New Year Resolutions

Yet another yeah has past and another year of our lives done. Today is the last day of 2013 and yet I don't feel like I've accomplished much. Honest to Jebus, I don't think much of myself and often forget memorable things which lead me to write this blog in the first place. Now I know it seems super corny to write New Year resolutions but you know, here I am. Writing them. Because now that it will be on the internet, I have to do them. 

Buuuut first! Last years resolutions that I wrote. Lets see if I completed them.

New Year Resolutions for 2013

1. Be More Open
2. Express Yourself
3. Do More Wild and Crazy Shenanigans
4. Have an Adventure
5. Live Life Like There's No Tomorrow
6. Speak Your Mind, Have A Voice and Don't Be Afraid To Show It
7. Stop Being Antisocial
8. Get Closer To My Friends and Become Like The Golden Trio
9. Grow Up and Look At Reality, No More Games Bitch
10. Have Fun, Enjoy Every Minute Of Every Day and Don't Waste Time

Ummm yeah I basically said in all of these grow up and be crazy. Well that kind of happened in a way. This year, as I've just thought of it, I did achieve a few things like being the tinniest Marching Parade Band competing in Southern California and actually making a name for ourselves and taking marching sweepstakes at Arcadia. That's something right. Yeah whoo team work. Sigh. I've actually completed most of the 2013 new year resolutions like expressing myself, as this blog, and stop being antisocial. Yay me. 

New Year Resolutions for 2014

1. Don't Live with "What if's"
2. Don't Put Yourself Down All The Time
3. Don't Hurt Myself All The Time
4. Speak Up! Your Not That Dumb. People Like Copying Your Papers For A Reason Dummy
5. Achieve Self Goals: Blog More, Make Youtube Videos, Make Thisn Last year Of High School Last
6. Network. Make More Friends. "To Earn Some You Must Give Some"
7. Stop Crying So Much You Baby
8. Don't Take Things Up The Ass. Seriously
9. Bond With Your Annoying Family. There Not That Bad.
10. Don't Be Afraid Of Everything. Take Life With A Tackle.

Those are my New Year Resolutions. Kinda corny but it will do. Hopefully I accomplish my goals and not flack out like when people say "I'm gonna lose wait next year" and then a week after January first the gym is completely empty. I would like to lose wait though. Zumba every week for me. Its not actually very hard work and I like dancing AND got results last time 

sooooo I'll take it. I'm a dancer at heart. In all real seriousness I hope to discover more of myself and succeed in college like I know I can. I want to make friends that will last a life time and not just flake out on me and forget who I even was. And lastly I want to just live life. There are so many obsticals every day just flying at me and I'd just like to enjoy my life. My family has been in a huge fight within themselves and personally I think is BS. I don't even regard them as family anymore. People I know is more like it. They might say "Oh well i helped you in this instance" or "What are you talking about I did invite you" or :"You pay it I have no money" well I'm sick and tired of it. Fuck them and move on. My dad shouldn't put up with crap like this but oh well. Shows who's the strong one in the family of nine. Ignoring my little anger tantrum, New Years is about new beginnings and fresh starts. Hopefully all goes well. 

Happy New Years!

I made this Flipgram thingy that apparently everyone is doing so enjoy!

Monday Quotes 12/31/13

"Humans were endlessly illogical. Why did they throw out food when there were children starving in India? Why did they clear the rain forests when they needed the oxygen? And why did they create bus time tables if they were never on time?"  -Mary and Max

 "Just because someone is mad at you doesn't mean they stop caring." -Anton

 "Scooby Doo taught us that the real monsters are humans...and if that isn't deep, I don't know what is". - @countcol 

"Why spiders? Why can't it be follow the butterflies?" -Ron Weasely

"Braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, Smarter than you think." -Winnie The Pooh 

