Such a successful trip and it has only just begun! I have seen a blimp, the actress that plays ginny, lots of good accents, and so very many good rides!

Just a few things to make you happy...

This post really has no actual meaning or purpose. It is solely to give you a little boost of your happy-o-meter! Enjoy.

Don't you just love the times when you don't feel like you need a break? The times when 4 hours of range can be fun when you are in a car full of new friends. The times when Shauna Kay singles you out to compliment you on your driving because you are exquisite at doing serpentine backwards. The times when you feel that you could just go up to someone and give them a gigantic hug because you are so proud of them or because everything they do makes you smile. The times when you don't hit a single cone. Those times are good times.

These times are good times.

As 2010 comes to a close, I've looked back at how much I have changed this year. This year I have appreciated more things. This year I have come to realize that non-family members that live in your house can be very annoying, but you just have to live with it because many people in the real world will bother you. I have learned how important friends are and that construction workers lie when they give a completion date. I have come to love Harry Potter and learned how to cast spells as Voldemort. I have loved this year and I hope that it will only get better from here.

Have a good day.

Make new friends and keep the old.

Love,

an addict of happy feelings

P.S.- If you find yourself wondering "Where is that lovely little Ally" within the next few days, just remember that I am safe and happy in Disneyland while you are probably doing school work. Also, I like you a lot.

Embarrassed.

Don't you ever think about a situation that didn't turn out as planned? That's what I have been doing for the past hour or so.

So many of these awkward or humiliating experiences happen all the time to me. I am not very fond of it.

I just keep thinking "What if I had not been wearing little boys' sweats?" or "What if I had actually been wearing make-up?". It's driving me nuts, but I don't want it to. I don't always feel that I need to look good. In fact, this was a rare case of wanting to impress someone, but it was also a case of Mother Nature attacking me, which results in undesired occurrences. I keep tossing that visit over in my head and thinking of ways that I could have improved it. Maybe if I wasn't just standing there looking stupid and short, it would have turned out better. Maybe if I had had a warning, it would have turned out better.

Oh, well. The past is the past and there's no going back.

Now I am laughing super  hard because I am thinking of all of the awkward 'what if's that I've thought. The winner would take too much explaining and it would just be too awkward. ... But aren't those the best ones?

Make good situations better.

Love,

Hoping to defy Mother Nature

Eet

You spend half of your life trying to fall behind

You're using your headphones to drown out your mind

It was so easy and the words so sweet

You can't remember, you try to move your feet

Eet, eet, eet

Eet, eet, eet

Someone's deciding whether or not to steal

He opens a window just to feel the chill

He hears that outside, a small boy just started to cry

'Cause it's his turn, but his brother won't let him try.

-Eet by Regina Spektor

I'm in the mood for a breakdown
A slowing down of all the things in my mind
That keep on trying to figure out how to pin you down

In desperate need of a shakedown
A blowing down of all the ways that I try
To talk you into a corner until you look like me

-A song that I've never heard, but wanted to put on here for fun

(Symphony by Chris Taylor)

Those were just some random excerpts from songs that are pleasing to the ears.

I now think that I've found my theme song. It is called "Requiem For a Dream" and it is on the Lord of the Rings soundtrack. It is so intense and I am loving it! I am listening to it as I type a 100 question test for Drivers ed. homework. It makes me feel like I am writing this test to save the world.

Well, I'd better get back to my important Drivers Handbook studying and highlighting!

Don't run with a sucker in your mouth.

Love,

She-who-must-not-be-named

Lounge

Isn't it a funny word? Lounge. It sounds like vomit, but I do enjoy doing it very much!

