I'm moving!!

Not houses, just blogs. Don't worry, I'll still follow you all. If you want to continue following me, click here. If you don't, no worries. It's been wonderful being here. I might still make the occasional post here, but for the most part, it'll be on tumblr.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Merry Christmas!!

Yay! Christmas! Everybody looks forward to Christmas, yeah? Eh, not so much. I actually don't. But that's besides the point. Or, it's with another point. Not the point I want to make in this post.
I made a tumblr, so I'll probably be posting there more than here. Check it out. It's cool.

Oh my goodness... So many college applications... Boo. 'Kay, I have to work on those now.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Nutcracker is over!

Oh my goodness, I've had the time of my life.
The shows went pretty well, I think. No major damage done, although I strained my inner thigh from sitting on someone's shoulders for Mother Ginger.... I also fell in Chocolate, but it wasn't that bad.
Have some photos! This is definitely going to be a picture post.

Chocolate... and Jalen

Maids: Alexandria, Lorna, and me

Alexandria, me, and Genna between rehearsals

Me and Genna

Me, Paulina, Alexandria, Becca, and Katie

Pre-Pro '10 - Disco Nutcracker!!

In order of legs: Alexandria, Paulina, Becca, Genna, Me. 

That's pretty much our studio. I love us. Every year we do a disco Nutcracker, dress up crazy, and parody our own Nutcracker. It rawks. Just saying. 

I'll try to find a picture of me and my partner for Chocolate, I think there's one in my sister's camera. Unfortunately, the Snow scene is in between two quick changes, so I never got any Snowfaerie photos. 

That's all. I think my next post will be on Youtube, but that might take a while, so I don't want to add it here. 

Love,

Sarah @)~

:(

My sister is getting her appendix removed... This is weird.
Well, prayer for her would be awesome.

Love,
Sarah @)~

I. Hate. Snow.

I really do. I really hate snow. Yeah, it's pretty, yeah it's amazing. However... I CAN'T DRIVE IN IT. I might have almost died like three times on my way home today. Ugh. It's also cold and wet and makes me cold and cold and cold. I hate the cold. I'd much rather sit next to a warm fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate. And it also cancels awesome things. Hrmph.

Anyways, enough complaining. Nutcracker!!!!!!!!! We're in the theatre in two days!!! Oooooohhhhh my goodness I'm so exited.

Ooh, food. Alright, I'm going to eat and finish watching the Return of the King.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Sigh

So. My friend is having a hard time right now. He keeps getting shut down by silly things that shouldn't matter as much as they do and he's getting really depressed. Prayer for him would be cool, yo. Hehe, I just used yo in a sentence.

~~~

Often times I don't really want to go home. I just want to stay at dance, or stay at my friends' house, or stay at church. I just don't like being at my house. Maybe it's the loud, argumentative siblings. Maybe it's the parents never satisfied with schoolwork or chores.

~~~

It's been snowing like mad. It's hard to drive now...

Nutcracker in less than a week!!! Oh my goodness!! I finally got my pointe shoes today. I know what I'll be doing for the next three hours... Ugh, I hate sewing.

Well... I guess I have more important things to be doing. Like history and sewing. Actually, I'll probably only sew. So good night.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Hey there, December

Well, failure. That whole every day thing didn't work out so well. The last day was a whatever you want day, so... whatever.

Snowsnowsnowsnow.
I hate the cold. I hate it so much. I have to wear so many layers of clothing and still freeze. I'm constantly borrowing sweaters from my friends, because mine alone doesn't cut it. I'm always cold already, even in the spring and fall, so winter is just torture. But, I like snow. It's pretty.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Happy Advent!

Five weeks until Christmas...

Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days:
Oh jeez. Let's see, getting through these darned subject tests, getting into University of Michigan, having a crazy-awesome 18th birthday, not going to Europe (sounds crazy, yeah?), maybe a relationship depending on my maturity level at that time, starting college, and MOVING OUT.
Yes, I am very excited for college, but mostly for the whole idea of not being at my house. Don't get me wrong, I'm very, very grateful that I have a house and a family who gets along... semi-well... well, we all love each other. But, at the same time, I've been here for almost 15 years. I'm ready to move on.
No, I don't know how to take care of a husband or kids yet. Heck, I hardly know how to take care of myself. But, in my opinion, that's what the whole college thing is for. I have to get a job and make my own money. I have to make my own food. I have to clean my own room!! Oh my goodness. Yes, it's for education and learning about careers and such, but education is so much more than that. Education is learning how to conduct yourself in the "real world." I've been home schooled all my life, so I've been very... not "sheltered" per-se, but I've been surrounded by Christians my whole life. One has to learn to deal with people of other religions, cultures, races, etc. Culturally, I think I'm fairly well rounded. Racially, well, I'm a minority myself, my mom was born and raised in Indonesia, so the whole idea that skin color makes someone different really bothers me. Religiously? Again, being surrounded by Christians my whole life, I need to learn how to share Christ with those who don't know Him, or even those who are opposed to Him. I need to learn how to be strong in my beliefs, respect others' beliefs, and continue spreading the Gospel in a way that would make my Lord proud to call me His child.

Anyways, this turned out to be a way longer post than I had anticipated. Well, now you know my views on college.

Love,
Sarah @)~

I'm sorry!

Well, November is almost over and I totally failed this. But I have a new computer now, so I might be able to post more. Maybe.

A YouTube video:
So incredibly cute.

Whatever tickles your fancy:
Yesterday I ate two Pizza Hut personal pizzas and felt very fat. I also studied for... about nine consecutive hours. Death. On. A. Stick. Yeah, next week I'm taking these subject tests so I can go to college.

Your day, in great detail:
My dad woke me up at 9 and said I needed to start getting up earlier 'cause I have to wake up at 6 next Saturday. Then he said I had to take my sisters to church and gave me $9 for breakfast. Then... I fell back asleep for an hour, then I got up and got on the computer. Later I'm going to church, studying some more, and possibly going to Christ the King. I hope.

Your week, in great detail:
Monday: I wrote two papers and did about 40 pages of history homework, then I went to ballet, I didn't have rehearsal 'cause Corey was sick, then I went home, did more homework, and went to bed.
Tuesday: I went to Explorers. During first hour, my boot broke, so during third hour study hall I ran to DSW where my daddy got me a new pair of sneakers. Yay! During drama people got scripts, but not me :( I didn't have $20 and my mom was sick. After that I went to ballet and we talked about the Spring Recital. After that I went to Prayer Meeting at Christ the King which was pretty fun. Kristin brought a bunch of candy! Yay. Then we went to Applebee's, but I was broke and we needed gas, so Jalen was super nice and shared his food.
Wednesday: ...was depressing. I pretty much studied all day? Then I went to ballet. Then I went home and watched Youtube videos all night.
Thursday: I studied, ate ramen, went to the Haak's for Thanksgiving lunch/dinner, played Guitar Hero, and watched Toy Story 3 for the first time. It was a good movie.
Friday: I studied for like, six hours. Then I went to Jalen's house and took a finance test. I couldn't do it at home, 'cause I lost my book... oops. We watched Enchanted, then kinda just sat on the couch and did nothing... it was very nice. There was snow when I was driving home...
Saturday: I went to dance, I went to Target, ate said pizzas, got a new pair of snowboots, and studied for NINE HOURS.

This month, in great detail:
I don't remember! I do the same things every day!

This year, in great detail:
Dates to remember: 2/14, 2/26, 4/14, 6/24, 9/14. I don't really feel like writing this all out. And I have to go to church. So bye!

Love,
Sarah @)~

Four days!?

My daddy is ordering me a new computer! Yay! Only a few more... I don't even know how long it will be. *sigh* It's really hard sharing a computer with my mom, 'cause we're both in school and we both have very full-time occupations. Anyways.

A talent of yours: Music. Definitely music. And I'd like to say dance, but I'll focus on music. My mom started me on piano when I was... three? four? I don't remember. Very young. I have nearly perfect pitch, I can pick up any instrument (except for drums) relatively quickly, and I have pretty darn good rhythm. I've played the piano, accordion, guitar, recorder, and I currently play (though not practice, haha) the violin. I also sing. This music thing helps with my dancing, too.

A hobby of yours: Dance. Dance dance dance. I dance on average 10 hours a week. During December, I dance seven days a week, sometimes four hours a day. I'd like to think I'm good. I am pretty good. Not professional level, but I don't think I'll ever get there. I do ballet. Yes, I can stand on my toes, and yes, I eat three meals a day. I love dance! The best thing about dance is that I can use it easily to glorify God. Worship dance is something that I've been doing since I was eight. I've been in Tricia Wise's company, Oh Be Joyful, since then. We actually danced in Times Square once. After that we kind of disbanded, and now she just calls if she has someone who wants a dance. I also teach worship dance. So, it's pretty awesome. I love dancing, and I hope to continue to do so after high school.

A recipe: Hmm.... well, I don't cook. Uhh... Jiffy Mix, an egg, some water, and some canola oil! Yay! Now you have a cake!! Uhm... yeah. If you want a recipe, get a cook book. Haha, sorry.

A website: This is my sister's deviantart. She has some pretty kickbutt photography there. And poetry. And drawings... Yeah, she's pretty much the artsy one in the family, besides my mom.

Apologies for not posting, but as I said, my computer is in a coma, and I don't think it'll come out anytime soon.

In other news, OH MY GOSH OUR PLAY IS CAST AND I GOT THE PART I WANTED!!!!!!!!!! Yaaaaaayyyy!!!!!!!!! We're doing Once Upon a Mattress and I'm cast as Lady Larken! I'm pretty much flippin' excited. And my love interest is my friend Ian. Haha, this should be interesting. Congratulations to the cast! Especially Jalen, Ian, and Jono, three of my best friends who got awesome parts. Yay! This year's play is gonna rock.

Love,
Sarah @)~

x_x

A song that makes you cry (or nearly):
Well, I don't cry for songs or movies or whatever, but Just a Dream ~ Carrie Underwood is sooooooooo sad... Also, Everything ~ Lifehouse. And watch the skit, it's really good.

An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.):

Photo credit: Fiona Cousino

My friend Fiona pretty much rocks at photography. Like, she's better than most professionals I've seen. So, dear Fiona, please don't hurt me for putting your photograph here. But I love it so much.

Whatever tickles your fancy:
Ohhhhhh my goodness I'm going to die. My computer died. And dragged me along. So, pray for me. Please and thank you.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Dang it....

So, apologies for not posting yesterday. My computer had a heart attack and is now in a coma. >:(
I don't think I'll be able to finish the everyday thing, though I'll try.
I'm actually writing this from my itouch. Nifty, eh?
Again, I'm sorry.

Love,
Sarah @)~

November 15th

A fanfic:
Wow, the fact that they ask for something this geeky makes me so incredibly happy. A fanfic, if you didn't know, is a fan-written fiction about a book or movie or something. So here. Warning: there's a bit of language and talk about drugs and alcohol. Yukari's a drunkard...
Anyways, Azumanga Daioh is absolutely hilarious. Go watch it or read it or something. It's a Japanese series about a group of girls in high school. It's so funny... And there's nothing terrible in it, although the first episode might put you off due to the amount of swearing... but after that it's incredibly great. That author, who's name escapes me, also wrote Yotsuba, which is also something that puts me on the floor it's so funny. It's about this naïve girl with green hair. So read that. It's also very kid friendly, so if you're not too fond of language, Yotsuba is the one for you. Check them out in the manga section of your local bookstore. Didn't that sound like a commercial?

By the way, not sure if I told you this before, but my friend is writing something else on that site. It's technically not a fanfic, 'cause he came up with all the everything all by his lonesome, but it's awesome. Go check it out. Oh, and there's a character based off me. Can you guess which one?

Love,
Sarah @)~

I'm back!

So, I just went on an AWESOME retreat with my youth group. It. Was. Amazing. It was so cool. Easily one of the best weekends ever. Besides the CRAZY lack of sleep, it was pretty much 45 hours with amazing friends, a kick-butt retreat team, amazing music, great talks and testimonies, hours and hours of praise and worship, and an AMAZING GOD!! It was so great!! Basically, it was about prayer and surrendering. Three of my best friends got over something they've been struggling with for the past three years to two months. I got an awesome relief from the stresses of family problems and school, and this awesome joyful expectancy - God did awesome things on that retreat, but he's gonna do even more awesome things. Flipping sweet, awesome, Spirit-filled things. God is awesome.

Fictional book:
Didn't I already say my favorite book? Okay, I'll pick another. Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo. He is an amazing writer. And it's an amazing book. There's probably an accent in there that I forgot, though.

Non-fictional book:
The Bible by... well, God. Yeah. Read the Bible. It's pretty much amazing. Personally, I really like the stories about kings in the Old Testament and Paul's epistles in the New Testament.

Love,
Sarah @)~

11 and 12

A photo of you taken recently:

Lame-o lighting. And a blackberry in my mouth. :3

Whatever tickles your fancy:
I'm going out of town for the next two days, so I won't be posting anything. I'm going on a church retreat! And it's gonna rawk, haha! But seriously, it's gonna be totally awesome and Spirit-filled. Pray for us!

Love,
Sarah @)~

:(

Sunday, I wasn't home all day. Monday, I was doing homework all day, and yesterday, I wasn't home all day again. *sigh* Senior year is a mean thing that gives me no time :(

A photo that makes you happy:
My friend Jono took a picture of his sister Annie holding a pineapple and doing a Psych pose. It's awesome. Unfortunately, I can't post it. So you can see... this one. It's a kitten.

A photo that makes you angry/sad:
Definitely this one. Girls, or guys, even, should not have to starve themselves to feel beautiful! You shouldn't be looking and the mirror and seeing a fat, ugly, person. You should a gorgeous person that God made a specific way for a specific reason! Yes, eating too much is not good, but eating itself is *not* a terrible thing. The average amount of calories a teenage girl, I'm pretty sure, should eat in a day is 2000. Not 200. I'm 5'3" and dance everyday. I need to eat over 2200 calories a day to maintain my weight! And I'm a healthy weight! So please, please, please, eat. Not eating results in so many health problems. Not to mention, you turn into a brittle skeleton that could snap at anytime. Not to mention, food is delicious.

Apologies for the somewhat graphic photo.

A photo you took:
Uhhmmmm I don't ever take photos. Well, actually I do sometimes, but only with my webcam which has really, really bad quality. So, here ya go. This is me and my sister Lydia being reallllly weird. I'll put a normal one in, too.

Haha, don't we look like skulls?

We look a lot alike...

A photo of you taken over ten years ago:

Six years old?

Yeah, I wore my hair in pigtails eeeeeeeveryday. Haha, Lydia and I really do look alike. Sorry for the bad quality, I took a picture of the picture with my webcam.

Love,
Sarah @)~

P.S. Happy Mama Sparrow?

Still bad at this.

Days 5 and 6.

Favorite quote:
Hm...... There's a lot. Songs, Bible verses, and anything from Psych. "Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess." from Taylor Swift's Love Story, "when you lie down, you will not be afraid. When you lie down your sleep will be sweet." Proverbs 3:24, "A little girl outside just started crying when she saw this shirt." Shawn Spencer in Psych. Take your pick. I don't really like many serious quotes, though.

