Holy Goodness, I'm Bad at This Game.

I was such a good little blogger for such a short amount of time, blahh. Sorry! I guess life happens and priorities are made, and I totally managed to forget about my blog! D: Okay, my life:

I am currently in full swing of my senior project! IT'S SO MUCH WORK. OH MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS. I am doing a complete remodel of the interior of the band room. Meaning removal of cabinets and such, removal of the carpet, repainting the walls, replacing the carpet, and new cabinets. And there's more! I have to organize everything. AND I have to find a person who can do a mural (Or I'll just do it). I'd rather have someone else do it though, I have enough to do! Besides, that's a new senior project opportunity for someone else.
So basically that has been controlling my life, but when that's not in the way, I hang out with my friends! :D Mainly Geli. I try to see her as much as possible, I love her so much! She's seriously like the most amazing person to ever come into my life. I also hang out with the Carlson boys a lot, they're super funny and great!
Speaking of which: Halloween. I should tell you about it.
So I didn't actually do anything on Halloween, because I'm lame, but I did do something before it!
On the 30th, I had school (even though everyone I was hanging out with didn't)
And so Geli and Ashley came and got me straight after school, (I was already dressed up like Velma from Scooby-Doo, Geli was Daphne) and so we went to Downtown Corvallis, where we were going to meet the Carlsons, and then we had to find Geli's little sister so we could tell her she had Baton practice..? I don't know what it was, but yeah. So we found her sister after running around Downtown for a while, and then we finally sat down at this cafe, and right then the boys showed up! It was SO GREAT. They were Mario and Luigi, it seriously made my life. Hahaha. They pulled it off well! :D I was so proud of them. Hahaha.
So we meandered Downtown for a bit and did some half-trick-or-treating (I didn't do like any, I didn't want to really..) but then we decided we wanted to go somewhere, so we went to Wildcat Park (I don't think it's called that anymore..?) and played Fishy Outta Water (I'm terrible at that game) and it was fun! Minus the fact that if you're it, your eyes have to be closed, and there were tons of stairs and drops on the play structure. Haha.
So then we sat around and tried to decide what we wanted to do for like a half an hour (Power to the indecisive!) and decided that the majority of us were hungry, so we went to Subway (Geli kept trying to make me get something. And I really appreciated the offer, but I didn't feel good.)So they got their food and I just sat there (It was pleasant, I needed a chance to breathe, I felt gross) and then we raced to the Carlson's house, and of course the boys won (considering it's their house). So we got there, and decided we wanted to play a game, so first we played Apples to Apples (I kept winning cards with traits similar to a freshman girl, Michael kept getting ones that were masculine and such, Matt got like 40 billion cards, and they were so random, Geli got a bunch of really pleasant cards, so did Ashley.) And then we played moods (I'm not very good at that game either..) and then we played this game with candy bars wrapped in paper (it was doom, really) and they were hidden in this huge bag of newspapers.. and you had to find the candy and unwrap them while wearing winter gloves.. it was so difficult, and I was terrible at it! Haha. Geli was a WIZARD at that game, it was insane. She got like 8 candy bars(which she later split up among us). And THEN we decided we wanted to watch a movie, and decided it'd be a good idea to go rent one. So we crammed into Geli's car (okay, it wasn't really cramming, but there were 5 teenagers in a Civic, so think about it.) and we went to rent a movie, and decided 1408 was a good idea for renting. So we watched it.
TERRIFYING. It was scarier than I expected. I jumped several times! Geezaloo.
I felt so tired though (I had a longer day than everyone else, ha) and so I kept like half dozing off, and I'm pretty sure I did fall asleep for a bit once or twice.. And for some reason, I was ridiculously cold! I was wearing a knitted sweater and sweats and I was using a blanket and I was right next to Michael, and I was still freezing. I don't even know. It was ridiculous. I think that was the beginning of this deathcold I've managed to acquire.
But yeah, we ended up leaving at like 11:00? Maybe later. I don't remember. I was so tired! It was so fun though, definitely amazing, and it freaked out Geli and Ashley and I for a good amount of time!
Then this last weekend, I stayed the night at Geli's house! And went to church with her on Sunday, it was marvelous! I really like her ward a lot. :) The people are pleasant.
The first time I stayed the night at her house was the week before Halloween, and I stayed there because my parents went up to a lake cabin, and I didn't wanna go (we were going to the Corn Maze.) and so I stayed at Geli's and went to church with her!
OH!
CORN MAZE! It was great! I kept getting so scared! I personally think it cost too much for the amount of scaring they did, but it was still good! I like clung to Michael's arm, I swear I almost tore it off once or twice. Ha. It was Me, Michael, Alex, Matt, Geli, Caitlin, and Scott. It was fun! :D I squealed a lot, it was great. Ha. There was only one part where I think Michael got truly startled (lame) and that was this porta-potty! It was so weird. Like seriously. We walked past it, and it shot out a jet stream of water! And it was terribly intense and pressured water, it was scary. Haha.
But yeah, Corn maze was great!
I don't know what else to talk about, there has just been so much going on! I love my friends, and I love the influence they have on me and make me want to strive to be! It's amazing.

