Since this is the new description to my blog I thought I'd just give you the rest of the quote.
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing." -John C. Maxwell
This is probably my favorite quote of all time. I think I might write and oratory for debate on it this year. Tight.
mechale lauren
8.31.2010
8.30.2010
Bedroom Intruder
So I know that you most likely won't watch this... But please- Do IT!! Its kinda way funny. First you have to watch this one and realize that this is real. Straight from the news. And it's hilarious. THEN.. This is the even better follow up video. Someone autotuned the original and its actually a song on itunes now and is so dang funny! But watch out, it gets stuck in your head. You can run and tell dat. homeboy. (you'll get that if you watch it..)
k well hyperlinks aren't working so number one- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-ih9kzrx04 and number two- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW2z9dw&feature=related
mechale lauren
k well hyperlinks aren't working so number one- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-ih9kzrx04 and number two- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW2z9dw&feature=related
mechale lauren
8.24.2010
school school school
If I were a normal teenager I would probably say about this subject, "Summer was wayyy too short (which I happen to agree with by the way) and I am not enjoying going back to school."
But alas. I happen to be an abnormal teenager and as such I have absolutely loved these first two days back! I've been on such a high. I'm excited to see friends I've missed and most of all (and suprisingly satisfying) I've been extremely excited to learn. I'm excited that both my AP American teacher Mr. Harris, and my AP Calculus BC teacher Mrs. Volk are both college professors. How cool is that? I also love that my new favorite teacher- at least for now- Mr. Harris is also my advisory teacher and our class is bomb! I love that my first period has about 20 kids in it, my second period has about 15 and my third period has about 120! Good ol' choir. Which by the way I have really missed. I've missed Larry, excuse me Mr. Smith, saying ridiculous things like, "may the blue bird of happiness rain poop on you." And as a bonus this year isn't just girls choir, we have boys in there too! I love my debate class. So much! Two of my very best friends Hannah and Natalie are both in there along with various extravagant people... Its going to be a pretty eventful class. I love that I knew all of about 10 people in my seminary period and therefore I will have ample opportunity to make new friends! I love that I have my favorite class, math, everyday. I'm really excited for my chemistry class. My lab group consists of Caddy, Adam, Chandler Meyer and me. We'll rock that class... as long as Adam doesn't injure us all! And my teacher is great! Mrs. Ludwig loves HP(Harry Potter). Score. And I love my English class. At first this was the class I was most nervous for because I didn't know anyone that was going to be in the class after asking most of my friends about it. Today I walked in and saw a great group of guys that I'll become better friends with I hope:) and oh Mrs Gardner... She has the most ridiculous sense of humor. I'm in love with that class already!
I'm so ready for this Junior year at Bountiful High. Bring on whatever curve balls you want to throw at me. Lets do this.
P.S. I learned a new word today- brouhaha: A noisy and overexcited critical response, display of interest, or trail of publicity. I like this word.. I'll use it in a real life sentence... Tomorrow. K?
P.P.S. I got a really short Jane Austen book at the library yesterday. Yes.
But alas. I happen to be an abnormal teenager and as such I have absolutely loved these first two days back! I've been on such a high. I'm excited to see friends I've missed and most of all (and suprisingly satisfying) I've been extremely excited to learn. I'm excited that both my AP American teacher Mr. Harris, and my AP Calculus BC teacher Mrs. Volk are both college professors. How cool is that? I also love that my new favorite teacher- at least for now- Mr. Harris is also my advisory teacher and our class is bomb! I love that my first period has about 20 kids in it, my second period has about 15 and my third period has about 120! Good ol' choir. Which by the way I have really missed. I've missed Larry, excuse me Mr. Smith, saying ridiculous things like, "may the blue bird of happiness rain poop on you." And as a bonus this year isn't just girls choir, we have boys in there too! I love my debate class. So much! Two of my very best friends Hannah and Natalie are both in there along with various extravagant people... Its going to be a pretty eventful class. I love that I knew all of about 10 people in my seminary period and therefore I will have ample opportunity to make new friends! I love that I have my favorite class, math, everyday. I'm really excited for my chemistry class. My lab group consists of Caddy, Adam, Chandler Meyer and me. We'll rock that class... as long as Adam doesn't injure us all! And my teacher is great! Mrs. Ludwig loves HP(Harry Potter). Score. And I love my English class. At first this was the class I was most nervous for because I didn't know anyone that was going to be in the class after asking most of my friends about it. Today I walked in and saw a great group of guys that I'll become better friends with I hope:) and oh Mrs Gardner... She has the most ridiculous sense of humor. I'm in love with that class already!