Whatever tickles my fancy:
Well, I could ramble on and on and on. Or I could tell you a horrible thing that happened to me last night.
Background: A while back, the ignition on our van got all whacky so we got a new key.
So, I dropped off Rachel at Mission Christ, then I went to Jalen's house and we watched Psych and Sanctuary for about an hour and forty minutes. By then it was around 10:40pm. I had to pick up my sister at 11, and it takes about 15-20 minutes to get to the church from where I was. I went outside to the car and realize... Oh man, this key only works for the ignition. And I always lock my car. Oops. I'm forty minutes from home and locked out of my car. At 11 at night. My mom had to drive allll the way from our house to give me a key then go pick up Rachel. *sigh* That's my life.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Favorite book

Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander. It's awesome. It's a children's book about a a boy and his cat and they travel through history and around the world. It's awesome.

In other news, it's Rachael's birthday! Yayyy!! I loooooove Rachael soooooo much!! <3 Happy seventeenth, love.

Today kind of stinks. I have a headache and I'm really bad at calculus and I don't want to take tests or do school and my back hurts. But I have good friends, so it's okay.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Days 1, 2, and 3

Wow, I'm really bad at this. Okay, try again.

Favorite song:
Easy. Wrapped In Your Arms by Fireflight. I love it I love it I love it. I love the music, I love the words, I love the message, I love the applicability, I just love it. Wonderful song. I also love Love Story by Taylor Swift and Lucky by Jason Mraz.

Favorite movie:
Hm..... probably Finding Nemo. It's so cute and happy and I love Dory. :]

Favorite television program:
Psych! It's amazing! It's about a guy who solves crimes by being super smart and observant, but he tells the police he's psychic. It's hilarious and awesome.

Sorry for not doing this for the first two days, I got to play taxi driver for my sisters 'cause my mom's been busy with Lydia's Cinderella play. She's a dessert chef, yay! Haha, I have no idea what the heck a dessert chef does.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Once a Day?

So, I think this was going around Tumblr and Youtube earlier this year. It's a post a day for a month about whatever you're supposed to do that day in this list.

Day 01 — Your favorite song
Day 02 — Your favorite movie
Day 03 — Your favorite television program
Day 04 — Your favorite book
Day 05 — Your favorite quote
Day 06 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 — A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 — A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 — A photo you took
Day 10 — A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 — A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 — A fictional book
Day 14 — A non-fictional book
Day 15 — A fanfic
Day 16 — A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 — An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 — A talent of yours
Day 20 — A hobby of yours
Day 21 — A recipe
Day 22 — A website
Day 23 — A YouTube video
Day 24 — Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 — Your day, in great detail
Day 26 — Your week, in great detail
Day 27 — This month, in great detail
Day 28 — This year, in great detail
Day 29 — Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 — Whatever tickles your fancy

So, yeah! I'm gonna see if I can do that.
For now, I'm going to go write essays so I can get into college. Aiya, I'm gonna go crazy. I have... two days. Oh dear.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Lonely

Hm... I'm kinda lonely right now.
I'm lonely whenever I'm not with my friends, or talking to them, or chatting with them on facebook. I'm the girl who tries to be nice to everyone. If you talk to me, I like you... most likely ;] If you don't talk to me, I won't try to talk to you. That's how I am. However, this makes for few select friends. This is nice... most of the time. But sometimes I wish I had more good friends. Or just more people to hang out with. More people I cared about. Then again, where would I find time? I guess I'm happy with the amount of friends I have. They're the best friends any girl could ask for.
However, I have problems with a lot of my friends. We fight sometimes, and I hate it. But, that's what happens. You fight, you make up, you don't bring it up again. Sometimes people don't forget about it, which bothers me, but hey - If you want to remember a bad time in your life, go for it. I do my best to remember the lesson and forget the event. The problem is when they bring it up again with me. Then I get sad because I remember we fought, and things just go downhill from there.
My friend Jalen and I have started doing something neat. A few nights a week, one of us will call the other, and we'll pray. Nothing fancy, just a simple, "Hey God, thanks for today. Bless us in our school, in our life, in our friendship, and whatever else we might be doing this week. Fill us with Your Holy Spirit. You're awesome. Amen." Something along those lines. I've noticed that I'm generally in a pretty good mood whenever we do that. Although, if we don't, I tend to be a little more lonely when I wake up.

So - how's your prayer life going? Mine's going pretty swell. Yes, I just used the word swell.
Now, how's your prayer life with your friends and family going? - Mine.... could use some (a lot) of work.

Time for church. Adios!

Love,
Sarah @)~

Secrets, secrets

Secrets, secrets are no fun when you share with everyone.

I have one secret I keep.
One secret that no human on earth will ever know.
One secret that is between me and God.
Nobody knows about it - not my parents, not my sisters, not even my best friend.
This is a secret I don't want to share.
I don't want anybody to know about it.

I have one secret I keep.
One secret that I want every human on earth to know.
One secret that's between me and about five or six of my friends.
Nobody knows about it save those friends.
This is a secret I want to share.
I want everybody to know about it.

