ND BABY! (all caps intended)

What up to all my Chubby Cows out there! As probably, very few of you know, I just returned from an exciting vacay destination, NORTHERN DAKOTA! Yes, after packing my suitcase, and waking up relatively early, I headed off to the airport, on the way singing to people in their cars to P!nks song "perfect", which is incredibly irrelevant but very funny. Anyway, upon our departure, while practicing my brittish accent, as all devoted aspiring comedians should, my eyes fell upon a familiar face. However, this face was on a shirt, a shirt that I just happen to own. A picture of Jim Parson's, or Sheldon from "Big Bang Theory" face plastered to the front, accompanied by Sheldon's creative saying "BAZINGA!"  Being the Big Bang fan I am, I told the man I enjoyed his shirt, he replied with a "I do too." After a very boring flight, I was greeted by my lovely Grandparents! Oh, how I ah-dore them and their polo ridden closets and "snoopy/old people" lessons. They teach me so much about life. We stayed and tortured them for almost an entire week, depriving them of peace and quiet, and robbing them of their free time! Those poor people! But while staying with them, We also got to visit quite a bit of family that also reside in North Dakota. For those of you that don't know, most of my wonderful relatives live there, (probably in a soul effort to avoid me) It was absolutely enchanting to see them again. (as nothing excites me more than possums, movies, HD video cameras, and, of course, family) While there, I visited my two great grandma's, my great uncle joe, The kalloch family, and my mom's best friend Traci's family as well. Enough of the yacking, here are some of the photographs taken during the trip. Much Much Much Much Maddie Love, Maddie :)

The guy with the sheldon shirt :)

Me with a fireman.

Blowing the horn on the truck.

Melissa with Trysin Lee, how precious.

Me chillen by an oil well.

Trystin and another baby in the hospital, they're "twins!"

Me holding Trystin.

Giving my cousins, the new uncles, a few gifts to get them on their way.

One of these things, was monkey butt cream, a definite necessity.

The boys with they're supplies. Baby wipes, Monkey butt cream, Spit towels (that absorb three times the water of a normal towel, cause we're not cheap!) Monkey butt cream, hand sanitizer, and candy bars, (to help them stay awake)

Being the oreo lover I am,On a facebook post I declared my love for them (as all passionate oreo lovers should! ) So, Barb got me some oreos too. Thanks Barb, I enjoyed those quite a bit! 

Ever since our family's Reunion on a cruise, I've Had this height competition with my cousins. Expecting to be taller than the 5'4 I have sadly halted at, I am now the shortest of Richie, Micheal, and my younger sister Kennedy. (How pathetic)

Us With great grandma. :)

There is Kennedy and Ally, Traci's little girl, who is very VERY funny.

Here's is Jack, Traci's son, jack is very good at karate, and obviously very handsome.

Kennedy and Joe with an Australian instrument. In which I was VERY jealous of.

All of us in Joe's kabota!

Me driving the Kabota.

Grandpa trying not to pee his pants as kennedy drove the kabota. (she nearly killed us) I swear, the second she took the wheel, my life flashed before my eyes.

Grandpa and Joe moving the fence.

Joe, Grilling up some dinner. He's just so incredibly talented.

This guy at the airport eating subway, I swear, he took like 40 minutes to eat a stinking footlong!

These Moments spent, are coming to an end.

   Yes, Indeed my hefty hogs, 8th grade is over :( This year had some priceless memories for me, that well, can only be explained through pictures. These pictures captured some of my finest moments as an eight grader, and I would think that after you see them, you might find me weirder than you originally thought. However,. the reason why I enjoyed Aprende so much, Is for the acceptance of people like me. People who capture the imagination and bring it to life. But enough of that inspirational crap, LETS SEE THE PICS! 

Oh, yes, I do.

A festive language arts moment.

I also Tie scarves around boys heads. In the sole purpose of keeping their ears from falling off.

Pretending there are monsters after us.

Racing in the streets dressed as jedis.

Looking Fancy in the girl's locker room.

Falling over in trash cans.

Dancing in PE.

Another classic locker room picture.

Constructing fashionable paper hats.

Getting stuck in holes, in the bathroom.

Visiting old teachers with a collapsing gingerbread house.

Making finger stars. :)

Protecting friends, such as ryan, from falling while ice skating.

Creating beautiful gingerbread homeless shelters!

Dressing as leagally blonde for mock trials! (WE WON BTW)

Making poorly insulated, BUT SUPER CUTE, houses in science.

Competing in the school's dodge ball tournament , GO DETERMINATORS!

Posing in outrageous photos, such as this one.

Dominating at bumper boats!

Eating cookies at track meets!

Dressing up for twin day!

Posing with my buddie Isisiah while our group does all the work in the background while Wearing a doctor suit for no reason at all except to amuse the student body. (don't worry, I was giving my group ideas as I posed for this)

Fancily wearing a sombrero in my promo dress while casually lying on the couch.

Wearing a rain Pancho in the snow while stashing gum drops in my pocket.

Creating rock hearts for sheldon with ana!

Gun drop rollercoaster! (the rollercoaster of life, not to scale)

Tucking in my shirt and doing a "thumbs up" for the camera, letting everyone know just how cool I am.

Laughing as jackson ruins yet another picture.

Smuggling abbie onto my bus, enjoying music as we keep her hidden from the evil eyes of the bus driver.

Me doing my Pod's 8th grade graduation speech. One of two chosen, I had people crying it was so amazing!

As you can see, I've had some great times this year, AND THOSE WERE JUST THE ONES I HAVE PICTURES OF. Yes, 8th grade will certainly be something to miss, but alas, it is time for me to once again move onto another chapter of my blog worthy life. A chapter worth endless posts and many many laughs, HIGH SCHOOL! Oh my, In my graduation speech, I explained how wonderful my years at aprende have been, and how they have heavily influenced me in the most wonderful ways. I started my blog in 6th grade, and looking back, It's easy to see how strange I've become over the years. I guess that's what you get when you go to a school that encourages students to have personalities and enjoy learning. Overall, It's sad to see something I love so much, come to an end, BUT I AM SO EXCITED FOR ALL THE ADVENTURES THAT AWAIT ME. (as you can probably tell) AND I am very excited to see all of you (my blog readers) This summer! Be sure to check back for new posts on all my ah-mazing summer activities! Much Much Much Much Maddie Love, Maddie :)