Finally

It has only been a couple of weeks, but it feels like ages since I last wrote. I graduated from high school with an honors diploma and started a full time job at a military merchandising company—I mostly work in a warehouse. I really enjoy it, I've been learning so much! I  assemble matted prints, help out in production, pull stock, file, and I'm going to keep learning more and more. I've never worked full time before and the weekend is a huge relief.

I sang a solo at graduation in the senior song. I was so nervous, but it went pretty well. :) It was so good to see my family. My dad and his parents were there, and my second cousin. There were also a bunch from Oregon. I've been trying to spend as much time with friends as I can before I leave for college in September, and it's difficult with so little free time. So far it's been going well though. I'm in the real world now...

I'd like to start a new blog. This one has carried me through high school, and I'm ready to start fresh. To those few that might possibly still read, I thank you.

http://foreverkfiz.blogspot.com/

Two Truths and a Lie

I made this today. :)

18

A whole lot is new!!! But here are the main things right now:

• I'm 18.
• My dad got me a car.
• I saw Mumford and Sons in concert.
• My last choir concert is tomorrow night and I got a letter.
• The day after that is my last day to turn in work and projects.

I cannot freaking wait to be done. I am so close.

JOB!

I got a job!!! A full-time job! I'll start after graduation—I am so freaking excited. It's at U.S. Allegiance Inc. They make all kinds of military merchandise. I feel so good right now, I have a plan. I hate not having a plan. Now I can make a budget and start saving for college and buy new clothes and shoes and all this stuff and AHHH I can't wait! They seemed really nice too!

Also my birthday is this Friday! Sorry, wow, so many exclamation points. But I'm happy! I'm turning 18. :) And my party is going to be so much fun, and so many friends are coming. And finals are almost all over! Just random projects left. SO CLOSE!

Cake from Noe's birthday 

Bratwurst!!

Oh Brother

This evening my brother, Joe, and two of his friends created a black, cardboard cat with a dime for an eye and put it in the street to trick people driving by. They laid on the ground. To their surprise, a police car was the first to encounter the cat. The boys were then questioned, asked to clear out their pockets, and taken back to the house in the back of the car. The doorbell rang and the first thing my mom said was "I hope it's not the cops." And it was! He was very serious. My mom could not stop smiling, and Andy and I busted up a little in the front room. He was disappointed that we found it funny and said that they had wasted resources to do that. Someone had called saying kids were looking in cars.
Come on guys, really? I don't think 4 cars, including a big-ass suburban were necessary. No laws were broken, so it really was just a bit funny.

By the way, Prom was so fun!!! I went with my friend Royce. It was a really great time, one of the best this whole year. I'm sooo looking forward to graduating. Today I did homework for over 3 hours and then went to the swim and fitness center to swim laps. I thought swimming a mile would be a good goal...PSH! By the end of one 50m I was tired. I did 14 in a half hour–two 50m shy of half a mile. I was exhausted but it was great!

'Lil Blurb

My mom is seriously the best. It's been a bit of a struggle to stay motivated in school and senioritis is a serious problem. I've gotten my grades up alright lately but we're heading into the final stretch–the last month–and it's difficult to stay on top of work. I told this to my mom and mentioned that my grades were better last year, and she told me it's more important for me to have a well-rounded life. She's just happy I've had such a good year. I've been very social, and it's been wonderful. :)

There are so many great things from this year that I can reflect on. This year has mostly been about my relationships with people and involvement in things that I love. It was a challenge for me, but I stopped working and focused on school and friends and activities. And I'm glad I did, it's been good.

 I recently went to Seattle for a choir festival. These are just a few of my photos from the trip.

Mr. Thunder Dance 2013

I figured since I posted this pretty much everywhere else, might as well post it here. These boys are so amazing and I'm so impressed by them. The Mr. Thunder Pageant is April 23. So excited. I'm sorry for my spastic screams and laughter. Also I recommend you watch it in HD.