Sorry!

I know, I've gone over a month without bloggifying. :/ Sorry!
So.. what's been going on in my life? Well, hmm. School is in full swing!
My schedule is as follows:
1st-Free Period
2nd-Band
3rd-Senior Social Studies
4th-Senior Project Lab
5th-Independent Study; Math
It's a really nice schedule to have! Especially since my senior project is going to be taking place for the most part this trimester.
I am going to be designing and painting the band room. It's going to be quite the job. I'm really really excited though! It'll definitely have it's benefits. Like, for instance, painting over a certain mural.. Yeah, there's a mural that some random art student painted in there years ago that has backwards music notes, and it kinda irks me.. (That's my Obsessive Compulsive Disorder coming out) so I'm really excited to paint over it! :)
What else is going on? Hmm... There was a stake dance a little over a week ago! So great, minus the fact that I have a death cold. :/ But it was still really fun. I definitely enjoyed it! Then on Sunday there was a Seminary Fireside, and that was rather enjoyable too, minus a few things, mainly the bruise I managed to acquire on my leg.. yeah it's still there, it's like 3 inches by 2 inches.
It's huge.
And then last week was homecoming week! SO busy. So much setup and background work! I am the token female member of the tech club. Haha. But it's actually really fun because I know what Brandon is talking about 80% of the time.. well.. yeah. It's nice. Haha.
Then on Saturday. Wow, Saturday was a busy day. At 10 that morning, I went to the school to help set up for the Homecoming Dance (setting up tech) and Brandon and I had to climb under the football grandstands (DISGUSTING) to get his phone, because it had fallen between the cracks the night before. So then we set up tech, then I went over to Jackson Frisbie's house and we ate lunch and I played with his dog while he got his sound recording equipment. Then we went to Suzannah Doyle's house (She's like, the sweetest lady ever) and we recorded a couple of my original songs, yay! They actually sound really cool, and I was really surprised, because I didn't know that my voice sounded like that.. my vibrato is kinda weird.. that's gotta change. Haha. But yeah. Then Jackson brought me home, and I sat around for a while, did some chores, then like right before I was supposed to leave for Homecoming (I was supposed to be there early for tech) I decided I was actually GOING to Homecoming (I was contemplating ditching the whole thing, school dances are kinda really lame) so I got ready really fast and went to the dance.
WHAT A DANCE. Seriously the weirdest school dance I've ever been to. Very random and eventful but not at the same time. Just so weird. Then a group of friends and I went to Shari's, and most of us got Milkshakes.. (Caramel FTW!) and then I came home around 1:30, 2:00.. and woke up at 9:00 the next morning, got ready, and went to Stake Conference!
I loved it. So great! There were so many good talks. I really liked Sister Gibbs' talk. It was so nice. Then they had a lunch thing for all the youth, and I talked with Nancy and Geli a bit, but mainly Michael. Haha. Then there was a fireside session thing for us, and that was good too. So much goodness! :)
Then yesterday I had a terrible fever. I haven't gotten much sleep. But yesterday was really really hot, and I walked home (I live on hill, by the way) and I wore my sweatshirt the whole time, and I was sweating but I was still FREEZING COLD. It was bad. So I went to bed and woke up three hours later, then I couldn't sleep any more.. and so I was awake ALL NIGHT. It was bad. I just layed there.. trying to sleep.. It was upsetting. So yeah. Today was just a normal day, except I auditioned to sing the National Anthem at school events.. but that's not a big deal. Other than that, yeah. Life is great! I love people, especially Geli. Like really, she's such an inspiration to me, and she is such a good example to me. If you don't know her, you really should. She's beautiful and amazing in every way. She's definitely a person worth knowing. :)
I don't really know what else to say, except hopefully I won't be a blogging slacker and I'll post again really soon. :)

Finally.