Secrets, secrets are no fun when you can't share with anyone.

~~~

Hey, I wrote a poem! But it doesn't rhyme, so it kind of bothers me.
The only time I write poems is when something is pretty out of whack. Right now, I'm sick, so that's screwing up all of my everything, whether it be physical, psychological, and emotional. I'm also really stressed and just needing a break from life. I wish I had a clicker to pause life with. And a clicker is a remote, for those of you unfamiliar with my interesting speech patterns.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Photos and photoshop

So, I like photoshopping people to make them look all fancy and make-uped (no, that's not a real word). It's a little weird, yes, and I'm not very good at it, but it's something I enjoy. There's one I did today of me in my new hat. Which is a raccoon. I love this hat. Unfortunately, the internet likes jpg files, and jpg files do not like color. There are a couple pictures of a black-and-white eye that I colored. And Miss Schultz, who doesn't actually ever wear makeup. I photoshopped some on just to see what it'd look like.

Raccoon hat!

Miss Schultz

Love, 

Sarah @)~

Disappointment

Have you ever wanted something so badly and everybody around you said it would happen...
and then...

it didn't.

Have you ever met someone and knew in an instant that you were going to be friends forever...
and then...

you weren't.

Have you ever known something would happen with every single particle in your being...
and then...

it didn't.

Sometimes it's a good thing.
This is not one of those times.
This is one of those times where all I want to do is lay in bed and not think about anything.
Not think about anything...
and think about everything.
I don't want to be mad...
I want to be furious...
I can't be mad.
I don't want to be sad...
I want so cry so bad...
I can't be sad.
I can't see the good in this.
I can't see why it happened.
I have to be patient.
I have to wait until it's explained.
Even when it's explained...
I won't understand.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Hey look, 200!

Yay! It's my 200th post!!
Uhm........................ that's all I have to say about that.

I guess I should say something significant-ish.

OHH!!! On Tuesday night something super duper duper duper duper duper awesome happened. Buuut, I guess I can't really tell you...... It's a secret. Well, if you remember the date 9-14 in like... a year maybe? Or two? I don't know. I'll tell you then. Anyways, so it was really neat and a little weird...and I still can't really believe it happened.

The Nutcracker cast list is coming out in a seven days, 12 hours, and thirty-seven minutes. Yes, I am that obsessed.

So, I think I finally decided where I want to go to school. My friend Michael goes to Oakland University, which is in Rochester, MI. It's on Squirrel Rd.... hahahahaha...... Anyways, it's pretty strong in med-anything, theatre, and possibly dance. Hey look, everything I want! It's really not that expensive at all, and one of my best friends is there. So! What do you think? I think I need a transcript. Don't laugh or be shocked, no I don't have a transcript. Yes, I'm working on that. Ha, I don't even know what my GPA is. I'm a terrible student. Oh well.

That's all, I'm going to bed. Good night!

Love,
Sarah @)~

Oh dear...

Explorers starts tomorrow..... Yay?

13 days until the Nutcracker cast list comes outttt..............

My room is almost done.... ish....

My life is rather monotonous right now. Hello, school.

I went to the fair on Saturday. That was fun, but it was raining for a while and there was no ferris wheel... 

Sorry for not posting more, I just don't have much to say.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Oh noes!

It's school time!!
I'm a senior!!
I have seven classes!!
I'm going to die!!!!!!!!!!!!!

... Okay, I think I'm good. No, no I'm not.

OHMYGOSHNUTCRACKERAUDITIONSARETOMORROWI'MGOINGTODIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..............
Pray for me. I'm one stressed out chick.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Happy, so happy...

Well, first, I'm unhappy it's September :(

Second, OH MY GOSH, LOOK AT THESE!
Okay, so I was in a ballet recital this Spring, and now there are some photos up! These are from the dance Kathy choreographed called Hylas and Naiads.

From left to right: Kayla, Molly, Hannah, Alexandria, me, Becca

Aidan and I

Me, Becca, Alexandria, Hannah, Kayla, Molly, Aidan

Love, 

Sarah @)~


2010 Spring performance, courtesy of Ann Arbor Ballet Theatre, choreography by Kathy Scharp, photos by Jake Grimes

I'm sorry!!

Holy cow, it's been three weeks... My apologies!
Work and ballet started so I've been super busy... School starts very soon, and I'm looking forward to that... ??? WHAT!? That doesn't make sense! Well, when school starts I'll have a more organized schedule and work will be over... so... That's still crazy.

It's been really interesting these past three weeks... I went to Soak City, a huuuge waterpark, and had a blast (now I'm weirdly tan). I went to a cast reunion party thingymerbobby. I'm in the process of painting my room to look like this, so I'm sleeping in my sisters room while all my stuff is pushed to the middle of my room. Uhm... I got married? Haha, but not for real! I got married to Jalen. The ceremony was... interesting, to say the least. Yeah, it's been fun.
OH! I saw Elf for the first time ever! And it was actually good... I never like comedies - I hate Napoleon Dynamite, and Dumb and Dumber - but it was really good. Will Ferrell is a little eh, but I liked the movie.

Uhmmmmm yeah... OHOHOH!! NUTCRACKER AUDITIONS IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! ... ahem. If you couldn't tell, I'm really excited.

That's all I guess... I'm hoping to have Ian and Jalen over today to finish up my room and then to just hang.

Byebye!
Love,
Sarah @)~

Haven't Been Here In A Long Time

That's from TobyMac's son's song. Teehee, he's so cute.

Anyways, when was my last post? I don't ever remember. Oh, only a week ago, I'm not that bad. Happy August, by the way.

Well, I have this idea. It's been in the back of my mind since probably the beginning of high school, but it's been bugging a whole lot recently. I want to dye my hair red. I'm crazy, yeah? However, it's not because I'm being rebellious or because I don't like my natural hair color... Don't get me wrong, I love my hair color, but having red hair has been a dream of mine for a loooong time. Like... since I watched the Little Mermaid, haha. So... yeah, I want to do that.

Right now I'm in the process of reorganizing my room, which is something I like doing, except for the fact that it's *my* room, and frankly, I don't care. Now, I know that's terrible, and you should clean your room if your parents say, but hey. It's my room. Oh well, it's a way to pass time. It's also a stress reliever for me. Which is... odd to say the least. But seriously, if I'm upset or annoyed or something, I can just clean and it makes me feel better. Productive, eh?

Ah, question. How do you all feel about emoticons? These little thingies... :] :[ :P :D XD haha, I love them so much. I generally try to avoid them in my posts, though, because I don't even know. It makes me seem really middle-schoolerish to other people I guess. Or that's what I think. I also realize that my writing is really, really, really bad. If I try (really, really, really hard), I'm a good writer. Or... at least my dad says I am. However, here I just kind of write like I talk. So, I'll start a sentence with a conjunction *gasp* or something like that. But (see, right there) I don't really care. If you mind, tell me, and I'll fix it I guess... Or maybe not. Actually, I probably won't fix it simply because I'll forget, haha. I'm so sorry if I do forget, though. Thoughts?

Also, video blogging, or vlogging, is something I've been interested in since I saw Mitchell Davis's livelavalive videos. I recently found an awesome youtuber (can't remember if I told you or not) called charlieissocoollike. So... tell me what you think. I don't know if I could do it 'cause I'm super not-computer savvy. See that? I just used a pirate word.

I think that's enough rambling.
Oh, but I did get engaged to my friend Michael over the weekend. Not for real engaged, just for pretend engaged. Even though I'm already pretend engaged... If you're actually engaged, don't do that! But if it's for pretend, it should be fine.

Bye bye!
Love,
Sarah @)~

7 months...

In seven months, minus a couple days, I'm going to be eighteen... weird. Exciting, but weird.

I'm going to Grand Rapids tomorrow!!! Yay!!! I get to go visit Iain and do this thingy for school. The person in charge of the place I'm going doesn't like high schoolers, though... Wish me luck... >_<

Today I went to Joe's house to help him paint... So... much... paint... Oh my goodness, I washed my hair like, three times and there was still paint in it. Gah.

I'm tired. And don't really have much to post. So, good night.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Paramore is awesome, and so is my best friend

Paramore. One of my most favouritest (yes, most favouritest) bands ever. Hayley Williams has one of the most amazing voices I've *ever* heard. Lately, I've been trying to learn a couple of their songs on the guitar, but they're really hard... So far I can play Turn It Off, The Only Exception, Feeling Sorry, and Misery Business. Except, I cheat and use a capo, haha.

Alright, so I lied. I said next post would be another mini-bio, but it wasn't. So I'll make up for it.

He bought us a Wonka bar to share so we were all pretty excited. I look really weird in this photo, but that's okay! I look weird in most photos. Anyways. The tall guy is Jalen. All the short people are his siblings. In height/age order, Luke, who now has super short hair, Morgan, and Parker. Surprisingly enough (as in not surprising at all), I really hated him until about sophomore year. Then my sister got to know him, and I just kinda started not to hate him. The reason I didn't like him was really dumb - when we were in about 5th grade we were in the play Twelfth Night together. He was Duke Orsino and I was Olivia. He screwed up his line and I despised him for that. Later, he and his friend Josh would tease me while I was washing the windows by putting their hands on them, right after they were washed. Needless to say, they got some Windex on them... Anyways, I really didn't like him. Or his little friend, Josh, but that's a different matter. Now we're super tight, and it's really funny.
Some odd facts... uhm... Let's see, his birthday is on October eleventh, so in 2012, his birthday will be 10-11-12!! We have virtually identical music tastes. There are about two songs he likes that I don't, and I don't think he doesn't like anything I listen to. If that made sense. We also have the same favourite colour.
