More Wedding Pictures!!!!!

Okay, as promised here are more pictures of the "JonTon Wedding."

Here is a picture of Mom and Dad. Doesn't my dad look good in a tux! Everyone looked wonderful and it was a really good wedding. :)

 

Jonathan and Tonia went to the lake to take some pictures before the ceremony. The getaway driver drove them there and was able to snag a few pictures for us. Below is a glimpse of what went on.

 


 

After the ceremony and the reception JonTon had one final dance and then they were off in the getaway car! Below are a few candids from the getaway.

 


 

After the getaway it was cleanup time! So we brought all the presents from the church to my house...in the rain! Needless to say we got really, really wet. Below are a few snap shots!

 


 

Anyway, hope you enjoyed the pictures. ttfn. ~Laura

At the Lake 

Congrats to JonTon

The Bride 

Well my older brother is now officially married. It kind of baffles my mind to think of such things. I can't believe it has finally happened! It is so exciting. I am glad the ceremony went so smoothly and that everything was so beautiful. It was really a great wedding.

There are really no words for moments like these. But I wish the bride and groom much happiness. Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Ferguson.
*More pictures to come*


The Bride and Groom 

Come! Join Me!

I feel like I should update my blog...But no one I know has recently updated...So...Maybe I won't either. Take that!...or perhaps they are waiting for someone to lead the way. Perhaps they need someone to step up and say "I will update today!"

I can be that person! I can lead the way. Look at me, I am blogging! Go Me! Come! Join me!

Everyone repeat after me: "Today is a good day to blog!"

Random Rantings

Do you ever wonder why things happen the way they do? I mean why do some people have it so good, and others seem to have all the bad luck. One would think that the world could be a little more balanced. And yet, I guess it is really all our own fault. Maybe we should have listened more, cared more. Maybe then things would have been different. But they aren’t different. Things are the way the are. Nobody can change it, it just is. We can either accept it or go insane trying to make things like the way we picture they should be. After all things never turn out exactly the way we hoped, and if we do we find ourselves wishing that they turned out differently. That seems to be the paradox of life.

We as humans strive for perfection, and yet when you stop and think you have to wonder what perfection really is, and why anyone would want it. What makes perfection the goal? Humans are silly creatures we never are truly content, we always want more. Always striving to make things better. We continue like this until something causes us to stop and really think. And when we do we realize that even though our lives are always a little messed up they are perfect in there own twisted way. It really is a strange phenomenon.

The newest Happy Couple

Diane and Chris Hayes 

Well today was the wedding of Diane Mills and Chris Hayes. It was a good wedding. Everything went well...The candlelighters had some trouble, but it was kinda funny in a cute way so...yeah.

Now I am off to a "We're-not-gettin'-any-but-that's-okay party." hee hee. ~Laura

I love the Olympics!!

I must say that I am a true fan of the Olympics. I enjoy watching all the coverage of the athletes that we only care about every 4 years. It is great. I hope to be able to watch lots and lots of it in the weeks to come. In case you want to stay up to date online check out the link below. :) ~Laura

Official NBC Olympic Site!

The Totally Not Boring Day!!

By Laura Ferguson

Teresa says I had a boring day and that I have nothing to blog about. But I am out to prove her wrong!!!!!

This morning I got up at 9:30! I made my way to the shower and was able to get through it spider free. wink wink. Since I was going to work at 11:00 I needed to eat a brunch instead of a breakfast. So, I had left-over mac-and-cheese with some crackers and milk. I ate it while watching Ellen on television. I got to see Queen Latifa, Bachelor Bob, and Cheryl Crow. It was fascinating.

So, then it was off to work. At work I spent the first part of my time working in medical records filing charts etc. Then I started on my other project. While doing my other project I listened to my radio. So, I got to listen to my county station all day long. It was fascinating.

After work I came home and changed to go to the movies with Teresa, Mom, Grandma, and Deborah. I had to really pressure people out the door since they (mom) were being slow. It didn't help that Jonathan decided to call right as we were gonna leave. What was he thinking! So...We went to see "Princess Diaries 2--The Royal Engagement." It was cute, but not as good as the first one. But it was about what I expected...It was fascinating.

After the movie I came back home for a bit to check e-mail and such before heading over to Grandma Ruth's to play some cards. We played a couple games, but I was unsuccessful in my attempts to win. Oh well....It was fascinating.

I am currently surfing the web and chatting with my peeps. I have caught myself up on Strongbad e-mails, and found out what is going on currently with Outback Jack and his girl Natalie. I have also attempted to figure out 'the mystery of the hidden buddy icon.' But I was unsuccessful. It has been fascinating. ;)

SO! TAKE THAT TERESA! MY TOTALLY NOT BORING DAY. HMPH.

Star Gazing

Tonight...er...this morning Megan, Teresa, Deborah and I went star gazing. We wanted to see the meteor shower. It was pretty cool. I have never done that before, so it was quite the deal. The shooting stars were really cool. We were at the park on West Side Highway....I have determined that I am a semi-paranoid-fraidie-cat. I think I have watched too many episodes of CSI or something. I am kinda chicken. But it was worth it. I had a good time. Thanks for thinking of it Megan!

Season Finale of Outback Jack

Outback Jack 

Well tonight I watched the season finale of 'Outback Jack.' I must say that I have had fun hanging out with Megan and watching this show. It was a good reality show. Megan and I were a bit surprised by the ending, but we were glad. Mr. Outback Jack chose Natalie over our anticipated choice of Marissa. It has been a debate between Megan and I on whether we like Marissa..I think that Natalie is the better choice for Jack however. I kinda doubt any long term relationship will form though. But oh well.

