the all nighter

so this weekend i participated in the fly marathon. Basically it is just a bunch of kids at our church that beg people for money and stay up all night long. this years them was a bike a thon. technically kids are sposed to get pledges for miles they ride on their bikes. i was a failure and did not beg people for money, but i rode my bike 15 miles anyways. following the bike ride from hell, (well it was a bit too cold to call it that. Maybe if hell froze over, it would be a better comparison) we ate our weight in junk food and hung out all night. The fact that i didnt go to bed until 620 was a slight problem, especially when wake up call was 645. With the help of 5 cups of coffee and 15 other exhausted teens, i was able to make it thru the early morning church service. the only downfall was that while majority of the other kids were able to sleep the day away, i had to go to a softball scrimage and practice. It all worked out though because the moment i got home i went to bed to make up for the crazy night.

if a fire consumed my house...

I would want to be able to grab my entire house and take it out of the fire. But since that is physically impossible, there are a few things i would get on my way out.

1. my dog, Lucky- she's probably my favorite pet. She's fat and happy and cuddly. What's not to love about her?
2. my brother, Weston- his bedroom is on the 2nd floor with me, so i would probably have to make sure that he got out of the house alive. That would basically be my responsibility. But I really would miss him if he didn't get out. He's a pretty awesome kid. Even tho he can be an annoying middle schooler.
3. my purse- I never go anywhere without it. So obviously i would take it. I have my check card, camera, phone, camelback, ipod, food, advil, daily planner and anything else i could ever need. Without it i would be completely lost.
4. my book- currently i am reading the book The Thornbirds. it is a very good read and i recommend it to all girls. plus i got it from the library and i don't want to be charged a fine for a charred book. It would also give me something to do during the downtime of watching my house burn to the ground. It would probably be better to focus on something else.
5. toothbrush- i am a freak about having clean teeth. in my purse i have toothpaste, so anytime that my breath was not pleasant or my teeth felt a tad grimy, i could take care of it. otherwise i would go insane.

stab in the heart

Back in grade school, children were cruel.

During my Lincoln lion years, i had a clique of friends. These said friends were never very nice to me. We created a "club" where we would sit around and make crafts or sercret handshakes or what not. Looking back at it now, it sounds completely pointless, but at the time it was a big deal to be "accepted in."

Unfortunately for me, i was not a permenent member of the club. Most of the members were neighbors and considered themselves to be BFFs. I was on the outside of the box looking in most of the time. It really sucked to not be included in the jokes that they would talk about at school the next week.

From that experience i learned that people should try their best to include others in their fun. No one likes to feel left out.

the cool days of lincoln school

back in the days when recess was still in session, my elementary school friends and i would run rampid across the playground. One cold day in fourth grade, one of my friends, jenna guenther, decided that it would be funny to stick her tongue to a pole. the results were distaterous. What started out as an innocent joke turned terribly painful in a matter of seconds. Jenna ended up with the entire surface of her tongue adhered to the flag pole. All of the bystanders began to laugh at her because it was a very hilarious situation. You just dont see someone with their tongue stuck to a pole every day. Jenna started out laughing because she had quite the audience watching her and she had acheieved her goal. After a little while Jenna began to worry since her tongue would not budge. The recess teacher noticed the group of kids and came over to us. When she saw Jenna almost in tears with her tongue stuck to the pole, she began to flip out. Once she assessed the situation, a member of the group was sent to get a bowl of hot water. after about five minutes of water pouring and tugging, Jennas tongue was removed. Unfortunately for Jenna a large chunk of the outer layer of her tongue was left stuck to the frozen pole. I have good reason to believe that Jenna will keep her tongue unattached to frozen metal objects for the rest of her life.