C h r i s t m a s < 3

It's the most wonderful time of the yyyyeeeeaaaarrrr! 

I love Christmas. Everything about it! The whole idea of Christmas. Tomorrow is Christmas and it's all that I can think about. It's a time to be grateful. I love giving Christmas presents and getting them. It's a fabulous holiday filled with cheer and holiday spirit. 

Well, this Christmas, I get to spend most of it in a hospital. My cousin who is 25 was found with a brain tumor. We believe now that he is going to be alright. It's been a hard few weeks. He is going to have to live with it for a long time. It makes me remember spending long weeks before Christmas with my Grandma before she passed away. It seems the illness always seems to find me around this time of year. It makes me appreciate life all the much more. 

I am so glad for that Jesus did for us on the cross. I love celebrating his birth. The most amazing person ever to come to this earth was born in a stable, a barn. It puts perspective on how life was even back then. We live in a selfish world and Christmas is a time to put it all behind us and move on from that year. It's a wonderful feeling. 

So I would like to take this time to tell all of you how much I love you. You guys help me in my time of need. I don't know what I would do without my friends and family. I have certain friends that can help me with anything. I know that I always have someone to turn you. I will love you guys forever even if we grow apart. So please, have a great Christmas! 

Blocked Blog No Longer!

My blog is no longer blocked. I decided that I was tired of constantly adding the new emails so I just unblocked it. I hope that you will let people that I know know because some won't know about the change. 

Well, today was the Christmas Party that I was going sing at. Of course I don't think that I did a good job because no one who sings does. But many people said that I did excellent so I guess that I am going to have to trust them for now. (: I enjoyed the experience even if I was too nervous to look at the crowd. Not once did I make any eye contact and as usual I fiddled with my hair. It was a nerve racking experience but I went out of my shell and did something I didn't think I would do! 

Well start singing the twelve days of christmas because the holiday is that close! Can you believe it? I know that it is shocking to me. It just seems like yesterday was Christmas last year! Wow, the time flies. 

So long

It's been so long since my last post! I have been so busy. I have been very sick with what we just found out was tonsilitis or however you spell it. I have had it for about 3 weeks and let me tell you it has NOT been fun! Tomorrow I am going to sing in the 3rd wards christmas party and I am very excited for that but I am nervous about how my voice is going to sound with my sickness. Luckily I am getting better. 

I am so happy that Christmas is around the corner. I love the smell of the season, the lights, the music, and yes, the presents. My family is going to be going to California for the holidays and I am very excited to get to see all of my family up there. We normally spend the christmas season with them. I am though going to miss having leo there but we are going to leave him with a couple in our ward. Hopefully he is a good dog and they will have him again! 

This coming week is also my choir concert. I forgot to post about my recent band concert. It was very successful. I helped out backstage and stayed after school until the concert to help out the teacher. I think it was one of our best. I am sad that the next band concert I am going to have is probably going to be my last one ever for I am not going to continue on in band. It's been a hard decision but I feel that that is what I need to do. I hope that you leave comments! 

This Just In

I saw Twilight! I really thought it was good. There was some parts that just went on and on but overall it was as good as i expected. I recommend everyone seeing it! I really liked the person who played Rosalie, she was perfect!!! Well this is Creepy. I was watching an interview with Rob Pattinson and he doesn't wash his hair for years at a time! He thinks his hear can clean itself. Ok call me crazy but I think that is a little wierd!

I hope you guys liked it too!

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Nothing New Really

Nothing new really has gone on in my life. Yesterday we had a chior preformance in the valley. We had judges grade us. I thought that we did wonderful and I am very proud of what our chior has accomplished. I don't think we could have done any better. I am very glad that Christmas is coming up. We actually started a fire in the fireplace today! When we were coming home from church today it was actually hailing, one hit my head and it really hurt. I think that has to be a historic event for Casa Grande. Well, I guess that is it. Please comment!

Tagged... well not really!

I haven't been on blogs for like FOEVER! So I was just looking around and Sister Menghini had a tag for whoever wanted to do it, and since I am bored I think I will do it!

10 Things I Cannot Live Without

1. Well my first would have to be family. Even though they annoy me SO much I honestly think that I can say that I would be lost without them.

2. The Church. Who isn't going to say this!? It truly is amazing and I know that I could not live the way that I do if it wasn't for the support of my young women leaders and everyone in my church.

3. Friends, they are amazing. I have a special friend for everything! Just ask me what you are(:.

4. My dog. I guess he could go under family but I think he is worth his own number. I just love coming home after having a bad day and knowing that I can go straight to Leo. He is the best dog that you could ask for.

5. Clothes. I am so into clothes. I guess I get it from my mom who was a personal shopper and Nordstrom for many years but I cannot go out if I am not in presentable clothes and matching.

6. Books. I love books. I can read them so fast and no matter how small they are they take youi to another world for a period of time. I will find myself wanting to be the characters in the books.

7. Dancing, it's my passion. Although I haven't been in a class for serveral years I ofter just dance in my mom or just for fun. It's way amazing.

8. My phone. I know that any tipical teenager would say this but it's true, I love my phone. I have to have it with me at all times.

9. California. I could not live without California. Sometimes it's the only place that I ever fell at home, at the beach and with my family. I want to live there when I grow up.

10. Cameras. They are so amazing. You can capture any minutes in your life with the clikc of a button. And now you can just put them on your computer!

People I tag: Sister Golding, Kennedy, Katie, Shanci

Sorry this was so long! I hope that the people that I tagged do this!

Life is Hard

Life is hard. :) If you haven't already figured that out. Me and Marisa aren't ever going to be friends again and she said some pretty hurtful things to me. She thinks that she is so cool and always has to be the center of attention. It's so annoying. Actually, I never realized just how annoying she was until this incident. I am kind of glad in a way that we aren't friends anymore- friends don't say the things that she did.

Well right now I am sick, yay me. And my mom is out of town. So yes, life does stink. I can tell you first handed.

Update

So we are an vacation in Prescott. We rented a house with my grandparents and cousins. It is really pretty and huge. I really like it and I wish the vacation wasn't over yet. Some drama has been going to with me and a friend and I think I lost her which makes me mad, I thought we were bestest friends. I really wish I didn't have to end like this. 

Hey

My blog is officially blocked. I hope that this will prevent some further problems. Foe everyone that I invited that has not been to my blog, this is my blog. I post about 2 or 3 times a week on what I have been doing. I really enjoy hearing from you with comments and you do not have to be a member to comment. I hope that you decide to come to my blog reguarly to see what I am up too!

Blocked Blog

Hey, I am going to block my blog because of several incidents. If you would like to be invited to my blog PLEASE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE leave your email as a comment or if you don't want to do that email me at smilekatieheartsyou@gmail.com.

Thanks!

