Is Love Blind?

A little something I wrote the other day...

After reading this question and milling on it for a little while I have some thoughts that just came to my mind.
I believe that true love is not blind. You are blind when you go into a relationship carelessly not focusing on the true beauty that lies within someone. You close your eyes to the things you wish did not exist in that person, not flaws but rather characteristics that are not right for you. True love is opening your eyes for the first time. When you find that right person there is no reason to cover your eyes out of fear of what you may see. Instead you love the person with eyes wide open to who every piece of who they are.

Blindness is turning away from the things you see. Open your eyes and experience real love.

So to answer the question, no, love is not blind, lust is. I refuse to fall in lust again.

We have more time than we think

As a college student, heck, as a human being, I am victim to saying the infamous phrase, "there isn't enough time in the day." However, I think we are all wrong. Yes, time does move quickly, especially as we get older, but we need to be better with managing our time. Even though sometimes we spend too much time planning, and not living our lives.

Anyways, as I sit here with a load of laundry started and my next three weeks of homework planned out, I'm feeling pretty good. My work load is huge and always is, but it is manageable. I think we all spend too much time worrying, time that we could use to be productive. So to take my own advice, this is where I am signing off and using this long Tuesday afternoon to stay on track and if I'm lucky, get ahead.

Hopefully I'll be able to get a lot done so i can share some fun updates on life or other thoughts because there has been a lot on my mind lately.

-Kimberly
(Since that's what everyone seems to be calling me lately)

Arielle Leigh ♥

A very happy 18th birthday to my amazing best friend!



I cant even begin to tell you how much I love you. You are beautiful girl with the most beautiful heart. You deserve all the best and don't ever forget that. Your friendship is truly a gift to me from God. Remember, He will always take care of you and cast all your worries to Him. I love you Arzz and I wish I could be home to celebrate with you, but I'll be there soon enough. Thank you for your honesty, laughter, compassion, and wonderful friendship. I cant wait to see all the amazing plans God has in store for you. I'll always be there along the way for anything :)

Love, Me

A rare occasion.

It is about 9:30 at night and I have no homework to do. I cant recall any other night since I have been at Biola where I have felt this at ease. I'm sure there is something I can be working on to get ahead, but the beauty is I have nothing I need to do! Such a nice feeling. So anyways, like I said in my last couple of blogs... I'm at Biola. Let me tell you, junior college was a cake walk compared to this. Now I get why people would look at me crazy when I would say I'm taking 18 units this semester. And they are much more difficult than if I were taking 18 units at COC. Speaking of COC, I really miss my choir :( The only time I find myself belting out any music is when I drive myself home from school... oh how I value those times! I get some pretty interesting looks, but clearly, I do not care because I'm enjoying myself. Back to Biola though... I should mention that I live in Alpha, the only all girl dorm on campus. Yeah, I wasn't looking forward to it but I have to say that it really isn't that bad. My RA's are awesome and I absolutely adore my roommate, Sarah. We keep bonding more and more and she is so easy to live with. Such an awesome girl. She's a math major and I'm journalism so together we make up both sides of the brain and somehow it works :)Well I'm going to go find a TV show to watch online or something dare I say... fun/enjoyable?! Night ♥

*At Push Play's CD Release party a couple weekends ago at the Roxy*


*We also got to meet/talk with Phil Bensen. He's an awesome guy and incredibly talented*

This is the way it should begin again

If I wrote at all this summer, which I didn't do even once, I would only have the beginning of this school year to catch up. However, summer was crazy... intense... a time of growing so I think it deserves a recap. So much happened and combined with my love for details I am afraid I will bore you if I post everything in one post, but I guess I will try and if I think this is getting a little lengthy I'll split things up. Well now that we have this long intro out of the way allow me to tell you about my summer.....

My summerwas not simple but it simply consisted of a few things: work at my new job (Dick's Sporting Goods), Bible Bridge (the hardest 6 units I have ever worked for), a little bit of free time, and... a boy.

