Brittany's Senior 365

Today I got up extra early with Diane to go outside and tan because it actually wasn't raining - a miracle! It's been raining all week, so this one day we had to take advantage of! We laid out with the dogs for a little bit, swam around and just hung out, but soon the heat became unbearable. We had to ditch and come back inside! After tanning, Anam came over for a little bit because I hadn't seen her in forever! She had just come back from Student Council summer camp and she said she had a blast so I was definitely glad to hear her stories :) She watched me pack and get ready for work because it was my last day to work before I left for camp! When I got to work, I was in the funniest mood, and I really just felt like messing with people. I don't know why, but I just felt like letting loose and being silly! Also, donovan gave me a form to fill out for his Fish City Summer 2010 yearbook, which I was VERY excited about seeing. Needless to say, it was a hilarious day at work. After work, I had to finish my packing because I leave tomorrow to go to Colorado for YoungLife camp! Judging by the people going, and my previous experience there, it is going to be the best week of my life!

Tonight, I went with my best friend Kaitlyn Engle to a PALS hangout at Harold's house! It was pretty fun, pretty much all of the graduated PALS plus Kaitlyn, Crysta, and I. I hadn't seen some of the seniors since they graduated, so it was some good catching up and being able to see some people before they leave for college! We talked about the past year, this summer, and the school year to come and all the "social gatherings" they are going to attend haha. It was definitely a good time. My favorite time of the night was when John Salazar showed me the song "Pon de Floor" because it is an amazing song! The boys were hilarious when they danced to it and it just made all of us girls wanna dance too! When I got home that night, I definitely downloaded it because it is a great song!

I hung out with rinski today :) We went and got some snow cones and went to her house and had some girl talk for a little bit. I'm so glad she's ungrounded finally! At night, my mom, Diane, and I went downtown to see the musical, "Wicked". IT WAS AWESOME! I had never seen it before, and I think that made the whole experience even better. I knew some of the songs, but the whole entire play is just phenomenal - especially the cast! I cannot even begin to describe how well all of the cast members did, I really felt as if they were the characters, not just people playing them on a stage. It definitely made me look at "The Wizard of Oz" in a COMPLETELY different way. The good guys were the bad guys and vice versa! It was such a precious story and it definitely made all of us tear up a little! And the singing gave us the chills! Basically, this was overall a phenomenal play and an amazing experience! :)

The cousins left today, pretty early! After we said our goodbyes to them, my mom, Diane, and I went down to the River Oaks area to do some spontaneous shopping! We didn't really do much, most of our mission was to get Diane some extra stuff for college and clothes for rush week. After spending time shopping, we all got hungry and decided to grab some lunch. We went to a rather healthy place called Zoe's. Their motto is, "Eat Smart. Eat Fresh." Everything they serve is cooked healthier, and made with fresh ingredients in order to give all of its customers a deliciously good-and-good-for-you meal :) After lunch, we all decided we were too tired to do much else, so we decided to head back home. When I got home, I hung out with Steffi for a little bit and just chatted it up with her - she is one of those people I can not see for a while, but once we reunite we are just like we never left each other's side. I love my neighbor sis :)

Today was a GIGANTIC blast of fun! Today was the last time for about the next three weeks that the Quad (Taylor, DJ, Kaitlyn, and I) could hang out before we all part ways on our random vacation adventures! We all went over to the Engle's along with Shannon, Shannon's friend Mia, and Collin, Taylor's younger brother! Since our initial plan for the day was to go to the Circus this weekend but were unable, we all decided to dress up and create our very own circus! It didn't work out as planned though, you definitely couldn't say that all of our crazy outfits fit into the "Circus" category! The cast list was as follows: Kaitlyn - Clown, Taylor - Superman, DJ - Shrek, Me - Hippie, Shannon - Superwoman, Mia - Dorothy, and Collin - Skunk! We intended to be more active in our outfits and make a video, but the boys refused. Instead, we just wound up playing Mario Cart! I told Taylor, "If a robber came into the house right now, he would take one look at us and say, 'Never mind.'" We all looked ridiculous! After we had a photoshoot, we decided to ditch the outfits and go get some snow cones! Collin definitely liked Kaitlyn and I, because he chose our car to ride in over his own brother's! He was just the most adorable kid ever :) After snow cones, we decided to shift the party over to the park for some playing, then to my house to swim in the pool where we were joined by my cousins! It was definitely fun to play around with the kids all day. Sometimes I forget how fun it is to be a kid and to have fun by just playing around :)

