A Grand Surprise

There's something absolutely awesome about a group of twelve and thirteen year old girls gathering at a lake to give one friend a really big surprise. August 29th was one of my really good friend's, Fishy Cracker, birthday-her thirteenth birthday-and her mom really wanted to do something special. So, with some quiet phone calls and secret emails, a surprise party was arranged. We all hid behind a tree and screamed SURPRISE really loud right when we saw her. There was a false alarm a little earlier, and during our moment of complete and utter silence, I whistle the four note mockingjay whistle from The Hunger Games. Everyone burst out laughing.

During the party, I tie dyed a couple of shirts, made a few attempts at kayaking in these blow up kayaks  that were borrowed from a friend of the family who was throwing the party, and, of course, laughed a ton.

The fiasco of the day was definitely trying to fit three people in a two person kayak. It was the birthday girl, Fishy Cracker, me, Zinni, and one of my best friends, Manning. Us three girls crammed into the blow up kayak, and ended up going in circles and drifting in the direction we didn't want to go in. We all got super wet, and I got the thrill of being in the middle of Fishy Cracker and Manning. I kept sliding back into Manning's lap, and we started to obnoxiously chuckle. Then we came to our senses and realized that we were drifting out farther and farther. With a little bit of screaming, whacking each other with the makeshift oars, and a lot of paddling, we made it back with no serious injuries.

Fishy Cracker was really surprised, and I never thought that we could trick her. Now there are five days until the first day of JUNIOR HIGH (not counting today), and I am super excited. I am confident that it will be crazy awesome!

For now, this is it from my side of the computer screen.

Keep on blogging, reading blogs, and smiling,

Zinni

Somethin' To Squeal About: The Annual County Fair

Every year, there is a county fair where I live. Rides, animals, and deep fried foods, oh my! This time, I went with one of my really good friends, her four brothers and sisters, and their parents. It was a little crazy, but also really fun. The friend that I went with had entered two things in the fair. The first thing was a red vest, and she won first place on that. She says it's because she was the only person in her age group that entered something in the vest category, but it still looked like something that you could easily buy at a store. The second thing that she entered was a polka dotted, drawstring octopus bag which she made. It not only won first place, but it also got the "Unique" award and a huge ribbon, but I can't remember what that one said on it. After we had found and examined all of her things, we embarked on our adventure to go and see the animals. Chickens, miniature ponies, llamas, goats, sheep, cows, and pigs! In the pig barn, there were the sweetest brown piglets. I took quite a few pictures during our excursion. And the fun continues, because after we were done putzin' around the animal barns, we headed to the Pavillion. At the fair every year, the Pavillion is lined with rows and rows of booths for local companies and such. And, at many of those booths, are items that you can get for free. Needless to say, the adults went to chat with a friend who was a vendor, and the kids ran wild! I came home with a re-usable shopping bag bearing the name Xfinity (as in Comcast), a super cool Geico water bottle, a tiny box of Nerds candy, two Jolly Ranchers, two pads of Post-It notes (one from the local credit union and another from a networking company), two pens (another from the credit union and one from a different cable company), and a red key chain from an agent at State Farm Insurance. But wait, there's more! To end our fabulous day, we got gigantic soft-serve ice cream cones from a booth really close to the Pavillion. They were delicious! I probably should include why our county fair is "Somethin' To Squeal About!" Well, along with the fair every year, there is a different theme to go with it. This year, it was "Somethin' To Squeal About," and featured a cowboy riding a pig on all of the ads for it. Just another YOLO experience!!! I have got to have many more by the time that summer is over. But, for now, I will end this blog post and bid my readers a goodbye for the day :)

Wake Up and Smell the Healthy Food and Busy Days: Vacation's Over!

After a few days filled with go-carting (and, for me, crashing), bumper boating (which I was totally BOSS at!!!), putt putt golfing, sand castle building, beach walking, and, of course, swimming in the hotel's AWESOMEAZING POOL, I'm back home. I loved it, and so did my parents and cousin! It does feel good to be home, but I still love the place that I stayed at, the name of which I will reveal now.....

OCEAN SHORES, WASHINGTON

Just a short update for now...until next time, keep yelling YOLO!
Zinni

Everybody Needs a Little Vacation...

I'm not sure if there's any bad aspects of this-spending a few days at a small, ocean town with my parents and girl cousin who we don't get to see very often. Kite-flying, pool-swimming, sand-rolling, all around fun. They have this decked-out mini golf course and these things called bumper boats. It's just like bumper cars, except you're in these little round boats that you, obviously, have to steer. Last year, I totally flipped out, but this year, I'm going to be the BBB (Bumper Boat Boss). They have a shell shop, with the coolest shells and other knickknacks. There's an ice cream parlor that reminds me of a 50's diner mixed with the board game Candyland, a sandy jetty with a ton of pelicans, and of course the place that we're staying. People buy condos there, and then, when they aren't staying there theirselves, the condos are rented out for a short period of time. It's pretty much like a hotel, but all of the rooms have something unique about them. Their pool is honestly and truthfully the most warm swimming pool I have ever been in (not counting hot tubs, of course). There's a trail that leads down to the beach from this grassy area that you can play games like Frisbee or croquet on that's still on the property. I love it there! Anyone else done anything fun for summer? Comment on this post with all of your summer adventures, endeavors, and excursions!

Sprinkler Running and Hot Tubbing!

So here's the scene: my really good friend and neighbor, Wazowski, has a hot tub in her back yard. Pretty exciting, right? So, Wazowski was like: "Hey, why don't we go in the hot tub?" And I was like: "YEEEEAAAAAAH!" So, long story short, we plopped ourselves in the hot tub and went slightly, but not totally, crazy. Well, I went crazy. And after that, Lou Lou, Wazowski's mom, suggested that we run through the sprinkler. Naturally, I said YOLO and then took off running. I thought the water would be super cold, but it wasn't! I had to explain to Lou Lou that YOLO means "you only live once." While I was sprinkler running, I started yelling "MICHAEL PHELPS!" I'm kinda-sorta obsessed with the guy now. But, then again, he's completely awesome and exciting. And the fun continues, because later that night, I got the most epic video of Wazowski's little brother, Ninja, doing his "Haters Gonna Hate, Taters Gonna Tate" dance. The joys of summer!