The Weekend

On Friday afternoon Jess came over and we talked and laughed and listened to music and danced and generally had a good time. After Kath got off of work she joined us and we spent the evening doing pretty much the same. We had so much fun.

Jess spent the night and the next morning I stumbled and lurched out of bed like a drunk at when my cell phone rang. It was after ten...but it felt a lot earlier. =D You should have seen Jess imitating me scrambling for the ringing phone. So funny!

You know how last week we went to Andrew's party? Well his brother, Jonathon, decided that he wanted to do the same thing and the Little's were invited. Mrs.Jodie asked Kath and me if we wanted to come and hang around and just help where ever needed. We were cool with that and since it was either that or go home to an empty house, Jess decided to come too! We helped make sundaes for the kids and enjoyed seeing them all in their costumes. Emily was Ruby Sapphire, (my character...imagine that,) and Samantha was Kalamata Kate. They had fun.

Well Jess, Kath, and I got to talking, and since her parents were out camping for the weekend, we decided to see if Kath and I could spend the night at her house, that way she wouldn't have to be alone. Mom and Dad were cool with it and I must confess, I got a little giddy at the thought of having a whole house to ourselves without any "grown ups." Not having any responsibilities or restrictions is a pretty intoxicating experience. But we're trustworthy enough that Mom and Dad didn't have to worry about us burning the house down or doing anything stupid. Haha!

We had so much fun! We made brownies, blasted the music as loud as we could without disturbing the neighbors and danced until we were out of breath. Around 1:00 a.m. Jess suggested that we go swimming so I texted Mom just to make sure it was okay and Dad said it was fine. The water was so cold but we had a blast! We played with our shadows from the porch light and shrieked when the water splashed us.

We lasted for about an hour and then dashed inside to put on some warm pj's and wrap up in blankets. Then we settled down with Jessica's laptop and watched an episode of Lie To Me, (such a fascinating show!) We were going to stay up until 4:00, but we got tired and went to bed about an hour early. We crammed into Jess's bed and I tried not to get my hair in the fishbowl like I did last time. Haha!

The next morning we got up and watched an episode of Poirot, (gotta love BBC,) while Jessie fixed us eggs and bagels for breakfast. After that we took our time getting ready for the day, doing make up and hair while listening to music. Then Dad came to pick us up around 2:00 and dropped us off at the church where we practiced our dance a few times.

In all honesty, our outfits looked pretty cool after we got our hats on. I felt kinda like a poser in my "gangsta" getup, but it was really fun. We were all goofing around and making faces and stuff.

Since youth didn't start until 6:00, a few of us drove to the nearest BP and bought about 25$ worth of snacks, junk food, and Ramen. Then we all ate and just hung out. After awhile Kath, Jess, and I started singing together, doing three parts and stuff. We sounded pretty good together and it was a ton of fun!

Eventually youth started and after worship we dashed off to the bathrooms to change into our outfits. I didn't get nervous until the very last minute. I was so excited! And the youth room was packed! There are never that many people there. Anyway, the dance went amazingly well and I had so much fun. Everyone loved it.

After church everyone hung around downstairs and ate leftover brisket sandwiches from the youth fundraiser. They were so good! I enjoyed mingling with everyone but by the time we left I was exhausted. It was good to get home.

Better

I am doing much better emotionally after eating out with Mom yesterday. There was nothing really wrong with me other than being completely exhausted from an abnormally full weekend. Don't get me wrong, it was a great weekend and I had a blast! I just needed some me time, you know? Anyway, I'm good now. =P

Invisibility Is Not A Superpower

Seriously, it's not. It sounds really cool, but in actuality, it stinks pretty bad. If you aren't struggling with something, and those around you are dealing with major issues, you can get lost in the sea of everyone else's problems. You've got a life-saver in the midst of this vast turbulent ocean, and they don't even have those little blow up arm thingies so of course they're going to get rescued first. Makes perfect sense and I'm totally fine with that. But I've been floating for quite a while now and I'm tired.

I'm also really conflicted. On one hand I want to be a blessing to my friends. You know, listen to them, offer advice, encouragement, support, all that good stuff. But on the other, I'm a human being and I have limited resources. My little life-saver will only hold so much weight.

