wouldn't it be loverly?

I moved. Again. Two days ago. I still haven't unpacked.
Mandy is out of town. I'm in charge apparently. My boss is emailing me stuff. I'm BSing my way through making custom cabinets. Good thing my daddy is the one who designed it so I can call him when he's in Delaware.
We went to the dentist today. It was a party. My teeth are tingling still.
Getting Little Ceasars right after going to the dentist is a great idea.
High school volleyball gets me highly overexcited. It was fun to watch my cousin Sammy play. :)
Kevin got an iphone. I realized that we can facetime Cammie now and then I got really excited.
Today I ate a third of a cucumber.
We are going to Boise this weekend for Ashley's reception.
Basically I don't know when I'm ever going to unpack.
Maybe never.
What's the point? I'm moving again in four months.
And then I will be a married woman.
And I will live with a boy.
Named Kevin.
I love him.
And I will love living with him.
Because I'm sick of sharing space with 10 other people.

you lovely thing you

Dear Cammie,
You left for college yesterday.
After you drove away I stood in your bedroom and bawled my eyes out.
Kevin said that me standing there looked like I had just sent my own daughter away to college.
I am so gosh darn excited for you to go start your new adventures at school.
You are going to love it so much.
And I know it's a little scary and hard right now because beginnings are that way, but I think you'll be pleased to find that this is where life gets stinking awesome.
Everything else has just been preparing you for this. It's the best.
I wish I wasn't so selfish Cam Cam. I've always just taken it for granted that you would always be here. I was the one that was far away but I could always come home to you.
Now it's the other way around.
Janna and I will keep each other company the best we can, but I'm pretty sure you are her favorite.
Actually I think you are everyone's favorite. :)
We love you babydoll.
I love you the most.
Go do awesome things down there. You are the best.
Love,
Amberly

you're the best in all the west!

I want to give a shout out to my amazing, newly graduated-from-high-school sister, Cammie.

Dear Cammie,
You are amazing.
I am so proud of all that you have accomplished. I know that it hasn't always been easy, but you have done so much in your high school career. I am so glad that you were able to find your niche, and that you didn't feel any sort of need to follow in my footsteps. You were (and are) your own person and I love the person that you are!
You are so dang funny. There is no one else on this earth who can make me laugh like you can. Your humor is so unique and hilarious. I love it so much.
You are so driven when it comes to things that you are interested in and want to do. You have your plan and you are sticking to it, but you were flexible enough to change your plans when you knew God wanted you to. I admire your faith so much.
I love you so much little sister. As each year goes by, we become more and more on equal ground which I'm trying to remember and accept. You aren't so much my little sister anymore.

And now, I want to give you some advice as you graduate and go off on your own.

You might feel the need to use your new freedom to do crazy things like stay out until 4 in the morning, have random summer flings and sit in your bed doing nothing for days at a time. I did that. And I know you and know that you might go through that stage too. But Cam, there is nothing as rewarding as being the master of yourself. I know it sounds weird, but seriously, when you can be the one to decide to go to bed at an early time so you can stay awake in class, or when you choose to eat those vegetables instead of going out to Wendy's, it is such a satisfying feeling. It's time for you to take charge of your life, and you will be happier if you choose to act instead of be acted upon. It took me a long time to realize that.

Make your spiritual growth your number one priority. You thought that you had things pulling on your time when you were in high school, just wait my dear. It is so easy to let spiritual matters fall by the wayside, but if you do that, then everything is going to feel wrong and your life will get so out of balance. I can promise you from personal experience that if you fill your life with those important, good things like reading your scriptures EVERY DAY, praying morning and night, going to the temple every week, partaking of the sacrament with the right spirit, going to ALL of your church meetings AND activities, going to institute, then everything else is going to fall into place. Your grades will be better. Your social life will be more fulfilling, and you will have the Spirit to guide, direct, and protect you.

Don't be a hermit. The first two weeks I moved to Provo, I watched How I Met Your Mother every single day after work. And then the second I finished that show and started going outside of my apartment, BAM. I got a boyfriend. ;) But seriously, go out. Do stuff. Even when you don't want to. You will almost always regret not going to something, but you will almost never regret going to something you don't want to go to. (unless it's one of those drinking parties, you can avoid those like the plague).


Even though you are going to be farther away from us, don't forget that you have a family that loves you and supports you. Feel free to call us whenever. Mom and Dad are always happy to hear from you, and you know that I will love to talk and be there for you when you need. You have a support system forever and we love you so much.

