Turn Around

Hallelujah! Everything is falling into place.

I applied for my short-term loan to delay my tuition payment and I applied for a contract release from my housing contract. Hopefully, they will let me out of my on-campus housing contract, and I'll be moving in with Claire and Aleisha, two of my best friends. I'm WAY excited!!

I kind of feel bad because I already know my fall roommate Kristen, and I feel like I'm kind of deserting her, but I just can't afford to live in my dorm. It's way too expensive for my baby-sized budget. The apartment I am moving to, is definitely smaller, but it's cheaper and I'm not required to have a BYU meal plan, which takes a huge chunk out of my pocket every month.

And........ I'm blogging on my brand-new Mac laptop!! My dad finally got it for me today! Hallelujah! :)

YAY I can't wait to live with Claire and Aleisha!!!! We are going to have a blast!..... and also never get anything done. :) 

Tata for now!

Just a quick one!

Just a quick little note to all.
I'm making progress in getting ready for recording in 6 days! and my birthday is in 14!! Woot woot. Hopefully i'll be able to have an awesome party...... but i doubt it.... seeing as i work 24/7.
But i'm off to the gym. Yay for good habits!! HAHA
~peace~

Happy July 4!

Happy Fourth to all!!

I spent the night out in the street last night. Had a blast! And thank heavens, I managed to not open a messy can of worms! Congrats to me. :P
Then, today the most amazing thing happened to me!! My photographer who did my senior photos, Virginia, called me today asking me to sing a duet with a boy I know for a demo cd. I got super excited and said SURE! Then she threw in the little tidbit that she wants me to sing 6 other songs and do my own demo and get it out to some labels! HOLY COW! I can't even believe it right now. I'm in total shock. Hopefully all works out well!
So I'm recording next Sunday hopefully, and I'm not really sure how I'm going to be ready. I haven't even picked all my songs yet, but all I know is that this is happening for a reason, and i just need to take a leap of faith. I'm super excited but also kinda freaked out about how this is all going to work out. But wish me luck, and I'll definitely keep you updated!!

Another one!

I am on a roll! I love it.
BRANDON IS HOME!!!! I'm so happy. I saw him last night, and I just couldn't stop laughing. I'm just so glad to have him back. I've missed him like crazy. hahaha we totally ran into each others arms in the middle of Wal-Mart. :D We got some strange looks, but who cares? I was so happy to see him. Nothing could shake it! I can't wait to get back to hanging out all the time. Hopefully my job gets a tiny bit less hectic. :)

So I've made some fabulous friends since I've been here, and its so fun to compare our favorite things and find new favorite things! My friend kelly, introduced me to the soundtrack of the movie "Once" and I've fallen in love. You can check it out on her blog kelly-time.blogspot.com.
It's absolutely amazing and refreshing and beautiful! I love it. Lots and lots.

Also....So You Think You Can Dance is back on! It is probably my favorite show in the history of the earth. I absolutely can't get enough of it. I watch it religiously, but its getting harder now that I have no TV! I have to go home at least once a week to get my fix. My favorite dance this last week was a hip-hop dance by Katee and someone to the song "No Air" by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown. It was a story of a girl and her boyfriend the night before he leaves for the war. It was so moving and amazing! Everyone should look it up. It's already on YouTube. That's how amazing it was.

Well, I have to work. More soon.
~Peace~

:)

Wow! Look at me go.... two posts in three days! I'm quite impressed with me, if I do say so myself.
So this is gonna be short and sweet, cuz I have plans for this grand Friday night!
I love college. And friends. And boys. And life.
"Today is the greatest day in the history of the world" HAHAHA yay for my crazy job.
the end.

Summer!!

