sunny days are coming

What a bizarre day. Awkward silences have never been my forte, but lack of communication- indefinitely worse. It can drive someone crazy! up a wall, down the street and straight to China. Are you scared of me or something!

Florida warmed up this morning. Strange bits of cold we've had. The service group was surprisingly limited today. Just the three of us. I'm guessing its just a cool down from the track campaign. The cool breeze on a sunny day was superb.

Picked up my cello today and shaky fingers need to be worked! thats all.

no its superman!!

No just a bird. Today was kind of a boring day. I like a good old hang out around the house day everyone once and while. Memorial was very nice; I love getting to say hi to faces you haven't seen in a while. My mom got in a car accident on the way. She's fine, she handled it like a pro. She was most concerned with getting her elderly passengers to the memorial. She frantically made phone calls to arrange to have at least two seats saved for the older ladies. But the poor corolla got rear ended. I guess it could totally be worse, but the I<3mycat sticker.......smashed. My mom was actually pretty sad about that. There will have to be another trip to St. Augustine to get another one of those from that oh so famous City Cat Country Cat store! It feels like this track campaign went by so fast. I feel like I hardly got to invite any of my calls. But I am excited that on older lady call said she is coming to the special talk. But I have a slight feeling she just wants to meet my family and she knows the go to the kingdom hall. She really sweet and whatever motivates you.

I miss having Avril here. I was looking at these two kids who looked a lot a like, one a foot smaller than the other, whispering to each other during the meeting and it reminded me so much of me and avril. The Schumann row has shrunk drastically! Just me and Nina now. It's strange not being the big family making all the noise, however, I do appreciate being treated like an individual. Whereas before it was always Schumann family. I feel like such an adult! Driving myself to meetings and then not having to sit with your family, because they go to different meetings. I like having freedom, but sometimes I think it would be nice to have some parent telling you what to do. Like curfew, for example, I really enjoyed thinking I have to go home I have a driving curfew! There are definitely ups and downs to both sides. On the other side, the idea of a parent telling you have you to go to school for a certain amount of time seems so absurd! I like the concept of making personal decision on what you will do because you know its right and not because your told. But sometimes you need that push from someone.

So Picasso was actually active today. He was playing with a ball. Like some kind of dog or something- says nina.
What do you think you are cat! Lately he has seemed so bored. Like right now he is just staring at the wall. I gotta go give him some playing . see yea!

road block

We like doing things we are good at, right? There is the occasional challenge that appeals as well. But, overall who wants to continue doing something they feel that they are bad at it. Its no fun. Especially, if you are not forced to do it. Finding the personal motivation is most challenging! Self discipline! Doing it even though your head and body says "No, don't do it!" Can you imagine if we were robots and did everything by schedule. I don't think it would work. All those spontaneous acts that make life so special would be gone.

Ohhh, I really don't want to do homework! -Alice

Inspiration to make...

...food! This guy moved to Paris and makes different delicious ideas everyday.  I want to make everything. Especially Tiramisu in little glasses. Oh and the pickled carrots. There is even some Kimchi recipes.
 
white chocolate berry popcicles

a little reflecting

Yes, yes it has been a while since I posted.

So a lot has happened this year. It feels like it went by really quick, but when I think about all the things I did it seems like the longest year ever. For one, I started pioneering! That gotta be the best thing that's happened. I feel like pioneering is such a protection from making decisions that could be detrimental. As long as I keep my priority on full time service all those other decisions that you have to make while growing up will fall in place. I don't like making decisions so it feels great to have a building block like that towards future goals.

It is crazy to think that I didn't have a license at the beginning of the year! And that my mom was still dropping me off in the morning for that one silly class. And that Avril was in Costa Rica!

I started dual enrolling at Valencia this Fall.  Dual enrollment rocks! No cost school. I took a graphic design class and a photography class. I had a really awesome schedule. I went to school monday and wednesday from 2 to 10 and had the other days to work and go out in service. I was so determined to not get behind in my work in my high school work that I turned into such a study and always ahead of the work load, but seriously what is the point in that! I guess if I didn't do that I would have inevitably gotten behind so maybe it was a good thing. But for now on I love balanced schedules. Ones that give you time to breath... or nap, or to have afternoons to do nothing but take photos by yourself, or to hang around the house working on some crappy painting.... or to play with little kitties. 

Violette took her two cats back. I had them for like a year and got to watch them grow up. Me and Nina were quite attached. It was probably hardest knowing that they were going to leave soon but not knowing when. So I demanded Violette to just take them already! It just so happens that Jimmy M. had like 14 cats. Two of which are my new Kitties! Sadi and Rafi....Blacky and stripey!

We had so many good laughs out in service today telling cat and dog and pet stories. I really love animals. They bring me so much amusement. Especially recalling the adorable Bermie who jumped into the car window on the way home from bookstudy, gave him a bath, defleaded him, and he was good to stay. I still miss him but at least he moved up in the dog world, all the way to Heathrow.

I got a part in my school musical. I am in the chorus in Bye Bye Birdie. It's a pretty small part. I dont think I have any lines. hmm. The auditions took a long time. It was three afternoons, one for singing, ha, one for dancing, and one for callbacks. All three days took a really long time. I am glad I got some part or else it would have been a total waste of time.
Anyways I have been waiting around my schools media center for my rehersal to start. I have free time when I only have 3 classes. ZZZZ

Winter Break Sorta

I have been babysitting a family from the halls dog for the past 17 days. Whoa dogs are a lot higher maintanence than cats. I am so glad the 20 days are almost over. I have also been answering thir business phone while there away. It is just a cell phone that they lent to me which I am supposed to answer and make appointments.

I finished my Spanish class over winter break. I can't believe how much I leanred from it. When I first signed up for it I though oh I willl try to just get it finished so I can move on. I am really surprised how much the class makes you learn though.

So this new beta things pretty neat. I wish I could take all of my old posts and pictures and put them on this blog though. We had our Circuit Asssembly thid weekend. It was really great. So motivational. The whole assembly weekend seemed to go by so quickly. All of the talks were outstanding.

Cold Weather Finally!

Welll... I did my round-off backhandspring backtuck today. It was ver gratifying. I haven't been able to do that in over a year! I love cold weather! The other day Julia's mom was really late for picking us up from escuela! It was really cold outside while we were waiting. So we got to go to starbucks and I ordered a hot chocolate in the meadium size and we order lots of stuff for the rest of her family. Anyways they were out of the medium cups so we got 2 small cups for all the drinks that we bought!!! And then it got kind of confusing and i accidently took a drink off of a cup that wasn't ours. And so we got that one for free! We both walked out of there with tons of drinks and drink holders and in are arms. It was great!!!! superb!