Concert and Game

Well this last week was so hectic. It was the last week to turn in papers and get grades up. It was ALSO our school choir concert. We sang 3 songs by ourselves and 3 songs with the High school and the 7th grade. I thought it was a very successful concert. I really enjoyed seeing the high schoolers play because next year I might be singing with them. 

The next thing I did was go to the game this weekend with Marisa. We ended up winning by 22 points, which was good because it was our homecoming game. Some guy from the other team got hurt and I felt sorry for them. I saw so many people at the game and it was a very fun experience. I want to go again next week and to all the other games!

Dilemma.

I am stuck with a desicion, who to like!? Sister Menghini gave a wonderful lesson about qualities in guys that I really appreciate. I believe that even now, even when I am 14, it is important to like guys that have good qualities within them.

So there are two guys, both pretty amazing. I don't know who to really like though so I was hoping for some advice. The first guy is funny, mormon, understanding, can relate, strong beliefs, good friends, cute(:, and all around good. The bad qualities though is he never texts me back and he kind of flirts alot.

The second guy is mormon, understanding, sweet, talks alot, athletic, stands up for what is right, handsome, and kind. His bad qualities is that I never really get to see him and, well, I don't know what else.

So I am kind of caught between the two. I am really confused. I know that it doesn't matter now but I really want to understand that who would make the better buy in the long run. Anyone want to help me at all!?

:)

I know, I know. It's been a week. I am getting pretty bad at this. You see, this is kind of like my journal (minus the personal stuff) and if I don't keep it up I am going to have nothing to read when I grow up. When I am finally completed with this blog I am going to print out all my posts and put them in a binder.

This week has flown by! I don't know why but I have been tired every morning, like really tired. I hope that next week is easier for me because school will be really bad if it isn't. These last couple of weeks have been horrible and I hope to start this coming week with a fresh slate.

Last night was my friend Maria's party and she had a Arbonne party where we got to try out all of their products. If you have never tried this company, you should! It's amazing. My mom use to sell it and we have the occasional item floating around that I find and I love it. Her party was alot of fun and it was a great idea. It was so sad though because Marisa is going out with this guy and Iguess her mom didn't know so I started talking about it and her mom was like...what?! It was so embarresing!

Well I have to go. My dad is taking me about to eat.

Friends

My friends are amazing. So I am just going to write a little bit about them.

Kennedy- Kennedy is my best friend. We do everything together. I don't think we could ever get tired of each other.

Lexie- Lexie is like my sister, literally. We fight all the time time like sisters but I love her so much.

Torie- Torie is my band buddy. We always sit next to each other and if Diego is sitting there we get mad... (:.

Marisa- Marisa is Marisa. She's just fun to be around and drama follows her everywhere.

Katie- Katie has my name so we think that is pretty funny. She is just fun to hangout with. I couldn't get tired of it.

Shanci- Shanci is quiet but once you get to know her she talks alot. I love hanging out with her!!! She is amazing.

Ben-

Lately....

Not much has happened. Today was early release and I went bowling with some friends. That was pretty fun, although I didn't do so hot. I've been really working hard on homework and I have had a lot of it. Mr. Weber for Language Arts just piles project after project and it is getting to be too much! I hope that soon he will get into the swing of things with the rest of us.

My mom's anniversery for her being on a mission was on Moday- 25 years if you can believe that. We celebrated by going to IHOP, we had a coupon, and recieved terrible service but the food was really good! I think my mom was very happy that we were celebrating something that special.

Other than that nothing has happened. I've been getting into a lot of drama which I don't like but there are points in life where it is unavoidible which really stinks because you want to have control of your life. It's hard to not be able to control what you say and do sometimes because it just comes out when you are mad. But that's life! I hope you responde and talk to me.

Well.....

Not much has been going on in my life unless you consider being overworked by your father something significant. Yes, that is basically what I have been doing and let me tell you it's not fun. There just hasn't been anything to post about! I hung out with Shanci at the movies on Saturday and then went to Marisa's to hang out. Later we also went to McDonald's to work on a project with Kennedy. That was fun. I have got to say that the new McDonalds is nice(:. I've been on overload with so many projects due! Well I guess that is life.

So much to talk about!

So today is my 14th Birthday!! YAY! I am officially a miamaid whether I like it or not. I am so excited to get to interact with a new group of girls for a while. : ).

Well for my party last weekend I took me and a couple of friends to the Pounte Hilton Resort and it was GORGEOUS! Seriously, there is no other way to put it. It's so big and there is a least 4 mini "hotels" each which have thier own pool and courtyard along with their waterpark called the Falls. I have to say it was the most beautiful thing you can ever see and if you ever get the chace to go, DO IT!

My brother's party was this weekend and he had a swimparty. It was fun because most of his friends are my friends and that's cool :). I think he had a good time and I am glad for that.

Can you believe that I am sick the weekend of my birthday?! I can't either. It kind stinks. Well, it's just a cold but a bad one at that. I actually had to miss my last Sunday as a Beehive which I was really looking forward too because I am going to miss it.

Well I think that is all I have to say for now :). I hope that I kept you reasonably entertained.

My Party at the Pointe Hilton (pictures)

School

Well school has started. I can't say that I enjoy it, some parts I do, but I was kinda getting bored with the sitting around the house all day thing. Here's what I think about my teachers:

Mrs. Sundust: I think she is really nice but she can get off subject. She will start talking about something and 15 minutes later you won't know how she got to that subject.
Ms. Seaman: I think she is really cool. I think she is great at what she does. She is wonderful at anything that is preforming arts.
Mr. Hindman: He is pretty funny but I don't like it when it is all quiet and he just starts yelling. He things that it is funny but I don't. Maybe I am just a stick in the mud.
Mr. Webber: He is really awesome. It is his first year teaching and you would never know. He is laid back and let's us do out own thing but still let's us know what is required.
Mr. Graham: He is awesome. He is so funny and he makes Social Studies really fun. He has to be my favorite teacher this year.
Mrs. Baker: Her class was a little boring last year but I love her teaching style. And she is ALOT better this year. I think she is so nice and lenient and she never really gets mad at all.

So that's what I think of my teachers. All in all I am glad that I got the teachers that I got!

Well...

I cannot believe that school is going to start. Where does the time go?

So this week has been rather long. First of all I have to mention, I GOT MY HAIRCUT! I really like it. I got major layers and bangs, which I love. I think it was time to go back to my old ways and it was more of of a relief than I thought it was going to be.

Well for mutual we had a pool party at my house. I really thought that it was fun. The hotdogs were fantasic which is hard for me to say since I really don't like them at all. I was glad that Mya and Ethan and Tyler came with their parents because they made the party even more fun. It was so funny watching them swim. I also went to 3rd wards mutual which we fixed the hymn books.

I had a really fun time spending the night at Shanci's house! We babysat at Sister Bradshaws and made a cake which Sister Winder helped with when I ruined the frosting. The next day we went shopping and I got some more clothes but with my money. It was a lot of fun hanging out with Shanci. I hope that I can do it again soon!

