Goodbye 2012.

2012 was a great year.

Honestly, it was probably the best year I've ever had.

And I've had 17 of them.

I'm going to miss it.

Longer, more in depth New Year post coming soon!

Happy 2013 everyone!

A Not-So-Memorable Christmas

Maybe it's because it didn't feel like Christmas.

Yeah, that's probably it.

But I also didn't get what I wanted the most.  An iPhone.  Or at least a new phone.

...Actually, please ignore that last sentence.  I sound like an ungrateful turd.  All complaining about my Christmas because I didn't get a phone.  That's so stupid.

I did, however, get an electric piano keyboard!  As in it's MINE!  :D  It's so exciting!  I love music.  And now I have my OWN keyboard.  When I go to college I won't have to go to a church building to play the piano, I can play in my own dorm!

And I got a One Direction toothbrush.  YES.  But I'm not going to use it.  That's like blasphemy or something.  If I use it, then I will eventually have to throw it out because it will get gross.  So for now, it's just for decoration and admiration.

Also, I got ties.  For Tie Tuesday.  Whaddup.

Christmas Spirit

Something about this year has just been... off.  Holidays don't feel right.  It doesn't feel like Christmas.  At all.  At first I thought it could be because I'm growing up... but it's not just me.  Many people have said it doesn't feel like Christmas this year.  But that doesn't stop me from trying to spread Christmas cheer!  Here is my Music Post Monday for today. :)  I'm glad I have sisters to harmonize with.

Merry Christmas Eve. :)

The Christmas Toilet

The gift:

A Tardis.

The wrapping:

Epic.

Yes.  It's a toilet.

Yes.  I thought of it all by myself.

No.  You can't have my autograph.

Sandy Hook

My heart broke when I heard of the Sandy Hook shootings.

This post is in remembrance of all the victims of this cruel act of violence.

I cried as I put this post together.

Charlotte Bacon, 6  Charlotte was sweet, outgoing and full of energy, her grandmother told CNN affiliate WCCO in Minnesota.  "This is tough. This is surreal. You can't believe this could happen," Irene Hagen told the network. "The whole family is just devastated and we're all trying to come to terms with it."  She said her granddaughter loved school and dresses. Her hair was a mass of beautiful red curls.  "It's horrible. It's really horrible," Hagen told WCCO. "It's hard to believe that someone would kill children, innocent children."

Rachel D'Avino, 29  She likely didn't know it when she died, but her best friend was about to propose.  He had recently asked Rachel's parents for permission, and he was planning to ask for her hand in marriage on Christmas Eve.  That and other details about Rachel's life were described in an obituary posted on the website of Munson-Lovetere Funeral Homes of Connecticut.  "Her presence and tremendous smile brightened any room she entered," it read.  Born in Waterbury, Rachel received her undergraduate degree from the University of Hartford and her Masters from Post University. She was working toward her Doctorate at the University of St. Joseph of Hartford.  Rachel loved karate, cooking, animals, photography and her two younger siblings.  "Her passion, however, was her occupation as a behavioral therapist working with children within the autism spectrum," the obituary read.  In lieu of flowers, it asked that donations be made to Autism Speaks, an advocay organization.

Olivia Engel, 6  Her favorite stuffed animal was a lamb; pink and purple were her favorite colors.  Olivia's family posted a statement on Facebook with those and other details about their beloved daughter.  "She was insightful for her age and had a great sense of humor. She laughed a lot and always lit up a room including the people around her. She was very creative and was always drawing and designing things," her family said.  Olivia took art and dance lessons, played tennis, soccer and swam. She was involved in Girl Scouts and musical theater. She loved school and did well in math and reading.  Her family described her as a "grateful child ... never greedy." Each night, Olivia led grace at the dinner table.

Dylan Hockley, 6  "To know him was to love him," Dylan's grandmother told the Boston Herald about her grandson.  Dylan loved video games, jumping on a trampoline, watching movies and munching garlic bread, she said. He had dimples, blue eyes and "the most mischievous little grin," Theresa Moretti told the newspaper.  She said her daughter and son-in-law moved to Connecticut from England and chose to live where they did because of the schools. Dylan had an older brother.  "He was an angel," Moretti told the Herald. "And I think that's now why he's in heaven."

Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, 47  Hochsprung, who became Sandy Hook Elementary School's principal two years ago, was "really nice and very fun, but she was also very much a tough lady in the right sort of sense," friend Tom Prunty said. And the students loved her. "Even little kids know when someone cares about them, and that was her," Prunty said.  "I never saw her without a smile," said Aimee Seaver, mother of a first-grader.  Hochsprung lived in Woodbury, Connecticut, with her husband, two daughters and three stepdaughters.  The longtime career educator majored in special education for her bachelor's and master's degrees in the 1990s and had just entered the Ph.D. program at Esteves School of Education at the Sage Colleges in New York last summer. Hochsprung led a school district's strategic planning panel and was the recipient of a national school grant.  Her accomplishments included overseeing the installation of a new security system requiring every visitor to ring the front entrance's doorbell after the school doors locked at 9:30 a.m.  "My mom, Dawn Hochsprung, was taken tragically from me. But she went down in a blaze of glory that truly represents who she was," her daughter, Cristina Hassinger, tweeted.

Jesse Lewis, 6  Jesse loved math, riding horses and playing at his mom's farm, his father told the New York Post.  "He was just a happy boy," said Neil Heslin. "Everybody knew Jesse."  He told the newspaper his son was to make gingerbread houses at school Friday. Heslin was planning to help.  Instead, the last time he saw his son was when he dropped him off at school at 9 a.m.  "He was going to go places in life," Heslin told the Post.

Ana Marquez-Greene, 6  "1, 2, 3, ready and go," Ana counts down in a homemade video provided to CNN affiliate WTIC.  The girl in pigtails stands in front of a piano as her brother plays. Her voice is clear, bigger than her size. Ana smiles and waves.  Her father, Jimmy Greene, is a jazz musician. His representative released a statement on Ana's death, describing the little girl as "beautiful and vibrant."  "The family has requested privacy at this time of heartbreaking loss," it read. They "have asked us to relay their sincere gratitude for the outpouring of support and sympathy locally, nationally and internationally."

Grace McDonnell, 7  The ultimate "girly girl." Grace loved wearing pink and playing dress-up with jewelry, her grandmother told the Boston Herald.  As Mary Ann McDonnell spoke, she was surrounded by Christmas presents meant for Grace, Gracie, as she was sometimes called.  The little girl loved art, gymnastics, soccer and her small spaniel, Puddin', her grandmother said.  "She was a wonderful little girl. She was always smiling," McDonnell told the newspaper. "I think everybody should know about these beautiful children whose lives were cut short."

Anne Marie Murphy, 52  A hero. That's how a first responder reportedly described Murphy to her father.  He told Newsday that authorities told him her body was found in a classroom, covering young children killed in the shooting in an apparent attempt to shield them.  "She died doing what she loved. She was serving children and serving God," Murphy's mother, Alice McGowan, told the newspaper.  A married mother of four, Murphy was artistic and hardworking, her parents said.  "She was a happy soul," her mother told Newsday. "She was a very good daughter, a good mother, a good wife."

Emilie Parker, 6  She could "light up a room," Emilie's father said about his oldest daughter.  Robbie Parker described her as "bright, creative and very loving." Emilie was always willing to try new things, he said, except food. Her laugh was infectious.  "My daughter Emilie would be one of the first ones to be standing up and giving her love and support to all of those victims, because that is the type of person she is," said Parker.  He said she was "an exceptional artist and she always carried around her markers and pencils so she never missed an opportunity to draw a picture or make a card for someone."  "This world is a better place because she has been in it," Parker said.  Emilie's aunt described her niece as the "sweetest little girl I've ever known."  The family is devastated that "someone so beautiful and perfect is no longer going to be in our lives and for no reason," said Jill Cottle Garrett.  Emilie's father, who works as a physician's assistant in the newborn unit at the Danbury hospital, recalled his last conversation with his daughter was in Portuguese, a language he was teaching her.  "She said that she loved me, and I gave her a kiss and I was out the door," he said.

Noah Pozner, 6  "He had a huge heart and he was so much fun, a little bit rambunctious, lots of spirit," Noah's aunt told CNN. "He was really the light of the room."  Victoria Haller said her nephew loved playing with his cousins and siblings, especially his twin sister.  "He was a gorgeous, gorgeous boy and he could really get what he wanted just by batting those long eyelashes and looking at you with those big blue eyes. You really couldn't say no to him," she said.  His siblings don't know yet the exact way in which Noah passed away, Haller said.  "How do you tell them that's how their brother died?" she asked. "It's the unthinkable really."

