Psymon and my dad are away for the week. They went to SanFran. on a mission trip with my church. So its just me and my mom this week, oh the trouble we could get into....
Anyway....
Being the wonderful and amazing person that I am :) , I got up to see my brother and dad off. That meant my alarm went off at 7 AM. Ick. So the group had all prayed and loaded up all the luggage and kids were saying goodbye and going to claim their seats in the vans. I'm standing off to the side, just hanging. My brother walks up to me. He is wearing his backpack and then has his pillow in front of him.
"You want a hug?" He asks me with this huge grin on his face.
"I guess," I said. (Its not that my brother and I aren't close or anything, it just seemed kinda weird to me....I was right)
Psymon gives me a hug, with his pillow in between us. "PILLOW HUG" He says.
Only my brother.
Smiles,
Joyful :)
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
I met Jesus at Walmart!
Walmart with my family.... always good for some laughs.
First of all the store was under renovation. I walk into the store and theres this huge sign that says "53 Days till you're new walmart is here!". So the store is a little discombobulated (gosh i love that word).
Anyways lets get to the real story about how I met Jesus in the walmart.
Me and my brother decided to look around the toy isles. My mom had gotten everything she needed and was heading onto the food department. My brother and i looked at hot weels, and some board games. And then we were walking away, and all the sudden, I saw him....Jesus. He was there in the last toy isle!
I couldn't beleive it! "Psymon, Look its Jesus!" I said. "Oh, no," he grabbed my wrist and said lets go.
Apparently he didn't want to have a conversation with a Jesus that was in a plastic box. It was a "barbie doll" Jesus. And right next to Jesus was Moses (also in a plastic box). Oh my....What is this world coming to.
I found my mom and said, " MOm I just met Jesus in Wal Mart!"
She looked at me in disbelief and said "Oh, no what did you do?" Needless to say, I had a little explaining to do (Which was kinda difficult because i was laughing so hard. I mean a barbie doll Jesus, you just can't help laughing).
Smiles,
Joyful
*DISCLAMER: I IN NO WAY WHATOSOEVER SUPPORT OR ENDORSE WAL*MART IN ANY WAY. IN FACT I REALLY DON'T LIKE HOW THEY GET ALL THEIR PRODUCTS FROM OVERSEAS. I WENT THERE BECAUSE IT WAS CHEAP, AND MY MOM WAS DRIVING.
*DISCLAMER II: MY BROTHER WANTED SOME CREDIT FOR THE TITLE. HE DID COME UP WITH IT. SO THERE YOU GO PSYMON, YOU GOT SOME CREDIT.
First of all the store was under renovation. I walk into the store and theres this huge sign that says "53 Days till you're new walmart is here!". So the store is a little discombobulated (gosh i love that word).
Anyways lets get to the real story about how I met Jesus in the walmart.
Me and my brother decided to look around the toy isles. My mom had gotten everything she needed and was heading onto the food department. My brother and i looked at hot weels, and some board games. And then we were walking away, and all the sudden, I saw him....Jesus. He was there in the last toy isle!
I couldn't beleive it! "Psymon, Look its Jesus!" I said. "Oh, no," he grabbed my wrist and said lets go.
Apparently he didn't want to have a conversation with a Jesus that was in a plastic box. It was a "barbie doll" Jesus. And right next to Jesus was Moses (also in a plastic box). Oh my....What is this world coming to.
I found my mom and said, " MOm I just met Jesus in Wal Mart!"
She looked at me in disbelief and said "Oh, no what did you do?" Needless to say, I had a little explaining to do (Which was kinda difficult because i was laughing so hard. I mean a barbie doll Jesus, you just can't help laughing).
Smiles,
Joyful
*DISCLAMER: I IN NO WAY WHATOSOEVER SUPPORT OR ENDORSE WAL*MART IN ANY WAY. IN FACT I REALLY DON'T LIKE HOW THEY GET ALL THEIR PRODUCTS FROM OVERSEAS. I WENT THERE BECAUSE IT WAS CHEAP, AND MY MOM WAS DRIVING.
