Date Night

I am going on a date tonight and it's the first time that I have been on a date in two years. My boyfriend and I have been going out for two weeks since this past Wednesday. Tonight we are going bowling and then we are going to go see Breaking Dawn. I really excited because this should be really fun. Tonight will also be the first time my boyfriend gets to meet my parents. Well, he at least gets to meet my dad because my mom is sick. I can't wait to see Breaking Dawn. I heard that it was really good. My mom and dad have already seen it. I heard that your supposed to stay until after the credits because there is another scene afterwards. It's almost three hours long and my boyfriend is not looking forward to that. He didn't want to see it, but he was kind of outvoted so he has to go. I will give an update on how everything went on Monday.

It All Went Great

The rest of the nights for the play went great and the party was even better. One would think that after a musical was over, no one would want to sing anymore. Well that is a false assumption because we just kept singing. Another fun thing that we did at the party was play Star Tripping. You look up at the sky when it's dark outside, you spin around while you are looking at the sky, then another person with a flashlight will tell you to stop and look at them. When you do stop and look at them, they will flash the flashlight in your face and you fall down. When you start to get back up, they flash the flashlight in you face again and you fall back down. It is a fun game, but it's also dangerous. When someone fell, they kicked another person in the ear and that person started to fall backwards and their hair got caught on someone else's jacket zipper and then they fell down. I had so much fun playing Star Tripping, but my mom thought that it was a stupid game. I am going to do it to my siblings sometime soon because I think it would be funny to watch them fall on their butt. At the party, we also roasted marshmelllows to make smores which are the best dessert ever. Everyone had so much fun at the party and immensly enjoyed themselves. I feel like we should have more parties like that more often.

Lives are Like Movies

You have a problem, you usually try and fix it. Not me. I just sit back and watch events unfold. It's like our lives are one big movie. It's just long and it can be any kind of movie that you want it to. It can be a romantic comedy, it can be a  hopeless romantic movie, it can be a horror film, or it can be an action flick. Like I said, it can be whatever you choose. I love watching movies therefore I like making my life as dramatic as possible. But if I wanted my life to be a romantic movie, it would have the worst reviews ever because my love life sucks. I would classify my life a comedy with a little bit of drama. We all have the day to day high school drama, but then I get to go home and listen to even more drama from my siblings and then all the after school drama. And then we have my love life drama. I am too much of a wuss to even ask a guy out, but I'm confident enough to break up with them. Now if I had as much confidence with asking guys out as I did with breaking up with them, I would not be such a wuss anymore. But I love to listen to people at lunch because all they talk about is the drama that is going on at school. It's a great way to keep up with the gossip as well as keep a tab on your enemies at school. Life is like one big, long movie where we are the stars. It's our job to make the movie exciting and get the good reviews that we want. People always say that they want to be famous and star in movies, but I like telling them that they already are famous and they already are stars of their own life story. I want to be the star of my own movie and not someone else's.

Some New News

So I found a new guy that I like. You wouldn't think that he is very hot, but you need to see him with his shirt off. He's got a six pack and he is totally hot. He is a band conductor, he can dance, and he plays the violen. Not to mention, he is an amazing actor. In this year's musical, he stole the show with his wonderful singing and acting skills, and let's not forget his dashing good looks. I just hope I can get up the courage to talk to him.

YAY!

Opening night went great. I think that the only thing that went wrong was Chad's mic fell down his pants when he came out of the barrel. But other than that, everything went great. My family made it to the show which was awsome because they said that they weren't going to make it. Everything was a huge success. Now we just have to do it two more times and then it's over. That will be sad because I really do enjoy working with everyone. I have even made some new friends and that is something that is huge for me considering my last friend tried to steal my boyfriend which is one of the reasons that we broke up. But for the most part this musical has been an amazing experience.

At Last

She is finally letting me back in. She is starting to open up to me and tell me what's wrong. She trusts me again and now I can help her. This day is finally starting to go uphill and that will help take some of the stress off for tonight. With opening night being tonight, nerves are starting to kick in. I know that I just work with the sound and don't have to be in front of the audience, but I'm just scared that something might go wrong and I really don't want it to. If tonight goes well, then the next to nights will be just as good. We were actually having a problem with one of the main character's mic, so I am really hoping that everything will go smoothly.

After the show on Saturday, there is going to be a party and I'm really excited because I'm sure it's going to be amazing. Everyone from the musical will probably be there which is a good thing because I get along with pretty much everybody. They are all fun, talented, and just really great people. And Miss Rowse has put so much effort into the show as well as Miss Thompson and Mr. Gansabom. All the adults that helped were all key in making this production a success. They will all deserve a huge thanks. And the actors also put in a lot of work because they are the ones that make it happen. And let's not forget the techies of the production because without them there would be no props, sound, costumes, lights, or makeup. Everyone who is a part of the production worked really hard to make it happen. Thanks!

Negative and Positive

You know what sucks? When you want to help a friend but you know that there is absolutely nothing you can do. They completely shut you out and they won't open up to you. They really need your help, but what can you do if they won't let you in. I hope that eventually they will realize that they can still trust me and then they will let me back in to help.
You know what's great? Tonight is the opening night of the Seusical. It's the high school's musical and I'm so super excited. Nothing can be better or more scary or more exciting than an opening night. Especially when you're pretty sure that it's gonna be a full house. Break a leg!

I Found Kitties!!!!

I found the cutest pictures of cats that you just have to see. Haha.

