Senior Year

And So We Talked All Night About the Rest of Our Lives, Where We're Gonna Be When We Turn 25

2009-06-08T05:05:00.000-07:00

GRADUATION!!!
June 6, 2009 I officially graduated from Nimitz High School...hooray!

Senior Walk

2009-06-07T16:11:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, I'm late again. But that's ok. Here are some lovely pictures from senior walk. (I got Mr.Langsather's award- the "Who's Who in Lit" Yay!)

Vika Banquet: '09

2009-05-24T15:23:00.000-07:00

Well...this officially marks the end. Vika Banquet 2009 was actually really nice (at Hackberry Creek Country Club...much better than The Senter East Building last year!!!) I had fun getting dolled up with Heather as usual and we had a good time at the banquet: our table was Me, Jennifer, Alyssa, Rachael, Heather, Matt, Katy, Mario, Delanee, and Josh =] Farewell Vikas!!!!

Take My Pic-CHA

2009-05-23T10:58:00.000-07:00

Here are a few of the senior pics taken by Saint Jessica Burk with my BFF back in April. A lot of them are un-edited but I still love them so here they are =] Thanks Jess! (And Chris for being a complete angel!)

A Farewell to Arms

2009-05-16T07:46:00.000-07:00

**Note: in the picture of me and Karen we ARE acting goofy...we aren't posing like that seriously...haha!!!

So this was SUPPOSED to be our very last Vika performance (Lions Roar Show, the clogging and the skirt) BUT there was practically a flood in Dallas that weekend and MacArthurs stage was flooding...

So it was canceled. But only AFTER we were all at the Vika Gym. With full performance make-up on. With our hair pinned to our head. With the entire uniform on. With our Vika bags completely packed. Yeah.

So instead....Heather, Katy, and I rented a scary movie and pigged out on chinese food!!!

525,600 Minutes

2009-05-14T11:32:00.001-07:00

Last Friday night Marmar and I saw the original Broadway version of 'Rent' live at Dallas Fairpark. It was AMAZING. The singing took my breath away and the two leads were the original cast members from the 90s!!! (Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp!!!) SUCH a fun night!

The "After" Effect

2009-05-13T15:33:00.000-07:00

I've been meaning to post this horrid picture. This is what happened when I took OUT all the pins from Fairfield prom...It took 5 showers for me to even be able to brush it...yeah...

Prom 75060 (May 9, 2009)

2009-05-12T17:21:00.000-07:00

Once again another successful and amazing prom (my last one ever!) I took my friend Heather (friend is too mild a word...what do i call this amazing being? lol sister? pretend lesbian lover? partner in crime? shoulder to cry on? Definitely all of the above) Anyway, I had so much fun with her of course- don't you love our "tux" idea on her???

We got ready at her house all day then went to the park with our madres to take pictures...at this point it was like 30 degrees! We drove to the Mariott and jammed out in my car for like 45 minutes so we could be fashionably late.

Then...What can we say? We walked in and dropped jaws =]

Prom was fun - even though the dj sucked. Good food, good friends, good gossip, Mario got his braces off finally (haha!). And miss Lexy was on prom court, yay!

Afterwards we drove through Grapevine on a hunger rampage just trying to find food at 1 a.m.....and voula- Waffle House! Apparently I've never been to a Waffle House because I thought it was the same as iHop....no,no,no,no. It's like iHop on crack. We gobbled down hash browns and a cheeseburger (seriously, you wouldn't think two debs in ball gowns could be that disgusting, haha) Then we SOMEHOW changed in the bathroom (We're positive the employees thought we were in there shooting up...and they didn't seem to mind...wow...)

Project prom was fun (Gameworks). I chatted with my ladies Lexy and Lisbeth then me and Heather attacked all the racing games. I think air hockey was the most fun part of the night. Me and Heather literally almost peed ourselves because of my SAD air hockey skills (or lack there of)The we played ski ball for a long time and had to stop because our backs were aching (pitiful...I know...)

Anyways, it was a night to remember for sure!

Prom: 75840 (April 18, 2009)

2009-05-10T18:35:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes, i know!!! I'm sooooo behind, but I'm really trying to catch up guys!

