Jaci's blog

What's been up in my life lately.....

2008-12-20T20:31:00.000-08:00

Wow it's been way too long since I've posted!!! Like almost a month!!!! This is so pathetic! But really....my New Years Resolution is to post at least once a week, more if I have time. Well...here is why I haven't been posting lately:

1. Finals....which I didn't do so hot on! But i studied like CRAZY and I did my best, so thats all that counts...right?

2. School in general....just tests, and projects, and homework etc.

3. Christmas presents...i still haven't even gotten all my gifts for people ahh... :/

4. The anticipation of Christmas...seriously I am way too excited!

5. The anticipation of going to Tennessee and being with all my cousins!!! :)

6. That my debit card arrived today! :)

7. Babysitting every weekend, well most anyways.

8. Shopping (not for myself...well not all the time :)

9. Family time

10. Playing the piano...I've been really enjoying it lately!

11. Reading (by the way does anyone have a good series they want to tell me about? (I'm taking a 24 hour trip in a couple days and have nothing to read...I'm desperate!!!)

12. Cleaning my room (it's a full time job)

13. Going to the movies

14. Family in town

15. Putting up decorations

Well.......that's about all I can think of right now. But, really, I am serious about a good series, or just book in general to read!!!!

Thanksgiving :)

2008-11-29T10:42:00.000-08:00

Okay...I can't believe this!!! It has been 2 and 1/2 weeks since I have posted last!!!! I think I am losing my mind because I thought I posted a couple days ago! Maybe it was a dream? That happens to me a lot! Well...Thanksgiving was amazing! I had so much fun! My cousins and aunt and uncles and grandparents came to our house, oh and the Pachecos. We had a blast! We played football for about 4 hours, no joke, and I am paying the price today. I am SO sore from being tackled! Then yesterday was Black Friday. Which is always fun! Well to me anyways. I made some....interesting purchases. It seems so great at the time, then you look back on what you spent your money on and...uhh yeah. Well me and my cousin spent about $20 on lunch....hehe first mistake. The people there make it sound like you are getting such a good deal. Then we got the bill...so....anyways...I got a good start on my Christmas shopping. Let's just say I went in there with $85, and came out with a quarter. :) And I only bought gifts for like 3 people. Second mistake. Wow I need to work on my budgeting. If anyone needs a babysitter, or help with anything I'm your girl!!! Today I am doing more shopping. Wish me luck on some ACTUAL good deals. Maybe I will have a dollar left this time. :)

Another week???

2008-11-09T15:52:00.000-08:00

Hmmm....it seems like time flew by this week and I didn't get a chance to make any posts. Has anyone realized whenever I post it is on a Sunday? Probably because that's the only day I actually have some spare time. This week was pretty uneventful, except for I went over to my dad's on Tuesday, and on Saturday we went to Dallin's baptism and brunch! It was so fun and I really can't believe Dallin is already 8!!! He is such an awesome kid and I am so proud of him! :)

I am anxiously waiting to get a camera for Christmas. Then I can actually upload pictures to my blog, so it's not so boring! I'm sorry to those of you that read my blog and are probably SUPER bored partly because I'm not much of an exciting writer, and secondly because there are no pictures! Well all of this will change, when we get a decent camera and I make my New Years Reolution to write on my blog a couple times a week at least!

Sorry for the short post...I just thought it was time for me to give a little update.

It's been a week!

2008-11-02T21:50:00.001-08:00

Wow....it's been a week since my last post. I think I'm being lazy. My goal was to post at LEAST a couple times a week, because I know how boring it is to read people's blogs that haven't been updated for months and months. Well, here's my post. Here was how my week went:

Monday-Thursday:
Went to school, did homework, read, found out I got on Principal's List! Yes!!!!! :) Went to gymnastics, was super sore, etc.

On Friday (Halloween) I went to Mkaul's house for a party. We went trick or treating, and stayed up till 5 a.m with 7 girls playing random games that we made up and dancing. It was a lot of fun! I was a hippie, Mkaul was a goth Cinderella, Sam was a cute witch, Raquel was a person that broke out of jail, Alyssa was...umm well im not really sure but it was cute :), and Ashley was Minnie Mouse. We had a blast! Thanks for all the fun girls!