Sad Week

This has just been a sad week  because my boyfriend just broke up with me. I thought that we had a real connection, but he doesn't feel the same way. We are just friends now and I think that I like that too. Not to mention I have been really depressed here lately and I have been having suicidal thoughts. Someone please help me.

I Am Super Bored Today

I have nothing to do today. I haven't seen the guy that I want to ask to homecoming all day. That makes me really sad. I'm hoping that he will show up later today so that I can talk to him. I will upadate later.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!

We are sick of Obama's stupid health plan to get rid of childhood obesity. It obviously isn't working because if students can't get the regular pop in the vending machines at school, they will just bring it from home or if they have open campus, they will go somewhere and get it. Taking junk food out of the vending machines isn't helping students. It just makes them angry and gives them another thing to rebel against. Why does Obama have to do things that make us unhappy? Why can't he take away homework instead? If he doesn't want the regular pop in the vending machines, then we will start selling regular pop at school ourselves. Please help us in our fight against getting our regular pop back in the vending machines.
Sincerely,
Joshlyn Heffner and Ryleigh Sage

PROTEST

Me and my best friend Ryleigh are starting a protest against the pop in the vending machines. The diet and zero pop is disgusting and tasteless. If you are reading this blog, we would love to hear from you. You can add a comment on the blog letting us know what you think. All opinions will be read. The pop in the vending machines are diet and zero because of the new health plan that Obama has made. What is stupid about this plan is that the diet and zero pops are more unhealthy because it has more of the bad sugar in it. Plus the government is going to lose money because students are going to stop buying the pop in the vending machines. If you are reading this, encourage other schools who have the diet and zero pop vending machines to start a protest of their own. We need as many people as we can get. The more people that we have, the better our chances are at getting our regular pop back. Please join in our protest for regular pop in the vending machines at school.
Sincerely,
      Joshlyn Heffner and Ryleigh Sage

80's Day

I didn't do anything for 80's Day today. I just decided to sit this one out. That's okay because my favorite day is going to be Friday which is Halloween Day. I have a nice black dress that I am going to wear with a masquerade mask and my black heels.

Excited

I am super excited this week because it's Spirit Week and I always have a lot of fun. Monday is Color Day: Seniors=black, Juniors=yellow, Sophomores=green, and Freshmen=orange. Tuesday is 80's Era Day and I'm going to have my mom rat my hair although I still don't know what I am going to do for the outfit yet. Wednesday is Cowboy Day, but almost everyone is calling it Hick Day. Ryleigh is going to give me one of her cowgirl hats to wear that day. Now all I need to do is find the boots. Haha! Wish me luck. Thursday is Spirit Day because that is the day of the football game and I am praying that we will win. Friday is Halloween Day and I have a black dress with a black masquerade mask and black heels. I am trying to talk my mom into letting me get a black wig since she won't let me dye or color my hair. The theme for the dance is Hollywood so I wanted to be all dramatic. I have a dress that is maroon and sparkly. I want the black wig to add the drama to my outfit. I am going to wear my black heels with it because they are my favorite dress shoes. I am also covering the dance for the school newspaper, but my photographer won't be there so we will have to get the pictures from the yearbook teacher. I have to ask a bunch of questions to see what people think of the dance and their favorite music and dances. This will be my last homecoming since I'm a Senior so I want to make it count and I want to have a lot of fun.
This coming weekend on Sunday is my team's last soccer practice for the season. That means that this is the fun soccer practice because my parents bring a ton of junk food and we play a game of keep away by throwing the ball in the air and we play boys vs. girls and adults vs. players. It's a whole lot of fun and I can't wait for that practice, but I also don't want to have our last practice because that means that soccer season will be over soon. Playing soccer keeps me occupied instead of sitting around the house bored all the time.
My schedule is so busy this year. I am doing Book Club, Musical, One Act, Winter Play, Spring Play, AYSO Soccer, NHS Winter Soccer, Newspaper, and Yearbook. But I enjoy doing every second of it.

Summer was Great...But School is Good Too

I had a great summer...but I'm happy to be back in school because I'm a senior and I have a lot of free time. My favorite class is probably newspaper because I'm having a lot of fun in there. I'm happy that summer is over because that means that soccer season is starting and I love soccer. Now there is only one thing that I don't like about school and that is homework. But then again who does like homework? Everything else I like. I like it when we play games in class and when we throw parties (those are always fun). I like it when we do a whole bunch of fun stuff in school. I'm going to enjoy my last year of high school as much as possible.

Just Another Day

I am ready for summer vacation now. I love school and all, but I'm ready to travel and get out of town. My sister and brother have their express soccer tournaments this summer. That should be pretty fun. And next year, I will finally be a SENIOR!Then I can graduate and move out of town, go to college, and a lot of other fun things. I also need to get a job so that I can make some money. Then I need to take the drivers test so that I can get my permit. I'm soooo ready for summer.

EASTER!!!!

Easter break is great! It's totally relaxing sitting here in Columbus. There isn't a whole lot to do, but that's exactly why I like it. Just sitting here is so relaxing. My other favorite thing that I did during break was go to the library and get some books and cds. I also liked the day where I just did a bunch of random stuff. This break is pretty awesome.

