♥Back To School♥

Ahhh, it's a new year. That means a new, fresh start to become more outgoing, smart, or anything you want to accomplish in this year.


If you want to make new friends that will stay in your memory until you grow old, then try your best to look approachable and give them compliments. Make sure that you are comfortable around them and always be yourself. Don't try and change yourself just to be friends with someone. Gradually invite them to your house to hang out. Or go out somewhere like to get frozen yogurt, or go to the park.


If you want to be a better student then try and get into a good study habit that fits into your lifestyle. Things might be a little bit easier if you did your homework the night you get it. Otherwise you are stuck doing it at brunch, lunch, in between classes, or maybe even in class the day that it's due. It is not fun if you are stuck in that situation. When your teacher tells you that you have a quiz or a test, then do a little bit of studying every night until the actual test day. You don't have to study for hours and hours every night (unless you want to, then go right ahead!), just make sure that you cover what is needed to be covered. If your teacher gives you a study guide, then that's a bonus and you are very lucky!


Clubs! Join clubs that you feel proud of being in. Clubs are always good to be apart of because they get you more involved in school. If it is a club that has projects over the week or the weekends then that is even better! Those types of clubs can keep a steady head on your shoulders. And hey, if you're that type of person, then you can join as many clubs as you can to get multiple pictures in the yearbook :)


If you play a sport, then be proud of it and go try out for the school team sports! It is always good to be apart of that winning game. You can look in the trophy case at that one shining trophy and say "Yeah, I helped get that trophy". Even if you don't play sports you can always go out to the games to support your friends. They will definitely appreciate it. You can also try a new sport. Many people who have no experience can make a team that they try out for. If you do that, then you will feel like you accomplished something and you will feel really good about yourself.


Hey, this might be the year. You know! The year where you find your first love. It is always exciting to find that special someone. New loves are always one of the best things about going to school! Just remember that they should always be respectful to you. They should make you feel comfortable and happy, and you should always have that bond of trust. If you are dating them, be happy with that and don't start flirting with their friends or anyone else! They deserve much better than that. Remember that you are young! Have fun with your boyfriend/girlfriend. You don't have to take things too seriously. Just enjoy it while it lasts.


Happy 2010-2011 year!!

Weddings♥♥

Weddings are always stressful. Well, the preparation anyways. I am the maid of honor for my big sister's big day, and I can tell that she is getting more and more stressed as the days pass. My parents are the same way! My mom is working on a lot of things such as decorations and coordinating with my aunt. My dad is going to be the photographer, so he is studying up on tips and how to take beautiful pictures. As for me, I am working on my toast for the bride! In reality, I really do not like giving speeches, so it's taking me forever to write this speech. I had about a year to write it, and of course I waited until the last minute. Ooops!! The wedding is this Saturday, and I didn't start writing it until yesterday. LOL! Luckily I have Emily to keep me on track and making sure that I actually write my speech. The worst part of this all is that I should have it memorized and I will be talking in front of 150+ people. :S I should actually be finishing it right now, so wish me luck! ♥♥

Moline!!!

I recently got home from a trip to Moline, Illinois! You may think that it sounds boring because there isn't that much to do there, and guess what? You're right!! There was absolutely nothing to do there! I was stuck in my hotel for most of the time, and the hotel was far from classy or fun. It didn't even have free wifi! Besides that, the weather was terrible for the first couple of days there! The air was so muggy and gross. It felt like I was breathing through a straw! Luckily, by the third or fourth day the weather started to cool down and I was used to it. By the time I left I was like, "Pshh, this is nothing!" It was still good to get home to my fresh Cali weather though! I will never take clean air for granted anymore!

Why was I there in the first place you ask? I am on a softball traveling team and this year nationals was held in Moline! Unfortunately, my team didn't do as well as we hoped we would. I still thought that it was a great experience though!

If you didn't know already, John Deere is one of the largest companies in the U.S. I did some Wiki research, and John Deere moved to Moline, Illinois because it was located on the Mississippi River. While I was there, I was able to visit the John Deere store and museum! It was a very cool experience, and the tractors were gigantic!!

I also took a tour of the Mississippi River on a boat that I forgot the name to :/ We learned some of its history and enjoyed the views. The first 45 minutes were interesting, and for the rest of the time we were pretty bored. It was about an hour and a half ride. When I got back I got to touch the Mississippi River and was able to browse the gift shops.

It was a terrible but fantastic time for me, and I am so glad to be back home!

♥Great America!♥

Last Friday I went to Paramount's Great America! I haven't been there in ages, so it was good to be back. My friends and I went on most of the rides and only got stuck on one. It was the first time I went on Firefall, and I must say that that ride was fun, but super scary! I was screaming my head off! When the ride ended they had their usual technical difficulties, and we were stuck sitting there for about five minutes. It wasn't too bad, but that ride is not one that I would like to be strapped into for a long period of time.

