Picture Wall

Okay, so I have a wall in my bedroom that is completely empty except for one lonely small shelf. I've been trying to figure out what to do with it for a while, because it really looks out of place. Last week when my parents and I went to Ikea, I was looking for some pictures or something that I could use. There was one amazing one of the Eiffel Tower, but, first off; it was huge - I wouldn't be able to put anything else up, and second; it was about $200. So my mom gave me an idea. I chose some of my favorite pictures I've taken, and I'm gonna get them printed off in a bunch of different sizes, and put them up in on the wall. Anyway, these are the pictures I think I'm gonna use. I may add some and take some off, but this is the general idea. Tell me what you think. (: Enjoy

Joe's Farm Grill

I went with my parents to this cute little diner out in Gilbert today. These are just a few pictures of the stuff around it, and one picture of the sunset on the ride home.

Joe's Farm Grill

Today, in [late] celebration of my mom's birthday, we went out to thie place called Joe's Farm Grill. It's this cute little diner, but there is a farm out back. Everything they use there is fresh and homemade/homegrown. The food was so delicious! I took a couple of pictures - not many - that I'll post on my photo blog. I liked the picture above because it's a pretty good perception of the store. It is so easy to miss. There are a bunch of trees out front that hides it. Id I hadn't seen the sign, I would have never guessed it was this cute little diner. :)

I pulled a MAJOR stupid today..

So today, after seminary, I was getting into my car. I drive Kara, Charlee, Corey, and Taylor to school too, so keep in mind that they were here during this whole event. Anyway, I was getting into my car, and I had my keys in my left hand - the one I was shutting the door with. I have a lanyard on my key chain, and I didn't want it to get stuck in the door. So, I lift my hand up to get it out of the way, not realizing how high up my hand was or how quickly the door was shutting.

As you can probably guess, the door slammed on my hand. It wasn't even one of those where you just barely get the tips of your fingers - my whole hand was actually stuck in the door. I tried to just pull my fingers out, but of course, the wouldn't budge. So then I started trying to open the door. I kept pulling and pulling on the handle, but the door wouldn't open even when it was unlocked! Finally, I remembered that the handle is broken. You have to puch down on the bottom of it, or else it won't open. You'd think that I would remember that sooner, especially since my fingers are nearly breaking!

So I finally get the door open, and wait a few seconds while the blood rushes back in and the pain starts. It seriously felt like they were all broken. I couldn't move them for the first few minutes, but in no time I was fine to move them. It still hurt, but not a broken kind of hurt. I was just checking everything out to make sure my fingers weren't bleeding anywhere or bending in awkward places, and I noticed that it was already turning into a bruise. There was even a line of blood blisters on the back of one finger.

I just thought I'd share my little clumsy moment today. I thought it was pretty hilarious, even though it hurt like crazy - and still hurts. Oh well, it'll get better. I'm kind of afraid that my finger is going to be black tomorrow. But then again, I don't bruise easy, so it probably won't be as bad as I'm expecting.

School

Most of you probably already know that school started up again this Monday. I was kinda dreading it, but once the first day was over with, I was convinced that this is going to be an awesome semester! My classes are so awesome!

1st hour is Creative Writing, with Mrs. Devereux (Deh-vur-oh). She seems like she's going to be a really fun teacher! She's sarcastic all the time, and she is always saying funny stuff. Plus she always plays Disney songs in the background. She was joking around that, by the end of the semester, we'll be able to name every Disney song within the first two beats. We also go these journal things where she gives you a topic, and you write for about 10 minutes about it. It's always fun, because it gets your mind going first thing in the morning.

2nd hour is American Sign Language, with Ms. Staback (Stay-back). She's also really funny. She kinda reminds me of my old Spanish Teacher, Ms. Van Atta. One thing that I really like about her is that she lets us kinda teach ourselves. Instead of sitting there saying this sign means this word, she'll just start signing, and keep signing the same thing and mouthing the words until we understand what she's saying. It's a lot more interesting, and it really gets your brain going. We've only been in the class for two days and we already know the alphabet, how to say "How are you?", and quite a few of the emotions, such as; hungry, tired, okay, happy, awful, etc. It was fun - we walked around the classroom to different people and just had conversations with them.

3rd hour is Chemistry, with Mr. Manor (May-ner "With a long A" as he says). This is definitely the funniest class by far, but not because of the actual subject. The class itself is actually kinda boring - Mr. Manor is a smidge bit strange and monotonous. The real reason it's funny is because there are only 13 people. Small class, right? Just wait. 11 of those 13 people are guys. My friend Megan and I are the ONLY girls! It was a little awkward on the first day, because I walked in and there are all these guys sitting there. I literally said "Oh, crap" when I saw that I was the only girl. So I sat down, and for like 5 minutes I was the only one! But, finally, right as the bell rang, Megan walked in. What a relief! I'm just glad the other girl is someone I'm friends with, and not a complete stranger, or someone I don't get along with.

5th hour is FTA, with Mrs. Rizer at Sunrise Mountain. It's a little bit stressful to have to rush over there after lunch, but we usually get there on time - as long as the guys unlock the gates. They forgot to open them yesterday, so I had to go out through the office and walk all the way around to my car. I was only about 5 minutes late though - no biggie! Anyway, I'm really excited for this class! Mrs. Rizer is really sweet! We're going to be in the classroom for about 5 weeks, and then, starting on September 16th we'll be leaving campus to go help out in a classroom for one of the elementary schools ever Tuesday and Wednesday. We get to choose the teachers we want to TA for, so I'm hoping I can go with my 7th and 8th grade Language teacher, Mrs. Svancara. I'm still waiting for her to email me back to see if I'll be able to, but I don't think there'll be a problem with it. I'm just excited to be able to work with the kids and help out with stuff.

Peoria AZ North Stake Girls' Camp 2008

Here is a compilation of pictures from camp this year. There are some of post-mud fights, ward time, YCL dance parties, spider webs/nests/whatever those things are, and just the nature around Camp Lomia. Enjoy!