FHE and Wingers

Today I went to school as usual. BLAH! But the fun thing about today was Family Home Evening. We went to the church at 7:00 and we got more ice cream...lol. (see my ice cream extravaganza post). We also got to meet our Family Home Evening group. There are 12 girls in our group and 6 guys...Considering that there are 120 girls and 60 guys in our ward that makes sense...

Anyways, after FHE me and my roommates went to Wingers. It was SO much fun! We got chicken...of course and we just talked and had a lot of fun. It was funny because Ashley (one of my roommates) thought that the waiter was really cute. So...she left her number on a napkin. Nothing will probably ever come of it but we thought it was really funny.

Our Ice cream Extravaganza

On Sunday September 13th my roommates and I had to get up pretty early because we had an interview with the bishop at 10:15. So, we drove up to the interview and then when we were all done we drove back again and we just hung out and talked for awhile until church started (church started at 1:30 pm). Church was pretty good but the seats for Sacrament Meeting are highly uncomfortable. But that's okay...I guess.

Then we got home and we were all craving ice cream for whatever reason. Unfortunately, it was Sunday so we couldn't just go out and buy some. So...we asked Deborah to call all of her friends from BYU-Idaho. She's 24 so she's been around awhile and she knows a lot of people. So she called a bunch of people and then she called her friend Donald. HE HAD SOME!! So he said he would bring it over.

While we were waiting for him though we still really wanted ice cream so we yelled out of the window to the guys apartments that are behind us. They always have their doors open so they could hear us. We yelled, "HEY!" out the window and two guys came out. We asked them if they had any ice cream and they said that if we had ice they could make us some ice cream. We only had 2 trays of ice though so we didn't have enough to make a whole thing of ice cream. So we just talked to them for awhile through the window and then Donald came so we ate that ice cream.

Then, while we were eating the ice cream, the other guys (the ones we had yelled at through the window) were coming around and collecting ice for us. We saw that they were coming to our door and we didn't know what to do. So we were all freaking out because we didn't want them to know that we had gotten ice cream. Alicia was freaking out. She threw the ice cream behind the trash can and we fixed that and put it in the freezer. Then the guys came over and they were like, "we are collecting ice to make ice cream. Are you guys the ones that wanted ice cream?" And we told them that we were. So, they told us to come over to their apartment in about 1 hour.

While we were waiting for that hour to be over we invited some other guys over that we had met the other day. We played Uno and talked for a little while. Then, the hour was up and we all went over to the guys apartment to eat ice cream. It was DELICIOUS!! After that we went over to Devri's (one of my roommates) brother's apartments and we talked with them for awhile and then we came back to our apartment and watched a movie. It was SO much fun! I had a blast!

Mormon Prom

On a Saturday in April we had Mormon Prom. Up until 3 days before it actually happened I wasn't actually planning on going. However, then Zack Isaacson came up to me during youth group, gave me flowers and asked me to go with him. Of course I said yes. What was I supposed to say?? lol. Anyways, we went on a double date with Samantha and her date, Patrick. For dinner we went to P.F. Changs (a really good Chinese restaurant). I got sweet and sour chicken and I actually tried sushi. I couldn't believe that I actually put that in my mouth. It wasn't that bad but it also wasn't that good. I definitely wouldn't buy it with my money.

After dinner we went to the dance. It was in Issaquah at a really nice location. It was decorated with lights all over the place. We danced and had a good time for a little while. However, then Patrick started not feeling well so we had to leave a little early. It was okay though. We wanted him to go home and be able to sleep. So he took us to Samantha's house (where I was spending the night) and we said good bye there. It was a really fun night. Then when Samantha and I went inside we talked to her mom for a little while and then we got ready for bed and stayed up pretty late/early Sunday morning talking. Unfortunately we have 9 o'clock church and we got woken up at 7 o'clock by her dad calling to wake up her mom. Her dad is in the bishopric so he was already at church but he had to make sure his wife was up. So we were woken up pretty early but it's okay. I will add pictures as soon as they become available to me.... :)

Best of EFY

In the past couple weeks we have had a lot of church things going on. First I will briefly talk about Best of EFY. This was on a Saturday from about 3:00 pm until 11:00 pm. My friend Samantha picked me up around 2:30-ish and we headed to the Everett Stake Center. The first thing we did was register and find our seats. We had to save 1 1/2 rows for all of the people in our group. After we were all seated the program started. We first heard from one speaker (I can't remember her name). After the speaker we ate dinner and then listened to anothe speaker (I can't remember his name). Listening to the speakers was a very HUGE testimony builder. Throughout the whole week leading up to this activity I was not doing well. The only person I would talk to was my friend Samantha. Isn't it amazing how sometimes the speakers can seem to be speaking directly to you? One of the speakers said that when he was out in the hall he said a quick prayer and he had a strong feeling that someone in this room really needed to hear was he was about to say. When he said this I started to get teary-eyed because I felt he was talking about me. The subjects of both talks related to the problems that I've been having all week and it was really nice to hear it from them. I almost didn't go because I wasn't feeling well but I'm really glad that I did.

When the talks were all done Samantha turned to me and said "Wow, I can't believe how much those talks related to you." After the talks were done there was a dance. It was okay but I was so tired by that point. Unfortunately I couldn't leave because Samantha was my ride and she wanted to stay. However, luckily she decided to go home early so she could watch a movie at her house. I was very greatful for that. I didn't really hang out with Samantha at the dance because she is very different when she is around her "boyfriends" and she's just not enjoyable to be around so I hung out with my friends Jacqueline, Eva, Courtney and Mariah. It was still really fun though! I had a good time but I'm glad that we came home early so I could sleep.

