Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Eggs, Bunnies, Jesus OH MY!

so as you all may know...
easter weekend just passed. 
a joyful time to celebrate! 
hooray jesus! 
but really...he rose from the dead guys.. 
..what a boss.
because jesus was such a cool dude, us TCA goers got a few school days off!! 
hooray jesus! again! 
to celebrate, i did the weekend big. 
kicking off the fun, on thursday evening, we decided to go to 
JUMP STREET! 
a magical land of trampoline fun!
see! trampoline! yeah!
...i promise its really cool...
and when you come to the conclusion that its a place for like 10 year olds...
i've been there man, its tough but we can fight through these thoughts together. 
it's. the. best. 
then on friday, i enjoyed a lovely day with friends.
we went to see water for elephants
it was fabulous! Robert Pattinson?
should we get married now? 
okay cool. 
 after this delightful experience, 
we exited the movie only to find my mother's stalled car. 
its all fun and games in the woodie...
and then this happens.. 
RIP for now Chester! 
(why my mom 1- owns that car and 2- names it i will never understand...) 
well...
on to saturday! 
a day i had been looking forward to for quite a while! 
my dear friend haley and i had made plans to go to the joe purdy concert 
on saturday evening! 
hes wonderful. please check him out! 
but anyway! 
haley failed to mention to me until very soon before the concert 
that she had major surgery just one day prior...
yep. wisdom teeth. 
though haley thought she could make it, 
we could OBVIOUSLY not attend
i felt bad that poor little haley was feeling crummy, 
so i created a bunny! 
probably the best bunny cake ive seen in all my days if i do say so myself! 
she loved it and we had a nice quiet evening watching the kings speech! 
(loved that too.) 
the next day we skipped church and drove to the greatest place on earth.
the lake. 
over all it was a wonderful break. 
i hope everyone had a very happy easter! 
more exciting than mine i hope... 
sorry this was ultra boring.
love love love
heather.

Monday, April 25, 2011

oh em gee guys. first of all, why do i say 'guys' as if more than three people read this... 
second, i am so sorry all three of you! 
so many things have happened in the time i have been away! 
i just don't know how i will fit all the fun and excitement into a single post! 
ah! the struggles in life! 
well to begin, JSB?
or, junior senior banquet
my parents and i were blessed with the honor of making the sr video this year!
[the creation process was actual hell]
but after all the blood sweat and tears, the outcome could not have been better! 
special GO YOU to Linda and Jon.
they rule. 
but besides that, the night was wonderful. 
was great to honor the seniors for an evening. 
we will miss you all so much. 
(the beautiful senior i had the privilege of 'shadowing'. my bff, Shae.) 
everyone lookin fly.
even the silly boys... 
SO. next on the list: 
(drumroll please...) 
YEARBOOK CONVENTION!
quite possibly the number one nerdiest thing i have ever taken part in. 
so i know your thinking "wow...what a loser..." 
but just wait... 
the convention was held in... 
(you better give me them drums again) 
CALIFORNIA! 
(cue cheesy california related songs 
that we obviously sang throughout the entirety of the trip)  
dont ask me what all this drum rolling and cueing is coming from...i'm on a roll okay?
so yes. Anaheim, California. 
as a fundamental part of the upcoming editor trio, it was very important to me to go and gain skills in order to make the 2012 yearbook the best book TCA has ever seen. 
aslo, we got to go to disneyland.. 
(editor trio...our hands say 'head honcho'...it didn't come off for two weeks)
the current misconception floating around is that we actually did noting on this trip. 
though my previous comment may have slightly egged on this thought, 
i'll just set the record straight.. 
WE DID STUFF. >:(
there were strong ups and harsh downs on this adventure to california.. 
as you can see...not always the best of times. 
waking up at 7:30 am and going to seminars entitled things like 'design quest' 
was a bit of a down...
we mean business though. name tags and all. 
but in all seriousness, the seminars helped a lot 
and were always followed by things to make them seem worth it. 
like Bubba Gump! 
so delicious. 
and this is us before dinner one night! 
cheesecake factory. again. delicious. 
but. 
on one of these glorious early mornings,
my dear 10th grade friend logan and i, 
(thats Logan)
were asked to attend a class on photography! 
this is perfect because we both enjoy taking photos right?
THINK AGAIN! 
the whole class was sent to a farmers market/craft fair (plus karaoke) for 
FOUR HOURS.
like hour number one was okay.. 
two- yeah its whatever 
three- wow lets go
four- why the hell are we still here guys... 
we pretty much took photos of the exact same things over. and over. and over again. 
strawberries. 
flowers. 
random humans. 
logan being a goof... 
you get the picture... 
(pun intended)
so after all these hours 'in the field' 
it was time to process back in the 'lab'. 
turned out our teachers were real critical and liked nothing... 
also....(cue 'dum dum dum') 
there was a particular boy in our class that, in all honestly, i was maybe too close to killing...
we didn't know his name so we identified him as landscape boy. 
thats him.
note my annoyed face :( 
he gained this name due to his constant need to remind us of his strange obsession 
with taking photos of landscapes.
when the boy first told me of the obsession, 
my response was obviously "that sounds boring" 
this did not sit well with him... 
later in the day we discovered his other flaws like: 
-talking to people when they aren't listening 
-being a suckup/teachers pet 
-criticizing other peoples photos when its not asked
ETC >:(
logans art. 
he thought he was king of our teachers flash drive...
grr.. 
but anyway! back to some ups! 
disneyland!
what a magical place. 
we went to 'downtown disney' after our first day of work 
and had the most wonderful mexican food! 
the place had an awesome balloon artist working there!
princess Peyton loved  her crown. 
later in the week when we actually went to the land of disney.. 
we. went. hard. 
from 12 pm to 12 am it was non stop fun. 
princesses were stalked. 
ears were bought.
 teacups were ridden.
and loved.  
obsessions were made. 
seriously we LOVE space mountain.
next time you find yourself at disneyland...
dont fear the hour and a half long line.
its worth it.
we gazed at the fairs wheel, or 'mikeys fun wheel'  
for our break time. 
also, some got henna! 
the one on the bottom (victoria) means 'spicy'. 
it was a beautiful afternoon in cali
we ended up going on lots of other rides after the sun left us 
and we had some food in our stomachs.
indiana jones 
 and space mountain (again) 
...almost two hour wait this time...
worth it.
over all, the trip was wonderful. 
lots of knowledge was obtained and laughs were shared :) 

