I think someone pressed the 'snooze' button on my life...

Okay, I know what you're all thinking: I deserted you. Not true! I only disappeared for a little bit so you could learn to fully appreciate me :p ;) That wasn't true either. It was mainly b/c A) I forgot to post B) ...I forgot to post :p But you will be happy to know I now have a full driver's license so I can go driving wherever and whenever I want ALONE. ;D Except for the hours b/w 10 pm and 5 am unless it's going to a school function or authorized function :p ;) But I plan on being asleep during those hours, so no problems there ;)

But school is soooooooooo uneventful this semester. I think I already complained about this :p So I've been looking for a job on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 3 to 9. Tell me who doesn't want a teenager to work for them those days and times. Apparently no one in our town :p But I have a light at the end of the tunnel. Our DRE at church said that I can volunteer with two of the youth groups and do little things at church on the side. So I'm going to help out the girl who runs the middle school and junior high school youth groups while possibly working in the library ;D ;D I am so happy right now. I'm at the point of desperation where I want to shake people's shoulders and say, "GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO BECAUSE MY LAME TEACHER WON'T GIVE ME ANYTHING TO DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" :p :p :p :p :p On the days I have Algebra hw or no classes, I have 3 hours of school to do at the most. You can see my dilemma :p But like I said, light at the end of the tunnel ;)

And you get three quotes. One for last week, two 'cause I didn't post the day after Monday, and one for today which is Monday ;)

"So let me go like a leaf upon the water. Let me brave the wild currents flowing to the sea. And I will disappear into a deeper beauty." ~Audrey Assad

"Perfection has a price. But I cannot afford to live that life. It always ends the same, a fight I never win." ~JJ Heller

"Happiness is a mystery like religion, and should never be rationalized." G.K. Chesterton

I also want to thank you all for following my wonderful life ;) ;D Oh, and could you followers comment so I know how many I have of you? My followers tab isn't working and it's driving me nuts not knowing who's following me :p ;)

Life is...normal

Another week! And I had school off today since it's MLK, so that was nice ;) This morning I went with my friend Chrissy and some local youth groups to help sort out stuff at the new St. Vincent de Paul store. Then we went out to eat and went bowling ;D I bowled horribly :p ::) But now I'm home and I have tumbling so I'm happy about that ;D And here's your quote!

"Literature is a luxury. Fiction is a necessity." ~G.K. Chesterton

Can I get a big "Amen and alleluia!" to that? ;) ;D ;D What would we do without books and everything that allows us to travel without moving from one spot but does allow us to travel? I have no idea! So here's to books; one of the greatest loves of my life ;D

Back to school

Well, I started college life back up again today. My Algebra class is at 8:10 :p So I have to be on the bus by 7:45...*sigh*...and then my World Civ and History classes are pretty much lame :p No essays, no papers. Only two exams and the final. We were told we didn't have to read the book if we wanted. Needless to say my eyes practically popped out of my head. So as an example of how easy it is, I'll sleep in tomorrow, give myself two hours to finish up Algebra hw, then read my other books for an hour each equaling two hours. So all in all, four hours at the most. My dad said if I wanted I could add another class, and I might. Even with another class that would give me a regular time frame for school. I'll have to find out ::)

So here is your quote: "The poetry of the earth is never dead." ~John Keats
All we have to do is listen to that poetry :) Have a good week!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

5...4...3...2...1...HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2012!!!!!!!!! I stayed up watching Beauty and the Beast until 11:45 and read until 11:59. Then I watched the ball drop and thanked God for everything I had during the year. Then the confetti exploded and it was pwetty ;D ;D But I hope that your new year brings happiness and joy :) My new year's resolution is to grow closer to the God of the universe, and I'm interested to see what yours are. No pressure ;)

I got my hair cut today! I am sooo excited. I finally got it re-layered and got a good four inches taken off. It looks so much better ;D Dance also started again today and I'm happy about that also ;D So all in all everything is still going great!