First let me tell you what Bible Bridge is. Since I chose to transfer to Biola I have to minor in Biblical Studies. Not a bad concept since I chose to attend a Christian school. However there is a catch, most students have 4 years to spread this out but since I am transferring in as a junior I only have 2 years to complete that along with my major. In order to try and graduate in 2 years I needed some help. Bible Bridge is a way to get 2 classes done over the summer. It was 6 weeks online, a one week break (unless like me you used it for unfinished homework), then 2 weeks of on campus work from 8am to 3 pm everyday. Sounds intense right? Well, yes it was. Probably the most work I have ever done in my life and it mentally drained me trying to balance it with everything else in my life. There are so many things I could say about Bible Bridge but I'll leave you with this. It was extremely intense with work all the time and caused some mental breakdowns, but I made some amazing friends out of it and for those I am so thankful.

I guess it is now time to move on to Dick's (let out all your chuckles now, I have heard all the jokes). Working here caused me to learn a lot about myself and relationships.... at a sporting goods store, who would have thought? I don't think I have ever enjoyed a job so much. Maybe that's why I'm still working there on the occasional weekend, but I must say it's not as great as it was in the beginning. Being one of the few girls among many guys really did a lot for my confidence. Not because of attention, but because I learned how to assert myself and be okay with who I am. I bet some people are curious about this boy I mentioned earlier... we met at work. I'm not going to share all the details of everything because if you know me than you know the important stuff, but I'll mention him. Bad Boy. Or at least that's what everyone thought. He had a dark faux hawk and eyes that I could see straight through. I didn't think anything of him but then he swept me off my feet and won me over. Thats when we hopped onto a roller coaster. Neither of us really knew what we wanted or told the other. It was a lot of back and forth of who liked who. Yeah... not so great. Basically before I moved here things were good or so I thought and then they fell apart. Some of the worst pain I have ever experienced. I wish things ended better but there is no going back. I still dont think he knows how hurt I really was, all I can hope though is that I made some sort of impact on him. As much as everyone around me may not like him because of everything that happened I still care about him because I don't think he has many people in his life like me. Everyone can say what they want but like all summer, I'm going to make my own decisions and learn from them. It's still hard sometimes, but I'm moving on and I'll be okay. As I have had everyone tell me, "God has someone better in store for you". I believe it.... I just dont like the waiting game.

This is getting long and I'm probably loosing your attention if you've made it this far. This was a VERY short recap for everything I felt. Summer was intense, crazy, fun, difficult, changing, growing, happy, sad, and most of all memorable. There were things I wished I could change at the time but I believe everything happens for a reason so I wouldn't change a thing.

I kept my sanity by simple nights with friends, late night conversations and early morning texts, trips to San Diego and the motoGP. Oh and a Taylor Swift Concert started off the summer!

It's been too long...

I am finally back (not that anyone really reads this)! I don't have the time for a full update right now but let's just say that I am typing this from my dorm... yes dorm. Just down the page a little you will see a post about my visit to Biola, well guess what? I'm here now! Crazy right?? So an entire summer has passed (and what a summer it was), we have a lot to catch up on friends. I really feel like writing, but homework assignments MUST be done. I'm really motivated to do them now in hopes of being able to blog tonight. So I'm going to go do that now, hopefully I'll be back soon!

PS... It's raining right now and it makes me so happy :)

Here's a look at my dorm (it's been changed around since this)


And here's Emily aka the best friend here.

Summer Nights

Yes, I am well aware that it is still very early on in the Spring, but have you stepped outside within the past few days? It is summer weather right now in Southern California. The heat could be much worse, but lets face it, the warmth we (I) have been hoping for is here and in full force.

The upside to all of this? The feeling of a summer night. I love being able to hear the crickets from outside in the still, warm, air. Not the kind of Vegas heat with a slight breeze we feel during the day but a good temperature drop cooler. Not cold, not hot, but right there in the happy medium. It puts me in such a peaceful mood and makes me want to go sit on my porch with my iPod. It also takes me back to all my fond memories of summer nights after graduation. Great times. Unfortunately it is not summer yet and I have school in the morning so that wont be happening tonight. So goodnight World, sleep well. ♥

PS... looking for any new music? My recommendation would be Eye Alaska's new song called Walk Like A Gentleman. You can hear it on their myspace for now until it is released on iTunes.

