i have this disgusting ring around my neck where my shirt was, and my face is all red as well. Gross!

I'm still trying to decide if I want to play airsoft with everyone or not....s-c-a-r-y! I'm afraid to get hurt, I think hahahaha. I'm such a baby, but seriously. Paintball was nervewracking enough! Going to go play my guitar now... :D

Much love, Jennifer

Back From Wyoming

I'm back from Youth Conference in Wyoming! It was really fun, actually, but hard like everyone said it would be. It kind of makes you a little more grateful for everything they did....

Summer's here.....oh man, that is so weird. I was out in the middle of Wyoming, where there's NOTHING, and I suddenly realized it was June 2....it finally felt like summer, officially. It was so weird! I do love summer, though, and I'm thinking this one will be amazing.

Let's see.....oh. I broke up with Neil a couple weeks ago. It was the hardest thing I've ever done, for many reasons, but I'm still trying to work everything about it out. It's frustrating because people don't understand it, and hard as I might try, I can't explain it to them. Even to the ones who deserve most to know! I'll just say this, and hopefully it'll be just a little more understandable....I love Neil. Still. And I don't want to never see him again, or let go of everything we had, I just want to let things happen. Whatever that may be. We're supposed to talk soon, and I think it'll all just be ok. really. really, really.

Morgan has a blog! Zonino!

Ahh. I feel very good right now, because everything's just...slow. I have time to think now! I need that :D. Well, must go get ready....

Much Love,
Jennifer

"California," trampoline, summer, otter pop, bonfire

So I'm pretty excited about all four of these. "California" is a song i'm obsessed with right now (and you should be too), I just realized we have a new trampoline!, summer is 18 1/2 days away, and i'm eating a really good green otter pop, also Kyle agreed to have another bonfire at the end of the school year!!

Hannah's been gone all for.....ever, it seems like, but hopefully she'll be at school tomorrow. So it's pretty weird how one person in my life can go missing and suddenly everything's all chaotic. Not good. I've kind of felt dumb that i'm so dependent on one person for my entertainment. But then I think, Wait, this is hannah. Of course i am! Anyway, the first time i saw her after her surgery, she spoke, and I thought, "ahhhh. oh no. she sounds like a hitman!" but of course I didn't say that, because what if that's offensive? I don't know, it's never happened to me. Instead I brought her a box of otter pops.

I think I'll actually do my homework before i go to work tonight. English. Blech. It's not too hard, though, so that's good.

BONFIRE BONFIRE BONFIRE OTTER POP!

Love, Jennifer

PS-I've eaten five otter pops while blogging this :D

Spring Break is Over and Dead.

It was good, though it went too fast. What did I do? Pretty much I played around with Neil and Besto and Michael when he wasn't ditching us to help some person campaign (like that's a fun thing to do), and also hanging out with Hannah some. It was pretty laid-back, which was a very good thing! I didn't even have to get up early, or even work very much. Too bad I didn't go anywhere tropical and get an amazing tan, huh?

Today was the first day of school, and it was kind of bland, except for that one incident in French involving our Chateau expose' project. I'm still a little bitter, but even Norgan could tell you that it was a blatant injustice to every person who believes in the first-come-first-serve rule.

Oh! I almost forgot, here's one exciting thing that came of Spring Break:

Pam: "I can't. I'm too sacred." (eyelash batting)
Person: "But you eat pot..."
Pam: "Fork you!"

Much love, Jennifer

More Blogthings

Your Eyes Should Be Violet

Your eyes reflect: Mystery and allure What's hidden behind your eyes: A quiet passion

What Color Should Your Eyes Be?

Wow......how very very very true...(of the next one)

Your Famous Movie Kiss is from Spiderman

"I have always been standing in your doorway. Isn't it about time somebody saved your life?"

What Famous Movie Kiss Are You?

You are a Great Girlfriend

When it comes to your guy, you're very thoughtfulBut you also haven't stopped thinking of yourselfYou're the perfect blend of independent and caringYou're a total catch - make sure your guy knows it too!

