The Presents Coming to Use

I got many great presents for my birthday last week. Among them were:

• From Hannah: An Obama shirt, a bag of black licorice (yummy!), a photo of me and her, a photo album of camping, an Irish button, and a CD of the amazing video she made!
• From relatives: 2 $25 iTunes cards, money
• From other friends: 3 earrings, 5 mini-hand-sanitizers, Julia Child's book, Julia Child's cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," a cute set of tablespoons, and "Catching Fire"
• From Mom and Dad: A "Stay Fresh" shirt, and the Mary Poppins 45th Anniversary Edition DVD

I've gotten much use out of all of them, I've watched Mary Poppins about 3 times over, I've started Catching Fire, I've bought a bunch of songs on iTunes, I've put the money in my wallet, I've worn 2 of the 3 earrings, I've worn the Obama shirt and the Stay Fresh shirt! They are all AWESOME!!!

Thanks so much everyone!!

State Fair!!

Today I went to the State Fair with two of my friends. It was so much fun!! We went on the 1001 Nachts, Giant Wheel, Ferris Wheel, the Hall of Mirrors, and we spent a bunch of time in the barns looking at all the animals. There are some really weird-looking chickens and rabbits! I got kind of queasy after a few rides, but that's okay. I got a Polish sausage, and a cherry/lime Hawaiian Ice, and I also stole a lot of Emma's kettle corn. I'll post pictures later when I put them on the computer.

Guess Who Followed Me Home?

Today, I got to take Hannaninakilo home with me today! Hannah gave him to me in French, and I carried him around all day. I got a lot of strange looks and questions. The only people who thought he was cute were my LA/SS friends. I took a lot of pictures with him: listening to my iPod, doing a Rubix Cube, cooking, playing piano and more!!