Jenna Jo

Thursdays Date

2010-08-08T14:36:00.001-07:00

Earlier this summer I met a boy named Gentry. Last week he asked me on a date. Thursday morning I went to Baltimore with him. We saw the National Aquarium, ate lunch, saw the new movie called Dinner for Schmucks (which was hilarious), walked around the water front, ate ice cream and strolled around the shops. It was very fun. I got home at ten that night, recounted the day for Dani and mom, and called Emma.

study...study... stud... stah... ah.. stafay... fay... face...facebook :]

2010-07-22T19:37:00.000-07:00

facebook, oh how distracting from my summer assignments you can be.

it seems every time i try to start on my projects i just end up on facebook.

Spring Break In Texas

2010-04-03T15:32:00.001-07:00

We went to the Fort Worth Zoo, we went to Cheddars, we saw Avatar, we played basketball, we went out with tons of people, we went shopping, and we took really long spring break naps :] It was great.

Joie

2010-03-24T17:57:00.001-07:00

New favorite fashion designer. Can i just buy everything on that site? I need a job :]

Suspicious

2010-03-10T13:53:00.000-08:00

Could my dad secretly be Harrison Ford? I think so! a body double at least. there is definitely a similarity in the face.

On second thought, i doubt Harrison Ford is as cool.

:]

2010-03-09T17:42:00.000-08:00

Classes

2010-03-05T13:23:00.000-08:00

It's that time of the year again. Time to sign up for next years classes. This time, however, it is more exciting because I'm only required to take an English class and a technology class so i have free call on the other 5! Of course i have to take into account the way each class will look on my transcripts, they way they'll effect my GPA, the stress levels, etc.
So I'm thinking that I'll sign up for AP Environment, AP Environment Lab, AP Psychology, English at the college, Astronomy, Geology, Pre-Calculus, Technology, and Chamber Orchestra.
The only conflict is that since next year I'm going to be a senior I'm allowed to take only 4 class periods and right now that sounds rrrrreally nice. On the other hand, half schedules don't look as good to colleges. On the other hand i would be taking a college English class and that DOES look good. On yet another hand, i don't have a car to get there during the school day so maybe that isn't realistic class to take. Also, my violin isn't up to par compared to the others in my orchestra so maybe dropping Chamber isn't such a bad idea. On the other hand Orchestra is one of my favorite classes... and its an easy grade. That's a lot of hands.

Decisions decisions.

Freida Pinto and Extreme Beauty In Vogue and Milan Fashion Week Runway Shots

2010-03-02T17:10:00.001-08:00

love this red dress.

i really like this style idea. the whole shimmery floral thing.

i actually like these shoes even though at first glance id call them hideous.

Lulu's

2010-02-20T08:37:00.000-08:00

I love lulus.com, its my new favorite clothing place. Too bad it's only online :[
Anyways, here are a few of my favs:

shopping :]

2010-02-15T14:57:00.000-08:00

this sun dress gives me hope that maybe one day ill see the sun again

I'm dying to get these sandals from Target to go with it.

whichgoose

2010-02-13T18:23:00.005-08:00

i absolutly love these hair accessories!
by whichgoose

L.O.V.E.

2010-02-13T12:11:00.001-08:00

by rubypearl on Etsy

what is "school"...?

2010-02-09T16:14:00.000-08:00

i havent been there in so long. or anywhere really. THE SNOWS TAKING OVER!!!!

What have I been up to???

2010-01-21T13:29:00.000-08:00

Throughout the school week i study, study and study. On the weekends I sleep, read alot, go to church and occasionally i go do things with my new friends. Needless to say, I'm bored OUT of my mind for the majority of the week. I get bored, then restless, then angry that Ive become so boring, then sad, then lonely and then i just find a book to read. I'm going to need to go get a library card asap now that I've read everything i own like 6784723 times. I really wish i had a best friend here. i rrrreally wish Emma was here all the time. talking over the phone and Internet all the time just isn't the same. I definitely need to get a few new hobbies, or a job, or a car. SOMETHING! (this pic was from my last concert. my next one is on ground hog day)

already looking forward to summer stuff!