All About Me!

Ok, it is entirely possible that you read my blog reguarly and know virtually nothing about me. So that is why I am writing my own personal survey about things you might want to know about me. What I am hoping it that you will repost the survey onto your blog and answer the questions yourself!

So here it goes.

Full name: Katherine Grace Russell
Birthday: August 25th
Lifelong goal/dream: To get married in the San Diego Temple and become a journalist.
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, writing, reading, the computer, music
Random fact about me: I can wiggle my eyes
Childhood Memory: My 8th birthday party and my baptism, they were amazing to me.
Favorite book: The Secret Diary of Brett Colten
Favorite Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Something I hope to Accomplish: Make the top 10 students in high school
Pets: One dog, Leo. He is a dachshund
Beliefs: I am mormon or LDS
My Hero: My grandma or my mom, they mean everything to me.

So this was short and easy to fill out. I hope that you will do it too!

This Kid

Ok, so there is this kid that really likes me. I mean really. I don't like him and he eventually forced it out of me to tell him, I really didn't want to but he was like, "We are friends, and friends tell eachother they can trust." So I told him and he went on to make my feel bad by saying that I give the worse rejection.

It doesn't stop there. He went on to talk about my past personal life using the same excuse, "We are friends and friends tell each other," making me feel bad because I had just hurt him so I told him the answers to the questions he wanted to know.

Well I am really good friends with someone that he really doesn't like and I am trying to get him to forgive my friend. So I ask him if he is still mad, and what do you know, more personal questions. Well, this time I refuse to answer and talk about it with my friend and he said it was cool, I didn't have to worry. So I wasn't. Until the next day when he said that I didn't have to worry about him asking abou it anymore, Kennedy told him the answer. Once, later, he told me that he was just messing with me to see if I would tell him, I was MAD! And Kennedy eventually talked to him and he get the idea that I hated him and blah blah blah.

In the midst of all this I told him that I didn't know how the whole friend thing with him was working out with him because he hept using it against me. I said we needed to work that part out. Well I got home and had an email from him saying, "You know how you said we should be friends anymore? I think that is the best idea you have ever had!" Talk about shallow much?

So since many of you are married and have gone through something like this, advice?

Beach!

Wow, that's all I can say. Today my mom and I went to the beach right outside out house, her in her swimsuit and I not because we didn't not expect to swim. Well we did end up swimming, me in my clothes!! I have gone to the beach for about 4 weeks every summer and many more times durning the year and NEVER have I seen such clear seas. There was nothing, and i even saw a HUGE fish. It was so amazing. It was cear and we went out to where we couldn't touch and felt nothing, not even seaweed. It was the most amzing thing I have ever experienced basically!

Emmys

I am pretty sure that the award ceremony that is coming up is the Emmy's. Tell me if I am mistaken. So I am going to write my views on who I think should be nominated for ANY award.

• Alexis Bledel for Girlmore Girls. Why is she alwlyas forgotten? She is soo amazing and so talented.
• Lauren Graham for Gilmore Girls, she is nominated every year and never wins.
• Blake Lively for Gossip Girls. She will win something, no doubt.
• Gregory Smith for Everwood. I know he probably isn't going to be nominated but she totally should!
• Lily Rush from Cold Case. She is a fantasic actor.
• American Ferrera for Ugly Betty. I do not watch this show but is takes some talent being able to make fun of yourself on camera.
• Miley Cyrus for Hannah Montana... I don't know if I really think that she should get an award but I believe she will somewhere.
• Haily Duff for 7th Heaven. I know she won't even be considered and she wasn't a main character until almost the end but she put emotion into her character.
• Will Smith for Fresh Prince... enough said. He is hilarious.
• Jerry Seinfeld, basically my all time favorite show is Seinfeld.
• Steve Carrell for the office, won't everyone agree?
• Amber Tamblyn for Joan of Arcadia, again wil not get nominated but is amazing.
• Someone from Degrassi. I don't think any of them will be considered because that is a show filmed in Canaga but is really popular. The only person that night be considered is the person who played Darcy who is going to star in the upcoming reproduction series of Beverly Hills 90210
• Ryan Secreast... I know I don't think they will consider him for a "TV show" but he should be nominated for best smile. It's GORGEOUS!

I might have to add more later because there are so many. what do you think of my list?

Vacation

Well my vacation has been good so far! William has been tormenting me more and I don't know what to do about it. Everyone says ignore it or walk away, but it's different with William. You can't do that. And he claws... he digs his nails into me and I can barely type because where he scratched me is lying on the computer and it hurts. I don't know how much more I can take. 

Well Sports Camp was another successful year. I still have one more week of it and I am very grateful. It was so much fun because one of the days we went to the Yacht Club and pretended to be rich and stuff, it was so much fun! They also had a slide that went into the water which was so much fun to go down!

We have gone to Seaworld many times and I LOVE it there! We go many times each year. We went to see Elmo is 4D which was suprisingly good, I'm not even lying. If you do I recommend going. Kids will ADORE it. I just love walking around Seaworld and looking at all the different people that are there. It is so fun to see all the people that come from around the world and see them in one common place having fun. 

I have got to say that I LOVE the beach house. It has a spectacular view which I will have to post pictures of. I am in love with the beach and living on it for two weeks is heaven, there is no other word to describe the feeling of peace you have when you are here, which we better have for the price that we are paying! My mom calls it the "Beach Box" which sums it up pretty good. But it was much better than we thought that it was going to be. 

Well, I have also gotten some good reading it. I will have to recommend some books to you. I have read two so far that I can't say in any other way then they have changed my life so much, and for the better. I will have to loan you the one that I own. Well I hope I didn't bore you :). 

We're here!

Well, I am here in California. WE MADE IT! That's all I am going to right for now. Long, long, day. 

And yes, I think that it is appropriate to leave me a comment about what you have been up to and talk to me there. I am going to miss talking to people in Casa Grande and this is the only way I can think do do it, and YES that means you Sister Golding, Tina, Sister Mitchell, Kennedy, Shanci, Sister Manning, Sister Bautista and anyone else! 

4th of July and More!

Well as you all know yesterday was the 4th of July. It was a pretty average day for me including going to the movies. I went to go see the movie Hancock and I loved it!! I thought it was going to be dumb and have no moral other than gore is fantastic but I was wrong. I suggest everyone go see it.

I watched the Fireworks with Kennedy which was uneventful as fireworks normally are in Casa Grande. Now go to California for this holiday and there is something to talk about. Today, the 5th, is Kennedy's Birthday! She got a phone and is super excited. Tonight we are going to go to the mal for her birthday and do a scavenger hunt.

Well today is the day that William is going to come back after being gone for 2 week. I am both glad to see him and sad for what I know is going to come, the fights. I really an going to try to help myself with that but I don't know how much good that is going to do. Well I am glad that he has had a good time at camp. I am sure it was lots of fun!

