Christmas Tree Bonfire!!

Oh My Holy Crap!!!! I never went to any High School Parties, so this makes up for each one times 10!! Last night I went with Lauren to a Christmas tree Bonfire out in the West desert, basically all the left over dried up christmas trees and those wood stands that you see things stacked on at Costco, so a fork lift can move it around (I don't know what they're called but we have a ton back at the farm in the wood pile) and pretty much any extra wood or paper anything, I even saw an old chair, goes into a massive pile and is lit on fire. The result is massive and you can't stand close to it because the heat it puts off reaches 20 feet away, and even hen you have to turn yourself like a hot dog so you don't get burned on one side. Someone brought massive speakers so we were all dancing and having a great time, I met a bunch of new people from LDSBC and BYU, and ended up getting home at 4:30 am last night and the fire hadn't even come close to burning out yet, which is why I slept until 3 pm today. It's so nice being able to do fun cool stuff with a bunch of Mormon kids.

I'll post the video and pics I have of it when lauren gets home because I took them on my blackberry and my computer doesn't have a port for my SD card

College Student!!!

Ok so this isn't the best pic Ever, but it's Caroline, Me, and Lauren!!! These are my two main Gals, we'll go dancing every now and again, but mostly it's long talks, video taping ourselves, having dance party in our rooms, and play fighting, with a bit of shnuggling thrown in.

This is my roommate Daya getting tickled by one of the guys in the apartment across the way. It's fun being able to hang out with some fun guys that are our age. they have a bit more money, so they have cable and a DVD player, usually we'll watch movies at their house. 

These boots were made for POSING!!! and super cute Outfits. We actually went to Caroline's Aunt-in-laws house after these pics were taken We played this game where you basically turn on a song on a ipod and put in your headphones, you then get blindfolded and belt it out! So all everyone else can hear is you, they can't hear the music you're listening to. To Compliment my outfit I sang the song "Boondocks" I don't remember who it's by but everyone said I did really well, it's probably cuz I did the Electric slide for them and threw in a little shimmy. We played SkipBo and Spoons and ate White Chili. All in all it was a pretty fun night!!!




This is Kevin. . . Lauren's cousin hat she'd never met before this night! So he came over and we were all just talking somehow the subject got onto guns and I told him a little bit about our families interest in guns, I told him about Nate's business man gun, I think it's a Glock but I'm not a hundred percent sure. Anyway, Kevin pics up his laptop bag, I thought he was just gonna find a pic of it n the internet, but he actually pulled out HIS gun, which was exactly like Nate's except Nate has some silver on his that makes it look cooler and Kevin only had black on his gun. It was quite a surprise. Lauren and I have been trying to make friends with some white people, so I guess we have now.

So I finished the 2nd Stocking 2 days before christmas! I was gonna express mail it so that it would get there the next day, but Larkie pointed out that the R in Gwenivere looked kinda weird so I ended up altering it a tiny bit. I'm so excited to start the next one, but I don't think I'll have all that much time until after I finish studying for my insurance test and pass it. 

So in Conclusion, I'm doing pretty good, I love all my classes and I'm hoping to get some help from FAFSA since I'm a full time student! Luckily I have a cool boss who was willing to accommodate my schedule for school so I got to my tech class in the morning and then work a full day on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays and then go to my religion class wednesday night. then on Tuesdays and Thursdays I work a half day, go home for the afternoon and do whatever I need to until classes at 5pm. I have Saturdays and Sundays to myself so thats why I'm updating today. I think I like being extremely busy rather than have a lot of free time so it works!!!!

Larkie VIP!!!!!

Aaron- My favorite memory of Larkie is provided to me via Luke. I wasn't there but the way Larkie relates it it is as if I was there. Basically the story goes like this. It is larkies freshman year of high school and there is a football game coming up, so there is a pep rally.  Apparently all the football team has a chance to take the mic and say something motivational to pump up the rest of the school. When the mic falls to Luke he takes the mic and says. "I'm Luke Shillig and that good looking freshman girl over there is my sister Larkie and if any of you guys even thinks of trying to date her I will pound you into the ground". At this point Larkie realizes that she will never have a boyfriend in high school, and her social life will be void of any boys that are interested in her because they are all afraid of her big brother Luke. I am glad that Luke took it upon himself to help ensure the virtue of our first born Shillig girl. I love you Larkie and am glad you were able to marry Seth in the temple and start your eternal family

Nate- There is a lot I would like to say about Larkie but I will try to condense it. Larkie is fearless just like dad to where she could put on a pair of tights and dance around on stage In front of total strangers or friends and not even worry what anyone else thought, but with Larkie she could actually do this wearing no clothes and not even flinch :) Larkie and I have a great bond because we're real similar. We both like to dance we both like to be the center of attention we both like to tell jokes and we both married in to families were the word class isn't something that you just avoided in high school and make excuses not to go to.