*DISCLAMER II: MY BROTHER WANTED SOME CREDIT FOR THE TITLE. HE DID COME UP WITH IT. SO THERE YOU GO PSYMON, YOU GOT SOME CREDIT.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Ice Cream Sunday
Hello Everyone.
You just have to love summer. I think summer officially started on Friday so...Hooray!
This afternoon me and my brother enjoyed ice cream sundays. It was way fun. And we sat outside, its beautiful. Mid 80s with a light breeze, and sunshine. I love it! This is what summer is all about.
Anyway, I'm off to my church's teen service. But i will definitely check in with you all later.
Smiles,
Joyful :)
You just have to love summer. I think summer officially started on Friday so...Hooray!
This afternoon me and my brother enjoyed ice cream sundays. It was way fun. And we sat outside, its beautiful. Mid 80s with a light breeze, and sunshine. I love it! This is what summer is all about.
Anyway, I'm off to my church's teen service. But i will definitely check in with you all later.
Smiles,
Joyful :)
Friday, June 20, 2008
Home Sweet Home
I'm Home. Yea!
Being away from home makes you apreciate a lot of things. Here are the things I now appreciate after being in Las Vegas with my Mom and Nana for a (almost) a week.
*Boise no longer feels hot with its 80 degree weather. Las Vegas at 106 makes boise look (and feel) AMAZING!
*Boise looks very green compared to the desert landscape of Las Vegas. I was driving down the street this morning going, 'Wow, i didn't realize we had so much green!'.
*My bed is softer than ever. Well, i slept on a pull out sofa, and the mattress' on those are never great, makes mine look even better.
*My room has a door so that when my mom and Nana get up (they are early risers, I'm not), my door can be closed and i won't hear them making tea and whatever they do that early in the morning.
*I have a computer that i don't have to wait in line for. The hotel business center was busy, and you had to wait in a long line, my computer you just have to sign on.
*I get to see my brother and Dad, Oh and my dog. I love my family.
Enjoy you're home sweet home. (and if you don't, i suggest you go out of town for a few days, you'll come back and look at things with a whole new perspective.)
Smiles,
Joyful :)
Being away from home makes you apreciate a lot of things. Here are the things I now appreciate after being in Las Vegas with my Mom and Nana for a (almost) a week.
*Boise no longer feels hot with its 80 degree weather. Las Vegas at 106 makes boise look (and feel) AMAZING!
*Boise looks very green compared to the desert landscape of Las Vegas. I was driving down the street this morning going, 'Wow, i didn't realize we had so much green!'.
*My bed is softer than ever. Well, i slept on a pull out sofa, and the mattress' on those are never great, makes mine look even better.
*My room has a door so that when my mom and Nana get up (they are early risers, I'm not), my door can be closed and i won't hear them making tea and whatever they do that early in the morning.
*I have a computer that i don't have to wait in line for. The hotel business center was busy, and you had to wait in a long line, my computer you just have to sign on.
*I get to see my brother and Dad, Oh and my dog. I love my family.
Enjoy you're home sweet home. (and if you don't, i suggest you go out of town for a few days, you'll come back and look at things with a whole new perspective.)
Smiles,
Joyful :)
Monday, June 16, 2008
Update from Vegas
Hello Everyone.
Day one at the National Tournament. Boy part of me wants to tell you how many people there are here, because its huge, but part of me wants to tell you its just like every other tournament I've attended back home in Idaho. So I won't tell you about either :P. Hee Hee.
OH I know I'll tell you about how specific the rules are here. Its crazy. So we are split up into 45 different sections and then theres about five people in each section, but they can't just write names in order, no that would be too simple. Instead they give us crazy numbers like U890 and U345. And they expect you to remember it! When its your turn (After you've spent forever looking for your stupid number) you go up to the counter with your number and draw three questions. You have to keep one and lay the other two face down. Now here's the kicker: You have to say in this order your section number, your code number, and the number on the question.