Are You a Good Girlfriend?

Your Love Song Is

Yellow by Coldplay "Look at the stars,Look how they shine for you,And everything you do,Yeah they were all yellow" You're so in love, it's like a drug.

What Love Song Are You?

Blogthings

In a Past Life...

You Were: A Gentle Cannibal. Where You Lived: Korea. How You Died: Typhoid fever.

Who Were You In a Past Life?

You Should Learn Japanese

You're cutting edge, and you are ready to delve into wacky Japanese culture.From Engrish to eating contests, you're born to be a crazy gaijin. Saiko!

What Language Should You Learn?

You Are a Super Flirt

You love to flirt, so much so that it gets you in trouble.In almost any situation, you find yourself flirting - even when it's inappropriate.You tend to embrace all flirting styles too.. from coy to sexy to playful to serious.And if someone flirts back, you'll crank it up even more!

What Kind of Flirt Are You?

(haha)

Your 2005 Song Is

Beverly'>http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=CkIfgYlVpZA&offerid=99176.467947979&type=10&subid=">Beverly Hills by Weezer "My automobile is a piece of crapMy fashion sense is a little whackAnd my friends are just as screwy as me" You breezed through 2005 in your own funky style!

What Hit Song of 2005 Are You?

You Have a Phlegmatic Temperament

Mild mannered and laid back, you take life at a slow pace.You are very consistent - both in emotions and actions.You tend to absorb set backs easily. You are cool and collected. It is difficult to offend you. You can remain composed and unemotional.You are a great friend and lover. You don't demand much of others.While you are quiet, you have a subtle wit that your friends know well. At your worst, you are lazy and unwilling to work at anything.You often get stuck in a rut, without aspirations or dreams.You can get too dependent on others, setting yourself up for abandonment.

What Temperment Are You?

Your Love Element Is Fire

In love, you are a true listener and totally present.For you, love is all about feeling more alive than you've ever felt. You attract others with your joy and passion.Your flirting style is defined by your strong ability to communicate. Fun and play are the cornerstones of your love life.And while your flame may burn too brightly, it's part of your appeal. You connect best with: Wood Avoid: Water You and another Fire element: will likely burn out quickly

What Element Is Your Love?

Your Brain's Pattern

Your brain is always looking for the connections in life.You always amaze your friends by figuring out things first.You're also good at connecting people - and often play match maker.You see the world in fluid, flexible terms. Nothing is black or white.

What Pattern Is Your Brain?

You Are Half Baked Ice Cream

In reality, you're just a quarter baked

What Flavor Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Are You?

I love this ice cream!!!

Your Band Name is:

The Ketchup Soaked Sadists

Band Name Generator

Your Ideal Relationship is Serious Dating

You're not ready to go walking down the aisle.But you may be ready in a couple of years.You prefer to date one on one, with a commitment.And while chemistry is important, so is compatibility.

What's" Your Ideal Relationship?

Your World View

You are a fairly broadminded romantic and reasonably content. You value kindness and try to live by your ideals. You have strong need for security, which may be either emotional or material. You respect truth and are flexible. You like people, and they can readily make friends with you. You are not very adventurous, but this does not bother you.

What Is Your World View?

I disagree with the adventurous thing.

You Are a Rainbow

Breathtaking and rareYou are totally enchanting and intriguing But you usually don't stick around long! You are best known for: your beauty Your dominant state: seducing

What Type of Weather Are You?

Your Values Profile

Loyalty: You value loyalty highly.You're completely devoted to your friends and family.Even if they totally screw up, you're still there for them.Just make sure they're equally loyal to you! Honesty: You don't really value honesty.You do value getting your way, no matter what.And if a little lying is required to do that, no problem.A few white lies never hurt anyone (at least, that's what you tell yourself!) Generosity: You value generosity highly.So much so that you often put your own needs last.There's nothing wrong with having a caring heart...But you may want to rethink your "open wallet" policy. Humility: You value humility a fair amount.You tend to be an easy going, humble person.But occasionally your ego takes over.You have a slight competitive streak - and the need to be the best. Tolerance: You value tolerance a fair amount.You are open to new cultures, beliefs, and ideas.You have very few prejudices that you're aware of.And while you are tolerant, you do stand true to what you believe.

