I think that if I were to make a movie, the song 'Blood' by The Middle East would be playing when two best friends who are on opposite ends of the world suddenly decide that they've loved eachother all along and they both race to get home as fast as possible. The song would probably end in an airport. So typical. But I'm lovin the song fo sho!

Who would've thought that an apology from a tampon company could be oh so funny?!

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(Also, sorry I haven't written anything on here for about 5 months...)

Commencing Eye-Roll Sequence...

I signed up for far too many difficult classes.

They're stretching me so thin, I may snap.

Oh, wait! I just did....

Whoops!

Say What?!

(That symbol right up there (?!) is called an 'interrobang')


I missed all of my classes today for "Be the Change" day.

Then I went to Ure's room where Carly and I had a dance party.

And Miss Ure ended up calling people on my phone and telling them how her fish became pregnant.

(That means she was talking to my friends on my phone and explaining how fish get pregnant. I don't think you realize how awkward this is...)

All I wanted was a fact.

And now I have some explaining to do.

And my clothes are dirty from collapsing onto her floor.

And I flailed.

And cried.

From laughing.

But "Be the Change" made me cry for real.

But it's over now and no one will ever hear about how it went from me.


Weirdest day.

Alright... I've been slacking...

And I apologize.

(Note that I didn't say 'sorry')

This year has been the greatest year thus far in my life! I'm loving the whole 'junior' thing a supra lot! I've had many adventures and many things that you just wouldn't believe if you weren't there... I can't even begin to try to catch you up on everything... So I won't! I'll just start from this weekend.

Thursday was the most Friday-like day of my life! It is hard to believe that it wasn't a Friday. During school my parents left for Vegas and my cousin Hannah came over to watch us. Talk about a party! She's my favorite little toot butt!

When I got home from school, I did homework, filmed a music video with my brother, and went to the school to watch Despicable Me for Junior week (which was incredible!).

Thursday night was so fun and I came home from the movie to find Ali and Savannah looking at my baby pictures. They're the greatest.

Friday was very long. I fell asleep after school and woke up 1 minute before I was supposed to be at work! I was a few minutes late that day... 

I got off of work at about 10, and went straight to Ali's where we partied it up with Mama Mia Sing-Alongs. After that, we drove around and caused all sorts of trouble before I went over to the Bailey's house.

Saturday was absolutely the best!

I woke up and made myself some exquisite eggs, cleaned up a bit, and headed off to the farmers' market in Provo. It was the greatest and the Arepas were delicious (as always). We left the farmers' market to go to Good Earth where we had some good times.

I came home to a brand new National Geographic magazine--which I love more than you can even believe--and I read it for a few hours before walking around in the rain.

When I decided to return to reality for an hour or so, I called up some friends to come work on a project that we are presenting in AP English tomorrow. Our meeting was short and sweet, and when it was over, Ali walked in!

Ali and I then talked for a while and called Conner over to come see Apollo 18 with us. It was so great. But so scary. And so nerf...

We were a bit nerf after the movie, so we went to Wal-Mart and Target to buy Flipped to watch at my house. It was a nice, calm, cute movie to calm the nerves.

At my house we made bacon and paninis and we had a little incident with a rock spider in my hair... Ali scared me so bad!

Flipped was watched by us after the eating and it was superb! I sure do love that movie...

Conner left  and Ali and I snuggled up in a blanket talking on my porch for an hour! My neighbors were spying through their blinds... AWKWARD!

And now it is Sunday. It is the one year anniversary of my friendship with Ali Ball. Oh, how I love her!

Do something ostrobogulous this week...

(And don't forget to study for AP US!)

I really hate Pre-Calc right about now...

And I really love procrastination right about now...

These two should not be friends.

I think it means that you like someone when you see them and have to stop to breathe again because you're pretty sure that you just had a heart attack and you think that your face is suddenly in danger of meeting the floor.

Today

I woke up, gave Skeetch a shower, got my swimsuit on, and had the greatest day!

My family and I went boating with the Parks on Utah lake! It was my first time to Utah Lake (though I've lived within miles of it for 10+ years). I skied, skurfed, and went EXTREME tubing! The tubing part resulted in a face that looks like I was in a fight!

After that, I had a massage. Basically the best thing imaginable - especially after boating!

On our way home from the massage, we picked up some Cafe Rio! Can this day get any better?! YES!

I went over to Ali's house where we laughed until we were on the verge of sobbing, saw shooting stars, and realized that sometimes boys have more drama than a whole cheer squad (all while on a trampoline!)