I'm so ready for this Junior year at Bountiful High. Bring on whatever curve balls you want to throw at me. Lets do this.
P.S. I learned a new word today- brouhaha: A noisy and overexcited critical response, display of interest, or trail of publicity. I like this word.. I'll use it in a real life sentence... Tomorrow. K?
P.P.S. I got a really short Jane Austen book at the library yesterday. Yes.
7.25.2010
i like frozen charleston chews... actually frozen anything for that matter
i've been meaning to continue my weblog for quite some time and so i finally got on to blog.. and now i'm not in the mood. ah well, i'll blog later. i really do have lots on my mind to write about. did you know that i lovee life? well i do. cool cool. oh guess what. my best big sister ever and her wonderful husband and my cutest ever nephew just moved to maryland. as sad as i am, i'm extremely grateful for modern technology so we can still chat it up.. oh and now i have an excuse to go back east. score. i'm thinking about going to virginia for efy next year(i heard its one of the best places to go for efy btw) and spend some time in maryland/d.c. anyone want to come? well thats all for now.
mechale lauren
mechale lauren
6.27.2010
Do You Want Some More Food?
No thank you, I've had an elegant sufficiency of all the numerous delicacies. Any more would be a superfluity since my gastronomical sanity is admonishing me that I have arrived at a state of diagladiation consistent with dietetic integrity. In other words- no thank you I've had enough.
I was just reminded of this superb phrase my grandpa used to always say. I miss him. He was a swell guy. But anyways, this is a great phrase and if you learn to say it in a british accent with all the right fluctuations you can sound right brilliant. I'll demonstrate to you sometime if you'd like:)
I was just reminded of this superb phrase my grandpa used to always say. I miss him. He was a swell guy. But anyways, this is a great phrase and if you learn to say it in a british accent with all the right fluctuations you can sound right brilliant. I'll demonstrate to you sometime if you'd like:)
6.23.2010
summerrr.
***Much of this post is BORING! so I reccommend skipping to June 15 and read through the 19th, but do what you will***
I realize that it has been quite some time since I last blogged so I decided to give you a little update of my life/summer so far. So here it goes!
June 3- Yearbook signing! Gotta love that. And after I went to the blvd(not boulevard.. its blvd.) with basically the whole sophomore class:) yeah buddy.
June 4- Technically this was the last day of school... but no one goes so FIRST DAY OF SUMMER!! Yes. So in the morning I went to the M Bla Open. A tennis tournament that no I didn't play in, but I went for moral support haha.. but it was way fun! good times, good times
June 5- a saturday... umm i think i must have had fun.. was that the night we swam at Ali's? Idk.. its all a blur, but if indeed that was the night, it was mighty fun! Just a bunch of friends, a hot tub, a pool:) and frozen yogurt. can life get any better? I submit that it cannot!
June 6- Sunday. Slept until 10, ate breakfast, got ready went to church. came home, ate dinner, wanted to go to the blvd on a walk but the fam wasn't really up to it:( oh well, it was a great day anyways!
June 7- I probably weeded... probably laid out... probably read a book...
June 8- probably weeded... went to mutual:) it was purty funnn.. we had a bbq. I made incredible peanut butter bars.. just sayin:)
June 9- Fun day. I went to my flute lesson then went straight to provo, ate lunch at zupas with mi madre! If you have never been to Zupas you probably should. They have insanely good paninis, superb salad, scrumptious soups and to top it off, complimentary chocolate covered strawberries:) delish. Then I went to my sister's appartment to spend the night there. We ate food, cried while laughing at my sister's yearbook, watched cinderella man, loved my nephew and got some sleep. It was eventful.
June 10- my cousin Jessica picked me up from Erin's and we went shopping, and watched leap year (i loovveeeee that movie!) and we ate tons of chocolate.. oh well!
June 11- I went home to b-town:) I don't remember what I did that night... must have been wayyy fun... okay wait! just kidding I totally do. A bunch of people went to Bri's. We watched Made of Honor... and... yeah.
June 12- I think I weeded... but that night we had a surprise party for miss Madison Noelle Blake. Maddie has been one of my best friends since she moved back to bountiful from Australia in first grade. But now she's moving onto bigger and better things in the beautiful state of Cali-for-ni-a. I'll miss you maddie moo but its alright because I'll see you soon and we have cell phones and such:) love you! and that was a funn night!
June 13- I played the flute in sacrament meeting. A definite success:) I loved every second of it! Again I wanted to go on a walk but it never happened.. anyone that ever wants to go on a sunday walk let me know because I always want to but no one ever will.. I'm a loser. haha!
