Loved ones will eventually pass whether we want them to or not..

Remember my guy friend with the mom who had breast cancer? Well, she passed away last night. It was heartbreaking to hear of the news because she is one of the most positive, kindest, and optimistic people I knew. I feel terrible for her son--my close friend. He never ever shows his true emotions. Not even when his stepdad died. But last night I saw him cry for the first time in the eight years that I have known him.


I stayed up nearly all night with him, allowing him to release all of his pent up emotions and sorrow. I was literally dragging myself out of bed this morning for school since i had received roughly a maximum of two hours of sleep, but it was absolutely worth it. On my part: It's nice to be needed once in a while. On his part: it is nice to see how much someone cares for you every once in a while too. I'm glad that I was the person who reminded him that he does have friends who truly do care for and love him. ..He forgets that sometimes.


Rest in peace, Heather. You are loved very very much.


LG-x-

peace(: ...

So, I had my District 3 Contest last week with the concert choir. We received a I!! It was exciting. The concert choir hadn't getten a one for the past few years. Finally, this year was the year we got it :D So, in April, we will be going to state. Woo.


Also, this coming Monday is not only the first day of my spring break, but also the day of mine and my best friend's college visit. I am stoked! Annnd I get to spend all Friday with another one of my favorite people.


It's nice to have life go a tad smoothly for once. Even if it is for just a little while.


Also, sorry for being so skimpy and short with my posts and not keeping up with your guys'. I'm trying, I will sometime soon. Too much is going on at the moment. Hopefully I will catch up this coming week over break. But I am going now because I just got home and really really should start my homework.


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Cancer is a disgusting thing.

I just received news that one of my friend's father just died about an hour ago after a long battle with cancer. It makes my stomach sick to see so many close loved ones leave us because of cancer. The anniversary of my grandpa's death is approaching on the 17th of this month. I have grown to hate St. Patricks day because it reminds me of what I no longer have. I still remember that day in fourth grade when I was called out of class because my mother was waiting on the other end of the phone line in the office with devastating news.


My close guy friend's mother has been fighting breast cancer for years. She beat it, but it has recently come back stronger than ever. In the worst level possible, she is just expected to die anytime now. Her husband died about three weeks ago from a heart attack in their hotel room while they were in Illinois for her chemo treatment. How horrible must that have been for her. I feel absolutely terrible for their family and constantly pray for her.


But please, pray for my friend who lost her father tonight and for my other friend who lost his step-dad and is in the process of losing his mother next. Also please keep my family in mind. My mom has become greatly emotional lately and going through little epiosodes of depression as the death anniversary of my grandpa approaches. She loved her father more than anything--he was her world as she was growing up.
Thank you.


God Bless.

I apologize for disappearing for roughly two weeks. I have been pretty busy and stressed about many different things, and plus, my internet was shut of for about a week. Awesome. But it's whatever. It's back on now and I'm looking past it.


I'm more focused on a college visit I will be doing durning the week of March 20. I am stoked to see the campus and be in the 'College Atmosphere.' I have been looking forward to college for years now. I will be going with my MOST best friend and our mothers which make it much more exciting. 
I also have a Beta Convention to look forward to, the District 3 Contest for choir, and the ACT; I also recently received a promotion at work so I have been working on several tests and I have to be interviewed twice before I can officially be promoted. I have made major progress on my novel as well. So much has been done and is happening and we are only a few day into March. 


I just got home a while ago from church. I stayed over at my best friends house last night. She came into town and we went shopping--not the kind where you freak over a handbag or something, but for ingredients. We made Pico de Gallo:

[Here we are only on the second step. 

It looks much like salsa when it was complete.]

After the salsa was finished, we started Funfetti Cupcakes and made Fruit Slushies from a recipe I got out of my Seventeen magazine, Ha. The salsa tastes amazing and the cupcakes were very good, but the slushies were uhh..kind of a fail. At least we tried :))

But yes, my weekend was great :] And now I should get off here and start my Anecdote Paper. Wooo.