2009-11-27T07:58:00.001-08:00

Just today mom and I were looking at several summer options. I'm thinking that this summer will be just as busy as last summer. these are the various activities that we are thinking about:

EFY

girls camp

coast guard academy AIM program

venturing camp

These are the ones we looked at for fun:

ballroom dancing camp at BYU

Musicians camp

not to mention all the family and friends i want to go and see

i seriously CAN NOT wait!!!

orchestra

2009-10-15T17:44:00.000-07:00

this is a picture of my orchestra. they're all way awesome. it might be my favorite class.

monday off/ end of spirit week and homecoming

2009-10-12T17:07:00.000-07:00

We had Monday off, so sierra and i went on a sister date. we originally planned to go ice skating but the rink was closed so we went to Mimi's.

This pic is of my friend Ashley at the Homecoming dance (which was wayyyyy fun).

This is me and Lisa on Friday at the pep-rally. Spirit week is a really big deal here and the pep-rally took a whole hour. not that I'm complaining about missing my Government class :]

This is a girl in my orchestra (she's an excellent chelloist), we were all dressed up for country day. i was china and she was Italy haha

This was i think by far the most interesting costume all week, Natasha is also in my orchestra... shes a bit of a nut.
i think spirit week wonderful. also, i think all of mine and sierra's "sister dates" are the best part of my weekends lately. The dance and game for homecoming was good. Over all, i think its safe to say that this was a good week.

spirit week

2009-10-07T18:25:00.000-07:00

Once a year the schools have spirit week. Its usually the week before the homecoming game and dance. Heres the agenda for this weeks dress:

Monday: PJ Day
Tuesday: character Day
Wednesday: Wacky Tacky Day

Thursday: Country Day (each grade level is assigned a country to rep in outfit and decorations)

Friday: Spirit Day!!!

envious

2009-09-08T15:57:00.000-07:00

electric violin

2009-08-29T13:42:00.001-07:00

this might be just about the coolest thing ive ever seen in my whole life.

hydration is a must!

2009-08-23T11:12:00.000-07:00

one thing that i've noticed lately since i've moved into the house is that i drink a ton of water now. in Texas we had well water. it was gross. but here we have perfectly normal water and i often find myself drinking gallons of it at a time. such a luxury :] weird huh?

in other news, school starts this wednesday. ill admit im more than just a little nervous. i have all my outfits for the next three weeks planned out. i still havent finished my homework so i guess i need to get cracking. tomorrow is the freshman open house at the high school but my counselor told me i needed to go to it to find all my classes and pick up my schedule and books.

a while ago rob handed me an extra key to the truck. i was super excited even though it wasnt completely all mine. i even re-named him bruce because i didnt like the idea of driving around in a car named the "loser cruiser". but a couple days ago rob took old bruce in and bought himself a very pretty little car. consequently i have no claim to the car so once again im car less. i wonder what the parents are going to do when they have to either let me borrow one of the cars (probably the suburban) for a whole day so i can get to school and work and after school activities or they'll have to drive me there and pick me up. bummer.

to keep myself entertained i have been reading alllllllllll day. ive read almost a complete 2400 pages in the past 5 days. im quite proud of my accomplishment although ive now ran out of books to read. any suggestions???

i have good news and bad news.

2009-08-22T08:20:00.000-07:00

the good news is that i made my first friend in Maryland last night. the bad news is that shes leaving for college on Wednesday.

so last night my mom forced me to go to a bon fire with all the youth in my new ward. it might have been fun if it wasnt for the fact that it was pouring rain. while there i started talking to a girl named courtney. both of us were pretty miserable standing in the rain. courtneys friends were having an unofficial dance somewhere about an hour away. so courtney and i left the bonfire and drove an hour to the dance which only had about an hour left. but right away we were dancing and i made tons of friends (most of whom are leaving for college also next week). i ended up coming home pretty late at night and my mom met me at the door. it was fun while it lasted.