The Five Factor Values Test

Ouch.....I'm honest!

You Are 72% Happy

You are a very happy person. Generally, you feel content and that all is right with the world.Occasionally, you have a down day - but you have the ability to pick yourself right back up.

How Happy Are You?

Your Birthdate: September 26

You lucked out the the skills to succeed in almost any arena.Put you in almost any business or classroom, and you'll rise to the top.You're driven and intense, but you also know when to kick back and cooperate.Your ability to adapt to almost any situation is part of what's going to make you a success. Your strength: Your attention to detail Your weakness: You can be a little too proud of your successes Your power color: Turquoise Your power symbol: Arrow pointing up Your power month: August

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

I Love...

Today I Love:

Seeing the sun, Otter Pops(!), graham crackers in frosting, good swim workouts, running, knowing it will be a good weekend, having an assembly tomorrow(!), and actually being able to sit around doing nothing.

Preference :)

Soooo Preference yesterday was really fun. We went to Provo for our "day date" and played lasertag for like an hour. It was cool, except it got REALLY hot, running around and everything, and also the first group we played with were kind of a bunch of psychos. And also it was weird how I ran into a wall. Hahahaha, that was just embarrassing. The second game we played was really fun, though, because it was just me and Morgan against Michael and Neil, and we won! All thanks to Morgan too! Cause apparently i only got like 7 shots, lol. we still won, and that makes me happy. :)

After that we went to the mall and got gelato (mmm mango(not the pine tree kind)), and then sort of just walked around in the mall. And then we got drinks from orange julius, which was also very delicious. After that (that was like 4 hours), we had to go home to get ready, and as I'm driving out of the mall parking lot, we pass this car with a lady and her son, and the little kid flips me off! Why why why?? Kids are mean, lol! I thought about it forever, and couldn't figure it out, why he flipped me off, but then it came to me today. It's cause kids hate me! I think it's something in their genetic makeup or something, that they have this deep hatred towards me, which only fades as they grow up. Or else intensifies. (Just kidding) Whatever.

We took Neil and Michael home, then went to Morgan's house to get ready and make dinner. By the way, that's hard, doing those two things at once. We were also kind of late picking them up, because we were both trying to curl our hair and do makeup and get dressed and everything, plus set up the dining room and finish preparing all of the food. Wow. Hard. We did it though, and finally made it to their houses, where we had to go through that horrible ritual type thing of pinning on the bouttoneire, not stabbing them (in the heart!) as we did it. Just kidding. I didn't even try. Neil's dad did it for me, which I was really grateful for, cause I wouldn't have been able to do it, I'm pretty sure.

We went back to Morgan's and had dinner (Michael was our "waiter"), and it was all really good! Too bad I'm the only one who liked tomatoes, lol. I was pretty proud, though, when Neil was like "I hope I can actually eat this dessert," talking about how he was allergic to coconut, and I got to inform him of how we thought of that (!), and he could definately eat it. Zonino! It was realllly good, too! I think we have Hannah to thank for that.

Next we went to the middle school for pictures, which (oddly), had this bright green background. I'm pretty sure, though, that it was a green screen, and they'll put something behind us. Neil was so cute, all dressed up and everything (ahhh, soooo cute), (and I didn't look too bad myself haha), so I can't wait to get the pictures back!

The dance was in the gym next to us, so we went in, and at first it kind of sucked because there weren't a ton of people there, and also the lights were pretty much on the whole time. But we stuck around, and more people came; it ended up being really really fun. I thought. Wow, there were a lot of little moments there that I won't be forgetting anytime soon. And I mean that in the best possible way.

Sooooo it was good. I was kind of sad though, because I kept wishing, 1)that hannah wasn't in boston, and 2)that she was old enough to go with us. But still. I think she had a lot of fun in Boston, going to crazy-lady museums, and avoiding eye contact with the crazy people on the subway. I think I'll call it "city of the crazies". Hahaha, I wish I could've been there with her!

