Struggling...

This week has been hard for me because it was the first week I would head back to school after break. I am worn out and exhausted. On top of this, I recieved the lovely gift women recieve. This was one of the worst ones, for I recently went off of the pill. I also have recently been getting very bad migranes. This morning it all hit me and I begged mom to let me sleep in. I didn't miss anything at school. We are all still trying to get back into the swing of things. My grades are alright, not nearly as bad as sophomore or freshman year. I have a 2.7 something GPA, and I am working my ass off trying to at least have a 3.0 or above before I graduate. I still have half of this year to help and all of next year but I don't know if it will be enough. I want to make my mom and family proud, its just taking a toll on me.

Share with me some of your recent struggles. I have big ears and I like to listen (:

Welcome 2010

Welcoming in 2010 was a blast. I spent the night at a dear friends house, and had a party of about 30. We started the party at about nine and had music, food, games, and elder supervision. Not until the ball literally dropped did we get into a bit of trouble.. the cops decided to show up and told us that people needed to move their cars off of the road. And there went the party. Which was quite alright by me. Then the few of us girls that stayed watched the Breakfast Club and Mean Girls to end our night. The first night with my camera was a success. Here are a few i decided to keep..

One of the many party favors.

Watching the ball drop.

First kiss of the new year!

Dance party downstairs

Adam being Adam.

The First of Many...

Today is December 30th. Just messing around on the computer after viewing a few blogs with my mom. She and I decided that since I have a huge passion for photography, my mom has decided to meet me halfway and buy me a camera. (I just so happen to be the baby, and the only girl. And yes sometimes it comes in handy!) We will be going to get it tomorrow, from Best Buy. A Nikon D3000. Boy oh boy am I excited. As many of you may know, tomorrow is New Years Eve. One of my best-friend's, Allison, is having a party. And no, for all you mothers out there, NO ALCOHOL is permitted or wanted. We invited most of our grade, of 200 some, and a few seniors. There will be plenty of food and games, singing, dancing, and "crazy-ness." It is a formal party so I bought a few dresses for the occasion. With my new camera, snapping a few of our "fantastic four" will finally be photographed. Fantastic Four is our closest friend group, Me- Katie, H- Hannah, A- Allison, and K- Katelyn. We also go by KAHK. Sort of our inside joke.

--- This is the gang. I am in the top middle, underneath is Hannah, to my right is Kateyln and to the left is Allison

Just to say a few things about life right now... I am a junior, turned 17 this December, and counting down the days to graduate. 516 today to be exact. I am thinking about getting into Social Work, or Child Services, and maybe even something with Child Support. Planning to go to a small community college for the first year or two, and follow up at Southwest State University in Marshall Minnesota. This transition will be hard for I will be leaving behind my mom, Jan, who has Muscular Dystrophy. I take care of her full time not only as her daughter but as her Home Health Aid. She is my truely my best friend, and I know I don't say it enough, but I Love Her! I have two older brothers Nicholas and Daniel. Nicholas lives out in Arizona, and Daniel lives in Minneapolis. They both are unique in their own ways, and have played a huge role in my life and upbringing. They played the biggest part in being my "Father Figures" since my dad is an alcoholic and left when I was young. I am thankful that they took on that position. They did and are still doing an amazing job.



Well, that was a bit much for my first post, but I thought I would give you a nibble of what is to come! Hopefully I will place a few pictures in here once I get a little "snap" happy!