OK. So Fairfield Prom. So fun!!! I got ready with Miss Kayla (it is a tradition of ours to get ready together for glamorous events since around 7th grade!) Then we drove to Daniel's house to meet up and take pictures with our dates, TJ and Daniel. I was reminded of how much I miss you Kayla, darling!!!

Prom=
Ride: Limo w/ around 20 people (Tim, Sally, Me, TJ, Daniel, Kayla, Dustin, Chelsea, etc.)

Food: Grand Lux at the Galleria

Music: Gangsta! (haha) "I got that boomboom pow" "ice cream paint job" "freddie"

It was great seeing and catching up with all my old Fairfield pals =]

And even though I see Jaelan, my BFF, alllllll the time, i still CRIED when she got there. Haha! Of course I had a great time laughing with her and her date, Jasper. =] Love you honey. (You, Jaelan, not Jasper. lol)

Afterwards Daniel's parents had us hoooooked up. It was so nice, they set up a huge bonfire with tons of food and drinks. We sat around the fire all night laughing hysterically (especially at TJ's Debbie Downer impressions) and Kayla and Daniel drove me home at around 5ish.

FUN, FUN, FUN =]

More Plano Wildlife

2009-05-06T16:07:00.001-07:00

Driving to school this morning I see this weird looking animal in my neighbors fenced-in BACKyard and think to myself, "What an odd dog." Upon driving closer I realize, it is of course not a dog. What is it? A mountain lion. In the suburbs of Plano, TX- a freaking mountain lion. To make things much lovelier....it was chasing a sweet little bunny rabbit...

Anyway, just thought that was interesting enough to blog about seeing as there are no mountains in Plano. (Oh and the people that live there had no idea)

Lit Project Heaven

2009-05-02T08:16:00.000-07:00

Lexy and I created the greatest Lit project of all time. "An Ode to Langsather" will forever grace the walls of Room 208- haha!

Senior Breakfast

2009-05-01T17:50:00.000-07:00

I'm so incredibly behind it's ridiculous...SO...I'm choosing to start with today (senior breakfast) and work backwards up to spring break, posting a blog a day. Right.

So today...Senior Breakfast at Las Colinas Country Club. Verdict? Actually pretty nice/fun. Plus, I got voted Best Dressed Class of 2009 (yay!)

Pictured Above: Me and My Ladies (Taylor- Most Likely to Win Miss America, Lexy- Most Likely to Become an Anchorwoman, Andrea- Miss Congeniality)

Ode to Jamalyn

2009-04-06T18:34:00.000-07:00

OK, So I didn't really write an ode, but I should. I have an amazing BFF that I'm about to have an amazing weekend with and I love her very much!

(I'll let the photos count as my ode!)

Check in later for the rest of the spring break pics!

Good or Bad?

2009-03-27T18:10:00.000-07:00

I don't know whether to be happy or pissed.

I saw Kellie Pickler's new music video today, featuring Taylor Swift. Taylor is wearing my sexy black studded Bebe dress! Do I get mad because that's MY prom dress or pat myself on the back for having enough fashion sense to parallel Taylor Swift's stylist???

Opinions?

P.S.
Taylor is GORGEOUS but that dress looks soooooo much better on me!!! She is an 8 foot tall stick and i have boobs and a butt! HAHA!

27 Dresses

2009-03-23T15:47:00.000-07:00

OK, well just two actually (but I certainly had about 27 choices) I've finally decided on BOTH of my prom ensembles. YAY =] I like to dress in "character" for prom so below I have my prom ideas in MUCH TOO MUCH detail, so read only if you are really bored, lol

Fairfield Prom, April 18:
My AMAZING black studded dress from Bebe. It was pricey, but worth EVERY penny. It hugs every curve where it's supposed to be hugged and is SO hard core with it's silver studs and PERFECT strappy studded black heels. I'm excited (except for from now until then I'll be hitting the gym TWICE a day instead of once...and no I'm not kidding) So Fairfield prom character? The Badass. I can't wait. (Pic #1 is the hard core hair to go with it!!!)