Maryland

2009-08-13T15:19:00.000-07:00

i hereby devote this blog to informing my Texans about life in Maryland.

WEEK 1:
i got to Maryland early Monday morning. the airport was really weird. first you start out getting off the plane in one building, then you find a strange bus like thing that takes you to another building were security and baggage are. then after meeting with your very sleepy family you exit the airport and drive for ten years to get home.
Maryland is very green, theres a thick wall of trees on each side of the rode like a screen. my mom let me drive yesterday. it was very different from Texas. the rodes here are curvy and a little narrower. I'm always scanning the surrounding forest for deers that are going to jump in front of me and smash my car.
my mom and i finished unpacking my room yesterday. i was so excited to have a normal sized closet of my very own :}. weird huh? i bought a new bed spread and this awesome chalk sticker that you put on your wall.
we went to my new high school and registered for classes. I'm in mostly AP classes and psychology. on the first day of school I'm trying out for orchestra, having music in school will be quite a change... but then again every things going to be quite different. the counselor was friendly and nice and very helpful. theres an open house on the 24th that i have to go to to get my schedule and map out my classes. apparently everyone rides the bus here. my seminary class starts at 6:30 and ends an hour later. the bus picks everyone up from the teachers house and takes them to school. that means my day will begin very early until i learn to get ready in 10 minutes flat. the high schools here end at 2 which is nice. another weird but welcomed difference about school here is that it starts on Wednesday so the first week in only 3 days long. only 3 days or torture.
I'm babysitting the kids right now while rob and mom are at the temple. they left at noon and wont be back til later so its been a long day. a very boring day. grace and i, in an attempt to entertain ourselves, played dress up with all my old formal dresses, watched endless episodes of what i like about you, played with Tommy, did each others hair, read books, and cooked dinner. the rest of the kids didn't want to play with us so they spent their time in the basement watching TV. none of us have gone outside all day sadly and I'm thinking of dragging everyone out there for a little fresh air.
maybe ill make them play soccer or something :] what an evil big sister i am
i miss Texas alot. i find myself very lonely and bored here and I'm dying to see my friends soon although it probably wont be possible for a while. I'm sure things will be better when sierra gets back from her trip. cant wait!

can you tell where i want to go???

2009-04-17T16:47:00.000-07:00

awwww! the warm sand under my feet, the sound of surf close by, basking in the sunlight...

Jason Bourne

2009-02-06T17:29:00.000-08:00

what a great movie.

2008-12-25T21:01:00.000-08:00

This lovely Christmas night I saw the movie "Marley And Me".
I loved it.
The whole time it was making me think of Millie and how great/horrible she is. She's great because she runs with me, is good with kids, and is quite the protector. However, she also chews on shoes, books, toys, carpet, and even the wall. I still love her though.
ANYWAYS, Marley and Me was such a sad movie and according to mom it was an awsome book as well. Guess ill have to read it and find out :]

swim team

2008-09-05T04:04:00.001-07:00

YA! IM ON IT!

california

2008-08-15T16:33:00.000-07:00

bored

2008-06-21T21:26:00.000-07:00

I've discovered that Texas is extremely boring. It all started when i got back from Colorado, and i guess i got used to having exciting fun things to do all the time. so to run away from my boredom i find myself doing crazy and often pointless activities. For Example, Sierra and i got bored so we went for a very costly (gas is so high now. YIKES!) ride around.

mother daughter convo.

2008-06-05T20:21:00.001-07:00

Jenna: "mom if i had a cell phone, i could put every ones number in it before summer."
mom: "get a piece of paper and a pen and write every ones number down."
Jenna: "paper can't do anything! it cant even text"
mom: "yes it can"
Jenna: "only if your sitting right next to the person, and then there wouldn't even be a point in fake texting because you could just talk to them"
mom: "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAahahahahahahahaha!!! Jenna you are SO funny!"
Jenna: "....ugh."

sugar glider babies

2008-05-25T17:36:00.000-07:00

they like to wrestle with your finger!!!