Shout out to Taylor, Max, and Dave!

Wrapping Up the Break

I realizea lot of what I'm posting is boring, and it's probably because I'm on spring break at home with nothing to do, but I'll work on coming up with actual stories and things to talk about. Today I went down to my grandparents' house for Easter. There was a delicious potluck and a quite enjoyable game of Bump with my mom and uncles. School starts tomorrow and I'll be back to rarely posting, I'm sure. I had a great time with my family today. My grandpa turns 70 tomorrow and the day after that my grandma turns 65. Crazy! We're all pretending he's turning 60. ;) Other than that, I got shoes for the Mr. Thunder Pageant, I applied for a job at McMenamins, and I found my ipod! Yay.

P.S. I forgot to mention a while ago that I decided not to do softball. Too much stress with my classes and I just wasn't feeling up to it.

These are 3 of the 5 cousins I saw today and my brothers. And me.

Love/Hate List 2013

It's been quite a while since I've made one of these lists, and it's like 3:30 in the morning and I can't sleep. So there. Starting with hate, ending with love--trying to keep it positive. Note that these are in no particular order.


Hate

• Spiders
• Crazy bitches
• When things are missing
• Pain
• Being sick
• Scary movies
• Mushrooms
• Being angry
• Un-organization
• Rude people
• The sound of flapping wings
• Waiting
• Coconut
• Sharks
• Slow computers
• Intolerance

Love

• My mom
• Singing
• Having a plan
• Photography
• Straight teeth
• Thunderstorms
• Cleanliness
• Chocolate
• Making art
• Smooth skin
• Passion
• Hot breakfast
• Kisses
• Immersion in warmth (in water, by a fire, under a blanket, etc.)
• Nice surprises
• Dogs
• Writing
• Hugs

Pictures just make blog posts better.

Spring Break Continued...

I hope to balance out the last post with some positivity. First off, I finished the headband. I twisted it once before connecting the ends and it's quite comfortable. :) Second, I've actually had a lovely past few days. I took my wee cousins on a nice outing with a picnic and a stroll through downtown. They are the sweetest girls. I'm going to miss them so much. I also spent some time with Christian and when we were on the brink of utter boredom we decided to make a movie. It's 7 1/2 minutes long at the moment and not anywhere near finished. Who knows if it ever will be, but it was a very fun way to pass the time. I personally prefer directing, editing, and filming to acting. Jake and his friend joined us. Today primarily consisted of waxing, resume-writing (thank you Mom), and How-I-Met-Your-Mother-watching. I still have to start Wuthering Heights but if I read about 40 pages tomorrow and Saturday I'll be done. My desk is clean, I've been fitted for my dress for Mr. Thunder, and I unfortunately did not receive the General Scholarship from WOU. This is my break. And Sunday--Easter--will be a lovely time at my grandparents' house with my family. It's been really nice to have a break.
Crap... I have to catch up on Calculus homework.
Although my mom is probably the only person who will read this, I rather like how my blog has evolved. I'll probably try to advertise it more when I start the next one this summer. Only 2 more months (plus like a week). I gotta find myself a job...

Spring Break

Well, I'm no longer sick. But this break so far has proven to be thoroughly uneventful. I have no real plans until next Sunday for Easter--it's going to be a long week. I've been doing a lot of writing in my journal, photography, making music, and today I started knitting a headband. It's been so long. Also this week I have to read the first nine chapters of Wuthering Heights. I seriously hope it isn't too boring, I don't need any more reason to be bored this week. Otherwise I've just been dicking around on my computer. For the most part my friends are out of town, working all the time, or just busy, so I've spent a lot of time alone the past couple days. The most exciting occurrence has been receiving my dress for Skyliner in the mail. I hope things brighten up a little soon.

Goats

I have been dreadfully sick lately. I have nasty cold and a cough and I feel quite awful. I stayed home from school today. But on a good note I received word today that I earned a renewable scholarship. It's my first one. I still have to apply for more but it's nice to hear about one. Not much else is really new... This video pretty much was the best part of my day.