Hallelujah it is summertime!
Once again, it has been a ridiculously long time since I have posted anything. So much has happened lately!
I finally graduated from high school on Friday May 30, 2008. It was a blast! Then we had an all-night party at my school and had so much fun. We had food, laser tag, pictures, a hypnotist, games, guitar hero, basketball, karaoke, rockband, dance dance revolution, etc. etc. haha I won a pair of Fat Cats bowling passes in the drawing. lol
I also found a summer job down on BYU campus, and now I live there. I am a Conference Assistant. We help with all the summer conferences, mainly EFY, and we do random odd jobs. I really love it. I moved in 5 days after graduation, and have never looked back! I just fit in so well here, and I feel that it truly was the right move for me to make. I'm having a total blast. I live in the dorms and I have one roommate, but we live in a 6 person apartment, so we have lots of space. My roomie rocks! Her name is Claire, and we get along super well. She is hilarious, and I love to be around her. We have already had some great times, and I've only lived here 6 days. I went dancing on Friday night with another CA, Hilary, and I got to meet a bunch of people from my new ward.
I love living on my own. I can just do the most random things whenever I want, like go to Denny's at midnight because I'm hungry and I feel like it!
I'm also glad that I met my friends Steven and Ben. They are close to my own age, so it helps me feel more comfortable knowing that I'm not the only person who isn't a sophomore. Plus, we have become fabulous buddies and they always make me laugh. It's grand!
The only frustrating thing about my new job is that we have really really random schedules. That's why we are required to live on campus. Sometimes I have three shifts in one day! It's hard, but worth it, because the University is paying for my rent, and my food, and I make seven dollars an hour. It really is an amazing deal for a girl who just graduated high school and isn't even 18 yet! Thank heavens I found such an awesome opportunity!
Tata for now!
~peace~

Freedom!!

I did it! I graduated! It's done and official and I am full of happiness!

Graduation was amazing! I sang the National Anthem with a quartet and we rocked! :)

The speakers were amazing, and the choir sang "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing." It was amazing. I totally cried, cuz that's how I roll. I can't believe I'm actually done!!

College sucks. Officially

Not really, but it's really stressful to try and figure out my stupid schedule so I can find a job! Good heavens. And by the way, no matter how broke I get, I will never be a 4 am custodian. I just can't handle being up that early. Sure they make good money, but I'd rather live in a box.....or at home. Ugh. My dad is bent on my vacuuming other peoples floors for a living. Joyous, eh?

However, on the bright side, I'm done with school!!!! Yay! I graduate on Friday, but I took my last final today. :) I'm full of happiness and joy. And joyness. Then, I get to start working full time again at my loverly ScholarWear. It is an awesome job! I get to hang out with my fantastic boss Marcie and get paid to do it!

"Oh it's what Marcie does to me" :) :)

I'm super stoked to finally feel like I'm making real money again! And, they are taking me to Vegas AND California this year. One whole month of bliss and money and beaches and sun!!

The End.

Senior Barbeque!

So yesterday, our boys soccer team played in the State quarter finals against Cottonwood. It was one of the best games I've ever watched. We went into double over time 1-1. No one scored so we went to a shootout.....both teams scored 4 of 5....then it went to sudden death. We shot, they shot, we shot, they...MISSED!!! We went absolutely crazy! We were all crowded around the goal during the shots chanting and cheering and we rushed the field even though we weren't supposed to! I was so excited. So...that means we are going to be playing at Woods Cross in Bountiful on Tuesday! Woot Woot. Our boys soccer is amazing!

After that, we went to our Senior Barbeque, and we had a blast. My friend's parents own Wallaby's and they catered our dinner and it was absolutely fabulous!! Then we all played games and goofed off for a couple of hours. I was sitting watching some boys play ball, and it just hit me so hard that we are finally done. It's all over, and as I looked around, I realized that I don't have a group. There was no one set of people that I always hung out with. It kinda made me sad, but at the same time, it made me happy, because I knew that I was friends with people in every group. I still had so many friends. Sure, I may not have been the first person invited to every party, but I made my own, and I enjoyed myself.

I'll miss high school, but I'm definitely ready to move on to bigger and better things next year! Watch out BYU!

Warm Fuzzies!

