Weekend Highlights {3/5} ~ Disney Marathon

Friday

The senior high girls came together for girls' night at Bethany's house. In preparation for prom, they painted nails, did hair, and tried on secondhand dresses. We had pizza (so. much. pizza.) and coffee, then afterward we met up with the guys and with the junior high kids to watch a movie [Space Jam] and hang out. 

Saturday

My friend Emily is turning 18 on the 20th; so we decided to hang out and have a Disney marathon. After I finished making her a card, I baked her some cookies because I have no money to buy her an actual gift.
After lunchtime, Emily picked me up and we drove to a new secondhand store in town to find black dress pants. Once we were finished there, we went shopping for heels (we found some killer stilettos) and then we went to the library with our mental lists of Disney movies.
Needless to say, we came back empty-handed, aside from College Road Trip, which Emily checked out for later on. We then drove to a nearby scratch-and-dent store where Emily found many large bags full of meal bars, much like the bag I bought last week. After shopping, we went to Emily's church for a family fun night. There was free food and lots of games.

Two hours later, we went back to my house and I made an attempt to squeeze a two-person tent in my little bedroom. It fit, miraculously; a little snug, but with plenty of room for the both of us. Come to think of it, I really should have gotten pictures. :/

The marathon began with Hannah Montana; season 1, episode 1. So many memories flooded back. When I was a young'un, I watched HM like nothing else. I wanted to be on the show, I wanted to go to a concert, I wanted Miley Cyrus to adopt me; I spent every waking moment of my life thinking about Hannah Montana. Then Can't be Tamed happened and I was distraught to the point of never wanting to see her face ever again, or any other part of her body.
That came out well, didn't it?...

After skipping through a few odd episodes and seasons, we watched Hercules and a couple more episodes of HM. We retreated upstairs to my bedroom around midnight and stayed up chatting and snacking until two in the morning, when we finally decided to call it a night (or early morning, in this case).

It was a fun weekend.
Once again, I didn't take the time or thought to snap any pics. I really ought to work on that one.

~JK

Weekend Highlights {2/5} ~ Penny Boards and Ice Cream

This Saturday was my best friend Kennedi's seventeenth year of life. 

(photo credit to Kaylee)

[Side note: this photograph was taken much earlier in the year, when it was less warm and delightful.]

I spent the weekend an hour and a half away at the Koozers' house, which has basically become my second home over the last four-or-so years. 

In celebration of Kennedi being alive for so long, we all took Friday off schoolwork (praise Jesus) and hung out in the front yard most of the time.

Friday 

Kaylee, Kennedi, and I practiced riding our skateboards. They both own Penny skateboards, whereas I have a $40 Kryptonics Torpedo that I purchased from K-Mart. It was a really nice day, so we spent most of our time outside - particularly in the later hours of the afternoon, when Johanna and Deborah were supposed to arrive. We waited two hours longer than was anticipated. I was very miffed. 

Once they arrived, we Penny boarded (er, Kryptonics boarded, in my case) up and down the driveway for a good while before returning to the cool indoors for dinner.

After dinner, we went out for ice cream and went boarding in the park. You would not believe how slow I was on that skateboard. My frustration increases ever more at the thought of my piteousness. I was quite pathetic, honestly. 

(Photo credit to Mrs. Koozer)

The ice cream was delicious though. All sore feelings aside, the ice cream really hit the spot. Chocolate chip cookie dough will forever be my number one. <3

After ice cream, we went to get some Jones soda, which I had never tasted. Praise be to he who manufactures this product because holy wow, it was good.
The downside, however, was that it was almost 11 o'clock at night and I was expectant of a caffeine burst to keep me awake for the even later earlier hours, but alas, I ended up dozing off multiple times near the end of The Decoy Bride.

After the movie was over, we switched to Marriage Boot Camp...
I have nothing to say about that. 'Twas the typical reality show. Shouting, fists flying, loads of bleeping, and security got involved when one lady brought out a kitchen knife. But everything's more intriguing at one in the morning.

Saturday

For Kennedi's "actual" birthday, we spent the majority of the morning boarding on the driveway again. We were given the tragic news that we would all (Johanna, Deborah, and myself) be leaving at three o'clock that afternoon. I was hoping for a time closer to 9 PM or later...but that doesn't usually work out anyway.

