Let's Celebrate, It's All Right!

Well, I'm going to start casting a line for jobs up here. I am thinking that the job market is more open up here than it is in Kenai, and I really don't want to pack up and move at the moment.

If this is what God wants He'll open the doors and make His will known. If not, Kenai here I come.


I also have a wedding to look forward to. Ellie and Jake got engaged about a month or so ago and they're getting married in April! I'm so excited for them. :) It'll be, no doubt, a lot of fun, and it'll mean I get to drive down to Kenai for a while this spring. So that will be good (that's if I'm not already down there). Either way I am not missing this for anything. Seriously if we were planning a trip to Disney I'd cancel to go to this. They're a special couple and I'd hate myself if I missed it. (I work with Jake in the summer, and got to know Ellie this year and I love 'em!)



Another thing that has brought my spirits up - Heather and Erin taking over my facebook quoting Friends episodes. Hysterical. It's amazing how God uses the littlest things to brighten my day. Right now I'm waiting for the second part of the One In London to come on TV, and it brings up great memories of every trip I've taken with Erin since graduating! We always use Joey's "LONDON, BABY!" and switch it to our destination. "Portland, Baby" "Disney, Baby" "California, Baby!" "Grass Valley, Baby!".... freaking awesome. I love it!

So far I've found six job listings that I am 1. qualified for 2. is not temporary 3. something I would actually enjoy. I haven't looked at Kenai, yet, but I will probably look tomorrow.

Speaking of Tomorrow. I have a lot to do. I have to rewrite my resume and cover letter, take a bunch of stuff out to the post office, and work on Erin's Christmas 'gift'.

So it's off to finish this Friends epi, and then off to bed, off to bed...

Gonna watch Atonement tomorrow, too.

...though I guess not really. I was on facebook tonight and left a comment on Heather's wall and started reading her quotes. She still has a few of our humorous moments from Nationals 08 on there and they always make me smile.

But now I'm sitting here kinda bummed because I don't get to share in the fun come January 2009. It's by my choice, I mean I wasn't happy with how we the fans were treated in St. Paul (the volunteers were treated even worse!) and I really do love going to Walt Disney World and It'll be over a year since I've seen Erin so it's definitely a plus...

...but I miss hanging out with Heather and the rest of the gang too. It's amazing how people I see only once every couple of years (though I am online with you all regularly) can be such a big part of my life. I really do look to you as close friends. I've confided in Heather and Binky and Flo and Kat a heck of a lot more than I have even my close friends in Kenai. I don't know if I ever say it enough but I really appreciate all of you. And I miss you and if there was one major complaint I had about Alaska - setting my issues with winter aside lol - it's that it's SO FAR AWAY from the rest of you!

so yeah... I'm looking at Heather's Nationals countdown and kinda feeling down. Don't get me wrong, I am not regretting the fact that I will be in Disney World getting tan (hopefully) while you all are "freezing" (as if one CAN in an ice arena lol) there and cheering on the US' best skaters... but I will miss the company...

maybe someday they'll host it down in Orlando and then Erin and I and all of you can come and be in the same place all at the same time. Kinda like Portland! that'd be cool! LOL

went with dad and the guys yesterday and it was so much fun. Pastor Robin is a KICK! Though I do feel bad for him, he did NOT KNOW what it's like doing something like this with my dad. He kept saying how it was just wearing him out! ha ha!

My dad gets tunnel vision and then just GOES. Top that off with the fact that he knows just about everyone that has a booth there and you get a lot of starting and stopping and buying. Dad sold half of the fishing gear that the guys bought. The reps at the booths just sat there and let him do it! I was rolling!

Anyway I have a photo assignment due tomorrow and so I took my camera along. I had to do something 'abstract' and the fishing equipment was perfect.

I think this one is my favorite


it's that one or this one


or this one lol I dunno!


oh and the best quote from the day was by Pastor Robin - "3,000 people in here, and your dad know's EVERY ONE OF THEM." ha ha!

