NSLI-Y

I just found out im a semifinalist to go to Egypt or Russia this summer! for roughly 6 weeks. I'm so excited. I'm only a semi-finalist, but im hoping! yay! In Egypt i would learn Arabic, and in Russia, i would learn Russian :)
YAY!!! :D

Sorry i haven't posted in a while. I just have had nothing to post. I'm in an emotional rut. so i didn't feel like posting. anyway. I love Christmas :) its one of my favorite holidays. why? cuz we get presents. yes thats true but lately I've started to realize more and more that Christmas is not about the presents. I mean i dont really care about getting presents anymore. I would rather spend the whole entire day with my family or friends than get a boatload of presents. I would rather give something meaningful to other people than get a pretty necklace, you know what i mean? so i really love all of the story's about coming closer to Christ and about the true spirit of giving, and Christmas. This is my favorite one ive heard so far.


   Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a young boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.“Is this your car, Mister?” he asked.Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was astounded. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing? Boy, I wish...” He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that". Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he asked, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile?”“Oh yes, I’d love that.”After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes aglow, said, “Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again.“Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I’m gonna give you one just like it ... then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about.”Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him, and the three of them set off on the ride of a lifetime.

lets all try to be a brother like that. Because Jesus is our older brother that will do anything for us. Just remember not to get to caught up in the worldly side of Christmas. Make someones day and give something meaningful. :)

Silent Monks Singing Halleluia

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday! i love it! it really is the best! alot of food, all my family, football, snow..... oooooh i just love love love it! anyway  :) so its amazing....

another thing that is amazing? twitter.... im sorry but i love it... im kind of addicted.

ok one more thing.... gregg sulkin.... he is a CUTIE! he really is. plus (and it is a plus) he is british :) it totally makes it so much better. look at him? whats not to love? also.... wizards. LOVE IT! i love selena gomez. she is just the best. truly. the best!

How to train your dragon

instead of posting about how im sick of life, im gonna tell you about my very favorite movie in the whole entire world.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
favorite movie ever.
my brother is watching it right now.... and so its running through my head. but yes. it is my favorite movie. i can practically quote the whole thing. in fact me and my sisters do quote it. all the time. ok well anyway.
life stinks.

Big changes!

i have a job at chick-fil-a now and im starting next week! yay!

i went to go see harry potter 7 (part one) THE BEST! it was way good. except for the unessary nudity. thats ridiculous! really people? really? ugh. anyway

I also went to go see 42nd street (put on by alta) it was pretty darn AHMAZING! apparently my expectations were pretty low cuz they sure blew my mind! it was really really good!

i got my plastic drivers license... but my mom doesn't trust me to drive by myself yet. so you know.... ugh. lol but its all good. it will be just fine. cuz i dont really want to drive... cuz im scared. cuz i tend to almost crash into things. ONLY WITH MY MOM though. my dad is a better backstreet driver in my opinion. this is my OPINION.

Thanksgiving is my favorite FAVORITE holiday! i love love love it! so im pretty darn excited that i have cousins coming! anyway. farewell for now my friends :)

twitters

These are my favorite twitters... inspired by a certain tired dramatic traveler i know :) anyway here are all 28 of them!

1. "Have fun cleanin your dad!"
2. "What do you call a cow that jumped over a barbed wire fence? UDDER-destruction!!!"
3. "If we live through this remind me to thank you"
4. "Im pathetic. The only people who ever txt me back are twitter, Facebook, and my mom"
5. "Pity party at my house please bring yourself, your pity, and a snack to share. Preferably chocolate (to drown the sorrows)"
6. "Illegal is always faster"
7. "good morning...I see the assassins have failed..."
8. "I found my hidden stash of crystal light!!! Now to feast:)"

9. "And when they fall off a house we bring them a casserole!"
10. "On ITunes I named my IPod "The Titanic". So now every time i plug it into my computer, it says "The Titanic is syncing" haha"- caitlin
11. "if people snort and walk away, then they need to be tested for swine flu those litte piggies!!-emma"
12. "Turns out when you jump your innards jump too and when you land hard, so do they"
13. "Madam, I need you to remain calm. And trust me, I'm a professional. Beneath this pillow, lies the key to my release."
14. "Just go away. Pleeeease."

15. "Get that thing out of my face" "its not in your face its in my hand."

16. "Careful not to cut yourself on this lethal envelope!"



17. "Twitters = short bursts of happiness"
18. "My mom and aunt are marrying me off for 10 cookies instead of 10 cows...cuz we don't have cows. You wanna marry me? take it up with my mom!!"
19. "I like my crystal light shaken not stirred"
20. "Just because you have an Avacado doesnt mean you have Guacamolé!"
21. "Wise advice from someone who doesnt follow it"
22. "I know why the sidewalk is so heavy... Its cuz it has little pieces of gold in it "- Hallie

23. "You must have really deformed Adnoids" mom
24. "You cant just blurt it out at any time! It ruins the effect"

23. "Did you hear that suspicious thud?"
24. "Ive met someone else Shes lime green has 14 perfect little chunks of pineapple and Shes all i deserve in life!"
25. "Oh space balls"
26. "What the flagnog!"
27. "Your voice is grating on my earnubs"
28. "le francais sont grenoiles et tres bourgeious!"

drivers license

I got my drivers license today. yay!! this is prettty much all i have to post. so Amen and hallelujah to all!