Ice Skating With Friends

Hallelujah its raining men! On the ice floor that is.Today I went out on an adventure with my friends to the Pasadena Ice Skating Rink to test our skills on ice. And I got to say: I was pretty damn good. It wasn't my first time on the ice but lets just say this time went much better and I didn't walk out with a bruise on my chin. Can't say the same to my sister though. She fell eleven times and now owns a very giant bruise on her knee the size of Jupiter. It wasn't that great for her. This time I had the luxury to go with Ben which made it funner. I can't lie, I totally wanted him to fall flat on his booty but, as result, he didn't fall at all like me. Darn. Not evil witch laugh for me. After skating for about five hours we left to find some food in Old Pasadena since, from where I come from, this is where the rich folk dwell. Good city equals good stores equals good food. As we roamed the city dragging the boys into girlie stores like Forever XI and such, was a major laugh. "Eww what is that!" "How do you put this on??" and "Where's the bathroom" where the norm here. Lastly we all walked into Barnes and Nobles, which I LOVE because I am a total book worm and love to read as I've said before, and the smell of fresh coffee filled my brain. Now if I haven't said this before, I ADORE coffee. Not because it wakes me up but because I enjoy the taste. Now that's some good stuff there. All hail to the beans my friends. Hail the beans. 

Christmas 2013

Ho Ho Ho and Merry Christmas! I've spent this Christmas slaving over the kitchen stove making Tamales and going off to buy last minute presents ON CHRISTMAS DAY. Yeah that happened and I never though it would. I made the best Tamales I ever could and got a nice gift from my mother and father. But one thing will always be true. This will always be the Christmas when my brother and sister weren't grateful for there presents, the Christmas when my dad got very drunk with my grandpa and uncle, the Christmas when I put all of my dad's phone contacts in his phone, the Christmas where all I heard was "Natalia!" (even though that's not my real name) because my dad didn't know how to use his phone and called me every five minutes,  the Christmas where I wrote a very nice card to my father with all the words I wouldn't be able to say out loud because I'm too prideful for that, and the Christmas where again my loopy father fell asleep on the couch when opening our presents. This Christmas wasn't like I anticipated but still a good one to remember. It just didn't feel like Christmas to me honestly. It was just a get together of family. But never the less, I had fun.

How will you remember Christmas 2013?

Thoughts From The Soul

"I don't belong" I sit at a party I think to myself. I've always felt like this but more lately. Since I've been so stressed out ranging from my bf, college apps, and so much more this is the first time I just think to myself in peace. No Internet, no one talking to me, just me myself and I next to a fire. (I'm probably gonna smell like smoke afterwards) it feels nice. But I also feel like an outsider. I've noticed that when I quiet and just observe (I swear I'm not that creepy creeper looking at you when you cross the road or is behind you right now) I think more and learn more. War tactics basically. Observe-learn-plan-attack. I wish I could attack. I know I'm going to sound like some random fandom girl or what not but I really wished I live in Rick Rodian's world. If you people do not know who he is, well you don't know what your missing. He created the Percy Jackson Series and The Heroes of Olympus Series. Now this is where I feel I belong. I know stupid right. But how is it that I feel more connected to fictional character like Annabeth and Leo a than real live humans I interact with every day? I really really wish I was a Demigod. Now other girls dream about having that rich life and becoming a famous movie star or marring that perfect actor or tumblr guy and such but not me. I dream of fighting monsters and traveling on quests with the best of friends. I day dream so much not really healthy. *sigh* If only. If only I could escape this life that feels like its incomplete. It feels like I'm wearing a skin that doesn't belong to me sometimes. It's nice thy I can relate to the characters in the book. I can't help but to not fall in love with them. But that will be a topic for another time. Tooooo many fiction character I've loved. Oh jeez. So as the fire crackles and my shirt absorbed the smoke that is rising I will continue to think of the abnormal feeling in my chest that rises and think of the better times I would have in other life with demigods. 

I hope I don't singe my hair, 

-Natt

PS: My Perf DemiGod team with my humans that I communicate with at times

Me: sword fighter, quickness, reaction times, child of the dark -Hades

Luis: tactics, math smarts, agile sword fighter -Hades

Ben: The sweet talker, brute strength -Aphrodite 

Alicia: smarts, outspoken skills ( distractions!), tiny dimensions- Athena

Matt: smarts, mechanics, musical talents -Hesperus 

Halloween in November!

