You Know This - Give me a B - - - B!

Reasons why my past life as a cheerleader benefits my current life as a youth minister...

* I am able to convince others that they should be a part of whatever I am doing, even if it seems ridiculous

* I constantly encourage others and bring a positive light into seemingly hopeless situations

* I can be super loud without screaming or using a negative tone

* I can relate to the snooty, snobby girls who want nothing to do with anything that might make them look dumb

* I am able to make a fool out of myself and still make it look cool...or at least pretend like it looked cool

* I can make signs and posters with the best of them

You never know how God is going to use your past to improve your future. You can make that your MySpace headline if you'd like.

You Know This - (I'm not) Smarter than a 5th Grader

My answer to the infamous question, "Are you smarter than a 5th grader?"...

No

I have been playing this game on my cell phone at least 5 times a week - about 10 rounds each time - for the last 2 months. Wanna know how many times I have beat the game? Twice. That's right, two measly times.

I would like to blame this sad situation on Castle View Elementary School. When I was in 5th grade, I was in a 5th/6th combination class. The plan was to do the 6th grade curriculum one year and the 5th grade curriculum the next. Unfortunately, they canceled this concept after my 5th grade year. Thus, I took 6th grade twice. So, bring on "Are You Smarter than a 6th Grader?" I will school them all on the history of Ancient Egypt!

You Know This - Nicknames

One thing I love is referring to people by ridiculous nicknames... especially those who don't know that they have been given a nickname. And then I love to follow it up with continuing to refer to them by said nickname for the rest of time. Here are a few examples...

- A-Mur (Allison Murray)
- Baby Drew (Drew from Starbucks)
- Bobo (Eric Labao)
- Bubs (Robbie Macek)
- Bunny (Liz Holmes)
- Bwong (Brandon Wong)
- C-Monkey (Chris from Crave)
- The Cleve (Kyle Cleveland)
- G-Unit (Gerry Rojas)
- The Glade (Steve Gladin)
- Harry (Eric Harryman)
- The Hav (James Haven)
- Hot Brian (A guy named Brian)
- Kelly Crockson (Kelly Hartman)
- Lala (Nikki Lalague)
- Lil Bill (a guy named Bill - not Dixon)
- Lo (Liza "Okazaki" Gant)
- LoLo (Lauren S.)
- Pease of Crap (Josh Pease)
- The Pepper (Kyanne)
- R-Dub (Rick Warren)
- Roonie (Cameron Macek)
- Tay Tay (Taylor Isaac)

Just to name a few...

You Know This - Sad Goodbyes

I just got home from saying goodbye to Allison and sending her off to live in Kenya for 6 months. It's crazy to me how something so great can be so sad.

On the one hand, I am very excited for her. I cannot wait to see all of the amazing ways that God is going to use her, stretch her, teach her, and mold her. She has this huge heart for other people and a passion like I've never seen.

But on the other hand, I am going to miss her so much! I'm gonna miss our deep talks, I'm gonna miss her stupid games, I'm gonna miss her loud and funny laugh, and I'm gonna miss her loving and selfless friendship.

I am proud of my friend for listening to God and following her passion. I cannot wait to hear all about her adventures!

You Know This - Call the Fashion Police

Here is the conversation that I had with Zack today...

Zack - (steps on my shoe) Oh, sorry.
Bethany - No worries. It was just my shoe.
Z - Oh good. (looks down) Wait...are you wearing two different sandals?
B - No! (looks down) Oh no!

That's right, I had on two different flip flops! I couldn't believe it! I mean, it wasn't even like they were that much alike. One was a rubber flip flop from Old Navy and the other was a leather Rainbow flip flop!






Oh well, at least they were both black...right?

You Know This - First Step

I think I may have a bit of a problem...

You Know This - Big Bell Box

Last week, Allison, Leo and I went to Taco Bell. While standing in line, I may have over-exaggerated a little bit and said to Leo, "I'm so hungry, I could eat one of everything!" To that, Leo pointed out the Big Bell Box Meal.


Now, this is not a meal for wimps. In fact, it's advertised as "the meal that's made for men." As you can see, it comes with a queso crunchwrap, a burrito, a taco, cinnamon twists, and a large drink. I know you're probably thinking, "that's not that crazy", but this is the girl who usually orders one burrito and maybe a small drink. Here's what you probably do not know - this is also the girl who cannot walk away from a challenge.

So, as you have probably already guessed, Leo and Allison challenged me to eat the entire Big Bell Box Meal. Here's how it went down...







And now, I never want to eat Taco Bell again! Ok, that's a lie.

You Know This - Link to Dan

I really like this post.

You Know This - Scavenger Hunt

I love scavenger hunts!

Just the other day we were talking about Easter Egg Hunts, and I remembered how my mom would create a scavenger hunt for us. She would put clues in each egg and hide them, leading us from one egg to the next. The final egg would send us to the "treasure"... our Easter baskets full of candy and toys.

This reminded me of when my grandma used to create scavenger hunts for us whenever we would come over to her house. They were usually a lot easier (she loved to let us cheat at any game) but also super fun. The treasure was always that nasty gum in the milk cartons.


Today, my friend Luke decided to create another scavenger hunt for me. Not quite the same as usual, but he hid random post-it notes all around my desk. I'm just waiting to find the treasure now!

You Know This - Last of the Johnsons

This post reminded me of this minorly amusing story...

So, just before my grandpa passed away, he told me that he doesn't want me to get married. This request is not a huge threat at this point in my life, but a little bit concerning. I don't want to go against the wishes of a dying man. Besides that, maybe he knew of some deep dark family secrets or had some elderly wisdom to share with me. So I asked him, "Grandpa, why don't you want me to get married?" His reasoning... He didn't want our last name to die out. Now, this may seem sweet, but there are a few blatant problems with this request.

A- I am a girl with high morals. In order to carry on the family name, I would need to have children. But I won't have kids without being married first. Catch-22.

B- My cousin Duncan is a guy. He probably should be the one to carry on our family name.

C- Our last name is Johnson. Last I checked, there is a plethora of us out there. The name is not going to die off any time soon!


Sorry Grandpa, but I don't think this is a request that I can fulfill for you. Maybe I will name a child Gilbert after you... or maybe not.

You Know This - 8th Wonder of the World

Why is it that I cannot put on mascara without making this face?

You Know This - Empire Records

I forgot how much I love this movie!

It took me back to the days of hanging out with Liz, Erin, Cheston, Steve, and Jeff. Good flick, good soundtrack...bad morals. But all in all, great memories!

You Know This - Family Trip to the Store

Last night Allison, Katie and I went to the grocery store to buy some dinner.

Never a dull moment with my friends!

You Know This - 4th

This is how we spent the 4th of July...

You Know This - Blue Tooth Johnson

Well, I took the plunge and now I am rockin' the blue tooth...

Don't be jealous!

***FYI - if you don't already know, as of July 1st, it is the new California state law that you cannot drive and talk on your cell phone at the same time. Let me tell you, there is a blue tooth infestation around here!

You Know This - Mini Me

This made me laugh today...