Random Stuff

So I'm just gonna talk about random stuff. This Saturday is my second soccer game and it's the one that I want to win the most. After this soccer game, I'll only have four games left. That's so sad because I really like playing soccer and I'll have to wait to play another game until next season. I'm actually planning on playing for the school next year. I don't know if I'll actually get played because I'll be a senior, but it would be pretty cool to play for a different team for a change.
I'm also planning on getting a job this summer. I am in the process of filling out an application for Sonic to be a carhop.
I'm almost finished putting together my practical communications portfolio. I just have a few things left to put in it and then I'm done. There is one thing that I'm not looking forward to doing in that class though and that's the mock job interview. I'm not good at answering questions when I feel like I'm under pressure. It makes me nervous.
If I don't get the job at Sonic, I'm pretty sure that I will spend the rest of my summer traveling with my family to my sister and brother's soccer tournaments. I will definatly enjoy watching the soccer games, but every once in a while I'll get bored or I'll get that feeling that I just want to be the one running on the field.
I'm looking forward to the county fairs during the summer. That's always something fun to do. The Dodge County Fair is totally awesome and it's my favorite one to go to. I've only been there once, but it was still so cool. The dance is amazing. Most of the songs that they play aren't country which really makes me happy.
I'm both ready and not ready for the end of the school year. I like my classes and being able to see my friends every day, but I also don't like doing a lot of the homework. I'm pretty sure that I could do without the math class and the american literature. Other than that, I'm good.

BATTLE OF THE BANDS and Other News

I have never seen Battle of the Bands before, so I'm really excited for this. I can't wait to hear all the different bands. I think that it's going to be so awesome.
I signed up for the Day of Silence the other day. I wonder if I can actually stay quiet. I also thought that it would be something new and interesting to try.
Soccer season starts really soon for me. My first game is this Saturday and I'm uber excited. I'm ready to play.
The warm weather went away and it started snowing again. I really thought that all that cold weather was done. One of my soccer practices got canceled because of it.
The most exciting news of the week: one of my friends just got out of juvi last week. I can't wait to see him again.

Sun + Warm Weather = SOCCER!!!!!

Yeah!!!! We're finally having some summer weather. It's been so nice outside and now I'm ready to play soccer. I've already had my first soccer practice and it was awesome. My next practice is tonight and I can't wait. This might be my last season playing soccer, so I want to make the most of it. I'm ready to play my first game. It's going to be great to finally kick some major soccer butt again. I love the fun that comes with playing soccer. Not to mention, running on the field with the ball is like the greatest feeling in the world.

One Act

I finally finished it! My one act is completely done. This one act is going to actually help me in two different classes. I can use it in my Practical Communications class for my portfolio and in my Creative Writing class. It was edited by both me and my peer editing group. I also got some people outside of school to read it to. My sister read it, but she didn't like it. I won't say why because that would give the whole story away. This one act was the greatest project I have ever worked on. I also don't think I've ever worked so hard on anything else in my entire life. I love to write and come up with creative stories, so maybe that's why this was so fun. Not to mention it was the easiest thing to do because I had fun with it. I wish my old school would of had a creative writing course because I probably would have liked it a lot better. But I'm glad I switched because now I have the best friends anyone could ever ask for. Now I'm getting off topic. But the one act was a lot of fun and I hope everyone else thinks so too. If you love to do something, then it doesn't seem like work. Since I want to pursue writing as a career, I might write some more plays. And I'll have Ashley K. edit them because she did such an amazing job with mine. Now I think it's ten times better than it was when I thought that I was finished. She had some really great ideas and saw errors that I didn't even know were there. There were some rules that I didn't even know about and she helped me. So if anyone is stuck or needs some help editing, I suggest you talk to Ashley K.

Writing My Very First Novel

I think I've finally finished my one act. All I need is for my peer editing group to look over it and then I can hand it in. It's like a high school romance/ murder mystery with a vampire twist. I think that a lot of our stories and movies today have vampires in them. But then again, vampires are awesome. Who doesn't love vampires? I think that I have finally discovered what I want to do with the rest of my life. I want to be a writer.
I love to write stories and everything. Plus, I'm pretty sure that UNL has a great creative writing program. If I'm not a writer, maybe I'll be a Creative Writing teacher. I would want to teach a class just like the one I'm in now. And I would want to be just like Rowse. I would want to be my students' favorite teacher. That would be so cool.
I have already started writing my very first novel. I don't know what to call it yet, but so far I have the prologue and the start of chapter one. I want it to be different than any other book I've ever read. And that's going to be hard because I've read a lot of books. (Maybe I should be a literature teacher.) Writing is my passion and I want it to be a big part of my future. One of my friends said that I'm making a difference in the world by writing a book. He said that I'm helping other people want to read or something like that. Of course he was just being funny because I don't think that I could change the course of somebody's life by writing a novel. Sure it might make them see things in a different light, but it's not like my novel is going to be some sort of self-help book.
I have already put a lot of thought into my novel and a lot of work. It takes a lot to get somewhere, so I've only got three pages, but it's a start. And all of it's based off of my imagination. None of it's from my own experiences or anything. Only one person has read it and they really like it so far. I can't wait to finish it and I would love to get it published.
Some dream, huh?

Shopping

Next weekend I'm goiong shopping in Sioux City. I really want to get some new books and cds. I think I found the perfect place to buy my prom dress. It's called Wet Seal. I'm pretty sure I've never shopped there. If anyone has, you should let me know if it's a good place to shop. I've only seen their website. I'm ready to go shopping. It's so frustrating waiting for something exciting.