Yup. That's what I'm doin. Bringing freaken Halloween to November. I think they should meet. I think the'd get along. Yup. So yeah since I've been extreamly busy (But doesn't excuse not to blog!) I never posted about Halloween! How dare I! How scandalous! But forgetting all this drama yes i really have been extremely busy because of college applications WHICH I"M ALMOST DONE! I'm so relieved! They have been seriously kicking my butt. And by that I mean no sleep. At all. Now I wonder how my college life is going to be. Oh jeez. But back to the original subject! Halloween! 

So as some might know I dressed up like Wendy Darling from Peter Pan and Ben (my boyfriend but its really weird calling him that so I just call him Ben) dressed up as Peter Pan. My best friend Alicia ( yes her rain of terror is back) dressed as Tinker Bell. Yup that happened. 

These are some of my friends that I like to communicate very often with. In other words, my friends. I'm surprised I even have any honestly.

The big picture on the left is my friend Luis! Yes that is him. He finally let me take a picture of him which I am so happy about. I love pictures. In all seriousness many people judge him too quickly and i really don't know why. Were very alike and they don't judge me. Well I don't think they do. Oh shiiit. Anyways, this is one of my best friends Luis who loves Percy Jackson as much as I do. (which is a lot, a very unhealthy amount)

Next is Isaiah which is basically my brother or cousin as my mother calls him. I've known him since about second grade and been in his class all the way up to senior year. Like almost every class. I wish I was kidding. But I love him like a brother

Under that is Alicia which is my best friend. Period. Too much to say about her to write about I assure you.

Under that picture is Marriza. Now I meet her my freshman year but doesn't mean she isn't a good friend. Whenever I need her shes there to make me smile and laugh. Boyfriend probs? She got it.

And last is Liz. She is so hilarious I swear. But she is the most honest person and her laugh is so contagious. Liz, you make my mornings.

Later I went trick or treating with Alicia, Ben, Jesus (Alicia's bf) and Marcia. Lots ans lots of candy!

So that was my Halloween! In November! Yup. I promise to keep up on my blogging!
-Natt

My Dancing Life

SO lately I've been thinking about my dancing portion of my life. And I came to conclusion it was pretty great. Let me share a tale of a young girl who once was a rebellious little girl (haha nah)

So it all started when *mystical time star warp* 

Tada! Three year old me after my first concert. Now I promise I'm not as old as that picture presents I'm only seventeen! (This photo actually got washed with my dad's wallet so it went swimming! I cant swim *~*)  But yes this was my first concert in 1999. I actually remember what I was thinking in this photo and made that specific smile purposely because it felt funny to bite my lip. Yeah I was just discovering that. 

So I danced at my local community center for a couple of years and then moved to another dance group that was professional, the San Gabriel Mission Folkorico Dance Group. It was amazing dancing professionally because the girls there were one of a kind. When the teacher was picking on us they would turn around and cross their eyes and stick out there tongues at us to make us laugh. This was especially good for me because I was the shyest chick in the whole world. I was so timid I would cry if they yelled at me. SO it was kinda helpful. A lot. I still talk to them even today. I mean, I don't make many friends. I keep the ones I manage to make close. They've changed so much but also so similar. The world changes, it doesn't mean you have to change with it. Unfortunately that only lasted about three to four years because some problems occurred which lead to the end of the group.  

Later I joined a different group, The Mariachi Heritage Society Folkorico group. Long names huh. I have no idea why. Formality? I think not. Anyways here I met another group of amazing people, Julie, Andy, and Leandro, siblings. And there freaken awesome! They live on a ranch and have a gimungous dog and there amazing dancers. We've bonded so much and now hang out occasionally because why freaken not. I competed in a competition, which I didn't know existed. This portion of my life was very important because it tauught me how to bind with others and work as a team. I have a hard time trusting and working with other people. I remember the first time I had to dance with a boy. I nearly cried. I was so terrified because he was so scary. Especially because he CHOOSE me to be his partner. SO SCARY! I swear he looked like a creeper.  I will never forget his creepy face. 

Folkorico has shown me that not matter how flexible you are you can always be more, endurance is key, and learn how to breath! So many years dancing and I still love it. I even wrote my personal statement on it. Yup. 

What I've also learned isssssss........Monster Makeup! Yes that is what we apply every time we have a performance. So much makeup. Too much.It makes my face feel super heavy and by the end of the performance, it has literally melted off my face. I wish I was kidding. Some people actually LIKE to put on this type of make up. Well my hat tips to them to see how they manage to make it last all day. Magic!

Beside injuring my knees and not being able to dance for like two months, dancing is great! And I will probably keep dancing as long as I can. Old age will never stop me! Because dance is a passion from within not just a hobby. The music must surge through your body and give you power. That is the most amazing feeling ever; being one with music. It just seems like everything fits in perfectly. Life is out of the way and dance is the only reality. It gives me goosebumps thinking about it.

My goal? To reunite myself with dancing again.

 -Natalie ♥

A Snap Shot A Day 10/16

So this week, which was like really two weeks ago ha ha ha *sigh* damn college apps, was really eccentric. School, parades, House of Hades, Parties, and more. And I say I have no life geez.

L-R:

1. Waiting at a parking lot before the El Monte Children's Parade
2. My sister and i at a Zumba Halloween party. She's Cassie from Dragon Tales (Love that show! It was my costume prior to her wearing it)...
3. Me Dressed in my Halloween costume. I don't know what I am honestly.It's a costume inspired by a painter. 
4. My bf dressed in his Halloween costume that arrived in the mail that week. Peter Pan!!
5. HOUSE OF HADES!! I am super obsessed with the Percy Jackson series. I have already finished it and it was amazing!! Thinking of doing a blog post just about this...
6. South El Monte Mighty Eagle Marching Band at the El Monte Children's Parade. That first rank step though ♥
7. Me reading House of Hades because I know I was going to blog about it ha ha
8. My little sister wearing my old dress. How weird huh. Who wears it better?
9. My feets during Spanish 3 AP because I was cozy and that class was particularity boring that day
10. Ben and me teaching his children (band lower classmates trumpets) SO much work huh
11. After our Friday football game that we LOST! just kidding I don't really football much less because out team sucks.
12. Playing catch with a water bottle during lunch. I almost got hit in the face -_- whoop haha
13. My Asian and me. We both suffer during Physiology so much 0-0

And that was my week. Till next time, which might be a while....stupid college apps.... It better be worth it.

-Natalie ♥

You should go watch Zoellas's Video with Baby Glitter. Soo adorable!

Week Three: "A Snap Shot A Day" 10/13-10/19

Hello all! So this is (technically last week's) "A Snap Shot A Day"! This week I went to LA to go visit the LA Public Library and the MOCA Museum of Contepuary Art which can be seen in another one of my blog posts in this link  Bus Thoughts This week was also Pink week at school which is in honor of Cancer patients all around the globe. We have or own cancer fighter in our school who we blessed this week in raising funds for her Chemo therapy treatment. I also received my Wendy costume in the mail! I was so excited. I did learn one thing though: Bright Blue is not my color. I'm too tan for this color.

L to R

1. Monday was full of tea drinking and movie watching. Because why not

2. Next is me clutching my Wendy Darling costume because I'm so excited to wear it

3.  My teacher Physiology teacher looking in a microscope

4. My weekly Thursday afternoon practice. Piccolos erupt your ear cannels by the way 

5. The Pink Day decorations ASB put up. Balloons everywhere 

6. Inside the LA library children's center

7. Ben sitting on Michelle. She's obviously having a good time xD

8. Chris putting a balloon on Marriza. Shes such a little doll 

9. Kira and my Asian just because its only going to be us three marching our next parade. Yikes!

So that was my week! Now to see what next week holds in store :)

-Natalie ☾

Song of the week: 

Amargo Adios: Inspector

Bus Thoughts

It so particular how society works. How high schools society works. Today I am attending a field trip with my library science class, which consists of me and about 2-3 more girls, and an Art 1 class to the MOCA museum in Los Angeles and the public library. Now of course I may exaggerate and seem completely full of myself, but being in high level classes all my life, I don't normally associate with the type of people in these classes. So I find them very annoying and almost intolerable to bare but here I am. I wonder why I allowed myself to come to such a experience but then I remember: I need to try new things and be in new environments. Currently I am surrounded by people I do not know at all. Not one of my friends or even people that I recognize. And this frightens me. A lot. But I need to learn how to deal with situations like this so why not start now? College is going to be a similar experience so might as well get used to it. I just hope my anxiety doesn't kick in. That would be awful.