June 14- I went shopping for ever. I hated it. I honestly don't like shopping all that much.. I'd much rather have someone shop for me so I can have all the spoils:) haha
June 15- I went shopping and out to eat at Applebees with my dear Grandma! She's soo darling! She picked out some sandals for me that are pretty sweet.. Go Grandma! And the definite highlight of the day was between 7:30 and 10:00. So my mom told me that I should probably get a little more ready than I was because I was going to have a visitor... mystery. So the doorbell rang and my mom told me to go get it. I opened it and Adam Alvey was standing outside... I was SOO confused and he pulled a beautiful yellow rose from behind his back and shouted HAPPY BIRTHDAY! and then Caddy came out from around the corner with a present:) I was soo surprised!! and instantly I caught on, I was to get 16 visits with 16 roses for my 16th birthday:) I love my parents! I tried to upload all the pictures but its not working so well so I'll put them up in a day or two. But after Caddy and Adam, Tommy came, then Dain, then TJ, then Dan, then Luke, then my cute brother Johnny with Matt, Jordan Bell and Monson, then Brandon, then Jordan Beattie, then Brock, then Auzzy, then my neighbor Tanner, then Brit:) Thanks boys! and Caddy:)
June 16- TREK!!!! We met at the church at 9. I met my Ma and Pa- Butch and Ranelle Johnson. I LOVE them! and my family was incredible! Ben Belnap, Davis Newman, Jarom Sule, Josh Harris, Brailyn Strain, Rachel Rhodes, Erin Sims, Rachel Olson and Bailee Sidwell. Forever Family:) We treked 6 miles in the rain and hail and wind and freezing temperatures.. funn stuff. and then slept in tents. great... but actually it was! Oh and happy 21st big brother Jordan! I love you!
June 17- My official birthday:) 16. finally! On trek. I thought it wouldn't be too fun, but turns out to be one of the best birthdays I've ever had! To my complete surprise, my cute mom sent 16 fake roses with 16 boys to give to me on my birthday on trek! So I ended up with a total of 32 roses! 16 fake and 16 real:) so fun! So on trek that day we walked 7.5 miles and later that night had a hoedown! What a praty! so much fun!
June 18- I love trek! we walked 6 more miles and had the women's pull. It was incredible. It was hard, but oh so worth it. It was one of the most uplifting experiences I've ever had. I won't blog about the whole thing but you can ask me sometime for the deets if you so desire. Testimony meeting that night was bomb. I love love my trek family! and we wasted at the games!
June 19- Only 2 miles:) and hallelujah I got to shower!!! really, so great:) Later I went to Costa Vida with a bunch of girlies:) It was Maddies last day:(( we later went to Jeff's for a fire and movie on the projector! funnn!! Andd it was the first night that my curfew was officially 11!! woo! but I stayed out until 11:45, thanks parental units:) I really am going to miss Madison. She is one of the absolute most incredible people I've ever been lucky enough to know. She is so kind and really looks out for people. She is also hilarious! I'm so sad she's gone from Bountiful, but really, its okay because I can visit her in Cali and I'll still stay in touch:) I love you Maddie Moo!
June 20- Fathers Day/Grandma Maxwell's birthday:) I went to church.. my family left me at church... and then when I got home we went out to my Grandma's for a family dinner! I love my family and my grandma and aunts are super good at food:) yum!
June 21- I weeded and Erin, Robby and Max came up for a visit and ended up sleeping over! My little nephew is the most wonderful little boy ever! He's soo chubby and has soo much hair! Ahh!
June 22- Chris headed to Seattle from the MTC and we got to talk to him on the phone:) He is going to be one incredible missionary! Max turns 1 month! what a stinkin cutie! Jordan comes home in 10 days! AHH! and to top it off we went to see Toy Story 3 as a family. I HIGHLY reccommend this movie! It was so funny. And I'm pretty sure my family were the only ones really laughing.... oh well, we just caught all the humor! haha.
June 23- today. Its been fun:)
Well that's been my june so far! haha, good times, good times.
I realize that it has been quite some time since I last blogged so I decided to give you a little update of my life/summer so far. So here it goes!
June 3- Yearbook signing! Gotta love that. And after I went to the blvd(not boulevard.. its blvd.) with basically the whole sophomore class:) yeah buddy.
