I'm getting old...

Reasons why I can't grow up.
I love Princesses, Disney, pink, and fairies, way too much.
I am directionally challenged. (Not kidding, I still have struggles getting to Wendy's)
I don't know how to use a bank.
I don't know how to put gas in my car.
I don't have a car.
I want to collect Princess/Troy Bolton Barbies.
Yesterday I asked my ortho to make me a new bright pink retainer with Tinkerbell on the top.
I need a Job.
On our cruise, I got more excited about dancing with Mickey than the little kids did. (they didn't let me... they said I was "too old.")
I am not excited to move away from home.
I'm almost graduated, and my 7th grade brother and sister are a foot taller than me, and my 10 year old brother comes up to my chin.
Wrinkles scare me.
***I'm sure adult life will be just great once I get the hang of it, but for now, I'm still going to be a 6 year old little girl at heart, who will never know what it's like to be 5 feet.

I'm in love with these boys...

(this is the closest I've ever been to being black)

(sorry, I couldn't get rid of the big white space)

:D

It's poetry time!

My dear friend had to write an english essay on music and life, so it inspired me to write this. I didn't feel like doing financial lit today, (when do I ever?) so this is what I did instead :) It kind of reminds me of August Rush (if you haven't seen it, go watch it now)...

Music is life.
It’s a little baby’s giggle,
It’s the happy squeals of children on Christmas,
It’s the last bell ringing for school when you're finally free,
It’s a sincere compliment from a friend,
It's the rush of a beautiful waterfall,
It’s the praise you receive when you accomplish something great,
It’s your little brother when he sleep talks,
It's your dance teacher saying "go get em," right before you get on stage,
It's a soft creak in the forest,
It’s the fast cars driving by on the freeway,
It’s the rain pitter patting down your window pane,
It’s the gentle clicking of a computer,
It’s the tears and sniffles from your sorrows and joys,
It’s the sound of your phone ringing when you need a friend the most,
It’s the sweet autumn breeze blowing across the trees,
It's an "I love you,"
It’s the silence of the first snow,
It’s a soft sigh after a long day of hard work,
It’s the announcing of a sale on your favorite apparel,
It’s the clip clop of your high heels as you walk to church in your favorite dress,
It’s the snap of the camera when you capture that perfect moment,
It’s blowing a kiss to someone you love,
It's laughing with your bestest friends,
It's all around us.We just have to listen. :)

Need a Pick Me Up?

this will do the trick :)

Love of my Life!!

I went to the midnight showing of Harry Potter 7 with some of my besties, and it was sooo amazing! I cried! I want to go again....about 5 billion times!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!!!

 check out our totally sweet outfits :)

I made this shirt all by myself with no help from Chase whatsoever ;)

NOT! He practically did the whole thing! :)

It was just such a great day :)

I love Ron :)

I love Harry too, I'm torn :)

I LOVE HARRY POTTER!!!

That's good enough for me

I almost cried reading this, but I'm in the middle of class, and that's embarrassing. nienie is the person I wish I could be. She inspires me everyday, and never ceases to amaze me. Even though she has lost so much, and suffered greatly, she realizes what she has, and she is thankful. Let's all remember the things we have, because we all have so much.

Love/Hates of the week

Lately I
love: glitter
hate: hundreds of moths flying around my door
love: Apollo Ono
hate: everyone I want to ask to Christmas getting asked
love: my house is being remodeled next week!
love: white bread
love: young women leaders
hate: being a procrastinator
love: that little basket under the desk you can put your feet on
hate: stomach aches
love: hearing my little brother sleep talk
love: saving Petunia (was that her name?) the lady bug
hate: timed english essays
love: my family
love: BFF's
love: the fall colors on the trees
hate: stressing over college
love: Ty, Cal, Saylor (kids I nanny)
love: neine's blog
hate: my shampoo that doesn't work like it should
love: Empire chinese food
love: my boots
love: dance teacher
love: peanut butter
want: a potato, ice cream, orange juice, and a nap
oh goodness, that was random!

October First!