On Saturday we hung out and had a yummy breakfast of pancakes (thanks Tamsen) and then my mom picked me up and we had to take my brothers to get their hair cut. (The funniest thing happened there! We saw Jake talking to the guy cutting his hair, and the guy was talking back to him while Jake nodded. Me and my mom were confused, thinking "what are they talking about?" When he was all done and we walked out we asked him what he was saying and Jake said..."Oh I just asked him when he got interested in cutting hair. And he told me, when he was 20 and told me all about college." My mom and I were cracking up. He is so mature!) Then we dropped Jake and Carter off at Dallin and Dean's for Dallin's 8th birthday party. (I can't believe he is already 8!) We then went shopping for something to wear for family pictures on Monday. Yeah, a little last minute, I know! My mom was lucky, she found something to wear, but I wasn't as fortunate. It's ok though, because when we got home we found something cute in my closet for me to wear :) We went to Paradise Bakery and had lunch, and I saw my old dance teacher. Then we picked the boys up, and went to Jeff and Rachelle's where I got my eyebrows waxed and my hair cut. (Thanks Rachelle, I needed that!!!) From there, we went home, chilled out and went to bed.

Sunday (today): Today was Stake Conference, and it wasn't till 10 am (yay!) I am used to 8 am church. I could be a morning person if I wanted to, but I just go to bed so late, because I'm always up doing things. It was great, then we went home had lunch and I took a nap. Now we are dog-sitting the Wilson's 2 adorable dogs, Sophie and Trigger while they are in Utah. They are so cute! Make me miss Simon!

By the way.....One of Santa's helpers informed me that we will just be getting a family camera for Christmas, but that I will still be able to use it, and take Bruce's class. That's fine with me as long as I can experiment with it and take pictures! So it will be okay, now the only problem is: what do I want for Christmas? I have NO clue! I usually just like to get one nice thing that I will use. Maybe I will just ask for them to pay for me to go to dance :)

Well that's about it for now! I will be trying to post more often!

Info-mercial Humor

2008-10-26T11:25:00.000-07:00

Well I think I heard just about the funniest conversation go down today between Jake and Dad. It went a little like this:

Jake- Dad can we get the Iron Gym???? *p.s its this exercise equipment (seen on an info-mercial)

Dad- Why would we get that?

Jake- Because you can get in serious shape!

Dad- *laughs* We aren't getting the Iron Gym Jake.

Jake- Dad you see real results in 30 days!

Dad- *laughs even harder*

Jake- Dad do you want abs of steel and a toned chest?

Dad- We aren't getting it, it's expensive isn't it?

Jake- Well, if we order now we will only have to make one payment! And we can send it back for a full refund!

*Hahaha, okay so we just have the basic 12 channels for t.v, and the only cartoon channel that the boys love to watch has tons of info-mercials instead of regular commercials so they have them all pretty much memorized! We seriously think Jake has a career!!!!

R.I.P. SIMON :(

2008-10-19T12:41:00.000-07:00

Today Simon passed away. :( Our whole family was so sad!!!! He was a good dog, and I know he is in a better place now.

WE LOVE YOU SIMON!!!!!

Home Sweet Home!

2008-09-28T17:24:00.001-07:00

I have been in Rocky Point Mexico with my mom, brothers, Erica, Bailey, Lettie, Lisa and her kids this weekend! We left on Thursday and got back today! We had a BLAST there, and good news: I didn't get sunburned! (For those of you who know of my past experience in Mexico) It breaks my heart to see all the people there that don't have anything. I have gone to Mexico every year for the past 3 years, and every time I go it's such a learning experience for me. I realize how many things in my life I take for granted. My house. My food. My family. And then there's all the little details in life that you don't realize are so important until you lose them. I can't imagine living like some of those people do, and I know I am so very lucky to have all the things I do. After reading Lisa's blog, it inspired me to write about the things I am grateful for, every so often. Well, I am grateful for friends and family. For supporting me in the things I do, and for making my life so much fun! They bring me such happiness. I am thankful for emotions. How you have the power to feel the way you want to, whenever you want to. I am thankful for cameras/pictures. They capture so many moments! I can't imagine this trip without our personal photographer Lisa :)

And now the thing you've all been waiting for: PICTURES

These are all pictures of me and my amazing cousin Bailey! (:

And more....

JUMPING!

All pictures courtesy of Lisa, I took a couple though :)

Need new shoes?

2008-09-21T20:05:00.001-07:00

And you thought your shoes were uncomfortable!

Family Reunion :]

2008-09-20T13:31:00.000-07:00

Last weekend (sorry I haven't been updating-I've been SO busy!) the whole extended family on my mom's side went to a cabin in Heber. It was a good time! Although, there were 18 little children running around screaming the whole time, we had fun! Here are a couple pictures of the craziness!

The Girls!

Don't you love his paint job? Done by muah!

And this was done by Matti

Oh....and sorry about the white around the pictures! I don't know whats up with them!

Worst Day Ever!

