Sarah Smiles

It’s 2009! Can you believe it? I can’t. I’m pretty sure when I go back to school Monday I’ll write “2008″ on my paper by accident.

Anyways, I’ve never done a New Year’s Resolution before.  I’ve decided to this year. I’ll make a list. Here I go:

1) Stop biting fingernails/hangnails (it’s gross!)
2) Stop being so quiet all the time
3) Think before you speak once in awhile
4) Grow hair out!!

I think that’s enough. :) So what are your guys’ New Year’s Resolutions? I’d love to know!

Anyways Christmas break is coming to an end. It makes me sad. :(  It has been really fun. Corridon spent the night last night and we watched 4 movies: What Happens in Vegas, Down With Love, Camp Rock and A Cinderella Story. My favorite was What Happens in Vegas. I was pleasantly suprised when I saw that movie: I love it!! It was so cute :) So I definitely recommend seeing that movie. Tell me what you think if you see it.

I really feel like I have a lot more things to add to this blog but it seems like whenever I start typing I can never remember what I was going to say. So anyways, PEACE OUT.

Wow. Long time no blog. Sorry about that. Anyways my Christmas break has been great so far. My sister, Emilie came home the 22nd and my brother, Sam came home the 24th. It was really great to have my family all together for Christmas!

For Christmas my parents got me a puzzle book, candy, gum making kit, restaurant gift cards, a lint roller (hahaha), some other things I can’t remember and Guitar Hero 3!! (: I haven’t even played it yet since I got it.

My sister got me a gift card to JoAnn Fabrics. My brother gave me Super Paper Mario, Smarty Pants (trivia game) and a racing game all for the Wii! I’ve already played the Paper Mario for hours, it’s super fun. He also got me fuzzy socks and a robe.

The day after Christmas we went to my Aunt and Uncle’s house. I always love going there and hanging out with my cousins. My Grandmaman had my name for Christmas so she got me the Dan in Real Life DVD, super comfy slippers and a necklace. Uncle Roy got me this stuffed sting ray thing, this ball that lights up when you throw it and rose flavored mints. The rose flavored mints are better than my cousin Stephen’s bacon flavored mints! EW. My cousin Madeline sent us all gifts (she wasn’t at their house). She gave me this really pretty leather-looking deep purple colored wallet. I love it!!

Emilie, Sam and I stayed one night at their house. We stayed up until like 3:00 A.M. watching videos on youtube and goofing around. The next day we just sat around and watched TV and made things out of play dough.

“You make me laugh, you make me cry,
I don’t know which side to buy.”

Hey ya’ll! So today has been…interesting. You know the kid named Kyle who did the weird dance in class and who also asked Corridon for her number? Well I was sitting at my lunch table and from his table that was across from mine his friend was like, “Sarah, why are you hating on Kyle?” I pointed to myself, and was like, “Me?!” And Kyle goes “yeah! YOU!” I was like mortified. Then after school I’m walking through the hallways and someone nudges me and it was Kyle. He was like, “Hey buddy! What’s up?” I rolled my eyes, and was like, “nothing”. And then he said, “Why don’t you like me?!” and he starts talking to the girl next to him, and he was like, “Why doesn’t she like me?” WOW. Way to make a scene. Haha.

Then today on the bus the kid who always sits by me handed me a note and I read it later when I got home. He asked me out. OMG. Of course I’m saying no.

Then after I got home my dad and I went Christmas tree shopping :] Haha. We found a really cute tree!! I love it! Here’s a picture below:

Also the reason for the title is my dad and I saw a chicken cross the road and I’m like, “So that’s why the chicken crossed the road, to eat the grain!” Because trucks spill grain on the highway. Mystery solved.

I know this was a really quick blog, but I have to go to bed now. Haha.

So you know how I said I had a B- in French and English? Well not anymore! I now have a B in English and a A in French!! :D YES! Unfortunately I still have a C in Geometry. And we just took a huge test in Geometry today and I don’t think I did so hot. I’ll find out tomorrow. I’m really nervous. But we get extra credit if we bring cans in for the food drive. So, I’m SO doing that! I’m really hoping to get my grade to at least a B-.

Christmas is coming soon. Ahh!! I haven’t done any of my Christmas shopping yet. I need to get going! I’m asking my parents for Guitar Hero 3 for the Wii. :] haha. That would be way cool. I gave my Grandmaman a list of the things I wanted (she doesn’t get me everything on the list, it’s just so she has options.) I told her I wanted “Dan in Real Life” DVD, slippers, a necklace and an iTunes gift card. My grandmaman is French (Canadian) so she sometimes gets confused. So I was just kidding around with her. Here’s our conversation:
Me: Okay, I also want a Victoria’s Secret thong.
Grandmaman: what??
Me: a thong.
Grandmaman: a tong?!
Me: No, a thong. T-H-O-N-G. thong.
Grandmaman: Oh, a thong. What’s that?
Me: (laughing really hard) It’s underwear that goes up your butt.
Grandmaman: Oh jeez!
Me: I’m just kidding Grandmaman. Wait, did you write that down?
Grandmaman: (laughing) uh, yes.

Haha. I love my Grandmaman :]

Well tomorrow is Thursday. I have to turn in 3 skits that are written in French. Gah. All I have to do is revise and double-check my spellings, conjugation, and stuff. YAY! Not.

