Its Been Awhile

Woah its been quite a while since I last blogged and since then, lots has happened

I've hung out with friends every weekend which has been pretty chill. I also finished up the baseball season, unfortunatley not with a win, but o well. I was voted captain at the end of our tournament which made me feel pretty good.

Younglife also ended, with the seniors running thier last club, which was a blast, and the leaders had to eat a sundae mixed with such goodies as curry, pickles, peas, marmite, and salad cream (yumm!)

My grandparents (my mom's dad and step-mom) arrived from Tampa this past saturday and spent the weekend with us. They are now in Paris and then off to Hungary until the 9th of June, when they come back to London for two weeks to visit with us.

School has been completely boring! Since my AP classes are done, I've basically felt like summer should begin and am pretty much ignoring all my regular honors classes. I mean I still am doing work and am not completely lazy, but chemistry is not my subject, I'm so good at math and spanish I can do the work in my sleep, and music is just a simple elective. On top of that, my AP's are study halls on top of study halls. Today I had 4 straight periods (3 hours) of study hall (My mom asked me why I was going to school as I left ha).

So now I'm just chillin waitin for those 3 weeks to be DONE and summer break to finally start. Those of you in Amurrrica reading this and finished with school, I envy you SO MUCH. But only a few more weeks left, plus I had off on Monday, and I'm off the next two fridays (this one to watch a baseball game and next friday to study for the SAT)

Speaking of SAT, I got my scores back today and got an 1890 total score! I was so excited cause I got a 630 on math, which is usually my worst subject. All of my scores were in the 600's which was enough to get into any of the colleges on my list. AND I get to take it again in two weeks :)

So this has basically been whats happening with me. I'll make sure to update more often haha, since my class load and stress has gone way down.

3/3.....but why don't I feel better?

I'm so excited because..................

I'VE FINISHED ALL MY AP EXAMS!!!!!

so great to finally be done! I had my last one, AP English Language (see last post), on Wednesday and it went super well! I wrote some great essays (for those of you who DONT know, AP English Language teaches you to write a 5 paragraph essay in 40 minutes, and for the exam 3 essays in 2 hours...yes...thats right...three 5 paragraph essays in 2 hours :S:S:S) and I also think I did really well on the multiple choice section. LETS HOPE FOR A 5!!!

But now, I'm just sittin at home on a Friday night, which isn't so horrible, but I keep thinking that I've finished my exams and everything seems to be going so well. I have the best of friends, I just gave an amazing talk at Wyldlife and feel like my faith is stronger than ever, its becoming summer, and everything good is happening all over the place, yet I still feel like somethings not there.

I don't know what it is, but for some reason, the more I focus on the good things about my life, the more all the things I dont like and problems I have keep popping into my mind. And i'm just so confused on the fact that if I'm completely and utterly happy, which I think I am, then why do I constantly feel negative and unable to take the best out of situations, but instaed find the worst??

Its just like such a paradox, cause the more good things that fall into place and happen, the more frequent bad emotions and things occur. But why??

Study Leave.....Part 2

My AP English Language Exam is tomorrow................

This picture COMPLETELY defines what I need to do right about now. So without further adieu, back to practice test and praying to God for at least a 3!!!!

Uplifting!

There is something about me that many know, but many who also don't understand. That's my relationship with Jesus Christ.

Over the course of the past three days, I've basically spent my weekend doing stuff with YoungLife. We had a social on friday night for us who helped at an auction in which we raised 45 thousand pounds so kids can hear the amazing message of Christ.

Then yesterday, we took about 20 middle schoolers to this huge theme park in which they got to enjoy rides and then go to a Christian Rock concert with thousands of other youth kids from all over the UK. This was one of the most incredible experiences I have ever encountered (I got to see Sanctus Real!), as I saw thousands and thousands of people (teens, children, adults...the works), worshiping and declaring Jesus as their saviour, one of the most awe-inspiring moments of my life.