Nimitz Prom, May 9:
Character? MERMAID! Sure, it's a step in the opposite direction but the dress is an amazing sea foam green netting (so nautical!) I'll be pairing it with sexy, wavy mermaid hair (picture 2), BIG jewelry that looks like it was broken straight off a coral reef, and silver snakeskin heels (only I'm passing them as fish scales, not snakeskin, haha) Oh and this dress? THREE DOLLARS. I'm not making that up. It makes me feel much less guilty about my Bebe splurge.

(Let me give you some perspective on my Bebe dress-buying habits...when I walked in to dress shop there this year, the sales lady recognized me from LAST YEAR- where I also happened to buy my dress) haha.

Inked

2009-03-19T17:43:00.000-07:00

Yes, I may be about half a year late...BUT I finally got my other wing done. And I LOVE it. LOVE,LOVE,LOVE it. Except it itches- and will for the next week. I also forgot how much it hurts having a needle scrape at your nerve-filled foot for 45 minutes...Thanks Daddy =] I hope your hand is OK! Haha. More pics later (the FULL Spring Break album!)

Happy Birthday To Me

2009-03-07T16:39:00.001-08:00

I had a beyond amazing 18th birfday thanks to my friends and family. Here are just a few pictures from one of the nights of celebration!

Housewarming Party...The One in October...

2009-03-07T16:28:00.000-08:00

Yes, I'm just now discovering the pictures from the party. We have a lovely picture of Quang and his food ART, my gorgeous moms, and me and the twin. LOL.

**Please note the shoes. They are my babies. Haha.

70 Things You Want to Know About Me, and 5 You Don't

2009-03-05T18:59:00.000-08:00

1. I cuss like a sailor.

2. I always drive 20 miles over the speed limit.

3. My best friend always drives 20 miles under the speed limit. If she and I produced a child it would be the perfect driver. (Yes, that’s you Jaelan.)

4. I’m a grammar freak. If you mix up “your” and “you’re” in front of me I’m likely to shoot you in the leg.

5. I believe that being well-traveled is one of the most important things in making yourself well-rounded.

6. On that note, I’ve been all over the U.S. and Mexico, and also to England, France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. This summer I’m going to New Zealand and Australia.

7. I could live without my cell phone but I’d DIE without my iPod.
8. I’m obsessed with luxury cars. When I flip through a luxury car magazine I practically have an orgasm.

9. I think I was a puppy in a past life. This notion is confirmed when Karen gives me a back scratch.

10. I get really angry when people dislike me because I’m spoiled. Really? Does it seriously bother you that much? (As a side note I’d like to add that if it does, you can happily kiss my couture ass, thanks.)

11. I love bouquets of fresh flowers. There is always a full vase in my bedroom.

12. It IS possible to be daddy’s little girl AND mom’s little girl. I firmly believe that those are the two most important roles in my life.

13. I will be attending TCU in the fall and I’m literally counting down the days until I’m there.

14. I don’t really understand/believe in marriage. However, I would love for Prince Charming to come and prove me wrong.

15. My family and I used to live in Venezuela.

16. My three favorite cities in the world- so far- are London, Dallas, and Chicago.

17. I have the most beautiful friend in the world- Heather Black. She walks by and boys literally drool everywhere.

18. Pro-Choice. A child should NOT be brought into this world unless it can be cared for financially and emotionally.

19. My two biggest fears? Geese and the dark.

20. I believe in lust at first sight. Love takes time.

21. OK, I’ll get it out of the way…YES, I have huge boobs. Now let’s move on.

22. I’m addicted to sugar-free energy drinks. I have a mini-fridge in my room specifically for sugar-free Red Bull (well, and my insulin but that’s a whole other ball game)

23. Deep inside of me there’s this crazy-cool Indie chick that lives in New York, rides the train to coffee shops, and dates a sensitive drummer.

24. I’m a writer. I’m currently working on some interesting stuff that WILL make me famous.

25. In one year, I moved from Fairfield…to Irving…to Plano.

26. I currently live in the same neighborhood as Michael Irvin.

27. My most peaceful moment in life was hot-air-ballooning over the Colorado Rockies.

28. I find that I’m attracted to gay men.

29. I’ve known my best friend, Jaelan, since 4th grade. Ladies, if you’ll stop stabbing each other in the back maybe you’ll be lucky enough one day to have the same unbreakable relationship that we do.

