Throw-Back Thursday

So a couple days ago, my best friend Aimee found an old camera in her house with a bunch of interesting photos on it. Most of them were from a 'modeling photo shoot' that we had decided to take a couple years ago. 

Aimees older sister Bronte had helped us dress up in some of her clothes and put some pretty rocking makeup on. (We were somewhere between 3rd and 5th grade at the time.) We had then catwalked down the hallway and posed some pretty professional and stylish poses for her while she took pictures of us. And let me just tell you, they are pretty spectacular!! 

For some reason, we thought that this lovely backdrop of the door was perfect for the kind of professional pictures we were taking! I mean, look at our faces! I think it's pretty safe to say that these are TOTALLY glamour magazine worthy! 

Also, don't ask why I'm always either glaring at the camera or at Aimee, because I really have no idea. I probably thought I actually looked like a model. Hahahahahahaha! Oh my young stupid little brain! 

This was another picture that Aimee found on the camera. It is a picture of us in our Halloween costumes in 5th grade. In case you couldn't tell, we are Siamese twins! Yup, are legs are attached together and everything! We are just that cool! 

I remember that day at school, Mrs. Fuentes had decided that our class would play around the world (the multiplication game, not the basketball game - now THAT would have been a disaster!) Well Aimee was the best person at that game in our class. So while she was making her way around the whole world, or around the whole classroom, I was stuck being dragged along behind her. (Because in case you forgot, we were siamese twins, so our legs were stuck together the whole day!) And boy oh boy was it exciting!!

I also remember that when it was time for library that day, Aimee and I tried (not on purpose) to fit through the door at the same time as a boy in our class named Chris. Chris was dressed up as a clown for Halloween with a ton of makeup and everything! Well, when we tried to get through the door, Chris, being much shorter than me, got makeup all over my shoulder! And Mrs. Fuentes had to try to get it out with her tide-to-go speed stick. It didn't really work, and I ended up walking around with a stain on my shoulder for the rest of the day. :(

Well Aimee thought this picture was hilarious for two main reasons. 1) We were randomly wearing matching purses that totally didn't match our outfits at all! 2) We had piggytail buns on either side of our face, and we were in 5th grade - which by then we were a tad too old and totally too mature for piggytail buns! Haha! 

This last picture is of Aimee and I on the first day of school in probably either 4th or 5th grade. And ummm . . . I don't really want to talk about this one for several reasons. 1) My cheesy retarded face! What on earth was I thinking? 2) My choice of outfit on the first day of school. Why on earth did my mom let me go to school on THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL dressed in a bunny shirt that said: "Nobody's perfect, I'm as close as it gets"? Ummmm HELLO?!?! That just screams stupid retarded arrogant girl! 3) My stupid over the shoulder backpack - which by the way I thought was sooo cool - is like half as big as me!! For goodness sakes, it was the first day of school! What could possibly be so big that I would need on the first day of school? Oh dearest children . . .

Also, did you notice how in every single one of these pictures I am doing some weird, dumb thing with my face, and of course, Aimee over there looks cute and normal like usual! And now we see who the weird one was, and always will be!

Oh and just a little funny bit of info for ya: I typed this whole thing on my notes on my ipod because the internet was being retarded and not letting me type it on the actual blog page. Stupid, I know! And then I copied and pasted the whole post over onto this blog. And well, I tried to add pictures but it wouldn't work. So I had to save the post, and then come back and add the pictures today on the computer. Stupid internet, stupid ipod. I don't know why I added this little snippet of useless info, but I hope you enjoyed it just the same. Haha!

So Anyway . . . Ya gotta love old pictures and old memories, even if they are sometimes frightening to look back on! Yikes! 

Day 9: Random

Day 9 of our Spectacular Summer Finale was supposed to be Aimee's turn to decide what we do, especially seeing as I had decided the two days before. But, she was kinda kept changing the subject, trying to distract me from remembering that she needed to decide something to do. And eventually she got lucky.

We were talking about Day 10's adventure, and remembered that we had to text some of our friends, and ask them about times and rides. Well, that distracted us for a while. And then I remembered that we needed to make vanilla pudding, so that distracted us for a while as well.

