reasons...

Reasons....

"Every baby that is born into this crazy, messed up world has a reason.
And every child that grows up in this crazy, messed up world has a reason.
Every parent that is home schooling their child/children as i write this has a reason for doing so.
And every student that goes day to day, year after year to a brick and mortar school has a reason to be going there.
You are reading this now. for a reason.
You may not see it now. I know I don't. But God has a REASON for everything and everyone.
I think...well i know...that we can't just sit here. on our butts. in this crazy, messed up world. and live like theres going to be a tomorrow. Because like i said before...we're all here. for a reason. And its our personal jobs to find out what our reason is.
Have you found your reason yet?"

we're finally here!!

Hey!
Finally!! We've made it through the many loooong days!! and the super smelly car rides!! i can officially say that i've survived an entire weekend road trip with my whole family!! (dog included) *in fact...i should have a shirt that says that!* Haha!...i'm just sooo glad to be here! in the new (rental) home!! [=

not much has happened since we got here. Christmas was...different! We had another family come over Christmas night for dessert....that was fun!! Lots of laughs! We played Cranium! (thats the best game to play with 3 teen guys and 2 moms...btw)

i've been talking to some of my friends in AZ!! (right now my goal is to never loose contact of my AZ peeps) not much has been too action packed with them either...i'm just glad to hear that they all had a great Christmas!! [=

Now...being a 16 yr girl and having girlfriends around my age...the first question that your friends are going to ask -besides how are you?- is "what is your room like??" Haha! then its been "have you met any cute guys yet??" and lastly....."your so lucky you get your own bathroom!" hahah! Again, this is only when i've been talking to my girlfriends! [= whenever i'd be talking to my guy-friends they'd ask about the weather and if i like snowboarding!! haha

I'm starting school on the 4th of jan. which is relatively normal. so my friends will be just as busy as i will be with starting up for the 2nd semester! the #1 question that i've been getting about school is "are you looking forward to it??" ....im going to be totally honest by saying no. but again...thats normal! =/ i'm looking forward to meeting new people and making new friends....but as of now. i'm not.

Earlier today i was feeling somewhat down. Feeling like i'm on the "out-side-lookin-in" while i was going through my closet and pulling out old bible verses that my youth group leader gave me i found a verse that hit me between the eyes...and it was the perfect verse for how i was feeling. then i came across a quote. it was so good that i just had to put it up on facebook! and it was "going through hard times just makes you all the more stronger". I really liked that! [=

(Before...)




...After 6yrs of sitting in the orthodontist chair....






(After..)

my new fav. CD

my verrry SpEciAl special friends!!!

(me&bryce)



(me&hayden)


(me&alex)




(me&allie)

(me&aubrey)

(me&alexa)

(me&anya)

(me, chelsea&audrey)

(me&katya)

(me&megan)

(me&kelsey)

(me&jacova)

(me&hannah)

(me&caroline)

CHRISTmas wish list for 2009

* ihome
* env3
* WARM clothes
* slippers
* make up
* knee socks
* uggs

.....What can i say?? i'm a 16 yr. old girl!! LOL =]

.....Packing.....

Take a deep breath...open your eyes...and listen to the..........rustling and bustling of boxes being pulled open and packing tape being torn?!?!? WHOA!! sooo did not want to wake up to that!!!



Dec. 7,2009

Today is Monday...aka...the first day of a long adventure!!! ALOT has happened since I last updated this!

1) its already December and my "school" KEYS is nearing its CHRISTmas break

2) i've had my permit for a long while now but i still haven't graduated from the neighborhoods

3) my hair is sooo long that i'm starting to go crazy

4) i just got my braces off today!

5) hmmm.....? Oh yeah! i'm moving!

Right now i'm chillaxin in the classroom with my mom and dog waiting for the packers to leave. (we're in their way where ever we are...) as i sit here i can't help but think about a few things. How this week is going to go. Moving. My teeth feel really smooth! Moving. My poor puppy is so stressed out. KEYS on Thursday. Leaving my friends in AZ. Making new friends in TN. Starting school in January. How super-dee-dooper extremely tired i am! and last but not least....Moving.

a NEW SCHOOL YEAR.....

Hey!!! I...(again)...havent been on this in FOREVER!!!!! I've just been super busy doing school in the mornings, chores in the afternoons, and hanging out with Friends in between that I haven't had much time to sit down and update this. =[ well right now I have a few minutes to just fill you in on a few things that have happened recently.

