O Come, O Come Emmanuel

I love y'all! Christmas is coming and I can hardly wait. It'll be beautiful.

I'm helping decorate for a Holiday Spirit Week with Student Council. It is going to be amazing. We're planning to sell hot chocolate, decorate the halls and have spirit days. Monday: T'was the Night Before Christmas (Pajama Day) and etc.

My classes have been hectic, but I love my teachers. They have some of the greatest personalities! Mr. Caldwell sings and dances. A week or two ago I noticed he was wearing corduroy pants and I could not resist telling him the joke.

Me: Mr. Caldwell, I've noticed that you're wearing corduroy pants today. Have you heard about the new corduroy pillows?
-Mr. Caldwell: Why no, I have not.
Me: They're making headlines.

<Mr. Caldwell puts his head back and laughs>
I later found out that he told his son the joke.

Mr. Dyer, my history teacher, is very intelligent and is teaching because he desires to help future America be more aware of the world around them to help them more wisely make decisions.

I'm also singing in a choir for Church. It's for a fireside full of music and we're singing lots of pretty music. I've been singing quite often recently and it's been a blast.

The Ward Christmas Party was fun, hanging out with Graham, Tyler, Kadee, Samuel, and Aila was hilarious! We talked about funny movies, and one of them was Hot Rod. (for those who have seen it, remember the hill?)

I also started a blog for Seth, y'all should check it out if y'all haven't already:
worththebest2years.blogger.com

I love life and people notice when you are drawing nearer to the Savior. I know because people have been telling me a lot recently that I am becoming more Christlike (for ex: a saint, a devout Christian). Never give up and serve others. Heavenly Father will help you know what to do.

Last week I was sitting in Pre-Cal and there is this nice, sweet guy in front of me. Mr. Caldwell called on him and he did not know the answer and said aloud that he felt stupid. It really stuck in my mind and at the end of the period the Spirit told me to talk to him. It was interesting how his face changed and how he became more open.

The next day right before class started, he turned around and thanked me for what I said. He told me that it really turned his day around. And that is why I keep doing what the Spirit tells me to do, this is why I strive to be Christlike because I did not know what lives I may have touched.

I love y'all, stay true to the faith!
Mary Ann

Dancing in the Moonlight!

So, in the life of Mary Ann. My life has been a little crazy (but not too crazy).

However, this past weekend was amazing!

My mom was really cool and allowed Rachel, Seth and I take her car to Florida to see our grandparents in The Villages. For the first two hours down, we had a major dance party and it was extremely fun. Later, we got tired and did whatever. It poured rain over half the way. Hello, Andrea.

But, the best part was definitely being hanging out with everybody. That night Granddad gave us a tennis lesson from the French Open. Grandma made us dinner #hungry ;). They are the coolest EVER! haha, it's true though. For the first night, we were all really tired and I talked to Rachel for a few hours in my room. We joked about how a # on twitter or whatever is replacing 'I am...'
     Ex: #hungry
           #ready to eat
           #tired
           #chilling at the beach
           #SWAG (Own that swagger?)

And, (our weird, twisted humor) we started talking about the ending 'er'.

"Hey Rachel, do you know what a police officer is?
"<Says exactly what it is>"
"Nope, it is a person who offices police!"

"Do you know what a headbutter is?"
*pause*
"A person who butts heads!"

We were laughing about that for ever. (Also known as, we were so slap happy we thought the strangest stuff was funny.

Before we went to sleep, Grandma joined us for scriptures. She is insightful and told us stuff that were really meaningful. We had a good discussion going and at the end we had a group hug. presh.

The next day it poured rain. For breakfast we all went to IHOP. It was my first time and I tried the "Cinn-A-Stack" Pancakes, yummm.
I was very pleased.

Later everyone played 'Triple E' together, without the poker portion. Rachel had the most crazy luck in the planet, haha. She ended up with ALL the chips. It is pretty ironic because the next day, while everyone was napping, I played 'Sorry' with Grandma. The first game when she got all of her guys to home, one of my colors were all in start. We played again because I figured, "How could my luck get any worse?" Well, I was sorta right. I got relatively far, especially in retrospect. When Grandma won again, we decided to see how many turns it would take for all my pieces to 'home'. Mistake. It took me over half the deck to get there. "Move backwards 4," haha, poor yellow. 

After, we played 'Triple E' Rachel and I went to the pool. Keep in mind that it is still pouring rain. We had a blast. We had the pool all to ourselves. We talked and Rachel told me all about this guy. Let's call him Jack. Rachel and Jack have been getting to know each other, therefore Rachel has been texting him throughout our travels. It was so excessive that Seth started to make fun of her. At first, Rachel denied that she was flirting with Jack and vice-versa. HA! Anyways, on the way home there is a really funny story about that. 

We ended up watching "42" (the movie is about Jackie Robinson). The "Barn Storm Theater" was pretty fancy.  

Finally, the rain stopped on Friday and Saturday. You know what that means? Tennis!

Granddad is seriously the best coach I could have ever asked for in a million years. He knows when to give you praise, to be hard on you, and actually teaches you how to do it. I admire him and I have improved immensely, long story short. 

Friday night, going to the square the super fun with Seth and Rachel.

On the way home, we swung by Hilton Head (beautiful), Chick-fil-a, and this historical church from the 1750s. The church grounds were truly fascinating.

Those were the highlights and I loved the whole trip.

On Sunday, church was super, super good. A returned  missionary, Michael Dropla, spoke on faith. Amazing! Later, President Mayo spoke on the restoration.

Mission prep. that night was the best I had ever done. Amber, my companion, and I spoke on how we believe in Jesus Christ. I related it to having an older brother and how Seth saved me from drowning in a pool. It was nice and simple. :) Brother Crocker, our teacher, is amazing. Think of his teaching style this way:

Brother Crocker: Mission Prep.::Granddad Jerry: Tennis

Yesterday, I went to a StuCo (Student Council) meeting. It was very productive and we have an amazing council this year. I can't wait to work with them this coming up year.


Y'all are amazing. Remember who you are. Never give up.