Turning 17...

Turning 17 wasn't that big of a deal. I can get my restriction taken off of my license, yippee! My birthday is the same as my mom's so we always celebrate it together. This year our birthday coincided with my junior prom, so it was quite the busy day, but of course we found time to celebrate! I took prom pictures at a friend's house, then I went home and took my dress off and had a birthday party with my family, which was fun of course! I love spending time with my family and am glad that I didn't go to eat with my friends and got to celebrate my birthday, even if we only ordered pizza ;) My main gift was money which is always needed for a busy high school student like me! The prom theme was Electric Avenue, which was mostly interpreted as a neon, splatter painted, street, dance club. The DJ played some really odd music and as I didn't look for a date, I was alas left to the edge of the dance as I was not interested in the "grind"  circle. After prom was where the fun came in! From one to five this morning we had a blow up obstacle course and tons of food, movies, giant tricycles, and sumo wrestling. I sat with my friends until the entertainment showed up. We had a hypnotist and he was pretty awesome! I was very impressed, and some people I believe were faking some of their things and weren't really hypnotized, but the ones that you could tell really were, definitely were interesting to watch! We then had breakfast and went home. I was exhausted when I got home, so I crashed into my bed and slept until noon! I don't think I have ever slept that late, or stayed up until 5 o'clock in the morning before! I had quite the birthday and I can't wait until next year!

Wow, It's been awhile...

It sure has been awhile since I decided to post! In a way I forgot about my blog...sorry dear blog! What got me back on was noticing that a good friend of mine had a blog and I read through and thought, "I have one of those! Why don't I post anything good?" I then decided that I would write a new post! So, I was last on in October, so boy do I have things to write about! Christmas was wonderful as always, I do enjoy spending time with my family. Plus I got a Coach bag and a 4th generation iPod touch! After Christmas I believe I went to Branson over break. I then was in charge of planning my District STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) event competition. That kept me busy all through January and I swear I didn't get ANY Spanish done because I used my class time to work on STAR events... Woops :) Then February came and left with no significant events. Then March came and was a whirlwind. I started the month out studying for my FCCLA State Officer Candidate test, but began slacking off as I always do. Then the fun began. On March 12, I left cold, dreary Iowa and was 26 hours away from the Beach. I was on my way to Florida for my High School Band trip! 7 days and 6 nights with my friends! Walt Disney World was AMAZING! I had such a great time! I then came back and had 8 days to recover before my next big adventure, running for Iowa FCCLA State Office. If you don't know FCCLA stands for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. We are the only student-lead CTSO (Career and Technical Student Organization) with the family as its central focus. For me, this organization is especially important. Without it, I would not be at all who I am today. We left for the State Leadership Conference and I was more nervous than I think I ever have been. We spent Sunday shopping, which is one of my favorite pastimes. A special thing about this conference is the fact that my mom tagged along, and so did my little brother to compete in STAR events. On Monday, I watched my brother present his project, and began the election process with a test on FCCLA knowledge. The test, wasn't very hard, but I knew I missed some questions. The writing portion was easy and simple. Then came the speech. That night we had regional speeches where we delivered our 2 minute or less speech to our region's delegates. I didn't get the office. Then on Tuesday after being slightly devastated, I gave my speech to the entire Iowa delegation. I was elected. Later that day as a State Executive Council (elect) we elected our offices within ourselves. I am proud to say that I am now the Iowa FCCLA First Vice President! :) A few weeks have passed, but I am in constant contact with the rest of the state officers. Last weekend, I went shopping for a prom dress, as prom is this weekend, on my 17th birthday. As of now, I do not have any party plans, but that can always change! I hope to keep updating this as my year as an officer goes by (hopefully not too fast!)