Destiny

(note: Caroline, before this post is over, I swear I'll tell you about Swimmy.)

This is my niece, Destiny.

She's really cute, no doubt about that. She's five now, going on thirty. I swear, this girl is too smart for her own good. When my sister and the kids moved in, she was very upset and said that this wasn't her own house or her own walls. she was mad. Additionally, when my sister broke off her engagement she was mad because it meant she wouldn't have a new daddy-figure in her life. Naturally, she made up a song that said "I'm daddy-less, but I'm fabulous." The poor kid. While I was home, she asked me what my job was. I told her I didn't have one and she literally yelled at me, "Ginger! You are twenty! Get a job!" What kind of five-year-old does that? Her latest escapade has to do with the sad loss of one of my sister's babies. Ferb was just too little and he couldn't make it. Naturally, you can't just tell a kid that it's future little brother/sister has died. Destiny has a pretty good grasp on Heaven, so they told her that Ferb decided he wasn't ready to be born and went back to live with Jesus. She accepted that answer for about a week before she asked her mother where Ferb was. Heather told her that Ferb was in Heaven with Jesus. She said, and I quote, "No mom. His spirit is in Heaven. Where is his tiny, baby, body?" Heather didn't want to answer the question, so she sent Destiny to my mom. My mom tried to explain as best as possible that his body was just absorbed back into his mommy's body (which is a lie, but you can't tell a kid that a dead baby is just still in there). She was mad when she went back to my sister. "Mom! Is what Gamma said true? Why didn't you just tell me that." Something is seriously wrong with a kid who thinks that way. I love her. I'll try to post more things she says within posts on other topics.

As for Swimmy. The reason the book is so controversial and sometimes banned is because of the fear of the communist hoard (because the fish are red). What in the world? Yeah, it's crap. Congrats to Sean who guessed mostly correct (even though his guess didn't have much to do with the actual things said in the book, but the release date). So, what treat would you like Sean?

April Fool's Day

So, it's April Fool's Day. When I was a kid or in high school or anything we never really did anything for celebrating. I don't know if it's because we have so many people that are strange and goofy at BYU, but it seems that a LOT of people get super into it. So, I'm watching and waiting...

Jaimie and Sean like to be tricky on a normal day, so I'm really expecting something crazy. Or, rather, I'm watching out carefully. You never know with those two...

If I was clever like google or something, I would try to play a trick. But I'm not, so enjoy the cartoons and have a fun April Fool's Day.

P.S. Worst joke? The fact that it is snowing today. Seriously.

Engagement -- For Real This Time

Well, to put it as Chris did, the first one bites the dust. In all reality, I'm thrilled. I went to Sean's intramural game with Jaimie yesterday and then they came over later that night. I was wondering why they were there and asked. Jaimie said it had been to long since she'd seen me. It took me a good minute (or at least thirty seconds) to realize she had a GORGEOUS ring on her finger. Cue massive freaking out and hugging jaimie and screaming a lot. I'm so excited! Soon there will be a wedding that I will attend and I will know the people in it! Woo!

Other news, last night I laughed hysterically for a good five minutes when I realized that the last boy Heather kissed and the last boy I kissed are the same boy. I don't know why it is so funny to me, but it is.

Also, today I accidentally used the phrase 'butt ice.' Don't even ask, but it was hilarious.

Thought the final: I met Cody's dad and two sisters today. Nice family. It was nice to be around a real family and just chill.

Here's a picture I took at the game last night of the happy couple (pre-engagement):

Give Sean a break for his red sweatiness. He had just played an awesome game of basketball and basically run circles around everyone the whole time.

Engagement...Wait, What?

So, I get a text message from Sean today that asked if I could help him out with something at five. I said sure thing and asked what was going on. Sean said he was doing something to surprise Jaimie and he needed my help. I agreed and he picked me up at five. We made a little small talk when I got into the car and then down to business. I asked what sort of surprise he was planning. First he made me promise about a thousand times that I wouldn't think he was crazy. After I had promised as many times he told me. "We're going ring shopping." Wait, what!? I had a spaz attack, but tried to calm down. I told Sean I did like him and etc. etc. and then tried to return to small talk (which is impossible to focus on when one of your best friends is supposedly getting engaged and you're going ring shopping). The whole thing just kept coming up and I was kind of freaking out. We eventually pull into apparently the only strip mall in the Provo/Orem area without a jewelry store. I told Sean I thought we were in the wrong place and so we parked and he said he'd call his dad. He dials and says "Hey, where are you?" Then I hear a voice behind me say, "In the back seat." Once again, wait, what?! I turn around and there's Jaimie buried under a blanket and boxes etc.! Turns out they had to trick me so they could take me to dinner (for my birthday). Then we all went to dinner at Applebee's (even before I sufficiently calmed down to be in a public place). It was delicous and a nice treat. Don't I have great friends (that I'm going to kill)?