first day of school.

i'm all moved into my new apartment. the struggle was real for the first three days though. we had NO AC. unbelievable. that was like almost death.. #firstworldproblems.. anyway. we did a lot of complaining and got it fixed and next month's rent is going to be cheaper. SUCKAAA. good day.
so. today was my first day of school. it was.. okay. i have spanish 101 on mondays and wednesdays from 11:40 to 1:25. it's gonna be an easy one i think. and i like being able to sit around and have the house to myself all morning. (all the other girls are in class) it's grrrrreat!! Tuesdays and Thursdays i'm in class from 8:40-1:25 which isn't really that bad either. i'm pretty happy with the way i set up my schedule. it should be pretty simple. yay!
track practice started. i'm a captain this year. so i guess that means i'm supposed to like be a leader and all that jazz. it's good for me. it pushes me to try a little harder and to keep my game face on, whereas last year i just liked to play around and laugh most of the time. PRACTICE is a pain. literally. i'm like fighting tears half the time and the other half i'm just trying to keep up. like, i put in work this summer, no lie. but chad knows how to break down and tear up a body. just when i think i couldn't be any more sore. i can. ohhhh i can. but you know what? i'm gonna suck it up and kill these practices. YOU KNOW WHY? because. BECAUSE! i want to go somewhere next year and get free stuff! (yes. free stuff is basically my goal, but hey, we all have our motivations..) i really want the rest of my school paid for. i don't want to be in crazy debt either and being a student athlete is pretty fun too. :]
this year is off to a good start. i feel like until my body adjusts to the new volume of stress i'm putting on it, i will be no fun to be around. all i wanna do is sleep and stretch and eat. wait.. what's new??
oh and watch gossip girl. i'm a little obsessed.. tay.. err Sister Southworth would be so proud. miss her.. :(

one more thing.

10 DAYS UNTIL

I'M 

{TWENTY}

YEARS

OLD!

that is all,

xo,

M

Summer 2013

well. it's over. well not OFFICIALLY, but SUMMER 2k13 is shutting off its engine. *insert sigh here*

it was a good one, definitely not one for the books, but a good one all the same.. more than anything i'd say it was kind of the summer everyone left. But they're all in good places and are doing good things and hey for all those who have left me, there are those that are coming back.. very soon. ;]

ALSO. this summer i had some growth. no need to go into a cliche "the summer i..." thing but i gained a better testimony and if that wasn't worth the stress, i don't know what is.. but i'm happy about it.
ALSO ALSO. i got a scholarship. (one that adds to my one pima has reissued..) it's $2000! craziness. i knew my essay writing skills would someday come in handy. haha. but i feel so blessed. i have prayed and prayed and fasted and really crossed my fingers for this and i cried my eyes out when i recieved the email that said i had earned it. Tears of joy are something special. I literally felt the months of stress and fear lift off my shoulders. goawwsh. i'm so blessed.

anyway. PICTURE RECAP. summer 2013

spent pretty much my whole summer with these dweebs. oh and that fat chunky baby Abbi has. Ellie!!
like whoda thunk the kid could get so huge. we got to have her for a few days in july.

Payton left me early June

attended Bri Decker's wedding. i loved seeing some of my high school friends.
they're just too cute.

Taylor's farewell lunch. 

AAAND. that's Joey Carico. or josephine. ha. did some sprint workouts with him
he's trying to be a football star or something. and he's a sort of friend.. 

right after she had been set apart, spent the night and we talked all night.
i'm so excited for her. she was like out of her mind ready to go.
she has the most infectious personality and i think she's gonna be great. :]
now i just can't wait til she come home! 18 months can't fly fast enough. where will i be FEB. 2015?

so. that about sums it up. it was the okayest of times.. and it was the okayest of times. 

SO READY TO START SCHOOL AGAIN. 

i miss my team. i miss the track. i miss triple jump. time to refocus and get my life together. i'm goin after a D1 scholarship and training started yesterday. 

xo.

-M.