Now try to remember there are 45 of us all trying to do this at the same time. "25, U894, B2" "39, U332, C7" "3, U132, A1" It was really crazy. And if you don't do it that order they have full rights to yell at you. YIKES!
I did four speeches today. Here were my category areas:
1. Education and Issues of Youth
2. American Politics (MY FAVORITE!!)
3. Environment and Sciences
4. The Wars
I did pretty good. I have two more speeches tomorrow, and then I find out if I will go on.
I'm off to bed, giving four speeches is exhausting!
Smiles,
Joyful :)
Day one at the National Tournament. Boy part of me wants to tell you how many people there are here, because its huge, but part of me wants to tell you its just like every other tournament I've attended back home in Idaho. So I won't tell you about either :P. Hee Hee.
OH I know I'll tell you about how specific the rules are here. Its crazy. So we are split up into 45 different sections and then theres about five people in each section, but they can't just write names in order, no that would be too simple. Instead they give us crazy numbers like U890 and U345. And they expect you to remember it! When its your turn (After you've spent forever looking for your stupid number) you go up to the counter with your number and draw three questions. You have to keep one and lay the other two face down. Now here's the kicker: You have to say in this order your section number, your code number, and the number on the question.
Now try to remember there are 45 of us all trying to do this at the same time. "25, U894, B2" "39, U332, C7" "3, U132, A1" It was really crazy. And if you don't do it that order they have full rights to yell at you. YIKES!
I did four speeches today. Here were my category areas:
1. Education and Issues of Youth
2. American Politics (MY FAVORITE!!)
3. Environment and Sciences
4. The Wars
I did pretty good. I have two more speeches tomorrow, and then I find out if I will go on.
I'm off to bed, giving four speeches is exhausting!
Smiles,
Joyful :)
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Shopping!
So today we went shopping in Vegas.
Well, first we registered for my events. That was really fun. We went to the student union center at UNLV. They had all kinds of vendors and colleges there. Oh, and the free stuff!!!!!!!!! Did I tell you that i L-O-V-E! Free stuff! I mean, I got two or three decks of cars, a nice fabric bag, pens galore, orderforms, buisness cards, and brouchures. I mean they had it all. Well, except for the college that i really wanted to meet, Point Lomma Nazarene. So we're walking around all these random little colleges from the middle of nebraska and oklahoma, wisconsin, and then i see this sheet of paper where point lomma should have been, but were. they there? Of course not, the one college i really wanted to talk to, doesn't show up. But hey! What can ya do.
I'm off to e-mail point lomma and ask them if they'll be here later this week. Well see.
So after collecting all my free stuff (except for my awesome stuff that wasn't there from point lomma), i went outside. They had all sorts of fun stuff. Kareokee, basketball, a zero gravity machine, it was crazy. We toodled around there, and then left to return to our hotel.
Then the shopping! Well, i don't know why i titled this blog shopping. We went to the outlet malls, and nobody really got anything. I got a few shorts and Mom and Gramma picked up a few other little things. But really we didn't get much, (But hey who needs to shop when you can get a ton of free stuff!)
Well off to have dinner (grilled cheese and tomato soup, my favorite!)
Enjoy your day.
Smiles,
Joyful :)
Well, first we registered for my events. That was really fun. We went to the student union center at UNLV. They had all kinds of vendors and colleges there. Oh, and the free stuff!!!!!!!!! Did I tell you that i L-O-V-E! Free stuff! I mean, I got two or three decks of cars, a nice fabric bag, pens galore, orderforms, buisness cards, and brouchures. I mean they had it all. Well, except for the college that i really wanted to meet, Point Lomma Nazarene. So we're walking around all these random little colleges from the middle of nebraska and oklahoma, wisconsin, and then i see this sheet of paper where point lomma should have been, but were. they there? Of course not, the one college i really wanted to talk to, doesn't show up. But hey! What can ya do.
