Oh how I love them

Don't you just love awkward moments? I mean up until this year I avoided them like the plague but recently I have found myself enjoying them. Is that strange? Here's a few that I look back on and can't help but laugh about!

That awkward moment when:

-you make eye contact with someone for longer than normal

-you first kiss a boy

-you look disgusting in your subway outfit and a good looking boy comes in

-your stomach grumbles

-you catch somebody starring at you

-BP and I do our high five

-two good looking guys are fighting and you don't know who to root for haha

-I'm told I'm pretty good looking... for a 16 year old by someone who's 23

-people ask me about my statuses

-my skirt is see through

-that one time in mountain view my skirt was tucked into my underwear

-food comes out of my mouth when I talk

-people show PDA

-there's only you and someone else in the hall way and you're not sure if you should say hi, smile or just look away

-you first hold hands with a boy you like

-someone creepy compliments me

So I couldn't quite think of a picture to go along with this, so I tried to think of some of the awkwardest pictures that I have seen in my life. And this my blogger friends might be it. A few Christmases ago my family got our pictures taken. This was one of the ones that the photographer decided was a good choice pose wise. Every member in my family has a spouse accept James and I. Luckily we were cropped out of this picture but the photographer told everyone to kiss, and since everyone but James and I had someone to kiss we just sat off to the side of the picture and did an extremely awkward pose.

I find this picture absolutely hilarious, and weird at the same time. But it's awkward moments like these that we can look back on and do nothing but laugh!:)

I hope you like dancing in the rain

I absolutely love going on runs, and today I discovered that my new love is running in the rain! It's great because you can't tell if it's sweat or water on your face! I had a lot of time to think on my run today. My dad has been appointed as a judge in Medicine Hat, and has been living there in the week and driving home on the weekends. I think everyone can agree that that would suck, no?

I've been thinking a lot about it lately and it really is hard for my mom to be home alone all summer while my brother is on a mission, I'm working in Waterton, and my dad is gone for work. They promised me that we would stay in Cardston so that I could finish out my senior year here, but I'm starting to wonder if it's even worth it. It's always been my dream to graduate from CHS just like every other member of my family did. But there is a lot I have to take into consideration about this whole situation:

-My mom is lonely

-My dad is constantly on the road

-I'll be playing for the Medicine Hat Kwahomies basketball team

-Starting my senior year at a new school that is twice the size of my previous one

-Going from a town where 80% of the people are mormon to where less than 40 are

-Moving from a small town to a big city

-Living in medicine hat...

-Leaving my friends

-Leaving the house I've been raised in

We'll have to see what ends up happening but my parents are sacrificing a lot for me to finish one year of school. Let's just say my school colors may go from blue and white to green and white within the next few months.

one week down

I may be the worst blogger there is, and there is no excuse accept for the fact that I'm lazy? Anyways... So much has happened in the past little while! There's a few things I cannot mention on here, so I'll skip to the things that I can talk about.

James is gone, yes it happened. I never thought this day would come. He has been gone for exactly one week. Last Wednesday my family and I had to get up at 3:15 in the morning in order to make it to the airport by 4:30 for James to get on the plane. After a stressfilled week of getting him ready for his mish it was time for him to board the plane.

We took him as far as we were aloud. I insisted on getting a picture with him as quickly as possible because knowing myself I knew the tears were going to pour out in about five seconds upon arrival of his drop off. Well five seconds wasn't even possible. We went to take the picture and before I knew it I couldn't hold it back, so many memories of him and I flowed through my head and it finally hit me that my best friend would be leaving me for two years. We said our goodbyes, and I saw him walk through that gate knowing that I'd miss him, but also that there's a reason that he had been called to Singapore. My dad told James to call us and let us know once he'd made it through customs just so we'd know that he was alright. I was expecting him to call either my mom or dad, but about fifteen minutes later my phone started to ring, it was James. Just hearing him made my eyes well up with tears. In case no one realized my brother and I are extremely close. Anywas so he proceeds to tell me how everything went smoothly and he was alright, then the part that killed me was when he said, I love you Hales, and I'm going to miss you.

I could not have asked for a better brother. Today it has officially been a week since he's left. One week down, only 103 to go! My sister got an email from him last night, yes I was a little jealous until I found out that James had written me a letter instead! I was literally screaming and jumping for joy when I found out. The only down side is that letters from Uath take frickin forever to get here, but I can wait!

I know James is going to be an amazing missionary and I'm so excited for him and the opportunit he has to go out and serve the Lord! :)