Well, the crocuses have bloomed, and in our family this means just one thing, it's Galen's birthday!!

Happy 22nd Birthday, Galen!

Just me talking

this is my 60th post. Isn't that exciting?

So I was driving to school yesterday morning and saw a cute white car (don't ask me what kind or what year. I'm a girl, it was cute.) for sale. On my way home I stopped to check out the price. $3000. Just about $3000 to much for me. (not that i expected it to be free, but you get my point.) Anyway, I was actually thinking about insurance and payments and stuff that goes along with buying/owning a car and I realized "dang it! I need a job." (yes, just like that.) I really, really want my own car but I really, really do not want my parents to give me one (haha hahhaha hhahaaaah hahaha haahahahaha...) ya, anyway... I have a car to drive but it's my mom's. I don't really have a problem with it but I just kinda want a car that I can call my own. I'm sure all you responsible older people are thinking "Just you wait, when you're in college you'll wish that you didn't have to pay for your own car and insurance and stuff." ya-ya. Keep your opinions to yourself. I'm spoiled enough as it is that my parents pay for my insurance and my gas. Whoops! There goes all my friends. ;) But again, this leads back to the issue of my not having any money because I don't have a job. I applied at the Library for a Page position but they turned me down. Dad says they already have pre-picked people... stupid,stupid, stupid. But that's a topic for a whole different post. Well, time to stop lollygagging around and do my homework. Thanks for reading!

Words of Wisdom

WoW #1: never, ever inhale while eating a peanut butter cookie when you have a cold and have been coughing all day as it is. Ask me how I know ;)

My day has been going pretty well? How's yours? I totally thought I was going to bomb my math test... I think I did fairly well though, actually. Perhaps just a small bomb. :) I got a B- in Chemistry to as my Semester grade. I worked hard for it but I still hate B's. Better than the C I had though...
Well, that's pretty much all I have to say. 3 days till snow camp!!! Woohoo! BTW, If you want to talk to me on the phone, well, you can't. I sound like I've been smoking for 40 years. My own mother called me today and thought she had called the wrong number after I said "hi." That's just how bad I sound. sad. I think it's getting better though. :) well, see ya!!

-Rachel

I'm sick. i hate being sick. i actually had to miss a day of school! That's so irritating.

On another note, I'm in another mystery dinner party that the Worship and Arts Department at my church is putting on (i'm in that department BTW) and I get to be Princess Halima (from aladdin) I am really excited about the cool Indian costume I'm going to make!! I'll take a picture of me in it (after i make it and such of course) and post it so you all can see how cool it is. First I have to plan it though. Wish me luck!

-Rachel

Welcome, Welcome!

Welcome February! I always like February... It's like the "inbetween" month not quite winter, not quite spring... It's always filled with a little hope and a little sweetness. Or perhaps that just has to do with Valentines day being in the middle of it. On February first I wrote "GO FEBRUARY !!!!!" at the top of my math homework and the girl who sits next to me looked at my paper, looked at me and said "What's wrong with you?" ya, she's one of "those" people. can't find joy or happiness in anything... I feel so bad for them. But anyway, I thought to myself "you know, I truly don't need to explain myself to you..." and went on being myself. I'm just so dang glad it's not January anymore. shudder.

So, my brother turns 22 this month... 22. ack! when did that happen!? Seriously, 21 is still kind of youngish but 22 just seems so dang old! And I'm going to be 17 in a month in a half!!! I remember I used to look at the 17 year old when I was like...13-14 and think "wow...they're so cool!" ya. I totally am not feeling as "cool" as I thought I would. I doubt I will when I'm 22 either...

So let's see, my posts usually focus on the negative in my life... let's find something positive.. . ... .. . .... .-. --. ...- right. sorry, got off track. um, well, there's lots of stuff that God's been doing in my life and I've grown and changed an unbelievable amount in like....the last week. but that's stuff that's kinda personal so i don't really want to put it on the internet... One thing though is that He's really been changing me in the area of stepping out of my comfort zone to be kind to people. I'm so shy that it's so easy for me to just stay inside myself and not talk to anyone i don't know. really hard actually. that kind of goes along with my progress of not caring what people think of me. progress. I'm not there yet ;) .... well, here's where it delves into more personal stuff and so here's where I'm going to stop. Basically, I now know why it's called reaching out. you can't reach if you dont move. My life has been extreme ups and downs the last week but they've grown me a lot so I'm glad God helped me through.

Well, Happy February 3rd! I love you all! I hope the month is good to you! Don't let it go to waste.