A Daring Escape!

Hi!
Guess what?
On Wednesday, the most scariest thing happened! And today, something scary happened too! Okay, well, on Wednesday, I was playing with my friend, Chase. We were going to go over to her house before Young Woman's, and we were going to put those black marks under our eyes that football players have, and wear sweatpants and have our hair up in really high messy buns with those elastic headbands on our heads. It was fun, by the way, but that's a different story.
Anyway, we were trooping over to her house, when we looked in the garage. Chase's dad was home! Not good. Chase was grounded that day, and her mom could play with friends until her dad came home. But Chase really wanted me to come over, so I said okay. I'm such a push-over! She walked into her house, told me to wait on the doorstep, so she could check if the coast was clear. When it was, we snuck upstairs into her room and played around for a bit. After a half an hour or so, her parents called her down for dinner. That was my cue to leave and eat dinner myself. As before, Chase left her room, and checked to see if the coast was clear. She walked to the base of the stairs, and saw that her dad was in the office! The stairs are by the door of the office, and since the office doesn't have a door, you would be easily spotted if you wanted to go through the garage door or the front door. Besides, even if you were lucky to make it past the office, you would be spotted walking through the kitchen to get to the garage door. We were in a puddle of mud. Just then, Chase's eyes lit up. She said she had an idea to get me out, so we walked into her brothers room. She opened the window, and climbed outside. My heart was thumping like no other! She wanted me to jump off the roof!
"No way, Jose!" I cried.
"I'm not gonna have you kill yourself!" she retorted. "You're not going to jump off, your going to slide down!"
You see, Chase has a pillar connected to the ground and the roof. I was on a little dip in the roof, so if you would look over, a little pointed area, that was higher than you, was connected to the top of the pillar. She wanted me to slide down a giant wooden pillar! Off her roof!! I was terrified.
"Lizzy, I've done this before. There is no need to be scared!" she said. "Here, I'll show you."
She shimmied over to the pillar, and wrapped her arms around its support. She took one of her legs out of the gutter, and wrapped it around the pillar as well. Then she carefully took her other leg off the roof, and slid her way down. When she hit the ground, she looked up at me.
"See? Easy!"
"Ha ha. You've done this before."
"Yeah, once before!"
"That doesn't help!"
"Just do it!"
"Fine!"
I looked over the edge, which didn't help. It was only 10 or 9 feet off the ground, but to me, it seemed like 100 feet. I got a little woozy. I am not good with heights. I sucked in a deep breath, and shimmied over to the pillar. I wrapped my arms around its support, and my other leg. When I tried to get my other leg on the pillar, my jeans got caught in the gutter! Ack! I yanked and pulled, and finally it came out. I was really getting scared. I gently slid down the pole, and I touched the ground. I was alive! I shook my head once, as if to get the memory out of my head, said a quick goodbye, and ran home. Phew! I made it!

The second escape was heart thumping as well.
So, I was hanging out with Chase and Sadie, and it was her brothers last basketball game. Sadie's parents said it was okay that Chase and I could come, and we hopped in the car. We brought money, and headed to AFJH (American Fork Jr. High). When we got there, her parents and brother trooped to the gym, while Sadie, Chase, and I looked at some pictures and stuff. We walked to the vending machines, and got fat on jerky, chips, and Mini Oreos. Those were delicious, by the way. I'm getting off topic!
Anyway, we had to go to the bathroom. (Well, maybe I had to go to the bathroom, but, whatever!) We headed to the main hall and turned off into one of the bathrooms - with Sadie following - and closed the stall. I called out for them not to leave.
When I came out, sure enough, (and as immature as they are!) they were gone. Figures. There is a hallway by the bathrooms, a billboard, and then another hallway on the other side of the billboard. I thought that they had gone down the hallway, so I figured I could find them and scare them (which they deserve!). Some of the lights were out, so every three lights were on. It cast eerie shadows on the lockers, and my heart started thumping. I quietly made my way down the hallway, and heard someone fiddling with lockers and whispering around the corner (there had to be a stupid corner!). And every now and then, my shoe would squeak.