30. I once had a mental breakdown over someone smacking their gum too loudly.

31. I have 5 turtles- Inny, Minny, Miney, Mo, and Fiddy Cent. I’ve caught them having sex on multiple occasions.

32. When I’m stressed I organize things. If you see me alphabetizing something…RUN.

33. I love Christmas. Not for the presents, but for that feeling. You know that one you just can’t explain?

34. I’m not a morning person. A grunt usually means ‘I love you.’

35. MUSTARD. I eat it on everything.

36. I’m obsessed with the Bumper Sticker application on Facebook. It’s truly sad.

37. It really irritates me when girls pretend to like sports to impress a guy, yet they can’t name a single player on any NFL team.

38. ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast’ are STILL two of my favorite movies.

39. I’m identical to my mother except for I have green eyes and she has brown.

40. My favorite guilty pleasure food is ice cold Coca-Cola.

41. I have no regrets of the past, but I do acknowledge wasted time.

42. I’m probably the biggest Harry Potter nerd you’ll ever meet.

43. My girlfriends are my soul mates.

44. Everything I know about sex and relationships I learned from ‘Sex and the City.’ I have every word from every season memorized by heart.

45. I inherited my aunt’s vinyl record collection from the 60’s and 70’s. I jam out to the Rolling Stones on a record player and that makes me so much more hard core than you. =]

46. I am a firm believer in tattoos.

47. I have these scary moments where I question my faith. If my religion is truly “right” that just means way too many people are going to hell, and I don’t like that.

48. I claim every cliché that comes with being a red head.

49. I love Shakespeare. Truly. I bought a collection of 12 of his plays at Stratford upon Avon across the street from the house where he was born. I’ve read them all.

50. I share a birthday with Dr. Seuss. Maybe that’s where my inner-child comes from.

51. My friends and I have the dirtiest conversations of anyone you’ll ever meet. I think Lexy, Rachel, and I really take the cake.

52. Slumdog Millionaire is the most moving movie I’ve ever seen in my life.

53. My favorite smell is puppy breath.

54. I’ve had 4 TRULY great teachers in my high school career. Mrs. Bradley, Mr. Langsather, Coach Christenberry, and Mrs. King are the only argument I have that high school is actually worth something.

55. One of my greatest memories, oddly enough, is cheerleading.

56. I love men’s cologne. It can turn Steve Urkel into James Bond.

57. Speaking of James Bond, I’m obsessed with all of the films and own about 90% of them.

58. SHOES. I have a whole closet dedicated only to my babies.

59. I’ve recently embraced Sudoku puzzles.

60. Fashion is so much more than what clothing you put on your body, it’s an expression.

61. My mom and I talked to John Goodman in a bar once. =]

62. For two years of my childhood I thought I was a lion from ‘The Lion King.’

63. One of my best friends joined the navy and moved to Japan. I know the next time I see her I will cry my eyes out.

64. I live for dumb jokes.

65. Ignorance is NOT bliss.

66. No guy will ever be loved by me more than my daddy is. He’s my hero.

67. Hablo espanol….almost.

68. I’m slightly masochistic.

69. I read about 10 “chick” magazines weekly. Cosmo, Allure, Nylon, US Weekly, Seventeen, Vogue, People, CosmoGirl, Shape, Glamour, In Touch.

70. Yes, I’m one of those Twilight fans. Although I can proudly admit to NOT jumping on the band wagon- I read them all over a year ago.