After that, I stopped by the Bailey's where I had my first "blondie" and made it onto the measuring wall! (I am as tall as Spencer was when he was 8...)

This day has been one of the best!

On Monday, I went over to my friend's house and played with his older sister and parents while he was asleep.

Rosi Golan

I felt in my heart that it was time
A change of scenery
To get a little lost, to feel alive
And reach beyond me

I walked into the first café in France
I'm so clichéd

When I saw him, I felt the room divide into pieces
Oh, the lights danced around us just like stars in the sky
One night in Paris with a man I barely knew
I'm lost in the moment
C'est la vie
C'est la chance
C'est l'amour

It happened all too fast
The perfect night, the perfect strangers
The way he wrapped the curl of his mustache
Around his finger

And like a little girl who's never been to Disneyland

When I saw him, I felt the room divide into pieces

Oh, the lights danced around us just like stars in the sky

One night in Paris with a man I barely knew

I'm lost in the moment

C'est la vie

C'est la chance

C'est l'amour

And when I think about him, I wish I had it all

To do again because I want to be just like Marie,

So let them eat their cake

When I saw him, I felt the room divide into pieces

Oh, the lights danced around us just like stars in the sky

One night in Paris with a man I barely knew

I'm lost in the moment

C'est la vie

C'est la chance

C'est l'amour

Poncho

This is my friend Clay being attacked by a monkey!

I  know it shouldn't be funny, but it really is hilarious!

P.S. Don't worry, he doesn't have rabies...

(Though he was treated for it and missed 1st period every day for a month to go to the hospital)

Dientes de Leche

There is this one place called Peru.

I was in that place!

In fact, I returned mere hours ago!

(though that may not still be true because it takes me ages to finish a quality post)
(Yeah... I got home on Sunday at 4... It is Monday night and I am still writing...)

There are so many good things in this place.

Also, it was my very first time off of the continent!

Do realize how exciting that is?

I like other continents called not North America.

I think I may just live on one today.

Here's how my adventure went:

Friday, June 17


We left at about 5 a.m. to go to the airport. Then we flew to Atlanta from Salt Lake and from Atlanta to Lima.

That makes it sound pretty simple, but in reality it took ALL DAY. No joke. I was up for 24 hours just doing that! We slept on the floor of the Lima airport.


Saturday, June 18


From Lima we flew to Cuzco to drop off our bags and about 40 of the 50 members of our group to go to a place called Urubamba, Peru where they would stay until Monday while we were in the jungle!

From Cuzco a few of us flew to Puerto Maldonado where a little van picked us up, made us buy all the water we would need for our time in the jungle, then took us to a river called Madre de Dios where we took a long, skinny boat to our bungalows (which took 1 hour... talk about middle of nowhere).

On the very day of our arrival, we went to Monkey Island, which is a little island across the river where monkeys which were captured as pets are set free to live in peace. On this island of monkeys, one sat on my shoulder and scared my mom worse than I've ever seen her.

That night we went hunting for caimans. They are basically little alligators. They were very cool, but for me the coolest part of that night was the stargazing. Stargazing in the middle of a huge river surrounded  by the Amazon jungle where you can see billions of stars, the Milky Way, and hundreds of constellations that you cannot even see from America. It was gorgeous.

Sunday, June 19


We woke up pretty early to eat breakfast and leave on a hike through the jungle to a place called Apu Victor Lake. We took a boat down the river, got out, and hiked about 5 kilometers to a small lake where we rowed around in a canoe (that we had to bail the whole time and Michael had to plug a hole with her gum). Then we hiked a ways further to Apu Victor Lake where we climbed onto a tower and looked out to the most beautiful view I have ever seen. From there we hiked back to our bungalows to take a nap.

The gum used to plug the hole in our boat

Apu Victor Lake

Apu Victor Lake

I must have been super out because no one could wake me up from my nap, so everyone else went to look at caimans while I slept. Lucky for me, it was uneventful. While they were out, I decided to go exploring! I went into a banana grove where I saw a Pisote and a flock of Brown Agoutis (Brown Agoutis are basically R.O.U.S.'s. If you don't know what that stands for, you're missing out!)

That night I slept in a hammock in perfect view of the stars. I wish that I could do that every night.

Monday, June 20

We woke up early to leave for Urubamba. We took our boat-then-van-then-plane-then-bus-then-walking trip to the clinic, which was held inside of the LDS church building there.

At the clinic, we did dentistry for people who needed it desperately. It is very sad when you have to extract a tooth from a child who has a bad infection on a baby tooth.

