it's been months since i have blogged...

Wow- Its been a few months since i have blogged. And quite frankly i think there are too many things to talk about because its been so long. I remember more and type better when i write a list of what i have to say...

-My bday(17)/bday party
-Summer vacation: Texas (2 weeks)
-Summer Vacation: Cali (4 days)
-I made Varsity Cheerleading!!
-Cheerleading Camp 2009 at University of Oregon
-Concerts: David Byrne, Tears For Fears & Coldplay
-SENIOR YEAR!! Graduate of 2010~OMG!!!
-College plans/ideas...
-school starts in like weeks. ughh~

Currently i do not feel like typing much...and am going to enjoy the night. I will be back!!! Mwa hahaha.

"Peace.Love.Happiness."-Morgan H (she like writes that on everything, and i think it is sooo cute!)

love ya. bye
...she says that one too! haha

no title.....just me sayin hi

So, i was looking back on some of my old posts, i do that from time to time, and i was just thinking it would be soo cool if i could combine them all in a book along witht he videos i have posted. It would be SWEET if you could have a video on a page in you're notebook. Maybe technology will get there someday.

This weekend, espically today was amazing. it was up to 78 degrees. Thats pretty warm for Washington. haha. I love it. It so rare that we get amazing weather. i seriously never blog anymore, its because i am always on fb (facebook; Gotta love it. ) I am like addicted to it. haha.

Right now its late and i need to get ready for bed, but the exciting thing is, is that tomorrow is a 2 hr late start. YAYAY because the sophomores are taing the Science WASL. Even if you did not pass it you're sophomore year you do not have to retake it. I did not pass the reading and writing last year by 20 points... :( so i had to retake it this year. I felt better about it this time. I really hope i passed. It is also a graduating requirement.

Ahh, i am going to graduate next year. SO SCARY! But exciting. I think i have a plain going, For my 1st year i am going to stay here in Washington and go to WSU-vancouver, (honestly i really wanna get out of Washington and go somewhere nice and sunny all year) but its the best for our budget.

Well, thats all for now.

Peace Out. :)

♥ Amanda

Where The Hell Is Matt Dot Com

College..............

Well to start off currently...My brother and his friend just broke one of my moms favorite Christmas (glass) house. UGH! I seriously don't understand why boys are so immature and act like their cool. ahhh. oh, being 13. Its not the best, Because you trying to figure out who you are and what you want to do and its important to stay true to yourself and not let others mold your personality.

One stress i have been thinking about lately is how i am going to pay for college. I honestly have very little money saved up and the money i have could buy me a text book. haha. wow.... Um, So basically from now on i am saving all my money and putting it towards college. Lately my dad has been saying that i will have to go to a Washington school...ewww. I so want to get out of here.

I keep allowing my mind to think that i am not happy here in this cold, rainy, wet, damp, random, gloomy weather anymore. I have lived with it tooo long. I just do not get motivated at all.

So i am looking at schools with Reciprocity. These schools allow me to pay more than an instate fee and less than an out of state fee. The states that have it, that i would consider going to is Arizona, Hawaii, Oregon, California and here. Not too many to choose from.

Hawaii would be amazing. They have such good cheerleading! Same with UO.
I always get the feeling that somehow i will end up at The University Of Oregon. lol. My dad went there. The only reason i sorta don't want to go to UO is again, because of the weather. And i know i should not pick a school based on the weather conditions but it truely changes my attitude and how i do things. Eugene is a wonderful place to live though. : )

I wish they had Texas. That would be cool. I could go to school there and still see one of my old neighbors that are so amazing. I love them. : ) But the Reciprocity does not have that.

Now i am trying to figure out what scholarships i can apply for, I still have to take the SAT, Possibly the ACT's. Maybe both. It depends where i want to go to school. I also have to complete(pass) the reading and math WASL. UGH!! I was so close to passing I missed both of them by 20 points. Which on that is not many at all. I was not happy at all. But if we get good enough scores on the SAT we can replace that for a WASL score.

So that's all my mind is going through right now. *sigh* wow.

bye!

.Amanda.

Off to more College/Scholarship hunting....................(this could be a while).
Hopefully this year once i narrow down colleges i can go visit them. Sweet!