I could keep going on and on, but I don't have time. So... yeah.

For the guy who's my best friend, even though I despised him for the first ten or so years I knew him. Love you! :]

By the way, I have a whole lot of best friends, if you didn't catch that already.

Do you ever say, "I should have?"
I've realized that I hardly ever regret anything. If I do, it drives me absolutely nuts and I get really depressed. I don't, and my friends definitely don't, appreciate when I'm depressed, so I try to stay happy. That's so superficial, but I don't like seeing people sad. If people see me sad, they usually end up a little less happy.

That's all that's on my mind... Well, not all, but all that you get to know.

Love,
Sarah @)~

O hai

Teehee... icanhascheezburger.com has a bunch of these random cat photos.

That photo makes me laugh so hard, hahahaha!

*ahem* anyways. I'm really bored. Really, really bored. I shouldn't be. This is the bored where I really ought to be doing something productive - like eating or doing chores - but I'd really rather stay in my room and do absolutely nothing. That's a problem.

This morning I was in dreamland having some obscure dream that I don't even remember anymore. Then my phone rang. My bed is, at the moment, covered in stuffed animals due to some shelf-moving that's happening right now. I dug around for a while and finally found the dumb phone after it stopped ringing, of course. Now, while I'm not a huge fan of being woken up, I don't mind being woken up by a friend's phone call. It was Jalen wondering about the Art Fair that's going on right now. I really want to go, but with my mom up north and us only having one car down here, that's kind of hard. So we'll try tomorrow. I hope.

I went to Eaton Rapids camp this weekend! It was really fun. I wish I could've stayed longer. It was pretty cool, we had a bunch of Bible studies and worship times. The whole camp is super Spirit-infused. It's really neat.

That's really all I have to say... Not much has been going on around here. Let's see if that'll change.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Johnny Depp or Orlando Bloom?

In the past week I've watched Edward Scissorhands, Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Fellowship of the Ring. Two movies with Johnny Depp and two with Orlando Bloom. I think I like them equally. Johnny Depp is more the crazy, insane genius, while Orlando Bloom is the pretty boy who's super cool.

On Saturday I went to my friend Michael's house. We did this crazy ab workout and I'm still sore... Guh, I'm so out of shape. I really need to get back to dancing.

There aren't any real words to sum up what I'm feeling right now. Just gr. But that's not a real word.
Tonight I'm going out with a bunch of people, so hopefully I'll feel better after that, but right now I'm just frustrated.

I'm trying to write something, but I keep getting stuck. I'll write about a paragraph and get bored and/or distracted... It's based on the Jack and Jill poem.

Jack and Jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown
And Jill came tumbling after

Next time I'll write another mini-bio.

Love,
Sarah @)~

A Llama

That's right, a llama. Rachael is the best llama in the world. Haha, I don't even remember why she's a llama, she just is. I gave her a llama named Douglas for her birthday. He's pretty cute. Not quite as cute as her, though.
I don't actually know when we became friends... It might have been church, it might have been the homeschool group, but either way, it was always Sarah and Rachael. Of course, it gets kind of confusing 'cause my sister's name is Rachel.
Her birthday is November 4. She has a brother, Joel, who's usually annoys the ever living crud out of us, haha. She loves music a ton. (SHE'S CRAZY FOR NOT LIKING THE SONG AIRPLANES) hahaha. She loves her friends a ton.
We have a bunch of inside jokes, too, so if you find yourself completely confused around us (see above), that's perfectly normal and you're not the first. We're pretty much two of the craziest girls you'll ever meet. Ever. Once, Mr. Anderson said, "Oh no, the Sarah-Rachael tornado" or something like that. :]
There's way too much I could say about her, so I'll just stop here.

For the girl who's put up with me for these fourteen years, and gone so far as to be my best friend. I love you! <3

Love,
Sarah @)~

Cute?

"Cuteness is usually characterized by (though not limited to) some combination of infant-like physical traits, especially small body size with a disproportionately large head, large eyes, a pleasantly fair, though not necessarily small nose, dimples, and round and softer body features. Infantile personality traits, such as playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity, innocence, affectionate behavior, and a need to be nurtured are also generally considered cute."
~ Wikipedia
Hm... Interesting.

Anyways, I only got one comment before about what I should post, and that's in favour of the whole biography deal, which was what I was leaning towards anyways. I'll start next post with either Alec or Rachael. I don't know why, but Alec is usually the first person I think of when I think of my friends. Maybe it's because his name starts with A, haha. Well, we'll see what happens.

In other news, Pandora is a life-saver right now. It's this sweet internet radio thing where you can plug in a song or a band or whatever, and it'll play more songs related to that song or band. Check it out, it's awesome. I listen to it whenever I'm on the computer, which is... a lot more than I should be, haha.

I'm going to see Avatar: The Last Airbender movie today!!! AAAHHH!!! Haha, I'm such a geek. Anyways, it was this awesome cartoon on Nick a while back, and now it's a movie. I'm pretty excited.

I have a Hammy Pez. But I'm out of candy. *pout*

Seeya!
Love,
Sarah @)~

Happy July

I'm a month closer to leaving my house. Thank goodness.
Eight more months, and I'll be eighteen.
I still don't know what I'm going to do for the rest of forever, but I just go with the flow. Wherever God leads me, that's where I'll be. Maybe I should do some planning, but it's so darn confusing. I'll just let God do it. I won't worry. Worrying makes a sad Sarah.

In other news, I have a floor again. This last two months has been crazy and I've had no time (or motivation) to clean my room. But I finally did it. Mostly.

I'm off to Rachael's house now.

Love,
Sarah @)~

June's almost over...

...hello, Summer.

So, I haven't really had much to post about lately, so ideas would be appreciated!
Options are...
*Write a story? I have enough free time now... just no ideas. I'm sure I could conjure up something if I really tried.
*Write about an issue? Family, friendships, relationships, school, etc...
*Write about my awesome friends? I've had this idea for a while. I'll write a biography or something about each of my friends, one post at a time. I think it'd be pretty cool.

I don't know what to do! Help me out!

In the meantime...
I got a haircut. Finally. I haven't gotten it cut since August... But I really like it.
I have blue duct tape in my room.
Photoshop is fun.
I miss my friends.
Jono's going to the Dominican Republic.
I should pray more.
I need to go to the Apple Store.

Oh, check this out: Children of the Night
It's a fantasy story my friend Jalen is writing. It's pretty nifty. Nifty? Who uses that word anymore? Apparently I do.
And this: You're the Reason ~ Victoria Justice
Can't remember if I've posted this before. Don't think so. It's a good song.

Signing off.
Love,
Sarah @)~

6-24-10

Yesterday was officially the best day of my life.
We went to the Livonia Spree, which is basically a big fair. It was so much fun. There were a bunch of rides and funhouses and stuff like that, it was awesome. I went with Christian, Alec, and Jalen. Ian and Rachel showed up later. For the most part we rode on rides, but I think my favourite was just walking around, even though my legs hurt super bad by the end of the day, haha. My favourite ride was the one I wouldn't go on until the very, very end, 'cause I was scared I'd get sick. Of course, I didn't. The ride was amazing. It was called the Enterprise and covered in cheesy Star Trek drawings, but the ride itself was totally awesome. It spun you around so fast that the cart ended up sideways, then the whole thing tilted almost upright.

Ah, I'm going to go play cards with Lydia. There was more to yesterday, but I'll tell you that some other time. Maybe. *sly smile*

Love,
Sarah @)~

I'm home!

Oh, hi! I guess I haven't written anything in a while. Well, for the past week I've been in Virginia for my cousin Kimberly's wedding.
It was pretty fun, but I'm really glad to be home.


I FINALLY GET TO SEE THE DARK KNIGHT TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It came out two years ago... Everybody said it was amazing... And I wasn't allowed to see it. BUT! Today, I'm going over to the Sparrows, teaching Parker her violin lesson, AND WATCHING IT! BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
....
In case you couldn't tell, I'm freaking out about seeing this movie. :]

Uhm... that's really all. Nothing much is happening around here.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Oh, hey.

The princess theme was way too... princess-y. So, I really like this template. Tell me what you think.

Not much to write about today. I hung out with Rachael for a while, which was fun, instead of seeing Letters to Juliet, bummer... But Jalen was sick... Hopefully he'll be better by Sunday, so we can actually flipping see it.

I'm gonna update all the sidebar info and stuff now. Catch you later!

Love,
Sarah @)~

and to continue...

Starting where we left off. That reminds me of a song, but I can't remember which. Anyways. Second half of that fun list.

Don't you love it when...
... you can drive?
... your friends all get along?
... your friend's friends are awesome?
... your teacher doesn't show up so you get to party all class?
... you get to see your best friend everyday for two weeks straight?
... you have the stupidest inside jokes?
... you sleep for 9 hours and feel nearly perfect the next day?
... you have a perfect day?

That's all. I don't really feel like writing anymore. Except to say that I still need to see Letters to Juliet. And that the Last Airbender looks sweet.
'Kay, bye.

Love,
Sarah @)~

just being me

I don't really have much to write. I always write write as right... hm...
Anyways, I'm usually really random. I think way faster than I can talk, so if you're around me, you'll hear some random spurt of whatever and it probably won't make ANY sense in the context of the conversation that's going on in that moment in time.
