another dance!

so this past weekend Shawn took me to another dance. it was the Military Ball which was a dance only for the people in ROTC. the theme was winter and it was AMAZING!! I learned how to Waltz! not as easy as it looks! but it was an unforgetable night and I had the best time! here are a few pictures!

getting older!!

so yes I am still alive and so sorry that I haven't updated in FOREVER!! I have been super busy with school and "stuff" so anyway I bet you are dieing to know what some of that "stuff" is...here it goes...(I'll break this blog up into sections so you can follow along lol)

Homecoming!

so a couple weekends ago I had my first homecoming!! woohoo!! I went with this AMAZING guy, Shawn. He was sooooo sweet and I had the BEST time. The night consisted of dancing, a driver, ice cream and Ashleigh's dog, Chopper, escaping!! I could not have asked for a better first dance! here are a few pictures:

Drivers License!


Yes I am driving! that means you might want to try to stay off the roads as much as you can!! ha ha!! actually me and my dad went driving earlier today and I was doing really good. I asked him on a scale of one through ten where he thought I was at and he said a one but I think that I did better than that! lol everyone told me that after I got my learners permit that I would never want to drive but I had soooooo much fun today and I can't wait to go driving with my dad again....now if i could just stop getting the gas pedal and the brake pedal confused...just kidding...but seriously =)


School!

ahhh school school school, whats there to say about school. uh got my report card couple weeks ago. I got all A's except in current issues. I got an 89 so it was like a really high B but hopefully I can bring it up by the end of the semester. I am LOVING ROTC! It's turned out to be one of highlights of school. I have another dance tonight! It's the Military Ball. Shawn's going to take me again and I am super excited! My dress is long and its blue but it has this like really sheer black material over it so the blue shows through and I love it!! ha ha!! but yeah high school is really starting to set in and despite all of the work, I love it!!

Priorities:

As you can tell there have been a lot of things going on lately (and boy do I mean a lot!) I guess since I'm sort of "growing up" I have had a really difficult time adjusting. I tend to put school or other teenage things before spending time with God. I keep thinking ok God is going to be with me through all of this so that's that, and I put him on the back burner. Then that leads to just getting into the motions of being a christian. I start thinking that since God is with me then despite everything going on, I'm just going to magically start feeling better about everything. But I realized that this isn't what it supposed to be like. Yes, God is going to be with me through these troubles no matter what, but is that all he's going to do? Is he just going to sit back and watch everything that's going on and occasionally slip in a little it's going to be alright? After a lot of praying and searching, God has shown me that he is here for more than just to oversee your trouble and make sure that you come out on the other end better than you were before you went in. He is here to help you through every little step and teach you something crucial through every little detail. He wants you to turn to Him when you don't know whats going on and He wants you to turn to Him EVERY TIME you feel scared or alone. He wants to comfort you and show you what to do through everything. And let me tell you there is such a relief and a peace of mind when you know that Savior of the World is holding you in His arms. So just run to Him. Don't be afraid of what He's going to say or what he's going to think of the situation your in. Guess what, HE ALREADY KNOWS! So don't try to hide it from him, run to him, ask him for advice, comfort, love. I guarantee you will feel the greatest since of relief from simply calling upon his name and resting your trust in him.

so I hope everyone is doing well and HAPPY SATURDAY!

p.s. I will try to update more! lol

Tag your it!

Melanie tagged me! The rules of the tag are as follows:

1.Post the rules on your blog.

2.Write six random things about yourself.

3.Tag six people at the end of your post.

4. If you are tagged, JUST DO IT, and pass the tag along.

Six random thoughts:

1. I have to memorize a ten minute speech by TOMORROW!!

2. I am not getting my learners on my birthday as planned =( (I have to give my speech)

3. I cannot wait to start reading New Moon!!

4. I love drill team girls unarmed!! what what!!
5. I love seeing all of my family together!
6. I love working out!! no im not crazy!!

I tag Mama, Jennifer Zila, Kim Jarrett, Jamil and Patricia, Crayzee Joe, and Josh Wright!!

btw here are some pictures from the wedding that I went to this past weekend.

Mindi

so this week has been uhh..........CRAZY!! I have projects coming out of my ears and papers that are due like everyday!! ahh!! don't you just love highshcool?? lol so yeah this week has been a little crazy work wise but my family is coming into town this weekend to celebrate the marriage of my cousin Elizabeth and her fiance' Abishake! (we call him Shake for short) Shake is from India and in India the traditional wedding lasts for like a week I think and everyday is filled with a celebration. Well what they both decided to do is make the wedding 4 days and mix the 2 cultures into one cermony. Wednesday night was a gift ceremony, Thursday night was the Mindi ceremony, Friday night was the rehearsal dinner, and tonight is the wedding! Now, you may be wondering what a Mindi ceremony is! Well Mindi is pretty much like Henna. and in India it is tradition for the bride to get her arms Mindi-ed like a glove sort of. So my cousin Elizabeth has these beautiful intricate designs up and down her arms. At the ceremony the Mindi artist stayed and the girl family members and friends got Mindi on their hands as well. So yes I have Mindi on both of my hands and it's beautiful! My mom got it done, I got it done and even my grandma got her hand Mindi-ed! Now you might still be a little unclear on what it is...its like a Henna tattoo sort of. It will slowly begin to fade away after a couple weeks. Here is a picture...

This is Elizabeth's Mindi

This is mine (right) and my mom's (left)

This was what I wore to the Mindi ceremony! It was a gift from Shake's mom and she got it from India! Isn't it nice! I told my mom that I wanted to go India to get another one! =]

oh yeah btw I got my hair cut off in case you didn't notice in the picture above!! fur real its like all gone!! here's a better pic...

how ya like it?? I really wanted to shave it like Natalie's but this was as close as my mom would let me go! haha!! :)

Thursday Thirteen

so this week I have had the week off of school so I'm going to do a Thursday Thirteen on what I have done so far on this wonderful week off!

1. Cleaned my room

2. Finished my speech

3. Made brownies

4. Had a blast dancing at small groups!

5. Cleaned my room

6. Got all of my hair cut off!! (like fur real...Natalie's going to be so proud ;])

7. Worked on homework and projects for school

8. SLEPT IN UNTIL 8:30!!!

9. Started reading Fahrenheit 451 (strange book)

10. Cleaned my room...again

11. Killed a Wolfe Spider (look it up those things are HUGE!!)

12. Went shopping!

13. RELAXED!

I hope everyone else is having a FABULOUS week whether or not you have it off!

never too old to love your mama!!

so as most of you know I am a huge mama's girl and I always have been. most teenagers would be embarrassed to have their parents around but I often find my mom insisting that she not be around me instead of the other way. anyway the other day me and my mom decided to wear the same shirt all day. even though I was at school and she was at work and no one would notice that we had the same shirt on it just reminded me a lot of when I was younger and made me realize that you are never too old to love your mama!!! haha!! luv ya mom!

Dad

Strong, Powerful, Gentle, Kind

Loving and Gracious all the time

Enduring, Patient, Teacher, Friend

I know you'll be with me till the end

You've been there in bad times and been there in good

You've never left though you easily could

You never gave up and because of that I'm here

Without you everything would be filled with fear

You've loved me and taught me all I need to know

A great man of God is what you show

So because your love for me is unconditional and true

I want to say Happy Birthday Dad and I love you too!