Woah!

School has started, and lets just say it's only been a week, and it feels like it should be a month! My classes this year are going to rock... but they are going to be a kick in the butt too! :) Already wrote an essay, took a quiz, and now more are to come! I am extremely busy and I am loving it in a way. I don't nearly see my friends as much as I use to, but I am still doing things that I love! :) Being involved! Today I found out that I made the presidency for Advisory at our school. We had to submit an application and then the teachers picked 5 students to be in this presidency. I don't know who else is in it, but I am stoked! I know, I know... I am such a nerd! :) Get ready guys! Advisory is going to rock now! :) Life is going pretty great I guess. Just kicking and giggling through life! I am missing clogging a lot. I never knew how much of a stress reliever it was until now. I need it in my life to function. I am literally going insane!! About a week and a half and it will start up again! I can not wait any longer! :) Miss Utah Outstanding Teen Pageant is coming up fast! I will keep updated on that. I am also pumped for that! There are two reasons why: I will be able to get it over with, and it will be an AMAZING experience! I will grow so much from it. We had our first football game this last weekend, and it was a lot of fun. We kicked butt of course! Hope we win this week too! umm... lets see... anything else? Yesterday I hit a point where I couldn't take all of this anymore and I had to give something up. That was taking piano lessons. It tore me apart inside, but that doesn't mean I can't play anymore. I love piano sometimes more than life. I will still be teaching, but no more lessons for me! That will not stop me from playing! Even if I have to wake up a half hour early just to get some playing time in! :) I will do whatever it takes! Well... I think that is all that is going on in my life right now. Lets say I am almost at the boiling point, and my stress levels are to the max, but I am okay! :) Oh... one last thing.... :) I am going to be an aunt in 6 weeks and 2 days!!!! :) :) :) WOAH!

Here We Go...

The summer has finally come to an end, and half of me couldn't be happier, and the other half still wants a week left. I always hate the night before school starts. My minds racing, thinking of everything that will be waiting for me to come, and everything that will see how far it can push me before I break. I don't know if I can make it this year. My schedule is by far the toughest one yet. All of my classes are either honors or CE classes. My only free class is seminary. I wrote everything down in my planner and on my calender, and I swear if I try and squeeze one more thing into it, I am going to pop. But just wait.... I'll fit another thing into it... and I'll somehow make it happen. I won't be able to see my family as much, and it is killing me. They are my support and without them I am going to be a mess.

I've got one tough year ahead of me... I have to keep a positive attitude. That is key. "It will only be as hard as you make it out to be. You will be fine. You are tough." Those are the wise words of my mom. She is utterly right. I can do it. It will be miserable, and I will want to slit my wrists every minute of everyday... but I can do it. I have to keep that in mind at all times. I can do it. My father gave me a blessing tonight, and he blessed me that I will keep everything organized and stay on top of it all. With faith, and prayer, I know I will be okay. Father blessings are my favorite. My brother was in the circle with him, and that made it even more powerful. I don't know what I would do without a priesthood holder in my house like my father and brothers. They are such examples to me. Eric, Max, and I will all be in school this year. Max is taking 18 credits, and this is Eric's first semester of college. You can say that the George house will be one studying group of siblings every night. Gotta love it. Phew..... Pray always, and never give up. I can do this.... Here we go...

Opportunity

Don't let anyone hold you back from your dreams. Don't let anyone tell you who to be or what to do. You are your ownself, and you can do whatever your heart desires. If you want to try out for the basketball team, do it. If you want to be an artist, do it. No matter what it is, you can achieve anything.

I have slowly relized this over the past few weeks. I am usually good to not let people get to me, but it can get hard. In the end, it doesn't matter. The only thing that matters, is that you grow from the oppotunity. You learn from that experience and never make that mistake again. Also, be yourself always! Try new things! You may never know what talent is being hidden if you hide from that opportunity to try.

Gut Feeling

This weekend has been one heck of a weekend!! Got my wisdom teeth out on friday and it has been miserable. I have a story that goes with the teeth, but I will tell that later! Okay so I have a story, well more like an experience that happened to me thursday evening.

This past thursday, I had a workshop for Miss Utah Outstanding Teen. We learned about wardrobe, interviewing, and how to walk. Yes I am 16 years old... and I am still being taught how to walk. Something hit me at the workshop. There were dresses that we could try on, and I wanted to try on this red one. The wednesday before, my mom purchased a dress for me and it was beautiful! Cream, unique, and it fit me like a glove. When I tried that one on though, I thought, "oh... this is cute! I guess I like it." We went with some friends to try the cream one on and they LOVED it! They said I looked amazing, and that it was the dress for me. I didn't think so, but I thought, "Heck... they know what is right and what is wrong... I will just listen to them, even if I don't love it." Well I was wrong... on thursday, I tried on that red dress, and it was like a slap in the face. This was the dress. This was the one that I will be wearing on September 30th for MUOT. I put it on and I felt unstoppable. Like nothing could touch me, and that I was the prettiest girl on the earth. I should have listened to my gut feeling in the first place though. Because now I have 2 extra dresses that I may not wear for awhile. Yeah I will wear them for dances maybe, and probably for meet and greets, but I could have done without all of the hasseling and dress shopping. Always go with your gut feeling. No matter what it is. I learned something that night. YOU are the only one that knows how you feel inside. Not your mom, or your friends, it's YOU. Dont' let others change your mind about your values, or decisions. You are yourself and Heavenly Father made you this way for a reason. Who gives a heck what others think. Be strong, and proud of who you are. Follow that gut feeling... always. Even when you think it may be wrong, it's probably right.

Okay, now for the story about my teeth. Friday night was one of the worst nights of my life. I couldn't keep anything down, and I just kept throwing up like every other hour. I was talking to my friend about how much pain I was in, and I just wished it would stop. He told me something that night that will change my perspective for my whole life. He sent me this wonderful text message.

"...Just know this though, when I got my wisdom

teeth out, I was in a ton of pain too. But what got me through

was knowhing that Christ suffered for that pain for me.

He knew exactly how I felt and that brought me comfort

and helped ease the pain. :)"

Total eye opener. I have never thought of it that way before, but he is so right. Christ knows what is going on in our lifes, and everything is going to be okay. No matter what the situation is. If boys are being retarded and they are ruining your life, it's okay. HE knows and he is always there to comfort you. If you are struggling with school or family, HE knows and you can always go to him. He is just a simple prayer away. This friend of mine, is Landon Greenhalgh. Thank you Landon for everything you've done for me!! :) You are amazing and such a huge example in my lfie! Thanks again! :)