My academic goals for this year sound boring and lame, but they're honestly to do the best that I can in school. I love a good challenge and am pretty competitive (it doesn't matter what it is, but I have to win regardless), so I try to challenge myself with new goals. I hope to get straight A's this school year (as every other Academy student says..), but I really hope that I actually learn something. I realized this summer that my grades aren't going to do me any good if I don't get something from my classes, so I'm really trying to learn and absorb as much as I can to prepare for my future and still maintain a high GPA from it all.
My personal goals are to try new things, but do what I like. I used to play volleyball very, very competitively, but things didn't work out the way I wanted to when I had tryouts this summer. I was completely devastated, but the further into the year it gets, I can't but consider it a blessing. I guess it's true that when one door closes, there's a window somewhere near. Through my volleyball experience, I learned a lot about what I'd like to do with my life. I loved volleyball, but I'm not the most athletic out there, and I realized that I need to take up activities where I know I can do it and work towards realistic goals while being happy. So, all that to say, my personal goals for this year are to enjoy it! I want to do things because they make me happy, not because they're necessarily a 'resume builder'.
My summer was fantastic! I spent it mostly with my family (I have two brothers and a sister and we're all within 7 years of each other, so we're pretty much forced to be close) and my church. The most meaningful part of my summer was when I got to spend a week with my best friends at church camp in Georgia! It really changed a lot of goals and thoughts I had and it meant a ton to me to have some of my closest friends with me experiencing it as well. Other things I did this summer: started driving, spontaneously attended a Beach Boys concert, and went on a cruise with my family!
If you know me, you know that I'm pretty much a geek in general. But, what really geeks me out is crafting/DIY and bargain hunting. My mom is in a relationship with her coupons (it's safe to say that we won't be running out of peanut butter or toothpaste anytime soon) and is constantly buying things for really cheap. It's more of the thrill for her, and my thrill is a result of taking something old and unused and making it into something new! I spent a lot of my summer in my basement with all my crafts (canvases, cuter clothes from older clothes, painting, and tons of other knick knacks!) I get pretty geeked out when I find an idea on Pinterest (my favorite website EVER ON THE PLANET) of something new to make, or when I find something cool for really cheap.
I've wondered lots about what superpower I'd like and it's a very tough decision. I used to want to read minds and be invisible, but that's not so appealing anymore. I think I'd want to choose super strength. Because who wouldn't want to be that strong?
This picture pretty much describes my family, which is definitely one of the funniest and craziest families out there. Me, on the left, my brother, Brandon (now 15), and my sister, Shelby (now 13), totally creeping in the back.
Welp, I'm just a girl that finds happiness in cleanliness and organization, laughs even when things aren't funny, obsessively watches Friends, maybe talks too frequently, but certainly talks too loudly.
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