2008-09-10T19:22:00.000-07:00

Well I think yesterday was officially THE worst day of my life! Now I've had some pretty bad days but this one was just NOT fun! Why don't I give you a recap:

I woke up late and almost missed the bus. On top of that I didn't have much time to get ready so let's just say I didn't look good! I arrived at the bus stop right as it got there so at least I made it! When I got to school I went to my first couple classes (and got a lot of homework). Then I was off to Choir. (3rd period) So maybe I should inform you...the we've have been having problems at our school with these weird bugs dropping from the ceiling and the vents...so I was innocently standing on the risers when I feel something kind of hit my head. It wasn't that hard so I just figured someone had brushed across me. Then in a minute I feel something tickle my head. I felt my hair and didn't feel anything. After about 5 minutes it got way worse and I could feel something moving across my head so I was trying to figure what was going on, when I felt a BUG on my HEAD!!! Now if you know me, obviously I tried to not make a scene but that was nearly impossible. I was freaking out! I brushed the bug off my head. The whole day from then on I was checking my hair 24-7 making sure no other freakish bugs were falling in my hair. So then after that I went to more classes and I was in P.E. (last hour) when the next incident occurred. We were in the weight room with all our backpacks piled against one of the walls and we were learning about some stuff. About 10 minutes before we were dismissed, someone's phone goes off. And it's coming from the area where my backpack is. And their ringtone is Bleeding Love. And it's vibrating. You guessed it! It's my phone!!! I froze right then and acted normal because I knew it was mine and I thought whoever was calling me would only call once if I didn't answer. So it stopped ringing and the teachers couldn't find out whose backpack it was coming from. Then 1 minute later it rings AGAIN! They still couldn't figure out whose backpack it was coming from. Then, it rings a third time! They found out it was my backpack and put it against another wall. It rang two more times and at this point I was kind of freaking out because I knew someone wouldn't call me at school if it wasn't something serious. So I checked my phone after class and it had been my mom. Right as I was checking it, I got called up to the office by the intercom. My P.E. teacher said just to go up to the office. I thought I was in big trouble but I ended up just having to go up there because my mom was there waiting for me. She was panicking because she thought I was going to be late to my Orthodontics appointment. She thought my school got out ten minutes earlier than it really did. So that's why she called me five times. Of course in the rush of all this I forgot my Planner (which is a thing you have to have EVERY day or you will get 9th hour which is where you have to stay after school for an extra period.) I didn't notice this until I got home. So I knew I would get ninth hour the next day. So back to the story...I went to the Orthodontics and had to get all sorts of new stuff in my mouth and now I am SOOOO sore! All I have had to eat today is 2 bites of yogurt, and a popsicle. After my appointment I came home, and stubbed my toe extremely hard!!!! (I just got surgery on them) And after all this was said and done I of course had SO much homework! Now I know I shouldn't rely on my parents to help me with my homework but usually if I don't understand my math homework, my dad helps me. He was gone to play rehearsal so I had to wait until 10 pm for him to get home and help me. I got to bed around 11:45 and woke up at 6:30 am. Overall....it was not a great day! And I am very impressed if you've read all this :]

I MISS YOU!

2008-09-08T19:53:00.001-07:00

It was today that I came to the sad realization that I've moved a total of 8 times in the 13 years I've been alive. But don't worry I've only been to 6 different schools. Yeah it's pretty crazy I know! This past move has definitely been the hardest for me. I had some really close friends I had to leave. This is also the hardest school year for me. It's so challenging which is something that I'm not very used to. And there are SO many kids there and I don't know any of them. All these moves have been hard but I've met good people everywhere and I know it's made me stronger. I went to my old ward yesterday and realized just how much I miss everyone there. Just looking around I'd had a fun time and memory with all of them! I love you Cortina and I will NEVER forget you!!!

Are you serious???

2008-09-07T20:26:00.000-07:00

Okay....so today I figured out that one of my most commonly used words is not a real word!!! The word is: anyways. Did anyone else think that was a word? I always used to say well anyways...and stuff like that. The other day when I said it my dad told me the sad truth and when I tried to look it up as an attempt to prove him wrong it wasn't anywhere :( what a sad, sad day!

Surgery!

2008-08-29T16:55:00.000-07:00

Today I had ingrown toenail surgery! I got 4 of them removed! Owwwww...I am very sore but it was actually a fun day! First I went to a breakfast of a santa fe omelet, bacon, french toast with berries, and a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice. It was delish and I went with my mom and Minda. Then after that I had the surgery (not fun). After this I put some slippers over my large bandaged feet and my mom and I headed to Ikea where she pushed me around in a cart full of pillows! We looked for a couple things then headed to lunch. After that we went to pick up my prescription for pain medication and drove home where I was greeted with my cousins who brought me an Oreo mcflurry. Today hasn't been too bad!

