Summer (: and much-needed updates!

"Summer afternoon -- summer afternoon; to me, those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." ~ Henry James

Ah. So, yeah, that quote there pretty much sums up everything. (:

Well then. I realized that I haven't updated this thing since April 5th. Understandably, a lot has happened since then! Shall we recap?

April 27: We began preforming Joseph
May 1: Closing night of Joseph.
May 28: My junior high experience officially ended and i became a sophomore
June 1 - 11: I read all 1200 pages of Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo. Let me just say it was worth it.
June 18: I realized how I've been completely neglecting this blog

So... yeah. (: Let's be a bit more thorough, alright?

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Let me just say the being in Joseph was one of the best experiences I had this year. I loved it. I became close to so many people that I would have never became friends with otherwise, and I can honestly say that I was sad when it was over. It was one of the best weeks of my life.

End of the School Year
Yep. It's true. I'm no longer a junior high student, but an official high school student. A sophomore. That's so insanely crazy that I can barely comprihend it. However, I'm really happy with the high school that I'm going to and I can only hope that i'll be a fantastic experiance. (:

Les Miserables
So... I recently got re-introduced to this amazing musical, and once again I've fallen absolutely in love. (: Even more so than the last time, I think. So, I decided, "Hey, how about I read the book?" So, I reserved it at my local library and picked it up on June 1st. I read all 1200 pages in eleven days. (: This book was REALLY good. While a bit tough to read, what with it being originally written in French in the late 1800's, I think I got through it pretty nicely. And I'd totally read it again in a heartbeat. (:

Still on the topic of Les Miserables, I have some exciting news (for me, anyway). You see, 2010 is the 25th anniversary of Les Mis. So, a special 25th anniversary tour is being done. And guess what. In summer 2011, they will be coming to Salt Lake City. Yeah. When I heard that, I pretty much died a little with excitement. And, with a lot of hard work, I persuded my mom to get me tickets to the show. June 5th, 2011 will be one of the greatest days of my life. (:

And now we're back to today. (: I realized that I haven't updated this lonely little blog since April, and decided that now would be a good time to pick it back up. So... here I am. (:

The Song of the Week has officially been changed. It's now "Permanent" by David Cook. Such a beautiful, emotional song. David wrote it for his older brother Adam in 2008. For over a decade, Adam Cook fought against brain cancer that eventually spread to his spine. In May of 2009, Adam lost his battle. Listening to this song and knowing the emotion behind it really makes me love it.

Anyway, this update is now over. (:
But before I go, I must say that I like the idea of putting a quote at the beginning of every post, so I think that I'll start doing that. (:

Hahaha. Well, that's all for now.

7 more days of summer...

Oops. So... I know it's kind of late (11:54 pm, to be exact), but I was randomly on the computer, checking Facebook, hoping my dad wouldn't suddenly come downstairs and get mad at me for being on so late, when this comercial came on the tv and the lady said, "I love blogging!" (Isn't it some candy comercial?). And then I was like, "Oops. When was the last time I updated my blog?" So... yeah. Here I am now. At... 11:56 pm.

Nothing all that new to report. Besides that there's just a week left in school. Sigh. But at least I'll be an amazing 9th grader. ;)

Um... today I went and had my hair cut and highlighted. I'm actually pretty proud of it. I also had my eyebrows waxed (long story. My friend was all like, "OMG, THAT'D BE HILLARIOUS." and my mom was like, "Haha, I'm going to make you do it..." It hurt really bad. :P But only for a second.

Now, if only I could gather up enough courage to get my ears pierced...

Anyway, I think that'll be all right now. I'm tired and a bit parinoid that my dad is going to hear me typing or something and come downstairs. So... goodbye. :)

Here's to those celebrities...

There's about a month and a half until school starts again, which is depressing. I want summer to last longer than that. Then again, I'm kind of bored, and maybe being a ninth grader will be fun. :)

Let's see... as you all know, Michael Jackson has died. Even though he was a bit of a... creepy guy in the last few years before he died, he was way cool between the Jackson 5 era up to the 80's. I'll Be There, ABC, Beat It, Thriller, Man in the Mirror... all great songs. :) Anyway, today was his memorial and stuff, which I watched TV (it was on most of the channels for three hours). But it was actually pretty good, lots of people talking about him and singing and stuff. And at the end his daughter Paris said a few words, which was really sweet. Even though a lot of people turned against him in his last few years, he was still a human being, and I must say: rest in peace, Michael Jackson.

Also, Farrah Fawcett died the same day as MJ. That's sad, because no one really payed as much attention to her death. But at least she's in a better place, and now cancer-free. Rest in peace, Farrah Fawcett.

And finally, Billy Mays. TV comercials and the show Pitchmen have lost a great guy. He was funny and yelled at your face from the TV screen to get you to by Oxi-clean and other stuff. He left too soon, and he'll be missed. Rest in peace, Billy Mays.

Anyway, I don't really have anything else to say. Other than the song of the week is Man in the Mirror.

Have a nice day. :)

Lazy summer days...