So I'm sitting and chatting with my parents while we're watching ABC's Worlds Coverage (the only channel my parents have that I also have for skating, well other than NBC) and Dad is screaming at the television that Carolina Kostner was held up (he hasn't been watching a lot of competitive skating, so he doesn't get how deductions and goe's work so I had to try and explain it over yahoo! IM lol)

Anyway we get to Mao Asada and half way through the phone rings. I don't recognize the number, but I answered it anyway, and there was a guy's voice on the other end of the phone. It was familiar but I couldn't but a name with the voice, and it turns out it was Jake from work. Mind you, I don't start until the end of May, and I haven't talked to him since the beginning of September... but he was trying to find someone who could pick up some parts for him and drop them off at the hotel that Danny Seavey would be staying at later.

Apparently Dallas and Jake took a snow machine trip from Willow to Nome (?) and according to Jake Dallas wrecked one of the machines and they had to do major repairs lol but they needed a few more parts. They were in Nome, Danny wasn't in anchorage yet, and the store wouldn't be open by the time Danny got into town...

So I went and got the stuff, dropped it off at the hotel, and got completely lost getting home.


So yeah, very little studying going on today. *sigh*

...we're taking a break this evening and I think I need to post a real update...

The flight from Anchorage to Seattle was fine. I sat with a mom and her 4 or 5 year old son. They were on their way down to Orlando, FL to visit her parents and go meet Mickey. The little boy was SO EXCITED to go see Mickey (more than the g'parents even!) so it was a lot of fun sitting with him. He wanted me to watch Finding Nemo with him, which I didn't want to do just because I can't watch movies on planes and not get sick, but I pretended to (I've seen it enough to know what is happening) and that made his day, so yay for that.

Then I had a horrible layover at Seattle. No food, no sleep thanks to horrible children who were very fussy and parents who wouldn't take care of their children. So I didn't eat, didn't sleep, just chatted with mom and went to YouTube and watched clips of Ed Grimly lol

I passed out on the plane from Seattle to Minneapolis, before take off I was gone to the world and didn't wake up until the Captain said it was time to land! Three plus hours of deep sleep was all I got until 8pm (MN time) yesterday!

I got to the hotel around 7:30 and check in here is not until 3, and so I had to wait until they had our room cleaned, which didn't happen until sometime after 11. I sat around in teh lobby and chatted with different people who were there for skating. Met a really nice couple of ladies (one's a bit older than I am, the other one is *I think* her mom or maybe even grandmother?) and chatted with them until they went off to the arena. Then I met Brad Hislop, who was a US skater in ice dance (and I think singles) way back when. And we chatted for a good long while as he was also waiting for his room to get ready. He was talking about how the USFSA gives alumni (which I assume are USFSA International team members?) free tickets, but that they're not the best and you don't get a practice pass and so he bought his own set, but they still sent him the tickets.

What got him started on that was I was telling him about Heather and I rooming together and how the USFSA really screwed around with the volunteers and what they got and that she was worried about how she was going to afford the extra tickets she'd have to buy and he basically just offered to give them to her. It was really cool! So we spent the morning bemoaning the USFSA's crappy treatment of fans (and his insider knowledge was very eye opening) and talking about Keegan Messing who is a Jr. Skater from Anchorage, Alaska.

Then when Heather got in I told her about Brad's offer and she was all excited so I tried to find him in the lobby most of the rest of the day but didn't meet up with him. I did meet up with my friend Brittany, and she and her mom took me to lunch at the resteraunt here at the Kelly Inn. It was so sweet. It was an early bday for me, and then Brittany also gave me three Christian books that take place in Alaska! I've already started the first book and it's pretty good. There aren't any big errors so far, so that's good. We Alaskans are pretty particular about that sort of thing lol.

Yes Alaskans have no life. Let's leave it at that, shall we? ;)

After lunch/dinner (we met up around 3 and they left after 6 lol) I went back up to the room and basically just chilled. I chatted online with Jen and Mom and just took a break. Heather had to work so it was just me. I tried to make it past 8 but couldn't hold out and fell asleep, and then woke up when Heather came in and turned on Law & Order SVU - which the TV was already on, but BD WONG is HOT so I had to watch lol

We went back to bed after 11, and then I woke up at 8am this morning. Heather had to be at work at 6am so I had the room to myself and I got up and got ready and headed out to the arena.

Watched Novice Pairs, Ladies, and Jr. Cds. Met up with the two women I met yesterday (Juanita and Vivian) and sat with them until Melanie called and I found my way over to her in between the Ladies and the Dance. Heather got off early and met up with us and then we headed back to the hotel to eat, and take a mini break and then head back to the Arena.

