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What Kind Of Parallel Universe Is This?

I have a feeling that people will be :0'ing at this, but I love people. I know, me, the person, who if you hang out with enough, will tell you that I hate people constantly. Well, correction, I love some people. And I had an epiphany that my life without some of the people that I know would be so different, I'd be sooo boring!

Brianna Leavell, my former assistant coach for Mock Trial came to see me today. She's a role model in so many ways and she always points me in the right direction. And I'm starting to tear up because she means just so much to me, like, I'm at a loss of words. She's so mature and calls everything like she sees it. I wish I had more time to spend with her. So wise for a twenty-somethin' year old. And that's not even the half of it!

I miss Rahul so much. For everybody that didn't get to meet him, I have to say you totally missed out. He's one of my favorite alumni and bloggers. I find it sad that Rahul has to drive me everywhere even though he's younger than I am....but that goes for Megan too.

http://rhsflash.blogspot.com/2012/10/ants.html

This is one of his blogs, just thinking of him and the ants are hilarious. I remember one table pitch black because of the ants. It was disgusting. And now it's hilarious. But just keep reading some of his blogs and you'll see just how interesting (for lack of a better word) his thinking process is.

I love Ty Medd too. I know I know, most of you guys are flipping your desk or computer over, but it is true. I may not be half as smart as he is, or even sassy, but I just find it hilarious. His constant remarks about people and making fun of them for not being practical is amazing. I remember in my freshman year, I gave a speech about Satanism and said that Ty was going to hell. I'm so happy that he didn't hear about it, but now I respect him for being the person he is.

These are just some of the people that I love. Well, Ty isn't love, it's more like mad respect. I really do wonder what my life would be like without all the influences. I would regret a life like that.

It's becoming more apparent that I write about alumni and past seniors in my blogs. They really should come back. If I knew all of them (alumni that I met later) when I was a freshman, oh man, my life.... Like, Lynn Nguyen, Lewis Lomugdang, either of the Lomugdang brothers actually.... But all in good time I guess.

Watching from the Sidelines

A week ago I wrote a story for web about preseason injuries and being out for a few games. This morning, I felt the exact feeling that I interviewed others about.

I run Cross Country, and the past week my knee has been injured. This morning we had our first invitational. I wasn't able to run, but i cheered on other runners. It was really hard watching all of my friends run past. Usually I hate racing. It's stressful and I hate the pressure. Today, I wanted nothing more than to go out there and sprint the entire two miles. Not that I could have, but I wanted to.

Wednesday is our next meet, and although it's my least favorite course, I'm still super excited to be out there racing again, no matter how much it stresses me out! I never realized how much I love running until I had to go a week of practice and an invitational without doing it.

Coolest thing about my family...

I miss Britain so badly!

This house (the white one) is the house my grandfather grew up in. I think it was built in the early 1800's but I'm not exactly sure. I guess I could google it, but that's a lot of effort.  It was on a street called Rhydycar in Merthyr Tydfil (where my dad grew up). It's in a museum in Wales called Sain Ffagons near Cardiff. It's super old, and I saw the outdoor toilet... the weird thing is, is that my dad remembers actually staying in the house and using the toilet, and in the winter they had to use a hammer to crack the ice on the toilet. I know. It's insane. 

This is what the house looked like a really long time ago when my great-grandmother lived there. It's kinda old.

This is a book about the street because it's historic, blah blah blah but the cool part is that my great-grandfather was a professional wrestler and a strong man in a circus and he's in the book! There are actually a couple books about Welsh history that have pictures of my family on them: fun fact about me. 

<<< that's him. Can you see the family resemblance?

And I couldn't figure out how to make this not sideways, but oh well. The most hilarious thing in my life, is that as my dad was flipping through this book, he saw the women on the left, and was like, "I remember her!" Yeah. The women who looks like she is in colonial dress. Yeah. My dad knew her. She lived in the house next door. I mean just LOOK at her! 

The End.

Happiness

In psych we have been learning about how to be happy, to live happily, and to embrace happiness and to try and live in a constant state of it while surrounded by negativity. This week has probably been one of the happiest weeks for far in school just because of how much I realized my friends are actually my friends (love ya <3 ) and because a friend of mine that had been my Journalism buddy for three years straight is now going off to college (Mason) and it's actually been quite sad without him around. But today he came to visit in class and it felt gratifying to know that no matter how far away he is, I will be able to talk to him and still be his buddy! And I don't know if that just kick-started my happy day or if was just something that makes me view the world in a happy aura, but I was happier today than I had been in a while and this type of week will hopefully be repeated often this year.

What is your happiest experience? Have you been happy lately? If not, how can you change your views/routine to make you happy?

Being a Potter Girl

So I think it was either early this morning or yesterday (I don't know) it was released that J. K. Rowling will be continuing on in the Harry Potter universe with a short film series on TV about one of the books set in Hogwarts - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - and will be about the author of the book and his adventures. Of course, this wasn't exactly the series we wanted her to write about (some wanted the Marauders Era, some wanted the 19 years in between the epilogue and the end of the story, some wanted the series to continue and be about Harry's kids and their adventures, and some didn't want her to expand at all) but the important thing is that the Harry Potter world is getting new material, new adventures, and it will be fantastic! For me when I first heard about it, I honestly didn't care that she wasn't writing about what we wanted her to - but at least she was writing something connected to that world.

In any case, I'm excited for this and can't wait for it to come out.

This Girl Changed My Life

So for some reason today I cannot get Eveline out of my head. She is four years old and lives in Ensenada, Mexico. I met her over last Spring Break on our Mission Trip. She just stole my heart. She lives in extreme poverty being raised by her seven year old sister and the local church. Yet she was so happy and loving, at time I felt that she was protecting me more than I was her. She was always dancing and laughing with me, she stole my heart. This year over spring there is a chance I will see her again but the chances are slim because of the constant movement of the families to find work. It just is so hard to care for someone but feel helpless with her everyday needs. But I feel hopeful that I will see her soon.