71. My Betsy Johnson shades make me feel like Super Woman.

72. I cannot cook. I burn popcorn.

73. To counteract that fault, I LOVE to clean.

74. I owe every part of who I am today to my mom.

75. Fantasy is so much better than reality. =]

A Lovely Day

2009-03-03T15:09:00.000-08:00

Who doesn't need one of those? I'm completely at peace from my lazy/refreshing day. All of the underclassmen had to take TAKS today so I was looking forward to a day off. But ohhhh noooooo. Nimitz decides that seniors need to go to school at 12:30 for some army career evaluation test/thingy-ma-bobber. At first I was annoyed... but then my annoyance left me when I realized that skipping was just a better option. (Im not even ALLOWED to join the army because of the dia-beet-us so I figured the armed forces would forgive me for fore-going this little evaluation, haha.) Soooo...INSTEAD... I met up with Delanee, Mario, and Marcos for iHop brunch. Yumyumyum. And very fun. (Our lil old lady waitress was even named 'Roxy'- how cute and cliche is that?) ***Just in case Lari is reading this I would like to note that Delanee was good and actually went to school, haha. Then....I went and got my oil changed. Exciting? No. BUT I was 2,000 miles over and it was time lol. In the waiting room I read some magazines that were from 1996 I think. ha. Next... I went and saw 'He's Just Not That Into You.' I've always thought people who went to movies by themselves are nuts (and I kinda still think that haha) BUT sometimes you just have to escape from people. People are annoying. LOL. It was nice to escape. (I do NOT however, recommend the movie- it majorly SUCKED. ***go see Slumdog Millionaire! best movie in the world***) Then I went and got my eyebrows waxed and went home. Nothing exciting-at all (I apologize if I bored you, but hey, you read it). It was just very refreshing and relaxing. The End. Oh and the photo? Well that's just some sex appeal to brighten your day :)

Saint Valentine

2009-02-14T12:51:00.000-08:00

Who needs a silly boy when your mom and daddy buy you Valentine's Day flowers like THESE?

A Night at the Theatre

2009-02-14T12:47:00.000-08:00

I had a blast with my partner in crime Lexy-Poo, My gorgeous momma, and Lexy's crazy beautiful mom, LuLu the other night. We went to downtown Ft.Worth and walked around, had dinner, and saw a show at Bass Hall- I just wish we had more pics!!!

I Saw A Coyote Walking Down the Road

2009-01-30T14:47:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, Marmar and I were driving home from dinner and...I saw a coyote walking down the road.

Pretty darn smackin' cool if you ask me.

I think he's coming to our neighborhood to eat all the lil' bunnies.

Yeah so that's all I got. Pretty uneventful week if ya can't tell.

YES. I know I'm Obsessed.

2009-01-26T16:05:00.000-08:00

So...rumor has it that Dakota Fanning will be playing Jane in Twilight's NEW MOON movie. Ummmmm. SHE BETTER NOT. Don't get me wrong- Dakota Fanning is a precious doll and a great actress...but NOT for Twilight. Sure, Jane isn't a HUGE role but she's a character that means a lot. (Plus, she's pretty much supposed to be the most dangerous, bad ass little vamp of them all.) I think another problem I have with it is that it "Hollywoodizes" Twilight too much. I almost cried when I heard they were going to have Vanessa Hudgens play Leah Clearwater (that rumor turned out false THANK GOODNESS) I just feel that the Twilight cast was a perfect mixture of first-time actors who had either done nothing or very few things...and now they're going down in movie history- don't throw in a bunch of celebrities!!!! Ugh. So anyway. There's my daily Twilight rant.

Ribbit...Or Whatever Noise A Horned Frog Makes

2009-01-21T19:31:00.000-08:00

It's official. Today I registered for Freshman Orientation and Frog Camp (TCU'S version of freshman fish camp.) I'm beyond excited and I finally feel like I really am an adult about to graduate high school and enter the next phase of my life. At orientation I'll choose my first semester schedule and check into my *dorm* for next year. I'm opting out of the tradition Ft. Worth frog camp and taking a more adventurous route with "Alpine Frog Camp" where I'll spend 5 days in the Rockies with fellow incoming freshmen camping, hiking, whitewater rafting, and being a bum around a campfire---I CANNOT WAIT!

Hi. I'm From Texas.

2009-01-14T16:58:00.000-08:00

Say hello to our new winter Vika uniforms. Let's just say people in New Orleans didn't have to ask where we were from- it was simply "What part of Texas are you guys from?" Although we did have a few men stop and ask if we were Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders...thanks for the compliment bro....haha. Go Vikings?