The Best Day

Today went so well that I feel completely inspired to write about it.
As you may or may not know (sorry if you didn't) I have been accepted to Biola University. After long talks with myself and many others about the financial commitment and being ready to move out, I felt God telling me that it is where I belonged and I accepted. I have had many questions and some slight concerns so I figured the best thing to do is pick and day and make a visit to the school and talk with someone... today was that day. I am so glad I made this trip and I'm feeling much more prepared and excited. The day started with no traffic on the way there, Friday morning on the I5 with no traffic, how great is that?! When I got there the first thing I did was meet with my counselor. He was great and I couldn't believe how much time I spent talking with him. He made me feel much more sure of myself although my load is going to be quite hefty EVERY semester. Most importantly he was encouraging and gave me a well needed sense of direction. I couldn't ask for a better counselor and I look forward to working with him more during my time there.
Afterwards we took a tour of the school and I must say that it is much bigger than I ever realized. I saw everything from the classrooms to the dorms to the field. It is such a beautiful school and I cant wait to be a part of that environment. Once the tour was over, my dad, Ari, and I went and had lunch in the caf. I will definitely enjoy that part of Biola! Seriously, so delish! All in all, a great visit. One more thing that I feel important to note... the guys. The Christian boys there are much different then the ones I see everyday. They look at you as a person, not an object whose clothes they want to rip off. Its a sort of maturity and respect that you dont see often.
Next semester is going to be a great experience and I cant wait to see what God has in store for me!

"I have an excellent father, his strength is making me stronger".
I am thankful to know my heavenly father but I am also so thankful for the earthly one He has given me. I love my dad and I appreciate everything he done for me, without him this all wouldnt be possible ♥

SYTYCD

I have just been so moved that I felt compelled to write about it. Over the summer my favorite show is without a doubt, So You Think You Can Dance. There is currently nothing to watch on TV so I was going through the our DVR recordings and came across the season finale of SYTYCD. Of course I had to watch it, I knew I had it saved for a reason. They just showed the Bleeding Love dance and I was reminded of how breath taking it truly was. It amazes me how much someones talent can move you. It gave me chills and here I am to share it with you. Enjoy.

Long Island to the 90210

I'll start off by saying this will need to be a quick post. Hopefully I can accomplish such a task! So here it goes since my laptop is running out of battery and I'm not near an outlet.

I haven't been keeping up with this blog as frequently as I used to when I first got it... I guess it's just not the hippest thing to do lately! But I do feel the need to use it when the time is right, like today! Push Play has been in town for a few days now, in and out of meetings, and I am just so proud of them! Finally these boys are going to take a label, they got themselves pretty far but they need the support of major label with the release of their next album. It's so exciting to see someone I know personally doing something incredible like this. They have come so far, and they did it on their own(they wouldn't have it any other way). Quite a task in the industry these days!

I just wanted to tell you all to be on the lookout for them. Pretty soon they'll have a home at a label, a new CD, and they'll be spending a lot more time out here in California which is the most exciting thing to me! Plus, I got to see them today since they put on a small acoustic show in Beverly Hills so that was fun! I adore them and wish them all the best. They deserve it!

Now it's time for me to call it a night!

Oh and one last note- I could care less what anyone thinks about me spending time with bands. They're just normal guys who are my age and fun to be around. And its really only them and AllStar that I talk to. All the "groupie" comments... just ridiculous.

One size does not fit all

I haven't written anything in a little over a week yet I feel like I abandoned a child. I am writing a little something right now because I am frustrated... with my mouth. You are probably puzzled so I shall explain. My smile is not very wide if you may or may not have noticed. This makes going to the dentist a painful task. For example, when they want to take an x-ray and they shove the little piece of I dont even know what it is, in your mouth and you have to hold it there. Or when they have a million things in your mouth poking at your teeth. Granted, I know that no one enjoys this, but most of those tools fit inside a full adult mouth, and mine is more like a childs size. You cant even imagine how sore my jaw is at the end of each visit and how frustrating it is when the dentist asks you to open wider and it is not physically possible.

I haven't been to the dentist in a couple months so I'll tell you what the most recent cause of my grief is. Today I decided to buy whitestrips for my teeth as a simple attempt to enjoy my tiny mouth a little more. Well it is not so easy. First, the strip for the top of your teeth is ridiculously long... and doesn't fit in my mouth very well :( My smile is just not wide enough, then the bottom strip is really thick which present another problem. My bottom teeth aren't that large so the strip is a little big for me. These are definitely not one size fits all!

This was rather pointless and not well written but it killed some time for me! Only ten more minutes with these bad boys and I can go to sleep!

