Prom...

... was fun :)

So on Saturday, I went to the hair place with Courtney so she could get her hair cut. Other then that, I didn't really do anything exciting until after dinner, when I went to Walmart with Gary to get a birthday present for Grayson (they have some really cool Speedracer toy cars there ;) we had fun pressing buttons...). Later that night, Sheila and I figured out my hair for prom.
On Sunday, we went to church and cleaned the house after. Around 3, guests for Grayson's birthday party came. Grandma was here, aunt and uncle, cousins Tony, Cassy, and Amanda, and Melinda's family (Melinda is Sheila's friend who lived in Germany for like, 3 years. Now they've been back for a year, but this summer they go there again for a year.). Melinda had called me in advance, because she wanted me to help her play a joke on her son Christopher whom I hadn't met yet. She told him that I didn't speak English very well, so he talked German to me for quite a while until we told him the truth ;) It was funny. But I'm pretty sure his German is better than mine is at the moment.
On Monday, I went with Gary in the morning when he brought Courtney to school (although he's out of school now, he still has to take his sisters in the morning, so he takes Courtney, too), because I had some little presents (German candy) for some of my teachers. After that, we went somewhere to have breakfast, and then we came back to the school for 3rd hour so I could take my Precalc final. After that, he picked me up again and we went to get Autumn. Until 6th hour, I explained the Precalc stuff to them at McDonald's, and then they had to go to take their final.
Tuesday was the day of our graduation practise. Again, I had to get up early, because it started at 7.30. We took our Senior picture, and then they explained to us what we have to do on graduation day. I still don't have my cap and gown... that kind of starts to bother me. Gary doesn't have his either, neither do Randy or Adam.
After that, we got our yearbooks and tickets for graduation. Then, Gary, Autumn, and I went to my house to look through the yearbooks until 4th hour, when we went back to the school to hang out with Mr Curtis during his prep hour. He signed our yearbooks :) AND he's coming to my goodbye party!!
And then, yesterday, was the day of our prom! I slept in, did some chores, and prepared for prom as much as I could so far... there wasn't really anything to start yet, though. When Sheila got home (she had to sub) she started doing my hair. We weren't even done with that yet when Eric, Ashlynn, and Kyle got to my house. Oh well, they were early, I was in time ;)
While I was doing my make-up and getting my dress on - with Courtney's help - Gary and Gina got here as well. Finally ready, I came downstairs, and Kyle gave me my cresage and flowers :) We waited for Matt, Courtney, Garrett, Autumn, and a couple parents, and then we started a looong photo session. Around 6.40 pm, we all left for Villa Penna, where the prom took place. It was a pretty cool place, and the dinner they served was good. As expected, the music consisted mainly of hip hop... oh well, it was alright. Autumn improvised with some epic hand-dances :) (she's still on crutches). The night ended too soon, and then Kyle, Gary, Gina, Matt, Courtney and I went with Autumn to Autumn's house. I stayed overnight. Rosie finally starts putting less effort into chewing me and more into chewing dog toys. Yay! I love that puppy. But she CAN get annoying. I've been back home since 2 pm. It felt amazing to take a shower and brush my teeth when I got home ^^

Prom's over, graduation's coming closer... and after that? Nooooo... :'(

Last Concert, Last Tests, Last Day of School

I am really starting to hate the word "last".

Our concert was good. It made me a little sad that it was our last one. Later, it made me really sad. After the concert, when we were in the lobby, Mr Hilton walked up to me, shook my hand, thanked me for playing with them, and told me that it was an honor to have me in the band. That was sooo awesome :) I was speechless for a moment.
Gary brought me home, and we got food on the way.
Sunday was Mother's Day. We went to church and then to Grandma's, where we celebrated with her, GG, Sheila's brother and his wife. We had a really yummy late breakfast and after that, some chocolate cake and some coconut cake which I had made the night before (my Mother's Day present :) ).
Then, my last week of school started.
On Tuesday, I went to Lowe's with Gary after school to get spray paint for Justin, which we then dropped off at his house (he was sleeping, so we woke him up). When we were going to leave, Gary's car didn't turn on - parked in a tactically perfect spot right in front of Justin's driveway ;) Justin's dad fixed it, the battery connection was lose. Unfortunately, Gary's car refuses to shift into park since then. So he has to shift it manually everytime.
On Wednesday, I had my U.S. history final. Haha. Fun. Again, it was the exact same questions as on the study guide, and he put the three Seniors together out in the hallway...
Yesterday, I had my Real Life Literature final. Wasn't too hard either. After school, we had a little cast reunion party with the entire play cast in Mrs Ethridge's room :) It was sooo nice to meet all the cast members again. We watched the play DVD, ate, and talked. Kyle gave me an invitation to his graduation party :)
Then, at 7 pm, was the Senior Night in the small gym. Food, partially okay live music, and announcements of the winners of the mock elections. Justin won best male artist. Surprise, surprise. Justin's the most creative person I know, who else could have won it?? Unfortunately, they didn't show the Senior Slide Show because of technical difficulties. After Senior Night, we went to Little Caesars, where we met Eric, Matt, and Garrett, and then it was time to go home.
Then, the day had come...
The last day of school.
It was somewhat awkward, because during the whole school day, it didn't feel like the last day to me. It didn't really get through to me until I got home.
Seniors were supposed to wear their gowns today. Unfortunately, I don't have mine yet. I really hope I get in on Monday, because I will really need it on Tuesday for graduation practise and the senior picture. Anyways. I took a couple pictures throughout the day, took my composition final, and in sixth hour, all the Seniors walked through the hallways in a little parade.

