My annual begining-of-summer injury

tried to catch a falling glass, no swimming for me.....

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End of School and Beginning of Summer

Last few weeks of school:

Last Day of School

SUMMER

back home...

Summer is HERE!

Today: Seminary for 2 hours witch included some serious Quelfing!
French for 2 hours full of finals and failing the oral part because I studied he wrong thing.....and hanging out with Elisabeth in the bathroom!!
Biology: my final final
THEN lunch with Kymber!! I love that girl so much!!
NEXT we stopped by Kayleighs! I miss them all so much but hanging out with Heritage people makes me so sad because I feel so out of the loop and I feel like I am different and have changed since I went there. I also feel like I am trying to prove to myself and them... something!  I don't eve know what! Anyway, even though its great to see them, its emotionally exhausting...
THEN Kymber and I went to Ocean Blue so I could finish my huge long story!
NOW I am home waiting to go sing at graduation and then go to TIffs to party. I am also helping my family get ready for camping! Three cheers for going up into the mountains with only 8 year olds for company!! I dont know what to think about this trip....I really hope I can have fun..... I started a "Camping Bucket List: 20 things to do, By Yourself, in the Mountains" hahaha I hope it turns out ok!

SUMMER!! I NEED YOU!!

We started a little early....... :)
I love One Direction.
and straight answers (*cough Jonah cough*)
and boys that are just nice
and mint oreos
and pintrest
and facebook
and yearbooks

I HATE FINALS

The Power of a Phrase....and other thoughts

This weekend has been crazy. On Thursday I had a Choir concert and that was tons of fun but it was the LONGEST CONCERT EVER. Each choir had 5 songs, plus awards for each choir and flowers for all the seniors. I went to bed at 11 and still had my 6:45 class then next morning. On Friday Shelby and I tried to tan (tried being the key word here) and I mowed the lawn and babysat the children while mom and dad went on a date. At 8 people came over and we went swimming and played ping pong. It was a ton of fun but it was 11 when I kicked the last few people out and then I went inside and Dad was watching the Bourne Ultimatum and so I HAD to finish that with him and went to bed at like 12:30. Saturday morning I had to get up and go to the stake center and teach 8th graders water purification, water safety, and environmental awareness for 3 hours. Then I went to Sarah Hunt's (Shelby's older sister) bridal shower, then went to a ward woman's conference with my mom and sister. They had a speaker there that taught a really cool lesson. I was pleasantly surprised because honestly the woman looked plastic.  She had to poignant points: The power of the phrases I AM and THAT'S GREAT. First of all, the phrase I AM with the succeeding words. I am tired. I am fine. etc. She talked about how when you say I AM.... the synapses in your brain come together and it effects your overall character. So one thing to do is to say "I am.." and then do it, for instance, you want to be better organized so you put your papers in your folder and say "I am organized". Then you put your binder in your backpack and say "I am organized". Then you put your backpack by the door and say "I am organized" See? So I am going to try and be more cautious about what I define myself as and instead define myself with positive things. Secondly the phrase That's great. Her idea was that every time something bad happens, instead of swaring or feeling sorry for yourself of getting angry, saying that's great. You get hit by a car, you are having a bad day, whatever, if you say its something positive that it will be because you are looking for the positive! I think that its a super good idea :)
After the conference Shelby and I went to pull up weeds at a house for my dad which of course was incredibly amazing in every way haha. Anyway after that we got Jamba Juice, went swimming (kinda), took showers that watched Top Gun (edited by David Hunt ;)

Today was a good day :)

Weeks and weeks worth of photo's of Shelbs and I