I will post pictures and text about what went on at Kennedy's Party tomorrow. Until then reply and come back tomorrow!

Whatever I need to talk about is here! : )

This post is labeled "Whatever I need to talk about is here : )" because that is exactly what I am going to do, talk about what I want.

Now our mutual for a ward is moved to Tuesday which is totally inconvient for me. My dad is down there til about 9 or 9:30 on that night so each week I am going to have to wait for him so I can go home. Also it was so easy to go to Kennedy or Katie or Shanci's house and go to mutual with them but now I can't do that. Yesterday we had a marshmellow war. That was so much fun! We got pipelike things and you would but a small marshmellow in it and shoot it. Darrah kept getting me in my face from like 3 feet away and that really hurt!

Today I went to "babysit" my grandpa. Every Wednesday my grandma volenteers at the hospital and I go and watch grandpa. That was uneventful but entertaining since my grandpa says some hilarious things. Then Shanci and I went to see Wall- E which I really enjoyed. I am glad that I got to go with Shanci to that movie. I had a party on Monday night and when my hands aren't so tired I will talk about that.

"Mini Vacation" Ok... driving 6 hours one day and 3 hours the next!!

Ok so this weekend I got the chance to go on a mini vacation. Ok 6 hours of driving one day and 3 the next. We went up to Flagstaff where William had stayed the week to go the Band Camp. We watched his preformance... which included Honor Jazz since he made the top jazz band! Then it was off to Payson to take him to Boys Camp. Since the week he was at band camp was the EXACT week our troop from our ward went he had to go the provisional week which means that troop is for all the boys who couldn't do with thier troop for whatever reason. He had a good hike when we were there! Then we went to the hotel that had lots of suprises along the way. We were all tired by then so we didn't do much. Then today we drove home and here we are!! Lucky us.

Memories

Story Time...
Here are the directions:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2.Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.It's actually pretty cool (and funny) to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. :) If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

PS- look at the post below to see an update on me. Comment that too!

Update

My life is hectic right now... I know, not too suprising. Well here is an update about what is going on:

• William is going to be gone for 2 weeks! One week has already passed. I know, it's sad. This week he was gone for band camp so tomorrow we are driving up to Flagstaff to see the concert.
• After that straight to Pason to take him to Scout Camp. Then we spend the night in Pason and come home the following day in the morning.
• Yesterday Kennedy and I went swimming. Then she came to my house and she spent the ngiht. This morning we went to babysit.
• I am planning a party for the coming Monday. It's not for any reason other than William is gone and my parents gave me permission. It will be at my grandmas apartment.
• We found the blanket that Kennedy made me!! Brother Adams had it. We had giveen up hope.

So these are the major things that are going on right now. There are lots more but I am not gonig to bore you with them. What do you think?

Longest Post Ever!

Just to warn you this is going to be a long post... :). I hope that you don't mind and read the whole thing and comment.

Ok so today in church I was asked to give a talk about camp. I really enjoyed everyone and I thought that mine was pretty good. It went something like this (I am going to have to remember from memory so bare with me):

Good Afternoon brothers and sisters. My name is Katie Russell. Today I was asked to give a talk about camp. First off I want to talk about the most amazing and fun thing you can do at camp: and that's the hike. (I don't think that people got that that was a joke). I was very proud of myself because this year I did not hurt myself. I was not one of the first to finish but I did it without complaining and suprisingly I enjoyed some of it. The only thing that I don't get is why they always say,"Take a look at nature while you are hiking." I don't know how you are suppose to do that when you are always looking at the ground! Well, I guess I could tell you something about nature and that is what kind of rocks were on the hike.

While I was up at camp I had some issues with my anxiety. I was proud of myself because I worked through it and I am thankful to all the girls for helping me. I guess that Sister Johnson told my mom that she knew the anxiety was coming when I started pacing. I hadn't even realized that I did that. I learned something neww about me at camp.

To be truthful I was not that excited to come to camp this year. It's a hot place and I am not a nature kind of girl. I mean I think that it is pretty but I don't love being outside. We had fun last year but it was not enough to make me want to come again this year. I enjoyed the leaders last year. It was nice this year getting to know new leaders. Last year I knew both the leaders before camp and this year I got to meet new people. I am so glad that Sister Johnson and Sister Mitchell got to come and I am glad that they helped me through camp.

Last year was a fun experience but I always made the assumption that at camp you got this big spiritual filling that I did not get. I mean I felt the spirit but I didn't in the way I thought I would. This year I went to camp not thinking I would get it but hoping that I would and what do you know, I got it. Last year I just thought it was going to be handed to me but this year I looked for it and felt it and let in then rather than just expecting it to be there and not doing anything and then being disappointed when nothing camp of it.

I loved both years of camp. This year was spiritual and last year was fun. I honestly don't know what to expect for next year because both years were so different. I will go there hoping to find fun and the spirit. Sister Mitchell was always saying, "Camp is what you make it." I truely believe that. You do there thinking you are going to have the spirit you will. I know now that if you just expecting it to be there it will not be there. You have to look for it. And I say these things on the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Now I know that it was longer than that but that is basically what I said. I hope that you enjoed that. Moving on to the next thing I want to talk about. Sister Adams talked today in Young Women about trials and oppistionns. She said some things that really opened my eyes. Did you know that when Elder Maxwell had cancer that he said after a while he realized that he had it so that he could teach the poeple of the church better?! I don't know if I could ever admit that to myself. Ever trial that we have it for a reason whether you recognize it or not. I will post more later about this talk tomorrow... I really want to discuss it but my hands are betting tired!

I spent.....

The whole weekend excited for....





Oh ya, and I hung out with Shanci and had an amazing time. We played Wii, went shopping, saw a movie, babysat for the Bradshaws, went to Sonic, make smoothies, watched Camp Rock, listened to music, computer, and took pictures. I had an amazing time! =]

Girls Camp

So.... now that I posted pictures I am going to talk a little about girls camp. I was asked to five a talk about camp this coming Sunday so we are going to have to see how that goes.

First, I have to say that this year I had amazing camp directors. Sister Mitchell and Sister Johnson are amazing. They spent their own money for us. We ended up getting 3 shirts, 2 bags, a thing to cover your eyes, a necklace, a hair pin, candy, sweatband, bandana, and bracelets. I think that was one of the best parts, seeing that our leader's cared enough to do that.

I also really enjoyed testimony rock. I posted many pictures of testimony rock on the post below. It was very spiritual. I think that it is amazing to see exactly where the fire and how "coincidently" it did not get our camp. That has to mean something in terms on the church.

I loved it when we did the scavenger as the ward. I think that was a great way to build frindships in the ward and to work together and show our shine as a "star." I applaude whoever came up with this fantastic idea. I really think that we had a good stake this year.

