this can't last forever.

So I had a pretty great weekend, I must admit...

Friday...!

I got accepted into Charleston Southern University, it made my day. Then I went to scream acres with Lydia and Jonathan. That was......interesting. Jonathan has a girl scream and Lydia hit one of the poor guys trying to scare us. After that I came home and watched like three episodes of House, it doesn't get much better than that!

Saturday...!

I had the great pleasure of getting up at seven in the morning on a Saturday. Then I went to marching band practice at eight thirty where I marched in the freezing cold all while trying to stay awake. After that we packed the buses and traveled alllllllllllll the way to Boiling Springs for upperstate. We preformed at three forty-five and then waited for the awards. Being a senior, this was my last competition in marching band....ever. As much as I've hated marching band, it's weird knowing it's actually over. Our goal was to make the upperstate finals meaning we had to get at least seventh place. We got twelfth therefore our journey came to an end. In a way, I'm so happy it's finally over. It was a long ride back to Lugoff, but on the bright side I got to ride with Mark and Lauren! :)

After that I picked Jennifer up from Foodlion and she spent the night. We had a scary movie marathon.....until like four in the morning. It was....interesting to say the least.

Sunday...!  

Considering I stayed up so late the night before....I kinda skipped church. After we all got up and got ready I went out to lunch with Jennifer, Matthew, and Ashhole. After that we came back to the house and watched yet another scary movie....of Jennifer's choice, of course. Then we went to youth, played a little bit of ultimate football in which my team dominated and had bible study which was amazing as usual. After youth I crashed Lydia's house to make Ms. Gedris aka Ms. "get dressed" cupcakes and a card for her birthday! She loves us to death. 

this brings us to today...!

So far today has been pretty good. I'm currently in french and we aren't doing anything...which is always a bonus! Next block I get to go to Ms. "get dressed's" class and give her the cupcakes and her card. I'm excited!

Happy Birthday Ms. Gedris! 

life gets a little easier

My day was good...until I had a 4 1/2 hour marching band practice. Tomorrow is the last competition and honestly, I can't wait for it to be over.

.....oh........

I got accepted into Charleston Southern University. 

:)

forget happiness, find joy

Doing blogs seems to be the new "thing" so I thought I'd give it a try. Here goes nothing.

 I've been doing a lot of thinking lately and I've realized that I'm caught up in my past. At first I thought I was the only one that had this problem, but I've quickly realized I'm not alone in this world. So many people are stuck in the past that they can't move on with the future, myself included.

 Things change, people change, thats life.

If you never let go of the people and things in your past, you will never be able to move on. The excuse "well, I just can't forget about it" is often used, but in all reality it's a lie. You've got to want to forget to be able to actually forget. 

We strive so hard to find happiness because we think that if we could just find a way to be happy, everything would fall into place. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but this void will never be filled. My youth pastor once told me, "happiness is only temporary, but joy is forever."  

Forget happiness, find joy.

"So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy." -John 16:22