formal

omh i loved winter formal! i had this amazing dress and i thought i looked so pretty, and apparently, Noah Hernandez thought so too. it was so much fun. may date Gabriel and i danced and we would chill outside when it got too hot. he totally clipped this black girl Jackie Ford in the face. he was putting on his jacket and she happened to be walking by and...you can figure out the rest. we went bowling after the dance and well, that was kind of embarrassing because i had this huge dress on and i was the only girl who actually bowled and yeah. it was fun just awkward. another awkward moment: Gabe and i stopped w/ my mom at smart & final and we didn't want to go inside and mom was like, yeah just stay in the car, but she had on some like slow jazz music and it was weird because when i think of that i associate it w/ dancing cheek-to-cheek so the only way to like not feel awkward was to constantly talk and i was thinking of like random stories to tell like when john stepped on the mouse in the house and other odd things like that. it turned out okay though.

2008-for better or worse

so apparently there's a game of tag going on and i decided to join! here are my ups and downs of '08:

january-
up:went to disnetland w/ salsa band
down:i had to learn a hard soprano line in choir

february-
up:i made snare on the drumline once again
down:we did crappy in color rally

march-
up:helped out w/ the traweek play "beauty and the beast"
down:i helped out w/ the traweek play "beauty and the beast"

april-
up:visited utah for spring break and witnessed snow fall for the first time!
down:ewww...snow...and mono

may-
up:i got an A in bio w/out really trying
down:i got a B in spanish 1...w/ ms. ferraro

june-
up: brittany graduated yay!
down: all my senior friends left me...summer school

july-
up: spent a week in utah with anne and went to efy, got my permit, broke the law
down: summer school

august-
up: anne came home, went to utah for leah's wedding, played rockband for the first time, band camp started...
down: sunburn from band camp =(

september-
up: school started!
down: homework

october-
up: turned sixteen, went to vegas, started going on the freeway
down: i had to suck-up my cramps at BOA vegas so i could perform

november-
up: first date...woo homecoming! thanks john penilla (see my blog for details).
down: i passed out at the south hills tournament.

december-
up: winter concert, spent a weekend w/ jacquie, made the play
down: i didn't get the part i wanted.

thanks 2008. it has been great. i hope this year goes by at that rate!

heavy times

so i have this friend that i am not happy with. he's kind of an old friend. i've known him for a few years and i have to admit, he's a little bit too old for me to hang out with. well, he's been doing things that aren't so great and i am really P.O.ed at him for being so stupid. the thing that really bugs me is that he's going for my innocent friends. i don't think i have to reiterate how annoyed and disgusted i am with him. you know, i used to think he was a good kid. oh boy was i wrong. often times when i catch myself thinking about him, i start panting with rage because i just get so furious thinking about what is going on. i don't mean to sound like the huge protector or anything, but i have an obligation to my friends, right? not even that, i just have an obligation to do what's right...no matter how much it hurts me. i know i have every reason to hate this guy right now, but i really can't help but feel sorry for him. i think what bugs me the most is the fact that no one is going to say something, so i have to. i've never turned someone in before, so i'm not exactly sure how to do it. i'm not going to the cops seeing as the girls he's been fooling around with did so willingly and even thoug he is an adult and should know better, i can't help but see the kid in him and feel like i'm tossing him in juvie. so, i guess i have to go to the school and say something and they can go from there. it's just i can't have that on my conscience knowing that i could have done something. that doesn't keep me from feeling bad. i sometimes wonder, am i doing the right thing?

FREEDOM!!!!!!!

omh, guess what? I got my license yesterday! i am so excited. i got to drive to rehearsal today and everything. oh, so much has been going on, it's crazy. first, i made the play. i didn't get the part i wanted, but i am used to that kind of disappointment by now. i still have fun with the part i got. i also have a date for winter formal. he's cute. man, now that i think of it, there isn't too much to say. nonetheless, I AM SO EXCITED!!!!