Brace Face

Hey family! I put off posting for awhile now because i didn't want to go through all the trouble of making a google account. It really wasn't that time-consuming though..So here I am! Let's see..New things going on in my life:

1.) Elias and I had a bonfire/manhunt joint birthday party for our 16th and 18th birthday. It was a ton of fun. We had about 60 total people at our house.

2.) My birthday was tuesday the seventeenth and that saturday I went to get my driver's license! I have been informed that for every other child in the family, dad has taken them himself to the DMV. But since dad was out of town that weekend, mom had to take me. She vows never to go again. Long story short, it was a nightmare. First of all, they couldn't find our name on the appointment list. So after an hour of finding out that we did indeed have one, we stood in another line and was told we couldn't write the 40-hour driving log in pencil. A teary-eyed mother re-wrote the whole thing in red pen (the only pen in her purse). So we stood in line for another 45 minutes only to find out you can't write in red! So finally, after 3 hours, I was able to take my test. I passed with an 89 and was/am very excited! Though half the family has never experienced my driving, i seem to be notorious for being an awful driver and i am somewhat confused. Yes, i ran into the garage door in my FIRST SIX MONTHS of driving. So can we all just laugh and move on?? Even dad said I was a good driver recently and I think i deserve some respect....

3.) I got braces.......................For some reason, our entire family has to wait until we are at least almost out of high school before getting "banded". This I don't understand...My friends are encouraging to me, however, Elias has made some insensitive comments. At dinner one night, "Hey Emma! Why don't you take a big bite of that burger and then smile for us???"...I will have them for a year.

4.) I got asked to prom!! If Elias were to have his way, I wouldn't be going. But fortunately this guy he actually "approves" of.  His name is Mookie Demoss. Most of you have probably already heard of him..But I am very very very excited! Prom is the Friday we get back from spring break (that's the 17th). 

So, I hope this informed ya'll of a few things that are going on in my life. I'll be a Junior very soon! Can't wait! 

Love to everyone,

~Emma