Click on this link to take you to the 'Outback Jack' website: Outback Jack

Welcome to Moyer Hall, Room 207!!

Well guys I found out where I am staying at SPU. Moyer! Yea! I am staying in a triple which is okay I guess. I have been conversing with one of my roommates through e-mail, but haven't heard anything from my other one. I am looking forward to this next year, it should be an adventure....

My weekends are too busy. Just once I would like to have a weekend where I do nothing...Actually I take that back, it isn't that I don't enjoy doing the things...I think I would just like to have a weekend that just happened, instead of having things planned. Oh well.

This weekend was once again filled with family activities (sorta). Saturday was the Terry/Taylor Garage Sales. Which to me is a family event because I spend the whole day with extended relatives. It is always a great time. I think I killed my feet though. They were so tired after walking all over and carrying all of Gloria's purchases. lol. I didn't buy much, just 6 cds. But they were fun ones. :)

So...yeah, that is what I did this weekend. Don't you feel better because I informed you?

Well today was a good day. It is always nice when you can see/realize God's blessings. He is good, all the time.

I wish....

-I wish that summer would move a little quicker.

-I wish that I didn't have to worry about paying for college.

-I wish I had thicker hair.

-I wish I could see Sarah sooner than next summer.

-I wish I had a boyfriend.

-I wish Jacob would get done with my laptop.

-I wish that I would exercise more and eat less.

-I wish that I enjoyed my job more.

-I wish I knew what my future held...

What a weekend!!!

Well this weekend was really full, but it was also really fun. I spent it helping Aunt Linda entertain the Japanese visitors. We had a blast.

On Friday night Teresa and I went over to Aunt Linda's and joined the party! Some of my friends came over too so that we would have the proper number of people to play Bunco. We had lots of fun.

Then on Saturday I joined Aunt Linda and her herd in our adventure at Portland's Saturday Market. We had fun and the girls were able to buy a lot of things...They enjoyed that. I had never been to the Saturday Market so it was fun for me too.

On Sunday we went to church and then headed for the beach! We had a picnic at the Astoria Column. Then we headed to Longbeach where played a little in the water and went shopping, and enjoyed various street acts. It was a very good day.

Needless to say I was pretty exhausted after all that. I must say that I had a good time though. I would definitely do it again. Plus I got to hang out with Aunt Linda for a weekend, which is always fun. :)
~Laura

Well I survived another week. This one was full of more work than I think I have done in quite some time. But I got my paycheck today and it a lot bigger than I have seen in a while. Which is nice.

This weekend is full of activity. I am helping Aunt Linda entertain the guests from Japan. It should be a fun filled weekend. I am hoping that the girls are easy to entertain...I just am not very good with new people. lol. I am sure everything will work out though.

I'll let you know how it went! ttfn. ~Laura

A poem brought on by my dull life....

I Wish I Could Say
by Laura Ferguson

I wish I could say I did something exciting today
like eating pizza at a Paris Cafe...

I wish I could say I did something exciting today
like playing croquet in Monterrey...

I wish I could say I did something exciting today
like riding in a sleigh while eating a souffle...

I wish I could say I did something exciting today
like becoming a stowaway on a flight to Santa Fe...

I wish I could say I did something exciting today
like traveling in a rocket to tour the Milky Way....

I wish I could say I did something exciting today
like stalking prey while away in Bombay...

I wish I could say I did something exciting today
like gazing at a Monet while wearing a beret...

I wish I could say I did something exciting today
but alas, my life is so passe.

Money, Money, Money...Money!

Well today I spent the entire day earning money. I worked at LSG for 6 hours and then was home for about an hour before leaving to babysit. Tomorrow I do about the same thing, but with less of each. I will only be going to work for about 4 hours and babysitting for about 2-3 hours. It is nice to be making money though, it is needed....

Did you read the comic Zits today? It seemed applicable to my life. However, it is hard to explain over Blog. (Aren't you glad I brought it up though. lol.)


I have to get up semi-early tomorrow, so I should get to bed. ttfn. ~Laura

A Full Weekend...

Well this weekend has bee quite full. JonTon was down and we celebrated Jonathan's 23rd birthday.  The weekend was full of events either for Jonathan's birthday or for the JonTon wedding coming up in August. It was full, but fun...

On Saturday the family headed up to Mt. St. Helens. It was kinda nice to go their since it has been a while since I last went. We went to all the interpretive centers and stuff so it was very eventful. Mom and I enjoyed taking digital pictures. Below is a picture mom took of the rest of us in front of the mountain. It was a very fun day.

Today JonTon went home and Teresa and I have the house to ourselves. So far we have spent the day wandering around Walmart waiting for my car to be finished getting its oil changed. Great fun...I think we will go see a movie later this afternoon though.  Anyway, tomorrow another eventful week begins. Oh dear...

Mt. St. Helens 

Laura Sticks her tongue out in your general direction!

The Adventures of House-sitting!

Well for the last couple of days I have been house-sitting for Diane/Jacob.  I will be doing it until Friday night. So far it has been pretty good.  I get to watch all their DVD's and hang out with their dogs. Fluffy (pictured below) is very lovable, however, their other dog Angelina kinda dislikes people in general. She loves Diane/Jacob but really can't stand anyone else. Oh well, I can deal with that I guess. She basically is just pretty antisocial. She hides under a pile of dirty clothes. lol. Anyway, other than working and house-sitting my life has been pretty uneventful. How 'bout yours?....

Fluffy 

Pirctures from Diane/Jacob's Wedding!