Today was definitely a lounging day. Maybe I watched three movies and had pie night... watching movies automatically makes it a lounging day. More than one movie=lazy and 'lounging' is just another way of saying lazy. I watched Star Trek and The Mothman Prophecies with Michael and my dad then went to pie night. After good times of pie smoothies and dancing to records being played on a giant machine, I watched A Lot Like Love with Megan and Alyssa (plus all of the bonus features). Here are my favorite things about each movie:

• Star Trek- "It's like trying to hit a bullet with a smaller bullet while blindfolded and on a horse" (I also like the fact that Nero is played by the same guy that played the time traveler in The Time Traveler's Wife)
• Mothman Prophecies- (it's a creepy show about people that are warned of future disasters by some strange spirit thingy) My dad told a worker at Chick-Fil-A to go up to Michael and tell her to 'watch out for the Mothman'. She did it. It was hilarious and Michael was freaking out. 
• A Lot Like Love- Well, I enjoyed the whole thing! I have seen that movie so many times with Megan, I think it's memorized. I do like the bloopers and the soundtrack a super lot, though!

Can you tell that I like to write lists? I am pretty sure that most of my blog posts consist of bullet-point lists or things that could be shown in bullet-point form. Lists are just so easy and useful! I also like to think that it makes it easier for you to read. I like to read things in list formation because it is less formal and it gives you less area to mess up.

For tomorrow, I have another movie to see (this time in the theater), a book club meeting, a play date, and a date with some frog eye salad! Aren't all of those so fun? I have great expectations for tomorrow. Nothing can beat a Harry Potter book club!

Live long and prosper,

A Dreamer

P.S.- Did you know that I have a house in London? (hehe, Al(ly)i)

Alrighty...

Did you know that I wear lipstick/lip gloss because I am missing a bit of color pigment on my bottom lip? It looks like I have two top lips without it! It's super strange... Just thought I'd let you know...

Also, every time that I eat Razzleberry pie, I eat it with ice cream and I mush it all together to make a pie smoothie! It only works with Marie Calendar's and it tastes super super good.

One more thing... I have two freckles on my right foot. One on my pinky toe and one on my ring toe. They make my feet super cute!

Alyssa is over here watching a movie with Megan. I love them. Alyssa is basically my sister and I sprawled on her lap today for about an hour just talking during pie night. She's an angel baby.

I had a lovely Thanksgiving, and two pie nights! I've loved this week. Well, except for the creepy stalker that I mentioned earlier... He gave my number to his friends now...

I love you all,
Ally Gator

P.S. There is a mustache made of real hair sitting beside me on this desk and I really want to go find the glue so that I can wear it around... I like mustaches...


Like this one:

Creepy

So... Once upon a time, I lied to a boy at my friend's party. He asked for my cell phone number and I said that I don't have one because I obviously am not one to give out my number. He was nice, short, and spoke Spanish. He asked me to dance at that party. Well, I had completely forgotten about this boy until this morning when I received a series of strange texts from him. He called me cute several times and has now asked for me to send a picture of myself to him. No way, Jose! I am a little freaked out, and partially angry towards Devin for giving him my phone number...

Hello, stalker.



-creeped out

I would like to add one snippet...

Our family pictures are here!

I'm thankful for my family. Aren't we so cute?

Dear Santa

Today was quite a good one! Here's how it went down:

• I slept in (but not too late)
• I got ready and took a nice long shower
• I took a nap
• I ate a pomegranate the size of my head with Eliza
• Michael made mocha almond fudge milkshakes for me, Eliza, and Ben
• Ben wore murderer gloves and a sweet box satchel
• Ali brought by the most amazing package this world has ever seen
• I organized under the stairs
• I had a clean room
• I played with Rachel for the first time in a long time
• I made spin art
• the uncles played Halo with my dad and did their evil laughs
• my hair flipped without me doing anything to it
• Michael made such good steak
• Alyssa and Evan came over
• I saw Jane
• I wrote a letter to Santa with Ben, Dani, and Rachel (complete with drawings of elves and snowflakes)
• I accidentally said "I like pee" when I meant to say "I like pecans"
• I found the footage of me and Eliza raccoon hunting
• I truly screamed when Ben scared me
• I ate sushi (and made my friends try it for the first time!)
• we sent our letters to Santa via the fireplace
• I looked through my parent's wedding photos and my baby album
• I found our Harry Potter wand that really makes the noise of magic
• I wore man deodorant
• and I learned how to properly cast a spell as Voldemort

Exciting, eh?

