Okay, it's been forever since I posted last! I'm at my grandma's in Idaho right now and we'll be going back to Utah on Saturday. Then on Sunday I fly back to California for Girls Camp! Which I'm actually really nervous about. But right now I don't know what to post about! I went on my trek, but I told everyone about it at the reunion! Except Megan! Well Megan, it was a blast. I loved it and missed it when I came home. I feel bad that I'm not telling you everything that I've told everyone else. When I came home I talked and talked and talked about the trek. I'm so glad that I got to go. It was nothing like the treks you guys went on. I could not do it if it was only girls. It would be physically impossible and a lot less fun. :) Anyway, I could be able to go to my dad's trek in Utah this week, but that sounds so hard so I'm not going to go.
Well, since leaving California my sleeping schedule has gone biserk and I have consumed a lot more sugar than I have in a long time. I never have good sleeping schedules here because I sleep in and then can't go to sleep early that night. But we have scripture study late anyway so it wouldn't really matter. I do try to do better, but it is just so hard for me to get up in the morning. Especially when I don't have anything to get up for. If I'm going to be late for something I'll get up, but otherwise it is so hard for me! Sometimes I wonder if it is harder for me than for anyone else in the world. It really does feel that way. Mom would be appalled about how much sugar and white flour we eat. Since I've gotten into this healthy eating thing it has become a regular part of my life. So, I'll be talking and say something bad about sugar or good about honey and it opens a conversation. I have had quite a few conversations about sugar with my dad and I must say that I am going to try to not have any more. We just don't agree. He thinks that it's okay to have sugar as long as you have other good things. He does not agree that honey is much better for you than sugar, which is what I think. Oh well. Also, when we come to Idaho we watch way too much TV. I am so into Bonanza! I've even dragged Anna into it, but she only likes the ones with Little Joe in them. :) I get so into them. Grandma has said that the Cartwright men always end up alone. "Don't they ever get married?" I asked. She responded, "I don't think so." That made me so sad. Last night we watched an episode where Little Joe almost got married. He loved her, she loved him. They were so close, but it didn't happen. It made me so incredibly sad. I was pretending to cry and going on and on about how happy they would have been together and getting angry at the people who wrote that episode. It was just so painful. I bet you all would have laughed if you could have seen me.
Another show (or... movie) that I love is the musical Newsies. If you don't know what that is you need to find it and watch it. It's got Christian Bale in it from Little Women. It is about a ton of teenage boys that sell newspapers in New York in 1899. And yes, the fact that it is all teenage boys and that there are literally three girls in it is an obvious reason for a teenage girl to like it, but that is so not the only reason. They sing and dance and it is just so amazing. And hey, I'm a sucker for singing boys, but whether you're a teenage girl or not you should see it. :)
Oh, I finished my Gryffindor scarf! I love it so much and I can't wait for winter where I can where it all the time. I can't take pictures now, but I promise I will. I think ideally the squares would have been wider and the yellow a bit darker, but anyone could see that it's a Gryffindor scarf so I'm satisfied. I just need to figure out what to crochet next. It is so hard for me to watch Bonanza without crocheting something. We used to watch House Hunters, but Bonanza has kind of booted it out.
So, I have complained about the sleeping and the sugar and the extra TV, but I am having fun. It's fun to come back and smell the fresh air. I can literally tell a difference in the air here and the air in California. I am serious. The air in CA is hot and smoggy and trapped in the cities by all the big buildings. The air here is cool and fresh and always moving. We walked out of church on Sunday and Gracie's like, "I smell something good." And I said, "That is called fresh air. We don't get that in California." Dad thought that was really funny. But it's true. Gracie said she smelled something good and there was nothing to smell. It was just the air. But now I'm not complaining about CA either. I love it. Don't worry. Church was really great. Everyone has grown so much. All of the boys that were previously a head shorter than me are a head taller and I can't even recognize their voices at all. Even the girls that were little sisters of my friends are in YWs now. It's crazy. Of course everyone thought we had grown up a lot, too. The Sunday School teacher (who totally knew me) didn't even recognize me. He asked me to introduce myself and I said, "I'm Aliese." His mouth actually dropped and he's like, "You're Aliese? I didn't even recognize you! The last time I saw you you were so little and now you're so tall." Everyone in the class just laughed. They hadn't appeared to recognize me before, but they acted like they did then.
Well, I think I'd better go. It feels good to catch up. Love you all!