From Monday through Thursday morning I was in charge of the puppet show that taught people when and why they need to brush their teeth in Spanish. It was quite the challenge to deal with the kids. They can be rebels sometimes.

Wednesday, June 22

I bought a mask at lunchtime during clinic.

I scared people at night with Marissa, pretending to be Carlos Rancheros.

I brought Zach to his hands and knees because he was so scared.

I rock.

Thursday, June 23

I got to assist in the oral surgery room! It was so much fun in there and I was 0% grossed out by the blood, puss, and cracking of bones!

Assisting Dr. Harris in oral surgery
(He took out my wisdom teeth!)

That night we went shopping in a big market that was about an hour away. It was so good and colorful. I can't get enough of foreign markets!

Friday, June 24

We woke up early-again- to take a bus-then-train-then-bus ride to Macchu Picchu. It was the most incredible thing! There were llamas and ruins and heights and indescribable views. I loved it and would most definitely love to do it every day. (though with the altitude, you're out of breath after about 3 stairs...)

When we were finished at Macchu Picchu, we rode the bus back down the switchbacks and caught a train. The train ride was 3 1/2 hours long. During this train ride, I was extremely tired. I guess that I am funny when I am tired because I brought my whole table to tears from laughing so hard! I sat with Marissa, Zach, and Sam (talk about best group ever!) and had an absolute blast! We played an extremely intense game of Egyptian Rat Screw, laughed, cried, drew, and much more. To top off the ride, our 'flight attendants' decided to scare the living daylights out of us by wearing an evil pig/man costume and dancing through our cart. Then, to make it all even crazier, they put on  a fashion show of items made solely of baby alpaca. Does this happen on all trains? Actually, I'm sure it couldn't be real... Yet it is...

We got off the train to go night shopping and sleep on rock hard beds until 4:00 in the morning (Yep. We got up before 6:30 every day. Actually, 5:00 or earlier would probably be more accurate).

Saturday, June 25

Next, we left our hotel and got on a bus, which took us to the airport in Cuzco where we caught a flight to Lima.

We went to the temple in Lima (though they wouldn't let us in to do work) and said goodbye to the Smiths.

Next we went to Larcomar (?) where we ate at Tony Roma's, saw the beach, and rested ourselves in a supra fancy hotel before taking off at 8 to go to the airport for our 12:40 flight to Atlanta.

Sunday, June 26

Our final flight ended at 2:00 in the afternoon (remember how we left at 8:00 on Saturday?). Then our car battery was dead and it took an hour to jump it. I have never been so tired.

And to end it all, I came home to a beautifully decorated driveway! I vote that that is the best note to end it on.

The end.

Priority Boarding

Smoking causes... brain farts?

Two of my favourite people! Marissa and Mya

Instead of using the straws that come with the plastic bubble
kit, we used suction tubes!

Me, my twins/roomates , and Michael

Macchu Picchu

Scaring Zach... again!

Me and Keaton

Zach

My new friend, Myrtle

Talk about a big snail!

Zach drawing a lovely picture on the train ride

I had to go to Peru to meet new friends that actually live 3 blocks away from me at home! Why had I never met them before this trip?!

-Ally

P.S. Remind me to tell you about the freeing of Charlie.

P.P.S. There were 3 diabetics on this trip!

Peeve

Please don't be flaky.

Lately everyone has been flaky.

Sure, it's summer

sure, I am not getting mad

but that is only because it is summer.

Keep this up, and I just might implode.

New Friends

About 3 weeks ago, I made a new friend! Eliza and I wanted to play with someone new and fun, so we called up Emily! It was the first time either of us had played with her and it was seriously one of the most fun nights ever! Now, I have played with Emily more than 20 times (multiple times each day) and we have played every day this week! She's a gem and I love doing mischievous things with her (that's all we do together!)

Now Emily and I are making new friends! I made several new friends yesterday/Tuesday with her and we have a play date set up for tomorrow with some friends, one boy whom I have never even talked to, and a mystery person who this boy is bringing! I am so excited!

This summer is already the best one so far!

Also, this is my last week to play with Emily for the entire summer! I leave for Peru next week, and she leaves for Alaska the day I get back! She won't even be home until the day before school starts!

-Allershun

P.S.- Today is my first day working at a real job! I work from 5:30-close!

No One Blogs Anymore

I am really good at hearing the lyrics of a song.

Also, I enjoy getting my hands dirty

And being mischievous.

I think I'm good at that last one.

"Who wants to be right as rain? It's better when something's wrong."

IT'S SUMMER!

This summer is going so well, and it's only just begun!

