Hiatus

Well, after a short blogging hiatus, I am back! I needed to focus on school and bringing up a lot of grades, well only really one. Now, I'm happy to say that......

I PASSED GEOMETRY!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't think that I've ever been so excited to only pass a class, but it took me almost all semester to do it. So, IN YOUR FACE MRS. BECHTEL! I REALLY AM SMART!

Whewh, I had to get that off my chest!

It's a Sunday, so I'm going to leave this short.

Axel is 50 POUNDS. My baby is also 8 months old now...):

I don't have to go to summer school!

I am a JUNIOR!

I don't have to take a foreign language anymore!

I am done with track...for the season(:

I am officially done with fundraising for NICARAGUA! PRAISE GOD! He totally answered my prayers!

Florida is in...a WEEK! FROM TODAY! GET PUMPED!

.....and that's about it!

Go soak up some sun!!

~m

Today is a Special Day!

After crafting this blog exactly a year ago today, I'm proud to say that my blog's birthday is today! I would post a link to my first post, but it is slightly pointless and silly! So, I am not stopping you from looking at it yourself! A lot has been going on lately...track has taken up all my life, then homework comes next, and then after that might be a social life? I'm not sure where that went! Haha!

Well, this blog has been my way of communicating with my family and dgroup. I love this, because everything gets easier! This is obviously the technology generation! I'm quite proud to be growing up in it!

This blog has also been my way of expressing my creativity, I have several things that I have written. Some include, short stories and poems. I love being able to be creative and not feel ashamed!

Overall, I am very proud my blog has made it this far! I am sad to say that this is not something I update everyday, but that might not be all that bad! Well, there is homework calling my name! Luckily I don't have track today, otherwise, I would be quite behind with that...

~m

WOW, I'm Getting So Bad At This!

Wow, where have these past few weeks gone? I am just SO busy lately! There have been so many tests at school, projects, and homework. Birthdays and tons of other stuff, but this is not an excuse(: I get on the internet all the time!
I don't have enough time for a formal update, but my first track meet is Tuesday! I can't run in this one, because of my injury, it has made me 2 weeks behind everyone else.
Axel is almost 40 pounds now! He is almost 6 months old now, he is getting so big!

Well, that is about it for now. I'll post again, during spring break!

~m

Extended Update Post

Well, there's certainly much more that has been going on since my last post in January. I covered half of that yesterday. I'll only talk about a little bit more now, some of it I don't really want to talk about! Well, I had the stomach flu last week...AGAIN. I hate it, it is nasty and gross and needs to be extinct. Ranting much? Ha!

I haven't been doing so hot in school lately...only 2 a's. I don't feel the need to elaborate on what everything else is.
In other BIG news...
my youth pastor is having his first baby! Woo hoo for Sherman and Erin!

My mom's birthday is tomorrow, yay for big **! No, it's not 50...I will be a good daughter and not say it online(:

Axel is growing like a weed. He is almost quadrupled in size. He isn't mon petit bebe anymore!:(

Well, that is about it for now! I'll post again soon!

~m

Blogger Procrastination!

As ya'll have noticed, well those of you that live in Tennessee, the weather is never reliable. One example: around this time last week, it was snowing...or just had snowed. Now, it is in the 60's and 70's!! WHAT?! SO weird....I actually kind of hate it! So, does this mean that the groundhog really didn't see his shadow? And it is pretty much spring now? I certainly hope so! Wait...doesn't it take a month and a half? I don't remember.

I miss sitting by the pool in the summer with my best friend and talking and tanning...then getting a cold shock once we jump in the pool! I miss the thrill of waking up PAST 6:30am on a weekday. I also miss going to the beach and being able to do whatever with friends during the summer.

Anyways, back to what I was going to comment on. I haven't had a good blog post in a LONG time! I bet you all don't really know what is going on...unless we're friends on facebook. Well, I have been SO busy. I've had projects upon projects and tests and tests...it's insanity inside my head! I can barely think straight.

So, to update ya'll on my track progess. I'm injured(HA!). I have an overstretched tendon over my arch in my left foot from over-pronaiting (spelling?). My right foot is sorta doing the same thing. It is still healing, but I'm starting to be able to workout again. Coach wants me to do the 100 and 200. Those are good races for me because I'm a sprinter! We have out first meet in less than 3 weeks. I'm really nervous for that! I hope I'm prepared by then! I really love it, it is so much fun. I love being able to work out and train without feeling embarressed, considering there are a lot of people in the same boat as me.

