Wow, I have a lot to write about. Christmas was good. I got a video camera. Other than that I got a really nice pillow and such. It was just nice to be able to be with the family.

That Monday I spent the whole day preparing for my party. I went to LAfitness and such. Then Tuesday night was my party. It started at 6:30 and NO one was there by then. John was because his little "band" was going to play. So they were setting up. By 7:00 there were about 12 people there. However, by 8:00 there were at least 30 people there. By the end of the night at least 60 people had come to my house. It was so awesome. We played DDR, danced, and did Karaoke. I would have to say that the highlights of the night was the dancing, jumping in the trampoline with Zach, Kyle, Chris, Caroline, and Alisha, because it was just funny to get double bounced a thousand times, and seeing Zach drop it like it's hot was HILARIOUS...pretty much the whole thing was amazing. So I'm going to start having them once every two months or so!! EEK!!

Wed. night I went bowling with Kyle, Zach, Kelli, Amanda Roney, Chris, and Patrick. That was a ton of fun. Zach doubled my score all three times we played. We played it just us two. Then we decided to go to Brusters...which was closed...

Thursday night I went ice skating with Zach, Amanda and Conner Day, and Amanda Anderson. Amanda is about the worst ice skater I've ever been around. Zach held the wall most of the time, and Amanda did remarkably well with a brace around her leg because of the surgery she had. Conner was very good and I was probably about the same as Conner a little worse. After that we went to Zach's house and began watching The Longest Yard but I didn't get to finish because I had to go home.

Friday I went to Shareena's party. It was awesome. It was nice to see all my friends again. I just hung out and watched the boys play pool. Then I watched Mr. And Mrs. Smith with Colin and some of the other kids. It was lots of fun as well.

Tonight, I went to the Roswell Stake New Years Eve Dance. It was ok. There weren't that many people there. However, I totally rocked it up with Amanda and Conner Day, Amanda Anderson, Kyle, Dankels, Ashley Haycock and myself.

Other than that I have just been scrap booking and such. I really need to start doing homework though...oh well...life is too much fun to worry and work on school work during breaks. hehe!!

   I g2g bed though. I'm DEAD tired!! NIGHT!

~Gina

I guess I should write an entry for my 17th birthday party on the 20th...otherwise I'm going to forget stuff.

I spent Sunday night, most of Monday, and all of Tuesday before my party setting up and cleaning. I decorated the whole play room and theater room with black light paint and paper. It looks really good. (it's still up because I'm having another party on Tuesday for the Stake Youth). Anyway, the party was a "dress up like a famous person/character/character from a movie." I dressed up as Elle Woods from "Legally Blonde." After almost everyone arrived we ate and I took pictures with everyone and such. It was WAY FUN! My personal favorite costumes were Kayla's, she came as the "Superstar!" girl, Colin, Jason, and Derek's, they came as the three amigos, and Lee came as a Fireman. They looked pretty awesome. The best was definitely when the three amigos arrived because they were all like "OLE! OLE! OLE! HOLA!!" And all this junk. They even brought mini guitars and Colin played "La Bamba." It was SO FUNNY! Then, we went downstairs and hung out and everyone played DDR. There was one present that I decided that I HAD to open while everyone was there, Colin, Derek, Jason, Joe, and Lee's present. I HAD to open that one. I knew it was going to be good. I got a Barbie Card that said I had the look, the hair, and the style and blablabla...and then it told me to check out my new ride in the driveway. I went out and found a tricycle. I brought it in and Colin proceeded to explain that they "made it" (aka assembled it) and did it more proficiently because they ended up with an extra bolt......They called it the "Barbie Tough Trike" because you know I'm all tough and stuff...fits me perfectly. I rode it down my stairs once. But then Austin should us how it was done. He went, no more like "fell" down the stairs with the tricycle falling on top of him. And then he hit the bottom which is tile. He did that about...5 times. I got it on tape twice. We partied. I got "party boyed" by all the guys. I also got tackled, Dog-piled on top of, wrestled with, and pinned to the ground many times. Kayla and I did our "black girl" dance and we just goofed around. It was SO much fun. Wow, I love my friends. I laughed just about the whole time. It was definitely an amazing birthday!! EEK!!

     g2g, DEAD tired,

          Gina