I'm Still Here!

Yeah, sorry about the lack of posting. School is over for me in around two weeks, so I have tons to do as I wrap up high school with projects, college stuff, and most of all.....

Guard tryouts!

You see, I've been in guard* for the past four years of my life, and I'm going to miss it so much. I'm helping our beloved coach out with tryouts this year, which is so bittersweet, as I remember my freshman tryouts...I was so convinced that I wasn't going to make it! Progress is slow, but everyone is getting that routine! I'm pretty excited for the year to come and I hope that it is as good as (or even better than!) last year.

Now, on to some news:

-Went to state, avoided people who tried to use cancer fundraising as a front...to buy beer (that's just sick)
-Got a III on my ensemble. Now a three isn't bad, but with the state of my quartet (as in, we didn't get much practice in, and one of the girls had surgery just a couple of days before, but was such a trooper and played with us!)
-Finished my part for my thirty-minute presentation in Speech...and no, this isn't our final. DUN DUN DUUUUN!


As the insanity is swirling all around me, it's hard to keep grounded. This month especially, I feel like my faith is being tested constantly. Yet God loves me all the same. And for that, I'm very grateful.



*Guard. Oh, how do I explain this one? Well, for those who aren't familiar with us, we're the people who run around the field among a marching band. We're usually holding flags, but we spin (NOT twirl, mind you.) rifles and sabres as well. This is color guard, and it's from August to October. Winter guard, on the other hand, is from November to April, and is done indoor, on a tarp, and with a recorded song instead of a band. It's more dance oriented as opposed to marching, and uses the same equipment.
The picture below is of me and a fellow captain at captain's retreat, where we receive our score. As this year's theme for our school was "Cops and Robbers" (based on the song of the same title by the Hoosiers; give it a listen if you want!), we're dressed in the outfits of a cartoony robber and cop.

I'm the robber. :)

And this is the part where I realize that this is the first time that the readers have seen my face on this blog...Way to go, Maggie.

Attack of the Senioritis!

"Ebola is a condition, NOT senioritis", says my College Comp teacher, every time we mention the subject.

I beg to differ. Why? Because things are going nuts around here! And with all the nuts, who has time for menial homework? Prom is done (Thank goodness. That was a real stress. But that's another post for another time), I have to decide on a college THIS WEEK (I've narrowed it down to two), State is this weekend, there are finals to prepare for, and OH YEAH. I graduate in May. And even after that, I have to plan my summer around college stuff and a harvest trip to South Asia (I can't share the exact location at this time. Security and all that.)

And they want us to focus on homework...Pshhh.

On another note, it doesn't help that my grad robe is hanging up in my room.

Weekend's End

Always a bittersweet time for all, with the coming of that-which-is-hated: The Monday. However, this weekend, I'm feeling a little out of sorts with my emotions and such. After all, I am a teenager. We're supposed to go through this, right? That still doesn't make me want to go to school tomorrow. That's okay, I suppose. I have things to work on, my lack-of-social-life to avoid, just the average normal stuff.

However, next weekend is different. MY QUARTET IS GOING TO STATE! We competed at  music districts in March, and since we received a score of I, we get to enjoy the experience of traveling to the city for a night. AND COMPETING ALL THE DAY LONG. It's  pretty draining fun.
But as for a picture, enjoy a picture of my cat, Tibbs. Did I mention that he has his own blog as well?

                                                www.sagaoftibbs.blogspot.com

                                      Very attentive, no?

                                    
                              

Oh, Look. A Blog.

“If you are a dreamer come in
If you are a dreamer a wisher a liar
A hoper a pray-er a magic-bean-buyer
If youre a pretender com sit by my fire
For we have some flax golden tales to spin
Come in!
Come in!”  
-Shel Silverstein


So I hear that this is the part where the blogger introduces themselves...right.

So, hi. My name is Maggie.
Hi Maggie.
And this is my first blog.
[Bored, polite applause.]

 I thought I was more interesting than that. Sad face. :'(
MOVING ON.

I'm a girl in her teens, graduating from HS next month. But before the real-world adventures begin, there's some testing, some stress, some papers to write, some forms to fill out, some details to finalize...Ahhhhhh. This is the life. But not really.

I love God. Oh, so much! More than words can describe. I also like to travel. I'm a bit of a world traveler, myself. My childhood years were spent in the exotic country of Japan, while my teen years are being lived out here in the U.S.
When I was created, God injected my blood with liquid travel. So there you go.

I love my family, my friends, reading, writing, photography, acting, and Color/Winter guard. Oh, and did I mention travel?

I'm not your everyday girl.

But you knew that already.