finishing up for real

k, so we went to Disneyland yesterday. It was a lot of fun as far as that all goes when you're going the pace of 2 toddlers. Karalyn, Ryan and I left the group at the beginning to go ride Space mountain twice. There was hardly any line because we went first thing. Also, while we were standing in line for Star Tours, I saw Emily Zippi, who was the first counselor in my relief society. I said hi and whatnot, but there's not a whole ton you can do when she's just walking by and you're standing in a line. Anyways, the girls got to see the princesses and take pictures with them and whatnot. Then there was this really great "learning how to be a princess/prince" hoopla which was mostly great to watch because Kyle and Nate were dancing with Brooklyn and Sydney. We took pictures. Again, I re-sunburned my arms throughout the day. People like to scold me, but I put sunscreen on 3 times... I think my skin is immune to it. Luckily, very luckily, it's looking like it's just going to turn into a tan, which never happens to me. Sydney got scared on almost all of the rides, with the exception of it's a small world. That turned out to be every one's favorite because it was cool inside and we went during the hottest part of the day. I was not the only one falling asleep. I felt old. We also got a little drowsy during the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, which turned out to be Brooklyn's favorite. Liz didn't even attempt to put Syd on that one, esp after freaking out in Snow White's adventures. Needless to say, we mostly rode kid rides, but we stopped every once in a while to ride a real roller coaster. The only bad thing there was that it took twice as long as the kid rides because we had to go in two groups so there were always people to watch the kids. We ate dinner at the Pizza Port, which flooded back memories from Candlelight with Chaparral's choir... Good times... They changed the submarine ride into a Finding Nemo deal, and line was over two hours long ALL DAY! Trust me. We checked back like six times. Another highlight of the day was when we stopped for frozen lemonades. I had a shot of raspberry squirted in mine and then everyone wanted a taste. Ryan's "tastes" are a lot bigger than Karalyn's. or anyone else's for that matter. At the end of the day, we had fast passes for SPLASH mountain, so again, we went in two groups, the first being me, Karalyn, Loralee, Mom and Ryan, and the second being Andrea and Kyle. (Nate and Liz had gone home right before that cuz the girls were getting tired.) Order of sitting; ME in the very front followed by Ryan then Karalyn, Loralee and Mom. Let me just say, I didn't miss much swimming just because I was at a theme park. There were three drops where I got 'wet', and after the first, I thought I was soaked enough. Apparently not. The last drop, where they take the picture, was like a tidal wave, no kidding, and I was soaked through my under-clothes... and it was really scary from the front. I felt like such a wuss and I screamed pretty loud. I had to discard my shirt and settle for my sweatshirt alone after that ride. Luckily, that was the last thing we did and got to go home after that. It was a hard day of "joy... and... joyfullness." Good times.

Anywho. Today, we (meaning Kyle, Andrea, Brooklyn and I) carried on the tradition of our Father (since he couldn't be here this year) and went to the surf shop to buy a t-shirt. I'm pretty excited about mine, it's really dang cute. I'll be wearing it Saturday if anyone wishes to seek me out to see it. Also, I think I slept in the sun long enough today to even out my burn on the back side too. At least now I'll look like a normal retard who's burned all over, vs one who doesn't know how to do it properly. I thought I'd get some quality reading done too while I was out there, brought out my "Daughters of God" book and everything, but I fell asleep almost as soon as my body hit the sand. Well, towel, on sand. So much for that idea. Must have been the after effects of Disneyland.

Also, we watched the outcome of So You Think You Can Dance. I'm just happy Lacy didn't win. I personally thought she put a skanky image on the LDS name. I did like Niel though. He was pretty awesome. That was kind of a shame. BUT LIFE GOES ON!

Also, today was Dutch's birthday. Karalyn, Marissa and I called and sang to him. We're sad we missed his party, but he said we could through him another one. So gracious of him. I've missed him and Dan. They're pretty great kids. Loads of fun.

Also, I still haven't showered. That's what happens when there's 13 of you sharing a one room, one bathroom apartment. Showers take all evening and I get the shaft to go last. I'm ok with it though. Like I'm ok with most situations in my life. I just don't complain and everyone else is happier. So that's what I'm off to do now. And I'm going to enjoy it. So ok, bye.

finishing up.

hello dude. my name is eric. i am julina cousin. i miss mike he was a good guy. i am 16 years old. i am tall and have blonde hair. this movie is confusing. good night.

a beach update

yes. I am at the beach in Carlesbad California. The weather has been SO nice, but the humidity... goo... so it turns out that I can get the internet here. "Which is a real nice feature" since we haven't had it in years past, and I was smart enough to even bring my laptop with me... even though it's such a pain in the airport security lines. Um, lets back up a few days.

Sunday was mike's "farewell" and pre-mission open house. Suprisingly, it was not as hard as I thought it was going to be. It went really smoothly, at least from my perspective. I can't really say much though, it's not like I had to prepare anything my but myself. No house, food, musical number or talk to prepare. Sunday night

K, mike just called. I'll be finishing this after my disneyland trip. He's a little more important than this blog. k,loveyoubye

home - by michael buble.

There is no purpose for this blog. I dont really know what I'm going to say. I feel like this summer has flown by so much faster than I wanted it to. It's like I'm watching it slipping through my fingers without being able to just stop and collect myself. I feel like I haven't taken advantage of the relationships that are surrounding me that won't be there in a couple weeks. My heart feels like it's expanding, but filling with emptiness, nothing substantial. I'm surrounded by people all day, hardly ever getting a minute to myself, but I feel so alone sometimes. And I find that it's times like these that I want only to be alone. Because the noise and crowds of people make it so much harder to calm myself. Then, the great contradiction starts all over. I'm alone. And soon, I won't have the opportunity, when I want it, to be with the people i'll be leaving. it's a cruel irony, huh?