Christmas 2008

Christmas was nice this year. We truly had a "White Christmas"!! Most people are tired of the snow by now becasue its been here for so long.

Christmas gifts:

* WALL-E DVD
* INSTINCT (sprints version of the iphone. WOO HOO)
* Itunes gift card. : )
* Ugg Boots
* Tall socks
* High School Musical 3 CD w/ a bonus cd of "The making of HSM"
* Faith Hill Christmas CD
* Electric Balnket- That will go to great use, i am always cold.
* Cute black coat
* Thrillville DS game
* Kitty Calendar
* Socks and lotion from bath and body works
* Money
* My first own artificial tree. Woo HOO! I decorated it. : )
-Oh and candy! You can never go wrong with that.


My Christmas was nice. I got to talk to my cousin Holly. (she lives in Hawaii.- so jealous. She has a one year old daughter named Maile and she is now 4 months pregnant. she doe's not know if its a boy or a girl yet.)

For dinner we had Prime Rib. Yummmy. It is really rich though. I found out that i liked it but there were so many rich flavors for dinner that i kinda had an upset stomach. : ( But it was all good.

The snow we have been having is crazy to drive in. Yesterday we went over to my aunt and uncles house to surprise them...and its only like 10-15 minutes away. Were lucky we had a 4 wheel drive(we were borrowing a friends car while he was gone away on a trip for a long time). Even having a 4 wheel drive its treacherous out there.

I am just chillin out upstairs while my brother and his friend have their "JAM SESSION". oh my gosh they are so loud.
Banging drums + Electric guitar + Huge Amp + no soundproof room= Me wishing i had ear plugs. So i am in the bonus room typing this blog and listening to all the new music i received from Christmas.

Love ya!

.Amanda.

OMG its almost 2009! Woah. "You were like woah, Then you were like WOah, Then you were like WOAH!"-Crush, Finding Nemo

What's My Favorite....

My Favorites:

Color- Pink,Teal,Blue and Purple

Number- 2

Flower- Plumeria

Word- Faith,Believe,Dream

Qutoe- "You never fail until you stop trying"

Saying- Oh Snap! (or Oh Snapperdoodle)

Holiday- Christmas

Animal- Monkey

Favorite song- "Life In The Northern Town"-Sugarland, Little Big Town and Jake Owen

Hobby- Writing Poetry

Sport to do- Cheerleading

Sport to watch- College Football (University of Oregon- GO DUCKS)

Place visited- Hawaii

Soda- DR.PEPPER!

Movie- Mamma Mia, Wall-E, The Polar Express

Store- Target, Aeropostale, AE, ANN TAYLOR LOFT, Abercrombie and Hollister (very rare that i shop there.)

Place to live- Anywhere warm and sunny all year round

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Thats all i can think of for now. If you have any more just let me know and i will answer them. : )

GOODNIGHT!

MERRY CHRISTMAS xoxo

Love,
Amanda

Future ideas and Christmas is almost here

So i don't know what got me thinking of this, But when i catch up with my future (which i think is impossible.) This would be my "ideal life"

The Perfect Home consists of the following:

~Living in a warm climate
~Balcony
~Walk-in (BIG) closet
~Bedroom with my own bathroom
~Fireplace in room
~Warm colors and sayings in every room
~2 story house
~Piano

And another idea i had is when i have kids i will start their college fund when their really young and so when they get older their college could be paid for. : ) And i would not have to worry about borrowing money(loan) ect.

Anyways- thats it for now.

COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS TIME:


CHRISTMAS EVE- 1 DAY

CHRISTMAS DAY- 2 DAYS

YAY!

.Amanda.

S-N-O-W!!!!!!!!!

it snowed this weekend. The new caster people are calling it a "Arctic Blast" temperatures have not been above freezing for a couple days. In the mornings when i go to school it has been 19 degrees Fahrenheit. BURRRRRR!
So on the news one night (Monday) they said VANSD (my school district) was closed. And everyone was SO EXCITED, but it turns out it was a mishap and school was OPEN on monday.

