Surprise!!

So, I had an exciting weekend. Friday night I went and saw My Sister's Keeper with Angela, Heather, Catie and her friend. It made me cry, many times. It was a really good movie though. It brought up interesting questions like How far are you willing to go to save your child? Is it worth it to save one child but neglect the others? It was very intriguing and it had some really sweet moments too so I can't complain.

Now Saturday is where it gets interesting. I woke up at 11:10 and needed to be at Ball Gym by 11:30. Needless to say I was late. Late for my self defense class! Actually it worked out alright, I really only missed part of the intro but I now have four ways to attack any attacker. I can elbow them on the side of the head if they come from behind, use the palm of my hand and break their nose. Smash their head/groin/stomach into my knee or if they push me down I now know how to kick effectively from the ground. I then met up with Angela and we attempted to go to Walmart. After standing at the bus stop for 30 minutes we went into her building to see if we could find someone she knew with a car. We ended up calling Emily who drove us there and we were very greatfull. We got what we needed but I went up to the jewelry counter to see if they could fix my watch which died. Turns out that my watch is too expensive therefore Walmart won't risk putting a new battery in my watch in case something goes wrong. In which case they would owe me a new watch. I don't really care I just want a working watch!!!!! We then called Sis. Noble up and she picked us up and took us back to her house where I proceeded to cook my pasta. It made me so happy!! She sent us off with some leftovers and we then preceeded to go to the Institute building for games and a meeting I had with the YSA leader but I had thought he said come between 7 and 7:45. Well at 7:20 the Stake President called me....A.K.A. I was going to be the new female YSA representative for my ward. So Angela watched me freak out on our way to the building. I get set apart next Sunday. Also apparently everyone forgot it was game night so after my meeting it was just Angela and I and the Radford's who own the home. So Angela and I played Pit which is a really fun card game and Angela absolutely dominated.

Sunday I got to talk to Sarah for an hour and it made me really really happy! So on Monday I figured out I was sick, but I didn't care very much. I chose not to go to family home evening because I figured I was contagious and also because I wanted to finish my homework so I could go to bed early. I also had a surprise on Monday, apparently the Angelus Harp Ensemble (my old ensemble) had their first rehearsal Sunday. Before I left I had given Bonnie a card and some money to buy the girls chocolate since I couldn't personally crash the rehearsal myself. This is the email that Bonnie sent me:

Hi, Valerie!!

We miss you and love you and we thank you so much for your thoughtful card and chocolate!! We loved it!

Here we all are - well, actually not all - Margaret was ill and Brianna had a family complication - but, anyway, it's 7 of the 9 of us. And James is taking a year off. :( The Ensemble will miss you and Amy! It just won't be the same without you!

We hope that you're enjoying college and Ms Richter! Bet you're doing lots of interesting playing and studying. We'll be playing at our usual venues, and five of us are trying out for All-State this year. Have fun, take care, and hugs from us all!

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