We left home around one, Kennedi's boyfriend in tow, and signed up for a drawing for Pulse Festival tickets. We got enough for all of us, plus a few others, and left the building less than half an hour later. 

We then went back to the park for more skateboarding, then moped around for a good 45 minutes before Johanna and Deborah's parent came to retrieve us. Dad was already waiting at Johanna and Deborah's house upon our arrival, but he took a decent time chatting amongst the other adults so my time there was lengthened for a bit.

from left: Johanna, Kennedi, Deborah, Kaylee, Janessa
(photo credit to Mrs. Koozer)

This weekend was incredible. I don't get to see my out-of-town friends very often, so it was a real pleasure to get to spend a couple of days in their glorious presence. I could go on and on about how much I adore them, but I'll keep it short for all other readers' sake. ;)

(Photo credit to Kaylee)

Just look at this girl! It's no surprise she's the only one in our friend group with a significant other. 

~JK

Weekend Highlights {1/5}

Friday

The highlight of Friday was getting to spend quality time with my best friend Emily. We didn't get to hang out as long as I would have liked, but we were able to squeeze in some birthday planning. :D

Saturday 

Saturday was glorious. I had two birthday parties to go to in the evening - one for my friend Jamin and another for my friend Shelby. 

photo cred to Bethany

photo cred to Shelby's Dad

So many people, and so much food. Oh, it was great. 

I spent the night at Shelby's, with (almost) all my favorite people. I slept on the hardwood floor of her bedroom, on an air mattress with multiple holes that were unsuccessfully patched. But it was great; I loved getting to join in the celebration of her 15th year of life, and a little soreness in the morning was nothing to complain about. <3

Sunday

Sunday was the day to visit the nursing homes in town and sing to the residents. I sang a special ("Mighty to Save"); I was familiar with the song which took a huge load off my shoulders. Also, everyone actually sang along with me which made a huge difference. I am immensely thankful for the help. :)

This weekend was quite eventful. I'm not going into great detail, because I was super tired and I can't quite remember all the details... 

Ah well. Regular sleeping patterns are overrated anyway.

~JK

Weekend Highlights

Friday

Nothing super out of the ordinary happened until the evening. One of my closest friends Emily chauffeured me to a local high school production of Alice in Wonderland. We got there ten minutes late, and on top of that it took us ages to figure out where we were supposed to enter. Unfamiliar high school buildings are very intimidating, no matter the size. 

The play was good; Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite movies and I'm kind of persnickety about it. Also, I'm an extreme critic of stage productions in general - not just the acting (which I suck at), but the writing as well (which I like to think I'm good at). I determined that in general, girls are much more awkward with acting foolish than guys are. I'm not slamming guys for that; I love funny people! All-around silliness seems forced and unrealistic for girls, but for guys it's natural and genuinely hilarious. that being said, my favorite characters were portrayed by males. The knight and the March Hare were my most-favorites.

As far as writing goes; some parts were much better than others. Overall, it was cute and I knew two people which made it even more enjoyable.

Saturday

I worked at an elephant ear stand from 4 PM to 7 PM, raising money to go to camp in the summer. After my shift was over, Emily and a couple of her friends picked me up, and we went to another school play called The Fantasticks. Some of my friends were in it which was great; I've seen them perform before a few times and they are incredible. The one reason I would ever want to be public-schooled is for the drama department. Agh. The cast was so good. 

The play was hilarious; I cried multiple times from laughing so hard. I had never heard anything about The Fantasticks before but from what was portrayed Saturday night, I like it a lot and I think it was well worth the $8 admission. 

Sunday

Sunday doesn't really count as the weekend, given it's the first day of the week; but I have an announcement:

Grandma is here to stay for three weeks! Dad drove to Ohio to pick her up, and she'll be here as long as she can. She's stayed a couple of times for only a week, so I'm really excited to have her here for an extra two. 

That was my weekend. As I said, nothing out of the ordinary; aside from selling elephant ears, watching two plays, and getting to see Grandma. Next weekend should be especially fun with her here. :)