We then went back to my room, where I remembered that it was her turn to decide something to do. Well, we sat there for a while - she was supposedly thinking of ideas of things to do, but I don't think she ever even had an idea.

So after a couple minutes of sitting there, I remembered that I wanted to show Aimee some YouTube videos that I had seen the night before. So of course, we go onto the computer, where we waste about 30 minutes watching totally impossible hair tutorials. The hair styles were totally gorgeous, and I wish I could do my hair like that, but it is just impossible. Trust me, I've tried some of them.

The hair tutorials, reminder us of some pictures of amazingly gorgeous hair that we had seen on Pinterest. So of course, we go spend a big chunk of time looking at amazing hair on Pinterest. Slowly our interest shifts from hair to weddings, and we spend a while looking at pins about weddings. And then it changes to Harry Potter!

So the remainder of our time was spent looking at, laughing at, and crying over pins about Harry Potter. Oh, man, Harry Potter is amazing!! I love it, Aimee loves it, we both love it to death!! And we have decided that when we grow up, and have houses that are joined together, then we will have a room that is dedicated to Harry Potter. There will be pictures of the characters, quotes from the characters, all of the books, all of the movies, a big screen TV just for watching the movies, and a nice big comfy couch to sit on. Yep, it will pretty much be the most legit room ever!!

So Anyway . . . even though our day was totally random and not planned out, it was still amazing, all because of Harry Potter!

Day 8: Bounce House

Recently one of my Young Women's leaders got in a car accident and got really bad whiplash. She hasn't been able to move around very easily since. For a mutual activity tomorrow, the Laurels in my ward are going over to her house and playing on a water bounce house in her backyard. (She is part of a bounce house company called GooseJumps.) So she had some of the employees drop off the bounce house at her house yesterday. She posted a request on Facebook for some of the youth in my ward to come over and help her set it up, clean it off, and then afterwards we would be able to play on it for a while.

So Aimee and I went over to help. At first we were the only ones there. So we would unroll and unfold the bounce house, and had to wait for it to inflate. For some reason, it was taking forever for it to inflate, so Aimee and I tried climbing up onto it, and pushing it up, but it just wasn't working. (And the bounce house was really hard to walk on when it wasn't fully inflated.)

At about that time our friend Sara and her younger sister Emily showed up to help. We were trying to move the bounce house over a little so that it wouldn't crush the garden, so we were digging around underneath, trying to find the tethers, when we finally discovered that there were two vents in the bottom that weren't closed completely. So we closed them, and finally the bounce house inflated all the way. We then used hammers to put the stakes into the ground which held the bounce house in place.

             

                       

This was the amazing bounce house we cleaned/played on. 

Well, the people who had used the bounce house last night, were apparently pigs, because there was mud all over it! It was filthy! So Aimee, Sara, Emily and I got towels and started cleaning it off. (Well once we finally figured out how to turn on the water that is.) It took us forever to clean it, but it probably seemed longer then it actually was, because it seemed like every time we would clean something, it would just get dirty a second later. So yea, it took us forever to finally get it clean. And it required sliding down the slides many times (whether on purpose or on accident, Aimee was queen of falling on accident) to try and wipe off some of the mud on your way down. But it was definitely entertaining! And we definitely got soaked in the process!

Finally, we finished cleaning, and had time to play on it. And let me tell you, it was soo much fun! We were all going down the slides in every position we could think of. One of my favorites was either acting drunk and just bouncing off the sides of the bounce houses until we fell down the slide, or at the last second pulling Aimee with me, so we would crash into each other at the end of the slide. But I don't think she appreciated that very much.

