April Showers

When I looked outside my window today, it was raining dippin dots!! They were bouncing off our tables and patio in our backyard. We have had some snow showers here in beautiful Salt Lake, but I am honestly ready for some spring weather.

High school seems to be picking up its pace. Prom is this Saturday, and I feel privileged to go again with the special needs group. I love those kids so much :) They really are the greatest and are so sweet and have such strong personalities.

And speaking of high school ending soon, graduation is in 2 months from today. It's crazy to think how time flies.

Anyways today is day 21, so I'm supposed to talk about my favorite city. I haven't traveled to too many places, and as much as I love Arlington, I honestly love Salt Lake. It's beautiful, we have temples we can go to that are minutes away, God's marvelous creations including stunning mountains, and wonderful people everywhere. Even though I'm not always fond of the constantly changing weather, I feel so blessed to live here :)

beautiful picture I found

yay mountains

sunset pic

Day 21

Day 21: picture of me

There aren't many pictures of just me, but this was when we were taking pictures for our yearbook



This was just when I was in California and Brooklyn and I were being goofy. It was fun :)

Nicknames and Such

Day 20: Nicknames: Hmm I really don't have that many nicknames. The one I hear most is Rach, which I like because it's simple. But my mom has one called doodle bug because I would always be drawing as a kid. Texas was also one of my nicknames for a while. I'm occassionally called Miss Rachel and often Rachael Ray, especially when people read my name wrong, and then they get excited because they think they get to meet her.  Too bad for them. But speaking of Rachael Ray, which makes me think of cooking...

A couple of weeks ago my mom came home with this cookbook, and I was stoked out of my mind because I had been going waiting months for it to come out after always going on their blog for recipes. I feel pathetic because it's for mormon moms that are crazy about cooking and I'm only in high school...

But it's available in many bookstores and has had commercials for it, been featured in magazines, and much more. It's such a good book because every recipe is delicious and not too hard to make. It's just too good! :)

Day 19: Something I miss

There are a few things I miss. I miss dance lessons, summer, my relatives in Texas and friends who graduated last year. There are a few things, but I am keeping this blog short because I have a lot of studying and things to do tonight, so I can't write much in this entry. But I will write more lata :)

Cool Whip

When my cousin Kara came over this weekend, we watched conference and stayed up late. Last night she found cool whip in our freezer, pulled it out, and scooped some out like ice cream. I had never really tried it before like that, so I gave it a try today, and oh boy that stuff is amazing! For anyone who is reading this I want you to try it (frozen) because it is so yummy and delicious! It can make you hyper enough to want to jump on your bed and whip your hair back and forth as Willow Smith did. It's heaven's symphony in your mouth. It's that good. I might just go to the store soon and get some chocolate or strawberry cool whip.

Day 18: Regrets

A time of regrets was one of those times where many things happened at once that were not under my control and were some of the hardest times I have ever been through. This time was around when I was in middle school, with some time before and after it. I don't want to go into too much detail, but it was rough. It's understandable to see why I shrunk back in fear and hurt, afraid to face the world and move on with life. It took several years and a lot of work. But I was able to get back on my feet and learn from that time period. With every situation there is always a learning process and a time period to get back on your feet, to rely on the Lord and move on. I missed out on many opportunities because I did not know how to at the time, and I had to teach myself. So yes, in a way I regret how many things I missed out on and the friendships I could have made, but I am glad I was able to move on and those trials have made me stronger.

Looking forward to

Day 17: Something I am looking forward to: There are too many things, so here are a few

 -prom with the special needs group in a week. Goodness they are the best
-graduation
 -summer, which includes:
      -sunshine! and being with friends all the time
      -youth conference in park city and girls camp
      -visiting my hometown in Texas for the first time since I moved
      -and the tradish of my Texan relatives coming up and spending the 4th or 24th of July together :)
  -college, not to mention living in brand new dorms. I talked to a few of my roommates for the first time this last week. I am glad my roomie and I both love to cook (she loves making Indian food, Italian dishes including homemade pasta, while I am more into food like casseroles, soups, breads, desserts and pretty much anything, so it will be good). Our other roommates sound like they are organized too I hope everything will turn out well. I am looking forward to dating more and having fun, and seeing people I haven't seen since they graduated along with my friends in high school that will go to BYU. It will be hard to stay on task at times but I will try my hardest :)