Showing posts with label Spring Break. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring Break. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Spring Break: Obsessions

Our family went to St. George for the first half of spring break. I was pretty lame and forgot to take pictures... I hope you forgive me. Besides, I didn't think you would be interested in seeing us swimming, sleeping, or watching The Biggest Loser- that is just so boring! 

My sibs have become obsessed with playing this game called Draw Something on their iTouches. I don't understand. I'm not talking about Draw Something but about the iTouch as a whole. What makes it so desirable? How do people become consumed by their games? What makes cutting a rope to feed a monster a piece of candy entertaining? In the car ride home from St George I overheard Goose ask my dad a question that made me chuckle:
Hey dad, can I upgrade the Moron Test 2?
I knew what she was talking about, but I still couldn't help but laugh at the oddness of that question. 
Can anybody explain to me what makes the iTouch so addicting?

While my sibs obsessed over their games, I have been obsessing over this book:


Usually when I am in St. George on vacation, I am constantly worried about my pale skin becoming a beautiful brown. This time I said to myself, To heck with tan skin! and instead of tanning I swam in the hotel pool. Unfortunately the pool was not open for an hour after the time posted on the door. My mom was determined to get a head start on her tan so the entire family staked out on the pool deck, taking the best chairs available. I had no desire to just lay there so I went back to our hotel room to get my book. 

We waited for an hour. As time slowly went by, the young ones became more and more impatient. As for me, I was content just sitting there reading my book while allowing the sunshine to warm up my cold body. I didn't worry about my position on the chair and what would be the best tanning strategy. I was more worried about how to make my eyes adjust to the light bouncing off the pages as I was trying to read. As a result, I now have splotchy sun burns on my legs and arms. Ha.

Anywhoooo... read this book! Every time I read it I have to force myself to stop so I can get some sleep. This book makes me want to be a mom more than anything. I am so excited to be married and have my own little family! I know it will be beautiful!

But right now, I am just a teenager in high school. Excited for choir tour.

Choir Tour 2012: 9 Days


Friday, April 8, 2011

Hmm...


Warmth. It comes and it goes, and it tends to be gone longer than it stays. The sun is covered by dark gray clouds. The green grass is covered with a thick layer of white flakes of snow. Instead of feeling the heat running through you, an ice cold chill takes over your whole body.
Dear Warmth and Sunshine,
I have an issue with you. You don't like to stay very long.
Why is that?