Love, Jennifer

Spiderman Kiss

Let's just back up and clarify. A spiderman kiss is not a kiss with spiderman. It's an upside-down kiss. haha

Love, Jennifer

20 Questions

Well. Roberto won't post, so instead we're playing 20 questions. No, we're not, actually. But we're playing the "questions game", so that's turning out pretty well. It's possibly my favorite thing to do while talking to people on msn. so yeah....that's pretty much all I'll say about that.

Hannah's going to Boston in like 2 days and i'm getting depressed! Blechh. Saddened pirate I be! haha. It will suck though, because Boston's pretty far away, and I'm pretty sure I'd rather be there with hannah than in smelly old utah. It'll be ok though because she's obviously going to bring me some amazing souvenir. then i can pretend I actually went to boston, and everyone will obviously believe me.

Love, Jennifer

My one wish for right now: a spiderman kiss

I Love...

I stole this idea from Hannah. Thanks, Breaka.

I Love:

Otter pops, swimming (haha), being with Neil, getting in bed when you're really tired, my car, the duck/curious george in my car, thunderstorms, summer, the sun, corny jokes that no one else laughs at, cheesy pickup lines, first.....everythings (haha), having nothing to do, "driving adventures", talking to my grandma, grandmas in general, blueberry scones, hoarding jelly beans, inside jokes, "pam" movies, "the fammy", swingsets, childhood, really really hot showers, good hair days, being believed in, knowing someone cares, good workouts, best friends (!), communicating without words, holding hands, hugs, hearing someone's heart beat, smiling for no reason, laughing for no reason, laughing til it's a workout, getting good grades without studying, spring shopping, french, singing, music, my guitar (!), Dan, being obnoxious (only at the right times...), looking back and realizing what a dork you were, realizing what a dork you are, popping your back..., ahh back massages (which i would really like right now), really dark nights with really bright stars, the fourth of july, soft grass, staying up really late, waking up when you still get another two hours of sleep, movies, watching movies with Neil!, random facts about random monuments from my dad, random "gifts" from my dad, finally moving on, trusting someone completely, sharing a secret, spreading someone else's secret (hahaha jk!), good books, actually making something delicious, photographs, four-wheeling at night, stealing someone's four wheeler and driving it through a cow field, going to Church, being completely happy, sneezing (!), "I like..." poems, friends, memories, being kissed, Dairy Keen, forgiveness, finding something better, and moments that could last forever.

Love, Jennifer

Weird Mood

I just got home from work, which I'm glad to say did not suck, although it was pretty boring, so in a way it sucked. I've also been in a weird mood (surprise!).

So Hannah's going to Boston on Thursday, which sucks I just realized, because not only will she be gone, but she won't be able to come to Kami's surprise party! Ohhhh sad. Blech. As long as I get something magical out of this trip....

If I could have one wish right now it would be: an otter pop t-shirt

Love, Jennifer

P.S.......

Just a side note, when I say "time for bed", then you look at the time on the bottom and it says "8:35 PM", well, that's not right. It's actually like 10:00. So don't think I go to bed at eight-thirty. Cause I don't.

Love, Jennifer

Not a complaint

Man, I've been doing homework all day, and I'm tiiiiiiired. Extra i's for emphasis. Plus my stomache hurts (probably apendicitis or cancer). Haha, but this is NOT going to be a complaining blog, cause those are annoying since I do it all the time, so, this will have to be about something much happier.

............Preference! I'm getting kind of excited now that Morgan and I have finally gotten around to planning everything. It's going to be awesome! Small group, true, and also I have to drive us around (ahh!), but we're tight (haha....these goggles are tight!) so it'll work out. Oh man, I don't actually say tight, do I? Nooo.

