EFY Revisited

Most of you know, last summer I went to EFY at USU. It was a blast. I met a ton of cool people. I actually still keep in touch with a bunch of them. Mainly, Matt, Rob, and Scott. Matt and Rob are twins. They live in Provo. Scott lives in Harrisville, which is just North? of Ogden. Scott and I have been talking a lot lately, and decided it would be a lot of fun to hang out. Matt, Rob, and Scott would meet here, because my house is pretty much the middle, and then we would go see the lights at Temple Square because they hadn't seen them yet. Scott and I decided it would be fun if we made it a date, I could bring some friends for Matt and Rob, and I would go with Scott. So we had it all planned, we just had to talk to Matt and Rob. Unfortunately, it was their sisters birthday yesterday, and so they couldn't come. So we switched gears, Scott would bring some friends, I would bring some friends. It would be fun. :D

So the guys showed up at about 5:15 last night. Scott brought his friends Alex and Justin. Tania and Jessica came shortly afterwards. After saying goodbye to the 'rents, Scott drove us to the Gateway. We chilled at the Gateway for a bit, going to the planetarium and walking around, just talking and looking at stuff. Then we went to Temple Square, to look at the lights. We eventually made our way back to the Gateway, and had dinner at Applebees. We finished dinner around 9, and decided to make our way back to my house. Once we got home, we talked a lot about EFY (ok, so me, Scott, and Jessica talked a lot :D No one else had been to EFY.) and a bunch of other stuff. Then we pulled out Apples to Apples. Now that was fun. :D I won the first round easily, to everyones chagrin. ;) The second round was tied for a long time between Tania and Jessica, before Justin and I caught up, with Jessica finally winning.

Around 11, my mom decided it was late enough, and everyone needed to go home. The guys had to drive for 45 minutes to get home, so it was probably good they left at that point, anyway. I said goodbye to Tania and Jessica first, then walked with Scott and Justin to their car, thanking them for driving so far, for paying for dinner, and for making the night so much fun. I really had a blast. I'm so glad they came.

Scott and I are planning to sign up for the same session of EFY this year, at USU of course. :D Scott said he'd bring Justin, too. :D How cool would it be if we were in the same company?! :D That would totally rock. So, in summary, last night was awesome. I was really nervous at first, but eventually I settled down and had a great time!

In other news, region dance tonight!! I'm super psyched! I haven't been to on since September, and I'm definitely going through withdrawals. :D So expect a post on that sometime in the near future. :D

Anyway, not much else to blog about. I've been spending a ton of time with Alan and Jaron lately, but usually we only amuse ourselves. Everyone else thinks we're weird. :D And we know we are. But at least we make ourselves laugh, right? Right.
peace out, yo. ;)
*corky*

Christmas Madness

Good morning. It's 9 am, and I woke up about 10 minutes ago.

Everybody else is doing a Christmas review, so here's mine:

Everything went as it usually does, including all the Christmas drama. Do your families have Christmas drama? Mine does. Every year. And it's usually about the same thing. But we won't talk about that, cuz it's lame.

Annnyway, Christmas was a ton of fun. It seemed strange, because it didn't really feel like the Christmas season this year, even though I was way psyched. Christmas Eve, we (meaning my little sisters and I) made a deal with our parents. We promised not to wake them up until 7, if they promised not to go back to bed around 8. Usually, we wake them up at 5:30 or some other insane time, and they end up going back to bed. We don't like this. So we waited, and let me tell you, it was rough. ;) I actually woke up at 4. I went back to sleep until 6. Then I went back to sleep until my youngest sister woke me up at 7. Now, our bedrooms are on the top floor, the presents are on the main floor, and my parents room is in the basement. They make us wait upstairs until they come and tell us that we can run down the stairs and into the living room where our presents from Santa await us. Does Santa wrap at your house? Well, he doesn't here. So we've been getting creative lately about waking up our parents. When we were little, we would just yell. That's hard! Then we figured out, our vents are all connected. So we'd yell into the vents. :D This year, I called our house on my cell phone. Much easier. Much quicker. :D Go, Courtney. :D It so worked. Yes!

So then we did the usual present thing, check out the haul from Santa, then open family presents.
This is what I got:

• a red nano ipod: 8 gb, with my name engraved on the back. :D
• a book bag for my laptop
• the Over the Hedge DVD
• an Indianapolis Colts t-shirt
• part of the Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites series
• cookies, candy, the general Christmas treats
• a kermit notebook
• muppets pins
• cool new pajamas
• ugly new pajamas-trust me, you don't want to know. my grandma... ewww.

So yeah, that's what I got. I got a bunch of other stuff too, like gift cards to itunes and stuff. It was a pretty sweet Christmas, I must say.

Haha. Last night, Jaron, Alan, and I decided we were going to watch Dances With Wolves, for extra credit in Rockwell. We fast forwarded through a bunch of it, and didn't watch the rest. Booooooring. :D

Friday, some friends from EFY are coming to hang out. I'm super excited. I haven't seen these guys since...well, EFY.

Well, that's my rant for now. My mom says that if I want to hang out with my friends on Friday, I have to have a clean room and have finished all my homework. So I better get started. Thanks for pretending to care about what I did for Christmas. ;) See ya.
*corky*

Merry Christmas Eve

Wow, can you believe it's Christmas Eve?!?!? That's insane!

I can't believe that December has gone by so quickly!

So I had a date last night. That was good fun. I went with Sam, Jessica B. went with Austin S. and then Sam's brother brought a date too. We went out to dinner, then downtown to look at lights, and then we watched Failure to Launch at Sam's house. I love that movie. Anyway, I had a really great time. Thanks, Sam!

I got home a bit after curfew. Only about 20 minutes, and it's the first time that it's ever happened. My parents were still mad. I had even called them and told them we were going to be late. *rolls eyes* So that was sorta a night spoiler. It's rediculous that they got mad.

Tonight Santa is coming! Have you been good boys and girls? Or is coal in your near future? ;)

Ooh, some friends from EFY are coming to visit me on Friday. :D I'm so excited! Scott, Matt, and Rob are so cool! We're going downtown (yes, again) lol. They haven't seen the lights yet, and the lights will be up until New Years, so I figured, hey. Why not? lol.

Well, I'm gonna go change out of my church clothes and find some lunch.
Merry Christmas Eve, everyone!
*corky*

Oh, Happy Day

Wow, today has been great!
I was supposed to take my Christmas presents to school to pass out tomorrow, but they were calling to me... "Take us now, Courtney, take us now!" So this morning I packed up 3, yes 3! bags full of presents and took them to school. :D I love giving gifts. I only missed 2 people, and I can take those tomorrow. Seriously, it was so good. :D

First period was Spanish. All we did was a worksheet, and I finished that in about 5 minutes. Then we watched a movie. Second period was Adult Roles. We watched You've Got Mail. That's a good movie. It's a nice chick flick. Then we had lunch. This is when I handed out the majority of my presents. And...speaking of lunch, I forgot to eat... Hmm... I was so excited to give out presents, I forgot! Haha. This is not the first time that I've been so excited that I have missed a meal... just goes to show ya, without my parents, I'd starve to death! Oh man. Jared was wearing a Santa hat today. He had mistletoe conveniently stuck into the brim of his hat. When he told me that no one had kissed him, I made it my mission to fix that. ;) So Kortney, Marissa, Melissa and I went up to Jared and kissed him on the cheek. :D It was awesome. I laughed, he laughed, we all laughed. He actually texted me to thank me. ;) It was good fun.

Third period was history. We took a bunch of notes, watched a movie, and he handed out a bunch of homework. Merry Christmas to you, too, Rockwell! Fourth was Photography. We watched POTC2. That was fun! I love Pirates!

So, overall, today was just amazing. :D I had an awesome day. :D Hopefully, tomorrow will be just as good.

Well, I'm gonna go get some food. I'm pretty hungry!
Merry Christmas!
*corky*

It's a Party!

Wow, what a weekend! Lol. 2 parties! It was insane.

Friday was Alan's birthday. He turned 17. Wow, he's old. :D Lol. Annnnyway, his party was Friday night. He told everyone to bring an ugly sweater. I know, an unusual request. But seriously, it's Alan. So, to humor him, Jo, Kim, Jaron, and I went to the DI to find some ugly sweaters. And boy, were some of them uuuugly. :D That was a great time. I can honestly say that I spent half of the time literally rolling on the ground because I was laughing so hard.
Alan's party was great fun. Jaron and I got him Pirates of the Caribbean Legos. I'm glad we had him open our presents first, because we were seriously out shined. Katie and Karen got him a directors chair. Yeah... our presents were lame. But I think he liked them...I think. Anyway, we ended up watching Happy Feet. That's a great movie. :D I seriously want a dancing penguin. That's now been promoted to life dream #1.

Saturday night was Katie's Christmas party. That was also great fun. :D Almost everyone was there. :D It was great. Good food, good friends, good video games...and a good snowball fight. Actually, there were 2. :D The first one was pretty equal. Nobody won, nobody lost. But then it was pretty much just me, Jaron, and Nick. The second one...well, let's just say whoever won, it wasn't me and Jaron. We were annihilated. :D
Did I mention I was wearing flip flops, no jacket, and no gloves throughout the whole thing? It was pretty dang cold by the time I got inside. :D Cold enough that my whole body hurt.
After the snowball fights, we went back inside to painfully warm up. I ended up getting cards thrown at me, and my head was nearly taken off twice! It was insane. :D

I use the words insane, great, good, and fun quite often, don't I?

Tonight is the Christmas band and choir concert. I should be there right now, but I'm babysitting. For all those whose amazing performances I missed, I truly am sorry. I'm sure you were amazing, and I feel really bad for missing it.

I went Christmas shopping today. :D I love Christmas. I'm almost done, I just have a few more gifts to get: 3 to be exact.

