I had the best day today: April 2008

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Relay For Life

Relay For Life. Saturday 6pm to Sunday 6am!

Typical STUGO. Go for the food first! haha

Arnela trying to put up a tent! Haha

We were suppose to get in a line and hold hands, STUGO isn't the sharpest crayon in the box sometimes!

The walk started out with the survivors all taking the first lap, the students stood on the outs side and cheered them on. The time seemed to go by so fast, everyone was doing something. Weather it was playing football, boardgames or walking.... we all were busy. We did sneek out and go to Sonic, it took us like 20 minutes to find it though because Taylor and Richard kept arguing on which way it was, then Ben declared everyone wrong, and did his own thing.

The time flew and then it was night time!

Its amazing how many girls can fit in one tent. It was so much fun staying up ALL night and talking to each other. The combination of girl TALK and no SLEEP, made our conversations unforgettable.

When Gabe slept, he ALWAYS smiled!

Ben was ALWAYS surrounded by GIRLS! He was such a ladies man!

We all wanted to play a fun game, so we played... Truth or Dare. Haha. That lasted like 1 question, and then we where done. Ben asked ChaCha for a game to play and he said, "Have people imitate animal sounds."

Taylor and I were so cold, Gabe was soo warm!

This happen to be right after I got sick! Doesn't it just scream beauty! After this I decided to was time to go home.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Sleep

I just fell alseep in the big fat computer chair. I guess that means go to bed.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Mascot Games

Today at the Happy Valley shopping center we were invited to play in the mascot games with all the major mascots in Phoenix. It was a lot of fun. Our school sold the drinks, that I went to get. It wasn't an easy task. I am pretty sure I am like 5 times more buffer from carrying all those ginormous drinks everywhere. Quite the adventure. But it all paid off in the end.

Gabe was our school's mascot. And he was simply amazing. He did flips, which is not easy when your head is 5 times as big. All the little kids loved him and followed him around. He couldn't see anything, so he sometimes ran them over, but played it off quite well. It was so entertaining to see the other mascots fight with each other. Luckily they went pretty easy on the Bulldog!

(more pictures to come, there was a problem when a certain camera died)

Rocky's Surgery

Rocky torn his ACL a few weeks ago, and today he had his surgery. The first three pictures were taken the night before. The doctors marked his leg "Yes", just in case. They said not to wash it off, so Rocky was extra careful. He looked a little nervous.

Getting up, Rocky was an EXTREMELY happy and cheerful kid!

My mother made me get up in the morning. She was talking non-stop! its like 4am. I was soo tired, I just went back to sleep after she left, no idea what she was saying to me.

The surgery was very good and successful. Rocky was really out of it when I came. He was a trooper though, he still hasn't complained once. He looks so helpless in these pictures, it made me a little sad.

While my mom was in the room she yelled at me for every little sound I made, like all the medicine he took wasn't strong enough? So she left for a very brief period, and I had fun with Rocky. He FINALLY woke up and told me no pictures. HAHA, it was OK because I had already snapped like 30. He is the best kid, never really whined, a trait he did not learn for me. We are all glad he is doing good.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Prom!

Prom was SO fun this year! I didn't have to set-up, clean-up, plan or work during this dance. First time since I have been in STUGO. We rode in a limo with 13 different people, and ate at the Point Hilton restaurant Point in Thyme.

We had like 10 different cameras taking pictures of us at once. I happened to love taking the pictures. We don't have a lot of the limo because people got tired of smiling, I guess it just comes naturally for me. Taylor was so beautiful, she looks just like Belle.

This is a picture of us in the elevator. We were on the 37th and 38th story of the Chase building in the AZ club. The elevator ride was fun, and once you were at the top, the three outside walls were just windows, so you could see all of downtown.

Modest is the Hottest!

The Family: A Proclamation to the World

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator’s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.

All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.

In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshipped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize their divine destiny as heirs of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.

The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God’s commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.

We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God’s eternal plan.

Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. “Children are an heritage of the Lord” (Psalm 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.

The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.

We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.

We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

I had the best day today