June 4- Technically this was the last day of school... but no one goes so FIRST DAY OF SUMMER!! Yes. So in the morning I went to the M Bla Open. A tennis tournament that no I didn't play in, but I went for moral support haha.. but it was way fun! good times, good times
June 5- a saturday... umm i think i must have had fun.. was that the night we swam at Ali's? Idk.. its all a blur, but if indeed that was the night, it was mighty fun! Just a bunch of friends, a hot tub, a pool:) and frozen yogurt. can life get any better? I submit that it cannot!
June 6- Sunday. Slept until 10, ate breakfast, got ready went to church. came home, ate dinner, wanted to go to the blvd on a walk but the fam wasn't really up to it:( oh well, it was a great day anyways!
June 7- I probably weeded... probably laid out... probably read a book...
June 8- probably weeded... went to mutual:) it was purty funnn.. we had a bbq. I made incredible peanut butter bars.. just sayin:)
June 9- Fun day. I went to my flute lesson then went straight to provo, ate lunch at zupas with mi madre! If you have never been to Zupas you probably should. They have insanely good paninis, superb salad, scrumptious soups and to top it off, complimentary chocolate covered strawberries:) delish. Then I went to my sister's appartment to spend the night there. We ate food, cried while laughing at my sister's yearbook, watched cinderella man, loved my nephew and got some sleep. It was eventful.
June 10- my cousin Jessica picked me up from Erin's and we went shopping, and watched leap year (i loovveeeee that movie!) and we ate tons of chocolate.. oh well!
June 11- I went home to b-town:) I don't remember what I did that night... must have been wayyy fun... okay wait! just kidding I totally do. A bunch of people went to Bri's. We watched Made of Honor... and... yeah.
June 12- I think I weeded... but that night we had a surprise party for miss Madison Noelle Blake. Maddie has been one of my best friends since she moved back to bountiful from Australia in first grade. But now she's moving onto bigger and better things in the beautiful state of Cali-for-ni-a. I'll miss you maddie moo but its alright because I'll see you soon and we have cell phones and such:) love you! and that was a funn night!
June 13- I played the flute in sacrament meeting. A definite success:) I loved every second of it! Again I wanted to go on a walk but it never happened.. anyone that ever wants to go on a sunday walk let me know because I always want to but no one ever will.. I'm a loser. haha!
June 14- I went shopping for ever. I hated it. I honestly don't like shopping all that much.. I'd much rather have someone shop for me so I can have all the spoils:) haha
June 15- I went shopping and out to eat at Applebees with my dear Grandma! She's soo darling! She picked out some sandals for me that are pretty sweet.. Go Grandma! And the definite highlight of the day was between 7:30 and 10:00. So my mom told me that I should probably get a little more ready than I was because I was going to have a visitor... mystery. So the doorbell rang and my mom told me to go get it. I opened it and Adam Alvey was standing outside... I was SOO confused and he pulled a beautiful yellow rose from behind his back and shouted HAPPY BIRTHDAY! and then Caddy came out from around the corner with a present:) I was soo surprised!! and instantly I caught on, I was to get 16 visits with 16 roses for my 16th birthday:) I love my parents! I tried to upload all the pictures but its not working so well so I'll put them up in a day or two. But after Caddy and Adam, Tommy came, then Dain, then TJ, then Dan, then Luke, then my cute brother Johnny with Matt, Jordan Bell and Monson, then Brandon, then Jordan Beattie, then Brock, then Auzzy, then my neighbor Tanner, then Brit:) Thanks boys! and Caddy:)
June 16- TREK!!!! We met at the church at 9. I met my Ma and Pa- Butch and Ranelle Johnson. I LOVE them! and my family was incredible! Ben Belnap, Davis Newman, Jarom Sule, Josh Harris, Brailyn Strain, Rachel Rhodes, Erin Sims, Rachel Olson and Bailee Sidwell. Forever Family:) We treked 6 miles in the rain and hail and wind and freezing temperatures.. funn stuff. and then slept in tents. great... but actually it was! Oh and happy 21st big brother Jordan! I love you!
June 17- My official birthday:) 16. finally! On trek. I thought it wouldn't be too fun, but turns out to be one of the best birthdays I've ever had! To my complete surprise, my cute mom sent 16 fake roses with 16 boys to give to me on my birthday on trek! So I ended up with a total of 32 roses! 16 fake and 16 real:) so fun! So on trek that day we walked 7.5 miles and later that night had a hoedown! What a praty! so much fun!
June 18- I love trek! we walked 6 more miles and had the women's pull. It was incredible. It was hard, but oh so worth it. It was one of the most uplifting experiences I've ever had. I won't blog about the whole thing but you can ask me sometime for the deets if you so desire. Testimony meeting that night was bomb. I love love my trek family! and we wasted at the games!