I am pretty sure that tomorrow doesn't even have a chance to compare! Wait... tomorrow's Thanksgiving! I lied. I love Thanksgiving food!


Have a good Thanksgiving and write a letter to Santa.

-Ally Cat

where's the storm?

Alright, weatherman. I am very disappointed in you. You got my hopes up for some grand heaping of snow. It is only icy wind. I do enjoy your forecasts, but I would really like it if you would be more specific as to the area that the storm will come. People spent all day shopping for emergency supplies for this night-expecting to be quarantined for a while. Macy's sales increased by 60% today from emergency essentials. Guess how much snow is down here? Not even enough to cover the grass. And it's not even snow... it is ice.

So, I've just had to curl up with a pomegranate and People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive (who is Ryan Reynolds by the way- though I already knew that) and watch a documentary about charter schools in New York and Glee. I'm definitely not complaining, I just think that this day would've worth something if it had actually snowed. Now it's just cold. What happened to the 8 inches?

I'll be making an iceman tomorrow. I am determined.

-Nosylla M Zednelem

happy

I am happy with my life right now.

I get to bunker down and prepare for a probably exaggerated blizzard and drink hot chocolate. That equals goodness. I kind of wish that my friends weren't going out of town, though. I would like partners in crime for the mischief that will probably be going on this break. (See? Rebel.)

I hope that you all don't think that I have become anti-social. Yes, I hardly ever play anymore but that is only because you are always playing. You should take me with you on your adventures. Also, I haven't felt the need to find people at lunch- I do physics. Yeah, I know. It sounds super nerdy, but I am wanting to be more involved in my studies. It's not that I don't want to see my friends- I REALLY REALLY DO! I just feel that once I bring my grades back up, I would like someone to find me at lunch. Are you picking up what I'm laying down? I would like to be closer to all of you and I would like it if someone just came up to me to talk. Don't just pace back and forth in front of me waiting for me to start up a conversation. I don't really like starting conversations. It puts too much pressure on you to keep it going and avoid awkwardness. Well, world...

I like awkwardness.

I find it cute.

For the first term, I was playing ever day with friends. I would like that to come back. I really do want to go to DI with a group of goodies and put clothes on snowmen. Let's do it, eh?

Also, why don't I ever see any of you anymore? Where could you have gone? I don't like it.

A special shout out today goes to Blake.
Why do we always have the deepest conversations when it is just us on the bus? I've enjoyed our bonding. And I hope that you have fun in California (while we suffer in a storm)! You're a good person and you are genuine. Thanks for the fun... Mum.

-the speck.
(Horton Hears a Who)

P.S.

Now I have 1,044 views.

Sorry that I missed the exact 1,000.

Arry Pota

LOVE.

Is it even possible to make that good of a movie? I thought it was not... until I saw this one!

I do not want it to be over in a mere six months. I am dreading the final credits of the second half. The thing about Harry Potter is that it is not just a book or just a movie. It is what we all wish was real. I mean, I do at least. (without he-who-must-not-be-named and wicked people like Professor Umbridge) That movie was simply fantastic. I am going to see it at least five more times when it comes into the dollar theater with Eliza and all Harry Potter lovers. Deary me. It was indescribably wondrous!

I will now say "Don't be daft" on a regular basis.

Also, Doby is wonderful.

And the ending was such a cliffhanger.

And I loved "Don't look at me Bill! I'm hideous!"

I just loved the whole thing.

-Voldey

two malls and crazy nights

I woke up to a swollen eye, a black outfit, and messed up covers this morning. Before bed, my covers were nice, I didn't have any black outfits out, and my eyes were happy. It was a weird time.