Jessica Rekos, 6  Jessica loved everything about horses -- horse movies, horse books, drawing horses and writing stories about them.  She asked Santa this year for new cowgirl boots and a cowgirl hat. Her family had promised she could get her own horse when she turned 10.  "She was a creative, beautiful, little girl," her family said in a statement, describing Jessica as their "rock."  "She had an answer for everything, she didn't miss a trick, and she outsmarted us every time. We called her our little CEO for the way she carefully thought out and planned everything," they said. "We can not imagine our life without her."  Jessica also loved orca whales and playing with her two little brothers.  "We are mourning her loss, sharing our beautiful memories we have of her, and trying to help her brother Travis understand why he can't play with his best friend," her family said.

Lauren Rousseau, 30  Rousseau, a permanent substitute teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary, "wanted to be a teacher from before she even went to kindergarten," her mother said in a written statement Saturday. "We will miss her terribly and will take comfort knowing that she had achieved that dream," Teresa Rousseau said.  She grew up in Danbury, Connecticut, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut and a master's degree in elementary education from the University of Bridgeport.  Rousseau "worked as a substitute teacher in Danbury, New Milford and Newtown before she was hired in November as a permanent substitute teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown," her mother said.

Mary Sherlach, 56  Sherlach, Sandy Hook Elementary's school psychologist, was with Hochsprung when they heard a "pop, pop, pop" sound around 9:30 a.m., a parent with both women at the time told CNN. Sherlach was shot to death after heading into the hall to find out what was happening.  "I ... am always ready to assist in problem-solving, intervention and prevention," Sherlach wrote on her website.  Sherlach earned her undergraduate degree in psychology at SUNY Cortland and a master's degree at Southern Connecticut State University. She worked as a rehabilitation assistant at a group home for disabled adults and as a community mental health placement specialist before becoming a school psychologist.  She worked in three Connecticut school systems before moving to Sandy Hook Elementary in 1994. During her time in Newtown, Sherlach kept busy as a member of numerous groups such as the district conflict resolution committee, safe school climate committee, crisis intervention team and student instructional team.  Sherlach and her husband for more than three decades lived in Trumbull, Connecticut, and, together, they were "proud parents" of two daughters in their late 20s. Her website listed her interests as gardening, reading and going to the theater.

Victoria Soto, 27  Soto, a first-grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary, moved her students away from the classroom door when she heard gunfire, which students initially "thought were hammers falling," according to the father of one of her students.  "That's when the gunman burst in, did not say a word, no facial expressions, and proceeded to shoot their teacher," said Robert Licata, whose 6-year-old son, Aiden, escaped by running past the shooter.  Soto's mother said her daughter was selfless.  "She would not hesitate to think to save anyone else before herself and especially children. She loved them more than life, and she would definitely put herself in front of them any day," Donna Soto told CNN's Piers Morgan.  Soto wanted to be a teacher since she was 3 and talked about her students with "such fondness and caring," her mother said.  Soto's cousin, James Wiltsie, said Soto "instinctively went into action when a monster came into her classroom and tried to protect the kids that she loved so much."  "We just want the public to know that Vicki was a hero," he said.  Soto had a dog she loved. The black lab Roxie spent Saturday wandering around Soto's apartment, apparently looking for her, relatives.

Daniel Barden, 7  Daniel earned his missing two front teeth, his family used to say.  His "fearless" pursuit of happiness and life also earned him ripped jeans.  "Despite that, he was, as his mother said, 'Just So Good,' " his family wrote in a statement published in the New Haven Register.  Taking after his musician dad, he and his siblings -- brother James and sister Natalie -- formed a band, in which he played drums.  He loved to ride waves at the beach and make s'mores around bonfires with his cousins.  "He embodied everything that is wholesome and innocent in the world," the family said.

Josephine Gay, 7  Josephine has just celebrated her seventh birthday Tuesday.  There's a picture of her on the Web, published in various news stories, that shows her smiling with glasses on the tip of her nose.  Josephine liked to ride her bike and sell lemonade in her neighborhood in the summer, The Wall Street Journal Reported.  The little girl loved the color purple.

Madeleine Hsu, 6  Sweet.  Unique.  Bright.  Determined.  Sparking.  Those are words Madeleine's family used to describe their little girl.  "She was an avid reader who loved running and dancing," they said.  "She was a born leader."

Catherine Hubbard, 6  A Facebook page honoring Catherine spoke of how the elementary-schooler is now an angel.  "Such a beautiful little soul," the post read, saying the family's loss is heaven's gain.  "God bless you all that you be strengthened, we are with you, and your suffering will remain in our prayers.

