My best friend Kelsey

In my last post I mentioned going to six flags with my friend Kelsey. So let me tell you a little bit about her.
Kelsey moved here in November from Connecticut. She has seven adorable siblings. Her family is so much fun. Kelsey is the sweetest, most talented person you will ever meet. This is a picture of her after she sang "gravity" by Sara bareilles at our school's talent show. (sorry it's so blurry) She was so amazing! This girl will definitely be on broadway someday i'm telling you!
Kelsey is the best friend I have ever had. We talk about everything together, boys, makeup, movies, you name it!
We also do everything together. Movies, Nails, the mall. She's so much fun to hang out with.
I'm so glad Kelsey has come here and I will be sad when she moves away but I will most definitely still keep in touch with her. She's definitely a friend I want to keep for the rest of my life.

Spring break!

For spring break this year I went to six flags with my best friend Kelsey. We rode all the rides we could. It was a very busy day, all the rides were around an hour wait and it was HOT and humid! Kelsey is not from texas so it was especially hard for her but she was a good sport about it and we ended up having a lot of fun (of course who doesn't have fun at six flags?!) This is a picture of us getting ready to go on the Titan (Don't you just love the sweet ponytail I'mm rockin'?) This ended up being her favorite ride. Funny because I made her go on that one and the whole time we were going up to the big drop she was screaming at me"I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!" and she ended up loving it! *Exasperated laugh*
It was nice to get to spend spring break with Kelsey because right after school gets out her family will be moving to Washington. I will definitely miss her but i plan on using up my college visit days to go see her!

My great achievement

Today we got our essays back from our benchmarks. Here in Texas we take the state TAKS test or texas assessment of knowledge and skills. The English TAKS consists of multiple choice questions, O. E. Q.'s (open ended questions) and an essay. On the essay the highest possible score you can get is a four. I have never before gotten a four. My writing has never been anything remarkable before so my average was a 2 or 3. Well today I got it back and right at the top of the rubric, in bright pink highlighter, was written four! Not only this this but at the bottom the teacher commented that my paper was "lovely and profound." what a fantastic compliment! This was a defining moment for me because it shows that I'm finally becoming able to define myself as a writer and have confidence in what I'm trying to say. I've found my voice!

Being a thespian

I guess I can officially call myself that now........
Last year I was in my high school's production of Beauty and the Beast. I was a spoon/townsperson which I'm very proud of. This year I have the amazing opportunity to perform in another musical my school is producing, Oklahoma! At first I had my doubts. The plot seemed cheesy, the music even more so. But I have to say it really is an incredible play! And it's incredibly difficult! It also involves more acting from the ensemble, which I love. What I love about being in an ensemble is we get to come up with our own characters and their background. These often involve a bunch of scandalous stories that entertain all of us and are evident in our performance. It's amazing how once one character is created, it's a ripple effect and soon many characters have been invented, as well as relationships, and families. Because in theatre we are all one big family. The best part of being in the play is getting to hang out backstage in the green room, sitting on the couches, telling stories and jokes, and becoming closer. I love being in a play because it allows me to be a part of something bigger than myself. And it teaches me so much! I have grown so much from being in theatre. I have come so far from the person I was years ago and it's all thanks to these experiences that I've had and the friends that I've made. I'm so blessed to be able to call myself a thespian!

My New Resolution

Seeing that my last post was in May of last year, and it being the start of a new year, I have decided that one of my new years resolutions this year will be to write on my blog more often (at least once a week.) Hopefully I can keep this one up!

Potter

On Saturday afternoon my family welcomed three new additional members: 3 cute little floppy eared baby bunnies!!!  My both of my sisters got one and so did I. I named my bunny Potter after Beatrix Potter who wrote the renowned watercolor storybook Peter Cottontail. Potter has gray and white fur and deep brown eyes. He's a very active bunny and likes to hop all over his hutch. He's also very adventurous as we have recently found out. But above all he's absolutely adorable!!!

Soul surfer

Saw soul surfer today. It was pretty good. They had some beautiful shots in there!!! Made me want to go to Hawaii. Thoughts anyone?