Because we're such good friends I think she allowed me to be the last person on earth to call her Lark without ripping my head off.  I love that I can talk to her about anything and she's a great friend.  She is also great at keeping secrets,  actually not really hahaha I love you sis.

Thanks for being such an important part of my life and the Shillig Family

Kurt- Larkie is a really funny girl and always a blast to be with.  I think Larkie totally lucked out in being the 1st girl after 5 boys in a row.  She has definately aquired some unique attributes that make her more then just another girl.  She rides dirt bikes and makes her own surf boards I mean what girl have you ever met who thinks it's cool to challange their own mother to a friendly wrestling match.  Just that right there if Larkie was the dumbest ugliest girl id ever met, that one aspect of Larkies past would put her in my top 10 of the coolest girls I've ever met.  Even more so since she's neither dumb or ugly is Larkie one of the coolest girls I'll have ever met in this life time

Jake-When we were little kids Larkie and I didn't get along.  I remember one time on the front porch she got so mad at me that she started swinging at me with all her might and I kept blocking all her hits until she started to cry.  She went inside and I felt really bad for upsetting her so much, so I knelt down by the front porch swing and prayed.  I asked Heavenly Father to help me and Larkie get along better.  My prayers were answered and my relationship with Larkie has been wonderful since then.  When I got home from my mission I invited Larkie to read the Book of Mormon.  She said she wasn't going to read it because I asked her to but she said she would read it someday when she was ready.   I was sad she didn't accept my invitation but I prayed that sometime soon she would feel ready and read the Book of Mormon.   While she was dating Seth she surprised me when she read the Book of Mormon cover to cover in one week.  It's no mystery that I'm proud of the opportunity I had to set Larkie up with Seth.  I am so grateful that Larkie doesn't always take everyone's advice.  I pushed her kind of hard to date Jarudd before I introduced her to Seth and she totally rejected the idea.  What would have happened if Larkie didn't have the spirit of discernment?  I have a lot of great memories of Larkie and I guess the common theme of all of them is that Larkie is a beautiful person both inside and out and she has an impressive ability to listen to other people and only be influenced by their good ideas.  

Luke- Growing up, you were probably the sibling that I had the most differences with. But I remember hitting a certain time in my life where I began to change my opinion about you and I started to get a long with you. I can even remember the location, it was summer time, and we would stand together in the kitchen sharing little stories about our lives and some of your contemporaries. I can still remember seeing your eyes scramble for topics that might peak my interest, and I even remember you saying, "I wish we could talk like this forever." After our search for common points of interest we found that we both shared a love for the message, and I can remember spending long periods of relaxing nights under your caring hands. Later in high school I remember benefiting from you in the sense that you would wake me up every morning, (since I lacked the will power to wake myself up) and after being petitioned repeatedly by my human alarm clock, I would eventually get up. I can also remember benefiting from the company of your female friends, a number of which were fairly fun to be around. When I returned from the mission, and we went to school together at BYUI I remember pursuing this one girl at a dance, and when I asked here what she liked to do with her spare time she replied resolutely, "Latin Dancing." I was determined to win the affection of this attractive young woman so I immediately went to your apartment where you taught me a few steps. You also fed me constantly, (which I very much appreciated) and as I have been writing this out I have come to the realization that our relationship has been filled with a lot of one sided service. Whenever I have needed help with anything, I have come to you Larkie for support, and every time I have asked for your help you have given it whole heartedly. I think our relationship has been a lot of me taking, and not giving much, I hope that one day I can give back. Thank you Hitler. Love your brother, Luke.

Audrey-When I was thinking about what I wanted to say about Larkie a few of the things that stuck out to me the most were Larkie’s generosity, persuasiveness, and her craziness. 

Even though Larkie was a little bossy when we were children, she made up for it when we were teenagers. During that time Larkie made my life an adventure. She always wanted to do something crazy. One time while we were driving on Lockwood Valley road our friend Idelis, Larkie and I switched positions by going through the sunroof and coming in the side windows, or vice a versa. There was also the times, meaning she did this often and I believe still does, when we would be walking in the mall and she would just caress someone’s head and then walk by like nothing happened. It is no wonder people are drawn to her she puts excitement in anyone’s life.

