Wasilla Prom 2008

So here we are....our Senior prom. We had a potluck at Nicole's house before prom. This is a portion of the pictures I took. They go in chronological order throughout the night.

The Six Chicks

Our shoes...notice I'm just wearing flip flops :P They were very comfortable.

The guys' shoes

Nicole and Me

Jordan and Me

Gabby and Me

Amy and Me

Katie and Me

After dinner, Chris and I headed into Eagle River for their church prom. No one told us that the prom was in Anchorage though. The sunset was very pretty going in. We drove around Eagle River and called a bunch of people trying to find the prom. Then my mom found out where it was and we walked in during the closing prayer. It ended at 10:00. So we danced while the lights came on and talked to some people before leaving. Kind of a let down, but still fun. :) So drove back to Wasilla and went to the last hour of my school prom. It was very fun and beautifully decorated! After prom, we all went to Carrs for food and then went to the house that I am house sitting.

Nicole, Jordan, and Me

Chris eating pie

Unlacing Jordan's dress

Mike and Me

Conrad, Mike, and Katie played "I Spy" while people were still changing. This is Katie getting down to Conrad's eye level to find what he was spying.

Dog pile on me :)

Chris in the massage chair...clearly in pain

Mike, Amy, and Gabby cooked us breakfast....it was delicious!

Jordan and Conrad eating

Nicole got syrup on her face

Chris had this Chewbacca suit in his car. He scared Katie with it pretty badly. Then we spent at least a good hour playing around in it. I am personally scared of it...I don't like costumes. It was fun though...Katie and Chris were funny to watch dance in it.

We stayed up until almost 6:00 in the morning. It was a very fun night. I love you all so much! I hope you all had a blast as well!

Cricket

My cat is so strange. When I go into the bathroom, she rushes in after me, jumps onto the tub, and waits for me to turn on the water just a tad. She'll rub her face on my hand as I reach over the turn it on and then starts licking up the water like crazy. She'll drink it for a long time. When she's satisfied, she'll stop. Then she'll start coughing and wheezing from drinking too fast. She doesn't seem to learn because every time I go to the bathroom, she's right there wanting water. And every time she starts coughing. It's really funny to watch.

Hanging Out

This has been an expensive week, but it has been really fun. They had testing at school that we didn't have to take. I went to three breakfasts, two dinners, and got milkshakes and smoothies. Here are some pictures from the week. My camera died while we were forking yards, so I only have two of those. Hopefully I can get some more from Katie.

This was Beebo's yard. We forked him and the Gray's. We bought like 200 plastic forks and stuck them in their yards. It was really fun. We wanted to do Mike's yard, but they were sitting right there eating dinner. Oh....and the party hats were our cheap disguises. We thought about using nylons and those glasses with the noses on them, but this was easier.

This was at my house. We were going to play games and not spend money, but we decided that going to the Valley Hotel would be more fun.

So here we are the the Valley Hotel.

We went to breakfast Wednesday morning at the Sunrise Family Restaurant. It was really fun and it was good food.

It was a fun week. It seemed really long too. I had a lot of fun hanging out with all my friends and barely going to school. I'm sorry your week was rough Jordan. I love you all so much. Thanks for making my week great.

Hope Floats

One of my favorite movies is Hope Floats. At the very end of the movie, Birdee quotes her mother by saying,

"Beginnings are scary. Endings are usually sad, but it's what's in the middle that counts. So, when you find yourself at the beginning, just give hope a chance to float up. And it will."

I'm coming up on a new beginning in my life. It's coming way too fast actually. I have less than 2 months left before I move and go to college. I'm scared out of my mind. I don't want to say goodbye. So for all of you who find yourself in the same position as me, just remember this quote.

Sunshine

I am loving the sunshine lately! It looks so nice although it is still freezing cold outside. My cat and our dog were laying in the sunshine today. One of my favorite things is putting my face on the black spots of my cat after she's been sitting in the sun. It is so warm.

Bowling and Dance

Amy, Gabby, Kyleigh, and I went bowling Friday night with Chris and a bunch of his friends. We had 4 lanes for all of us. It was so much fun!

Amy and Chris's friend James

After bowling, we went back to my house and watched Sydney White.

My ward was in charge of decorating the stake dance on Saturday. Sister Pontius and I put the rainbow together. It was difficult and I bled a little bit, but it was still fun.

Amy came to the dance with me.

She wore the cutest shoes with her outfit. She pulled it off wonderfully and looked great.

Europe!

This will be me in about 5 months! My Aunt Ann, cousin Mitch, and I are going to Europe this summer. We have family in Switzerland so we are flying there. Then we will visit other places like Paris! It has always been a dream of mine to go to Paris. We just got out tickets. We leave July 30th and get back August 18th. I can't believe I am actually going! It is going to monumental.

Bowling

Amy, Gabby, Chris, and I went neon bowling Saturday night. It was so much fun! Poor Amy really wanted bumpers, but they wouldn't let her. I really wish Nicole, Jordan, and Katie could have come. We'll just have to go another time!

I have three short videos that we took, but it won't let me upload them onto this. I'm very sad about it, because they are kind of fun. Oh well, enjoy the pictures. Lots of love, bye bye!

Anchorage

Chris had to take his sister into Anchorage on Saturday, so we spent the day driving around. We saw his old house, visited his grandma, ate at Ding How, and walked around New Sagaya. We were sitting in the theater to see Step Up 2, but decided that we wouldn't have time. So we got our money back and left. It was a fun day.

We thought this car looked funky.

The Martian Child

I rented Martian Child today, and I have to say that I love this movie! It's touching, funny, and it has two of my favorite people...John Cusack and Joan Cusack. There is a scene in the movie that I especially liked. This kid thinks he's from Mars and John Cusack (who adopts him) is trying to get him to be more normal. This is what he says...


"Right now, you and me, here, put together entirely from atoms, sitting on this round rock with a core of liquid iron held down by this force that so troubles you called gravity, all the while spinning around the sun at 67,000 miles an hour and whizzing through the Milky Way at 600,000 miles an hour in a universe that very well may be chasing its own tail at the speed of light. And amidst all this frantic activity, fully cognizant of our own imminent demise, which is a very pretty way of saying we all know we're going to die, we reach out to one another. Sometimes for the sake of vanity, sometimes for reasons you're not old enough to understand yet, but a lot of the time we just reach out and expect nothing in return. Isn't that strange? Isn't that weird? Isn't that weird enough? What the heck do you need to be from Mars for?"


I strongly recommend you all see this movie. I am definitely going to buy it. It was great! Have a good day, love you, bye!

Mudding

I really want to go mudding one last time at Fish Creek before I leave in May. It is so much fun! I hope it is warm enough and that the tide is right. Here is a picture of our mudding youth activity over the summer.

Teaghan Marie Snow

I have a new niece! Britney had her on February 1st in Fairbanks.
Teaghan Marie Snow
I can't wait to see her! I love you Jeb and Britney so much.

BYU

For the past 2 years, I couldn't imagine going anywhere other than BYU for college. I have researched it and BYU has everything I am looking for. I want a 4 year college close to Salt Lake City. It is also cheap, which is always good. It was the only school that I applied for and after 8 weeks of waiting, I finally got accepted!! I'm so excited! I hope all your plans work out for you guys. And I hope you have fun wherever you end up. I love you all so much and I will miss you at college. Have a good day!