Sunday, January 22, 2012

Once Upon a Wintry Day

Yesterday was so fun. I slept in. (A great part of a teenagers weekend!) At 9:30 I had play practice.  It was raining really hard when we got there... so hard that our stage roof started to leak. Lucky it was at the back, behind the set so there wasn't a big problem with all the buckets that just sat there. We experimented with our hair and make-up.  I love participating in drama cuz other people sit there and do my hair, so when i leave practice it is done up ten times nicer than when I got there. I recieved a great complement from my director after the rehearsal. She said I was one of few people who stayed in character the entire time I was on stage.  It was really nice to hear that my hard work is paying off.
Well after practice I headed home and worked on my chores.  I did two loads of dishes, cleaned up the basement from my date the night before, I straightened the upstairs kitchen, and I also vacuumed the basement.
I then took some time to relax, I made myself a snack and watch the new episode of White Collar.
The Adventure of the day really started when I went to go pick up my best friend so we could hang out.  The roads were kinda scary, I did feel very safe in my big four-wheel drive suburban but still.  I remember after sliding a little remembering that I had teammates and coaches out on the roads trying to get home. I whispered a little prayer for their safety and the safety of others out on the roads last night.
Well Bobbe and I got back to my house safely.  We made dump cake and played darts and then made sticky popcorn. Then we went outside and made a snow lady.  It was so fun. She has a rock necklace (made of little rocks and wood chips), a carrot nose, blue eyes (made of blue BYU chips), green earrings(made with leaves),  red lips(made with food coloring, which bleeds really fast), and a light blue hat and a brown sash. We spent an hour building and beautifying our wonderful snow lady.  We named her the First Lady.
At this point in time our plans were foiled. My dad wouldn't let us go deliver our treats. So we texted the friends that we were going to take them to and told them to come over to my house. Turns out I didn't use very good grammar because everyone was wondering what in the world I was talking about.  Well it took us almost an hour to get all the confusion straightened out. And by that point only one person could come over. So Kevin came over and we ate dessert.  It was very good.  I love Dump Cake.  We showed Kevin the First Lady, and then Bobbe had to go home so she could make it by curfew.
So like I said it was a crazy, wintry day.  It was full of yummy food and fun with friends.  I love being a teenagers.  I love the wonderful friends I have. I love snow!

Monday, January 16, 2012

Life Right Now!

Well it certainly has been a long time.... and at this point I probably should be off doing other things, like checking to make sure that none of my year long classes had any homework over the long weekend. But I recently learned that a great way to get to know yourself better is to write down your thoughts....  so here we go!  
I love getting up early in the morning and exercise.  The first week of the year I did this... but now I fear that it is very cold at 5 am and so my schedule might be changing. 
I have had such a fun year.  This last December I got to go on a trip with my Cross Country team.  We went to California for a race and along the way went to the beach and Disneyland. It was very warm and So very much fun. I have the best memories from this trip and I am so very glad for the wonderful, good friends who I hung out with.
This new year has been so nice, because i started the year out right.  I cleaned my room. I dejunked a heaping basket of clothes from my closet. I set up a little organizing system to keep my desk clear.  and best of all I have worked hard to at least spend more time reading my scriptures.
One thing I am very sad to admit is that I am very very behind in my journal.... :( This is something I don't like at all. But at the moment I can never seem to find time to be able to just sit down and write. At this point I don't know how I am ever going to get caught up, But I have a list of things that I at least need to sit down and write my experiences down.
I want to become a little scrapbooker. I want to be able to document my life in color and a little bit of style.  I love the fact that there are so many ways to remember experiences and to keep the memories fresh and bright in this crazy ever changing world.
I am so very excited for a new opportunity I have right now. I am in Maple Mountain High Schools Winter Play, Don't drink the Water. It is a comedy, about a family that is stuck in an American embassy behind the Iron Curtain.  It is so fun and although it is only a small role I am just very excited to be a part of my first ever play!
Life is crazy! I am in three AP classes and One concurrent enrollment class through UVU. I am trying to spend time with family and friends, while keeping my grades up. My to do list also en-tells filling out scholarship applications, Running, Piano, seminary council, violin, eating (Trust me it is written on my list and with high priority, I like food.), Youth city council (which just finished at the start of the year), Going to mutual, Doing loads and loads of homework, participating in high school/ teenager activities, and ultimately trying to learn to juggle life while learning about life.
Ah... Life. I have learn so much in the last little while. My little tunnel visioned perspective is slowly deteriorating and growing... if that makes any sense.  I have learned a lot from friends I have grown closer to this year and it is so nice to again feel like there are people that want to see me everyday. Not that I didn't before... It is just nice to have that realization every once in a while.
Well I have to go... but don't worry I promise I will be back soon.  And I promise to have some fun stories and pictures to show my life off a little.... Haha.