WHOOO!!!

There you have it, that was my reaction last night when I went to my first multi-stake dance! I had such a good time with friends, and was glad they were there so I could get in with the dancing groove (at first, it was pretty intimidating...). I had a great time!

Study Buddies

I know I know, studying is annoying, but surprisingly in this picture, Tanner isn't groaning, he's just trying to hide from the camera.

Last Saturday, Alien, Dom, Tanner and I studied for our geometry core tests. It maybe wasn't the most pleasant thing we could have done, but it was great to get some down time with my best friends. We all brought things for a brunch as well! It was really good!










After we finished a good couple of hours on studying, we watched Chopped (I know, we are the biggest nerds...watching food programs when we hang out, but I loved it! It's an awesome show!).



I sure love these guys and appreciate their company! More to come soon!

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The wait is finally over!!! Joseph is here! I went on Thursday and Friday (tonight) while they were showing it. Thursday I went with Kira and Geneva, and Friday I went with Mom and Dad, but we sat next to Dom's family and Tanner.



I nearly died of excitement during the performances! I had seen so much of it during rehearsal, but for it to come together like this was awesome! I'm so happy for everyone!






Any Dream Will Do!




Potiphar and Potiphar's Wife!





Pharoah (aka, the Elvis Impersonator)

We didn't get any good pictures of the brothers, but I can proudly say I know 9 out of the 11...though the only ones that are actually friends of mine would be Eric (Dan), Tim (Zebulon), and Bridger (Benjamin).




Some closeups of Dom...





Some closeups of Alien...





Some of them together...

And...




DOM'S BAKER SOLO!!!!!! (Which was even more amazing than his hat!)




After the show, I finally got to figure out the secret ending. Everyone had been keeping it from me because they knew how much I would love it, and OH I DID! It was a sing-along! And all the cast came along the rows of chairs. I kept making excited faces to Alien, Dom, Tim, and anyone else who would look at me while I tried to copy their dance moves.



It would have been so fun if I was in the play this year. I really don't know why I didn't try out last year...but I am so happy for my friends. I am their all-time, obsessive BETTER than Number 1 fan!!!!!! They are all so talented, and worked so hard to pull this together (and of course, had to bear with my rib-attacking hugs). I'm not sure any other play could top Joseph music-wise, and the costumes were really fun! I hope the play next year will be just as good, because I'm going to be IN IT with all these amazing people I have the pleasure of knowing. I'm so glad I could have come to see you guys, and I'm really happy you could have had lots of fun with it! Keep up the good work, and just have fun! I'll catch up with you soon!

Laura <3

Scrapbook

So Alien wasn't here for my actual birthday, and earlier this week, she had the Mad Hatter come to my locker and decorate it for my un-birthday! Then...she gave me presents. A water bottle with my name written all over it, just like the one she made herself, lotion, and best of all...a scrapbook! It covers all of our happy memories from when we first met in fifth grade, to Alien and Vampire, to our first encounters with the guys we used to battle and can now call friends, to being sevvies, to strawberries (inside joke...), to awesome science class, and EVERYTHING! We have all of these things stored in our heads, but it's just so wonderful to have it in a place to be stored safe and sound. And there's plenty more we can add on throughout the years. I love all my friends so much, and I'm grateful for all they do for me. Let's keep the happy memories rolling!!!!!

Odyssey of the Mind!

Yes, we won first place at Odyssey of the Mind! That means we'll be able to move onto Michigan if we can raise the money (over $9,000!!!!)

Our counterparts won first place for their problem as well by default! We didn't get to spend much time with them, but while we did, we loved it!

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We even had the honor of getting our picture taken with the man who created the program (Oh, and also with this guy named Ted who kept sneaking in on our pictures and changing his hat every five minutes! You might see him if you look at the shark hat!)

I'm so glad all of our hard work paid off! Our costumes were great, our script was great, and it was tons of fun to do! Thanks, team! I'd like to especially thank our coach Chris for being so helpful and generous (and of course letting us ruin your unfinished basement!) I had a great time!

Emily's Baptism

April 10th was a very special day. My niece Emily got baptized! This was such a wonderful thing, and it was a special experience for me, since Emily is the oldest of my nieces and nephews. I'm so grateful for her to have made the right choice, and I can tell she is excited and happy to be a member of the church! I love you!

Spring Break...Is it a dream?

Spring Break...with no traveling...what a wonderful morsel of thought. Is it true? YES! Two whole weekends and a five-day school week off! I've been so busy, and it was an amazing break! I almost had to force myself not to do anything (not a good idea when you have something due on Thursday). I've really needed it, and it was wonderful.
But...what DID I do over this time? First off, on my birthday, my other friend had a birthday party. Great way to start, and it was really fun. I even got a present there from someone who knew it was my actual birthday! Thanks, Jack!



On Thursday, since the two best friends I have (and that I have a habit of only hanging out with, instead of being broader), I hung out with my friend, Dom! It was pretty fun. It involved popcorn, Japanese anime movies, and throwing yoga balls at each other. He's such a fun guy! Speaking of which, I got to hear his Baker solo from the musical today! Holy cow! I didn't know he had such a great voice!!!! I know you're in a choir and all, but...wow...I'm impressed. My own voice...definitely needs work. I had to leave for Odyssey of the Mind later on, which brought me to have my first hangout/latenight with Geneva! That involved listening to Phineas and Ferb songs on her ipod, spying on her parents, smoothies, tree climbing, playing songs we've written (well...sort of...for me, but she's amazing!) on the piano, and using her parent's cellphones as walkie-talkies.



MY NIECE EMILY GOT BAPTIZED! That's a special topic, I'll try to make that a seperate post. More to come on that!

April is National Poetry Month, and therefore, I'm working on a new project...like...my novel and 1/2 (so far) big. A CHILDREN'S POETRY BOOK! I have a bunch of ideas (over 50 I think, you have to have a ton...Shel Silverstein had like...over 160 in one book), and I've started writing them! Alien's been reading them for me, and I'm having a lot of fun with it. I'm hoping to get Aunt Tammy or somebody I can find to do my illustrations, and I'm hoping to get in published before any of my other works. But...the thought of me trying to contact publishers makes me shiver! Hopefully it will go well!



Espanolandia is this Thursday, and Odyssey of the Mind State Competition is THIS SATURDAY! Wish both my/Alien's/Geneva's/Teya's/Sarah's/McKenzie's/Natalie's team and Dom's/Sydney's/Madison/(the other people in her group luck!