To touch on Larkie’s persuasiveness, which is just a nice word that means she can make you do anything she wants, she would always have the family exercising her commands. Fortunately she would normally use this power for good things like making people clean and make our house a nicer place. But there were those few times she would blackmail you to do something you didn’t want (of course it was nothing that was really bad).

Now Larkie is one fist people that I recognized that is a good example of generosity. I’m sure all of you know that clothes are a very important to the Shillig girl’s and women in general, so when I tell you that Larkie was always willing to share her clothes with me it demonstrates her immense generosity. I can also remember times when Larkie would buy me clothes. She is actually the person that bought me my most favorite jeans that lasted me 7^th and 8^th grade.

These qualities are just a few of the many qualities that she possesses, and the combination of these qualities is the reason Larkie is such a great leader. One of the things that I didn’t mention that Larkie definitely has is a strong testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Most importantly Larkie has always been there as a spiritual strength to me, and I will forever value her input. I love you Larkie and thanks for being the best older sister ever!

Kailie- Wow, sometimes I feel like Larkie is more of a 2nd Mom than an older sister! I can remember Larkie picking out my outfits for the first day of school, doing my hair and teaching me how to do it, coming to my 8th grade play and helping me put in my contacts for the first time. One time, right before my school play, I was trying to put in my contacts and I couldn’t because they were hurting me so bad!! Larkie came in and calmed me down because I was crying, she helped me wash them off properly and put them in my eyes for me. Larkie’s always been there for me, when I needed a friend to talk to, when I needed someone to punish me for being stupid, when I needed someone to make me laugh, and especially when I needed someone to give me a hug or a shoulder to cry on. You’re amazing Sis, I can’t imagine our family without you in it and I’d never want to. You’ve taught me so much and I can honestly say I wouldn’t be the person I am  today if you hadn’t been here

Isaac- When I was in 6th grade I used a pair of my friends shoes, I really liked them and wanted a pair for myself. the next day Larkie gave me a blank check and had her friend Shanna take me to the mall so I could go buy myself a pair while she was working at Curves. when we found them and took them to the counter the clerk said that the owner of the check had to be there. we called Larkie and told her, I just figured we’d come back another day, but Larkie took some time out of her day and came down to Valencia and bought them for me herself! Larkie is so kind and loving, she will go out of her way to help even for something simple.

Elli- Larkie seems to have no fear of embarrassment. While I was in Utah we went to pirate Island and Larkie sang Womanizer by Britney Spears. While singing she broke out into dance. A dance never Forgotten because this dance was so graphic with her shaking her butt and crawling on the ground, she really looked like Britney Spears!!! I hadn’t laughed that hard in a long time. Larkie I love you so much, you’ve taught me to never be embarrassed for being who you are

New Camera and Laptop

So I wanted t give a special shout out to Dad and Carol. I've been wanting my own Digital Camera and Laptop since I came to UT last June. For my Birthday it was actually all asked for. Dad was able to give me a Laptop that the High School didn't need. I wasn't very grateful for it because it didn't have a wifi card and it's battery was a little touchy. I acted like a spoiled brat and started crying which was horrible of me but after Larkie told me how rude I was being I apologize dand accepted the gift. I bought a cord to connect straight into my modem in my apartment and set the computer up on a little table so it could stay plugged in at all times. for Christmas I went down to visit Larkie. It was wonderful spending Christmas with Family and Sata and the Sarager family gave me some wonderful gifts including New work clothes and a cute Pearl Necklace that I'd been Needing. Later that day Carol mentioned that she had a digital camera that she wasn't using and had taken good care of that she would be willing to give to me. I gladly accepted and she took some time out of her busy day to go to her storage facility and pick it up for me before I had to leave to get back to Salt Lake. Then this week when I went home for New Years I found a whole new Christmas waiting for me as well!! I received some very cute Jewelry and clothes from Chicos, and Isaac got me a sweater from American Eagle. Dad gave me a new MacBook Pro that he had just gotten from his hook up with JPL.

I don't say it enough but I am truely blessed to have a family that cares about me, Thank You All for being there for me when I need you, and for trying to help me out in any way you can.

I'd like to give a special shout out to a few people specifically:

Mom - I'm sorry if I ever act like the spoiled brat I can be at times. Thank you for sacrificing your vacation time and your money and probably some of your mental health to cart me around CA while I was there, I'm sorry I was selfish and tried to spend more time with my friends and not as much with you. Thank you for the gifts you give me, the wonderful advice and instructions. I'll try and do the things you've told me too as best I can manage.

