Going Crazy

I strongly dislike school. -.-

I loved it back in the days of elementary school. I hate it now in the days of two hours of homework a night highschool. Combined with two hours of soccer practice. Plus dinner squeezed in there somewhere.

So my current schedule??

6:30-Wake up
7:45- Leave for school
8:30- School starts
3:30- School's released
4:00- Soccer practice beings
6:15- Soccer ends
7:00- Dinner and shower
8:00- Homework

And then bed whenever the latter is finished. Gah! It's a pile up! The class currently killing me is AP Language. It's a college level writing course that you think you're plenty prepared for until you take it.

Lets just say average scores in this class currently should be a 3 (The highest you can get is a 9).

A 3 is a D.

I'm currently holding onto a 4.0. So when papers are handed back with a 3 written on the top?! Yesterday we got back our first essay and I got what was basically equivilant to a 79%.

Which is considered good. Which is hard for me to deal with. Gahhh!

On the better side of it I have some pretty good classes. People Assisting the Community (PAC), is a favorite because it's really helping me get set up for college as well as do interesting things. Currently we're designing a 'living funeral' to go along with a book we're reading.

Child services- My focus program- is another favorite. I mean come on. Who doesn't love working with 4 and 5 year olds for two hours every other day? :]

And of course. BioChemistry. :] Call me crazy but it's a love. We just finished inorganic and are back on to organic, which I understand so well. Currently we're naming conbustion alkane reactions. Sound like fun??

All in all I'm a little stressed. Extremely busy. Hoping to post more when I get a chance?? Homecoming was last weekend and this weekend I'll be hitting the football game tomorrow and working at an auction on Saturday.

However no school tomorrow. I love 3 day weekends.

Back to school... FASHION EXTRA!

Haa. Couldn't resist. I am my mama's fashion designer. So on today's episode, I'll give you a peek into my wardrobe! :P

Tip number 1- If you're trying it on in the store and you have that 'eh..' moment once it's on. Do. Not. Buy. It. Trust me on this one. You can have the 'eh..' moment while it's still on the hanger, but if you experience it while the item is on, you don't love it. Therefore it is not worth your valuable money. (Or your mom's...) Otherwise here's what happens to those clothing items...



And they stay on that shelf!

Tip number 2- If it doesn't fit quite right, don't get it! If you want to buy it because you feel like it'll fit better in a few weeks when you lose those summer couch potato pounds, resist the urge. Uncomfy clothes are definitely not worth it. And if in those few weeks you do manage to lose those pounds, go get it then- when you deserve it!

Tip number 3- Is it really worth the money? And I mean this quite honestly. It's okay to splurge on items that you will wear repeatedly for more than one season. I ask my self 'Will I wear this for as many days as it is dollars?'. And in addition to this, look for something similar at a cheaper price.

My favorite stores? Forever XXI, Target, and Old Navy. Adorable clothes for ridiculously cheap prices.

Here's a few of my deals for back to school:



$22



$12



$15



$8

Oh. And one more little tip.. So I don't make myself sound so hypocritical. It is okay to buy something a little crazy and fun. Even if you know you'll look a bit ridiculous. That just makes it all the more tempting right?? But only do this oh so often!

When I saw the boots I couldn't resist.. despite that they really don't match anything.



But the satisfaction of wearing them around Party City today?? Priceless. :]

I love

Blow out football games.

27-0 last night. :]

Boo.

I'm taking a break from all this boring school work! I have one more assignment but I really just have no motivation to finish it. Ha!



There's the first of four pages of my essay which is thankfully finished!

Sooo. Since it's my break I decided to do a back to school post! Yay! Today was Freshman Orientation day. We welcomed them wearing colorful 'Hello my name is...' t-shirts and then split off into groups with themes. My group's theme was.....





Wizardsss! I'm fairly sure those hats we wore provoked at least a few laughs from our quiet group of kiddos.

However tomorrow is my first official day of school. While I was always a child that loved school, once I started coming home with assignments that involved more than writing one page or connecting the dots my love faded. I still do enjoy it- especially the social aspect. And at the end of the year, I feel accomplished for what I achieved. However, the school year for me seems to be full of constant stress, procrastination, and lots of days spent miserably sick at school because I have classes I'm unable to miss.

So tomorrow I begin day one of my most rigorous year of highschool. I'm entering myself into a year of one AP class and 3 honors courses. But school supplies wise my mommy has prepared me well!



