A lot to update about....

Hey Friends!

It's been soo long. A couple months! Wow and so much has happened! Thailand was awesome! I enjoyed it this year because Jessica was with us. It was fun to have someone else going where we were going and eating where we were eating and sleeping where we were sleeping. BUT not just anyone... Jessica! :) It was such a gret, long, awesome, needed vacation. I got to see my very very best friends and meet new friends and speak in English to a bunch of people. It was great. I'm not going to add many pictures from Thailand because I have a lot of other stuff to update about.

Well, we vacationed in different locations. The first place was the homeschool conference. It was kinda boring but I was happy because I was sittin by Kristi!! We took pictures of us being bored. :) I was also super dee duper glad to be with Sarah.We ate a lot of good food!!! :) I gained like 568 pounds in Thailand. We did all our medical there so it wasn't that great but I was glad we got that over with the first week. The dentist is officially my worst enemy in the whole world. I had to get two teeth fixed. Both without numbness!!!! whew ee! It wasn't that bad though. Thank goodness!
The next place we went to was a resort called Dolphin Bay! That was extremely awesomely amazing. We were there for over a week. It's way out next to the ocean away from everything. We had plenty of time to relax and swim and have fun. I REALLY enjoyed it because my best friend Kristi was there and her family. We had tons of fun times swimming in the ocean, traeling to monkey island, and making crazy videos. But, unfortunatly, pretty close to leaving the resort, Kristi's mom and I both had motorcycle crashes! We had them at different times but on the same bike. Kristi's mom's was way way worse than me. She got beat up bad. I just got a nasty spot on my knee that just got grosser every day and my hand got cut. I wasn't being careful. I was going way too fast on a sandy road. This picture just doesn't do justice because it looked best right after it happened. If I explained what happened to the cuts on my knee afterwards, you'd throw up on your computer. Overall, Dolphin Bay was an unforgettably awesome vacation! :)

I felt like I got beat up more than usual on this Thailand trip. First, my motorcycle crash. Then, we had to get three shots... bad ones!! THey were the most fun shots and the must hurtful ones at the same time. It was fun because all of my friends were there and we all went around cheering each other on and helpin out but then the Thai shot giving method is BAD. They do it ssslllooowww! Then, I got sick during the third week. I got strep throat and had a fever. :( so sad. So, I was in the empty hotel room all day. That's a picure I took while I was bored. Yes, I was very sad. My friends were playing paintball and I was sitting in a hotel room. My mom and Jessica got their ears pierced up high while I was sick!!! I was so mad. But, it was ok, they took me later and I got to get mine pierced too. It hurt. They just stuck a dull needle on through my thick cartilige. I'm happy I got it though. :) So yup, that's all my poking and hurting in Thailand. Oh yeah! And the dentist. haha. :) Man, if I had just gotten stung by a jelly fish!! Oh well... :)

The sad part about all of this was that it's probably our last time. We'll be back in the states next year!! :( BIIIG cry!!!!! :( :( I was really really really really sad to have to say bye to Kristi and Sarah. I took this picture when I was on the bus. They waited for me to leave. :( I love you

guys!!! Well, that's it for Thailand. I left out bunches but I've still got lots to say about other stuff.

Well, a bunch of things have happened since being back home. Cx came for a visit, Jessica and I have been hanging out with our deaf friends, and my Gram is here visiting!! :)

Cx's visit was GREAT!!!!!! I really needed it. It was perfect timing. I love her to death, as y'all all know and we did fun stuff when I wasn't in school. One time, we all went out to dicos... Gram and Lois were there too. Cx, hy, Jessica, and I were sitting together. SOmehow, we started to pretend to be smokin and drinkin. The french fries were our cigarettes. We even made a video of us being drunk at dicos. hahaha it was hilarious. we were making a lot of noise, but I think the people around us enjoyed it too. Then, we three had an idea, we decided to make a real video. SO, even though we were very embarrassed, we walked down to a store and bought the cheapest cigarettes. :) A couple days later, we made a long video. IT's actually a good one and it does have a point to it. We wore the same clothes and fixed our hair crazy. It was so much fun. I'm keeping the cigarettes for forever. :) But, that's not all we did the whole time. Cx and I had some time to talk and catch up. I just still can't believe she's married! She's got a great husband! Her husband and I got to talk and hang out too which was nice.

I'm super happy that my Gram came to see us agian for the third time! :) We've had to do school on the weekdays but on the weekends we go places and have fun. :) Last weekend we went on a road trip. Our truck fits 5 of us and there were seven. So, Marshall and I sat in the back. It was a nice day so we had fun. The whole road trip was just stopping and looking at the beautiful scenery and we stopped to eat noodles once. It was absolutely beautiful. Here's a few pictures. The first one is just me bein silly, but the waterfall behind me is amazing. :)

Jessica and I have recently started visiting the deaf people in town and making friends with them. It's been lots of fun. Jessica is the only one that can really talk to them, but I'm trying to learn. We've gone a few times now, and we've even attended a wedding for two deaf people. I've had lots of fun getting to know them and I'll continue to. :)

Well, that's about it for today. You're just about caught up. I'll have to tell y'all about my commercial debut next time. I'm not joking. :)

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Bless y'all!

Holli :)