Don't Rain on My Parade, Picnic, or Party.

This past weekend was awesome!  Let's start from the from the start of my weekend... Friday!
Friday night, there was another home football game.  So that means I danced and marched at half time!  Afterwards, I went to 5th quarter, and this time two of my best friends came for the first time!!!
That night, one of my friends stayed the night.  Early in the morning, we left for Monticelli (sp?).  It's in Iowa.  Anyway, we went to Iowa for a canoeing trip.  Sadly, or not so sadly...depends on how you look at it, it was raining almost the whole day.  But we did have fun.  Oh, I guess I also forgot to mention, that was my birthday!  Yup, that's me, Angel, born on September 3rd!
On Sunday, I got my first present!  It was from Rikki and Lynette, they are my small group leaders for youth group!  They are soooo much fun!  I love them!  Rikki and Lynette combined forces and bought me a Pepsi, (I looooovvveee pepsi!  It's like my drug!), Hot pink zebra print duct tape, (I looooovveeee duct tape!!!!), and Banana Grams (It is a super duper awesome game!  Oh, the memories!)  I also had a church picnic, at the best camp in the whole wide world....well according to me it is.  Faith Bible Camp is about a 1/2 hour away from where I live.  It was bunches of fun!  I absolutely LOVE my church family!
On Monday, there was a Labor Day, and I danced in it!  The squad did fantastic!  Afterwards, there was a cookout at my house, to celebrate my birthday!  It was bunches of fun!  I got more duct tape, but this time I got splatered paint print duct tape!  I also got a very pretty necklace, a picture frame, 2 books, $25, and BACON!  Overall, I FANTASTIC weekend!
I SOOOOO can't wait until next weekend!  I am going camping with friends!!!  It shall be an adventure!!!!! 

Book Covers.

There's this saying, "never judge a book by its cover"
You never can guess who a person really is just by looking at them.
I find this true in my life all the time. 
I love getting to know people, because I like to see the real them.
I like to know what they do, what they are involved in, and who they hang out with.
I find it quite interesting :)

Dance. March. Party. Repeat.

Tonight is my high school's first home football game!  I'm excited because I am a Gadet (*guh-det*  its the dance squad at my high school.  It stands for Great American Dancers Entertaining The Streaks.) and I am a marching alto saxophonist!  Which means....I dance for pre-game (music that is played before the game)  and then I dance at half time. 
Tonight I am dancing to "Till the World Ends"  by Brittany Spears,  is going to be AWESOME! 
Right after I get done dancing I run back and join the band and then i play my saxophone.  After that I walk off the field and put my instrument away and get ready to PARTAY! 
This party I go to is off the hook!  It is at my church, put on by the youth group, and there is a bunch of food and games!  And sometimes there are inflatables or airsoft.  It is just a blast!  The best part is I get to do this all again at our next home football game!  Let's go streaks!!!

hahaha.  did ya notice that i didn't mention anything about the actual game of football?  hahaha.  Nos Vemos!  (thats spanish!  i learned it in my spanish class!)

Obama and Cat.

On Wednesday, at dance practice, Obama finds his way to our school!  Everyone was estatic!  The whole dance squad got wanded by secert sercurity, and then evenutally led to about 100 ft. within Obama.  Also with us was the varsity volleyball team, and some faulcty.  We waited for like 15-20 minutes while he was finishing up an interview.  At last he came over!  And I don't care who you are or what you believe politically, meeting the president of the united states is really cool.  He shook most everybody's hand and he also took a picture with the dance squad!!  And of course the press was there, which included our local newspaper, which got a photo of ME shaking hands with Obama, and Obama with the dance squad!  It was such a neat experiance!!!

While down in Mexico, I was chatting with my small group leader, Rikki, and a college aged Mexican, Todayo (okay thats spelled wrong, but thats how you prounce it).  While we conversating, Todayo asked if I was Rikki's daughter because I can really act like it.  Rikki told him no, she just comes over all the time and eats my food, plays my game systems, and just hangs out.  and Todayo says like a cat?  We all laugh!  And Rikki agrees that i am like a cat.  So from then on Todayo called my Cat. 
meow.

School Begins and I Have an Abnormal Laugh.

School started once again...today.  It went okay.  Considering I had a substitute...on the first day. 
My spanish teacher won't let me have Angel (on-hell) as my spanish name...cause it is a guy's name.  Boo-hoo.  Oh well.  Life will go on...that was just my little rant.  all done.
After school, I hung out with Kathryn,  that was fun!  We watched Pretty Little Liars and now I'm like addicted....Thanks Kathryn.  haha.

So when I laugh, it doesn't sound...well...normal.  I don't know how to explain it...

But anyways, when I was in Mexico, I was talking to a mexican family who knew some English.  For whatever reason, someone made me laugh.  When I was laughing, the Mexican family gasped and stared while pointing at me,  they were telling me that my laugh was so strange.  Like something they never heard before.

hahaha.  and that's my little story about Mexico today :)

Broken Soles.

Soles as in like the bottom on your shoe...in case you didn't catch that.

Once a upon a time,
I went on a missions trip to Mexico, and this dude name Cole came too.  For some reason or another his tennis shoes kept breaking, so he would have to re-duct tape them again and again.  Cole had a fantastic idea of wearing his flip flops to the pyramids, instead of his broken shoes.  As Cole was walking, his flip flop hit a rock and broke.  And oh was that funny.  Fortunately for him, I brought an extra pair of purple and white, flower print flip flops with me in my purse (just in case I wanted to change my shoes).  I offered him my shoes, because my flip flops are huge on me.  With out hesitating he took up my offer,  and for the last two days of our trip he wore my flip flops everywhere he went.
the end.

Post Mexico.

My, oh my. Mexico was amazing!  It is SO beautiful down there!  I wish I could have stayed longer, but I know God's work has been done and that gives me peace.
There are SO many things I could share about Mexico... I don't know where to start or end...
For now I will share at least one thing about the Mexico trip once a day.

first airplane ride ever!
Airplanes are the best thing ever!!!  I was so excited to ride on an airplane!  To me going on an airplane felt like a roller coaster!  I do quite enjoy roller coasters.  And the view from up above just amazed me.  I kept staring out my window, looking at the clouds and the landscape below. 
airplanes: best. thing. ever.