I will miss these people so much.

I made invitations for my goodbye party, too.

I don't want to go back :(

I'm not ready!

Broken Legs and Other Fun Stuff

A lot of stuff happens, and I'm getting lazy with my blog again...

So, the Monday after my last entry Gary, Autumn and I went to Dan's house after school. Dan's a friend of them, in my first hour, and pretty awesome. I love his house. It's right by the lake - the lake is basically behind his backyard. I also love his dog.
I had brought our two Wii controllers, so we had enough controllers for everybody to play Mario Kart on Dan's Wii. In between, Gary and I left to get pizza. It was pretty much the perfect gaming day because it was raining. A lot.
I don't think I did anything exciting on Tuesday because I don't remember what I did. Studying for Chemistry, maybe.
On Wednesday, I hung out with Gary and Autumn... and we had a lot of fun. Like always. I love these people. So much.
Thursday must have been unexciting too. What did I even do??
Friday, I hung out with Kyle and his friends Steve and Angela. They're pretty awesome :) Angela's in college already, Steve is a Senior at L'Anse Creuse. He plays drums. Both of them have an amazing taste in music.
We went to the movies and watched "21", a movie about these MIT students who go to Vegas every weekend to count cards and make a bunch of money. It was pretty good. But reaaaally long.
On Saturday, Courtney and I walked up to Fantastic Sam's next to Rite Aid so I could get a hair cut. My hair really started to bug me. I got about an inch off in general, against the spliss, and then I got the front a little shorter for more structure and a face frame. I like it. I also bought a highlights kit at Rite Aid on our way back, Courtney helped me putting that in back home. At night, the entire family watched "Alvin and the Chipmunks". It's an ok movie I guess. The little ones like it a lot. Later that night, when I was on the computer and talking to Gary, I found out that Autumn had just broken her leg. She went to a concert with some of the guys (Justin, Eric, Garrett, Matt, Kyle, ...) at DTE, and some black 300 pound guy accidently fell on her, and her leg broke. The guys went to the hospital with her, and it turned out that she would need surgery on Sunday. The ironic part - she wasn't even moshing, because there was this hill and she was afraid to fall. So, she was just standing there. She says that probably nothing would have happened if she WOULD have moshed. Poor Autumn.
On Sunday, we went to church and after that, we all did some outside work together. Courtney and I did the weeds. In the afternoon, we went back to church for a project called GIFT - Gathering In Faith Together. That meant that we had dinner with a bunch of other Catholic families in the St. Thecla gym, and later, we were divided into age groups (Courtney and I were in the high school group which wasn't much different from what we did at the Youth Group meetings - when the Youth Group still existed). In the groups, we talked about Mary and how she's a role model.
Monday, Gary and I went to the dollar store in the afternoon to get some presents and balloons for Autumn, and then we came to visit her (she was back at her house by then). I felt so sorry for her, the painkillers were giving her some serious troubles. She was feeling sick and sleepy all the time. After a while, we left so she could take a nap, and we went to Justin's house to give him a "Sugar Babies" pillow that we found at the dollar store ("Sugar Babies" are a kind of candy, and Justin loves it). He was working with his dad in the backyard, cutting down trees. They were almost done, so we stayed, played soccer with his dog Izzy, and then Justin's dad invited us to stay for dinner. Justin's dad is pretty funny. I can see now where Justin got his awesome sense of dry humor.
Tuesday, I didn't do anything interesting... I walked up to Rite Aid and did homework. That's pretty much it.
On Wednesday, I hung out with Gary after school, and we went to Autumn's again. She was a lot better by then. We played Guitar Hero, and Autumn and I got really tired and sleepy.
Yesterday, Autumn was in school again on crutches. When I came home from school, I got my chores done, started my homework, and made dinner. After dinner, Gary picked me up and we went to Autumn's again, where I spent the night (today was the 2nd, and the actual official, Senior Skip Day). Justin came over and spray-painted Autumn's crutches, a baseball, and Autumn's family's "Welcome" sign gold. Now that's cool. Golden crutches. You know you're jealous. I am.
The rest of the night, we basically just hung out watching TV or playing the Wii. Fun. :)

Today, Gary brought me to the school for 5th and 6th hour (combined band rehearsal for our concert tomorrow, so although I was skipping the rest of the day, I had to be there for that). It actually went by pretty fast. Now, I'm babysitting Michaela and Grayson. Jake and Courtney are at Jake's baseball game, and mom and dad are out for dinner.
I can't believe my last concert's tomorrow.
I can't believe I got only 5 days of American high school left.
I can't believe I will have to give back my flute next Friday.
I can't believe I will have to plan some kind of goodbye party this weekend because I have to distribute the invitations during the upcoming week.

7 weeks left. What am I gonna do??