Chase Kowalski, 7  What Chase really wanted for Christmas was two front teeth.  "I saw him two days ago, and I asked him if he wanted to see Santa, and he told me that he wanted his teeth back, and it was really sweet," Chase's neighbor Keeley Baumann, 13, told the News-Times newspaper.  At 6, he completed his first triathlon, but that was just one of his pursuits.  He loved baseball.  He was in the Cub Scouts.  He looked forward to the kids' workshop at the local Home Depot.  "We are thankful to the Lord for giving us seven years with out beautiful loving son.  It is with heavy hearts that we return him," the family said in an obituary.

James Mattioli, 6  As he was quick to remind everyone, James was 6 and 3/4.  "He loved to wear shorts and T-shirts in any weather and grab the gel to spike his hair," his family said in a loving obituary.  "He would often sing at the top of his lungs, and once asked, 'How old do I have to be to sing on a stage?' "  Indoors, he spent his time playing games on the iPad -- especially the lawn mowing one.  Outdoors, he loved to dive off the diving board, "swim like a fish" in his grandfather's pool and ride his bike -- without training wheels, mind you.  "I need to go outside, Mom.  I need fresh air," he would often say.  He was born four weeks early -- because he was hungry, his family joked.  James had a voracious appetite.  His favorite?  His dad's egg omelets with bacon, and his mom's French toast.  He looked up to his older sister, wanting to do everything she could.  "They were the best of friends, going to school together, playing games together, and making endless drawings and crafts together."  The boy, whose family fondly called "J," will be incredibly missed, they said.

Jack Pinto, 6  Jack was a first-grader, and his interests ran the gamut -- baseball, basketball, wrestling, snow skiing.  But his first love was football, and his idol was New York Giants star receiver Victor Cruz.  Cruz paid tribute to the team's young fan by scribbling "Jack Pinto.  My Hero" on one of his cleats and "R.I.P. Jack Pinto" on the other during the team's game with the Atlanta Falcons over the weekend.  On his glove, Cruz wrote, "Jack Pinto.  This one is 4 U!"  Jack recently participated in his first wrestling match and won a medal, according to the president  of the New Milford Wrestling Association.  "In life and in death, Jack will forever be remembered for the immeasurable joy he brought to all who had the pleasure of knowing him, a joy whose wide reach belied his six short years," Jack's family wrote in an obituary for the little boy.

Caroline Previdi, 6  "You were a sweet little girl and you will be missed."  That's the message that Caroline's aunt reportedly tweeted, saying goodbye to her niece, according to the online version of the Press-Telegram in Long Beach, California.  "It hurts even more to see a familiar name on that list," the report said Paige Tremblay also tweeted.  A Facebook page called "RIP Caroline Previdi -- Sandy Hook Massacre Victim" contains dozens of messages.  One reads:  "Rest in Peace, sweetheart.  I know for sure that God is with you and all the other sweet little angels.  I feel so very sorry for all these families who lost their precious kids, my heart goes out to all of you."

Avielle Ruchman, 6  Avielle was happiest when she was on a horse.  Her trainer, Annette Sullivan, told the Conneticut Post that Avielle would "giggle when she trotted."  Like kids her age, her first loose tooth was a sign she was growing up.  "She showed me her wiggly tooth, she was so excited," Sullivan told the newspaper.  "She was the most delightful little girl you ever met in your life."

Benjamin Wheeler, 6  Ben loved The Beatles, lighthouses and the No. 7 train to Sunnyside, Queens, his family said in a statement.  He and his older brother Nate "filled the house with the noise of four children."  "Ben Wheeler was an irrepressibly bright and spirited boy whose love of fun and excitement at the wonders of life and the world could rarely be contained.  his rush to experience life was headlong, creative, and immediate," his family said.  Ben loved soccer and swimming, recently her performed at a piano recital -- a major feat for a little boy who rarely sat still.  Friday morning before school, he told his mom:  "I still want to be an architect, but I also want to be a paleontologist, because that's what Nate is going to be, and I want to do everything Nate does."  Ben, Nate, and their parents, Francine and David Wheeler, moved to Newtown in 2007.  Francine Wheeler is a music teacher and performer.  David Wheeler is an illustrator and designer.  On Sunday, Francine Wheeler's band posted the following message on its Facebook page:  "With heavy hearts, we inform you of our saddest news:  Francine Wheeler, a founding member of The Dream Jam Band, has lost her precious 6-year old son, Ben, to the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.  Our prayers and love go out to Francine, David, and Ben's big brother, Nate."

