EDIT: Watch Ninja Cat! Hopefully that's the right link.
Taylor found my "Baby's First Calendar" when she was looking at our old scrapbooks today. Yes, I got a lot of "You were such a cute baby!... What happened?" from her. Really? Did ya need to ask? Anyways I read through it and I learned that in twenty years some things have changed... and some haven't.
1) "She eats her veggies wonderfully!" NOT ANYMORE! Whoops. Maybe veggies just tasted better all mushed up and shoved in a jar.
2) "She finally found her thumb- but no biggie! She'd rather chew/suck on her entire fist." Well guys, I have this habit that I haven't told anyone about... yet.
3) "She's a spastic little one!" CHECK! I think that still applies.
4) "Sleeps very well- never wakes up in the middle of the night. Falls to sleep very easily- it takes 2 seconds and she's out." Check again! How many people's couches have I fallen asleep on?
5) "We love you Boobee!" If you ever call me this I will take you out, Jack Bauer style.
6) "She eats like a pig. We call her piglet." Ah, some things never change.
7) "She laughs a lot and loves to shriek when she's happy! She makes people laugh with her shrieks! She's so loud!" Oh crap... do I still shriek?!
8) "She is just a dance machine. She watches MTV and dances to all the music. She's got rhythm and soul." My dance moves are still pretty off da hook dawg. But I've had 20 years of practice so don't give up yet!
And I was tagged so here's another set of 8's.
8 TV Shows I Watch:
1) Private Practice
2) Grey's Anatomy
3) The Office
4) House
5) Psych
6) Friends
7) Iron Chef
8) Law & Order SVU
8 Favorite Restaurants:
1) Taco Surf
2) Adalberto's
3) Claim Jumper
4) In-n-Out
5) Panda Express
6) El Torito Grill
7) Olive Garden
8) Taco Bell
8 Things that Happened to Me Today:
1) Drove home with Mom, Tay, and the twins from Palm Springs
2) Ate a box of chocolate mint cookies
3) Listened to the Enchanted soundtrack
4) Yelled at Luke and Livi
5) Went to the dentist
6) Had my dental hygienist ask me if I wanted a ride home
7) Organized my iTunes a little
8) Washed dishes for my mommy
8 Things I Look Forward To:
1) Our possible girls night tomorrow
2) New Years Eve Par-tay!
3) Perfecting my dance
4) A big fuzzy blanket
5) A fresh new start!
6) Something with a lot of sugar in it
7) Meeting more people
8) A back rub (YES!)
8 Things I Wish For:
1) My family's continued health
2) A closer relationship with God
3) That my dad's new company won't fail
4) That I'd meet (and someday marry) a great man
5) To not be so awkward sometimes
6) That I could sing in someplace other than my shower
7) That I could take learning the guitar seriously (stolen from Kevin... it was well phrased)
8) That I could stop being so critical of others (unless they deserve it)
8 People I Tag:
1) Whoever
2) Wants
3) To
4) Fill
5) This
6) Lovely
7) Survey
8) Out
Monday, December 29, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
BAHAHAHAHAHA
This has to be one of the GREATEST THINGS I HAVE EVER SEEN! CLICK THIS to see!!! Seriously. I should be studying for my nursing final and microbiology final right now but I just can't. I can't stop watching!!!
She has a bunch of different sons too. Another favorite of mine is the katy perry song, hot n cold or rihanna's disturbia. So awesome.
So I come home on Wednesday afternoon... only two days away! It has been an interesting first semester this year. I've gone through the rainbow of emotions, but honestly a lot of the time I felt pretty alone. I didn't get to hang out with anyone ever because volleyball and school took up all of my time. Lucky for me, now vball is over and I'm finally getting to catch up on "hanging out" time and it's freaking cool. That's all. I miss you all and I can't wait to see everyone!!
It is so stormy at Loma that it sounds like the windows in the lounge are going to shatter from the force of the wind crashing into them. <3
She has a bunch of different sons too. Another favorite of mine is the katy perry song, hot n cold or rihanna's disturbia. So awesome.
So I come home on Wednesday afternoon... only two days away! It has been an interesting first semester this year. I've gone through the rainbow of emotions, but honestly a lot of the time I felt pretty alone. I didn't get to hang out with anyone ever because volleyball and school took up all of my time. Lucky for me, now vball is over and I'm finally getting to catch up on "hanging out" time and it's freaking cool. That's all. I miss you all and I can't wait to see everyone!!
It is so stormy at Loma that it sounds like the windows in the lounge are going to shatter from the force of the wind crashing into them. <3
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Christmas Caroling
Hahahaha... there is a fourth grade boy who is already offering advice on how to talk to girls. I can see this guy becoming a total "playa" when he gets older.
See the article HERE.
Allyse told me about this commercial earlier and I had to show you all. It's soo funny... but not at the same time. See what I mean.
:) Eight more days until I come home!!!
See the article HERE.
Allyse told me about this commercial earlier and I had to show you all. It's soo funny... but not at the same time. See what I mean.
:) Eight more days until I come home!!!
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Christmastime in Iowa
Long story short: I went to Iowa for the national championship and we lost in the quarterfinals.