Here are some pictures from Diane and Jacob's wedding. I am not much in the mood to blog right now, but wanted to share the pictures with those that care. :)  It was a beautiful ceremony and I had a lovely time. :)  The pictures are kinda cronologically backwards or something, but I think you can figure it out. Enjoy! ~Laura

Jonathan and Tonia 

Groomsmen Jonathan! 

Awwwww..... 

Cutting the Cake 

"You may now kiss the bride" 

Diane and Jacob 

Diane 

Ooooh! Updated Blog Format!

I logged on to Blogger tonight to see that they had updated it with cool new features! Which of course made me extremely happy. Now I can type in all sorts of colors, and upload pictures easier, and format my blog! How exciting!!
 

See, now I can type in blue and have it centered. Isn't this fun?! Tonia and Jonathan are here and we have been watching Alias. Tomorrow we leave for Diane Miollis' wedding! This weekend marks the beginning of the "Summer of Weddings" for me.  First is Diane/Jacob, then comes Diane/Chris, and then comes JonTon.  Fun, fun, fun!

 

Anyway, I am obviously having way too much fun with my new blog stuff. However, it is late/early and I need go to bed. You will no doubt experience more of my blogging fun soon. However I will probably not post much this weekend since I will be busy doing other things. Hope your weekend is as fun filled as mine!

~Laura 

 

 

My Day

Today was a day like any other day. It was full of the routine circumstances that have become my life. It could be considered by some to be pathetic, and truth be told I might agree with them. However, for whatever reason, I am here. And because I am here I figure I might as well enjoy it. Right? Who am I to complain about routine circumstances?--It is at this point where I am sure someone would say "People all over the world have it worse..." or some such fiddle faddle, because you see that is what all good Americans would say at such a point. We find it makes us sound less full of ourselves. Which of course is just silly...

Anyway, I digress. I think my point was that I did nothing worthwhile to report today...

Outback Jack 

Reality TV

Every Tuesday for the last couple of weeks I have looked forward to the opportunity to watch great Reality Tv. Megan has got me hooked on a tbs show "Outback Jack." I must say that it is a really great show. hee hee. It is kinda a mix between "Survivor" and "The Bachelor." Basically a bunch of prissy girls are thrown into the Outback and are trying to win the heart of the rugged Jack. Television at its best. lol. Anyway, I thought I would share my obsession with you all. I personally don't think that 'Outback Jack' is the most attractive man, but that's okay. He isn't bad to look at. lol.

A Late Night Post...

It is probably a bit dangerous to post late at night. You never know what you might end up saying. Posts late at night no doubt bring confusion in the morning. "What did I really mean when I wrote this?" or "Why on earth did I admit to that?" Nothing good can come from them I am sure. The same goes for instant messaging I think. One always has the most interesting conversations late at night. Then the next morning you realize how foolish you sounded. These things should be considered before undertaking such tasks. Perhaps Microsoft should create some pop-up message that informs you of the dangers of such undertakings. "Warning. Late night conversations (blog posts or instant messages) may be regrettable. Are you sure you wish to proceed?" I think that would definitely stop some of the late night typing. After all, everyone hates pop-up messages and will do almost anything to avoid them. So, now that I have solved a crucial world problem I should probably go to bed. Good Night all.

Patience isn't easy...

Today I turned 19. It is kinda surreal to be 19 since I never really got used to being 18. Where has the last year gone? It has seemed to zip by. Part of me is hoping that this next year will go by just as quickly. I don't know, I am tired of waiting for my life to be at the point I want it to be at...Does that make sense? I want to wake up and be like 24ish, married with one kid. Is that weird? One day I suppose I will be 24ish and wish I could be 19 again. Life just isn't fair I guess....

Oh well. Life is good, I guess I can't complain really... :)

Tomorrow is my b-day!!

Today was a rather eventful day. We went to a car show this morning that my dad's band was playing at. It was pretty cool, but we didn't stay long because we were leaving to Clackamas. Mom took me shopping for my birthday! I was rather successful with my purchases. I got 2 pairs of jeans, 1 pair of dress pants, 2 shirts, and some dress shoes for the JonTon wedding. Yeah! Go me!!

Despite the success of our mission, we were all tired out by the end of the day. We came home and watched a Tom Hanks movie. Teresa and I also played another round of LTR Monopoly. All and all it was a good day.

Tomorrow I will celebrate my birthday. One of my favorite things to do!

3 Days Until My Birthday!!

Today was a fun day. I went to lunch with my friends to Olive Garden. I had my usual, Chicken Alfredo. Good food and good company are always a wonderful combination. I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

After lunch we went to see "The Notebook." I really liked this movie, but failed to see why everyone said it was so sad. I had heard over and over again how sad it was and so throughout the whole movie I was waiting for a really sad part, and found that none came. I will admit it could be considered a touching story, but did not find it worth crying over...But perhaps I am a bad person to judge such things since I never cry over movies....or anything (almost). Kristen however, did find it worth crying over and did lots of it, for which I proceeded to mock her for the rest of the day. hee hee, aren't I nice. In fact I found the movie so sad that at the end when others were mopping up their tears I laughed. That's right I laughed. I couldn't resist the temptation to laugh at the fact that anyone could find that movie worth crying over. Oh well, I guess I am just cold hearted....

4 Days Until My Birthday!!

I just 'finished' playing my sister Monopoly. It was great fun. I must admit that I have grown to love that game over the last couple of years. I think it is a really cool game. Teresa got a Lord of the Rings Monopoly game for her birthday and so that is what we were playing. She was having fun mocking me for not knowing what things were. Oh well. I had my fair share of mocking opportunities as well. It was fun to call Gandolf Dumbledore...hee hee.

