I'll find you in the morning sun

So, last night, I had Girls Night with my bestfriends. And yes, they are my bestfriends. Not the fake ones that you have just to text and go shopping with.

Wow, how amazing was it to be reunited! Well, in case you're wondering, it was amazing.

I know it sounds cheesy and all, but we talked about how we're going to be friends for like, almost forever. And I honestly don't doubt that.

We planned all of these things that we're going to do together throughout the years. It's going to take a lot of money and planning, but I know we'll make it happen! In fact, we're going to the beach this December. Just the four of us, and of course another chaperone. I'm really looking forward to it. I know we're all going to need it by then.....

So, yesterday I told you all yesterday about me and my ONE bestfriend that I have. Now I am going to give you the story about me and these three other girls :)

So I'll start off with Hallie; I've known her the longest

So, I've known Hallie for about forever and a day. Her mom was an AIDE to me when I was in Elementary school, and we knew eachother through our sisters. We actually truly met when one of both of our family friends passed away. I really got to know Hallie though when I came to First Baptist in about February of 2009, where I really got to know all of the girls. We almost instantly connected, due to our backgrounds with eachother. But we got the closest last year at Passport. I do not now where I would be without her. She makes me laugh NON stop, and we always have the same boy problems. Weird, right? I know. We always get really hyper with eachother, and I tell her everything. Usually when I'm frustrated with family or friends, I go straight to her. Because we almost ALWAYS have the same issues. And she always makes me feel better about everything. I can't wait to be in school with her this year. I LOVE YOU HAL!

So here's to Kari;

So I actually met Kari when one of her bestfriends and one of my friends passed away in December 2008. The next few months after that were pretty horrible in the town that we live in. But it brought so many people closer. It brought me closer to Kari, in particular. I didn't know her that well, I just knew her brother. He was in my grade and a couple of my classes. The night that our good friend passed away, a bunch of upper classmen came to my house, just to be together. I remember sitting in my living room, with all of these older teenagers that I didn't know at all, and I remember Kari walking through the door to my house. What a beautiful soul she was. She came to me, and I just hugged her. She probably doesn't remember any of this, but in this time of sorrow, she was the one telling me it was going to be okay. She was the one reassuring me that God was taking care of this. Ever since then, I had made an effort to reach out to her and a couple of the student's other best friends. I knew that Kari was really going to impact my life. So she encouraged my sister and I to start attending at First Baptist. And my life grew from there. I am so glad that God brought me to Kari, and that Kari brought God to me. Kari is one of the most comforting people that I know. As most of you know, I am a mother to many. But when I need my breaks, Kari is the mother to me. She always gives me the best advice. And whenever I need a boost, she somehow always knows, and always reminds me that God is here for me. And to be honest with you, my faith actually began with Kari. She is so special to me, and I would certainly be so lost in this world without her. Without Kari, I wouldn't have this relationship with the church, or even with God. So here's to you Kari Elizabeth; thank you for being the beauty of God in my life, thank you for inspiring me to be a better person, friend, and Christian EVERYDAY! I love you!!!

And here comes for Paige;

Well, when I first came to the church, I was only really close with Hal and Kari. But Paige, Hal, and Kari had already been bestfriends since they were pretty young. To be honest with you, I don't even think it took time for me and Paige to get to know eachother. We just clicked. Just like that. We truly got close the first, and probably the only time, that I went to Watermarks camp in Virginia. It was a great weekend, and we bonded. Something just clicked about her. It was instant! Then at Passport Camp that Summer, we truly became sisters, well actually, it was more like twins. We have almost everything in the book in common. She understands me better than I understand myself. She reminds me of the person that I am, and who I want to be. I really trust her with my life. And the thing that I adore about our friendship, is the fact that we go to totally different schools, we're in different grades, and we are still best friends. I tell her pretty much everything, I am never afraid to hold back with her because I know for a fact that she will understand. I honestly don't know I would be without my Pooks. I never want you to leave my life Paigey-Pie, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

Now, as I am writing all of this, and of course I'm crying, (I'm extremely emotional when it comes to the four of us, ask anyone) I am realizing that I have a different relationship with every single one of them. Neither one of them is greater than the other, it is all even. Just different things that we have in common with one another. They are everything that I am, and everything that I need. I thank God everyday for these three, I would honestly be such a different person without ANY of them. I wouldn't trade any of them for the world, and I hope that we are together forever. I pray that one day you will all understand how much you mean to me, and how much you have changed and inspired me. I will never lose my faith in any of you. You three are such amazing women, and you can do anything. You are all strong, and so beautiful. I cannot imagine what my life would be without you all.