I would also like to talk about the program what was put on this year. I knew everyone who sang and talked at the program and I felt special. I really like seeing precious sing because I could tell that that was hard for her but she did it anyway because she loved the lord. Jessica was amazing- that is the only was to discribe it. And myriah is so musically talented. She is going to go far in life. It made you feel the spirit.

I would like to point out to Sister Golding that I finished the hike this year... in the FRONT! I was one og the first ones the whole way and it came easily to me. I didn't complain once... I was very proud. That was also a good experience.

So that is a small synopsis of my camp. Hope you read the whole thing.

Camp '08 Pictures

Well....

Yesterday I got my back brace. It hurts and digs into my hips but I guess it is going to be worth it in the long hull. Last time the flight was horrible and things like that but this time it all went smoothly.

I've been tagged!

Uno, Dos, Tres
How to play this game. Post these rules on your blog. List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, 3 random surprising facts about yourself. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names.

3 Joys:
1. My dog. I love him so much!
2. Clothes. It's in my blood. My mom worked at nordstrom for 7 years and I guess it just catched on.
3. My family and Friends. They are my support system.

3 Fears:
1. Someone taking me... I have anxiety and that's the big one!
2. Someone close to me dying. I think that obvious.
3. Not death... how I am going to die.

3 Goals:
1. Get married in the San Diego Temple
2. Graduate from BYU
3. Become a journalist... political

3 Current Obsessions/Collections:
1. Blogger. I am addicted.
2. Taco Bell's slushies. Love the texture.
3. Clothes. Forever and always.

3 Random things about Katie:
1. I can flip my tounge upside down.... easy right? I can do it really fast both ways.
2. I can like wiggle my eyes. You would have to see it to understand.
3. I have kyphosis. Got my backbrace today!

People I tag:
Kennedy, Tina, Shanci, Sister Garner

Babysitting the Garners

Austin insisted on taking pictures... so we did!

Question....?

So... I have had a wonderful weekend with Katie Duffin and Shanci Slaughter. We has so much fun at the pool, spending the night at Katie's, and doing lots of activities. I had a blast. It was so much fun and I really enjoyed the company of these girls. But the result of this is the one question that I have that I NEED answered....

Why am I put in a ward (and I LOVE 1st ward. I would not change being there for the world..... all the amazing adults and people who help me get through hard times. It's one of the only wards that will do it's part for the stake and more) where I feel so alone? I DO NOT like the youth. I mean most of them are nice, I will give them that, but they NEVER, and I mean none of them in the Beehive program, go out of their way to make sure that I am ok... that I feel good in the ward. This really is a problem for me. It becomes an issue when you know longer feel welcome in the youth programs and activities at church. Also no one asks me to babysit or to come over. I really enjoy babysitting and I know, and this is not gloating, that I am wonderful with children. They are some of the only people that you can completly trust and I know that I love them.

So can you please responde to this... telling my WHY this is the way it is. I know that God wants me to face challenges but I HAVE prayed about it... numerous times. I have gone out of my way to call girls in the ward to hang out or I talk to them at church but they find a way to not talk to me... I need to kow why!

KATIE

Wow!!!

So, so far summer has been laying around the house ALL day. Which is totally fine with me. I am glad tht today I am actually going to get out of the house. Katie Duffin and possibly Shanci are going to go to the City Pool with me and I'm excited. My first time this year!!


Sorry there is not much to post about :) Please reply and talk to me!!

Things I love

Ok so I am sitting here at this computer.... trying to motivate myself to read. I love reading. There is nothing better to do in Summer than sit down with a good book and lose yourself in it. But for some odd reason... I can't motivate myself to do this? Why can't I? It's much better than sitting at this suffy old computer desk and visiting the same site again, and again, and again with nothing new. So I though... that since I am not motivated to read at this moment I would try to do something on this blog. Now I know... no one replys to my blog but I would like all of you to try to reply. What I am going to do it write down my favorite things that I love to do. Now here is what I would like you to do for me when replying to the post.

• list the 3 favorite things that are on the list that you love to do
• list your least favorite 2 items of things on the list
• give me two things that you like that aren't on the list

Sounds easy right? Well than why don't you give it a try for my sanity... and even if you don't know it, your sanity. I know you are just dying to do something, even if you feel interested in something else. Here are my favorite things:

1. I love reading. This has to be at the top if my list. Who doesn't love to curl up with a great book and lose yourself in the pages? I love mysteries the best. There is always something new to them and it's not the same love story again and again just by a different author.
2. I love dogs. All kinds. They just make me so happy to see thier smiling faces and when they lick you... it makes you melt. I love curling up with my dog in my bed at night when I go to sleep.
3. I love cell phones. This is probably my favorite new advances technology. I love being able to carry a phone with you whereever you go and know that if something happens you can just call someone. And texting... I won't get started with that!
4. I love clothes. There are so many stores that I like. I love expressing myself through the many clothes that I have. This also includes shopping. I love looking at the different outfits and trying them on to see how they look.
5. I love blogs. Ok I had to add this. When I am sitting at the computer because I am not motivated to do something else I love just typing on my blog. I love looking back and seeing all the wacky things that I love done.
6. I love my family. I know they annoy me some much but I would be lost without them. They are my rocks... they help me through everything.
7. I love music. Any music... rock, pop, classic, country, oldies, anything except rap. I hate rap. It's so awesome because there is a song for just about anything you are feeling and the story behind that feeling. Like a guy who is a friend and likes someone else? Try "Teardrops on my Guitar" by Taylor Swift. Feel sad that you can't see someone who is in heaven? Try "Someone's Watching Over Me" by Hilary Duff. Feel like everything is hard? You constantly are fighting- that you always make mistakes. Try "Battle" by Colbie Colliat.
8. I love writing. It's the best way to express yourself. And what better thing to love than writing when I want to be a journalist when I grow up? And not about who you should go out with... does he like you?... no not that. World issues like war, presidents, ecomony, and recent happening.
9. I love the trombone. Just absoluty love it. That's all I love to say about that.
10. I love fish crackers. There is always a bin filled with them sitting next to the computer and I eat them none stop when I am on. I am addicted. It's not my favorite food but it's what I what I eat the most.
11. I love scrapbooking. I have not done it in a while but I love it. We have rooms full with scrapbooking stuff. My mom even has a scrapbooking room! It's so much fun to see what you can create out of nothing.

Now I am just going to list somethings that I love... not write about them. Those things are: Food, computer, library, surfing, the beach, california, girls camp, church, mutual, paper and pens, teen stuff, tv, cold case, gilmore girls, babies, baby sitting, apple store, bath and bosy works, bady spray, headbands, friends, magazines, soda, and T&M pizza.

There are so many more things that I love but if I put them you probably wouldn't be able to come up with some of your own. So please.... reply! Sorry if this was too long.

Marisa and I

These are two of my favorite pictures of Marisa and I on our fun weekend. Just like I promised here they are. I look pregnant in the first one.... I even have ny hand on my stomach. :)

Summer has arrived!