It was a total God thing though because when we came back down from the room right before going to eat Brad was coming in from walking back from the Arena and he went up to his room and got the tickets for Heather. So now Brad is her new best friend lol. He joined us for dinner and we snarked more about the USFSA and just had a great time. He cracks me up.

Then we took in the Novice Men's Final and called it a night. Now Heather is making banners for Kim and Brent and Amanda and Mark, and I'm getting ready to upload photos from today. I have the hiccups and it's annoying so I think I'm done with this whole update lol

Check out my smugmug account to see the pictures!

Courtney called me last night asking for help as she was in charge of a trivia game for her Young Mother's Group Disney Night and I was the biggest Disney Freak she knew. Hee hee! So I went over today with my Disney Scene It Games (all three of them, plus my Pirates one) and we ended up playing the game while her son, Benn, took a nap.

Watching clips of the films we grew up brought back so many awesome memories. We grew up kitty corner to each other. From age 6 on we were pretty much inseperable until Junior High. She was a year older, and so it only makes sense that that preteen jump tore us a bit a part. But we've always been there for each other when we needed. We quarrelled like sisters A LOT but I don't know where I would have been without her.

We remembered several movie adventures together. Most memorable was a Christmas event we did, when we went and saw Santa and won tickets to a holiday showing of the Lion King, I went with her family and we got to sit away from the grown ups. We felt so mature. But right in the middle of "Just Can't Wait To Be King" her younger brother David got up in front of the screen and began dancing to the music. He was maybe 4 at the oldest but I remember Courtney trying to die in her seat.

We had a great laugh and a great chat. I have missed chatting with her on a regular basis. It happens when friends move away or get married and start a family and all that. We find it a total God thing that we are, once again, pretty much Kitty Corner to each other. We're still inseperable in a way! ha ha!

Anyway Benn woke up as we were getting to the end of playing the game, and he added to the fun. I love that little boy he's so funny! He was really good at identifying the different characters (better than mommy, and he beat me to one of the characters! he's 2!!!), anyway a clip from Curse of the Black Pearl came on - the scene where Will and Liz are below deck and she asks Will what sort of man trades a man's life for a ship and then she reveals that she has Will's father's Pirate medallion - and I was glued to the clip (duh it's pirates) as it's one of my favorite moments (ok let's face it Will and Liz scenes no matter what they are make my heart flutter) and I looked at Courtney and said "he's so pretty." Which we laughed at.

Well apparently Benn made a connection and when the next scene from Pirates that featured Will came up he pointed to the screen and said "ooo Pretty!" so we spent the rest of the time hoping for Pirates clips to come up (which they did, Thank You God!) and we taught him "Captain Turner" "Pirates" and "Krakken"... ok so *I* taught him that and Courtney laughed at me! LOL

I have to take my Daisy Duck costume over to her tomorrow (couldn't find it until after I got over there and Judy called and I asked where she'd hidden it lol). We're hoping that if Dave has to work on Saturday that I'll go over and we'll play Friends Scene It! lol

*sigh* it's almost 11pm so I best be getting to bed! 9 days (10 sleeps!) till I get on a plane! w00t!!!

I just saw a Hanes commercial and it depressed me. Matthew Perry was in it. Is that all that is left for this amazingly talented actor? I mean he looks good, healthier than I've seen him in a long time so if he's happy I'm all for that, but still... he's now in underwear commercials with Michael (gag me) Jordan??? That depresses me....


That is SO not fair.....

so now I will have to tribute Chandler Bing (or as TV Guide knew him as: "Mrs. Chanandler Bong")

"Hey Joe, I wrote a song... it's called Get Up"

"Not touching, can't get mad."

"The cusions are the essence of the chair!"

"That is so not the opposite of taking somebody's underwear!"

"Twins!...Twins!"
"Chandler, you're panicking."
"Uh huh. Join me, won't you?????"

"It's a girl."
"Well now we have one of each!! ... And that's enough."

"I have NO idea what's going on but I am excited!"