And today was just another normal Sunday, going to YoungLife where I can appreciate that I am able to have a great time and at the same time hear the wonderful message. Afterwards, me and a friend talked for a few hours just about God, life, and the bible, talking about our faith and how much we love God.

Basically, my faith is the MOST important part of my life. I attribute everything to God, he is the alpha, omega, beginning, and end. My father and redeemer. I love him more than anything else in this World, and I am happy to say that I live my life for him.

When I first moved, I was so mad at God for the situation and place he put me in. But now, through YoungLife, being a Wyldlife leader, having the most incredible friends, and just the amazing happiness that encompasses me 24/7, I know that God put me here for a reason, all a part of his amazing and glorious plan. And I know that he is the source of all my happiness and enjoyment.

As the quote says:
Happy moments,praise God.
Difficult moments,seek God.
Quite moments,worship God.
Painful moments,trust God.
Every moment,Thank God.

In John 10:10 it says "For I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
He died for me, I live for him.

2 down....1 to go

YESSSSSSS!!!

This was the exclamation used when my AP Comparative Government and Politics exam was finished! Its been quite a long weekend (and by long I mean actual long weekend as we didnt have school on Monday, cept for me for my exam), complete with studying, taking exams, and amazing weather.

First, I took the SAT on Saturday. I was really nervous the night before because well 1) its the SAT an 2) I had to go stand-by and wasn't completely sure if I'd be able to take it. However, everything worked out well and I was able to take the exam. It was pretty long and hard to keep focused on ALL 10 sections, but I think I did ok.

As soon as the SAT finished, It was back to the books to prepare for my AP Exam. When Monday rolled around, I was really nervous and it turned out I had a reason to be. My exam was pretty tough, but I was able to focus and take what I had learned and applied it as best I could. (Hopefully resulting in a 4 or 5!!)

Anyways I'd thought I'd post a little bout the fact I'm so glad this burden is off my shoulders and I can relax a bit...that is till next week when I have my AP English exam :S

Study Study Study!

Wow long time no post....

Some of you periodic or even occasional readers of my blog have realized that I haven't posted in quite a while. This is sad but true :(. However, I do have a legitimate excuse for my inability to blog in that I've been extremely busy studying for my upcoming AP Exams and the dreaded SAT.

Some of you might know that I enrolled in an SAT Preparation Course at the school, which basically meets once a month on Saturdays from 8-12 and offers advice, tips, and practice to prepare one for taking the SAT. This "once a month" rule only applies, however, to the months leading up to April.

Yes, I've had to wake up EVERY Saturday morning to be at school at 8AM in order to take an SAT prep class. Talk about major sleep deprivation. So in between SAT prep classes, sleeping (which I don't get much of), studying for my driving test coming up later this month, major amounts of homework, preparing for AP Exams, and applying for a job at Subway, I've been rather busy.

Still, I decided to take time out of my busy schedule and post a bit about some of these "fun" things I've been up to/are upcoming. First, I take the SAT this Saturday, May 3! :S. While this means the end of SAT Prep Classes (Hallelujah!), It marks the beginning of tests, applications, and college prep, something that's so overwhelming I don't even want to think about.

And these haven't been the easiest days leading up to the test...See our school has a program in which the first SAT is paid for by the school and they register you and take care of everything. I gave them my name and thought everything was fine, until Thursday when I found out my name wasn't on the school's list nor the College Board's (people who give out the SAT). This greatly infuriated me, and now I have to go as a stand-by to hope that someone doesn't show up......fun stuff.

Apart from the SAT, I have my first AP Exam (AP Comparative Government and Politics) on Monday. In England, Monday is a Bank Holiday (No school!!), however since this is an AMERICAN exam, I am forced to come in. I did make this fair to myself, as I took today (Friday) off to study.

At the same time, I'm preparing for my drivers theory test on May 22nd, waiting to hear back from Subway on the job offer, and playing so much baseball that its not even funny (we won our first game yesterday 13-12!). So for now, I bid you adieu as I go back to countless hours of revision and practice tests, hopefully all paying off come tomorrow and Monday. Wish me luck!!