Eventually some of my Young Women's leaders daughters and her friends showed up, and they kinda ruined a lot of the fun. But Aimee, Sara and I made up for it by hogging one of the slides all to ourselves. We would each climb up the slide, and wait for the others at the top, and then we would sit there, side by side, and slowly slip down, until we crashed together at the bottom. It was pretty hard at times to climb up the slide because it was wet, obviously. So we would either have to cram our feet into the sides and push ourselves up, or be amazingly skilled like Sara and Aimee and use your arms to pull yourselves up, while your feet just walk up it normally. And there were many failed attempts where we would get half way up - or sometimes to the very top, and trying to get our knees under us so we can turn around and sit down - and we would slip and fall down the slide. And it was pretty entertaining when somebody did fall, especially when they took someone else out with them. (And yes, that happened a couple of times.) We would then all sit in a row, and Aimee would have a crazy idea that she wanted to touch the net on top with her foot, so she would keep scooting down the slide so that she could do so. And by then, we had slid so far down the top of the slide that we had no hope of staying on, and we fell down the slide. And then we would do it all over again.Yep, it was pretty entertaining.

We would also jump on the bottom of the slide, and slowly inch our way up, still jumping, until the incline was too steep and we would fall on our faces and slide down the slide. Yes, that was probably one of the best parts of the day. It was very entertaining watch one another biff it on the slide. (Yep, laughing at each other biffing it on our faces, and falling, such good friends we are, huh?) We would also throw ourselves over the side of the slide onto the stairs, and in the process either land on our backs or our faces. Yep, we had great fun beating ourselves up in many different ways! There was one time that Aimee was trying to get over the side of the slide onto the stairs, and apparently tried to accomplish the feat too close to the end, and so she kinda flipped over, so she landed head first on the edge of the stairs, and then slid onto the ground. It was very frightening to see, but of course, once she was on the ground, I was laughing my head off! She also slipped off the edge of the stairs, and almost ran into me another time. Yep, Aimee was very good at slipping and falling!

Well, finally all the fun had disappeared, so we went home. And let me tell you, three girls walking down the street, two of them in normal clothes, all soaking wet, one carrying a hammer, that was probably a very strange sight!

So Anyway . . . Service - Check! Fun - Check! I would say it was a pretty successful day!

Day 7: Wii

Yesterday (Day 7) was one of the more laid back days of our Spectacular Summer Finale.

My older brother Jared had just barely gotten his wisdom teeth out that day, so my mom didn't want Aimee and I to hang out at my house. (Because we are always noisy and Jared was trying to sleep) So even though it was probably my house's turn (we have this order) we had to go to Aimee's house. But her house is a lot more exciting then mine, so I guess it really did work out in our favor. (But Aimee if you are reading this, I am still very sorry for making us come to your house. I feel like I just invited myself over to your house, and you didn't seem very happy about it. So I'm sorry!)

Well, at the beginning of the day, I was very super crazy! I was being very weird and talking nonstop! (And I would say some pretty weird things.) And Aimee was just sitting there on the couch next to me, looking out the window, and being very totally not crazy. Yep, it was pretty depressing. It's only fun to be crazy, when you have a best friend to be crazy with. And apparently our timing is off, because a couple days ago, she was super crazy, and I wasn't. So we need to get on a schedule or something.

I finally decided that we would play the Wii. (It was my turn to make the decision of what we do that day.) And I don't think she was very keen about the idea, but she being the amazing person that she is, did it anyway. And let me just tell you, she is amazing at Wii sports! We played tennis, baseball (she creamed me! They decided to give me a mercy rule. Saddest moment of my life!), bowling, and golf. And then we each checked our Wii Fitness age. Yep, it was a sad moment in my life. I am apparently 58 and she is only 30. I am almost 30 years older than her!! What the crap, right!??

Well after that, we were both pretty much pooped. So we just kinda sat around and talked for the rest of the time. (One of our favorite pass times.) And once again, I didn't get any pictures. Sorry.

Oh and I also forgot to mention that I finally changed my Mii from Buggsy, (a bug) to Harry - AJ (Harry Potter with my initials at the end). Yep, it was pretty exciting. But he still looks kinda femmy. Oh well! 

So Anyway . . . never play Wii sports with Aimee unless you are accustomed to failure, because she will win!

Day 6: Maceys Adventure

For the seventh day of our Spectacular Summer Finale, Aimee and I rode our bikes to Maceys. (Now before you start thinking that we are some amazingly strong, and totally fit athletes who ride their bikes all over town, let me explain that we took the river trail there the whole way, so it really wasn't very hard.)

