~LiNz & Al~

They're engaged!!!

2009-05-05T19:01:00.000-07:00

Joe and Hayley are engaged! They are getting married July 25th!!

CST testing, spring break, and youth conference!

2009-04-04T11:01:00.000-07:00

Basically the rest of the month is filled with the California Standards Test I have to take all of April, Spring break which is coming up in a week and Youth Conference which is also creeping up at the end of next week.

I have a long break from Volleyball tournaments because of everyone's spring breaks going on but thankfully we still have practices to keep me occupied. Besides my Volleyball Practices, there is are baseball game like everyday for me to watch, either T.D.'S, Chase's or Brooke's.

Youth conference is going to be SO much fun! It's my first year going, but from what I hear about it I know I will have an amazingly fun time. Me and Lindsey will find out who our host families are on Sunday hopefully.

Other than that, I CANT wait for spring break to appear. I finally get the break I was waiting forever for.

My Ipod...softball...off track

2009-03-29T23:06:00.000-07:00

YAY! I have the new Ipod touch. It is the coolest thing ever I'm so happy I saved for it.

I am in the middle of softball and it is going great my pitcher is really good so it gives me really good experience catching off of her.

Right now I'm off track until April 20th. Some days are really boring but I've been finding things to keep me busy. Hayley's boyfriend Joe is home from his mission so that has kept me busy the past few days. But they are off to General Conference for the weekend. My parents are also going away for their anniversary so this weekend will probably be boring but I have playoffs so i will have something to do.

My little brother Ethan is coming for the 2 weeks. I'm so happy because he keeps me occupied.

There's just a little update on what's been going on.

My New Favorite Book.

2009-03-22T20:01:00.000-07:00

Although I haven't even finished the book I now have founded my new Favorite Book. I love the movie, it is one of my favorites and I never imagined me reading the book. I have now discovered that I love to read. If im down I will go read a book for an hour and it makes me all better its like my new therapy.

My mom wanted me to read the book before I watched the movie, but I was like no way when I read the first few pages I could not understand it. It was like it was in a whole other language. But after I watched the movie a billion of times and I just wanted more, I decided to give the book another try.

And then it rains...

2009-03-22T09:16:00.000-07:00

Sun!

2009-03-19T16:26:00.000-07:00

Im so happy... the sun is finally out and beaming down on me. It came out and shewed the clouds and rain away!

Softball...etc

2009-03-13T14:49:00.000-07:00

Softball has started!!! Hip Hip Hooray!! My first game is Thursday! Now my weeks will be full of softball friends and church not just school! Next week is my last week so it won't count might as well say I am out. YAY! My upcoming events are... Youth Conference, Girl's camp, Beach camping all week(Heck Yes! ALI's family got the reservation and they are coming with us), Softball, and more softball!

School...etc...

2009-03-05T14:51:00.000-08:00

I have 11 school days left until I'm off track!!! I'm excited cuz I'm getting sick of learning and need a break. But I'm sad cuz I like the social part of school...But then again I can hang out with my friends outside of school so it doesn't really matter...I am just happy that i can get a break :).....Nothing else is really new.........

32 days until Opening Day GO ANGELS!!!!

Random... Pictures...

2009-02-27T17:11:00.000-08:00

... And Now

I love looking at old pictures! I could do it all day.

It's so fun to look back at how cute my brothers and sister and dog were when they were so small!

Do you ever have those days?

2009-02-20T15:18:00.000-08:00

Do you ever have that day or days that you just feel blah and just so depressed about yourself? When everything is going wrong all at the same time. I dont get enough sleep, I have a billion cagiliion tests to study for and the work keeps on piling and piling up sky high. And sometimes people are so mean to you when you are already down. I want to go out and have fun like how life used to be without high school and hard classes, but I am broke. I just want to be in worry free middle school again with nothing to worry about and no stress. I miss those days back when all you cared about was having a fun day at school and hanging out with all your friends all day. I HATE to complain, but I find writing about it is the only thing that makes me feel better. I just try to smile bright and get throught those terrible kinds of days.

Ipod touch

2009-02-18T21:51:00.000-08:00

I am saving for an Ipod touch. I am just going to get the cheapest one thats only 8 gig. But 8 gig still hold 1,750 songs that should be enough. It costs $230. I need $220. With allowance and washing the cars i should be able to get it in 10 weeks. But MAYBE less if i babysit enough but lately i haven't so we will see... But for now I will have to SAVE SAVE SAVE!!!! That means no Starbucks :(

Utah

2009-02-02T19:14:00.000-08:00

From Friday to Sunday i was in Utah! It was so cold. I was there for my little brother's baptism. We had a blast and I found my new favorite game is monopoly deal its a short monopoly card game that i highly recommend! The funniest part had to be when the bishop congratulated Eth and asked him to sit on the stand with him on Sunday and Ethan is so shy that he was scared and just made a scary face everyone laughed and the bishop just said we will talk about it tomorrow. Then he called me Sunday when we were home and i asked him if he was sat up there and he did i was very surprised cuz i new he didn't want to. He is such a cute little boy. When i get the pictures on the computer i will post them!!! :)

My First Tournament!

2009-02-02T16:17:00.000-08:00

I had my first tournament last saturday! I had such a blast! We had 3 games and we only one of them. But thats what I like about club volleyball more that high school volleyball... It doesn't matter if you win or lose, it just matters how well you are doing as an individual...! I can't wait Till my next game on Saturday.!

Next time I'll try to get pictures of me spiking the ball... My mom and dad said it was hard to get those pictures.. They are still learning...

:( Biology ):

2009-01-26T17:01:00.000-08:00

Biology. What can I say about Biology. I HATE biology. Picking classes as an upcoming freshman, not know what to do, I stupidly picked biology over life or earth science. First of all I've never been good at any type of science. Earth science, physical science, Life science, experimental science, you name it and that will be my most challenging class. I have to say if I had a better teacher in science except for stupid Mr. Jones, I definately would have a better grade in his class. I go to his class on the first day of school and the first thing he says is "Welcome to your nightmare." I just thought to myself "whatever." Just thinking he was another of those stupid teachers who wanted to scare freshmans on thier first day. Little did I know that he was actually right. After a few days I got to seeing what kind of teacher he was. He was the total opposite of what I expected. He was the type of teacher that just went on and on and on and on and on about stuff that I couldn't even understand even if I tried. He talkes like we are in college... not like a whole bunch of 9th graders just trying to pass the class. After a month he is gone for 4 weeks due to a knee surgery and leaves a sub that knows nothing about biology. Hard enough Biology is my worst subject but I now have a sub that probably knows less than me about biology and he is supposed to teach us about it and make us understand it... well that didn't work outs that well. Finally, when Mr. Jones returned from his operation we were way behind and had to cram everything in 3 weeks plus finals. With one week left of school I found out I had a C+ in his class. I've never gotten a C before! And I did not want a C so..... I asked him how I could bring my grades up because I was diving for straight A's and he said I can do an extra credit essay for him. If I get an A on it, it raises me a whole grade. If I get a B on it, it raises me half a grade and if I get a C or lower it doesnt count towards my grade. He said it was very hard and only 1 person has ever gotten an A or B on it. He explained it had to be in 10 time new Roman font and 10 pages long APA standards College essay. I thought to myself " I can do it..." So I did it. It was due the week after thankgiving break and I had a week to do it. So that meant I wouldnt have a fun thanksgiving break at all. And nope I did not! I finally finished and I felt like a LOAD had been lifted from me.

I passed biology with a B+! That means even though I didnt get straight A's my hardwork payed off and I got an A on my essay which brought my grade up a whole grade! The bad news is I have biology and the same teacher another semester. Although it will be easier no having volleyball everyday after school and games every week, I know it will still be a challenge. Biology has shown me how hard I have to work towards achieving my goals, such as straight A's.

Happy Birthday Lindsey! (~:

2009-01-08T14:33:00.000-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINDSEY! It is Linny's 14th birthday today! That means she is finally a mia maid with me and we can FINALLY go to dances and youth conference together! She is so much fun and im so glad that we are bestest friends! She is spending her happy birthday with her sister in disneyland! I love her so much and wish her a Very Happy Birthday... and hope she is having fun in Disneyland!

