i love rollercoasters!

They are so fun! And only the Greezed Lighting scared me, and I think that was only because that was the first one I went on. The T2 is the best one, but I wish it were higher. Oh well I can't have everything....the corkscrew part of it is really great though. You go so fast you forget if you're upside down or not. Isn't that cool?

I want to plan another trip to Six Flags or maybe Kentucky Kingdom for early August. Then all the people who missed this one can come! And of course, all the people who came on this one can go again! Just be warned: I like rollercoasters. I will go on a couple sissier rides (although the elevator wasn't sissy--it took you way up and dropped you!) but I really prefer to go on rollercoasters. Multiple times in a row. It was so great at the end when there weren't many people in line and we could get on, go, and get on the next little cart thingie. We went on the T2 like four times in a row.

Today Ellie and I went shopping with my mom. Ellie got a fake diamond ring for one cent. ONE CENT! Now that's a bargain. I got a shirt at Old Navy for three dollars. Bargains are so much fun.

Question: Would it be worth it to build a rollercoaster in my backyard?

Congratulations and thankfulness to all that read this--I know my resolve to update more frequently has kind of been...not exactly forgotten, but not heeded. Y'all rock!

fun times

Well...the graduation and the open house are over. Whew. It was sooo much fun though! The graduation was OK--nice and short--and then we went to my house for the open house. A whole bunch of people came! There was never a time when it was quiet. That's OK. I love parties! After it was officially over though some of my friends stuck around and we just talked. That was nice.

This Friday we are going to Six Flags and I can't wait. I've never been on any rides besides the Fair and I'm sure I'll love it. I like to get scared. Not while it's happening maybe...

So that's what's going on in my life!

Graduating and all the fun I've been having and the incredible amount of work my mom put into this (and my dad...come to think of it) has made me feel very grateful. I don't thank people enough, and I know I take some stuff for granted. Well, it all ultimately comes from GOD and I just want to remind all of y'all of that! I got a whole bunch of devotional books as graduation presents, and I am actually very happy for that. They will be great for times when I feel overwhelmed or lonely (I'll miss all of you! Sniff!).

I just got a Xanga site. It's www.xanga.com/saraelisabet. The only problem is that now I can't remember any of my friends' Xangas. So, please leave yours in the comments! I probably will write the same thing on both of them but it will be nice to be able to comment on both.

Have a special week!

cheatin doesn't pay...turning 18 does

Well, the computer will let me see everybody's blog BUT mine. That's a bit annoying. But at least it's letting me post...

It's been a fun couple of days! Thursday was our last economics class. Mr. Long lectured (or taught...or whatever you call it...) for about 20 minutes or so and then some of us went to Starbucks to play Monopoly. It was Jeremiah and Jenny vs. Margaret and me vs. Jessica (she always wins so we decided she didn't need a partner.) Margaret and Jenny had to leave early but there was still one person left from each team so we kept playing. Finally I had to leave for work so we counted up our money, properties, houses, hotels, etc. and Jessica won with $5000 or so. Jeremiah (and Jenny) were second with like $2000, I think. Margaret and I were last with $500. Then later I discovered that Margaret had cheated. And so did I. But no body else did. So I suppose I have learned my lesson...

NOTE: I do not cheat on anything besides Monopoly.
NOTE #2: Those mint mocha frappacinos at Starbucks are REALLY good!

So the next day was my 18th birthday. My family woke me up with cake which is what I had for breakfast. Yummy. Then Jess and I went to Goodwill and some other places and then I had to go to work. Then when I got out of work there was this girl who looked like Amber walking towards me. I decided the two-year-olds had gotten to my head. But it was Amber! And she blindfolded me and drove me around and made me really dizzy and then led me in to Applebee's where a bunch of my friends were!!!! It was lots of fun. We hung around and ate and drove the servers batty I'm sure. The Pacers game was on and we watched until the game was over (they won!). Then we all went to my house in the pouring rain and hung out some more and ate stuff my mom baked and figured out how to use foot massagers and dyed Allen's hair (again...will he ever get tired of it? Lol) and talked and did MadLibs and listened to people who actually know how to sing sing. It was cool. Thanks to all of you for making me have such a great birthday!

Thank you Jessica for the party! And thank you Amber and Bekah for not spilling the beans and letting me think we were just going to a movie! Haha.

almost there...

Today was the last day of Fizzix class. The final wasn't all that bad. Nobody flunked it. Unless if David does when he gets back from sunny Florida :-).

Since it's almost summer, I decided to make a list of some of the stuff that I hope to accomplish this summer:

~make enough $$$ to afford college this fall

~have good times with my friends

~go to Six Flags May 27th!! yeah!