Scholarships and College and Junk

This month and this week in particular have been very busy. Last weekend I went up to the valley to visit Western Oregon. I'm so looking forward to it. The sad thoughts of moving away are mostly overshadowed by excitement. And I have a bunch of family up there as well. This week I was stressing a lot about scholarships. Luckily I met all of the deadlines, and now I just need to find more more more. It's really touching to read letters of recommendation. It's difficult to write good essays! I'm in AP Literature and we don't write many essays. I think I actually prefer reading to writing but writing allows me to have a chance to feel proud of my work.

Anyway, this weekend I get to hang out with Taylor after he's done working after the Solo/Ensemble Festival--which I am a part of. This is my first year performing for it and I'll be singing with the Men's Choir. (Ha) It's been a really great experience though. I wonder what the judicators will think when "Summit Men" walks in the door and I'm in there with my folder ready to sing. It should be a good experience though.

Today I'm taking a day off from school, until 1:00 when I have Chorale, to do homework. I didn't have time to do any last night because I was working on a scholarship the whole time. It was actually ridiculous, I got so stressed out to the point of tears and had to call Christian to help me calm down and leave the room and not think about it. I was waiting for my last letter of recommendation. But it got done. I really needed to get this in because it's a scholarship for children and grandchildren of FBI Agents. I only received the application 4 days ago and it's due today. So that was my evening...

I really wish I could somehow just have some substantial style of writing. It comes out more when I tell a real story, but I have to settle for whatever this crap is. ^ Oh well. I think I'll start a new blog after I graduate. Next year I'll have many more interesting topics to write about. New student week at Western starts September 22. It's quite late. That's when I'll be moving in and all that. It'll be great. :) And I'm actually very glad the drive from here to there is only 2-3 hours. I'll visit ALL the time. As long as I have snow tires to get over the pass...

Oh mylanta! Also, I'm going to Spain this summer!!!!

Sadie Hawkins

Today is the last day of finals for this semester. There are still 40 minutes left in my Spanish class. I'm SO glad because my government teacher isn't making the midterm count for our grade this semester. So my grades will be pretty good on my transcript for this semester.

I've been stressing about scholarships. I'm going to get at least one just for my test scores and GPA and all that but I need to make some more things happen. I know it'll be okay though. I'll try and save up as much as I can over the summer and I'll likely get a little extra for graduation.

In other news, I have a date tonight! That's exciting... It's Sadie Hawkins tonight so I'm taking him on a date. We're skipping out on the dance but we'll get dinner and I want to go ice skating. Hopefully I won't make a fool of myself. I've been trying this new thing lately--not giving a shit. It's been working pretty well so far. :)

This picture has nothing to do with this but I like it.

Heo.

It's a bit sad seeing my number of posts decreasing each year. I joined Skyliner Jazz so I've been liking that quite a bit...besides a good mountain of drama. I STILL have to start applying for scholarships. :/ I really do need to start doing that. I don't even know how I'm gonna pay for college. And it's about time I start worrying about it...

I don't have much to write about today. 5 months and I'm done. So scary.

Winter Break

It's winter break! But it's almost over! I had a wonderful break. My dad took me and my brothers to Venice Beach, Hollywood, and San Francisco. I got some great Christmas gifts from my amazing grandparents and dad, including a Canon Rebel T3i camera, pepper spray, and a Shewee (portable urinating device for women). I also received my graduation gift early: a Macbook Pro. It is so kickass I can't even--plus my grandma took me shopping. Ugh, just best ever. I can't wait to be obnoxious with the camera (more than I already am, that is) and be attached at the hip with my computer. :P I am so happy though. And I kind of doubt anyone reads this besides my mom so I'm putting the filter down a little right now. I love you Mom!!!! You're the best!
I have missed home a lot the past two weeks though and it'll be great to be back tomorrow. I can't wait to see my friends and hug them and take pictures of them. :)