Feliz Compleanos

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY
in just over two weeks!

I'm going to be 20!
Which is kinda crazy.
I kinda wanna throw a big bash, but I don't really know.
Is it weird to say i feel selfish having a birthday party?
Because I do. How ever much I would love a day all about me, I kinda feel that's selfish
I'm not trying to make anyone feel guilty, because everyone should have a day all about them, everyone deserves it.
Plus there's a lot of planning and such and then a lot of work hosting.
It doesn't necessarilly have to be about me, i just want a bash. Maybe i'll have an un-birthday bash
And people could sing "AAAAA very very unbirthday to you, to you."
That would be fun.

Anyways if i was having a birthday party this is kinda what i've jotted down:
Barbeque outside, with ton's of white balloons flowers and white lights in my trees.
Then MAYBE  a bit of an outdoor dance party, because who doesn't love to dance
and then a barbecue lasting all night ending in a campout/sleepover with ALL my girls

That would be my perfect birthday, maybe if someone convinces me i'll do it.

I now introduce you to...!

Made by the amazingly talented

Paula Barrientos!

This girls got talent, and i'm proud to call her a best friend!

Oh Christmas tree, Oh christmas tree.

Okay so like i promised here an actual post of what has been happening the last week or two. It has actually been to hectic to even collect my thoughts.

First of all I want to tell you all about Disney on Ice. It was Magical. Thats about the only word I can put with it. I went with my two Spanish second families. Well two of them were pretty much my actual family. The youngest that came with us was 16. I actually felt like a child again. I got so excited for every part and think I took like 300 photos. Which reminds me, I need to go through and post those.I wanna go every year. It reminds me of Disneyland. Which is truely the happiest place on earth.

I decided a few days ago that I want to go to Disneyland at christmas time with the 5 of us. Because those are seriously my three favorite things. Its not going to happen. Don't get me wrong I am going again. But when I go next it will be a road trip in the summer so we can take the coast highway hit the beaches do some surfing, [which I will hopefully be learning to do this summer on our island roadtrip], and do some camping.

Speaking of christmas, I am in bliss everyday. I love the EVERYTHING about christmas.

Well except how the economy has made its this 'gimme gimme gimme' season.

But I love that my family or friends are not like that.

I love spending that extra time with people in cozy environments.

And for me especially is the ferry trip on christmas eve then getting to my Nana and Papa's and watching Santa Clause 1.

Nothing beats Santa Clause 1. The others cannot compare, therefor I refuse to watch them. Then spending time with my family usually just doing nothing but relaxing for about a week. Christmas is honestly my favorite thing in the world besides Jesus. I think thats why I love christmas so much aswell is because it is all about Jesus and should be. Was just gonna go off on that, but I think i'll save that for another post in a few days.

Ending on a lighter note. I learnt the coolest thing last night. I downloaded an app for my phone that lets me control my Itunes. I have so far been using it to confuse the heck out of my family. I'm going to play tricks on my brother when he gets home from work. Its pretty sweet, Technology is amazing.

This would be my Dream

Disneyland at Christmas

BOB

Yeah, thats my church. So proud to call my church home. Its pretty cool we have the oppurtunity to host this and have hundreds of people who don't know God in our building. Just being able to love on them, serve them, and just show them who Christians really are and who God really is. The place was packed to hear some awesome bands. Being in the Coffee Bar all night I couldn't hear all that much but I did hear some pretty good muffled songs. There was one thing that stood out to me tonight when I was cleaning up foyer. One guy was standing with his friends swearing then his friend just looked at him unimpressed and said "Dude, we're in a church show some respect." It definately put a smile on my face. And if this guy doesn't know Jesus, i'm hoping its a step in the right direction.