The month of pure joy has finally arrived! October is my most favorite month of the year because it involves these wonderful things:

Frightmares

Thriller

Haunted House

Corn Maze

Carving Pumpkins

Harvest Dance

ha ha that's supposed to be me and Colton Brown :)

Halloween

and....the beginning of autumn :)

Happy October Everyone!! :)

Day 30: Your reflection in the Mirror

Last letter!... I did it! Ok here it goes, letter #30-
Dear girl staring at me through the mirror,
Mirrors tell lies about who you really are. They show the imperfections on the outside, and in all reality the people that love you really don't care. Who cares if you have a zit or your hair isn't right? Stop worrying about that girl in the mirror, and go out there and live your life. You've had tons of good times, and some bad, but everything has turned out just fine. You have lots of friends and family that love you, and you shouldn't forget that. Stop stressing out over little things, you'll be fine. It's all just a part of life. Have you noticed that the times when you feel the best is when your attitude is good? Yeah, remember that. No matter what life throws at you, you can still have a good attitude. Just remember to be yourself, and your life is/will be great. All those dreams and goals you planned? Yeah, you should do them, even if some of them might be a little crazy. Don't give up on yourself.
Love, that blonde haired, short, crazy girl you know
ps.you need this right now- you know you love dance, and you have your whole life, so stop telling yourself you're done. Stop saying you're not going to do all those things you want to do. Who cares what other people say? It's what you love, so stop having doubts. Just do it, even though you may be a little scared now, it'll be worth it.

Day 29: The person you want to tell everything to

haha sorry about that last post. I just read it and discovered I repeated everything and sounded like a 7th grader. I tried to fix it, but it didn't let me, so oh well. See I told you I was tired :)
Anywoo...
Dear best friends/fam,
I want to tell you everything, and I want you to tell me as well :)
We already pretty much do, but we should tell each other you know, more.
I'm glad that even though I have told you all this stuff, you still love me for who I am.
You guys really are the best, and I don't know what I would ever do without you.
I love you so much!
Love, Kar

Examine :)

 I will probably go into every detail later, but for now I'm ready for bed so..............as you can guess, it was on of the best moments of my life, and I loved every second of it. It was on of the best moments of my life, and I loved every second of it. I was in pure heaven, and I never wanted it to end. I could not stop smiling, and I almost started crying haha. Private concert + meeting David + autographed picture + picture with David = a dream come true :) look at me and my math skills :)

:)

Day 28: Someone that changed your life

Dear friend,
You have been such a good example to me, and I look up to you so much. I wouldn't be who I am today without you. You have helped me get through lots of hard times, and lots of good times. You are always there when I need you. You make me feel so good about myself, and you make me want to be a better person. A lot of the things I have done is because of you. You help me be brave, you encourage me, you make me laugh, you show you care, and you have helped me learn that having a positive attitude will help you get through anything, and you can do anything you set your heart out to do. You have done all this and so much more. Thanks for all you do. I love you. You really have changed my life. My life wouldn't be the same without you in it.
Love, Karlie

Day 27: The friendliest person you only knew for a day

Dear Kallie,
I met you at a David concert, and you were pretty much the coolest girl I have ever met.
You weren't afraid to come and talk to us and just be you. You came all by yourself, and I could never do that. We had so much fun together playing games, then screaming over David once he came :)
You are so fun, nice, sweet, and funny. You made my day that day, thanks.
I wish you didn't live so far away so we could hang out and be all the time friends.
I want to be more like you. You are so great!
Love, Karlie

Day 26: The person you last gave a pinky promise to

Dear Jeremy and Colton,
I'm pretty sure you 2 were the last people I pinky promised, so thanks for keeping your promise that you would ask a girl every slow dance at the last dance you went to. I know you made those girls' day :) You two crack me up, and all your little fan clubs. You guys are my little studs. Keep up the good work :)

Day 25: A person you know that's going through hard times

Dear Ruby,
I'm so sorry that you have been in the hospital this long.
Everything will turn out ok, I know it. Love you. Thanks for all you do for me.
I'm here for you, and I know that you will get better soon.
Hang in there, everything's gonna work out :)

Day 24: A person that gave you your favorite memory

Dear family and BFFs,
I don't really have a single favorite memory, but pretty much every memory with you is my fav. Just being with you makes life fun, no matter what we do. Thanks for always being there for me. I love you so much.
Thanks for all the memories that make life great :)