... can i have one mommy????

my boys

2008-05-14T14:43:00.001-07:00

I happen to be in "B" lunch at school. At the beginning of the new tri i had no friends in there. However, i made friends with a very nice table of boys. Here are two of them. Micheal and Matt are both in band and are AMAZING drummers. (Matt looks exactly like the pictures of Jesus up close, its crazy, so we all call him Jesus(he's the taller one))

im not sure why they're were dressed up, but its cool
what ever floats your boat

Weekend trip to California

2008-04-20T17:31:00.000-07:00

-went shopping
-ate good food
-spend time with aunti anna
-ment CRAZY people on airplanes
...i would say it went well. :]

Siara and Sofia's Birthday dance

2008-04-14T14:59:00.001-07:00

school

2008-01-08T19:05:00.000-08:00

One word (well not really a word): "Ugh!" Because school means seminary, seminary means early alarm clocks, and early alarm clocks means a tired teenager who just wants some gosh darn sleep!!! Other than that (and the over-load of homework)school is pretty great! What could be bad about being with your friends every lunch, passing period, and moment when the teacher is turned around??? So far, however, I've had so much homework that time not spent learning new material is not waisted on conversation. No, but used instead very productively. I'm proud to say that I'm 10 analyzed poem packets, one VSG essay, and 4 tests away from being caught up in the homework.
Dance is going "marvelous", that is if you enjoy taking pain pills for all the soreness that is involved. Today, for example, Stiles stood on top of a chair and watched us (JV (GO JV TEAM WHOO!)) dance the competition dance over and over until one would feel that breathing is a luxury, which screaming at the top of her lungs "POP IT!!!! POPPPP IT OR WE'LL DO IT AGAIN". Well i started concentrating soooo hard on popping my arms that i forgot what i was doing and messed up on dancing! Hence the extra 4 times we danced the dance while nearly popping our arms out of their sockets. well... peace out girl scout! <3 jna

BIRTHDAY

2007-12-16T09:05:00.001-08:00

QIENCERA

2007-12-13T16:52:00.000-08:00

over the past...while, I have gone to several qinenceras! SOOO FUN. There was Medi's, Marla's, and the most recent has been Angelica's. They all were so pretty and looked like minnie weddings! In April I will be in Siara's and Sofia's Qience. Im excited ;).

ice cream

2007-12-01T19:16:00.001-08:00

homecoming dress shopping

2007-09-29T19:42:00.001-07:00

My best friend, Amy, and I went shopping for homecoming dresses! I found one that I love!

Now all I need to do is find a shrug (to make it modest, duh!)!

my darling little Lou

2007-09-09T10:24:00.000-07:00

On a warm September morning in the late stages of summer, my darling little Lou comes to me with her snow-suit, and asks me to help her squeeze herself into it. Of coarse I couldn't say no to little Lou!!!

school is coming...

2007-08-14T15:00:00.000-07:00

and im not ready.
i dont have supplies yet. i guess we dont get our lists until the first day but i think we should go and get the things that i know ill need. stuff like a binder or pens or paper. right??
but mom just says we'll wait and rush with everyone else on the first day.

i also dont think i could ever get enough of summer.
School means waking up early, not having all the time in the world, and stress.
Yippeeee.

For my auntie Val

2007-08-07T14:30:00.000-07:00

when i had gotten my turtles, a while ago, the lady at the counter said they were social animals. so when Donatelo died today i was afraid that Leonardo would die too from being lonely. My friend Paige got two turtles for her birthday and one of them died, and when the first one died the second got to lonely and died also. So i think that if i get a fish to swim around with Leonardo until I get a new turtle, then maybe he wont be to lonely.

Grace and I had a funeral for Donatelo(summer days often get too boring for us).

turtles!

2007-07-04T13:32:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, my mom, monster, luke skywalker, loulou, and i went to the mall. Now they have a little pet stand with rabbits, birds, crabs, and turtles. I got two turtles. I named them Scout and Jem from To Kill A Mockingbird at first, but i changed their names to Leonardo and Donatelo (after the ninja tutle!!!). I have to wash thier bowl everyday because it doesnt have a filtering system yet. I LOVE THEM!!!

