When you wish upon a clock.

Confession: I'm an avid 11:11 wisher.
Yeah, some people claim they wish on 11:11. Whatever.
I go so far as to follow the rules of 11:11 wishing...Which are as follows:
1. Don't say what you wished for. EVER. Or else it won't come true. Go ahead. Ask me what I wished for. I dare you to. Many have tried. All have failed. I'm not telling you my wish. I'm not playing around with this.
2. Don't sit around waiting at 11:10 watching the clock for 11:11 to happen. That's like cheating. It's like babysitting the base in tag. Or goaltending in basketball. Whatever, just don't do it.
3. If someone tells you it's 11:11 and to make a wish...then freaking do it! Jeez. Consider yourself lucky for having someone care to share the opportunity to make a wish with you.
4. If you are within sight of a clock, it's always helpful (but not always necessary) to kiss the clock. For extra luck. And who doesn't want extra luck?
So I realize this kind of makes me crazy. But I have reason to be!
In 10th grade, a dear friend of mine made me a "wish bracelet." She said to make a wish when I put it on, and when it fell off...the said wish would come true. At this time, we had just moved to Arizona, and were living with my aunt. I wished to find our own house. My bracelet fell off in February. The Friday after it fell...we moved into the house we live in now.
WHAT. Yeah.
Ever since then...I've believed in wishes.
Okay. Maybe that whole thing was sheer coincidence.
Maybe the bracelet fell off because I had showered and swam with it...for several months. Maybe it was just it's time.
That very well could be.
But that doesn't stop my believing in 11:11.
Wishes give us hope. We've been taught to wish since we were little, each year blowing out our birthday candles..."MAKE A WISH!"
It gives us hope that although our dreams and aspirations may be a bit far fetched, there's a slim chance that it might just happen. It might just come true.
I'll confess that my 11:11 wishes are typically the same. Or some derivative of the same wish. I have this wished tucked away in my brain, and as soon as I see that it's 11:11, I wish it. And you know what? It will come true. Or maybe it won't, it's really not entirely under my control. But it keeps me motivated. It gives me hope. What's life without a little something we want to pursue, or achieve, or fulfill to keep us motivated, and to keep us from living without a purpose? And who's to say my wish, or anyone's for that matter, could NEVER EVER be granted?
Anyway, I'm going to keep on wishing.
Because it can't hurt.

"19 is the new 35"

I hate that I don't blog as much as I should.

And I hate that when I do blog...or crave it...it's when I'm procrastinating something.

Anyway, now that I'm here, let me cut to the chase.

I turned 19 on Sunday! AHH.

I have to say though, this was my favorite birthday ever. And I've had some pretty great birthdays.

Like my Quinceanera:

Or this super cool (3rd?) birthday party at Chuck-e-Cheese:

Or my 1st birthday, where I obviously developed my love for cake:

But really. Over the years I've had some good times. And I've had some bad. (cough, last year, cough) But this year. Was just great. For some reason, I had this fear, that no one would remember my birthday...that I'd just sit in my dorm all day Sunday and have my own little party watching football or something.

Didn't happen.

Basically, I had SO much fun with some of my best friends. Had 2 birthday dinners. Capitalized on as much free stuff as I possibly could. There wasn't really a dull moment.

And even though I wasn't at home, my family made it just as great. They made me videos and sent me cards, which meant just as much as anything else I could've done at home.

My mom, though, made me a video that made my cry like a baby. Like, I'm tearing up just thinking about it. She scanned a bunch of my baby pictures, and compiled it into a slideshow that went to an acoustic version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. So then I started to feel really really old. Which yeah, I know, I'm not old at all, really.

But here's what freaks me out:

People my age get married.

What.

Yeah, okay, so it's typically mostly only in the Mormon culture. Aka Mesa/Utah. But still. Even 20, 21, girls get married.

"19 is the new 35. You're in your PRIME!"

Um. How can someone like me get married? That's what old people do. Well. Not old people. But people who got married were always so old compared to me. One of my dear friends is engaged. She's a year younger than me.

Uhhhhhh.

There's no turning back now. It's full speed ahead. I have to be responsible from now until forever. From now until forever I have to worry about jobs, and money, and housing. Grown up stuff.

GROWN UP STUFF.

I shouldn't have to worry about that. Can't I just party at Chuck-e-cheese some more?

I need to stop. There's no point trying to grow up too fast.

For now, I'm just going to enjoy my youth while I still can. That means drinking too many energy drinks, listening to music incredibly loud, and eating more sweets than is medically acceptable.

So here's to being 19:

2011>2010

Top 10 Lessons Learned in 2010.

10. Krispy Kreme donuts are made for consumption...not for throwing out the windows of cars.
9. You can sleep when you die. It is very possible to run on very minimal amounts of sleep. ...Even on Game Days.
8. Procrastination works!! Although, it can be quite painful at times.
7. Some battles aren't worth fighting. Because as much as you want to win...you probably never will. Thus, stop wasting your time, efforts, and emotions and divert them to battles that you do have a fighting chance in.
6. Never throw snowballs without gloves on. NEVER.
5. When you find someone you can trust...hold on to them. These days, they are very hard to come across.
4. Hard work pays off. So don't quit.
3. Burning bridges is necessary sometimes, as difficult as it is. But some best friends will always be there...despite adversity.
2. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
1. Family is always going to be there. Through moving away. Through losing best friends. No matter what. So if you don't like your family...get over it.