Today I watched the movie Hot Tub Time Machine with Taylor, and it was pretty funny! I had heard many people talk about how they loved it, so I definitely had to give it a go! Afterwards, everybody got together for some dinner at the new Hibachi Express restaurant in town center. It's got the same concept as Ghengis Grill, but not nearly as good! After dinner, most of the crew went over to the Engle household to play some games! First we tried Taboo (which is Kaitlyn and I's favorite), but it was a no go. Then people played Apples to Apples and Taylor/I won the game by getting Kaitlyn to pick our card that says "My First Kiss", which has been our inside joke for about the past week! Without even looking at the other cards, Kaitlyn of course picked ours! That girl keeps singing that song, in every situation, wherever she goes. It's hilarious! After Taylor won, we all decided to get a little bit more peppy and sing some Karaoke! I was surprised at how many people wanted to sing! Even DJ and Taylor sang together for a little bit! Most of the songs were High School Musical and Hannah Montana, which made it all the more fun! Having fun with all my friends singing, dancing, and just being silly was just about the best night I could have had :)

Today after she got off work, I went to the Mad Potter West with Jamie! It was so fun, we both painted some pretty crazy drinking cups! I also got to pick up my stuff from last time that I was there - and they all turned out awesome! Mad potter definitely did a great job finishing our things :) Jamie and I got to paint our little hearts away for a little bit and then we were headed off to wander around the area! We spotted a cute little shop called Soho, and we had to peek inside, but the clothes were way too expensive! It was fun to imagine though :) On our way home, we listened to some super ghetto music because we were DEFINITELY in the mood! We were talking about bad drivers, it was hilarious! When we got home, Taylor, Erin, Kaitlyn and Adam all eventually joined us and we decided to make some cookies! They weren't too good though - they had too much flour so they were more like pancakes. We didn't eat them, but it was definitely fun to make them!

DJ came back today! For his first day home, he of course had to hang out with the Fantastic Four - Kaitlyn, Taylor, and I for some game-playing fun! I picked up DJ after work and we came over to Kaitlyn's to play some Taboo and some Cranium! Both games were extremely competitive! It was hilarious, we all definitely got into moods when we are either winning or losing. Taylor even got a little violent - throwing paper balls at everyone! Violence set aside, it was hilariously fun getting the boys to finally get up and be silly :) The acting, puppeteering, and drawing with our eyes closed were definitely the funniest ones! In the end, Kaitlyn and Taylor wound up beating DJ and I at Cranium by one turn! We definitely caught up because we were very behind, but we did a good job! I was proud of us! It was some good ol' silly bonding :)

Diane got her wisdom teeth out today! She was pretty cracked out, it was hilarious! All day, I was entertained by her "talking" and numb face. I love Diane, especially when she is feeling a little giddy :) Also, I feel like Kaitlyn and I always going on crazy adventures these days! Today we decided that we were going to go to our friend Taylor Cobb's baseball game all the way downtown at the Rice Stadium. No big deal, I thought, if we have mapquest printouts. Well, to tell the truth, they didn't help at all! We were lost for a good while, turning onto a street called "Fannin" because Kaitlyn recognized the name. It took us all over the place, and it finally lead us near the Reliant Center! Finally in an area we knew fairly well, we decided to stop as soon as possible and get some food! We stopped at the sandwich place called "Which Wich?" which was delicious! Kaitlyn and I had never truly been there, and we were definitely satisfied first time customers! After eating, we attempted navigating our way back to the Rice area, and by some miracle we actually found the baseball field! We walked in only to find one of the quietest stadiums I've ever been in! Kaitlyn and I wound up sitting near Kelsey and her friend Kirbie, along with some college recruiters! It was a pretty fun time watching Taylor play baseball in a college stadium! Even though the adventure there was a little stressful, Kaitlyn and I still managed to have the time of our lives! :)

