hmm...so live journal? yes...ok...where to go with this...i just had this sudden urge to write...and I don't know where this is going...well, school started two weeks ago. And with that opened up a whole new world...now, I'm not the most sheltered Christian girl there is...I mean, I live in LA, I've been to Las Vegas, I spent a week in the TL of SF ( Read more... )

8/6/06
Dear God,
Thank You for allowing us to arrive here safely. I can already tell that this is going to be more difficult than I thought. I guess I’m realizing how alone I feel. Like, when I’m out there, it seems so dangerous, so dark, so scary. I mean, where I live I’ve never been allowed to walk outside alone after dark and there aren’t as ( Read more... )

Wow! Transformations 2006 was aMaZiNg! Save for the 18 hour bus ride...but it was worth it! I would post pictures if my computer wasn't so slow and difficult to use...hopefully when/if I get a laptop I won't have as many computer issues....oh!!!so excited, I get to see the mrs. horio on wednesday! :-) Yay! I saw her daughter and husband at Baja ( Read more... )

I'm reading a book for pleasure!!! It's called The King's Ransom and is about WWII Bulgaria...it's really, really good! I'm almost done, and will have to find another book to read when I finish...I'm thinking a good science/educational book to get my brain wheels turning...any suggestions? Not neccesarily a scientific book, but any good book in ( Read more... )

So, the Senior Trip was so much fun!!! Here's a bazillion pictures recounting the day's events!

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is it fitting that the day i became an adult...the sport i've been playing since i was four has ended? i remember t-ball with Mrs. Reiser as my coach. We were the Rockies...I learned the "monkey shuffle" and "alligator trap..." I got sportsmanship the next year...Mr. Egherdahl was my coach...me and Rebecca were the only girls, I think....oh the ( Read more... )

05/22/2006
Day 1
Dear journal,
Today mommy took me to school...her friend, auntie Melissa spent the night last night...she just had a baby too! So the two mommies stayed up really late to finish a project...and then they had to get some sleep so they could keep up with us in the morning. It was raining when we got to school, and I got all wet! My ( Read more... )

redeeming love is the best Christian fiction book.
ever.
period.
the end.

life stinks.
i quit
the end

So, I open up my mail today and recieve a nice letter from an agency I applied to for a scholarship...a real nice letter (paraphrased):
Dear Ariella,
Thanks for applying for the LACCMA Medical Scholarship. We recieved many applications from many well qualified applicants, but could only choose 3 students. We regret to inform you that you have not ( Read more... )