9 Accidental Nicknames
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Buy or take a vacation??
Soni found a trip to Ireland that someone sent to her...and it's airfare, rental car, and hotel for 599.99....Such a cheap, great deal! Who cares what the hotel looks like, right?! But, we are also supposed to be saving our money for our house!!! What to do? What to do? We can always buy a house, right? But, how long will the 599.99 price be in effect? Any opinions would be fantastic! I've always wanted to go to Ireland, Scotland, England and Denmark...Ireland would be crossed off the list, right?! Hmmmm...
Moving home
SOoooooo, Soni & I were looking for a place to live that was quieter than our old place, but were unable to find something suitable before we were supposed to be out! Believe me, we were going to go to Target and steal a couple of carts to live in as opposed to moving home. But, Soni talked with my Mom & Dad & now we are back in our old rooms from 5 years ago. It actually hasn't been so bad so far and we are enjoying the central air during this hot summer time! Soni & I met with a realtor and a (whatever the person who tells you if you can afford to buy a house is called), & are in the process of seeing if we are able to purchase a house. Cross your fingers for me!!! For us!!! I'll keep you posted about what is going on. I'll try to be better about posting but August is a busy month at work!
Girl's Camp '09!
So, I know...I've neglected this here Blog o' mine. Work has me seriously stressing! That can be a Blog for a different day though if you don't already know the story!
On to Girl's Camp! Our theme this year was S.T.A.R.S.-Standing Together As Righteous Sisters...you know I love stars, so I was AOK with this...way better than last year's Small World theme... :/ Anyhow...Day 1: Monday was OK...it wasn't too hot, the girl's were all excited...it's the first day of camp. What's not to love?! We had a pretty cool nighttime activity of stargazing that night...and the girls saw 3 shooting stars! With their reaction you would have thought they were actually getting shot at, but they enjoyed it! Day 2: I'm pretty sure that we had more girls injured this year than any 5 years combined! Bee Stings, bloody noses, injured knees, rolled/sprained ankles...poor Dave (our nurse) was on the road between our camp & the boy's camp more often than not. Since it was the second day I was getting to know my Level 2 girls better...I had 3 or 4 that I'd never seen during the pre-camp activities. My group was also the biggest with 18 girls!! I think the next biggest group had 8...so I was totally outnumbered! The girl's split into groups and did fun outdoor activities to build team spirit...they played water balloon volleyball, had a water balloon toss, some crazy sheet game, a hula-hoop relay, and a "blow a ping-pong ball across the finish line with a straw" relay. They had a really good time...especially afterwards when they went crazy with the leftover water balloons! The Snipe hunt was tonight for the Level 1 girls...I heard lots of screaming, and Bishop Parry hid and growled at the girls...1 girl cried she was so scared! He went to apologize and make sure they were all OK...I probably would have done the same thing, so no worries Bishop! Day 3: Ward Wednesday-Scavenger Hunt!-which Atherton Ward won! Of Course! We RULE!! :) We had a Talent Night tonight also...the girls made me go up there to teach them some "everyday dance moves"...(lawn mower, shopping...I have some good ones for next year already planned!) I did a rap for them too...(good thing they are all SUPER young and have never heard of RUN DMC!!)They loved "You Be Illin'!" The Bishops were here on this night too which made it more special for the girls to show off their talents. Day 4: Started out pretty hot...my girls learned about the different types of clouds on day 1 and we all spotted some Cumulonimbus clouds overhead...sure enough while we were outside tye-dyeing shirts it started to pour! You know teens...the girls were out dancing around in it! They later went on a hike to the lake also...I opted not to go...I love rain, but only when I'm indoors and snuggled up and can watch it! The sun came out while they were hiking so the girls did get to go canoeing and kayaking. They had a blast and gave me a hard time for being a "wimp" (Kiley Thompson called me!) Testimony meeting tonight...the girls all have a great spirit, and I was glad listening to their testimonies that STARS was the theme! PS...The lodge got TP'd tonight...Hmmm...I wonder what level girls were responsible for that?!! Hallelujah! Day 5: Awards to the girls who passed off their Camp Certification, Secret Sister reveal, and pack up!!! Home again! Home again! Yee-Haw! It was a really great week all in all! Can't wait to see my girls again next year!!
Kiley & Me
Leilani, Lala, the backpack Lala made me...& Me
Disneyland in May!!
Soni & I went to Disneyland May 6...and had a BLAST! -Well, once we got over being sick after Space Mountain...we had a blast! :) For some reason the ride got to both of us that day & it was the 1st ride we went on! Uh-Oh! We were both hot & nauseous for a little while, but we made it the rest of the day! Whoo-Hoo! We'll be back on the 27th! See you then!
7 Brides for 7 Brothers...aka my FAVORITE musical EVER!!
Okay, months ago my brother, Aaron told me that a theater in Anaheim (Anaheim Garden Walk) was going to be playing Seven Brides for Seven brothers! YAY! Wednesday night it was FINALLY here! Can I just say it was AWESOME seeing it on the BIG screen! Better than ever! I almost wished it was a sing-a-long...I wanted to get up and sing right along with the movie! There was a lady in the audience there that had a funny "behind the scenes" story about the movie. You know the part where Adam & Milly are going back to his place, they stop to water the horses, he tries to tell her about his 6 brothers but she starts singing? If you are a Christensen then of course you do! Well, the director wanted to make the scene more real (since the scenery was mostly painted backdrops) so he released some birds for effect. Well, we all watched those birds fly off, change direction toward the backdrop and BAM! they totally hit the backdrop and PLOP! fell to the ground! Everyone in the audience was waiting to see this after the lady told us and it didn't disappoint! If you missed the movie, you missed out BIG TIME! LOVE LOVE LOVE those sobbin' women and those scroungy backwoodsmen! If you missed out this time, don't worry, we are planning another trip on 9 Dec to see another Christensen Classic...wait for it...White Christmas! Snow! Snow! Snow! Snow!!
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