June 19- Only 2 miles:) and hallelujah I got to shower!!! really, so great:) Later I went to Costa Vida with a bunch of girlies:) It was Maddies last day:(( we later went to Jeff's for a fire and movie on the projector! funnn!! Andd it was the first night that my curfew was officially 11!! woo! but I stayed out until 11:45, thanks parental units:) I really am going to miss Madison. She is one of the absolute most incredible people I've ever been lucky enough to know. She is so kind and really looks out for people. She is also hilarious! I'm so sad she's gone from Bountiful, but really, its okay because I can visit her in Cali and I'll still stay in touch:) I love you Maddie Moo!
June 20- Fathers Day/Grandma Maxwell's birthday:) I went to church.. my family left me at church... and then when I got home we went out to my Grandma's for a family dinner! I love my family and my grandma and aunts are super good at food:) yum!
June 21- I weeded and Erin, Robby and Max came up for a visit and ended up sleeping over! My little nephew is the most wonderful little boy ever! He's soo chubby and has soo much hair! Ahh!
June 22- Chris headed to Seattle from the MTC and we got to talk to him on the phone:) He is going to be one incredible missionary! Max turns 1 month! what a stinkin cutie! Jordan comes home in 10 days! AHH! and to top it off we went to see Toy Story 3 as a family. I HIGHLY reccommend this movie! It was so funny. And I'm pretty sure my family were the only ones really laughing.... oh well, we just caught all the humor! haha.
June 23- today. Its been fun:)
Well that's been my june so far! haha, good times, good times.
5.24.2010
uhhh idk, i hate choosing titles!
I'm sorry, this is all that I have been blogging about lately but its kinda all I've thought about. In sunday school on Sunday this quote was read from the manual. Here it is with my interjections added.
Elder Boyd K. Packer said:
“Shortly after I was called as a General Authority, I went to Elder Harold B. Lee for counsel. He listened very carefully to my problem and suggested that I see President David O. McKay. President McKay counseled me as to the direction I should go[I've recieved counsel to what I need to do]. I was very willing to be obedient but saw no way possible for me to do as he counseled me to do[exactly. How can I do this?!?! That is exactly what has been running through my mind].
“I returned to Elder Lee and told him that I saw no way to move in the direction I was counseled to go[mmhmm]. He said, ‘The trouble with you is you want to see the end from the beginning.’ I replied that I would like to see at least a step or two ahead[well yeah.. I'm soo apprehensive as to what will happen next!]. Then came the lesson of a lifetime: ‘You must learn to walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness; then the light will appear and show the way before you’ [which is just the lesson I need to learn]” (“The Edge of the Light,” BYU Today, Mar. 1991, 22–23).
Thanks Brother {he who shall not be named} for reading that to us. I was like "what?! thats exactly what I'm doing!" Oh and I think you're going to do an incredible job at teaching us. I know you're scared to embark on this journey, but seriously, after that first lesson I'm looking foward to every other week when you get to teach us. It's okay that you've only recently reactivated, I think you're great!
In other news- my nephew was born saturday night just before midnight. yes sir, he's a definite keeper:)
Elder Boyd K. Packer said:
“Shortly after I was called as a General Authority, I went to Elder Harold B. Lee for counsel. He listened very carefully to my problem and suggested that I see President David O. McKay. President McKay counseled me as to the direction I should go[I've recieved counsel to what I need to do]. I was very willing to be obedient but saw no way possible for me to do as he counseled me to do[exactly. How can I do this?!?! That is exactly what has been running through my mind].
“I returned to Elder Lee and told him that I saw no way to move in the direction I was counseled to go[mmhmm]. He said, ‘The trouble with you is you want to see the end from the beginning.’ I replied that I would like to see at least a step or two ahead[well yeah.. I'm soo apprehensive as to what will happen next!]. Then came the lesson of a lifetime: ‘You must learn to walk to the edge of the light, and then a few steps into the darkness; then the light will appear and show the way before you’ [which is just the lesson I need to learn]” (“The Edge of the Light,” BYU Today, Mar. 1991, 22–23).
Thanks Brother {he who shall not be named} for reading that to us. I was like "what?! thats exactly what I'm doing!" Oh and I think you're going to do an incredible job at teaching us. I know you're scared to embark on this journey, but seriously, after that first lesson I'm looking foward to every other week when you get to teach us. It's okay that you've only recently reactivated, I think you're great!
In other news- my nephew was born saturday night just before midnight. yes sir, he's a definite keeper:)
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