Sadie and Chase went into the hallway, leaving me stranded, still using the bathroom. They left because they thought it would be funny for me to find them. They walked down the hallway, rounding the corner. They walked over to the lockers, and started playing with them, and Sadie started teaching Chase how to open them, whispering. Suddenly, they heard a weird squeaking noise (which was my shoe) so they freaked out and ran down the hallway and up some stairs. They walked quietly down the hallway, and suddenly heard a weird banging noise. Their hearts started to beat faster. They crept down the hallway, sweating bullets. They heard a doorknob turn, and open. The door banged open, flooding the hallway with light. They heard footsteps come out of the door. They freaked! They ran down the hallway, screaming.

I turned the corner, and no one was there. Hmm...strange. My heart beat faster, and I was really creeped out. I crept down the hallway, and suddenly heard pounding footsteps down to the right of the hallway, and two people screaming bloody murder. I freaked out, and froze. Sadie and Chase came running down the hallway, and Sadie noticed me. She ran towards me, and Chase kept running. We went after Chase, and they told me everything that happened. I thought it was funny, but I was a little upset that they had left. Mean. I wanted to know what happend, so they took me upstairs. We quietly walked down the hallway. Then, we got lost upstairs. We suddenly heard footsteps, and since we were so scared, it sounded like they were coming from every corner in the hallway. We booked it, and the footsteps started following us. I started freaking out, and ran into a dead end. I had missed a turn! I ran back, just in time to see Chase rounding a corner. I shrieked, and follwed her, in the back. No one likes to be in the back! I ran, so terrified and running on adrenaline. We finally made it back downstairs and we never stopped running until we made it to the gym. Scary!

Those were some pretty creepy moments in my life. I had never stepped foot in AFJH, so I was so lost. Ack!
Well,
Ciao for now!
Lizzy

Fear Factor....Dun Dun Dun Dunnnnnnn

(Finished Draft)
As you all know, I have mutual on Wednesday at 7:00 pm every week. And also, as you know, Sadie happens to be our Beehive President. And last night, the thing that we did was......FEAR FACTOR!!!! It was so gross! Sadie, Chase, and I put black markings underneath our eyes. We looked like football players.

1st Fear Factor:
We had to draw pictures in pudding. Sound gross? It wasn't. I licked my fingers when it was over. It was chocolate. Yum. It was like church Pictionary in chocolate pudding! My team won this one!

2nd Fear Factor:
We had to chew minty gum and then put a lemon slice in our mouth. That was great. All of us just sat there, waiting for something to happen. The lemon was yummy! The leaders were angry because their challenge wasn't working out! When my friend McKinzie in Laurels did it, (she was the president) she spat the lemon out and screamed "Why is this not working for you? It is REALLY sour!" It wasn't sour at all! My team won that one too!

3rd Fear Factor:
We had to stick our hands in a strange concoction that had peas, corn, spaghetti, tomato juice, colored marshmallows, and other random stuff in it. When my friends and I put our hands inside, it was boiling hot. We screamed and pulled our hands out right away! Apparently, the leaders had just taken it off of the stove. OUCH! They poured a giant bag of ice in it, and then we were fine. We had to get marbles out of the pot and put them in a cup. Who ever had the most marbles in their cup, won! My team one that one!

4th Fear Factor:
Eating doughnuts off of a string. I hated the doughnuts they had, so I had to grin and bear it. It was a fear factor for me! Everyone else was horking theirs down, but I was suffering! It was terrible. The glaze even got in my eye! And I was wearing my glasses! I don't know how that worked.

Well, that was quite and adventure!
Ciao for Now!
Lizzy

Things...

I am all about the things. Things of what? you might ask. Well I'll tell you. Things as in everything!
Emma had her birthday a couple days ago, and she got a pink Barbie scooter, and we ride it around the house nonstop.
HAPPY MARDI GRAS!!! Do you know what that means? I don't know the real thing for the holiday, but I know it gets translated into Fat Tuesday. I think you eat a lot. :)
I am a follower of Lizzie, so I must answer all of the tagging questions as follows:

