Ow.
I'm sorry I didn't start with the usual, "Yo." To make you happy...
Yo.
It's just that my left hand fingertips hurt sooo bad. I was in my room for about an hour practicing guitar, and my calluses always get super tender when I get sick and can't practice. For those of you who play instruments, you know what it's like. This is why I normally practice piano before guitar.
How is everybody's July twenty-fourth so far? I know it's only two thirty, but how did you start your day out?
Mine was great!!! :)
First, I woke up. I do not have pictures of that particular event.
Then I went to the Pioneer day breakfast for our ward. We got there a couple minutes early, so I got to see the Deacons practice for the flag ceremony. I took this picture of Taylor and Bryce once they were done:
I was sitting next Tyson, who refused to let me take a picture of him. I said, "the only picture I have of you on my blog is of you staring off into space!"
I was sitting next Tyson, who refused to let me take a picture of him. I said, "the only picture I have of you on my blog is of you staring off into space!""You have a picture of me on your blog?" he asked.
"Yes. And I want another one of you- smiling!" To refresh your memory, see the post titled, "Personality test."
"Well, then I'll have to stare off into space for this one, too."
So here is the picture of Tyson (fully aware that I was taking his picture) that I got.
After we ate breakfast (no pictures... sorry) and little Brielle Maag comes up to me and says, "Lizzie! Lizzie! Come play with me!"
After we ate breakfast (no pictures... sorry) and little Brielle Maag comes up to me and says, "Lizzie! Lizzie! Come play with me!"Okay, I have to mention that this little cutie has never spoken to me in her life. And now she knows my name? I played along with it, because she is just way too adorable to pass up. We went over to the park and went down the slides with Tiana...
...and Kyson.
There was also a rocket launch. The kids would all make their own rockets to launch. It looked so easy, I almost wanted to do one myself. I helped Brielle make one instead.
Here is Addy Jonas (another one of my little Summer Camp friends I played with today) with her homemade rocket.
Esther and Addy. The sun was in their eyes, okay? 
Felicia. 
Brielle.
And the Young Men catching all (ha, ha... maybe more like a few) of the rockets.
And that was my day so far. :) I know what you're thinking. Maybe I should spend some more time with people my age. I ate breakfast with Tyson and Taylor and Bailey (who left early), okay?
Last week, we went boating with the Young Men.
This is my beautiful poster! After reading this blog filled only of typed letters, I doubt you can recognize my handwriting. Sorry.
Only Brother Andrus parked in front of it. He unhitched his boat and put it into the water. Maybe I should have thought through what I put on the sign more carefully.
This is Jessi!!! She is on vacation right now. This beautiful picture will serve in her memory.
Water fight!
This is Kenna, Jessi, and me in the Andrus boat! It was hard to smile because I was trying to be mad at Logan, who had just pushed me into the water with my shorts on and no life vest.
Warning: If you value your life and don't want a girl to despise you, don't ever do this to her!!! Especially Lizzie, who can't swim!!!
Water fight!This is Kenna, Jessi, and me in the Andrus boat! It was hard to smile because I was trying to be mad at Logan, who had just pushed me into the water with my shorts on and no life vest. Warning: If you value your life and don't want a girl to despise you, don't ever do this to her!!! Especially Lizzie, who can't swim!!!I think I still need to forgive him (phooey).
This is a picture of the Maag boat. If you look super closely (or maybe if you zoom in a lot), you can see Tyson, who's kind of turned around (he's in the middle). What do you think he's doing? Yup- you guessed it! Staring off into space!
On the Andrus boat, I tried wakeboarding. It was my first time, and I was up for only a couple seconds. I was terrible! Oh, well. One of these days I can try again. Maybe I'll do better next time. Then we stopped for dinner. We had chips and GREEN GRAPES!!! and soda and hot dogs (ewww) then got on the Maag boat. We went tubing with them... It was awesome!!! I fell off twice.
Funny story (if that's what you wanna call it): after I got back on the first time, Janessa and I were on the two sides of the tube and little Kylie Maag (to make this blog post complete and mention all of the Maags, Brother and Sister Maag were there, too) was on the inside. At one point, Brother M (take a guess) went over a couple tiny bumps and Janessa and I went flying off, bellyflopping to the sides. Kylie stayed hanging on.
Sometimes I feel so weak.
Other times I just roll over and die.
Jessi and I saw UP the other night. It was the cutest movie ever! If you haven't seen it yet, you really should. It was sooo good!
My favorite line was where the old man says, "I know! Let's play a game! Let's see who can stay quiet the longest!"
My favorite line was where the old man says, "I know! Let's play a game! Let's see who can stay quiet the longest!" And then Russel replies, "My Mom loves that game!"
Sometimes I wonder if my Mom likes that game. Do you, Mom?
Jessi's favorite line was, "I was hiding under your porch because you are my master and I love you!"
Afterwards, Jessi and I used all the leftover change we had from buying candy to make wishes in the fountain.
I'm running out of things to say, so I'd better go.
I'm running out of things to say, so I'd better go.The Quote of Today is from UP. A dog says it if that information helps clarify the quote and makes it funnier.
Quote of Today: You wanna hear a joke? Once there was a squirrel that went up to a tree and said, 'I forgot to store nuts for winter and now I am dead.' And it is funny because then he was dead.
Don't I look awful? At the very beginning of Trek, the camp doctor got up and gave us five things to worry about: bug bites, blisters, chaffing, sunburn, and hydration. I think. The whole time I was like, "Come on, Man! We've been hearing this for six months now! Let's get on the trail!
(and yes, thirteen-year olds can make it in.)
And some new faces: The counselors (from left to right- Angela, Jake, and Melinda). Melinda was my counselor.
Melinda.
The twins (from left to right- Jacob and Zachary).
Marissa and Kaylie were our next door neighbors and were very kind to put up with our very late nights (particularly after last night's all-nighter). You guys rock! Sorry it's a little blurry.
The dancers!!! Holy cow! Watch this video! You won't regret it. Left to right, there is Zachary, Dallan, Jack, Jacob, and Janessa. I will teach you if you want, but Dallan is probably a way better teacher than I could ever be. Watch him; he's really good. The solo that Jack and Jacob do halfway through was a move made by Jacob at the previous dance.
One game we liked to play was Ninja Destruction. Close-up of one of my successes (Yes!): 
And the scores. I hope you can see it!
And what EFY is complete without the dances? This is me sitting down at the end of the casual Tuesday night dance.
This is Janessa and Dallan dancing, with everybody adding their own bit of flavor to the video.
One amazing advantage to living on BYU campus for a week was having the cinnamon bears and Holland Mints right next door, at the Wilk. WOAH!!!
Then, on Friday night, we had a contest to see who could pull an all- nighter. Janessa, me, Jessi, six girls on our floor, the twins, Emily, and a couple others were doing it and Jessi and I were the only ones to finish it. We texted (or called) everybody every half hour to see if they were still awake and people stopped answering around one. Janessa fell asleep around three or something. I woke her up at five fifteen so she could pack, and we would go meet with the company one last time at six. When she finished packing, we sang "Happy Birthday" to Jace and got picked up by Mom, who bought us a Kneaders breakfast and came home. Matthew and Dad were at Father's and Son's campout- I always meant to go to those but was always too busy- where Matthew (tiny, six-year-old Matthew) got to drive a four-wheeler!!! He was so excited. Dad didn't take any pictures. Arrrg!