" I say always keep them running. Running, they're running. Running. Run, run, run, Yasmine, run! Run like the wind!"


ok I am done, I think...

edit:
( Mara Jade kicks so much butt! )

So I got a call from Kimmy this morning (she caught me in teh shower, girl always has GREAT timing! LOL) she and I are going to carpool it on Sunday down to Kenai for Courtney's bridal shower (I can not believe she's getting married, it feels so weird!) So that will be fun. The plan stands right now that we'll meet up and head out after church. Not sure how that will work. I might suggest she pick me up at ABT, but then again she goes to Hillside and I don't think that's close to where she will be so I dunno! LOL

The one worry is I will be missing a couple of classes so close to the end of the semester, but honestly I would rather screw my grades over than miss Courtney's bridal shower (and my mother is reading this and throwing a fit ha ha!) because Courtney and I are great friends, and she really needs this and I want to be a part of it. Besides I already told Kim that it was a go! hee hee!!!


Talked to Erin on Sunday. Apparently Brittany (a real witch of a girl who thinks everyone bows to what she wants!) has it in her head that Erin is practically engaged! Which is funny because Erin isn't dating anyone LOL But Brittany thinks it's happening (apparently Erin went to Hawaii for Spring Break, even though Erin thought she packed up and moved to a new appartment, but what does she know ha ha!)

Then Brittany told her that she wanted to come visit her for the summer. Without asking Erin. Gotta love that.

So then yesterday Brittany came up to me and tried to ream me for not wanting to go down to Portland over the summer (um yeah, Erin doesn't want me flying down there because she'll be here in August and she doesn't want to have to entertain me and do school) then she drops this huge bomb about Erin being engaged and all that and I was like "mmm hmmm, sure" then she said that she is going to be flying down to visit Erin in July (last Erin knew she WASN'T flying down) and that ERIN was going to PICK HER UP in SEATTLE because ERIN said that it would be cheaper for her to fly there and Erin would be more than willing to drive and get her. I told Erin this over IM (AS BRITTANY IS SAYING ALL OF THIS) it was hilarious!!!! Erin was pissed though. But it was funny.

I think Brittany's real problem is she wants to break Erin and my friendship up. But that is not happening. Ever.



Speaking of Erin... the little miss I am not a skating fan is going to see Champions On Ice later this month! HOW MEAN IS THAT?????? She doesn't want to share Timmy with me!!!! UGH! I am so jealous! It's not fair!!!!

/whining

ok I have to get to my last class (gag me) so I am going to sign off for now! Luv much... oh and check out my layout for my friends page while you're at it!

36 days (ie 5 WEEKS!!!) until the Revenge of the Sith!

Just a memo to self... I have to be at Prof. Banchero's office at 3:30pm on Friday!

Well, the crisis hasn't really passed, but I am not at liberty to discuss, and really I don't know if I know enough to know that I know.

Let's just say I am still confused, but have at least one more part of the puzzle.

I have been gone all day, and it was an emo roller coaster, but I guess I wouldn't change it. Other than Duane the day was great. Seriously though the child needs to get his act together.

I tried to read everyone's entries, but I am so tired and I have church in teh morning so I guess I will just say I LOVE YOU ALL and I am not ignoring your journals! I just have so much to go through and I am drained. So *HUGS* to all and I will get to your entries tomorrow or Monday!

I have a prayer request. During the Sportsman show I got a tip on a job opportunity for the summer down in Kenai. That would severely change my summer plans, but I think this is a good change. I'd be working at the Visitor Center in Kenai and that's right by my house. I am excited about that! So I will be emailing them tomorrow for more info on that. Please pray that this all works out in teh best possible way. I REALLY miss home, granted DUANE lives there lol but I miss my church and my friends.


Oh and another prayer request: Kassy has been in Fiji for a few days now on a mission trip. She comes home in June. I miss her lol

and Josh and his sister Brittany will be in Russia this summer...


exciting times... whowouldathunk that we'd all grow up? LOL

So Thursday got off to a great start with an early morning phone call from Erin saying she was HOME!!! I was so excited and bouncy. However SHE was in KENAI and I was in ANCHORAGE. So after that it was all just a "I can't wait for tomorrow when we go down." LOL So then we get there and Erin came over for a little bit but had to do dinner with her fam so we pushed the steak night back a night and then she stayed while I ate tacos and talked. Dad had the funniest prayer for dinner too. He was being a goof (he fell on the ice and I think he hit more than his elbow! LOL) Then she left and we all headed for teh fireworks. Which were so not as impressive as Disney's fireworks LOL But then again who can beat Disney? I think I annoyed my parents because every time another would go up I'd compare it to Disney. It was fun LOL. Saw Kassy there.

