Thought of the day

"Though death may part us, my undying love for you lives on." -Alecia Renae Southwick

Dinner, anyone?

I wanted to make dinner today. I hung up some sheets to block the view of the kitchen from my mom. I wanted it to be a surprise dinner.

I think it all turned out very nice. Alex helped me with everything. We even made homemade peanut butter cups for dessert!

Busy Busy Busy

Holy cow! I pulled out my calendar to see if I had any time to go up to Idaho to spend time with my friend Becca. Just my luck. I have either a parade or something Marching Band related or family related basically every day. Goodness! I just want to escape Utah for a little bit and have some free time. I mean, I am going to Colorado in a few weeks for Drum Major Academy, but that isn't free time. That is boot camp where every day I will get my butt kicked. Sheesh. And they will force me to make friends with people from other states. That always freaks me out a little bit. Then those people add me on Facebook and I have to wait a decent amount of time before I can delete them because they really don't care about my life and I will never see them again. All I want to do is get away for a few days and just breathe. Put myself in a new setting with old friends and enjoy some relaxation and memories. I guess I will have to wait quite some time for that. Here goes the two craziest months of my teenage life. I will be victorious!

Fly like an Eagle

The Sunday before Andrew passed away, he finished his last merit badge. He had successfully completed his project and all the merit badges needed to receive his Eagle. Last night was his Eagle Court of Honor. The Court of Honor was for Andrew and two other young men in his ward that received the rank of Eagle. It was a wonderful evening and it was nice to see all of Andrew's family again. His little nephew Ammon didn't want to be with mom and would reach out to me again and again after the Court of Honor. Andrew's sister looked at me and said that maybe it was Andrew trying to give me a hug. I took little Ammon and he put his arms around my neck and I hugged that little almost 1-year-old with the love I have for Andrew. Congratulations, Andrew. Fly like an Eagle. Until we meet again, I love you.

BRAVE

Well, I went to my first midnight premiere tonight. I saw brave with Karl and some of our friends. It was a funny movie with cute lessons to be learned. Merida's hair really bothered me though. It looked so snarly and tangled...I just wanted to take a brush to her head! The previews before the movie had some trailers that got Karl and I excited: The Hobbit, Despicable Me 2, Monsters Inc 2, and Spiderman. Too bad Karl will have to wait 2 years to see most of them. I will miss that boy.

"I'm Never Going to Brush my Teeth Again"

I smashed my finger today in the dishwasher. After I let out a yelp, some tears, and explained what happened, my mom came down panicked and asked "is it still attached?" I guess she doesn't want me to lose another finger and get it sewed back on. Looking at my hurting finger, I said "I am never going to be able to play the piano again." This led to both my mom and I saying simultaneously, "I'm never going to brush my teeth again!" I couldn't help but think of you and smile, Aunt Whit.

Marching Band!

I have been waiting with great anticipation for Monday to come. Monday means marching band starts! I can't wait! It is going to be such a fun year!