Hippie Party

So last night me and some girls from Visalia decided to have a hippie sleepover. It was pretty rockin. We made hemp bracelets, protest posters, wore head bands, tiedyed tshirts, ding dong ditched, played guitar and watched SNL.

The Case of the Missing Phone

So my phone has been missing since friday morning. On friday I had a date so it was important that I had it so I could figure out where we were meeting and all that stuff. I searched all over the house - called it multiple times - interigated all the kids - but found nothing. Finally it was afternoon and I was getting desperate. So I told all the kids whoever found my phone first would get two dollars.

That is when I heard Gracie say "I know where it is!" ...after I had been asking them all about it. She goes on to explain that she had taken it to school with her that day (1st grade) and her teacher took it away (probably after the multiple times of me calling it). Hahaha so I think I'll be finding a different spot to put my phone from now on - or do backpack checks before school. It will be fun talking to Mrs. Lamoglia tomorrow in attempt to get it back.

THE YOSEMITE HALF DOME EXPERIENCE

So. This is one of those experiences that I said I NEVER WANTED TO HAVE AGAIN... but now that I'm rested I can't wait to go again.

My trip started when I left around five on friday. I got to the trail parking lot at around 10:00 pm. I was just going to sleep in my car but the rangers were going around with flashlights making sure people weren't car camping - which is so dumb because what are you supposed to do when all the campsites were taken?! So I decided to go for a walk to the trailhead to buy time and wait for them to leave. When I was walking up I saw a group of people with glow sticks on who were about to go hiking - I thought to myself "they are crazy!" When I got there the leader of the group shined their flashlight at me and started asking me all these questions. I told him that I was by myself and I was just going to hike the half dome tomorrow morning. He was like "well that isn't very safe, why don't you come with us?! we're leaving in five minutes (10:30pm)." I thought about it and was like sure why not! Then I won't have to worry about rangers waking me up at 1:00am and kicking me out. So I ran the half mile back to the car, changed and got my stuff. When I was walking back one of the leaders started talking about how this "is a church group of young single adults from 18-30" and when he said that I was like wait a minute that sounds familiar!! So it ended up that the group I was going with was an LDS singles ward activity. Funny how things work out eh? Now if that wasn't set up by Heavenly Father, I don't know what is...

We left at 11:00pm for the eight mile journey to the summit. IT WAS STRAIGHT UP FOR 80 PERCENT OF THE TRIP. Holy cow it was hard - plus I was tired - plus I was planning on going in the day so I was in shorts and a tshirt at night in the mountains (cold!) - but it was awesome hiking under the moon and stars. We got to the top at 6:00. The last half a mile is the hardest and most dangerous... so it didn't help that I was way tired and wobbly and if I tripped or fell there is sheer cliff on all sides haha. But point is that God kept me safe and I made it to the top for sunrise!!!!

I stood there!!!!



I had to leave very quickly after this was taken... I just about died from looking down haha



The cables that we climbed up in the dark... while completely exhausted... but we made it!! It was pretty steep.


All in all, good trip!!! 20 miles in 13 hours...

Village Pool

I like this picture because you can see a bubble coming out of my nose - rad. I really can't wait to get my braces off and Tay Tay has purple lips.

Last night...

Was quite the night. All I set out to do was go to institute over in Visalia so I didn't bother to track down my cell phone or anything before I left. Institute was awesome as usual, I really like our teacher. She let us out a little early to have dessert and socialize. While I was talking to some girls who I kinda knew from BYUI, they invited me to a going away/bday party for Kate. I was like "okay sure, I'll stay for a little bit" (because it is a 45 minute drive back to lemoore from her apartment). The get together was really fun! I'm starting to know most of the people and feel more at home... I ended up not leaving until 10:30. At 11:30 I arrived on base - SO TIRED. I was driving home and there was no one around so at one of the stop signs I didn't make a complete stop and kept going (you know how when you are sick of driving you can get a little sloppy with it?)... next thing I know there are lights behind me!!! I got pulled over by the base police. Thankfully Dad had stuffed the registration and all the things I needed in the glove compartment. Those darn cops had me there for FOURTY FIVE minutes!! It was crazy hard to stay awake. The whole time I was feeling so bad because I didn't even have my phone to call Debbie and tell her that I wasn't dead in a ditch somewhere (because I haven't stayed out past like 9:00 before and now I was coming home at like 12:00). So finally the cops let me go and I drove very cautiously back home haha. I was so excited to go in and hop into bed... but I turned the handle to the door... and it was locked. I tried knocking and ringing the doorbell - nothing. Which is fine, because it was twelve thirty in the morning haha. So I went around back and hopped the fence to see if the back door was locked - it was. Meanwhile the cheif commander or whatever the top person on the base was just pulling into his driveway across the street - while I was hopping fences and trying to open windows late at night. I thought for sure someone was going to come and tackle me from behind or something. Well when nothing would open I took down the hammock and was going to use it as a blanket and sleep in the wagon until morning, I decided to try one more window.

It worked! I finally got to go to sleep!!!
The End.