Remember when Great America used to be all about Spongebob Squarepants and his other Nickelodeon buddies? Yeah, well not anymore! Now it's all about Planet Snoopy! Don't get me wrong, I love Snoopy, but did they really have to replace Spongebob completely??

Does this ride look familiar to anyone? Yup-it used to be Spongebob themed! Now it's all Snoopy-fied. I was wondering why there wasn't any theme music or bubbles flying around until Marie pointed out that it was a Snoopy ride. I was so sad :( The ride was still fun though!

Guess what ride was closed AGAIN? Invertigo, of course. Invertigo is one of my favorite roller coasters at Great America. It's too bad that it is never working!

Thankfully Top Gun, or should I say Flight Deck, was still a dizzying success for me! The guy who was seat belt checking everyone was so full of energy it was crazy! He would yell "CHECK!" for everyone that he checked and once the ride started going he would yell "GO! GO! GO!". We could literally hear him from the moment we got in line.

Speaking of "Flight Deck", why are all of the rides getting new names? Drop Zone is now Drop Tower. Why can't they stick with the original names that everyone knows them by? Goodness, what is this world of Great America coming to? It's okay though, because the rides are still fun, and the lines to the rides are shorter and go by fast. I even learned their new theme song while I was there! Overall, I had a fun time there and it is always a great experience.

♥Dogs are Great Entertainment♥

I wish that you were here to enjoy this fantastic moment! It is hilarious to see my two dogs playing and running around together. Sometimes it can get a little annoying though. Especially if you're trying to watch t.v. and they burst into the room growling and running all over the place.

I had just given both of my dogs a bath. When I open the door they always speed out of the room and start going crazy! They run around and seem to be jumping of the walls as if they were sugar high. :)

I was sitting down and leaning against a wall with both of them. All of the sudden Tawni (yes we have weird names for our dogs, but so does everyone else right?) gets up and starts darting across the room back and forth. Of course Pua has to get in on the action, so she hops up and starts running wildly too. While the two are playing I can't see them until they come in my direction. I see Tawni rolling around in circles while Pua is growling and looks as if she is the one who is rolling Tawni around and around! I guess it's not as funny when I try to write it, but it was definitely a "you had to be there" moment! I love my doggies! ♥♥♥

Horribly Fascinating

Oh my gosh!! This morning I was in my backyard when I witnessed something so disgusting yet so fascinating. I'm getting the chills just thinking about it! I saw that in a birdhouse that my mom and I made two Easters ago, there was this flying bug that had a long orange body and clear wings. The bug was flying near a little tiny pot on the bird house and it would not fly anywhere else. Then I see this GINORMOUS man-eating black spider that wanted to kill me! Well anyways, the spider comes out from the pot and it puts its big fat harry legs on the bug and goes back into the little pot. When I continue to watch it go after the bug, I think that they are fighting. :D But then I finally came to my senses and realized that the spider was probably biting the bug, or killing it somehow with its poisonous disgusting venom! So a few seconds later the bug doesn't move that much and then I went somewhere else in the backyard. When I came back I didn't see the bug or the spider! I think they were in the tiny pot, but there was no way I would stick my face in there! Nah ahh! Heck no!

I still have the shivers and my whole body feels itchy! I am too scared to go outside right now! I am definitely not a bug person. Although the situation was gross and horrifying, it was really interesting to watch! I felt like I was watching something on the discovery channel!

Summer Counting

Here is what I learned today about how the rest of my summer will go:

12 days-I have to make the most of them

23 days- I will have to distract myself

2 day- Is a stressful day

Do you ever find out things that you don't want to know? Please share and leave comments!

Mailmen and Dog Barks and Frights, Oh My!

This morning was pretty funny. I woke up and went to my kitchen to make breakfast. Since it was pretty dark in the kitchen I opened up the blinds. If you look out of that window from where I was standing, you can see the mailbox and whoever is at the door.

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As I was making myself breakfast the mailman comes and drops off the mail. As I see him out of the corner of my eye I jumped and totally freaked out for a few seconds. Realizing what just happened, I calmed down. That is, until my dog barked and made me jump again! Then I yelled at her telling her to be quiet. Her bark is so obnoxious. Especially when she howls. About a second after that happened the mailman came back again to put a box in our mailbox and I jumped again! And then both dogs started barking and barking and wouldn't stop. *sigghhhhh*

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I am so glad that the mailman didn't turn to face the window and see my embarrassing moment. If he saw me jump twice he would probably burst into laughter. It was a sad moment for me :(

Busy Busy Bee!