Then we came home and were goofing off, Duane was being just totally bratty and we were all going to kill him but oh well LOL, and Kassy came over and we spent 2 hours talking like old times. It's amazing how when you're gone your friendships grow! Then she left and it was bed time :)

On Saturday Erin came over and we made our way to "National Treasure" which is a GREAT movie. Funny and exciting and really well acted. I don't like Nicholas Cage, and still don't but this is a good movie! Go watch it! It was refreshingly void of swear words or sex so yeay for good movies like that! Jerry Bruckheimer is now my 2nd favorite director/producer! Sorry George, you're fast becoming a blip on the radar! :p Anyway, then we went to blockbuster and rented "The Terminal" and "A Cinderella Story" so that I would have something to watch with my parents that night, we then headed over to Kassy's picked her up and headed BACK to the movies so that we could catch "Christmas With The Kranks" another GREAT movie. Hilarious! A definate must see! Then we dropped Kassy off and went for Steak Night at my house. Ate steak then started to play Scene It Disney. SO MUCH FUN! It was a blast. My family is too competitive though. LOL It got pretty rough!!

On Sunday went to church then went to Taco Bell with Kassy and Erin. Then we went back to my house for a second round of Scene It. I won both days. I am the best! ha ha!!! Seriously though it was another fun, competitive, day... then we went to church that night and then Erin had to go home so that she could pack to leave. She was crying and it was funny(she'll be back in 3 weeks) so that was my weekend.

oh and as you could tell the best part of the weekend other than spending it with Erin was that Mr. Summer is doing so well!

( Now the survey stolen from Heather )

this is probably the most liberal show I can watch and love! ha ha! I am really liking tonight's episode... Kyle's baby thing is the least favorite storyline of mine... just because I think it's overkill on his story... he's a screw up, we get that, do we NEED another baby storyline?

I also am confused with the Jillian-Peter on again off again saga

but I finally LIKE a guy Amy is dating... if she doesn't stay with David and marry him I'm gonna be mad(they're kids will feel weird but so what they will get over it)

I love that Cheech is on every week as well... he's a great actor. Loved him in Nash Bridges... he was great on that show!!

David is my favorite new character. He was a real jerk in his first episode, but over all I rather like him.. he's cute and he's smart... caring... and dude he's got emotional baggage that totally tugs at the heart strings!!!

Maxine was really depressed... love that Amy's baby brother is home great character...

anyway there's my ramble... I'm such a dork

In real people news
School was good today... ran into one of my many friends named John. He is also a JPC major and it's his first year at UAA so he was giving me some tips on different classes he's taking this semester... I miss my friends... we talked for 2 hours I was late to class but it was worth it just to talk to someone from home, who wouldn't argue with me even though he is my polar opposite religiously and politically... and who is just so much fun to be around... we're not the best of friends but we talk openly anyway. :)

then I came home and BSed my way through my homework... didn't get it done but oh well... Mariah and her brother Zach were here for us to watch so I gave Mariah my coloring book and crayons and she was telling everyone she was doing homework just like me. I felt special... she's such a cutie... though when I spanked Yuka for stealing food off my plate I got a lecture about how it was mean and that I shouldn't spank yuka... she's a liberal in the making! HA HA!!!Seriously though our carpet is now orange in teh living room because between the two toddlers they managed to spill 2 glasses of juice PLUS a tippy cup... incredible! LOL We get them tomorrow too so it should be fun

Anchorage Baptist Temple came by while I was in class with Mr. Dry Eyes. Gave my aunt some info. I really feel that ABT is more my speed... I know where Dr. Jerry Prevo stands, I know my pastor would approve, and I just felt more at home walking in that sanctuary... I know it'll bum G'ma out(and G'pa too) but maybe if I still hang with them a lot they won't mind... and hey G'ma can still hook me up with guys from their church, right?? LOL Seriously though I wouldn't have to go too many more times before joining unless God really just screams NO. I should probably still check out Grandview, but we'll see.