Easiest Way to Earn Money

Yesterday, I went to El Mez Cal for supper. My sister picked up a bottle of hot sauce and sniffed it. She got that scrunched up look on her face afterwards. When I wasn't looking, she opened it back up and held it over my plate like she was going to poor some on. Then I turned back around and she accidently did poor some on. My mom told me that she'd give me five bucks if I ate it. I said it wasn't worth it. Then my dad said he'd give me ten bucks. I told him I'd do it. Now I have $10 in my pocket. That was the easiest money I have ever made.

I could use some help

So that guy I asked to the movies never showed up or called to say he wasn't going to be there. I called him just to make sure he didn't forget, but he didn't answer so I left a message. He never called back and he won't even talk to me in class. What should I do?

Suicide and Other Things

I am not too excited about March 1st. That's when one of my friends killed himself and it was just one of the worst days of my life. It'll be three years since he committed suicide. I am not looking forward to that day. As far as I'm concerned, the world can just skip March 1st and I wouldn't be hurt one bit. Since March first is a Tuesday I don't think I'm even going to want to go to school. It might make a good skip day (jk) because that is the most depressing day of the year for me. Suicide sucks or I guess death in general sucks, but I don't think my parents will let me stay home just because one of my friends killed themselves three years ago.
Me and my brother have been dancing every night for exercise. We listen to Miley Cyrus, as crazy at that sounds, and he knows every word. Of course I would rather have him listen to Miley Cyrus than Taylor Swift because I really don't like her. My sister says that I have no taste in music (which of course I do). I mostly listen to 102.3. That's my favorite station.
The reason I'm exercising is because I want to go to Kansas and if I want to go, I have to lose at least 25 pounds if not more. So Amanda is helping me lose the weight and we're doing it together. I also have to end the semester with all A's and B's, pass all my fiinals, and keep up the dishes at home. Then I can go to Kansas for a week or two. I guess I'm ready for summer.

Crossword Puzzles and Other Brain Teasers

Okay so I've been doing all these crossword puzzles in some magazines and I'm having a lot of fun with them. Does that make me a dork or something because it totally just relaxes me. I do them on the computer too. They give me something to do at school. Like when my friends aren't here during lunch, I can do the crossword puzzles to keep myself occupied. And whenever I do them, I learn something new, like a new word or a new historical fact or something that I just never knew before. I think crossword puzzles are great for learning new things. So if you find yourself bored to death with nothing else to do, find a crossword puzzle. If you can't find a crossword puzzle, you could always do a word find or some other sort of brain teaser. They're supposed to stimulate the brain and make you think. I like to do them in the morning while I'm eating breakfast to get my brain working. I find myself more awake when I get to school and it's easier to stay awake in class. You should try doing some puzzles in the morning before coming to school. They're really fun.
http://www.boatloadpuzzles.com/playcrossword
This is a great site to do crossword puzzles. Try it out sometime.

Can't Wait

I asked another guy that I like if he wanted to go to the movies this Saturday and he said he'll see what he's doing. I can't wait to see if he can go or not. If I can't go out with Mitch, I'll find someone else. I it's time to move on and get over him. This guy has a really great personality, he's smart and he's helpful, and he looks totally hot (not that looks matter or anything, but they certainly help). If he says that he can go I would be ecstatic. Who am I kidding, I think that I've already got my hopes up to far. I think that if you get you hopes up too quickly, that when they say no, you'll be even more disappointed than if you wouldn't have gotten your hopes up right away. I learned that lesson personally. I can't wait!

Last Weekend

       Last weekend was totally awesome! Me, Amanda Brader (my BFF), and Alex Charles (my other BFF) all got together and went to Hastings to rent some movies. We wanted to rent Paranormal Activities 2, Orphan, Slither, and District 9. They were all rated R, and we didn't know how old you had to be to rent R rated movies. So Amanda and Alex made me go up to the front and ask how old you had to be. He said seventeen and thank goodness he did because all of us were seventeen. We got the movies and went up to the cashier and asked us if we had our Hastings card. Great! Amanda forgot hers at home. The cashier looked her card up so we were able to get the movies. The rest of the night was great. Alex stayed until about 1:30 am and then me and Amanda went upstairs to go to bed. Only problem was we couldn't sleep. We finally fell asleep at about 6am. I slept for maybe about 20 minutes and I couldn't get back to sleep. So I went to the computer and started listening to music. Then my dad  called and told me it was time to go home at about 10am.
       Me and Amanda keep joking about egging a billboard, but we know we'll never do it. Anyways, my mom told me to call her and tell her that the billboard got egged and that they think we did it. I called her and said,"Dude, we're in trouble." She asked what we were in trouble for and I told her that my parents thought that we egged the billboard. She started going off in the background yelling at her mom saying that we went to Wal-Mart and we went here and there and then we came straight home. She was yelling that that was bullcrap and that we didn't do anything. My dad got on the phone and said,"Amanda?" She asked what and he told her that we were just kidding. She was like are you serious and started laughing. It was so funny. I don't think I've been able to prank her before so this was pretty great. Payback for pranking me.

GLEE CONCERT!!!!!!! (Who wants to go?)

I cannot wait for soccer season to start. I'm ready to play against a team that was once tough to beat. Last season, they kind of sucked. I don't play for the school. I actually play for my parents. It's pretty cool.
One of my friends told me that there's going to be a Glee concert in Minnesota June 1. She said that if she can get 30 people to go, we can get a bus to take us there. That is totally awesome. The more people we get, the cheaper it'll be. If you're interested let me know. She told me to spread the word. Just post a comment letting me know if you're interested in going so I can let her know.