Summer has arrived and right on time. I am both sad and happy that this school year has come to an end. I had a great year thanks to many people who made it special!

Well it was officially my first "weekend" of the summer and I got to spend it with my wonderful friend Marisa LeBret!! We had a wonderful time and did many fun things. Can you believe that she has never seen Forrest Gump?! Niether can I. We watched that... and she loved it. We stayed up til about 3 in the morning!!!

Today we went the movies with Ben, Marcus, and Jacob. There were some hilarious things that happened and I will love to share them with you another time. At this moment I am about to get ready to go to Royce Bruno's wedding reception. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT HE GOT MARRIED! I will also post pictures.

Pictures of Me

relation ship between me and my mom


You two are practically twins.
You and your mom are so much alike. If it weren't for the age difference, you'd seem more like siblings than mother and child. Your relationship probably involves lots of sharing -- whether it's family secrets, relationship advice, or a big bowl of popcorn during a movie you both love. You trust your mom to help you make decisions, because you know she understands where you're coming from. You and your mom have tons in common, but sometimes all those similarities start to get on your nerves. Wouldn't it be nice to have a mom who didn't borrow your stuff without asking? Yup, and she probably feels exactly the same way about you! Share this quiz with your friends... or your mom!

So Proud!!!

I MADE MY LAYOUT!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Leave comments on it. If you want me to make you one... I will. Just reply with the colors and I will.

Wow! Things go by soooo fast!

This have been going by so fast for me lately. This week has zoomed by- me being left with little memory of the things that occured. Yes, I know it sounds silly! Life that goes by fast?! No way! But it's true. This week has been the best of times and the worst of times. My favorite part was probably this weekend. We went to see Iron Man in school and that was a "delight." Kennedy spent the night and that was a "joy." We had GALS and watched a movie abouy boys and that was "fantastic." And we went to a play that was "hilarious."

School is almost out which is both a relief and a disappointment. I am not going to be in Casa Grande that much this Summer and I am going to miss seeing all of my friends. But I am excited for the annual going to California and going to Girl's Camp. Sister Golding and Sister Mitchell are going and we are going to have a blast!!!!


Thoughts??

I've Learned This Week

I've learned this week not to trust trust anyone with your whole heart. It will be broken. Friends WILL come and go- most don't stay forever. Don't make the stupic mistake that I did thinking that when they say that they will never put a guy before you or that you are their best friend that its true. It's not no matter what they say. You are just going to get hurt... don't get in too deep. Never give your whole heart to someone... it will be broken.

My Week in a Nutshell

Well it's been a long week. I tell you, words really do kill. Here are some of the interesting things that happened to me over this week and a half about:

• Marisa and I spent the night at my Grandma's apartment. We felt so grown up being by ourselves in an apartment. Just preparing for college!
• The next day we went shopping. I got a shirt. She got some sweats and the same shirt.
• We had a band concert on Wednesday night. I played almost all the songs baritone... a new instrument that I am trying and is 10 times easier than the trombone.
• We went to Los Angeles to get fitted for my back brace. I go back out the day before school ends. We had time to go shopping and I got some shirts and Tilly's.
• We had a fieldtrip for NJHS.... on a non school day!! It was a learn and serve convention.
• I figured out the guy I liked is a HUGE jerk but it's ok. I like someone else who is so much better and such a better person!
• Kennedy and I went to the mall for a couple of hours on Saturday and looked around. I didn't get anything, and she was sick that day!
• Had a leadership breakfast for Young Women's. It was yummy.
• On Monday we went to Bath and Body Works. It's so amazing that we have something that is a good place in Casa Grande! I love that place. It's my favorite.

So that is my week in a nutshell. Crazy I know, but that's me!

Glad it's over

This week has been awful. Some things are too personal to post ona blog.... even if I know you.... so I am not going to go into detail about what happened this week. The trip to Los Angeles was fine... thanks to those of you who asked or emailed about it. I had a good time and got a kick out of Hank and Clyde. I will post about them later. The fieldtrip for NJHS went good. Long and boring but it was ok.

Back Brace

Well this week has been eventful. I am having a good week. Thursday I am going to have to fly to Los Angeles to get measured for my back brace. I am not to thrilled about that but I guess I am going to have to live with it. I don't really know how I feel about the whole situation. WISH ME LUCK!

J.K Rowling: Writing another book?

I wanted the first you hear about this on my blog!! =]]

here is a video of a secret book JK Rowling has. Supposidly it's worth over 4 million dollars!!

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/2382210/7433375

As seen in Washington Post

LONDON -- J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported Saturday.

The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling's, as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction.



British author J K Rowling at the release of her latest Harry Potter book called 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows' at the Natural History Museum in London, Friday July 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) (Kirsty Wigglesworth - Associated Press)

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"My wife spotted her writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novel," the newspaper, which was available late Saturday, quoted Rankin as telling a reporter at an Edinburgh literary festival.

"It is great that she has not abandoned writing or Edinburgh cafes," said Rankin, who is known for his own police novels set in the historic Scottish city.

Rowling famously wrote initial drafts of the Potter story in the Scottish city's cafes. Back then, she was a struggling single mother who wrote in cafes to save on the heating bill at home.

Now she's Britain's richest woman _ worth $1 billion, according to Forbes magazine _ and her seven Potter books have sold more than 335 million copies worldwide.

In an interview with The Associated Press last month, Rowling said she believed she was unlikely to repeat the success of the Potter series, but confirmed she had plans to work on new books.

"I'll do exactly what I did with Harry _ I'll write what I really want to write," Rowling said.

The office of Rowling's literary agent, Christopher Little, was not immediately available to comment late Saturday.





KATIE:

now I never really got into Harry Potter but I LOVE CRIME BOOKS!! I am really looking forward to hearing more about it. I know she is a superb writer and she will make crime books that much better!

A.I.M.S

Aims is officially over at CGMS! I am so excited. It has been a major hassle in my life. for those of you who do not know what this is it is the MAJOR test that we take. The whole school year is basically prep for this test. Im high school it tells if we will graduate or not. It has beena hue stress on my life and I am glad to pronounce it official over. I can get on with the rest of my life until next year when I will have to take it again. 

Well tomorrow is a compitition for band. We are going to Fiddlesticks and then we are going to go to Corona Del Sol high school and compete. Well actually professional judges will be there and they will score out preformance. I am so excited..... wish me luck!

I have had an eventful week. We worked long and hard in band for next week when we go to the Pageant of Bands. It is going to be so much fun! =]] We also worked hard for the Pep Assembly. The assembly went good. We played all the songs good.

I went to a sleepover party on Friday and they strted telling secrets that Kennedy and I knew they didn't want us to hear so we pretended to sleep. Then they started talking bad about us! I mean she invited us.... why talk bad about us? So I formulated a great plan. I pretended like I had just got up.... and looked around and them all sleepily and stuff. Then I said I had to call my mom because she wanted me too.... and I forgot. As I was getting up I "accidentally" stepped on Kennedy and got her up. She had to go take medicine so we went and called my mom and she came and got us. It was horrible.

So yesterday I hung out with kennedy. We went swimming, shopping, cleaned my room, and went to see a movie. We had a good time.... better than we would have had if we had stayed at the party. She wasn't worth the money to buy the present.

Then today was conference. I loved the talks. Some of them seemed like they were written just for me. I love that when it happens. It helps with your life alot. I loved President Monson's last remarks on the second session today. He was hilarious. So I guuess this week was ok. It could have been alot better but it could have been alot worse!

Well it's been a long week. Events have come and gone and so have people and items. It's been a tragic week and I would not go back for the world. I am not going to write the events because I don't want to make you sad. I did find a person or two to talk about it to so I am glad for that. But the overall message is that I am glad that this week has passed.

Well I haven't posted in a LONG time! Like 3 weeks. So there is much to write.

First I would have to start off with the fact that I got good grades on my report card.... as usual =]]. I actually had a good time at conferences talking to my teachers. I helped with NJHS and had a good time doing that!

Well I started my sprig break with going to the Goldings for the day. I played with Ethan and Tyler and had a good time. Then the next day I saw Horten Hears a Who with my mom and it was very good. I would recomend it to anyone. It's very funny.

For Mutual on Wednesday we went to the Easter Pageant. I cannot say that I really enjoyed it like I would like to have but I loved the preformance. It really does change your life. But the night ended on a sour note with my and my brother "engaging" in a fight.

Then for the next 3 days it was off to Flagstaff. We had a GREAT time. We went sleding and it was so much fun. I was spinning like crazy. My brother decided to make a snow DUCK and it really did look like one. It was amazing. Also while browsing the town we found a cool store and I bought clothes. The thing that I really enjoyed was seeing Drillbert Taylor with my whole family. It had a great moral and a great story line. The only thing is that it cursed, alot! It was very uncomfortable.

So... really that's all that had happened to me in the last 3 weeks. In the 2 weeks before to got out all I did was school. AIMS testing is in 2 weeks also, so be prepared!

It's been a long time since I've posted.

Well not much has happened. I was really sick with tonsilites and some sinus issue. They confirmed it: I am going to have to get a back brace! I am going to fly to Los Angeles to get my size. I don't know when, sometime in the next month. I don't know how I really feel about it but I know that it is going to be different.

I am currently reading Jane Austen. I saw a movie that is motivating me to read more of her books than the ones that I have already read. I love the way she writes. It just flows. And she has great ideas for her books. I don't know how she comes up with it all.

Well that's about it. I'll have to keep up!

Well today I am sick.... :(.
It stinks.
What has been going on in your guys lives?
Just asking.

Well this week has really been uneventful.
Tomorrow is baptizms for the dead.
So I am excited for that.
It'll be fun!

Well anyway... thanks for reading!

Ugh. It's been such a bad day. I don't know where to begin.

Let's begin with the fact that my brother has been saying nasty things about me all day and when I cried he laughed. And when I tell my mom she gets mad at him but AS MAD AT ME for saying ya when this kid said my brother was weird!!!! I was like what....?

So this continues ALL DAY and at dinner. Well after dinner I made a "funny" comment and my mom got like super protective and is like all mad and stuff. And SHE is the one who always says "Our family needs to lighten up. Words shouldn't hurt so much," All I said, and I've said stuff like this before and she has laughed, is "Well if I did ask mom to help me later this week she would say yes but probably forget." It wasn't mean at ALL but here she is like "I don't want help." and "leave me alone." It's sooooo annoying.

And I get blamed for ALL Of it. How fair is that?!

It's been a long weekend.... so far. I am sad and happy to so SO FAR.

Well it started yesterday with the Benifit concert/ kickoff concert of our Diaper Drive carnival. We are raising money and getting donations of diapers to donate to people who cannot afford them. So the kickoff concert featured:

The Middle School Jazz Band- (that was including me!)
The Keepsakes ( a kinda weird, fun, old singing groups)
Rosemary Meyers
Um... of I forgot her name!!
and The High School Jazz Band

There wasn't a great turnout but that wasn't the point. We had a great time!

Today was the "carnival" if you want to call it that. We had like 5 booths, tons of food, a jumpy obsticle course, and a jumping castle. Poor me, the misfortunate person I am, was stuck giving out the tickets and taking the money. But I did have fun!

Then today, after the carnival, me, my brother, my mom, diego, and logan went to see Spiderwick. I am suprised to say that it was a good movie. Not a GREAT movie but a GOOD movie. We had fun joking around and stuff.

So ya... my weekend had been good. I'm looking forward to my bed though!

I wrote a peom for my best friend Kennedy... I hope she doesn't read it before I give it to her tomorrow!


A Poem for Kennedy


You are my very best friend
Irreplaceable and there ‘til the end
Sick is how I feel
When I am the third wheel
And all of the day
You felt the same way

I am there for you
Especially when you are blue
But there are times when I cannot
And then my stomach is in a knot
Wondering if you are mad at me
And at those times happy I will not be

But then I think of all the secrets we share
And how sometimes we get in each others hair
And it is then I remember
That we are both club members
Of the pact that we call friends
And that we will be until the end



By: Katie Russell

Today was a very eventful day!!
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
I went to the Carnival with my friends Audrey and Moriah. I am still a little sick and the rides made me get even more sick but luckily today I wasn't running any fever. I've been running Spike Fevers for the last 4 days and it has NOT been good! So we went on LOTS of fun rides. My dad actually stayed for a long time before he had to leave to go to work. My mom joined us an hour after we came and so did Audrey and Moriah. I am VERY tired and we are going to do Family night soon!
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Katie
PS. I didn't even realize it until I counted but there is 14 hearts in each row. Know anything special about 14 that has to do with Febuary and hearts?

I made a bookclub forum to kinda go along with the Bookclub. But on there you make posts under categories and they are there by title so you can choose what you want to read and there are differnt categories like book reviews, classic books and more.

It's really hard to describe but its kinda like this and I made it for the people on here and on Andreas book clubbut instead of Andreas Book Club it's Katie's Book club... I just put my name. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT!

http://www.katiesbookclub.freeforums.org
Please register if you want too.
Katie

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Ok, since it is obvious that Valentines Day is to say and do things that you love I am gonig to post about everything that I love!!

Ok first I have to say my family. We do have some hard times (really hard times) but I love them. I know that no matter what they say we still love each other and we are a great family!! I really would be lost without anyone of them!

Second MUST be my friends. I love them to death. The main ones names are Kennedy, Lexie, Marisa, Lexie H., Steven, Ben, Tyler, Zach, Jacob, Tina, and Krysten! They are so cool and they will always be there for me and they know (I hope) that I will always be there for them!