I spent $20 at the dollar store. Don't ask.

Oh yeah, I went to my aunts college graduation on Saturday. She got her masters in english from USU. Graduations are everything I thought they would be: Boring.

I was also able to bring home my new guitar on Saturday. It's gorgeous. :D It has an amazing sound, and it's beautiful. I really do love it. :D My sisters told me it was ugly. :( Shows what they know.

Well, that's life. It's great. Amazing. :D I really do love everything right now. And guess what! The Colts are even winning right now. 10-3. Take that, Bengals. Let's just hope this continues!

Well, I'm off to wrap presents and do homework. Quite the combination, I know. :D
Merry Christmas!
*corky*

Spaz-Bot :D

Ok, so that has got to be the coolest thing someone has every called me. :D Thank you, Nick!

There really isn't much to blog about today, I don't really have any deep thoughts or special events to tell about.

Sparknotes is pretty much the coolest thing ever. Even ask anyone. lol. I have Sparknotes stuff for english and for history, and it pretty much rocks. It is definitely helping me.

School is movin' along. Midterms weren't as bad as I thought they were going to be.

My room is a mess. Yes, I just cleaned it on Saturday. Yes, it's messy again. Yes, there's still glitter everywhere...

13 days until Christmas. I hope it snows more soon.

I'm super excited. I love Christmas. I mean, presents are awesome. I love giving stuff. :D But seriously, all the symbolism of Christmas...it's just...wow. That's the only way I can think of to describe it. Can you believe that Christ was born in a manger? The King of Kings lay in the straw with the animals. Such a humble beginning to such a great life. He was born, a tiny baby, and went on to become the greatest Man who ever lived. He suffered all for us. He was perfect. He conquered death. Isn't that amazing? He suffered for you, He suffered for me. I am so grateful that I have a knowledge of this truth. I am so grateful that I can go through everyday with that extra spring in my step, all because of what I know. Isn't that wonderful? I think it is.

I hope your *Christmas* Season goes well. I hope you all smile. :D Smiling is the best. Just one smile can make a persons day. So pass it on. :D
*corky*
**Notice I said Christmas Season instead of Holiday Season. Christmas is what I celebrate. If someone celebrates a different holiday, I hope you have fun as well. But I celebrate Christmas. So I say, Merry Christmas.**

Snowball Fights, Dates, and College Plans, Oh My!

Wow, it's been awhile since I've posted. But I'm back, and I've got some stuff to say. :)
This week has been crazy. School is insane. My house is a mess. I'm way behind in some school stuff, I can't find my $125 calculator, and I've bombed some tests. And. My human biology teacher...well, we won't go there. We've been redoing my bathroom. It's been almost 2 weeks, and it's still not done. It's driving me crazy.

Some pretty awesome stuff happened this week. Would it be bragging to say most of it was my idea? If you said yes, prepare to read some bragging. ;)
I love snow. Snow is so much fun. :D I love snowball fights. So on Wednesday, I decided that I wanted to have a snowball fight. After enlisting a few people, Austin, Nathan, and Jaron, a mad snowball fight ensued. The problem is, I have crappy aim. So I was getting killed. I very rarely hit anyone. Although I had a few good shots (Nathan took one in the face. ;)), the guys were kicking my butt. I can't count the times I got hit in the head. Mostly, those hits were from Austin. Makes sense, doesn't it? Since when he puts his arm straight out, it hits me in the head. ;) Ok, so it hits over my head. :D lol. So anyway, back to me getting my butt kicked in a snowball fight. At one point, I looked over at Jaron and he was laying in the snow. And I thought "I could take this opportunity at a cheap shot and hit him hard. Or..." I'm sure there was an evil glint in my eye as I grabbed a huge handful of snow and whitewashed him. :D It was awesome. :D A few minutes later, the bell rang, so we started making our way over to the school building, I felt someone grab the back of my shirt. I turned around, grabbed Jaron, and shoved snow down his back before he could shove snow down mine. :D Excellent. Austin and Nathan both saw, and started running over. I took off. Pretty soon, I looked over and saw an unexpecting Austin just standing there. I scooped up some snow, and pretty soon Austin had a big handful of snow down the back of his shirt, too. After deciding to make my victory complete by getting Nathan, too, I whispered to Jaron to distract Nathan. He did this very well, and I was able to put a third and final handful of snow down Nathan's back. This is when I decided it would be a very good idea to take off, and after shouting goodbye's at all of them, I quickly went to class. When I walked into guitar, soaking wet and breathing hard, Doc gave me a strange look. So I smiled and explained to him that I had just had a snowball fight. And won. :D That's right, ladies and gentlemen, I won. I was losing horribly, but I came back for the kill. Go me. :D Doc laughed, and I spend a period in considerable pain. Cold fingers and guitars do not go well together.

My second great idea for the week also took place on Wednesday. Since I'm pretty much the only laurel to ever show up, I get to plan all of our activities. I really wanted to go look at the lights around Temple Square. But everyone does that. So I though "How can I make this different, and still have a great time?" Lightbulb! We could all bring dates! Of course, it would be just a laurel activity, the younger girls were planning their own activities. My young women's president thought it was a great idea, and so did the Bishop. I asked Nathan, and after checking with the young women's president on last time, I also invited Kortney and Melissa. They asked Eric and Levi. We had an awesome time! I won't get into all the details, because Nathan has already posted about it. It was a perfect night to look at Christmas lights. It was cold, but not too cold. Of course, the Temple grounds were full of mutual groups, but we were the only ones with dates. It was hilarious to pick out all the beehives and deacons. They were quite conspicuous. Not to mention, loud. :D Anyway, a great time was had by all. My Bishop liked my friends, my young womens president thought they were (in her words exactly) "interesting," and I made it home about 5 seconds before curfew. ;) It was awesome.

And now to the third part of this post: College Plans. I know a bunch of you are rolling your eyes right now. But college is a huge deal to me. I'm so psyched (even though I will miss my high school friends). Everyone who has ever talked to me would know that I'm a huge Aggie Fan. I have been planning on attending USU since I was about 2. No joke. That's what I've always wanted to do. I have also been planning on being a RN since I was about 10. This was my plan: Finish High School. Go to USU. Become a Nurse. Well, yesterday my plan was blown out of the water. USU does not have a nursing program. When I found this out, I seriously was this close to crying. Yesterday wasn't the greatest day anyway, and this was just the icing on the cake. That was my plan! That was what I wanted (and still want) to do! How could a plan that I've been working on forever disappear so quickly?! It's not fair. After talking to some friends from church, I was able to find out that Weber has a great nursing program. But Weber is not and never will be USU. Utah State is my dream school. I know there are a lot of options for college, and I know I still have some time to think about it, but it's seriously unnerving not having a plan that's set in stone. Although, I guess I've learned that it doesn't matter what your plan is set in: Dynamite can take anything out. So that's the trauma of the week. I don't know what to do.

Annnyway, I've been cleaning my room for a day and a half, and it's still not done. I really am sick of cleaning.

I could seriously go back to sleep right now. But I'm always ready to go back to sleep.

"We're rockin' the suburbs."

I think I want to watch POTC 2 today. That sounds fun.

But enough of my randomness. Have a nice day. ;)
*corky*

Wow.

Hey Guys, I'm just about to get off to bed, so I thought I'd stop in and say hi. ;)

The past two days have been awesome.

I just finished homework for history. Well, maybe finished is an optimistic term. I'm hoping Jaron will help me finish the last question in the morning.
School is awesome, busy, and stressful.

I seriously don't have much to write, other than to say life is great!

Oh, The Fray is coming in concert! I might go. I'm super psyched. January 31. Tickets are $23. I think it would be so cool!

I got really hyper before math today. I blame the sip of Dr. Pepper Kenzi gave me. :D Of course, I had it in 1st period, and math is 3rd period. It was seriously funny. :D Even though I'm pretty sure I failed the test, I had fun in math. :D lol.

Anyway, I'm pretty tired. I'm gonna run to bed.
Sweet Dreams!
*corky*

Answers

Ok, for the two of you who asked questions, here are some answers, as promised. :D ;)

First, Nathan's questions:
Would you prefer to be a dog trainer or a Chinese trapeze artist?
I would prefer to be a Chinese trapeze artist. I'm definitely not a dog person, and it would be seriously cool to do all of those sweet tricks. :D

When (not if) Bill Gates takes over the world, how do you plan on helping me overthrow him and establish my own dictatorship?
Using my Secret Ninja Abilities (learned, of course, during my secret training to be a Chinese trapeze artist), I would totally dominate Bill Gates. Then I would help you set up your dictatorship. After that, I would use these same Ninja Abilities to overthrow your dictatorship and start my own.

How long have you played the guitar?
About a year. And I'm still no good at it.

Have you lived in Taylorsville your whole life? Would you ever leave?
No, I have not lived in Taylorsville my whole life. In fact, I was born in Logan. At one time, I also lived in West Valley. Yeah, I plan on leaving. I'm going to USU for college, and then who knows. Although I probably won't ever leave Utah.

If you could be in a movie, would would be your role and what would the movie be called?
I would be the Beautiful Heroine. ;) Lol. The movie would be called.... Stories of a Teenage Drama Queen. ;)

Rock, paper, or scissors?
The wise man built his house upon a rock.

Do you feel comfortable stealing Nick's ideas?
I think the true question is, do YOU feel comfortable stealing Nick's ideas?

Are you right or left handed?
Choose the Right. ;)

What is your fondest memory?
Oh, so many to choose from. I think one of them would be sitting in Thatcher's living room, playing Catch Phrase with the Posse, and laughing at all the mean things (Tramp) Thatcher called me.

Any current love interests?
Yes.

How do you feel about yes or no questions?
I love them. ;) I mean...they're annoying and I hate answering them. :-E

If I were to ask you a yes or no question, how would you respond?
With either A) Yes. Or B) No.