Here's a shot of my beautiful toes! Wrapped in pink bandages (my request :)

Shawn Johnson!

2008-08-24T20:13:00.000-07:00

She is amazing and I admire her so much! Partly because she's only 4'9 and Im 4'10! It's craziness! I think this is the first time I've ever been taller than anyone...let alone a 16 year old! Zoe Heuer kind of reminds me of Shawn Johnson! But anyway...here are some pictures! Oh and if anybody doesn't know who she is, she was an Olympian at the Beijing 2008 Olympics! And she won gold in beam!

Hello :]

2008-07-31T17:14:00.001-07:00

It's about time for an update. It's been a couple days :) So I really think I need to start posting pictures to go with my posts...the problem is my camera is broken and it's just been a nightmare! So when, and if I get my new camera for Christmas I will start adding pictures!

Anyways....I was going to fill you in on what I've been doing. Well yesterday I taught the Young Women an interior design class. It was really fun! I loved teaching the girls. And I'm so sad to be leaving them :( On the bright side I only have one more project to do for Personal Progress and then I'm done! And I already have 3 hours and 45 minutes into it! Yay! I hope to finish within the next couple days so I can get recognized on Sunday.

Well that's about it for the update!

Big Surf

2008-07-29T23:07:00.000-07:00

Today, I had another FUN day! First I woke up and worked for a couple hours on a project im in the middle of. Then, Kayla came to get me and I went to Big Surf with her family from 11:45-5! It was really fun and we had some very eventful experiences. One in particular being very interesting...

Well now that I've got you interested, I guess I better tell you. So I was just walking along to the drinking fountain, when a boy about my age walks up to me, says "Hey girl." Touches my arm, then walks past me! I wasn't quite sure about what had just happened so I turned around only to see him wink at me then walk away. It was very strange. Luckily I didn't see him any other time when I was at the park. That would have been an awkward confrontation.

But anyways...enough of my weird stories. After we were done at Big Surf, we went to In-N-Out to get some fries and a shake then went home. We just hung out at Kayla's house and I just got home. Tomorrow I have to seriously get to work on my Personal Progress project, so I better get some sleep. I am EXHAUSTED!

My Favorite Things!!!

2008-07-27T21:55:00.000-07:00

I've decided to list all the things I LOVE to do!!! This isn't in order...but I will start listing!

Photography- It is So0o0o0o0o FUN!! You can be as creative as you want and make a cool picture out of something so ordinary. A great photographer is Bruce Barnes! He is my role model :) He is so good at what he does and has helped me so much!

Dance- There is so much you can do with dance! It takes so much work, but I think it is worth it. I have only been in dance for a short amount of time, but I LOVE it and will continue to do it for as long as I can! I was actually paying $100 out of my own money every month for it. Thant's how much I love it!

Volleyball/Sports- Sports are so much fun! Volleyball is my favorite! I was on the team last year and made it to 1st string! It really helped me learn not to give up so easily. When I first started I was not a good server, and I thought I should just quit. But by the end of the season I was getting every serve over!

Eating- Food is just so yummy! Tonight my wonderful mother made pazukis. [No idea how to spell that] They were so delicious! For those of you who have no clue what I am talking about...let's just put it this way: A warm, melt in your mouth cookie, covered with cool, creamy vanilla ice cream on top! Mmmmmm....They are so good, and just made me love me food even more than before :)

Singing- I think it's the ONE thing I get nervous to do in front of a crowd. But I still love it!

Acting- I love to be in musicals! They are so much fun. I love to act!

Designing- I love to design things. Cards, rooms, purses...whatever it is I believe you can make ANYTHING cute!

Hair- I love to try new hairstlyes and do new things with my hair. It might be damaging, but I like to curl, crimp, straighten and do stuff like that to it!

Shopping- Oh wow!!! I just LOVE to shop! Why does everything cute have to be expensive??? Let me ask you this!! Going to the mall without any spending money is my nightmare!

Hmmm....well that's about all I can think of right now! Those are my favorite things! Enjoy :]

Bad Mood

2008-07-27T21:39:00.000-07:00

I have been in a bad mood all day. I don't really know why. Maybe it's because of moving? I don't know. All I know is that it's NOT fun!!! I like to be happy! :] But it's hard to be happy at a time like this. I do NOT want to move and leave everyone here! Well, I was so exhausted today because I went to bed at midnight and had to wake up at 7. I don't know why it's so hard for me to do that. But anywho...I hope tomorrow is a better day!

