EDITED VERSION

Untitled by Brooke Devine and Jennie Reini

I see London, I see France
Brooke is dead

Roses are red, Violets are blue
We're both dead



Yeah, that was a poem that Jenni and I wrote just a few hours ago shortly after we discovered that the teacher that we've been waiting to have FOR YEARS resigned and now we don't have a teacher. I have to share a locker (newly decorated) with someone who I thought hated my guts, but doesn't, so I don't mind. I'm only four lockers away from Gemini, so that's a cool thing. Yeah. Why, Terv, WHY?!


>:-(

This has gotta be the dumbest thing ever made. Check it out!




Napoleon, like anyone could even know that.

i know both of you will probably never come here, but...

TO MOLLY AND TRAVIS FLYNN:

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FROM ALL OF US TO YOU!

WISH IT WAS OUR BIRTHDAY SO WE COULD PARTY TOO!

week in review (newly edited)

Well, I've decided that this post will be like that of a post by Gemini, where she posts what she has done in the past week. Mostly because I can't think of anything to post on. Well, actually, I can, but I can't. Nevermind. Now, the post! (edited stuff in italics)

Wednesday-
Went to library and made farewell post to Amber, then went to Sammy's to have the buffet with Amber, Chris, Brett, Brianna, Kranny, Brooke (the other one), Craig, Ruth, Steph, and I. I then went with Amber to the church to get her memory cards from PA, she brought me home, we said our farewells, then parted. I took a shower, got ready for church, then went to worship practice. Pastor Aaron had a very interesting story to tell. After church, Bobbie, Jason, Robin, and I went over to Bobbie's to watch Bringing Down the House. To make a long story short, just, don't watch that movie. Ever.

Thursday-
I had to go to the hospital at 8 in the morning to have surgery! I was kind of nervous but I pulled through okay, and I didn't have to be knocked out like I thought. They just gave me laughing gas and novacaine. They put the numbing gel on my gums so I wouldn't feel the shot, but they didn't put enough on in some places so I felt pain, when you're just suppossed to feel pressure. Yeah, ow. I had to have gauze in my mouth to stop the bleeding but my lips wouldn't close all the way, so when I went to Super One to get yogurt, I was drooling bloody spit andI didn't notice so the lady at the register gave me some paper towels. Yeah, that was embarassing. I forgot what that night.

Friday-
I went to bible study (led by Chels this week) and then Chelsea, Trevor, and I headed over to Craig's house for the bonfire.. We stayed for about 1.5 hours then headed to the Menke's cabin to stay the night. We watched "In Living Color" then got tired and went to bed.

Saturday-
Chels and I left to get ready for the wedding. I went to the wedding with Jackie, but Kelly seated her and Ryan in a different spot so I sat by Sydney and Bobbie. I had to get escorted to my seat, which was strange. I didn't go to the reception, so I called Natalie who had called me during the wedding and I went over there to hang out. Mark invited Jason over, and they went to play tennis at the Lincoln. We (the girls) went for a walk around the Lincoln a few times then went back to her house, and all 5 of us decided to play video games. Oh yeah, CONGRATULATIONS AARON AND THE JILB!

Sunday-
Church. MY MAN CRAIG LEAVES ME! NOOOOOOOOO!!! Jackie had to bring Steph to Sammy's, so I rode with Ryan to my dad's house for fish. We talked for a few hours then Jac and Ryan decided to go to Dave's and I was going over to Natalie's once again. I got there an hour later than I expected because of something that I shan't mention (please, no one else mention it either) and when I got there we talked. I showed Kari a clip from The Count of Monte Cristo and then Jason came over once again and we watched part of The Revenge of the Sith in Spanish then we watched The Phantom Menace and I left. I called Amber Shain and we talked for a good half hour (I miss you, chica!).

Today-
I woke up and came here to the library to make this post and check my e-mail and blog (along with the other ones) and I am now going to call my father to pick me up so I can go to his house to eat spaghetti then I have to go to the oral surgeon once again because I have an infection. WOOHOO. It turns out that my infection is not an infection, but its my bone sticking out of my gums. I guess when he was wiggling the tooth, the bone was moving around since it is flexible and spongy, so it sticks out and since the gums no longer have a tooth to rest against, they are stretched across so it looks worse than it is, but it does hurt. At least I'm infection free!



