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Go Tell it on the Mountain
I can't believe I'm moving in one week. Totally crazy! I had a great Christams, I hope all of you did too. I got a lot of awesome gifts, santa was very good to me this year. My favorite part of the Christmas was that I got to spend time with a lot of different people. On Christmas Eve I went to my dad's house, Chistmas morning I went to the Hough's grandma's house, that afternoon I went to my grandparent's house, and then came home that night and hung out. It was a great day. I was also blessed with a 4 day weekend.
Also, God has really been affirming His qualities to me this week. I have seriously been through every emotion this past week, and Mother Hen has had to dry a lot of tears latley. This whole time I have been so scared about moving, so worried that everything just won't work out. Deep inside I know it will, but it's just scary at first, when you know you don't have a job yet. But today's sermon at church was very encouraging. Pastor was talking about our church moving (it's funny that I'm moving the same week) and He was saying that it's not possible for God to not be faithful to us. And I just started to think about all the imes in the past that He has been faithful to me and how everything has worked out so perfectly, I know His faithfulness will continue when I move. And when I'm sad and lonley, He will sustain me.
Anywho- that's what's been going on- I hope you all had a very merry Christmas!

Motley Crue?
What's so great about those guys? I think they're horrible. I was being entertained by the video game awards on Spike T.V. last night for about 5 minutes. All of the sudden, Austen started yelling,"Reuben, Reuben!!! Get in here! Motley Crue is on!!! Yeah, yeah!!!!" It was hilarious! Reuben came in the living room and threw up his rock fist, then they started singing,"Girls, girls, girls." Pretty funny. But seriously, those guys are like in their 50's and they can't even sing. The only thing they had going for them were the half naked girls dancing around the poles and they were even old too. It was just ghetto. Stupid Motley Crue, they suck.
You know what doesn't suck? Ashli's and Tani's new condominium. It is so sweet! Congrats you two, on your new life together! :o)
2 more weeks until the big move, I'm so freaked out!!! I'm excited, scared, sad, happy, everything. I think I might throw up! It's so crazy, I don't know what I'm feeling. Anywho, "Meet the Fockers" comes out next week, I'm pretty excited about it. Good times.

Back to School
I guess the countdown has really started. One more month of Santa Maria, one more month of family dinners, one more month of rent only being $200, one more month of tucking my favorite kid in and basically one more month of life as I have known it for 21 years. Some cool things have happened to me this week: I found out that I received financial aid for school and got approved for a student loan, I got my cell phone fixed (well actually I got a new one), I had a good week at work - the relief pharmicist bought us lunch today and gave us a COSTCO cash card (it will come in handy when I'm broke in Sacramento), and I've had a lot of time just to hang out at home and relax. I'm not cutting corners on this relaxing business either. When I don't feel like doing anything, I don't. In the past I've always been so insistive on always doing something becuase I never wanted to miss out on anything. I always felt like life was going to stop if I stopped. But have finally come to the realization that people are going to have fun whether I'm there or not and that life is going to go on without me.
Guys, I'm going to miss you soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! If any of you EVER wants to come to Sac town- Do It!!!! You can totally stay at my place.
So, it's back to school time. Time to register for classes and get a new backpack. I haven't been this excited about school in a long time. I hope it lasts....

Simmer Down Now
That's just what I'm trying to do. And I am so thankful that in less than a week I get to have a feast and celebrate my favorite holiday- Thanksgiving!! Last weekend I went to Sacramento, once again. It was a time filled with stress, excitement, enlightenment and reality. Crystal, Jamie and I signed our lease for our Condo, it was mighty awesome. Then we slept there on Sunday night- it was surreal... but nice. :o)
On Monday, the girls walked me to orientation and I was so nervous! But in the end it turned out to be a very good and informative time. I even made a new friend! We got home at about 11:30 on Monday night and I woke up the next morning not having a clue about what kind of day I would have. I think it would have been a good idea to stay home that day... people were total jerks at work! Not my coworkers, but the punks that got their prescriptions. I know they have merit to be a little cranky becuase they're sick- that's why they're in the pharmacy, but come on! These are adults were talking about- they need to learn some patience and have some respect. It gets very old very fast on days when people are more than usually rude and cranky. So, I guess you could say I had had enough. I called in sick the next day. Kind of a cop out, but I might have lost my mind so I decided to do the thing that 99% of the working population would do. cough, cough.
I had a better day yesterday, praise Jesus, and today was good too. So hopefully tomorrow will be even better.
The moral of the story- if you ever need to get a prescription be nice to all of the pharmacy employees, they've had to deal with rude people ALL DAY.

Rain Rain Don't Go Away
Yippidey dooh dah!!! It's raining, and it's beautiful. We even had thunder and lightning. I'm off work today, it's been very nice. I woke up very happy, then went to church. That was great times because the band did one of my favorites- "What a friend I've Found" then Sunday school was good because there was some depth to our discussion and I was challenged. After that, I went out to lunch with Rose and then to Target, it was splendid. Then I drove home where I am just sitting here, doing nothing. Doing nothing has never felt so good, I'm telling you guys, this is great. In about 2 hours, I'm gonna head up to SLO with some peeps and go to Celebration (a college worship service). I'm really looking forward to it, praising Jesus and all- and hanging out with some good buddies. :o)
Last night, I took Harry to the Drive In. We saw "The Incredibles" and let me tell you, great movie. It was so fun, especially for Harry, he was so excited. I remember going to the Drive in when I was little, my dad always took us. He would have to carry us all in to the house one at a time because we always fell asleep. It was classic. I miss those times. I guess I'll just have to relive them when I have children of my own.
I must say, my heart is growing more attached to this place. It's just because everything here is so familiar to me. And when I leave, I have to adjust. Dare I say that I might be a little scared? (don't tell anyone) I am so thankful that I'm not going alone though. Jamie and Crystal will help a lot. They're my little tokens of home. :o) Well, I'm going to continue my time of doing nothing. I hope all of you are doing well and that God blesses your rainy (or sunny) day.

Dude, you guys, check out the hats!!!! They're the bomb!