Long story NOT short:
I left from school at 9am Saturday morning and got to Iowa later on Saturday. Sunday and Monday were fun. On Sunday we held a volleyball clinic on three of the practice courts at the events center where we played. It was for 3rd-5th graders and it was so much fun! Most of the girls were really cute but some just didn't want to be there. One girl even yelled at Mel, it was super funny. Then on Monday we went to Hunt Elementary School and put on an assembly for the ENTIRE school. Luckily it was a pretty small school but there were still a lot of kids to entertain for at least a half-hour. We talked about staying healthy, working hard in school, and being a good teammate! They all had little actions that went with them. Staying healthy was flexing, working hard in school was tapping your head like you were thinking hard, and being a good teammate was turning to the person next to you and giving them a high-five!
Tuesday we began pool play. Tuesday we played Morningside. They are the hosting team and they are from Iowa. They were ranked ahead of us so no one expected us to win. But we won! It was a great game. Did I mention that one of our girls had gotten the 24 hour stomach flu and couldn't play?
Wednesday was the second day of pool play. Sadly, we lost to Fresno Pacific University. They are reigning national champs AND they are undefeated. Their record is something like 40-0. But we did win one game out of four against them, which is awesome because they normally beat everyone in three easy games. But seriously, all of the scores were close. I still think we could have beaten them. Oh, and did I mention that one of our starting outside hitters had the 24 hour stomach flu and couldn't play? Instead one of the backrow specialists (a freshman) played outside hitter. She hasn't played outside hitter this entire year.
Thursday was the last pool play game of the tournament. We played Black Hills State University and beat them in five. It was a LONG and tiring game. I felt like my legs were about to fall off. Oh, and two of our girls (our other senior outside hitter and main setter) were recovering from a weaker version of the stomach flu. Gross!
Friday started early and it was now SINGLE ELIMINATION BABY! The first game was against Vanguard University. Sorry if you ever read this Shiloh but we beat them down! Oh snap! And now our other setter and our main right side hitter were suffering from the stomach flu. When they rotated off the court they were throwing up on the sidelines. Again, ugh.
Much later that day (at 8:15pm to be exact) the second game of the day started. This was the quarterfinals! We played Concordia... and lost in three. Dang. Our setter and right side hitter were still throwing up on the sidelines. And that was the end of the season. And guess where the team finished? Tied for 5th in the NATION in the NAIA. Not too shabby.
Pictures aren't up on the website yet. Too bad.
What comes next you ask? One more week of school, two finals, and then it's CHRISTMAS BREAK TIME!!!! Am I excited? You better believe it.
Long story NOT short:
I left from school at 9am Saturday morning and got to Iowa later on Saturday. Sunday and Monday were fun. On Sunday we held a volleyball clinic on three of the practice courts at the events center where we played. It was for 3rd-5th graders and it was so much fun! Most of the girls were really cute but some just didn't want to be there. One girl even yelled at Mel, it was super funny. Then on Monday we went to Hunt Elementary School and put on an assembly for the ENTIRE school. Luckily it was a pretty small school but there were still a lot of kids to entertain for at least a half-hour. We talked about staying healthy, working hard in school, and being a good teammate! They all had little actions that went with them. Staying healthy was flexing, working hard in school was tapping your head like you were thinking hard, and being a good teammate was turning to the person next to you and giving them a high-five!
Tuesday we began pool play. Tuesday we played Morningside. They are the hosting team and they are from Iowa. They were ranked ahead of us so no one expected us to win. But we won! It was a great game. Did I mention that one of our girls had gotten the 24 hour stomach flu and couldn't play?
Wednesday was the second day of pool play. Sadly, we lost to Fresno Pacific University. They are reigning national champs AND they are undefeated. Their record is something like 40-0. But we did win one game out of four against them, which is awesome because they normally beat everyone in three easy games. But seriously, all of the scores were close. I still think we could have beaten them. Oh, and did I mention that one of our starting outside hitters had the 24 hour stomach flu and couldn't play? Instead one of the backrow specialists (a freshman) played outside hitter. She hasn't played outside hitter this entire year.
Thursday was the last pool play game of the tournament. We played Black Hills State University and beat them in five. It was a LONG and tiring game. I felt like my legs were about to fall off. Oh, and two of our girls (our other senior outside hitter and main setter) were recovering from a weaker version of the stomach flu. Gross!
Friday started early and it was now SINGLE ELIMINATION BABY! The first game was against Vanguard University. Sorry if you ever read this Shiloh but we beat them down! Oh snap! And now our other setter and our main right side hitter were suffering from the stomach flu. When they rotated off the court they were throwing up on the sidelines. Again, ugh.
Much later that day (at 8:15pm to be exact) the second game of the day started. This was the quarterfinals! We played Concordia... and lost in three. Dang. Our setter and right side hitter were still throwing up on the sidelines. And that was the end of the season. And guess where the team finished? Tied for 5th in the NATION in the NAIA. Not too shabby.
Pictures aren't up on the website yet. Too bad.
What comes next you ask? One more week of school, two finals, and then it's CHRISTMAS BREAK TIME!!!! Am I excited? You better believe it.
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