Ok this week in a nutshell

Wow I have a lot to catch up on.

Monday we left at ten for Tillamook Cheese Factory. We stopped at the Blue Herring Cheese factory first. It was about noon so we were all hungry. We ate a lot of samples :) They were pretty yummy, but everything was really expensive. Then we left for the tillamook factory, We got there and it was crowded! We took the tour tried the samples and then got some lunch. We left and got to the coast at about 2:13 which was cool cuz I estimated we would get there at 2:15, I won! We got there unloaded the car and the went for a walk on the prom. We also stopped at the aquarium. That was pretty cool, I touched a really big sea anemone. That was awesome, I also saw a octopus.

Tuesday everyone thought it would be a good idea to rent one of those surrey's for a hour. I thought different but was out voted:)



So we get there and rent a double. I don't have to peddle!! So it turned out not to be the most embarrassing moment in my life. It was actually kinda fun. Then we went to the arcade and won a bunch of tickets and walked out with a bunch of candy:) Well I got a ring but everything else was candy. Oh and Tuesday was the day we realized that Bekah left her purse at Tillamook. So we called and left my phone # and a description.
lol silly girl. Ps may I mention I have left my purse at the mall and at Bimart, got it back both times:) I wonder where Bekah learned it:)

Wed. We shopped went out for lunch and shopped some more!!! I love shopping! I got this really cute sweatshirt it's white with pink writing that says Life Guard seaside OR. Lol this weekend a girl from my choir asked me if I was a real life guard:) I'm like oh ya I can swim really good:) no lol, I said no. OK wed... after we ate lunch it started to rain really hard so we went home and watched t.v :) then at like 5 it started to get sunny so we went for a walk on the beach. It was a nice long relaxing walk. I wanted to do more but bekah was tired so we went back. And we got a call that said they found Bekah's purse!! So ya she was happy.I'm pretty sure because she got her lip gloss back and not the $20:)

Thursday we slept in a little then packed and left for tillamook to get the purse. Of course we had to get some more samples:) We got back at my grandmas and lounged around the house all day! Oh and we saw National Treasure 2. That was really good, I love Nicolas Cage.

Friday we left for our house and then we rested for 2 hours then left for Portland city fest. We got a really good spot close to the front! That was cool. City praise was the first band, they were worship. The lead singer is the Pastor that married my Aunt Katy and Uncle Ben. He is so cool! Phil Stacy was next. He was ok but I didn't really know much of his music.

Then was Kirk Franklin. He was an awesome dancer but didn't sing very much. His background singers were really good. Ok then was Luis Palau he was the talker. It seemed like he went on and on but idc.

KUTLESS!!!! YEAH!! They were really really good. I love their stage presence.

Then Chris Tomlin. He is so aweseome. I love the song Jesus Messiah!!

OK I forgot to tell you how we got to portland:) The youth pastor drove some teens and two moms into Beaverton. Then we rode MAX into Portland. It was ok. Kinda full, we had to stand but it was bearable. Then on the way back:).... So first we had to walk to the ticket thingy at night, in the dark, in downtown Portland!!! SCARY! We get there and there is a really loooonnnnggggggg line. So we wait forever and the bus comes and goes and finally we get to the front. The good thing was the line was so long we didn't have to wait long after we got our tickets. Then the next bus or whatever they are called comes and it is crowded!!! Morgan and Erica and backed up against these guys and they are holding onto the bar and holding onto Allysa and I. And Allysa and I are standing in the middle, I'm holding onto Morgans hand and there are people all around us! And right before the bus came Morgan and I made the mistake of putting on our sweatshirts! So we are on the bus burning up with all these people. Finally Morgan couldn't take it anymore so at the next stop we held her backpack and helped her take of her sweatshirt, I just pushed my sleeves up. So we get to Beaverton and we go to the car and sleep all the way home.

Saturday morning we got up and got ready for OAKS PARK!!! oh I forgot to tell you the really sad news... get ready... you'll cry.... Jolene couldn't come. Waaaaa Waaaaa. I was so sad!!! So we get to Oaks park and almost everyone had brought a friend!!! I felt so left out! They immediately formed groups: the little girls, the big girls, the 2 girls who didn't like the scary rides and the boys and tomboy. And everyone had a even number! So the big girls invited me to go with them but they didn't seem very excited about me coming. So every ride someone had to ride alone or let 4 people ride then after they went one went with the leftover person. I went on the Thunder. I about wet myself waiting in line and going up the first hill. Ask Cara: I was talking constantly. "this ride is nothing!", "Grace rode this, I can!" and on and on. I'm sure the people in front of me were laughing or something. But I made it! And it wasn't even that scary. So then I went on the screaming eagle. It was fun at the start but when you saw yourself almost going upside down I was like oh my! So I just closed my eyes and enjoyed the nice breeze:) After we were done I had gone on the thunder 3 times! Well that was not all about oaks park but nothing important happened.

CITY FEST DAy 2 started fine. After the 15 minute ride there things started to go bad. We couldn't find anywhere to park! So we drove around Portland for 30 minutes and finally found a parking garage that was tall enough for us. Well it was deceiving, it was tall enough on the bottom 2 floors but it was almost to small on the others. Of course it was packed. By level 5 my mom and I started to get really claustrophobic! It was really bad. Level six finally had parking! Thank goodness!

So we are like 40 minutes late and we show up at the river front and it is packed. We go up to the fence were you go through to the front and it is all closed up! My mom asks some volunteer and they say you can go through on the sides so we swim our way to the sides and you cant!!! By now I'm really maddddddddddddddddd I mean really! I started to get cranky and you know how it is when you haven't slept much in a week and you are really excited for something but then your hopes and dreams get dashed to the ground! Ok that is how it was. I'm afraid I got really sad and there were a few tears, I just wanted to go home. Our choices were find a spot to stand really far away or go home. Again I was out voted! So we stayed. And I calmed down. I sat on the ground through Hawk Nelson and Mercy Me and Luis Palau. Then came Toby mac my favorite band of all time came on! And I was so disappointed that I was not up front but I had an ok time. I want Toby mac to come back next year! Please Toby came back!!! If he does I'll be there in the morning! right in front!

Ok so Sunday: I slept through Sunday school and woke up to my mom waking me up and saying I have 30 minutes to get ready! So I got up and got ready... boring. Then we went to the Lafayette church for the start to see one of my friends sing. He was good. I think the song was to slow though. Then we left for the Carlton church. And saw my favorite pastor.

After we got home my mom was checking her emails and there was one from our homeschooling group and someone wants a babysitter. So I called her and we are getting together tomorrow to meet each other. I'm kinda nervous but not really. Pray that I get this job because my regular babysitting job is going to slow down because my Caleb is going into pre school this year. So I need some more babysitting.

City fest day 2: Hawk Nelson

Mercy Me

Toby Mac








Ok that is about all.... ttyl