PS... here is a new picture of my little nephew from when I went to San Diego this weekend.

Fresh Start

I really just want it to be next week already. This past week has been so draining and taken a lot out of me. First off, I was sick and thats never any fun! Then there was this third week of school funk going on. This week was just super busy and I felt like I was playing catch up everyday, it's just exhausting.

Next week should be so refreshing though. Today was a good start. I had NOTHING to do...but I didn't know what to do with myself (This is the first Friday since being layed off)! I finally got a good night's sleep and picked my car up from the shop. New break pads.... sweet! I honestly love getting anything fixed on my car because I'm so excited that something is new or works better and I temporarily forget that my car is a station wagon, haha! I'm strange, I know!

Anways, back to next week... My planner is all written out and that's a great start. Ever since I went out and got a planner my life has been a little less stressful, thank you Office Max ;) The only problem is that I feel like I have more to do now since I write everything down! Tuesday I'm getting my hair done which is always fun for me. I like a little change and I like talking to Linsey. Wednesday makes me just a tad nervous though because we're singing in quartets in front of class. Oh well, it should be fine. Then next weekend I'm going to San Diego! I am so excited for that! I'll get to visit Sisters family and see AllStar! Doesn't get much better, plus San Diego is beautiful and we're hoping to go to the beach. I'll post more as it gets closer or once I get back.

That's it for now. Hopefully this week will go smoothly and less stressful than last!

Very Strange Moment

Let me start by saying that I am really excited to go to Biola next semester. Yes, I am a little nervous, but that's normal and I'm more excited than scared! I'll get to my point now...

My brother just came up to me a few minutes ago and asked me when I'm going to Biola.


I didn't like that. I don't know, it just felt weird to have my brother ask me about it. We've always had each other there for everything in our lives and now I'm leaving him. It's not that I feel guilty leaving him, I just feel.... strange? I cant put it in words. He'll be okay. I'll be okay. We'll all be okay. This is what happens when you grow up!

Until You

Oh Dave Barnes, you sing to my soul!

Ever since I heard this song I have been in love with it.

"I need you, now and forever
To stay right here with me
Dont ever leave
Love was kept from me like a secret
And I swore that I was through
Until you".

"I left all I knew and found the better part of me"

I could just type out the whole song, but I shall refrain from doing so. I have a lot on my mind and I just felt like writing something, anything! This is not what was on my mind, but it was on my iPod. I hope to find this love someday, I believe God will give it to me eventually.

I'm very tired and going to sleep now. This whole college thing is no piece of cake!
Night!

My completely insane day.

JACKKSBANDS ♥ Reunited and it feels so good!


From start to finish, yesterday sure kept me on my toes.

I was so excited for the day to come because Push Play was back in town for the day I was seeing them later on. The day started nice with a good sister bonding talk (I love when we get along), then the next call I received was not so pleasent. It was my boss. Thanks to the terrible economy I am out of a job and it really sucks. I wasn't fired, but if I don't find a job, I am out of work until the store gets busier. Just have to be more aware of my spending habits and look on the bright side of things. So that pretty much put me in a crappy mood and the last thing I wanted to do was talk to anybody. But after getting ready and driving over to Ari's where we were all meeting up I felt so much better!

The guys put on a great acoustic show and I got to see all my girls that I rarely see! They were a sight for sore eyes. It was so nice to reunite and just run and hug them. I wish we had more time, but they had been up and going all day and had a plain to catch, so I'm thankful for any time I got with them!

However, my night of course couldn't simply end there. We were saying our goodbyes and while we were waiting for our car we meet this band promoting their show coming up. I know what you're thinking! "Oh geez Kimmy, not another band"! Trust me, I was thinking the same thing!We ended up talking for awhile and long story short we all (Myself, Ari, Panda, Melis, Zach, Nate, Michael, and Tom) decided to go to dinner since we were all starving. We choose Chili's since Zach had a gift card haha. This is where things go downhill again...
Lucky me, I was the driver as usual. We were gonna meet them where they parked and just follow them. It was not that easy! I couldn't find the structure and nobody could give me any directions so I was driving around in circles and kept flipping U turns (all of which were legal) and I had a bad feeling I was going to get pulled over. Well, we finally figured out where we were going and what happens next? I get pulled over. That sucked. No ticket though. The cop was the biggest jerk and I normally have no problem with the law. He though I was drunk. Clearly I wasn't! Then he goes "Or you could just be deaf, blind, or stupid". I was outraged and just livid after that. But he realized we were just completely lost and gave us directions.