2007-07-03T11:50:00.000-07:00

Heres a pretty picture of me that Emma found!

Nothing Much

2007-07-01T16:49:00.000-07:00

Nothing huge been going on lately!!!

Six Flags and The Last Day of School!

2007-06-01T11:44:00.000-07:00

Today was the LAST DAY OF MIDDLE SCHOOL!!! YAAA!!!!!!

Me and Amy!

Yesterday, my entire grade at my school went to sixflags. Everyone passed ALL of our TAKS tests, so we were rewarded. "WOOT WOOT!" I was really fun. I stayed with a group of friends and we went on every ride there except for the ones in Loony Tunes Land (which is the little kid rides). I LOVE ROLLER COASTERS!!! My friend Amy is, by far, the best roller coaster partner! We went on Batman, Cliffhanger, Mr. Freeze, Flashback, Superman, Roaring Rapids, AuquaMan, Titan, Texas Giant, and Shockwave 3 times each!!! FUN FUN FUN!

more pictures

2007-05-26T21:13:00.000-07:00

more pis! i love taking pictures, being in pictures, and just pictures in general!

2007-05-25T15:41:00.000-07:00

I got a camara! YAAA MEEE!!! here are a few of the 87 pictures i took over the past 2 days!!!

More about me

2007-05-10T19:00:00.000-07:00

Everyone thinks its sooo crazy, but... i LOVE Johnny Depp! I mean, who couldn't like a pirate, an insane writer, AND a lover off of a ghost story??? I have a big poster of Johnny as Captain Jack and a calender with every pose for the camera he has ever made hanging on my walls. Maybe a little obsessive. During summer I am having my sister Ariel do my hair! She's going to put purple in it and I'm planning on asking her to cut it too! I found a really cute cut in a magazine the other week and my mom approves of it. I would put a pic of it on here but i don't know how. Its really short with ALOT of layers. I'm kinda scared of how short it is because if i dont like it , it will take a long time to grow back. Oh well!! :)

I'm learning how to play the piano! I started 2 days ago and i can already play two handed songs!!! YA me! I like it, its not as boring as the violin and no one's pressuring me to keep a it and work harder. I guess if its not expected of me i like it more. Weird huh?

I like basketball. I like watching it and playing it. At school I'm on a basketball team. (well along with everyone else in athletics) we were divided into teams and we play against each other. And i guess you could say I'm not bad at it. ;)

I like running when I don't have to. I often take Millie out on runs. We go down to Amy's house (my bf) and then we talk to her for a while, then when mom sends sierra with the truck to come find us, we run home.

I like animals. especially the ones you don't see every day. I'm always wanting new kinds of pets from finches to snakes to monkeys. Of coarse my mom always says, "Jenna, (sigh), you have Millie." End of conversation.

I like cooking. Again, only when i dont have to. I'm a creative person and cooking can be really fun! One day i want to make a HUGE 5 layer cake with tons of decorations and I want to have a party so that everyone can eat it! I like parties too!

I'm ready for summer break. actually I've been ready since Xmas break. I can NOT wait to go to Disney world!!!! My friend Thomas from Youth Conference just got back from it. He said I cant even imagine how fun it is. But I think i have a clue. hello? I've been to Disney world, how many times???

I am friendly and shy and smiley. At the first dance I went to, I was dancing with this weird-o who asked me if i always smile (i guess i was smiling alot. what else are you supposed to do when some dude is towering over you and staring at your face?!!?).

That's me. At least for now!

I was tagged

2007-04-29T15:10:00.000-07:00

well, auntie Anna told me to do this soooo.... here it is!