Ok, my next thing is all my YW leaders. They are all so cool and I love them. Just talking to them makes me happy and I know that he have a strong testimony of the church and love getting to share it with us!

I also love Cherry Cordinal kisses. I got some for Valentines Day from my mom! I love stocking up on them while I get the chance because they only come out in Febuary and December. I love the gooey cherry inthe middle and the rich milk chocolate.

Ok I HAVE to talk about Jamba Juice. I always get the Strawberry Wild with no bananas. It makes my mouth water just thinking about it! How can you not love all the blends they offer and the free boosts? Not me!!

Another thing I love is Cell phones! I love the idea of being able to just press a few numbers and within a few seconds you are talking to someone. It makes life so much easier. I love to text too because I can do it when I am suppose to be silent!

Music also had to make my list. There is some kind of music to listen to in ANY mood. A good Taylor Swift song when you are made about that boy, high school musical when you are in a dancing music, and rock when I am depressed! Ipod rock!

I also love the news. I know... sounds dorky but I do. I love being able to press a button and get to the latest on what is happening in the world. People in the old days would dy to hear it all... so fast!

Everwood and Gilmore Girls is another thing I love. Everwood is the basic sad love story that is also happy. Gilmore Girls is the story of mother daughter who are more friends that parent and daughter. They are so happy and make my heart jump everytime I see them!

I think that I hace typed alot!! If I come uyp with anymore I will make sure to post it in FEBUARY!!

I felt the need for a change on my blog. I hope you like the background. It makes me happy!! I love the flowers, they are such HAPPY colors!

It's been a while since I've posted and there is not much to report other than I feel empty. I'm sad that we sold everything that my grandma loved. It's sad but I'm not as sad as I thought I was going to be.

Well tonight is the dance for church and I am sooooo excited. I know what I am going to wear. I love meeting knew people and getting to know more about them from the other wards. I really enjoy it.

Well that is all I really have to say... ttyl!

xoxo
~*Katie*~

Well I guess that I am not going to keep up the things that I love.... sorry... I am so busy this week and I am going to go to California this weekend so I'm not going to get on then :(. My friend Lexie is going to come so I guess I won't be lonely on the trip but it is going to be a hard come because we are going to be selling all of my Grandma's stuff and cleaning out her house so we can rent it out to come rentors and it is really hard going through all hr stuff and seeing things she loved.

Life has been going slow. Nothing really to talk about. Trying to get my grades uo to go on the trip and everything but other than that... nata. I hope that life is well for you and that you will leave me comments. I feel abandoned.... :(.


KATIE

Yesterday I did not have the time to post a favorite thing... :(. But I will do two today!!

Ok... I hate singling out one book because there is so many but I am going to. My post about something I love is The Lovely Bones.

I love, love, love this book! It really makes me more careful about what I do and who I talk too. Trust me I will NEVER talk to a man who wants me to go in a fort in the middle of a cornfield. It just makes your heart ache reading this book. I don't know why, and it may seem mean, but I love reading books that make you sad.

And I am happy to announce that they are going to make a MOVIE of the Lovely Bones!!!!! They are filming it right now and Aj Micalka from the group Aly and AJ is going to play the lead, Susie. I cannot wait for it. I love AJ's voice.. I don't know why!

So this is the 3rd thing that I love.
THE LOVELY BONES

This is my second post of the things I love. Ok... ok... it may seem wierd but I love GOOGLE! I do. It's just amazing to have one site where you can find EVERYTHING instead of having to type in random websites to find what you are looking for. I praise the people who made good. It's so easy to use and free! I use it at least once a day if more. I don't know what I would do without my google!

I am going to challenge myself to something Sister golding is doing- everyday of Febuary write something I love. Well I am going to have to start with my friends. I love them so much and I am always there for me and I know they will be for me. I couldn't live without with (literally.) They keep me sane! I love just hanging out and doing random things with them. I love everyone of them and I hope I always am thier friend!

I am so proud of myself for keeping this blog up. Unlike someone I know (Kennedy :) ) U write on here almost daily. There is a reason for this...... this is my hundredth post!! I am so proud.

Now that the good things are out I have to say the bad. I am very sorry to say that the prophet, Gorden E. Hinkley, has passed away. But he will be remembered. He was 97 when he died and he had a wonderful, happy life.

So with all this I have had some questions that I have to ask. I don't want you to think that I am not a strong mormon and some of these I don't believe but I am just curious.

1. Is there really a heaven. I believe there is because OTHER people say that they know with all there heart there is. I believe there is one but I've never really felt it in me. Could it be something that was just made up so people could get ever death better?

2. Do dogs forget people. I know this may not seem relevent but it is. The passing of our prophet made me think of the passing of my grandmother which made me think of Charlie, my grandmas dog, who is not in possession of Sister Parsons. HAs he always been waiting for ust o pick him up? Does he remember us? Is he mad at us? Now I know you think it may be silly to ask these things but it really isn't. For some reason all of the sudden I feel bad about Charlie.

I hope that you will reply to this with what you think.
Katie

I haven't posted in a while!!

So not much has happened. Really it has been an uneventful week. I helped a friend which was good. I got out early in the district spelling bee which really stunk. I've read a couple of books... other than that nothing. Sorry!

Katie

Friends

I thought that I would make a post about all my great friends out there who I looooove!

Wow! This girl is my bestest friend in the whooooole world! I can tell her anything. I am sooo glad that I got to meet her. She's my world.

If she asked me these questions this is how I would answer

Q- Do you like me

A- No, I love you

Q- Do you want me to be with you

A- No, I NEED you to be with me

Q- Do I ever cross your mind

A- No, you are always on my mind so you can't come in when you are already there

Q- Would you do anything for me

A- No, I would do everything for you.

When you see Katie you know what Kennedy is going to be there. That's just the way it is and I am glad for it.

This is my other best friend lexie. Sorry I kind of runied the picture. She is so great. I can tell her anything and do anything with her or in front of her and I know that she will love me stil.. I have known her the longest and I am glad for that. Her mom is my second mom and visa versa. I lvoe her to death!!! She is my world. I would die if she died, cry if she cried, yell if she yelled, exc. I know that she would do the same for me....!

This girl right here also is named Lexie. She is soooo cool! She takes great pics of herself lol. She is so sporty she has enough for me and her in her body! I love love love love her hair. I wished I had it. It's gorgeous. She is so much fun to be around and she she is there you are always happy and you are never bored!

This is my friend Alissa. I've only known her a short time and she is going to be moving again but I know she is the kind of person I lvoe to hangout with. She is funny and smart and jsut a great person to be around. I also love her clothes... they rock. I am so sad that she is moving! But I know that we will keep in touch and i am glad for that!!

This is my other friend Marisa. She's the best. When she comes over we always have so much fun together. We always go to T&M it's kind of a tradition. I know I can tell her mostly anything. She writes the best poems and I love to read them. She's my texting buddy :) She plays the clarinet and is awesome at it. I also love her hair!