Note: I now have an empty space in my heart cuz I feel like I wasted a perfectly good post on how my week went. I'm sorry for putting you through this bordem.

so long, farewell

This will probably be the saddest post I've ever written. Here goes.

Today is a happy day for my sister, Jac. Woohoo, happy 20th birthday Jackie. Happy day for her, sad day for me. One of my closest and dearest friends, Amber Shain, is leaving for the SPAM capital of the world to take the next step in her life. It'll be a sad day for us all. Well, me for sure.

Amber, your friendship has really meant alot to me and others. You listen when we're down and need someone to talk to and you're always there when someone needs a ride to the church last minute. You're an awesome person and I'll be sad to see you leave. But as long as we keep blogging, texting, calling, etc., the only thing seperating us will be 5.5 hours of Minnesota. God will use you in awesome ways if you allow Him to. Always seek him for guidance. I love you SO much. Please, please, PLEASE, keep in touch. I now hate Spam, cuz it's stealing my Amber Shain away from me.

"You are my Amber" (sing to tune "You are my Sunshine")
You are my Amber, my only Amber
You make me happy when skys are grey
You'll never know, Shain, how much I love you
Why does Austin have to take my Amber away?


You know my e-mail, number, address, blog, and everything. I'll be eager to hear from you and even see you at MYC. You'll have fun down there though, you get a Rec guy as a leader! I love you, Amber Shain.


WHY DO YOU HAVE TO LEAVE ME?!

spider-man

(do do do do do do do do do)

Spiderman, Spiderman!

Does whatever a spider can!

A spins a WEB, any size!

Catches thieves, just like flies!

Look out! Here comes the spider-MAN!

Dude, Jason, I hope that finger (well, more like hand) of yours gets healed up quick. It's a strange

sight that looks painful (obviously).

Why does God make such strange creatures? Spiders that mutate peoples hands? Bats that fly around church sanctuaries? Skunks that live at parks? It's madness!

Yes, I actually have experienced all of those. Or, rather, experienced 66.66% of those and seen what happens when someone else experiences the other 33.33%. Let me explain.

Number one. You can probably guess what happened. If you really want to know, you can read for yourself here.

Number two. Well, two Fridays ago we (Ryan, Greg, Jac, and I) were playing in the church sanctuary when I spot a BAT flying around. I scream "THERE'S A BAT IN HERE!". Of course, no one else notices. Jac does and she also screams so we hide under the keyboard. Ryan chases it around and gets it to leave us alone and we continue playing (even though it is still wooshing past our heads). We spot more bats. So, there were three in the sanctuary. Bobbie Jo, Dave, and Jason come in and Dave and Jason run around screaming and falling on the ground while Bobbie Jo chases them, trying to get them downstairs in the fellowship hall because Greg told them to (he didn't want them to be a distraction for us). They get them downstairs and the Three Musketeers go downstairs to try and get them out of the church. Meanwhile, upstairs when we were playing, we hear many girlish screams coming from downstairs. They come back up saying that the screams were, indeed, not coming from any female and that the bats were outside, unharmed. Long story short, we saw 10 bats in the church that night. We got them all out by garbage cans. Imagine people running around with wastebaskets trying to enclose the bat into one and once that is accomplished, closing the plastic bag so the bat is trapped.

Number three. My sister Jackie and I went over to the Reini's house to go for a walk with Mike. We take along his lovely dog and head to Bennett Park to walk around. As we are walking near the old softball field, we spot a cat. We start following it, planning to let Gina run free to chase it. We get up by an old house surrounded by a bunch of junk, no cat in sight. I see about 12 grey balls of fluff running around. "Oh, look at the kittens," says the Brooke. We see the trees rustling and we see a skunk. "Oh my gosh," says Mike, "that is NOT a kitty." Being the girls that we are, Jac and I run away screaming. I get up the nerve to go back to the Mikey, standing there in awe, leash in hand. I see about 5 grown skunks. Apparently, the 12 grey balls of fluff were skunklings (what the crap are baby skunks called?). Mike is curious so he makes us walk around the trees to explore. The skunks vanish into thin air.

So, we ask ourselves, what was the soul purpose of creating these animals? They are of no use to us. Spiders just make your hands swell. Bats eat the spiders (which is good, but they also get caught in your hair). Skunks create an oh-so wonderful perfume familiar to us all. I guess we'll never know.

valley fair & other random thoughts

I think everyone decided they don't like me and quit going to my blog.. Or maybe they could just be extremely busy since they aren't updating their blog(s) either. Hopefully it's the latter of the two.