1. What is your full name? Jenna-Jo
2. What are you most afraid of? really big gangsters at my school, drowning, and getting my licence (maybe everyone should be afraid of that!)
3. What is the most recent movie that you’ve seen in the theater? I went and saw Meet the Robinson's with the fam
4. Where were you born? Lancaster, CA
5. What is your favorite food? I'm not sure... maybe tamales
6. What is your natural hair color? Naturally I think I'm a Burnett
7. Have you ever been to Alaska? No. But i want to go there
8. Have you ever toilet papered someone’s house? yea, tehe
9. Have you ever loved someone so much it made you cry? Not yet.
10. Have you ever been in a car accident? a big one? not that i know of, but i was in a car that got bumped and we pulled over and exchanged info. does that count?
11. Croutons or bacon bits? croutons, but I'm not really big on them
12. What is your favorite day of the week? Saturday Hands down!
13. What is your favorite restaurant? ummmm... chillies?
14. What is your favorite flower? My all time favorite flower is the Daisy!!!!
15. What is your favorite sport to watch? Football. Imma Longhorn fan!
16. What is your favorite sport to play? swimming! <3
17. What is your favorite drink? Dr.Pepper
18. What is your favorite ice cream? not sure, i like to mix peanut butter with chocolate ice cream
19. Disney or Warner Brothers? Disney
20. Have you ever been on a ship? I've been on boats
21. What color is your bedroom carpet? Beige with dots of color. I think its ugly
22. How many times did you fail your driver’s test? I haven't taken it yet
23. Who was your last e-mail from? It was a message from one of my myspace friends
24. When is your usual bedtime? 10-ish
25. What is your favorite TV show? friends, what i like about you, one tree hill, and 7th heaven
26. Who was the last person you went to dinner with? Grandma and Papa
27. What are your favorite colors? teal, red, and pink
. How many tattoos/piercings do you have and where and what are they? Just my ears.
29. How many pets do you have? 2- Jack and Millie. we've had many pets but none of them last unless they're dogs
30. List something you would like to do before you die. Go sky diving, bungi jumping, scuba diving, parachuting, and spelunking
31. Have you ever been to Hawaii? nope
32. Have you ever been to countries outside of the US? no but I've been all over the US
33. What were you/will you be doing at 31 and 32 years old? I don't even want to think that far ahead.

I'm tagging Too Many To Count (as sad as it is I don't have anyone else to tag :( )

my $ problems

2007-04-25T19:08:00.000-07:00

OK. So maybe my brilliant essay plan didn't work, but i think i have found a substitute! You see, I have a amazing math teacher who has taught my more in the past 6 months than I've learned in 2 years. And for some strange reason we were talking about buying clothes and she said that last year she saved up her spare change for one year and by the time school came around again her son was asking for new clothes. So, she gave him her big jar of change and it ended up being 200 and something dollars!!! After that I started saving up some of my change and the few coins i found around the house, in the car, and in my closet. I started in February and soon forgot about it; until I was cleaning out my purse today. I had alot of change from my lunch money in there so I put it in my jar. The strange thing is, is that the jar was kinda heaving when I took it down. So today me and Lou-Lou counted everything and it ended up being 28$ and alot of pennies! Now I can either go and get 2 new shirts from my favorite new store, Rue 21, or I can keep saving up and see what happens! Of coarse I realize that change doesn't exactly add up quickly, but I think that in about another month I could have enough to buy a new outfit for DISNEY WORLD!!!!!!
There are only 6 weeks, including this one, left of school and man am i ready for summer vacation! actually I've been ready since the beginning of x-mas break.

to my advantage!

2007-04-23T19:13:00.000-07:00

I've decided to use this blog post as a persuasive essay to my mother. You see for months now I have been begging, non-stop, her to give me an allowance. So if this doesn't work... then i don't know what will. (by the way this is mostly for my mom to read so if i add some thing that you don't really get its because there may be things that would usually only make sense to me and her)