I feel bad for Breaka right now. Lake seems to me like he's being a jerk, and I wouldn't want to have to crush his skull, now would I? It's just that he did the unthinkable, which "never happened" and I can't talk about, but he still did it, and that sucks. Wow, that sounds worse than it is. Don't worry, it's not anything BAD, although it's really not a nice thing to do. Too bad it happens so much, huh? Not necessarily to us, but to girls in general. Guys can be idiots. And mean. But anyway, it's this kind of thing that makes it important for the fammy to stick together. :)

Swimming's hard. Watch me swim and that will become really evident. Or else it will be really evident that I'm a crappy swimmer. Either way, it's hard, but I somehow like it at the same time. More like, I like it after it's over! hahaha...no, jk, I like it during also. I'm just not in great shape, and eat too much candy, so we'll have to fix both of those and then maybe it will be easier.

Well, time for bed!

Love, Jennifer

Why doesn't anyone blog anymore?

Well, Hannah and Roberto, I hope you know you've let me down. At least I still blog!! Jerks.

All I'm doing today is homework, and it sucks. Gross. I have to make a poster about anthrax, study for a 1010 test, get five vocab words out of the book I'm reading, and do a French worksheet. no, TWO french worksheets. And one's about a mile long. I am so bored today.

Love, Jennifer

I MISS NEIL!!!

Neil only left like four hours ago, but I really miss him already! Because now I know he's four hours away from me, and only getting farther. I hate that. Ugh. I really like him, obviously. REALLY. It's weird how you suddenly think differently when you begin to really like someone. Not that I just began feeling this way, but that I feel this way now as opposed to, like, two months ago. The dumbest thing, though, is I'm afraid that it will end! That's honestly my biggest fear right now...

When we said goodbye, and then I drove off and he drove off, well...it sucked. it's dumb because he'll only be gone for a few days but still......really, really sucks.

Love, Jennifer

Somewhere Over the Rainbow Tab

I just got this tab, and man, I'm really obsessed with it! Then again, it's always like that with a new song! Anyway, from now on, when I find a tab I like (or am obsessed with :) ), I'll post it.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Israel Kamakawiwo Ole'

(Well....i just tried to paste it, didn't work at all. So here's the address.)

http://www.e-tabs.org/tab/israel_kamakawiwo_ole/somewhere_over_the_rainbow_(2)

I love Cantaloupe :D

Ahh it's been a really good weekend. Possibly the best ever, lol. I won't go into detail because, well, that's not cool, anyone could read this, but we'll just say I was very very happy with Friday night. I called in sick to work, and hung out with Neil, Hannah, Jake, Nathaniel and Randi, since Neil will be on choir tour half of next week and next weekend. I'm sad just thinking about it! Ugh, at least I have good memories to get me through, lol.

Soooo I'm excited. On tuesday I'll probably be going preference dress shopping with my mom! I'm excited! haha, Neil hasn't actually answered yet, but i'm pretty sure he'll say yes, so i'll take the chance and get the dress anyway. and if he says no, I'll have a very pretty dress to wear around the house! haha jk. I'm sure it'll be ok either way. bleahh I wish Hannah could go though. Me, Hannah and Morgan planning a date.....ohhh man, that would be awesome.

so that's about all for today. yay..........i get to see neil tomorrow :)

Love, Jennifer

Good Times

Things have been good lately. It's really cool that Hannah, Jake, Neil, me, Randi, Nathaniel, Michael, and Morgan are all friends so we can all hang out and still be with each other at the same time. It's weird how fast your life can change. Pretty much one day I was the hottest bachelorette alive, and look at me now! If only you could see me say that, I'd throw my hands in the air and click my heels. Just kidding. I'm kind of a dork tonight. Haha, wait, not tonight! Every night! And that's why I'm amazing. haha...just kidding, again. So now my big thing is figuring out a good way to ask neil to preference. Neil's a freaking babe.

I am FRUSTRATED

Weekend

Well, I decided I need to blog more often, which is why I'm blogging right now, although I actually have nothing to say. So therefore this will probably be really boring. Today was good, I went to church and then choir practice (where we're learning an awesome song!), then came home and slept for awhile.