Today I woke up and went to Katy Lowery's house to hang out with her and Jordan. It was pretty chill, I hadn't seen either of them in a while so it was fun to catch up with them for a little bit :) After I left Katy's, I had to go to Prestige to take my senior yearbook pictures, which took forever! My appointment was scheduled at 3 and I didn't even get to go in the back until 3:45, it was a little ridiculous. It was fun though, because I got to see some people I haven't seen in a while like Kayla Carter, Christy Wolterman, and Al Valdez! Definitely had some catch up talk with all three of them :) After senior pictures, Jamie Gigliotti came over for a while and we had some heart-to-hearts, I love that girl! She is a true beauty inside and out! We bounced on over back to Katy's for a little bit because HS Cribs was at her house, but we didn't stay for long because the Cassanis and the Bairs came over for a family dinner! Jamie, Erin, Diane, Sarah, and I all tatted ourselves up, maybe even a little too much :) After dinner, I invited a crew over to swim and get in the hot tub, which was great because I never use my pool! We all hung out and took some hilarious underwater pics! It was hilarious and definitely a good Muller household hang out :)

Jamie, Erica, Victoria, Kate and I all went to the boys' 7 on 7 game today vs. Willowridge! It's the first 7 on 7 game I've been to, and it was very, very hot outside! We were all sweating, we couldn't last for more than an hour. After we left, we all decided to head over to Jamie's where Mark met up with us for a little while. We attempted watching The Hills series finale preshow, but we got too bored of watching scenes from episodes we've already seen. We ended up changing the channel to a show called "Bait Car", which was hilarious! Basically the gist is, the L.A.P.D. has a special department that tries to catch car theives called T.R.A.P. These special investigators have multiple "bait cars" which are really expensive, souped-up vehicles which they leave around LA unattended, unlocked, and keys inside. Also, they have multiple cameras installed in every car. When thieves proceed to steal the cars (because they are very nice looking), the police follow the car, turn it off, and lock the culprit inside. Nobody can ever get away, It's hilarious!

Today was cleanup day at the Muller household - again! Now that Michael is home he has decided to redo his entire room! Pretty much every piece of furniture that used to be in his room has been moved! Even his bed, he threw it all away! Where his bed used to be, there is now a couch; and I told my mom that Michael's room will DEFINITELY be a hot spot for the guys to chill when they are older! Well, once he decided to throw his stuff out, I realized that my dad was attempting to throw away two mattresses, and I was not going to let that happen! I quickly called Kaitlyn and told her that I had a mattress, and I was going to bring it over so we could do some bayou surfing! She and of course Jason were extremely pumped! When we first tried it out, it wasn't very successful, but we tweaked it up a little bit and we started flying! It was crazy awesome and definitely a LOT of fun! We got a little dirty, but we didn't mind! After the crazy slippin'-n-slidin', Kaitlyn, Mark, Cody, and I went bowling! I hadn't been bowling in SO long, and it was definitely fun! We played about 4 games, and we all bet on one game - the one that I won! I won two dollars, and it was great! I'm definitely not good at bowling, so I was so excited to have won the game that counted!