In the event of me asking a yes or no question, do you think you would be ready?
Probably Not.

Are you aware that that last question was a yes or no question?
It was?!

What would you do if I left a question unfinished?
I would... Answer it.

What is your
Dot. Dot. Dot.

Now on to Dr. Paleo's:
Do you fear death?
Well, no. In Dumbledore's words "Death is but the next great adventure."

Where do you think you will go when you die?
The LDS church believe in the 3 Kingdoms of Glory. Hopefully, I'll be in the Celestial.

What one person is your most greatest inspiration?
My Great-Grandmother. She is so strong. She was widowed when she was very young, raised 2 great children, 5 amazing grandchildren, and 9 of the greatest great-grandchildren (if I do say so myself.) She's an accomplished seamstress. She's always been very generous, very optimistic, and an amazing baker. I actually used to fake being sick so I could stay at her house and make cookies all day. :D

Do you have a job? If so, where?
Yes, I work for OC Tanner. (It's a jewelry company).

Do you like it?
Yes, I do! I get to work at my house, whenever I want to. And it pays well. :D

What do you believe about femininity?
I'm a combination of modern and old school beliefs. I believe that women can be very strong and independent. I admire those single mothers who work so hard to make things work, but I also believe that men were put on this earth for a reason, and that men play a very important role in the Plan of Salvation. Men are still the protectors of the family, and someday I hope that my husband will be the sole provider for our family while I stay home with the kids.

Masculinity?
See Above. ;)

About war?
If there's any way to avoid war, without giving up our safety, integrity, and Liberty, do it. Use war only as a last resort.

About science?
I think science is awesome. :D I think it's done a lot for our lives, and made my life a billion times better than it might have been. Go Science.

Do you believe in bigfoot?
Yeah, his real name is James and he's my cousin.

How DO you spell your real name?
My real name is Courtney. My middle name is Marie. And so you get Corky Marie.

Are you really a drama queen?
I would say yes. I can create drama out of everything. Most of the time, I prefer good drama. And if you were talking about drama as in plays and stuff....well, I'm not a performer, but I do love watching. :D

Why do you giggle so much? (Don't worry, it's actually kind of nice).
I giggle a lot because...I'm happy. I'm very optimistic. I think that most problems have good solutions, and most of all I believe that attitude determines everything. If you have a good attitude about things, they'll turn out well. If you choose to learn and laugh rather than take offense, you'll be much happier. Mostly I giggle a lot because I LOVE to. I love laughing. I love smiling. I love being happy. And just think of all the laugh lines I'll have later. :D Sweet.

Back to Nathan:
Do you prefer nerds or airheads? (both the candy and the guys)
I prefer airheads (for candy) and nerds (for guys).

What is your favorite method of popping bubbles?
Umm...with my....lips.
Come on, it's just bubblegum. ;)

If you could fight in any major war in the past, what war would it be?
The Revolutionary War. The British are coming! The British are coming!

What would you name a boat?
The Corky Marie

Would this boat sink?
It would not sink. Cuz it would be unsinkable. Just like the Titanic.

Follow-up: In which ocean would this sinking take place?
I told you, it wouldn't sink!

What is your favorite season?
Fall.

Does this season have a name?
Yep. Autumn.

What is this season's signature wrestling move?
The Falling Leaf.

Can I poo on your car?
NO.


Will you please say no to that last question?
Duh.

What are your plans for after high school?
I plan to go to USU, meet a Returned Missionary, marry said Missionary in the Temple, and have kids. :D

What kind of career do you want?
I would love to be a registered nurse.

Where do you see yourself five years from now?
I see myself in college, seriously dating, or even married.

Back to Dr. Paleo's:
What would you do if Nathan pooed on your car?
Be seriously grossed out.

If you were ever being harmed by a man, would you want someone to interfere?
Umm....well, I wouldn't want anyone else to get hurt. But...I would still like some help.

Would you try to stop a guy from interfering for the sake of another girl? (A bit of advice: don't.)
First of all...Thanks for the advice. I would want to help. I think the first thing I would do, would be to call 911. Then I would do whatever I could to help the girl.

Ok. Well, thanks to the two of you who actually asked questions. I hope I provided satisfactory answers. If not, talk to me and I'll try to answer your questions. A fun post is coming up sometime soon. I'm not sure when, but soon. ;)
Have a great night.
*corky*

Sadies Pics

This is what my bedroom looked like after Alan answered me for sadies...
Yep, that's my bed COVERED in glitter and confetti...
It's like there was a party in my room and I wasn't invited. Hey Nathan, look at the shelves. See the bottles? That's the soda. :D
*corky*

Idea Thief

Mwahaha. I'm stealing everyone's ideas. I know Nathan and Nick have done this, and I'm sure other people have done this too.
Here's your one and only chance (maybe) to ask me anything, and have me come up with a somewhat decent answer. Hooray.
So act now, while the deal is still good. I'll be answering the questions on Saturday.
Ready. Set. Go.
*corky*

Thankful: A Thanksgiving Post

Yeah, I know Thanksgiving is officially tomorrow. But I thought I'd get a jumpstart. ;)
So...as a special Turkey Day treat, I'm going to make a list of things I'm thankful for.

I'm thankful that we don't have school for another four days.
I'm thankful that I don't have english homework.
I'm thankful for great friends that I can always have fun with.
I'm thankful for good food and people to share it with.
I'm thankful for music, the kind I can dance to, the kind I can sing to, the kind I can feel the spirit with.
I'm thankful for froustaches. :-E
I'm thankful for the gospel, the knowledge it provides me with and the peace it gives me.
I'm thankful for a wonderful family that supports me in all that I do.
I'm thankful for great friends that support me in all that I do.
I'm thankful for a warm bed, soft plankets, and a comfortable pillow.
I'm thankful for parents that provide for me.
I'm thankful for grandparents who spoil me.
I'm thankful for the special moments in life.
I'm thankful for a special bond with my family, both immediate and extended.
I'm thankful for clothes that keep me warm, keep me cool, and keep me modest.
I'm thankful for cookies.
I'm thankful for the wonderful example set by friends, family, and church leaders.
I'm thankful for my Bishop, for the wonderful man that he is, and for the great relationship I have with him.
I'm thankful for technological advances that make my life easier, more entertaining, and well, better.
I'm thankful for smiles.
I'm thankful for those that came before me who paved a path of liberty and religious freedom.
I'm thankful for Joseph Smith, his inspiration, his dedication, and the path he paved.
I'm thankful for memories, and for pictures.
I'm thankful for tree.
I'm thankful for laughter.
I'm thankful for happiness.
I'm thankful for the holidays, and what they represent.
I'm thankful for the impact that each of you have had on my life.
I'm thankful for my testimony of Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, and the Book Of Mormon.
I'm thankful for giggles.

Well, those are a few of the things I'm thankful for. They're not in any particular order. They all make me happy. So here's your challenge: Write a thank you note to someone. Not just a Turkey Gram, although those rock. Write a real thank you note. It can be a letter, it can be an email. It can be whatever you want it to be. Just let someone know how you feel about them, surprise them.

Thanks to everyone who has made a difference in my life, I owe you. I'm so glad you're my friends. :D You all rock, majorly.

Have an awesome Thanksgiving, everyone. Enjoy your long weekend. And avoid Black Friday shopping.
*corky*

Hands Down

(8) Hands down, this is the best day I can ever remember, always remember. (8)
-Hands Down, Dashboard Confessional

That should be changed to the best WEEKEND I can ever remember. Oh man, it totally rocked. You have no idea.

So I already told you about Friday and Saturday. Sunday was just as awesome.

I got up, finished my post, and then went to church. I love church. We had a great sacrament meeting. One of the high councilmen spoke. He was really funny. He's from Wales, so he had a cool accent. It was good. They released my Sunday school teacher, so that was a bummer. I love Sister L. and I'm gonna miss her. We finished our Sunday school lesson early, so I talked to Josh for a bit. Then we had YW. Our lesson was on Courage. It was a really good lesson. After church, I came home and made sandwhiches for our Bishopric. They had to stay later after church, and my dad is the executive secretary, so I make them sandwhiches often. After that, it was basically chilling. I talked to Trevor, finished some homework, and talked to a few other people.

Then, something odd happened. Usually, my parents only make me clean my room if it's really messy. I had cleaned it on Friday, so it wasn't too bad. My bed was the only messy part. And I hate making my bed. I find it pointles....but I digress. My parents made me make my bed and finish the little things that needed to be clean. Weird. Then, during dinner, my dad's cell rang. He answered it. The conversation sounded like this:
"Well... Can you give me another half an hour?" Pause. "How about 7:30?" Pause. "Ok, see you then."
He was sitting close enough to me that I could hear Alan. I couldn't hear what Alan was saying, but I could hear Alan's voice.

Not at all suspicious.

After dinner, my parents tell me to take my sisters and stay at my grandma's house "until we call you."

Oh yeah, I don't suspect a thing.

So I go to my grandma's house. She's all "Why are you here?"
My response: "My date for sadies is trashing my room as we speak."
Grandma said "Oh, I"m sure your mom won't let them do anything too bad..."

Yeah, right.

I walk into my room. It's covered in glitter/confetti. Absolutely covered. Everywhere. Everything. Like an inch of glitter....The metallicy stuff that doesn't ever go away..

Yeah, my spotless room. It was covered. Oh, let's not forget the streamers and balloons. Yeah. Lots of those two. My first thought: laughter. My second thought, "I'm gonna kill Alan and Jaron."

Nah, just kidding. I was super happy to be answered. He said yes. And I'm super psyched for Saturday, it's going to be a blast! I got our t-shirts. They're awesome. Now I just need to get paid so I can buy everything else....

Oh man, I took pictures of my room. I should post them...first I need to figure out how to do that...

