Special

I feel really uncomfortable with myself because of the way I look... I am overweight and don't feel very pretty, but a few things have happened in the last few days that have made me feel special. The first was when I was babysitting A and E and I asked E if his sister A was pretty and he replied saying:ya..... YOUR PRETTY! It made me smile all day. Then,today I received highlights for our family photos and it made me feel better about it then I had felt shopping for clothing. We saw my uncle and the way he treats me makes me feel just amazing...
I don't usually get that feeling so I was extremely happy about it.

Today we spent the day at the mall, on impulse I decided I wanted highlights and they turned, out really well. We ate lunch there and then I did some shoe shopping and got a new pair of shoes. A girl can never have too many shoes. The family Picts were really fun, we met up with my aunt and uncle and cousins after for dinner at the olive garden... Best place on earth ( and ruby Tuesday's!)and had fun sittin by my uncle.

this section is called: Vinegar, OR Sweet 16 part 1.

I realize I have alreadytat that was because of Sunday, and if you are not aware, it is currently Monday.
My day started out normal… I got up and got dressed, pulled my hair into a messy pony tail and went down stairs to have a piece of pizza.

I smell like Vinegar and Windex...still. That is, after I took a shower and scrubbed my skin until it hurt... o.O Mom fell into the bathtub and is now slightly injured on her left side :/ I think this is a valuable lesson, Cleaning is gross and dangerous even if its for a good reason.

Around 2pm, we realized we were starved and (after showering) we went out to eat. We also did some shopping and I got a shirt for family pictures this week! We got home and I started scrubbing the blinds in the bathroom and working on the laundry room mess and packing to go to Utah(we leave on Wednesday) for the rest of July. As I was packing (trying to fit in 4-5 pairs of shoes) Sarah came and surprised me! She put on fun bead necklaces and placed a small tiara on my head. I honestly didn't know what to think! We had a lot of fun! We got to the drive in (we saw Zoo Keeper. It was really cheesy and fun and really cute!)
a bit early though, but luckily they play good music and have swings! She also baked me a cake. The bottom layer was chocolate and the top confetti! It was a Betty Crocker cake. As my friend would say:Betty Crocker is a Goddess!


I had a wonderful day, other then smelling like vinegar...

Night!

Oh, Don't eat the Onion Rings and Ketchup flavored Doritos. They are gross!

Sunbeam!

No, this post is not about the sun, a ray of light or an idea "popping" or "streaming" into my thoughts. This is not a really funny story about me and my stupidity or doing something amazing with a beam of light. In reality, this is just a terribly fun filled story about my Sunday at church.

This Sunday, instead of going to my Sunday school classes I was asked to sub in primary for a friend (Sis W) so, of course, being the wonderful chick I am, I said yes. All though the first hour, it was complete chaos. I am surprised we all lived, but the second hour is where all the funny stuff happened.

There was only two kids, J an H J is a boy and he is really cute and funny. H is quiet, shy and of course, cute too.

H just did the funniest things all during the last hour. He was painting with water and on the third sheet he was doing, just decided he was tired of it and dumped out the water, and of course me and my mom had been talking and were totally oblivious to it until I saw water dripping off the table!
Then he looks up to the butterfly's hanging from the ceiling and he yelled "I WANNA CATCH THAT BUTTERFY THAT BUTTERFY" It was extreamly cute. He then went on to tell me about all the "preety" flowers.

Thats about all that happened today.. just thought you would all want to know that amazing story about my day :)

Goodnight!

P.S- Monday we have to do all the cleaning around our house! We finally finished de-cluttering! I am soooo excited and even cleaning sounds more interesting and I know its a lot of fun. Yes,I said cleaning was fun, but SSSHHHHHH! Don't tell my mother!

Status Report

This has been one of the craziest parts of my life! Our house is being torn apart, bedrooms repainted, floors repaired and re-carpeted and we have spent days packing. I know I have mentioned the move for over a year, but its becoming a reality. We are selling our house, moving into a rental, and eventually moving to Panama. It's a scary thought! I am scared at the prospect of this move, because it will be very different from any other move. Its another country, and although I have lived in Peru before, this time my older brother wont be with us, I will be leaving behind genuine friends, and my dad wont be living with us for 75% of the time. And, starting in the fall, I am doing long distance learning through an LDS school and being home-schooled.I wish I had a magic wand, then ALL the sorting and packing and cleaning would be done already!

I finally went to get my report card from school, and found I had high 80's- low 90's in all my classes except Math, which of course, I failed. I blame most of it on my teacher and the school board and the educational system, but I know I could have done better... by a big shot. My highest mark was in Art, but I did well in Canadian History and Food & Nutrition as well.


KC "accidentally" started flirting with the guy I like (the one from English class) and well... you can imagine I feel a little unsure. We promised however that NO boy would interfere with OUR friendship. KC is one of my best friends, and hopefully, it will stay that way forever. Even though forever seems like a long time right now!

Darcie