Purple Monster

High School

2009-09-14T15:00:00.000-07:00

So I have to say that high school is so much better than middle school. There are so much more freedoms. Seriously, like the first day I was eating lunch and I thought it was really really awesome to find out that you were allowed to eat outside--or pretty much anywhere. You don't have to stay in the cafeteria like a prisoner!! (What a little sophomore I am haha) There are much more fun and actually cool after school stuff. (like clubs, the musical, football games, dances etc.) The school has air conditioning!!! I don't even know how I survived Crescent with no air conditioning. No bus rides for me! I so super lucky to have a brother that can drive me to school! The teachers aren't as crazy, and they actually make sense most of the time. I've made some new friends. And...I am just enjoying high school

Last days of 9th grade

2009-06-07T18:29:00.001-07:00

Last days of 9th grade!! It was a blast and I'm super excited for high school! (eek!) I have a bunch more pictures...but I'll upload them later...

The Joy and Stress of school ending

2009-05-26T17:50:00.000-07:00

So school is pretty much almost over. I am both happy/exicted/relieved that it's almost over. But also kinda sad. I'll be leaving my small, crowded middle school and going into a big, crowded high school. I'll be able to drive soon, I'll turn 16 in a few months (like 6 months, it's creeping me out) I'm so excited for all of this, but the realization is kinda crazy.
However, the last days of school are SO fun. Like tomorrow I get to dissect a frog, I get to go to the zoo on a field trip, there's Lagoon day for us 9th graders, there's a seminary barbeque, and some other fun stuff. But on the down side, I have a Geometry test, quite a bit of essays to finish (and start) a solo in band, and a bunch of stuff that I really really don't want to do.

2009 Spring Ice Show

2009-04-22T16:00:00.000-07:00

I have an ice skating performance with my syncronized skating team on Friday May 1 and Saturday May 2. The show time is at 6:30 pm for both, and tickets cost $2.00. Unless you want VIP tickets, which are $5.00. On May 2 there is skating after the show from 8:00-10:00, but you will need to pay the regular public session fee. It's going to be awesome!

On to festival!

2009-03-11T19:11:00.000-07:00

All my practicing paid off! The concert went pretty well, and I think my solo was alright. And now we get to skip all school tomorrow to go to festival! I'm a little bit nervous because I was freaking out when I was performing for just parents, and now I'm performing for judges. eek. But I feel I'll do well.

Ah! Concert!

2009-03-10T16:38:00.000-07:00

So in about an hour I have to leave for a concert. Ah! I'm extremely nervous. Mostly because I have a major solo in a song where only me and a couple of other people are playing at one point. It's really nerve racking. And upsetting for my stomach.
I'll post later to tell of the wonderful, or terribly horrible, news.

If I somehow got amnesia...

2009-02-15T13:53:00.000-08:00

Yesterday and today, I was reading this series of books and it was about how this one girl lost her memory of everything of her past. She tries to find out who she is, who her family is, and anything she can about her past.
And I thought, what would happen if I lost my memory? So I decided that I would have this post be a reminder of my past if I had suddenly and mysteriously had a bad case of amnesia: (I'm doing this as if I'm talking to myself, so don't get all weirded out because I'm saying "you")
First of all, your name is Anne Marie Petersen. You really like the color purple, and you fell in love with this color because you had some high top converse that are a deep, rich purple; and you really like both.
Your family are my mom and dad: Sharon and David, your brothers: Stephen, Adam, Daniel, Christopher. your sisters: Kathy and Sophie. Sophie is adopted from Russia. Before that, you would always feel like someone was missing, something should be there. You could never figure out what the empty feeling was when you counted your family members and found everyone was there.
When you were little, you were a shy one. You hated when your mom would make you call someone to find information, or walk up to a salesperson to ask how much something was. Although you're grateful she did now, because now you consider myself a little bit more outgoing. Some people may think of you as random and weird, and you think it's okay, although you bite your lip in embarrassment sometimes. You've been told you're pretty nice, and you try to be in every situation, and you worry that you had offended someone somehow.
You like to write, and wish to write a book in the future someday. One job that you've considered as a "when-I-grow-up-I-want-to-be" job is a children's psychologist. Or maybe something to do with music. Music is a definite way you express yourself. You've found at times, that when you're listening to your iPod, it plays songs that might have to do with the situation you're dealing with at the moment. It may help, but sometimes just freaks you out. You play the oboe, piano, a smudgeon of guitar, and you taught yourself to play the ukulele a tiny bit. Sight reading on the piano come easy to you, and most of the time you can just flip open to a page of music and play it.
You have a pretty good memory (But I guess not now anymore, if you're reading this because of amnesia...) You've practically memorized The Princess Bride and movie quotes are common in conversations, even if you've only seen the movie once. (By the way, Uninvited is a stupid movie. If it's supposed to be scary, they did a poor job; because I was laughing the whole time.)
You're favorite TV shows are The Office, Heroes, Burn Notice, Psych, and Dr. Who is ok too.
Foolishly, as a child you said to yourself that you wanted to know everything. I guess you're still in the process of doing that...