So today I got basically the coolest compliment ever. I went in to see my teacher Mrs. Gardner, before I finished my senior project presentation. I was super stressed and I sort of had a mini breakdown in her office. Silly me. I was just upset because the people in my group didn't do much to help and yada yada so on and so forth. But she just took me by the shoulders and said, "You are amazing. You will take anything anyone gives you at anytime in your life and you will give it your all, and you'll make something of it. You will always work hard at everything life throws at you, and you'll come out on top. You are going to do amazing things with your life." At least that's the gist of it all. I felt so good, and at that moment, I decided that I would prove her right. And now that is my goal. To take whatever I am given and do my absolute best to make something amazing out of it. 

~peace.

Finally!

Hallelujah! I'm almost done with school. If I can get through this friday, I am home free. My senior boards are tomorrow and I have a bunch of stuff to do to get that ready to go! Oh my stress! But it will all work out.

It's been a while since I've posted so I'll just throw in a few updates:

-I've been invited to sing the National Anthem this June at the National HOSA competition in Texas. I just have to send an audition tape and hope I get picked. So watch for that!

-I'm also auditioning this summer to sing the anthem at a Jazz game this fall! I'll let everyone know when/if that happens!

-I'm leaving July 28 to go to Vegas to work for a week, then straight to California for 3 weeks for my job! So I'll be back August 24-ish, and I move in to my dorm August 27th! crazy eh?

-I have been offered a job at the pharmacy where I intern, so hopefully I'll be starting there in September!

Wow....it's been a busy couple of weeks! I got my housing all solidified for next year. I'll be living in Heritage Halls at BYU. I met two of my roommates, we have been emailing, and they are both awesome! I know we are going to have a blast next year! I'm super stoked! The girl that is in my room is named Kristen, and our personalities definitely mesh! Then there is Erin and Ari in the next room. I haven't met Ari yet, but I have talked to Erin and she is way awesome! I can't believe I'm finally moving out and up. :)

Also, my best friend Brandon is moving home!!! He was supposed to stay until September, but he is going to be home in June!! I'm so excited. I guess the way the company works is dishonest, and they aren't getting paid right, and his manager isn't that great of a person. He said he just hates the way he feels like he has to be dishonest to make a sale. So he quit. I'm sad that he is losing this opportunity, but I can't wait to see him again. I've missed him so much! When he is back, we are going to buy new floaties and tear up the lake this summer just like old times! Yay for Bum Beach. 

That's all for now.

~peace.

32 days to go!

I can't believe there are only 32 days until I graduate! It's so crazy. I have so much to do in so little time. haha. I still have to make and send out announcements, and finish my schoolwork so I can get my diploma. lol it won't be so bad. I just have to push hard for about two more weeks.

Senior project is finally looking up. The end is in sight. And I did better on my practice AP Caluculus test than I thought I would, and I'm just about positive that I'll get a decent score. So basically once May 14 is over, I'm done with school. Woo hoo! 

A week from today I pick my room for college. Crazy, eh? I'm super excited. I can't wait to find out who my roommates are and have the opportunity to meet so many new people. I love new friends! It's still a little unbelievable that I'm gonna be living on my own. In charge of myself. After 18 years of being dependent on my parents, I'm finally leaving it all behind. I'm so excited but a little nervous too. I'm afraid I'll come to consider Top Ramen and vending machines as balanced meals. My parents were gone for the last two weeks, and it really made me appreciate all they do for me.... and fear slightly for my well-being once I'm on my own. I know how to cook....I just choose not to.

Tribute To Brandon

I can't believe he's really going through with it. He is driving away in approximately 16 hours to start a new life in sunny CA. I know it's only for four months, but its still hard! If I could talk to him without crying this is what I'd say.

I love you Brandon. You mean the world to me. You have done so much for me, more than you even realize. You have always been there when I needed a friend, and you've let me be your shoulder. I love the ability that we have to cuddle and be together whenever, wherever, and know that we are still just Brandon and Stephanwaa no matter what happens! I know you are going to have a blast without me, and maybe that's what scares me most. Maybe you'll have so much fun, and never want to come back to your boring old Utah life. Then what would I do with myself? You bring out a side of me that most people don't get to see. I hope you know that no matter what happens, no matter how far apart we are, I'll never forget what you've done for me. And when I'm famous, I'll dedicate a song to you. That's a promise. I wish you the very best, and you'll always be in my thoughts and prayers. I love you.

