teeth!!

today was day one of my 7 day teeth whitening program.

January 1, 2011 is the second time ill do it. [that is today and im editing this post] =D

the life of a girl best friend

It's nice to be home. I was so bored the first day I came back from Provo but I feel much better now. I didn't know what to do with my time. I was so used to going 100% full speed ahead 24/7 at BYU but coming here I can actually take a breather and figure out my life.

• I am going on a mission.
• I am starting my papers as soon as I talk with Bishop Munoa when I get back.
• Hopefully, I'll leave right as I turn 21 so that I can leave and come back as quick as possible.
• I want to help people and do what I can to make them happy but figuring out what job lets me do that takes some more thinking.

Mondays Are Marvelous Part II

I just woke up from a long sleep. My body is tired and screaming to go back to bed but I need to stay awake and have a productive day! When I sleep in too long it makes me cranky. The reason for such a long, body-exhausted sleep? Yesterday was THE LONGEST day I have ever had in Surprise. Ever. I don't think I've ever done so little in one day that felt like it went on forever.

8:30 am drove Edison to practice at her high school

9:00 am came home to eat and mop the downstairs

11:00 am drove back to Shadow Ridge HS to pick Edison up11:30 am rode Peyton's rip stick, sat outside for lunch, watched tv

1:30 pm went to my 1:40 dentist appointment

2:30 pm some FBing in there and more tv

5:20 pm picked up Matt to get gas and go to Jump Street (we took pics of how much more tan he is than me and he thinks its hilarious.)

8:00 pm dropped Matt off, came home to shower and eat

9:30 pm Matt came over and we skated in the back with Peyton

10:20 pm Matt and i drove around and i dropped him off at Walmart with his buds

11:00 pm went to Brady's house to meet up with the old krew

12:00 am picked Audrey up from her volleyball party

12:40 am went back to Brady's to see Collin

1:00 am went home

1:30 am CRASHED

and now I'm home and awake and still wanting to go back to bed. I was so tired when I came home... but now I'm up and have had my cereal and walked around a bit. Today's agenda is composed of music listening, tv watching, rip stick skating, upstairs vacuuming, and a little bit of garage cleaning.

GRRRR i just ran out of Pandora music! my 40 hours of the month are up...

Mondays Are Marvelous

i think i have blogged about missionaries before but here i go again. I LOVE MISSIONARIES! i also love mondays because this is the day they send emails home and let the world know how they're doing. its wonderful. it's even better when they send pictures but sometimes they don't have time or forget. i hope that i never ever forget to send pictures when i go on my mission. one reason is because i know my mom and siblings will love it. the second reason is because it'll help me better remember what i did that week and who i saw/met.

i try to send tons of letters to my friends but there are some elders who i forget to write and then, after months and months, they shoot me a quick email or something and ask where their letter is! i have a few friends out right now whom i need to send letter #1 to too... being on break with so much time on my hands will give me little to no excuse for not sending them some holiday lovin'. its time to break out the pen and paper!

however, aside from my lame pen pal qualities, i love mondays. =D

home

with all the friends in the world and the greatest family i could ask for - why do i feel so lonely? life moves on here without me and its almost as if i dont belong here any more. i dont have my old room, all my friends have moved on and my family treats me like i still live here. i dont live here. im from here. i grew up here. now i grow up in another state with different people, different behaviors, different activities, different responsibilities. i dont really like change. i like when other people are assertive and i can support them. i usually take the lead on stuff though because if something needs to get done i know i can do it. this year has gone by way too quickly and i dont see how ive changed but i know i have. i just feel like something is... missing. i dont know what it is though and its bothering me.

blog about me

this blog about courtney walker. she says 'blog about this kari! mmmm'

and then she giggles. *we're listening to A Drop in the Rain by Ron Pope*

i love our apartment! we have so much fun! but when there are 2+ of us we dont get anything done.

i went to grandma louanns today and finished up my mission prep take home test and read most of my mission prep book. it was good to sit in an actual home and study. bought her a peach lily and dropped off mom's christmas present - a way cool frying pan to make pan cakes.

im going to plasma tomorrow morning for my last appointment of the year. it should be really good. i love getting money! plus the new boy who works in the morning is beautiful. he kind of looks like David Boranaz... totally cute

Progress

last year i only posted 15 times, this year im at 29 so far! 30 counting this one.

i need to run more. well, i need to run period. it will help my body get into shape and help my core, and my heart, and my back, and my arms, and my legs, and my soul. running is just all around good for me. when i start my gym membership again in january im going to do 20 min running and then cross train with weights and plyometrics. i also want to start biking with a cyclist team. i hear its a killer fat burner because there's no option than to sweat it all off. if there's one thing im a natural at it's sweating. i get it from my dad. thanks pops.

a woman came to our door tonight selling baked goods. she's working to make money so that she can buy a plane ticket to Ohio to be with her kids for Christmas. Courtney's not here or im sure she would have gave the woman some mon

ey like the rest of us did. I hope she earns enough money to be with her family.

im currently working on a paper for my english 293 class. its due on friday at 5 and as always there is a cleaning check that day as well. at least there's no office hours. i have an interview tomorrow with a girl who wants to be an ED for me next year and two more on thursday, plus another girl who hasnt set up a time yet. anyway, my paper is about the relationship between a piece of art correlates to my choice of text and what that text's message is. im writing it on A New England Nun and using a watercolor by Dorothy Weir titled Old Woman in White Sewing. It fits with the story unbelievably well. youll just have to read it by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman to find out how cool it is though. Or read my essay. I will leave you with one word however: domesticity.

well, its 45 minutes past my bed time (10 pm) and i need to wake up, exercise, and get a solid portion of my essay done in the morning. thanks for visiting.

family. dinner. guests.

My FOL kids and husband came over for dinner tonight and we a fantastic time chatting and just laughing together. it was good to be with them again. kind of like an emotional rejuvenation. after dinner - italian night - we took some pictures then as we were about to begin a game some of my roommates friends come home with her from work. their first impressions were horrible and they completely ruined our positive evening. well, i wouldn't say ruined but definitely made it more lively. after most of my kids left the two boys became more bearable and i better understood why my roommate let them come over. a little forewarning would have been nice though.

later, i told one of the boys all about how i heard jimmer's girlfriend only liked him because of his status only to find out he's her brother. i felt like a complete idiot. i will never talk about someone ever again. never. i did it once and it bit me back. hard.

i realize now that i need to not let other people affect me so much. it really doesn't matter what other people say or do - i decide my mood and attitude. it ain't no big thaang! life is good.