happy spring?

3rd term ended. why is it that every year, 3rd term is the worst? well, for one thing, it's always cold and dark and ugly and we're just all so sick of winter. and to brighten our moods, the teachers give out killer assignments, much more homework than usual. and they expect us to do well on it and understand everything, when really it's killing me. (I know I'm a freshman. So don't even think about telling me it's gonna get worse.) so I've been going crazy for pretty much the past few weeks.

the first week of March, I got my Learner's Permit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so, I guess I can learn to drive now. I've only been allowed in the church parking lot once, and it's gonna take a while to get to the point where I can drive without killing anyone.

finally, it has been warming up. It has felt so good to not wear a jacket everyday. every afternoon, all I've wanted to do is play tennis. but I have no one to play with, and I had so much homework. Boys tennis is in the spring at Timpview, so I have to wait until next fall to do Girls Tennis. but last Saturday, my mom promised me that she'd play some tennis with me, so we did. with the little pink tennis balls I used 2 summers ago. in Japan, we only brought 1 can of balls, and after we got back, I only played tennis a few times before it got really cold. so we haven't replaced our balls. so yeah, never play tennis with dead balls. also, I wasn't counting on Justin and his friend to tag along with us, ride their ripstiks for like 10 minutes, get bored, and ask to play with us. I was out of practice and we had dead balls, and 10 year old boys aren't the most cooperative. they still don't realize that it's a tennis racket, not a baseball bat. finally they got frustrated, got back on their ripstiks, and let us play. but I still had lots of fun, and it felt so good to finally play tennis again in the warm weather. when I played in Japan, we had to reserve a tennis court. the courts were either dirt clay, or astro turf. neither are pleasant to play on. we only brought one of my cans of little pink tennis balls, and my brothers succeeded in whacking them into other courts, or into a tree. the worst was everytime we had a court reserved, it was always so bloody hot. you take 1 step out of the house and you start sweating profusely. it's that bad. it isn't very fun to play when it's so hot you're dying pretty much. I realized how much I missed playing tennis everyday when it was warm. it was a very good day, last Saturday was.

so of course, it decides to snow on Friday. Wednesday was technically the first day of spring. but it wasn't very warm that day. it wasn't warm on Thursday either. and then it snowed. why does this happen every year? I think it's finally warming up, play tennis once, then it snows again. today, I wanted to play tennis. but remembered I couldn't because I have a stupid piano competition today. and it was still snowing.

spring, it was good to see you for a couple of days. thanks for letting me play tennis that one time. who knows when I'll be able to play again.

snow, please leave Utah. just please. get out of here.

so I kinda just love Madi.

I seriously haven't hung out with any of my friends in forever. I've had so much homework, and I have been babysitting a lot because my parents finally agreed to let me have an iPhone!!!!!!!!!! I just have to pay for the first 3 months before I can get it! so I've been doing all the work I can. so this weekend was a nice little break for me. saturday, I slept really late, went to Cafe Rio with Raquel and chilled with her all afternoon, and then went to Lynley's that evening for a surprise party for our friend Madi. her birthday was actually the day before (on Friday), but we had a big celebration last night.

so this is the lovely Madi White. as you can see, she is absolutely beautiful, she is obviously way taller than I am, and she is always smiling. she is always just super nice to everyone, and she is just a great person to talk to! and I love it when we just sit down at the piano and I'm playing something and we're singing together. last week, for like a whole hour, we just sat down at Brooke's piano and played and sang  for each other.

 so for about an hour at Lynley's, all we did was just eat food and wait for Madi to get there. once she did, boy was she surprised! (I hope). It was a wonderful party, with tons of great food, great people, and at first it was a bit awkward because I didn't know a ton of people, but after a while I was more outgoing and was able to talk to everyone and have a great time! so, because Madi just loves it when I sing to her, everyone gathered around Lynley's piano, and I played and sang for Madi. (and everyone else that was there.) so I'm not the best at performing in front of people (even just my friends), but after a while, I didn't care. so I know what you're thinking, I go to this party and all I do is serenade everyone, but it was awesome. and I wasn't being antisocial the whole time!

so besides that, I'm really happy that I met Madi in junior high and that we've been able to become such great friends ever since! and I hope you are reading this blog! because I love you sooooooooo much! and for your enjoyment, here's an awkward picture of us and Lynley from the 8th grade. like seriously. what is with my beanie? whatevs....... it's coooo.