My Culminating Exhibition

At my high school we are required to complete and pass a Culminating Exhibition (CE) to graduate. I have been preparing for this for a long time. It has to be 15 minutes long and we have to talk about three different questions "Who am I", "Where am I going", and "How am I going to get there?" I created a powerpoint about these three questions. It was 26 slides long. Anyways, I presented mine today. I was really nervous and stressed out this morning. You can ask my mom. I was bitter and annoyed at EVERYTHING.

When I got there I put on my powerpoint and I started the presentation. Then when I got to the second slide a movie of me playing the piano was supposed to play. However, it didn't play and I didn't know why. One of the teachers said it's because I forgot to save it on my flash drive. I KNEW I FORGOT SOMETHING! Anyways, after this little glitch I started to really worry. What if the rest of presentation was as bad as this. However, I basically overlooked this little problem and continued on with my presentation and the rest of it went surprisingly smooth.

At the end the panel of teachers had the opportunity to comment and ask questions. One of the teachers said that they appreciated how organized my binder was (I organized it into like 8 sections). One of the teachers also said how they liked that I just continued with my presentation. They said that it was good how I just overlooked my technical difficulty at the beginning and moved right on through. They said that was something a teacher has to do often. That made me feel good that although I had an issue at the beginning they found a compliment for it.

I really thought I wasn't go to do very well and I was afraid that I wasn't going to pass. BUT I PASSED!! Now I am done with all of my high school requirement! YAY!!!

Tolo

This year Tolo was on March 14th, 2009. Tolo is like Sadies or Preference (aka Girls Choice). So, me and my friend Samantha got a group of people together and we planned the whole thing. Our group was as follows:

Samantha and Barry
Shay and Ethan
Me and Zack Isaacson

The first thing that we did was go to Funtasia. Funtasia is an arcade place with video games, bumper cars, lazer tag, mini golf and other things. The first thing we did when we got there was go and play mini golf. It was really fun. We didn't keep score, so we don't know who won. After mini golf it started to rain so we went inside to play lazer tag. We played girls vs. guys and the guys won. After lazer tag we went out side and raced cars. That was fun too except it was really, really cold outside. After we did all of this we got quarters out of the machine and played arcade games. We split up as couples and decided that whoever got the most tickets would win (we didn't have a prize though). Shay's team won that. I think she had two times as many tickets as me and Zack did.

We left Funtasia around 5:30 (we got there around 3) and we headed back to my house. At my house we made pizzas as teams and we played Mau (a card game). After we were done making and eating our pizzas we talked for a little while and then we headed down to Samantha's house.

When we got to Samantha's house we played Rock Band (a Wii game) and just hung out for awhile. Then we had banana splits for dessert. After dessert we went back into their family room and just talked and watched funny YouTube videos (You should really check out "David After Dentist" on YouTube). It was really fun. After we watched a couple videos Shay and Ethan left but Samantha, Barry, Me, and Zack stayed to hang out for awhile. We thought we would leave around 10 or something. However, we just kept talking and lost track of time. The guys didn't end up leaving until about 12:10 and after we said good-bye to them I went back into Samantha's house to talk for a little while. I don't think I left her house until 12:30 or 12:45.

The date was WAY fun...and it lasted 10 hours. We couldn't believe that it last so long but it really didn't feel like it.

25 random things

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a post with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

1. I was born in Provo, Utah
2. I volunteer in a kindergarten class
3. I currently want to be a kindergarten teacher when I "grow up" (this could change but I'm almost positive that it won't)
4. I used to be deathly afraid of dogs (long story!)...but I've gotten over that fear
5. My middle name is Kathleen, my mom's first name
6. I moved to Washington when I was really little (like 3 months old) and I've lived here ever since.
7. I am the oldest kid in my family
8. I have three brothers (Zach~15, Josh~8, and Jackson~6)
9. I love marine life and the ocean(I used to want to be a marine biologist but I changed my mind)
10. I attend ORCA (Ocean Research College Academy) and I have since the beginning of my junior year.
11. I love to cook.
12. I enjoy listening to most kinds of music.
13. The farthest I have ever traveled is Florida (my mom really doesn't like planes so we usually go to places like Utah and California so we can drive instead of fly)
14. I've been playing the piano for about 8 or 9 years now.
15. This summer I had the opportunity of seeing Shrek the Musical and The Phantom of the Opera...both AMAZING shows.
16. This Summer I babysat for a lady in Shrek the Musical. It was so much fun and I enjoyed it a lot.
17. Most of my family lives either in California or Utah (with various others scattered around)
18. I broke my ankle when I was younger and now I have a "loose bone" in my foot and it still hurts to walk sometimes (about 9 years later)
19. I never miss an episode of American Idol or Dancing With the Stars. They are my favorites!!
20. When I graduate in June (on June 7th and June 9th) I will receive both my high school diploma and my associates degree.
21. I actually enjoy school (most of the time). I am looking forward to taking Botany next quarter.
22. At the end of 5th grade we moved to Lake Stevens and then right after I turned 16 we moved to another house in Lake Stevens and we live there now.
23. When I graduate high school my goal is to attend either BYU-Provo or BYU-Idaho (right now I'm still waiting for my acceptance to BYU-Provo but I'm already accepted to Idaho)
24. My favorite colors are blue and purple (today....it tends to change frequently)
25. I have AMAZING friends. I don't know what I would do without them.

Now, I tag anyone that reads this blog. So, get on it! I'm sure you can think of things to write. It's not that difficult...haha