This week was probably one of the greatest in a long time and it went a little something like this:

• MONDAY
• No school because of Memorial Day
• Pirates of the Caribbean (the newest one) which is a very good movie and does not follow the plot line of the previous ones at all.
• Super studying for finals
• Slept in
• Went to bed at a fairly good time

• TUESDAY
• Out of school at 10:40
• Picked up my yearbook
• Completed my two hardest finals (and still have A's in both classes)
• Kifed a few starfish
• Finished at work several hours earlier than I normally would
• Studied (though not as thoroughly as Monday)

• WEDNESDAY
• The last day of any classes until my Junior year!
• Finished the last of all finals
• Out of school at 12:10
• Liza and Emily came home with me and we had a super fun time
• Set up the hammock officially (this means that summer is here!)
• Ate Lilac nectar
• Danced our little bums off at the black light dance!

• THURSDAY
• Slept in
• Didn't go to school until 10
• Signed yearbooks
• Got a stranger's number (though I am the stranger to him...)
• Left school at 12:30
• Went to Cafe Rio with a few of my favourite people!
• Went to Liza's where we had some funny times
• Ali and Liza came over and we slept/ watched Shaun the Sheep for a few hours
• Liza went to graduation (Congrats, Jane!)
• Ali was late to a meeting
• Ali went to her meeting
• Ali returned to my house 20 minutes after leaving (she was really late)
• We ate a delicious dinner together
• We watched the first 1/2 of The 5 Children and It
• We watched Harry Potter 7
• We watched the last 1/2 of The 5 Children and It
• I celebrated the first of many future summer nights!

• FRIDAY
• THERE WAS NO SCHOOL!
• I went to the Jr. High at about 9 to listen to Ben, Rachel, and Parker (a.k.a. Ghostess) play in Battle of the Bands
• Took Mike to the elementary school to give presents to her teachers from last year
• Packed my things
• Drove about 4 hours to Ding Dang Canyon
• Played games and climbed in Goblin Valley
• Cooked hot dogs & mallows
• Slept in perfect view of the stars

• SATURDAY
• Woke up around 7:30
• Ate some cereal and headed out
• Went hiking/climbing/running/spidering/waddling/jumping through Ding & Dang Canyon!
• Stopped in Helper, Utah on our way home
• (The website that the hyperlink leads you to basically explains it... the 2nd to last section is called "It's Happening in Helper" and the town is known as "The Hub of Carbon County")
• Valeria was with us when we ate in Helper and she must've been the first Asian they have ever seen because people kept staring and asking where we were from. They didn't understand that we were all from Utah.
• Went over to Liza's house
• Watched Anastasia for the first time EVER!

• SUNDAY
• What a wonderful day...

• MONDAY
• First official day of summer!
• Played with Ben and Rachel
• GOT A JOB!
• The family came over to say goodbye to Dani (our foreign exchange student)

Can it even get any better than this?!

I vote not.

When I grow up and my blood sugar is low, I am going to call, "Husband, my blood sugar is low!" and he will whip out two juices from his tool belt and squirt them straight into my mouth. We will have a system!

... I love him!

Too Casual

I think that manners should go back to the way they used to be.

Not to the extremes of bowing and only saying "sir", but just to the point of carrying a girl's books for her and dressing up to get on an airplane, etc.

Don't they look so nice?

Sweats and headphones.

Let's be real.

What happened?

We are too casual now.

And that is another reason that I should have been born in 1935.

The Deathly Hallows Part 2

Adventures

My weekend started out on Friday with Physics Day at Lagoon.

Todo sadly died after his landing...

Rachel poking "Big Buddha"

(that's the coaster car zooming in the background)

Yes. It was pretty fun being at Lagoon with 7,000 other physics nerds...

And the bonus of being there was that the National Clogging Competition was going on at the same time! That means that Sara and Katie were there! I love these cloggers...

Immediately following Physics Day (I do mean immediately literally) we left for Blue John Canyon (aka the place where Aron Ralston was trapped and had to cut his arm off)! It was a beautiful hike, though we were lost for a while in the blasting heat.

While on this adventure, we...

1. Hit a hawk with our car
2. Were caught in a mini tornado, and lost some items to the sky
3. Found bones that would equal a whole cow if put together
4. Were lost
5. Found those among us with bladders of steel (and also those of paper)
6. Almost had two concussions among us
7. "It's better to go in the wilderness than to die of dehydration"
8. Had quite the experience!

On the 3+ hour drive!

The "S Log"

The rock where Aron Ralston was trapped

I unfortunately lost a limb...

Lost...

The Melendi are planning on several more of these adventures in the near future!