since this is a blog about a teenage girl, you might be wondering why i still sleep with so many stuffed animals. well, i really have no clue, besides the fact that i hug/snuggle in my sleep (just ask Kristen, she sleeps over a lot) i often wake up holding one or more, they all have some story behind them, but again, that would take much to long for just one blog =]
now, one thing that i hate about stuffed animals is naming them. mostly because well you don't want to name it and then find out awkwardly that someone you know has that name.
for example,
this past summer i spent a month volunteering at a camp in Canada with a group called Young Life. i worked in the snack bar (also known as the Totem Inn) i made a lot of ice cream. but beyond that, i was part of a team of about 40 other high school students, from ages 14 to 18. now, since this camp is kinda a big deal in YL, there are a lot of people from all over the world. there was a kid from Peru and one from Japan as well as a good number of the states. well one day i was in the lounge type room, talking to one of the leaders about stuffed animals, we started naming ones that we had and i mentioned Eric, my stuffed frog, and that while i didn't bring him (Jackson got to go on this trip) i slept with him pretty much every night and couldn't wait to go home to him, right as i was saying that, guess who walked in the door? that's right, my good friend Eric. since he had no clue what we where talking about it was pretty funny explaining it too him.
thus, i avoid naming my stuffed animals common names.
now that you have seen the slightly immature side of me, i should probably tell you, i love acting like a little kid. in fact, when i grow up, i wanna be a pre-school teacher. mostly so i can play with the cool toys. (kidding about that last part... kinda) now this also means, i love kids. i don't understand how people don't. they are just so cute, sweet and say the funniest things. however, i have learned that if while waiting in line at the comcast store and you start playing with the cute 18 month old in front of you, his dad could very well be single and somehow not realize that you are in fact 17 and not as old as he seems to think and you will awkwardly get asked out. this is when the "i have a boyfriend" line comes in handy. along with quickly getting into your car and driving away. now really, what 17 year old girl in there right mind would want to become a baby mama to a child that they would have had to have had when they where...(im doing math right now) 15!?!? i can tell you right now, none. now, i know that i look a little bit older then i really am, but keep in mind that this day i came from a 3 hour dance class. i was wearing sweats, a nasty old shirt, no makeup and crazy sweaty/curly hair. now, i KNOW that does not look cute. but maybe that counts for something? who knows, lets just say that was one of the most awkward moments of my life so far. (trust me i have quite a few, but Kristen, if your reading this, my most embarrassing/awkward one is NOT to be published! EVER!)
hmmm, since i have now brought up Kristen twice in one blog i feel like there should be a story about the 2 of us. we don't really have any crazy stories... but trust me, we have so much fun when we are together, but i don't think anyone else would understand it. haha. we talk to each other in a weird way, have serious talks but some how, they are the funniest things every. its a unique friendship, and yet, she has only seen me cry once, and it was from behind at my uncles memorial service. we both are still trying to figure out how this is possible, because, it's not like i cry a lot, but i do cry, i don't hold it in. so there is something random about us. i'm sure that at some point i'll be able to figure out some funny story that i can share about the two of us. besides our late night/morning/afternoon taco bell runs.
i'm running out of stories for the night, so maybe it's time to call this one finished and end with a random fact!
i'm allergic to chocolate, berries, fish and nuts. only the berries and fish really affect me (i've never been able to actually swallow much berry, but it makes my tummy huuuuurt, fish also), but chocolate gives me hives if i eat too much of it or eat a chocolate that's too dark (i've learned to live with it and control it). nuts are hives as well, but i don't like them so it's easy to avoid. with the berries i can tell you right away if there's even a hint of it in my food.
until the next post!
emilie/emiberry
p.s i realize this is really random and filled with old stories, but hey, i'm on break! once i'm busy again i'm sure you'll get more up to date stories! =]
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