The feeling of accomplishment is sweet

2009-01-13T15:40:00.000-08:00

A year ago or two ago I started a story that I thought was so amazing. While I thought it was so amazing, I set a New Year's resolution to finish it. I forgot the resolution, got tired of the story and gave up, shoving it in my drawer to be forgotten.
Since it being the new year and all, I saw my resolutions. I dug up my notebooks filled with the story and started writing again. I was determined to finish it, even if it was the worst story I'd ever written. I stayed up late, bugged my friends and family about it, I chose to write rather than do my homework, I even developed a little callouse on my finger. But I was determined to finish.
And I did! And I'm so happy, even though I know that the plot is kinda screwy and the characters are confusing.
I finished!!!

2009!

2008-12-31T09:51:00.000-08:00

As of right now, right this second, only 13 hours, 8 min, and 56 seconds till 2009!!!
YAY! It's super crazy, but awesome at the same time.

So, sorry for not posting in forever. But, the only thing exciting was really Christmas. So I think I'll talk about that.
So a big Christmas present I got was this insanely cool bike. I love it so much, it's so cool. And another big present was that I got to talk to my brother in India. It's so amazing that you can talk to someone who is, like, on the other side of the world. But he's doing good and he loves India. It was funny because he has developed an accent, but it's awesome.

So...ya. Yay!

The only sad thing now is that I have to go back to school.

I Pet a Zebra!!

2008-12-09T15:15:00.000-08:00

I went to my cousin, Victoria's, birthday party. And we were riding on one of the horses, Chip. It was really fun because I got to ride all by myself. (But I need to keep practicing because the horse kept stopping and going the opposite way I wanted it to go) But, anyway, someone at the stable bought a zebra and let us see it and stuff. There was a baby zebra there too, and I got to pet it and feed it too! It was so cool! I mean, how many times do you get to pet and feed a baby zebra?!

TWILIGHT!

2008-11-21T17:52:00.000-08:00

So on Thursday, my friends and I went to the movie theater at midnight to see Twilight. It was so awesome, but I need to watch it again because the whole time I was cracking jokes. It's an awesome movie and I really really loved it. So I stayed up till like 4:00am and I had to go to school the next day. Thankfully I had taken a nap before the movie, but I was still really tired.

Ah! That movie is so good! My favorite scenes are the apple scene and the Biology scene!!

Jingle Bells, I'm annoyed...

2008-11-13T16:55:00.000-08:00

My bus driver decided that she just loves Christmas songs already.
It's the only thing she plays these days.
And after awhile, it gets annoying.

Really
Annoying

I'm so sick of Christmas songs, and it isn't even December...
Ugh, now I feel like Scrooge.

Hate/Love

2008-11-03T17:11:00.000-08:00

So I've read some people describing their love/hate's of the day. And I decided that I really liked it, so I'm going to do it now.

HATE:
Geometry proofs. Really stupid things. I think I might even rank them next to mosquitos because they are so freaking annoying!!

LOVE:
Music. Totally love it. And this new band that I've been listening to is pretty cool: Belly of the Whale.
And just music is awesome. I don't know how I would live without it.

It's too early

2008-11-01T12:15:00.000-07:00

One word: yawn.

So I've signed up for this synchronized skating team and today was the first practice for the Christmas program. And it was at 7 am. Ugh, and I had to leave at like 6:35. But the ice skating is really fun.

And then I have early morning seminary, where I have to wake up at 5:15.

So if you see me yawning at least 5 times within a minute...you'll know why.

2008-10-23T17:35:00.000-07:00

Cookie Calls

2008-10-19T20:12:00.000-07:00

So I have this kind of...tradition, I guess you could call it, with my neighbor.
It all started when I really wanted to make cookies but found that I had no eggs. I was about to not make them, but my dad just told me we could ask our neighbor for some. I didn't really want to becuase I didn't think that the relationship between me and him were that close to ask for eggs. (or something like that, I don't know. I was just weird and didn't think I could ask my neighbor for eggs) but I got them and I was really happy, because I really like making cookies.
So, after I made them, I decided that it was common curtesy to share the treat which he had helped to create. So I brought a plate of cookies over and a card with a picture of an egg on it saying thanks and him and his family were all happy.
So, ever since, whenever I make cookies I call him (I like to call it a cookie call hee hee) and bring cookies. It makes me really happy. Because before I didn't exactly know him and his family, and the thought of calling them just made me squirm uncomfortably. But now it's ok, and he even gave me a hug today.
So the moral, or even the point, of this post is: Service makes you feel so much better.

It Snowed

2008-10-12T10:14:00.000-07:00

Ugh, it snowed. I don't want it to snow!! Fall has been skippped! Stupid winter, why do you have to be so pushy?!
So pretty much all I'm doing is school, haunted hallow stuff, and ice skating: which is way fun. So...ya. That's my life right now. Pretty exciting huh? Ha, not really.
Oh, but my friend and I watched this silent movie that I watched in Theater, and it is way hilarious. It's Charlie Chaplin and I didn't know that a man could be so freaking funny. Go to youtube, type in Charlie Chaplin, and you'll see why I think he's so comical.

I need a good book

2008-09-27T21:03:00.000-07:00

I decided, I need a good book. But I have no clue of what to read. So if anyone knows a good book that you think I'll like, totally tell me. Because I really want to read a good book.
Ha ha, I'm such a nerd.

Ice Skating!!

2008-09-12T18:21:00.000-07:00

Ice skating is awesome.
Totally awesome.
So my friend, Nicole, and I are in this performance that is on October 24. We just practiced today, and so far it's awesome. It's syncronized team skating, I think. but we do lots of really cool stuff and I'm really excited to see it with music and stuff like that. Ah! It's awesome.
Ha ha, but some really stupid questions that this one girl who thought I was a complete idiot asked me: Do you know what strokes are? (Duh, of course I know what those are, I learned those in Basic 3!)
Ha ha, and the best one: Do you know how to count?
Ya, seriously. "Do you know how to count?" I mean, come on! Do I know how to count?! WHAT?!?
But, anyway, our performance is on Oct. 24 at 6:30 at the County Ice Center in Murray.

Ummm...

2008-09-07T18:29:00.000-07:00

So, sorry. I haven't posted in a while. And the sad thing is, I don't have anything special to tell.
I went to my friend's party, and it was awesome, though. Ha ha, we accidentally got her shoes stuck in the gazebo in her neighborhood. And so there we were, chucking shoes at the gazebo to try and get them down. And then me and my friend, Madison, went into her garage and found this really long bamboo stick, and so we climbed on top of the benches and tried poking the shoes so they would come down. It was pretty funny. But this one girl named Cassidy accidentally cut her armpit because she climbed on the bench and was trying to get down so fast that she wasn't really paying attention.
But, other than that, that's pretty much it.
Oh, but school is great. Seminary is awesome even though I have to wake up at 5:15 to get there. But it's awesome.

Go Mormons!

2008-08-19T11:11:00.001-07:00

That's a shark at the awesome aquarium

that's the shadow of me. On the beach

2008-08-19T11:09:00.000-07:00

Yummy Boudin Bakery!! Delicious bread!!!

2008-08-19T11:05:00.000-07:00

The Thinker at The Legion of Honor

2008-08-19T11:01:00.000-07:00

That's me and Sophie on the boat that went under the

Golden Gate Bridge and past Alcatraz.

2008-08-19T10:59:00.000-07:00

These are columns just outside of the Exploratorium.

They're really cool, but I don't know exactly why they

built them.

2008-08-18T20:49:00.000-07:00

Isn't is a good picture of the Golden Gate Bridge?!

2008-08-18T20:47:00.000-07:00

The Beach. Ah, isn't it pretty???

San Franscisco!!!!

2008-08-18T20:34:00.000-07:00

AH!!
San Franscisco was so freaking awesome!!! So, before I went there, I was thinking "Yay! Maybe I can get a decent tan!" (Or at least stop being an albino) but when we got there, it was REALLY cold! Seriously, we had to buy sweatshirts because we were so cold. And lots of fog. Seriously, like in all my pictures, if they're outside, they will most likely have fog in them. But, anyway, it was really fun.
We went to the beach, the Aquarium of the Bay, Legion of Honor, Chinatown, Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf, we took a cruise thing that went under the Golden Gate Bridge and past Alcatraz, we went on the trolley cars, (where I lost my balance and slipped, nearly sitting in some strangers lap)
Oh, and the trip ride there was....interesting. Let's just say I don't like car rental people now. They gave us a Navigator that had the DVD player and speaker stolen, the suspension was broken for a part of our trip so that every little bump you would feel, but times 10. And then we had to get the brakes fixed. And last, but not least, we got a flat tire.
But, other than the car problems, it was great!! We found some cool seashells, and I got an awesomely cute bag from Chinatown!!!
AH!!! San Franscisco is awesome!!!