Today was very relaxed. I had work early, which was great because I got to watch the World Cup finals at work, which Spain won! Pretty much no one came in - they were all home watching the game - so pretty much the entire staff sat at the bar and watched the game. It was such coworker bonding :) After work, I realized that my family was all just laying around, which never happens. Everybody was home for once, even Michael! (he just got back yesterday). Catching on to the laziness, I wound up sitting on the couch and watching three episodes of Deadliest Warrior. I'm not usually one to like gory shows or movies, but this show is so interesting, especially since I have learned about plenty of them in my history classes! After that, Kaitlyn came over and we decided that her, Mark, and I were going to go on an adventure! We wound up going to Oyster Creek park and running around "looking for alligators", which was SUPER creepy so we quickly left! After that, we went to Walmart and played some really fun games! It was so fun and I don't think I could've had a better time with anyone else. :)

Today, I woke up much, much earlier than I wanted. I am babysitting some of my friends' dogs, and they need to be taken out at 7:00 A.M., not my usual waking hour. I hadn't gotten up this early all summer, so it was very difficult! Throughout the day I went over to feed, take out, and play with the dogs, it was so much fun! Their dogs get in the pool, something my dogs would NEVER do, and they are just too adorable! It was really fun getting to play with some pups that like to swim! After about an hour of lunchtime play, I realized that I was going to be late for work, so I had to leave. But once I got home, my 7-year-old neighbor Grant was trying to catch his two dogs which were lose on the street. Disregarding my possible late arrival to work, I volunteered to help him which wound up being fun because Grant definitely had a lot to talk about! Kids really do say the darndest things :) After work, I went over to Richard's for his last night in town and we watched Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets because I've never seen it! Lately, plenty of people have told me how they love these movies and I realized that I've only seen the first! After last night, I've decided that before the last one comes out, I am going to watch them all because I am a fan!

Today was a very rainy day, again. But there was a very exciting soccer game this morning, Spain vs. Germany! Spain wound up on top, which was awesome! I'm so proud of both Spain and the Netherlands, because neither have won a World Cup, so one of them is bound to this year! Both teams have played their hearts out this whole tournament, so they both definitely deserve it. After the game, Richard and I went downtown to the Mad Potter West! I love to paint, a lot. And we wanted to paint some pottery so, why not go?! I wound up painting a Pimp Cup for myself, hahah, and he painted his camp secret buddy a Margarita Cup! Both wound up looking hilarious, and we spent a great deal of time on them because we were there for three hours! They truly were beautiful, silly, random works of art. Afterwards, we went next door to the "Voss Creamery" to get some delicious ice cream :) Then we just went home and chilled with the family while eating Chick-fil-a and re-watched the Germany vs. Spain game. I love painting and i love soccer!

I finally got to hang out with some of my Dulles friends today! I haven't seen them since I don't know, may? So it was definitely a great reunion! Ashlyn invited a bunch of friends to come over and just hang out and swim in the pool because today was actually sunny! I drove on over to pick up my friend Laura Espinosa whom I haven't seen in FOREVER so it was definitely some much-needed best friend time! I love this girl to death and every time we are together it is hilarious! When we got to Ashlyn's, I was so excited to see everybody like Ashlyn, Meaghan, Anna, Taylor, Jeremy, Daniel, and a few more. Just sitting down and having chats about life, people, and the future was crazy, while we were listening to some legit music and just hanging in the sun. I missed these people so much, and I definitely plan to hang out with them again soon!

Today was just an all around fantastic day! When I woke up, I got to eat some cereal with steffi before heading home. My dad and I left early to go pick up my new car! It was a great morning, everything was final and I finally got to drive home with my new baby! I haven't named it yet, but I've decided that Lauren Engle is my inspiration to wait until I get my license plate :) At night, I headed over to the Engle household because Kaitlyn was having a basket-flagen-flugen (a.k.a. water basketball) tournament! It didn't wind up that way though, we played water volleyball instead. My team was awesome! It was pretty intense and I loved having my new best friend DEEJ on the team! After a couple of games, everybody went inside and spread out to play some different games like; Lemonade Pong, Mario Cart, and Dominos. There were probably around 25 people there, it was crazy! It was really fun playing Lemonade Pong with Kaitlyn, we almost beat Harold and DJ! We put up a pretty good fight, so I still say we are the comeback kids :) After I left Kaitlyn's, I went over to Richard's to see him, Abdo, Brian, and Chris! They had just come back from their trip to Port Aransas so I went over to just hang out! It was a great day topped off with some bonding!

