Steff made a German dish for her party yesterday... it was really good. She said it didn't turn out well but I thought it tasted great. The dish was like a ... cake... well, at least, that's what Steff called it. It wasn't like a birthday cake. Anyway... I'm not going to try to explain it... I wouldn't explain it right and you would all just get really confused...

Anyway! It had poppy seeds in it... actually that was the main ingredient. It called for a massive amount of poppy seeds. The family she was staying with told us to be careful when we were on the road and not do anything that would cause us to have to take a drug test (I have no idea why he would suggest we would do something bad!!)

So by the end of the party none of us (us as in those who were left... Kyle, Toni, Nikki, Steff, and me) really wanted to leave... so we all pilled into Boehmy and we went down to wal-mart... yeah... at 10:30 (not that late but still...) sooo... we ran around wal-mart for a while. the crazies come out late at night (yeah... we were kind of party of the crazies... I admit) we ran around and hid from one another.

at one point Nikki knocked over and entire shelf of big water bottles - and of course - the rest of us (being the mature adults we are) starting running... leaving pour Nikki behind among her mess of water bottles... and then in her attempts to sneak up on us and scare us... Nikki knocked over a rack of paper plates... Yeah... we love her to death. fun fun

Nikki and Toni found these funny looking rackets with suction cups all over them and just HAD to buy them... just because... *shrug* I only claim them to be friends... LoL... They decided to play in the parking lot... mercy.. I don't know what time it was by then... there was barely anyone in the parking lot... but they played with their rackets out in the middle of the wal-mart parking lot. at one point Nikki had run to the other end to see how far Toni could through it.... so Toni threw it as far as she could and it landed in an abandoned shopping cart out in the middle of no where (it was close to Nikki... her aim wasn't off, just a little short. anyway... we all got a big kick out of that (all of us being a little loopy from the lack of sleep) ... great fun...

And yet the night still wasn't over... Toni and Nikki spotted an attractive guy while in wal-mart and saw him just sitting in his truck with the door open when we were exciting the wal-mart building.... soooo... Toni dared Nikki to ask for a cigarette ~ and Nikki being Nikki... did it. She just walked up to him and asked him for a cigarette. He asked if she was 18 and she responded back with a yes immediately, but asked him if he would not give her one if she admitted she was only 17... he responded by handing her a cigarette... so Nikki got a cigarette.

no one smoked it... just in case you were wondering. Kyle got really jumpy and snappy like he does when he trys to act "protective" ~ the guy Nikki got the cigarette from hadn't left the parking lot and was there talking on his cell phone pretty much the whole time Nikki and Toni were throwing the ball around. Kyle didn't like it... and let us all know. sometimes he makes me smile when he is all protective... : D He's a good bro.

The was still not over when we left wal-mart... the parking lot even. It roughly takes me an hour to drop everyone off at their appropriate locations and get back to my house.... everyone lives so far apart. woosh... we had a fun time in the car. We rolled back the moon roof and all the windows down... and pretty much just laughed about everything. we had a good time.

the end of the evening was horrible though... Steff left today. Only to wait for another three years from now.... oooooh... I'm so sad. It ached in my heart... her and I just stood and held each other for along moment. It was so hard. It is still hard. I miss her so much already... she is so dear to me. I can talk to her about anything... It is so nice to have a companion with the same Christian faith. I admire her so much.

I will praise the LORD for her visit and cherish all of our memories together. Her visit was a blessing from God!!

I love you Steff... I'm praying for you! You are so dear to my heart!

much love,
Kynley Michal

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Philippians 4:4

I cut my hair. There you go... I chopped off five inches of my hair. It feels short now... lol... Imagine that! : ) It will take a little bit of time to get used to it, but I like it. I like how it looks. My poor ends were so scraggly and yucky (yes.. I definitely sound my age) that they just had to go... soo... mom and I thought 'hey, why not just cut it a little bit more.' So... there goes five inches. No sweat. It was very spur of the moment... I was styling my hair and was staring at my ends in despair... so i went and grabbed mom asked her what she thought... 'yeah, you hair does look scraggly at the end' so... I said... "cut it off... right now before we head off to church.'

so we cut it off. it's still 'long' don't worry... just five inches shorter now. plus, it looks much better. although when I look at in the mirror it looks a lot shorter.

I like it. I think I might try to keep it at this length for a while.

much love,
Kynley Michal

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
Acts 1:8

ahh... here I am. . . roughly a month into summer vacation. and... I haven't really posted much. I'm sorry. I haven't thought it really ~ I don't have an excuse... I just kept forgetting to post.

I've been strangely busy... and yet not really busy... hmm... yeah.

I've had friends out to visit... and I've redone my room (preparing for September). Keyra has moved into my room - it's been interesting. LoL.. she has discovered all the little items I have in my room and decided they were great toys... items like my (tiny) collection of coins from other countries, my collection of sea shells, my pens and pencils... oh and the best one - my thumbtacks and safety pins. WONDERFUL.

Now... don't get me wrong. I love the goobers out of my little sister... isn't that like a sign of affection? to be frustrated with someone (and still love them in the end - that's an important factor). hmmm... i think so. : )

Christopher flew out for a weekend. It was very nice to see him after a long time. honest to goodness - awkward in every meaning of the word. but I didn't expect it to be any different. I'm not sure how it could have not been awkward... especially after what all that has happened these past couple years. It was very nice to see him though. I have missed talking to him.

Steff flew in from Germany. She has been here two weeks... almost three weeks now and we have done all sorts of fun things together. Yesterday we went to the drive in to see some kid movies!! : ) how fun. We met up with Nikki and had a blast.

I'm horribly glad that Steff is here for a visit. I have missed her terribly. She has been a confidant for me and I truly cherish her friendship. oooh... I shall be so sad when she leaves for Germany. : (

much love,
Kynley Michal

What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew 16: 26