Confessions of a High School Graduate

Graduation: The ceremony of conferring degrees or diplomas.

I did it, you guys.
I graduated from high school.
All of those late night breakdowns,
frustrated headaches,
almost-late assignments,
late assignments //hehe//
intense studying,
hundreds of tests,
thousands of homework assignments,
and life-saving extra credit,
were worth it.
Granted, I did have a lot of fun on the way.

It's been a crazy ride.
Now bring on summer,
and the rest of my life.

♥ Bekah

Gravity

Trampoline: A sheet, usually made of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor.

Hi.

Hello there.

Remember how we have school tomorrow?

Hahahahahahaha.

What a joke.

Students don't want to be there,

Teachers don't want to be there,

Administration? Well I'm sure they're struggling too.

"Nobody said it was easy,

No one ever said it would be this hard."

         -Referencing Coldplay lyrics to my life; yes please.

Oh, did I mention that IT'S MOTHERS DAY TODAY??

Well, it is.

I should dedicate a whole blog post to my mother.

But for now, this will have to do.

As I'm getting older, and hopefully wiser too, I'm starting to see things in myself that are strangely like my mother.

The way I talk, the sound I make when I'm excited and I breathe in, my eyelids, etc.

At first it bothered me.

I want to be unique, you know?

I don't want to be a clone of mother.

But then my wiser part kicked in and I realized that, duh, I DO want to be like my mother.

What an honor it would be to have any similar characteristic to her.

She is so unbelievably beautiful on the inside and out.

She is my number one best friend. I know I can tell her anything, and she will listen.

She sacrifices more in one day than I have in my entire life.

She is raising seven children, and takes those responsibilities with ease and without complaint.

She is inspired, and follows God's plan for her with courage and without complaint.

She is truly one absolutely incredible human being. If I can someday be half as amazing as her, I'll be happy.

I LOVE YOU MOMMY DEAR!

This weekend has been so nice.

Refreshing is a good way to describe it.

I've just felt so stressed and anxious these last few days.

And weeks.

And months.

But now AP tests are over.

And I don't have any more plays coming up.

And we had the Drama Banquet last night.

And my calculus final has been graded.

So I can finally breathe.

Take in some fresh air.

Enjoy the beautiful weather.

Read my scriptures.

Get some sleep.

And spend time with my family.

Ms. Nelsen gave the seniors candles with quotes from her favorite shows on them.

Mine said, "Find joy in the simple things."

I know I've discussed this a lot, but I think it is very relevant to my life.

I am surrounded by joy and happiness everyday.

Joy that I know I haven't realized because I'm looking to different sources for joy.

But happiness is real, my friends.

I played with my brothers tonight.

And ate ice cream.

And sang songs.

And jumped on the trampoline.

And swung on the swings with my sisters.

And smiled.

And laughed.

And spent time with the people I love.

Life is incredible, and truly a miracle.

I'm so grateful for a God who knows me, strengthens me, and blesses me.

Take time to find joy in the simple things. It'll make all the difference.

Oh the things you can do with a trampoline.

♥ Bekah

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

 Quoin: One of the stones forming an external wall; cornerstone.

Sometimes I stay up late.

Thinking.
Worrying.
Wondering.
Hoping.
Wishing.
Is it really April 21st already?
Please,
please,
please,
please,
please,
tell me where the time is going.


♥ Bekah

I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Religion: A specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons.

I kind of really like the amazing
inspired
incredible
beautiful
faith-oriented
serving
honest
loving
deep
knowledge-filled
Christ-centered
enduring
never-changing
spiritual
hard-working
outreaching
caring
un-worldly
temple-going
led by a prophet
incomparable
awesome
unquestionable
TRUE
church that I belong to.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

I am so happy and blessed that I have the privilege to be a part of it.

I know that my Redeemer lives.

♥ Bekah

The Story

Nostalgia: a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time.

Meet my twin brother, Michael. (The one in the middle.)

                                               


.....I really couldn't resist

I went to my old elementary school today to play games with the sixth graders.

As I walked around the school, I realized that I spent six years of my life in that building.

Some of the teachers are still there in the exact rooms I remember them in.

That was more than ten years ago.

Needless to say, as I walked through those strangely familiar walls, I was hit with Nostalgia.

It felt like yesterday when we walked in pairs to the art room.

Or the computer lab.

Or outside to recess.

Or to the glorious lunchroom.

Memories upon memories hit me as I thought of my years in kindergarten through fifth grade.

I remembered kissing Chandler Johnson on the cheek in line for the drinking fountain in Mrs. Warnick's Kindergarten class.

I remembered in first grade, learning how to draw spaces with skittles or m&m's and then being able to eat them if we did a good job.

