Time to Catch Up!

Okay, I finally have some time to catch everyone up on what I've been up to! :) Christmas was really good, but we were snowed in! We ended up having steak for dinner, and are going to my grandparents tomorrow! I got a fish tank, and an iHome, along with a fifty dollar gift card! Okay, so i promised pictures of my haircut... and though they are late, here they are!

this one is just a regular front picture, so you can see the haircut


and you know me, i just had to edit some! So here are two more! haha



Okay, that is probably it, at least for now!

Tash

Yucky Weather

Weather is starting to cripple my Holiday plans! I hope that the roads get all cleaned off tonight so that tomorrow there is safe travel, for me and also all of those on the roads! Its hailing outside now, and the roads are getting even slicker! :( It feels like little air-soft pellets are hitting my bare face when I step outside... and yes, against my own pet peeve I had to do last minute shopping and of course along with the chaos of last minute shopping, I had the terrible weather threating the condition of the car I was so carefully borrowing from my mom! haha So, everyone say a little prayer for the roads to be clear and safe!

Merry Christmas Eve
Tashua

Just an update day

Okay, so I just broke my goal to write every day, but let me tell you, its crazy around here! I have been running non-stop between christmas things, and concerts, and looking for a car! Its about 10 and though i wish i could write more, I really should go to bed now... i am really not feeling well!

Sleep tight world,
Tash

CHRISTMAS!

I almost forgot today's post in all the mess of the day! Yesterday night, I spent with Michael and his family at their ward Christmas party! I was in the pageant as the angel and i had 2 lines and a whole song all to myself! haha It went very well and I loved celebrating this wonderful season!! :)

On a not happy note, last night, well, this morning, I had a terrible nightmare where I watched Michael get shot and killed at a gas station. I woke up and was so upset. Michael, who had been having a sleepover promised to call when he went to bed, and guess when that was? About two minutes after I woke up! So he called, and due to it being so early in the morning and also being so scared, I cried like a baby! I am sure Michael was a little confused when I started bawling hysterically, but I was just so happy to hear his voice!

Today was quite a long day! I woke up and started my journey looking for a new car. Car number 1: not gonna work. :( I went to lunch with my family! GREEK FOOD! MMM my favorite! Then we went shopping for FOREVER! We bought tons of stuff for cooking candy which I am convinced will not be done by Christmas, but oh well! I also watched a movie with my mom as we ate Sonic for dinner, a treat we only get like twice a year! Lets just say it was a long awaited date with that Watermelon slush! haha Then I had my daily talk to Michael, we planned a little bit more details about my Christmas present! I'll leave you in suspense, reader, until the day! haha I am SO excited.

Monday I am getting my hair cut! YEAH! :) I am really excited! I'll be sure to post pictures!

For Now,
Tash

Nailing = NOT FUN!

I just finished unpacking all my stuff and decorating my room at home! I have limited minutes to get ready before I need to leave tonight, but I knew if i didn't blog now, I would forget when i got home tonight! As part of the decorating process I hung pictures all over the wall. This turned into a task quite frustrating when I figured out I failed at hammering! I nailed at least 6 nails straight into the wall! UGH! Anyways, time to go!
Tashua

Just another day...

I made a goal today to write something every day. Today I made dinner, yes, world, ME! I woke up in a cooking mood. I made sausage for breakfast (okay, so what if it was in the microwave) and then i made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Tonight I made oven-fried chicken, pasta salad, and carrots! It was a huge success and my family loved it! :) I was pretty happy with myself! Thats one recipe down and tons to go if I hope to master cooking before I am married! :) Thankfully, I have 3 years left! haha I started looking for a new car today after the insurance company called and said poor Otis, my car, was totaled! :( I went to the body shop and used TOOLS to take off the license plate... then said goodbye to my baby! :( SO SAD!!! :( Also, I got some more Christmas shopping done! Still waiting on some to come in the mail, but i am beginning to get skeptical! :| The website wasn't very legitimate, and it was supposed to be here today at the latest, but my mailman gave saddening news today as I asked him if a package had come! Hopefully tomorrow will be better!

For Now,
Tash

Today is one of those lazy days where all I feel like doing is drinking hot cocoa and sitting in bed. I do have a book I could read, but sadly, I am too lazy to go get it in the kitchen! HAHA So I have resorted my morning to listening to music and playing on my photo editing program. I intended to do something along the lines of a CD cover, and created this:

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I'm not exactly sure if i love the color scheme, but it matches the blog, so i thought it would be okay! haha

I really have no random thoughts today, only a note that i use so a lot... if you dont think so look back on all of my blogs and how they start. I have decided to ban that word from the beginning of my blog from here until forever, so let me know, reader, if you ever notice my failure to comply with such goals.