I'm off to e-mail point lomma and ask them if they'll be here later this week. Well see.
So after collecting all my free stuff (except for my awesome stuff that wasn't there from point lomma), i went outside. They had all sorts of fun stuff. Kareokee, basketball, a zero gravity machine, it was crazy. We toodled around there, and then left to return to our hotel.
Then the shopping! Well, i don't know why i titled this blog shopping. We went to the outlet malls, and nobody really got anything. I got a few shorts and Mom and Gramma picked up a few other little things. But really we didn't get much, (But hey who needs to shop when you can get a ton of free stuff!)
Well off to have dinner (grilled cheese and tomato soup, my favorite!)
Enjoy your day.
Smiles,
Joyful :)
Welcome to Vegas!
Hi everyone!
I'm in Las Vegas Nevada. Why? For the National High School Speech and debate competition. I qualified back in February and I can't believe I'm fianlly here!
We register today and the tournoment gets under way tomorrow at 8am (ick, i'm not a morning person). I'm super excited.
I'll tell you what happens, but for now i have to go and get ready for the day (And decide which flip flops to wear green or orange, i just can't decide)
Anywho,
Talk to ya later,
Smiles, Joyful :)
I'm in Las Vegas Nevada. Why? For the National High School Speech and debate competition. I qualified back in February and I can't believe I'm fianlly here!
We register today and the tournoment gets under way tomorrow at 8am (ick, i'm not a morning person). I'm super excited.
I'll tell you what happens, but for now i have to go and get ready for the day (And decide which flip flops to wear green or orange, i just can't decide)
Anywho,
Talk to ya later,
Smiles, Joyful :)
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Nothing to say
Hi everyone!
So i have one more final to take tomorrow morning and i am DONE!!! YEA! I'm so excited.
I don't have that much to share with you guys. but...yea i really lead a pretty boring life right now. Oooh...i like this song on the radio right now. Its "Whatever You're Doing" by Sanctus Real. You should youtube it. Or maybe i'll change my video after this.
So lets see if i can find anything exciting in my life to tell you about right now. Umm....I made my high school newspaper staff for next year. I'm exited. :) So YEA.
and........
um.....
I finished my big projects in every class. Tell me why teachers decide to give you these huge projects. And their all so similar like "Evaluate this course" "Reflect on yourself this past year". I feel like i did the same project over and over. Not fun.
Oh I'll tell you about the weather, that what people talk about when they have nothing else to talk about (well, except for meteorologists). So the weather right now. Icky. That's all i can say. Its rained all day. Like hello school gets out tomorrow and its raining? I don't understand. I'll have to talk to my dad (he's a meteorologist :) ).
So, yea that's all.
Talk to y'all later.
Smiles,
Joyful.
So i have one more final to take tomorrow morning and i am DONE!!! YEA! I'm so excited.
I don't have that much to share with you guys. but...yea i really lead a pretty boring life right now. Oooh...i like this song on the radio right now. Its "Whatever You're Doing" by Sanctus Real. You should youtube it. Or maybe i'll change my video after this.
So lets see if i can find anything exciting in my life to tell you about right now. Umm....I made my high school newspaper staff for next year. I'm exited. :) So YEA.
and........
um.....
I finished my big projects in every class. Tell me why teachers decide to give you these huge projects. And their all so similar like "Evaluate this course" "Reflect on yourself this past year". I feel like i did the same project over and over. Not fun.
Oh I'll tell you about the weather, that what people talk about when they have nothing else to talk about (well, except for meteorologists). So the weather right now. Icky. That's all i can say. Its rained all day. Like hello school gets out tomorrow and its raining? I don't understand. I'll have to talk to my dad (he's a meteorologist :) ).
So, yea that's all.
Talk to y'all later.
Smiles,
Joyful.
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