I remembered doing our "teeth-loss" survey to see how many students had lost their baby teeth in second grade Mrs. Tucker's class. 

I remembered telling Chandler Johnson that I liked someone with the initials of C and J and him telling me that he liked a girl with the initials of R and B during recess by the big play set.

I remembered learning the times table songs (some of them I still know the tunes to) and learning how to write in cursive in Mrs. Carlson's class.

I remembered knitting during class in Ms. Dewitt's class (I legitimately  ) And going to art with the scary Ms. Smith who everyone thought had a mustache.

I remember fifth grade when everyone had cooties and we used to wipe them on each others desks.  I remember Romeo and Juliet and our floppy cardboard stage that we thought was really cool at the time. 

It's weird because a lot of my memories from when I was little blend together and are fuzzy, but my memories from school are clear and easily remembered.
I had an exceptional childhood, and I know that had a lot to do with the fact that I had such good friends, and also because I went to a great school.

Oh, and there's me. I was such an awkward, darling little girl. And oh, just look at that lovely part in my hair.

On a more present note, here's some pictures from the last few days.

The lovely Sarah Sparks bought me a Cinnamon Roll during lunch. We quite enjoyed their warm, gooey, cinnamon-y, DELICIOUS insides.

Rehearsal with this beaut.

She lovingly welcomes me home each day.

This is Mr. Andersen's computer. LOOK AT THOSE TABS. I think they might be parallel to the way his brain works. I literally don't know how he keeps track of it all.

This is the way Michael keeps me from stealing our lotion from leaving the bathroom. 

Les Mis, though?
It's playing at Lone Peak.
I went last night with Elisa's mom and Eliza Van Bloem.
The singing was PHENOMENAL.
I have never seen that much talent from a high school before.
I was very impressed and touched by their beautiful performance.

One more note before I got to bed,
or as my dad says, "hit the rack."

I had a friend share a scripture with me yesterday that really touched me.

2 Corinthians 4:18

"While we look not at the things which are seen,

but at the things which are not seen:

for the things which are seen are temporal;

but the things which are not seen are eternal."

This stood out to me because the world focuses on things that are seen (money, cars, popularity, clothes, etc.) But is that really going to mean anything in eternity? Nope. So why should I waste my time on them? The things that are ETERNAL are things like knowledge, service, faith, honesty, etc.  These are the things that are really going to matter; these are the things I should be spending my precious time on.

I'm really starting to think that I'm going to go on a mission.
I really really want to, at least.
Which is exciting.
Unbelievably exciting.
But also really scary.
Terrifying, actually.
I just feel so unprepared.
So inadequate.
So naive.

We had a missionary activity for Laurels today.
I know if I want to become more ready I need to
study,
pray,
and trust in the Lord.

It's an exciting time in life, folks.
I really am trying to just enjoy these last few days of high school.
Have a wonderful night.

♥ Bekah

Giving Up

Belabor: To explain, worry about, or work at, repeatedly or more than is necessary.

How I feel about the end of the term:

Oh the fun.

♥ Bekah

A Drop in The Ocean

Sleep: To take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and natural suspension.

Such a lovely day Saturday is.

I wish everyday was Saturday.

It's been a big week.

Big.

Definitely big.

I think I'll just post pictures about it.

A picture is worth a thousand words, right?

Sunday night was delightfully fun. 

We went to my Grandma Davis' house 

and finally had our annual Christmas dinner!

Yep. In March.

But it was really fun.

See for yourself. 

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I lost my phone this week.

Like,

REALLY lost it.

So that was fun.

BUT, since I'm obviously my dad's favorite,

he is going to give me his android and buy himself a new!

Gosh, isn't he so thoughtful...

He really is though. (:

What else? 

Well, it was red ribbon week this week.

I pledged to never do drugs.

Yikes.

My seminary teacher (Brother Kikman) took pictures on my camera.

While I was in the bathroom.

The nerve...

I had region on Thursday. Rachel and I didn't do so hot. BUT, HAMLET GOT FIRST PLACE IN REGION!!!!! Like, WHAT? Isn't that so crazy and exciting! I wasn't there when we found out, instead I found out on facebook. But I am just so overwhelmed with happiness. 

Last night I hung out with some really good friends and watched, Love Comes Softly. It was absolutely darling. I LOVED IT!!

I went to the temple today! It was such a peaceful relief.

 But really though, SO PEACEFUL!

The rest of the pictures are on my phone.

Which is lost.

The lost,

Misplaced,

In hiding,

disappeared,

perhaps stolen,

cell-phone of mine.

And now I must go to bed.

Goodnight,

I am legitimately falling asleep while I write this.

So if it doesn't make sense, please just know that it's not my fault.

(OR IS IT?)

Okay, goodnight.

♥ Bekah