Pranks can be so vicious!

Apparently someone yarned a few of my intern friends cars together last night. While they were away for the night cleaning a church owned campground some terrible vicious people yarned their cars together. Who would do such a naughty thing? I have no clue but all I can say is the person that worked the blue yarn was pretty impressive. She, I mean, this person weaved the most intricate beautiful spider webs in and out of their cars.
I do not know who would do such a vicious thing to these hard working young men. Especially while they were out serving the church. All I can say is the pay back is going to be pretty intense. Eeeeekkk! *gulp*

People, people please no pictures...

I claim to be a big adventure lover and I often accept strange challenges to assure that I have one. I could list a few but I will not because today I am talking about a more recent one. One that involves a house, a roof, and a desire to conquer.

Story time...

Friday night was my friend Jennie's last night in town before she went back to college. A group of us girls decided to hang out and the topic of climbing on top of the roof came up. I told them I could probably do it, I mean come on look at those calf muscles in the picture provided. I am buff! Side note my name means strong and beautiful I try to live up to it every day just ask around.

After I was convinced and easily I might add. I think I was the most excited about it out of the three of us. I got pretty far well before I started to panic. Suddenly the conversation we were having earlier about climbing trees came in to my head. Sometimes you just have to climb for the sake of climbing even if it means you can't get back down. Jennie and Rebecca were cheering me on and encouraging me that we could always call the fire department.

I was pretty successful and almost made it until I got to the akward over hang. I was Standing on top of the meter box, which was sturdier than it sounds by the way, with my back against the wall. My arms were gripping the roof tightly I could see perfectly into the neighbors house where a cat was stairing at me while I attempted to do the impossible. I had to make a decision so I swung my leg up on to the roof and Rebecca snapped this brilliant photo. Looking at the photo now I wonder why I could not make it up there but the positioning and hand placements were all wrong to make this a successful house climb. I however was technically on the roof or my leg was. Lighter note look at the crazy psycodic look on my face for a cheap thrill.

The point of the adventure sometimes you just climb purely for the sake of climbing and if you can not get down once you get up there just call the fire department they have tall ladders.

Thank you for the adventures friends and Jennie have a wonderful year in Lewiston I love you!

The set up...

Do you ever get the feeling that you are getting the set up? You know what I mean, do you not? Polite conversations filled with secret suggestions. Sly remarks and little comments and before you know it they are inter weaving your life with the life of another. My mother is the best at this or atleast she was. Her desire to marry me off has slowed down due to a combination of things...

1. I am an intern at my church and with that comes NO dating. Which is ok with me being as I am not ready, at all.

2. She now has a grand kid. Which relieves me of a lot of pressure. Thank you Lindsey!

3. Peace. I think there is finally a peace about marriage and her youngest daughter-ME.

My mom is not that bad in fact she has stopped all together which almost concerns me but not quite. It seems to me that most of my family have given up in general. My grandpa, my cousins, my siblings I do not get asked the boy question anymore. Which is great! I do not need no stinking man! Har har! Seriously though mildly concerning, I think it has to be a respect for my privacy. Yes, I will call it that.

My family have all given up on me now, clearly I am an old maid since I am a few months shy of 23 . My boat has sailed or something along those lines. This is of course a skewed and exaggerated misconception of my imagination. Oh but do not worry because I now have new people in my life who have stepped up to the plate. I finally came to the realization that one of my friends has been playing the part of a russian match maker trying to set me up with another one of our friends for months. There are others that I am with holding, all trying to set me up with the same person.
Do not say it is a sign, because it is not. We will call it what it is a distraction. You can always tell something amazing is around the corner by the life disturbances you get. I can tell you I am in for something good with all that has been going on in my life. Different story, different time. The point and moral of this story is plain and simple Please do not set me up. I am waiting for the divine set up! The one that only God is going to do. I do not care if you know some great guy from work, or your brother is divorce and he is a little lonely and your a little worried. That one definitely will not work. Even if he is a godly young man living a testimony of faith, love, joy, perseverance, wisdom, patience, and whatever other virtue you can think of. The point is I am not ready and I am ok with that. I am not angry at your attempts actually I am flattered that you would think of me. I mainly think the whole set up thingy is just hilarious.

HEY YOU KIDS...

There is this game. You know what game I am talking about, come on. You know the one with the words. Where you try to guess. You know? Sort of ?! The game with the apples. Apples to Apples! A couple of years ago my family and I were playing that game, my mother put down a card that said hooligans. My sister who is like the champion of reading people put the card kids down and of course my mom picked it.

Well I was reminded of that time this week with some neighbor boys.

It was wednesday night. Sarah was driving me home because I do not have a car but you know that. My friend Ida was with us and we were getting out of the car when two little boys, KIDS, came zipping by on bikes making crude noises of the farting variety. They rode by us several times making these vulgar noises. Until finally I yelled with all my might, fury, and authority "HEY you KIDS CUT THAT OUT!!!" They coward in fear at the sound of my booming terrifying voice. Came to a screeching hault fell of their bikes in agony and shame of their terrible behavior. After a few minutes of sobbing the two boys, now forever changed, crawled to me on their knees and begged for my forgiveness. My valiant response was of course "Jesus forgives and he has called me to a hirer standard so... rise you hooligans your sins have been forgiven." They wiped their tear stained faces and hugged my ankles with gratitude. After a they groveled about how saintly I was they went on their merry little ways singing praises to the Lord for my kindness.

I waved goodbye to them with a huge grin of satisfaction on my face much like I am doing now to that little day dream. Ok ok ... so I exaggerate but only a little. What really happened is not quite as glorious. The two hoodilums did harrass us and I did in true Alaina fashion yell "HEY you kids cut that out!" The response however was not the same. It was in all truth LAUGHTER. I did not hear the skalliwags laugh although I am pretty sure they had to. Sarah, Ida, and I laughed hysterically without ceasing in fact I hardly got the words out before I erupted in laughter.

Nothing quite like...

Burnt popcorn has to be one of the worse smells ever. It is a stinch that consumes you with disappointment and sorrow. The grievance leaves you empty handed and all your hopes of a delicious snack are crushed in one moment. All because of a few seconds of too much heat! Why am I speaking about this because there is nothing quite like the smell of burnt popcorn.

If you are thinking there is more to this story there really is not. I just wanted to say do not let life be like burnt popcorn. Nobody or very few people enjoy it so live to its fullest. Ha ha! Have a blessed and beautiful day!