A Disaster

Well all the water is gone and now is the time for the clean up. We didn't really lose any furniture or anything that was special. But......my car and my moms van got totalled. That was very hard to swallow. I was incredibly sad that my car was gone. I really liked my car, alot. We weren't really sad about the van because it was paid for, but when the adjuster said that my car was totalled I didn't believe him. I actually didn't want to believe him. But God is good and I know that he has a car for me and my mom out there just waiting on us. A better one than what we had. So until then, we will wait it out and see what he does.

Rain, Rain Go AWAY!!!!!

Well its been a long week. Last Tuesday it rained and rained and then.....FLOOODED!!!!! The entire house had at least three inches of standing water everywhere, all the vehicles were completely flooded on the inside. The back yard is a disaster, these pictures are just a few of thyem, I will be putting more up.

Congrats...It feels good!!!

Wow! This feels good.....I graduated from high school last Friday night. It felt just awesome! I was so excited...I cried alot (tears of joy) because it was just so amazing to finally finish. And to top it all off I didn't think that either one of my brothers would be there or I didn't think that Chris would make it because of work. Well Robert drove down from North Carolina and surprised me, Daniel drove in, and Chris was there! I was so excited that they were all there and that almost my entire family was there! And I went and so partied after the fact! It was so much fun. Today I got my new phone with all my graduation money I got. Which I am so excited about because my old one is so messed up. Well got to run I have a date tonight!!!

A week away!!!

Graduation is only a week away and I am so excited. I always thought that i would be really happy to leave the school, I am really but I am also really sad because I have had so may good memories, that go along with the bad, there. The last five years of my life were spent there growing up and making memories with all the people I am graduating with (all 6). I am ready to move on with the next chapter of my life, go to college, maybe get married ( ok, so yeah no maybes, get married) and have a family. That excites me to no end!! Almost my whole family is coming in to see me graduate and some people from my work are coming. That is so awesome to me that they are all coming to see me!! The only bad news is I am not sure if Chris can make it because of his work schedule. But he is trying really hard to be able to come. I cried when he told me he may not be able to make it that night. This night means the world to me and I want all the most important people there to celebrate it with me.

First Place!!

Scholar's Fair is pretty much over but we did awards today and that came as a shock to me! I entered the poem that I wrote ( the edited version of it) and it won first place!!! That really shocked me because my poetry has never won anything before. Out of the poems that I have written in my life so far that one was my favorite. I also was put on a quiz bowl team because Bo (another senior) wasn't back to school in time to compete. They walked up to me and gave me the questions as I was walking in the room for the quiz bowl to just watch and had to cram all those answers in my little brain, and pray I could remember them. Well I did, and we actually won first place!! I was very impressed with the team and myself. It was alot of fun.

"Wrap Group"

On Monday my mom said that I should get a group together and do a drama for chapel on Wednesday. So I said sure, why not? So we went and found this really funny skit about bubble-wrap. I got some friends together and we did it in chapel today, and oh my word it was hilarious. Of course we couldn't remember all the lines but it was very funny because we just kinda made some of it up as we went. It was about a support group for recovering bubble-wrap poppers. It started out like they wanted to get help but in the end they all pull out their bubble-wrap and run off the stage popping it. It was very funny. I was very proud of them all, they did such a good job.

Over it...

When I was younger I would sing in church and for other competitions and I had a very bad case of stage fright. But now that I am older and have done it a bit more than I did back then I am so over it. I still get a little nervous but its not like serious stage fright. I sang today for our scholars fair competition and was not really "scared" to say the least. It did help that Chris was there to watch me sing. Needless to say it was a good experience for me. I also played the piano today but that was not such a hot feeling...I butchered that one real bad, but that's OK because I know I was a little nervous like always ( haven't gotten over that fear yet!)

Parents

So I love my parents to death! And tonight Chris called me and asked to talk to my mom...he asked her if they could come get me to go eat dinner. She said yes, which surprised me, cuz I really thought she would say no. But anyway they came and picked me up, well Chris's dad called him. Which I have never seen him talk to his dad before. It was so sweet...his dad is in the Navy and was asking him about work and stuff like that. But when his dad asked what he was doing.. he said he was at a friends house, which I corrected him on (Then he told his dad that he was at his girlfriends house) He laughed at me because I looked at him and said, "A Friends house?" when he was about to hang up, his dad said, " Love you." Then Chris quickly responded, "Love you too." I looked at him and smiled, it was so sweet to me. He thought I was weird but thats ok (he still likes me!) I am glad that I have the parents I do and I am glad that Chris talks to his.

What A Week!!

I had an exciting week but after this week, I am so incredibly pooped. I did alot of running back and forth from my house to the base almost every day this past week. I had fun but not a whole lot of sleep. I was also followed around the base by some of Chris and Taylors friends that I guess were mad at Taylor ( who knows) but needless to say they didn't follow us after Chris found out about it. And, I busted the front of my cellular device this week and it looks pretty bad I might say..i must now save my money to get a new one. But that's alright I wanted a new one anyway I just now have a reason to get one!! Oh and I finally passed an economics test this week!!! WOO HOO!!!! That was very exciting for me!!

One down....

WooHooo!!!!! I finished Algebra 2 today!!!! I was so ecstatic.. I was jumping up and down when I finished that last test. It made me so happy. And on top of that, I went out on a real date with Chris tonight. We went to the mall and dinner and then picked up Taylor and Chip went and watched a movie then went bowling. It was my night to celebrate. Of course I must go back to work tomorrow if I am to actually finish everything.