I've decided what my goal is for my hair. Katherine Heigl's hair in the movie Killers! I am super excited. Sure, it won't look as good on me because I don't have professional hair dressers and I don't have the face of Katherine Heigl, but I love curly hair so so much! Welcome back, curlers! (well, in a few months)

This weekend has been absolutamundo fantasbulundous! (Yes, I made that up right this minute) On Friday, we went to the opening of the remodeled Riverwoods. It was fabulous! I now love Blickenstaff's and I stole a sorcerer's stone from a hand fire! We went with Eliza, which tripled the fun and I tried Blue Lemon for the first time! It was definitely a good Friday.

On Saturday we went to watch Peter Brienholt's performance at Gateway. I. Love. Peter. Brienholt. If you haven't heard of this wonderful friend of ours, go listen. He is so grand. And let's be serious, anyone that plays the acoustic guitar and sings with a beautiful voice with a man playing a BOX for the percussion is cool.

On the drive home from Gateway, there was major snowage. We passed a dozen cars that were either facing the wrong way or had just spun out ON THE FREEWAY. Facing the wrong way on the freeway is super scary. We went 35 all the way home.

Go have a nice two days of school and don't procrastinate your DBQ's. It's not fun.

Also, find an unlikely treasure. Mine is the sorcerer's stone. I will show it to you.

-Me

Driver's Education

Best quote of the day?

"Square dancing is just friendship put to music"

Today was a really good day. Today, I wrote your name in the dust at the barn. Today I understood Monopoly. Today I won Monopoly. Today, I became better friends with people. And, today I had fun in drawing.

I loved today.

The song "Love Today" by Mika was on the radio this morning on the way to school, which made it a supra good day! I had never heard Mika on the radio before that.

Now for the ball of hate, because there is a major ball this week. Driver's ed.

I am taking driver's ed right now. I hate it.

There is so much homework for that class, which is ridiculous (but it's very good, because we need responsible drivers on the road). Every week we have an 8+ page packet to complete and this week we have a test to write and a whole driver's handbook to read... Yay.

Yesterday we watched a horrible video in that class. I hated it more than I though that I could ever hate a video. I am scarred for life, and I hate that. It was called "Red Asphalt". The name basically describes itself. The bodies in the film were not dummies. They were not reenactments or animation. It showed actual footage of car crashes; brains and all. All of the crashes were fatal, and it showed everything. I cannot even describe the horror. I will not go into detail here, because I don't like things that are gory. I just keep seeing the same picture of a little boy that was killed in a collision over and over. I don't think that the image of that little boy who must have been about seven will ever leave me. I would really like it to leave.

Driving is serious, people.
Don't goof around.
Be responsible.

I love you and want you to be safe when you drive.

-A to the double L Y

pretending to do homework

Okay, three posts in a day. I must be kidding. Well, I'm not. It's been a slow day and I've had a ton of homework, so maybe I am pretending to be revising my Spanish essay... I really have given up on this week, so I don't care much for being productive at the moment.

The last post was rather depressing, so let me clarify. I do not have some dysfunctional family and I am not a dark person. I just need a break. Thanksgiving break is coming up, so I'm fine.

I had my first major migraine today. I hate it. Also, my lung pains came back. Hm. Not too good.

I would like to talk about Harry Potter. Many of you think that I am not a Harry Potter fan, because I have not read all of the books. This is false. I still love Harry Potter and could have a conversation with you about the movie that will be coming out tomorrow, even though I didn't read it for myself. Yes, I cheated. I have promised that they will all be fully read by the time that the second part comes out. I may not be seeing the midnight premiere, but that is only because I was not allowed to on a school night. I will be seeing it this weekend, so don't think that I am not excited out of my brain! Tomorrow we have to dress as missionaries for Seminary, so I will be a Harry Potter missionary. I am really excited. I don't think that missionaries are allowed to have a wizard's name painted on their nails, though... Whoops! This missionary does!