You can buy one for $4.15 at Old Towne Market. Oh yeah!

Biting my nails
That's what I'm doing right now, biting my nails. Lame, I know. Some exciting news.... Crystal, Jamie and I got a place in Sacramento! Yippie! I'm not as worried about it now, I know it will all work out. This week I kind of just had it out with myself I guess. I came home on Sunday night, sick, tired, and cranky. I did the girl thing and cried. But it was good. I haven't let myself do that for a while. Mother Hen came in my room and rubbed my back. I spilled my heart out to her. It was nice. Then we went grocery shopping and that made it all better. Mother Hen time is always good. So, yesterday I really didn't feel good and

Life on the farm...
This weekend was quite an experience. I woke up at 4am on Saturday morning and hopped in the X with my cousin. We headed off on yet another glorious journey to Sacramento. My cousin's best friend's parents own a ranch. It's called "Coffee Pot Ranch", they have 20 acres with such animals as hogs, cows, sheep, and 5 australian shepards! Every year, the parents throw a customer appreciation party for their friends, family and all of the loyal customers that buy their livestock. My cousin goes every year, so she asked if I wanted to come. I had the weekend off, miraculously, so I went. And just as the rain refreshed the land, I was refreshed also. The party wasn't that great. There was a good band and all, and some very ummy homemade chili, but it wasn't my thing. I'm realizing more and more that this 21 thing isn't all that spectacular.
I went to bed when everything started to die down, I slept on the floor in the living room. When I started to wake up the next morning, I heard rain drops. And I also heard the parents talking. They were sitting at the table, drinking coffee, and talking about everything that went well the night before. It was a perfect morning. I was in such a good mood when I got up! The dad was about to go out and feed the hogs, when I asked if I could help. He had no objection at all, so I got some rubber farm boots on and headed out the the barn with him. Ok, you know the movie Babe, or Charolette's Web? Yeah, pigs aren't cute. At all. Baby ones are, but that's it. So I fed those fatties, with all I had in me and then later on, I got to hook the straw blocks and take them into the barn. It was so great. When my cousin and I were saying goodbye, they told me that when I lived in Sac, I could come over anytime I wanted to. It was cool. I had a way better feeling about Sacramento this weekend. I kind of feel like I belong there now. It was a huge relief.
Now I'm back in Santa Maria. I know I need to cherish every last moment I have here, but I just want January to come. And I feel horrible for feeling that way, but it's how I feel. I know it will hit me soon, the fact that when I move I'll know 3 people, and get very homesick, and lonely. So I'll look forward to that moment- when I realize that it really is soon, and I really haven't done anything different. I love you guys.

I'm wearing a sweatshirt that says "Sac State" on it right now. Part of me wants to take it off and throw it away, but the bigger part of me wants to keep it on. Why the sweatshirt business you ask? Well here's why: I went to sacramento this weekend with Jamie and Crystal. We were looking forward to a totally awesome trip. But what we found, or what I found was heart wrenching. It was like all of the things I feared would happen, did. The first thing was COSTCO. I probably won't have a job there when I move because that's when they do all of their lay offs. Plus they're union in sacramento so that's totally ghetto. Second thing, I'm still labled as a dependent for financial aid even though I don't live with my parent's and they don't claim me on their taxes. And finally- the cost of living isn't as cheap as the three of us had imagined. We were in sacramento for 3 days and we finally found a place on the last day, during the last hour of our trip. It's a super nice townhouse with 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms. The rent is $1,350 a month. That works out to around $450 each. Granted, that's not that bad for rent and it's right by CSUS and the American River, and it has a washer and dryer... but I'm just so scared! I won't even have a secure job, I'll probably have to take out a student loan, how is this going to work?
I know, I know, I'm freaking out a little. I just need to pray about this, and be realistic. And I need all of you guys to pray for me too. PLEASE!!!! Just that I'll be wise, and that I will trust in the Lord- because that's my hardest thing right now. And if you have any words or wisdom for me, I would greatly appreciate them. So that's my life right now- just looking forward to the future, I think I'll keep the sweatshirt on....

What a week, what a week. It all started with a totally awesome waterfight on Monday. Let me tell you, it was the bomb! We had hoses, sprinklers, squirt guns, water baloons, and just plain fun! I went to sleep a tired little bunny on Monday night, only to awake the next morning to get ready for another unusual day. Why was it unusual you ask? Well, when I went to work, I didn't fold clothes, I didn't push carts, I worked in the Pharmacy. For 8 hours. It was sheer madness. I came home, went upstairs, sat on the new leather couch, watched the sunrise, and fell asleep. Mother Hen came over to me and tried to wake me up, I woke up and talked to her for a while. I felt so inadequate working there. I don't know a thing about anything in there. So, after a while, I went to bed and woke up and did it all over the next day. On Thursday, I miraculously had the day off so what did I do? Slept in, hung out with John and Austen at the yogurt shoppe, and went to college group. Then, Kyle came over and Reuben and I gave him his first guitar lesson. I'm giving him lessons in trade for motorcycle rides, it doesn't get any better folks. Then on Friday I worked in the pharmacy again, and got coaxed into coming back to work at 4am on Saturday morning. So I got home from work and went to bed. I woke up at 245am and Michale and Austen came knocking on my door at 315. It was great to spend a little bit of the morning with them. I grudgingly went to work and stocked some stuff, then I came home at 10:30am and took Harrison garage saleing( (is that a word?). After that, I took a nap and woke up, rented "Phonebooth", watched it with Tani, Michael, and Austen, then I went to sleep. I woke up today and went to church, then work, then to my aunt's and had apple pie, and here's the fun part of this entry... finally. So- my mom's phone is disconnected. I got a little worried at first because she lives in Nevada now. With my little sister. But, I became very concerned when my dad informed me that she was supposed to take my grandma to a Dr.'s appointment and she didn't call or show.... so my dad called the Winnemucca police dept. and they did a check on them. My dad called them back just now and they said that they were there and my mom said she would call one of us. Hello!!!! Wouldn't you call and let someone know that you're ohone is disconnected, especially if you know they're going to call and be worried about you?! It's really frustrating me, ahhh! And that's the end of my week. Let's pray that this one is different....