Anyway, there's Courtney's weekend. :D It was the best every. :D I hope you all had great weekends too! :-E
Cya!
*corky*

Froustache! :-E

.....
Don't ask.
Nathan's laughing right now, I know he is.
....
Once again, don't ask.

Hm.... I told Nathan I would post this weekend, and here I am. Yesterday was pretty good. I've been in a sucky mood lately, depressing and mean. Trevor made me realize that last night. So I decided no more emo corky. Sure, some crappy stuff happened. But I control my reaction to those things, and I'm gonna be happy. So there.

Sunday, November 12

Sorry guys, I had to run. My family went shopping, so I was forced to save the rest of the post for later. And I'm actually finishing it. Sweet.

Oh man, yesterday was so awesome. But I guess I should write about Friday, first. So Friday I was in one of my emo moods. Then I talked to Trevor, and he made me realize that I was being retarded. So after I got offline, I decided that I was gonna be happy. Basically, in my mind, being happy is like saying "You lose" to all the forces that are trying to make me sad. So I'm gonna be happy. Then I decided to make some cookies. We had these cool chocolate chip things that were half chocolate and half peanut butter. So I used those. Then I went to frisbee. I took some cookies to Trevor as a "thank you" for helping me realize how stupid I was being. Frisbee was...cold. But soo much fun! There were a ton of people there. It was great. Me and Trevor were being stupid and silly, and Rebecca was fun, and Melissa Robinson was fun, and Marissa was pretty funny. :D James gave me a lot of crap, just cuz I was there and he could. That was fun, too. In case you hadn't picked up on it, I had fun. And Trevor looked like a whale. Haha. :D Don't ask....Rebecca and Trevor, you know what I mean.

Now on to Saturday. On Saturday I went to a football game. Oh wait, backtracking to this summer. I went to Utah Business Week. I met this kid named Brenton, and we got to be really good friends. We had ton of fun. The catch is that he's from Duchesne. So obviously I don't get to see him often. He's on the football team at his highschool, and they were playing for State on Saturday at Juan Diego Highschool. So I went and watched him play. Once again, it was freezing. But I had the greatest time. Even thought the only person I knew, was Brenton. And obviously, he was playing so I couldn't really talk to him. But I had a great time. I got to talk to him after the game, but only for a few seconds. They won 30-0. So he was pretty busy celebrating. I was super excited to see him. It was good.

After, my parents came and picked me up. We went to JC Penny. I got shirts for sadies. They're pretty much awesome. Now all I have to do is a) get answered and b) plan everything. So I'm almost ready. ;)

When I got home, I called Jaron and we decided we wanted to have a movie night, but we wanted it small. So we called Alan, and told him to come.

After I wrote the first part of this post, my family went shopping. We (me, Bailey, and Jasey) needed winter coats. So we all went to Sports Authority and got to pick out a new coat. Then we went to Jamba Juice as a present for getting good grades.

Shortly after we got home, Jaron and Alan showed up. We had a really great time. It was the most fun I've had in a long time. We watched Cars and had cookies and soda and ice cream. It was really great to spend time with my two best friends, especially because it was just us. I was super happy that they both could come. They left around 10:30.

Then I went to bed. I pretty much crashed. It was a busy day! And now, I'm here writing this. When I should be getting ready for church. I have some more stuff I would like to write about. Some ideas, and some stuff like that. So I will be writing more sometime soon. Maybe. ;)
*corky*

A Celebration

Hey people. ;) I'm back. This week has been one of craziness. The times I've actually been able to sit down at a computer have been few and far in-between. Not to mention, short. But here I am. It's the end of term. So not too much homework this weekend. The beginning of a new month, so this month we might actually stay on top of things at work. And... umm... I'm sure there's something else that I could be celebrating right now. Let me think about it.

So anyway... Welcome to corky's Blogging Party! There will be much partying. There will be music (sorta), food (not really), and friends (if they decide to read this. ;) ). It looks like it's gonna be a great party! Shweet.

First Item of Celebration: End of Term! Heck yes! School has been sucky this year. It's hard. And I whine about it often. So imagine my surprise when I check my grades and *gasp* I have 6 A's and 2 A-'s. Excuse me while I celebrate! *Go Courtney, Go Courtney!* You see, unlike Thatcher, I'm not a brilliant 4.0 student. I'm a semi-smart 3.9 student. And proud of it, yo.

Second Item of Celebration: New month! We're no longer behind at work! For those of you who don't know (most of you), I work with Sarah. We stuff envelopes. Last month, our goal was 10 boxes. Because of Seussical, we didn't work much. So... we got very much behind. We finished our last boxes for October on Friday. And we get payed next week! Hooray!

Third Item of Celebration: Seussical! It was INCREDIBLE. I've been meaning to blog about it for some time now, and I'm finally doing it. It was so much fun. I loved watching my friends on stage (or in the pit), knowing how hard they worked to make this show great. I loved seeing them remember lines that they had struggled with or hold out notes that they were having a hard time with (Austin was amazing!). On Monday night I got to sit back stage with them. That was sooo much fun! I loved seeing how everything fit together and how much fun they had while they performed and worked hard to make things run smoothly. Needless to say, the after parties were fun too! lol. Leatherbyes on Monday was awesome. I didn't get to stay long, but it was still good. Oh, duh. I almost forgot: Before the show each night, we would mess around with my hair. We would Seussify it. Then Alan or Eric would do my make-up. On Monday night I actually had someone tell me that I was wonderful in the play and that we had all done a great job. I just thanked her and walked away laughing. I also got to do Stuart's and Austin's hair. And I just helped out with little things here and there. Nothing huge. But seriously, a round of applause goes out to anyone who had anything to do with Seussical.

Fourth Item of Celebration: Halloween. I love Halloween. One of the best holidays EVER. I mean, Haunted Houses. Haunted Corn Mazes. Costumes. Candy. Parties. Movies. I LOVE Halloween. On Halloween I had a Halloween Party. It was a costume party, so almost everyone dressed up. We watched Hocus Pocus. Hocus Pocus is the best Halloween movie ever. There was tons of candy. Tons of food. And tons of people. :S It started out as a little party. It didn't necessarily end up that way. :D But it was good fun. And Jaron sang his MJ song. I love the MJ song. It's awesome.

Ok. I've run out of items worth celebrating. Now we're just into the Corky News.

Sadies is coming up. Do I have a date or don't I? I dunno. Let me know if you find out. ;)

Bailey found my CTR ring! I'm so excited. Ok, that's our Fifth Item of Celebration.

Umm... I have a cold. Again. I hate being sick. I blame the drama geeks. They all get sick after the musical, and I hang out with them. So I get sick. I particularly blame Sarah and Austin B.

I think that's about it. This post is huge. But that's ok. I'll try to start blogging more frequently again. You better all comment on this, or I'm going to my corner to cry. And I won't want to blog anymore. :D
see ya!
*corky*

Totally Random

Hola!

Ok, so I totally wanna blog about Seussical! But... I'm gonna wait until after the final performance on Monday. Cuz I KNOW that it's going to be the best one! And that means a ton, because they've been pretty amazing so far.

I love football. The Colts totally rock.

Umm....So yeah. It's short for now. I promise that either Monday or Tuesday there will be a huge post. Probably all about Seussical. Yay.
*corky*

Measure of a Man

Clay Aiken-Measure Of A Man
If one day you discover him
Broken down
He's lost everything
No cars, no fancy clothes
To make him who he's not
The woman at his side
Is all that he has got
Chorus: Why do you ask him
Move heaven and earth
To prove his love has worth?
Would he walk on the water?
Would he run through fire?
Would he stand before you
When it's down to the wire?
Would he give his life up
To be all he can?
Is that
How you measure a man?
If by chance all he had to give you
Was three words wrapped around your finger
Would that be deep enough
At the end of everyday?
And how will you ever know
If the man is what he says?
Chorus
He never gives up
Let's go of his dreams
His world goes around
For his one true belief
Is that how you know?
Is that what it means?
Hey
Would he walk on the water?
Would he run through fire?
Would he stand before you?
Will he be your anchor
When the dark unfolds?
Will he always love you
The best that he knows?
Would he give his life up
To be all he can?
Is that
How you measure a man?
Would he walk on the water?
Would he run through fire?
Would he stand before you
When it's down to the wire?
Would he give his life up
To be all he can?
Is that
How you measure
Is that
How you measure a man?

Ok, yes, that song is by Clay Aiken. Make fun of me if you wish. But I would ask you to please read the lyrics. This song has a really good point. It applies to girls and to boys. How do you measure someone? You can't. Because you don't know the secrets of their hearts. You don't know their thoughts. Which brings me to this point, if you can't read minds, how do you really know someone? How do you know what they want, and what they think, or care for? People say "oh, they wouldn't do that. I know them." Do you really know them? People are so...impossible to predict. Sure, some people stick with the same routines forever, but people can do things that they wouldn't usually do. People make mistakes, people change. It may be for the better, it may not be. The song also asks what you would do for people that you love. How far are you willing to go for someone, and is it for the right reason? And if you don't truly know that person, how can you go so far out there for them? So that's my pondering for the day. I bet you thought I was going to have an answer for that question. Nope. It's a genuine question. It's what I've been thinking about today. Sorry if it doesn't make any sense, I'm just sorta rambling...
Anyway, have a nice day.
*corky*

Thank Goodness

Thank goodness for Kortney and Trevor. That is all.
*corky*

A Lot

A whole ton of blogs are added over there. ----> Check it out, yo.
*corky*

It's Me!

Hey Guys! I'm baaaack! lol. No, I didn't actually go anywhere. I just didn't have anything to blog about. What can I say, I have a boring life.

Things continue as normal in the life of Courtney. Things are boring. School is hard. Not much out of the ordinary. Things are actually getting busier. I have Big Brother Big Sister on Mondays, and Key Club on Tuesdays. And I think Tania said something about FBLA on Thursdays? Plus Taylorsville City Youth Council on Wednesdays. Insane.