How old are you? I am an awesome thirteen year old, soon to be fourteen in a couple months.
What grade are you in? El numero ocho.
Have you ever kissed someone of the opposite gender? (My regards to Lizzie for the use of the word gender) My daddy. And brother. He didn't like it. :)
What was the last song you listened to? Uhhh...
What is your favorite food? I don't really know. Oh, yes I do! Scrambled eggs.
What is your favorite color? ORANGE!! Orange just happens to be the awesomest color on the rainbow. Hello? It basically means happy! And hyper. It just seems like a hyper color. If anyone out there who despises orange, I officially shun you from the orangy excistance.
What is your favorite breakfast cereal? Um, Raisin Bran and Oatmeal Squares.
Are you a Beehive, Mia Maid, Laurel, Deacon, Teacher or Preist? Soon to be Mia Maid. The deacons in my ward are blockheads. I don't like them...mean.
Are you clean or messy? If Lizzie saw my room right now, I think she would faint. But I'm not normally like that. I just hate cleaning.
Are you nice or mean? (That my friends, is called good grammar!) Nice! :D
What are your best memories? All of my Girls Camp experiences. We got so much closer! Haha....Testimony Meeting....heehee.
How many times have you moved in your life? Uh, lets see...five times!!
What do you want to be when you grow up? A mom, an author, and/or a photographer!
If you could have three wishes, what would they be? I agree with Lizzie about the 'no pain' subject. Also, to be a successful photographer, and to never be sad. Lets look on the bright side of life, people!

That was fun!
I am currently reading a book called 'Vampire Diaries' which I borrowed from Sadie.
I have decided that I want to take a walk, but it is too cold outside.
I am sad. I don't think I can go to EFY!!! Arrrgh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Notice the amazing ammounts of exclamation points!
We are having scrambled eggs for dinner. Yay!
I am doing pretty good in school. I have a 3.6, but that is because I am missing some stuffs in health. I can get my 3.7 though!
I like this quote that C.S. Lewis said. It goes: Be careful on your choice of words. Don't say 'infinite' when you mean 'very', or else you won't have a word to describe something really infinite. Very clever.
I like Roald Dahl books. Where did that come from?
Alright, well, I think I am going to be done with the random talking.
Ciao for now!
Lizzy

Friday the Thirteenth. Elena's Birthday!

Are you superstitious? I'm not. I know that is the lamest question to start with at the beginning of a post, but, oh well. Today is my little sister, Elena's, birthday! She is so cute with all of the presents. The little party hasn't started yet, but, we will get to it sooner or later.
It was so cute when I went downstairs to wrap three of Lanie's presents, and Emma was coming with me. When I was halfway down the stairs, Lanie announced:
"I am going to go downstairs and wrap my presents with Lizzy in the basement!"
My dad told her that she can't help wrap her own presents, because then they wouldn't be a surprise and she wouldn't be as happy. When she heard the words, 'You can't help wrap presents,' she burst into tears and started sobbing into the couch. It was so cute!
Elena has also been into knock knock jokes. She is so funny. This is one that she just said recently with our grandma:
"Knock knock!"
"Who's there?"
"Banana!"
"Banana who?"
"Ha ha ha! Isn't that funny, grandma?"
That is so cute! I've noticed I've been saying 'cute' a lot, but there really isn't another word to say that describes how she is!
I went to the Black Light Dance today, and it was okay, I guess. I've noticed that our dances aren't really very much in the 'decorating' area. We just have some speakers in a corner of the gym and have some small flashing rainbow lights. And then we had two black lights that only shone about three feet in front of them. It was pretty pathetic... But at least I still had some fun. I can dance okay, but Melia is flippin' awesome! She takes cheer, so she is better then most people.

Funny Elena Moment Time!

Lanie's favorite show is Peter 'Man'.
Elena will only go to bed if you call her 'Baby Cougar'.
She calls herself "Elena called Lanie".
If she has a tiny pee inside her diaper, she will freak out and yell at you to change her.
She pretends she's a princess and moves really weird when she is. I think she's trying to act royal. She leans on one leg and waves her arms around.
She calls my dad's mom 'black grandma' and my mom's mom 'white grandma'.
She is afraid of every singe relative except for her family that she see's the most. AKA Grandma's and Aunties.
When she saw my cousin, Sam, (who is going on his mission to the Ivory Coast) for the first time, she buried her face in my mom's lap and said that he was 'a scary man and I never want to see him again'.
Elena pretends she is Alice in Wonderland and runs around the house trying to find the white rabbit.
A couple days ago, Lanie was wearing a dress, and no leggings underneath, so my mom said, 'You have bare legs! You must be cold!' and Lanie retorted, 'I am not a bear!!'

I know I have been changing my blog background constantly, and I'm going to change it again in March! I just need something to do whenever I go on, besides post, of course! So, be prepared for drastic changes every month, or more!

Well, time to eat!
Ciao,
Lizzy