In-house tournament!

2009-01-05T14:29:00.000-08:00

I had my first tournament last Saturday. It was an In- House Tournament, so that just means it's a practice tournament. The theme was cowgirls and everyone was suppose to dress up like cowgirls. We all agreed we look more like gangsters than cowgirls. It was a very fun day.

This tournament was only practice to get us ready for the season so we only played other viper teams and we didn't keep score. My team was the top seed out of three teams we played. I had so much fun and I cant wait till the real tournaments start.

New Years!

2009-01-01T19:27:00.000-08:00

Its a new year! I have not posted in a long time and I was trying to think of a reason why, but I couldn't think of any. I PROMISE I will post SOON!

RAIN

2008-12-15T23:22:00.000-08:00

I'm so happy that it finally rained and not just a little sprinkle BIG hard rain drops...

Lately

2008-12-06T14:01:00.000-08:00

I have been very lazy lately and haven't posted in a long time, so I thought I would post right now. As you heard from Lindsey I started Volleyball. I love it and I'm so EXCITED when the tournaments start. I LOVE my team AND my coaches. The only thing that's not good about it is I have my practices on Tuesday and Thursday. So since I practice on Tuesday from 5 to 8 I don't get to go to mutual. I hope we can do something to change that soon. My practices are SO kewl because we have like a therapy training thing for an hour. It makes you flexible, makes you able to jump higher, and makes you tired less. Another good thing about it is say your back was killing you, you could tell the trainer and he would give you a whole bunch of stretches that make your back feel WAY better. After the training I have 2 hours of practice, which always seems to go by WAY TOO fast.

Other than that I'm just WAITING for the semester to end for school. We are just finishing up everything and STUDYING for the finals in a WEEK. After the finals I'll be OUT of school and I'll be able to HANG OUT with Lindsey all I WANT and I WONT have my schoolwork to get in the way of that.

Off Track...

2008-12-01T14:27:00.000-08:00

I'm off track right now...So I am really bored...not much is going on...softball is about to start...my days are full of T.V...Video Games...Food...and sleep...wishing there was something to do to keep me occupied but I'm not very creative...mutual and babysitting are the highlights of my week...now since Ali has volleyball on Tuesday nights mutual won't be as exciting...But don't get me wrong i LOVE being OFF TRACK!!!

FINALLY!!!

2008-11-21T18:33:00.000-08:00

I've counted down ever since I heard Twilight was being made into a movie, and now it is finally out in the movie theatres!! I cant wait to see it! I recomend if you havent read the book.... READ IT... because it is a very good book. I have never read a book so fast in my life and loved it so much!

Just An Update...

2008-11-16T21:34:00.000-08:00

A quick update...Life is pretty BORING lately, not much is going on. One week left of school until I'm off track for 6 weeks!!!YEAH!!!Sort of on a break from softball for a few reasons...1. i had a busy last season with all-stars and everything traveling at least an hour every weekend(missing dance festival practices...i don't think i would've made it through without missing a few). 2. It is so expensive to start travel just last month i made CTS(classic team softball) but it is so expensive and i didn't like the coaching style. 3. I spend all day at school when i get home i want to relax i miss relaxing when i get home from school. But i LOVE the game and nothing can stop me from playing it...anyway the actual softball season will start soon and my school might have a team this year they have been having trouble finding a coach...that would be something fun to do........when I'm off track i plan to sleep...relax...enjoy the holiday season with family members coming in for the holidays...

More Volleyball(~:

2008-11-16T15:37:00.000-08:00

Hip Hip Hooray... I am SO excited. Last year I was on a viper local club team. A while back ago I tried out for a travel club team, which is MORE expensive (IF ANY ONE HAS ANY IDEAS HOW TO EARN MONEY PLEASE TELL ME) and has a HIGHER SKILL LEVEL than a local team. I made the 15's travel team and I am so excited for this upcoming volleyball season. I have a really good team with a lot of girls I know and a good coach. I cant wait till this season starts!!!

What's been happening....