Day 23: Someone who makes you laugh really hard

Dear Mom, Colton, Jeremy, Hannah, Chase, Jacie, Tate, Dad, Tawnie, Lexi, Ellen, Erin, Justin, and everyone else who makes me laugh really hard (which is pretty much everyone),
thanks guys.You make my days so much better, and you make me smile. Laughing is one of my favorite activities, so where would I be without all of you? Thanks for all the fun times and all the uncontrollable laughter. :) I love you all, and I'm so glad you are in my life :)

Day 22: Someone you want to give a second chance to

Dear Self,
It's time to start over. It's time to be braver, more healthy,and it's time to stop procrastinating. It's time to start being better to others, and just being a better person overall. Start Now.
Love, yourself

Day 21: Someone you judged by first impression

Dear Ashley,
Before we met in zoology, I was sort of jealous of you, and I always thought you were all madrigalish, but then I met you, and found out that you are the total opposite. Thanks for being my only way of surviving that class, understanding all my weird moments, and staying friends with me afterwards. I'm so glad we became friends. You are so fun, sweet, funny, cool, and awesome. Whenever I'm with you, I have so much fun. You're so great. Sorry I judged you wrongfully at first. I'm glad we have more classes together this year. We need to hang out more, and you should get to know my other friends a little better :)
Love ya!
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Ok, here's the scoop.
Homecoming was a total blast ( I will post a picture or two), I made some pretty awesome jewelry, and I got a job. I'm a nanny for my young women president every tuesday, and today was my first day. It went great. The kids are adorable. I would give details of everything, but I'm exhausted, so you're going to have to use your imagination :)

Day 20: The person that broke your heart the hardest

Dear boy,
I was a silly junior high girl when you broke my heart, and now I get embarassed even thinking about it. I learned a lot from our friendship dying, and I've grown as well, so looking back, it's all ok. Sometimes I want to vomit when I see you, but not really because of you, just because of myself. Ok I'm sick of thinking back on this humilitating subject. Have a great day.
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I'm getting kind of tired of this 30 day thing, so I'm starting to do short, lame ones, and I'm doing multiple posts each day.
I'm excited for homecoming, but a little nervous as well, which I don't even get, since I'm going with one of my best friends. We'll see how it goes. I'm kind of in a bad mood today, so sorry for the negative stuff.
Love you all.

Day 19: Someone that pesters your mind

Dear person,
Sometimes the pestering thing is good, when I think of all the things you've done, and I like it. Other times it drives me completely bonkers, just saying. Sometimes, I get sick of you being in my head all the time. It's not that I don't like you, it's just that it makes me mad at myself. I need a life.
Love,
Karlie

Day 18: The person you wish you could be

Dear Jacie,
You are the happiest, nicest girl I know. You never judge anyone, and you always put others before yourself. You are so caring in every way possible, and you make others' lives so much better. You are so humble and loving. You always do little things that make others so happy. You bless lives everywhere you go. Everyday I wish I could be more like you. Thanks for being such an example to me. I'm proud to have you as my sister. I look up to you so much. Love you tons! Don't ever stop being you.

Day 17: Someone from your childhood

Dear Primary Children Nurses,
Thanks for always watching over me when my parents were busy with my sister. Thanks for teaching me all those fun crafts and playing games with me. I can't say they were my favorite memories, but you helped make our family's hard time better. Also, thanks for watching over Jacie and helping her get better. She's cancer free now, and part of it is because of you. You are all I remember from that time-well, besides the wishing well. Anyway, thanks you so much I don't know how I would ever live without my sister, and my best friend. I know there are many people that are grateful for you. You have helped bless the lives of so many people.

Day 16: Someone that doesn't live in your country

Dear Annette,
How's Switzerland? How's the fam? I hope everything is going well. Remember that time when you stayed at my house for a while? That was so much fun. Now you're married and have two adorable kids. It was so great getting to see you and your family when I was in Switzerland. I miss you, we need to reconnect, and maybe come and visit each other again :) I have to admit, sometimes I wish I lived in Switzerland instead of America. Everything is so lush and gorgeous. You are one lucky woman. I will always remember the time I got to spend there, and the time we were together. Thanks for being such a good friend. Hope to see you soon. Love you tons!

