Goodbye... for now

Sadly, this will be my very last blog post for Heritage. It's so sad to think about how I'm leaving this school, the staff and all my friends. It's fun to look at all my different blog posts from this year and looking at my blog from the year before. Since I'm leaving I want to dedicate this blog to my past. It's been great here at Heritage and I will always cherish so many great memories here. I just want to say thank you to all the staff for helping me find myself and my friends for always being there for me and for making great memories.

This video is of my little sister chopping an orange. This was when I was in 3rd grade. You could sorta hear my voice. It's really sad to think that 5 years have already gone by and I've grown up so much. This video really means a lot to me because I remember that day like it was yesterday. It reminds me of when I was happy and carefree. :)
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I'm in love with this picture. I'm probably 4 or 5 in this picture. I'll never forget the times when me and my sister were both innocent little angels and when we got along with one another. It's really sad looking at this picture. I've grown up so much. I probably didn't even start kindergarden yet in this picture and here I am going into high school. I was such a loquacious little girl, as you can see in the picture. I was probably something really dumb like "here comes the airplane!" I miss these times.

I've had a really great year here at heritage and I'll never forget all the memories I made.

Music is my Religion

"Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional... it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it" -Anonymous

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I have no idea where I would be right now if it wasn't for music. Music is my religion. My painkiller. It's the medicine to the mind. I absolutely love it. The idea of music is amazing itself. Although I love music there are always these three songs that really get to me. The reason why is because they always bring back these special memories that I could never forget. It's like I'm reliving exactly what I would do when I would listen to the songs. It's nice to know that I have an escape from the real world and I can go back to when I was little happy Emily. 

The first song that really gets me in the feelings is Strawberry Swing by Coldplay 

I absolutely love this song! My dad used to play this song every morning when I was 7 years old. It was the summer going into third grade and I would go to summer camp from Monday to Friday. He'd drive me to summer camp every day and we would listen to the song every morning together. Listening to this song makes me think of how happy I was back then. I remember being so little, never had a worry in the world. When I think of this song it makes me want to go back in time and relive all my happy moments. It just gets me really emotional.

The second song that really gets to me is Show Me Love by Robin Schulz

I kid you not, I know every single word to this song. I will literally break out dancing if I hear this song. It doesn't matter where I am or who I'm with, I will dance. Back in elementary school I would wake up to this song every morning by my beloved mother. She just really likes her house music. It didn't matter if her kids were sleeping. If she needed to jam out, she'd jam out. This song just really reminds me of all the mornings I spent getting ready for school with my mom and sister. I also have memories of both my mom and sister being silly and all of us dancing together. I feel safe when I hear this song. I could always rely on it to make me happy again. I love it. It will always have an affect on me and it will always be a part of me.

The last song that makes me want to burst into tears is 1234 by Feist

I remember the first time I listened to this song. I was still living in my old apartment with both my mom and my dad. I heard my dad singing this song in the kitchen and I wanted to listen to it. May I remind you that this was before iPhones were out. My dad brought me his iPod touch and I watched and listened to the music video with him. I became absolutely obsessed with the song. I would always watch the video on his iPod and I'd always make him song it to me. I will be honest and say that I stopped listening to it and forogot all about it. Last weekend I was at my dads house and all of a sudden he started to play this song on his chrome cast. I am not lying when I say this but, I cried. I cried my eyes out because this song just made me so happy. It has such a positive impact of my life and it reminded me of all the times I was little and asked him to sing to me. I cried because it made me feel like I was a little girl again.

People that don't know how to shut up

I honestly cant tell you how much I hate stuff. I know that sounds stupid but I have so many pet peeves. So many I can't even count. Here are a few things that really bother me:

1. People who chew loud with their mouth open
This honestly grosses me out so much. It's like why? Why do that? It's so irritating, nobody wants to hear you eat! Sicko.