Well, on the way there, I was having a really hard time keeping up with Aimee, because she is amazingly strong, and super fit, and I'm a lazy couch potato that doesn't ever do anything. So yea, it was pretty hard for me on the way there. (But that really doesn't have anything to do with anything, so I don't know why I told you it. Oh well.)

Anyway, we get there, and we chained our bikes up. And guess what!? There was actually a bike rack this time! Woohoo! So yup, here is a picture of our beautifully locked up bikes. Just in case you wanted to see what we ride!

The first thing that Aimee and I always do once we get somewhere - especially when we ride our bikes - is go get a drink, and go to the bathroom. But we don't actually use the bathroom, mostly I just check out my face, to see how tomatoish it is. Well, this bathroom was pretty spectacular. We have never seen anything like it before. It is just plain magical!! It is all AUTOMATIC!!!

Automatic toilet!

Automatic Sink!

Automatic Soap Dispenser!

Automatic Paper Towel Dispenser!

Even Automatic Hand Sanitizer Dispenser!!

After our trip to the amazingly magical bathroom, we went and bought ourselves some ice cream. And just a shout out for ya, Macey's has some of the best ice cream ever!! We both bought smalls, which were only 50 cents, (no tax!!) and they give you a lot of ice cream! So yea, if you are ever in the mood for inexpensive, good ice cream, and a lot of it, then definitely go to Macey's!

Our beautiful ice cream cones, and the cereal in the background. Aimee got twist, I got vanilla. 

So, we then walked around Macey's eating our ice cream and looking at random things, and random people. We finally finished our ice cream, so we set off to accomplish our next task. (Well, we didn't leave Macey's, but we did walk over to the freezer section.) 

We are huge Harry Potter geeks, so of course we had to make the famous Ron and Lavender heart that Lavender makes on the window of the train. And if you don't know what I am talking about, then drop what you are doing right now and go watch Harry Potter!! So, we tried making it on the normal frozen section doors, but it just wasn't working, because they had two panes of glass, so the camera couldn't see it from the other side. It just wasn't working. So we found another glass door, (the one on the soda compartment thing) and it finally worked! But there were too many things in the background, that you still couldn't see it very well through the camera. So we tried holding up things behind it, to make it more visible, but it just didn't work. I had Aimee holding up coke packages, and even a package of raw meat, which she described as smelling "SO BAD!". So we finally realized that we needed a white background. The ceiling. Yep, it finally worked. And this is the final product. (We got some weird comments from this old man passing us while we were trying to get a picture of our masterpiece, but I don't remember what he said, so yea. But it was weird.)

So we then went to get our blood pressure taken - just like we do every time we go to Macey's. Mine was actually pretty low this time, but Aimee's was quite the opposite. But the only reason was because she was nervous, and I wasn't. So yea. She was upset about that for the rest of the day.

We then found a little station towards the front of the store that had a bazillion Air Heads in it that were 7 for $1. We decided, what the heck, why not? So we bought them. And on the way home we would stop periodically and split one in half to eat. And they were good. Yep yep. So the sad thing is, that I was going to go home and take a picture of all the wrappers, but I apparently left them lying around, so my mom threw them away. Sad day, I know. So you are just going to have to picture the amazing seven Air Heads each of a different flavor. Because they were good.

We also saw a lot of people we know at Macey's. But I'd rather not talk about that. Because it just reminded us of how we have to go back to school in about a week. Very sad day!! Now excuse me while I go cry in the corner for a while. *Tear Tear*

So Anyway . . . trips to Macey's always turn out to be amazing adventures, each a little different then the next, each just as amazing as the first!

Day 5: Doctor Who

This was definitely one of the more boring days of our Spectacular Summer Finale, and it is completely my fault!

I was in a very grumpy mood, and I was wearing my lazy, don't mess with me clothes, which means that I definitely couldn't leave the house. So Aimee was forced to come to mine. I'm an awful person, I know.