Then Morgan called at like 5:30, with some great news! Haha, good job Morgan! I'm very happy, and hopefully your perfect image of the three of us will work out...:) JK....but that would still be cool.

So more about State Swimming.... Friday was pretty cool, except for how we sat in the very top, where the heat was UNBEARABLE! Hannah, Neil, Nathaniel, Randi, and I hung out up there, though, so it was pretty fun. Again, Hannah remembers all the results, so consult her. Bus ride home....haha, two words, "cuddle buddy."

Saturday I went to work in the morning, and got to leave a little bit early so that I could catch the swim bus again at 2:30. I thought Saturday was a little bit more exciting swimming, so that was good. Oh, and also we didnt' sit at the very top this time, although we were sitting in front of this aisle nazi who yelled at people he knew, complete strangers, small children, old ladies, and even his neighbors or friends or whatever because they were standing in the aisle. What a psycho!

After it ended, we went to the Training Table, where Neil and I had a thumb war war, where I definately won, both times. :) There was no need for the third, because obviously I had already won. He won't admit it, but it's the truth. After that we rode the bus back to the high school, much like friday's bus ride home...

Once we got back pretty much everyone went to Jake's house for an after-party sort of thing. That means pretty much everyone just eating ice cream and drinking soda (bad, bad!), and watching highlights of the meet. Seeing as how I know pretty much nothing about the technical side of swimming, it wasn't that interesting, although it was kind of fun anyway. Once I decided to go home, I said goodbye, then walked downstairs to go out through the garage. Except before I got there, I could hear someone playing a guitar in this room, which intrigued me :)... turns out it was Jackson and Neil, in jake's room. And by the way, Jackson is really, really good. Must be the fact that his guitar is "possessed by the devil." So I stayed for a while longer, listening to neil and jackson...probably the coolest thing ever is seeing jackson and neil playing/singing "wonder boy"!! Finally I HAD to go home, so I did, and then fell asleep in my clothes. Ugh. hate that.

THE END.

Love, Jennifer

PS- Jake has this blown-up picture of himself swimming in his room. :) Not 'swimming in his room' but this 'picture of himself swimming' .....in his room. hahaha, ok then.

Poptarts and Apple Juice

Wow....finally home, for the first (actual) time in like 2 1/2 days. The first thing I do? Get poptarts and apple juice. I've been watching State swimming for the past two days, which was pretty fun. Most of the time anyway. if you want to know specific outcomes and all that, read hannah's blog. For here, we'll just say i got to hang out with some awesome people.

Love, Jennifer

El Cheapo

El Cheapo was last night.....really really fun. It was great because, hey, it was el cheapo, and also it was casual so it was a lot more fun. Our date was pretty long, like 11 1/2 hours, at least, but still great.

First of all, since Kasey had to work until "3", the rest of us went iceskating at noon. It was really great, we hardly fell over at all. Mostly we just skated around and around, talking about swimming and who everybody liked, and all that; plus, morgan and I got scammed on juice boxes and we all got yelled at for "skating too fast" during open public session. "hey lady, is this lesson session or what?" after a couple hours we all went up to Joseph's house (my date), Neil getting lost on the way because we took a small detour to my house. Neil, Neil, Neil. (Or should I say, Corneilius.)

We kind of expected Kasey to get there at three, so we watched "A series of Unfortunate Events" while we waited for him, not knowing he wouldn't get there until like 4:30. Jeez, Kasey. We finally started making pizzas, (mmm), and Kasey came, along with Madeline and Sean who were now in our group. Zonino!

After we ate, everyone got dressed in their snow clothes (Victoria's group was jealous of our amazing date :) ) and we went sledding. It was so much fun! The snow was way deep, seeing as how Joseph lives on a mountain, and everytime you'd wreck you'd be buried halfway down in the snow. It was great.