Fun day!

2008-07-15T21:26:00.000-07:00

Well today was Ciera's birthday and she had a birthday party at Sunsplash! It was so fun! I went on all the rides except one. Everytime we would come off of a ride everyone would accidentally flip the tube on top of me since I am so small. It was still fun though. We had some good times!!! Well I better go, just wanted to clue you in about my day. :]

Nice Sunday Afternoon

2008-07-13T14:20:00.000-07:00

Today has been a pretty good day...Although, I did get asked to speak, sing, and direct a meeting today at church. It wasn't all that bad, other than not doing too well on my song, and completely drawing a blank when I was speaking in front of the whole congregation. When I got home, I had a wonderful lunch of honey toast! :] After that my mom made some delicious peanut butter cookies, with a chocolate filling and chocolate drizzled on top! I am so healthy! Right now, I am listening to the constant sound of Jacob asking me to make him a blog....he is six! I asked him if he even knew how to type and he informed me that YES!!! He knows how to type. He gets on his Webkinz account daily, and he types his username AND password! Maybe next year Jake...

Update

2008-07-12T19:20:00.000-07:00

I think it's about time for an update! I am going to start updating my blog a lot more so I keep everyone posted on everything that's going on. Unfortunately...I have some bad news! We are moving!!!! :( And I couldn't be more devastated.
We will miss our ward more than you can imagine! I have the best ward you could ask for and now I have to leave it! And I have to quit dance, I JUST made the All Star Team. Who knows, maybe this will be good for my family. I guess everything happens for a reason right? But we are more than sad, but at the same time excited for a new start. The good news is the new house is son an acre and has a huge backyard! And on the plus side, we are closer in town so I'm sure we'll save some money on gas! Well....I'm going to miss you all so much!!!
Love,
Jaci

Inside Jokes =]

2008-02-19T18:48:00.000-08:00

It's a turtle! No...its a burnt body! It's a kid in a rain coat!
What a slushie garden tool!
Phelps, Phelps Phelpity Phelps....Katie Hoff! Shawn Shawn Shawn Johnson! Nastia...nastia..nastia, nastia, nastia! Thomas Fincham Thomas FIncham Uhh!!! Phelps Thomas Phelpas Thomas Phelps Thomas Phelps Thomas KATIE HOFF! Playing our sports all day long in Beijing! HAHAHA
I maked you a cookie but I eated it
When men go to a certain point, they go straight to it, Women know to fix all the curves. Thank you (Miss Universe 2008)
I perfect, i always happy
Focus on me!
Zanessa...awwww YEAH RIGHT
Ooooops....she did it again!
Let's start putting stuff in the pool, and make Jaci go get it in a bucket!
Yahhhh!
Krazy glue + Quarters + Cousins at the mall = FUN!
Soulja Boy
Like a russian race horse!
Fong, Fritz, Crickle
What murderer are you? Results: Jaci Smith!!
"Is there a Build-a-Bear here?" "Hmmm... let me see!"
JACI!! What?!?! *Pulls ring out* Oh my gosh!!
Boom,Snap,Clap
Evil innocence
Who is "Chase Hoffman"??!?!
Why do I have a circle on my neck you may ask? Cuz i love geometry!!
Julian loves ballet!
Start booking a trip to Jamaica if Hillary wins!! call me!
I have a problem!! I have to many zits!! (nine line)
Arabian Nights!!
I wonder if you can pop a popcorn seed?!?!?!
ring around the.... "I've got a friend"
This is America not Italy!!!
That's that not the tone of the ring on my cellular devise!!
I hope you sleep like I don't!!
ilovejoshwithapassion22!!
Just one square!
qwerty!!
safety pops!! Be safe!

THIS IS FOR MY COUSINS MOSTLY BUT I WILL ADD MORE JOKES THAT I HAVE WITH OTHER PEOPLE. THEY MIGHT NOT MAKE SENSE TO YOU BUT THEY ARE REALLY FUNNY AND THEY MAKE SENSE TO ME :)

We Were A Little Jumpy...

2007-11-12T22:00:00.000-08:00

~Party-- Like-- A-- Rockstar~

2007-11-12T12:53:00.001-08:00

...My CoUsInZ...

2007-11-12T12:48:00.000-08:00

Me...and Kayla!!

2007-10-18T19:01:00.000-07:00

Cute :)

Havin some fun...

2007-10-18T18:57:00.001-07:00

Check out my Slide Show!

2007-06-03T18:17:00.001-07:00