Different Stuff

I have been looking everywhere for a place that sells all of my favorite books, but I can't find one. I think Barnes and Nobles might, but that's too far away. It kind of sucks. I love to read, so not being able to have all the books with easy access is kind of upsetting.
OMG! The Packers won the Superbowl! I wanted them to win because Brett Farve was trying so hard to get the Packers to the Superbowl and after he left, they make it. How cool is that? And the half-time show was spectacular. They only told us that the Black Eyed Peas were performing. So it was pretty awesome when Slash and Usher performed with them. What did everyone else think of the Superbowl?

TV Shows

My favorite childhood TV show was definitely the "Puzzle Place". My favorite character was Skye. He kind of looked like he was from the sixties which is interesting because my favorite decade is the sixties. One thing I can't remember about the show is what the cat's and dog's name was. Does anyone else remember this show? My mom has been watching it with her kindergarten class and I am like totally jealous. I know it's really weird to be mad over a TV show that doesn't even air anymore, but it was my favorite. What's your favorite TV show? 

Concession Stands

I had no idea that the concession stands got that busy at half-time. It was crazy. I tried to be there as much as I could, but my mom and dad kept calling me into the gym to talk to me. Towards the end of the second game, my mom told me it was time to quit working at the concessions stand and watch my brother. I took him up onto the stage to sit down and watch the game. There were people standing in front of us, so Brayden stood up. Me and Amanda sat down to rest our feet and then Brayden had to go to the bathroom. I was holding his hand, but he managed to slip away. I ran after him and he went into the boy's bathroom. I obviously couldn't go after him. My dad had apparently seen him run off the stage because after a bit, he came to the bathrooms and went into the boy's bathroom. He told me that my mom wanted me and I was thinking,"Great. What now?" My mom was mad because there were people standing in front of Brayden where we were sitting. I told her that he was standing and could see perfectly fine. She didn't believe that. She also didn't believe me when I told her that I wasn't making him sit down. I actually told him to stand up so he could see the game better. My mom told me that I had to sit with her for the rest of the game. It totally sucked. Oh well. At least what I saw of the game was good.

I Need a Life

So I have no life. This weekend I'm woking the concession stand at the basketball games. It be great if I could hang out with someone sometime, but everyone always seems to be busy and they all seem to have a life. My friend got the flu. We knew she would. Today's her birthday. For the past three years (this year makes four) she's had the flu on her birthday. Have a happy birthday Amanda Brader...

Music and Books

I love music, but I'm starting to get sick of hearing the same songs again and again. I'm ready for something new. Does anyone have any good song suggestions? I would love to hear some different songs. I also love to read, so if anyone has any good book suggestions, let me know. If you want some book suggestions, I've got some.
Blue Bloods series by Melissa De la Cruz
Private series by Kate Brian
Privilege series by Kate Brian
Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard
The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
These are all great books. I'm in love with vampires, so the "Blue Bloods" series is all about vampires. It's not the same legends that you hear over and over again and again. It's not about Dracula either. Come to think about it, I don't even think they mention Dracula once. These vampires can only die two different ways. Of course I'm not going to tell you what they are. These are definitely some of the best vampire books. I might be stretching it here, but I think that they might even be better than "Twilight". We keep hearing about the same old vampire myths, so these are something different. I hope you enjoy them. If you've already read them, then let me know what you thought about them.
The "Private" and "Privilege" series are like a chick book and a mystery all in one. They have romance, mystery, action, and humor. I can't say too much about these books though because just saying one little detail will almost always give the story away.
Do I even have to say anything about the "Pretty Little Liars" series? I know that people have read them and most people who have, enjoyed them. They were a big hit because they made a tv show based off of them. And the show is a big hit too.
Sara Shepard is starting to write another series now that she's done writing "Pretty Little Liars". The new series is called "The Lying Game". I haven't started reading it yet, but I heard it's really good.

My Top Favorite Songs

All Summer Long-Kid Rock
Angels Among Us-Alabama
Big Green Tractor- Jason Aldean
Black and Yellow-Wiz Khalifa
Boom Boom Pow-Black Eyed Peas
Bottoms Up-Trey Songz
Cha Cha Slide-DJ Casper
Check Yes or No-George Straight
Christmas Shoes-Alabama
Come on Over Baby- Christina Aguilera
Crazy Train -Ozzy Osbourne
Cupid Shuffle-Cupid
Dance of the Devil- Immortal Technique
Different World- Bucky Covington
Dirty Little Secret- All American Rejects
Don't Stop Believing- Journey
Dream On- Aerosmith
Everytime We Touch-Cascada
Farmer's Daughter-Rodney Atkins
Feels Like the First Time- Foriegner
Fighter- Christina Aguilera
Fireflies- Owl City
Firework- Katy Perry
Funhouse-Pink
Gimmie that Girl-Joe Nichols
God Bless Saturday- Kid Rock
Going Through Hell- Rodney Atkins
Gotta be Somebody-Nickleback
Haven't Met You Yet-Michael Buble
Here We Go Again- Demi Lovato
Holes in the Floor of Heaven-Steve Wariner
I Kissed a Girl- Katy Perry
I Like It-Enrique Iglasias
I'll be There for You-The Rembrants
I'm Already There- Lonestar
In Crowd- Mitchell Musso
International Harvester-Craig Morgan
Jar of Hearts-Christina Perri
Just Like A Pill-Pink
Like a G6-Far East Movement
London Bridge- Fergie
Lost in this Moment with You- Big and Rich
Love the Way You Lie- Rhianna
Good Girls Go Bad-Cobra Starship
Marry Me- Train
Mississippi Girl- Faith Hill
Mockingbird- Eminem
Mr. Mom- Lonestar
Never Gonna Be Alone-Nickleback
New Divide- Linkin Park
OMG-Usher
Online- Brad Paisley
Photograph- Nickleback
Poison- Alice Cooper
Put You in a Song- Keith Urban
Rain is a Good Thing-Luke Bryan
Raise Your Glass- Pink
Rhythm of Love- Plain White T's
Second Chance- Shinedown
Start a Fire- Ryan Star
Shake It- Metro Station
She's in Love With A Boy-Trisha Yearwood
Shout It- Mitchell Musso
Shut Up and Drive-Rhianna
Sober- Pink
Song in My Head-Julliane Hough
Song of the South-Alabama
Tell Me Something I Don't Know-Selena Gomez
This is How You Remind Me-Nickleback
This Kiss- Faith Hill
Tik Tok- Ke$ha
Tonight I'm Just Me- Shadaisy
Too Late To Apologize-One Republic
Umbrella- Rhianna
Waking Up in Vegas- Katy Perry
Walking In Memphis-Lonestar
We are Who We are-Ke$ha
What Hurts the Most- Rascal Flatts
When I grow up- Pussycat Doll
Your Love is my Drug- Ke$ha

