I went to a Nikki Yanofsky concert. Who is Nikki Yanofsky, you ask? She's only the most AMAZING 17 year old jazz singer you will ever hear. Katie Alston introduced her to me. My life will never be the same. Mostly because of extreme jealousy of her talent.
Then, I got super sick - with like a cold, and sore throat, and crazy congestion. But, I had Jazz Baby to perform at! I couldn't be sick! I wake up Tuesday morning and can barely talk. I pray super hard, refuse to drink milk, get a blessing, and then that night, sing awesomely. At least, I assume I sang awesomely. My ears were majorly plugged up, so I'm relying on compliments that may or may not have been truthful. :) regardless of how well I sang, it was a blast. I wish we had done multiple nights, because it was so much fun singing jazz, and being with Chamber peeps.
Hey look! I have a picture! Yay for Facebook! haha this was the quartet for Smile. Basically, I got to sing with three awesome people. And it made me happy.
Then,Chamber sang the National Anthem at the Diamondbacks game. It was SO cool! Getting to s pend the afternoon/night with Chamber was seriously the best thing. Ya'll know how much I love Chamber. This was just like a big unifying thing. After the game, a few of us went to Katie's house for a "homework party." Yes, we all kinda are nerds. But that's ok. About half an hour before we have to go home, we decide to go swinging. And it was just...peaceful. I don't know. It was just kind of a powerful experience, if that makes sense. We were all relaxed, and just...enjoying each other's company. It was bittersweet, because it made the reality of me moving so strong. For awhile now, I've been so...ok with moving away. It's what I'm supposed to do. But that moment made it so hard. Yes, it's "not letting go"and it's "a part of growing up" but that doesn't make it any easier. I'm grateful for that experience, though. Because it built yet another memory with some of my best friends, that, though makes it hard to move away, but makes it harder to forget them.
Then, the next weekend was prom. Which, to my surprise, I WENT TO!! Michael Christian Neumeyer asked me. It was a blast. We went bowling and then make pizza and watched Tangled for our day activity. And, I'm not gonna lie, that probably was my favorite part of it.
Aren't we a good looking bunch?
And then, amidst all the prom excitements and afterwards, there were AP tests. I actually feel pretty good about them. I'm hoping for at least all 4s...but I don't want to get cocky, or too overconfident or anything. We'll just see...at about the third week of July.
And then, this Thursday, I went on a racquetball date with Alex Hansen, and had a fantastic time. We went to Dairy Queen afterwards, and then walked on the temple grounds as we ate our ice cream. See, super inexpensive, but so much fun! Boys should ask girls on dates like that more often. It makes them feel special, and it really is a whole lot of fun.
And...that pretty much brings us up to date with my life. Really, life has been pretty sweet. And graduation is coming! I really can't wait!! Even if I'm leaving my friends...they will still be my friends, and I'll stay in contact with them. Even if we never meet again, that's ok. We'll be friends, regardless. And we'll have great memories.
Life. It's interesting, isn't it. It's gone by so fast this year! Sometimes I feel so young, and other times I feel so old. the thought of moving away makes me feel like 10 years older than my junior friends, but then other times I feel like a complete baby, and that I can't possibly survive moving away. But, that's life! And, well, with Heavenly Father guiding my path, I've got nothing to really worry about. Moving away is scary, but completely exciting, too. Who knows where He will lead me next!
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