a few things...

I would like threadless to please have another 5 dollars t shirt sale.

i just bought a pair of neon green shoes. try not to be jealous.

i have to go pick my mom up from work today. boo.

its friday!

and tomworow is saturday!

....we might be knocking the wall out towrmwow

...of my house...were adding on. did you know?

went to eat today with the gma and mom. good stuff.

i can't think of anything else to say?

good bye!

Back to school...

or not.

Last night I was thinking that it was really weird that I'm not going back to school. There hasn't been any of the nervousness or anticipation of a new school year...its still summer isn't it? Heck yeah! ha ha suckers! Just kidding... It's kinda sad not getting to be up in Logan right now. I have never not gone to school. And since I still have TWO more grueling months of waiting till my adventure starts! It's weird. Good thing I have lots of things to keep me busy...like:

finishing the scrapbooks for me and the little bro.
doing dishes and laundry.
reading!
being on the computer....
uh...
oh yeah. chillin with my gma.
shopping. (i wrote a list of everything i still need....its long.)
umm...getting the mail.
picking up the little bro.
oh yeah, going to institute!
going to logan to see folks (this doesn't happen as often as it should, this week and next though!)

yeah...so as you can see, I am a super busy gal...hahaha. It really isn't as awful as it sounds, or maybe I am just used to it. But it seems like i am usually busy. oh well. I hope all you school goers have a grand day! Study hard! I hope you made a back to school playlist!

ummm..

No energy for posting this month. sorry. umm...i don't know what to say.

Family pictures today! Very excited.
I like animal crackers.
I just bought pajama pants. (You have know idea how hard a time i had trying to find capri length pajama pants. and on sale. twice!)
I mowed the lawn today. go figure.
plaid is still ugly.
i was on a softball league. we won both our games on thursday!
i am going on a road trip. don't try and stop me. (well jessica can. cause its her car we may or may not be taking)
i like to read. a lot.
taco wednesday!
i took the little bro school shopping. he wanted to buy shirts off threadless. i am so proud.
firefiles by owl city. good song.
got my letter from the mission pres. very exciting.
i am taking piano at the institute. so excited.

i think i am all listed out.

Pictures stolen from Saren's facebook.

nice.

Just when I decide to go on a mission and must purchase some collared mission kinda clothing. PLAID comes into to style. Thanks. A. Lot.





NOT.

week in review.

ok ok. I'm sorry. I know you've all been sitting at your computers for the past week waiting for me to post. So here I am! taadaa....

Anyways...

.KINGS PEAK.


Was awesome.

It was 8 miles in to where we camped. 6 up and 6 back. and then 8 miles back out to the car. so...28 miles in 3 days. I thought I was going to die. I had a 30 pound pack. I figured I was gonna hike for a mile or so and then die. But it actually wasn't that bad. And. Confession. I didn't actually make it all the way to the top....you see...my brothers were way fast. And my parents were way slow. So by the time they caught up to me, they decided they weren't gonna make it to the top. And I wasn't about climb the last mile alone...cause its super steep and your just climbing over all these crazy boulders and stuff...so I almost made it...only 1 mile short. So I want to go again...Weather was awesome though. Usually it rains crazy hard. But it didn't for us. Super super duper windy though.



The night I got home. Which was last Saturday. I went to some fireworks with my friends. I couldn't walk cause I think I pulled a muscle or something behind my knee. So I was all exhausted and limping. But it was sooo worth it. Cause they had a dance after the fireworks. And it was a bunch of jr. high and high school kids standing around...trying to look cool. And myself and my friends were dancing around like fools. Literally. Well at least I know I looked like a fool. It was so very much fun though.

This Friday. I went to a friends cabin in Heber. We were up till 6 in the morning. Well thats when I fell asleep. The first person went to sleep around 4 and some never went to sleep. Good times though. We played that around the world pool game. And Nightmare! Have you ever played that?!? I had never heard of it. Its a board game and you watch a video with it. It was so crazy. Like an old school interactive dvd game. Only on vhs...so it wasn't really interactive. You just do what it says and stuff. and disturbia. and there was dinner. and...shark week on discovery channel. and my awesome oreo cookies. and mafia. hilarious.

And we went to some hot pools...i guess there called. They were sooo very hot though. I really couldn't even keep my feet in for more than a few seconds. But some of my crazy friends were swimming and doing cannonballs and diving in, the crazies.


















They were insane. Good times though. The rest are posted on facebook for your viewing enjoyment.
and then.... (sorry i am posting about a million boring things. get over it.)

Katie (friend/roommate) got married on Saturday. So after getting less than 3 hours of sleep and an awesome breakfast I headed back down to Layton for wedding festivities. The luncheon was delicious. And the recep was way fun to. A bunch of the friends came and I got to see a bunch of people from logan that i hadn't seen in ages. Good food. Chocolate dipped strawberries. mmmm. And wedding cake. mmmm. good times. Then i came home and was in bed before 10:30 and slept for 12 hours. lovely. Saren has pictures of that joyous occasion though. so sorry. you don't get to see any from me.

The End.

tired.

I got home today from hiking King's Peak. 28 miles. wow. knees hurt. Full details and pictures to come.

Did i never tell you that i went to the midnight showing of harry potter?? (i might have....?)

Well i did. and i've seen it again. so i'll give a review even if i already gave one. here it is.

ron. hilarious. makes the show.
skipped the big fight at the end. no. not ok.
ron. i love him.
harry was actually pretty good in this one too.
I was really impressed. besides a few minor things.
ron. so funny.
overall. I really liked it. not loved it. but really liked it. which is almost loved it.
ron. is. awesome.
(malfoy did a good job to)
go ron.

i see...

I have been busy this past week. Let's review:

Wednesday 15- mission call
Thursday friday and saturday- river trip to jackson hole with friends.
saturday- homecoming of robert my friend. he was in russia.
monday- i finished my senior year of pictures for scrapbooking. (that sentence didn't make any sense.
tuesday- my mom stayed home from work.
wednesday- 2 for 1 tacos in ogden. and park city!!! some shopping. and the alpine slide and coaster. and a caramel apple to take home!!! i love park city.

So the river trip was a grand ole time. We drove up thursday morning. I really like camping. On Friday we went down the river. I had to leave early on Saturday so I couldn't go down again. But i took some pictures. We were in the car. Cause that is where my camera was the whole trip. We got stuck in the construction for ever. So this is on the way to the river. Enjoy....

















Aren't they just lovely people?












Robert was so glad that we put are feet on the
seat.




















Derrick was the driver. He was all sorts of stressed out cause of the construction traffic....

And thats todd next to the giant cowboy boot....

There were a few more pictures...i'm sure you wanted to see them. maybe later.

oh yeah. and i'm still going on a mission!! mmhmm. its kinda feels sureal to believe its actually happening. I was not expecting to go there or around that area. Hence the shockedness. But I am so excited. I can't wait to get out there. and to learn spanish. super cool also.

Here are some useless facts about Puerto Rico that I think are cool. (yes all provided by wikipedia)

Population- almost 4 million
The island- e/w is about 110 miles and n/s about 40 miles (That. Is. Tiny.)
Highest elevation- 4,300 feet
average temp is 82.4 and humid
17 lakes, all man made
they like baseball

and that is all. this blog has gone on long enough.

It came!!!!

My mission call. Yes its really happening. It's real. I might be in shock.

I will be serving in the:

Puerto Rico San Juan West Mission

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Spainsh Speaking

ahhhhhhhhhh!

In shock. So excited. I leave November 4 (which sounds YEARS away. but its really only 3 monthsish) I will be in Provo for 3 weeks and then in the Dominican Republic for 6 weeks!!!

Once again. So excited. Shock. Nervousness. Relief. Excitement.

Can't wait!!!!!!

The mission includes the west side of Puerto Rico and also Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao (also known as Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles).

books. movies. decks.

I have been doing nothing but read all week. This is one advantage of not working. I can read. All the time. Which I really kind of love. specially this past week cause I found some GOOD books. There are 3 of them. Even better. The Abhorsen Trilogy. I have heard of and seen these book many times but never felt the need to read them. I'm hooked though. They are way good.

Also. Avatar? The Last Airbender? Movie? Wha..! They are making Avatar into a movie!!!!! (real movie not cartoon. (Avatar=cartoon on nickelodeon.) The channel its on though I don't get. Sad day. So I've only seen like 4 episodes. But. I LOVE it. It comes out next summer. So I'll be gone. Sad day. But it will still exist when I get back. So I just might survive. Watch the trailer here!!!! (I hope that works. cause as you know. I didn't ever know how to do it. then someone kindly explained to me how rediculously easy it is to do.)

I helped my dad do some more of the deck today. It's hard work. And I almost got my tooth knocked out. It's almost done. And the older brother helped out after I got all angry and frusterated with the lifting and almost getting my took knocked out.

soon...

So the scrapbooking extravaganza is currently on hold. Due to the crazy amount of pictures on my computer that need to be developed. So the living room is a disaster. I'm sure my mom appreciates it.....

Last week:

Provo. friends. 17 again. awesome pizza. talking. cool penny necklace. yellowstone national park. confessions of a shopaholic. talking. pancakes. was awesome.

Logan. friends. uno. fireworks. talking. muddy buddies. was awesome.

4th of July. putting in the deck (some of it). ribs at gmas. bike ride. fireworks. was awesome.

so that was my week in a nutshell. I had a good time, thanks for asking. I wish i had a picture to post....? But i didn't take any. i have mosquito bites. they hurt.

there was something else i was going to say. there always is. but i forgot.

oh oh oh oh. i just remembered.

Yesterday my dog. Dusty is his name. He had some weird thing on his foot. It was sad. We took him to the vet. He had a little weed that was working its way into his foot so it was getting all infected. They had to surgery it out. We had to leave him at the vet for a few hours cause they have to put him out to do the surgery. So we went to pick him up. Poor thing. (i love my dogs. they are so stinkin cute). He was kinda out of it for a bit. And lucky us, they gave us the little weed thing that was in his foot....taped it to a piece of paper. I thought it was strange. His foot looks much better now. So glad he's feeling better!

currently...

I am scrapbooking. I was wandering around the house with nothing to do and I had a great idea! I could finish my scrapbook. Which is only finished to 9th grade. So I got all the stuff out and started organizing my pictures. I think its fun cause you get to see all these old horrid pictures of yourself and lots of fun memories come back. Like Christmas, and my 16th birthday (the worst ever), going to Chicago for the first time, and these crazy pictures of when we straightened Travis' hair so it was sticking straight up. good times.

Travis is currently listening to Linkin Park on youtube. The chipmunkized version. he is so cool.

I need lunch. But its almost 5. So I guess I need dinner. I am craving the Burger Bar. Doubt that I'll get it though. Maybe tomwowm though....

I went camping on Friday! It was really fun. I almost didn't go but I am glad I decided to go. Weather was super awesome for us. It looked like it was going to be awful. But nothing happened! So it was great. We had tinfoil dinners in the fire and smores. We were right next to a stream so that was awesome. I had to go to the bathroom all night long, so that wasn't so awesome. In the morning after we were all packed up we headed back to Logan to make breakfast. It was sooooo very good. I also took a grand total of zero pictures of the fun event! go me.

On Saturday I went with my family to see......Transformers 2! So I hadn't heard good things about the movie. But I really liked it? I thought it was really pretty good. There were a few parts I could have done without and some of it was cheesy. But overall I thought it was way good. So I guess I like stupid cheesy movies. Oh wait. Yes. I do.

That is all. The scrapbook calls....

post

Ok there was some things i had to say. But i can't really think at the moment. I am hungry.

Oh yes. So transformers 2 is out. The most F*&%ing Bad A movie ever. Hahahaha you remember this yes? (you see. i have a confession. you know how you can make the links to past posts or websites or whatever. I have no idea to do that. So just pretend you see a link to my post about the time i dropped the F bomb when talking about the 2nd transformers movie) So yeah. I haven't acutally seen it yet. But i have heard from a lot that have seen it that it wasn't nearly as good as the first. But i might be seeing it this weekend. i'm sure it will be...awesome.

i might also be going camping. We were going. And then this morning we weren't cause it was supposed to be raining or bad weather. But now we might be going. But now i might not want to go?cause it is such a pain to drive clear out to logan. cause i already did on monday. and i am going to again next week. and i had decided i was gald that i wasn't driving up there again today. so maybe i won't go? even though i really want too. sigh. we'll see.

um. there was something else. can't think though. maybe later. need food now.

exciting news.

my chum saren got her mission call!!!

she is going to the Buenos Aires West, Argentina Mission. She leaves Sept 23!!!!! super exciting.

This is T-rav speaking:

ELLO everybody im t-rav the little brother of sarah. this might sound cocky but im cooler/better and the more advanced child of this family. So i was at football today and im tired and going to bed my mother is telling me to leave and i have a wicked rash on my legs just kidding its in the first stages of development so ill try to stop the infection before it starts that way they won't turn into huge open wounds like they usually do........football season last year BUT this is the end of my blog but thanks for reading and if you see me come give me money but if you dont have money go away im also taking checks/credit cards (if possible) if becki reads this ello..................................name your kid travis/ or and travina if a girl good day time for bed everyone im giving my sister her lap top back

love t-rav aka travis stringham sarahs little bro

(I hope you all enjoyed this as much as i did. -sarah)

Yellostone National Park.

I just weeded half the garden. Of my own free will. yes. I am that bored. on to more exciting things.

i went to Yellowstone National Park last week!! It was so very fun. I do enjoy that place. We stayed in an awesome condo in Island Park. The weather was pretty great to. I usually had to wear a jacket in the mornings and it was kinda windy sometimes. But other than that it was so perfect. It would not have been as enjoyable if it was super hot, like it is supposed to be there this week. It only rained a little and we were always in the car. Awesome. I love Yellowstone National park.

We saw lots of wildlife. Buffalo, elk, a coyote, 2 bald eagles, and a bear. We saw a bear. It was far away. Still. Totally awesome.

It is behind that tree stump (or a "snag" if you are my dad) eating a baby elk that it killed earlier that day. My parents were talking to some guy that got it on tape. And later that day we drove by where it was and the bear was still there. Its right in the center of the pic (center as in center right were the hill starts)....haha you can see it real good huh? My one that I drew the arrow isn't loading. But you can have a look on Facebook.















See. Buffalo. We saw lots and lots of buffalo. The babies are all little bit cuter than the big ones.
Yes?
















Thats an elk. And Old Faithful! Of course we went and saw Old Faithful. We got there like 15 minutes before it went off. So we didn't even really have to wait.Which was awesome cause it only goes off every 90 minutes or so.

We saw lots and lots and lots of waterfalls. And we saw the same waterfalls multiple times on account of the fact that my dad gave us the opportunity to stop at every single overlook for the same waterfall.... thats me at on of the waterfall places.




















So yeah. I am sick of uploading pictures cause it takes 12 years. So I'll just be done with that now. It was a really fun trip though. And I want to go back again soon.

Also in case you were curious the government is currently looking for lots and lots of soil scientists and soil conservationists. so if you need a job....

they MUST go.

HOLY. COW. ahhhhhhhh I can't take it anymore!!!alskjfdlkasdfjasldfkjasdflkj

We're adding on to my house. So the house some random holes in it. you know? cause its not all done blah blah thats just the way these things are. So because of lots of holes there is lots. LOTS. of moths in the new, unfinished part. And somehow they make there way into the real house. AHhhhhhalskdfjaslkdfj asf. its awful. i HATE..... DESPISE. MOTHS. and they are HUGE. so last night i was reading, and i had my little lamp on. And i had my door closed cause i didn't want any to get in. And then all of a sudden. THERE WAS A MOTH IN MY ROOM. ARGH. so i am freaking out. and my parents are alreayd asleep. and my mom was super annoyed and kept telling my to shut up (only she said, just be quiet). Cause i am making all sorts of strange noises and yelling things as i am trying to kill the moth. It escaped underneath my dresser though....

So i am trying to calm down and get back in bed so i can read some more AND THERE ARE TWO MORE MOTHS IN MY ROOM. AHHHHHlfkjsaflkajsfd fsd I was SO. ANGRY. There was lots of swearwords going around in my head. It makes me so furious. So i give up and turn off my light. But TO LATE. Their already in my room. And i can hear them fluttering around my room. And they were over in the corner of my room by my bed. They were probably mating, or pooping on me. Ahhhhalskdfjlaskdfjsf. So i am terrified and have the covers all the way up to my head. And since i am angry and terrified i am burning up underneath the covers. But i can't put my arm out cause they might attack me or something. And i couldn't sleep cause i was afraid they were gonna get in my hair or up my nose. ahSHDFLKJASDFLKSADJFLASKJDF LSKFJDLASKFDJ

deep breaths.................I don't know what happened to the other ones but there is still one behind my blinds. It was trying to get out the window.....I can't take it much longer. The other night the little brother killed 12. TWELVE moths. In his room. i might die soon.

over and done with.

I just got back from the dentist. eehhhhhhhh I loathe the dentist. But this was a new dentist. Not the old dentist. But i just don't like going in general. good news though. NO CAVITIES!!!!!! This is such a huge relief cause i hate the sound of that awful drill. ehhhhhh i'm gonna stop talking about it cause it makes me want to curl up in a ball and die.

But, i had a really good weekend, i must say. On Friday I went to the air show? i think its called that. Its on base. And they were practicing on Friday so there wasn't the millions of people that go on saturday and sunday. I'm not gonna lie though, it was way cool. I think part of the reason that i think its so cool is cause my dad is totally and compeltey fascinated by these planes. His office is just outside the big hanger and airstrip place. It was soooooo way cool though. If you didn't go you missed out. here are some awesome pictures.
















The cursor has disappeared. wierd......Thats ok though. I am going to island park next week! I have never been there before. We are going to yellowstone though. which i am soooo excited for cause i haven't been there in ages.

Back to the weekend though. Saturday i went up to logan to see my home boys, and girls. We went to costa vida. I love that place. Then we went to these batting cages that are only a dollar. it was so much fun and they had this awesome playground to. I got really dizzy. And then there is a fishing pond there, but its only for little kids. But there were a bunch of candle looking lights on the other side of it. so we went to investigate....and someone one getting engaged. Not then, that would have been embaressing. There was some people kinda by it that had set it up. So we left to that we wouldn't be poking around right as they came up....awkward. then i drove home. There was lots of cool lightening and i saw the end of the 5th harry potter movie at chris' gmas house.

;jijrlkkksjsnsooojgja i like the rain. it was raining yesterday. and i liked it.

here.

I read a whole book last night. That's probably one of my most favorite things in the whole world to do. it was a really good book.

i got a bunch of music awhile back. so guess what i'm listening to? yup, thats right. Brian Adams on the Spirit soundtrack. i'm cool.

I had spinach quiche for lunch. sounds disgusting. was actually pretty good. even the little brother liked it.

i cleaned today.

i didn't see my grandma today.

i have more books to read cause i went to the library.

i need a job. still.

in other news...

ok. I keep going to start a blog and then i lose energy and don't. so i am doing it anyways. cause its friday night and oh wait...yeah i'm sitting in my kitchen on my computer....super fun.

anyways today i went to the garbage dump with my grandma.................. garbage dump and grandma don't belong in the same sentence, so i'll just stop. it was quite the adventure though. i have been with my grandma a lot this week..............i'll just stop there. she is an awesome cool lady though. i like her. we picked flowers today to take back to my house for my mom. they are very very very very pretty. i like them.

Yesterday, and today i guess. was my little brother's last day of jr. high. ohhh the emotions i feel. first because he is supposed to be my little brother - and he's NOT anymore. he's huge. but it just got my thinking about my jr. high experiences. its so hard to explain. i loved it. i hated it. it was awesome. it was horrible. i sobbed on my last day. i'm insane. did no one else feel like this? anyways its so depressing and happy at the same time. so really the only thing to do is break down and cry. but what i really would like to cry about is that my kindergarteners' last day was yesterday. and i am soooo sad i wasn't there to see them. i freakin love this kids to death.

ok. one thing. jon and kate plus 8. i think its SOOoooo sad. i watched the season premire cause i wanted to see what they were gonna do with it. but i think its so sad what is happening with their family. espcially since they were always going on and on about how they would always be together. so sad.

in other news. my teeth are STILL bleeding. just a little. but just enough that my mouth tastes completely (that is not how that is spelled and the spell checker thinger isnt working on firefox)...tastes compeltyety disgusting in the morning. and to be honest folks, my family likes to tell that my breath smells bad. so i'm sorry if you have to talk to me, its not my fault! and sorry if you didn't want to know that, to late now. i called the doc and she said i was fine. ok. i guess i will believe you, as long as i'm not bleeding to death. i can chew on one side of my mouth though, the other side still hurts to much to be of any use.

in other news. i am going on a mission. (you think i would have willingly got my wisdom teeth out for nothing??) i have mentioned it to a few people. but now i am telling all of you. (all 2 that read this.....) I am going on a mission for real. Well for like 98% for real. i just can't bring myself to say i am going 100% till everything is done and turned in. cause i am insane like that. Maybe i will change my mind. And then i would feel stupid if i was like...oh yeah i'm totally going....not! just kidding. cause i couldn't handle that. but i really truely do feel that i know that it is the right thing to do....except when i freak out. but seriously i really know that i want and need to go. so unless something of 2% happens and i change my mind for whatever reason in the next few weeks i am going. I just need to go to the dentist really. but can't do that till my dang mouth heals. but yeah. i have ranted enough about that. be happy for me ok?

in OTHER news there was this little paper in the mailbox that said. Hello I am interested in you mazada -Jim and his phone number. the mazada would be my awesome car, Penny Putt-Putt from my high school years (lets not get into that). uhh...sorry Jim, the mazda isn't for sale....?? it was just parked on the side of the house with another car. (folks we have like a million cars when everyone is home.) so i dunno i thought it was kinda creepy cause i pictured this old man creeping around in our yard peeking in the windows of the car....that isn't for sale. wierd.

speaking of Penny Putt-Putt my little bro got his permit this week. Holy cow...lets not get started on that again though...(pretty much plan on me being an emotional wreck through each and everyone of my childrens childhoods/lives) it was pretty funny though, he almost didn't pass.

ok i think i might be done now. its been good to rant. cause that is what i have been doing just now. ranting. i hope you made it all the way to the end. and that you feel better to. i've gotta go wash my mouth out with salt water now....


(i tried, in vain to find a picture of me in jr. high. but there isn't any that exsist on my computer. tear.)

blaaaahh

i'm still here! not really sure how i'm feeling right now though. i went to one of the little brothers basketball games yesterday. i haven't even had to take the percocet (sp) that i got. and i'm eating lots of soup and oatmeal and mashed potatoes. i want a hamburger though. one of my teeth, tooths, holes in my mouth? keeps bleeding at night. so if it happens again i have to call the doc. but really i'm doing pretty good. its starting to swell though now, but not to bad. blah blah blah, i'm just bored. and i want food.

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