Tomorrow I'm going to go see Friday Night Lights after babysitting... should be fun. Though plugged in online says there's some not so great words said and things done it should be good over all... we'll see.


I want to see Ben Afflec's holiday movie when it comes out too... it looks funny. Granted he's a big Kerry supporter, but unless it's a plot to push that I won't have a problem watching him. The only thing is he and Scott Peterson look and sound an awful lot alike... kinda freaky!!!


ok we'll I am all over the place tonight so I will end this for now...

wow. how. boring.

Tim was the highlight... (which is sad considering he was the first on the show) it's great to see him skate and skate well... I can't wait to see him kick tooshie at nationals... forget Weir keeping his title... Timmy's back! ha ha!

and I was so ready to strangle Dick Button... he flips out and gets all puffed up and bitchy about Sasha screwing up and before than Eman that it's not good for them to fall and pop jumps and blah blah blah they're elite skaters at this level silly mistakes are bad blah blah blah then MK falls on her footwork section and he makes stupid excuses and says it was the best program he ever saw. Other than the footwork all she did was skate from element to element... the most boring Chris Dean program in history ladies and gentlemen... but since Dick says it's the best then it must be so. *yes, master, yes...*

I'm still not impressed with Brian, or Eman, or Sasha, or really anyone... it was just boring LOL if Nationals is going to be like that then eeps! LOL I'm sure it won't be though...

hey, at least the skating season has started, right?

Kimmie was cool though... I was impressed...

anywho there's my rant... obviously I didn't go to church this morning... I know, I should have, but I just don't feel safe walking to the bus right now in teh mornings... and I don't feel like God wants me at my g'parents' church so I will be going to ABT's sunday evening service... it looks to be good... and then I might look into going to ABT (Anchorage Baptist Temple) or Grandview Baptist... I really feel God wants me to be in more familiar settings. I really like the "youthfulness" or the "hipness" of Change Point... but I just don't feel like that's where God wants me. My g'parents will be so bummed... but who knows maybe I am the one that doesn't want to go there and God wants me there and I'm reading Him wrong! LOL


Yesterday was a lot of fun. FBCK's youth group(ie dad and the youth group!) came up for a day of shopping... so I got to hang with Kassy and Josh and dad and it was so great!!! Elias was his typically odd self, Jeremiah got yelled at by some random lady who he pissed off (what's new? ha ha!) and Kassy and Josh flirted (again, what's new?) it was so much fun... and dad spoiled me!!! it's been a while since he has... he got me a BRAND NEW CAMERA!! It's a Rebel XSN... not the Rebel EOS that I badly want, but this is just is good... just not digital... and then he got me a new coat which I desperately needed... I felt special... Pastor Dean came with the group too... I miss him ha ha! that's when I really felt like I was in the wrong church, it just hit me and Dean didn't even ask me about church or anything... he just looked at me and I felt God saying "you need a church HOME" and HOME means somewhere that I can get to know people, be comfortable, and get to work... I don't feel anything like that at ChangePoint, and I don't think it's there fault... I think God's making it harder for me to feel at home there so that I will find the place He wants me in... we'll see! keep me in your prayers for that


I also have more websites to work on now so I'm very busy when not doing school stuff! which I need to go do some more... so see ya!

OH! and KCHS' football team made State... so did SoHi (BLECH) so I am going to be catching that game!

Well... after a crappy morning of horrible news concerning My Hottie I surfed the net all day looking at very hot pics of my Hottie... I got dressed(in a skirt too!) for Alisha Cissel & Shane Soares' wedding. It was so great... they are so fun. She was all bubbly and giggly and hyper and he was crying ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT was so great.

I actually stayed for a while at the reception. I hate big groups in small areas but I felt I could stick it out for a while, and I'm glad I did. I now do not feel bad about my dancing skills, they couldn't dance too well either! LOL Duane also tried to break dance, needless to say it was pathetic.