I have one other thank you to go out to two people that were kind enough to wave hello to me during Spanish today. That is a rare occasion, and I appreciated it a lot! Thank you, Emily. You are grand. I love you and I am fully planning on our tie dye party to still happen. When? Soon. Also, thank you, Jacob. You're on my list of people that I would like to be best friends with, and I guess that we've talked enough times about D.I. now that you waved hi to me on your way to the swim meet. That made me super happy! You're a kind and good person.

Does anyone want to have a snowboarding lesson with me at the Canyons on December 11? I was invited to have a snowboarding lesson with Sean Busby and learn about how to deal with diabetes with the altitude and temperature. I would really like to go, I just don't have the guts to go to an unfamiliar ski resort alone. I get lost easily and I have never been snowboarding before.

Wear sweats and wave at people while they are sitting in class... even though they may get in trouble.

- Amy Melinda
(Yes, I was called that)

Earth.

Look at this world. It is so complex and beautiful. It is impossible for this to all be an accident. God's work is beautiful, isn't it?

Look at your world. Do you appreciate it? I sure hope you do, because the beautiful things that you see may not be seen again.

Go out and take a nice picture. (then post it on your blog, obviously)

Love.

(^ that is a ball of love that I just threw at you)

-an adventurer

drowning in homework

Today on the bus, Blake said that he was proud of his mom and that he loves his parents. Okay, let's think about this for a minute! A sophmore boy said that. Sophmores are supposed to be selfish, stinky, immature boys in my perspective, but this proved me wrong. That was a good, deep bus ride.

Tell someone how much you appreciate it. Don't assume they know.

I have been working my butt off with all of this stupid homework today. It is 10:30, and I still have 4 pages of Driver's ed., one page of math, and all of my Spanish homework. I just finished my bienvenidos for tomorrow. PLUS, I had to work today AND go to a fireside. The fireside rocked, but going to work at 8:30 when you could be watching Glee (scratch that. I  have too much homework) stinks. Bleh. I am drowning. I will probably be up until 2.

Sleep well and be thankful for your sleep. Others may not get that much sleep.

Also, go have an awkward conversation with an old man. That's what I did. I was working while talking though, because you have to multitask on days like this one.

-A.M.M.

P.S. I did wear boxers today over leggings... I loved it. Is there anything better than 17 cent boxers? No.

Friends

Hello, friends.
I love you.

I have good friends. I seriously could not ask for friends better than the ones that I currently have. You don't judge, you do kind things, you go on adventures, and you don't look at me like a freak when a tear slips out. Thanks. I like the adventures that we go on and I miss a lot of you. Party? I hope so. I like you too much to go any longer without playing with you.

I am thankful for my friends

P.S. Don't judge me when I wear boxers to school tomorrow. They are so comfy.

you look nice today

If you haven't heard one of the new additions to the "Musicus" area on this blog, go listen to "The Dog Days Are Over". It is so good! I just had a little kitchen dance party...

I like it when someone tells me that I have something between my teeth (not the teeth part, but the telling). It is rude to ignore it. I also appreciate when people are genuine. When someone looks you in the eye and says that you look beautiful, ravishing, cute, or nice it says a lot. When someone actually acknowledges the fact that you decided to put on actual clothes instead of sweats, it means so much. Thank you for noticing. You're an angel baby.


Tell someone that they look ravishing.


Things I liked about today:

• I had another fun bus ride with Savanna, Blake, and Ben. I love the bus because of these people.
• I had a regular day until the Midol kicked in. I am still hyped up on the caffeine.
• I woke up late, but still took too long of a shower.
• My shirt is probably the softest item of clothing on this planet
• I further strengthened my friendship with Shaylie and Carly
• I sat by nice smelling people at all times today
• I wasn't cold
• I wrote two notes
• I RECEIVED A NOTE!
• I came home to cuddle up on the couch with a pomegranate

It's been a good one. And it's only 5. That means that there is room for more fun!

