Tomorrow. Tomorrow. Tomorrow!
I literally can't believe it. Where the heck did time go?!

Needless to say, this past week has been ridiculously hard. Tomorrow is the day that I will be sealed for all time and eternity to the Shakinator. That's right. The Shakinator.

Yes, I have glory days. They were years 1-3 of high school as a Mountain View Pommie. Yep, I was one of them! Don't judge me.
My Pom career didn't start off gorgeous... it was my first time dancing for three years since I had surgery and from what I could tell, I sucked next to this chicks doing triple pirouettes without a single hop. When I tried out for my sophomore year, I was so confident that I didn't make it, that I didn't even check the numbers on the school office window when they posted the results... my mom did. And she came back and told me I had made the team, haha. For junior year try outs, Dannis made it very clear that just because we were on the team now, doesn't mean we would make it again, so we shouldn't take try outs lightly. Again, certain that I didn't make the cuts, my parents checked the numbers and brought the good news. By my senior year, I was confident enough in my capabilites to check the list on my own, haha.

Well the other day I was blog hopping, and was reading my good friend Sarah's blog. She helps coach the Pom team now and so she's been to every competition since we graduated. (Did I mention my senior year was the fourth year in a row our team had won State? That's right!) So she had a link to where you could watch this years competition, because Mountain View had won for the 6th time in a row. So I went on the site, found where Mountain Views performance was... and I got the chills. Not only are these girls amazing (ten times more amazing than our routine was for sure!) but it made me start reminiscing.  My sophomore and junior years of high school I thought a lot about whether I wanted to stay on pom the following year, just because it was so time consuming. The only break we had during the year was July, other than that, during the school year we had practice first hour, weight training second hour, then after school practice for 2-3 hours twice a week. Plus, when competition season started creepin up, we had saturday morning practices from about October/November to March.  It was craziness, but so incredibly worth it. I literally get CHILLS (lame, I know) anytime I see a performance, or watch old videos of my performances. Not to mention, I was in tip top shape those days, and that motivates me to get my butt off the couch! Even though I didn't hang out with these girls outside of school or practices, they became some of my closest friends and they hold some of my fondest memories. I miss it so much, and I can only hope that one day when I have kiddos, the girl(s) I have will love dance as much as I do.

I have never been a good blogger... which is why this one is so bare, and why I've never advertised my blog elsewhere. Lots and lots of things have happened as of late.

1. The wedding is March 5th! Take a gander at our awesome announcements.

today has had some ups... if I do say so myself.

I'll start with the worst part about today. didn't go to bed til 4:30 last night due to studying, so I was extremely tired today. had a hard time waking up, so I was running late on top of being beyond exhausted.

now this is where it starts getting good.

got to work to find a purple monster on my desk, courtesy of mat. I promptly sent him a little thank you message, and to which he responded, "I figured you would need one, so I left early to grab you one." ohh, I love him :)

when I'm at work, I often browse the internet while waiting for a patient to answer the phone, or while I'm on hold with an insurance company or doctor's office, etc. so today I was browsing anthropologie and found a cuuuute "chemise" that could totally pass for a cute dress. even better yet, a bridesmaid dress! I was thinking grey for my bridesmaids... inspiration from this.

I think this would totally make a cute bridesmaid dress! with the groomsmen in tan slacks and suspenders... or something. I just can't wait until everything starts coming together. next saturday me, mom, kate, kandyce, natalie, and possibly jess are going to look at dresses at david's bridal.

so back on the subject of a good day. later in the day I get a text from my ho mama nat. she's been thinking about doing some modeling on the side while she's in school and needs shots to build her portfolio, and she asked me to take them for her. not only am I COMPLETELY flattered, but am so excited! I've never done a legitimate photoshoot, and who better to do it than with one of my best friends. also, I've been wanting to stretch my photog skills for awhile but have been so busy. so this sunday we leaving early morning to see what snap shots we can get.

my day ended with taking an anatomy test. my final test in that class. the good news? I only needed a 55% to keep my A. the bad news? I did not study well for it, and  I'm not so confident in the abilities I brought to the table. pathetic, I know. I guess we'll see!

blueprint for the weekend:
1. parents' annual christmas party. what does this mean? filipino food, and lots of it!
2. 8 hour home buying class with maticus.
3. loren and lex's wedding reception
4. photoshoooooot
5. church
6. hit the books! one more test and I am free

so... I've got two more tests left in the semester.

Test Numero Uno: BIO 202. my last unit test in this class is this thursday on Acid/Base Balance, Digestion, Reproduction, and Development. the good news is I could get a D on this test and still have an A in the class. the next good news is that my teacher is dropping the lowest exam grade when she calculates our final grade, which means that even if I get a D on this test, I still can get a 0% on the final (as in not take the final) and still have an A in the class. so, I'm studying for this test and then I'll be officially done with Anatomy and Physiology. woohoo!

Test Numero Dos: CHM 138. I have my final exam in chemistery next thursday. this test I'm a little more nervous for. I currently have an 84% in the class, and I need to finish with a B or else I will have to retake it AGAIN in order to qualify to apply for the dental hygiene program. as soon as my anatomy test is done, I will be studying like craaaazy for this one! half the test will be on the new material we've been learning, and half will be cumulative of the previous chapters. the bad news is that my teacher sucks, and she's not clear at all on what we need to know. the good news is that she's taught this last unit fairly fast, so we have an entire class for reviewing for the final. I'm crossing my fingers on this one.

after school is done, the planning will commence! ahhhh so excited! this is my checklist so far, in no particular order.

• Venue/Caterer
• Dress
• Bridesmaid Dresses/Groomsmen Attire
• Save the Dates for Ring Ceremony/Dinner Attendees
• Invitations
• Cake
• Flowers
• DJ
• Photographer
• Videographer
• Register
• Book Honeymoon
• Find Wedding Bands
• Schedule Researhal Dinner
• Make and/or Order Favors
• Marriage License
• Place Cards for Dinner? (not sure if we'll need this)
• DIY Decorations

I've already messaged a complete stranger girl who's wedding I saw on Ben Christensen's blog about one of the decorations at her wedding. I've talked to Lauren about doing our cake. I will talk to Ryan's mom about helping with flowers. Kacey and Karl have already agreed to help with invites. And I'll be setting up an appointment at David's Bridal to look at dresses and bridesmaid dresses for the weekend after school gets out.

I have a busy few months ahead of me, but ohhh I don't know how I possibly could be any happier :)