though i thought i could fit it all in... 
i can't. 
tune in 
(no ones listening to anything so that makes no sense...) 
next time! 
love love love
heather.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Happy Birthday Best Friend

today, april the 10th, is my beautiful sister lindsey's
 25th birthday!! 
i want to take a moment and tell you a few things about my wonderful sister, 
and why she means so much to me.  
lindsey halbert is the best mother in the entire world...
she would lay down her life for her first born- Toby. (as seen in photos below) 
in addition to being a fantastic mother, she is the most loving girlfriend. ever. 
she constantly shows her love to the people in her world in every way possible. 
no matter what, always putting herself first. 
i have been fortunate enough to be one of those people. 
lindsey makes me laugh till i cry...and cry till i laugh
(hey cheesy quote! how are you today?)(but seriously...so true...)
even when shes off in hawaii, busy as can be, 
she always there to offer a kiss and a hug. 
lindsey understands whats important in life...
sometimes waiting an extra two hours in the rain
so we can see ghostland observatory IS the more important option. 
because lindsey is the oldest of us three, 
she sometimes had to act like a little kid...
she was always a-okay with letting her little brother and sister 
hang around her and the big kids. 
she would even let us all camp out in her room.
NEVER afraid of being silly.
always up for a crazy pic.
(you clearly make me smile linds.) 
i dont know if you guys realize this, 
but my sister is the most beautiful girl in the world...
(note the fourth of july swim outfit...
never known someone more committed to themes) 
as long as were talking about outfits... 
CHECK THAT FASHION SENSE!
shes been lookin fly since the beginning!  
lindsey has always been our fearless leader. 
when school was scary, 
lindsey had our backs. 
when my biggest terror in life was all my gigantic cousins, 
lindsey protected me.  
(love you cousins!)
lindsey has a courageous spirit. 
weather its picking up and moving to hawaii,
or making the decision to still go skiing 
[[EVEN WHEN]] its negative a million outside...
lindsey, you have always been my biggest fan.
always been the first one to tell me your proud of something ive done.
we are 8 whole years apart, 
but somehow you have always been able to relate to what im going through
always been a best friend to me.
we both love you more than words can say. 
you are so brilliant. so badass. SO beautiful. 
i deeply wish i could be with you today... 
...how about we just say we will never let it happen again...?
you are beyond fantastic. 
i love you with my whole heart lindsey. 
have a happy birthday
love love love
me.