Anyway, I am looking forward to tomorrow when I get to go to Olive Garden with my friends to celebrate my birthday! Great fun!!

5 Days Until My Birthday!!

This evening I went over to Megan's and watched reality TV! We watched "Outback Jack." It is a thoroughly enjoyable show which takes place in Australia with prissy girls trying to win the heart of an Aussie guy. Tonight my favorite girl kinda got kicked out, but the good news is that she is coming back next episode as a kinda twist thing. So, that is good.

Then Megan and I watched the final hour of "Amazing Race." This is my second favorite reality television show (Survivor is my first!). I missed the first half hour, but most of the important stuff I was able to pick up on. And it looks like it should be a great season!

Yeah for Reality TV!!

4th of July

I love the 4th of July. I think it is my second favorite holiday. It is so much fun here in Longview on the 4th. I love the festivities. I enjoy the time spent with friends and family. It is great. I mean on what other holiday do you actually get to play with fire? Anyway, hope everyone else had as enjoyable time as I did!

(*6 Days until my birthday!!)

Survey!!

Do you believe in ghosts? Explain.

I'm Bored

Anyone have any brilliant ideas of ways to be entertained for free?

A comment on the previous Blog entry...And my reply/rantings

"I have concluded that the happier you are the faster the time goes. So, here is the conundrum: Do you want to be happy or do you want time to slow down?" -Ruby Hardbottle

What kind of choice is that? But see my main problem seems to be that I don't want either really. I mean as previously mentioned in the blog I would like to get on with my life however I also wish I could live more in the moment. I am enjoying myself.

However to shift gears slightly I have a complaint. What is it with this town and everything closing at like 10:00. Stupid Longview and its hickness. My friends and I have become quite annoyed with this over the last week. As a result we have spent a lot of time at my house and even resulted to going to Shari's. So...Needless to say I will enjoy moving to the city where there is actually a night life. Hmph.

A Fairy Tale Generation...

Life goes by so fast. It almost doesn't seem right that time flies so fast. Although I must admit that I often complain about how slow my life is going...or rather how I wish I could just fast forward through the next 5 years. I guess we will never be happy with the amount of time we have no matter what speed it goes.

Part of me wants to slow down time so much that it is almost frozen. Part of me wants to be 18 forever. However, on the other hand I wouldn't mind fast forwarding to when I am married with at least one kid....

I think my problem is that I want to skip the difficulties. Why can't life just be easy?

You see I, being a girl, want my happily ever after. But I think that I often forget that in all the fairy tales their lives were never perfect. They had plenty of trials before the 'happily ever after'....Take Snow White for example. She didn't get her happily ever after until after she had basically died. Cinderella was no better than a slave before hers. Sleeping Beauty was sent away from her family and had to avoid spinning wheels before her happily ever after!

Anyway, I digress. But basically even though we are a generation that has grown up with the thought planted in our head that we all are princesses and that we all will get a happily ever after somehow we have forgotten that sometimes the trials help bring the joy...

Another week here and gone...

Well folks another week has come and gone. And what have I done for myself during this last week anyway...

I suppose I have gotten a lot accomplished, or at least enough accomplished. I did schedule my classes for Fall quarter at SPU. I am in the middle of cleaning out my room. I worked 3 days this week. I spent a couple days hang out with friends, which is always important...All in all it hasn't been a bad week I guess.

This summer is definitely going to go by too quickly. Oh well...

The week of the Musicals

This week has been full of musicals. I have watched "Fiddler on the Roof," "West Side Story," and "From Justin to Kelly" within the last 3 days. I must say that I thoroughly enjoy musicals. They are highly entertaining.

Here are a few others I remember fondly:
-The Sound of Music
-Chicago
-Singing in the Rain
-Grease
-7 Brides for 7 Brothers
-The King and I
-My Fair Lady
-The Music Man
-Annie
-Les Miserables
-Mary Poppins
-Meet Me in St. Louis
-Newsies
-White Christmas
-The Wizard of Oz

There is really nothing like a good musical. It is always fun to laugh at the fact that they all break into song. Plus we are all secretly jealous that the world doesn't really work that way. lol.

Blogging....

It has been a couple of days since I have bloged. I apologize. I would like to say that I have a grand excuse, but I think it mainly laziness. I was however gone most of Monday and Tuesday. I went up to Seattle to schedule my classes for SPU. For all that are curious I am going to be taking Financial Accounting, some history class, and Intro to Natural Science (or something like that). Yeah. It was highly exciting.

Tonight some of my peeps are coming over and hanging out. Andrea is back in town and that is exciting! Anyway, I will attempt to be a more faithful blogger. ttfn ~Laura

Happy Father's Day!

The Ferguson Family 

Dad and Teresa 

My Dad 

Another Song selection from Megan and Laura

megancb85: "I gotta find a new place where the kids are hip"
megancb85: "I get around!
fergylf: lol
megancb85: "get around round round I get around!"
megancb85: wa wa ooooooo
megancb85: wa wa ooooo oooooo
fergylf: I can listen to that song too!
fergylf: "My buddies and me are getting real well known...."
megancb85: "the bad guys know us and they leave us alone..."
fergylf: "We always take my car cause it never gets beat!..."
fergylf: "And we've never missed yet with the girls we meet...'
megancb85: "and all the guys go steady 'cause it wouldn't be right..."
fergylf: "to leave the best girls home on a saturday night..."
fergylf: "Round, Round get around, I get around..."

Laura Graduates! 

What a Day!