A very good friend of mine is engaged (to a guy 10 years older than her! YIPES! LOL) and I was very bummed that she would be getting married while I was away on my trip in November... HOWEVER I think I can swing it... and if that's the case I will be taking her pics(ok so I'll be the second photographer but that's ok with me. They're using Tasha Grossl whom I love to death so that's fine. I enjoy working with her!). So hopefully I will be at least able to attend. :) I have yet to meet the groom though! LOL He's very sick so please pray for him. His name is Nate. :)

Duane got into huge trouble again today. Kid can't go one week without doing something majorly stupid. He slit the seats of our neighbor's truck. Needless to say this weekend is going to be another majorly crappy one as dad is getting more and more frustrated with the situation because as far as mom and Duane are concerned it's never his fault. UGH.

anyway, there's a real update that isn't about a celebrity! LOL

Oh and Erin is getting really excited about Portland... both the road trip and then Nationals in Jan(my bday bash as it's being referred to as). It's funny, but I think she's more excited to meet Dawn and Heather than she is that I'll be down to visit! LOL

What do you get in a Dodge Grand Sport Caravan when you have 3 jr. highers, one senior high, one college student, and one adult? You get my trip to see Avalon in concert! LOL

The trip up started out really well. Josh, Jessica, and Elias sat in the way back and refused to let Jessica listen to the music she wanted to. Josh catterwalled Elvis for THREE HOURS STRAIGHT. I'm an Elvis fan, but lets just say Josh needs to look else where to find his talent! LOL

The concert was great. I'd never seen them in concert before and while it was shorter than the last couple of concerts, it was still well worth it. Greg and Jody are sooooooo funny. They just bickered back and forth the entire night. Greg and his wife (also a member of the group) had a baby 5 weeks prior to the show so she stayed home and they brought in a replacement. She was just as good adn blended well. IT was so much fun! :) And let me come out to say GREG LONG IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE! LOL I bought 2 CDs : "The Best of Avalon" (by the time I got to the table The Creed was gone *sigh*) and Jody McBreyer's "This is Who I Am" CD. Love both.

Josh, Kassy, Jessica, and Nickey all went on stage and got the group's water bottles and Josh got their "order of music" really cool! They then got them autographed. I left my camera in teh car thinking there'd be time to get it at intermission, but they didn't have one :(

anyway that's my avalon story... we got home at midnight so I have no clue what I'm doing up but whatever...

Ready for an entry that doesn't have everything to do with Mr. Summer? Ok here it is(I hope)

Sunday was a mix of emotions. I woke up in this awesome mood and I was fine until some bad news came my way(I posted about it all week so far won't go into it here). Then it was all I could do to keep from just uncontrollably sobbing. I'm not a very tearful person, I normally just ball it up inside and rarely do I even feel like crying but I did then. and I would have had I not been in the sound booth. All I wanted to do was find a quiet corner and pray... so for the whole sermon I prayed.

Then after that I ate a little at home while getting the backyard ready for teh youth. That was a blast... it was Volleyball, Badmitton, and Trackball... and beef dogs... and junk food, and soda... and we got to know the newbies in the group. 17 people in all showed up... the youth group is finally growing again. All the adults involved with teh group are bouncing and excited... it's great to see. Hopefully it continues. It was a blast I had such a great time. With Elias abusing his body for the team and me totally screwing up every time I turned around (you could tell I hadn't played the dang sport since Jr. High) it was too much fun. I got some great pics... and I'll upload them one of these days.

Tonight Luke's graduation party will happen. Hopefully I don't bum anyone out there... I worked long and hard on that slideshow so hopefully it works... I was up till 12:30 am Wednesday morning working on teh stupid thing... but Josh Groban was the music the photos went with so that was good! :)

I really need a job... like majorly... I'm so bored


but hey I made my "Best of AI3 CD" last night it's only a little over an hour long... last years is on two CDs... *sigh*

Erin was over here till 11:30pm we watched Miracle... dad cried... but Erin and I were so goofy that we didn't cry this time LOL Erin is so cool... she's "downsizing" her video collection... going all DVD so she gave me her first 3 seasons of FRIENDS since they were on tape! I love her. My favorite episode, I have forever now. "The One Where No One Is Ready" absolutely LOVE IT! "Hey, I'm Chandler... could I BE wearing anymore clothes???" LOL Good times!

