The Letter

Yep folks, my mother is going to serve a 12 month mission in Papeete, Tahiti. She's only kind of excited as you can see from the video. We're still freaking out over here, and she's already started packing. The woman has three more months before she leaves, and she's already picked out all of her outfits and weighed her suitcases. She's adorable, and I love her. She thought that her letter telling her where she will be serving came while we were in Mexico, so we sped all the home to the sad discovery that it hadn't arrived yet. Then came the next two days of anticipation as we eagerly waited for the mail to come each day. Unfortunately for us, our mail man doesn't come until 5:30. What kind of mail man comes that late right?! Just our luck. Then when the letter finally arrived, I had gone to a friend's wedding, so my Mom had to wait 3 long hours before I finally got back and she could open it. I'm so excited for her and this great new opportunity that she has to serve the Lord as a nurse specialist. This will be a great experience that will not only bless her life, but mine as well. Oh, and I definitely wouldn't mind traveling to Tahiti to visit her. It's a trip I'll just have to take, but I think I can make the sacrifice ;)

Things I Learned in Mexico

My hair does not like humidity ya'll... like AT ALL

I can get tan literally within two seconds of being outside (mixed girl FTW)

Street vendors will say anything for you to buy their crap. Sorry, but you hitting on me does not make me want to come back into your creepily dark store. Get real people.

I could live off of steak, and be perfectly happy.

When I ask for Coke, and you wonder if Pepsi will be ok, it's not. Pepsi is never ok. (Also, this made me realize that I am addicted to Dr.Pepper)

Dolphins are adorable and playful creatures, but when your treading water in the middle of a pool waiting for a gray shadow to swoop out of no where and push you through the water, dolphins are the most terrifying animal you could possibly imagine.

Also, I am now a dolphin expert, thank you Dolphinaris

Getting pushed off a zipline is like staring death in the face...in a fun way

15 meters is the same as 40ish feet. This is how big Whale Sharks are. I swam with these bad boys. Awesome.

Did you know that smelling limes can help sea sickness? Just kidding it doesn't, I learned this the hard way.

Underground caves are pretty magical, but also freezing

All-inclusive vacations are thebomb.com. Why yes, I will be having a four course meal each night, problem?

Watching drunk people is quite hilarious, and also reaffirmed the fact that I never want to drink/get drunk in my life.


This was the best senior trip I could have ever asked for. I'm so thankful to have such amazing friends, and we're blessed with loving moms who put up with us for a week. This was a stone cold pack of weirdos, and I'm so proud :) (name that movie quote!)

I Love Beaches

I will be spending seven glorious days at this place in Mexico, and I am beyond excited. I'm going on my senior trip with five of my friends, and our Moms, we are gonna party, let me just tell you. Don't worry though, my concept of partying is drinking Dr.Pepper and playing games like Just Dance all night. I can't wait to feel the sand between my toes, and relax on the beach, drinking some virgin pina coladas :). Yep, it'll be a blast. Oh and don't be too jealous, but I'll also be swimming with dolphins and snorkeling with the fishes in underwater caves! Mexico better prepare itself ;).

Oh and did I mention that I put a pink streak in my hair? No? Well I did, and it's pretty awesome, I think I love it. I'm a rebel, I know.

Graduation...finally!

So I am officially a high school graduate, it's been a long time coming! This seemed like the longest and hardest year of my life. I had to battle senioritis while I took 5 very difficult, and boring, AP classes, deal with feeling lonely while I would see my Mom every other week because of her work schedule, and on top of all of that, I didn't even have my older brother and best friend to comfort me when I needed him because he's in Mexico for two years serving an LDS mission. There's a lot more stuff that stressed me out this year, but looking back now, they seem rather trivial. Even with all the hardships that I faced, I managed to survive, and I'm so glad that it's all over now :)! Oh and a little disclaimer, I love the fact that my brother is serving a mission, as much as I miss him, I wouldn't want him to be anywhere else other than serving the people of Cuernevaca, just thought ya'll should know that. Anyways, graduation was everything that I had hoped it would be. I didn't trip on stage, or mess up during my speech, so it was a perfect night. I think the reason why I loved the whole ceremony so much, because lets face it people, graduations are way too long, and terribly boring, was because I got to speak with my best friend. Sharing that experience with her means so much to me, and I'm so proud of all that we have accomplished together throughout high school. Here's a few pictures of that great day, and our speech!

