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Haven’t posted in a while. . .(and New York fun)

2010-09-18T13:58:00.000-07:00

You know it’s been a long time to update your blog when even I get bored looking at it. I decided I should update it.

Graduated high school this past June, got my Pharmacy Technician license, don’t have a job in that field yet, and I’m waiting for my mission call to come any day now. I have been waiting for (coming up on) 4 weeks now. It has been tough but I am learning better patience because of this wait. We live in a world of instant communication and gratification, it’s almost a nice change to have to wait for something.

Last Monday, I got back from a two week vacation in New York visiting Amy and LaMar. It was really fun, Amy and LaMar were really good hosts :) Some things that I did were walking on the Brooklyn bridge, visiting the South Street Seaport, the Met, and doing general sight seeing in the city which included (but weren’t limited to) Times Square, Central Park, and the Grand Central Terminal (it was kind of hard to miss the terminal with the train from White Plains going right to it.)

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Mother’s Large Loaves of Bread

2009-07-30T18:18:00.001-07:00

Today, mother thought she would lovingly bake some bread for us (the family) to enjoy. She tried out a new recipe (which by the way turned out very delicious). It said it yielded 4 large loaves of bread. Mother, not knowing what they meant by “large” decided to divide the dough into three, not four pans. The result is hilarious. See for yourself.

And a video haha:

Moab 2009!

2009-07-18T07:27:00.001-07:00

I went to Moab this last May with the Justensen side of the family. It was really a lot of fun. We went to Dead Horse Point and Arches National Park as well as four-wheeling and games. Dad and I also went mtn biking on the Slickrock trail.

(Above) The family at Dead Horse Point

(above) Stephen, Emily, Dad (at Dead Horse Point)

(above) Delicate Arch at sunset

(above) Grandma J., Katrina, Emily taking a break while four-wheeling

(above) Grandma and Grandpa J. I won’t explain this one. . . haha

BRACES OFF! AHH! :)

2009-04-27T20:20:00.001-07:00

Today, April 27, 2009, I got my braces off! Its great! I can eat again without taking at least half and hour to get everything out. Just look at the pictures: Before (above) After: just 13 months of treatment

I highly reccomend Coleman Orthodontics! You can visit his website at http://colemanortho.com/

PROM!

2009-04-27T19:54:00.000-07:00

Prom was probably the best dance I have gone to so far. It was on April 18. I went with, who else, Laura King. We did the day activity the evening before. We went to Lagoon trail and had a picnic. Then we came back to my house for games. It was really fun! Laura wore a purple dress. I wore a black tux that had cufflinks (those were my favorite part for some odd reason.) Anyway, we went to Ligouri's for dinner. It turned out to be a nicer place than I thought which was good. The dance was held in Ogden at the Eccels Conference Center (its just across the street from where the movie theatre and the Solomon Center are, on Washington bvld.) The dance itself was very fun, however, a few for slow songs would have been appreciated ;) Our group didn't do anything after the dance. Overall, it was a really fun night.

Halloween Dance was amzingly FUN!

2008-12-17T21:11:00.000-08:00

On Thrusday, October 30 was the Halloween Dance. I went with Laura King and it was amazingly FUN! Laura was Giselle and I was Prince Edward, both from Enchanted. For the day activity, we went to a corn maze in Syracuse, it was great. We ate at Applebee's even though the rest of the gourp apparently just wanted to get pizzas but Laura and a few others wanted to do something more so just a few of us ate out. After the dance, we went and walked around Dan's Grocery Store donning our costumes. We got weird looks but it was fun! After that, we went to Natalie's house (the eqyptian woman in the picture) and talked. It was a really fun night!!!

2008-12-17T20:52:00.000-08:00

You may have noticed that I don't regularly update my blog. Well, I am on Facebook a lot now so if you want to know more about what is happening in my life, you can check my profile. (The word "profile" in the last sentence is a hyperlink to my page). I will still try to update this blog if I get a chance.

iPod is alive and well

2008-10-16T07:58:00.000-07:00

I found my iPod after being lost for more than six months!!!!! I was in the kitchen and I saw it sitting on the counter in plain site! I ran to mom with it. She said "Is that your iPod, I found it in the dryer clanking around." That's when I got scared. "In the dryer?!" I couldn't believe it. The only thing I could figure was that is was in my coat pocket that went through the wash and ended up it the dryer. I was worried that this would be a bittersweet reunion with my long lost iPod Nano. I immediately through the iPod into a can of rice for the first attempt at salvaging it. At about eleven o'clock that night, I just couldn't wait to try out the iPod. So I brought it to my laptop and, hesitantly plugged it in. The apple logo popped up on the screen of the iPod, I was ecstatic! iTunes recognized it and began syncing music to it! Joy filled my soul as I watched the progress bar go forward. Suddenly without warning, the dreaded "dindun" sound of a USB peripheral being disconnected from the computer sounded, and iTunes couldn't find the iPod. The iPod had the Apple Logo on its screen and just sat there. I let it sit, finally, I tried holding down the center and the menu buttons at the same time to attempt to reset the iPod. Thats when the screen went blank. I unplugged it, plugged it back in, tried switching USB port, nothing. I witness what I thought was the last dying breaths of my iPod as the screen slowly faded away. Crestfallen, I took the iPod back upstairs and put it in the can of rice. The next morning, I thought I would give it one more try. IT WORKS!!! At the time of writing this blog, I am listening to the very iPod that went through the wash, part of the dryer, and died at first attempt of resuscitation. What a great way to start off the fall break!

Homecoming was GREAT!

2008-10-16T07:39:00.000-07:00

Saturday, September 20 was homecoming. It was a blast! I went with Natasha Nisson. For our day activity we played glow in the dark dodge ball. That was fun. We got glow sticks and those foam balls and stuck them around them. It actually was pretty cool. Then we ate sandwiches. For dinner, we went to Mimi's Cafe. It was very good. The dance was at the school in the gym, lame but oh well. We didn't do anything after the dance because Natasha had to be home by 11:45. You would think that her curfew would be later for a dance, the sad thing it, it was! Her regular curfew it 11:30. . .

Goin' to California!

2008-07-30T16:42:00.000-07:00

I am leaving for Fresno, California on Friday morning to visit my sister (Nicole), brother-in-law (Abe), and my two nephews (Jake and Logan). We are going to go to the beach. I will post pictures as soon as we get back. :)