In anticipation of my last day at LCC and because I had a 'final' to be at early the next morning I set my alarm for what I thought to be 6:45 a.m. I then proceeded to read from my new Message Bible and also from the Harry Potter book I was attempting to finish before actually going to sleep. Which as it turns out I can do quite well...

This morning I woke up at 9:30 a.m. I realized that my alarm was set for 6:45 p.m. At which point I started to freak out. Technically I was supposed to be at LCC for my 'final' at 8:00 a.m. Which means that by the time I got there it would be over!! The only good news at that point was that it wasn't a final that I had to take a test in since I had already taken the test earlier that week. It was merely a 'final' time slot and was supposed to be attended by all students. So, I managed to get out the door probably about 5 minutes (if that) after I woke up! Go me! However, this meant that I barely had noticed what I had thrown on and had no time to make myself look all that great.

I arrived at the classroom 15 minutes before the class was supposed to be over to find that it was empty. How annoying. I then proceeded to the office of my instructor and spilled out my tail of woe to her. It turned out fine. She gave me back some papers and told me what my grade was. I was worried that I had lost points for not attending the 'final' but she said it didn't matter. So all is well.

I then proceeded to the ladies room to make myself presentable for my next final which was in 10 minutes. I arrived at class and spent the time before the test griping about teachers with some of my fellow classmates. We all seem to dislike a certain Excel teacher. Finally the time for my Office Procedures test arrived. I finished the test in about 30 minutes. I was pretty confident about my answers.

I arrived home at about 10:50. I then proceeded to take a shower. I was quite glad that I had time to actually breathe now since I didn't have anything going until 2:00. I then did a few chores and had a bit to eat. It is at this time that I probably should have reconsidered what I had chosen to wear for the day. However, since I was woken up so abruptly I don't think my brain was working quite right. Instead I spent a relaxing hour watching television and reading my Harry Potter book.

At 1:30 I left for the college. I wanted to be early for my graduation rehearsal. While walking toward the LCC Gym I at last looked down at what I was wearing. It wasn't that I looked bad, it is just not what I would have chosen to wear if I had been able to choose under normal circumstances. I was wearing jeans (which was fine), but for a top I had on a very old t-shirt that I normally wear to bed. Somehow it had gotten stuck in my closet instead and being as how I have another shirt that looks like it I can understand I guess why I put it on. However I was slightly mortified that it was what I had chosen to wear for the day. However, I figured that the show must go on and that there wasn't much I could do about it now. And in all truthfulness I don't think I looked that bad. Again, it is just not what I would have chosen if I hadn't been so rudely awakened...

And so I attended graduation rehearsal in my old t-shirt. While standing around waiting for the rehearsal to start I overheard some people talking about how they still needed some tickets. One lady was saying that she only needed 1 more. At this point I walked over and handed her the one ticket I had in my back pocket that I was going to return to the activities director after the rehearsal since I didn't need it. It was well received, but I think I kinda freaked her out...

Finally the rehearsal began. I listened to the head of whatever talk about how things would be run this evening. She told us who the teacher marshals were (Dugaw and Fontaine) and how they would be leading us into the gym this evening. She then told us that the Marshals would tell us when to stand and sit. At this point I was reminded of the game 'Simon Says.' You see we are to stand when the marshals say we should and sit only when the marshals say. I can just picture them playing the game: "The Marshal says to be seated," "The Marshal says to stand." And as a result if anyone messes up I think I will have a distinct urge to say, "Oops! The Marshal didn't say!"

After practicing going up on stage and making sure that the head of whatever could pronounce my name correctly I was free to go. I was given the all important 'card' before I left. The card had my name on it and I am supposed to give it to the head of whatever when I walk on stage tonight so that she can call my name out. I am supposed to hang onto this card and have it ready for tonight. That is very nerve racking. I have already thought I lost it. However, it is currently safely in my car. So, as long as I drive my car to the ceremony tonight I should be fine.

Anyway, so that had been my crazy day. And I still have the actual ceremony to go to! With the way this day is going I wouldn't be surprised if I tripped or something. Hopefully not...

Countdown to the Final Day at LCC!!

Well tomorrow is my last day of LCC. It is a relief to have that phase of my life done. LCC has been really great for me, it has allowed me to get an education and afford it! I am glad that I live in Washington and have gotten to take advantage of the Running Start Program. It has been a good 3 years...

Anyway...

Well I took my Accounting Final today. I was actually surprised that I came away feeling as well as I did. I thought for sure that I would do bad on it, but the teacher seemed to put mostly easy stuff on it. Which is good because I didn't really want to do bad. lol.

Tonight is another night of house-sitting. I must say that I am enjoying it and will feel slightly let down when it ends tomorrow. I enjoyed having a place all to myself and stuff. lol. The cable was nice as well. But I must say that there really is nothing all that grand on TV. Mildly entertaining as it is I can live without cable.

I would kinda like to do something this evening, but I am unsure if I can get my friends together. We'll see. ttfn. ~Laura

Another Posting from the Magnificent Laura! (hee hee)

I really don't have much to blog about today. It was a fairly normal day. I got up at 10 a.m. since I didn't have any classes to go to. I then proceeded to watch a little television (Country Music Channel and "Pimp my Ride") and I read some Harry Potter. After lunch I went to work which was great fun as always. lol. Later tonight I am going to a bible study barbecue.

Yesterday some friends and I went to Harry Potter 3. It is my second time seeing it in the theatres; I liked it just as much though. I enjoyed going again because I got a chance to discuss the Harry Potter series I have been reading, and that was fun. Then after the movie they came over to the house that I was house-sitting at. We watched the movie "Singing in the Rain" because some of the silly people hadn't seen it before. It was fun.