Well, yesterday was an interesting day. The Red Rebels hopped into two vans on their way to the Valley while 8 of us crammed into Chelsea's suburban, tagging along. Natlie and I had a great conversation and before we knew it, we were at the park. Jenn and I sat by each other on Wild Thing and while I was screaming "Oh my gosh!" (which is what I yelled the first time on every psycho ride) the whole time Jenni had her head down until the two major drops, then she started screaming "THIS RIDE IS SO FUNNNNNNNNNNN!" I didn't think so.. at first. We went around with other people and they pulled me on Power Tower and I yelled the usual. Somehow, I don't know how, they pulled me onto Steel Venom. Steel Venom! Never have I screamed that loud. Jenni didn't even scream! She probably enjoyed it more because of my reaction to it. At one part of that ride, it shoots you up backwards and they hold you up there for about 2 seconds and then they pretend like you're gonna drop so it's sorta like this. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! (brief pause) AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" At that part the first time, I just yelled "HOLY SCHNEIKES!!!!!" which caused Jenn to laugh harder. Yes, I was screaming so loud that my voice was scratchy for the remainder of the day. All in all, we went on those rides 3 times each (third time was probably the best each time). After the first time, I knew what to expect, so I enjoyed it more and I didn't scream as much. We also went on Northernlights which is "a platform ride that rotates vertically on its axis, giving guests an exciting ride similar to going up and down the hills of a roller coaster." It gave you a stomach rush (unlike the psycho rides) which made it hilarious. I saw a million people I knew (since it was A/G weekend) such as, Sir Makes-Out-Alot, El Dorko, and the Jerkstore (sorry man, just sometimes). It was a pretty good day. Walking around for 8 hours does the body good, and I think I lost alot of weight (not that it matters anyways).

Hope you are all doing well. God Bless. (:

summer survivor : the game of death

Well, the final event of Summer Survivor was quite interesting.. We played city wide capture the flag and blacklight bowling. First, the capture the flag.

They split up the town into three chunks, one chunk being one teams territory, and that team's base is hidden inside their territory. The Green Base was at the Murden's, the Red base was at the Pearson's, and our (Blue) base was at the Rewards's. Natalie, Charity, and Brandon stayed at our base to guard the banner, while Matt and I went searching for the Green scavenger flags (two flags in each territory that we had to find by one clue given to each team) while Chelsea and Trevor went for the Red's. After we did that, Matt and I had an idea to try to steal the Green's banner. It was almost 4 o'clock, which is good, because at the top of every hour the POW's (the people from one team who were tagged by green, for example, in green's territory) were set free. Matt went out first and was apparently tagged and set free at 4. I lost track of time and was caught a few minutes after four, so I had to stay in jail for about an hour. Jason caught me (big surprise). While we had some laughs at the jail (watching Jason chase all the girls from Red) Matt came to save me, which he didn't. He had this brilliant idea to grab the banner instead. He got tagged. After I was set free I attempted to wait at the base for some "visitors" that we were expecting. Sure enough, Josh drives by in the Explorer with Anthony, Andy, and Jason in it ready to attack. So, I'm standing there with Charity when way down yonder I spot a Jason and an Anthony. I start screaming for Cheslea and she quickly gets out of the kiddie pool (ha, we had a kiddie pool and sprinkler with a trampoline). Charity runs to the back of the house to be on the look out for attackers. Chelsea chases after Andy. I'm left alone at the flag. NOT GOOD. Jason appears out of nowhere and I'm illegally close to the flag. I start screaming for Charity (who I still thought was in the back), but she doesn't come. Jason reminds me that I can't be that close to the flag so I groan and move to the side. Dang kid, he steals our banner. I start chasing after him (what a time for my legs not to work) and he gets about half a block in front of me so I start tearing up and I take my shame walk back to the base and I see Anthony walking alone. I sneak up on him and almost get him, then Josh drives up and saves him. Woohoo. Ruth comes along to pick up me and Charity to get the flag back from Green. We're walking and I see Josh about a block down.. We start running back to the getaway van while I'm screaming 'RUTH! START THE VAN!!!!!!!!!!!' Charity disappears and we find her being chased by Josh in the Explorer. WE save her. Long story short(end), we don't get out banner back but out team is in first place.
We got to eat at McDonald's then drive to the lovely Grand Rapids to blacklight bowl. I get one strike and no spares the whole night. I had to be dragged off the, umm, playing area? a few times by Andrew, Jenn, and Kari but I guess we had fun. Okay, blah blah blah.. we drive back. OK. Back at the Rev. We're all hanging out in the gym and Jenn and I are joking around saying "Dude, Green and Blue are gonna be on the edge of their seats wondering which of those two will win and Red will be sitting back cheering for one of those teams and Red will be announced the winner and everyone will be in awe". Guess what? That's exactly what happened. We were in last place after being in first place a few short hours before! No one reacted at first to Red's victory. Blue and Green were just staring with our mouths open and in total shock and it took a good 3 seconds for anyone to react. All I remember is Jenni jumping up and down and screaming and running over to Amber.. Yeah, they were happy. We were mad. But Chelsea is going to drive there anyways and me and Natalie are going with her! I wonder if anyone else is coming.