I feel like a total outsider because technically in there eyes I am. I don't fit into there society. I know this may sound like a ton of bogus but it's true. Me, being a band geek and in none of there classes, makes me an outsider to them as well as me to them. There is a reason why band geeks stick together. All my friends are mostly people in band, with the exception of Luis and such. High school is lovely don't you think? Full of social classes and dirty looks. Haha I just realize I have a good friend who's a cheerleader. Ironic huh. Kinda reminds me of life don't ya think? I realize that I probably sound really pessimistic right now but isn't that what growing up is? Recognizing that the world isn't all safe and perfect as what it looked like as a child. So for those, and if anyone actually reads this, here are the experience of not only an ordinary girl but an outsider too. I suppose it has it's benefits but also it's detriments as well. I know this is totally unrelated but as I write this on the bus heading to the museum (or library I'm not quite sure st this point) there is this stupid girl singing at the top of her lungs so out of tune that I want to scratch her throat out. Maybe it's just the band instincts. Or maybe just because I want to. Or both. Yeah probably both. So time to plug in the ear buds and ignore the world. Music is life. Music is love. Music is everything. 

LA is so beautiful. People see it as a city full of crime and ugly buildings but I see it as opportunity and beauty. Those old cracked buildings? They were once beautiful and now hold history. Those people? Just trying to make a living. I mean to those who haven't walked down the streets of LA, it is an experience you need to try. I gaze up at the buildings. I think of how many people are in the building with so many different lives. I try to imagine how there life would be. If that man has daughters or sons. Where her went to high school. What's his favorite holiday? Is her mother still alive? It's an endless list of possibilities. (I wonder where my dad is. He works in LA as a truck driver so I wonder if I'll see him) this bus ride is taking forever. And the girl is still singing. Crap. 

Library side entrance

So after entering the library, which was filled with homeless people, and after I got a speech from a hobo stating that his name was Gregory from Alaska and he is going to take office after Obama in 2017 where he will eliminate money because that is violating our got given right of equality stated in the constitution, we took a tour where the guide took us to a specific place where teens and only teens can go, so men like Gregory can not enter, and we can basically do whatever we'd like. Free wifi and unlimited supplies of books. Sweet. After that we walked to the MOCA museum and got into groups where two tour guides took us to talk about the art that was displayed. One of my guides was named Jorge and spoke with a Mexican accent. He was completely adorable! He had so many ideas and inspirations that he wanted to share. I had a very good experience at the museum and would gladly go back to visit. The art is amazing and abstract. 

Yeah that'me me on the side. Woops

I completely love this

So over all I had a good time. At first it was completely horrible but being alone and in a new environment wasn't that bad as i thought. But still nerve raking. I discovered new perspective of thinking and observed more of what was around me. So I kind of learned street skills, in the most basic explanation I can give. Hooray for new experiences. Hopefully then next isn't so unplesent at first.
-Natalie ☾

New song that has been on my mind for a while :)

It's That Weather Again!

The sky has darkened, the clouds have set in, the cool wind is blowing, the rain is coming down: Its that weather again. And I absolutely love it. Its time to bring out the big sweaters and the hot coco. So now that the sky has changed color and the leaves are falling unfortunately another thing comes in hand: the stuffy nose and sore throat. I always get sick so easily. Boo. (I'm a ghost) Bad thing is I always end up getting massive fevers and lose a ton of weight when I'm sick. My stomach basically caves in. (eww) But any who Yeah I'm super excited to try the new Pumpkin Spice coffee thing at Starbucks. I know I sound like a total white girl stereotype but hey! I never have coffee (even though I adore it sooo much) much never the less Starbucks. I've had it about only three times.