Anyway, that is all I have to say I think. Until Next time. ~Ferguson Out!

Another Neato Survey! Fun Fun!!!

1) Starting time: 5:40
2) Name:Laura Ferguson
3) Nicknames: Fergy, Ferg, Fergus, Fergwad, etc.
4) School: LCC for about another few days and then SPU!
5) Eyes:brown
7) Height: 5'6ish"
8) Siblings:1 brother, 1 sister
9) Ever been kissed: Not yet
10) have you cheated or been cheated on? No
11) Ever missed school because it was raining? That would be a NO
12) Ever faked sick? I don't think so...Maybe exaggerated it....But not faked
13) Kept a secret from everyone? Yes
14) Had an imaginary friend? No
15)Wanted to hook up with a friend? No
16) Cried during a Flick? I don't cry
17) Who is your "star crush"? I guess Ryan Seacrest, but I am not much into 'star crushes'
18) Ever thought of animated characters as hot? NO

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19) Drink: Vanilla Milkshake
20) Food: Pizza
21) Restaurant: Olive Garden
22) Shampoo: Don't have one
23) Color: Red and Blue
24) Summer/Winter? Summer!
25) phone or Online? Definitely On-line!!
26) Lace, silk or satin? Um...Satin (who comes up with these?)
27) Like anyone: I wish
28) Who have you known the longest out of your friends: Andrea
29) who is the loudest? Probably myself
30) Who's the shyest? Um...Depends on the situation
31) Who do you go to for advice? My friends
32) Who do you get along with? I get along with most people I guess...I am easily annoyed though so...Whatever

---------IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS HAVE YOU------------

33) Cried: Nope
34) Been mean: I hope not.
36) Been sarcastic: definitely not. lol.
37) Been yelled at: Yeah. But nothing major.
38) Talked to someone you have a crush on? I don't have a crush
39) Kissed someone? Nope
40) Hugged someone: yeppers
42) Wished upon a star: not recently
43) Laughed until you've cried: Not in the last 2 weeks...I don't think
44) Played Truth or Dare: um...No
45) Watched a sunrise/sunset: nope
46) Are you happy? Pretty much
51) Are you talking to someone online? Not currently :(

-----------DO YOU BELIEVE IN...------------

52) God/Devil: Yeah
53) Love: I'm still holding out hope
54) The Closet Monster: not unless you count the spiders that I am sure are inhabiting mine...
56) Heaven/hell: yes
57) Superstitions? Not really
58) Glass half empty or half full: Am I drinking it or filling it?
59) Who named you? My parents
58) Favorite quote: oooo, tough choice. Too many...
61) When was the last time you showered? this morning
62) What was the last thing that you said when u were online?Um..."~bye~"
63) What is right next to you? No one, I am all alone.
64) What is your computer desk made of? Probably some type of wood
65) What was the last thing that you did? Ate dinner
66) Where do you want to go on your honeymoon? I have no idea
67) Where do you want your wedding? I have no idea
68) Who do you want to spend the rest of your life with? If I knew, why would I be sitting her doing this?!
69) How's the weather? It is okay, it could be better though
70) What did you do last night? Um, watched cable television
72) How do YOU eat an Oreo? Depends on my mood.
73) All time favorite TV show: ALIAS!!!
74) Dream vehicle? Mini Cooper
75) what do you want to be when you get older? Alive
76) Favorite music: I don't know if I have a favorite...I like country at the moment
77) Favorite band? Don't have a fav
80) Favorite days of the week? Friday!
81) Animal? A Dog
83) If you could change your name, what would it be? I like my first name, but I am trying really hard to get rid of my last name. lol
84) Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? Yep! Danny the Dog
85) The most stupidest thing you have ever done: Why would I want that brought up?
86) First Son's name? When I played house as a child the boys name would always be 'Jonathan Edward Michael O'Brien' but that is a really long name, and it would require me to name someone with the last name of O'Brien...So oh well.
87) Husband/ Wife name? Don't I wish I knew...
88) First daughter? I don't know. I think I might have told Aunt Linda that I would name a child after her since no one ever has the name 'Linda' anymore...And then there is the name 'Sarah' but that might make my friend Sarah feel obligated to name a child after me. lol...so...Really I have no idea. I guess there is time for that.
90) You like scary or funny movies better? I prefer Funny or Dramatic movies
91) On the phone or in person? I am really bad on the phone...
94) pets? Wilson the Fat Dog. hee hee
96) Who sent this to you? Kristen
97) Do you have any regrets? Doesn't everyone?
98) Your favorite songs?: "Bye, Bye, Bye", "Wide Open Spaces", "Army of Love", "My Boyfriends Back", "That Thing You Do"...Just to name a few...
99) Do you want your friends to do this survey? You bet!!
100) Time Finished? 6:03

House-sitting!!

Well yesterday was my first day at house-sitting. It went pretty good. I am once again getting to tune into all my favorite cable channels! Yesterday I watched a little bit of "The Newlyweds" (Jessica Simpson's show) and a couple episodes of "Trading Spaces." I then tuned into the all important 'E!' channel. There I got to see"The Fabulous Life of Jennifer Lopez" and then this morning before Church I got to see "Relatively Famous." Both were highly educational. lol. It should be an entertaining week....

My Graduation Gown! 

I don't want to grow up

Do you ever notice how things seem to change as you get older? Like how when you were young the time used to drag on forever. You would find yourself counting down the seconds until the event you were waiting for would happen. And now I keep trying to get the seconds to slow down so that the event I am waiting for won't happen so soon.

