Adjusting Focus

Last week I went to Maine with my mom for our 3rd annual Mother-Daughter Camping Trip. Technically, it was only our 2nd annual, as after our first year we skipped one, but to make life a lot easier, I just say 3rd annual. It was a good time. I really like Maine and we were by the ocean so everything smelled like sea salt, which is the best. It was really pretty, too. The weather was nice. We walked along Marginal Way (which I have some pictures of below) and then on Friday we went on a whale watch (more pictures). We saw a lot of dolphins and a couple of whales. There was a sunfish too, which was huge. A couple of the dolphins jumped out of the water and they were so close but I DIDN'T HAVE MY CAMERA WITH ME AT THE TIME. I was (and low-key still am) disappointed. I even got a sunburn on my nose which was pretty lame. But I also tanned, so you know, that was cool. Every night and morning we had a fire and we sat by it and talked. Overall the trip was really great and I really enjoy...

It's been another successful week of schooling. I'll admit that I've saved a boatload of homework for over the weekend and until Monday and Tuesday, but I just wanted a break. And I have a ton of time tomorrow to do homework before we leave for New Hampshire... again (I feel like I'm always mentioning that place....). I've taken the time to practice the piano almost everyday. I'll be quite honest with ya'll.... it's been wicked good. For once I'm taking the time to really practice and do the things I don't like to do on piano. Like scales, octaves, and arpeggios. I never practiced them until the day of my lessons. I wouldn't really practice the piano intensely and I would do it for a short amount of time. And there would be weeks upon weeks where I wouldn't really practice. It was quite sad, actually. Don't get me wrong, I'm in love with the instrument, I just wasn't pushing myself to become even more in love with it... I was...

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...