Oh, oh! Guess What?!?! WE WON A FOOTBALL GAME!!!! 20-19 AGAINST HILLCREST!!! IT WAS FREAKING AMAZING!!! If you didn't go to that game, I'm sorry. You missed out. At about 3 minutes left in the 4th quarter, we all climbed out of the stands onto the track. It was incredible. Football players were crying. We were all screaming. It was truly a moment for the history books, seriously.

Girls, Sadies is coming. If you haven't asked anyone yet, better get crackin'. You're runnin' out of time. ;) Sadies: November 18.

Some people went to a haunted house on Saturday. Not really scary at all. It was definitely fun tho. Except Alan ditched us. 4 girls and Alan. Wow, there are some jokes you could make there. ;)

I asked someone to sadies. But we'll leave that story until I get answered. If I get answered. :S Yikes.

Late start day Wednesday! Hooray for sleeping in!

In other news, Nathan, you're pretty much amazing! You make me laugh! ;) Thanks for the comment. ;)

Wow, life is boring. ;) But I like it. :D
*corky*

Welcome!

Welcome to the Blogosphere, Kortney!

Short and Simple

Hey Guys, what's up? Today's been...I dunno. I mean, bad things didn't happen. I'm just..ugh. I think it's the prospect of doing so much homework. I have a ton... Especially in english. And we all know how much I LOVE that class. Now that I'm no longer behind, it's not as bad. But I still am having a hard time.

Lately I've really wanted to just sit down and write. Something creative, not because I have to. Just because. I have so many ideas. But I don't have time to get them down on paper. It's killing me.

Well, I think I'm finally done with strep. I'm still taking my meds. Lol. But I feel better.

I got my homecoming pics today, and they look pretty dang good. :D

Well, this will have to fill my need to write for now. I gotta get working.
Asta.
*corky*

PS: Nathan, I hope you get well soon!

I Feel Loved :D

Alright, so if you've seen me lately, or read my blog, you know I've been sick. Last night I was feeling particularly crappy, and so my mom decided that I could skip early morning, and 1st period. I had to go to 2nd and 3rd, cuz they're english and pre-calc, and then I could come home for the rest of the day. Today I was still feeling pretty crappy. And I guess I looked it too, cuz I had more than one person tell me "You don't look so good." So I came home after pre-calc. Laid around all day, slept a little, and watched Newsies. I decide I probably should do some homework. So I came upstairs, only to hear my mom call me back down. Jaron and Kortney were standing on my doorstep with a card, treats, and hugs. :D They brought oj, m&ms, kitkat, reeses pieces, starburst, and ice cream. :D I have the best friends every. :D I just wanted everyone to know that.
*corky*

New Blogger

Welcome to the Blogging World Molly! There's a link over there. ---->
She's awesome. Check her blog out. :D

I Live.

Yes, Nathan, I live. :D It's been a hectic week, sorry for not posting for so long. I know, I know. It's been...9 days. No excuse! lol. Let me give you a summary of my life lately.

Homecoming week. Busy. Stressful, especially for girls...and guys...and pretty much anyone going to homecoming. Not only did I have to make sure I had everything ready for the dance, but I had to do plenty of homework, watch musical rehearsals (ok, I didn't HAVE to do that, but hey! A girl needs a little fun!), chores, and family activities...Plus I couldn't find anything to write about. :D Oh, and I've been sick. So there's my excuse. ;)

Homecoming Football Game: We scored!! Against Skyline! We scored!! Ok, so they might have possibly let us. But who cares!? We Scored!!
Final Score: Skyline-38 Taylorsville-6

Homecoming Day Date: The guys picked up the girls at about 8 (depending on what order you got picked up in, it may have been anywhere from 7:30 to 8:15). We then went to Taylor's house for breakfast, which the guys made for us. Let me say, that was an experience. Now, before you start yelling at me, Jaron, I did not say it was a BAD experience. I just said it was an experience. ;) When they had to ask how to make scrambled eggs, we girls all looked at each other and tried to refrain from laughing. We weren't very successful with that. :D We laughed the whole time. Especially when Austin opened the waffle iron and said "Oh, look! It's multicolored!" Oh, boy. We just knew we were going to be in for a treat. And we laughed. A lot. Next stop: Walmart. Apparently, Walmart is Homecoming Central, or something. We saw 3 or 4 other groups there. We played the shopping cart game. Basically, each couple gets a shopping cart and fills it with 25 of the most random things they can find. Then everyone trades carts, and the first couple to empty their cart (putting things WHERE THEY GO) wins. We got second. Go me and Austin. :D After that we went to a park to have lunch, and we just messed around. Around 12:30 I started to get a headache and my throat was sorta sore...The girls got home around 2.

Homecoming Dance and After: The guys picked us up around 6, and we went to Peter's house for dinner. We got to the dance around 7:45ish. We got pics first thing, so we didn't have to wait in a line at all. We stayed at the dance until it ended at 10...while we were there, we danced. Big surprise. ;) After the dance, we went to Stuarts house and basically just hung out there until 11:30. My head and throat was starting to hurt again. So when I got home, I crashed.

Conference Weekend: Woke up around 9:30 on Saturday feeling horrible. Watched conference, which was great! :D I love conference. Even through the TV, the Spirit is so strong. I love to see the Prophet, even though he's what? 96? He's amazing! He travels all over the world, and he's just...incredible. I started watching the afternoon conference, but because I felt so crappy, I ended up sleeping through half of it. The same thing happened Sunday. :D Sorry guys, I feel bad about that. But I just felt horrible...

Today: Got up, went to school. At the end of second period I got a call from my mom...telling me that my little sister has strep throat and that she got it from me. Fun. So she brought me meds. :D lol. And Jaron and I went to Jamba Juice for lunch. Yay! lol. Came home, crashed. And now here I am. :D

Everything you wanted to know about my week and more. lol. And now, I have history homework to attend to.
Adios!
*corky*

Sorry!

Hey guys! Sorry for not posting for forever. This isn't a real post either, cuz conference is starting. I promise to get something up soon. Homecoming was a blast and I really want to write about it....
Cya!
*corky*

Live It Well

Hey guys. Pretty much you can thank Kyle for this post. I read his blog...and this is the result. I actually have thought about this many times. If it depresses you, I'm sorry. I don't mean to be a downer. I'm just looking at the facts.

We're getting old. Ok, so not seriously old, but we're not really kids anymore. We're starting to figure out what colleges we want to go to, how many credits we need, and what we want to do "when we grow up." We're getting involved, figuring out what things we love, and going out and doing those things. It's high school. That's what our lives are all about. I don't know about you, but I'm big on making my high school memories the best I can. I don't want to remember sitting at home after school everyday. I want to remember the activities I planned and participated in. I want to be involved. I want to be with my friends.

Friends. That brings up another big thing. I love my friends. I don't know what I would do without them. I certainly wouldn't be who I am today. One thing that's been depressing me lately is...well, we don't have much time left. No matter how much I love you guys, no matter how hard we try to keep in touch...well, we're going to be moving on. Soon, actually. Too soon for my liking. I had to work hard to make the friends that I have today. I'm not looking forward to leaving them. I know a lot of you aren't big on the in-state college deal. I'm going to USU, of course. But I know others who want to get out of Utah. I see my dad, and his "best friends." How often do they talk now? Hardly ever. Once, maybe twice a year. These guys are his BEST friends. Maybe the correct word is "were." I don't remember who my mom was best friends with in high school. I don't know if I've ever even met them. We'll leave high school, we'll get new friends, get married, have kids. We'll move on with life. But this...what we're living right now, this is a once in a life time thing. We'll never be in the same position again, we'll never have the same opportunities, or the same friends. We'll never have the same personalities. Change is inevitable. It's going to come.

So what do we do to make sure we stay in touch? I'm not sure. But I know what we can do now. A lot of us...well, we're busy. All of us are, actually. But what do I suggest? Make time to be with friends. Some of us have jobs, all of us have hard classes, and plenty of extracurriculars. But please...please. Just make time for each other. Make time to watch movies, play night games...make time for being together. Make sure that we leave this stage of our lives with no regrets. If there's something you wanna do, do it. It's the time of your life, so live it well.

*corky*

There's Gotta Be More To Life...

Hey Guys, what's up? I'm starting a lot earlier tonight, so maybe I can get something written without falling over while I'm writing it. I was pretty much exhausted last night. I didn't do my english homework, that I thought was due today. Guess what, it's due Monday. YAY!! :D

Oh, Big News! For me and Kortney, at least. :D So, my aunt got me and my dad 4 tickets to the USU/BYU football game this Saturday. It was gonna be me, my dad, and 2 of my dads friends. One backed out, so I'm taking Kortney!! It's going to be so much fun! We both love football. She's a BYU fan, I'm a USU fan. My dad's a USU fan, and his friend is a BYU fan. We'll be evenly spread out. ;) Lol. I don't honestly think USU is gonna win, but it'll be fun anyway. Look for more about the game to come. :D

Umm...Dance News....Not a ton of time left! We only have a week! I'm so psyched! Kortney and I talked to Austin about it today. We were trying to figure out what we were doing for the activity, the guys won't tell us! Austin said that most of it was a surprise, but we're probably going 4-wheeling. FUN!!! I'm gonna say it again: I'm so psyched!!

Tomorrow...hmm...not much going on. Kortney has to work, and then after that she and Jaron are going on a date with Alan and Melissa. So basically...I'll be home. Movie night, anyone?

Oh, for english, we've been assigned an essay!! YES!! I'm so happy, you have no idea! I'm writing about imagination. So that's going to be great. Maybe, depending on how good it is, I'll post it when I'm finished. But that won't be for a few weeks.