When you are young it is easy to imagine whole worlds. And now I often wish I could spend my days once again playing house and pretending my Barbies are real. I wish I had faith like a child who thinks anything is possible. Instead of being faced with the reality that not all dreams can come true. I wish I could worry about passing a spelling test instead of passing my accounting final.

When you are young you look to the future and see none of the hardships. Now I look to the future and I see...well...Annoying difficulties and a lot of hard work. I don't want to go through 2 more years of school, I don't want to have to go looking for a job, I don't want to have to worry about how my bills are going to be paid. I DON'T WANT TO GROW UP!!!!!!

Okay, I think I am done now....

Looking Back: Quotes from my 9th Grade Journal

Concerning School:
-I often think about what life will be like after I graduate from high school. I won't see any of my friends. That is sad.
-In Geography we are giving our report presentations. Today Jodi gave hers and she said something funny. She said something like this: "the major export for my country is crap...Oh wait that says carp..." Almost the whole class was snickering it was so funny.
-Mrs. ---- bugs me. She breathes really loud, so my friends and I call her Vader.

Concerning The Important Stuff:
-Justin Timberlake from Nsync got corn rows. Z100 was talking about it. I haven't seen a picture yet, but it can't be good.
-Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open today. Tiger Woods is so cool. It is weird because you don't usually think of a golfer as being cool, but he is.
-Next week on "The Practice" Bobby and Lindsay might elope! That would be cool. I hope they do.
-The season finale of "ER" was on tonight. It was good. Carter went to a drug rehab place. Very interesting.
-Today on TV, Ranger Walker and Miss Kayhill finally got married. It is about time! Good for them.

Concerning Friends:
-I printed off one Megan and Mine's conversation e-mails titled "How 'bout a new one!" It is 15 pages long! It is so funny. I can't wait to bring it to school tomorrow.
-Megan is coming over Friday to spend the night. She is going to help me download ICQ. That will be cool!
-Nothing much went on today. Our "Cory Story" is almost done. It is so cool. It is pretty well written in my opinion. It is fun writing it too.
-Today on "Nash Bridges" Evan died! That is so sad. Bethany won't like that much. I guess we should just remind ourselves it is only a TV show (lol).

Concerning Family:
-Grandma and Grandad got a male Jack Russell terrier. They are thinking of naming it either Freckles or Mark.
-We got an e-mail from Jonathan today. He is away on his Senior Trip. The keeper of the e-mails (me) replied...I love e-mail. I can still pick on him from hundreds of miles away. lol

Concerning My Obsession with the computer:
-I didn't check e-mail today. I didn't have time trying to balance homework, Teresa's b-day, and TV. It left no room for the computer today. So sad. Perhaps tomorrow.
-I got a new e-mail address today. Yippy! Now I have 3 1/3 e-mail addresses. The family Juno one, my yahoo one, my ICQ one,and the one I share for our webpage with Megan and Bethany.
-I chatted on ICQ tonight. That and Napster is what I do on the computer now-a-days. Oh yeah, and Juno of course, can't forget email!

6 class days and counting...

Not too many more days of classes left. I can almost taste the freedom. Today's classes were pretty dull. I find that has the quarter goes on I am less and less interested in what I am supposed to be learning. It really isn't a good thing because I still have to pay attention since I am gonna be tested and all, but I have no interest in what the teacher is saying. It is like the adults on the Peanuts cartoons. Sad really.

Other than that it was an okay day. Rather uneventful, but still nice. Tomorrow should be another typical day. Hopefully nothing life changing...

Ho Hum

Well today started out rather annoyingly, but it ended okay. I was so tired this morning. I just wanted to go back to sleep. I probably could have fallen asleep in my Business Communications class if I had allowed myself.

I worked today, which was kinda dull. I didn't get as much done as I wanted to. Oh well.
Tonight I did get to chat with my pen pal though! It was exciting because she is never online. We had a nice long chat and it was very enjoyable. It was great to get caught up. I wish we could see eachother, but life keeps getting in the way...oh well.

Another Day the Alphabet Way!

A- Anne of Green Gables (The movie was on PBS today)
B- Business Communication (The subject of homework that I did today)
C- Complain (I complained quite a bit today...I am so bored!)
D- Diane (I am chatting with her right now!)
E- Early Service (We went to the 9:30 service at church today)
F- Friends (I saw almost my entire graduating class today--we were missing 2 people)
G- Graduation (I went to Cornerstone's graduation today)
H- Harry Potter (I am currently on the 4th book!)
I- Indonesia (We had Missionaries at our church today that are going there)
J- Jonathan (We called him tonight)
K- Kristen (One of the CCCS 2004 graduates)
L- Laura (That's me!)
M- Monday (Ugh. That is tomorrow)
N- Never-Ending (This day has seemed really long...)
O- Old (Um...This day, the boredom, and this blog entry...They are all getting kinda old)
P- Pizza (What I had for lunch)
Q- Quidditch (hee hee...Harry Potter again)
R- Reading (What I have done a lot of recently)
S- Summer Jammin' (The CD Teresa and I listened to in my car today)
T- Teresa (My boredom partner)
U- unbearable (Aaah! The boredom!!)
V- Veronica (I saw her today...It is handy to have a friend with a 'V' name)
W- Wet (It rained a lot today)
X- Xtra Special (um...Me?!...Okay, so I couldn't think of an 'X')
Y- Yawn! (I am getting bored to death)
Z- Zoinks! (School is almost out!!)

Ronald Reagan

I don't have a whole lot to say about today. It was an average day. I attended Kristen Karns' open house for graduation. I also rewatched the first 2 Harry Potter Films so that I am now fully prepared to watch the 3rd one. All this seems a bit trivial however...