It's Almost Better

I'm feeling better about Mitch now. Like a lot better. It's like my heart breaks all over again everytime I see him, but it hurts less and less everytime. I'm just hoping that eventually it won't hurt at all.
By the way does anyone else think that this is true?

More Great Quotes

We will be friends...
As long as stars twinkle in the sky...
As long as angels are there up high...
'Til oceans run dry
And 'til the day I die.
A friend would lend you an umbrella, but a best friend would take yours and say run b***h run.
A memory lasts forever, never does it die... true friends stay together and never say goodbye...
One day I caught myself smiling for no reason, then I realized I was thinking of you.
Friendship is like money; easier made than kept.

So here's to...

The crap we talk

The guys we stalk

The way we shop

The laughs we can't stop

The gossip we spill

The looks that could kill

We'll stay together

'Cuz we're

Best friends forever!

A true friend reaches for you hand and touches your heart.

Me and you is friends

You smile, I smile...

You hurt, I hurt...

You cry, I cry...

You jump off a bridge

I gonna miss your e-mails.

So...

I'm ready to live my life and enjoy myself at Winter Royalty. I found out that I already have 180 credits and by the end of this semester I'll have almost all of them. I only need a few more math credits and then I can graduate! Yeah!!!!!

Thank You

I have been inspired by Christina Aguilera's song "Fighter". I would like to thank Mitch for disappointing me. It showed me that it might be tough to have your heart broken, but if you keep fighting you'll move on. It's gonna be tough, but looks like I'm gonna have to deal with it. It definately makes me feel better that I have a good support system behind me.

Some of the Best Quotes for a Broken Heart

Worst News

I got some of the worst news of my life. Mitch has a girlfriend. The reason I didn't know about her is because she goes to the Pierce high school. Like I said, worst news of my life.

Great Quotes

I want to be his favorite hello and his hardest goodbye.
Gems may be precious, but friends are priceless.
A friend is someone who knows all about you yet loves you just the same.
Good friends are like stars, you don't always see them, but you know they're always there.
Love isn't finding someone you can live with, it's finding someone you can't live without.
True friends are never apart, maybe in distance, but never in heart.
Do what makes you happy; be with who makes you smile; laugh as much as you breathe; love as long as you live.
Friends are like a four leaf clover, hard to find, but lucky to have.
Friends are gold, but best friends are platinum.
I'm surrounded by angels, I call them my best friends.
Our inside jokes- too many to name; when we're apart it's never the same; when we're together it's nothing but fun; replacing my girls just can't be done.
Best friends, they know how crazy you are and still choose to be seen in public with you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

 

My best friend's birthday is on Friday! Sad part is that for the past three years, she's had the flu on her birthday. I am not even joking it's so weird. I really hope that she doesn't have the flu this year. She doesn't want Friday to come. She thinks that Friday should just be skipped and we should go straight from Thursday to Saturday. I told her that as awesome and totally weird as that would be, I don't think that it's gonna happen. She said,"I know, but it should do it anyway because I said so." I hope she doesn't have the flu so that maybe this year we could celebrate her birthday together this year. Fingers crossed.

I can't believe it

I can't believe they canceled Winter Royalty. To me this is like a second chance. The weather was so bad that my mom said I shouldn't go before the school even called. I was so upset, but then after we got the call, I felt better because the weather might be better and I can go. After my mom told me I couldn't go, I kind of started complaining. My mom said I shouldn't go at all because I was only being good so I could go to the dance. Hopefully she'll change her mind and still let me go. She was in a pretty good mood for the rest of the weekend so I'm hopeful.

My Poem For Mitch G.

Don't you just love my new background? I finally found the perfect picture that shows how I feel.
Here is the poem that I wrote for Mitch:
Love of my life,
Now gone forever.
I will never get another chance,
Another chance to say "I love you",
To say how much you mean to me.
You stole my heart,
And shattered it into a million pieces.
I wish you would have noticed me.
You're my love, my life.

I will never forget you.
The way you smiled.
The way you laughed.
The way you said,"What's up".
I was too scared to ask you,
Ask you to be my date,
And now it's too late.
You're too perfect for me.
You're still my love, my life.