It's still summer, obviously.
I'm still bored, obviously.
But that's okay. :)
Today was awesomely warm and sunny, so I took the camera outside and took a bunch of pictures. I even shot a few of my little brother, too. :) It felt so nice outside today, though!

I have some exciting news. :D
My sister Camelle is having a baby. :)
It's my twentieth niece/nephew, but it's still exciting. It's kind of a surprise baby, though. When it's born, her oldest will be thirteen and her youngest eight. But yeah. :)
Um... Nothing else really to report.
But I suppose I'll post some of the pictures I took on my little picture spree. :)

Pictures all obviously by me, Chantel. :)

Little tiny yellow flower still blooming.

Funny frosted-looking plant in one of our patio pots.
I thought this looked kind of cool, though. :)

I am extremely proud of this picture. :)

Some cherries hanging down from our cherry tree.

Also a cool picture. :)

Little morning glory in the leaves. :)

Okay... so, that's all for now.

BYE. :)

High-speed Internet!

Okay. So, I've been living with dial-up for... ever. :P
But today, I got HIGH-SPEED INTERNET.
It's amazing. :)

Anyway. I've been at my sister's house since Wednesday, babysitting her kids. I just got back today. And now I'm enjoying my fast internet. :)

I'm enjoying my summer so far (even though I'm... bored). I already have my schedule for next year, though, which makes me kind of excited. :)

Um... jeez. Nothing else really to say. Told ya it was a boring summer.

Oh. Song of the Week is Stand by Rascal Flatts.

So... done for now. :)

What time is it? Summer time! :D

Oh jeez. Why am I quoting High School Musical 2? Help me... *sigh*

Anyway, I must apologize because I've been quite... neglectant of my blog. :P School has ended and we are already in our second week of summer.

First and foremost, if you'd please direct your eyes to the new Song of the Week. This week is "We Are" by Ana Johnsson. Very good song. Fun to sing and rock out to. I've had it stuck in my head ever since I put it on my iPod which was about... two weeks ago. :P

Okay. Moving on. Last day of school was great, I suppose. It was really boring, though. Very few of my friends showed up. I hadn't been planning on going to either until I was forced to by my non-understanding mother. :P But... I gave my bus driver some really cute magnetic flowers that I made for her bus. :D But the last day of school also meant that one of my really good guy friends would be moving away the next week. And I'd be gone at Girls Camp, so I wouldn't get to say good-bye. So, after I said bye to him for the last time and was walking home, I will admit I got a bit teary-eyed. :(

Girls was fun. :) We went up to Heber and had a blast, though my friend Misha lost her dad to cancer the second day we were there, so she had to leave early and the rest of us didn't sleep a wink that night because we were all to busy crying our eyes out. :(

I got back on Friday, and now... here I am on Wednesday! With absolutely nothing to do.

I thought that for Young Womens tonight we were going to have our "camp reunion party" and also go to Misha's house and plant a rosebush for her dad, but apparently it was either not tonight or it was earlier and I missed it. :( I really hope not, because I really wanted to help plant that rosebush. I think that I remember hearing that it would be next week, though, so I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed.

Other than that, nothing new to report.
See ya.

American Idol has NOT let me down. :)

Yes, it's true. I have forgiven American Idol.
Kris Allen won. :)

Now, even though he wasn't my favorite, I just REALLY didn't want Adam to win. And, now that he hasn't, I am on good terms with Idol again. ;)

I saw Danny. He performed a song. That made me happy.

And Kris performed with Keith Urban, too. I like Keith Urban, so that was fun to watch. They sounded a lot alike.

Aaannnddd... we only have eight more days until summer. That is... five more days of school. I'm so excited. :)

Jeez. There really isn't any more to write.
So, I guess I'll be done.
Poor little short post.

American Idol has let me down.

Yes, it's true. American Idol has officially let me down.

On Tuesday, the top three performed. For those of you who have been living under a rock, the top three is Danny Gokey (♥ ♥ ♥), Kris Allen, and Adam Lambert (Ick). Danny sang "Dance Little Sister" and "You Are So Beautiful." Kris sang "Apologize" and "Heartless" (which, let's be honest, has made me start to like him, too. He did amazing).

On Wednesday, Danny got voted off. It was very depressing. And disappointing. I wanted him to at least make it to the top two. Really, I was hoping it would be him and Kris, though of course I knew that was never going to happen.

But, whatever.

He's still my American Idol. ;)

But anyway, now Kris is my last hope. His last performance made me really like him, so if he wins, Idol will have maken it up to me. If Adam wins... well, Idol will have officially let me down. And there will be no way for them to make it up to me. Unless... the person I like next season wins. :)

Seriously, though. For the past two seasons, my favorite contestant has made it so close to winning, but ultimately lose. Last season: David Archuleta. This season: Danny Gokey. Next season: Who knows? Hopefully they'll win. :)

But yeah. Song of the week is "Dance Little Sister." Very fun song. Makes you feel like, um, dancing. :)

Okay. Moving on.

School gets out in... thireen or so days. That's... nine school days left.

Um. What else? I made it into Musical Theatre. :D I'm really excited. Seriously, you have no idea. ;)

But yeah. I guess that's all... so yeah.

Bye!!