So yes! The month of October to me means Parade season for us band geeks and UC applications open and Halloween and Candy! A busy month for bands in southern California because we have parades and band reviews. Honestly it makes me proud that my band is known as "the small band with a big sound" because we literally march twenty. We compete with people of 40 people and up and still score. Heck yes. Next come the UC applications for colleges. Damn they take forever but its worth it if I get into one. SO REDUNDANT. Jeez. And last Halloween! So excited because this year my boyfriend and I are going to dress up as Peter Pan and Wendy! I just got my costume today thanks to my best friend Alicia for ordering my costume for me online! Its so shinnnny. I'm going to attract stupid birds - ~ -And Alicia and her boyfriend are going to be Tinker Bell and Captain Hook! Yaaay we match. Oh the joy haha. 

So that all for today. I hope this October brings fortune and is memorable like the last (and no birds poop on me)

-Natalie ☾

So this is the song I'm currently in love with. I love the vocals and the beats. ♥

Week Two: A Snapshot a Day

Hey guys! Its week two of "A Snapshot a Day"! Basically I take a picture a day, no matter how boring, and post about it since every picture deserves not to be unseen. (not matter how silly they are)

Basically this week was preparing for my marching band's first parade on Saturday which was Asuza Golden Days Parade. (Which we almost beat an elite band which was pretty awesome considering we march 20 and they march about 45-50. The little South that could!) After the parade was Homecoming that I couldn't go to unfortunately but instead went on a date with my boyfriend to the movies. We watched Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, which was alright for a kid movie. I was so tired though after the parade but it was my first time going to the movies at night so i was so excited. My dad is kinda really a lot over protective.

Left to Right

1. My friend Liz and me during AVID while writing our personal statements. She actually opened up and told me about her personal life when she would tell no one else. I felt special ♥  It feels so weird being a senior in high school. Its not clicking in my head that I will be eighteen next June. Nope Nope Nope I am a proud 6 year old and will never change! Neber! 

2. In our marching band uniforms at our homecoming game. We slaughtered the other team 50-20. Pretty good first win of the season haha. In the picture its Chris and my Asian Diana

3. My Zumba exercise that i go to every week for a bit of exercise. The place i go to is called Zumbarely's. So if you live in the El Monte district come and take a visit. I promise the teacher is energetic and will make exercise fun!

4. Matt siting in the storage room contemplating life. This mad scientist is gonna go far

5. Marriza holding out Super Eagle banner sign for our marching band. Isn't she cute? 

6. Our shadows at the award ceremonies. It was blazing hot but we sat through it

7. My my love and me at Jake in the Box waiting for our fries. Fun Fact: I love fries. They are my drugs

8. Me eating my fries and looking very very tired. Jebus

9. Me at school during Library Science wearing a very pink Pikachu sweater. I felt so self cautious i felt like stripping because I felt so awkward.   

Annnd that was my week! Now to move on to the next week. (And more pictures!)

               -Natalie ☾

My Life One Snap Shot At A Time

The people who really know me know that I adore pictures. Pictures to me is a memory that no one can take away. Sooo I've decided to (and try keep this blog as alive as possible) and post every week pictures that I take. These are the pictures that haven't made it to instagram (which is my favorite app ever!) but also don't deserve to be unseen. 

From left to right:

1. Getting spiffy to go to my friend and dance partner;s Quince 

2. At the Quince waiting for foood

3. My Viduella at Mariachi practice (and last one for now) 

4. In the bus to LA County Fair with my love 

5. Michelle, Ben, and Emmerick at lunch 

6. My piccolo! (I love it so much but drastically hate it for how un-tuned it gets) 

7. Marriza and Me at our first football game of the season

8. Chris and Janet, my child development buddies

9. Teaching the lackeys (freshman)  how to march

And that was this week folks! I'm actually really excited for this *w*

Love always, 

Natalie ☾

L.A. County Fair!

