back to school!

Ok tomarrow is THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL! and i am soooooooo NERVOUSE! it is such a big school and only for 6 and 7 graders! but its just so different not having a home room teacher ya know? its my first time like just swithing classes and ..idk its just so stressful for me...i know i will get used to it so i really dont know why i am still SO nervouse! :( i will post after i am done with tomarrow..i hope i will make friends fast too. hmm i am super EXITED! but ya know i am also very nervouse. The name of my school is ''Tonaquint" it is an intermidiate school......well i love st.George! and i will kee you posted! ;) wish me luck!

and we stick the landing!!

so..yes we have been in the states for a while now!! but i have not done a blog post...oops. But a lot of stuff has happened and its been so fun! and my brother got engaged! yaay! and i have been hanging out with family..extended family..and of course my family family..haha but we move to st.george so soon! and i have girls camp with my cousin haley on tuesday!!

last day of school...

i am going to miss driving down this road!

Well the day has already come...i had to say adios to my sweet awesome Costa Rican public school... :( i have become SUPER close with my class mates and it was SO hard to leave.I feel like when we move back there will always be that empty hole in my heart from missing them too much...i could NOT have asked for a better childhood experience! it made me realize how much i am going to miss them as they come up and squeeze me and say ''no te vayas'' (dont go) and my teacher gave a sweet speech about having me in their class this year..i am so grateful for all that i am getting to experience! :) ''DON'T CRY BECAUSE ITS OVER...SMILE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED''

My LOVE for ACTING and SINGING!

Annie,grace.daddy warbucks,and sandy







most of you may know... that i LOVE to sing and dance! and act! haha so i thought i would write a post about it! :) i also really love broadway and i love to be in plays! ...ok...well i have only done one.. ''ANNIE'' i played orphan HAZEL it was SOOOOOO much fun! i did it with my friend Lilla! :) i also will just belt out songs around the house..it is just who i am! :) lol....but really...it is! anyway i hope to do more plays when we move back! (to utah) :)

A box FULL of LOVE :)

ok...well i am about to say somthing i thought i would never say while in Costa Rica.......the other day i was swimming in the pool when my mom called out: LORA! you got a package from your friend Chelsea! so i ran out og that pool faster than you can say hola! haha i have never gotten a package just for ME! :) anyway...in the box was.....SALT AND VINEGAR CHIPS!!!!!!! AND REESES! AND TWIX! AND HOT CHEETOS! AND SOUR GUMMY WORMS!! i was so happy and i still am. I am trying to keep it to a limite...i could have finished the bag today! if i wanted but i only got it 2 days ago...so i wanted to make it last! and it was the HUGE family size! haha. and the hot cheetos are just....GLORIOUSE! and ohhhh EVERYTHING i could not stop smiling! :) THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much chelsea!

If you are all wondering why i am freaking out over this stuff is because they do not have them here and they are like my FAVORITE things!!!!!!! well anyway...thanks again Chels! :)

sweet 16!

Ok...i am doing this post for my friend Niky! it was her b-day on Wed. and she turned 16! SHE IS A VERY GOOD FRIEND and me and my family are going to her party tonight! Me and Emma slept over at her house on Wed. We had SO much fun! she is like a big sister to me. We have so much fun...haha even tho there is a 4 year age difference... :) but ..on TUES. we went out to dinner with her family and it was really fun. Then me and Emma went to her house for the sleep over.The next day we went to the beach..one of my favorites '' Playa Minus'' it is a BEAUTIFUL beach by the way! any way it was raining a little bit there toward the end...but it was even more fun with the rain! :) anyway...HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIKY!

MY TERRIFIC MOTHER!

Well now....folks...let me just tell ya'll...I HAVE THE BEST MOM! and today was an absolute AWSOME mothers day! :) i am going to tell you 5 reasons why i love my mom! but there are WAY more!

1. she is so selfless.

2. she is ALWAYS wanting to help others and serve!

3. she is SUCH a loving mother and is so kind!

4. when i am sad she just gives me a hug and tickles me and taks to me until i am happy!

5. she is like me...and loves to keep the house clean and smelling good and wants to please us..her kids! haha ...acually i guess i am like her!

There is SO much more i could say! but i am just going to say 5 beacuase ...well you know...i could go on for yrs! haha. I am so greatful for her...OH! and one more thing...i love that her testimoney in the church is so strong. :) oh ok...now this is the last thing...HER FOOD IS AMAZING!!!!!!!! happy mothers day MOM! I LOVE YOU!

FINALLY 12!! :)

Well....our adventure is almost over... :) and :( these are my feelings but right now mostly :) . I really am going to miss this place! but lately my mind has been on.... ''salt and vinegar chips!!'' Honey,let me TELL YA! i LOOOOOOVE those chips! and you know what?????!!! they dont have them here...sigh.Well anyway we are leaving soon and i really am getting ancy to see the states!!! I had a dream last night that we moved to the states and i was crying! because it seemed like a dream! ....man...i feel desperate.

Anyway...my birthday was on Friday and now i am 12 !!! so last Sunday was my first time in Young Womans!! :) i am so exited to go to mutual on Wednesdays! ans this Summer i am going to GIRLS CAMP! i am so happy ! :) My party was really fun...we swam and had cake and ice cream and a piñata and i got SO much candy.....i need to discipline my self! Haha other wise i am going to get very sick. OH! and my friends cracked a RAW egg on my head! it is a tradition....they wanted to do 12 since i was turning 12,but my mom said no. But i agree! i maen a whole dozen eggs to waste?? well have a good day!

so soon!

well ok here is the plan...we are coming home in one month!! I AM SO EXITED!! it can not wait!....it seems like the states is like a dream because we always talk about it! but its not! i cant wait until i can see all mis amigas. I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO so greatful for this exprience here! i will always remember it, and i have made so many close friends .I cant imagen leaving...but then again...i can. haha I am going to ball my eyes out when we have to leave...Man.you just have to live here like we are know the love i have for this beautiful place! i LOVE it. and i hope to learn more spanish why we are here. but i guess that is also alot of studing on my part...ugh. I wish i could just know spanish when i snap my fingers! too bad thats not the way things work.....so i will try not to be lazy any more! Well i love going to school here and i know i am going to have to say to my family when this is over..'' Dont cry because its over,smile because it happened.'' well any way i hope you all have a great day! and be greatful every day for the things you have. I know i am ... and nothing could get better! hasta luego!

wonderful week!

I tend to go long periods of time without blogging! that is something i need to get better at! i will try to blog more! so if you still happen to be reading my blog hang in there! i am back! haha

Well this week has been awsome ...acually the last couple of weeks! My big brother Alex ,got home from his mission and it is so exiting to have him home! i have missed him so much.He is so awsome i look up to him so much.

well today we went to the beach " playa Minis" I really love that beach, it is SO beautiful! I love it here in Costa Rica. Everything just blows me away! the cool animles and the beaches, and even my little tico school. I have many friends there and they are all so nice! We have been taking lots of tests in school and of course they are in Spanish. My teacher is patient with me and i am happy for that...other wise i really do not know what i would do! i understand maybe...70 percent of the Spanish...so she helps me.

recently at my house for my brothers home coming, we had a BUNCH of people over and they killed a pig at our house! ohhh it was just gory.i mean we are talking hitting it on the head with a giant log...then stabbing it in the heart! not even kidding you! and i saw the WHOLE thing! it still makes me cringe.......i didnt know a pig could make such a loud noise either! he squeeled on the top of his lungs when they were just carrying him to the spot where ...you know .." IT HAPPENED "

well i will keep you updated on "Lora's lovely life'' adios!