Having fun... NOT!

I was so excited to go to Winter Royalty and now my parents say I shouldn't go because my cousin's coming up for the whole weekend. I'm gonna be gone for one night. Plus, I don't see why I can't take him with me since he's a sophmore. My mom says that there's no point in going because I don't have a date. I told her I just wanted to hang out with my friends. She didn't say anything after that. I hope she'll still let me go. I actually asked Jose if he would like to go with me as a friend/date and he said okay. Maybe my parents will let me go since he's my "date". Keep your fingers crossed.

His identity is revealed

I see him everywhere I go now. He's always somewhere near me. I don't know if that's a sign, but it's starting to weird me out a little. I thought about this for a while and decided to finally reveal the mystery boy's identity. Are you ready? Here it goes. His name is Mitch Groninger.

Joy

Sandboxes and mud,
Rubber ducks and teddy bears,
Princesses and ponies,
These are the joys of being children.

poems

Has anyone else read Zak's spaghetti poem? Oh my gosh! It was so disgusting and funny at the same time.

Oh Boy!

Today one of my friends was crying. Her parents got into a fight last night. My parents have been in a lot of fights and I've just learned to deal with it. It hasn't ever really bothered me as horrible as that sounds. It's really hard for me to help her because she's so sensitive. I don't know what to do. Sadly, I really never know what to do. She went down stairs and locked herself in her bedroom and cried all night. I feel so bad for her. I know one of the best things that I can do is just be there for her, but I don't think that's enough. I feel that I'm supposed to do something else, but what?

I need your advice

So today I'm doing better, but it still sucks that I got rejected. I'm going with my friends to the dance and can't wait to get there and get my mind off of him. I'm debating whether I should keep him nameless or not. I'll decide later I guess. My friend Amanda said that I could borrow one of her dresses for Winter Royalty. It's one of my favorites and it's black. I think that it makes me look really skinny, which is a good thing considering how fat I really am. As long as I look amazing I think I'll be okay. I'm wondering if he's just going to be busy on Saturday or not. Because if he is going to be busy, then I would ask him out again, but give him a date that's far enough in advance for him to not have any other plans. I don't know if I'm pushing it or not, but maybe I'll ask him to go to prom with me. Should I ask him or should I just forget about him (which is very hard to do)? Of course I wouldn't ask him today. I would wait until like March or something. It seriously took me up until yesterday to finally talk to the guy. I need someone to give me some advice.

Prom Dresses

http://www.bridaldesigns-sb.com/Catalog2.htm
This is one of the best sights for prom dresses. I totally think that I'm going to get my prom dress from this place. I can't believe that I can finally go to prom. I am so totally excited, but I'm still really bummed about... well, he's still going to remain nameless. At least prom gives me something to focus on. I could really use a big distraction right now. Oh well, looks like focusing on prom will have to be a big enough distraction.

I'm crying right now

Well, I asked him to go to the dance with me. He said the thing that I was fearing the most. Well, second most actually. He didn't say straight up no, but he did say that he wasn't going to Winter Royalty. : ( What am I going to do?! I am so upset. I'm sitting here crying and some people are giving me weird looks. It was so embarassing. I looked like an idiot, I swear. I don't really feel bad that no on will go with me, I feel bad because I pretty much got rejected by the guy that stole my heart. I'm pretty sure I don't have a heart anymore because he just shattered it. Should I give up and never try to talk to him again or should I give it another shot and ask him to do something with me? I don't really want to talk to him again because I'm so afraid of rejection and I looked ridiculous asking out this insanly hot guy out. I swear that all I want to do right now is cry and cry and cry and cry. I think I just want to go home and cry. My mom will ask me what's wrong and when I tell her she won't believe me. I've been trying to ask him out all year and I've never done it. So she probably won't believe me when I tell her that I tried. It seems so unbelievable. I look really stupid sitting here and crying, but I don't know what else to do. I'm not sure I can ever talk to him again. He probably thinks I'm some idiot who's desperate for a date. Well, I'm not. As crazy and stalkerish and stupid as this sounds, I was desperate for him. He stole my heart in the beginning and shattered it in the end. I don't want this to be the end, but I don't know what else this could be. I'm pretty sure my life ended and my reason for living has rejected me and I won't get another shot at love. That was it. : (

Tired

Today I feel so tired and I even slept in this morning. I didn't get to school until about twenty minutes before fourth period was over. That sucks. Oh well. I'm here anyway and now I'm ready to go home. : )

Forever and Always

Do you know that book called forever and always? Well, someone I know told me a different version and I just thought it was rather interesting how they can completely turn it around.
I'll dislike you for always,
I'll hate you forever,
As long as I'm living my mommy you'll never be.
The original way it was written was:
I'll like you for always,
I'll love you forever,
As long as I'm living my mommy you'll be.
Isn't that sad. The son is saying this in the book as his mother is dying. Isn't it just sad how someone can say that mean, horrible version. Forever and Always just happens to be one of my favorite childhood books and to think that someone could say something like that about their mother is just sickening. I don't think that I have ever written something about how much I hate my mom. No parent deserves to be treated that way. And mom, if you read this, I'm sorry for all the mean and hurtfull things I've ever said to you. I LOVE YOU MOM!!!!!!!!

