Today was my 18th birthday ( Read more... )

three words...I HATE MYSELF!!!

last night i got back from the NWIRA regatta. it was really fun even if my races didnt go so well, oh well. the second day of races it was raining on and off all afternoon and it was pretty chilly out. lots of people had to race in the rain, luckily i didnt except it started to pour on us on our way back to the docks. despite the icky weather i ( Read more... )

My sister is home!!! I'm so so so excited! Tonight we watched a movie together and did each others hair...i know that sounds kinda cheesy but it was really fun and i love spending time with her. she'll be home for two weeks adn i am so happy. we're going camping with my dad and she's gonna come with to my grads. and we'll be able to celebrate both ( Read more... )

Name: annie ( Read more... )

so yesterday i got back from my family reunion in spring valley (a town of about 300 people where my mom was born). it was fun, yet interesting. most the people there are distant relatives whom i havent seen in about 15 years or havent ever seen at all for that matter. it was fun talking to all of them, but it got a little tiresome at the same time ( Read more... )

i cried tonight...hard. the funny thing is i have no clue why. probably a mixture of emotions. i had a flashback of me and my sisters playing at my grandparents' old lake home and my grandma was there. it was a shooting pain thru my heart when a second later i realized she's not here anymore. lately i've felt like i'm losing people. i've ( Read more... )

so saturday i got back from my mission trip in arkansas. it was so incredibly amazing and so much fun! i got alot closer to the kids in my group and we had a great time. i also met tons of great people down there...the people from alabama were especially nice and it was fun to hear the way they talk. the week i was down there was one of the most ( Read more... )

so my dad is upset with me for not going to rowing this morning and that makes me feel like shit cuz i absolutley hate when one of my parents is disappointed in me...its way worse that them being mad at me. i didnt go this morning because i was exhausted and i dont think i've totally caught up on my sleep yet. i dont even remember waking up at 5 ( Read more... )

Wow, it feels so good to be home, but man Europe was freaking awesome! Never in my life have i been on such and amazing trip. i went up in the eiffel tower, saw notre dame, the louvre museum, the prado museum, the chunnel, etc. it was so much to take it and it was just so cool! we toured some famous cathedrals and words cant even describe how ( Read more... )