New Year in New Orleans

2009-01-07T15:47:00.000-08:00

I try not to use my blog as a rant. A lot of the time, this does not happen. BUT for the sake of my own sanity, I am taking this blog in a new direction and instead of RANTING about my trip to New Orleans with my drill team over New Years, I'm looking at the glass half full and taking this time to thank Heather, Delanee, and Katy for simply being who they are. Its cheesy I know. But rarely do you find friends who are this genuine/real/crazy/gorgeous/amazing (I can think of only 1 other and she resides in 75840) If it wasn't for these ladies I probably would have....um.... I'm at loss for a big enough hyperbole, but something extreme. So thank you girls for being so incredible, I love you times a kajillion, truly.

PS: Don't get me wrong, performing at the Sugar Bowl was too cool, I loved that part. Plus, we got to work five days with Bonnie Story, Emmy award winning choreographer of all the High School Musicals- she's a sweetheart and AMAZINGLY beyond talented.

Class of '13

2008-12-14T13:26:00.000-08:00

I got accepted- and got a partial academic scholarship! I'm beyond excited...Go Frogs!

Future Horned Frogs

2008-11-30T18:23:00.000-08:00

So last week my good friend Lexy and I drove to Fort Worth to take a look at TCU. We had no idea that we'd completely fall in love with the place. Everything about it just fit- we pretty much were able to plan out our perfect next 4 years being Horned Frogs. We had a blast shopping, grabbing lunch, walking around, and enjoying a guided tour in which we discovered TCU has some of the most beautiful guys in the world. We're crossing our fingers now. I'm hoping that since I got my acceptance letter from Baylor, that TCU will want me too (I think their acceptance standards are about the same) So if all things go well, Lexy and I will be Class of 2013 freshman Horned Frogs rooming together in our cute, suite style dorm next August. (That's BEFORE she becomes the most famous broadcast journalist in history and i rule the world) Check out the pics of our fun day wishing we were freshmen!

At Least We're Cute

2008-11-30T18:13:00.000-08:00

So last Friday I played hookie from school to take an early Thanksgiving vacation (it was well earned, all A's and 1 B last six weeks, haha) I drove down to Fairfield to spend the day with my lovely BFF to celebrate her 18th birthday since I wasn't able to make it down there the week before. We had lunch, gossiped, watched P.S. I Love You, and baked gingerbread cookies. We had such a blast! The cookie making process was hilarious. First of all, these cookies did not end up being what one would call...delicious. In fact we were proud that they were at least semi-edible. What was even funnier was our decorating skills (lets just say we don't have a professional future in making food look purdy.) All in all we had so much fun catching up, love you girl! :)

The Last Football Game (Yes, I'm Wayyyy Overdue)

2008-11-30T17:59:00.000-08:00

Pretty self-explanatory. We were complete and udder goofballs. It was the last football game and Mrs. Hames was 100% lenient on us. We spent the entire game convincing the other side we were mentally challenged (plus i danced my "white-girl hiphop" to the beat of our gangster stadium musack!) It was very fun, but bittersweet. No more high school football.....Oh well.

Tricks and Treats

2008-11-02T19:12:00.001-08:00

Halloween Friday night was such a blast! Me and my cute little race car driver and crazy sexy vampire had so much fun dressing up and being silly- hooray for bi weeks in football! And Heather's mom's Halloween decorations made our day. She hides random little severed fingers, tarantulas, and stuff like that all over the house. We were laughing hysterically 24/7 because we'd be doing something random like reaching for toilet paper and there'd be a fake bloody toe...haha we love you Sylvia!

One Letter Closer To Getting Out of Here

2008-10-22T12:21:00.000-07:00

The excitement has started...this weekend I got my acceptance letter for LSU! It's so crazy to think that here I am, about to be 18, preparing to leave the nest!

Even though I was beyond thrilled to get my LSU letter the stress is FAR from over. Since my indecisive self applied to NINE schools that means I have 8 more fateful letters to open from now until January. It's SO easy to psych yourself out and imagine that NONE are going to accept you! lol.