For Now,
Tash

Julie and Julia

So... I just finished watching Julie and Julia, or whatever its called, and I almost felt bad for not blogging, but not only for not blogging, but for not blogging important things, things people actually want to read. I wish I could reach at least one person through writing, it truly is my second, okay, maybe third passion.

One: Music

Two: Chocolate

... and then of course writing.

I always wanted to be a writer, and if I may be a little narcissistic I think I am quite good at it. But, I always feel like I have nothing important to tell the world, at least not anything new. I mean, I know life's many lessons as well as the next kid on the street, but I feel as if I offer almost nothing new in this crazy world. Michael sent me a text, yeah, i know, really classy, Tashua, but anyways, he was talking about realizing secrets of the universe. He was talking about how happiness doesnt come from trying to always be happy, but from overcoming sadness and smiling anyways.

And as true as he is, I cant help but think that it isnt really a universal secret. What makes a universal secret? Surely not something so simple. Yes, it is something we all have to learn, but wouldnt that make it a universal knowledge, I mean is it really a secret if some people learn it? I think a universal secret would be the cure for cancer. And why people hurt the ones they love. Now that, my unknown reader, or readers, is something I would like to know.

Sure, time can really heal all hearts, but whats the surprise in that? This secrecy we all falsely think exist seems rather odd to me. Though i must confess that many times I have caught myself spreading these so-called "secrets of the universe," I dont quite understand. Anyways, isn't a secret something you wish to keep to yourself? Why would I want to keep to myself the "laws" we have set in place on this earth?

I guess this is all just my mind pondering trivial matters, but maybe thats what makes it so worth reading. Don't you think? I could write 5 paragraphs on my lunch today, but would anyone really care? By the way, It was SO good! :)

For Now,

Tash

Just...me!

wow, I have been so busy lately... i can't believe thanksgiving is almost here! Only a few more weeks and school gets out! After break I am in full packing mode... ugh I hate packing!! Its gonna be a little easier this time i hope, but still... YUCK! Next semester I'll be living at home and going to JCCC and it should be pretty fun! I'm quite bummed out about leaving my amazing roommates, but I'll be saving a lot of money and be closer to home! :) I'm not sure if I am ready to leave my independence behind... I love being to do what i want when i want... not that i ever do more than study, but hey... its the thought that counts right? :) I'm excited to see Michael's play this weekend...I feel like I haven't been home in ages! Also, I am having thanksgiving with my family this weekend, then next we are going to Michael's house! I LOVE THANKSGIVING! The food is great! and who doesnt love spending time with your family?! Also, I have a performance tomorrow as a voice major. I'm pretty excited... although we have a rehearsal tonight from 9-11pm... cause apparently sleeping isn't an option for music majors! hahaha I am also gonna miss all my music friends that I have made this semester! I feel like I am just creating my spot here, and now i am leaving... oh well! Some sacrifices are for the better! :) Well, tons of stuff to do before rehearsal!

Tashua

So, I decided to change my major at the end of the semester. Although Music Education is fun, I am dying from the lack of change. My days are flooded with only music, and the thought of 7 more semesters like this makes me not so happy! So, I am changing to a Elementary Education Major with a Minor in Music! So, i can teach music if given the chance, but I will be able to get a job as a teacher.

Update on School

Okay, so I really don't know what to say for this blog. Life is good I suppose. Its getting cold outside and class is become less enjoyable. For voice lessons I have to memorize an Italian piece by Thursday, and because I'm stupid I put it off to learn last minute. But, lucky me, I lost my voice... and I cant even sing it! So I am listening to it a million times on youtube... hopefully it soaks in. (I'm quite doubtful!) :( On the same note our choir concert is next Thursday and I have to memorize those songs too... WOOT! NOT!
In English we had our second major essay work shopped and the girl who read mine told me it was beautiful. I dont think I've ever been told my writing was beautiful. I was pleased, though i must say i thought it was rather bad. But after reading some of the others in class, I decided I was happy as long as mine didnt sound like that! lol

Can't wait to go home this weekend for Maple Leaf. Michael's supposed to be in the parade! He's such a smartie! :) Its fall break this weekend. I have Monday and Tuesday off! WOOT WOOT!!!!!!!!!! hahaha i am in need of a break!!

Growing up...

