Thought Dump

After a painfully long hiatus, I've returned!

This time: Freshman style.

Yep. Freshman. Freshmeat. Bottom of the food chain. And I am LOVING IT!

I love absolutely every aspect of high school so far. The assignments, the teachers, the diversity. Simply everything.

Also, I've come to realize that my life is boring. Therefore, I have nothing to say! I mean, I guess I could mention that my guitar is going well, or that I have a newfound photography/film passion. But that's all I really have to say about the both of those things...

Homecoming is coming up. And by coming up, I mean Saturday. I'm going with my gal pal (and I suddenly feel old for saying that...) Morgan and a group of friends. So that'll be fun.

The only thing that sucks about Homecoming is that ASB is in charge of the floats. The theme is "Around the World" and the Freshmen class is doing Antarctica. It's just a stressful time. Note to self: PLAN AHEAD FOR THESE THINGS. Sheesh...

There. I hope we feel caught up now.

Hey, sorry about the lack of posts. As I mentioned, I have nothing to say! My life is really low key an boring! I mean, unless you want a lesson on how to do the distance formula, or the definition of "pangeyric", I've got nothing! But I hope to be posting more frequently!

Love, Amelia

Stella Originals

I love what she's done with the pillows...





Surprised Papa!



Oh. Hi, Mama!



Awww...

Thanks, Stella!

Dynamic Duo

This is Hannah.

This is Hannah’s horse. CR Two Blue Dunnit.

 

Blu for short.

They came for a visit this morning.

Tasha was jealous.

 

This ‘ll end well…

…or not.

Hannah loves Blu.

Blu loves grass.

And Hannah too, I suppose.

Three Things

 

I’d like to pose a formal complaint to the makers of blogging software. The little blinking line that shows up whenever you pause before typing IS SO INTIMIDATING. It’s like, “If you don’t start typing right now I’ll just keep blinking until I explode!” And unfortunately for you, this is all I could come up with to begin the drastically late blog post.

I also feel I should mention my hatred for the squiggly red line.

Moving on.

This post will include three things I would like to discuss. Thing one:

  I’m going to be a freshman soon. This is super cool! well, alright. MAKING MY INSIDES GO AFLUTTER. Yeah. There we go. That accurately describes this feeling.

Thing two:

I really like this picture. I took it at the fair this past week. It’s of all the rodeo court, sitting on a bench, just waiting. I call it “Downtime”.

Speaking of fair, Hannah did great! She came home with a couple reserved champion ribbons, and nothing short of a blue! We’re all really proud.

I have a video ready to be uploaded which I will be posting sometime in the next month. No sooner because

Thing three:

Girl Scout camp is coming up! It’ll be my last year as a Program Aide (PA for short) before becoming a unit leader! Being a PA means that I get to help out with the activities that the girls do, such as jazzercise, crafts, and games. I’m excited!

So yes. I would also like to apologize for the lack of posts. I just feel like I have nothing to say! You’ll here from me soon I promise!

With love,

Amelia.

On a Brighter Note…

I did have some good adventures at camp! Here’s a quick video:

Thoroughly enjoy.

Plot Twist

A True Story.

My name is Amelia. As a typical teenager, I had yet another experience spending a week at 4-H camp. Of course there were your everyday crafts, such as lanyard making, pony beading, painting wooden figures and t-shirt design. There was swimming, canoes, one of those play parachutes, and a volleyball court. And what would camp be without campfire, a mess hall and a good ol’ counselor hunt?

While I thoroughly enjoyed camp, there was in fact one set back.

As you may know (or at least assumed.) electronic devices are not allowed at camp. No, cell phone withdrawal was NOT the aforementioned set back. However, one of my friend’s dad was a chaperone, and she was texting another friend of ours.

As all of us were getting ready for bed after a rowdy night at the carnival, she pulled me aside. She said, “Kyle told me that a Miller student passed away.”

Naturally, I was shocked. So I asked, “Who? An eighth grader?”

She nodded and told me the name. I thought she was joking. There was no way.

Unfortunately, yes. My good friend Josh died on Sunday because of an ATV accident. He was probably the nicest and funniest boy in our school. He made learning about protons and neutrons fun, just by being in science. I remember sitting in front of him, and even though he always kicked the back of my chair, just hearing what he had to say would brighten my morning. He went to great lengths to get everybody to laugh, such as telling abridged versions of Harry Potter.

I’ll miss him terribly, as will everybody who was lucky enough to know him in his wrongfully short life. My heart and thoughts are with the Johnson family in this trying time. Rest in peace.

Voyage Eastward

I’m back!

Washington D.C. was a blast! We saw literally EVERYTHING and went EVERYWHERE. It was rad, and so now in no particular order, are some photos of my trip! (Click to enlarge)

                   Washington Monument!

                                                White House!                                                 The Gang!                                  Yes, it was as hot as it looks.                                                             Iwo Jima!                            The Capitol from the top of the Washington Monument!                                       See where the bricks change?                                Lewis and Clark meet Lewis and Clark!                                                     Lincoln Memorial!                                                                Chester!                              Holy sideburns, Batman!                                                            Mt. Vernon                                          Michelle Obama’s inaugural gown!