Roller Skating

I took so long doing Family Reunion posts, that i'm all backed up on other activities. I didn't really go out at the beginning of the semester. i never do. you know, what with the stress and everything. and then i get used to the stress and know that if i don't do stuff, i will die. 

SO I PARTAY.

a group of my friends and i went roller skating one Monday night after Home Evening Group. 

TWAS A BLAST. 

but i grew up roller blading. blading. 

blading.

that's four wheels right in a row. 

and i thought, "oh, skating? no biggie. they're like exactly the same."

WRONG. WRONG. NEVER BEEN SO WRONG. 

i almost snapped my ankle in half. a dozen times. i fell quite a bit, too. but it was really fun. i even got brave after being egged on and tried a little turn. fell right on mah rear, but he fell, too, so we're good. 

when i die, if everyone could remember me as the girl in all these blurry pictures, that'd be great. Ponytail on the top of mah head, medallion around my neck, fanny pack on my waist, giant grin on my face, tons of zits, but who cares, really? nobody. life is hard but i have a ball because i work at it. i MAKE my brain think positively, and i do the things that i know make me actually happy. truly happy. so i am happy. and life is plain hard some days, but i don't stop trying to be better than i was yesterday.

and i don't know why that spiel just happened, but it did. 

I tried to limbo, too. 

instead, my face slammed into the bar and sent the stupid thing clattering to the ground, along with the side things holding it up. thoroughly embarrassed. Trevor swung around and helped me set it back up, though. what a pal. 

we skated for about two hours. I requested the Bleachers and the DJ said, "SURE!"

never happened. but that's alright. 

regardless, it was a good night. 

Rick Rolled

remember this? i love riding bikes. it's so relaxing! this month i'm documenting like every moment of my life. hate on it. 

and remember this?

I got super blessed last month with scholarships. suuuuper blessed.

God answers prayers, let me tell you. and He knows what we need. He knows we want too, but He gives us what we need to grow. Because He loves us.

I got a scholarship from the Rotary sunrise lions club, they're like the classy black tie side of Madera that no one knows is there but they run everything haha. They invited me and the other recipients to a special breakfast at the golf course where our parents raved and everyone ooh'd and ahhh'd over our applications.

Nothing like a bunch of rich old white guys taking time out of their golf games and business meetings to pay for my college education. they were hilarious and old and cute and talked forever but i loved it. and they all congratulated me on going into teaching because all the other kids are going to be astronauts and molecular biologists and orthopedic surgeons and smart things. and i they loved that i wanted to come back and teach here. and i wasn't lying, i really do want to do that! I've wanted to that my whole life! be a teacher.

My friend Arron got the boy scholarship for my school. there were some Madera High kids there too.

Arron is going to be a rocket scientist or something smart like that.

 the day i got the scholarship was a standardized testing day so i didn't have to be at school until like noon. so i went home and slept for a bit and then went to Brandon's for second breakfast. Hobbit, anyone?

So i laughed and made fun of Brandon's stupid cat/owl and laughed and hid in his closet and laughed and fawned over our littel kid pictures on the wall and the fridge and wished i could take Brandon to Idaho with me. and laughed some more.

 Brandon is a chef. 

I don't say that lightly. 

He makes the best cookies I've ever tasted. and he odes everything fancy.

He cracks eggs with one hand and uses pepper jack cheese, who does that?

he made Me and Mona fancy grilled cheese sandwiches that were flipping amazing 

Me and Moan gossiped while Brandon politely pretended to listen. and we talked about prom while brandon politely pretended to care. and we gushed over cute boys while Brandon tuned us out.

and then Danced around the kitchen like a ballerina and told Brandon that we should get married because our kids would be awesome. and come on, who doesn't wanna marry their best friend? we joked about it and then it got awkward so we changed the subject. and then other girls came...so i left for school. ha.

Me and Jenae are party animals everyday

At school, I creep on Latimer and her crazy faces

 and Jay creeps on me and my socks with sandals

and then emotions run high while all the crazy drama seniors practice our goodbye number for showcase...

By the way? i curled my hair three days in a row. what the? becoming a girl? finally?

ALSO...shout out to my raybans.

you've been Rick rolled.

yumsies.