Right now, I'm thinking about a picture. But I took the picture in my brain, so I can't really find a good equivalent on the interwebs... lame. Oh, wait! Flickr is better than google. Heehee. Oh... I can't put it here. Well, go here to see the phototo. Yupyup. Yupyupyup! Like Ducky from Land Before Time. And now I'm thinking of buttery Indians...????? haha, yup, I'm totally and completely random and crazy. Wahoo!

Anyways, back to the for real time. What? Andywho - I really need to see Letters to Juliet. I think I posted about it a while ago.

And now... I'm stealing Rachael's idea.

Don't you hate it...
... when traffic is terrible so you're late to youth group, then nobody ends up being there anyways?
... when you get ice cream, but it all melts before you're halfway done?
... when you wait for a call for a whole day, but it doesn't come?
... when you try to apply for jobs, but you have no clue how to fill out the applications?
... when you run out of time for blog posts?

I'll be back! This list ain't finished yet.

Love,
Sarah @)~

IT'S JUNE!

Yay :]

Hey, sorry I haven't posted in a while! I've been... lazy. Ha, if I was one of the seven deadly sins, it'd be sloth.
Do you have weird habits? I do. One of them is wishing at 11:11. I'm really simple, though, and usually just wish for a good day. Also, when I drive by a cemetery, or over or under a bridge, I'll hold my breath. Silly. It's that game that little kids play, I just played it so much it's habitual for me now.
Monday was a super awesome day. Went and hung out with the Sparrows for seven hours. And learned how to play Qwirkle. SOOOOO much fun! It's a great game!! Ha, Jalen was mad because I beat (crushed) him in both Stratego and Qwirkle. Teehee! I love board games! Scrabble and Boggle are two of my favourites, but my dad HATES Scrabble, so he'll never play with me. I think he's the only one in my family who could beat me, though, 'cause he's super smart. Well, duh, he's a teacher.

Prayer would be cool, I'm going through a hard time right now. Thanks. :]

I'm off to bed. Or rather, to read manga, then to bed. Tomorrow should be good.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Haven't been here in a long time...

Hey, I haven't posted in a while. Apologies.

Drama is OVER!! Wow, that was a huge production. Rehearsals nearly everyday for two weeks after an entire year of rehearsal about once a week, 12 hours at the theater for 3 or 4 days... I'm exhausted out of my brain. But it was soooo worth it. The show was AMAZING. This whole week and a half has been pretty much awesome.

Now I'm busy with dance, which is going really well. We practiced the Titania Oberon pas de deux today and it was nearly perfect! *happy sigh of relief*

I don't really have much to write about.

Uhm................... yeah. Good night.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Monday?

Wait, why isn't it a terrible day?
I'm quite the Garfield and I despiiiiiiiise Mondays. Despise them. I always have a million hours of homework and the fact that it's no longer the weekend is depressing. This is ironic since I usually get up at the same time anyways....
Anyways, my friend is back from Florida! Yays! So today we're gonna hang out at the mall and see Percy Jackson. I heard it was an okay book/movie... But it's at the dollar theater, so what's a dollar to a bad movie?
I should be doing stuff... like writing a paper and cleaning my room... but I'm so tired... I have a drama rehearsal and a ballet rehearsal almost everyday this week, and everyday last week, so I'm extremely exhausted... On Thursday I went from drama to ballet and took two classes followed by an hour long rehearsal. That's four and half hours of dance and three hours of drama! Augh... I'm crazy. Crazy crazy crazy.
One more week. Then another week. And then... SUMMERRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!
Aha, typical high school student right here.

I should get going. Peace out.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Butterflies, really?

Again. My stomach has something against me. What even causes butterflies? Let's wiki it.
...
Butterflies in the stomach is a medical condition characterized by the physical sensation of a "fluttery" feeling in the stomach. This sensation can be a physical sensation related to the body's fight or flight response or it can be an ineffable experience related to the psychology of true love or nervousness.
Some believe that this is caused by the release of epinephrine (adrenaline) when one is nervous, pulling blood away from the stomach and sending it to the muscles. This reduced blood flow, in turn, causes the stomach to temporarily shut down, and possibly the reason for reduced appetite during love sickness. ~Wikipedia
Well, that was informing. Is that the right word? Now I'm informed about butterflies... Whatever. So, either I'm lovesick or nervous. Or both. Or neither? But then why would I have butterflies? I'm just adrenaline-pumped? By laying in bed writing a blogpost? I don't think so.
I'm just anxious for Saturday. I don't know if it'll be good or if it'll stink. Also Sunday.

Oh! Good news! I got my license!! What!! Dunno when I'll be able to drive by myself, though.
I should go to sleep.

Okay, good night. I don't have much more to say. Except Saturday can't come quickly enough.

Love,
Sarah @)~

*sigh*

This week is going to be dull. I have drama rehearsal every day. Now, usually I'd be pretty excited about this, but since my best friend is in Florida, it's just kind of depressing.
So... hurry up and get back. I miss you.
Anyways, tomorrow we're going to work on makeup! Yeah! This should be interesting.
Uhm... yeah. I'm not really in the mood for anything except sleeping and watching Psych at this point in time. How pathetic is that?
...
Yeah.
I'm a mess.
Does that happen to you? Someone is gone, your friend, your sibling, someone, and you're just completely unbalanced all of a sudden. It's like I'm balancing on one foot now. Not so great at that. Well, some days it works and some days it doesn't. If you dance, you'll know what I'm talking about.
I haven't cried yet, though. Don't think I will. I'm not that fragile. Nor that dependent. Maybe.
My dad might work out of the country for a while next year. And we'd go with him. I don't think I'd be able to live as myself. A whole summer? Dang.
Butterflies are an interesting feeling to have. Ouch.
I should write those reports that are due tomorrow.
... not that I want to. Not that I want to do anything.

It's song lyrics time. These are some scattered lyrics.

... I'm staying up all night hoping, hitting my head against the wall... I'm all strung out my heart is fried. I just cant get you off my mind... I get so high when you're with me, but crash and crave you when you leave...
Your Love Is My Drug ~ Ke$ha

Yeah, she has (mostly) bad songs, but this pretty much describes how I'm feeling right now. She has a weird style. It's all like... weird. Yeah. Most of my friends don't like her. I can see why. But I like this song.

Uhm... that's all.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Goodbyes are too hard

My best friend is driving down to Florida. Actually, I think he's in Florida right now. Their family is going to DisneyWorld for his mom's birthday. Well, I'm jealous...
Anyways, Friday we hung out for a while. Saw Iron Man 2, pretty good, and just... hung out... yeah. Then we went to our homeschool group's show... thingy. The Extravaganza. It was pretty good. Immediately afterwards, though, they left to drive 17 hours to Orlando. How much fun is that? Bleah. Anyways, I've been in an odd mood lately. We had rehearsal/set working stuff for Sound of Music, but they weren't there... it was weird...
I don't like goodbyes.
I also have a lime green stuffed bunny. Who looks like a dog. And his name is Gerald P. Bunny.
Peace out.

Love,
Sarah @)~

MayMayMay!

I like May. It's pretty, rainy, and usually pretty warm. Today it's pouring, but it's really cold.
Today I get to go see Iron Man 2!! The first one was super awesome. The second one looks pretty cool, but sequels are usually not so great....
I've been watching a lot of Psych. It's this super awesome show about a "psychic" detective. He's actually just hyper-observant, but he pretends to be a psychic. It's really funny, 'cause he acts like a complete idiot, haha.
Uhm... business as usual. School is almost over, though. Yay!!
I'm gonna go write a book report... blah. Peace out. Okay, go. Haha :]

Love,
Sarah @)~

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

So! Today is AWESOME. 81 degrees. YESSSS!!!
Michigan has tricky, tricky weather. Dunno why. Maybe it just likes messing with our heads. After 80 degrees for a week, it decided that it likes Winter better and went back to 50 degrees. Grump. But! Today it has, yet again, changed it's bipolar mind. And y'all down in the South best keep your mouths shut about 80s and 90s and whatever. :P
I'm going to do homework outside today. Yes, that's sounds like an excellent plan. A very excellent plan indeed.

Today, I'm in a write-y romantic sort of mood. The abundance of things on my mind, all of which probably shouldn't be on my mind, are forcing African Literature to escape the realm of my focus and attention. Hahaha, that was such a sappy line.

Tomorrow it had better not rain, as we have a rehearsal/set building day at a cottage on a lake. Unfortunately, we can't go swimming, but hanging out outside in 75 degree weather is kind of totally awesome.

Titania and Oberon is going well. We tried one of the lifts and he can only lift me to his shoulders instead of all the way up..... but I'm sure we'll get it. Why do I devote all of my time to ballet?

Okay, so get this. President Obama is talking at the UofM stadium. This means ballet is canceled. I can now say that Obama himself directly affected my life. :P

Oooh, I also just found a cool song! It's hip-hoppy rap, but I really like it. It's called Airplanes by B.o.B with Hayley Williams. It's kinda sad... "Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are shooting stars? I could really use a wish right now." Oops, there's a bad word. If you want to listen to it, here's the link. But it's rap and there's a not so great word. :( Otherwise it's a cool song. And Hayley Williams is DA BOMB! Yes, I just said da bomb. So shoot me. Anyways, she's the singer in Paramore, which is an awesome band. Soooo go check them out.

Whoops, lunchtime. Whoa, and it's already 2:30... I should start reading those (pretty lame) African stories. Peace!

Love,
Sarah @)~

Confusion

Stop? Go? Wait?
Mixed messages from myself.
Unclear messages from God.
I'm confused.
Patience is annoying.
A person is good.
Patience is better.
Makes no sense, now does it?
But such is reality.
God is the best.
Good night.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Happy with a Headache...

Hey ya!
I just got home from my friends' house, and we had a pretty awesome time. I have a really bad headache right now, though...