Last night, we were sitting on Kari's trampoline, discussing our lives together. We talked about going overseas every Summer, after we all graduate of course. And I truly believe that it will happen. I would make any effort for us to stick together, even if it's only one weekend a year.

Now, I'm sure the only people that enjoyed this are the tree of them, if they even read this at all. But I am honored to have you in my life, and I am privileged to be a part of yours. I can't wait for this December, it's going to be wonderful. And I can't wait for the rest of our lives, together.

With you, I laugh more than I breathe, I smile more than I should, and I sing Disney way too much. But I love it, because it's us. It's the four of us, unstoppable.

I will share with you a verse that Kari shared with my yesterday;

"There are "friends" who destroy each other, but a real friend sticks closer than a brother. (sister!)" - Proverbs 18:2

My love and appreciation for you four is never ending.

Love you forever

I made my baby say goodbye

Today, I'm going to Richmond to get my dress for Homecoming.

You think it's too early? Well, there's no such thing. I would just rather get it over with before school starts, before my family reunion, and on one of the last days my mom has off from work. And I know that I'm gonna grow any taller until then. So we're just getting it out of the way.

After venting a humongous blog last night, I don't have much to say. Except for the fact that I absolutely adore Sara Bareilles, and my best best best best friend in the world.

It's really weird having a guy as a best friend. I'm actually not used to it at all. Pretty much all my life it's been a girl that's been my best friend. It hasn't been the same girl, of course, but always a girl. But change is good, right? I've found myself trusting guys more lately, if trusting anyone at all. Now don't get me wrong, I love my girls to death, and I would do absolutely anything for them. Well, most of them......

But having as guy as your best friend is very comforting, in a way. I feel so safe and protected. I tell him pretty much everything, and he's always the one I complain to and he never complains about it.

I have many, many groups of friends, as I said in one of my earlier posts. And this sounds kind of complicated, and it's really hard to explain, but I have different groups of best friends.

I have my bestfriends from school, that are in my grade.

I have my bestfriends from church, there are three of them, and I adore them to the ends of the earth. Together, the four of us are unstoppable. And we have Girls Night tonight!! I can't wait.

I have my bestfriends from dance, pretty much my competition team. Wow, what an amazing, strong, lovable group of women that I am blessed to work with!

And then I have that one bestfriend, that I depend on for everything.

We met about a year ago on the way to a church camp. The same church camp that I attended this year, where I met God. At first, he drove me absolutely insane. I couldn't stand it. He sat behind me and my friend, Hallie, with his best friend, Matthew. Who didn't talk at all. Some things never change.....

Throughout the week we got to know eachother, and we just became good friends. We stayed in touch for a couple months after the camp, then just faded. We saw eachother at church and acknowledged one another, but that's about it.

Before the soccer season ended, we got back in touch, and we were good friends just like we had been before. Then it was time for Passport.

Three weeks ago, we became bestfriends. It just happened like that. We just got to know eachother a lot better, and now he's my best buddy.

He's a great kid. And I'm very blessed with everything that First Baptist has brought me.

Well, those are my thoughts for the morning. I hope you enjoyed the story of how I met my current bestfriend. Hope you weren't bored to tears!

Always remember me

Sorry if my posts are annoying any of you.

Actually, I'm not sorry. This is what blogs are for. So if it is bothering you, then suck it up and click the X button. But if you care enough to hear me complain tonight, then I truly love you forever.

Dance is one of the hardest sports out there. I'm not just saying that because I am a dancer, but it is a proven fact. It is so hard.

As many things in life are difficult and frustrating, dancing is extremely stressful. I came into the studio I am in now in September 2009. And I have never made a better decision in my life but to stay there. I fell in love with dance all over again after a year without dance, and I met some of the most beautiful, intelligent, and inspiring people there. I am forever changed because of this place.

At first it was all fun and games, but then I became more developed in the program, and I really got down to work.

I have been dancing since I was two and a half, almost three, up until my seventh grade year. Dance is simply amazing.

I transfered studios at the beginning of my eighth grade year. And I came to learn, that I really had no technique, at all. And that is what my studio is about.