“What is it? Is it frustrating that you can’t be with this person? That there’s something keeping you apart? That there’s something about this person that you can connect with? And whenever you’re near this person, you don’t know what to say, and you say everything that’s in your mind and in your heart, and you know that if you could just be together, that this person would help you become the best possible version of yourself?” - Dan in Real Life

Okay so I found this really cool website called: ifnotnow.net

It’s a site with a bunch of questions. So I’m copy and pasting them and answering them.

Q: When you were five what did you dream you would be when you grew up?

A: a princess ;]

Q: What do you do for cash? Does it make you happy?

A: I just do chores and stuff. No, it doesn’t make me happy.

Q: What would you be doing if you knew you had the unconditional support of the people around you?

A: wow. that’s a toughy. I have no idea.

Q: What do you really want that you haven’t had the nerve to ask for?

A: i really don’t know.

Q: What is your first thought when you wake up in the morning?

A: “I want to go back to sleep!”

Q: What is your greatest achievement?

A: I usually do well in schol and I’m a nice person.

Q: What keeps you up at night?

A: um, all the problems I’m having that day.

Q: Where do you live, past, present or future?

A: present.

Q: are you good enough?

A: for what?

Q: 20 years from now how will your life be different?

A: well hopefully I’ll be married and have a family :]

Q: What is your biggest battle?

A: I guess just accepting myself as I am. I’m my own biggest critic.

Q: Who are you thankful for… and why?

A: everything. my family, friends, my home.

Q: When you look in the mirror, what do you see?

A: A girl who has a lot of growing up to do.

Q: What do you wish for most?

A: love. :]

Q: Are you ambitious?

A: Yeah I am.

Q: How do you hide from your life?

A: I guess I’m not as bold as I’d like to be. I’d like to be more of a in-the-moment kind of person.

Q: Who or what do you love the most?

A: i love life and my family & friends.

Q: What is the most valuable thing you learned from your family? What is the least valuable thing you learned from your family?

A: I’ve learned to not be so angry all the time. Because some people in my family made that mistake.

Q: Do you play life safe, or are you a risk taker?

A: I usually play life safe.

Q: What’s your greatest fear?

A: That I won’t find someone who loves me for me.

Q: What’s the most courageous thing you’ve ever done?

A: I’ve stood up for people before that no one else was standing up for.

Q: What inspires you?

A: Little things. You know? Like a sunny day or friends. Stuff like that.

Yeah, yeah Id rather be with you
Say you want the same thing too

Days have been flying by. School has been flying by too. I can’t believe half of the school year is almost gone. Christmas is soon and then 2009 is coming. Outside the snow is sticking to the ground. The trees have snow dripping from them. There’s a little bit of sun peaking out of the thick clouds.

It’s hard to describe my mood. I guess I could say “I’m at peace”. But when I say that it sounds like something you say when someone dies. like, “they are at peace.” Haha. Anyways it’s like, I don’t know, maybe I’ve changed a little bit. Some stuff just doesn’t matter to me anymore. You know? Like I don’t give a second thought to about what people think about me anymore. Your probably thinking “oh my gosh, what a freak.” But whatever. That’s how I feel. :] haha.

So apparently my parents and I are going to dinner soon. To some place I’ve never been to before. Which is hard to believe because our city isn’t exactly huge. Huh.

Yesterday (Monday) we had a snow day! YAY! Which means I did my speech/book report today (Tuesday). On the way to school we listened to “I Hope You Dance” which sort of helped because that song is really like…inspirational. :] Anyways I did my speech 2nd hour and I wasn’t shaking as bad as I thought I would be. I didn’t throw up, or fall on the ground and curl up into a ball or cry…so that’s good. However, I did say “um” more times that I can count. Which um (haha, get it?)…isn’t good. But other than that I think I did fine. My outfit looked really cute and I got a lot of compliments and my speech was over 3 minutes! YES! *Pumps arms in the air and does a victory dance around the room*. So I guess the moral of this is that yes, sometimes things can get very stressful but always remember “Don’t look away, don’t run away…it’s only life.” (A song by Kate Voegele.)

In other news my B- in Geometry is now a C.  Which means I only have 3 weeks to raise it!! :[ I think my B- minus in French will soon be a B because I got an A+ on my quiz. And unfortunately I still have a B- in English, which is with out a doubt the worst English grade I’ve had so far - but of course it’s not official because I still have 3 weeks before report cards get sent out. So because of my bad grades I’ve been drinking way too much tea, zits are popping up on my face (which may not be from the stress of schoolwork, but whatever)  and my nails are bitten way down.

“I held a cat and I liked it”.

Hey everyone! As you can see my site looks really different. Thanks to Celina I now have Wordpress installed!! :]

So how was your Thanksgiving? :] Mine was great! My aunt and uncle and my two cousins from my mom’s side of the family came and my Grandmaman. And my sister came home! So we had fun we watched The Office, played the Wii and played with Dooley (my dog). Then I left with them and we went to my Grandmaman’s house. We had lots of fun. We went to the YMCA, the mall, and walked around town. We went into this really awesome exotic bird store. We were like, whistling at the birds and saying hello and stuff.

that's me with an awesome bird that made a funny noise everytime you said something to him!

I also practiced my Audrey Hepburn book report speech that I have to do on Monday. *bites nails*. I’m really nervous. We have to talk like we’re the person by saying “I and me”. I also have to dress up like her. I found a really cute dress at Forever 21. So I’m wearing that with leggings and black flats. I’m nervous and I might totally blank when I get up there, but hey, at least I’ll look good. :]