Oh my gosh, September is almost over. And then guess what?! It's October!! Halloween time! I love Halloween, I must say it's probably one of my favorite holidays. I mean, haunted corn mazes, haunted houses, costumes, movies like Hocus Pocus, trick-or-treating, candy, orange, black, little kids in cute costumes, and that crisp fall feeling. How can you not like that?! I mean, I know that Jaron, Trevor, and Kortney (I think..) are big chickens and are afraid of haunted houses...to me that's just sad!! I love getting scared, and I love the Halloween-y feeling. :D I can't wait. I'm even going trick-or-treating. And I don't care what you say, I'm NOT too old!! 9th grade I didn't go...man, that year sucked. Lol. Oh man. I love Halloween.

The Alliance is coming along nicely. It gets better every day. I'm still trying to figure out something I can add to it. I need to sit down and just write...I need more time!! Maybe I'll get something written tonight...

I have YW volleyball tonight. I'm excited, I love volleyball. Sometimes the girls are annoying, but I love playing so much...it doesn't matter. Even though we don't always win...as long as I get to play, and I play the best I can...and I love the "workout." It's not a huge thing, but it feels good. :D

Hey, wanna hear a good song? Listen to For You I Will(Confidence) By Teddy Geiger. It's a great song.

I'm going to start a "Weekly Verse" from the BOM. Yes, I stole the idea from Nathan. :D This weeks verse is...ok, so it's actually a chapter. But it's short. Only 6 verses. Everyone go read Ether 5. It's really good. The chapter heading says "Three witnesses and the work itself shall stand as a testimony of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon." Read it.

Seminary tomorrow morning! Score!

Alright, well that's it for now! 3rd blog in a row...Go Me!!

As we say at volleyball...."Ahhh...shake shake shake shake! WHAT!!"
*corky*

2 In A Row?!

GASP!! I'm posting two days in a row?! Can this really be?! Lol. Yes, it's true. :D Don't expect too much tho, because it's getting late and I need to get to bed. (Yes, Thatcher. 10 is late. I'm sleepy.)

Today was...odd. I felt off all day. I guess...maybe it was the effects of not going to seminary this morning. Maybe that threw my day off. Or maybe it was the three hours of testing. Or maybe a combination of the two. Any ideas?

Oh man, I'm so tired. I thought I could write something tonight, but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen. So I promise, I'll get something hopefully good up tomorrow.

Sweet Dreams.
*corky*

I Saved The Last Dance For You

Beginning the seemingly required post about the region dance...NOW! Hee hee hee.

*2 days later* sorry, guys. I meant to write something...I got busy with umm....ok, you caught me! I had nothing to do, I just didn't feel like writing. :D

I'll start off by saying that the region dance was AMAZING. If you didn't go to it, you should have. It was awesome. The music was great, the dancing was great, the people were great. I love region dances. You don't have to worry about the nasty stuff that happens at school dances. You're in a church gym, and usually the music's pretty good. And guess what!! Only 32 days 'til the next one!! Score!! I'm gonna be going to region dances until they tell me that I can't. :D Even if everyone else stops going, I'll be there!! As Nick would say, Score it, Skippy!!!

Speaking of school dances, homecoming is fast approaching. Almost everyone is going, and I have a feeling that it's going to be excellent!! I'm going with Austin, which is awesome. There is the whole height thing, but other than that it should be great. I bought tall shoes. ;) I know that Stuart and Molly, Jaron and Kortney, Peter and Aubrey are all in our group. There's probably someone else in it too, but I dunno. Stuart won't tell me and Kortney what we're doing. I can't decide if I like secrets or not!!! lol.

Oh gosh, Homework really is piling up this year. There's so much to do and so little time!!

Iowa testing tomorrow and Thursday...boo for standardized testing... That means no early morning seminary. Which brings mixed emotions. On one hand, I'm gonna love the extra sleep, a full hour!! Score!! On the other hand, I'm going to miss early morning seminary. That's sorta depressing.

There's another blog on my list over there. -----> Everyone check out Nathan's blog. It's lots of fun. :D

It's club rush week. Everyone join a club.

Oh, yeah. Almost forgot, The Taylorsville Alliance is now up and running, and it's amazing. Check it out. Add to it, make it better. There's a link over there. ---->

Umm...anything else? Nope...I think I'm good!!

Have a nice day, TCIT!!
*corky*

#20

Hey guys, I realize I haven't posted in a very long time. I promise, one is coming...sometime. I think.... In other news, This is post #20. Yay me! I have a dress for homecoming, I answered Austin today. That was pretty cool, if I do say so myself. :D Homework is piling up higher than it ever has before...yup. That's about it. I promise, something...well, I won't say good..is coming. :D
*corky*

Oh My Goodness

Aw man, yesterday was just...wow. Oh so cool. FIRST of all, Kortney got asked to homecoming! YAY!!! And then there was after school, I was kinda hyper. :D So Samantha, and Melissa, and Trevor, and Jaron, and me....we were all messing around, playing secret agent and such, and then we decided to go to Iceberg. Haha. So we go to Iceberg, Melissa and Sam ordered, got their food, and left. So it's me, Trevor, and Jaron. So we hung out at Iceberg for awhile. Like..an hour and half. It was so much fun. We had all ordered Lime Rickeys, and watching Jaron and Trevor eat the limes was soooo funny!! Especially Jaron, who apparently can't handle sour stuff. Oh man, I got a picture of it on his phone, too. Priceless, I'm tellin ya. Jaron just ordered a medium or something, but me and Trevor ordered the biggest size there was. Which was HUGE. :D And so between the soda, and the laughing, my stomach hurt pretty badly by the time I got home. Mostly it was just the muscles in my stomach that hurt, I was laughing that hard. Then I get home, and surprise, surprise, Jaron and Trevor are both online!! So I talked to them for awhile. And that was good fun. But backtracking to right after school, Kortney wanted to go to the football game at Hunter, and she had asked me and Jaron to go with her. We ended up inviting Trevor too. So Jaron didn't know where Hunter was, so he came over to my house, and Kortney came and got us. We met Trevor at the game. And we had lots of fun. I saw Annie, and I hadn't seen her since...9th grade. And we all avoided a girl named Sarah. Haha, that was funny. :D After the game (we lost 40-0) Jaron was hungry. I had tried to feed him at my house, but apparently at that point he wasn't hungry. Lol. Jaron is ALWAYS hungry. ;) So we went to Wendy's. Guess who works at Wendy's. Go on, guess. Heidi works at Wendy's. Yup. That Heidi. It was sorta weird. But that's ok. :D So we all got food, and at about 10:10, we headed home. Oh, Trevor drove me to Wendy's and Kortney drove Jaron. Oh my gosh, that was funny. Trevor....makes me laugh. :D Lol. :P Anyway, I got home at about 10:16, and I crashed. I was so tired, I went straight to bed and was asleep in about 5 seconds. A very good day yesterday, everything good happened. And I laughed harder than I have in a long, long time.
Wow.
*corky*

As Lovers Go

Ok, It's Homecoming Time. Yup, everyone is either a) getting asked, b) asking, or c) planning on being asked/asking. So here's a song to inspire everyone.

Dashboard Confessionals
As Lovers Go

She said I've got to be honest, you're wasting your time if you're
fishin' around here
And I said You must be mistaken, I'm not foolin' this feelin' is real
She said You've gotta be crazy! What do you take me for? Some
kind of easy mark?

No, you've got wits, you've got looks, you've got passion
But I swear that you've got me all wrong
All wrong
All wrong
You've got me

I'll be true, I'll be useful, I'll be cavalier, I'll be yours my dear
I'll belong to you if you just let me through

This is easy as lovers go, so don't complicate it by hesitating
This is wonderful as loving goes
This is tailor-made, what's the sense in waiting?

I said I've got to be honest, I've been waiting for you all my life
For so long I thought I was asylum bound
But just seeing you makes me think twice
And being with you here makes me sane
I fear I'll go crazy if you leave my side

You've got wits, you've got looks, you've got passion but are you
Brave enough to leave with me tonight
Tonight
Tonight
You've got me

I'll be true, I'll be useful, I'll be cavalier, I'll be yours my dear
And I'll belong to you if you just let me through

This is easy as lovers go so don't complicate it by hesitating
And this is wonderful as loving goes
This is tailor-made, what's the sense in waiting?

This is easy as lovers go so don't complicate it by hesitating
And this is wonderful as loving goes
This is tailor-made, what's the sense in waiting?

This is easy as lovers go so don't complicate it by hesitating
And this is wonderful as loving goes
This is tailor-made, what's the sense in waiting?

*corky*

you sing a sad song just to turn it around

Daniel Powter Bad Day

Where is the moment we need at the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces everytime
And I don't need no carryin' on

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on

You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day

(Oh.. Holiday..)

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong

(yeah...)

So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

~

Hey. What a weird week. School has been amazing. I think it's been because of early morning seminary. I know this is so cliche, but it honestly does make my day 10 times better. I don't have very many classes with friends. And this seriously bumms me out. Less chances to socialize with people. Less chances to....I dunno. But honestly, even tho I only have a few classes with people, school has been wonderful. I've been so happy. Honestly, I get to the point where I can't even talk because I'm so happy. I just don't know what to say.

And then I come home. I really don't want to sit here and complain, so I'm not going to. If you really want to know, come and talk to me. I'll just leave it with this: home is not as good as school.

I have young womens tonight. Joy. I love young womens. Note sarcasm. At least it's not home.

Yeah. That's about it.
adios.
*corky*

New Beginnings

Wow. Today is just a start of new things. Awesome. School started, but you all know that. It was actually pretty cool. Got up early for early morning seminary, and that was great. Seminary seemed really short tho, I mean, it's only 45 minutes. But it's still good. I get it everyday, instead of just every other day. The classes were pretty good today, I didn't really know anyone in the first two, but I'm good at making friends. ;) So it shouldn't be too bad. One thing that worries me is that I have a book for each of my first 3 classes today. In AP History, I can just leave it at home. But in Spanish and Adult Roles CC I'm pretty sure I need it in class each day. Photography is going to be AMAZING! I think it's going to be so much fun. I'm way excited. Tomorrow is going to be a harder day than today, I have Human Biology, English AP, Pre-Calc H, and Guitar. I'm pretty excited! It's gonna be another great day!