Take care of yourself okay? I promise you, the late late nights, junk food and caffeine are not worth it. Invest in your body and you will be richly paid off. Eat fruits and veggies. Drink lots of water. Get out and exercise, even if you are just walking every day with Erin, or swimming or hiking. Get a good amount of sleep.

Wow, I just realized how long this is getting. But Cammie, I love you so much. I want you to be happy and have a positive experience. And whenever I try to give you advice you always stop listening. So maybe having stuff written down will help it stick in your brain a little bit. ;) So please reference this advice if you need it, and if you ever want to, you know you can call me any time. I love you baby girl!

Love,
Amberly

some love

In reading both of my sisters blogs this morning, I saw that they had both talked about coming to visit me at work last night. So I thought I would jump on the bandwagon.
Seeing my sisters walk in to the restaurant seriously made my night. It was a dead night so there was nothing stopping me from hooking them up with gelato and talking and talking until it became necessary for me to actually work. Part of me felt bad for not technically "working", but honestly whether I was standing up front or standing in back with my sisters, I was doing the same exact thing. I love those two girls so much and I miss them.
Hey Cam Cam and Janna Banana, how about you come down to Provo ASAP and we take some sister pictures eh?
:)
And the other good news, tonight is my last night at Gloria's. At least, we're pretty sure about that. And I could not be more thrilled.

no one is as die hard as we are.

Once upon a time I went to Florida with my family.

 We spent four days bouncing between Universal Studios and Island of Adventure.

 We rode the Incredible Hulk multiple times in a row, screaming our lungs out as we spun upside down 7 different times.

 This kid is Mr. Fantastic.

 Spiderman became one of the favorites as we became part of the action through 3D glasses and real fire.

 We really enjoyed spending time as a family, and most of the time the 6 of us stayed together.

 We really liked Toon land and the feeling that we had stepped into a comic book.

 I basically didn't do my hair the whole entire trip.

 We are almost positive that we heard real dinosaurs rustling around in the bushes and then we saw real dinosaurs on our boat trip through the park, where we were attacked by a T-Rex.

 And then we had our first glance at Hogwarts.

 We stepped into a magical (and crowded) world of butterbeer and dragon fights.

 We marveled at the overpriced chocolate in Honeydukes.

 Rode a couple of dragons.

 Found Mr. Weasely's lost Ford Angular.

 Drank lots and lots of butterbeer.

 Saw Zonko's joke shop

 Ate at Captain America Cafe

 And took pictures in the bathroom there.

 We saw more real fire at Poseidon's Fury. Which is not a ride and does not have a single rider option.

 We stepped right into a Dr. Suess book,

And decided that Island of Adventures is way cooler than Universal Studios.

 Except for the Revenge of the Mummy ride. That one was awesome.

 We spent most of our last day in Florida back in Harry Potter World.

 Buying souvenirs,

 Drinking more butterbeer

 And then we watched Superheros ride motorcycles

 And rode a fear fall ride where a little boy was super irritating and dropped the F bomb.

 And on the way out, I had to snap a picture of flying Minions which will forever make me think of Ashley.

We arrived home safe and sound on Monday night, and had only a couple of mishaps. I found my backpack eventually and we made it out of the airport parking lot.
On Tuesday I took 3 midterms, on Wednesday I took 1 and then went to work where we were overrun with a convention of Asian NuSkin employees.
Thursday I started full time hours at Wavetronix and my summer has officially begun.
We had a fantastic trip and I'm so glad that I made the decision to go. I'm so grateful for my parents and the fun vacations they take us on which give us a chance to become closer friends. The older we get, the closer we come to that elusive sibling friendship. I love my family so much and it will be weird not living with them again.
A new chapter of my life is opening next week, and I'm so happy that the chapter of me living at home (again) is closing on such a great memory of our Spring Break in Florida.

look what daddy brought us.

We are practically British Royalty.

it's 9:14 and i'm incredibly tired.

Today I realized a strange problem that I have. I will notice a guy, think that he is cute, and then his wedding band will flash in my face.

That's weird right?

Also, we watched an exorbitant amount of kid history today. It's getting pathetic how well I know all 6 of those videos. Technology has taken over our minds.

I'm missing my fam today, especially because I really want to watch Bones but I can't watch it without Cam Cam.

I wish that a certain someone would just get out of my life, my head and my heart. I wish I was the type of girl who could just have a meaningless fling with someone.