LOVE OF MY LIFE

Winter Royalty is almost here and I still haven't asked the guy out. How pathetic is that?! When will I ever have the courage to talk to him? Is there anyone who can help me? I feel so stupid for always complaining about being scared to talk to the guy, but it's not like I can ever talk to someone face to face about it. I just think that it would be easier to forget about him. But it's so hard to do considering how much I like him. I want to let go, but I just can't. I also think that I make things too complicated. Is there anyone who can give me advice on what to do? Talk to him and ask him out or just admire him from afar? I know it sounds crazy, but I think he could be the love of my life. I don't want to miss out on being with my one true love and all, but I can't get up the courage to talk to him. HELP ME!!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!

Yeah!!!! I got my first comment for one of my blogs today! Apparently "I hate my life" was a hit. My life just got better. I know it's kind of sad for me to get all excited over a comment, but no one has commented on my blogs before this so I'm happy that someone actually took the time to read something that I wrote. Yeah me!!!!

I hate my life!!!!

My parents grounded me and my mom involuntarily volunteered me to help at the Christ Lutheran School carnival. She didn't even ask if I had plans tonight. I didn't, but that's not the point. My point is that she didn't even take into consideration that I might have plans. Oh well. Looks like I'll have to get over it. Is there anyone else out there that understands my pain. I'm not allowed to walk over to my friends house because I'm grounded. My parents said that They're going to start coming in and picking me up directly from the Achievment Center. Half the time I don't even have anything to do. The AC closes earlier on Friday's and my mom is a teachers aid at Christ Lutheran School which is out at 3:30 every day. On Friday's we're out at 2:00. How are they going to pick me up at the Ac if it's not even open that long? When my mom picks me up from my friends house, she doesn't usually get there until about 4:00. I really hate my life!!!!!!!

WHY???!!!

Why am I such a scaredy cat?! I was going to ask this guy to go to the movies or something and right before I opened my mouth, I chickened out because I thought it would be a "bad idea". I know I'm scared of rejection and all, but I thought I would be over that by now. I am incredibly shy when it comes to talking to him. AAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!! Why do boys have to be so complicated? I wish I knew if he at least knew that I existed or not.

Lunch...

I hate my lunch this semester. None of my friends have lunch with me anymore. It totally sucks!!!!!! My friend Jose also switched his math period. Now I only have one friend in my math, June. This semester is horrible. But I guess it's not a total loss because my friend Alex has mythology with me first period and my best friend forever, Amanda, has third period study hall with me. Now I just wish that we had the same lunch. June tried to get her lunch switched back to fifth period, but she had no luck. The cutest guy, in my opinion, has the same lunch as me, but I'm too much of a wuss to go and talk to him. I asked him to help me with my math and he said he would, but I haven't talked to him since and that was last semester right before Christmas break. I also have him in my practical communications class and he sits almost directly behind me. I don't think he notices me though. I wish he would. Oh well. I guess my lunch (and part of my life) will just have to suck. Who knows, maybe God has some bigger plan that I don't know about. I don't know what it is, but I sure hope it's good. I would love to switch my lunch, but I don't want to completely change my classes so I'll just keep it. I'm pretty happy with the rest of my classes, but I could live without the sucky lunch. I guess it could be worse.

Football

Who doesn't love football? Only a crazy person could not love football. My absolute favorite team is the Indianapolis Colts. My second favorite team would have to be the New York Giants because Eli Manning is so hot. I'm a little bummed out because the Colts aren't going to the Superbowl this year. They lost to the New York Jets by one point!!!!!! The New Orleans Saints almost went to the Superbowl aggain too. I totally thought that it would be a rematch between the Colts and the Saints, but no, both teams had to lose last Sunday. I can't wait to see who's in the Superbowl this year. I hope the Giants make it. Then I can actually cheer for somebody. If the San Diego Chargers and the New York Giants are the two teams, my mom and I will be going head to head this year. I can't wait for the Superbowl!!!!!!!!! I am so totally excited!!!!!!!! The Superbowl is on Febuary sixth which is the day before my cousin's birthday. So I might be in Columbus for the Superbowl which will be even more fun because we can all watch the game together. We'll get cheering and everyone will argue over the penalties and who's the better team. This year's Superbowl is going to be a blast!!!!!

Sunday

Today's Sunday and I'm sitting in Sunday School trying to get a U Tube video clip to work. We're talking about the problems in Haiti and how we can help. Working at Orphan Grain Train is a great way to help. Everyone can help support the people in Haiti. We just have to work together.

Bullying

Why do people bully others? Because it makes them feel more powerful and more in control. A lot of people that are bullies have abusive parents or in some way have a bad home life. I was bullied once and it wasn't fun. It happened at school and to make myself feel better, I went home and picked on my siblings. It felt good to be the one controlling their emotions and making them cry. I had a good home life, but I didn't have a very good school life. It works the same way with a bad home life. I had a friend that helped me get through it, and granted, I still pick on my siblings, but it's just playful fun. It isn't to be mean or anything. When I get mad, I say hurtful things to them and my parents, but I never mean what I say. I still love them. Even when they're annoying and embarassing. I guess all I'm trying to say is that people don't have to bully others to feel better. Talk to a friend and if they're a true friend they'll stick with you through the whole thing

Creative Writing Class

I love to write. It's the thing that helps me relax. This is the reason why I chose to take the Creative Writing class. Not to mention, Ms. Rowse is the best teacher ever. In Creative Writing, you can write about anything you want. Ilove coming up with stories and writing essay papers. I can research all the information and learn something new everytime. One time I did a big report on the Real Dracula. I learned all the myths behind Dracula. I love Creative Writing.