Seriously. Tell someone that they look good. I will do the same.

The week has just begun! Make it a good one!

rebels and Matt's farewell

"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."

-Katharine Hepburn

I think that's why I like her so much.

I am new to the rebellious thing. Last year, I never would have stuck my thumb in the wet cement in front of the school, j-walked, talked to the boys that I don't know that are super good looking, worn fish-nets, thrown something in class, made new friends, or asked a boy to dance just because I wanted to dance with them. Now, all of these things have been done. Some more than once. Actually, most more than once.

I wouldn't consider myself a real rebel at all. Real rebels get suspended, punch people, and swear. I am far from these things. I have only been 'in trouble' at school three times. One was because a teacher thought that my pump was a phone, one because I got my head stuck under the teacher's desk while trying to retrieve my pencil, and one (as mentioned before) was from tossing an aluminum foil ball to Jake. The closest I have been to punching a person would be punching a package of meat because it looked fun and I don't even know many swear words except for the ones that I hear at school. I am only more rebellious than I previously was. I don't stress about school as much as I did last year and I am not afraid to go outside of the lines. This is an excellent improvement, if you ask me! It's definitely a big change from eighth grade. That seems like a long time ago, though it has only been two years. In eighth grade, I didn't really have friends at my house except for my birthday party. Sure I played, but on rare occasions and it was never at my house. That was when I was too shy to ask someone to come over. And that was when I was slow to trust anyone. Good thing that's not applicable anymore! I have friends over constantly (especially if your name is Eliza and you live at my house) and I actually talk!

That was not the direction I was hoping for with this post, but I like it. Change. Change is good.

This weekend has been so good. I planned to play with friends, but it didn't happen. I played with my college friends, though and I love them so much! On Friday, I went to Communal with Megan, Valeria, and the rest of my family. I love Communal so much. It is probably my favorite restaurant. It is also involved in my perfect date. We ate some good stuff (as always) and had a lot of fun! After Communal, Liza and I delivered a special package to the other Al(ly)i that we had been working on for 1 1/2 weeks! It was good fun and we almost died. Saturday I raked leaves, went to Red Balloon, went to Hermana Taylor's home in Salt Lake (we missed her by a half hour), played with college friends, and watched Charlie St. Cloud. I will never get sick of that movie. I will also never get sick of the college friends. It probably could have been improved if a certain person (Spencer) didn't plan things so far in advance. I had some good bonding with the Taylor twins that night too. I love them. Today was Sunday. Sunday was Matt's farewell. Elder Porter will be entering the MTC on Wednesday. I will miss him and his close calls with Eliza and I so much! He is such a nice person. He is going to Toronto, Canada and he will be a great missionary. 

Remind me to talk about Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Ask me questions. I like to have good stories.

- Allyson M

The M is for Mermaid

P.s.- Don't go to school tomorrow. Let's go on strike. Or just pause the universe.

tea and attractive sailors

Do you know that feeling when you just want to have a good night? That is how I currently feel. I want to watch a cute chick-flick, eat pomegranates and grapefruit, and wear cozy socks. It would be nice to throw in some mocha ice cream and Kleenex too.

I don't feel like this often, so I really want this plan to happen. It won't though because I am pretty sure that someone is having a huge Harry Potter marathon that all of my friends are attending. It will probably just end up being me and Skeetch doing these things. I'm fine with that too because he is my best friend! Well, I have human best friends too, but Skeetch is special. And Skeetch likes to watch movies. This will be good.