Tomorrow this has been the conclusion of most students is that we will go to school tomorrow but it will be a 2 hour early release!! YAY, and they will let us go home before the weather conditions get bad. and Thurs and Fri. school might be closed because the news predicted like 2-4 inches of SNOW!
That means we will have a early Christmas break!

Old Christmas traditions: We would make cookies for Santa and then my brother and i would both write him a note. I always asked for a picture of Rudolph (the red nose reindeer)and then my mom would cut veggies and we would toss them out in our back yard and in the morning they would be gone, because the reindeer ate them. : )

Christmas is like the best time of year. Its just magical. Idk how to explain it, its different to every person.

well thats all for now. ttyl.

-AMANDA-

PS
don't forget THURSDAY DECEMBER 18th it is INTERNATIONAL ANSWER THE PHONE LIKE BUDDY THE ELF DAY
"Buddy the elf, whats your favorite color?"

Choir singing Sanctus by Bach

DECEMBER 18th: INTERNATIONAL ANSWER THE PHONE LIKE BUDDY THE ELF DAY!

OKAY- well i actually just thought of something to say!!

DECEMBER 18th: mark this day on your calendar
This day is "INTERNATIONAL ANSWER THE PHONE LIKE BUDDY THE ELF DAY"

"Buddy the elf, Whats your favorite color?" haha. : )
I LOVE THAT MOVIE!!!

111th POST!

Heres a interesting debate my brother and my dad were having, even though its not much of a debate thing:

Is Saint Nicholas and Santa the same person? ect.....

ummm- ITS ALMOST CHRISTMAS! i am really excited for Christmas break.

I don't feel like writing anything at the moment, so i will ttyl.

-Amanda-

Me in HSM 3

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This video is sooo funny.

http://videos.komando.com/2008/06/27/photo-booth/

Sorry i can't put it on here, you will just have to click the link. : )



HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

MWA-HAHAHAH................lol


*Amanda*

RANDOM Q: MWAH HAHAHAHA

"Pete and Repeat were in a boat, Pete fell out......Who was left??"

Funny :p

"BET YOU CAN'T LAUGH WITHOUT SMILING"...this is a weird video. :)

"EVIL BABY FACE" this is soooo cute.

umm- ya. thats all i have for now. : )

Summer past to present info..................

Wow- there is so much to catch up on because i have not been typing on my blog.....Hmm, where do i start?
Before Texas: The girls came here to visit their friends and family...and on day after cheer pract. i was going to watch the girls and my dad was golfing with a friend so Jeanene and the girls picked me up! I was so so so sooooo excited to see them. That was a fun night. We did craft, walked around the old neighborhood(they used to be my neighbors-), had smores, listened to music and then their mom came to pick them up. : ( but it was all good because after that i would see them in 3 weeks. YAY!

Texas: Texas was sooooo amazing! i had the best time. We went to Galveston Beach, hung out at home, It was Morgans birthday and for her party we went to the movies and watched HANCOCK. It was a pretty good movie, except it was not the best for 10 year olds...the movie cussed quite a bit, we went swimming,went running 3 nights in a row( I've found out its a lot easier to run with more people instead of by yourself). I love being with them. Their so much fun to be around, I always have a smile on my face when i see them. :) Heres a short funny story- one day the girls and i were in the back seat while their mom was driving and her husband called...and when she answered the phone it sounded like she said "Long time no stinky" and then girls and i just burst out laughing so hard while she was on the phone and after she hung up we found out that she really said "Long time no speaky." so ya. Last year we all slept in the same bed. This time we only did that like the first night i was there and the last night. During the other days one of the girls would sleep with me and the other would sleep on the floor. On the way to the airport when i was going home i was proud of myself because i did not cry on the way there. The only time i started to get really teary and bite my lip was before i was going through security and the family i was with was leaving me. But it felt really good to be on my own- like as i was walking through the airport. That was the first time i have ever been alone on a flight. Normally i have been a minor.
On the way to Texas when my dad took me to the airport i had butterflies. i was okay- going through security. I was biting my lip at that time, because its kinda embarrassing to cry in that big of a public area. But i was standing at the gate waiting for the people to let us on the plane and for a sec. i could not hold it in any longer and i rushed tot the bathroom and started to cry- i called my mom and then i cooled myself down and boarded the plane. the first 2 hours felt like FOREVER- i have been so fortunate every time i have flown to and from texas i have always had nice people next to me. It always takes me a while to start talking to them- normally i say hi and thats it for a while...unless they ask me questions. On the way there i told the lady next to me i was so bored i feel like my face is going to fall off. : )

Wow- i have typed a lot. How about some pictures now? so, that way you won't get bored reading all of this. : )

PICTURES OF TEXAS:

-Just a typical day.
-Maddy and Me


-SWIMMING!!

