Guilty Pleasure #2

Justin Timberlake....



no one is suprised by this.

Dang.

cat suicide

So...I'm pretty sure my cat is trying to commit suicide. He keeps hanging out in the middle of the street and he doesn't run out of the way when a car comes at him. He just casually walks and gives the driver this look like, "Fine, do it...see if I care." I mean...I know he's been really unhappy since we adopted Dustin. He feels left out and unloved. He's probably just doing it for attention. It's not really working...I still locked him in the garage last night. Dumb cat.

Guilty Pleasure #1

I don't know if there will ever be another Guilty Pleasures segment of my blog, but oh well...it's in honor of Allison Hibbard.

So, every time I drive down La Paz road...coming from Olympiad down to Marguerite...I play a little game. Keep in mind that the only time I've ever done this (which is every time I've driven that road in the past 4 months) I've been by myself. Embarrassing. Anyway I like to see if I can make it all the way down the hill (from Olympiad to Wienershnitzel) without touching the gas or the break and without getting below the speed limit.

It's a difficult game. You should try it.

2 awkard moments that I've already experienced today.

It's only 12:30 and I've already got two awkward happenings to share with you today. Granted I was up at 7:40 this morning...significantly earlier than usual...giving many more chances for awkwardness than most days. But anyway...

Awkward Moment #1:

I am at Bagel's 'n Brew enjoying a delicious Spinach Herb bagel and some good conversation with my Nikki...when the "waitress" (I guess she's a waitress...she brings you your bagel) approaches our table. Keep in mind that she already has called Nikki sweetheart when she brought some peanut butter to our table...which is mildly awkward in itself. Anyway...she comes to the table laughing and says, "You've just got to see this!" And she shows Nikki something in a magazine. The look on Nikki's face should have been warning enough for me to NOT look at it. But alas, I looked. It was something similar to this:



But imagine the guy a little hairier and wearing a skimpier neon green speedo that went over his shoulders...I don't know if you can picture it...actually...for your sake, I hope you can't.

But my question is: Who does that? Who comes up to total strangers and shows them pictures of nasty half naked men? Especially a 16 year old girl. C'mon...that's AWKWARD.







Awkward Moment #2:

So I check my myspace today and this is a message that I get from some guy:

hey whats up? I really like your profile. And I think your hot. And I would like to date you. I also want to be your boyfriend. And maybe after that we can get married. Call me sometime. 916-717-4617.
Love Seth

Wierd people in this world...honestly.

Note: Seth not only loves me...but he also loves sentence fragments.

Dear fellow female Saddleback Church employees:

Why do you think it is that the first stall in the woman's restroom in the office is the only one without an automatic flushing system?

Confused,
Alanna

Jason Bohen

Ok Fine....Hayden is not the BO of the TPB.

Although one of the highlights of the trip was watching hayden get so frustrated as everyone chanted "BO, BO, BO, BO, BO......" at him...forcing him to be more responsible and redeem himself.

So...here's to you, Hayden...completely NOT like Jason Bohen...but maybe a little bit like Carson.

while at Thousand Pines...

...I learned to play Let Everything That Has Breath on the drums and on the bass gee-tar. Be impressed.

I know Joe the cafeteria guy is.

Observations of another youth group

After being at camp with another church for 16 hours now...here are some observations I have:

1. Other youth groups are just as cool, if not cooler than ours.
2. Every youth group has to have an Erin Brady...at this camp her name is Breanne.
3. It's pretty sweet having a small youth group because you can actually meet most people...i've never really experienced that before.
4. Thousand Pines is the best camp because they have Passion Orange Guava Juice AND Peach Iced Tea and exquisite malts (hayden added the "exquisite")
5. Everyone loves mafia.

Here are some setbacks we've had:

1. No kick-pedal
2. Broken high hat stand
3. Everyone forgot a sleeping bag (except me...thanks Jared)...so everyone is sharing bunk beds...except for me.
4. I don't think Nikki brought a sweatshirt...and it's really cold here.
5. Oh...and Hayden has become the Jason Bohen of this trip. (this may change as he has one more day to prove himself...be sure to check back tomorrow)

Ok...thats all for now.

Alanna and The Pledge of Alliegance

(note: band name will be changing...cuz thats lame.)

traditions

I've been meaning to blog about this for a while now...so here we go.

I love traditions...I think they are so important. I've decided on a new tradition.

On the last night of summer vacations we:

1. Wear nice black dresses and rainbows.
2. Go out to dinner...preferably outside of the general vacinity. (ie. Old Spaghetti Factory)
3. Play MASH
4. Hopefully get the myspace from our waiter.
5. Have a dance party in the car on the way home.
6. Camp out in my front yard.

We did this last Sunday...and it was probably my most favorite memory from the whole summer. It was so much fun. I can't wait till next year when more people can come.


Skip-bo underneath the stairs!

Embarrassing

Just FYI...I posted my most embarrassing moment...and an equally embarrassing picture on the Wildside Blog Page

You should check it out.

birthdays are always disappointing....

This one...however has not been...not one bit. It's been great! So...thank you. Yes...you.


1. My family (at C'est la Vie)


2. My brothers


3. My desk.

my future...

Ahhh....MASH...the only game where emotional impurity is allowed. I played MASH on Sunday with some of my girls while waiting an hour and a half under the stairs at the Old Spaghetti Factory. I just wanted to share my bright future with you all.

I am going to live in a SHACK in LAGUNA BEACH with my husband, RICK WARREN. We honeymooned in MY PARENTS BACKYARD. For our careers...I am a SLAVE, and Rick is a GARDENER. We have 2 CHILDREN, and a REPTILE...and we are very RICH.

You know you're jealous.