Green Party

Last week, in honor of St. Patrick's Day (and friendship), we had a "Green Party." We met at Christi's house, ate a ton of food, and chatted it up. Here are a few pics:

Kari & Ali

Me with delicious whip cream and strawberry short cake.

Sandra & Christi

2010 Mocktail Party

Last weekend I attended the annual mocktail party. Now I'm not a huge fan of dancing, but I am a huge fan of an open bar - even if it is only serving "mocktails." Here are a few pics:

Me waiting patiently for my drink.

I love this picture of me and Aly.

Christi, Me, and Aly.
I got stuck holding Dusty's drink so she could dance.

Harry Potter Party

The Pettit's Harry Potter Halloween Party is always the best Halloween party of the year. They've been throwing this party for 8 years now. It took me 5 years just to get an invitation - The invitations have become one of the hottest and most coveted invitations of the Halloween season. We had a ton of fun with food, Quidditch, The Headless Hunt, and lots of trivia. Here are some pics:

The Pettit's go all out with the decorations.

Professor Trelawny and Moaning Myrtle
(aka Me and Christi) being sorted.

Yay!! We're both in Gryffindor.
Maybe we can be roommates.

Picture Time.

Professor Trelawny, the Grey Lady, & Moaning Myrtle
(aka Me, Lori, and Christi)

The Grey Lady explaining the rules for the trivia/Quidditch match.

Me with my cute Harry Potter cupcake.

Voting for the best costume.
Bellatrix LaStrange (aka Dusty) couldn't believe
I would vote for myself - she doesn't know me that well.

Two Trelawnys?

"Ante Up for MS" Poker Tournament

Today we held our 1st Annual "Ante Up for MS" Texas Hold 'Em Tournament. It was a huge success!! Here are a few pics:

Jordan, Clark, and Alina

The Players

Lesli, Me, and Ronnie

Clark, Ali, Steph, Sandra, and Andrew

Steph, the Ultimate Winner!!

Local Music @ the Avalon

Last weekend I went to the Avalon Theater with Ali and Sandra to see some local bands play. I love live music, especially in an intimate setting like the Avalon. We had a great time watching skinny-jean wearing punk bands. Here's a few pics.

Setting Up

Three fun-lovin' girls - me, Ali, & Sandra

The best part about the Avalon - the bathroom

Seriously, this is as far as the bathroom door closes.
Oh well, I had to go.

Lake Powell Pics

So Christi emailed me some of the Lake Powell pics. Here are just a few:

Two Wild and Crazy Girls: Me & Christi

Me being ferried to the house boat.

Me and Christi canoeing our hearts out.

Scottish Festival

Today I went to Utah's Annual Scottish Festival with Christi and Lesli. We had loads of fun watching the Highland games, the bagpipe competition, and all the men in kilts. Here are a few pictures and videos:

Me, Christi, and Lesli.

Mark participating in the Sheaf Toss.

The Caber Toss

The Bagpipe Competition

Salt Lake's Scottish Rock Band - Swagger

Summer Break - One Week Down

Summer break began one week ago. In that time, I've done the following (not in this order):

• Cleaned my house.
• Cleaned my garage - it's so clean!! Plus a push broom is quite the workout.
• Exercised 3 out of 7 days. Not so great, but better than when I'm working.
• Found the perfect swimsuit - it only took 4 hours and 8 stores.
• Went out to eat with friends on 3 different occasions - must stop going out to eat!!
• Road my bike to the library twice.
• Spent Sunday at my aunt's house with the fam.
• Bought a wedding gift for a friend.
• Saw Speed Racer with Lesli. To read Lesli's review, click HERE.
  
• Hosted game night at my house.
• Attended FHE.
• Wrote an essay on narrative vs. expository texts.
• Renewed my ballet subscription for next season.

Wow, I'm exhausted. Anyways, here's a few pictures from the week:

Me with my bike. I'm actually not going to the library -
I'm at Christi's house.

Me, Shelli, and Christi at dinner.

Me with my greasy, fattening food.

Me (my knees) and Mitch on the trampoline.

Again, out to eat - Me and Sara.

Me, Mitch, and Zack on the trampoline. I am filming. Mitch is bouncing - so cute. Zack is being a brat.

The First Official Celebration

So, I haven't blogged much about it, but my birthday is coming up. I love my birthdays, but because this one's a BIG one (30), I've been a little reluctant to write about it. It's not because I'm not looking forward to my birthday - I am. I'm still really excited, but I'm afraid that when it actually gets here, I might freak out. Regardless of the possibility that I might freak out, I have begun the celebrations. Wednesday night I went out with a bunch of my girl friends. Here are a few pics of our dinner celebration:

Christi, Aly, & Kari

Ali, Shelli (with Audra's baby), & Me

Kari & Audra

In other birthday news, this year I requested a pirate themed birthday party. Lesli (with my help) made these invitations for it. I think they are fabulous.

Mocktail Party 2007

Yesterday I attended Ali, Steph, and Sandra's Annual Mocktail Party. It was filled with drinks, dancing, and dear friends. Here are a few pictures:

Me - I'm thinking of making this my profile picture. My mom says it makes me look "chunky through the middle." I replied, "I am chunky through the middle." What do you think? (Not of me being chunky, but of making this my profile picture? By the way, my current profile picture was taken at last year's Mocktail Party).

Christi & Me

Ali & Me

Shelly & Me

Dancing (I love this pic of Steph).

The Limbo

More Dancing

First Christmas Party

December is here and that means Christmas parties galore. I attended my first Christmas party last night - hosted by Ms. Ali Cole. It was a lot of fun to see girls I haven't seen in many, many months. How odd to think that we used to hold a girls' night out each Wednesday and I hadn't seen many of them for the past 25 Wednesdays. Anyway, here are a few pictures:

Me, Ali, & Christi

I decided to do a trial run on the giant bow. I'm thinking of wearing a giant bow in my hair to the Mocktail party this year, but I wanted to test the waters to see what others thought. Is it too ridiculous, or just ridiculous enough? Feel free to way in.

Me with my fantastic gift, Yahtzee.
It was a perfect gift. Everyone knows I love games.
Plus, the bow (in my hair).

I love this picture of Steph.
She also tried a bow in her hair.

Ali & Christi with their gifts.
Christi got green jewelry which is PERFECT for her.