Lacrosse!!

2008-08-06T15:04:00.000-07:00

Ah! Oh my goodness...lacrosse is so fun.
I've been going to this lacrosse camp, and it's been way super fun. I've now learned to cradle, shoot (very poorly) defensive position, picking up ground balls, passing, throwing, catching, and some other fun stuff.
We did these really cool stick tricks today. It was awesome, mainly, because I could actually do some stuff. There was one where you take the stick (with the ball in it) and you throw it above your head while it's twirling, and then you catch it. It's such a fun trick to do. And I've actually done it more than once. It is so freaking awesome it makes me want to scream. And then another one is where you take the stick, and you put it vertical (the head pointing down) and then you spin so that the ball will stay in the head. It is so fun.
And so the conclusion is....
I love lacrosse.

The braces are off, baby!!

2008-07-30T09:20:00.001-07:00

They're off, they're off!! oh my gosh, they're off!

Sorry if the picture is weird, I took it in the car when I was driving back from my appointment.

2008-07-29T10:11:00.000-07:00

This is Stephen's lizard

And this is my mom's pot.

My dad made a golf themed cup, but I didn't get a picture of it.

2008-07-29T10:07:00.000-07:00

There's Sophie monkey. She painted it crying because she had too much time on her hands and she wanted to keep painting.

2008-07-29T10:01:00.000-07:00

There's my switch plate cover thing I painted.

Color Me Mine!!

2008-07-29T09:53:00.000-07:00

So my family and I went to a really fun place: Color Me Mine.
I love that place so much. For those that have never been there, I'll explain what you do there. You go and pick something out to paint, like a cup or a plate or something. And then you pick out your paint and you just paint! It's really awesome.
For this trip, I picked out a light switch plate. It's really awesome.

And the most amazing news of all time!!!!!!!!

BEST NEWS IN THE WORLD!!!

I'M GETTING MY BRACES OFF!!! AH!! Tomorrow!! Ahhhh!!!!!

HEROES!!

2008-07-19T19:11:00.000-07:00

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008 IS THE DAY!!
Heroes season three is coming on!! I'm SO EXCITED!!

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming

2008-07-18T18:26:00.000-07:00

Whoa,
So I haven't posted in a while, and I'm sorry for that. But I don't think anyone really cares though. Anyway...
Sophie, my mom, and I went swimming today. I didn't really want to go, but I forced myself to because I knew that I would just end up reading, being bored, and feeling sorry for myself because all my friends are gone to EFY.
So, we got there (Oh, sorry. Draper Pool, I mean) and I found out that Soph can't sink. It was actually pretty funny. Because she would try to sink down, to get the little sinker toy I had dropped, and she would flail around (is flail a word?!) and her little non-existant butt would stick up and it was truly hilarious to watch.
So after a while of teaching Sophie to sink and trying to keep her socially acceptable, someone pooped in the pool.

Of course.

Seriously, every time I go to Draper Pool, someone poops in the pool! It's rather annoying!! So, make sure you keep your kids from doing bodily functions in the pool. Keep it in the toilet, please.

2008-06-28T21:02:00.000-07:00

My purple monster

(just so you know he's originally blue)

2008-06-28T20:36:00.000-07:00

You better watch out Sophie!

That lion mounted to the wall is gonna get you!!

2008-06-28T20:34:00.000-07:00

2008-06-28T20:31:00.000-07:00

Hey Ali!

It's Sebastion! (but in deer form!)

2008-06-28T20:29:00.000-07:00

RRRAAAAAWWWWRRRR!!!!

2008-06-28T20:26:00.000-07:00

It's a deer with a weird lookin nose.

2008-06-28T20:24:00.000-07:00

It's the wahoo fish. I thought it was really awesome.

That's why I took a picture of it.

For all to see

Over at Kathy and Christopher's!!

2008-06-28T19:41:00.001-07:00

I went over to my sister and brother-in-law's house (er, apartment) and we did a bunch of cool stuff. Oh, and Sophie had the best day of her life. Yup, we looked at a bunch of dead animals and then we jumped in a huge pile of dirt.
Here are those pictures I promised you!!!

Figuring out the pictures

2008-06-28T19:38:00.000-07:00

Yay! Ok, so I think I've figured out how to get the pictures from my phone to the computer which will in turn will go to my blog. I feel so proud of myself. So hold on tight and get ready for a boat load of pictures!!

This is it!

2008-06-28T18:14:00.000-07:00

So this is the first blog!
Congradulations for reading it!!
Hopefully I can figure this stuff out and have a freaking awesome blog!!