Allison Wyatt, 6  Allison was a shy and quiet little girl, and incredibly sweet, several reports said.  "I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your little girl," someone wrote on a Facebook page in Allison's name.  "My heart grieves; as a parent, I know it is not something you can ever be prepared for."

For my music post Monday today I dedicated this song to everyone affected by the Sandy Hook shooting.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/15/sandy-hook-shooting-victims-names_n_2307354.html

http://www.ksbw.com/news/List-of-Connecticut-school-shooting-victims/-/1852/17791958/-/item/14/-/l6sjoc/-/index.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/morgan-freeman-sandy-hook-hoax-2012-12

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My eyelid is chapped.
Whaaaa?  How is that possible?
I dunno, but it is.  And it hurts.


Tomorrow in English I will be wearing a golfer sweater and a Russian hat while playing the banjo.
It'll be epic.

This Pretty Much Sums Up My Life

Do I Smell Like Usher?

This morning, my family went shopping at Fred Meyer's.  I went to the perfume aisle and started testing all of the perfumes.  Then I got to the cologne.  And there was this Usher cologne.  So I sprayed it.  And I thought it smelled fantastic.  So I sprayed it all over myself.  So I've smelt like Usher cologne all day.

And I still enjoy sniffing myself.  

...I kind of want Usher cologne for Christmas now.  Not gonna lie.

Why isn't it socially acceptable for girls to wear cologne?

It smells so much better than perfume anyway!

Danny Marona

So, on Monday Mike and I went to Emilee's house to record our Danny Marona performances.  It was so fun!  I didn't do all that great on my song... but I had to leave to go home, so I couldn't re-record it.  Hopefully I get in anyway. :)  But I'm honestly not happy with my performance at all. : / The only reason I even posted the video of my performance is because the first minute makes me laugh. :)

But Emilee pretty much did awesome.  Like always.

And they had fun messing around with my camera when I was gone.  :P

I didn't even this video until today. :)  It makes me laugh.

Oh, Mike and Emilee.  You're so strange.

  And Mike totally did awesome!

I knew Mike could sing... but not like THAT!

And then Natalie went to Emilee's house on Thursday to record hers.

This makes me laugh so hard. :D

  You wish your friends were as talented as mine.

Don't deny it.

 ☺

Music Post Monday!

Every Monday is Music Post Monday :)

#UltraDelayedVideo #YeahWe'reWeird  #GetOverIt

Every Tuesday is Tie Tuesday.
Every Wednesday is BYU Wednesday.
And every Thursday is Ugly Sweater Thursday.

I like trends.

Especially when I'm one of  the very few people who actually participates in them.

#YOLO

Yes.

That awesome moment when you drop your
toast but are able to catch it between your thighs
because of your amazing cat-like reflexes.

The awkward moment when you realize that the toast

was buttered and that you now have a large butter

splotch on one side of the crotch of your pants.

Looking Back: November

Haven't done one of these in a while!

Accomplished:
-State Water Polo Champs
-Finished High School Swimming... forever.
-Ummm... nothing else?
-I'm at a blank.
-Can't think of ANYTHING.

Need to:
-Blog more!
-Actually do my homework.
-Work out! (run)
-Eat healthier

Next month:
-Christmas!
-Nothing else that important.
-Probably won't do any of these ever again.
-They're kind of obnoxious.

Oh, Mike

So, yeeaahhhhh
There's this boy.
And you now know his name.
Poop.
That was clever of me.
But whatever.

We've become friends.
And I kinda wish we were more.
But he's totally out of my league.
So I doubt that will happen.
~~~

Once some friends and I had fun confusing him via text while at Jamba Juice, and when he called us to find out what was going on, we only confused him more.

Almost every single day he texts/calls me for the Calculus assignment.  And if it's not Calculus, it's Physics.  Or English.  Which makes me happy.  Because he has friends that he has known longer than me in those classes, yet he asks me. :)

Then he tried to convince me he didn't celebrate Christmas cuz he is a Jew... and succeeded.  I honestly believed he was Jewish for about 5 minutes before he started laughing and told me he wasn't.

And all the time he randomly touches my hair.  Like a hair-touch.  I don't know what it means... or if it even means anything.

On Thanksgiving my family went and saw Wreck-It Ralph.  (Which, by the way, was super duper good.)  As soon as I heard we were going to the movies I started thinking "Ah!  We're going out in public!  What if he is there?!"  But of course, what are the chances that: one, he is even going to go see a movie on Thanksgiving; two, he is going to go to the lame old movie theater that we were going to; and three, he would go to a movie at the same time as us.  But lo and behold, guess who I ended up seeing at the movies.  Yup.  Him.  It made me happy. :)  But my family wouldn't shut up about it. :P

My older sister cat-facted him.  And he sent a cat fact back to her!  It was so funny!  And the he politely asked her to "please stop" cat-facting him.  That was definitely attractive. :)

The other day in Jive I was almost his dance partner... but I'm with Carson.  Curses!  But oh well, I'm near him, and we joke around all the time about who are the better dancers, me and Carson or him and Alicia.  Carson and I usually lose. :P