I really hope I have the chance to say this to him face to face before he leaves. If not, I'll call him.

There are a few words in the English memory that trigger fond memories of our fabulous time as friends......a few of them are: "Bum beach, bonfires, sleepovers, late night movies, the Malt Shoppe, I Hoppin it!, Floaties, Scary Movies, Jake by Hollister, Very Sexy, Bum pillow!, Oh Wilbur, phantom, On my own, music, friendship, Sea Turtles, Dr. Pepper, "you're more of a girl than I am!", Chick, Down at Denny's, Parks, Say cheese!, "I call the LoveSac!!", whipped cream, fun, water fights, long talks, cuddle buddies, Fugitive, Westmore, Graduation, Sconecutter, The Lookout, Squaw Peak, DT(haha), and so many more!"

"A friend is a single soul dwelling in two bodies."

- Aristotle

TGIF!

This weekend is mine for the taking! My parents are in Hawaii and my siblings are at my grandparents. It's a beautiful thing. I'm gonna get all sorts of cute and go play!

But first, I have to go visit my best friend Brandon. He is moving tomorrow. I don't really know what I'm going to do without him. We are so so close and I'm going to miss him like crazy! I don't even want to think about it. Ugh. everything is changing so fast and I just want to pause it all and take a breather!

But life is good. :) I'm just crazy busy and having a blast! I work my behind off down at the local Chick Fil A. It's surprisingly a very fun job, because I work there with a few of my close friends and we have a rockin boss. I also work for a private school uniform company, which I quite enjoy, because they pay me to travel to Las Vegas and California in the summers. Who could argue with that? 

Anways....it's 8:00 which means..... PARTY! 

-Peace

Me!

Not sure why I'm so wide awake seeing as I got 2...yes 2...hours of sleep last night. I'm exhausted beyond exhaustion to a point where I'm totally wide awake. It's slightly disgusting. Plus, I have to be awake and chipper and cute by 6 am tomorrow. Save us all.

So I guess to start this all off, I'll just let you all know a little about myself. My name is Stephanie, I am 17  years old and a senior in high school. I have a wide range of interests including music, theatre, Ultimate frisbee, playing with friends, watching movies, music, traveling, road trips, being busy, etc. etc. I know I said music twice. :) I'm an addict. haha and proud of it.

I am currently doing an internship at the in-patient pharmacy at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. I absolutely love it, and I definitely want to go to pharmacy school. I have the ability to be exposed to all types of situations without having to deal with bodily fluids, and cutting people open and such. It's great. A year from June, I'm going to take a pharmacy tech course so I can start making some real money. No more Monopoly junk. Then when I graduate from BYU in who knows what, I will apply to pharmacy school at who knows where? Probably NYU. I love New York with all my heart. I am a big city girl stuck in a small town. I need out!

That's all for today. More tomorrow.

Frustration

Yay for my first post to be an angry one. I just wish I could be done with school and move on to bigger and better things. I am graduating from high school in 35 days, I'm supposed to be enjoying myself, not spending every waking moment, and some of my sleeping ones, worrying about all the things other people are supposed to be doing. I hate this.

I'm working on my senior project right now, and lucky me, I got stuck with an incompetent group. I'm trying to help the Boys and Girls club of Utah Valley collect some things from their wish list, but its not going so great. I just wish there was more I could do. I'm just so busy and I feel so overwhelmed. Two other girls are supposed to be helping me, but they haven't done anything significantly helpful the entire time. They expect me to hold their hand through every step of this process. I've never done this either and I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm flattered that they look to me for support, but it is so frustrating when I have a million other things to worry about. I'm just so scared that we won't be able to help the Club, and I feel like the responsibility falls on my shoulders. I hate it.

On a happier note, I'm doing better in my classes than I had expected. Hopefully this will all be over soon. :) Yay for summertime!