Hey. So yes! I'm finally blogging again.
Sorry about the lack of blogging.
I've been really really busy lately!So where do I begin..
I've been hanging out with Geli so much lately! I love it, she's such a sweet girl. So last week I was texting her all week and we were all excited because there was a stake dance on Saturday and the guys we like were going to be there, and then she found out that they weren't going to go, and so we were like "gah buzzkill" but still planned on going.
So then on Saturday I went to Foster Reservoir with my family, because a bunch of them came down and we were going tubing and jet skiing and stuff. So we get to Foster and my bro and I go jet skiing and we flipped friggin' 4 times! I blame him for 3 of the times. He kept trying to do a 360. Like really? Haha. Then I was driving and I was going really fast over a bunch of wakes and it was AWESOME because I was catching a crapload of air, and my bro was freaking out. Haha. But somehow, when I stopped, we managed to flip. It was great though. :)
My brother brought me home with him and I stayed at his apartment while I waited for Geli to get me, so I took a shower because I was all lake-waterified. So then I was sitting at Erik's dining room table when his roommate walks in, and I scared the crap out of him. It was hilarious.
Finally, Geli ended up getting me, and we went to my house and got ready, but I didn't try very hard to look good, because I figured the kid I like wasn't going to be there so it didn't matter. Then went and picked up Stephanie, Michaela and Nancy... lets just say it was a cozy car ride.
So we get to the dance and I find a bunch of Corvallis friends and I'm dancing with them and we're having a good time, then all of the sudden I see the kid I like walk by and I'm like "OHMYGOODNESSGRACIOUSMANALIVE!" I was freaking out, and I look at Geli and mouth at her, "I THOUGHT YOU SAID HE WASN'T COMING."
It was terrible.
So I ended up having an amazing time at that dance, let's just put it that way.
Then I came home and went to church the next day, which was good. Spiritual, as always. :)
Then on Monday I left for camping with my friend Beqi, and Lindsey, and Beqi's parents and her aunt. It was a lot of fun! We camped at Moonshine park and did a lot of swimming in the river. On the second day we got rained on a lot and so we retreated to our tents really early and spent basically the rest of the night in our tents. Then we came home Wednesday.
On Wednesday night I went to a farewell party for my (basically) sister, Molly. She's going off to Utah State. :( We played Charades and Animal and Murder in the dark. It was wonderful. :)
Then today, I spent a lot of time at home, then I went with Jenaye and we went and hung out with Haley and it was a lot of fun. :) We took a lot of pictures and laughed a lot and it was joyous. :) Jenaye and I walked to her house and created outfit ideas and talked.
But now I'm home.
:)
And happy to be so!
I definitely have been running non-stop for a long time. I haven't even included half of the stuff that I've been doing this last 2 weeks. I've just been so busy that I don't even remember it all! But I am so thankful for the ability to have privileges and the trust that my parents feel with me. I know that it is because of the decisions I make and the spirit they feel. They tell me so.
It would be so sad if my parents couldn't trust me. I don't know what I would do. Making bad decisions hurts. It really hurts to see the ones I love do it. I don't know what to do sometimes, but those are the times I know I need to turn to the Lord.
I'm glad I am able to do that.
That's all the rambling I'm going to do now. I gotta go sleep now. :)

Sorry for the Delay!

Hello! I'm back. Sorry about not blogging for like, a week, i've been running like crazy!
Last week was amazing. Spent a lot of time with friends, and went tubing, and dyed Jenaye's hair.. what else.
Oh, well, this week is going to be awesome!
I'm so excited. We are going jet skiing and tubing with some family (awesome) and I'm going to come home early and stay with my bro, and then on Saturday I am going to the stake activity and the seven stake dance.
Geli is going to come over and we're gonna get ready together. Then we'll pick up Nancy and w00t! Hour long car ride!
Hand dancing, anyone?
I love people.
People have so much impact on everything! It's wonderful.
I'm kind of running out of time, so I'll blog more later.
I'm sorry!

Awww yeahh.

So today was such a crazy day. I seriously never stopped moving! So I went to bed at like 3 in the morning then woke up at 5 to go up to the airport with Aiti and Anna. Definitely slept the whole way there... and we kinda took a wrong turn. Then we kinda scrambled around the airport until Anna was at the gate and went out of sight. Now she's in flippin' Hawaii! I really hope its fun for her, she definitely deserves it.
So we drove home from the airport and stopped at the store to pick up some things and I got a NEW TRANSFORMERS POSTER! AWW YEAH! It has Bumblebee on it. He's my fav. :) He's such a sweetie!
Then I got home and got on the computer and Beqi was on, and she was like, "HEY!" and so we decided to hang out! And as she came to get me we passed Leman and we did like a really quick maneuver to get to him, and we picked him up. Then we went to Beqi's house, watched a TERRIBLY put together movie, and played this random game.. Pig Mania, I think is what it's called. Then we played the longest game of Parcheesi known to man. No lie.
Then I got home and changed and took a shower and such and got ready and then Geli showed up and we went to Avery park and met up with Michael, followed by Matt. Then we threw a frisbee around for a while, then we went up on the Train and climbed around and met the cutest little boy EVER named Mikai, i think. Then we went to the dinosaur bones and decided we wanted milkshakes. So we went to Shari's and Matt was oh-so-kind and payed for them. (Thanks, bud!:D ) Then we went to Wildcat Park and played hide and go seek which was very hard in the dark! AH! And then we swung for a while on the swings, then went and attempted to stargaze but we heard sprinklers so we got up, and ran through them. :D
Then we got bored with that and walked back to the parking lot to find Geli's mom there! We played frisbee for like a minute and decided to go to 7-Eleven to get slurpees, which Geli payed for. (Thanks hon! Man I'm such a mooch..) Then we all piled into Matt's car and drove Michael home... then Matt drove Geli and I back and Geli took me home and stayed and talked for a couple minutes.
But yeah.
Seriously the longest day ever! So fun though.
:) I would love to do it again when I'm not as sleepy.
That was the worst part for sure.
The whole day was fabulous, I bet you wish you lived the life I live!
Now. Rant... I believe in the power of friendship! People don't even realize the influence they have on others and the last effect they can leave. I really try hard to leave a good impression on those I meet so I know that I haven't negatively affected them.
It is always good to trust in the Lord, however, as well as the spirit, when it comes to important decisions that may or may not change your life.
Okay.
My eyes are shutting on their own. And I definitely haven't slept since in the car this morning. So I'm dead tired.
Alright, I suppose that is all.
Love you, Night! :)