~~~
I think I'm falling for him too hard.
This won't end well.

The Last Attempt

The ACT.

I got a 33.

I'm not complaining.

I mean, it's a good score.

And my highest score so far.

But I know I could have gotten a 34.

Why can't I just take my highest scores from each section of all of my attempts and have THAT be my composite score? : /

It's just annoying that I only got 33's in Math in English when before I've gotten 35's.

This Just Makes Me Happy. :)

Tie Tuesday!

Every Tuesday is Tie Tuesday. 

And I am proudly one of the only weekly female participants. 

#ILoveTieTuesday

#YOLO

?

That moment when you're listening to a Holiday station shuffle on Pandora and Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbiie Caillat comes on.

#confused

A Day in Boise

Today for Michael Kezele's birthday,

Me, Natalie Sumsion, Maddie Quinton, and Hailey Stott took him up to Boise.

We went to the Boise temple open house.

The temple is beautiful!

(And so are my friends!)

Then we went to lunch at this one hick place, and it was delicious!

And we saw my great friend Sunny Leavitt. :)

After inhaling our food so we wouldn't be late, we hurried over to see Skyfall.

In IMAX.

On opening day.

Wow.

I loved it.

And we got free posters!

Well, they technically weren't free.

Cuz they came with the movie.

And the movie cost $15.50.

(Personally, I don't think IMAX is worth twice the cost of a regular movie, but whatever.)

And on the entire car ride back I was texting this one guy.

Not the one who I'm pretty much in love with.

But a guy who is still pretty great.

And then tonight there was a surprise birthday party for Hailey Whitehead!

Which was also great!

It was at Zulu Bagels, so we got delicious bagelly food.

And there was yummy cake.

And Just Dance 4.

It was just a really great day. :)

A Week Away, Yet Already Here

Take Me Home

-One Direction-

I have been looking forward to this album for... well, since their first album came out.
And it's here!

Well... not officially.

But I can listen to it.

And I have been listening to it.

And you should too.

And that's all that matters.

~~~

Thank goodness for iTunes and it's free streaming previews of entire albums.  I don't know what I would do without it.  (Actually I do know... I would wait another week and then buy the album.  But I prefer the listen for free before buying it way.)

A Sneak Peek

Senior pictures were so much fun!  I'm so excited to see the rest of them!



                                                      ^^^This one is my favorite. ♥

Pretty Sure I'm in Love

So yeah.
I love it when boys are attractive.
And can sing.
And are smart.
And funny.

It's pretty great.

Now I just need to get this boy to like me.
And everything will be perfect.

Maddie has already decided that we should get married.
And I definitely agree.
...He just needs to agree too. ;)


That moment when you realize that you totally just looked at every single picture this guy has been tagged in on Facebook.  Because he is just that attractive.
Yeah.  He's pretty nice to look at.

State Champs. Again.

Being water polo state champs is exciting and all... but it's just like last year.  Except less exciting.
State was such a disappointment.

1.  They didn't even sell shirts.  What is that?  Water polo shirts are my favorite!
2.  Bishop Kelley is dumb, so they left before we played them.  They said they were "tired," but everyone knows they were just afraid because they knew they were going to lose.
3.  Coach barely played me at all.  Which is very angering because not only am I a senior, but I'm the only girl who has been on the team for four years.  Instead he played Tara all the time... and she just barely started this year!  Ughh... I was mad.

But hey... state champs.  Woot!

Oh, and... BYU has an unofficial water polo team.

It's coed and they play games and everything!

So I'm gonna play on it.  It will be so flippin' fun!

Just Not Feeling It...

So, all day I've been trying to get in the Halloween mood!

-I dressed in Halloween clothes.
-While driving around I listened to Wicked/Phantom music blasting creepily.
-I have a fake tattoo on my ankle.
-I went to a Halloween dance.  (Which ended up being quite lame, even though I tried to make it fun.)
-I'm listening to the "Spooky Symphonies" playlist on Pandora. (Which is pretty great, by the way... even for not Halloween)

But I've just not felt very Halloween-ish.