Dad - I apologize for not realizing how much the first gift that you gave me was worth, I wish I hadn't been so rude and I'm glad that you forgave me for it. Not only did you give me a Laptop, but you then magnified the gift by giving me a 2nd Laptop that was even better! I apologize for not always recognizing that you have many more years of experience with the world than I do and for sometimes thinking you over protective and fun killing. I know that you only want the best for me in everything I do and I'm so glad you o because it shows that you care for me individually.

Larkie- I think you're more than just a sister to me, you're kinda like my sit in Mom for when Mom can't be around. You've given me an open invitation to your home, and as if that weren't enough you ask me questions about my physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. You express your ove for me in many different ways and I just want you to know I appreciate each one, and that includes the times that you tell me I'm acting inapropriately and kick me into shape.

Carol - You've known me since before I can remember! I love the stories you'll tell me about how when I was little this happened, and how you love me so much that you wouldn't let other people take care of me. You know me so  well Carol, and I feel like I haven't even begun to scratch the surface of who you are. I'm sorry that I'm not as attentive as others in our family have been to you, I love learning about you and your life and I can't wait for my next visit down there to come and ask ou more questions and just spend time with you. Thank you for the Camera you gave me, I've already started using it and hope to use it all the time to update everyone on my life and keep pictures of the fun memories I've had. Thanks for understanding me and loving me no matter how stupid I've acted. I really love you Auntie Carol, I'm so glad that Heavenly Father grafted you into our family tree.

Welcoming the New Year with a trip to CA

So my Pictures Uploaded out of order so It's New Years and coming back to UT first and then the rest of the trip!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Kurt and Amy invited a bunch of people to their house to party for New Years. I hadn't seen a couple of my friends yet so Kurt and Amy were kind enough to allow two of my best friends Tammie and Sarah to party there too. We spent most of the night reminiscing over high school and catching up on each others current lives Thank You Kurt and Amy for making it happen! After the party was over and Everyone left Amy and I got to have our own little catch up chat which was really fun, unfortunately I was so tired I think I fell asleep while tallking lol  

New Years Morning Kurt and Audrey were kind enough to wake up and take me to Long Beach airport so I could catch my flight home, it took so long for my planes designated gate to open up that I ended up getting to the airport only about 15 minutes before Laurens flight came in which was amazing because her flight left an hour or 2 after mine! We came home and found Lauren's fish Michael Brian almost Dead due to the cold, after about a half hour of reviving him by slowly putting him into warmer water, and feeing him we hit the Hay and took a long much needed nap!  

After our nap we went over to our friends to attempt some mingling, we realized that most people were stil out of town so we ended up leavng early and going home to sleep a bit more.

So I was initially supposed to come into CA via Longbeach airport, but my flight got cancelled!!!! After quite a few tears of frustration I was able to get a flight to CA via Southwest to LAX. So after mom and Elli came and picked me up at the airport we all went to the Escondido resort and planned our next moves. We went to a dermatologist appointment for Audrey and Isaac, and then went up to Frazier so I could catch my dentists 6 month cleaning which had been delayed for about a year and 6 months (thankfully nothing crazy to report) Mom then dropped Audrey, Isaac, Elli and I off at the Farm where after a bit of touch up cleaning we played the new X-Box 360 Kinect!! 

This is Audrey and Elli playing a sweet game where you bounce a ball off a wall to ort of break it down.

Audrey showed me the skills she's been developing on the Piano.

The next morning after my Chiropractor Appointment We put away all the Christmas Decortions and started cleaning up a lot more, we dropped Isaac off at work, ran some Errands in town and then went down to Valencia for Caroline's wedding!! It was really nice seeing eople I hadn't seen since High School, what was even better was being able to see the look on a lot of X-classmates faces as they checked out my Smokin hot Bod and Outfit. I know it's prideful, but I was never really considered pretty in High School and it sucked, so it was nice to see people's Jaws drop a bit lol.

It's weird cuz while I was home it was totally different then I remembered, even though nothing had changed!! The Upstairs bathroom seemed taller, all the rooms seemed larger than they did when I left except for the Kitchen which seemed smaller than it was when I left. But the Scenery was still just as amazing as I always remember it, The stars were still brilliantly bright and unparalleled by anywhere else I've been, The mountains blue tinted peaks still brushed the bright clear skies dotted with small puffy clouds. I miss it terribly, and someday when we're all billionaires we'll buy Lockwood Valley and Bask in it's beauty. 

This is Elli and Audge trying to hit the ball in the Kinect Game, I wish I had some video of me doing the Dance Central game, cuz that was my favorite, but it was so much fun playing with my brother and Sisters.