I'm totally not dogging on the studio I was at before. It was such a fun place, but as the years progressed, and owners changed, and schedules became crazy, I couldn't handle it, and I just gave up.

So I'm at this new studio, and all of a sudden; I'm on the competition team. I love the people on my team.

As EVERY good sports team knows, there is drama. But on this team in particular, there is a lot of problems. The studio had already been through enough since December 2008, when they lost a student. I guess I had walked into a place where things had just begun to come back together. I am always so afraid, still, that I will ruin something. I don't ever feel out of place, but I don't want to get involved, or ruin a bond that was made before I got there.

After a season of absolute Hell, we have a brand new team. Well, sorta. We plan to have not as much drama this year, if any at all. And things will be much more organized. And it's going to be an amazing season. If only I personally can get my act together......

This year will be my freshman year. I will be involved in the following activities;

- School, of course; Including two honors classes, a show choir, a band class, oh yeah, and smushing a years worth of work into one semester.

- Church; including YoungLife, and an amazingly beautiful Youth Group at First Baptist Church.

- Dance; including dancing four days a week as regular classes, and atleast two extra days in the week due to being on the competition team.

Now, don't get me wrong. I have the most amazing people that will be beside me and guiding me along the way. But it will still be rough. Can I handle it? Pray for me

NOW, to get back on track. Dance is so frustrating. I was having a conversation with my bestfriend from the studio tonight. We were talking about how hard we work, and feeling like we are getting absolutely nowhere. Then a very wise student and teacher told us something like this; 'Well, it may not seem like it to you, but people are watching you. And we see the growth in you.'

So I guess that is true. Absolutely true. And I also guess that it's true about everything you do in life. Just work as hard as you can, and you will grow. In time

I am very excited for this year. It's going to be a journey, I can keep that promise.

Oh, and did I mention that God will be alongside with me, the whole way, holding my hand?

Well, you probably already knew that.......right?

Watch me as I fall

As I was looking at a friend's blog, I noticed that she had a post that stated twenty random facts about herself. So if you don't mind, Brumface, I'm going to take your idea, but do twenty FIVE random facts about myself. Here goes;

1 - I am in love with a certain type of music, but I have yet to find the name for the style.

2 - As most females in this world, I am obsessed with music lyrics.

3 - I discovered Christ this Summer at a church camp. Quietly. By myself. It was simply incredible.

4 - I do believe that I have had my heart broken before. But time has healed it. Some say I'm too young, but I do not believe in too young or too old for anything.

5 - The most random people inspire me, and they don't even know it.

6 - I am always doing math with numbers that I see in my head, it's so weird.

7 - I have attempted many times to write a song, I have somewhat succeeded.

8 - I have an extremely wide voice range, I could very well likely be a Soprano or an Alto. I prefer Alto though.

9 - I used to over think everything. I used to try to figure out why every little thing was going on, and try to analyze it. But now, I know that everything happens for a reason. And my God is in control of it all.

10 - I was born in South Carolina, and I have always been in love with it. I want to move back there when I graduate from college.

11 - I have the biggest mother instincts in the world. I adore being there for people.

12 - Kind words from anyone always make me smile the most.

13 - I used to hate babies and toddlers, but after spending a week in the nursery at my church from 9-12 AM, I discovered my love for children.

14 - I can't make up my mind up about what I want to do when I get older. Sometimes I just want to travel the U.S. and spread the good news of the Lord to those who need it, other times I want to be a Minister just like my mother and father, and sometimes I want to be a therapist. Some say that I have plenty of time to think about it, but believe it or not - time sneaks up on you.

15 - I love chocolate ice cream in a cup, but if I am getting a cone, I have to get vanilla.

16 - I will not get my hair cut by a professional. I don't trust them at all. So I always cut my own hair. Why waste money on something you can do by yourself, for free?

17 - John Mayer & Dave Matthews are my favorites. Enough said.

18 - Just as every other girl, I am always going after what I shouldn't be. But I always learn my lesson. I just may not imply that lesson ever again.

19 - It bothers me when people say things like they are the only ones that feel that way, or like they are the only ones in the world that it's happening to.

20 - I am a hypocrite. I do a lot of the things that I say that I hate. But hey, everyone is a hypocrite. Am I wrong?

21 - I love to love. All kinds of it.