After school today I hung out with Alan and Jaron. It was really fun. We just sat and talked. That's all. And it was probably the best part of my day.

Kyle's started up his blog, and so there will be a link over there --->

anyway, I gotta run.
*corky*

I'm Going to Disneyland...Again....

I was talking to Thatcher last night. He asked me how I feel about Disney. Now, if you know my family, you know that my mother is OBSESSIVE. She absolutely loves anything and everything Disney. That's just the way it is. Our house, our cars, our...everything...is disney. I think I've been on a total of...well, not very many...vacations that weren't Disneyland/world. So here I am, setting the record straight.

I guess the way to say it would be, I like disney. But I don't love it. We'll start with Disneyland. Disneyland is fun. It's fun going with my family, and I think it would be amazing to go with friends. But would I be ok with going on a vacation to somewhere other than a Disney park? Heck yes!!! I would love to go to Hawaii, or to Washington DC again, or maybe to California and go to the beach instead of Disneyland. I mean, that's all we ever do. Another thing. Disney movies. I really really love some disney movies. Like Aladdin, and Hercules, and Beauty and the Beast. They're my favorite disney movies, especially Aladdin. But then there are movies like Pinocchio and Bambi and Dumbo. I'm not saying I dislike these movies (actually, I HATE Pinocchio) but what's the point of owning movies we never watch? Why do we have a case filled with movies that I've seen once, and will probably never watch again? Yeah. I do not know the answer to this question. And neither does anybody else. Something else my family is known for: wearing disney clothing ALL THE TIME. When I was little, it was cute. But I'm not little anymore, and I prefer not to wear mickey mouse shirts 24/7. OR when my mom thinks it's cute to wear matching mickey mouse shirts. Yeah. I don't think it's so cute.

Soo now you know the truth. Next time you're about to say "Courtney's obsessed with disney," rethink it and say "Courtney's mom is obsessed with disney." I would love to go on a normal vacation. I would love to watch a movie that isn't a disney cartoon, and I would love to not have the same Pirates shirt as my mother. But she's my mom, and I love her. And thats the way things work in our family. It's not a bad life, just a different one. PS...some of us are planning a trip to Disneyland next summer, anyone wanna go? ;)
*corky*

I'm Just Glad to Have a Glass!

Ever get one of those nostalgic feelings? Remembering the good old days, and bad old days. Well, just the old days. Things that you did, or should have done, or wanted to do. Well that's how I've been feeling today. Ok, more like for the past five minutes. Life is seriously good. And always has been. Sure, some times have been harder than others. But I made it through, and I learned some major life lessons along the way. It's just been amazing.

Seriously, how could my life be any better? Sure, I've got history homework I should be doing, and sure, school starts Monday. But I'm gonna see my friends EVERY DAY!! And I can drive. YAY! I mean, everything is so great.
*The most wasted of all days is one without laughter* E.E. Cummings
*I don't care if my glass is half empty, or half full! I'm just glad to have a glass!* Some Calendar
love ya tons,
*corky*

Happy Day

Hi! Courtney is back to 100% happiness. If not 100%, maybe it's 99%. Anyway, the point is that things are better. I worked on some history homework yesterday. I got about halfway through a timeline. Yay me. I'm gonna finish chapter one today. That's my goal. It's just so hard to concentrate! But I guess I better get used to it. My schedual is finalized. So that's good. I spent almost all day yesterday at T-ville. It was quite fun. I hung out with the drama club. They make me laugh. :D Today should be a pretty good day. Nothing huge to write about.
*corky*

Home At Last

Yay! I'm home! And I won't be going to Logan for a little while. So that's good.

Ya know, suddenly I don't feel like writing. It's waaay too hot. And I can't concentrate.

...To Be Continued...

I'm back. Sure, it's a day later. But so what. Today hasn't been the greatest. That's right, little miss optimistic had a bad day. Tomorrow should be better. I have young womens in an hour. I have no clue what we're doing. Supposedly going to some park....I think it's combined. Well this should be fun.

This post sucks.

*corky*

Missing You! And You! And You!

Hello All. I'm in Logan...again. Well, it seems as if everyone who has been at scout camp is getting home today! YAY!! My cousin's back, Alan's gonna be home in about a half an hour, and I think Thatcher's getting home soon...I think.

Well, here I am in Logan. This is the 4th time I've been here this summer. Total time spent in Logan this summer (including this week): 4 weeks. Desired time spent in Logan this summer: 3 weeks. I wanna come home! I love Logan, I really do. But I just wanna be home!!! Everyone should call me, cuz I wanna talk to people. Seriously, call and I'll answer. Umm...The only reason I'm writing this post is cuz I miss everyone. So yeah. Call me, IM me, text me. Whatever. Just talk to me! I'm lonely!

I might actually get some homework done while I'm here. Well, I'm gonna try, anyway. So yeah.....I get home on Tuesday. We should do something. Movie night, anyone? So I think the Video Game Party is on. I'm thinking the 22ish? Somewhere around there. How's that date for people??
I better run.
Adios
*corky*

Don't Leave Us!

Ok, this is a post just for Nick. Cuz he's all "i'm not blogging anymore." So I thought I'd write something just for him.

10 Reasons Why Nick Should Keep Blogging:
10-Because everyone likes to read blogs
9-Because Nick's blog is cool.
8-Cuz Nick's blog has really cool stories on it.
7-Cuz Nick is one of the consistent bloggers, and he should keep that going.
6-Cuz if he quits blogging, then he's a hypocrite.
5-Cuz he complains that people don't blog enough.
4-Cuz he's really good at writing.
3-Cuz if he doesn't blog, then the world is a sadder place.
2-Cuz he's really good at writing.
1-Cuz if he doesn't blog, then Courtney gets bored faster.

There ya go, Nick. Ten reasons why you should keep blogging. Blog lots and lots, cuz you're just that cool.

Alright everyone, here's an idea. I'm thinking a Video Game Party. There will be Halo, just for Thatcher and the Halo Geeks. There will be Kingdom Hearts (1&2) and there will be Animal Crossing. As well as Smash Bros and any other game people want to bring. We'll have a minimum of 3 TV's set up in my living room, and if anyone wants to bring another and make it 4 TV's, go for it. Let me know what you think of this idea. If no one wants to come, then we won't have it. There will be food, and drinks, as always. So yeah, that's my idea. What do you think?

And...that's it for now.
I'm out.
*corky*

I'm Baaaaaack!

Hey guys, sorry about not posting for so long. I was in Logan for a week. Yes, Logan. Get over it. I went for Utah Business Week. Basically, what that is, is a bunch of nerds who get together to learn about different aspects of business, and have fun at the same time. I made a bunch of new friends (yay me). I went to 2! dances, and had lots of fun. It's funny, when I left I was really sad to be going. I really didn't want to go. I was gonna miss my friends, I wanted to stay here and have fun. But as the week went on, and I made more friends, and I got closer to those friends...well, lets just say that I was really sad to leave this morning. Really sad. But I did not cry. So take that, Kris.

At UBW I really felt like a city girl. Most of those kids were from 1 A or 2 A schools. There was a kid named Ben who had 180 people in his whole school. My friend Maili had 75 people in her grade, and she could name all of them. Insanity, I'm telling you.

Man, I barely got any sleep this week. I was never in bed before 11:30, and I was always awake before 6:15. Last night I went to bed at 1:30 and woke up at 5:15 to watch the sunrise with some friends. Corny, I know. But I might not ever see these people again! We wanted to make the most of our time.

Oh, Gosh. I have to get working on my history homework. I'm almost into panic mode. Seriously. This is bad. School starts in 22 days? or something like that. Wow. I think I might try and work on it today. Or not, I'm pretty tired. Um...well, since people seemed to like the part of the story that I've posted so far, here's a bit more of it.

Cameryn awoke to sunlight streaming through the window of her bedroom. She stretched, and thought more about the previous night. She hadn’t tried to write in a long time, partly because she didn’t want to, partly because she knew she couldn’t. After standing in the rain for what had felt like mere minutes, but what had actually been hours, she had come inside, soaked and exhausted, and gone to bed. She had lost count of how many nights she had spent in the same way. She slowly got out of bed, and began the morning routine. Shower, dress, hair, breakfast. She looked in the mirror, examining her reflection. She didn’t use make up. She liked to think that she didn’t need it, and truthfully, she had never really learned how to use it. But what did it matter? The only person she really needed to impress right now was herself. She shook herself, mentally. “Snap out of it!” she said, out loud. She knew she needed to get over it. It had been long enough. What she needed, she decided, was to go out with some friends. This made her brighten. Friends. She hadn’t gone out with her girl friends in a long time. She would call Alyssa! She picked up her cell phone and started going through her phone book. A slight frown creased her face. And then she remembered. When he was in her life, she hadn’t needed friends. She had shut them out, and they weren’t willing to remain friends with someone who had treated them so badly. They had warned her about him, telling her that he was no good, that she would get hurt. Their words had only made her mad, and she had let them know it. She had said harsh things, things she hadn’t meant. She had driven them away, and now she was alone. Completely alone. She hit “yes” on her cell phone. She would call Alyssa anyway. She needed to apologize. She needed a friend.

Well, there ya go. It's not action, it's not adventure. It's probably boring. Let me know what you think. Be honest.

*corky*

Me? Scary?

So get this. Today somebody told me I'm "scary." Yeah, really. What prompted them to say this? Well, I was talking and laughing and being loud. Yep, that's right. I was being myself. And apparently that's "scary." Hahahaha. Yeah, funny. But somewhat sad....hmmm...