Wow, that was probably the longest post I've ever made without pictures! My apologies for any spelling and/or grammatical errors. And run-on sentences. And anything that didn't make sense. Woohoo. On Friday I'll make a post about Valley Fair and how many times I didn't puke.

Be Excellent to Each Other!

Ignore that last post.
What last post?
I don't know what you're talking about.
What?
Exactly.

A common phobia is dentophobia - the fear of dentists. As a child, I never had dentophobia and firmly stated that I would not be afraid of something as common as a dentist. Well, as of now I am questioning myself as a wee one. At 2:20 PM today, I had an appointment at the oral surgeon's office in the lowest floor of the hospital to determine a date for my execu--surgery. He said a few things to creep me out but was very reassuring. We then had to decide on a date and we decided Thursday, August 11 at 11:00 AM. BUT WAIT! If my team wins the "ultimate reward" for Summer Survivor over the ones that probably will win then.. WE GET TO GO TO VALLEY FAIR! So, obviously, I had to state that that is one important event that I cannot miss if we win. I said that I had never been there before and the lady at the front desk yelled at my dad for never taking me there and we left. We then went to the orthodontist to schedule an appointment for the braces to be glued onto my chompers THE DAY BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS. Oh, grand. I'll be even cooler now.

song of the week : who i am hates who i've been

Before we get to the lyrics of the song.. I just wanted to apologize to anyone reading this.. If I have ever done something to hurt you or if I ever let you down.. I just want to take it back right now. I just have to learn to control my tongue. I am really sensative and overreact and when that happens my tongue slips I say stuff that I don't mean at all and it just gets people upset with me. I just have to learn not to overreact and also to control my tongue. So, please be patient with me because it has been a habit for quite sometime and I just need to break free from it.. So if you could pray for God to give me strength and to help me breakaway, it would be greatly appreciated because that it was I need most right now.


Who I am Hates who I've Been by Relient K

I watched the proverbial sunrise
coming up over the Pacific and
you might think I'm losing my mind,
but I will shy away from the specifics...

'cause I don't want you to know where I am
'cause then you'll see my heart
in the saddest state it's ever been.

This is no place to try and live my life.

[Pre-Chorus]
Stop right there. That's exactly where I lost it.
See that line. Well I never should have crossed it.
Stop right there. Well I never should have said that it's the very moment that
I wish that I could take back.

[Chorus]
I'm sorry for the person I became.
I'm sorry that it took so long for me to change.
I'm ready to try and never become that way again
'cause who I am hates who I've been.
Who I am hates who I've been.

I talk to absolutely no one.
Couldn't keep to myself enough.
And the things bottled inside have finally begun
to create so much pressure that I’ll soon blow up.

I heard the reverberating footsteps
sinking up to the beating of my heart,
and I was positive that unless I got myself together,
I would watch me fall apart.

And I can’t let that happen again
‘cause then you’ll see my heart
in the saddest state it’s ever been.

This is no place to try and live my life.

[Pre-Chorus x2]
[Chorus]

Who I am hates who I've been
and who I am won’t take the second chance you gave me.
Who I am hates who I’ve been
‘cause who I’ve been only ever made me...

So sorry for the person I became.
So sorry that it took so long for me to change.
I’m ready to try and never become that way again
‘cause who I am hates who I’ve been.
Who I am hates who I’ve been.