hey guys!

it's been a very very long time since i've even gone on this site haha. i dont think anybody really uses it anymore. it's all about facebook and myspace now, oh well. gotta get at least a few more entries out of this thing.

i've been doing well. school is getting harder and exams are coming up after this break - i should probably start studying soon lol. competitive cheer has started and i'm captain this year, it's pretty crazy. we have a big team and we're really good this year.

new years is coming in a few days! lots of things to do, places to go, and people to see.

my birthday is in like, 2 or 3 weeks. january 13, i'll be 17! no legal curfew haha. my parents will still give me one, i'm sure.

anyways, i don't really know what else to write. but leave me one, and i'll get back to you soon, i promise. or just call me on the cell!

have a great weekend and new years!

love you!

amanda <3

with all of the stress from school, drama, friends, everything. it's getting hard to focus on what i should be -- my relationship with God. i know that He's testing me, but not just me, all of us. especially us juniors right? this year is supposed to be super hard, and our grades will matter. it's going to get harder and harder. but he never gives us anything more than we can't handle. i know it will all be okay.

lately it's been really easy to pick out my true friends. the one's that are pure, and care about me, and are trustworthy, and always there. get what i mean? and in some ways that makes me really happy. because i know that a lot of my friends are like that -- incredible. but in other ways it makes me sad, cause that also shows those that are not true friends. and maybe it's my fault too, i dont know. but i'll do what i can to step it up for them, because most, if not all, are worth it.

it's another beautiful day. i think i'm going to take a walk.

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if i lay here,

if i just lay here.

would you lie with me,

and just forget the world? ♥

Currently Listening Who Let the Dogs Out see related

So yeah. School has started and it's been long. With early hour starting at 7:00 am, and cheer ending around 5:30pm, with no breaks inbetween, it's gettin rough.

And it's only been what? 3, 4 days? Wow. I'm gonna die haha. But we'll see. Hopefully I can do all this, and still keep those grades up. I'm trying my hardest.

Friends -- I can not even begin to explain how much I adore them. There are so many, and all of them are true and amazing. They keep me going, they keep the smile on my face, they keep the laughter in every situation. Happiness is key in life, and they bring it. So, thank you.

Time seems to be passing by, very quickly. It seems like just the other day that i was beginning sophomore year. And here we are, starting our junior year. It's so strange to think that in one or two years we'll be out of Christian High and into college -- starting our lives and on our own. It's scary, but exciting at the same time. In a few years, 5 or 6, i might be married, and with kids? That sounds so crazy to me. It's all coming so fast, and i don't know if I'm quite ready yet. But with the help of God, the family, my amazing friends, and countless others, it'll be okay. I know it. Everybody has to go through it right? Right.

Today was one of those quiet days. I woke up, and the house and neighborhood was quiet, even though it was around 10:30 am. There was a slight breeze coming through my windows -- it felt so good. It's like you could smell autumn through the wind, i love autumn. It made me want to have a  bonfire, or walk through the street with the leaves on the trees changing colors like crazy. I think these kinds of days are good for thinking. Good thinking. I liked it, a lot.

I'm going to go enjoy the rest of this day. So please, call me, or leave me one if you want to get a hold of me. Go do something okay? Don't take this day for granted, these days are the best.

It's okay It's okay It's okay
Seasons are changing
And waves are crashing
And stars are falling all for us
Days grow longer and nights grow shorter
I can show you I'll be the one.

Use me as you will
Pull my strings just for a thrill
And I know I'll be ok
Though my skies are turning gray.

I will never let you fall
I'll stand up with you forever
I'll be there for you through it all
Even if saving you sends me to heaven.

 <3 <3 <3