I guess I don't know my own strength

For our last Family Home Evening activity, my "family" played a little backyard baseball. On of the girls in our group had borrowed her three year old nephews plastic and foam bat and a rubber ball for us to play with. As members of our family left to go study for finals we found that there were only 3 of us left, but we still wanted to play (or still didn't feel like studying) so we decided to do a home run derby. I went second and the girl before me got two home runs so I figured I needed to get at least that many. Unfortunately things did not work according to plan and I found myself with only two pitches left I found myself with only 1 home run. I knew this one had to go over the fence (otherwise known as into the parking lot or over the rosebushes) so when the pitch came I swung with everything I had. Good news: I hit a homerun! Bad news: the bat snapped in half and the broken half of the bat flew across the field and hit an appartment complex scaring a girl to death. Now must admit I feel good about the home run, but the memory is a bit tarnished by the thought of the three year old boy who now has a bat that is half as long

I wonder if they think that they're cool

Walking home today I saw two strange things. The first was a tandem bicycle, strange enough as is but even stranger because there was only one guy on it. Makes me wonder what led to that decision. Maybe he owns a tandem bicycle and couldn't find anyone to ride with him? Maybe he got it for a date and got stood up? Either way it was entertaining to me.

Not two minutes later I saw a second strange sight. A woman rollerskating while pushing a stroller. I wonder about people like this. Do they think that they are cool or do they just not care? The world may never know.

Now That I Have Grown a Foot or Two

Wednesday April 8, 2009 my mission call came. Excited does not begin to describe how I felt. Lisbon Portugal, what a fantastic surprise. It is one of the most beautiful places on Earth and has a wonderful climate, averaging 50 in winter and 85 in summer.

Thursday Night Lights

Flag football is a great sport, except i have trouble getting other peoples flags off... especially when it is below freezing. Maybe I should stick to tackle, which is apparently what one guy on my team decided (he is suspended now) So far I have had a couple sacs, forced a couple interceptions and I have blocked two extra point attempts. O and yes we play on Thursdays

Basketball

I went to my first BYU Mens Basketball game. It was against U of U (boo!!) and I am happy to say we won, all thanks to the fans I'm sure

Fire

So yeah I was making dinner with Camille at her apartment when she realized that we didn't have all the ingredients we needed. She ran to the store but I decided to stay and watch the boiling water just to be safe. So as I was watching water boil I got bored and went to get a glass of water. As I stood there drinking my water I noticed that the pot looked orange. When I lifted the pot to investigate I found that the entire burner was in flames. I gave the flame a puff of air hoping to extinguish the small fire. Unfortunately for me my plan failed and the end result was an even larger flame. AH! So thinking quickly, but not clearly, I threw my glass of water at the flame. (In hind sight this was a bad idea, water does not put out grease fires it makes them spread). Luckily for me my plan worked, the water put out the flame and I managed not to burn down an entire apartment complex despite my best efforts. Unfortunately the entire apartment was full of smoke so I started opening doors and windows. Just my luck Camille's roommate came home just then, and there I am in their apartment now so filled with smoke that it made the lights seem dim. Their only comment was to complain that since I opened the door their gas bill would be higher...

The Event II

The Event II was a party on campus. Below are some of the events that were available


This was either a killer dance party my camera had trouble taking a picture of because it was to dark or it is a UFO. Either way it is a party must


Fighting with giant inflatable sticks. Camille is convinced that I broke her nose with one of my well aimed attacks

I bought a Jamba Juice to make her feel better...and because I really wanted one

Giant tricycle racing anyone? (sorry the picture is blurry, but that shows you how fast you can make these babies go)
Camille did not approve of the Karaoke

Other events not show include Laser tag, Dance Dance Revolution, various games including Catch Phrase and Uno and much much more