To Make a Word

Ahh. .. So, spring has arrived, and with it, the wind.

Let me tell you a little bit about wind. You see, I have lived fourteen years of my life in the land of neverending wind – the Antelope Valley. My move to the lovely Madera Ranchos relieved any painful memory of the “W-word” because it is rarely breezy, let alone <i>windy</i>! 

Or so I thought. Apparently, spring a windy season for the Central Valley.

I found a wonderful quote from Charles Dickens about spring, below:

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold:  when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.  ~Charles Dickens

I like this quote because it is exactly how I feel about spring. :)

School is almost over. We have less than two months, I believe, which astounds me. Time flies by so quickly! I feel that I am getting to that point at the end of the school year, where I start to become comfortable with my classmates. I was thinking about the phenomenon the other day, and how most people don’t usually have to experience. I realized that, since I have been to a new school almost every year of my education, (there were maybe two years together in early elementary school, and two years in middle school – homeschooled, though, so I don’t think it counts. . .) I have never had a real chance to settle in 100%. Strange, huh? I had never really thought about it until a while ago. . .  Not that there’s anything wrong with it – on the contrary, I think it teaches you to adjust well to new places and faces. I just think it’s sort of funny how every school I go to, there are the kids who have known each other since kindergarten, and then there’s the <i>new kid</i> – me! What is funnier is that it had never occurred to me that way exactly. . .

Lord-willing, I will have a chance to settle in here and not be the new kid for a while. :)

I suppose that I should tell you about my life lately. . . 

Spring Break is coming to a close, and I still have homework to finish – a 3-page essay about one of my heroes (I chose Corrie ten Boom), and a small assignment for my Health class. I am proud to announce that I completed my Geometry CST packet of nearly 100 problems! <i>And I didn’t cram to finish it!!</i>

Spring Break has been fairly eventful – on Tuesday, some dear friends of our family visited us. (I haven’t seen any of them in a year!) It was delightful to talk to them and see how the Lord has been working in their lives! We went shopping that evening and I got turquoise pair of shorts that I love, as well as a shirt. But enough about my wardrobe! I have a feeling that no one who reads this is very interested in that. :)

On Thursday, we departed to see the wonderful Hearst Castle, which was astounding! When we had finished there, we set off for our reserved motel, which was supposed to be in Cambria. It is, in fact in Morro Bay, which is a quarter of an hour away from Cambria. We spent almost an hour driving through Cambria in search of this motel, until we realized that the Google map was wrong. Which goes to show that Google is not 100% competent. (Although it might have also been the person who made the hotel entry.) That was a fun little adventure. The next day, we ventured forth to San Luis Obispo, which I loved! We had a great time shopping and eating – I had my first official Jamba Juice there! (Which by the way is Jamba Juice’s town of origin.) When we had finished there, we drove down the road to see Avila Beach, where my parents had spent a wonderful time on a recent anniversary trip. There, we relaxed, tossed a hacky sack around, and watched my brother, Ian freeze his rear off in the water. :) It was a truly wonderful experience!

In honor of my mother, I would like to announce her 37th birthday! 

The day is half-over, and I have “promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.”