The Finale
"The Finale" describes the last year of our high school experience. Three years after meeting as innocent little freshman, we have become a close knit group full of laughter and spontaneity. With Senior parties and college admissions, we are going to try to keep this blog as a record of our last year all together. Enjoy and make memories with us.
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It’s Friday!! So the past few weekends have been wonderful. A 3 day weekend, a 4 day weekend and now another 4 day weekend. Hahah! Me and kj left for tahoe Wednesday night and are currently caught in a blizzard. We went snowshoeing yesterday and sledding today because all the lifts are closed here at Squaw. It’s literally a blizzard. Haha this picture is of us taking a break when we were trying to dig out the car under a 10-foot pile of snow. This trip is way too entertaining, and is definitely a much needed vacay away from home :) Xoxo -A
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Good morning lovelies :) I am currently sitting at a diner in New York, New York. It’s my 18th birthday on Saturday so my parents present to me is a trip to NY. The surprise: my lovely sister along came along with the father & I. Let’s just say that this trip is about to be AMAZING!! :) Just missing my other sister, mom, and my Beau. But next trip :) have a good weekend!
Loves from NY! Bee!
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Sitting at Starbucks with the girlies before chapel. It looks like the beginning of a gorgeous day, leaving for Tahoe tonight! -k
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Good morning Saturday :) Kage and I are having mochas and waffles in downtown Danville enjoying the 4-day weekend. Last night was he YV vs. Berean basketball game and we scraped! We won 69 to 49 I think. It was also both the boys basketball team and the cheerleaders senior game which is the last home game of the season. So nice job Mae, Taylor, Ryan and Cameron! Tonight myself and the girls soccer team plays Alhambra for the second round of ncs. We beat Campo in the first round on Wednesday. If we win tonight we will have gone farther than any berean team. So let’s go Eagles!!! Have a good Saturday everyone! Xoxo A :)
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Ok, I’m still pretty confused at how this whole tumblr thing works, but I’m trying to re-blog… but anyways. MY SENIOR PICTURES ARE IN! and they are amazing!! :) thanks to Jenny Lee who did a PHENOMANOL job. Her talent is RIDICULOUS. Check her blog below to see some of her work, so that those upcoming pictures you wanted to get done, you can go to her :)
I got to shoot a Senior Portrait Sesh with Bella’s Auntie Britt the other day. This gal just makes me die of laughter every time I am with her. We had such a fun time exploring a pasture in Walnut Creek & it was incredibly difficult to catch a moment of her NOT smiling & giggling. She is seriously…
Seeing my Senior pictures is kind of crazy. I continually remind myself day to day that graduation is 3 months away… But it never really settled in… It was more of just something I would tell myself. But now, it’s kinda real. And I like it, but then I don’t. Im stoked for a new journey, but then I really don’t know what’s in store for me or my friends. It’s taking steps of faith. And for someone who likes to control things, the thought of not knowing what’s ahead of me is so odd. And the fact that I am SO blessed by the people around me, just reminds me how much I’m going to miss home. Take my Senior pictures for example… Jenny = amazing. I mean come on, look at her photography.. and at her. The shoot was so much fun, I seriously could
NOTstop laughing. Being around her can brighten anyone’s day, and I mean anyone’s. And the way she uses her talent - it’s in a way that captures natures beauty but also capture who the person is. It’s people like Jenny that remind me how blessed I am with the people God has put in my life. I’m stoked to see where I am going to be attending next year, and I am stoked to meet new people who will be experiencing the “new chapter” with me also, and who let God uniquely show Himself through them.Just some thoughts, all jumbled into one post.
And I know some can relate.
Loves!
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Though I have attempted to treat Valentine’s Day as just another day, I couldn’t help but notice the girls walking around carrying a dozen hot pink roses given to them by that special someone. Being single, it’s so easy to look around and envy the little high school couples you see at every corner. After school I received a text from my older brother, Miles, wishing me a Happy Valentine’s Day and wanted to make sure I felt loved and special today. He has always been someone who has encouraged me and supported me at different times when life felt hard. He assured me to be patient and confident in the Lord’s timing for my life. At a time when I already found myself emotional, I couldn’t help but tear up at how much I felt loved and valued by my older brother.
