Good Life

Update on my life...
I'm a graduate of 2012!
I graduated on my birthday, and I'm now seventeen. Graduation week was one of the most emotional weeks of my life. One day I was crying that I was leaving and the next I was "Finally. Get me out!" I skipped some of the senior events like the senior picnic, just because I still felt like a junior in my heart. Sitting in my cap and gown with the other fellow graduating students, I felt in a different world. My head was in the clouds. The speakers were great (even though some other people wanted to sleep) but I thought they were great! I saw student council graduate first, and I just thought: this will be me soon. And sure enough, the row in front of me stood up. Next thing I knew, my row was next. I just watched my friend David as he went up, and my heart was pounding! Taking pictures before I went up was just natural. That's what graduation day is about: you and pictures. So I was used to the pictures. And as soon as David (the guy in font of me) went up, my heart was pounding like a little mad person. I looked around on that stage and saw my counselor lip to me, "good job!" and she gave me a thumbs up. I have to say, I just smiled even bigger at that moment. I was smiling the whole night! Life is so great.

I recently sent in my application for a passport. I'm hoping to go to El Salvador this October break. I want to see my heritage and maybe a missionary... :) I just love life.

Found the Loop

The AIMS scholarship is originally a full ride tuition paid scholarship to any instate college for anyone that gets exceeds on all of their AIMS. Sadly, this stopped just for my graduating year. Which means.. I don't get the privilege of getting that scholarship. I only get %25 thought because I'm not a graduate of 2012. Being tight of money, I've been trying to look for scholarships. And then I realized: If I can graduate this year, I can get the full ride scholarship. I found the loop hole in this situation! So, I'm going to be taking online classes (PreCalc and English) and hopefully be able to drop my lunch and my aiding hour so I can take government and economy. If this can happen, I will be able to have the full ride scholarship! So, prayers that Primavera will let me make it on time and that my counselor will let me drop the classes!

Nails, please!

Lately I have been going on a nail frenzy. I have been obsessing over nail polish colors and how to paint them a certain way. I would prefer to do my own nails and feel proud of myself, then to go get them done. But then again, it's nice to get pampered while getting a manicure! My mom took me to Ulta yesterday and I spent an hour looking at the nail polish colors. I had about seven colors in my bad, and then I realized I would be spending all of my money on nail polish. I looked into the bad and decided I Would have to make it down to two. So I finally settled to two gorgeous colors. One was from OPI and it was from the Pirates of the Caribbean collection. This was on sale for about half of its original price. What a steal! The color was Mermaid's Tears. The color is a deep baby blue that has been tinted with a sad grey. Thus making it appear a lost and sad shade. The next color is a dark ember color from China Glaze. It's called Fireside Glow. The shade has sparkly glitter in it, showing off the "glow" in the name. I was just about to leave because I was just wrapping up looking at the displays. I usually only look at the top display, but this time I looked at the second display underneath this tacky pink display. I froze, because the colors were unbelievable. The brand is called Orly. I don't know if they have done other collections, but this collection I was looking at was unbelievable. The collection is themed as outer space. Each color actually made you think that those were the colors of the milkyway and stars. There were two colors that caught my attention. I didn't get the name of it, but it was this fantastic blue. It was deep in the blue, but as soon as you shook it, the blue became vivid and bright, but held the dark base. As soon as it was shaken, yellow sparks show. It was gorgeous. The next polish was this outstanding deep purple. The polish inside the bottle was striped with a shiny grey in the middle. I shook the bottle and the grey dispersed and a sudden gold appeared scattered throughout the bottle. The grey and the gold stood out in the dark purple, and it basically put me in a galactic trance. Sounds weird, right? Well, needless to say I bought the purple and it is called Rock the World. I was disappointed that the bottle was ten dollars, but hey, I loved it so I bought it! I came home and I painted my toes with the Mermaid's Tears. The color is gorgeous. I wanted to paint my nails, but I had work soon and I didn't want them to chip so soon. So I painted them after work. And I asked my mom if she could French tip my nails with the Fireside Glow. Like the loving mother my mom is, she did and they turned out beautiful. 