This Wednesday I went to the LA County Fair with my high school marching band. And it was amazing! Before the we even left for the fair though I was busy everywhere helping my best friend (Alicia also the head drum major) get everything ready which includes hemming pants, sorting uniforms, polishing shoes, and combing the guy's hair. Yes I said guys. They all look like they belong in a boy band which means trouble for me. I'm the band's unofficial hair dresser so um yeah. I actually had to cut two kid's hair off because it wouldn't fit in the shako (our head gear). If I can't fix it, its to the scissors. Regardless I had so much fun. Our marching was crap though. Mega crap. But at least now our new freshman know our standards are high and better get off their bums and get serious about band. Either way it was crazy fun. I ate King Taco (Which are the best tacos in the world! Or at least in Southern California) and bought anime related stuff. Even our band director had fun which is eye opening for us. I bought me and Alicia matching Pokemon eveelosions necklace because were freaken awesome and completely nerdy about Pokemon. Annnnd by the end of the day I was so tired I knocked out in the bus.

My sister's first time marching

Moi is very photogenic

This is my last year competing in the fair with my band at the fair and it was amazing. I wish it could have lasted longer but I'm returning next year to help out. There not getting rid of me that easily >:) I'm defiantly not gonna miss the sweat after marching and defiantly not that smell on the us on the bus. (we smell like butt)

Love always, 

          Natalie ♫

School Is On A Swing

 So instead of doing my Spanish AP homework I'm writing a blog post because why not. School is well on its way, the first month done (finally!) Buuut now comes the harder part. College Apps O.O Yes the benefits of being a senior mean doing all those dreadful applications and having that nerve-racking feeling of "What if I get rejected from every school?! No one wants me T-T" Oh just me? Okay.

Luis =^o^= He no like pictures xP

Anyways my thoughts so far of senor year are somewhat positive. I mean no matter what way you put it its still school. We're still lock up in a place for almost eight hours and forced to do what the teachers tell us even if we think it is completely useless in the outside word, eat semi-crappy lunch, and be denied the liberty to speak your mind with the consequence of being punished for it. But ya know, Go school! So all my classes are pretty alright with the exception of English 4 AP. THAT CLASS IS COMPLETELY DREADFUL. My teacher in that class is completely clueless in what he is doing and saying. This course (being AP) should be vigorous and difficult to pass right? Nope. We're not even on the leave of the regular English classes. We're below it. Yeah that bad. I have not written a single essay in that class while the other classes have written about three. Its horrible to the point where I can text my friend (Luis ^.^) in the same class while I sit literally in front of the teacher and he sits three desks back. That bad. Yeah. But the rest of my classes are all up to there standards so I mean there has to be a bad apple in the bunch. I just hate that it's English =__=

Since I'm in band, I've been going to all the football games at my school. Yaay *note the sarcasm*  Don't get me wrong, I'd love to go to a football games...but where I don't have to freeze my ass off and play in the band. I love the band, wait that's going to far, I can stand half the band and not murder them, but still I'd like to go to a normal football game where I can be a normal teenager and dress nice and enjoy an outing with my friend. Just once. But no I live the band lyfe. 

Yesenia, Kira, and the Asian (Diana) 

Matt being loved. He no like

Andrew likey

My flute girls Emily, Asian, and Kira

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Emily and I


That pretty sums up my life up until now. Personal Statements are waiting for me. There haunting me, chasing me from the shadows, bloody little twats. But all worth it for a better happier life. The future awaits ♥
Love,
           Natalie ♫

School Memories

As summer comes to an end and senior year come into a start I began reflecting on all those difficult but amazing years I have experienced. School has never been a challenge for me and I actually enjoyed all the time I spend in school. School is a second home to me whether it was in the depths of the library or out sitting on the grassy field. It is a place I have always felt safe, never bullied, never tormented, never had a single worry. I have always been quite good at school so I really never had to study. It was all fun and games for me. I'd like to share some memories I have of my school life that made it so memorable.

In my kindergarten class I met my future best friend Alicia. Of course, at that time I had no intention of making friends, just excited that I was somewhere that was not my house or my front yard. ( I was dark as a child ) I specifically remember one day where since it was Doctor Seuss week at my school ( a week where we celebrate Seuss's legacy and works crammed into five days ) and we made green eggs and ham. I thought it was amazing that the eggs turned green. I didn't eat them in the end but I had fun poking and watching my peers eat them. I though they were pretty disgusting but in that time I really had no opinion on anything. You know how children think: food, sleep, FUN.

