"On Mondays we party"

People say that Mondays are awful. But those people just don't know that Mondays have so much potential to be party. You've just got to make it happen.

Donuts make Monday a party. 

Jordan, Ellison, Evie, Paige, Brynn, Molly, Megan, Claire, Mallory, Maddie and Brooke make Monday a party. And Bob Goff-- he makes it a party too.

Water balloon fillers that fill 30 balloons at a time make Mondays a party.

Inviting 6th-12th graders to the last Young Life Club of the year makes Monday a party.

Blowing bubbles makes Monday a party.

Showing up at YL after your track meet makes Monday a party.

Sidewalk chalk makes Monday a party.

Dressing up for the Summer Vacation theme makes Monday a party.

Meeting new friends makes Monday a party.

Starting Club by singing, "What time is it? Summertime, it's our vacation," with Troy and Gabriella makes Monday a party.

Ryan's traveling acapella Shut Up and Dance sing-a-long makes Monday a party.

Racing across the gym to yank people out of their seat and take their spot makes Monday a party.

Throwing marshmallows into your friends' mouths makes Monday a party.

That sweet taste of victory (and marshmallows) makes Monday a party.

A rave with glow sticks and glow balloons makes Monday a party.

Peeling a banana with your feet and then eating it makes Monday a (kind of gross) party.

Human bowling across the gym makes Monday a party (helmets required).

Jackie and Ryan singing together makes Monday a party.

A dodgeball water balloon fight in the field makes Monday a party.

Popsicles on the way home make Monday a party.

Hearing from Kathryn that you're never too young to be a disciple makes Monday a party.

Now let's see about making Tuesday a party too.

"Allie makes stuff! Not just art! Allie makes stuff! Not just art!"

Covering Wellness Friday morning may have been the best part of school. I walked a mile around the track with a group of rock star girls, matched with Brynn, chanted for DJ and then sat with Brynn while all four classes battled in dodge ball. 

I have to tell you about this because I think it's so cool. There are two vision-impaired students in my school that are almost blind. They have two teachers that help them with braille and all of their extra resources and support.

Those teachers have done a phenomenal job of getting the rest of the student body excited about learning braille. Every day they have a mystery word outside their classroom. Kids use a braille chart to decipher the mystery chart. Now that it's the last month of school the game has been taken to the next level. Kids can pick up a paragraph written in braille, decipher it using online charts and then turn in the translated paragraph for a prize. A couple kids were working on it when they finished their other work today. They told me that they feel like they really have been learning braille as they work on it every day.

 ABBY'S GETTING MARRIED! Let's get weird.

One of my favorite ways to celebrate a bride-to-be is with a weekend like this. Friends and family from across the country gathered together at a lake house in Brown County this weekend to celebrate the one and only Miss Abby Miller. It's a beautiful thing when all of your people are together in one space.

2 minute hot seat. Burrito bowls. Mafia. 4 on a couch. Coffee. Talking. Friendship bracelets for everyone. Standing on furniture. New friends and old friends. Spontaneous singing. 21 person sleepover. Poems by Bailey. Eggs by Allie. The world's greatest cinnamon rolls. Abby has really great people.

Oh, and this view too. 

Back in Fishers it was feeling so much like summer that I went on a run. Then Fudge and I got some Speedway slushies, because they're her favorite, and went on a hunt for new Spin Pins. We ran into Fudge's sister and mom (Ava and Vicky are the greatest) and had an introduction to a dead baby turtle.

I had dinner with Hannah and Maggie tonight-- two of the craziest girls that you will ever meet. Olive Garden is one of my favs and we filled up on bread sticks, salad and pasta. Tonight was filled with plenty of laughter-- it's good for the soul. 

Honorable Mention Blog Title:
"We found a baby turtle. He's dead. I'm going to put him in some water. I think it might heal him."