Day 15: The person you miss the most

Dear Mimi,
I miss your sweet smile, and the way you showed me and my family that you care about us. I miss going to movies with you, and eating your delicious homemade popcorn. I miss going to your house to visit you, and reading all your past letters. I loved how whenever I wrote you a letter or made you a card, you put it in your little scrapbook. When I found out that you had died, I was heartbroken. I didn't even get to say good bye. I just want you to know that I love you so much, and I'm thankful for all you did for me. You were such a great lady, and the kind of person I want to be when I grow up. You are one of my heroes.

Day 14: Someone you have drifted away from

Dear old friend,
We have drifted away, and I don't know why. I miss you. We had such fun times together, and we understood each other. We were so crazy, and I loved it. I hope we can someday become friends yet again. You are great, and I still love you.
Love, Karlie

Day 13: Someone you wish would forgive you

Dear Aunts,
I don't know what we did to make you not like us, but I really wish you could forgive, and learn to love us. I hope you can forgive us for whatever we did to make you not like us. I wish we could feel like family. I wish we knew each other better, and we were close. I pray everyday that something inside will change, and you will become part of the family, not the blood part, but the bonded part. I love you and your families, and I want you to know that. Please remember that we are a part of an eternal family.
Love,
Your neice, Karlie

Day 12: The person who has caused you the most pain

Dear Blake Jolley,
The terrible pain I have right now is because of you. I know you didn't mean to drop a giant backpack with 2 textbooks and a binder on my pinkie toe, but it was quite painful. Although it hurts, it was totally hilarious watching you try and karate fight me, then seeing you try to scare me with my brother's backpack, and accidentally dropping it on me. It hurts to put on my shoes, and sometimes it hurts to walk. My toe is now a very nice shade of purple. It's so funny how when you try and hurt me you cant, but when you don't try, I'm injured. Thanks for the laughs. I will always remember your face and noises while you tried to defeat me. Just to let you know, I totally won our little duel :)
Love,
Karlie

Day 11: Someone who has died

Dear Grandma,
I really miss you. Well I'm almost grown up now, and I'm not the little girl I used to be. Everyone has changed, actually a lot has changed since you left. I wish you could have seen how I am, and how I will be. I wish you could have been there for the rest of my accomplishments and my let-downs. I wish things could have been different, and you didn't have to go through so much pain. I think about you a lot. I'm so grateful for everything you did for me. You did so much, and you changed my life. I will always miss you, but I know you're in a better place. I love you so much, and I can't wait for the day I get to see you again.

Day 10: Someone you don't talk to as much as you'd like to

Dear Friend,
We used to have a lot of classes together, but now we don't, and we hardly ever get to see each other anymore. I wish we saw each other more. I really miss being with you. You are so cute, fun, entertaining, funny, and such a great friend. Let's hang out more. I miss you.
Love, Karlie

Day 9: Someone you wish you could meet

Dear David,
I know that I technically 'met you' once, but all you did was sit at a table and sign books. The ladies rushed me on by, and I only got one tiny glance at you. We didn't even get to talk, and I don't even think you saw me. Anyway, let's fix that. Let's meet for real. I just want to say I love how you are such a sweet guy, and not a lame face like most celebrities. I like how you are shy, yet when you sing, all the angels stop to listen. I love your music, and I can't wait for you new cd to come out. I hope your life is successful, and all that fame doesn't change who you are. You are great :)

Also...
Dear Zac, Cory, Nathan, and Craig,
Oh my heck. I love you guys so much. I wish I could meet you. I would write more to all of you, but my brother and his friends are forcing me off the computer. Anyway, just know that I love you, and am one of your biggest fans. You are my favorite celebrities. Someday we WILL meet :)
Love,
a hopeless romantic

Day 8: Your favorite Internet friend

Dear Internet friends,
I don't have a favorite, because you are all my favs :)
Thanks for all the fun times with facebook, e-mail, and blogging.
I love you all :)
you are the best.
Love, Karlie

