California Creeper - Part 1

Once upon a time there was a little next door neighbor named...you guessed it, Sian Freakin' Smith. Now as stories go this one cannot really be classified into a single category. At times you may call it a comedy, sometimes a suspense, but lately it fits under the category of drama. da da da (insert creepy music here) Before the drama unfolds however, a quick background into the past adventure-filled year may shed a little light into the devious mind of the California Creeper. It all started (well for me anyways) on a quiet fall day after school. Well it wasn't quiet for long... little did we know our lives would be changed forever.
We had all heard about the mysterious girl next door, who was said to be crazy (literally certifiable). We all blame that fateful day on Hannah, yep you heard me Hannah Montana or Miley Cyrus if you prefer. Because it was her picture on the front of a magazine cover that brought Sian into our apartment that day. Like a rabid mother bear protecting her young she threw herself in front of the danger that had hurt Miley... Rascal. Miley's face was torn in half that day, but it was nothing compared to the damage done to the creeper's heart.
Eventually Miley received plastic surgery in the form of scotch tape, and Sian slowly warmed up to us. Maybe that's an understatement. By the end of the year we couldn't get rid of her (not that we wanted to...most nights that is).
Even though we didn't hang out much fall semester, because of a certain redhead, after Christmas break she had plenty of stories for us about all that had ensued. (Those will not be included in this compilation so don't even ask). But we will however have stories about the swinging spring semester so stay tuned for the next installment of the California Creeper.

We may also have bonus material including stories from Sian's younger days (that's right the wild ones) hahaha

to be continued...

As I mentioned in my last post, I was going to have a very exciting weekend. Although my weekend was great, I failed to take pictures because I forgot my camera. Friday Katie, Shantell, Kelsey, Chanae, and I went shopping in SLC. We didn't really find too many things but the funny experiences made up for it. Katie not knowing how to open her gas tank. Taking a picture in front of Olive Garden. Chanae and I sitting on the floor of Target waiting for Kelsey and Katie. Shantell trying on pants in the middle of the store. Among many other things.

Saturday Rich, Katie, Brayden, and I went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. That was quite eventful. Katie and I were in charge of planning it because apparently we never plan anything and Brayden and Rich always have to. Poor kids. :) Anyway, we couldn't decide where to eat (because Katie and I both suck at making decisions) and by the time we found somewhere to eat and ordered our waitress had to put our food in to go boxes because we were going to be late. We raced to the temple and made it in the last group. The temple was amazing! The chandeliers were beautiful! We all wondered what the little stars symbolized that were cut out of the curtains. It didn't seem like the tour took very long, but it was way cool to see it. All in all, it was a great experience.

This weekend I went camping for our Lewis reunion. Camping meaning I went up in the mountains and hung out for a day then came home and slept in my own bed. :) It was so fun to see all my dad's cousins again. Lisa, Brooke, and I went on our traditional walk down the river. It was pretty chilly, but way fun. . .

Saturday I worked. It was great. :)

And, because blogger won't upload my pics, you don't get to see any. Sorry.

My summer thus far hasn't been too exciting. But, nonetheless, I am still loving it. No homework, no classes, no study groups. It's great. :) The majority of my time is spent working or reading; and although I complain about my job, I really do love it. The people I work with are great and the customers always keep things interesting. As much as I love my job, I love reading even more. Obviously. I could sit in the sunshine and read all day and be completely content. I've been reading the likes of John Grisham, Jodi Picoult, and Lisa Scottoline. I occasionally read other author's works, but for the most part these are the authors that get my attention. Some of the better books I have read this summer are:

*Killer Smile
*The Firm
*The Pelican Brief (and I know half the world has read this and the afore mentioned book, but I hadn't read them until recently. If you haven't read them, are interested, and want to read them- do it!)
*Birthright
*Vanishing Acts
*Perfect Match
*The Broker
*Genuine Lies
*Second Glance
*The Rainmaker
*Courting Trouble
*The Seventh Son
*Dead Ringer

I've been trying to find My Sister's Keeper but every time I go to check it out, someone already has it. I've heard it's better than the movie, but then again, aren't all books better than the movie? The movie was pretty good by the way- and I just have to add that Flin cried harder than me when we went to see it. (Hay, Huss, Rascal, Sian, Kij, Sade, Linds, you can all shut your jaws now.) :) In fact that's the most I've seen Flin cry since I met her- which was 7 years ago. . . ANYWAY, that will be the next book on the list, and I'll let you know what I think of it...
For those of you who were completely bored to death by this (and therefore the recent activities of my summer) I do have a great weekend planned so don't even worry. I'll be sure to blog about it so you all don't think I've gone senile. . . Ta ta for now.