After that we went back inside, peeled off our wet snowclothes, and then left to go to our houses to change. I did my hair in record time, like 3 minutes. Finally we went to the high school for pictures, and of course, the dance. Mine and Joseph's pictures are The Best, ever. Serious. I'm actually holding Joseph, who is wearing a chef hat that says "boys' night out" or something like that, and I'm wearing a curly black wig (with brown ends, of course) and devil horns. We look very happy. hahaha

After pictures, we went into the other gym for the actual dance. Let me say, WAY too much rap. Gross. Other than that, we had a lot of fun, even if the DJ had no Ozone whatsoever. Who wouldn't have Ozone? I mean, come on. Well, off to do my homework...

I wish Hannah would've been there, but my dad has a nice surprise for her anyway. :)

Poem Time

A poem by Hannah and I

I like cocoa
I like puffs
I like many, many stuffs.

I like pork and
I like rice
I like things that taste this nice.

I like islands
I like sand
I like boys who hold my hand.

I like milk and
I like ducks
I like water very much.

I like gloves, oh
I like boots
I like Grandmas, they are cute.

Love Jennifer

Saturday Morning

It was really good--I got like 9 hours of sleep last night! I feel great now. Except today won't be an especially fun day really. I have to clean my room, then do Alg. 2 (1010) homework (which thankfully shouldn't be that hard), and then later tonight I have to bus. Which I'm actually happy about because I have NO money right now. So anyway, there's my day.

And also i have to figure out a cheap date for my el cheapo date. although i'm pretty sure joseph should be planning it anyway. :) haha oh well...
Love, Jennifer

Almost New Year's

It's almost New year's, and I'm pretty excited about that! It's good to have a week off, but honestly, it's been booooring. I havent' really done anything at all, and I'm going nuts. Maybe I'll (hopefully....no, no, I WILL) get all of my homework finished today. Well...most of it. But I definately have to finish my first roll of film, and definately algebra 2, and at least one poem. Guess what, I used to like poetry. Now that's been ruined as well. Oh well.
At least I finally got rid of my ancient nokia and got a new cell phone. if i may say so, it kicks butt. INCLUDING that of Hannah's and Morgan's cell phones. So HA.
Love, Jennifer

2 Days...

Ohh am I excited. Christmas is in two days! Pretty much everyone's favorite holiday of the year, and definately mine. Yesterday was a good day at school, except for how we had a million tests, but it was fun because everyone was handing out presents. Ummm not much else to say, but if I get bored, more later..
Oh I hope Morgan's feeling OK!

4 days...

Only four more days till Christmas! That's sooo good, because hey, i love Christmas. Uhhh let's see. Oh. So I don't like the person I had a huge crush on anymore, or less anyway, but that's kind of for no reason at all. I just do that. Man, I look like an idiot now, but I thought I should be honest.

Christmas will be good this year. I'm excited for one certain "present" for one of my friends. Although it's not exactly a gift, but yet it is. The greatest gift of all, in fact. :) But yeah. I'm not sure how it'll turn out, but I have to try because none of this was ever about me anyway. It's a good, scary feeling. You know. Lol, I hope so, cause I don't.

Merry Crispus everyone.
Love, Jennifer

Good Stuff

Soo I'm deciding snow's not so great after all. It's really really slippery to drive in, and not a lot of fun. Scary... But i'm still in a really good mood, just because of christmas coming up and um...liking someone new and all. and he's actually not a jerk this time. I don't think. And yay! I get to see Hannah tomorrow and then on Tuesday we have an fbla competition! It'll be a good week. :)

Snow!

It's finally snowing. Well, the 'real' kind of snow, I guess. Not the little sprinkling kind. Real snow. I'm pretty excited! Except for this will be my first winter driving, and that's a little bit scary, but I'm sure I'll survive. As long as I don't slide off a road somewhere or something, that is. Haha, just kidding Hannah/Morgan!

Nothing really important's been happening. A few days ago Hannah taught me to cue, and that was really cool. It's all part of this English service project thing we have to do, but I would've still wanted to learn how anyway, cause hey, it's just a good thing to do. Anyway, I've kind of been practicing, but it's sort of weird because there's no one besides Hannah and her family to practice with. So I just look like I'm making odd hand signals to anyone who saw me but didn't know what I was doing. Oh well.