Today I purchased 'Charlie St. Cloud'. I am very excited to see it again, because I love it so so SO much! Let's talk about Zac Efron for a minute here... Troy Bolton = vomit. Charlie St. Cloud on the other hand, is so good looking! Seriously. Have you seen it? He's good. Plus, he sails. That is some good news! If you know me at all, you know that I am definitely not the boy crazy type. I am a sucker for romantic men in movies, however! I'm rather disappointed that cute love stories don't happen too often anymore. I feel like people used to be more romantic and elegant. Now, people are just too casual. I don't like it when people are too casual. Please don't text to ask someone on a date. That's the worst.

Yes, he's  manly.



Wow! Really off of the topic here! I like how I go off on tangents when I am typing! I didn't even know that it was possible. Actually, was there ever a topic? I don't think there was.

Don't worry- I am drinking a hot cup of tea right now. It contains hibiscus, rose-hip peels, apple bits, pineapple bits, coconut, lemon, and organic blue agave. It is surprisingly refreshing! I feel so distinguished with this hot tea in my hands. Oh, and it was so exciting when the kettle started to whistle!

Have a good Saturday night.

Drink tea and don't be too casual with love.

I love you.
(not in a casual way. I seriously love everyone that reads this blog.)

-Ally Mermaid

truthfully not worth reading

Super fun day with my mom, very chill night with Eliza. Could it get any better? I vote no.

I am seriously too tired to write about anything more. Perhaps I will have good stories for you tomorrow.

Goodnight, world. Have a good weekend. Most of you deserve one.

Ricky

Today was one of my best.

Sure, we lost the football game (when we could have won) and yes, I went out of the circle and almost had a heart attack at range today, but the parts that were good were actually incredible.

Ali Ball. She made my day. The #1 best thing of my day was the Rick Springfield record and note that Ali gave me. That note may have seemed like a silly little thing to any muggle, but to me, it turned my day around! Thank you for reading my thoughts, Ali. Thank you for calling them genuine. It really means a lot and I love that you can see that I write in a very non-poser form. Thank you for being my friend. I am proud to have the same name as you.

Eliza McGuill. (I know that that is not how you spell your name obviously. It's just the way that you purposely entered it into my phone, so I like it.) You made my day as well. Your note was probably the funniest thing that I have ever read in my entire life! I would very much like to have been able to join you on your adventurous band bus. The funniest part was probably the part about the old lady that was going to die driving beside you. I can picture you writing that note, and I am literally laughing SO hard right now because of that image! You're great. You understand me. I am happy that I invited you to that out of school party in eighth grade. I remembered how that came about and I am pretty sure that it was Megan telling me to so that I would be friends with her friend's little sister. That's funny! Thank you for coming to that party. Without that party, I would still be just another weirdo, but together... we are a pair of weirdos and that dominates over all muggles!

I am happy to call these two wonderful ladies my friends of the package club!

The rest of my day was pretty average (well, except for the whole no-school-because-of-the-football-game thing).

There was only one really bad thing today. It's not even the fact that we lost the game. Today at range, the first driver was 100% awesome! The second driver however was terrifying. I was so scared. He kept slamming the breaks and making rude comments. Then, when it was my turn to drive, he yelled "help me" out of the window before I had even begun. He then tried to mess me up by asking me to turn off the radio, jumping out of my car at random moments, and telling me that Schoonover said to go when he hadn't. This last one really struck the wrong nerve with me. He said that he was kidding afterwards, which absolutely made nothing better. He tried to mess me up. I really don't like it when others mess people up to make themselves look better. I hated that ride, but I know that I will come to love it when I am with kind, understanding people that will help me in my first ride with the gears in the center of a little car that is very close to the ground. I like the Suburban better. I wish that I had just signed up for the 5-7 class. That class looked especially good (except for the fact that Michelle Mower was in the 3-5).

"As long as there is evil in this world, there will be good as well." -MegaMind

Lose your voice, listen to Susan Boyle and watch Psych. It will make your life better.

i love you all and wish you a good night.

P.S. My voice is so gone from yelling at the game today. I love it!

