we're BAAAAAAAACK!!!!

that's right!!!! we are back at the old "homestead"!!!! it felt SOOOOO good to be back on familiar turf and to see my adorable puppy!!!!! he was in need of some serious lovin'!!!! i need to get wash done........ i'm goin' to camp on monday afternoon and it's too quickly approaching!!! plus i have a wedding this evening to attend...... and i'm POOPED from my first swim practice that was a few hours ago!! well...... i better get to work........ or relaxing b/c i'm so tired??? i can't decide!!!!! HELP!!! well when all else fails...... take a nap!! a girl ALWAYS needs her beauty sleep!!!

YAWN......ZZZZZzzzzZZZZZzzzzZZZZ

wow!!! i'm SUPER sleepy right now......zzzzzz hahahahaha, not that sleepy!!!!! it has been another long and VERY full day at my grandparents house!! i went to Hardee's with my cousin...... then took a bike ride........ watched a movie......... then ate dinner and cleaned up!!! (ok..... so i didn't run a marathon...... but i'm REALLY tired!!) plus, it's an hour later at my grandparents house than it is at my house right now........ so i'm up later than usual!!! therefore this is going to be a very short list becasue if my brain were a computer, right now it would be saying: "cannot compute..... cannot compute...... brain overload!!!" TTYL!!!
11.) mom- you think about others WAY before you would think about yourself........ ALL the time!!

12.) dad- you never find fault in me unless you know it for sure!!

the end of one LONG day............

hey ya'll....... well, the end of one LONG day nears.... but it has been SOOOOOO much fun!!! i got to help my aunt make brownies, homemade ice cream, baked beans, hamburgers, and lots more!!! it was so much fun to see ALL my relatives that came to the Memorial Day cookout!! me and my cuz took a walk and watched the Olsen twins movie "(something)......... in rome" ( i don't know what the real title is......oops :) hehehehe.... well my pizza is in the oven and i'm hungry, so i hope it doesn't burn!!!! Chow*!! (i know it's cheesy..... but it's stuck in my head from the Olsen twins movie!!) well...... here's my list for today:
7.) mom- you try to work with me...... even when i'm being a little bit teenager........ ok...... ALOT teenager!
8.) mom- you try to make me feel as if everything that i do is the most important thing to you!!! (check out her latest post!!) you are like the BEST!!!
9.) dad- when you call to check on me, you don't hang up even though mom isn't there...... it shows me you really want to talk to ME!! ILY!!
10.) dad- you even take care of my kitty while i'm gone...... you are like SOOOO valuable!!
*aka hello or goodbye in Italian........ in this case, it's goodbye!!!

FINALLY........

well....... i'm FINALLY at my grandparents house!!! that drive seemed to last forever!! (ok.... so not FOREVER...... but do you get my point??) hahahaha...... i'm glad to finally be here!! it feels as if i haven't been there in a long time..... although it was only a month or two!! I am SOOOOO glad to have such an awesome family surronding me..... you see, almost all of my mom's family lives in the same town, so when we see my grandparents, we get to see EVERYONE!! it's WONDERFUL!!! i haven't realized how much my super close family means to me, so from now on, on each blog, i'm gonna put a few things that i'm thankful for about my mom and dad!! i hope to get to 100.... or even 1000..... but we'll start out with "just a few"!!!
1.) mom- you plant flowers that brighten up the whole day
2.) mom- you helped me pick out a new bedspread, and helped me re-arrange my room all in one long day!!!
3.) mom- you are always SOOOO patient with your annoying teenage daughter..... and you try to understand who i'm gonna become and encourage me in that!!
4.) dad- you are the BEST...... you got us a dog, and you never are too busy for a hug or a kiss......no matter how hectic the time is, you always make time for me!!!
5.) dad- you go to work early and come home late sometimes.... but you always try to find time to play frisbee, or phase 10 after dinner!
6.) dad- i don't know how to thank you for doing all you have to further my love of God and all that has to do with Him...... i love you SOOOO much!!

don't miss the color

ok..... well as i see it, so many of us go on about our life without spending ample time to stop and to smell the roses..... i mean what if God just thought to himself during the creation of the world that He didn't see any need for color, so everything was just one color! would that not STINK??? yet so many times we don't look at the new flowers that sprouted in our pots, and throw away the "weeds" that our kids bring us before we can really realize how special and unique that each flower is!! i'm gonna try to stop on my walks and try to smell the roses that were just planted...... and try to remember that God cares for them so much, so i wonder how much He loves us??

school's OUT!!!!!!

i can't believe it!! school is OUT for the summer!!! can anyone believe it??? it seems (to me) that i just walked through the doors of that school for 6th GRADE!! it amazes me how quick those three years have gone!! i am SOOOOO not ready for highschool- (yeah, i said it HIGHSCHOOL!!) it seemed like i should still be in, like, 7th grade!! i'm amazed that it's been three years since i started sixth grade, i started private school, and well, life just changed!! now i'm supposed to let it change again!! how scary is that??? oh yeah..... DAVID ARCHULETTA ROCKS MY SOX OFF!!! (i hope he wins AI!!)

so...... there is so much to tell! i have been SOOOOO busy lately!! I participated in the track championship for my school in discus and I won 1st place with a throw of 59'4.5"!!! i was thrilled!!! I also had a friend sleepover and we had a BLAST!! it was too fun!! today was the last full day of middle school for me, but i still have monday-wednesday, but they are half days with exams!! (YUCK) i cannot wait to be out of school!! it will be soooooo much fun!! TTYL!!