Day 7: Your ex love/crush

Dear Boy,
Well things were great with us for a while, then you turned into someone else. We were best friends. What happened? I'll tell you what happened. You got too cool for me and broke all your promises, then we went our seperate ways. I was mad and hurt at first, but I'm over you now, and things are going good, maybe even better. I know you think that I hate you, but I honestly don't. I'm glad we got to be friends for the time we were, and for all the good times we had. I have a lot of fun memories with you, and now we have both moved on to new things, and that's ok. Sorry for all my immature ways of handling stuff. If I were to do it all over again, I would probably be a much different person now. Thank you for all you did for me the time we were friends. I hope the rest of your life is great. See you around.
Love,
Karlie

Day 6: A Stranger

Dear little French girl in Moab,
Remember when I saw you on one of my hikes? You were crying to your mom in French. I'm sorry, but it was one of the funniest things I have ever seen. I felt really bad for you, but I didn't understand a single word you were saying, since I don't know French. It just sounded so funny with all your sobs mixed in with your French, and to me it sounded like "a gousdhfgutg *gasp* a afooogasultra!" Thanks for making me laugh, and giving me, my mom, and my brother fun times with our fake crying in our own versions of French. :)

Day 5: Your Dreams

Dear Dreams,
You sure are great. Sometimes you can be quite weird and terrifying, but most of the time I love you. I guess it's good that your not real, or my life would be quite random. I love the dreams you give me that make me never want to wake up. You make my (sleep) life thrilling, and exhilarating. If you think about it, dreams are one of the coolest things ever. Sleeping is one of my favorite things because of you. Each dream is something different, and something great. Thanks for all the fun times. I love you :)

Day 4: Siblings

Yay! My internet is working again, so I'm going to take a small break from AP projects! Alright, here it goes..

Dear Jacie,
you are one of my very bestest friends. I love being with you, and I love everything about you.
You are so sweet to everyone, and you always care about me no matter what. You are so fun,
and just great. I love our little car trips together. I'm so glad you're my sister. Even though you're my younger sister, I still look up to you all the time. I wish I could be more like you. I don't know what I would do without you. Love you bunches.

Dear Tawnie,

I love it when you get in your hyper, funny moods.Whenever you get talking about Chinese, Harriett Tubman, America, boys, or when you get scared of a bug or Shel silverstein, you crack me up. I love being with you. Thanks for always cheering me on in everything I do.You are so talented in many ways, and so gorgeous. I love you so much. Don't you ever ever forget it. We couldn't live without you. You make life exciting. You're the best! Love you!

Dear Colton,

Man, you are seriously the best. You're super tall, super smart, and according to your little friends...beastly ;)

I love how we can tease each other all the time, and still be best buds. You make me laugh so hard. You're so good at everything you do, so whenever I beat you at something, I only scream because it's a rare joy in my life. I don't know how I could live without you. Thanks for letting me smell your cologne. You're the best  13 year old brother anyone could ask for. I'm really going to miss you a ton when I leave for college. Thanks for everything you do for me. Love ya Brotha!

Dear Tate,
I love ya bud. You are so cute and fun. I love watching you play with all your guns, action figures, and legos. You are so funny when you sleep talk/walk. You always make sure everyone is happy, and you always show us that you care. Thanks for always loving me and my friends, and caring about what's going on in our lives. I love playing games with you, and everything we do together. You make me smile when you tell me all about random boy stuff, that I hardly know what you're talking about, and when you make funny faces. You make life fun. I love you so much. I'm glad that I have a brother like you.

Day 3: Your Parents

Dear Mom and Dad,
You guys are seriously the greatest parents anyone could ever have. You are such good examples to me, and I want to be just like you when I grow up. I wouldn't be who I am today without you two by my side. You are my heroes.Thanks for all you do, and thanks for always being there for me no matter what.We've been so many places together, and every trip has been a blast. You always make sure our family is having fun, no matter what we are doing. You always help me, my siblings, and everyone around you with whatever you can do. You have taught me that serving others makes me a happier person. Even when I'm a bum, you always always love me, and show that you care. Whenever I'm having a bad day, you try and make it better. You always make sure that everything is going well, and you assure me that everything will be ok. Thanks for teaching me the right ways, and how to deal with life when it comes my way. Even when you run around the house in ridiculous costumes when a cute boy is over, try and get me to read boring finance books, and force feed me gross health drinks, I don't even care, because it all just makes me love you more. I can never express how grateful I am for all you do for me each and every day. Thanks for everything. I love you both so much, and I'm glad that I have the chance to spend forever with you. You are the best! Love you!