Tomorrow we're going to see Shrek 2. I guess that it's more of adult humor than kids humor this time around... kind of a bummer, but I'm being sent by my parents to give them my "Simon, Paula, and Randy" opinions (I have multiple personalities I guess LOL) Dad likes Randy, mom likes Paula, and I like Simon LOL so I guess that's why... whenever dad is practicing his solo(s) for church he always makes me play all three AI judges... yeah and everyone says *I'M* obsessed with that show! LOL Dad was pouting this morning listening to my CD of AI3... "LaToya shouldn't be gone" LOL *rolleyes* He's got the same funk I had last year after Clay lost ;)

Hey did you know that George Huff's middle name is Clayton? Pretty nifty, eh?

Then on Saturday Erin and I are taking Duane to the carnival... if we don't kill him first... he wants to go to the opening... but we don't have time today to go... so he's going on 24 hours of pouting... the only time he doesn't is when dad is in the room because dad says if he doesn't have a good attitude about it he won't get to go PERIOD... *sigh*


Memorial Day Weekend Erin and I might go to Homer and Seward... just for day trips... should be fun... but the roads will be congested with tourists and fishermen... oh well... Photo ops! :)

Anywho... I'm gonna go... I'm so bored... maybe I'll watch some Friends ;)

Erin and I had so much fun this weekend being bums, we should do that more often! I can't believe in a little over 3 months she's going to be gone! :( I'm gonna miss the bum! LOL

oh well 3 months, 3 weeks, 2 days... PORTLAND BABY!


in other not so cool news I think Joey is avoiding me online... and if he's reading this he should email me and tell me if I'm right or wrong about that feeling!

anywho I gotta get back to the huge report that I had three weeks to write and is due tomorrow morning! PROCRASTINATORS UNITE!

And once again I am feeling depressed in the fact that I am going NO WHERE for school this year...

I got another email from Aaron...

Hey!
How are you? I am doing all right. IT is warm here, but not real hot yet. I have been having fun. I turned my resume in to The Cabaret (a dinner theatre place), so I am waiting to hear from them. Have you heard from Mrs. DeVolld? No, I didn't make it in to see her before I left. I know I know she is going to hate me now, but I never had time. *snip* Right after I got down here we went to California. IT was so much fun. Well, I don't have much to write right now. I will write more next time.
Love Ya
Your Friend
Aaron

ok so it's a boring email... but I WANT TO HAVE ADVENTURES! I'm bored out of my mind... HELP!

anyway, I better email him back even though I just got it... I'm so bad about not replying if I don't reply right away... *sigh*

Well... it was inevitable. I had to start on the slideshow sometime. *sigh* I hate that I have to say goodbye to the Hantz's... and for once, I HATE doing a slideshow. I DON'T WANT THEM TO MOVE! David and Tyler are like brothers to me, and John was a great friend. I mean, yes God needs them to move to Michagin for some strange reason, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. Their last Sunday is April 4, but this Sunday is the day we celebrate their being with us. I have been the church's photographer the entire time they've been here... and just going through all of the photos and watching Tyler, David, and John all grow up makes me wish we could all go back and relive the last... 6-7 years.

This just sucks, I've been putting it off, and now I really have to work on it, but I just don't want to. Is that a bad thing? *sigh*


and since they don't ever read this... my junior and senior year of high school I had a major crush on Dave... and it's 2 years younger than I am! LOL just all the fun times, it's not fair that they have to go. So many people are leaving... it feels like I'm being left behind... oh well... maybe I can get a flight to MI sometime and visit them.

Hey!
It is about 1 am on teh 10 and I can't sleep. Too excited! I leave in liek 6 1/2 hours. Did you write to Mrs. DeVolld yet? I am sorry we don't get to say goodbye. I just finished packing about 20 minutes ago. Well, just wanted to drop you a quick note to say see ya later. I will miss you! We have to stay in touch!
Love Ya
Your Friend
Aaron


Why am I feeling so overly bummed about him leaving? I should be so sxcited for him, he's going to be down there studying acting as well as being closer to his "agent"... so I mean... UGH it's just weird.

Dad was joking around that I have a crush on Aaron, and I honestly believe that I don't. It's just, I don't know... I feel very alone with each friend that leaves but I just can't afford to leave the state for school. (In fact we can't really afford me going to school at all!) So I guess I am jealous of those that are going off and starting a new chapter of their life... *sigh* I'm so depressed now LOL

anywho, I'm still in my pjs... so I better go and get dressed for the day...