1) I finally got my drivers permit!!!!! =0

2) I'm starting up another school year at KEYS

3) A LOT has popped up within these past few months!!

and 4) I feel bad because ever since I got a Facebook I've been really busy on that and I haven't been "using my gifts" by writing on here....=[

Well, it's-once again- August....and school...aka...KEYS will be starting up again. This year I'm only going in the afternoons. Which will be a good change of scenery. Haha! This year will also be different in the fact that it feels like most of my friends from last year wont be there. =[ But i know I will meet new people and make new friends, but it'll feel a little strange in the beginning just like anything. 3 of my really close friends will not be returning to KEYS but they also will meet and make new friends. and Life goes on!! =]
Its just sooo interesting to see where God will put us and where we will go and who we will come across! I know I have came across a few....not guna lie....interesting people and some very fun loving people!! This year has been quite the adventure!!!! Haha!! But I've LOVED every minute of it. I am continuing to keep a prayer journal and to always keep in CLOSE touch with God everyday!! Just the other day I looked back in my journal and it truly is amazing how God answers your prayers and keeps your requests in mind!! One of my prayers everyday was to be a living, loving tool for Christ and to be a light for those who are in the dark. I prayed everyday and night that I may be one of his children who brings at least one person to Him this past year.....and I did! and it was AWESOME!!!
I hope and pray that He can continue to use me and work in me and to shine His bright light inside and out of me to those who need it!! =]


.....so......ya....Haha! Especially in times like these....=[ We ALL need someone to lean on and to know that they are always going to be there for them!! And I pray...also...everyday for those who may not know or even have heard of our Father that we can be one of those people that they can lean one and trust!

PRAYER......its important!

<3

Cali!!!!!! and my BDAY!!!!!!!

Oh my gosh!!! i havent been on this in 4EVER!!!!!!! LOL!!! i've been so busy finishing school, going to end-of-the-year school parties and just hanging out with friends! i recently went to Catalina with my biology class for four days and then went down to San Diego with my family and went to the beach, wild animal park, and sea world!!!! =] we spent the entire day at sea world on my bday!!!! SWEET 16 to be exact!!!! LOL!!! i had soooo much fun!!!! =] i'm really glad we went and got a little break from school and our house!!! (haha)
but now we're back to it and i have to wake up at 6 again. -_- and do school all morning and chores and all that fun stuff you do when your NOT on vaca. ;)

James' Good Bye party...

Two weekends ago I threw a little "good bye" party for my friend James. There were 7 kids there. The original plans were to go on an hour long boat ride then head over to the park, but unfortunately the boat wasn't working and we ended up going over to the park earlier. We didn't really do much at the park because it was soooo hot!! But we had a good time. We mainly just hung out...in the shade...played basketball and talked. =) I'm glad we were able to do that. And I hope James liked it. ;)

God Bless America

(sorry it's sideways)

I UPDATED MY PHOTO JOURNAL!!!!!!!!!!.........go check it out! ;)

mirror action!!!!

yesterday was soooo much FUN!!!! i went down town by Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall and walked to the huge doors that criss-cross each other at the corner of the street!!! =) i walked in and looked up and saw where the three huge mirrors met and couldn't help but take a picture of it!!! =) it was sooo cool!!! i'd like to go back with a few more people and take pictures!!! that would look soo cool!!! haha!

(oh....sorry about the sideways pictures....that's just how they came out.)

my new favorite park!!!! =)

yesterday my mom, brother and I went on a little drive around Scottsdale looking for some good "balance" pictures for my photography project. While we were driving around we discovered new hidden places and i found my new favorite park!!!!! haha!!! =) their was sand, water, and a mini play set at this park!!! and i liked it because it was hidden behind a shopping center!!! i could've stayed their all day!!! (and if the water wasn't soooo cold i would've played in that too!!!!)

the moon and stars!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAYAYAYAYAYYAYAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have been looking for a new blog template and i finally found the perfect one!!!! Haha!!! i've always wanted to see the moon and the stars out at night at the SAME TIME!!!!!!! haha! =) but so far i only have been able to see either the moon out by itself or just the stars by themselves. =) i hope you all like it!!! :D

tye dye!!!