Okay. You can laugh a bit. I can't help it; i'm a child at heart! I love pulling out my cars notebook on the first day of school and walking into the classroom with a Go Diego Go backpack on. They're conversation starters! So as I head off to school tomorrow wearing an elementary school kids backpack on my back, remember something. Sometimes to get through all the stress of life you've got to be able to laugh a little. So add a funny keychain to your key ring! Don't be afraid to have a little fun!

Where's Waldo?

Well. Where have I been is more like it! I can't even come up with excuses for not blogging lately. I've just been gone everywhere!

The last few weeks I've been going to soccer practice. Note that last time I blogged I was going to volleyball practice??

Well. I played soccer from third grade on with the same girls, up until eighth grade where I played rec with my team, indoor two weeks after, classic a week later, and highschool just a few weeks after that! Mind you it starts to wear you out after awhile! So last year I made the switch to volleyball but the sport was never quite the same for me. So after discovering a brand new mysterious pair of cleats in the attic I'm back out on the field coming home once more covered in turf and bruises and I am loving it!

Additionally, the last few days have been filled with my procrastination. So here goes!

AP PROCRASTINATION SCHEDULE!

-Friday: Begin reading one of the two books which I have had all summer to read and start analyzing it. Handwrite out 'One-Pulse Words' short essay(Describe August 8th using only one syllable words).
-Saturday: Read 'Living Like Weasles' by Annie Dillard and follow through with the Summary, Translation, and set of 10 questions (Which took me 4 hours). Make sure to finish book started (Doing School) and start on Umbrella topics in relations to that. Read 'Z' story and write the responding 'E-E-Easy does it' short essay(One where you must describe elephant without using the letter E) Also print off e-mail from teacher due on the first day of school.
-Sunday: Read Jonathan Kozol's short story and do responding SOAPSS and DIDLS charts. Write 5 paragraph essay on Charity: Is it right for teachers to use as a bribe? Finish Umbrella topics response to 'Doing School' and read 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' as well.
**NOTE on sunday- Don't forget- Target school shopping with mom and go and buy theme items for Freshman orientation on Tuesday.

Monday- Finish whatever I don't really do on days planned!!


Okay. It's my fault that I waited so long. I got the assignment in June. But what teenager wants to spend there summer reading about how humans should live like weasels and books on punctuation and why school is stressful?! Not me!

So here's what my day consisted of today.


(Two of these)


(Seven pages of this)


(And reading these!!)

However. Only 5 things left to be checked off!! :D



On a lighter note, we had our first football game on Friday night! Despite the fact that we lost it was just fun to be around so much energy and spirit again and see my boyfriend play! :]

I love getting dressed up for the gamesss!



Well. I'm off to go do more AP homework. Yayy for my procrastination!!!

Yeehaw!

My aunt and uncle hosted a wonderful 'Hoe Down' party in celebration of their 20th wedding anniversary. I have to admit-- me and the girls had quite a time starting up the line dancing!



I was also able to meet many cousins, second cousins, great aunts, uncles, etc. that I had never met before which was awesome! Though I'm fairly sure I missed out on like a family gene. I mean seriously- my hair is died blonde right now.. but amidst all these blondies I sure look like I have dark hair again!



Overall it was great getting to see so many family members and just spend hours dancing to a live band with everyone from my papa to my cousins! I can't wait for the next time we're able to get together again. :]



I'd blog more but I'm off to clean more house before our house warming tomorrow! Woop de doo!

I Promise

I'm not relapsing into my old blogging habits! I'm still here!

I've been at a hoe down, volleyball practice, babysitting, and my big camping trip for the year. Oh and hanging before me still is an upcoming party and a two packet AP assignment. AH.

So things will be a little out of order but in this post I'd like to share something very important.

Through NHS, I was asked to work at a benefit concert supporting finding a cure for JM. I went into this honestly having no idea what JM was or how we were connected with it.

The concert was amazing. And my heart goes out to the little boy named Mason who was able to attend. Mason has been battling JM for a few years now and has made some great steps recently. At the end of 2008 he could no longer control his wheelchair. Last night he was able to thank us for helping and was once again in control of his wheelchair. He's going home from the hospital in two days.

JM is Juvenile Myositis. It is a disease that affects muscle control, causes lung and heart problems, and severe fatigue. You can read up more on it at it's website- CureJM.com

There are also two heart warming songs located in the Right column. "Hope and Prayer" is sung by a girl I use to go to school with, and "Miracle" I heard preformed last night and it was very heart touching.

So here's to Mason, our hopes and prayers for this boy who is a living miracle.

View his story here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1T86xM3RFw