Next memory I'd like to share is later on in my third grade year where I went back into my second grade class to mentor the little kids there. My teacher, Mr. Melendez, loved me as his own child. He gave me a nickname that I still use today: Nat-Ram, a combination of my first and last name. I stayed and read to the class and helped them answer questions. At the end when I had to leave because lunch was over, I ended up being about ten minutes late to class. I of course got in slight trouble but was okay because I was on my teacher's good side.  

Still best friends. Still dorks

Next was the time in seventh grade when our PE teacher at the time made us do physical training inside the class because it was raining outside. Now this consists of jumping jacks, sit-ups, push-ups of all kinds, squats, and the dreadful lunges. And this was the first time I had ever done this type of workout. The next day after this horrible workout, as you guys can imagine, were were sore as heck. I fell out of bed because my legs wouldn't support me. My friends were the same. Every time we sat down it was the worst pain in the world. So at lunch  my friends Alicia (Above), Marcia, Brisy, and Isaiah and I decided to get rid of the pain. By running. That was the worst pain I had ever felt. My muscles refused in every way possible. But I could move again thank Jebus. I will never forget that pain. So now I do exercise very often to never feel that pain.

Isaiah, Marcia, and Alicia; My childhood friends

Lastly I'll share the story of how Alicia and me broke our band director's podium. Ahh freshman year. So we just came from a band concert at a neighboring school (which we totally rocked the best) and we stuffed the podium in a bus seat. When we got to our school we loaded everything off the bus and the late idem being the podium. When Alicia and me were pulling it off the seat, one of the legs were stuck under the seat. so we jerked it the podium up and well, you guessed it, it snapped. We started laughing like crazy and walked to the band room still laughing. The director wasn't mad but we still felt bad and super glued it back. 

I hope you enjoyed laugh at my little stories of my school days and will continue to read my blog. 

To good memories, 

Natalie ♫

Bonding With My Family And The Confessions Of A Obsessed Girl

Today was a somewhat boding day for me and my family since after all Sunday is family day for us. We traveled to the West Covina Mall and window shopped for a few hours. I made exactly one purchase which was this adorable lucky Chinese charm bracelet with little frogs on it. 

I have a love for bracelets 

Later we continued to window shop and ended up entering the Disney store where I nearly fainted. Of joy. I will now continue to share with you lovely people one of my extremely big "obsessions". Since I was a little girl I have always been obsessed with stuffed animals. Any type of stuffed animals: monkeys, teddy bears, heart shaped, little figurines. I loved them. To show you guys how powerful my love and dedication to my stuffed animals I took them all out of my black hole number two (the first being my ginormous head, the second being my closet) and snapped a pic with them. Prepare yourselves! 

PS. Whoever buys me a Peter Pan plushy I will love you forever

Yes I am seventeen and still have this many stuffed animals. Tough. 

On a brighter note, I plan on donating most of my little friends here to a homeless shelter or a charity in December. My absolute favorite holiday is Christmas and it makes me feel completely awful to think a little child won't wake up to the smell of pine in there home, if they even have a home, they merry spirit of Christmas alive in their home and no Christmas presents. If I can do something to prevent this tragic scene I will. Christmas is about giving so that's exactly what I'll do.

So continuing my tale of today, after we left the mall we drove off to this small little local chinese restaurant (Karen's Chinese Food) which we go to so often they practically know us by name and know exactly what we always order. Hey we love chinese foods, what can I say.

Egg Soup Yummmm

She's all smiles today!

My lovely parents

"Finally!"

*Mouth Watering*

Drew myself on my left overs. I think it looks pretty accurate 

My fortune is actually pretty surprising since my dad was thinking of flying back to his home town in Mexico for this labor day weekend and I commented that I would accompany him if he'd like. It seems like my fortune is predicting my near future?? We'll find out soon enough ☺

Lots of love,

                       Natalie ♫