Thursday is the Seminary BBQ. Everyone should go. It's going to be lots of fun. Even if you're not in summer seminary, come anyway. If you have summer school, come after school. It's going to be fun, and the more people, the better. :D :D

Well, that's it for now. It's short, but oh well..
*corky*

Selfish?

Man, I gotta find something else to say other than "Good Morning." Ok, here's your assignment. Find me a new way to say good morning, and then leave a comment to tell me what it is! And if no one comments, then I will know that no one reads my blog, and that Thatcher was lying when he said that people were desperate to read anything. :D Yay for me.

Alright, on to more serious things. So there's this guy in my neighborhood. My mom told me last Sunday that he had found out that he had leukemia, and the doctors said he only had 2 weeks to live. So, if the doctors are right, then at this point he has only a little more than a week to live. Guys...this guy is fourteen. He's just a little boy, really. He's never going to get his drivers license, or take a girl to prom. Not if what the doctors said is true. He'll never be able to experience so many things. How unfair is that? And here I am, perfectly content with my life. Not worrying about anything, just playing my way through life. And it bothers me that I'm worried about what I'm having for breakfast, and here's this kid. And he's worried about whether or not he'll still be alive for breakfast. So does this make me selfish? Is it bad that I'm happy with my life, and that I don't have to worry about things like this kid does? Another thing....I never really knew this kid, but at the same time, I disliked him. You see, he was really good friends with another guy who lives around the corner from me. When I was in 4th grade, this guy said something that really hurt my feelings. I guess I was still holding onto that 4th grade grudge. Even tho the first kid did nothing wrong, he hung out with someone I didn't like, and I judged him for that. I know, I know. I'm horrible. 'Don't judge a book by it's cover.' Blah, blah, blah. That's the way it goes, tho. And now I feel bad about all of that. I feel bad that this kid and his family has to go through so much when my family doesn't really have any problems...

So yeah, that's my rant. Oh, and the Jobless Juniors club is still searching for sponsors, if anyone wants to volunteer...

*corky*

Why is the Rum ALWAYS Gone?!

I saw Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest again last night. That movie gets better every time you see it. The only thing I didn't like was the girl sitting behind me. Apparently she REALLY likes Johnny Depp. Every time he was on screen, she giggled. And it's not like she was quietly containing her giggles. NO. It was a full out giggle fest every time Captain Jack Sparrow was on the screen. And when he's one of the STARS of the movie, he's on screen a lot. Talk about obnoxious teenage girls. Other than that, it was great. I'm not going to go into any detail about the movie, because I realize some people haven't seen it yet. Lots of good jokes, lots of good action, lots of...pirate stuff. :D It's a great movie, and I'll leave it at that.

This week has been pretty much awesome. Monday we went swimming, Tuesday we hung out at my house and Tania's house, Wednesday we went to the park, Thursday we went to Iceberg. And I think I'm going swimming again today. Oh, plus frisbee tonight. I'm probably going to that, too.

Umm...anybody up for a study group for history? The homework is gonna be boring, but it has to be better if you're not doing it alone. Lemme know if anyone is interested....

Oh, everyone go see Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Murray Park Amphitheater. It runs from July 27-August 2, at 8 pm. Alan is going to be in it. It should be pretty good.

Uhhh....anything else?

Oh yeah, me and Tessie have started a club. It's called the Jobless Juniors Club. Our main goal is to find nice people with lots of money who want to donate to our cause. What's our cause? Umm...well, mainly to be able to go out and do things without asking our stingy parents for money. Anyone wanna donate? Any takers? Anyone at all? Oh, well. Let me know. And let me know if you wanna join, I'll run it by Tessie. ;)

And I think that's about it for now.
See ya!
*corky*

Slightly Pink

Good Morning!! I decided to go swimming yesterday, so I called a bunch of people to see if they could come. Jaron, Peter, Levi, Thatcher, and Kyle came. 5 guys and me. It was fun. :D Everyone else either a) didn't answer their phones or b) just didn't come. Lamewads. Annnyway, we were there for 4 hours and during that time I got slightly burned. Ok, so I got really burned. My shoulders, the back of my neck, and my face are pretty pink. But one good thing about me, is that this burn will turn to tan by tomorrow. Boo-ya. lol.

Anyway, Summer seminary today. It's going to be good, even though half of you won't be there because you're going to frisbee. But I forgive you. This time. ;)

Oh! Good CD alert! I just borrowed a few CD's from my aunts. One of them is Rascal Flatts by Rascal Flatts. It's their first CD, and I really like it! Very good stuff. The other CD is called My Private Nation, and it's by Train. Also very good. It has great songs like Get To Me and Calling All Angels. Yay for music. :D

Umm....what else? Oh yeah! Nope, I got nothin'.

Ima go get ready for seminary. Yay seminary!
*corky*

Quick, Read This!!

Everyone should read Jaron's newest post on his happy blog. It's good. And I agree with all of it. POTC2 is awesome. I encourage everyone to go see it. And stay through the credits. The movie isn't over until the credits are done. Plus, there might be a little surprise. :D lol.

Annnnnnnnnnnyway...
Read this:

She sighed and pushed her dark hair out of her brown eyes. It stubbornly fell right back into place. Why was she feeling this way? Why couldn’t she write? She tapped her pen impatiently on the fresh notebook in front of her. Blank. She used to love blank notebooks. It meant lots of words, just waiting for her to arrange them into witty and elegant little sentences and paragraphs. Eventually she could turn them into something worth reading. Usually the story filled her mind to the brim, spilling out in black and blue ink. Now, nothing. She was blank. How long could this possibly last? She was already frustrated, and she had only been sitting there for an hour. She didn’t have even one idea or brainwave. She stood and walked to her balcony window, picking up her steaming mug of hot chocolate on the way. “Juvenile,” she thought. But she’d tried coffee. It was too bitter. No, she’d stick with the sweet, thick taste of chocolate. The rain was coming down hard, now. The lightning flashed and thunder beat a deep drum through the thick, dark clouds. She opened the glass doors and stepped out onto the balcony. Rain. She inhaled deeply, and sighed again. She loved it. She stood there, letting the wet air frizz her hair, and the rain drops mingle with the tears that were now silently running down her cheeks. She knew that if she just stood there, no one would be able to tell that she was crying. Water dripped into her hot chocolate, she didn’t care. It was probably cold by now anyway. Cold. She stood there, getting wet, feeling cold. But the cold was not only around her. It was in her. Because, in reality, she knew why she couldn’t write. It all began and ended in one word. Him. He had waltzed into her life two years earlier, when she was a budding author. Full of ideas, and full of life. She hadn’t expected to meet anyone. She had loved him, and he had taken from her the one thing he knew that she could not live without. Her ability to write.

Lemme know what you think. Be honest, k?
*corky*

What A Week

Yo. I'm Gangsta. lol. Moving on...

I went to Frisbee Friday. Except this week it was Frisbee Thursday. It was lots o' fun. I might even go again sometime. A bunch of people were there. I didn't actually play :D haha, I'm a loser. But I watched, and talked. And it was waaay fun. Tania and I were sharing a Gatorade. I like Gatorade, but for some reason it was waay too sugary for us that night. So when it was half way gone, we filled it to the top with water. Still too sugary. So we poured the "Waterade" into James and Levi's waterbottle. Without telling them. Then we watched and laughed as they both drank, expecting water but getting watery orange Gatorade. Ahh, good times. Needless to say, it was good fun.

Friday. Another good day. I decided that I wanted to go swimming. So I called EVERYONE. They were all busy, of course. Except for Wilenys. She came to Cabanna Club with me, and we swam for about 2 hours. Swimming is fun, and refreshing. Especially on days that reach 104, or some equally hot temperature. So, after swimming, my dad came and picked us up, and then took us to 711 for slurpees. Neither of us really felt like a slurpee, tho. So we both got donuts. Then we went back to my house, made sandwiches, and talked. Around 6:30 we took Wilenys home. At 7:30, we picked her up again, and went to Eric's house for movies. Also tons of fun. We watched The Italian Job, which is an AMAZING movie. Returned home at about 11.

Saturday. We went to Logan. Yes, again. I love Logan. Don't ask why, I just do. We visited my grandparents for awhile, and ended up getting home around 9. My mom decided we needed bread and milk, and not wanting to shop on a Sunday, we went to get some. I drove. Good job Corky. :D And now I am here, writing this. Lots of fun, I'm tellin' ya.

Sorry to bore you so much. I'll get better, I just need to find something a little more exciting to write about. I'm working on it...

*corky*

It's Gonna Be A Good Day

Hello All. Yes, I am a follower. Yes, friends convinced me to start a blog. We'll see how this works out. :D It could be fun. :D I just got home from summer seminary about a half an hour ago. It was super great, we talked about missionaries. It was an awesome lesson, and Bro. Leatherwood was the one teaching. He was awesome. Let me tell you, I was doubtful that I was going to like the new sem. teachers. I mean, I knew they were awesome, they're seminary teachers!! But...they always look so serious. I require teachers with a sense of humor. But I think it's all going to be good. Moral of the story is, summer seminary is good. Don't be a slacker, go to summer seminary.

Why is it always that as soon as I'm babysitting, my sisters decide to have screaming matches?! I'm telling you, my mother owes me big time for this one. Bailey is freaking out because Jasey ripped a tag off of her new t-shirt. That's right, the one my dad brought home from France. Now, it's not really even a big deal. The shirt doesn't have a hole in it, and we can cut the rest of the tag out. But Bailey is still freaking out. *Sigh* Anyone want a little sister? I can hear Thatcher laughing already. First one tries to run away, now I'm trying to give them away. My family puts the "fun" in Dis-fun-ctional. That's right.

Annnnnnnyways...I better run and prevent a murder. See ya.
*corky*