PICTURES (tons and tons)

i apologize for the length of the post. also, the pics are so out of order.

right inside the cave

tim, me, amy, danielle
the cutest car ever. amy's uncle drove it- he's over 6ft!


we went to a black sand beach, which was cool.

we went to a family reunion for amy's family, and stayed in a hotel on a cliff over looking a beach.

we were throwing rocks into the ocean with one of the cousins

amy, danielle, claudia (cousin), and i, slept in a separate cabin

amy and claudia

we went "tourist" shopping

it rained so much! i loved it

we look like horses

this shirt is so me! except for the shirt part

i loved it
the driveway leading to the house
house
we called this our nick, bc in chapel, we had a speaker with no arms or legs, who gave hugs like this. this would be a group nick
we went to the luge, which was amazing. it was like go-carts, but they weren't motorized, it was all down-hill

on the beach

they had a ton of roundabouts

salt!
they tried the exercises shown on the tv

the tramp had to be one of my favorite parts
we went on the tramp in the rain, and came back soaked

we complelted one of those globe puzzles

you drive on the left side of the rode
amy and chelsea

amy, me, danielle, alicia, and chelsea

we went to one of claudia's dance recitals. she was amazing
view from their house

such a tourist

the town

:D

i'm home! i have over 500 pics to upload, i'll try to start soon.

one day!

so yes, my mom and dad did go to family camp, despite the fact i am leaving for NZ tomorrow for 2 weeks! they are so opposite danielle's mom, who practically cries every time she thinks of danielle leaving. thats ok though, both ways are good!
so now i am going to bed. i hate going to bed in an empty house!

vacation!!!!!!!!

vacation has been wonderful! usually the first week, i am so bored. i go from having so much to do in school, to having nothing. this summer is different. Tuesday i cleaned, Wednesday i went to the beach and graduation, Thursday i cleaned. Friday i went back to school to finish up the yearbook, i also went to cpk with friends and ms cortes. Saturday i worked, then came home to work. today was fun. church was good, then we had lunch at my grandparents, i went to heather and nathan's to watch them open all their mounds of gifts, and then i came home to paint. tomorrow a painter is coming to do my room. Wednesday i leave for NZ! i am excited and scared. i am always scared of wandering into the unknown, and that is what this trip is going to be. once i get there, though, i should be fine. tomorrow i am going on a mission to find my genisoy bars, i haven't been able to find them...

my first day off...

i used to start cleaning my new bedroom. it is so incredibly filthy, and that makes it all the more satisfying. making something "new" out of something "old," feels amazing. that is one of the reasons i love art. to be able to make something out of nothing- i feel like God. and i don't mean that flippantly. how awesome would it have been for Him making the world. and on top of that, He gets to see Christians becoming "cleaner" and "cleaner."

more pics

school is OVER

6-7-08 pics.

weddings

Thursday:
Thursday was the bach. party. we went down to second street to the crape cafe, which was amazing. i actually had pasta, but we had a crape for dessert, and it was awesome. i think it was nutella, with banana, and strawberries, and whipped cream. yum!
friday:
we had the rehearsal, which went really well. then, we went to the kent's for dinner. it was gorgeous, with tents and lights outside. there were some huge lightning bugs, though. for dinner, we had something called jambalese? not sure if that is how you say or spell it. it is wanton crackers, with rice, shredded chicken, and you could put: gravy, applesauce, green onion, tomatoe, cheese, pineapple, celery, and a couple other things. it sounds gross, it did to me atleast, but it was actually pretty good.
6-7-08
today was really long, and really amazing. the night before, we spent at heather's apartment, up until 1, woke up at about 6:30. we had sticky buns for breakfast, then we met at the church at nine to set up, and do hair, and makeup. everyone looked so pretty. we had subway for lunch, and then the wedding! it was so pretty, i walked down with paul kent. it was very hard not to cry. nathan was so cute! i could look into his eyes as he said the vows, and he looked like he really meant them. then, we cleaned the church, and i went home, where all my family was. we were all eating pizza and drinking stuff- awesome to see people we dont usually get to.

i am so exhausted, i haven't been able to sleep in, in forever! ill post pics later.

some oldies

the baby is heather

preparations

last night my mom and heather were making the decorations for the end of the pews. they finished, and then heather wanted to go put them up. i knew i shouldnt go eith her because of finals, but i said heck- her wedding is much more important than my grades! so i went, and it was starting to look very pretty. ill see if i can post pics when it all comes together!