~~~

I want (pretty) snow, Christmas trees, giving, Christmas lights, gingerbread and other Christmas goodies, presents, joy, Christmas music.

I just want Christmas already.

(P.S.  The only reason I tagged Harry Potter in this is because The Sorcerer's Stone Film Score is the song that I'm listening to this very moment on Pandora.  Yeah, I'm aware it's kind of irrelevant to the entire post, but whatever.  I do what I want.  Don't judge me.)

That Awkward Moment When...

Your choir teacher calls you a "tropical lizard."

Or at least you think he does.

But he actually says "optical illusion."

Though that may not be a whole lot better.

Code Blue

On Friday a barbershop quartet came to our school.
And let me just say... they were flawless.
From the moment they began singing I was in love with every single one of them.
Which is kinda creepy... because their ages ranged from 23-50.
But they were just that great.

And of course I had a favorite.
The tenor.
His name is Drew.
He is perfect.
Every single time he sang, his falsetto was so beautiful it made my heart melt.
He honestly made me cry.
You wanna know how many times a boy had made me cry through his singing?
...Actually quite a few.
But do you wanna know how many times I have actually met the boy who made me cry through his singing?
Not nearly enough.
But this was one of those times.
In fact, I told Drew, "You have the most beautiful voice I have ever heard."
And he said, "Thank you!  I love you." And made a hand-heart.
And I said, "No.  I love you."
Win.

It was marvelous.

Now THAT is Talent

I've heard the song before (duh), but I never realized how difficult it is OR how amazing her voice is until I heard it acoustic.  WOW.

...Boys?

Okay... so... here's the sitch.
I wish I had a boyfriend.
Or at least a boyfriend-type figure.
You know?
Someone who I can call whenever I need to talk, someone who will hold my hand, someone to walk through haunted houses and watch scary movies with, someone to kiss my forehead when I'm having a bad day.

(Okay, maybe that last one is kinda cheesy and extreme for someone who is only a "boyfriend-type figure"... but whatever.  I want it anyway.)

I want someone to buy my flowers and chocolates.
And always sit by me at lunch without fail.

Someone who won't make me feel awkward when I go on a date with them doubling with my non-boyfriendless friends.


