Steven

This is Steven. CC drew him.  He got beat up because he has a creepily skinny neck.

Poor guy.

My Hippie Friend

Maddi, if you're reading this post prepared to be embarrassed.

Here's a story. Once upon a time there was a girl named Maddi who is one of the coolest people I know.

Maddi is just a cool person.

One time she, Alissa and I went to go run some errands and then she accidentally ended up driving up the canyon a bit and she showed us Second Dam. Second Dam is magical. There's a boardwalk, and there's a canopy of trees, and there's an island that you can get to, and there's just a feeling of calmness. It's one of those indescribable places that is very special, you know? It's one of my very favorite places in the world and I just discovered it Tuesday.

Also, tonight she showed CC and me this hippie game where someone plays a tune on a guitar or a ukulele or something and then you go around in a circle and make up a song. And it's great because we had a story about Mama telling you it's okay to be weird especially when the people around you are just as strange, and a story about a girl who was blind in one eye and she had an eye patch and pretended to be a pirate and she meets a boy who has a (modern) peg leg and so they're pirates together, and another story about Ark the Shark who swam in the dark and how he overcame all of his fears, including not eating people. It's a great game.

Also, we went to get smoothies at Jamba Juice, so that's great.

Basically, I just think she's a great person. And an even better friend.

So This Happened

YOU CAN BE THE PEANUT BUTTER TO MY JELL-AY!

Wish Me Luck

Guys. I have an interview today and it's good because I really need a job, but also I'm pretty nervous!

Meh.

Hello Old Farm!

I live in a new apartment now with my friends! And I love it!

Also, Adam. GAH.

The Surprise!

So remember when I was like "I have a secret!" and then I was like, but I can't tell you, but then I was like, I will soon! Well, quite a bit of time has passed and I have been SO busy and failed at filling you guys in on the big secret.

So here goes.

Drum roll please.

Remember when I said that my sister was coming back from her mission soon? And then there was a picture of me and her signifying her return? Well, the surprise was that our aunt, two cousins, and grandma came down to see her and she didn't know that would happen! It was awesome.

But then surprise! There was a second surprise! Back story: one of my brothers, Jeffacakes, and his wife live in Illinois and so nobody (especially my mom) didn't think they would be able to come to see her, but then they in cahoots with my dad found a way to make it happen and they came, too!

It was wonderful.

Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun, Unless You Share With Everyone

I have a secret!! I have a secret!!

But I can't tell you.

But I want to.

Gah!

But then again, in approximately an hour I will be able to tell you! Yay!

And trust me, this is a good secret. You want to be in the know.

And This is Why Fall is My Favorite

Most of the time I don't think I'm that materialistic, but every now and then I just want enough cardigans to be able to wear one every day of the year.

You know?

Attraction

Can we just talk about this for a second? Cool, thanks. 

So I'm a weird person and one of my oddities is that I have never ever been attracted to "bad boys." I guess most people go through a rebellious phase or I suppose sometimes it's not a phase and they just think that it's generally attractive to be mean? 

Sue me, but I think that's weird. 

Jane Austen knows what's up. Kindness is infinitely more attractive than rudeness, or being cool, or even being handsome. 

Intelligence is also incredibly attractive.

And there's this: