Balance...

Hey Readers,
So as of lately, balance has become a big problem for me. School, job, friends, family, music, etc.
With all of my college stuff coming up in the fall, I'll admit to being a little stressed as to not know how all will turn out. I am hoping for decent scores. My job is going okay. I never thought I'd be able to fit in with a job at a hardware store, but I guess I proved myself wrong on that one. Friends and family are both great. I love being around as many of them as I can get at any point. What can I say? I AM definitely a people person. Music is going fine. Orchestra is busy, as we prepare for Fiddler's Jamboree yet again this year. I've decided at the last second to take on the practice required to go to the said event. I am excited though, for the actual concert coming up in the spring, it's going to occur on MY turf. Yup, we're playing at the high school in my town... eek! (really excited)

I have something else to add to my busyness. I am head-over-heals for someone right now. I am afraid to get into any form of a relationship and have it ended on me, though. Being busy all the time, doesn't seem like something a guy is going to want to be involved with. You never know, though. Maybe things will work out this time. All I can do is hope.
I will say that he is absolutely amazing. We have so much in common, which makes him really easy to talk to. He's smart, almost as much as a music dork as I am, and well... perfect.

I say all of this and my brain goes, "Wait till after college". Yet, what if I miss this opportunity? I don't want to go through life going "What if this...? Or, what if that...?" Ya know? There is nothing good about those situations, as I have already found out. So, no. I can't wait till college, not with this.

Anyways, I'm sure ya'll are absolutely enjoying reading my vicious debate over all of this.. (heavy sarcasm)
Yet, I could be missing on opportunities as we speak.
Gots to go,
Thanks for reading!!

10 Songs You Should Listen To- Right This Second!

Here are ten songs you should listen to, right NOW. Haha, just kidding. No seriously, if you are half the music geek I am, I totally recommend listening to them. 

1. Runaway  by Mat Kearney - I love this song! Then again, I love a lot of Mat Kearney's songs... so yeah...

2. Vanilla Twilight by Owl City - This song is SO cute, I love listening to it!

3. Battle  by Chris August - Life IS a battle of wrong and right. Sometimes it's hard to find that fine line between the two. 

4. Calling You by Blue October- Although, I haven't really explored much of Blue October's music, I have really come to enjoy this particular song. As I call people a lot, this song is very fitting.

5. Drive By by Train- Honestly, I wasn't sure if I should have posted this one, or Train's "Marry You", just because I adore both. (I'm just an itty bit of a romanticist...okay, scratch that... extremely romantic would be closer to the truth)

6. Monster (remix) by Meg and Dia- Love this song, it's got such a cool beat!

7. Stronger by Kelly Clarkson - This is one of my favorite songs that I find really uplifting in those moments that I feel like crap, so it absolutely had to make it on to this list.

8. Sail by AWOLNATION-  No, I don't usually listen to the depressing songs. Yet, for some reason, I can't seem to stop humming this song. Not really sure what's up there.... 

9. I Hate This Part by The Pussycat Dolls- There was a brief post-break-up point for me, and this song had a LOT of meaning to me. 

10. Courageous by Casting Crowns- Sometimes the best things can come from just one courageous moment. :)

Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Thanks for reading!

Part of My 'Bucket List'

