Powerhouse09

Lineup: Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Lil Jon, Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull, Flo Rida, LMFAO, FarEast Movement, Sean Paul, New Boyz, and Ya Boy.

Katie and I felt like High Rollers when we landed in Long Beach, California at 6:30. Although we had a total of 4 hours of sleep and were sporting airplane clothes, we went straight to Powerhouse!09 in Anaheim, California from the airport. Yeauhhh, that's how we live. My mother and my friend, Andrea Welch, greeted us at the airport and were also game for the concert. We arrived at the concert a tad late, but just in time for "Shots" by LMFAO. Highlight of the night: watching my mother dance to Pitbull's "Calle Ocho" and watching her mouth every word perfectly. I was so proud of what I created from forcing her to listen to my music every car ride. Even though, I swear she enjoyed every second. Ohh what a great way to be welcomed back to California, after what felt like a forever-long trip in Utah. Thank you Powerhouse 105.9

Goodbye California.

This morning, Katie Murphy and I left for EFY this morning at a whopping 10am. That was a stretch for me and Katie due to the fact we are on summer time, plus we both procrastinated on our packing and were forced to squeeze in some time before taking off to Salt Lake City, Utah. This year marks my third year of EFY in Provo, Utah- which in my opinion is the place to go for EFY. Because Katie is an EFY-virgin, she was so excited and had no clue what to expect. We both looked at this experience as pre-look at what rooming together in college would possibily be like. I am curious to see how this will turn out, because me and Katie are complete opposites. I am a complete slob and see no harm in living in a room with no visible floor and piles of clothes in every corner. Katie, on the other hand, has OCD and has to have everything in order and perfectly tidy and organized. So this week will be an adventure, for sure.

The Fray!

Today I got a phone call at around 1 in the afternoon, that seriously made me so happy. My best friend, Karenna Soto, surprised me in saying that she got The Fray/Jack's Mannequin tickets for tonight at the Verizon Amphitheatre! I was trying to tickets for this, but was unsure if I could go because I'm leaving for Utah tomorrow morning. The concert was amazing; the Fray sounds so much better live and Jack's Mannequinn brought me back to last summer with "I'm Ready" and "Holiday From Real." Karenna and I went, along with half of my high school was there. The Fray's song "Never Say Never" and "How to Save a Life" struck a chord with Karenna and I and consequentially of course made us tear up a little. We felt like losers, but it was very therapeutic for the trials we've gone through together for the past year. However, we were forced to miss the Fray's encore, because we had to be home before curfew. I was so happy though that I got to be apart of this though. It might possibly be the best concert this summer.

My New Baby, E20

This is my new love. For my 16th birthday, I gave my parents the choice of gifting me either a Mercedes GLK or a Viking sewing machine. No surprise, I received the Viking. My friend was confused whether the sewing machine was a good present or not. Because not only am I the only one of my friends who is fascinated with activities that numerous grandmas aliken to, but also because once I unwrapped the sewing machine, my mom gave me a list of "projects" to do like: repairing all the torn blankets in the house and replacing the buttons on her clothes, ect. 

Today I was able to put my sewing machine to good use. The free classes that came with this baby began today, and boy were they interesting. I showed up and I was the only person who was under the age of 50. The lady who was in charge of the Beginner's Class was - let's just say, accustomed to the sewing world for quite some time. Within the first 10 minutes, she was fed up with my questions and pretended like she didn't hear my questions or comments for the rest of the class. After I watched her discipline another woman who was advanced in her years, she continued to yell at me for my lack of preparation in class. The two-hour class did teach me a lot about the ins and outs of entering the world of sewing as a beginner. 

Note to self: do not take classes from RoseMary, the sewing nazi from Denmark.

"C.Bake-isms"

Chadley: You have used the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th worst "S" cuss words: 'Stupid, Sassy, and Shut Up.' It's 12:02 am and the Holy Ghost goes to sleep at 12:03 am (that's what Shelby Brown said) so stop cussing.

Me: Why does the Holy Ghost go to bed? I thought it stayed awake all the time.

Chadley: He gets tired from entering bodies and calming them down by making them feel warm by jogging inside of them. He needs to sleep sometimes, he gets tired of making people happy.

June Lake: Day 1

I knew this June Lake trip would be a success when Meghann stepped out of her car at a resting stop wearing the exact outfit I was. Meghann and I have always been compared for our latina-flavored looks, extroverted personalities, and just our pure likability. But out of all our 500,000 outings, the event of us dressing similar has never happened before, until today. Meghann informed any person who looked at us oddly that this was all planned and it was actually our 18th birthday as twins. On the other hand, I corrected her in saying that this was not supposed to happen and she was just going out of her way to be me. Shows our true love for each other.

The Murphy's and us went out to dinner at La Catina, where the second we walked in we all received much attention. Besides the fact that there are 7 girls & 2 guys, our matching outfits and Cheyenne's loud mouth helped us make friends with everyone. Chadley also kept informing the waiter that she was indeed underage and shouldn't be served "any alcohol or an ounce of liquor" and Chey kept pronouncing each Spanish dish as a whitey. Tomorrow's dinner is gonna be hard to top this one.

Guess whose the gimp?! Katie's painful look on her face would make it seem that she was the Murphy girl suffering from a sprained knee, but in reality Meghann is the one in possession of the crutch. You see, Meghann sprained her knee four days ago at a dance class. Excluding the mocking and sporadic crutch-removal maneuvers, we have been patient with the fact that she's been dragging down our pace and causing us to detour.

This is "Chadley Zesty Baker" aka my roomie. I was lucky enough to be stuck in a car with this girl for five hours. I slept 90% of the car ride, only woken up four times by her awkward staring and/or her mating calls to the wildlife around us. Chadley caused Chuck to learn the value of patience at the dinner table. Chadley not only entertained our table, but also all those around us. As I was getting ready to go to bed next to Chadley, she reminded me, "I have spaz-attacks in my sleep. Oh, and I sleep with one eye open."

Family Destination: June Lake

My family has been going up to June Lake ever since I could walk. The earliest memory I have of our family prime vacation spot is when my dad could still talk us all into camping. Now roughly ten years later, our family's idea of camping is a 'quaint' little five-room condo that holds about three TVs, a Jackie-approved kitchen, a jacuzzi in walking distance, and a balcony that overlooks the pure beauty of June Lake. Yeah, the Pinner family enjoys roughin' it. This year the Murphy family and my cousins are coming up with us - so this trip should for sure be interesting haha. We leave in about three hours and of course, I'm in my room blogging away in an effort to avoid packing and dealing with the fact that I ran out of contacts and have no phone/iPod charger. Looks like I might be the only one roughin' it - horribly blind and technology-free.