So....1 down....8 to go. Wish me luck :)

ALMOST Smacked Mac

2008-10-19T12:36:00.000-07:00

The game Friday night vs. Mac was by FAR the most exciting of the year! When the final buzzer rang we were tied 35-35 and were about to go into overtime. So the officer and senior Vikas made our way down to the track (its tradition that we do a kickline if we win- one kick for every point scored) We ended up being down there for a loooonnnnggggg time- we went into TRIPLE overtime! We had a blast down there on the track with Viking Crew and the cheerleaders but ended up losing by one touchdown (42-50) ....by the way, can you believe Mac rubbed salt in our wound by going for a two point conversion AFTER they had already won? Geez louise. Anyway, I'm so proud of our guys for such an awesome game!!

PS: Phot Explanations-

A) YES we got to wear our windsuits to the game!!! Can you believe it?
B) Katy is NOT naked in the picture- their officer pep rally costumes were off the shoulder!!!
C) We were joking about how we would look like the U.S. Olympic team walking into the game in our windsuits and JUST as we were saying that I looked over at Karen and her socks had "USA" written in BIG red and blue letters- we laughed for like ten minutes. We love our little goober :)

Breakfast with the Vikas

2008-10-12T15:26:00.000-07:00

Finally...our LAST fundraiser!!! So after the game Friday night Heather and I went back to her house fully intending to go to sleep (knowing we had to wake up at 6:30) BUT...then Pretty Woman came on TV so of course we stayed up a little too late watching that :)

After much too little sleep we made to Applebee's by 7:30 the next morning to start our pancake breakfast fundraiser. It took me about 15 minutes to realize that I was not in the mood to serve people- Delanee, Heather, and I therefore took the esteemed job of silverware folders.

After we had rolled apx 200 rolls of silverware our parents were literally shoving us to go serve people. At my very table I sweetly served the plate and was immediately chastized by the lady I was serving because I had accidently spilled a tiny bit of syrup out of the tiny little container on her plate and onto her....drumroll please....PANCAKES!!!! Ahhhh the horror!!!! It was at that moment I realized that I was still not -and never would be- in the mood to serve people.

I was now on the prowl for some other way to make myself useful. It was then that Delanee and I noticed that our donation boxes were just sitting on a table. We spent the rest of the morning at the entrance of Applebee's smiling and holding our donation boxes. (People must really like redheads because between the two of us we got $185.00 worth of donations in about an hour! haha!)

All in all we had a great time and raised a lot of money for our Sugar Bowl trip, but I defiantly realized that if I'm ever to become a waitress I DO NOT need the morning shift!!! :)

Team U.S.A Rocks my Socks

2008-10-12T13:32:00.001-07:00

So as most of you know, I am literally obsessed with 'So You Think You Can Dance'. So OF COURSE I was beyond thrilled when I saw that their tour would be at Nokia Theatre this past Saturday. Only one little problem- as most of you also know, Im really bad at matching up days of the weeks with their number dates... the tour show was on Friday, aka: FB game night. I was pretty upset because I was so pumped up to go see the show. So Marmar, being as amazing as she is, tried to find us something equally exciting to go to Saturday night. The 2008 U.S.A men and women gymnastics team are doing a national tour and their first stop was at the AAC right here in Dallas- so Marmar got us tickets. I knew it would be amazing but I had no idea HOW amazing!!! Those guys can put on a show!!! The craziest thing is how star struck I was. I was literally sitting ten feet away from one of the most decorated female gymnast in Olympic history (the gorgeous Nastia Liuken) and one of the most famous - and youngest- Olympic stars, Shawn Johnson. The best part? THE MEN'S TEAM. Who knew that they were SO gorgeous??? (I secretly thanked the show's wardrobe department- ALL their routines were done shirtless :) ) Gold medalist Jonathon Horton was the obvious "hottie Olympian" from this year and there has been hype about his good looks since the very first day of the Beijing Olympics...and he sure lived up to the expectations! The mens teams good looks aside, one of the coolest things was getting to see twins Paul and Morgan Hamm perform. They are literally Olympic gymnastics legends- I remember watching them on TV when I just a little girl! So all in all, the night was a blast and I TOTALLY forgot about 'So You Think You Can Dance' (which says a lot.) It was great to witness firsthand what amazing and down to Earth people were sent to Beijing to represent our country ---check out the photos!

