Here is a video that is a good convincer for NOT texting while driving. It's pretty graphic, but it'll make you think twice before you text or even talk on the phone while driving! Show it to all the teens you know!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Weekend/Half of a Week in Elgin
Ok, so once again this was awhile ago...We were in Elgin for testimonies and baptisms. There were five people, but we were primarily there for my sister Jill. It was great to see five people committing their lives for Christ! I also started working on painting Michael's room the minute we got up there on Friday night. Jill primed while I painted the ceiling and then I painted the focal wall the base color (a cream color that reminded me of the cream part of the dirt dessert.) I worked continually on the room through Monday. On Tuesday I painted the furniture a light gray. We still need to put new hardware on the dresser (the flowers don't quite work), find poster frames for some of Michael's posters for the wall above the dresser, and find a new lamp for beside his bed.
On Wednesday my mom and I went shopping with Cindy and Aubrey in downtown Geneva. It was a lot of fun and we saw some really cool things. Maybe once we have a house to decorate I can actually buy some of the stuff. I found this great red coat for fall, but I won't let myself buy any more clothes until I'm done with school. I saw one thing that really inspired me. It is photos of "letters" that create a word. I have started taking pictures wherever I go if I see something that looks like any letter. I actually read most of the manual for my camera so I can get the best use of it while doing this.
This morning after my workout at the track I saw an amazing spider web that had water on every strand because it was so foggy this morning and it looked so great. I decided to hurry home and get ready really quickly so I'd have time to come back and take a picture. I actually got ready in time, but almost all the water had dried so it didn't photograph really well. I was really bummed! Oh well maybe next time.
Canada with the Blunier family
July 18-25 Travis and I went to Canada with his family. We rode up with Trent and Troy. We left from my parent's house around 7:30 and drove all through the night. We stopped for breakfast about a half hour away from the place we stayed. It was pretty good. I actually had to drink coffee because I slept so horribly (but at least I didn't have to drive and was able to try to sleep.) Granted I dumped a couple things of creamer in it. When we got to the resort the boys went out and fished and I took a nap.
It was a pretty uneventful trip, but that's what makes a good vacation. I got lots of reading in and everyone got to fish a lot. I was even able to go running up there a couple times with Troy. He was a good coach. The weather was great for running, very cool. The hills made the runs very challenging.
I went out a couple times during the week and caught 1 whole fish! That's probably my fault though because I would only fish for about an hour before I would get bored and start reading. One day I went out when it was raining and I wore raingear that I took from my parent's house and Stephanie's rainboots. There was a hole in the pants, but I figured the jacket would cover it. Well I was very wrong. For about 4 hours I sat in soaking wet jeans. Let me tell you...not the most comfortable feeling! I didn't take too many pictures this trip. Most of the pictures are of fish and a couple of wildlife.
Trent with his 50" Muskie
Bald Eagle
Troy with his 48" Muskie
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