22 - I have a very wide variety of friends, that come from everywhere. School, two dance studios, two churches, and of course, Facebook has helped a lot.

23 - I am a dog person, I absolutely detest cats.

24 - I get very emotional and attached to my friends. I don't like talking about graduations or college.

25 - I know a ton of people. A ton. And I am extremely lucky to know all of the people that I do.

I live a blessed life.

Summers never look the same

This morning has already started out horribly. (I probably spelled that wrong. Do I care? Yes. Am I too lazy to look it up? Yes again.)

As the same as almost every morning this Summer, my parents have to leave for work at seven in the morning. Which is very early during the Summer to a teenager. So they have to leave my dog in his kennel. Well actually, he's not even a dog. He is still a super young puppy, and is so very annoying most of the time. So whenever he is left in his kennel, he barks like crazy.

SO, at seven this morning, I was awoken (if that's a word) by him. Again. But this time, I just decided to ignore it. Because I figured I would fall back asleep, and my sister lives in our basement and never hears him. So I did fall back asleep! Which was a surprise, I'm not very good at the whole sleeping thing. But apparently, something magical happened and my sister woke up.

At about 8:45, I was still sleeping, and my sister proceeds to start yelling at my dog at the top of her lungs. So I put my pillow over my head hoping and praying that she will just shut up. But now, of course that is not the case.

So then flings open the door to the room I am currently striving to sleep in, and lets the dog jump on me and attack me. (On this particular morning, my dad did not take him on a walk, so he is extremely hyper and extra annoying, explaining why my sister was yelling.) My sister then says;

'Sorry, I have to go to Chick-Fil-A.'

'Why?'

'The YoungLife thing again.'

So I do not respond and she shuts the door and leaves the dog on my bed biting me all over, and playing Tug-A-War with my arm.

I get annoyed so I get up and open the door. He runs out to the living room and I go pee, as everyone does when they wake up. I leave the door open just in case he gets too crazy.

I finish peeing, take my retainer out, take my disgusting medicine, and proceed to the living room.

When I look at the couch, I see my sister. Sitting on the couch. On the computer. On my computer. I go put my dog outside, and close and lock the door.

(Now, as some of you know, when it comes to my family, I am not nice to them in the morning. Well actually, I'm just not nice to my sister in the morning.)

So I say to her;

'I'm glad you woke me up to get on Facebook.'

'What?'

'I'm glad you woke me up to get on Facebook.' - A littler clearer this time, just so she gets the message

'I only got on for like two seconds, chill!' - Does all of the events I described ^^ up there sound like two seconds? Yeah, I didn't think so either.

So we proceed to get into a little fight. As she is complaining about how the dog woke her up this morning, I am thinking in my head 'I had to do that every morning, suck it up.' But I didn't say anything, I just went back into the den and slammed the door, just to make sure she knew I was angry.

So now, I am sitting home alone (which is very nice), with my now calm dog due to a simple chewy. And I am writing this post. I'm glad I got to share my story.

I hope that today turns out better than this morning. Don't you worry folks, as soon as my sister gets home, we'll probably be back to normal. That's the kind of relationship we have, we forget about fights usually and don't care about them.

For now, I am sitting and waiting for a text message that I probably won't even receive until eleven or twelve, if at all. Don't you just love waiting? I know I do.....

I'll be seeing you

Just kidding, I'm getting the hang of this. Didn't believe in me, did you? Well, I did it! My profile is, how I would say, beautiful. I'm in love with beauty. I am surrounded by beauty, am I not?

I'll be seeing you, in all the old familiar places

Goodnight moon, I will see you in the morning

I don't know how to do this

I'm typing this 'post' as we speak, just hoping and praying that it will turn out to be what I want it to be. My inspiration for this blog, you might ask? Well, here goes.

Today, I watched the movie 'Julie & Julia' for the first time, and fell head over heels for it. So I just want to write a blog about my sometimes exciting life. Just so the world can hear me somehow. I have also seen a couple friends blog, and it seems like a good way to get my emotions out.

If you are going to become a faithful reader, then God Bless You. You are a real trooper.

I am hoping and praying that this experience will be all that I want it to be, if not more. As for now, I haven't figured any of this out. But I'm pretty decent with technology. Or at least, I'm the best at dealing with it in the house I live in.

So I'm out for now, enjoy readers!