Luckily we eventually made it to the dang Chili's after much deliberation of should we go or go home. Thankfully the guys were there or I was just going to be even more upset. That would have just been the icing on the cake. After we sat down and got some food and water in us we were so much better and the guys were really cool. I could bore you with details but lets be honest, you don't care. If you do you can ask. If anyone has even read all this, you are pretty amazing.

Great night minus all the crap. Finally saw our New Yorkers and met some new music boys, who are called ALLSTAR(and live right near my sister in SD, small world. Go but their single on iTunes =] Picture recap coming soon!

Oh Warrior...

The main purpose of this blog is to have an answer to everyone in one place. I keep getting the question of how I got on some movie set. Now, you will have your answers and some more little things I feel like throwing in because I have so many great memories. Let's start from the beginning shall we?

Technically it started when Katie got an email from Be In A Movie.com saying they were filming a movie at COC, needed extras, and it was staring Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene from Twilight. We weren't their number one fans or anything but we loved Twilight so we though we would check it out. Since Ari's mom works at COC, she checked her email and there it was... all the details about the filming. After finding all this out we decided to go pay a visit to my school and see what was going (and hopefully meet Kellan). That was about two weeks ago on a Tuesday. We found out it was an open set so after some time pondering what to do, a man told us to just walk on. Low and behold, there is Kellan just standing there; Ari being bold, walks up and makes our presense known. That night we were able to meet him and spend some time with him (he is an amazing person, in case you were curious) and we made friends with the stunt guys. They joked about us bringing food, but we delivered.
The next night we came back with a humongous tray of cookies and let me just say, they were a hit. C'mon, all those guys on set, they couldn't resist. It went so well we brought more the next night. They loved it, and us. Everyone on set was so nice and made us all feel so welcomed. After those few days we were sad it had to end, but we knew the time was coming, or so we though. Basically long story short, after all those days we were able to just walk right on set the next few times they were back since they needed to shoot more than planned. It was a great experience and we met some great people.

Its getting late and I really need some sleep, but I think it's important to tell you about some of the people I met because they have made a mark on me.
Lets just start with Kellan since he's the star of the movie... I really hope he stays true to who he is. He is sweet, caring, and loves him family, friends, and fans. Oh, and he gives amazing hugs! I also love his little sister. Next, let me tell you about Aaron Hill, or as I like to call him, Beaver. His true character was shown on the last night after the movie wrapped. I honestly adore him and he is simply wonderful. You dont need to know all the details but he went out of his way for us, and for that I am so thankful and hope only the best for him... he deserves it. Now I'll mention Chord, we didn't talk all that much but he's a good kid. This is his first movie and it's neat to be there for that. Last but not least we have Jay. Jay Jay Jay... I never know what to say haha. He is honestly so funny and one of those people you just like to be around. Plus he doesn't mind me wearing his jacket when it's cold. We just got along really well and he can take my sarcasm.

So if you have read all this... WOW! I knew it would be long, I have over a weeks worth to say! Hope you enjoyed my story. Clearly the best parts were the little moments, but that would just take to long and it probably wouldn't be as exciting to you. Look out for this movie in several months, I think it will be really good. Plus, it doesn't hurt that they're all so good looking :)

Before we part, here is a video from the last night. I had to say this to Jay since he was in House Bunny. Feel free to check out my pictures on facebook or myspace.

Biola Bound

Oh me oh my! I have so much to say but not enough time right now. So I'll just post the most recent news... I got accepted to Biola! Woo! I'm not surprised, but getting the letter made it so much more real. I'm almost positive I am going to go there in the fall, I'm just scared. That's normal though, right? Time to spend a lot of time in prayer! I know it will be a great experience so I'm not going to worry about it right now. I'll keep everyone posted on my decisions!

Have I found you, flightless bird?

