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 ♫

Last Day of Band Camp! Growing Up Too Fast

 I hope all of you have been having a amazing day just like I have. Unfortunately it is also a sad one in my case. Today was the last day of high school band camp for me. Yes I know! its so tragic!(note the sarcasm) For some strange reason though I am not as saddened about it all as I thought I would be. But since it is the last day I have decided (after remembering many memories of previous years) to share some of them with you guys. Errrm except for my freshman year...ha-ha...ummm...I didn't exactly take pictures for I was A BIT clueless and scared of high school....ha-ha....

Band Camp 2011: My Sophomore Year

This year I had finally started to understand that marching really is just exaggerated walking and it hurts your ankles, calves, and bum waaaaay to much. Drills in the hot sun after our morning work out of a mile or a mile of bleachers. (Our director said we're too fat and need exercise to fit in our marching uniforms T-T) 

Pictures above:

1. One of my friends Marriza. Its all smiles until we have to go march. In the sun. In the very hot sun. For too many hours. 
2. Lunch time at noon. Were all so tired but still manage to go and buy food at our local McDonald's located at the corner of our school. (Yes we're fatties) 
3. My two friends Emily and Marcia having some fun playing with the color guard practice flags. Until they fall on our faces. And we cry.

Band Camp 2012: My Junior Year

Not very exciting either I'm afraid for this year I feel was the hardest being we obtained a more difficult march. (Eagles' Squadron) This year was very successful though so band camp obviously payed off.

1. My friend Michelle (who I've actually gotten really close to) taken by suprise
2. My other friend Alan (also my section leader) trying to get all the girrrrrls 

Annnnnnd finally Band Camp 2013: Senior Edition!

This year was honestly by far the easiest out of all the years because, well, I already know how to do everything asked for. Yay. But without a doubt it is still burning hot no matter what. EVEN IN THE MORNING which is not very appealing. To anyone. Hooray for horrible band camp tans. ↓

1. This year's march; Quick March-"Holyrood". History lesson! It is about how a queen in some distant land was gifted with a piece of Jesus's Cross (y'all know, from the Bible. THE Jesus) and  Kenneth Alford wrote this march as a gift to her as well. Hooray for playing a stick march.

2. My adorable bestest friend Ben who also happen to be my boyfriend. Oh dear gebus I hate that word.

3. Alan (in a photo above) and Ben wrestling

4 & 5. Michelle and Ben wrestling the best friends they are

6. Our park lunch adventure where we completely turn into little children and take over the playground. And apparently teach them how to say "bubble-butt" We are so getting kicked out one day I swear

7. Our tiny flute section of four, or three in this case because our other companion left. Please excuse my horrible complexion; it was a long day.

8. And lastly Alicia, Me, and Matt. The senior's I managed to catch for a picture. Again, excuse my tiredness.

That has been my adventure through out the years I have been attending Band Camp. I will admit I will miss it and belonging into out tiny marching block of thirty. Oh how I detest growing up. Why can't our childhood last forever. But unfortunately we can not nor rewind time so straight ahead I go. 

To what lays ahead and more, 

Natalie ♫ 

Quiet

You know those times where the world seems like its completely silent but not quite? Where the world seems to stand still and your the only inhabitant? When the cool air touches your skin that feeling like a soft and loving embrace? Where every sound is magnified: the birds chirping, the cars  passing by, the wind blowing, the grass rattling. (the hobo picking at my trash for recyclables. I'm going to go make him a sandwich.) The murky fresh smell of the morning multiplied by two. That peace and quiet is rare in a world like ours. I just returned from my front yard, for it it now six in the morning when I am writing this (I wonder when it will be published), and it is that time. It was slightly foggy outside which made the air cool but not to the point where I was not cold. I am currently sleep deprived (and will probably pay for it later I'm sure of it) and I couldn't resist going outside. Sometimes I just need a break from all the cludder in my head and this is how I free myself. I just sit on the chair in my front yard, close my eyes, and listen. This is the best way to calm myself, I've figured out recently, for plenty of occurrences have been happening in my life recently and causing me to over think almost everything I would normally always do. (Maybe I'll make a separate blog post on that.)

There are other times where I can obtain this peace and quiet as well- mornings opposite- night. I used to go out at night (through my window of course. My parents would flip if they know I went outside in the middle of the night.) and sit in the same place or, if I could, my dad's pick-up truck. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love mornings, but night is just equally as beautiful. I completely adore what is the moon and the stars. I literally could stare at the forever and never get bored. It's like there speaking to me in another language. Night is one of my favorite times to just think. People similarly do this in the shower. Where everything that happened in the day comes back and I start to think "man I should have said this" "if I did this it would have gone a lot faster" "this might have hurt their feelings" "I should never say this to them". I get this also when I'm driving up north to my family in Stockton. We drive through Gormon Mountain which is essentially an hour and a half drive to get through. I have one song that I listen to on repeat the whole way, "Sunny Came Home". This song basically expresses how I feel going up the mountain in the mornings. It just feels so right. The sun barely breaking though the clouds, the fresh air, the beautiful sights. It is truly magnificent. (And who wouldn't want to block out the annoying sounds of my siblings in the back seat?) It is really a whole new world (who thought of Aladdin? huh huh huh *wink*) to see and experience. Breaking out of the regular routine is important, so I have difficultly learned. But it is totally worth it when you experience something amazing like this.

Quiet is wonderful,

                                Natalie ♫

  "Sunny Came Home"

Those Little Details About Me

Salutations young people. Obviously you've managed to stumble upon my blog here. Welcome! :) So since I'm new at blogging and have somewhat of an idea of what I'd like to post about (working some ideas in my head that if I don't write down are doomed to be forgotten forever in the black hole that is my head) and am going to start with sharing a few things about myself that aren't very grand but make a huge difference in trying to express who I am and I believe that is important to share (that are not in the About section. Yes. I am aware I have one. I created it :P).

So lets begin with the basics! 

• My name is Natalie. Natt for short. I am seventeen years of age and am a senior in high school. I live in Southern California, a couple of minutes away from Los Angeles. I am five foot six, right about average height and weight one hundred and twenty pounds. I am the oldest of four children (Though it seems like there my own little annoying swarming children) My future major is Forensic Anthropology. (like the show Bones!)

• Throughout my life I have done a few things that I am proud of such as being to say that I have been dancing Folkorico for fourteen years. Yes that's right. I have been dancing since I was three. (Let me have my moment pleeease) Dancing is a passion that runs through my veins. I will always dance if I have the chance. I was going to audition to a dance high school but then realized dancing isn't really what I would like to pursuit as a future career. Maybe as something on the side, as a hobby. 

• I also have been in band for nine years. I play a hand full musical instruments; flute and guitar being my two main instruments. I also play the piano, some violin, and used to play the accordion. (Yes I am aware how hilarious that sounds. It wasn't my choice but still got something out of those lessons...no I didn't) I am in marching band. I am proud to say my band is ranked one of the top sixty bands in southern California. Yesssssssss. We attend every major parade in Southern California including Arcadia Band Review, a major milestone for my director and my school. PS. My best friend is Drum Major! Yay Alicia!

• I am also in a mariachi. Where I learned how to play guitar was in a little dusty garage with a 22 year old quirky lady. Her older sister teaches violin. And their youngest sister takes lessons from both of them. I play an instrument called a viduela, a smaller higher pitched guitar. We get gigs every once in a while and get our fair share of money out of it. Its a pretty sweet deal. I ended up creating a little family there for it was my sanctuary for some time. You know how family is: the loved sister, that hated person you never want to talk to, the know it all, and the rest that are too distant you really don't know all that well. Go figure.

Now this pretty much sums up my life up until now. These hobbies and school work take up all of my time really. (Which means I have some what of a life. Hooray for not being a total loser!) Now that I've told you wonderful people a bit about myself and completed my first blog post, like the procrastinator that I hate I am at times, I now must attempt to finish my summer assignment for my English AP class. Oh the wonderful life of an AP student. The Wuthering Heights here I come. Please be pleasant! *crosses fingers* 

Till the next time we meet lovely people <3 

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PS: Please watch my YouTube video on my channel if you want see my extremely dorky self on camera. I promise you'll laugh! :3