Arnold Schwarzenegger is the man!! He gave the bomb of a speech tonight! I was quite proud of him, our country, and to be a republican after I listened to his speech. Yay Arnold! Something exciting happened to me today, I got my very first jury duty summons. I've always wanted to go to jury duty, and now my dream is finally coming true! Yippie! That's pretty much it for now. Work totally sucked today, but I'm home now so that makes me happy. :o)

Funny story! So, a couple of days ago, Tani, Michael and I decided to go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We hopped in the XTerra and took our little expedition. When we got there, there weren't many people there. That was good, because I hate it when people are all crowding around all of the animals so you can't see them. It was so cool to see all of the jellyfish and the octopus! It was like a dream! So we were walking around the shark exhibit, and we turn a corner. Who do we see? Screech from Saved By the Bell!!!!! It was so random. I almost peed me pants, Tani just started cracking up, and Michael threw his hands up in the air and exclaimed,"Humminy ho hum!" Screech just stood there with this smirk on his face. We all started talking about how much we loved his old show and how we wish they could bring it back, then Michael told him about his idea to have a Saved by the Bell old folks home series. You know like all the real cast when their like 90? Screech didn't seem to excited about it.
So we asked him if he would go to Bubba Gump's with us, just for kicks. And he did!!!!!!!!!! It was so crazy! I felt like a movie star the whole time we were there, everyone kept looking at us funny. They were probably just sad that they weren't having lunch with an awesome guy like Screech. He was pretty funny too. He kept cracking all of these weird seagull jokes, but they were kind of funny. He even paid for all of our meals! It's not over yet kids..... after we were all finished eating, and Screech was finished with his seagul jokes, he asked us if we wanted to go out with him later that night. We were all down for it, but we kind of had to start heading back home. So then he says,"What if I came there and hung out at some clubs by where you guys live?" We were all totally stoked! We didn't get to do it that night, but sometime next week Screech, or Dustin as we now call him cause we're chums with him, is going to meet us in Santa Barbara and we're going to hang out! What a random life!

Happy hour is upon me. I have turned over a new leaf in life, I'm 21 years old. You heard it here first, I'm a 21 year old U.S. citizen. (I don't know why I added that part, I guess I have Olympic fever). I must say, it has been pretty interesting being introduced to the drinking world and all. I'm feeling new feelings, meeting new peeps, and I can get into any place I want. It's awesome! A bunch of people are over at my house right now, it's cool. We're watching the Olympics. Anywho, I got some flippin' awesome gifts today.... some beautiful dishes and silverwear, some food, a truth or dare dartboard, a Route 66 boardgame, and..... are you ready for this one.... a refrigerator!!!!!!!! I am totally serious, I can now have the comforts of a kitchen in my very own bedroom. I even have stuff to put in it, compliments of Austen. Stuff only people 21 and over can have in their possesion, if you catch my drift. And a bunch of people called and told me happy birthday, that was totally bomb too. Yay! I love birthdays! I love presents, and I love friends!!! Happy Birthday to me, thanks for making it so special everyone. I love you guys so much!

Changes. That's the word of the year I guess. I once thought of myself as someone who needs a lot of space, someone who likes to be alone rather than with people. Now- I'm sure, that's not me. Don't get me wrong, I need alone time, but I need people too. So- I think it's safe now to say- Humboldt is out. Sacramento is in. Lord willing, everything will work out smoothly, and in the Spring- half of our college group will be moving to Sac. Melissa, Crystal and I plan on moving in together. I'm very excited about that. And David, Kyle, and maybe Vinny are going to be there too! I'm excited about making new friends, and getting my degree and all, but I'm excited about still being able to be around the oldies. And having an apartment with 2 of my good friends, now that's just awesome! We can go out together to the clubs, we could go hiking, and river rafting, snowboarding, it's going to be so much fun. We could even share each other's clothes. Yay! Anywho, that's what's going on with life. Good times, mysterious times, changing times.....

I'm back in beautiful California! Yippie! My sister and I left Nevada at 6am- we arrived in Santa Maria at 9pm. Needless to say, we made a lot of stops. :o) When I got home, I was beat.. in so many ways. I'm not going to write about it on my blog but you guys should go to Austen's blog to read a VERY funny story about when I got home last night. The link is: http://www.arh1.blogspot.com. Good times... I had a good day at work today! I got to work with a girl my age that I really like and have fun with. It was very nice. Then, after work, I was going to hang out with Melissa (which I did) so I went to meet her at the Billiards. Kyle, JD, Billy, Melinda and some other people were there. It was fun. And after that, everyone went to the new happening place in the 805- Pappy's. Now I'm at home, I plan to stay up for a couple more hours because I got 14 lovely hours of beauty sleep last night. I must say, I'm looking extra hot today. :o) So I'm not really tired right now, because I haven't even been up for 12 hours yet. Let me tell you, it feels great! I'm thinking about getting a little refigerator for my room. That would be so awesome! I could have midnight snacks whenever I wanted, and not even have to get out of bed to get them.
Last night, I had a dream that I was trying to land a plane. It was random. And I couldn't land it because there was too much weight, so I threw a package of baby back ribs out the window and everyone on the plane started yelling at me. How dumb, they would have died if I didn't get rid of the ribs. Oh well, you can't please everyone I guess. Anywho, I'm gonna go see what I can do for 2 more hours. Live long and prosper!

Hello my friends! I miss all of you right now. I am in Winnemucca Nevada right now, it's so flippin' hot! Why am I here? Soley to visit my mom and sister. That's the only thing worth while to see here. No joke. Never again will I say, "There's nothing to do in Santa Maria." I'm glad this trip has been able to make me appreciate good ol' SM, and make me thankful that I like in California. Man, I love it! Everytime I've left it (California) I've missed it and wanted to go back.
Anywho, I'm coming home tomorrow. My sister and I are leaving at 6:00am. Good times. Some exciting happenings in my life: I am getting trained in the Pharmacy at Costco. I'm not sorting pills or anything- I've just been at the register, getting people's prescriptions for them and stuff. It's a nice change. I like getting new challenges every once in a while- because I get bored easily. So this pharmacy thing is just what I needed, at the exact time I needed it. Yay God!
Well guys, have a good day!

Mother of pearl, I might go to a Sting concert!!! That's right, Sting, my endless love. :o) I haven't decided if I'm gonna go yet, or who I'm gonna go with, so if you like sting and you want to go- it's on September 28th or 29th at 7pm in Hollywood. The tickets are $105.00 each- but it's Sting so that's really not that much... So if you're in- call me. Seriously- I'm not joking around here.
I'm going to Winemucca, Nevada next weekend, to visit my mom and sister. It's going to be good times. My sister Jessica is going with me- I foresee a very exciting road trip full of fun truth or dare times.
Summer school is over!!! Yay!! I got a "B" in Psychology and a "B" in Health- yippie! 3 more units and I am good to go. How random.
On a more serious note, I don't know why I feel like writing about this on my blog, but I do. I ate dinner at my dad's tonight and he was drunk- as usual. I just didn't feel sorry for him anymore though, is that bad? He started talking to me, slurring words and all, and then he started crying and said something about how he lives his life, or about how long he's going to live. Something rose inside of me and I just said,"It's because you're always drinking, you need to stop drinking. You're going to kill 30 years off of your life- you're going to kill yourself." He just shook his head. When I got in my car to leave, I just sighed, and talked to God. I can't wait to have my own family. I can't wait to be the first Loux or Henley, or whatever, to start a family by God's standards- honoring, serving Him- trusting Him. Sometimes I get so irriatated with the way all of this has turned out- my family and all. But I'm thankful for it/them because it has only fueled my desire to do a better job at it- and basically do everything the exact opposite. Oh well- I know everyone has crap in their lives, it sucks. Props to all of you guys for sticking it out, because sometimes life just sucks- and thanks for being my friends.
So- if you wanna go to Sting (I know you guys do) let me know!

Where do I even start? OK: I had the day off yesterday, so Austen and I decided that we were going to ditch school so that we could sleep in. That was good times. I got up at 11:30. Yay! Anywho, after lounging around for a while, we decided to go to Best Buy, and get the best buy we could find on the "Bob Marley's Greatest Hits" CD. I also purchased 2 DVD's for $5.99 each! "It's Pat" and "Logan's Run". So, after that the A-bomb (Austen) and I went over to Quizno's and ate some lunch then went to Wal-Mart to try to find the DVD "Heavyweights". We didn't have success so we just went home. I decided that I wanted to try my hand at the old BBQ. So I went to the store and got some hamburgers and hot dogs, stuff like this. :o) While I was preparing my scrumptious feast, Tani called me and asked if I wanted to hang out.
I said,"Why don't you guys come over here?" So they did! Tani, Kevin, Alyssa, Nicole, Ashli, Sara and Kyle came over. We played Texas hold up (don't mess with texas) and Nerts, and finally spoons (although there were some more spoons later in the night...) We all decided that we didn't want to watch a movie since we had dome that the 2 nights before, so I throw out, "We should go swimming!" Considering it was 10:30pm, there wasn't a great chance that we could legally go swimming anywhere, so Kyle gives us the idea of sneaking into an apartment pool.
And that's just what we did. We went on over to Zach's old apartment complex and decided that that just wouldn't do, so then we drove to these other apartments where some other people who had snuck in too let us in by opening the gate. I really didn't feel like hopping the fence. It was so fun! We were there for about 2 hours just having a blast. I felt like such a rebel. At about 12:15am or so, I saw a cop drive by, so we all jumped(literally) out of the pool and ran (literally) to our cars. The fun continued at my house where we just sat in my room and talked until about 4:30am, when I finally just said, "Do you guys just want to spend the night." No one objected. Austen was particularly excited, and I love sleepovers anyway. :o) So we all went to sleep at around 5am. It was so random, a co-ed sleepover- scandalous. I had to go to work at 12:25 today, but I felt really crappy, like I was going to puke, so I stayed for about 2 hours until my manager (bless his heart) told me I could go home. So now I'm home resting.
The summer fun is still in effect- give me a call if you want to join in, or spend the night, whichever. :o) And dudes- the Bob Marley CD rocks! Have a fun day!

I had an insanely awesome day yesterday. I went on a motorcycle. That's right, I said it. It was so fun! Words can't describe how fun it was. I even had dreams about it last night, that's how exciting it was. It was Kyle's bike, and I was holding onto him so tight because I was so scared. But at least I didn't fall off. :o) We went 105mph. Man, it was so cool! College group was fun last night too. We had a BBQ, played softball, did worship in the new church sanctuary, and then some of us went and played dodgeball. It was an awesome night. After dodgeball, me, Tani, Kyle, Andrew, Chris and Melinda went to Pappy's. Yum. Then at around 1:45am, we headed home. Great times!
So, about the dump yesterday. It kind of made me sad. That's where all of our trash goes. There was so much trash, it was unbelievable. What happens when there's no more room for it? Why are we so wasteful? It just sucked to look around and see all of this stuff that people didn't want anymore, or that they didn'y recycle. I guess I just want to say: guys, please don't waste things, please recycle, and don't litter! That's my advice for the day. :o) And go ride a motorcycle, it's the bomb for a fun time!

Only 4 more days of school left, man it feels good to say that. Then it's smooth sailing until I transfer. I have to say though, psychology has been very interesting. I've never been interested in it before, but somehow it has sparked something in me this time. I'm actually learning a lot about myself in this class- and realizing that the way I perceive myself might not be the way others do. What a thought.
Today is another glorious day off of work. It's 9:19am and I am sadly already awake, but that's okay because I get to hang out with Mother Hen today. We're gonna go to the dump! Good times. I actually like going to the dump, it reminds me of my dad. That sounds kind of bad... it reminds me of my dad because whenever he would go to the dump, he would take me with him. And also, when I went to his house everyother weekend as a kid, I would always want him to take "the long way home" and that included driving by the dump. So that's why the dump reminds me of my dad.
Anywho, it's time to get the party started over here, the summer fun just never ends...

VILLAGE PEOPLE ROCK!! Dude, I saw the Village People in concert! And the cop guy even pointed to me when they were singing "In the Navy" It was awesome! It was also great because I ate a HUGE bag of cotton candy, and I mean HUGE! :o)
After the concert, Rose, Alyssa, and I all got cowgirl hats. We look hot in them. Or at least that's what someone told us, or I told us, or something. We got to go on 2 rides: the Zipper which was so great, and this stupid one called "Hard Rock"- it hurt so bad! When we were on it this dude was like,"Hey, play some Slipknot!" And just for fun I was like,"Yeah! Slipknot Rules!" And then the new guy, Kevin, was like,"Play some Jessica Simpson, yeah!" Oh my gosh, it was soooo funny!!!! After the fair we went to Pappy's.... yummy. And then it was time to go home.
To continue the fun- yesterday Rose and I went to Boomers! It was 10 buck Tuesday. Good times. After I spent the glorious day with Rose, I went to Denny's with Tani, Ashli, and Alyssa. I'm house sitting so we all went there and had a sleepover. We didn't sleep much though. Funny how that goes. So I woke up this morning and went to class, then came home and took a nap. I have 3 days off. 3 whole days! Tomorrow is my last day off though, but then I only work for 12-5 on Friday, so it's kind of like a day off. Anywho, summer is great, I love it! I hope you all are having a fantabulous summer like I am. Oh yeah!!

It's 10am, and I am out of class, drinking an orange cream soda, listening to Coldplay, and preparing to go to the beach. What a beautiful day it is today. I think it's already like 80 outside. I don't have to work today!!! Yippie! So- last night I went to a very fun BBQ. It was at Ashli's house, and these are the people that went: Ashli, Tani, Carrie, Ausi, Alyssa, Crystal, Ashley, Michael, Me, and the new guy Kevin. He's from Minnessota. I turn 21 1 month from tomorrow. Good times. Anywho, at the BBQ, we danced a little, did some Kareoke, ate, went to a field and played soccer, and then watched the Butterfly Effect. Yeah- freak movie. I was so mad at it! It's totally whack. I love summer though, it's so fun to hang out with the homies and eat a lot. Like last week, I went to Hearst Castle with John. It was great! Our guide for the tour kept saying "tur" instead of tour. It was hilarious. It was like Nelly- right thur. haha. And then there was this guy who had really bad BO and he kept telling the tour guide random facts about Mr.Hearst, like she didn't already know. Hello! She's the tour guide! It was classic though. I wish I could go swimming in the Venus pool there, it was rad. Welp, I'm gonna go get ready for yet another Day O' Fun! See ya!

I have had an interesting week thus far. To make a long story short, I have this problem with my lower abdomen. There's a myriad of scar tissue in it from a surgery I had when I was a baby. Sometimes, my abdomen will hurt but it goes away in a day or so. Well, early Monday morning, it started hurting- really bad. And it didn't go away. Tuesday-still hurt, Wednesday-still hurt... time to go to the ol' doctor. I woke up on Wednesday morning and painfully came out into the living room. Mother Hen (mrs.Hough) asked me what was wrong- I told her and she made me a doctor's appointment. Goodie! So I go to class, come home and lay down and go to the doctor. Don't you hate it when people ask you how you're doing when you're at the doctor's office? I do. I don't know how to respond,"I'm great, considering I'm here at the doctor's." It's an odd situation. I just said,"I'm pretty good."
Anywho, good ol' Dr.Hole (that's his name) told me I needed to go see a different doctor, but not before I peed in a cup for him. Yay!
I decided that it was the wisest thing to go to the "other doctor". I was pretty freaked out about the whole situation. I called Rose and told her what was up and she asked if she could come with me. Of course I said yes. So the next morning we headed off to happiest place on earth... the OBGYN's office! And you know what, I don't know how it happened, but when I woke up that morning, my pain was gone!
It's a miracle, isn't it? He (the doctor) just told me that I probably had some cysts that bursted (how comforting) and that I would soon be over it. Then he told me I needed to come back in 6 weeks... :o(
What an adventure. So, I'm glad I'm still alive, and that I have all of my organs, even if they hurt sometimes. :o) I wish you all good health. Peace out.

Today was a glorious day- I went to the beach! It was rad, I even went in the shark infested water and boogie boarded on down! Oh yeah! Then, Crystal and I got snow cones, yummy. Now I'm just chillin' at home. I don't have to work today- I'm pretty happy about it. Also, I went out to lunch/dinner with Rose and that was fun times. I smell pretty good right now, like the beach. I think I might even go again tomorrow! Times have been really fun lately, I hang out with people every night. It is definetley summer. It's about time! Anywho, my hair color is auburn- for those of you who don't live close (ahem, L-bomb). It's cool, I'm lovin' it more everyday. Have a summery day! Peace out.

So, I dyed my hair last night. It's pretty cool. It totally looks unnatural but whatevs. Karate Kid is on right now, oh yeah! I can't believe it's almost the fourth of July. I love this holiday. It's a time for BBQ, slip n' slides, fireworks, lemonade and good times! I can't wait until Sunday! My mom and sister moved yesterday. Pretty weird, I tried not to cry. What is with this week? I guess the moving bug is in the air. I saw Spiderman 2 on Tuesday, and you know, it wasn't all I wanted it to be. I found myself wanting it to hurry up and be over with- sad. I mean, it was worth it to see Tobey Maguire's cute little face for 2 hours, but seriously, what the heck was up with that sick robot thing? I just wasn't into it. Anywho, it's time t get ready for work... peace out!

Backpacking was ridiculously incredible. I had one of the best weekends of my life. Everything worked out perfectly. I went with Zach and Kyle. When we got to Yosemite, we weren't actually sure if we were going to be able to go backpacking since Kyle had called and the park said they were pretty much full. So we go to the little wilderness center to see if we could get a pass to go to half dome and guess what! There were only 3 spots left! And there were 3 of us... isn't that amazing? That was such a God thing (contrary to Zach thinking is was just a coincidence). So, our adventure started. I'll spare most of the details and just tell some of the funny/meaningful parts: I had my first bloody nose(2 of them), the guy who camped next to us looked like Sting, Zach almost touched a bear, Kyle had the most rank farts I have ever smelt, we made it to the top of half dome, I discovered that my love languages are acts of service and gifts, and one of the rangers at Yosemite that was on the same shuttle as me went to Humboldt. Dudes, it was such a great trip. I got to know Zach and Kyle better, but best of all, I got to know the Lord better. It's so easy to feel His love for me when I'm sitting on the top of a mountain. He is so good.

This one time, I was at Magic Mountain with my church. And I was hainging out with Michael. We were going to be there for 2 days so we had to get a Twicket. It's this pass that only costs 2 dollars, and you can get it if you want to come back the next day. When we were standing in line to get one, there was this big lady eating chicken and she kept saying, "Get me one of those twickets!" to this guy. It was so funny! Good times.

I had quite a day yesterday, not that I'm complaining or anything. I was just dead at the end of it, in every way possible. Here we go... first of all, I woke up late. Mother Hen came in my room and woke me up because she didn't hear any sound in my room. When I woke up, I just looked at her and said the wisest words I could think of..."I hate school!" So, I rolled out of bed, brushed my teeth, and headed for school. From a distance, I could see a sign on my classroom door that said "class cancelled today". I got so excited that I ran to the door, only to be dissapointed. It was for another class. So I went inside and sat down in the back. Well, my class only has like 8 people in it, so there really isn't a back, but nonetheless, I sat down in the farthest seat away from the front. Then my professor starts going, this is what I hear,"Blah, blah Freud. Self-actualization blah, blah...test tomorrow blah, blah." And then my head hit the desk, and I was out. So, I kept dozing off and finally decided I needed to get some fresh air. I got up and went outside, walked around for a bit, got a snack, ate it, then went back to class. I got home after class and took a nap. Considering I had to go to work at 12:25, it wasn't a very long one. Only about an hour long. Mother Hen came in to wake my up again and I got up and left for work. I got there and thankfully, I wasn't in clothing. I started to put people's stuff in their carts (an art they call "assisting")when one of my managers comes up to me and says those 4 words that every "assistant" loves to hear (not) "You need to transfer." This means that I had to take everything out of every customer's basket and put it into an empty one. This includes: cases or water, dog food, cases of soda, bags of charcoal, etc. Not a very fun time at work. By the time I got off work, I felt so apathetic towards it. I got in my car and just thought,"I don't even care. I hate this." I got home and called my buddy Kyle about backpacking this weekend. "The trails are full", Kyle said. Then he told me Zach said he wasn't going to go. Dude! I had been looking forward to this trip for a while, I finally had a weekend off, and now, now the trails are full and Zach's not going?! No way! So then he said that we were just going to go to Yosemite and see if we could get in, and that Zach was going to go. I felt a little better. I called Zach and made sure he was going, then Tani came over and gave me a present! She got me some scrapbooking stuff for backpacking pictures. When she left, I just sat on my bed. I felt like crying but I didn't really have the energy, so I just sat. I talked to God for a while then went to sleep. I woke up a little late this morning but it was okay. I went to class and took a test, and did good on it. Now I'm home, and I don't heve to work until 5.

The thing is, I realized, I need to praise the Lord when I open my eyes in the morning. I need to thank Him for my breath. Then, when I go to work, thank Him for His provision. He has provided me with so much! And with the backpacking trip- so what if the trails are full! I'm going to enjoy creation, and enjoy spending time with Zach and Kyle. I don't know how I got this weekend off, but I did- and it's not going to be wasted. So that's it. I thought I had a bad day yesterday, but I think God just wanted me to realize that He's my strength and that when I think something is sucky, it really isn't. Anywho, I'm off to an adventure!

Only 3 more days until backpacking!! I am so excited! I got this book abour California hiking and it has over 100 trails is it. It tells about them, where they are, how long they take, it's great! I have to go to work in a half hour, so I'm just resting right now. I can't wait until Thursday at 10pm, after that-no more work for 3 whole days!!!! Yippie!

I would just like to say that I just got done making the perfect muffins. They're blueberry and they're going to taste spectacular. Yummy. My health class is over! Yippie! Stupid Elimidate, that show is so lame! I'm going backpacking next weekend and I am so excited!! So excited!!! I'm a little freaked out but no worries, it'll be the bomb! Anywho, I'm gonna go eat a muffin.

A whole day off of work, what a blessing! I just got back from Zach's shack, good times. We watched the best of Will Ferrell, and played Nerts, then Tani came over and we watched the Waterboy. Oh yeah! Yesterday, this girl asked me if Chicken of the Sea was chicken or tuna.. and she was serious! Man, some people. Austen and Reuben are playing video games right now, they'll probably play until like 2am- they are crazy. Cafe Monet is a wonderful restraunt, it could become my new favorite. I had the best sandwich there today. Yummy. Anywho, I gotta go to bed or I'm going to sleep in again tomorrow. Nighty night.

Yay! I'm not sick anymore! I had a really bad hot flash today... darn meopause. Just kidding. :o) Another fun week, yesterday I went to these water slides at this lake. It was god times. Then after that I went to the beach and actually went in the water. It was so cold! But I'm so glad I went in, it was liberating. The today, I went and picked berries with Rose at Avila barn. Tonight, when I got home from work, I went into my room. I was kind of in a bad mood because my room is messy right now and I haven't done laundry in a while and I'm just tired, but then I looked on my bed and there was a note. It said,"I love you Jen. Love, Mother Hen." It made my night so much better, I was even motivated to do a load of laundry tonight! I love that woman, and I love that God knows the exact moment that I need that. Good night.

I'm such a baby. All I have is a little cold and I feel like crud. What a lame. Anywho, I started school. I just have health right now. It's pretty darn hilarious. My teacher is like a 55 year old beach bum, and she cracks me up. It's only a 3 week class so we have like 2 tests a week, crazy. But they're pretty easy. Let's see, I went to Santa Barbara on Monday and Tuesday. It was good times. On Monday I went with Tani, Zach, Michael, Reuben and Carrie. We rented one of those Surreys, I love those things! Then on Tuesday I went with my friend Heather that I met at Hume. We had fun hanging out. Anywho, I'm gonna go get my hair cut now... scary.

I'm sitting here at the computer drinking tea. I love tea. It's so relaxing. I just got off the phone with a lady from Humboldt and I decided to "withdrawl" my application for the fall. So I'm just going to re-apply in the spring. No biggie right? But I feel so weird about it. I don't know why this is such a big deal to me right now. First I'm going, then I'm not. Then I'm going, then I'm not. I just wish I knew what the right thing to do was. And I'm so afraid that I'll do the wrong thing thinking it's the right thing. God has taught me this lesson so many times it seems,"Jen, just wait." And even though it's the hundreth time I've tried to learn it, I find myself agonizing over,"How long? When? Why?" Why can't I just tust Him with this? It's just six months out of however many years I'll be on this earth for, ahhh I just need to be patient! So that's what I'm gonna do, I'm just going to be patient. I'm going to hang out in Santa Maria until December, save up some bling, have fun, and wait...
On a lighter note, I passes statistics! I got an 87% on the final and a C in the class. That's some dirt off my shoulders. :o) And believe me, it was dirt because it was math. Anywho, I better go, I ran out of tea.

Oh my goodness! I am so mathed out right now! I have been doing equations for 5 hours! I can't remember the last time I was this focused. I have to get an 82% on the test in order to pass the class, please Lord! Help me! I think I'll do okay though. If not, I'm going to be pretty upset... that's a waste of 16 weeks. Oh well. I had to write in my blog before I took my test, just to get some math hatred out. :o)

What a week! Not only did Julie come but so did my friends Neena and Dani. It was so exciting, but I felt like I was on an emotional rollercoaster the whole time. I also got accepted to Humboldt for the fall. But I think I'm going to hold off until the spring. I'm just not ready, in so many ways. So that's the plan. I have to work in an hour, so I'm just killing time right now. I have a Stats test tomorrow that I have to get an 82% on in order to pass the class. I should be studying right now, but I really don't feel like it. I know, I'm such a good student, can't you tell? Haha. Anywho, I guess I better get ready for work. See ya!

Wow, I am so stinkin' excited right now! My friend Julie is going to come and stay here, in Orcutt, at my residence, for a week! How fab! What else... I went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium on Friday with Rose. I called in sick to work :o) I was so scared to do it, but I did anyway. The aquarium was incredible! My favorite things were: the octopus, petting the sting rays, and the big jellyfishes. Man, I was in awe. My eyes welled up with tears. I'm such a sucker for creation.
So, I perform my play for my drama final on Tuesday. Haha, that will be interesting. I'm nervous. Mainly because I haven't memorized all of my lines and because I'm very frustrated with my teacher. But, hey, it'll be okay. I cleaned my room yesterday, it was so messy. It feels nice to wake up to a clean room. What's even better is that I don't trip over things if I have to go potty in the middle of the night. When Rose and I went to the aquarium, we got lost. So I called there to get directions, we were in Salinas (which is VERY ghetto, I would never reccomend ever going there, ever) and the lady got us even more lost. So I bought a map, but then I couldn't figure out how to use it so I was like,"Let's just go to the Chamber of Commerce." So we did, and then they gave us the right directions and then we got to Monterey. We also ate at Bubba Gump's Shrimp, even though I don't like shrimp, I had a hamburger. It was good. Anywho, I better get some shut eye. Talk to you later! Peace Out yo!

Man, I've been sleeping in like crazy lately. Lame. I need to stop it and wake up early so that I can enjoy the day. School is almost over, Yay! But I'm taking classes in the summer so I guess it won't really be over. Oh well. Someday, I'll never have to go to school again. That will be a beautiful day! If I'm still blogging then, I'll write about it. :o)
My mom is moving to Idaho. Of all places, Idaho. I'm sad about it. Oh well, we all have to move eventually. It was going to be one of us. And she just did it first. Anywho, last night, before I went to sleep I was thinking about life. I was thinking about the journey that God has taken me on thus far. About the times He has broken me, and pieced me back together. And about the times I have "broken" Him. I thought about that feeling I get right before He takes me on a really exciting adventure like: Hume, making a new friend, going hiking, doing something for the first time, or just spending a day with Him and seeing where we will go. The fact is, although it has been a very rough journey and my soul has many scrapes and bruises from it, I find myself dwelling more on the excitement rather than the pain. This is a big change for me. Usually, whenever I look back on life I'm filled with sorrow and pain because I know who I really am and how I hurt Jesus so much. But recently, I've just been able to say,"Thank You." I know I've hurt Him, but He's bigger than that. He looks past it, and looks on me with love. And now, I can finally see that. And I'm so excited for what's to come. Even with the scrapes and bruises that are in store for me, there's always an adventure to share in.
So, yay for God!

Oh yeah, another hot day in the neighborhood. I'm eating bubble tape gum right now, it's the best! You know how I've been wanting to get ice cream from the ice cream man? Well, yesterday I was a Tani's house and I heard that sweet music. It was like the voice of an angel. So I listened and was able to determine the location. I chased that truck or a block and finally got to the window. You want to know what I got? A ninja turtle ice cream with bubble gum eyes. It was better than I imagined it would be. Anywho, I'm gonna go for the night. I'm watching Message in a Bottle, it's a tearjerker. :o(

I had a dream last night, here it is:
So I was outside of my old house that I used to live in with my brother, sisters and mom. But I lived with some other people in my dream. I didn't really know who they were, even in my dream. I was tossing around a football with this guy and little girl. And the little girl called me mommy. She was probably 4. It started getting dark so we went inside. The little girl went and sat on the couch to watch T.V. Then I just stood still in the dining room and tried to process where I was, and who I was.(I didn't even know in my dream). So then I went up to the guy that I was playing football with, and said,"Are you my husband?" And he smiled and said,"Yes." Then I got choked up and said,"I love you." And I asked him if I could kiss him. He started laughing, and then I kissed him. It was so weird becuase afterwards he just stared at me. It was like he realized that I was dreaming and that I really had no idea where I was. It was so weird!

