Hectic-ness!

Wow. This summer has just flown by. Before I knew it, it was labor day weekend and I have been in school for three weeks already!

Goodbye August!

Hello September and all the messiness you are going to bring with you.
Ahhh.... the scent and doom of applying to colleges.... how I look forward to you.

Here's to getting through this month and making the decisions that will affect our lives forever... Cheers.

I believe...

One song of joy, is enough to get you going
One spin or turn, is enough to make your day
One choice, is all you have to make
One ounce of faith could save the day
I believe, that I came to know them for a reason
I believe, that the things that they say will come true
I believe that with them in my life I'll make it
I believe in the Altar Boyz.

The boyz help put “fun-ness” back into being C-A-T-H-L-I-C!

Their songs inspire as well as entertain.

I can’t imagine not teaching the favorited dance to “Rhythm in Me” to my kindergarten Sunday school class. Their faces light up and they can’t wait to hear more songs from the boyz! To get these kids pumped about the big man in the sky is a great thrill… and I love that the boyz help me to do it!

Check out our ABZ dance here!

AP Tests

AHH! AP tests start next week!

This year I will be taking three: Ap Cal AB (wed), Ap US History (fri), and Ap English Language (next wed). And I am not sure if I'll do ok in any... FYI: Last year I got a 3 in Euro.

Here's a happy song:
Les Rois Du Monde (The Kings of the World)
I know, it's in french.... but it makes me happy when I hear it!
try it out when you need to bust up some stress!

We, we make love we live life
Day after day, night after night
What is the point of being alive
If we have to live on our knees
We know that time is like the wind
Living is important
We have no morals
We know we do nothing wrong

Easter Pie brings Tears... and fire

We tried to make a pumpkin pie last night to celebrate Easter... but the oven caught on fire and smoke filled the room.... so, (i know, this post is short and sweet!) there was no easter pumpkin pie! :(

Florida Band Trip '07

The Florida Band Trip finally came. Here's a little of what we did.

Thursday: Woke up at 4:15 and at school at 5:00. Spent 7 hours on a bus. That night, we went to the Dixie Stampede (my fourth time, but still fun). That night, we hung out at the hotel. I went to Ali's "bible class." She sat in a chair that was propping the door open and whenever someone walked by in the hall she would start reading very loudly from the bible and people in the room would yell "Amen!" or "Praise the lord!" It was ridiculously funny because the people in the hall would start sprinting just to get away. (When people weren't in the hall, it was a normal room party)

Friday: Up early, curled my hair, hair fell out, got in bus for Islands of Adventure, and marched around the whole park. Afterwards, we were set free to enjoy the park all day. At around 2ish, this family stopped us and asked if we were from Auburn, Alabama (we had auburn band shirts on). After replying yes, they told us that they were leaving for the day and said that we could have their express passes (unlike Disney, you buy an express pass and can go in the front of all the lines). No more waiting in lines for us! We skipped to the front of lines making 90 minute waits turn into 10 minutes... and we got open mouths from other people in our band! Of course, these passes changed our names (had to match name on pass) so our little group became the Mayts family.

Saturday: A day for fun. Today we had park hopper passes. We started in Universal and spent the rest of the day at Islands of Adventure (honestly.... not much at Universal). The express passes from Friday were expired, but that didn't stop us from trying (Come on, all you had to do was cover the date with your finger). The bad news was, our group had adopted two more people (meaning two without passes). Here's our best story from today: The Dudley Doright Ride had a 90 minute wait, so we decided to try our expired fast passes (first time we used them Saturday). The four girls got in the fast pass line and later down the two boys with us jumped over. Now normally, they never checked again (only at the beginning). As our luck would have it, right before you join the normal line and get into the boat, they check again. The lady let me and Kate pass right away then shut the rope on the rest of our party. Right now, we thinking "Oh man, what is going to happen? The guys do not have cards, not even expired ones!" Kate and I rode the ride and waited for the others at the bottom. Turns out that her boyfriend had just come up and she had closed the rope so she could smooch on him. While she was kissing her boyfriend, the two guys in our group ducked under the rope and run out and jumped in a boat. A few minutes later, she opened the rope again and the other two girls were able to pass and join the ride. Aren't we naughty? (Yes, we know it was bad... but we used them a couple more times Saturday)

Sunday: Bus ride home. YAY!

To see the photos from the trip, visit my snapfish album here.

Band Trip '07

how we avoid trouble (smoochin' cops)

MOOOOOOOOO!

The Mayts Family Jessica, Tyler, Drew, Andy (Dad), and Connie (Mom)

AHHHHH!

Kisses from Seuss Land

We eat ham... and jam.... and Spamalot!

On Saturday we journeyed to Atlanta to see another play; this time, it was Spamalot. Now, what is Spamalot?
"Telling the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and their quest for the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Spamalot features a chorus line of dancing divas and knights, flatulent Frenchmen, killer rabbits and one legless knight who create unforgettable musical production numbers that Python-alum/book writer Eric Idle promises will be 'as good as or quite likely better than any other show with killer rabbits and a legless knight opening on Broadway this season.'"

I agree. This is the best play I've ever seen with killer rabbits and a legless knight. It was incredibly funny; personally, I don't know if the audience ever breathed because everyone was laughing the whole show. Want to see? Check it out for your self here! The Knights of the Round Table (4th video) is one of the funniest!