16

its true i'm 16! Surprisingly, i don't feel any different... prob because i was so excited, in my mind i was already a laurel anyway!

on Sunday my dad took me for a drive... (of course :)) he blindfolded me and told me to tell me where we were going. so We finally stopped and of course i get it right away. THE DRAPER TEMPLE! my dad teases me and says " no we're at the chevron station". anyway lol. so we talked, and talked. then my dad blindfolded me again and we went home. he walked me into the house blindfolded and i open the door and all of the sudden... SURPRISE!!! my mom had planned a surprise party for me with all of my extended family, plus my adopted! (Laru, Marilee, Nicole, Pamela) etc. I was so darn surprised!! and the pictures will be iffy seeing as my mascara was all smeared from the blindfold. but it was way fun. I had a great great birthday!

now all i have to do is get a job! so i can pay my dad 250$ so i can get my license. heres the story.
before i can get my license i have to pay my dad $250, so he can put it in a CD. (Certificate of Deposit) (not a disk). Then IF i get into a crash (i just watched red asphalt 3 today...brains, blood, bodies *shudder* not pretty) I have the deductible for my insurance. (something like that). so anyway. We shall see.

Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou all for wishing me happy birthday!!

New Phone

I got a new phone, and its pretty sweet. its a knockoff an i phone. but i like it none the less.

Feild Trip

I cried. I hyperventilated.... just at the beginning. the rest of the time i had a death grip on Paige Victorine, Cassidy,  and or Paige l. with my head hidden and my eyes closed. safe to say i was scared to death! so in closing... i will NEVER EVER EVER!!! go into a haunted house ever again...

JOb INterview!!

That is correct! I have a JOB INTERVIEW! for massage envy! yay! tomorrow! so anyway wish me luck!
also tomorrow is my feild trip to castle of caos... and im TERRIFIED! hahaha hopefully pics! love ya!

that which doesn't kill us, makes us stronger...

you might die, but it wont kill you :)

hey guys.... i really have nothing to post except that i passed my parallel parking test and im gettin ready to drive soon. :) i found out that i work well under pressure or stress. see im pretty boring today :) anyway :) thanks for reading this very boring, almost to myself post lol oh and clair is in utah! YAY! pictures hopfully...if not oh well.

Traci Hunter Abramson

I met Traci Hunter Abramson. she signed my book :) i was very close to not being able to even listen to her. Summit Academy High School had her for an Assembly. They posted on the door a flyer that said "come and join us". When we got there they said we couldn't come in because it was a school assembly. Emotions were running high, i had just woken up and ya a cried a little bit. not enough to be sobbing but my eyes were watering down my cheeks. :) then i got a hold of myself, saw Mrs.Smith and went and talked to her. Finally she consented that Annika, Chloe, and i could come and sit in the back row. it was a really good assembly. She gave writing tips and she told about her work in the CIA. Well what she could tell anyway. after the assembly i got her to sign my book. Im really glad i got to listen. this woman is my role model, and she lives in virginia, so i thought i would never see her or listen to her, but lucky for us there is a writers conference going on right now. So she came to Utah for that. anyway thanks for listening to my pitiful story lol :)

Picniks and Parking

ok here are a couple of my all time fav picniks.... (photo editing) i love it! also I PASSED MY DRIVERS TEST! now all i have to do is finish the class and do parallel parking :)

Fall

The other day was the beginning of fall :) i have so many memories i can't keep them straight, mostly of broadway kidz. but i look back and there was girls camp and youth conference. Yesterday Diane dropped off some pictures, and i love them :) its so great, too bad i can't put um into digatal form :) anyway here is some pics :)

News

President: Cassidy
Vice President: Baylie
Secretary: Mallory
Historian: Brittany, Kylee

This is the Women's choir presidency :) im so excited. all of these girls are amazing, and im just way excited!!
Driving: ok overall im ok. i haven't killed anyone yet :) and i went on the free way at 5:00 this morning and i lived. I can't park though. im a terrible parker :) lol. oh and i found out that you're not supposed to drive a car with 2 feet :) don't judge :) i love life and thanks for listening to ramblings :)
Broadway kidz: bk is over :( but i now know so many new friends :) and i just love them all and i can't wait to see them again. heres one picture. Ill post more soon.

Final Cast List

"Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love."— Jane Austen
thats a great quote! anyway. I am NOT in 42nd street. but hey i am perfectly ok with it because i now have more homework time. :) hey on the 9,10,11, 13 is broadway kidz. Both cass and i would appreciate it if you came! thanks for reading my ramblings! 

inspiration!

ready?  how is it that love songs are always the best songs, dirty ones are always the most catchy, and the ones that swear are the ones you want to sing? I made that up! im just bored and waiting for them to post the final cast list. i think they're postingit tomorrow actually.... but ya whatever. :) im really quite bored.... and nobody is txting me so extra bored....wow thats pathetic! a girl, its friday and her whole sadness is cuz people wont txt her.... wow im gonna go read a book! OH yeah look at me! woohoo!!

Callbacks for 42nd street!

yes i did i made callbacks! as a DANCER! bahahahaha i was so faking my tap! but guess what? im really gonna try tomorrow and i really hope i get in! thanks for supporting me in all that i do! i love you guys! also
come to broadway kidz magic. On september 9,10,11, and 13! be there or be Diamond! (cassidy said it not me!) thanks! come see both cass and i and you will love it!