-Morgan and Me

-Just Being Silly


-At their friends house for dinner.(the night before i left.)

-Got Peanut Butter?

okay-next subject,hmmmmmmmmmm

CHEER CAMP: Cheer camp was awesome. it was a UO! GO DUCKS!!!!!!!! the camp was held behind Hayward Field. :) Tons of awesome athletes have been there. we only got the spirit stick once. : ( ummm when we got evaluated on things such as our stunting, crowd cheers and preformance, we got one superior ribbon(the best!) and 2 excellent ribbons( 2nd best). so they had this thing called All*Stars and like 70 people tried out, including me. We had to do the cheer that they taught us. I thought i did good and was confident that i would get it, or make it. But i did not sadly. And if you were on the JV team only 2 people from that team could try out. so my room mate laura did it with me. :) at least i can say i tried out.

I am kinda getting tired of typing at them moment.

Today- i am going to go re-take my written test and then go see my uncle chuck! its been so long since i have seen him. I love him tons.

okay- well gtg

Love,
Amanda

Summertime hi-

So totally out of the blue this girl who i went to middle school with send me a IM on AIM. Its been like 3-4 years!! Its kinda weird but cool. I wonder if thats what High School reunions will be like. I am excited for those! but i still don't want to skip ahead, i want to live every moment of the day.

I just got back from Texas! This is my 3rd year in a row. : ) I will post pictures as soon as my camera decides to cooperate with me. (Its battery opperated and sometimes when i plug it in it will die when the pictures are loading and then the whole loading process stops.) I will post more pictures of texas in another blog when i load pictures, and then i can explain what i did.

Tumbling yesterday was like wow! I am sooooooo sore. When i was in Texas i missed 3 classes of tumbling, so i payed for it this time. We did lunges with weights, A LOT of back-handsprings, GOOD AB WORKOUTS, i am slowly getting toned.

After being in texas and living with the family for 12 days i started thinking to myself that i need to start better eating habits and exersize more. While we were there we ran 3 nights in a row- the girls are training for a triatholon. Cool huh?

I want to start doing runs, i will need to get more in-shape for them, but i think it would be good for me. : )

I turn 16 in 3 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-I am still on the hunt for a car. Right now i know how to drive my dads stick....(its a BMW, VERY VERY nice car) I really just don't want to drive a stick. I told my dad i would learn. And as of August 2nd it is MY car. so we'll see what happens in the end.

Right now there is not much to say.

Cheer Camp is soon. I am excited to go to UO!!! GO DUCKS! If i have not mentioned this before i got on JV again, I was really dissapointed. I am sure i told the whole story in a blog below- if not i will type it later, i am just not in the mood to type it all.

LADIES AND GENTLEMAN-BOYS AND GIRLS-INTRODUCING THE BEST SONG RIGHT NOW!!!!:

"DANCE FLOOR ANTHEM"-GOOD CHARLOTTE

THEIR CD IS WORTH BUYING! and they are outstanding in concert. They opened up for Justin Timberlake!!



This is also my ringtone! I like running to this song.


okay thats enough for now. BYE!

Okay- now i remembered why i was origionally typing this- i was reading old blogs and sometimes i can't believe what i wrote. I wish i could make a book but i don't even know where to start. Maybe someday i will print all of these blogs. lol-

Today i studied my WA State Drivers Guide- gotta get ready for my knowledge test, its like 20 questions and if we miss 5 we have to re-do it. Then once we pass it we have to schedule a drive. YIKES- i am nervous for that even though i will do fine. :)

kk- ttyl. BYE NOW!