And here are your two quotes since it's almost Wednesday ;)

"I adjure you daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and hinds of the field, do not arouse, do not stir up love before its own time." ~Songs 2:7 And tell me about it, I'm having some trouble with that ::)

"You know what I figured out today? Maybe God has a bigger plan for me than I had for myself. Like this journey never ends..." ~Jamie - A Walk To Remember

Have a good rest of the week! :)

I'm back! ;D

Okay, so I took a looong break from this. But I was busy with Christmas ;D And my sister's b-day was on the 27th so I had that too. But you get two quotes instead of one once again. But before I give them to you, I want to tell you about my Christmas Eve/Day. It was lovely ;D I went to my aunt and uncles house after 4:30 Mass just like every year. I saw my Godfather again and I was so happy! He lives with his family in D.C., so we don't get to see them very often. Then later that night my dad took me to midnight Mass! I was sooooo excited! ;D Tired, yes, but that didn't beat the thrill of being there :D :D It was so beautiful. I felt like I was part of something so historical, and I was! :D When we got home we had to be super quiet b/c my mom said if we woke her up there would be no Christmas ::) ;) Surprisingly I went to sleep almost right away and didn't get up until 5:45. Whoopee, I know ::) Half hour or so later I finally went back to sleep until 7:30. Perfect! ;D I got two books, The Merchant's Daughter and Deliver Me From Evil from my parents. I got a really pretty red crocheted shawl from my sister. And from "Santa" I got fuzzy Hello Kitty pajama pants ;D A really cool music doc, and a couple shirts that I've been wanting and an awesome dance T-shirt that says, "Sweat dries, Blood clots, Bones heal, Suck it up and DANCE" ;D ;D Then I had a few more presents from various family members thrown in there. And my sister wanted to go bowling for her b-day, so that's what we did, and my highest score was a 95 out of three games :p :p ::) Today my dad is taking me to see the second Sherlock Holmes ;D And this weekend we're going to a hotel up north where we'll indulge ;D ;D ;D And finally, your quotes!

"Even if the stake were raised and the fire lit, I would not lose faith in God." ~Joan of Arc

"The virtue of hope isn't about knowing that I've got a perfect plan to work everything out; it is about trusting that God is bigger than our problems, and He's got everything under control." ~A 30-day Spiritual Makeover for Women (I know the author is Gina Loehr, but her husband said this quote and I don't know his name ::) )

Have a good New Year!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D

Break...

I sill have...20 days off! I will be glad when I go back to school though ;) I had a Christmas party/make up class at dance yesterday. That was fun ;D And I also had tumbling where I almost got my round off back handspring. Almost! I can totally do it with my instructor spotting, but then I tried it by myself and didn't go back far enough, so I kind of splatted on the floor in a whacked out backwards somersault on my neck :p I'm okay though! I almost have it! ;D

And you get two quotes again since I didn't post yesterday ;) "Every experience of beauty points to eternity." ~Hans Urs von Balthasar

"I have loved you with an everlasting love." ~God

And on Sunday night I finally saw the new Jane Eyre! I was soooo excited ;D My mom and I watched it together, and I fell in love with it. She did too, which surprised me a lot. And at the end I had to sit and wait for her to stop sobbing for two minutes straight. I really didn't expect that ;) I saw the one that was made in the 80's or 90's, and it was pretty good. But this one I thought was better. For one, I liked the fact it was an hour shorter ;) And I thought it was better acting and had more oomph ;) ;D I'm pretty sure I'm going to buy it ;) Anyway, if I don't post before Christmas, have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends! :)

Finals done!!!!!!!!!

Hey everyone!

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I didn't really feel like it :p ;) But today I do! And I'm sooooo happy to say finals is over and I'm pretty sure I aced all my classes! I know I did with psych(and Honors no less ;) ), but Algebra I have to wait until they put up the grades and same with Writing. My portfolios only got a 2.5(same as almost everyone I think), but luckily that isn't the course total. So I passed with hopefully around a 3.5 or 4.0. With my portfolios, I felt better when out teacher said she's been teaching writing from K-12 up through Masters' courses. And our course was as hard or even harder than the Masters' course, so I felt pretty good that I got a 2.5 with something that hard ;) And according to her, one of our portfolio graders was a, and I quote, grader from hell. So...yeah :p ;) Whoo-hoo! Passed a course from the grader from hell! ;D ;D ;) And another thing, I got a 100% on my research paper from psych! Our teacher said she's a harsh grader with papers, so it's very good if we got B's. After the final, I got mine and I saw the 75/75. I had to go back in the room and clarify with her ;D I was walking on air after that ;D And I have God, Mary, and Jesus to thank, along with my patron saints. I prayed a novena and begged God everyday for success. And thus the promise is fulfilled, "Delight thyself in the Lord and He will give thee the desires of thy heart." Gives me goosebumps! ;D

Today we're frosting sugar cookies with my aunt and exchanges presents with my cousins and other aunt. I love exchanging present with people ;D I love giving to people period. It gives me so much joy to see the joy in their faces.

Here's a pic I took last year of a winter scene in my yard ;D

I have other things I need to do so I can't post more ;) But have a good 4th Sunday of Advent! :)