In case you have not heard, Ronald Reagan died today at the age of 93. It isn't that I was particularly attached to him, but it seems like it should be noted. It wouldn't be very patriotic of me if I didn't at least recognize his death. He was President when I was born after all.

Anyway, kind of a sad note to end on, but maybe that is best...

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

I must say that classes seem to be taking forever lately, especially on Tuesday and Thursday. Obviously it is drawing near to the end of the quarter. It is about time.

This evening after school and work I got together with some of my friends to watch movies at Jaeyeon's house. We watched "Perfect Murder" which is cool, but a bit freaky. Definitely a movie you want to watch with at least one other person. And on a lighter note we ended the evening with "Chasing Liberty" which I enjoyed much more on the second and a half time through. lol. It is cute.

Tomorrow we are going to watch movies again. Veronica and I have discovered that Jaeyeon has never seen a Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen movie, and we find this horrifying! Veronica and I feel a special bond with the Olsen twins since we kinda grew up with them always being there. We went to see their new film and enjoyed it. It was typical Olsen twin. We find it shocking that there are people out there who have never seen an Olsen twin movie, and don't even know really who they are. So, we are on a mission to remedy that. hee hee.

We are pathetic, but that is okay. -Ferguson Out!

Fun Survey

Stolen from Megan's Blog, who stole if from her friend Heather's blog. I didn't know what to write about so I decided to be a copy cat. It is kinda long, but I hope you enjoy it!

1. First Name? Laura
2. Were you named after anyone? I don't think so.
3. Do you wish on stars? Sometimes.
4. When did you last cry? I don't remember. I don't cry too often.
5. Do you like your handwriting? Not usually, but I tolerate it.
6. What is your favorite lunch meat? Ham
7. What is your birth date? July 11
8. What is your most embarrassing CD? hmmm...I guess my N*sync and Backstreet Boys ones.
9. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you? Depends on what other person I was. But I would like to think that I would.
10. Are you a daredevil? Depends. Sometimes.
11. Have you ever told a secret you swore not to tell? Most likely
12. Do looks matter? I agree with both Megan and Heather...They sadly do.
13. How do you release anger? Complain to my friends. Write to God in my Prayer Journal...
14. Where is your second home? Andrea's house I guess.
15. Do you trust others easily? I think so...
16. What was your favorite toy as a child? I really liked playing with Barbies!
17.What class in high school do you think was totally useless? My Spanish Class
18. Do you have a journal? I have had a diary in the past, but now I just blog.
19.Do you use sarcasm a lot? NO! lol.
20. Favorite movie(s)? It is hard to say. I have favorites in different categories...Italian Job, Miss Congeniality, Finding Nemo, School of Rock...
--Why is there no 21?--
22. What are your nicknames? Fergy, Fergwad, Ferg, etc.
23. Would you bungee jump? Only if my life depended on it.
24. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Why would I want to do that?
25. Do you think that you are strong? No. But I would like to be.
26. What's your favorite ice cream flavor? Probably Vanilla. Boring, I know.
27. Shoe Size? 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 depending on the shoe.
28. What are your favorite colors? Blue or Red I guess.
29. What is your least favorite thing about yourself? I am kinda a dork. But I am hoping I am a cool dork. lol.
30. Who do you miss most? Um...My friends who aren't in town.
31. What color pants are you wearing? Blue (they are jeans)
32. What are you listening to right now? My Windows Media Player!
33. Last thing you ate? Food from Muchas Gracias
34. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Probably Red. It seems to be used the most
35. What is the weather like right now? It is Sunny! Yeah!
--Who numbered this anyway?--
38. Last person you talked to on the phone? Veronica
39. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? Probably the face. Facial hair, etc.
40. How Are You Today? Pretty good.
41. Favorite Drink? I like juice. But not Orange Juice! Eww
42. Favorite Sport? Basketball
43. Hair Color? Brown
43. Eye Color? Brown
--Again with the numbering!!--
44. Favorite Food? Fondue, Mac and cheese (home-made), mashed potatoes...
45. Last Movie You Watched? The last movie I watched all of was "Raising Helen"
--Someone can't count--
50. Favorite Day Of The Year? My B-day! Or Christmas
51. Scary Movies Or Happy Endings? Happy Endings!!
52. Summer Or Winter? Summer. I hate being cold.
53. Hugs OR Kisses? Hugs
--Um...54?--
55. What Is Your Favorite Dessert? Um...Apple Pie
56. Living Arrangements? At my Parent's house
57. What Books Are You Reading? The Harry Potter Series. Book 2 currently.
58. Favorite Game? Telephone Pictionary, Catch Phrase, pinochle...
59. What Did You Watch Last night on TV? Amazingly enough I don't think I watched TV last night. I got caught up in my book. Besides, it is all reruns now anyway.
60. Favorite Smells? Cinnamon, Grape...
61. Rolling Stones or Beatles? Definitely the Beatles
62. Do you believe in Evolution or Creationism? Creationism
63. What's the furthest you've been from home? Mexico.

It feels like a Monday

Well, it was back to school today. I was proud of myself though because I remembered to pick up something at school today that I thought for sure I would forget. Go me!

Today was seemed like a catch-up day at school. My teacher has been sick, so we are kinda behind in all of the classes. So, today we were deciding what the next 2 weeks would look like. It should be fine. I think. It is amazing that I only have 3 weeks left of school (including finals). Then Summer will be upon me.

I don't think I wanna get ahead of myself. I am still trying to work out this week. lol. Anyway, ttfn. ~Laura