 

These are the nail polishes I used for my nails:

And the nail polishes I bought yesterday:

Well, I was able to vent about my obsession of nail polish! I'll probably update next week with my new nails ;)

The Goodbye

I've grown up in this town since I was seven. I have been n the Bridlegate ward since I was 8. Eight years later... I'm no longer there. The ward splitting is so bittersweet. I've always fantasied that I would move out of the ward. And hey, I got what I wanted! But it's sinking in what it means. I've gotten the opportunity to love everyone in my Sunday school class. I've gotten to love my young women's leaders. And I have gotten to love my bishop times ten. And most importantly, I've grown to love and cherish my home teachers. They're diligent in coming every month. Clayton broke his arm, and he came the next week even though he was still in some pain. I usually bake for them and they love my baking, which makes me love them more! But the talks we had and the lessons they shared were extraordinary. We seriously had them in the house for an hour and a half. Our family just talks and talks with them! After I processed that I was in a new ward, I immediately thought of them. And I thought of my leaders. Of course as soon as my favorite leader moves back in, I leave! But our hone teachers came over without any notice and came to say goodbye. We were all in tears. I'm starting to water while typing this! I truly have a testimony of home teachers and the blessings they bring to families. The lyric "I'll go where you want me to go, dear Lord" is on repeat in my head. This will be benefitful and a change needed. It's good to get to know different people. Brother Christensen shook my shoulder and said, "Embrace it." I will. This is what I wanted, a change. So I'm going head first into this new ward.

Last Friday Night...Dang!

Yesterday, my friend Mckenna and I decided it'd be a great time to ask to winterformal. My date was very last minute. But I think it'll be fun. I've known him for forever and we're in the same ward! Mckenna asked my other friend who is my ward also. It's the best.
So anyways.. I asked with a bucket of candy, my name spelt out on boxes of nerds, with a poster that said: It'd be sweet if you went to winterformal with me!
And hers was, "This is not trick, but it'd be a treat if  you'd go to winterformal with me!"
But we asked my guy first since he was out of the house and her guy was just coming home. So we decide to kill time and go see our friends that are at the park. So we talk and talk, and then a police car rolls up.. Yay! It's past ten. Curfew!

He just checked our licenses... which I don't have. I have my permit! I'm so cool...
But we got off the hook and everything. Then we we go to ask Mckenna's guy. She puts the stuff on in front of his door, gets in the car and signals me to ring it. So I do, and run so fast it's ridiculous, and we ZOOM. And after she turns into the next street, text from Jared! "Was that you?"
You for real?! Ah! We were so mad. So we just lied and said we weren't there. But obviously we were!

Yeah... it was an interesting night. At least I got four shirts and a purse all for $40! We went on a shopping spree. BLAST. We literally shopped until we dropped.

Psych!

Everyone has a favorite TV show. I do!

And surprisingly, it's not a cooking show! Yeah, it's a shocker.

But my favorite TV show is called Psych. And season six airs in eight days...

Needless to say, I am psyched! :) Get it?! Psych...ed? Yeah.. :) 

I am pumped! Short little post, but it's something realy important :)

Just Another Trial

I think one of the biggest thing that has happened to me this month, has been the biggest trial I have gone through. But I prayed every day in thanks for the trial. What makes us stronger are these trials.
And after a couple of weeks ago, I realized that I suck as a friend! I just always goof around and say "I love you" but I don't really try and get out of my comfort zone to check up on my friends.

I know I can give dirty looks and annoyed looks to my friends, and that's something I really need to work on personally. Friendship is what helps makes us who we are. My friends are making me the person I'm going to be in the future.

Humbleness. I think the events of the past couple of weeks have hit me hard, and it's make me become more grateful to my friends. How do I show every friend I love them sincerely?

For me, I get annoyed by the SLIGHTEST things ever. Seriously, it's a problem. I think patience is a virtue, but I don't really have it... So that's something I need to work on.
This is just a vent about how I need to become a better friend.

But hey, starting yesterday, I'm going to make friendship work. Love everyone, be Christ-like. It's my goal.  I'm going to try and make sure I'm kind to everyone and not be judgmental.

Hugs and Kisses xoxo :)