2008-11-15T17:22:00.000-08:00

I havent wrote in a long time because im trying to get back into the hang of things. I just ended high school volleyball and we ended the year as league champs. We were 12-1 in our season and it was a very very fun year. I will miss volleyball, and i cant wait till it starts up again next year, but i am looking forward to being able to go home after school and having more free time.

My favorite days of the week... THE WEEKEND!!!

2008-10-31T15:11:00.000-07:00

Hooray! The week is finally coming to an end and i have a weekend to look forward to. This week has been so busy....

Volleyball season is almost over.:~(....There is only 2 more games left in the season. So far my team has only lost one game. I am kind of glad the season is coming to an end in some ways. I will be able to go to all my mutual activities and I'll have more time for my schoolwork. And all the politics in highschool sports makes you want to go crazy. I am glad I have club volleyball to fall back onto.

It's just been so hectic this volleyball season.... with all the politics, rude girls, and competition. I have been getting more grumpy because of my lack of sleep and I dont like that. Hopefully thing will start calming down by the end of the season so i can get my life back in order.

Thankfully i have this weekend to rest and get back in the groove of things....

School!:>(

2008-10-29T16:49:00.000-07:00

I'm so sick of school! Every day I do the same thing in EVERY SINGLE class. Take notes, do review questions, listen to lectures, take tests. EXCEPT IN MATH THERE IS ALWAYS A FUN TWIST TO LOOK FORWARD TO. GO MATH!!! I KNOW YOU ARE THINKING I'M CRAZY... I'M USED TO IT...But sometimes there are days like this where I get to help out with activities at school like today's the Cross Country meet...fun fun...Then I come home and rest after my long day, do my homework, eat dinner, and then there is softball (when that is in season.) And don't forget mutual on Tuesday nights. Then if I have spare time its T.V. and VIDEO GAMES. THEN, I go to bed and start all over again! JOY! BUT I guess something good comes out of this in the end... AND its always fun looking forward to when I don't have school!

~16 DAYS LEFT ~ HIP HIP HOORAY!

ONLY 4 1/2 YEARS TIL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION!...

Our fun Trunk or Treat night....

2008-10-25T21:46:00.000-07:00

OK sooooo... me and Ali went to the Trunk or Treat party at church and we got TONS of candy... so now we can go CRAZY all night. Well anyway here are a few pictures from our FUN night at the party.....

This is Ali's Halloween costume before trunk or treating. She makes a BEAUTIFUL Alice in Wonderland.

This is me at the church with MY Cheshire cat costume.

This is me and Ali being SILLY in The hallway....

Crystal was NICE enough to take this CUTE picture of us.

As you can see we had LOADS of fun. But we DIDN'T win the costume contest... Me and Ali personally think it WAS RIGGED... Now we are going to watch the Cinderella Story.. and STUFF our faces with loads of candy.

Time for Halloween....

2008-10-25T13:03:00.000-07:00

For Halloween, me and Lindsey were trying to decide what we should be.... we had some cute ideas like BEING:

PREPS- we decided not to be preps because I had NO money and it would cost a LOT.
NERDS- I don't know why we decided not to do that.
WINNIE THE POOH AND PIGLET- (I would be Winnie The Pooh and Lindsey would be Piglet) we wanted to MAKE our own costumes for that and it would take TOO much creativity to do that... which i DON'T have...

Then i was looking online for dresses (for some reason) and i saw this cute dress and it reminded me of Alice in wonderland... and DING the light bulb went off in my head... i could be Alice in wonderland.....

But the problem was if i was Alice in wonderland what would Lindsey be? We were trying to think of RED HEAD Disney characters.. but they ALL involved dresses, cowboys, and fins (which Lindsey does NOT wear).... so i was thinking some more and we BOTH came up with her being the Cherise cat. Which is in Alice in wonderland.

I will be taking REAL pictures of us tonight at the Trunk-or- Treat party at our church...

OUR BLOG!!!

2008-10-24T18:13:00.000-07:00

Hey... soo me and Lindsey decided to make our own blog today cuz we were just as bored as can be... but enyway... so this is the beginning of our brand new blog, where we will be writing about our teenage years and our adventures.... soooo stay tuned for more!

~*LiNz & Al*~