P1 What would happen to you and your life if your source of money, lets call it your allowance, stopped coming to you? Would you be able to pay bills, buy grocery's, or ever hang out with your friends? Of coarse not! Without money your activities are limited. Of coarse I understand that I am only a teenager and that I do not necessarily need a credit card, a cell phone, or a pony but is a small allowance once a week really too much to ask for? I also know that with privileges such as an allowance come responsibilities (for which i believe I am fully qualified to handle).
P2 As with all privileges comes responsibilities. For example if you get a new pet you become responsible for taking care of that pet and keeping it alive, if you are asked to baby-sit you are responsible for those kids lives until the parents return, or in my case, if you receive a weekly allowance your responsibility would be to pay tithing, save another 10% in your saving and sparingly/wisely use the rest for your pleasure. As you can see I have already planned out the way I would use my allowance.
P3 Like I have already mentioned I have a plan to use an allowance to my best advantage. 10% would automatically go to tithing. Another 10% would be sent to a savings account for emergencies and my future plans (such as a car, college, etc.). Then whatever was left I would put to more leisurely things. You see, I had a LONG talk with Papa today and he explained to me the importance and guide lines to budgeting. Mom, I am sure you are pretty tired of refusing my pleads for money to go to the movies or to go out with my friends. I know I am.
P4 I always seem to be short on money. Whether it is to buy new clothes, buy birthday presents, movies with friends, football games, etc. I think that if you allow me this privilege I will learn alot. Papa has explained to my how important budgeting is and how i should practice while I'm young so that it doesn't come back and bite me in the butt when I'm older. Obviously I am pretty dang desperate (you know with me writing essays about it even when i hate, with a passion, essays) for this responsibility. By the way mom I LOVE YOU!!!!!!

Happy Birthday!

2007-04-18T19:31:00.000-07:00

Today is a very special day. It is My mom's birthday and its my new brother-in-law-'s (prince eric) birthday. So like every other year it is traditional to sing happy birthday. But since only the people who am with will hear it i decided to write it out on my blog so everyone can read it.

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to you!

Happy Birthday dear mom and (this is the part where i would usually say the actual name but sence i cant...) prince eric,

Happy Birthday to you!

And many more.....

P.S. i didnt have a pic with just prince eric in it so just pretend arial isnt there :)

YOUTH CONFRENCE!!!

2007-04-15T18:30:00.000-07:00

over the past 3 days I have been at youth conference. This year we started off in the stake center eating dinner and preforming skits we had prepared. It all started good until the tornado hit. We vacated to the cinder block halls and waited it out there. A few people went outside and brought back hail the size of golf balls! The rest of the night went according to plan and we said goodbye until tomorrow at 7 am.
I was surprised the next morning at how hard it was to wake up at 6 on a Saturday! But unwillingly we ran out the door, wearing as many layers as possible, and picked up Emma. We went to the stake center and got onto buses with our new "family". Emma and I sat in the middle right in front of a group of THE most annoying boys ever! All the 2 hours that we were driving they talked and laughed and asked us for our numbers and sprayed cologne (that didn't even smell good). We finally got there and IT WAS FREEZING COLD!! i had on two shirts, a sweatshirt, and two jackets but i still felt like i was in an icebox. We built wagons and trekked across five miles of Fields of cacti, rocks, streams, pipes, and fallen trees. It was a little hard but not as bad as i had thought, but then again i only went five miles and the real pioneers went across hundreds of miles! There were mostly 4 things going through my head when i got there: It's cold, My nose is gonna get frostbite and fall off, stupid cactus, and i was not meant to be a pioneer. there was a reason i was born in this time period and I think it was because I would not have made a good pioneer. after our miles were done we went to a big field were we set up a bar-B-Q. At this youth conference there were more than 150 kids so we were a BIG group. for the rest of the night we ate, socialised, and square danced. That's right... square dance. In my group we didn't really know what to do so what ended up happening was we ( 8 of us) held hands, spun in circles, and jumped around. None the less, it was fun. we rode the buses back home and got back at about 10pm. The trek was a success.
Today was the last day of youth conference. After church we carpooled back to the stake center and had a testimony meeting. I was shocked at how many people bore their testimony! there were non-stop people going up and we ran out of time so some of us didn't get to go. :( But you could feel the spirit very strongly.
This was my first year of youth conference and i loved it! I made tons of friends and i can not wait until next year. All in all, this was one of those weekends you wont forget.

take me out to the ballgame....