I'm gonna fill you all in on the rest of my day to since it was pretty rad, because at the end of a long day I just like to get the events down, cause this is like my little journal. Started the morning nice and early since my Ma had the day off too. Okay pause. I realised, Chanel, ever since you left i've started calling my mom, ma. Don't know why and I didn't realise it until a few days ago. It's weird. Unpause. We took off downtown to go visit my cousin who is expecting any day now. It was a great visit considering I havn't seen her since she's gotten pregnant, well actually didn't even learn she was pregnant until 2 months ago because my mother seemed to forget to let me in on this little fact. They're having a canundrum because they're having a home birth and two days ago their furnace kicked it. Appropiate heat is important to a home birth. They can't get the part in until Tuesday for their furnace and she's been having contractions since last night. So i'm praying for a donation of electric heaters from friends and family for this safety of their new child. Which the already have one daughter Juna. And its so cute because when you ask her "Where's the baby?" She goes to her mom pulls up her shirt and kisses then hugs her belly. Its absolutly adorable....i should mention their other daughter is 20 months.

Now i'm going to skip to after Battle of the Bands. This aparently is going to be a long post today was a super packed day. Where one part I was very mad at Rogers but we're going to skip that because I have already vented to a few about my frustrations and anger can eat you up, and its the devils work. So i'm over it. Done. Amen. aahaha.

Okay seriously. After BOB we came out to about 2 inches of snow I guess. It was pure magic. I got home and started writing my letters to Chanel and Letitia...and now I guess Paula's going to get one too.
Then I realised how last BOB the bands the both of them were here in Canada. We would have all been together tonight. Probably jump in Hector blast the tunes and go to White Rock as usual. Tonight feels like the kinda night we would just sit in Hector and watch the ocean and play worship music and just sit with each other and God. hen go frolic in the snow, maybe build a small fort.
Man I miss that so much, not the sitting with god part cause I do that all the time, cause I just can't help it. But the sitting with all if us in Hector having God time and just us time. Love you guys, you know who you are.

Cher.

SURPRISE!

Sam's surprise party was a success. Good Job to his PLBC friend who planned this shindig. He had no idea, whatsoever. I call that failure. Get it cause its was not a failure cause it was crossed out....yeah.

Got to know a few newer friends much better and played a pretty fun game called Apples to Apples, of which I had never heard of. It was pretty fun.

P.S. Paula is a big cheater. An obvious big cheater. But at least she's not one of those cheaters who when caught are like "NO, I'm not cheating"

Thats why I love her.

End note: I had much fun.

And all that Jazz

Okay, time to blog. I dread this sometimes. I always do it right before I go to bed, in fact I am lying in bed with my laptop when I blog. Yet, once its done I'm glad I have done it. It's nice to just get thoughts and events written down. Also the fact I'm taking English next semester and this will help with my writing...or maybe not because I do not follow proper sentence structure, grammar, or spelling in these little spiels. I am well aware my blogs don't make a bit of sense at some parts, but did I not say I do this task in bed whilst I am longing for sleep to overcome me. It does help my flow, vocab, and creativity however.

So last night...what did happen last night. Don't worry I did not forget. I went to Jazz for a Cause held at Java Jazz Cafe, my dear friend Mia's family establishment. Sorry I like using the word establishment I feel sophisticated. To continue, it was a nice little fundraiser put on by a few people I like a real lot to raise money for Watoto.

Watoto is an organization in Africa that rescues many children orphaned by aids, abducted and put into child soldiery etc. They feed, nurse and educate the children as well as place them in a safe home environment with a mother within their organization.

Click for more info on Watoto here!

It was a wonderful night of Jazzy entertainment, talent, friends, and good company. And man, my friends are talents. Tried to put up a peak of my talented friend Liz (chub - the one photographed with me to the left) but Blogger was being lame so pictures will have to do.



Get 'er done.

The conversation at the table next to me in the library is going something like this..they are clearly best friends.

guy 1 "when are you going to do excersize for chapter 5 and 6...and then redo them because you didn't do them right the first time"

guy 2 "tomorrow"

guy 1 "we have 6 hours and 45 minutes to do them"

guy 2 "i know i got it figured out"

guy 1 "dude your never going to do them do them right now you know you'll be redoing them"

Keeping his friend in line for his studies. Thats friendship right there.

C'est La Vie!

So I failed my N yesterday. Boo, took it pretty hard for about an hour then had some wonderful friends to cheer me up. Made me forget all about it. I realised really its no big deal, its just an N test, not like its going on my transcript, credit report, or gonna hurt my future in any way, its just a waste of money. Obviously there's a reason why I keep failing just gotta work on that and figure it out. I was so confident going in then got in the car and my nerves took over. Maybe if I had gotten my liscence one of these test something bad would have happened, an accident? Everythings in his hands and in time I will have my liscence just gotta try my hardest.






But anyways instead of moping around i went to Edmond's 18th birthday bowling bash. Man 5 pin bowling is much harder than 10. Don't think so, go try it sometime and let me know.

Midwest Skies and Sleepless Mondays

I'm so in love with this season and i feel so prepared now with my many sweaters and boots. :)


There's so much I want to do in the fall and never get a chance to do so here's my list to make the most out of this wonderful season.

-Cornmaze
-Pumpkin Patch?
-Stanley Park Christmas Train
-Learn to snowboard
-Get my N
-Get a Car
-Go stroll around downtown and grab coffee
-See a play
-Go puddle Jumping
-Stay in all day with friends and watch movies

Its alot right now, and if i think of anything else I'll add it :)
Wanna help me complete me list?



I could sit for hour
Finding new ways to be awed each minute
'Cause the daylight seems to want you
Just as much as i want you.

I Predict a Riot

And I have forgotten to mention..
I'm in a band...


Astronauts+Candy

So Won't You Dance?

Tonight I realised again how much I love the people I do life with.

Callum's 19th birthday party was super. Yes, I sound corny. Danced the night away....literally; with all the people I love the most. Couldn't have asked for a better night. I would go through the nights motions but eh, it would take to long. How bout point form? Okay good.

-Party boy
-I wanna be a billionare so ******* bad
you know when you got a room full of christians
-Singing Bohemien Rhapsody..cept Paula who was the only one who didn't know it. Then she laughed until she cried. Then it reminded me of Chanel. Aggie Fritz.
-Singing Journey - Don't stop believing..which is a dance party tradition
-Strobe light
-Isa...in general, i love her
-Fighting over Joann
-So much food I don't even know what to do with myself
-Our band's first song....me singing to a girl in her backyard...."Smoking is bad for you...."
-Cake that was a watch. Whatt!


There's so much more i just cannot remember. Too tired.
Now i'm flipping exhausted, g'night.


HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALLUM!

God, friends, love, life, amazing.

I was just looking at my top tags for my blog. I noticed my top 5 are:
God, friends, Love, life, amazing.

Yeah pretty much sums up my life :)
Love my amazing god, friends, and life.

You, my brown eyed girl.

I've been stuck up in my room all day long due to the worst cold I can ever remember having. How I Met your Mother thank you for saving my day; besides the 54 minute wait after every 72 minutes. But its kinda nice to have a break and hear the rain patter outside my window and cuddle with my dog, incessant nose blowing and coughing aside.


But since I have nothing to do waiting another 37 minutes to watch more How I Met your Mother let me catch you all up on my last few days.
So Saturday was the last time i posted I believe.
I don't think anything particularly out of ordinary happened on Monday so we can skip to Tuesday.
Did I mention Tuesday's are my favourite; 4 hours of art in the morning then life group at night. This Tuesday however was extra good, really it was quite bitter-sweet.