Can't I have this?
Please?

~~~

I actually have a boy in mind. :)  He's nice to look at. And nice to listen to.  And nice to talk to.  I wouldn't mind him being my boyfriend. :)  But I highly doubt he is interested in me that way.  But hey, he acknowledges my presence on a regular basis.  And he is usually the one who begins conversations.  And he compliments me a lot. And seems to actually care about what I say when I talk to him.  It's pretty great.

But in all reality...  he's way out of my league.

Ultra-Rage

So... there's this boy... ;)


Hahaha! The wink was to throw you off.  Did it?  Did you think I was going to talk about mushy-gushy stuff?  Or did the raging title give it away?  Well, whatever.  I do not like this kid.  I mean, he's okay as a person... I guess... maybe.  But he's kinda mean to me.  And he thinks he's the smartest person in the world.  But yeah.

I can usually stand him.  In fact, I might even consider him my friend (disregarding my annoyance at him).  But this week he was awful.  I swear it was like, rage on Zack week.  Oops, I said his name.  Now you know who it is.  But whatever.  He's in my 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 6th period classes.  It's like he follows me everywhere.  And every time he would open his mouth this week I just wanted to punch him.  Especially since he kept saying "I'll beat you up."  I wanted to punch him just to prove to him that he couldn't beat me up.  I would win.  But I restrained myself.

But inside I was raging at him all week long.
So I made a rage page.
It's my new way to release anger.
It works quite well!
It just takes time.
Which is good.
Because it occupies my anger for a long period of time.

In case you can't tell... all the little words say "RAGE" or "rage."

I must have written rage over 1000 times.

But hey! It worked. :)

Procrastinating

*2 weeks ago*

Mr. Larson:  Write a 5 page paper on the Electoral College.  It's due October 19th at the beginning of class. Any later than that, and it will be 30% off each day.

Me:  That's fine!  I've got two weeks!

*Now*

Me:  Well, that paper is due tomorrow... maybe I should start researching for it.  Eh, I'll do it tomorrow during lunch.  After all, it's not due until 6th period.

I Kinda Wish AP Physics was a Little Easier

So... there was this test I took yesterday.

And I got a 72%. : /

Hey, at least it's passing!

Half of the class got D's and F's.

So I was in the upper half...

But I'm going to retake it anyway.

Ughh... stupid Fnet equations.

I Guess I Was Tired

So... yesterday I slept.
A lot.
I was about to go to swim team, but I couldn't find my swim suit.
So I stayed home.
And as I was about to start my homework I just collapsed on my bed.
At 6:15.
And didn't wake up until 10:30.
Which is when I decided to put on my pajamas and go to bed.
So yeah.
I pretty much slept for 11 hours straight.
Which was great!
...Except I'm still tired today.
How does that work?
Maybe I'll try to sleep for 10 hours tonight.
Hahaha! Who am I kidding?
No.
I can't.
But oh well!

Slightly Awkward and Yet Super Fun Sadie's

I ended up going with Tyler Lofgran.  Which was great!  he's super cool. :)  Except... he kinda has a girlfriend.  And I'm perfectly all right with that, cuz I don't like him like that or anything.  It just sorta made Sadie's sorta awk.  Because in my group there was Maddie with Bradyn (a couple) and Natalie with Michael (also a couple), and then it was me and Tyler (nothing more than a date).  And we went to the Haunted mansions of Albion.  You know, scary stuff.  A "cuddle with your date and hold hands" sorta thing. Which Maddie and Bradyn and Natalie and Michael definitely did.  Whereas Tyler and I just... didn't.  Which is okay with me!  I just kinda wish I had some sort of boyfriend type figure who I could  have taken so I could have been all cutesy-hold-handsy with.  But no. *Sigh* Oh well.  Maybe next Halloween.

Blogs are the Best Way to Discover Music

Proof:

     -Ed Sheeran

     -Cher Lloyd

     -Olly Murs

     -Imagine Dragons

     -j.wride

(And yes.  I knew about all

of them before they were

popular.  Thank goodness

for Blogger and Tumblr.)

A Shift in the Universe

Wow...  brand new revelation from the prophet.
And it has changed my life so much.
Well, nothing has changed quite yet,
But in a few short months I will begin to see this change's effect on my life.
But I am ready.

Click here for details.

Oh Fabio.

So...

I bought this cardboard cut-out.

And I have been having way too much fun with it.

Maddie's ransom note to ask her boyfriend to Sadies.
And Fabio creepin' in the doorway.

Getting gas with Fabio.

Just so you know... if you take Fabio to Subway,
the awesome cashier guy will give you free cookies.

Disappointingly, we weren't able to find any romance novel covers with Fabio on them.
But we took a picture of him in the romance section anyway... just cuz.

Reading him Dr. Seuss. :)

So... long story.  We put Fabio behind this kid, and were being quiet, so the kid had no idea we were there, so Maddie walked around to take a completely inconspicuous picture, but the flash was on.  So the kid looks up, completely freaked out.  He stands up and starts to walk swiftly away, but runs into Fabio, because he didn't even know Fabio was there.  So pretty much, we traumatized this kid for life.  The end.

We went to Arctic Circle and saw people we know!
Like Amanda. :)

And Maddie's Young Women's leaders.

And I fed Fabio a milkshake.

We had a lot of fun at WalMart.
Though I'm not quite sure why we took a picture of him with a pumpkin.

Apparently, aside from Romance novels, "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter" is Fabio's thing.

At WalMart we found Doug.
Who is apparently a friend of Hailey and Maddie's.

Silly Fabio, you can't sleep on the couches at WalMart.

Where'd Fabio go?  We can't see him!  He must be wearing camouflage or something.

Random picture.

Fresh peanuts.

Fabio is ready for Christmas.

We stopped by Shari's and this waitress lady was in LOVE with Fabio.
Like seriously.
She is some crazy Fabio-obsessed lady.
And she kind of took Fabio and ran off  with him.
But don't worry, we got him back.

And we found Emilee at Shari's!  Yay!

So then we went to Maddie's boyfriend's house and dropped off the ransom note.
And Fabio.
We left Fabio in Bradyn's bed.
It was pretty great.

We took Bradyn's guitar for ransom.
Tomorrow we will meet Bradyn under the bridge to trade the guitar for Fabio.

But all in all... today was probably the most awesome, most awkward day of my life.

It was great.