I'm just gonna quote a song that's been stuck in my head.

"I know that it's so cliché to tell you that everyday I spend with you is the new best day of my life. Everyone watching us just turns away with disgust. This jealously, they can see that we've got it going on. I'm racking my brain for a new improved way to let you know, you're more to me than what I know how to say You're okay with the way this is going to be, 'cause this is going to be the best thing we've ever seen..."

Must Have Done Something Right ~ Relient K

That's all. Goodnight, y'all. I'm going to bed.

Love,
Sarah @)~

Best Day...

Wow, yesterday was sheer awesomeness.
Awesome time at the Sparrows' with 6 guys who had little to no sleep the night before, and another girl who was just about as tired as I was. It was interesting...and super duper fun!
- We played Super Smash Bros. Brawl - I won two out of three times. With Kirby. OH YEAH!!
- We drew cool pictures, even if mine were lame... I can't draw very well at all, so I traced the drawings mostly... hehe
- We went on a fairly non-eventful walk in the chilly Spring air. That was fun. Although... I somehow ended up stuck in a British accent...
- My best friend and I had an awesome tickle fight, although it was very one-sided. I'm not ticklish, bwahaha. Needless to say, I ended the victor. That was probably my favourite part of the day. Well... not probably, definitely. :]

All in all, I think it was a perfect day. A very perfect day.

I'm super psyched for ballet right now. My teacher says I'm doing very well, and she even put my in a pas de deux - step of two, in French, freaking awesome in ballet language. It's Titania and Oberon from Midsummer Night's Dream. BLAH I'M SO EXCITED!!! Rehearsal tomorrow!! But that means I have to cram schoolwork... man.... I should actually probably get to that sometime really soon...

Okay... I think I'm done. I don't have much to say, and I should get to schoolwork. So, byebye!

Love,
Sarah @)~

It's April 14th again!

Okay, song quote time.

"It's been a year filled with problems, but now you're here, almost as if to solve them, and I can't live in a world without you now. All my life I've been searching for you. How did I survive in this world before you? 'Cause I don't want to spend another day without you now. This is the best thing - the best thing that could be happening, and I think you would agree, the best thing is that it's happening to you and me."

The Best Thing ~ Relient K

Good song. The video is also wicked awesome. Yes, I just used the word wicked.

Anyways, so last April 14th something pretty cool happened. But... it's a secret. It'll be a secret until next October. Then I'll tell you. Aren't I so terribly mean? It's not a very exciting secret... but that's okay. It's one of the best things that's happened to me. It's special to me. Special to a person may be super lame for another person... but that's alright. Do you have a super special secret that's only special to you?

I'm in a Relient K kinda mood. They're awesome.

Oh, I have to write something, but I left my notebook in the car.... Hm... Well, I guess I'll get it tomorrow. I don't really want to go outside at 11pm.

So, I started reading a manga called Bleach...again. I've started watching the anime twice, but both times I got really bored... However, the manga is WAY cooler than the anime, even though it doesn't have all the neato sound effects and voices. The manga is 399 chapters so far... I'm at 151. Still a ways to go... But I read pretty fast, so it shouldn't be much of a problem. If you don't mind a lot of fighting and blood, it's a good manga. It's all action-y and cool. But if you don't like nasty stuff or violence, you probably won't want to read it.

Well, I'm going to go read some more, then go to bed. Good night!

Love,
Sarah @)~

Happy Snuday!

That's right, snuday. My friend Tristan, AKA Snuboy, reminded me of it. Last year on this day we had a snuball fight. Yes, that is how random my friends and I are. Also, Snuboy can't talk properly. He tried saying snow, but it turned into snu... Quite the day. If you look at one of the posts I made last April, there's a part about it.

Lately I've been reading manga a lot... It's probably been too much. Anyways, I read this series called W Juliet. It's really good...but kinda weird. It's about this guy who doesn't want to take on his father's job; he wants to be an actor. His father says that if he can get through high school as a girl, he can become an actor. Makoto, the guy, does so, and meets this girl, Ito, who finds out his secret. Surprisingly enough, it's hardly racy at all. I mean, it's really weird..... It's not all morally straight... But it was clean, and I really liked it. It was really sappy and romantic, but I'm a sucker for romantic stories.

Speaking of romantic stories, check out Kite Streamers by Wang Meng. It's a Chinese story, so it's translated into English (by Lu Binghong) but seriously, it's the cutest story I've read.

I'm gonna be out all day tomorrow, so I should probably get some sleep. Dang waking up early on Saturdays. *madface*

Love,
Sarah @)~

Ferris Wheels...

There's probably only one person who knows that reference. Maybe two. Or three.... Well, one person who every once in a blue moon reads this blog. Anyways.

Well, I was supposed to get my driver's license yesterday. Didn't happen. I was suppose to today, but we couldn't fine the papers. Gr. >:(
And for some odd reason, that smiley face makes me laugh. It's just so... odd. It's like a three year old making a mad face at you. Haha....

I think I have a variation picked out for the recital... I'll hopefully do Aurora's dance from Act II, when the Prince is dreaming about her.

My mind is scattered. I should be doing anatomy. I don't want to. I want summer.

I don't know where my headphones are. Gr.

............................................................ I think I'm done.

Love,
Sarah @)~

It's April 5th!

Duh... Actually, I kept thinking it was Tuesday for some reason... Probably because on Sunday we got home from church at the same time I would have been waking up. I felt like I had an extra day.
Well, we went over to our friend Rachael's house and watched Up after dinner. It's one of the cutest movies I've EVER seen! Seriously, if you haven't seen it, go now!

Uhm... Yeah, I just felt like I should post something. I'm in a really poetic mood, strangely enough. I hate poetry. Well, unless someone writes it specifically for me. Then I love it. Unless it's creepy... Anyways! So I was sitting on my porch (it was gorgeous today) doing school, and I just kinda go *woooo* daydreaming... So I wrote something. I don't remember where I put it, so I guess you can't read it. Haha, I might put it up sometime if I remember, but don't count on it.

Tomorrow should be an okay day. I hope. Ugh, rehearsal from 2 to freaking 6. We're gonna tour the theatre from 12:30 until rehearsal... Hopefully we'll go to Applebee's afterwards!

Uhm, I don't really have much to say. So I'ma go... Hey, it's 11:11. Make a wish!

Love, Sarah
@)~

Happy Easter!

Hey!
I got my computer back! Huzzah!

Well, it's Easter. I feel like I should do some really Spiritual post or something, but I'm just not that into it... Sad to say, but I've never really been excited for Easter. I mean, heck yeah, Jesus rose from the dead! But... that was like.. 2000 years ago... sooooooooooo.......... yeah. I dunno. It's just an anniversary. Now He's alive forever. Yeah... I dunno. I'm strangely unenthusiastic about a lot of things right now.

Urgh, this morning my mom took us to the sunrise service. At 7am. In 40 degree weather. Outside. Yeah, not fun. That's probably why I'm grumpy right now :]

Lately I've been watching this sci-fi called Sanctuary. It's pretty rad (haven't heard that term in a while). It's about monsters and this place called the Sanctuary where the monsters can live in peace, get medical treatment, and the doctors can learn more about them. I have two qualms about this show - 1) bad actors.... bleah. Ruin many shows and movies. 'Tis a shame really. 2) It's shot mainly on green-screen, so there's a TON of computer generated image. Not so into that.
Anyways, if you like monsters/sci-fi/CGI stuff, check it out. It's cool.

Uhm... yeah. That's it. Oh, pray for my friend, if you will. Actually, his brother, too. They're in bad shape right now. That's all.

Now, even though it's 9:40, I'm going back to sleep. I did not enjoy waking up at 6 this morning. Good night! Er... day!

Love,
Sarah @)~

My computer!!

Hey guys,
My dad's computer broke so he has mine, meaning I can't make any cool posts. I have this app on my iTouch that let's me write and post photos, but links, etc. would be hard.
In the mean while, I busted my knee wide open. There's about a square inch of skin just gone. Like... all of it... It's really gross. Kinda painful, but not too much. It's healing really quickly, thank God, but prayers would still be appreciated. Unfortunately with this cut it's hard to dance. Dang it. Anyways, enough griping.
There's a song I've been listening to A LOT lately called By Your Side ~ Tenth Avenue North. Shoot, I can't make it a link... Well, here's the webpage if you want to see. It's an amazing song. I love it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdjRmM0Q0qs&feature=youtube_gdata <-Go check it out.
Here are the lyrics if you don't want to listen to the song.

Why are you striving these days
Why are you trying to earn grace
Why are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don't turn away

Why are you looking for love
Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough
To where will you go child
Tell me where will you run
To where will you run

'Cause I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Look at these hands and my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the world's sin
So I could carry you in
And give you life
I want to give you life

'Cause I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

'Cause I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Cause I, I love you
I want you to know
That I, I love you
I'll never let you go

'Cause I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

'Cause I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Love, Sarah
@)~

Well...

...I don't know much about politics. I know my parents and most of my friends' parents are not very happy that this health care bill passed, though. I don't know much about it. I don't know how it will affect me now or in the future. I don't really have time to understand politics. I'm still swamped with high school work. Next year I'll be 18, meaning I'll be old enough to vote. I'll have to start learning about that stuff... Darn it.
All I know is that God's watching out for us and it'll all work out in the end.