It's been a while so I figured I should update this thing. I must start off by saying that I am so grateful to COC for giving me us such a long winter break. As much fun as I have been having over break, I still don't feel very rested. I'm busy all the time between work and friends. It's not a bad thing, but I think I need to take a couple of days to just collect myself... and clean my room completely.
There have been two things bothering me though recently. First, I cannot find my checkbook anywhere. The only thing giving me piece of mind is that I know it isnt stolen since I haven't taken it out of my house since November when I used it to pay for getting my hair done. It is so frustrating though that it still isn't showing and it's been about a week now. Hopefully it's in my car and I just didn't look hard enough because I really believe it is not in my room. Second, my lack of sleep. I fall asleep late and I have been waking up before my alarm EVERY DAY. Granted, I'm still not waking up that early, but it's early when you go to sleep as late as I do. Cant a girl get some sleep over break??
Well enough of me complaining! Here is some big news, my Biola application is sent! Yes, in August I may be moving away for school at Biola University. It is really scary but I'm starting to get excited again. I pretty sure I'll get in (since I have before), but I dont know if I'm ready. I think I'll just need to take a leap of faith! The hardest part is going to be leaving my friends. Especially when your best friends are saying "don't leave me". Yeah, that doesn't help, it's not like I want to leave them behind either, I just need to move forward.
So besides all of that I don't think I've done anything too exciting since Disneyland. Before I wrap this up completely I have a music recommendation, "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" by Iron and Wine. It's off the Twilight soundtrack and I love it. When you really listen to it, the words are pretty strange, but it has a nice melody and I love it!
Now I'm off to start my weekend!

Just a late night thought...

Yesterday was a great day and today wasn't half bad either. I rested for the first time in awhile and my sink is fixed... hooray for it being able to drain! I'm plagued with a hint of sadness though.

Recently Sam's friend asked him to watch his hamster San (prounced like S ON) while he was out of town. Last night San passed away and I found out this morning. Normally I wouldn't feel so upset since it's Sam's friend's hamster, but the look on my brother's face today made me feel horrible. It clearly wasn't his fault, San was old for a hamster, she was about a year and a half, but clearly Sam thinks it was =[

So now I feel terrible for Sam and the poor little hamster who is no longer with us. What was even worse was that after Sam told his friend Steven, he had to figure out what to do with it because Steven didn't want to know. I really shouldn't feel so bad for a hamster but I do. I heard some noise from my brother's room so i went in and it was just his hamster moving in his sleep. Then i started to feel sad for Chili (Sam's hammy), he lost his friend, I know I am such a girl. People may say oh it's just a hamster, but just because they're little doesn't mean they arent loved.

So now I'm sitting here pondering what Sam's hamster is thinking about what happened while feeling sad and ridiculous. Now I don't think I want any little pet that has a short life span.

R.I.P San ♥

Disneyland!

Yesterday I went to Disneyland and I must say, it was one of my best trips I've taken there, and that says a lot, because I cant even count how many times I have been there.




We only had to get a couple of fast passes and most of the lines were relatively short. I also think they felt so short because we kept ourselves way too entertained. The three of us together, Ari, Melissa, and I, are simply too much when we are together.

One of the funniest things to me is when you see people at the beginning of the day and then you see them for the next few rides you go on. You know they recognize you too, so it is somewhat awkward and somewhat hilarious depending on who the people are. The most noteworthy group was the foreign family, they were so adorable. The mom had a pin that said "My 1st Visit", the dad thanked us in really good English when we let him go ahead to catch up with his family, the little girl was chatty, but their son was our favorite. He was probably too young for any of us, but seeing him throughout the day kept us entertained.

Anyways, back to the trip... Splash Mountain was much more fun than usual, probably because I wasnt't even close to being drenched. Here is our picture, don't be fooled, Ari's head is hiding but that arm is her clawing!


The rest of the day was just as fun as the beginning. I also must note that almost every single (good looking) guy was wearing plaid, my weakness. The most fun ride of the day though would have to be when we took the train. We expected just to take it to kill time waiting to use our Space Mountain fast pass, well we got much more than killed time! The conductor was hilarious and the people sitting in front went from being annoyed by us to loving us and being entertained (we were pretty good at that yesterday). During our chat it came up that I have been called the queen of Disneyland and things took off from there haha. I ended up naming Ari and Melis my princesses and we dubbed him Sir Lancelot, conductor to Queen Kimmy and her royal court. We loved him and he shook our caboose. It worked out nicely that his name really was Lance!