Real Quick.

I have about five minutes to post this because I have stuff I am supposed to be doing. But I really want to post.
So.
I have found that I tend to dwell. I mean, all teenagers do it, but I do it a lot.
I wish I had put more time into getting to know my Muumuu. I miss her so much. She really was important to me, and I miss her everyday.
It was a strange feeling, having my birthday this year and not getting a home made card from her. I was her "little fish" and I miss the cards with the fish on them.
She was a really important part of my own mother's life, seeing as she was my mom's mom.
She was an amazing grandma. We have this picture hanging in the living room and she is a little girl in the picture, and I have had a lot of people ask me if it is a picture of me. It isn't, it's a picture of my grandma. I miss her so much.
I am so excited for next February, so I can be baptized for my grandma and she will be happy and be able to live in paradise. I want nothing more than for her to live in paradise.


I need to stop talking about sad things.

As you probably know, I am Laurel's president, meaning I am always with young women, and kind of direct the girls. I love all of the girls in our ward! They are such cuties, and they are inspirations to me. It was so fun going to camp with them last week and seeing how spiritual they are, it really helps my spirit to grow! They all have very unique personalities and ideas. It is so awesome to see the different strengths they have, and how they use their strengths to fill in where they feel they should.
Speaking of YW, we have an activity tonight! We usually have them on Wednesday, but we are doing something special. We are going to Albany to listen to an (apparently) attractive guy sing! It'll be fun. I just need to remember my blanket. :)

Music, Woofy, and Spirituality.

So I have had such a spiritually filling summer! I am so excited! I have been doing everything that I know the Lord would be pleased with, and it is, in turn, making me happy. I love my life, and I am so grateful for the blessing of friends and family who love me. I am grateful for my talents and I am so grateful for the talents that I am able to develop. I am grateful to have the ability to help others, as well as myself. I am grateful for music!

GAHH MUSIC! I FLIPPING LOVE MUSIC! I was actually just in front of my keyboard composing a song in the memory of my dog, Woofy, who really meant a lot to me.

It's kind of weird how sometimes things happen and they make you step back and reevaluate what you have been doing with your life.

Now, I know that to some of you it may seem kind of overly dramatic to say that the passing of my dog made me do that, but it isn't to me. Woofy was the most amazing dog ever, and I loved him so much. He was basically my best friend when I was little, because we lived out in the middle of nowhere and so I didn't have many friends to play with all the time, except the neighbor girls, Chelsea and Sarah, who, by the way, were and still are total sweethearts.
But Woofy was really important to me. I remember several nights where I would fall asleep on the floor and he would come and lay down next to me. He was the funniest dog ever, and used to do the cutest things. If you can't tell that he was important to me, then I'm going to be deeply saddened. Home isn't the same without him here. There is a spirit that is missing and I feel the loss daily. When I heard that Woofy had been put down I burst into tears. I don't know if you can quite understand the mix of emotion I felt at that point, and the thought of that day is bringing me to tears now.
This year has been the most challenging, yet most spiritually filling and uplifting year I have ever experienced. I have felt many trials this year, as I am sure you have also, and I have had many moments that I would not trade for the world. My testimony this year has grown from the size of an olive to the size of a watermelon. I hope to be able to continue to nourish it and cause it to grow so that I can help others feel the spirit too.
That's one of my main goals.

The very beginning!

Hello fine friends. I am going to be using this blog for whatever purposes I choose, it can vary from rants I feel are important to random pictures that I love, but for the most part as a journal! So, to keep updated on all things Sofia, give this blog a look-see. Eh?