*Amanda*

Boey Byers- In rememberance

This was the sweetest thing i have read. It brought me to tears...You can go onto youtube and type in her name and watch her videos. If you want to see the origional text go to her website at : http://www.jenessabyers.com/?p=315#comment-253726

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A SPECIAL FATHERS DAY MESSAGE FROM HEAVEN

“HI DADDY, THIS IS YOUR BOEY. I ASKED GOD TO GIVE YOU THE BEST FATHER’S DAY EVER CAUSE I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW. GOD COULD NOT HAVE GIVEN ME A MORE SPECIAL DADDY THAN YOU. I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART AND I TREASURE ALL MY MEMORIES OF OUR BUTTERFLY KISSES. REMEMBER THIS SPECIAL SONG DADDY? YOU USE TO SING IT TO ME WHEN I WAS A BABY AND IT MADE YOU CRY. JESUS IS TAKING SUCH GOOD CARE OF ME DADDY, I’VE HAD SO MANY FASHION SHOWS UP HERE, IT’S SOO FUN!! I KEEP ASKING JESUS WHEN YOUR GONNA GET HERE, HE JUST LOOKS AT ME AND SMILES THE MOST AMAZING SMILE AND SAYS “SOON YOU WILL BE TOGETHER MY BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS, BUT FIRST MOMMY DADDY AND YOUR BROTHERS HAVE GOD’S WORK TO FINISH ON EARTH THEN YOU WILL SEE THEM”. I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU MISS ME DADDY. I KNOW HOW MUCH YOUR HURTING CAUSE YOU LOVE ME WITH PERFECTED AGAPE HEAVENLY LOVE AND THAT’S WHY I COULD BE SO STRONG GOING THROUGH CANCER. IT NEVER WON BECAUSE PERFECT LOVE CASTS OUT ALL FEAR AND YOU AND MOMMY GAVE ME PERFECT LOVE DADDY. REMEMBER THAT I WENT TO HEAVEN WITH A SMILE ON MY FACE DADDY, THAT’S BECAUSE I HAD THE ULTIMATE VICTORY AND NASTY EVIL CANCER NEVER BROKE MY SPIRIT OR FAITH IN MY KING. I DIDN’T WANT TO LEAVE YOU GUYS SO SOON, BUT JESUS PROMISED ME HE WOULD TAKE EXTRA GOOD CARE OF YOU AND SEND SPECIAL PEOPLE TO SURROUND YOU WITH HIS LOVE. PLEASE LISTEN TO OUR SPECIAL SONG AND REMEMBER THAT SOON YOU AND I WILL DANCE TOGETHER AND SHARE ENDLESS BUTTERFLY KISSES IN HEAVEN. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH DADDY.

YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY SPECIAL MUSCLE MAN DADDY - I LOVE YOU SO MUCH - YOUR BOEY

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Your in my prayers Boey.


♥,
Amanda

Its been a while, So heres all the info:

So i honestly have not been in a mood to blog lately, but i am anyways- because i have nothing better to do at the moment. Theres been so much, Hmmmm, Where to start? well for one thing its officially been SUMMER for the past WEEK or two. Yesss. I love it. Its so nice to sleep in = )

Cheerleading: Well i had cheer tryouts and this year i was pretty confident that i would make Varsity, but it turns out....I did not make the cut and i made JV for the second year in a row. I was so dissapointed. After that i was considering not to do JV again because of the coach. Last year was her first year coaching.....idk how to explain her. I might later on...anyways, I was going to do ALL STAR CHEER like i did several years ago at VCA (which now is history because of a scandal of the coach.) But it cost soooo much! I called my coach when i decided i was not wanting to do HS cheer, and told her i wanted to do ALL STAR CHEER. After that she said well...Some people have better tryouts than others and some are just better. I totally thought that was way out of the line to say that. Basically i felt that her message was that i was not good enough. I could not afford ALL STAR CHEER so i stuck with High School Cheer.