I think I shall end this post here because if I don't you'll be confused by the many inside jokes that you weren't there to get. I love my girls. I love Disneyland. A great start to the new year!

I miss Stripes and our foreign family!

Part 2

I just took a dinner break and now I'm back to finish this off!

August is full of adventure. In one week the boys were on a lot of different tapings and long story short, I didn't make it to any of them. So the main points where the Push Play concert and NASCAR.




September was the start of real change and really exciting things to come!
After talking online to Push Play for awhile I wanted to hang out while they were here recording in California and so we went out to breakfast!

Later on that same week I was chosen to go to the MTV VMA's for the JB performace. Even better, I got picked for rehearsal the night before. I cant even describe how amazing it was. The backlots were so cool, we were really close to them, and during rehearsal there was hardly anybody there.



Towards the end of the month Push Play was back for just a little over a day and they wanted to get together with me and the rest of the girls! They are truly great people and incredible musicians. You should check them out, www.myspace.com/pushplayrox


October was a month for rest but November came in full force! Let me tell you, it was the best birthday month EVER! My birthday was really fun, I had dinner with some good friends then went to a movie and my dad kept with tradition by taking me to Disneyland that week. I also went to San Diego for a Jonas Brothers concert and spent the weekend there with the girls and visited my sister. I even saw Twilight at midnight for the premiere... yeah, I'm cool. Ha!




I would have to say one of the coolest things not only this month but from this whole year was going to the American Music Awards. It's awesome to know people who know people.




What a year, what a year! December was just finals, working, and celebrating the holidays. I couldn't feel more blessed for everything I was able to do last year. Putting all of this stuff up probably makes me seem spoiled, but honestly I'm not. I just wanted to recall my year. Trust me, I've never done anything like before. These may be the "fun, celeb-filled " events, but my year was much more. My friends have been incredible this year through all the ups and downs. Like I said above, I have been so beyond blessed, if next year is even half what this was, it will be amazing. So, that 2008! I would love to stay and talk about what I hope for in 2009, but my laptop is about to die!

Happy New Year everyone!!

Reflecting

I cant even believe that it is already 2009! The past year flew by and I had some of the most amazing experiences EVER. So here I am to share them (mostly so I can have them all in one place to see for myself). I'll try to stick to the biggest things but knowing me, this will probably turn into a mini picture book.

Lets start with January. This was the beginning of my Jonas Brothers "phase". I'm not sure if that's the right word since I still love them, but I'm not crazy anymore haha.

This is when Kelly and I had quite the adventure going to the Gibson Box Office to buy concert tickets and the boys showed up... I almost died!



Now let's move on to February. On the second I went to the Supercross, then the next day was the Jonas Brothers concert. Then later on in the month I was a bridesmaid in Nicole's wedding.






As far as events go, March wasn't extremely eventful, but I did go to see the JB on Jimmy Kimmel. Since the few camera phone pictures I took are on my old phone, this will have to do.


April and May were dull months. Well I'm sure fun stuff went on, but no major events. Although.... the Jonas Brothers came in May to shoot their Target commercial (I know this because it's written on my calender). As you can guess, that was a sad day since I found out too late. I could have met them that day. Lame.

June was a pretty fun month. I almost went to a So You Think You Can Dance taping but my friends didn't want to wait in the heat so we left. My friends and I are nerds so we had a mini Camp Rock Party when it came out. June was also the month Sarah got married and I was a bridesmaid again!



I'll include July in this post then I'll start a new one because I think this is where a lot starts to happen. Obviously a highlight of my whole summer was the Jonas Burnin Up Tour with Demi opening. I originally planned on going to one concert but then things changed and I went to 3 in a row.
Day One: Irvine with Bre, Amanda, Melissa, and Ari

Oh I have to include this picture of Joe since it's my favorite

Day Two: Anaheim, God smiled upon me for this one. I was lucky enough to be picked as part of the audience for the taping of their 3D movie so Melis, Arz, and I went to the concert for FREE and got to be in the pit!


Then finally on day three I went with Beth to Anaheim again where TAYLOR SWIFT made a little guest appearance! Surprisingly, their shows don't get old.


I almost forgot, in July I also went to MotoGp!


Well this is getting long, so now I'm on to part two! At this point I seem like a crazed Jonas fan, but don't worry I get better and I had fun so who cares!