Homecoming 2012.

Wow, what a perfect day. I'm certainly feeling the effects of it tonight as I sit here exhausted with a messy room and a million things to do, but it was certainly worth it. (: I loved Homecoming this year. Best one I could have asked for!(:

First of all - the asking. Brayden asked me in such a clever way. I was sitting in Seminary and my teacher asked me to do the scripture for the class that day. I told him I would but then went about doing my own thing. Five minutes later he came back and told me I needed to get it ready then, and that it really needed to be out of the New Testament. So I opened my Bible and was surprised to see this:

 

Brayden had taken my scriptures and put this in them! A little cute poem and then a whole entire book of scripture. It's hard to read, but hopefully you get the idea. What a creative kid. I had to read it for my entire class and everybody loved it. I was super impressed.

 

Well then, I had to be equally creative in answering him, so after a lot of thought, here's what I ended up doing:

 

I dressed my little sisters up as angels, and late last Sunday night, we went to Brayden's house with a ladder. We set the ladder up under Brayden's window, and they climbed up and knocked on it. Haha his family was kinda freaked out, and I'm sure his neighbors were probably creeped out seeing us stealthily carry a ladder during the night into his backyard, but luckily it turned out well. He came to the window and opened it up, we shined flashlights on them to make them look like they were glowing, and they said:

"And behold, it came to pass that an angel appeared unto Brayden and Brayden was sore afraid. And the angel said unto him: Fear not, for I bring you good tidings of great joy. For unto you is answered this day in the city of Syracuse, the question that thou hast asked of the woman. And this shall be a sign unto you, you shall find the "babe," wrapped in beautiful clothes, standing in her doorway."

 

Haha it was so much fun and I thought it was pretty creative. (: We were glad we pulled it off. (:

 

Fast forward to Homecoming. It was literally amazing.

 

Day date: Their original plan to have a scavenger hunt didn't work out, so we went to the park to play games and paint t-shirts.

 

Frisbee golf champions two years in a row(:

 

 

 

 

 

Our shirts turned out way cute. I don't have any pictures, but mine says:

I'm with him ---------------->

And his says

I'm with her <------------------

 

So basically adorable.

We'll have to get a picture with them sometime!

 

Then we went to get ready for the dance. The lady that was doing my hair took too long on the person in front of me's hair, so I ended up making us way way late to dinner, but it all turned out just fine. (: I absolutely loved my dress this year!!

 

Brayden came and picked me up, we went to Colton's to have dinner which was absolutely delicious, and then off to pictures! I can't wait to see them, I think they're going to be way cute. (: I love getting pictures done!

 

Then we went and partied all night at the dance. And what a simply fantastic dance it was. One of the very best I've been to!(: I loved getting to go to my last Homecoming with my very best friend(: We looked adorable and he makes me so happy! There's no one I would have rather gone with. (:

 

 

 

Loved partying with our friends at the dance(:

 

I love this picture(: Gosh, why are we so cute?!(:

It was a day I'll never forget(:

Thank you my Brayden Stone(:

Brigham City Temple Open House

I went on a date with Brayden yesterday night to the Brigham City Temple open house, and what a cool experience it was! It was amazing to be in the temple together, and we even got to experience something different!

After going through the line tour, Britney wanted to go back in to see the Bride's room, which isn't part of the tour. The usher told us he wasn't authorized to take us in there and that we'd have to find a supervisor. After searching everywhere, Britney finally found one who was willing to take us in there. It was by far the coolest, most touching part. This lady shared some incredible things with us. The Bride's room is in my opinion the most beautiful part of that temple. I was glad we got to experience that, and I'll never forget it. You could feel the Spirit so strongly.

It was an absolutely amazing day.

 

 

Oh yeah, an actualy camera might have been nice. iTouch pictures just don't do it for me. Bad quality. Oh well.

 

Thoughts

Oh school.... Getting back in the swing of things has been hard. Being a senior, taking hard classes, being FCCLA VP, having a job, applying for a second job, trying to keep up a social life, getting no sleep.... It's really hard to balance. But I'm trying to make the best of it! It's my last year of this, and I know I'm going to miss it. So I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts, even through all of the craziness.

My school is huge this year. Second largest school in the district behind Davis. Getting through the halls is absolutely impossible, especially going against the crowd. I felt like it was huge last year, but there are literally so many students I can't even tell you.

Looking back, I feel like I made the right choice in going to Syracuse. I didn't think I wanted to go there, I thought about going to Clearfield to continue the IB program or Nuames to get ahead for college. But I think that Syracuse has given me the most memorable high school experience I could have had. I know it's different for everyone, but Syracues has been what worked for me. I have the best friends in the world, and have gotten the chance to get close to people I wouldn't have known other wise. I love my teachers, and I love my school. Also, we have the coolest student body at football games. Themes every week? It's just fun. Our football team is dominating this year and it's fun to be a part of it all!(:

Monday was Suicide Prevention Day. I wore yellow and wrote love on my wrist in memory of those who have taken their own lives and to support those who have ever considered it.

 

I love reading scriptures every Sunday with this boy. (:

Although I literally look horrible in this picture,  it still makes me laugh, and it's still cute(:

 

This week is going to be busy. Like, crazy busy. But this is what high school's all about right?

I want a Senior Year to remember. (:

 

Starting Senior Year.

Wow I can't believe I'm a senior. It's kind of scary. This is going to be a big year for me and it's time to starting making some big decisions. It's crazy how many college pamphlets I get in the mail everyday. This is it. It's the final stretch and I can't give up now.

My schedule this year is going to be a rough one - I can already tell. I'm taking some really hard classes. My CE math class is going to require a lot of studying if I want a good grade and AP pysch is just going to take a lot of time.

Thankfully I got some really fantastic teachers for once, and I know that for the most part I'll be fine.

I also have some fun classes like sociology and Prostart. I look forward to those for a break from the stress.

Hoping for a good successful year. Cross your fingers for me, I'll definitely need it.

Brady's 17th Birthday!(:

I just can't even explain how fun it is to celebrate birthdays! All of my friends were born in the summer, so Brady's was the last one we'll celebrate for awhile! She's finally 17!

Baylee and I surprised her with balloons and woke her up super early to take her to breakfast at Kneaders bakery - and their breakfast is literally the best.

Don't we look stunning at 7:00 am?(:

 

Then Brady and I went to her brother's football game, which it obviously must have been her birthday if I was going to willingly watch a football game. Ha ha.

 

After wards, we went to Get Air, which was a way fun time. I love that place. Brady learned how to do a backflip!(:

 

Lastly we went to get lunch at her favorite resturant The Oaks, up in Ogden canyon. The surroundings were beautiful and we had a fun time! And what's a birthday without ice cream?(:

 

I hope she had a fun day - I know I definitely did! Happy birthday Brady(: