Luaus, Yardsales, and Cleaning, Oh My!

I'm waiting for the pictures, but last Friday, my family and I (with the help of my slave-for-a-day Rachael) threw a pretty awesome Luau-themed going away party for myself. We had food (lots of food!), swimming, mingling, games, and a hilarious men's hula competition with the fiercest competitors: Wyatt Griffith, Dallin Swainston, and Brandon Meng. Brandon stole the show with his vibrant shaking and chair routine and won the competetion. It was pretty intense AND we had a lot of fun.

Today we had a yardsale for 3 reasons: Hawaii money, to make more space, and to get rid of crap. Went pretty well though! I made about $200 and my mom ended up selling her car and made $1500. So overall a yardsale that makes $1700 isn't too shabby.

As for cleaning.................I need to clean. And pack. And get ready to leave. Other than that, everything is set and ready to go.

Oh my.......

Fun week!

So this week was quite interesting....

For starter's, I went to Pismo Beach for the first time in ages. My cousins and my sister went on a little vacation on the dunes, so I leached on. Just so happens my mom needed my car to go to Paso Robles for work, so we saved gas and went together. It was a blast. It was Rigby's first beach trip! (My super awesome dog.) So my mom, Rigby, Meredith, Rachael, and myself went on a mini road trip. Random tidbit: I don't think Rigby's going to want to go back to the beach. She liked it, but wouldn't eat, wouldn't poop, and for sure didn't like how a beagle tried to rape her. Just sayin'. When we got to the campsite, thanks to my cousin Michael and his Samurai, we played in the sand, made failed sandcastles, buried Rachael (and gave her tig ol' bitties), and buried Riggs! I'll put up pictures when I get them. On our way home, we went to the Splash Cafe (yummmm!) and got clam chowder. There was NO line. Score! Anyway, awesome trip.

I also found a new guilty pleasure. His name is Shane Dawson and he is hilarious.

Occasionally........actually frequently inappropriate, but if you're into inappropriate humor, you'll like it, if you're not, you won't. Period. If there were edited versions, I'd watch him 24/7 and shout his name from the mountain tops, but they're not......bummer. He's still pretty cute though. Bonus!

Lastly, I had to teach the lesson in Sunday school last Sunday. It wasn't bad and sucked butt all in one. Funny thing is, sense I'm leaving, I think they're trying to get the last few miles out of me. So that Sunday I also got slapped with a prayer, threatened to sing in Sacrament Meeting, AND I have to give a talk on Sunday. Go figure. It's alright though. I don't really mind. As you can tell, I like to talk. :-)

Lil' Tidbits.....

1) I took a nap. No big deal, accept when I woke up there was a 2-inch long cockroach on the ceiling. That thing could have laid eggs in my brain! Anyway, when my mom got back I showed it to her and she and her brilliant imagination came up with this contraption:

The only problem is she trapped him, but didn't CATCH him. When she moved the cup the roach fell and we couldn't find it................until the next day. The end.

2) My car hit 33333 miles on Wednesday. Thank you Brady for pointing that out. Important? No. Do I like it? Yes. =)

3) My friend Scott has past the half-way point on his mission. Go Scottie! (He's the brown one.....)

I think that's it. Random Sunday thoughts for you.......

Tubing with the Griffiths!!

I am so sore today...........and this is why.

I went tubing with the Griffiths yesterday and it was awesome!! If you don't already know, Rachael Griddith is my partner in crime and my B.F.F.F.E. (Best Friend For Freakin' Ever). I LOVE her family. We're both "adopted daughters in each others' families and let me tell ya, her family is so good to me. Well, Rachael's dad has a fishing boat and is not trustworthy with it. =) He had us flying and bouncing like no other. At one point I think I actually flew. (Who says black people can't fly?!) I loved it. I was so fun!