Day 2: Someone you Secretly think is Cute

Dear Secret Cute Boy,
It's no secret that I think you're cute. All my friends know...except you. I love it when you say hi to me in the halls, and how you wrote "Karlie, you are so awesome! I'm glad we're friends.We need to have more classes together!" in my yearbook, even though you don't really know me.
I love how you're a cowboy, and how we both love country music. When you wear your boots, I can't help but smile. I don't know why, but I'm a sucker for cowboy boots and cowboy hats.
Your so nice to everyone, and you always have a smile on your face. I wish we could be better friends.
We should ride horses off into the sunset together. ;)
Love,
Karlie
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This week has been eventful so far, and I really don't want summer to end. I'm starting to stress out about the ap english project and my schedule, but on the bright side..I did get wicked awesome pink shoes! They make me happy :)

Day 1: Best Friend

Dear Best Friend,
Thanks for always being there for me. You've been with me through all my happiness, my embarassing moments, my let-downs, my heart breaks, my triumphs, and my joys, and no matter what happens, you always care about me, and you love me for who I am. Whenever I'm with you, no matter what we do, I have so much fun. I love how we can do nothing together, and yet still have fun. You make me laugh, and you always know how to make me smile. Whenever I'm sad, you cheer me right up. You always know how to make my day. I love how we can talk about anything and everything, and how it's not akward. I love how I can be myself around you, and how you are always always nice to me even when I'm a jerk. You never make me feel like I'm not important, and you always listen. You've been my best friend since the day we met, and I wouldn't have it any other way.  I don't know how I could live without you. You're just so darn great! Thanks for everything. Love ya tons.  Friends Forever :)

30 Day Letter Thing

Ok I borrowed *cough cough stole* this from Erin and everyone else, and I've really enjoyed reading theirs so I'm going to try it out :)
you just write a letter to the said person of the said day and post it. Here it is:

Day 1: Your best friend.
Day 2: Someone you secretly think is cute.
Day 3: Your parents.
Day 4: A sibling.
Day 5: Your dreams.
Day 6: A stranger.
Day 7: Your ex-love/crush
Day 8: Your favorite internet friend.
Day 9: Someone you wish you could meet.
Day 10: Someone you don’t talk to as much as you’d like to.
Day 11: Someone who died.
Day 12: The person who has caused you the most pain in your life.
Day 13: Someone you wish would forgive you.
Day 14: Someone you have drifted away from.
Day 15: The person you miss the most.
Day 16: Someone that doesn’t live in your state/country.
Day 17: Someone from your childhood.
Day 18: The person that you wish you could be.
Day 19: Someone that pesters your mind (good or bad.)
Day 20: The person that broke your heart the hardest.
Day 21: Someone you judged by first impression.
Day 22: Someone you want to give a second chance to.
Day 23: Someone who makes you laugh really hard.
Day 24: The person that gave you your favorite memory.
Day 25: A person you know is going through hard times.
Day 26: The last person you made a pinky promise to.
Day 27: The friendliest person you only knew for a day.
Day 28: Someone that changed your life.
Day 29: The person that you want to tell everything to.
Day 30: Your reflection in the mirror.

EFY

Like I said, my next post would be about efy. Let's just say it was great :) I made new friends and learned a whole lot. I felt the spirit so strong everyday, and I loved it. I went to the day one at Weber State, and stayed at my friend Karli's grandma's house. She is a hoot. We decided she's going to be my adopted grandma. Me and Karli had so much fun together with everybody every day. I was so glad that we got to go and have such a great experience. It was fabulous! :)

Karli(e)s!

Brad and Darrin :)

Hillary :)

fun times making blankets

Nate :)

Zac :)

The famous potatoe bugs

Called Today!

It was just so great :)