Home Sweet Home

2008-10-05T15:10:00.000-07:00

We've been working on the house/my bedroom all day (preparing it for fall/ finishing up much over-do projects) So here's some official pics of the finished product :) ...haha even though we moved in 2 months ago...

We are the Vikas We Are Strong and Proud...

2008-10-04T13:38:00.000-07:00

Mom got some cute pics developed from the parade/first game (yes, developed, I love her more than anything but the woman is DEFINITELY stuck in the past!) and they just made me smile about all the great memories I've made with these girls. It seems like all I do is complain and complain about the long practices and MANY responsibilities but i KNOW when football season is over I will be extremely depressed!!...until Spring Show of course :)

Seniors: We Work Hard At School

2008-10-02T17:54:00.000-07:00

Yes, ladies and gentlemen. THIS is what we do in 5th period Attendance Aid :)

Homecoming Week

2008-09-21T18:46:00.000-07:00

So even though this week was so incredibly fast paced and CRAZY- it was by far one of the most fun weeks of my life! Thursday night was the burning of the V pep rally. It was sort of bittersweet because Delanee, Esma, Amanda, and I realized it was our last high school homecoming. The next night we had our homecoming game vs. Arlington Lamar. They've only lost 1 game in 3 years so we decided losing 21 to 52 wasn't THAT bad- haha. We premiered Blues Brothers at halftime and did great- we got a standing ovation! All of the festivities had been great so far but me and my girls were just ready for the dance Saturday night at Texas Stadium!!! We all opted to ditch the boys and do a girls night. Daddy also got us an amazing stretch hummer limo to make the night even more special. We got all dolled up and met at Heather's house for pictures and loaded up in the limo. The driver drove us all around Dallas to kill time before the dance- it was such a blast! We rolled down the window, blasted music, drank soda from champagne glasses, and laughed more than we had in a looonngggg time. When we finally got to the dance we DEFINITELY made an entrance (12 HOTT girls stepping out of a hummer!) and were the first ones on the dance floor. The dance was actually really fun despite what we were expecting. We danced the night way...(I was able to keep my shoes on ALL night- can you believe it?) Afterwards our beyond sweet limo driver brought all of us hungry girls to Taco Bell. It was closed but we all pressed our noses against the glass and made puppy dog faces and the manager opened up for us (I'm sure the short dresses helped our cause :) ) It was definitely a night I'll never forget!

My Hectic Week

2008-09-14T09:30:00.000-07:00

Wow,wow,wow! This week was so incredibly hectic- and it's only the third week of school! Even though it's fun, it's HARD to keep straight A's, spend time with your family, be a Vika, AND keep a social life!! We had our third football game this Friday vs. North Garland and sadly our boys lost but they played an AWESOME game, (I'm proud of ya'll!) Halftime went great once again and we're ready for next week when we can finally perform Blues Brothers! I also JUST NOW finished my room completly! I still have to wait for my adorable french-style bed frame to come in and hang a few pics but other than that my Paris bedroom is complete- yay! Keep checkin' in- next weekend is homecoming so there's sure to be some excitement!
***After many attempts of catching a cute locker room photo, Heather and I failed due to the fact that she blinked in ALL of them! Haha, love you girl! (see above)

Hello...

2008-09-07T18:23:00.000-07:00

So even though I am an avid scrapbooker, I thought it was only appropriate to jump into the 21st century and record my senior year through a blog. It's been a crazy year already, too many early mornings and late nights thanks to school and Vikas, BUT I can already see it shaping up to be the BEST so far. Here's whats happened so far... Last Friday Nimitz High School had our first game versus Haltom and we won 20-12! The crowd also LOVED our throw pom routine at halftime and the performance went great. Later that weekend my BFF, Jaelan, came to Plano and her amazing sis ,Jess, took some gorgeous senior pics of us! We had such a blast taking the pics (and got a few honks!) and I can't wait to see them all! Check back soon, senior year is moving on fast!