vacations

are any of you going away for labor day weekend?

parties

louisa invited me to a high school musical 2 party tonight, and my sister and i went. you have to understand something about me, i love to stay in my house, in my room- i do not like going places. i am very glad that my family rarely takes vacation, because i dont like going, i dont even like going out to dinner!
this party was no different, i did not want to go. my mom this summer has been on the war path. she wants me to go out more, and she also wants me to meet all the boys from my church ( the whole opc) this was all started when my sister got engaged(thanks, heather). at this party were people that i liked, but not people that i knew well enough to really talk to and have a good time.
so the party wasnt all that fun for me, but the movie was hilarious! with about 12 girls, who all think that Zac Efron is the hottest 'man' alive, and are copying every thing he does, it can be pretty funny. louisa is the most die hard fan that i know of. she bought a new tv for this party! she loves this movie.
that is what i did tonight, i didnt expect to have much fun, and at first it wasnt, but then, durring and after the movie, it turned out ok.

oh, and jenny woo was there. i wish cathy had been, then it would have been a blast.

birthday

do any of you have a suggestion for what i could do for my bday? i dont want anything fancy or formal. maybe something like a day at the beach, or i dont know, i dont have any fun ideas.

DANG IT!!!

dang, dang, dang it!!! my birthday is in 2 and a half weeks. that means school is starting soon. my birthday is right at the wrong time of year. hahaha, at least it isnt durring the school year, then danielle might plan something to get me back for the idea of taping embarassing pictures on her locker. :P
actually, i kind of like when my bday is, sometimes. it keeps me happy at the end of the summer, when i'd otherwise be depressed. instead of dreading school comming, i lok forward to my birthday. :/

spare time

if you think your families are weird, take a look at ours. i saw this video clip online, and it is EXACTLY what us herrema kids are always doing with each other. i find it quite hilarious. i believe i was describing this "movie" to you, danielle.
go to
http://www.thelot.com/contestants/view/?id=18&vd=59

reassurance

i was reading a devotional book the other day, and the section was about satan's temptations. it really impressed me. here it is. i'm going from memory, bc it is one of those 'a page a day' type devotionals, so i couldn't find it again. it went something like: many Christians think that they are the worst, that they are the worst, bc satan is always tempting them. it went on to talk about how if the church is growing, satan tries to divide it, or if a person is comming closer to God, he tries to distract them with worldly things. here is the reassurance part, it said, that these asaults by satan are a cause for joy! the assure us that we are getting closer to God, and that he is trying to stop us from doing so. i just thought it was awesome that someone thought- satan's temptations can be a reassurance, instead of a reason to doubt, and be troubled.i love you guys