Adjusting Focus

Recently I've returned from the usual 2 week New Hampshire trip. We had to go extra early in the summer due to the fact that I have classes starting next Monday (*cries*). Until then, I have one more day of freedom, Youth Conference, and Sunday before I start waking up before 7:30am. I'm only excited because it now means I don't ever have to take gym for the rest of my life, and it's only a month and a half of going to class 2-3 days a week, 4 hours a day. New Hampshire was good, though, and I enjoyed it for the most part. After Cherish left I was pretty lonely, but I managed to do a boatload of homework while my parents worked on the house. I did some tests and quizzes. My parents and I went to Castle in the Clouds (the coolest/prettiest house-mansion I've ever seen). One day my mom and I went out to pick fabric for a quilt she'll make for me. We played some games and watched a lot of Criminal Minds at night. I ran most mornings, doing 3-4 miles after the firs...

So 2014 was quite the year. I guess I'll do a quick recap of the past 12 months in case anyone is even remotely interested in my adventurous life. I'll add pictures to make everything better. JANUARY: At the end of the month once the semester was over I jumped out of one school and hopped into an old/new one. I made new friends and reconnected with old ones, so that was really nice. David left on his mission which was sad but also amazing all at the same time. FEBRUARY: I finally turned 16 which meant I could finally date. I also got my permit after failing the test the first time... MARCH: Um, I'm sure something happened. APRIL: April was the month of prom.  My first one and I was pretty excited. :) MAY: ??? JUNE: I stepped foot onto GD floors for the last time. I wouldn't be returning for the next year as I would be a part of the MWCC Pathways graduating class of 2016. JULY: Youth conference happened and that was truly a great experience. Everyone worked...

In no particular order, here are some of the things I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving*: 1. Family Mom and dad (do absolutely everything and more). Brothers (weird but they're pretty amazing). Two sisters-in-law (my favorites).They are all quite possibly (or actually) my favorite people. I love them all dearly. They've done an infinite amount of things for me that would take forever to write down. I always have fun with them (we'll pretend I've never gotten mad at them because that would be silly ). 2. Friends All of my friends are truly amazing. They always know how to make me laugh and I can always manage to have a great time with them. After my family they are my favoritest (pretend that's a word) people. I can always count on them. I trust them with a lot. 3. A home I think there's a difference between a house and a home. A house is a place you live. A home is a place where you create memories and spend time with your family. It's a place fille...

Let's just start off with this; Mia (Me-ah) aka the cutest puppy ever? We picked her up on Saturday the 27th. I died when I saw her. She is so small. Literally the size of like, a baby. She's so  soft, too. She did really well in the car. At one point she was climbing on top of me and my face to look out the rear-view window. It was cute... and a little painful when she stepped on my eyes, but that's okay. She's cute (?). And when we put the leash on her, she tugged and wouldn't move. It was a struggle so we decided she would learn that at a later point. Her collar is pink (as seen above) and she looks wicked cute in it. Unfortunately, she hates the collar and won't wear it right now, but that's okay too. The other day Bella and Mia were outside and they were playing together. I got a picture of them lying in the grass across from each other and I just about died. Tell me this isn't cute. Mia is basically a little version of Bella. In fact,...

Today was great. In the morning I was wicked nervous for my driver's test. Each time I woke up in the middle of the night I would automatically tell myself how to do my uphill parking with a curb. I would also recite the steps for parallel parking. I officially woke up a little after 6:30 in the morning and I could not fall asleep for the life of me. I was so scared that I would fail. I would fluctuate between feeling like I could pass to feeling like I would fail before I even left the driving school.  That test was the easiest test I have ever taken. I had worried for days. I had prayed for days. And all for less than ten minutes of driving in a circle (basically) and then parallel parking and doing a 3-point turn. I even was a little bit farther from the curb than I was supposed to be for my parallel parking and all the guy said was, "I would just get a little closer next time." I was a little nervous then... In the end I got handed a little piece of paper and I to...