When I woke up this morning, I woke up with tears, not only because of my stupid sunburn, but just because God is so rad! I am so thankful that He has a future for me and I can't wait to unwrap it. :o)

Once again, another hot day. That's okay, because tomorrow I'm going to the beach, oh yeah! I really feel like dancing right now. I'm in the mood to shake it like a salt shaker! I just ate some cinnamon life, it was so satisfying. Let's see...my bites are still on my leg. I think they're getting better though which is good because I was getting worried. I'd like to give John snaps for starting a blog of his own. Once I get his site I'll post it on my links. So yeah, nothing else to write about really. No ice cream man today... maybe tomorrow. One can only hope...

Wow, it was so hot today. It was stinkin 98 degrees! Like the band! Crazy! I got to cashier for like 10 minutes at work today, it was so exciting! You know what time I got up this morning? 11:30am. Isn't the horrible? I don't have to work tomorrow, wednesday, or thursday. It's going to be so great, minus going to school. Well, actually I like gong to hip hop so that will be cool. Oh my goodness! I have a story... this one time at the zoo, when I was like 11, I was by the lion cage and there was this little girl with an ice cream cone. And the lion lfted his leg and peed on her! It was so sad. So, last night I was hanging out with my group from my drama class and I told the that story. My friend Autumn goes,"Hey, I got peed on by a lion when I was like 5." And I was like,"Shut up! What zoo?" And she said,"Santa Barbara! And I had an ice cream cone!" Dude, she was the little girl! Isn't that totally crazy?! I laughed histerically for like 10 minutes. Then, after we dropped her off at home, she lives in Santa Ynez, we drove around trying to find Neverlan Ranch. And did we find it? No. Oh well, I'll see it someday. Anywho, I better go to bed and save my energy for tomorrow. I hope the ice cream man comes to my neighborhood tomorrow. That would be great.

I just got back from running, good times. Dude, I have all of these bites on my leg and I don't know what they're from but I keep getting more. It sucks. The weather is so nice right now, and I have to go to work! I'm so bummed. I can't wait until I'm retired. :o)
You know what else stinks? No, not my lack of deoderant, but that the Strawberry Festival is this weekend and I can't even go. I usually go every year with Rose- but can I go this year? No! Oh well.

Dude! I'm watching Harry and the Hendersons with Tanya right now! What a classic piece of film. I tried to see if they had it on DVD at Amazon.com but they didn't. You know what they also don't have that I would really like to posess some day? Hey Dude, Salute your Shorts, Wild and Crazy KIds, 90210... just the classics you know? They really need to get those out there. DVDs are great.

Happy Easter! The Lord is Risen! Yay! What a great day. The sun is shining, there's a ham in the oven, golf on T.V. It just doesn't get any better than this. Well actually it does because later on I'm going to play ultimate frisbee and then tomorrow I'm going hiking! I love life! Anywho, I'm back on deoderant. Haha that sounds funny. "I just couldn't give it up, I think I have a problem." I might of had a problem if I gave it up, in a week or two I probably would have scared everyone away from me. :o) I made Jell-o today. It was pretty exciting. I haven't made it in a long time. Jell-o is so interesting. It amazes me. I mean seriously, isn't it awesome how it starts out all liquidy and then it turns into gel? It's great. Dude! I went to the Melodrama last night and saw "The Emperor's New Clothes" It was hilarious! It was basically just a play making fun of George dub but it was still funny. Welp, I'm gonna go enjoy a beautiful feast. Happy Easter!

A whole day off of work.. I'm lovin' it! I woke up at 11am this morning, and just laid in bed for a while. It was nice. I wish I was more faithful to this blog thing, but I always forget about it. And then when I do remember it, it's always late at night and I'm in no condition to write in it. So I had this dream about a week ago, that I won 20 million dollars! It was a cool dream. What sucks is that in my drem, everyone I told wouldn't believe me that I had won the money. Oh well. It also sucked to wake up and realize that it was just a dream. It's spring break for Hancock right now. So- no school this week. I am so glad! I've had a lot of fun. Something interesting I've been trying lately is not wearing deoderant. It's actually working out pretty good. I don't even have B.O.! But it's only like the third day, so hopefully I won't realize that I smell in a week. Anywho, I'm going to go organize my closet now!

Dude! I love my bling blingin' blog! Austen just helped me to get it looking fabulous. Yay! So the A-bomb came home today, and he informed me that he got to go horse back riding this morning. Good times for him. Dude, I went to the zoo on my "Day O' Fun" and it was so awesome! I got a little teary eyed when I saw the ape. It looked so bored and sad. It made me sad. But, guess what! Jane Goodall is coming to Santa Barbara on Wednesday night. I got all excited when I found out becuase I had just had my moment with the ape. Then reality hit and I realized I had to work that night. So when I went to work tonight, I asked this girl if she wanted my Wednesday shift. She did! I got all excited and started to think about the good times I would have listening to Jane Goodall speak. After about an hour of happiness, the girl said,"I forgot, Wednesday is my brother's b-day. Is it ok if I don't work for you?" OH MAN! My heart was crushed! And it still is. :o( Maybe some other day I guess.

Dude! I have like 6 essays to write right now, but I just can't bring myself to do them! They're due on Thursday so I guess tomorrow I'll feel more motivated, or someone needs to light a fire under my butt. Oh well, they'll get done... eventually. I can't wait! On Friday, I'm going to have a "Day O' Fun"! It's going to be the bomb for sure! I'll tell you more about it tomorrow! Anyway, I think I'm going to go to bed so that maybe I can get up a little early to start my essays. Oh yeah baby!

Yay! My first post ever! I can't wait to tell the world about my exciting life. And that's all I have to say right now. I hope I blog long and prosper.