I really don't like not liking anyone. Because at least when I like someone I have things to look forward to. But nooooo. There's no one! There WAS someone, but he proved himself to me the other night. And it wasn't in a good way. I don't know, I kind of thought I knew him, and I should've, but what I thought mattered to him and then how he actually acted ended up being two different things. I don't understand why I liked him again anyway. I really don't. Morgan thinks he's one of those people who I'll always be attached to in some way. Maybe we all have one of those. But the odd thing is, after everything bad that happened last year with me/him, this simple, seemingly meaningless small act spoke more to me than anything else had so far. Maybe that's what's different this time. Maybe that will prove that I won't "always" be attached to him. And that would be just fine. I don't know. I really thought he was different.

Thanksgiving....Yum, Yum

Thanksgiving was really good this year. Maybe because we did it twice?? Haha, no, it was just good spending time with my family, immediate and extended. My favorite part was the stuffing! It was soooo yummy. ---ahh i have to go..

I'm Back

FBLA was amazing! We met some really really cool guys and hung out with them quite a bit (as much as we could anyway). Kind of makes me like "Wosatch" guys even less. anyway, we went to some workshop type things and walked around to the malls, morgan's mom's office...that kind of stuff. i'm feeling really lazy though, so that's all for now.
Love, Jennifer

fbla

It's finally the day I've been waiting for! We leave tomorrow morning to go to the FBLA fall conference, and man, am I excited. Sadly I had to miss Turkey Trot, but I think it'll be alright because fbla is way better than dumb guys anyway! haha....

I just realized my blogs are about pretty much nothing and pretty much no one reads them, so I could "pretty much" just write whatever I wanted in here. But what do I want to write? ....uh, nothing. My life's kind of boring right now. That's all right though, because things should start getting a little bit busier in the near future.....thanksgiving, then christmas, then new classes, then after a bit track will be starting and i'll probably have to work a little bit more, too.

but mostly all I care about (besides the holidays, of course) is track, because I feel really really lazy doing only homework and sitting around playing my guitar. I'd like to say I'm getting better at both, but no, only at guitar. School's been weird this year. Way harder than I expected. Maybe that's a good thing? .....I don't know. Anyway, I need to study more, but hate doing that, so I sit around thinking about how I need to study more. Well that doesn't get me anywhere. Maybe I'll just grow up to be a hobo? wait, maybe I won't even grow up. cause I bet it takes practice to reach that level of maturity, and I'm really lazy, remember? My point is, I AM LAZY. So that's why I'm looking forward to track. Nice, huh?

Getting Good

Soooooo...things are getting good. At least I think they are. You know what sucks but is still good-feeling at the same time? Liking someone, that's what. It sucks cause it's not always really great, especially if you think things won't come out perfectly or that the other person might not actually like you back. BUT (and the but is the part where it's good-feeling) there's still that hope that things might just turn out perfect and that that other person might just like you like you like them. And that's what makes it all interesting and worth it, I guess.

I decided though, things should be done right this time if I really do like him. I need to change some and hopefully, (cause hopefully everyone is growing up all the time) he has changed some, too. But either way, I'm excited about this cause I'm actually feeling something, and that's good!

Well, i'm being kicked off, so i'll continue these thoughts later...hopefully.
Love, Jennifer

Holidays

Well, Halloween's over, but I will say it was pretty fun, although nothing major happened and also my mother wouldn't let me go trick-or-treating. But it was good anyway....I was a genie from the 70's and hammah was "little red riding from the hood". it rocked :)

So Halloween's over, and next we have Thanksgiving, and then of course Christmas. Is it purely coincidental that these approaching holidays and my increasing happiness are happening at the same time? I think not. I'm really excited about the holidays, namely Christmas, and that's a good thing because you know what, it makes me happy. so voila (wah-la ahem... lol). if you feel sad, listen to christmas music or something, cause man, it makes me feel good.

well, my homework's (finally) finished, so i'd best go read my BOM. lol, bom, not bomb. goodnight.