So tonight, accompanied by some of my best friends, I will not be going out to an expensive dinner or receiving a bouquet of red roses…but I will be eating Chinese take out and drooling over the oh so fine Brad on tonight’s episode of the Bachelor. Whether single or in a relationship, I hope today can be a day of happiness & contentment at whatever stage of life you find yourself.
xoxo,
MJ
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Happy Fridayyy :) Today after school this is what we did. Hahaha we’re so cool, spending our Friday afternoons in the berean parking lot playing games. This week has been way too long! Too many tests, all of which were way too hard (civics!?). I’m so glad the weeks over! Tonight was a good relaxing night :) First I went and visited my girls at work, and then we went hot tubbing, veged on some Roccos pizza, and… thats about it! Lol and planned a little for our Hawaii trip a little for this summer. Ahh I can’t wait :) only like 4 months!! Tomorrow morning Mae and I are running the Lafayette Reservoir bright and early :) Not going to be very easy! So its time for bed so I can wake up early. This is going to be a good weekend :) Xoxo, A
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So I’m thinking that the teachers have caught the “spiritual emphasis” bug or something. Mrs. Steward moved the physics test from today to Monday, Mrs. Johnson made the homework due tomorrow instead of today, and Alicia had me fill in for her as stud-gov “advisor” for a day because she wasn’t even here! Funny how a day that I thought was going to be overloaded with stress actually turned out to be so fun. I have to admit that I was laughing pretty hard in chapel today (and Mr. ten Pas, I was listening) and I got to finish the day with my amazing yearbook class. This is my third year in yearbook, and I think that the best was definitely saved for last. We are ten girls involved in so many different things, from ALS to drama to student government, but we have suuuuch a fun time in class. And, although sometimes I wonder how we do it, we do manage to get everything finished. It’s so nice to know that after a long, stressful day, I can just come to yearbook seventh period and relax with my yearbook girls!
-B
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well. this past Christmas break has been one for the books. i know we started school a good 2 weeks ago, and there hasn’t been a post since today - we are FAILURES. and i apologize, but really, it’s the teachers who should be apologizing. since we had our nice three weeks school free, upon our return they decided to load us with homework, projects, and essays. oh they are just so nice, right??
NOT. so basically, every single one of us has been pretty busy with school. oh, and our jobs, winter banquet preparation, and last but CERTAINLY not least, this nice little thing i like to call senioritis. yea, i’m ready for more of those acceptance letters.but on to a happier note, i just came home from the happiest place on earth :) yes bloggers, i was at disneyland. and, i had a BLAST. for my middle sister & i’s Christmas present my oldest sister, Ashelee, paid for herself, her precious daughter, her boy, and my other sister & my tickets to disneyland. not only did we get 3-day hoppers, but a hotel and a ride down there. what a sweet heart! anyways, we had an AMAZING time. i realized that my little niece is getting to be not-so-little anymore when she rode a couple roller coasters, dumbo and the carousel numerous times - and screamed with laughter the whole time. we hung out with mickey & minnie, ate with the princess’ at ariel’s grotto, dined in the jungle at the rainforest cafe, danced with tron, enjoyed the world of color, and so much more. despite the lack of sleep that we all experienced, we had one of the best weekends together in awhile. it is always nice to have a little get away with the sisters. throw in one of the boys and a couple friends who are from la, and you can call that one weekend to remember. i wish i could tell you every step i took there, because even though it would take more than 38hours to tell, i promise you would laugh at the stories & wish that you went ;)
be blessed tonight by your family. i know i am everyday. i will miss them when those acceptance letters come in and it’s time for my departure. but i will never forget how much i love them& them me.
loves!
Beeohh, and ps.. isn’t isa just so cute? i always want to pinch her cheeks - and then i do.
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I want to be here right now. Not at school.
Let’s just say that Senioritis is taking over me.
Until later…
Loves!
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Well well well, goodmorning Christmas break!
This morning was my first morning to finally sleep in. It all began Friday night when I went to bed late after work, woke up early Saturday to take the ACT’s then stay up late to help Beau with his quilt, woke up early Sunday to study study study all day long, then… I began my finals Monday morning with Spanish 4 and Econ. I thought that having 5 classes would have been a piece of cake, but no no no. It doesn’t help that in all of my classes, I actually have to try in. But, I finished all of my finals and I think I did pretty well on them [knock on wood ;)] but that didn’t take away my exhaustion.I finished my LAST high school final yesterday at 10am. Excited? yes. Sad? not one bit. “Your last high school final?” you ask. Yes. At Berean they do things a bit differently then most schools [I think it’s different, not too sure]. But anyways, to keep you motivated in your last quarter of senior year, after you have already received your acceptance letter and have chosen the college you want to attend, if you get a B or above in a class you are taking, you do not need to take the final. “How are you certain you will not get below a B?” you ask me. Well, I hate taking tests, right? So, I will be completely motivated to get a good grade in ALL of my classes so that I will not have to take those lovely finals :) Thank you for you well-though out questions, readers. I appreciate the dialogue for the blog.