today was an art day at my house! =) i did math in the morning but for the rest of the day i finished painting a present and then i made a tye dye tank top!!! it was soooooo much FUN!!!! (the alcohol fumes got to my head though, because now i have a really bad head ache....=( but it was sooo worth it!! haha!! i decorated the front AND the back!!! (you can see the front a lot better than the back...) i hung the tank top up in my room to let it dry and the more i looked at it the more it reminded me of a bunch of colorful CDs!!!!! haha!!! it was really easy to make too!!! i'd LOVE to do that again sometime but with friends! =)

all you have to do is take some alcohol, a container, a few paper cups, rubber bands and some paper cups!!! i was soo surprised to see how many different designs i could come up with!!! =D

the family hike this morning....

the bottom picture is what my window looked like in the car this morning. and the top picture is what my family and i did with a few friends. =) there's nothing like waking up at 6 in the morning to go on a hike in the rain!!! the feeling of numbness when you try to feel your hands, cold, wet jeans stuck to your legs as your trying to walk, soggy socks and shoes, and being freezing cold for about an hour or so....Ahhh! YES!! there is no feeling that could ever beat that one! not being able to move your figures -let alone feel them- is just great! On the "up" side, though, i was able to hang out with my friends Makenzie, Hayden, Jacova, James, Matt, Alex, Emma, Aubrey, and Rachel!!! that was really fun!! we ended up not hiking the entire trail! PHEW! i didn't even make it half way when i turned around and started heading back down! haha!! Makenzie, hayden, Alex, Emma and I all agreed that it was just too crazy cold and that we wanted to head back! (good choice guys) ;) haha....once we got down to the bottom and back under the cover we all sat down and hung out and talked and waited for the rest of our fellow hikers. haha! Afterwards, (and once everyone was back to the starting place) we asked our parents if we could all go somewhere and get something WARM to eat and drink. We then went to Paradise Bakery and i got a lemon poppy seed glazed muffin with HOT CHOCOLATE!!!! yummm!!!! haha!! it tasted sooo GOOD!!! =) there, we just hung out some more (but this time inside.) and talked. i had a good time. but next time......i'm NOT going on a hike in the rain ever again!!!! HAHAHAhahaha!!!!! nope. you can just count me out of that one! haha!

...now i'm tired and sore and still kind of cold....I need something to get a second wind though becuase my day isn't over yet...... ;)

Happy 6th Birthday Sophie May!!!!!!

This past Saturday....April 4th to be exact.....;) was my puppy's 6th birthday!!!! We got an email saying "Happy Birthday Jan-now-Sophie" and saw a bunch of old pictures of her when she was 5 weeks old!!! She looked soooo CUTE!!!! Haha!!!

HELLO?!?!?! kids just wana have FUN!

i look like i'm trying to catch james! when really i'm just trying to get him wet! haha!! (my friend makenzie took this picture)

this is why i was trying to get him wet! i meant for the water to splash out all over him...but it actually backfired and i got myself all soaked! haha! it felt really good though....=) (makenzie took this one also)

matt brought his guitar and was making up silly random songs as we were playing!

hayden was helping me gang up on james but unfortunately he missed too. (she also took this one)

this picture of my brother has nothing to do with the park but its just another picture of someone having fun! i was throwing water balloons at him and he was hitting them with the tennis racket!

Ok just in case your wondering -as you scroll through these pictures- what the Little blue bags are we're holding.....WELL.....we didn't exactly have any water balloons.....so we took some of those doggy poop bags and filled them with water from the drinking fountain and tied them up!...talk about improvising!!!! Haha!

James kept splashing water on hayden and i while we were trying to refill our bags! (sooo not cool ;)

this is my brother alex coming down the hill on his skate board!

YES!!! we finally got him back!!!! haha!!! (that was soo much fun!)

Yesterday i went to the park with a few of my friends just to hang out and have fun. we had more than fun....we had a WATER BLAST!!!!!! Haha! we first started off by playing a little volleyball then we moved onto a little game of basketball. once that was over we all took a little break and cooled down with some otter pops that matt brought. then we went on the hill and skate boarded down it a few times! While i was going down the hill i had scrapped my knee. At first it didn't hurt that much but after a while it started to sting so i started heading over towards the drinking fountains. before i knew it everyone else had joined me! haha! and thats when the super fun water games started!!!! Haha!