2007-04-11T16:31:00.000-07:00

We (my family minus stepper, Emma, and I) went to a Texas Rangers game! Something about screaming when you don't know what going on and and getting peanut shells spit on you from the the guy sitting behind you attracts my attention. I got to bring along my friend Emma. It was very fun! I even got a shirt that's big enough to wear as a dress! We had a blast and ended up getting home at around 11:30 pm. then of coarse i couldn't go to bed without taking a shower to get the remaining peanut shells off of me so i went to bed at around 1:00 am. I woke up this morning to the dang alarm clock, hit the snooze button about 8 times until mom came to wake up up with 10 mins before we head out the door; i stuffed random things in my bag and ran out the door.

If you look hard you can see me pointing to the baseball stadium! :)

Names

2007-04-03T19:40:00.000-07:00

my mom said that I'm not supposed to write the names of my family for security reasons...soooo i made up nick names. In my moms blog we are known as DH, D, G (D's hubby), S, J, H, E, and G. In my blog they will be called Obey-one (DH), mom, Ariel (D), Prince Eric (D's hubby), Star Stepper (S), me (J laughing to self), Monster (H), Skywalker (E), and Lou Lou (G). I think they suit us pretty well!
Well, there are 10 days till the TAKS tests. : (((( something i am not exactly looking forward to. So for the next 2 weeks it will be crunch time. Really the only tests I'm worried about are science and History. I've always been bad at science, and in history my excuse is that i have one of the MOST BORING teachers in history's history (and that's saying something)!!! this is our class schedule for 5th period history: walk in, sit down, Mrs. S lectures for 45 mins, bell rings, grab hw on way out. She talks everyday! NON-STOP! and you would think she might get sick or maybe even loose her voice, but no!!! so i guess what I'm saying here is that i have a scheduled nap during 5th period and the TAKS testing is going to mess that up.

Things that tick me off

2007-03-30T15:55:00.000-07:00

1. cleaning the kitchen- its by far the longest to finish of all the jobs in the house. Everyone trys to avoid being the kitchen cleaner. And then when it is clean, you come back the next day and its dirty again.

2. frizzy hair days- there are some days where my hair is flat and straight and i love it, but then there are other days, such as today, where my hair is sooo frizzy i could loose things in it!

3. boys- enough said. they're just plain annoying.

4. packing peanuts- it gets everywhere!!!! you open a package, leave the box with the packing peanuts in it in the living room while u go and put the contents of the package into your room, you run back into living room remembering kids live with you, and you find packing peanuts ALL over the place! Then it takes forever to pick them up because you cant vacuum or sweep them or else they'll break in two.

5. alarm clocks- the make THE most annoying noise ever!!! it even bugs me when i hear the alarm clock noise on a commercial or a movie.

6. baby-sitting a non-napped Gracie-Lou- because the second mom even starts walking towards the door she starts screaming! then she gives you the sad face and says, "ah! mahm!!!"

7. shots- i can not stand them! i always get dizzy and my whole arm goes completely limp and i cant move it no matter how hard i try. is that normal?

8. the chlorine smell- in the summer we tend to swim alot. after the swimming fun i also get the fun of smelling like chlorine.

New Here

2007-03-29T19:51:00.000-07:00

My name is Jenna, but everyone calls me jna-jo! I'm starting this blog because i got bored, i need to have a journal for personal progress, and because my mom loves it so i thought id give it a try. I'm not exactly the worlds best novel writer, in fact I'm not even the worlds best essay writer, but as long as you don't mind spelling mistakes and babbling on about nothing i will say I'm not boring.
Since this is my first post maybe i should tell you about myself from my point of view. I am a fun-loving, adventure seeking, laugh about everything kinda gal. I like swimming everyday at the crack of dawn, sleeping until i get into trouble, reading late into the night, dancing like no ones there, and laughing until i cry. My favorite color is teal and i like seafood. I talk, my teachers should know, and often don't even make sense to me! I love my mom! I can never be mad at her because i never have a reason to be! I love my family and my friends. I don't like to wake up for school (who does) and I absolutely HATE being grounded.

Because I can no longer think of anything else to say I'm going to end my post with, "GOOD NIGHT!"