So now that it’s Christmas break, it is time for me to go eat too many sweets, go ice skating while holding hands with my love, sit by the fire and read a book, finish my Christmas shopping with Popsicle on Christmas Eve, bake Santa his favorite cookies, and get ready for a New Year ahead of me. 2011 is almost here, all. Let’s put on our best shoes and get ready to bring it on in!
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas filled with love, laughter, Jesus, and family; and a very happy New Year with the same things plus acceptance letter ;)Loves!!
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So this week is finals…as you have probably already read from our other posts but I feel the need to share my side of the story. The only thing in sight right now is the black tunnel of my looming pre-calc final tomorrow. It seems that at the time I need it most, my brain has disappeared to a place that is unknown to me. Have you ever felt like that? Like no matter how hard you think, ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWLEDGE comes into your head? Well, that’s where I’m at right now. I have resulted to blogging to get my head out of my pre-calc book, and also to avoid further injury (due to the constant banging of my head on the table). My mom probably thinks I’m going insane but hey, maybe I am!! The only redeeming part of this week is that it’s really our last set of high school finals and also that Christmas is coming soon! :) As I continue to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas for probably the 5th time this month already, I will also try to find my inner zen and hopefully gain some of the knowledge back that I know hope has only gone temporarily missing. Well, this is my last post before Christmas, so, I’m wishing you the happiest of Christmases as it is truly the most wonderful time of the year. With the dreadful strain of finals, the hustle and bustle of getting those last “perfect” gifts, and the TV programs that materialize Christmas so much, we often lose sight of what Christmas is truly about. I know a lot of us hear the Christmas message a few times every year and eventually we tune it out because its “dull” or “overdone”. But honestly? I think that every year we do forget to appreciate what Christmas is about: Jesus Christ being born into the world. So I encourage you all to really listen the next time you hear the Christmas story, because it’s never something that should become too repetitive. Cherish it as a gift every time you hear it. This message is proclaimed from Linus in A Charlie Brown Christmas, originally from Luke 2 in the Bible, and is a great reminder of what we should really be setting our hearts and minds on during the Holiday season:
“And there were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them! And they were sore afraid … And the angel said unto them, “Fear not! For, behold, I bring you tidings o great joy, which shall be to all my people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ, the Lord.
And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” And suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host praising God, and saying, “Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace, and good will toward men.”
“That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”
-K
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I cannot even begin to describe the huge sigh of relief I felt at 12:00 this afternoon. Not only had I successfully made it through my first semester of Physics (which I don’t exactly understand) but I also survived half of AP English. To say I studied a lot for the AP English final is a litote [ meaning understatement…see i did learn something ;) ]. Overcoming a strong sense of defeat before even taking my seat, I felt proud and confident at the amount of work and effort I have put into this class. Though pushing through challenging times, a.k.a the stress of studying for finals, is not always easy, it is worth it to look back on a semester and know you did your absolute best. After finals, Britt Britt and I treated ourselves to a delicious sandwich at Genova’s. Once we finished our girl talk and venting session, I finally got a chance to check my voice mails. The day turned out to be even better than I expected when I heard back from Cal Baptist University and heard I had been accepted!! Picturing college in my near future is now becoming more and more real. It was the perfect blessing and reward from God that topped off a wonderful day! I then took that good news to my big sister, Natalie’s house…who is about 9 months pregnant and ready to have the baby at any second! Spending time with my sister is always a refreshing break from the crazy social dynamics of high school. She shared in my job of being accepted to CBU & offered practical, meaningful advice concerning my future. Trying to keep active to move the pregnancy along, we went on a little walk to Peet’s. Maybe the next time I write, the baby will have come! Is it a boy? Is it a girl? Wait and see!!! :)
-MJ
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It’s finals weekend!!! Were all currently studying for the long week ahead of us! Some of us (Kj Mae Brooke Taylor and I) have 6 or 7 classes while britt Mariah and Michelle only have 4 or 5 haha. I wish I had listened to my friends when they told me to not take a full schedule mt senior year. It’s starting to get so crazy right now with 7 classes, work, and soccer on top of it. I have no free time!! So even though this coming week is going to be very stressful with finals and our first 2 soccer league games, after we get 2.5 weeks to relax :) I can’t wait. On Wednesday Taylor and I were in the office when one of the teachers told Mrs shafer to call 911. Apparently one of the girls was having trouble breathing so T and I got to direct the fire truck, police car, abduction ambulance in the pouring rain. Haha. Berean has had an exciting last few weeks! We also had policemen with their dogs searching people’s cars at school for drugs. Very exciting to watch Hahaha so this picture is one that I took while Taylor and I were waiting for through EMTs to take the girl to the hospital. Now its time to make a La Scala run and get to work! Happy studying everyone!
Xoxo A Ps song of the week is Replace You (acoustic) by silverstein :)
