ALL STATE

I just want to start out by saying...ALL STATE IS NEXT WEEK! For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about: I get to sing in a choir with 199 other extremely talented high school students from across the state next weekend at Gammage. I am so excited. Today was the first time I have heard any of the songs with more than 2 parts. My choir director's husband is the choir director at Dobson High School and I took the short trip over to Mesa to have a rehearsal with them today. It was amazing. I love talent and I love beautiful music. There is this guy (not for me, don't get excited) that goes to Dobson. My friend Courtney thinks he is just gorgeous. While I agree that he is good looking, he is much to short for me. However...he has the most amazing voice I have ever heard. Can't even explain to you how amazing it is. So i texted Courtney during rehearsal and told her that he has a life-altering voice. I've learned my lesson. For the next half hour I got to hear "I WANT HIM". It was hilarious. The girl couldn't even talk to him when she had the opportunity for a whole weekend. Why do we do that? Why can't we just suck it up and talk to the boys we want to? Girls, girls, girls....

Strange, I Know

My friends and I have this wierd obsession. Actually we have quite a few. But one of the wierdest is to go look at model homes. It might not be that strange...if we were atleast in college. Or married. Or atleast out of high school. But we're 16 and 17 years old. Why do we do this? I have no idea. It is so much fun to go exploring beautiful houses that we will probably never get to live in. It makes me want to drop out of high school and marry someone rich right now. WOW justttt kidding. Couldn't ever do that! Seriously though, some of these houses are the prettiest houses that I have ever seen.

We have other strange traditions- "exfoliating" (which is a code name for something else, ha), always sleeping the same way on my couch, making fun of Tiana (sorry friend), stealing each other's stuff without asking. Ok, so the last one isn't that strange; I think all teenage girls do that. I love my friends though. No matter how wierd we are we are best friends and that's what matters. Now before I get too cheesy I'm going to stop writing about them. At school, I'm in a club called Link Crew. We're involved with welcoming the incoming freshmen to our school and in making sure, throughout the year, that they are making a comfortable and fun transition into high school. But who are we kidding- when has high school ever been comfortable? Needless to say, it's a difficult job but one of my favorite things so far that I have had the privilege to do in high school. I have decided to run for President of Link Crew for next year and the only requirement is that I write a letter to the Link Crew Sponsors explaining why I should lead this group of leaders. What qualifies me for this job???? Any answers for me!?

Miracles

Some people don't believe in miracles. But I guess I would have to tell them that they're wrong. My grandma was diagnosed with multiple myeloma (cancer) about 2 months ago. Prior to this the doctors thought that osteoporosis was the cause of the multiple fractures in her back. Turns out they were wrong. Luckily they told her that worst possible she had 5 to 10 years. She has been on multiple medications for the past 2 months. After last month's blood test the doctors were thrilled with the results. Her blood count was up and she was looking like she was on the path to a great recovery. Yesterday, she had another blood test that told her that her blood count was back to normal. Not back to before the medication...back to NORMAL. As in: what it should be. She will still be on the medication to prevent her blood levels to go back down, but seriously? How much more could we ask for?

The doctors told her that 3 years ago...having this disease would be a death sentence. Now we can just be grateful for the resourcefulness and amazing qualities of modern medicine. However, I'm proud to say that I know that our many prayers, fasts and blessings had a huge part in it. It is truly a miracle