The Curse of Public Laundry!

I have needed to do laundry for . . . um . . . ages now! I have seriously avoided this for as long as possible. It was getting to the point where I was either wearing really old clothes, like clothes I had in high school, or just semi-stinky clothes. It was disgusting.... and sad. So I had to work today and decided that last night I had better get my act together and do some laundry so I would not stink at work ha ha. You just don't know how painful it is to watch so much of your money go to a machine that you can use for free at home. So anway, I load up my basket, get the soap, and a gazillion quarters of course, and head over to the laundry room. When I walked in there was a boy and girl sitting on the counters pretty deep in conversation, and you can tell its a serious conversation too cause the girls eyes are all red and puffy like she had been crying. So basically awkwardness hung in the air when I walked in and interrupted this deep conversation, but what's a girl to do? I needed cleanliness to come back into my life! And it would have been even worse if I walked in, saw them, and then walked out again. I just decided to be as quick as I can. Well, between putting my laundry in. Leaving. Coming back to put my loads in the dryer. Leaving. And coming back to pick up my clothes, they did not leave the entire time. I really was not trying to eaves drop, but come on, it echoes in there! So between all that, this was the gist of their relationship... oh yes, I got the dirt. And it was uncomfortable!

So basically the guy is LDS and the girl is not. They are boyfriend/girlfriend and of course, having problems. From what I could tell, the girl swears a lot and the guy is uncomfortable with her language and has asked her not to swear around him anymore. She said that she has respect for his language and so he should have respect for hers. She has grown up with that all of her life, and should not be expected to change just because she is dating him. This was all in the first time I was there.

The second time I was there the boy was talking more deeply of what we beleive. He said that when you know the truth, your desire to do good is a pretty much constant thing. He sounded like he was trying to convert her. She looked exasperated. She told him that he treats her like she is unworthy of him and that he is somehow abover her and better than she is. Ouch.

The third time I was there they were trying to decide what to do now. Do they break up? Do they work things out? Well, whatever they decide, I wish them the best. But seriously, one of the most awkward moments of my life. This is the curse of laundry!

Cali Baby!

This year Disneyland is letting you get in for free on your birthday. What a wonderful idea! My older sister Cassie and I were talking about how we should take an opportunity like that and go. And well, her birthday was coming up next, so we did! By the time we really decided to go we had about a month or so to start saving every single cent that came our way. I literally survived off of No Breakfast, Top Ramen for lunch, and 99 cent Tostina frozen pizzas for dinner for about a month or longer. And even though I will never be able to eat those food items again for as long as I live, it was worth it!!!

It was a pretty short trip but oh so much fun! We left on a Wednesday at about 6:00 am. We drove all day, me and Cassie switching off and Jessie sleeping in the back seat. We got to Cali at about four and checked into our hotel. After getting checked in and unpacked we decided to find a beach. We came across Seal Beach not to far away from the hotel. We walked down the pier, played in the sand, and took lots of pictures

The next day we went to two more beaches. First was Venice Beach, which was my favorite by far. We walked along the boardwalk shops, met some VERY interesting people, ate lunch in the sand, played in the water, took even more pictures, and even had a little spat with some seagulls. Then it was off to Lahoya (I don't know if I spelled that right). This beach is the beach where all the seals come. There were probably about 60 or so seals lying on the beach, and they were a ton of fun to watch. There were even some really cute babies that totally cracked me up. After watching the seals we went to the other side of the pier and watched the sunset. It was so beautiful!

On Friday we went to Disneyland and I don't think I have ever felt like such a little kid in a really long time. It was amazing! My favorite rides were: Splash Mountain, Submarine Nemo, Space Mountain, Indiana Jones, Its A Small World, Teacups, and Buzz Light Year.... Wow, I have lots of favorites, but they were just SO MUCH FUN!

On Saturday we went to California Adventures. None of us had been there before, and it was definitely different than what I expected, but very fun! My favorite rides there would have to be Soaring over California, Toy Story Ride, The Roller Coaster, The water ride similar to Lagoon but like ten times better, and of course, The Tower of Terror!

On Sunday we drove home. Not gonna lie, by the end of the trip I was exhausted! I seriously don't think we sat down for two seconds the entire time! I had so much fun! I am so grateful I got to share this time with my sisters! We got along great and I am so happy we decided to do this. Except next time I think we need to bring along Brother. I think he was a little disapointed that we left him home. Whats worse is while we were gone he broke his wrist.... poor baby brother!