~~~
Childlike faith. I'm not sure what the definition of that is... GOOGLE!!! Yay!...
Okay, I found this article. It's really cute... Little kids believe their daddy's can do anything. Well, God is our Daddy. And He can do anything! Duuuuh, He's God, right? Well, apparently a lot of people doubt him. What? Why? God is God is God. There's absopositutely nothing we can do about it. I mean, think about the world. He holds it IN HIS HANDS. Not even His arms! His hands!! And then think about your size in comparison to the world. Whooaaaaa you're teeny. I'm teeny. Teeny tiny. So, if God is that big He can do anything!! Right? Right.
Okay, so God is that big, He probably doesn't have time to deal with our problems. Wrong! If He has time to create the entire world, then spend time on the teeniest tiniest butterfly's wings, He probably (definitely) cares about you.
Matthew 10:29 - Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
(Apologies to my friends whose names are Sparrow *smile*)
If God won't let a bird fall down unless He says so, I don't think He's going to let your problems slide unless He says so. Also, if He says so, He has a 100000000% perfectly good reason.
It's example time! Names and places were changed to protect the identities of the innocent... or not-so-innocent. ;]
There's a girl named.... Oh, let's name her Mina. There's a guy named Lee and a guy named uhm... I dunno, James.
Okay, all three went to the same school, and they were all in the same grade. Mina really liked James, and I mean REALLY liked James. However, James didn't know it. Mina's really depressed because of that fact.... so depressed she almost cut herself, just to get attention from him. That was bad. God said, "Hey Mina, you like this guy too much and it's driving you insane! Sooo, I'm gonna take him away." James moved all the way across the country. Mina was sad. Very, very sad. However, she didn't let it bother her too much and continued with her life. She became friends with Lee and a bunch of other really cool people who she hated before, because she thought they weren't cool. When she got to know them, though, she found they were the best friends she could have ever asked for. She started being more involved with church and youth groups, became way closer to God, and had this awesome God-joy; she wasn't depressed anymore. Well, time went on and Mina and Lee (forgive my clichéness) fell in love.
Anyways - the point of the story is: James was taken away, the Lee came into the picture. Lee was a bajillion times better for Mina than James (no offense to the real life "James"). Lee helped Mina get closer to God, and vice-versa. So, God saw that it happened that they got to know each other. Mina doesn't know what's going to happen later, but she's doing her best to trust God and realize that even if He takes Lee away, it's going to be for the better... She just really doesn't want Lee to leave. :]

So, God'll do what's best, even if it seems reaaaaally lame at this point in time. You don't really have the power to see the future, even the near future, but God is God and He knows what's going to happen FOR ALL ETERNITY. That's pretty dang cool. Like... really dang cool. God is awesome.
Trust in God as a child trusts. A child can be held upside-down, laughing her head off, because she has complete trust in the person holding her upside-down. It's like Abraham - he has so much trust in God that he was willing to kill his son. That's how much trust we need to have. Just like a child. Nothing will hurt you unless God has a purpose for it, and even then, He's holding you when you need comfort from the pain.
That's all.


So do your best not to worry what the future will bring, 'cause God will always bring better. Hey, that was pretty cool sounding... hahaha.

~~~

Now I have like... 2 days of school to do today... So, peace out.


Love,
Sarah @)~