Well, I am obsessed with a British TV show called Doctor Who. It is really confusing at times, but I really love it. So one thing you should know about me, is that when I am obsessed with something, I try and make other people like it to. For example, I begged my mom to read the Hunger Games, and after a year, she finally read it. I have also been trying to get my younger brother Bryce to read Harry Potter, and he finally started reading it this past month. So, a lot of the time when Aimee comes over, we watch Doctor Who. (That is my attempt to try and make her like it.) But I think my attempt has failed. I don't think she enjoys watching Doctor Who, but just puts up with it to make me happy.

So yea, that is what we did all Friday. Watched Doctor Who. And then afterwards, we watched YouTube Videos of old Disney Channel Songs. Yep, that's how boring of a person I am.

Go ahead and blame me for this very boring blog post, and for the horrible day that I made Aimee endure. Aimee has to plan Day 6's adventure, so there will be a better story to tell tomorrow.

So Anyway . . . I'm boring when I'm grumpy.

Day 4: Family Day

The fourth day of our Spectacular Summer Finale, just so happened to be a Thursday, which is my dads day off. And it was the last Thursday of the summer that we would all be home, so it was made a Family Day. But don't worry, I still got a little adventure in with Aimee.

I was woken up at 9:20 to get ready to go - which by the way is way earlier then I normally get up. My whole family got dressed in our BYU clothing, and we set off. There was a BYU football open scrimmage that morning, so - because I am such a big BYU football fan - we decided to go watch for a while.

I made my mom bring her camera, because I wanted pictures that I could put on my blog. So I have her camera case around my shoulder, and I am walking into the stadium, when my mom points out a sign that says 'No Photography or Videos'. Umm . . . oops! The car was too far away to hurry and put the camera back in the car, so I just wound up the straps around the camera case, and held it in my hand, trying to hide it as much as possible. So yea, sorry, but I didn't get any pictures of this day.

They could not have picked a hotter day to do this scrimmage. It was boiling hot!! And we weren't allowed to bring our own water in, so we were getting dehydrated as well. Also, they had about an hour and a half long practice before they even started the scrimmage. So we were practically done with the whole thing by the time the scrimmage started. So we stayed to see each team make a touchdown and then we were just too exhausted so we left. But it was exciting while it lasted.

Once we were home, I drank a whole bottle of water - yes that's how hot it was - and slept for an hour and a half.

We then went out to dunch (that is dinner and lunch, or at least that is what we call it in my family) to Chuck-A-Rama. I don't know why we keep going there, because nobody really likes it. All of their food is dry and pretty flavorless. Well, except for their cinnamon pull-a-parts. Those are super good! And they have milk, and I love milk. But besides those two things, it really isn't very good at all.

Afterwards, we went to Trafalga, to play some mini golf. Well, pretty much everyone in my family stinks at miniature golf, except for my mom and dad. And it is always a competition between them. So they always keep score, and are always trying to beat each other. And the rest of us kids, are just trying to get it in the whole. And me, well, I'm known in my family for my swing. I might as well just say 'fore' before I hit the ball each time, because that is pretty much how far it goes. It's a miracle I haven't broken anything yet.

So yea, that was pretty much it for my Family Day.

And from what I hear, Aimee had a pretty interesting day as well. Her older sister Maddie got her wisdom teeth taken out that day. So she was obviously on drugs, but was trying to reassure everyone that she was completely normal. So yea, I heard some pretty hilarious stories about Aimee's day.

Well, later that evening, Aimee and I went on a walk down on the river trail by our house. It is one of our favorite walking and talking spots. Or at least until the spiders and snakes decided to take it from us. EWW!!!! But this time, we just sat on the grass and talked. Always a great pass time.

Afterwards, we went to my house for a while. We just sat on the porch and ate ice cream. Okay, so I more like forced Aimee to eat ice cream, but same difference. We were only out there for about 15 minutes, but we each got five mosquito bites. So needless to say, we were scratching ourselves like crazy, and wiping every inch of our skin that was showing, so as to drive away the mosquito's. But it didn't really work.

So Anyway . . . Day 4 was not the best, but it was still adventurous.