Can I tell you about my weekend?

Sorry if the answer was no, I'm going to anyway.

This weekend was incredible. Why was it so amazing? I will tell you. (Sorry this is going to be long)

Friday: Partyin Partyin YEAH! (Friday-Rebecca Black)
     Well the day started out pretty good. I slept in, ran some errands and stopped at Bethie's house. I love that girlie. I sure do miss her a lot. Then I went home and did a few things including the dishes and packing for the evening. Then I went over to Kenzee's house for the much anticipated BUTTER! (code word for "Richie's surprise birthday party on the Friday the 13th of May, located at Makenzee Kassing's house in Draper, Utah") I got there early to help her set up. Jerrica and Joshua also came early. At 5:00 the guests started to arrive. Ben, Michael, and Caleb, but not in that order. When Richie got there it was sooo happy! Oh goodness I love his smile. He was so surprised and excited that everyone was there. We made hot dogs, opened presents and then got in a water balloon fight. I fared pretty well until AFTER the water balloons were gone. How did that happen? Well Michael Zajac grabbed me and held me down while Richie drenched me with the hose. I screamed and tried getting away but it didn't work. I secretly liked it. ;) Then we got dressed and cleaned up a little bit. The boys all left to Caleb's house so he could get some items. They were gone so long! After us girls got dressed Jerrica and I went into the little playroom where Kenzee's nephew Oliver was watching Winnie the Pooh. He is adorable. I read him some books including Snowmen at Christmas and There are Monsters Everywhere and a couple others. It was so much fun! I love reading to children and I'm pretty sure I was more into the book than he was. After we read a couple books we watched a couple episodes of Winnie the Pooh. Jerrica and I were on the edge of our seats! When the boys got back we ate cake and ice cream. Then we watched the video that Kenz and I put together. It is a movie of all our Freshmen year quotes and pictures. I love it. Then we watched Tangled, of course. Our entire group can quote the entire thing, including all the words to every song. After the movie we all went our separate ways. The boys all slept at Zajac's house, Jer slept at Kenzee's and I slept at my own house. I was exhausted!

Saturday:
     What a day! I woke up at 7:00 AM and quickly got ready. The boys (Richie, Michael, and Caleb) picked me up and we met Jerrica, Taylor, and Kenzee at Hagerman's. We ate unlimited french toast and then drove up to the Draper Temple. I LOVE THE TEMPLE. Kenzee, Jerrica, Caleb, Josh, and I finished before the other three boys I took Caleb and Josh to my house. We decided that we wanted to go help at Sandy Pride Day but the boys had left their clothes in Richie's car. So.....they borrowed my thirteen-year-old brother's clothes. Yes, my brother is 13 and yes, he is 5'10". We went and helped move rocks with my ward. It was awesome to do some service. Then we went back to my house and helped my mom in the yard. She was so grateful! Then we changed and I left to take one of my best friends home. I drove Josh down to Provo where he is staying with his sister and brother-in-law for the next month and a half. His sister, Carrie invited me over for a picnic. It was raining so we had the picnic in her family room. It was a lot of fun! Then we went to the last part of the BYU vs. U of U softball game. (Josh sung the Aggie fight song while BYU was playing theirs. GO AGGIES!) On our way to the game I was reminded that this world is so incredibly small! I can't believe that Ben and I didn't figure out until now that our paths have crossed before! It blows my mind! After the game Josh and I went on a short walk on the campus. It was nice. Then we drove back to his sister's house because he needed to get ready for his date to the high school morp. :) I left. I met my family at Red Lobster and it was delicious and SOOO good to be with my family. Spencer and I went to blockbuster and rented Megamind. It was pretty good! Not as good as Despicable Me like some people said, but I enjoyed it a lot. Then I went and got gelato with my mom and brother. YUM. I got coconut almond and it was delicious! I am definitely a coconut girl. I went home and got ready for bed. Then I talked to a good friend on the phone until I went to sleep.

Sunday:
     Today was great! I woke up and got ready and then ate breakfast with my family. Everyone was so happy and cheerful, especially my dad. :) Then Allison picked me up and we went to the young single adult ward. It was a lot different than the student ward I went to in Logan. There are lots of older people who are like graduated from college and stuff like that! It was fun though and there were a lot more people there than I thought there would be. I went to a "Ward Welcome" and we all introduced ourselves. I said "My name is Lauren Kasteler." and Bishop Moody looks at me and asks, "Dave's daughter? Good family." I am honored to be "Dave's daughter." After the YSA ward was over I went to my home ward because my brother was singing in Sacrament Meeting. After church we had an early dinner of mac and cheese and salad. It was delicious. Then I helped my mom plan our summer vacation. It's still in the works. Then I watched the DVD of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition that my dad was involved in. Wow. Again.....SMALL WORLD. Also, the parallels are incredible. And now......I am writing this blog post.

This weekend was great. It was so awesome to see all my friends again and be able to hang out with them. Michael's farewell is in two weeks and the guys will all gradually leave over the next few months. Anyway, that was my weekend. Sorry about the length. I hope you enjoyed :)

p.s. I also got TWO missionary letters this weekend :) :) :)