So today I traveled the 3 hours journey back to school... I cant say i was thrilled to be leaving, but being at school is so fun! I have grown to love my roomates and being on my own! I feel like a lot has happened to me in just a few short weeks... I have become a changed person. I am still me... but this new added responsibility has taken ahold of me and wow, its so great!! I love being on my own... though i wish it were a couple 3 hours closer to my family and Michael! I was doing the dishes the other day... a task that i wish others would do... and i was thinking about how this was never gonna end... Im gonna be washing dishes for the rest of my life it seems. Now, that fact was kinda a bummer, but i couldnt help but smile! Once I finish college, I'll get married, and do dishes then. Then Ill have a family, and do their dishes... until they're older i guess... then i'll get a break. Then they'll leave and I'll be doing them again. Hopefully a dishwasher comes into play somewhere along the lines... but this really isnt about dishes. Its about life. Life is so short. I feel like it just never slows down. I remember my freshman year of high school and how i just dreamed of being older and being able to date, and finding that one guy who would marry me... and now, i am that girl... and its odd. I feel like i spent my whole childhood looking up to these moments, and now they are here and all i want to do is rewind. Dont get me wrong, i love being older... Its pretty wonderful! :) But some days i really just cant help that i was still 7!
Anyways, this weekend i got to spend a lot of time with Michael and his family! Oh i just love them all so much!! Its so great to feel welcome and loved! They all teach me so much about how i want my life to pan out and the wonderful women I have to live up to! :)

I'll just be different... thanks! :]

So today I turned in my Honors English essay that i have been slaving over for the past two weeks! I was pretty excited to turn it in because i felt it was well written. It was even more exciting to find out that the teacher scheduled conferences to grade the paper with you. So, being anxious to hear my grade, I signed up for the first available time that I could. I went in after my classes got out and sat down for my paper to be praised.... i was feeling a little arrogant.... He starts looking at it and the first thing he says is "The titles flat." Well thats nice mister, its words on a paper... not seeing my 3-D animation anywhere else. Of course, i knew he meant it sucked, so i just took it in, titles arent my thing. Then the intro... boy did he tear that apart. I worked forever to word it just perfectly, and what does he say? Your wording is bad. OUCH! So then we continued... he found a lot of things he really liked in the essay, but told me not to be so stylistic... apparently i have to earn the right to stylize. DUMB!!!!!! If i wanna use fragment sentences, well by golly i will! I dont need to be famous to write like i am! Anyways, so essay comes to the end... conclusion paragraph left... im bracing myself, cause i thought it was the worst part... and guess what! He like it! He said it sounded elegant. I think it sounded absurd and wordy! Anyways, so he continues to tell me how I was a very good writer, perhaps the best in the class... then im thinkin' "Hey, i might get an 'A'." Nope. B.... thats whats I got... he doesnt give A's.... well i think thats dumb. If i were in a regular english class i'd have a 100% So now the question i wonder is: Why am I being punished for being smart? Is that fair? I mean come on... just cause i take harder classes doesnt mean my GPA should be at risk!!! I aint wanna be a bad wrighter! (haha, i crack myself up!) I want to be in a class that challenges me and allows me to write in a sophisticated manner, but I also want to get good grades!! So now, I am determined to get an A!! It must be done!!!

Also, on a side note.... i have decided to revolt the music program... I refuse to conform to the cookie-cutter musician. I will sing your opera, and italian, and the dumb songs from a million years ago.... but i will still sing my songs, my way... and if I slur some notes, well all the better!! At least I'll stand out! Also, people may actually enjoy listening to modern music... this old stuff is putting me to sleep!

Stupid Plays, Millions of Papers, Late Nights....and Knocking War? College!

So, i was trying to write my essay for english and my thoughts were so blocked and confused that it was impossible to get past the blinking cursor. So i thought I'd write out what I was thinking. I decided to get a blog for myself, for nights when my thoughts are so crowded that i need to write, but also to keep everyone posted! I have seen a lot of other peoples blogs, and its a really good way to keep everyone up to speed on how I am doing, since its impossible to call everyone every time something happens! So, i am using this to kind of relax and relay! lol So as of right now, school is starting to get overwhelming. I have extra things every night... Today i was supposed to see a play for a class. It started at 7:30. I watched the first overly long, overly boring first half... FINALLY it was intermission and i looked at the clock... 9:00. So i left... i was not staying there all night, especially since i have 2 essays due tomorrow morning! WoOt WoOt! lol So, I rush home... its about 9:15 and Michael calls...in not the best of moods i may add... but nevertheless, i still loved talking to him! :) Not to be cheesy, but he is just wonderful!! So we talked... I find it so wonderful how I can just talk to him about anything... how we can work things out and how we help each other! I try really hard to make him smile, and he does the same for me!! For everyone else, I'm sure thats nothing new, especially for everyone married! But it's nice for me!! Yeah, so of course silly Tashua is now super smiling, and very unfocused.... not to mention the girls from my apartment and the one next to us are having a knocking war!! Its shakin the whole dang apartment!!! HAHA i love college... minus the work! lol