~follow God with all my heart

~maybe take a road trip to Chicago...anyone up for it?

~get enough sleep

~update my blog enough that people don't quit reading it

~hang out at Rivi

~be a "living Bible" to everyone around me

~volunteer at Fort Ben one day a week! or two! If anybody wants to go on a trail ride, let me know. It's lots of fun.


It's almost my 18th birthday and I'm so happy. It'll be cool to be 18. Then I can go bungee-jumping or sky-diving or whatever and I won't need my parents to sign anything for me. Let's see...what wild thing shall I do first?

warning:post contains references to horses

Well, the "prom" was interesting....

First of all, Amber and I got sort of lost. We didn't get lost because Amber says she knew exactly where we were the whole time. We just didn't know where we were going. So, we ended up in Geist and far away from the restaurant. Then we couldn't get Bekah on her cell phone so we just ended up going to the place where the swing dancing was. Nobody was there yet and we weren't about to go in so we decided to go visit Amber's adorable horse Denny at Ft Ben State Park since it was only about 5 min away. Advice for the day: never where heels to a barn. Second piece of advice: make sure you know where you're going before you go there.

Anyway, then we finally talked to Bekah and met everyone there and went dancing! It was in a senior's center and we stuck out very much. I think just about every person in the place came up to us and told us how wonderful it was that we youngun's were there. They taught us how to dance (or tried to...I'm not particularily good at it, and one person who shall remain nameless except to say that his name begins with Z, didn't even try! Ahem, Za-, I mean, Nameless Person!). They even played one of Allen's CDs (it wasn't a live band.) Then we all went to Steak n Shake.


This morning there was an article in the Star about where Amber works, accompanied by a picture of her and the aforementioned adorable Denny! I was going to post a link to it but the money-hungry Star now wants you to pay to view full articles. Which makes sense, because if it were free, why would you subscribe when you can just get it off the Internet every day?

Well, I have to go...I have a Physics final this week. Tonight I realized that my book is over 550 pages long. I'm not planning on reading all of it but I do have to know a good chunk of it. Also I have 50 review problems to do. Have I started? Of course not. I have three more days!

quick updation

I only have like two minutes so this is going to be fast.

Today I survived Field Day (which is where they make you do all kinds of events like track, discus, jump rope, etc.) I was team captain so I had to not complain. I'm not really good at the stuff though, especially not high jump! So I'm glad that's over but now I feel all nice and healthy since I actually exercised for once.

Tonight I'm going to the "substitute prom"--swing dancing and dinner--with a bunch of peeps. It's gonna be fun and I'm really excited!

Love ya all!

~Sara

the end

No, it's not the end of my blog. I hope to continue it for a long time, even when I'm at Purdue.

It is, however, the end of my speech class! And I am very glad. Except now my free internet access at IUPUI is over... But that's OK. I can use my dad's laptop when he remembers to bring it home.

It's actually the end of many things for me... It's the end of the play, which turned out to be really fun. It's almost the end of my senior year, which I will not miss (actually, in a few months I will probably be whining about the hardships of college life and wish I was still a senior!). It's the end of the school year, which always feels good. Except finals. It's the end of my 17th year of life...finally, I can sign papers for myself! It's past the end of April, and it should be the end of cold weather, but for some reason it isn't. It's the end of me saying "okey dokey" on AIM. At least, I'm trying to make it be the end because I don't like myself saying that.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, it is the end of this post.

I ain't a maid no more

Well, the play is over. I am glad because it was taking up a lot of time and rehearsals were kind of boring. I am sad because performing was sooo much fun. And to think I never wanted to be in a play! I thought it would be like public speaking. But it isn't--I don't really get nervous, and it's lots of fun because I don't have to do it alone! Thanks you guys for doing such a good job! I'm sure that helped me to do better too. Thursday night was the best--after that awful dress rehearsal! Friday was OK too but we weren't as hyped up. Thank you to everyone who came and saw it too! We can't do it without an audience!

So after Friday's performance (our last one, sniff sniff) we went over to David's house for a party for all the cast members, where we basically just played games and talked and ate Nutter Butters (at least I did--mmm!). Then Ellie and Mary H slept over so we stayed up until...hmmm. I don't remember. But I do remember that my dad made us Swedish pancakes at like one a.m. :-)

If you were in the play please leave as your comment your favorite line (for example, "Do I have a sign around my neck that reads "invitation by charity only?" or whatever.) If you weren't in the play but you came you can just say how wonderful it was. And if you weren't in it and didn't come, you can just say how wonderful I am :-) lol.

My favorite line:
"Yes, Miss Jo, what is it? You look as though someone just pinched or slapped your rosy cheeks!" (with accent)