Goodness, at age seventeen, I cannot believe that I have begun to think of such a topic. I mean, really, I'm not really sure what inspired this. Yet, I have a VERY long list of things I would like to do before my time is up. Here is part of that list-
1. Be an extra in a movie. (That or part of the stunt crew)
2. Go and see a Broadway play.
3. Dress up and go to Comicon.
4. Go to a restaurant and order diet water.
5. Become fluent in multiple languages.
6. Take part in a triathlon.
7. See the Northern Lights.
8. Go swimming with dolphins.
9. Go on a road trip.
10. Knit a scarf.
11. Make a difference in someone's life.
12. Climb a mountain.
13. Go to a furniture store and hide in a wardrobe. When someone opens the wardrobe door, run out screaming "For Narnia!!!!!!".
14. Be involved in a high-speed chase.
15. Recreate a scene from a movie/book/play in a very public place and see what happens.
16. Learn how to play the drums.
17. Make a t-shirt quilt.
18. Talk in the Shakespearean language for an entire day.
19. Sing in front of a live audience.
20. Bring joy to someone who's spirits have been crushed entirely.
21. Identify the people who have inspired me most in my life, and tell them.
22. Get a complete makeover- Get a different hairstyle, hair color, clothes, etc.
23. Invite a bunch of British people over to my house, and go tell my neighbors that the British are coming.
24. Learn how to shoot a gun.
25. Wear a "Free Hugs" t-shirt, and aim to get over 1,000 hugs.
26. Go into a really, really crowded elevator, and with a straight face say, "I'm sure you are all wondering why you've been gathered here".
27. Go skydiving.
28. Retire to somewhere REALLY WARM.
29. Learn how to figure skate.
30. Compose a song.
31. Ride in a hot air balloon.
32. Race a sports car.
33. Learn to surf.
34. Go see Mount Rushmore.
35. Live in a foreign country for 6 months.
36. Take up gourmet cooking.
37. Create a coat of arms for my family.
38. Go to Time's Square on New Year's Eve.
39. Restore a classic car.
40. Learn sign language.
41. Learn how to say "hello" in 50 different languages.
42. Have my portrait painted.
43. Send a message in a bottle.
44. Spend a night in a haunted house, with a group of friends.
45. Catch a baseball in the stands of a major league game.
46. Make a hole-in-one.
47. Reflect upon my greatest weakness, and (eventually) realize that it is actually my greatest strength.

25 More Of My Favorite Things

Hey Guys!
How are you? I am well. How has your week been so far? Mine has been good.
Here are 25 (more) of my favorite things. I posted the last 25 a while back.

1. Waking up laughing.
2. The smell after a spring shower.
3. Hugs.
4. Walking through the park, on a chilly spring morning.
5. Sitting in front of a warm, crackling fire.
6. Being bear-hugged so hard, my feet can't touch the ground.
7. The smell of pine needles.
8. Nicknames.
9. Poetry.
10. Reconnecting with friends and family.
11. Discovering new music.
12. My favorite hoodie.
13. Being honestly asked for advice, and having that person listen to me.
14. Hearing a song on the radio, that I haven't heard in a while.
15. The rumbling of thunder on a quiet summer night.
16. Shooting stars.
17. Waterfalls.
18. The smell of freshly mowed grass.
19. Watching the ocean.
20. Moments of inspiration.
21. Watching cartoons and movies from my childhood.
22. The feeling after a grueling workout.
23. Meeting interesting people.
24. Taking pictures of random things.
25. Good dreams.

Things That Make Me Sad...

Hey Guys!
How are you? I am well.
A little while back I added some things that make me happy. Now I thought I would post what makes me sad.

1. When I see people suffering, and cannot help them.
2. When a decision of yours causing disappoint to someone close to you.
3. Seeing children in third world countries, starving and sick.
4. Seeing someone cry.
5. Someone who is helpless, trying to do something, and no one around pays any attention or bothers to help them out.
6. Seeing elderly in nursing homes, whose children never visit.
7. Seeing someone you love for the last time, and remembering that last moment (and everything that wasn't said).
8. When young people get involved in drugs, or young girls get pregnant before they finish high school.
9. Saying good-byes.
10. Not knowing how one year will turn out, or (for that matter) the next ten years.

25 Of My Favorite Things

Here are twenty-five of my favorite things, enjoy!

1. Someone telling me "I love you".
2. Hearing others laugh.
3. The smell of fresh coffee.
4. Sunsets.
5. Sitting in front of a cozy, crackling fire.
6. Laughing till I cry
7. British accents.
8. My mom's home cooking.
9. Reconnecting with family and friends.
10. Discovering new music.
11. Inside jokes.
12. Dressing up.
13. Sunsets.
14. Songs that make no sense.
15. Swimming in the lake on a sweltering hot day.
16. Sticking up for someone who can't stick up for themselves
17. Big bookstores.
18. Snuggling up in a warm blanket on a cold evening.
19. Getting smiles from people passing by on the street.
20. Dive-bombing into a pool or a lake.
21. The smell of really old books.
22. Lilac bushes.
23. Running on the beach on summer nights.
24. Getting packages in the mail.
25. The sound of waves crashing.

Thanks for reading, as always.   ; )