Crap, Crap, and more Crap

How is it that at the end of the year, I feel more stressed and overwhelmed than I did at the beginning?! All my classes are over, and school is absolutely pointless now, yet I still get a migraine at the end of the day, thinking about all the crap I'm obligated to still do. Needless to say, I've been really stressing out lately, so for those of you who feel the same way, here's a few tips on how to de-stress yourself. You're welcome.

Step 1: Go ahead, take the longest nap of your life. Some people may judge you for it, and say that napping is only for five year olds, but I am 17, and I may or may not take a nap on the daily. So it's ok to take that 15 minute power nap...that turns into three hours...and then you're just pressing the snooze button on your alarm for the next 20 minutes, and trying to get one more minute of sleep. Oh wait that's just me? Well I don't care what anyone thinks, that last 60 seconds is worth it.

Step 2: Eat as much candy as you want. I prefer non chocolaty things when I'm stressing out, like the ever so delicious Watermelon Sours. These are the only Sour Patch Kids products I'll eat now. Just the thought of a Sour Patch Kid makes me gag. Imagine being on a 24 hour road trip with only a pound of SPK's to eat the entire way. Yeah you hate them now too.

Step 3: Watch SNL cause we all know that it's one of the greatest things on television, especially late at night, and get weepy when you realize that this was Kristen Wiig's last show. Don't worry, no judgemnet.

I promise that if you follow these three simple steps, and manage to do your shiz somewhere in there, you will feel as happy as a clam!

My Attempt At Fashion Blogging....

A lot of people lately have thought that I'm a lot younger than I actually am. Seriously people?! I'm a senior in high school who will be attending a major university in just a few months, NOT A 15 YEAR OLD SOPHOMORE! I always knew that I looked young, and I was ok with that, but now that I'm about to go to college, I would appreciate it if people would stop mistaking me for a child. So, I've decided to purge my wardrobe, curl my hair, and dress like a lady. I'm currently obsessed with the daybook blog right now. That girl knows how to dress, and she is my fashion inspiration. I'm not a photographer by any means, so my ranky iPhone pictures will have to do. No one better mistake me for a sophomore now ;)!

Happy Singles Awareness Day!

1. Happy Valentine's Day to my wonderful mother! The balloon, flowers, and bear don't do nearly enough to show how much she means to me. She's the one person I know will always be there for me no matter what I'm facing. She is the strongest woman I know, and I'm so blessed to have her raise me!
2. If you haven't read The Hunger Games yet, you are seriously missing out! I found these adorable valentine's while browsing on tumblr, and let me just tell you, they are the best things I've ever seen. To go along with my cute little valentine's, I made love arrows (inspired by Katniss of course) with some cardstock and Blowpops. It took several hours of taping and cutting, but it was well worth it :)
3. I wouldn't necessarily consider myself a hater of Valentine's Day, but I thought my friend Mary's shirt was priceless. "I hate valentine's day". Well said Meryll ;)
4. Oh yeah, and then to wrap up my fabulous Valentine's day, I found this creepy note on my car. If you can't read it, it says, "You better watch over the ones you love. Happy Valentines Day - A". Sketchy right?! And what makes it even weirder is that it was put on my car while it was parked outside my house, meaning....they know where I live! Hopefully this is the beginning and end of the weird notes...

Hope everyone else's Valentine's Day was full of love and happiness :)!