And being the slightly melancholy person that I am, I tend to overestimate how much I can take. So I take and take and take until I just can't take no more! (Double negative used for emphasis, I know it's not grammatically correct. Haha.)

I'm totally fine with sharing in my friends troubles and helping them get through the emotional turmoil of it all because I love my friends and that's just what you do for your buddies. And goodness knows I'll probably need it some day. But after a particularly draining period of time, I need someone to listen to me for a change.

But my sisters need a lifeboat more than I do so instead of getting to vent like I so desperately want to, (remember, I'm in the sea too, I just have a better flotation device,) I'm forced to step aside once more.

It sounds selfish, and I feel kinda guilty about it all, but I'm really tired of being invisible.


Oh, the lifeboat suddenly came within arms reach! Mom just said she is taking me out to lunch without anybody else tomorrow! Praise God! I can stand the frigid waters for a few more hours. Hope is in sight.

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Last Week...

Monday I babysat my cousins which was a really good thing because I was broke. Haha. Kath joined me during the evening and we borrowed the movie Oscar with Sylvester Stallone and Marisa Tomei. We hadn't ever seen it before and we really enjoyed it.

Tuesday Mom took us girls to the dollar theater and we watched three movies! Paul Blart Mall Cop, Bolt, and Pink Panther Two. Our favorite of the day was Bolt. They were all really funny.

Wednesday we got our "hip hop" outfits, (see previous post.)

Thursday...I actually didn't do anything on Thursday.

Friday the Weeks came over! We had so much fun with Megan, Rachel and Caroline. They brought the first seven episodes of Lost, (Kath and I had never seen it before,) and we did a marathon that ended around 4 a.m. Haha! What a blast.

Saturday was Andrew's 16th birthday party. It was so cool! It had a "way out west" theme and everyone was given a character that we played out. We all came in costumes and everybody had secrets and things with detailed backgrounds that were written out for us. Once we all had read our basic character outlines, we mingled got into the flow of things. (I was a singer from out of town named Ruby Sapphire.) When a dead body turned up in the stables, the sheriff, (Andrew,) and everyone else had to try and figure out "who dun it." It was so much fun. Everyone did a great job of staying in character, and there were a lot of people too. About 23, I think.

Here are some pics...

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(I'm not technically savvy, or else I would figure out a better way to do that...)


So that was last week. I should have written every day so I could've done the events better justice, but I didn't. Oh well. It's better than nothing, I guess. =D

"Hip Hop" Outfits

Well tonight instead of practicing our dance at church, we all loaded up into various vehicles and drove to Wal-Mart to find outfits for our preformance. The theme is supposed to be sort of hip hop-ish so we were looking for baggy black pants and baggy white T-shirts. Simple, right? Wrong. Turns out they got rid of all their black sweats yesterday. What are the odds?

After about fifteen minutes of fruitless searching for an alternative, Mom suggested we check out the scrubs for something black... Much to my _____ (horror? elation? relief? despair? revulsion? I can't decide...) there hung dozens of pairs of black, baggy scrubs.

I'm still trying to decide if finding those pants was a good thing or not. They are massive, unisex, and have drawstrings a mile long. Bleh. If you ever get to feeling too vain, just go to Wal-Mart, grab a pair, pull them on, tighten the drawstring, and do a slow 360 in the mirror. Believe me, humiliy is not far behind. (Get it? Behind? Haha! That was totally accidental.)

Despite the unflattering nature of the outfits, at least we were all able to buy pants that matched. I don't mind looking _____ (ugly? figureless? dowdy? poofy? Again, I can't decide...you fill in the blank, haha) as long as I'm surrounded by equally _____ looking friends. =P We also got white tennis shoes and T-shirts.

Hip hop clothes really aren't as cool as they're cracked up to be.

Random Thoughts

Well I started writing something but it was intensely depressing so I deleted two paragraphs and decided to start over. Instead I'll just write something extremely random and hope for the best. =D

Don't you love made up words? Sometimes nothing says it quite like a word that you can't find in the dictionary. For instance, here is a word that my friend's mom made up. "Frustrility." It's "hostility" and "frustration" combined and is applicable when your feelings go beyond that of mere irritation. Isn't that a great word? =D

You know, I love the fact that my Mom is dancing in the kitchen to Kelly Clarkson. She's so much fun. It's almost like having three teenagers in the house instead of two! Haha! (And yes, that is a good thing.) She's one of my very best friends. We spent nearly an hour tonight just looking at funny videos on YouTube. We laughed so hard! But we have a blast no matter what we do.