Diabetes

There are way too many people that make assumptions about diabetes. Let's clear things up:

• It is a TERRIBLE disease
• I didn't cause it
• It doesn't mean that I am old or fat
• I am NOT ON A DIET
• There is no cure
• It is not a minor thing-this is serious, people. It will shorten my life. Many people are blind or have amputations from not taking care of themselves.
• My pump only gives me insulin (it doesn't check my blood sugar or cure me)
• When I test my blood sugar, it doesn't mean that I don't have to do a shot. Both go hand in hand and both are necessary 5-8 times a day.
• I have type 1, not type 2. Do some research. They are completely different.
• I am not restricted
• I can still swim and shower, I just unscrew the site of my pump
• My pump site is on my belly.
• Headaches = very bad. When I have a headache, make sure I test my sugar
• When I say that I am high, I am not talking about drugs.
• My diabetes will never go away
• I am really scared because of diabetes.

That's the end of my issues of the day. It was caused by people that I have known for years, yet they still cannot comprehend the fact that I am fine and really not fine at the same time. Please don't offer me fruit instead of toffee. If you do this, I will eat the toffee just to prove that I can. I love toffee.

Thank you.

I forgot to say...

• thank you for cheering me up with knock knock jokes
• thank you for smiling at me
• thank you for telling me that there is something between my teeth
• thank you for dancing with me
• thank you for not laughing
• thank you for helping me
• thank you for picking up the papers that fell out of my binder
• thank you for saying thank you to me
• thank you for participating
• thank you for not being to cool for school
• thank you for being yourself
• thank you for not making fun of those that are unique
• thank you for not calling me short
• thank you for the high five
• thank you for the seashell
• thank you for getting me out of that awkward conversation
• thank you for the game
• thank you for acknowledging my presence
• thank you for putting nice post-it notes on people's backpacks
• thank you for noticing that I wasn't smiling
• thank you for being in my class
• thank you for contributing
• thank you for popping my back
• thank you for saying "vomit-poop shoes"
• thank you for the laughs
• thank you for the hope
• thank you for the advice

it means a lot.

I noticed. Everything that you do for others is noticed, though you may not know it. Do more things for people to notice. Especially things such as the girl that put "you are beautiful" notes on the backpacks of random students. I appreciate that.

polaroid

I've been sitting here for a while now with nothing to write.

I just finished writing a comparison/ contrast essay for Honors English (ball of hate), and now I simply cannot find any more creative thoughts.

Oh! I thought of something! I will tell you all about my notes. I write about two or three extra special notes every day. I spend my first three periods writing and drawing funny things for people to give to them at lunch. Today, I wrote a note to my dear friend Eliza. I wrote 5/6 of a page in tiny (I mean REALLY tiny) words! My hand was so so sore! That one took the first two periods, then I decided to draw wilderness animals on the bottom surrounding my name. It was really good, and I am so proud of my note-writing skills!

Notes are considered so... "Jr. High", which is completely insane in my opinion. Why can't we write notes in high school? Texting is dumb and general- definitely not personal. I would much rather receive a nicely planned note than a text. I vote that texting should just be banned. Sure, I use it, but I would rather call. Calling is good when no one is awkward on the phone. You should call next time.

Also, I've set my sights on a Polaroid camera. Everything looks better when taken with a Polaroid camera. Christmas? Yes. That's on the top of my list! Plus, who owns a Polaroid camera? No one I know! This is a good one. I just got way too excited to find good pictures.

 This is my favorite blog:

taza-and-husband.blogspot.com

This is why I love it:

If that is not the cutest little family, I don't know what is!

Kingsley (the dog) is so so so cute!

They are a beautiful couple with good taste.

Their pictures are Polaroids.



love.

A few (hundred) pictures

Oh my gosh! It takes FOREVER to upload pictures onto this blog! I like all of these. This was the funnest sleepover that I have ever, EVER had! Thanks, Eliza and Crazy Grandma!