Art was fun spent all class drawing a hallway which students decided they wanted to block while waiting for their class. Right after class I bused back to home and met a friend from kindergarten Madison. It was so wonderful catching up and listening to her stories of love and how great this guy is that she's met. She's moving to Australia in a few days for a year, cause that's where he's from. But anyways, so good to catch up with each other even though at sometimes we're not even a block away from each other. This is when I noticed i was getting sick so i went home and had a nap before Life group....Chanel's last official Life group but we'll get to that part a tad later. So the girls came and we all had a wonderful time chatting then watching the Glee Season premiere. Sadly dear Madi had tummy problems and felt sick, I felt so bad. So shout out to Madi, LOVE YOU!
So Life group is now over and Chanel sees the last of the girls out she turns around and tears stream down her face so i gave her a big hug and Gab joins us. We decide to break it up before it becomes a brawl session So we head upstairs so Gab's can draw Chanel blindly. First step into Chanel's room Gab start to bawl then chanel does then I do then Alex does. We're all weeping then somewhat start laughing cause we're being such babies.

Okay so i'm gonna stop rambling now and get to a conclusion of my events.
I can't even believe the people God has put in my life. A few years ago I never thought I could love so many people so dearly. Every single one of them mean something so different to me. Old friendships, Best friends, New friends, and of course my girlies :)



Chanel I don't even know what i'm gonna do when you're gone for 2. We may not have been best friends all through high school but you were always there since grade eight. Through you me and Sasha and now Me You and Gab's as well as the wonderful few additions that have made our whole family. Now you're a crucial part of the 5 of us, and mean a heck of a lot to me.



Well now i'm crying again. Time to instill my plan from Tuesday night - dehydration to stop the tears.
And I couldn't find a good picture of 5 girls so these have to suffice.

Fly with me, come fly away

I cannot wait for fall and winter. I do not mind the rain...good thing I live in Vancouver. Just need to get some clothes shopping done and i'll be all good. The colder season's are definately my favourite. The attire of course makes me feel so cozy; knitted sweatshirts, gloves, toques, scarves. Spending time inside with family and friends wrapped up in blankets drinking hot beverages, sharing hearty laughs and juvenille stories while the rain hits the windows in the background. Walking in the snow while it crunches under your feet. How the hustle and bustle of christmas can almost seem relaxing. Generally the christmas spirit just makes me grin from ear to ear, why can't it be like that all the time. Don't get my wrong I love the summer time, fall and winter have an atmosphere that I find more enjoyable.

Oh and the color definately don't help my liking for these magical seasons

We're driving around chasing the stars

I LOVE CONCERTS!
I just love them so very much. Band just always sound much more magnificent live, and you get this giddy feeling, and adrenaline pumping through your veins and you sing along with all the songs....well, rather scream them all. And then after they're over you have this withdrawal..but its almost a good withdrawal.









Last night I saw Vampire Weekend at a Venue I have never been to before, but one of the best venue's I've decided, because what's better than a concert under the stars. They are so much better live then I could have ever imagined at one part i got this silly giddy smile on my face as i looked at Vampire Weekend on stage then looked up at the stars then back at the band then back up at the twinkling stars. It just felt so awesome being there with two of my favourite things - stars and live music from a band i love! I'm reliving the feelings all over again and its fantastically swell! Gah, I'm all giddy!
















We went and hung out downtown after, which just topped of the night because downtown is spectacular and i kinda missed my best friend. Which is funny because I see her all the time, but never really get to see her ya know? We're always at church or what ever we're doing is so rushed or routine. We watched the stars at English bay grabbed some food, then watched stars at English Bay again. Such a wonderful end to a wonderful night :)



Found this picture and thought it'd be perfect to start a list of concerts i've been to as i've seen them twice, Cobra Starship that is. + the fact he's gorgeous made me also wanna put it in. I was a meter away from him or probably closer. We were in the front at his concert. I'm not a crazy star gazed fan our anything just thought it was pretty cool. But imma start my list now



Shania Twain
Dixie Chicks
Fall Out Boy
The Academy is... (x3)
Cobra Starship (x2)
Rascall Flatts
The Jonas Brothers
The Fray
Vampire Weekend

Up next:
Matt & Kim
Kina Grannis
Pheonix?
Coachella Concert?