Ahh...this morning I woke up to a cloudy sky that is now starting to clear up. I have taken care of the dogs needs, washed the dishes in the sink and now I am listening to music while I type away on my keyboard.

The past few days have been crazy busy! I have spent two entire days running errands for my sister's bridal shower with my mom and my aunt. It was very tiring. Think of it like walking around in the mall for about five or six hours, but double that! I am so glad that that is all over, but the bad thing is that now I am just lazing around. Yesterday I didn't start my day until 2 o' clock in the afternoon. :(

I would say that the bridal shower was a success! We played some games and gave away Bath and Body Works sprays and hand sanitizers as well as Starbucks gift cards away as prizes. There was a lot of mingling when we played our icebreaker game. The food was so yummy! We had make-your-own-sandwiches, a variety of fruits, salad, chips and for dessert we had red velvet cake and Boston cream pie! Mmm mmm mmm!! When my sister opened her presents she received many pots and pans for her kitchen (she's a baker!). At the end of the party I was super exhausted. I'm pretty sure everyone was!

What am I up to now? My dad is more than half way done with my closet! I now have more closet space and all of my clothes are out of the guest room and in my closet. Hoorayy! :) We just need to put in the final touches and then we can start working on the rest of my room. I am very excited about the final result! I think I convinced my dad to make me a trophy case...hehe :)))

♥What to Expect In Fashion This Fall♥

black pants(pair them with your tunics and long shirts)

stripes

military style

bows(accesories and all)

lace

I hope you all found this helpful! Information from Nordstrom♥♥♥ Start shopping! :)

♥iLovestrom♥

Today, I spent some quality time with my mamma! We went to Nordstrom for their big anniversary sale! Once I walked into that shoe department, all I saw was a huge sea of people walking around. It was CRAZY, but the good thing about Nordstrom is that there are always workers asking you if you need help. Macy's on the other hand...well, let's just say that they don't have as many workers as Nordstrom does.

Marie, a really good friend of mine, was so nice to bring me to a showing of the new fall line before it was announced to the public. She has this amazing privilege because she is on Nordstrom's Fashion Board (i know, cool right?) While feasting my eyes on all of the beautiful fall clothes, I saw this great gray jacket. It's Michael Jackson inspired by the way the buttons are placed. I love this jacket!

I wasn't able to take the jacket home that day, but I did buy it! Today I pre-sale picked it up. I felt pretty special :) Surprisingly I didn't see the jacket on any clothes racks or online. Hmmm...maybe they made that jacket just for me! Haha, I wish! Nordstrom is my new favorite♥♥

♥Suuhhhweeet♥

Guess what is coming up in a few handful of months?? Yep-My Sweet 16!! I know, I know, it's a tinsy bit early to start planning my party (my birthday is in March), but I am just so excited that I couldn't wait to start planning! And I know that I am definitely not going to wait until the last minute to plan this party. A fantastic sweet 16 is every girl's dream!

I used this logo because I have been inspiring myself by watching MTV's My Super Sweet 16. It's a given that I am not going to be able to spend a butt-load of money like these other teens, but getting ideas never hurt anyone right?? Well...it might hurt my parent's wallet if I continue to watch more and more episodes :) I do feel very blessed to even be able to have a big party for my big day.

These are some of the themes that my BFF, Emily, and I came up with: Carnival, Viva Las Vegas, and New York Night Club.

What do you think of the themes we picked? Do you have any suggestions? I want to hear all of your ideas! I will need as much help as I can get! I cannot wait to make the party of my dreams into a reality!

♥Monica

My Weird Dreams

There are so many different types of dreams: good, bad, sad, weird, funny..

Some people don't even have dreams. (I'm talking about the dream you have when you're sleeping, not your life dream.)

Personally, I dream about EVERYTHING. I love to dream! Sometimes dreaming can be the reason why I am in my "mood" for that day. Lately I have been having really weird and random dreams. I thought that they would be nice to share, so stay tuned for those!

What do you dream about? Comment and tell me! Or email me at mn_heart_27@yahoo.com

I want to hear what you have to say!

♥Pua Baby♥

If you know me personally, you will know that this is my baby that I love soooo much! She is my lovely little lady :) Her name is Pua, which is Hawaiian for flower, and she is a Cocker Spaniel.

This is my favorite picture of her when she was just a little puppy. Now she is SIX years old :O

A few months back she became blind in her right eye. Later she was blind in both eyes. It was a very sad thing for me to see her bumping into things and becoming less active and playful.

I wished for a miracle and got it! We were able to have surgery on her eyes and now she is back to her old self! I am so happy to see my old puppy again ♥♥