So this last week was like the longest week ever. I barely remember it. I did end up at the temple with that dumb boy again and I ran a lot of errands. I found 14  WHITE poinsettia at 6 different stores. I helped spend almost 600 dollars at coach on presents for office girls.  I lived off a list of things I needed to complete and things i needed to buy. my diet was pretty much diet coke, nut’s and the different kinds of pork tenderloin we tried out. But it was worth it because this weekend was pretty much just one huge party. we had the office over to eat and play games and open all their expensive gifts and stuff. and we had a little gag gift exchange and I was not sure what to get cause I couldn’t picture myself going into some store and buying some weird gag gift. so I got… A SNAKE!!! and put it in a coach box so it would get chosen. and those of you who know me know that i am TERRIFIED of snakes. and like the whole way driving it home from the pet store I was freaking out. and I couldn’t even go in the same room that his box was in. but man was it worth it when the lady who is the most terrified of snakes opened the box. she threw it across the patio at her husband who is even more afraid of snakes and they both freaked out together and it was pretty much like magic. snakes = best gag gift ever.

The end

And actually I get little to no enjoyment shopping for shoes. which goes on the pro list of Arizona. I can wear flip flops year round. but really I have one pair of canvas shoes I wear and one pair of skate shoes that I wear… Not really a shoes girl. Clothes girl YES. Shoe girl. Meh. this weekend I did invest in a pair of boots but I don’t really know how to wear them. I just know they look cool when other people wear them… So aside from flip flops thats like 3 regular pairs of shoes. I don’t do flats, or wear heels any day but sunday…. And normally I like just low key shoes. but guys. I WANT THESE. and I don’t even know if I would have the guts to wear them but I think they’re rad.

And almost all of my winter clothes are at home so I hardly had to pack anything. Also I just found out today I only have on pair of socks and i never really noticed becuase i just wear flip flops everyday.  I’m also trying to clean my room as I pack which is something I never ever do. usually I just make a mess and clean it up after but since i live with my cousin I’m trying to keep it a little clean… her husband hates that i’m a little bit messy… which is fine. but guys… I”M GOING HOME IN LESS THEN 12 HOURS wooo hoo!!! we’ll see if i meet anyone interesting on the plane tomorrow I always manage to be sitting next to the oddest chatty people in planes

also I created this.

• I went to Beijing and saw tons of the cool sites, climbed the Great Wall, walked around the Forbidden City, etc. It was awesome. There’s tons to see in Beijing, and the Silk Market is really crazy.
• I went shopping in Shanghai and got some great knock off stuff for pretty cheap
• Went to a Hot Pot Restarurant. I’m not sure exactly how to explain this, but it’s kind of like a Fondue restaurant only different. You sit at this table that has this huge pot of soup on a little cooker thing and then you just order random ingredients and put it in the pot and then everyone just takes what they want using their chopsticks. It’s pretty fun, but Andy (the guy who took us, Andy is his english name I don’t know his Chinese name) ordered some interesting stuff…. I’m not really sure what half of it was. Most of it was really good, but at one point he really wanted me to try this one item, and I thought it might be octopus, but he informed me that it was a part of the cow that he couldn’t say in English…. I’d rather not know.
• Went to Haungshan (Yellow Mountain) which was really pretty, and Maddie and I found out that we were slightly under prepared for it. We were thinking it was just like a hike… but then we got there and everyone had like those huge backpacking backpacks strapped on their backs and like walking sticks and stuff. It turned out to be fun though the part of the mountain we were on wasn’t too hard, and we really liked Huangshan city.
• A few weeks back the Jazz lost to the Rockets. Everyone here loves this fact. They won’t let me forget it. The Jazz better shape up next time we play them.
• Last week we were invited to go to another school and teach a class. I’d forgotten what it was like that first week of school…. but I remember now. Signing english books, photos, video cameras, mobs of children all over again.
• This week is Sports week at our school, and tomorrow Maddie and I have been “invited” to be in one of the races… can’t wait…. we’re going to look totally foolish. Espeically since neither one of us packed gym clothes so we’ll have to run it in our jeans… should be fun.

So I went to the new moon midnight showing last night, which was very entertaning as midnight movie premiers always are. The screaming, the clapping ect, the insane fan girls ect. but look what I found today!!

That is funny

• If you must choose between a trampoline and a swingset choose the trampoline everytime
• Some cell phones are more durable then others. I do not Reccomend LGs I do reccomend Samsungs
• If you are going on a hike make sure you check the distance yourself because often times people lie about the distance
• Don’t buy HP computers becuase they will break… over and over and over
• If you are strapped for time otter pops make an excellent meal
• With few exceptions and unless it could result in your death dares ought to be taken
• Peanut butter does not go with any sort of meat
• Drinks that arent smoothies or shakes or that sort should not include bananas they leave a funny after taste
• youtube is endlessly entertaing
• Just becuase someone older then you tells you a plant is wild parsley doesn’t mean you should believe them… It might be poisonous
• Pokemon is the best game to play on the game boy
• The best shooting game is 007. no other video games even come close. don’t let people lie to you and tell you different. halo smalo
• Running into a 6 foot 3 man in an effort to tip him off balance is only going to end with you on your back.
• Boys don’t like to play video games with you if you win

But look guys I got it this fancy sarcophagus. That was nice of me huh? And inside instead of things to take to the underworld I’ll just throw in my dreams of escalades and houseboats and stuff:) but I’ll also throw in all the crap like science classes I hate and long hours talking to people with gross teeth.

Now taking recommendations for a new major.

And recommendations on how to get myself out of arizona without hurting feelings.

This weekend we went “camping” in a motor home. And although it was perhaps not real camping it was still equal in amounts of fun to real camping. perhaps at first glance you thought my face was really tan. look closely cause it is for sure all dirt. gross I know. but quading is really fun even if you are being driven by some maniac 12 year old. another thing I learned is that dance parties can be fun with pretty much anybody who is willing to dance. I taught 15 adults the hoedown throw down. I don’t really know whether to be proud or embarrassed