Have I mentioned how much I love the weekend? I try to stay away from the subject because I'm so obsessive about it that I tend to get carried away. Just thinking about it makes me giddy. There are so many options! I can hang with friends, stay up even later than usual, (our schedule is pretty weird what with Dad being out so late each night at work and we don't like to go to bed without seeing him,) or I can hole up in my room and read. I can write, or watch a movie marathon, (it's amazing how many I can watch before passing out,) or scrap with Mom...the possibilities are endless! But I'm hyperventilating with the excitement of it all and had better stop now.

So to sum up this random session of, um, randomness, I love made up words, my Mom, and the weekend! =D

The Woes, Pros, and Cons of Being Pale

Woe: You get sunburned really easily.
Pro: By the time that the bright red has finally faded into a light tan, it's winter again and for once you are darker than everyone else.
Con: Since it's winter, you are wearing long sleeves and jeans so no one can see your momentary triumph.
Woe: Pale hasn't been "in" for a long time...
Pro: Pairing your pale skin with styled hair and bright red lips makes for a classy 40s look, compensating for your non "in-ness."
Con: The opportunity to use this look doesn't come along as often as you would like.
Woe: You just might get mistaken for a vampire, (gee thanks, Twilight.)
Pro: Apparently vampires are really cool.
Con: From what I've heard, guys don't go for the immortal type...



Yesterday we went to the park with some friends. We were there for a few hours, and wouldn't you know it, I got sunburned. I have a bright red V on my chest. =( So last night when I was trying to avoid scratching the offending patch of skin, I thought of this blog post. Haha.

Really though, I'm happy with my skin color. I just don't like sunburn. But it did give me the opportunity to write a sardonic post, (like I need the excuse...)

=D

Ramblings

I was going to blog...but I don't have much to say really. No amusing, sarcastic comments or profound revelations. No unusual events or outrageous happenings, nothing much at all. I could go into a detailed description of every dish I cleaned this morning, but the only profoundness in that is profoundly boring.

But I guess it's better to write something from nothing than to not write at all...so I'll make a go of it.

For starters I feel somewhat better today than I did yesterday. I slept in till noon, which was totally awesome, and I didn't have to do math again, (heh heh heh. I believe the correct word for that is "malinger," meaning to feign illness or inability to escape a responsibility. But I really am technically sick so it's okay. ;) My throat is still sore and my head still hurts but I'm sure I'll be fine by the end of the weekend. Sunday morning, to be more precise, because we have tentative plans to visit the beach for a day! The possibility of getting to sea, er I mean see, the ocean is enough to make anyone feel good. =D

This afternoon we got invited to see a movie with some friends, but I couldn't very well not do math and then waltz off to the theater, (turns out malingering has a downside. Haha!) But in all honesty I was too tired to go anyway. So Kath got some sun in the backyard, I played the Wii, =D, and then we watched a movie together. The afternoon passed pleasantly and all in all it's been a great day.

Meh...

That is how I feel. Just meh, with maybe a little bit of blech mixed in. I got up this morning, went downstairs, and nearly fell back asleep on the couch. My throat hurts, my head is fuzzy, my eyelids are heavy, and the only good thing about it is it got me out of math. Have you ever tried doing math when you are sick? It's like, the worst thing ever. Thanks, but I'll pass.

So now I am comfortably settled in Mom and Dad's bed with the laptop. I'm trying to decide whether I should read or watch a movie. Sleeping actually sounds pretty good too. Hmmm...

Well yesterday, as you all know, was April Fools. Am I the only one that thinks that is just about the most ridiculous holiday ever? I mean seriously. What is the point of having a full day dedicated to nothing other than the manipulation and humiliation of fellow human beings? While not quite as bad doing math when sick, it's still pretty bad.

Other than dance group, yesterday was fairly abysmal. The conflict level between the two younger members of our family was through the roof. It basically threw the entire day. I hid in my room for most of it. Meh...again.

I usually prefer to post happy things, (excluding my Life As We Know It, post. =P) But it's raining and I don't feel good. So meh...