Well, that's about it for now. I'll post another one later tomorrow full of updates! Oh, Axel is 35 pounds now, he chews and chews. He is a very good puppy. He is house trained at 4 months! I really hope I didn't just jinx that...

~m

More Snowdays?!

We have officially used up all our snow days...There better not be anymore snow, or we'll have to go into our summer! We got like...2 inches of snow yesterday, so we're good on all of our snow cravings. Total...we've gotten almost 10 inches. Now, I am SICK of snow. Who's with  me?

There hasn't been many updates, Axel has tripeled in size. He is so big! He is extra cute though(:
I have a strained tendon in my foot from running, so I have to take it easy now...(even though I'm still running a mile a day on the treadmill...shh don't tell my coach!). We have been writing this 5-6 page paper for Meet The Press. It is pretty important considering it is for half my grade! I'm going to be a junior next year, so I have all my classes to sign up for. So far, I have English III Honors, Chemistry Honors, US History Honors, French III Honors, and Forensic Science. I hope I'm making good decisions!

Well, that's about it for the snow day update. Until next time, go sledding!

~m

Thoughts on an Average Runner

Here's another creative post. I've been so busy, it's bizarre for me to be so busy. So, enjoy this! I'll post again when I can!


I bound across the rubber race track, feeling light as a feather and invincible. Exhaustion crawls up from the pit of my stomach, it slowly inches up until I couldn't breath. The breaths just kept coming slower and slower, more painful than the last. I reassure myself that I have done this millions of times before, but is that enough this time? I keep bounding around the track, just one more lap...or is it two? Everything around me gets darker the edges first, slowly creeping to the center of my vision. Panic sets in, a million scenarios play in my head about how this race could end. I try to shake this feeling but it clenches it's claws deeper with every stride. I want to win this, but do I have what it takes? Do I have the strength to carry myself over the finish line? What more do I need to push myself? Then I remember what I haven't done for the past 5 seconds. Breath. In and out. It's a fluid motion, in and out, in and out. Everything becomes normal again, my vision is better, the panic is gone. With the next blink, I see the finish line and in deed, I do have what it takes.

~m

Temptations

Now that I look back, I realize that we never really matched. We never had anything 'in common'. We always made each other think we did. We wanted to be together, but we made things up and used pointless lies to win each other over. I know now, that it was never worth the trouble. It was never worth the chasing back and forth like 8 year olds on a playground. I regret every text, every smile, and flirtatious move. Why did I push myself so much to get you to like me? Why did I ever waste my time? Why did you waste your time? I don't think I will ever find the answer to that, and if I do, I'll be sure to not let you know. Why? You are just going to try to win my affection over again. With your sly smile and your dark eyes, I know the hideous plan behind every fleeting glance. That one time I let you in? Don't ever expect that to happen. Wasting my time on you was one of the biggest mistakes I ever made. Don't deceive me into doing that again, because this time I won't make up excuses and convince myself that we were 'meant to be', that's just another pointless lie. Another lie that I won't fall for, another lie that I won't believe.

Track!

So, today was the first day of track conditioning. It was much easier than I thought. Maybe, that's because it's only the first day....idk. We did like a 7 minute mile, sprints, high kicks, high jumps, butt kicks(i'll definitely have a bruise later), karokes, wallsits for a total of 5 minutes, and hard core workouts...it HURT!

But I discovered, that I'm in much better shape than I imagined! Next practice is on Thursday. I have practices on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays until 4:30!

~m

Tumblr...sigh

I have had a Tumblr for almost a year. I decided then that I didn't think I needed it. Anyways, I've started getting interested in it again about a month ago when I looked at my friends tumblr and really liked it. Well, now I started over with the same one and I am officially addicted. I have about 20 followers as of now, and just starting about a day ago? That's pretty bleh, haha. I'm following like...35 people.

For those of you who read this and would like to check it out, here's the url:
Complexity at it's Finest (and the name of it haha. the url is cooler!)

www.canvasesoftheimagination.com
^^there ya go!

~m