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so i'm back home again, blog, after five days and four nights in the hot desert arizona.

except it rained for a spell while we were driving there.

and there was a whole bunch of thunder. but sunny kept telling me that it was lightning. she insisted that there's a big difference between lightning and thunder.. but i don't think so. -_-

it's the same thing. they're both a bright yellow zig-zaggy line that appears in the sky against big dark clouds. @_@

so we were a bit surprised and i was happy. but it also rained on thursday night and it was scary because the skies looked so black and menacing and the thunder resounded and rumbled really loud. and the rain pelted everyone so that it looked like everyone had polka-dotted clothes on.

but otherwise, it was hot with 100+ temperature. and it could go up to 119 degrees. so it was worser than california weather.

so it was wednesday morning and it was understood between jonathan and uncle [dennis] and us kwans that we were to be picked up at seven-thirty AM sharp except uncle [dennis] picked us up at EIGHT-THIRTY. -_-

so we ended up waking up early for nothing. we even woke up at six-thirty just to make sure we won't be late. by seven-ten we were all ready to go. -_- and we ended up watching catch me if you can since we were waiting so long.

so when uncle came we kept yelling at him and his first response was that 'the kwans are always late.' BUT we weren't this time. -_-

erhg. -_- but now we're at truce, blog, so we have decided to forgive uncle. (:

so we arrive at church and load everything in the car and off we go in the fifteen (actually eleven since we took out the backseat) seat rental van to the state next to us..

except i kept arguing that new mexico was next to california because it's supposed to be but when they took out the map, arizona ended up being right next to california. -_-

once again, i was proved wrong. *sob*

so us three kwans sat together--the only part of the trip that we all sat together

and we were tired so we tried to sleep, blog, except chrisl kept taking candid pictures of us -_- but i took pictures too. (:

and we played stupid games and thumbwar. :) i played uncle [dennis] and i think i won most of the time.

except it looks like he's beating me in here.

stopping to get gas and for bathroom breaks, we finally stumble out of the van at arizona after eight long hours.

so we rested at days inn since there was no other place to stay and dined at denny's and there was still time but they wouldn't let us go see the kids. ._.

and we almost died because it was so hot. -_- (it stopped raining)

going back to the hotel, i find that i misinterpreted something and *dun dun dun* get into big big trouble, blog. ._.

cell phones taken away during the day, we had five minutes at night to listen to our voicemails and call our parents and i had to call back jordan but i didn't knoe it was "against the rules" and then someone tells on me, blog, and i get into big big trouble by the big scary uncle [dennis]. *sob* but that's okae. i'm used to it. -_-

and i was still sulking during devotionals and i sat behind the couch IN THE LOBBY because we get fifteen minutes to ourselves to reflect and i lost track of time and they all thought i ran away and sent chriseley [chrisl's new name] to look for me.

but he couldn't find me in my wonderful hideout [sorrie chriseley -_-]

then i stopped sulking. :)

after christina nearly fainted with pain we all kind of took a break from the work projects--in which we had to tear down the ceiling and the roof. -_-

she wore a trashbag so she wouldn't get her precious clothes dirty

three o'clock thursday: we finally get to see the arizona kids. and it was like moments of running screaming and hugging..and i almost couldn't recognize any of them because they all grew so big and tall. and yes, blog, even taller than me. -_- even though some of them are only eleven.

here's jordan and he's only seven--one year older than marianna and half our age but he's catching up to our height. -_-

everyone seemed to be surprised when i told them how old i was. -_- they all expected me to be around twelve; fourteen at the most. WHAT IS THIS!! *shriek* @_@ it's enough when everyone thinks christina is older than me. *sob*

then later at night when i was trying to question what uncle [dennis] was saying because i didn't really understand, i got in trouble again. -_- *dun dun dun* another long lecture.

so the next day we worked, blog. well, because the boys kept making it sound like girls can't do anything--that girls can't tear down the ceiling and take out the tiling in the roof--so i just had to prove them wrong. (:

so i worked the whole time and it was fun except i'm still sore from working. -_- and i got a big cut down my right arm or more like a gash from a really big wire that was holding the ceiling.

and i had four dirt showers--heaps of dirt/dust just spilled over my head and my clothes and i felt really really really dirty. -_- and there was dust everywhere which was why we had to wear goggles and a mask. :)

and i couldn't reach the top. and i had to slap white spiders away. *shudder* how courageous i was. :)

here's jonathan working

workcrew of the day [we actually look kinda clean in that picture..but forreal, blog, we were scrupulously dirty.]

and when i took a shower it was just brown water. -_-

sitting in the van, i found myself sitting with steven and chriseley most of the time "unconciously".

backseat buddies

then we went to eat at denny's late at night for shew yeh in cantonese and shaw yeh in mandarin since we didn't eat dinner.

then later at night i get in trouble AGAIN. -_- something i misunderstood again. it was like inevitable. but i prayed that i wouldn't get in trouble the next day and i didn't. :) yay God answers prayers!! thanks God. :) *hug*

last day of seeing arizona kids we planned a waterballon game--envisioned it to be really organized..

getting there, kids grab the waterballoons and start making their own and throw it all over the place and soon buckets, containers, folger coffee cans, cups, bottles were used to throw water..over us. -_-

i wasn't even wet. i was soaked. drenched..dripping with water everywhere. -_- yet kids kept dumping water on me. -_- and i couldn't get them back since chriseley wouldn't let me use the hose. @_@ or wouldn't even give me water from the hose. and the water was freezing so i was shivering. but they still poured water on me.

to make things worser, cold water seemed to run out so they started using hot water to dump on us. -_- i think i almost died. @_@

not to mention that i had more water on me than i usually drink a week.

so it was the last day and i had to "teach" the lesson..and i couldn't think of anything so i just did a puppet show and it was supposed to be serious but everyone just kept laughing. -_-

since they wouldn't let us say bye to them the next day, we had to say bye to them on the saturday night. with our last hugs and goodbyes, me and christina actually tearlessly left them. -_- but we were sad. and kept thinking about them at night.

angela earned a new nickname: poopie...since she kept talking about her diarrhea and making poop jokes. -_- not to mention playing buttsies with jonathan and chriseley. @_@

car ride back:

jonathan and christina sitting in the back..and chriseley sitting by me..laughing their heads off and pretending they're laughing because jonathan farted..i'm never going to forgive you guys! *shriek*

then later we all start singing and dancing in the car except jonathan and steven squished me and i almost couldn't breathe. -_-

and if you poke jonathan, he'll scream. :)

and we took pictures of uncle when he was sleeping:

then we went home and we were sad because we miss the kids.

all compiled by jonathan. or you could look at his xanga, blog. except you're enemies with xanga so i don't knoe.

i hate to refer to his xanga because xangas are stupid but he has all the video/pictures on his. -_- (but that's okae we could always pretend he has a blog):