Fourth of July didn't start so hot, I had to work at noon. Nobody goes out to eat on fourth of july, they all cook at home or grill out. Needless to say, it wasn't busy. After work, I got to chill out for a little bit then went with my family to church. Afterwards, I went with my family, the Cassanis, and the Worts over to a house in Greystone Place to have a HUGE 4th of July Celebration! There was food EVERYWHERE, it was ridiculous! The Cassani girls, Diane, and I mainly hung around each other for most of the time because we didn't know very many people. There were probably around 200 people there, it was insane! Erin and I walked over to Raasel's for a little bit to hang out with him and see what he was up to for America's birthday. When it turned "dark-thirty" (thirty minutes after dark) the firework show began and it was amazing! It lasted for more than an hour, and all the fireworks were crazy awesome! I was so grateful that a couple of dads would spend so much money on entertaining their friends, they really put on a show. Fireworks really are beautiful, and even more so when you get to watch them with your family and closest friends. :)

I woke up early today with my dad to go to Mac Haik Ford in Memorial City. Since we were looking for a car, I decided to go search on AutoTrader to make it all easy, and I found the car we were looking for just 15 minutes away! So we loaded in the car and made our way out there. When we got there, we were greeted by a man who was more than gracious to let us test drive which ever car we desired. Test driving cars is so much fun, it's a chance to drive maybe something you've never tried driving before! After giving it much thought, my dad decided that we needed to make a settlement, because the car that I found was the car he wanted to get! It was very exciting, feeling like I had taken a load off of my dad's shoulders by finding the car. :) It was an exciting trip because now not only does my sister have a car to take to college, but I have my very own car, and I can't wait to name it!

I woke up early in College Station today to go on my official visit with my mom! We first took a walking tour of the campus, which was awesome. Of course, I've already been there billions of times, but it was awesome to actually go in some buildings I had never been in before, like the Athletic Museum underneath Kyle field. We actually got to walk onto Kyle field via tunnel, just like the football players! It was crazy awesome, and I definitely felt cool doing it. I loved the tour and every building in it :) After the campus tour, we went on a dorm tour, to look at all of the different types of rooms. It was awesome, because I am definitely wanting to dorm on campus for my first year, so I already got a taste of where I want to live! After all of that, my mom and I went shopping at Aggieland Outfitters and Pruitt's to kill some time before we could re-meet up with Diane and my dad. I even got some of the famous Peace Tea at the local gas station! :) After that, we traded parents and my dad and I headed back home. It was scary driving home in all the rain, we were faced with many flash floods on the way! It was especially risky because we were in the Mustang, the smallest car we have! But we definitely made it home safe, and I had Kaitlyn, Anam, and Amber come over to play taboo, swim, and sleep over. We actually got in the pool around 1 A.M., we were very spontaneous! It was so fun taking pictures with my underwater camera in the pool, we had a blast! All in all, it was a very fun day!

Today I woke up early to go with my dad on a road trip to the best place on earth - College Station! While my sister was up there for New Student Conference, my dad decided it would be a good chance for me to take an official tour and to meet some important people, so off we went! One the way there, we made a pit stop in Navasota to take a look at some cars. My sister is taking a car to college and my brother is about to get his license, so we are needing another car in the Muller household! It was a great place to stop too, small town people are so nice. Even the car dealers - who are usually pushy - were just so laid back! It was actually an enjoyable trip to the dealership because I didn't feel like I was being pressured to buy a car. Afterwards, my dad and I headed to College Station to meet up with the President of Former Students. He was very nice, and talking to him about college definitely made me excited to apply and eventually go there! We also talking to one of the ladies in the Prospective Students office, who was very helpful to me in explaining about college. I loved talking with these adults, because they are Aggies. Honestly, I think that Aggies are the nicest, most genuine people I have ever encountered, and College Station is a place of pure spirit and family, and I can't wait to be a part of it! It was an exciting day running around the campus, but I was definitely tired when we got back to the hotel!