The sky's a perfect shade of blue.

Today was a jammed packed day.


First of I went to go get my books for school since my mom has been bugging me day in and day out to get them. Only to find out that during my orientation we have an opportunity to go get them. Oh well I still need to get art supplies and stuff. It was a half hour bus there and a half hour bus back to only be there probably not even ten minutes, boo.














The day gets better I promise you. Next I hit up the mall cause since i got my books, i kinda might need a book bag. Well not need per say but I knew the Boathouse had some pretty sweet looking ones and it would just make my life easier considering i have two heavier classes back to back on Wednesday. But I got a pretty nice Hurley one because the one i REALLY REALLY wanted was to small to carry my stuff. I also go to play dress up with Paula and her co-worker Katrina..? Think that's what her name was. And then Paula's manager Lori just took me shopping around the store for jeans, I thoroughly enjoyed myself!

The finale of my night was at Federico's Super Club. I have heard so many many stories about this place since grade 8 on the walk to school with my dearest friend Chanel. It was super weird being there and seeing her interact with all the employee's because they are all basically her family. It was so cute, you can tell they all treat her like a daughter or a niece and behind all the jokes they all love her so much. But I had a grand time, and I'm so glad i got to share it with both Chanel and Joryli. Especially the awkward dancing which was awkwardly fun.





















I probably could have described that all a lot better, especially the night's final but I'm way to super tired. And i just laughed out loud at that sentence because i don't think it makes sense..only to me. Bhaaha. oh well..now I'm just gonna ramble and if i don't stop we're gonna have an essay here because this is what I do when I'm tired.

LIFE KIDS 2010

So it's definately been awhile! Life has been super duper busy. The week after my last post was kids camp! I cannot believe how extraordinary it was. I keep having dreams that its still happening and then waking up fully expecting that i'm back in that week. It is in fact a saddening feeling that it is indeed over, but its exciting to think about all the kids that were saved and have their lives changed and that next year is coming up! The last week basically all i can talk about it kids camp. I think my family and my friends that weren't part of kids camp are sick of hearing me talk about it. I'm sure. I keep telling the following stories; only these are just tid bits because well..then i would just ramble on remembering how amazing those moments were and you would just be bored.
Keasen - that kids just makes my heart grow and break all at the same time.
"everywhere we go..people wanna know.." - team cheer
The Bethlaham Boys and The Galilee Girls Morning arobics
How i still have Boom Chicka boom, Battlefeild, and many more songs stuck in my head.
Kareoke Star Sr.
The kids had to pick out kitchen utensils not knowing that would be what they are dinner with.
Monk's dinner and dog food. Oh my.
Colossal Canyon...Paula + No hands.
Bus rides.
When Jesse's team won, and still to this day he is gloating about it
Baptism
ALL the kids and how much fun I had with them.
and just everything in general.

Get an idea of how awesome kids camp was because i'm 100% sure i'm missing alot there.

Cheerio Mate

Letitia's last night in Canada
No sleep
'Nough Said

Running on no sleep. In a few minute me, Gab, Chanel, Paula, Jeremy are about you accompany the wonderful, amazing, fantastic Letitia to the airport. I wanted to add so many more adjectives..but i'm too tired to think of any. It has been a long wonderful night. listening to music and just chillen. We made a wonderful cake...well i made it paul and gabe just chilled on the computer butching the song "Battlefield" in their own way. It was horrendous.



This is the wonderful story why this amazing girl is leaving us.
She has gotten the oppurtunity to begin her dream to work with girl that have been trafficed or prostituted. It is so inspiring what god has planned for this lady. So she will be moving to Bradford, England for two years. She will be so incredibly missed but this adventure has been planned for her from the beginning and its gonna be a life changer. So good luck to her, Love her most dearly.



Mi Corazon estuyo por siempre

Mi Corazon estuyo por siempre
My heart is your forever