CHEER PRACTICE: One day at cheer practice we were practicing stunts for like the first time, sorta, and when we were stunting a groups Back Base was not doing that well, so she became a side base, and now the group needed a back...so i said i knew how (I've never done it before but i still know how-). I did it! And i did a very good job. I lifted the flyer up high so the bases holding her felt no weight. Coach was like "WOW! Your doing a good job!" she totally under-estimated me. And then there were 2 stunt groups and one was progressing faster than mine, and then coach was like well' lets watch the "more expierenced" group and watch how they stunt. (because apparently they are doing it perfect of what ever-)She could of just said lets watch this other group and watch your part so you can see what you need to fix. Ok, enough of HS cheer.

TUMBLING!!!!!+ME=I LOVE IT! Tumbling has been so amazing. I prettymuch have my Standing Backhand-spring by myself. I just need a to get more strength in my arms and change my technique. I love it! I have gotten more out of Oxford Tumbling and progressed more than i did at VCA. Its an amazing place. I am getting so strong! We do major ab workouts, and whats nice is that every time we have tumbling we work out for 30 minutes, but she changes up the workouts so we do not get bored! Thats always nice, and they don't really feel like a struggle.

SUMMER: So far i have been really mellow. I WILL BE 16 THIS SUMMER!!!!!!!! OMG- wow. Its scary and i am now a Junior! Weird. Life goes way to quick. I was so excited i got to see MORGAN AND MADDY! I love them so much! They came to WA to see their family. And the day they were going to see me they picked me up after Cheer Practice, and then, The girls hung out like until 10ish while their mom was out with friends, and we had the best time ever. I can not wait until i go see the girls in Texas There is only....
Countdown Clocks at WishAFriend.com I am so excited! I want to get tan~ lol. So, the other night i was considering getting my ears pierced, Because i am in Texas for almost like 2 weeks and that will give my ears enough time to heal. We are not supposed to have are ears pierced, or if we do we can not wear jewelry.

ALMOST 16:THE COUNTDOWN:
Countdown Clocks at WishAFriend.com

YESTERDAY: Kendall, My Mom and I went to the TIM McGraw CONERT!!!!! OMG he is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cute! This is not the best picture of him, But ya- here it is. : )

Now: I am going to call EMILY! yay- i hope shes home.

Love Ya'll

♥Amanda♥

P.S
If you did not know, I have Braces! I will post pictures later, I currently have a Aqua Blue color! I love it. When i first got them they were Pink and Yellow alternating! Lol. okay now, ttyl. BYE!!!

okay so i know i was supposed to go, but i remembered more about what i was going to sya about cheer.

CHEER CONT: After i told my coach i did not want to do HS cheer, she told the Varsity coach later on (Mrs.Botnen)-(That night there was a cheer meeting) and the Varsity Cheer coach texted me and was like " So whats this i hear about you not doing cheer?" And i told her i would get back to her because i was in the car with my neighbor and her daughter, we were coming home from target. And I told Karla (my neighbor,mom. Daughter=Riley) what was going on and i mentioned i really don't know how to tell botnen that. Karla said "The best thing you can do is be honest and tell the truth" and when we arrived at her home i hung out more, and then She asked her husband,Jim, if possibly he had any advice (he works at the high school with botnen) He gave me some good insight, agreed with Karla and said when it comes down to choices, The Choice is yours...No one else can make that decision.He also said that him and Botnen talk all the time about me, and he said that she loves me. lol. not like in a love way- but she cares a whole lot. She is a really great person. So later on i called Botnen while i was still over there, (Riley was in the room with me) and i explained its not because i did not make Varsity, although i was dissapointed, It was mainly the coach and then Botnen asked me if i could give any examples and i did...But i was so over whelmed that it was hard to think. I also told her i felt like i was letting her down by saying i was not wanting to do HS cheer. She wanted me to go to that meeting that night and at least try it for a season. So i agreed. She wants to meet with my mom and me sometime so we can talk about how i feel about coach, I still need to do that. I keep badgering my mom about it but shes always like, oh this week does not work for me lets do it next week...and then the next week comes and the routine continues. Coach came upto me later, and she was like "Can i just tell you I am glad you considered it" (her eyes started to well up but it felt like an act to me, she can be so full of herself). okay- wow lots of gossip huh? lol. I never stop talking....lol

ok- now i am going to call emily! (hopefully shes home!)

hi~

ummm hi~