2. People who scuff their feet while walking
I hate these people. It's so annoying that I can hear them before I even see them. It seriously physically hurts me because I just can't. I don't know it's just annoying.

3. The feeling of chalk
Touching chalk makes me cringe. I don't like it.

4. People who don't cover their mouth when they cough.
This is disgusting. Don't you ever cough without covering. You are spreading your disgusting germs all over the place and it's gross. I swear when someone's coughs in MY direction without covering it takes all of me not to punch them in the face. It's gross. Just cover your mouth.

5. Slow Walkers
I can't stand the people who walk slow. They make me want to push them out of my way. I know that's pretty violent but they get me so aggravated.

6. Slow Cashiers
I sort of feel bad for these people. I don't know anyone who would want to be a cashier. I understand you're having a bad day and hate your job but I have places to be. Right?

7. People who talk over you
This gets me very mad. It's like one minute you're talking then the next you're not. This is vey annoying and makes me upset. Most of my friends do this to me to get me mad and I don't like it.

8. People who seal the ziplock bag without removing the air
This is so irritating. I just want to go and take the bag and pop it. You never seal a ziplock bag with air in it, that's just the rule. You must be some monster if you do.

9. Adults who say "Yummy"
I cringe every time I hear that word. I've never really used it. Only when I was like 3 years old but that's it. Now when I hear an adult, a grown person, say the word "yummy" it's weird. It's like why? Why would you do that to yourself?

10. People who never shut up
This gets me very aggravated. Like sometimes you need a break from all the talking and you'd like some peace and quiet but no. That one person who doesn't know how to shut up is ruining everything for you. It's also really annoying because not only do they talk a lot, but hey say such stupid things. It's like why do you want to say that? Do you understand how you sound right now?

11. People who don't know what personal space is
Not only does this gross me out but it creeps me out. It's like ok, thank you for breathing your gross
germs in my face. Not only that but these people are so close to you that you can barely even breath. It's just weird why someone would want to be that up close and personal. Like I'm fine standing three feet away from you. I can still hear you so what's the problem?

12. People who sag their pants
I'd honestly be mortified if someone saw my underwear. Why do people do it on purpose. It's just disgusting. Like no one cares about your new Calvin Klein underwear so pull up your pants and buy a belt. Like I really hope they trip or something. That's an equal punishment right? Like nobody wants to see your butt. Nasty.

13. Too many commercials
There's literally a time when this gets so bad that I don't even remember what I'm watching anymore. It feels as though the commercial breaks are every 5 minutes for 10 minutes long. It's not fair. I don't care about the new product that can help you lose weight, or fix your hair, or teach you how to tame a lion. I DON'T CARE! All I want to do is just watch my t.v. show :'(

14. People acting like they're hurt or sad just to get attention
I cannot tell you how much I can't stand this. I've had many people do this to me and it's not cool. They're manipulating you. They're having their own little pity party and is hoping you'll rescue them when honestly they need to get over themselves. As you can see I get very upset about this topic and I don't understand why people do this. They take advantage of you and it's not okay.

15. Unnecessarily loud breathing
This is just weird. It's like you're in a quiet room, and then you hear that one person just wheezing in the corner. I honestly am scared for their physical health. I don't know if they're doing it on purpose or if they really have breathing problems. Like, are you okay? Do you need some help?

16. Wrong carry-out order
This makes me very mad. Not only did they give me the wrong food but I'm super hungry and you just got yourself in a very tough situation. I cannot stress enough how much I love food. It's just always there for me and I appreciate that. So, when someone gets my order wrong, when someone messes up my food, I go crazy! It's really annoying because I'm taking my time and giving you my money and you mess up my order! Is it really that hard, or are you just stupid?


My friend Andrea wrote a similar blog, make sure you check it out Andrea's Blog

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson

     I recently read the book Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson. The book is about a boy named Tyler who's going into his senior year of high school. It talks about his past and how he was a short, scrawny, nobody that no one wanted to hang out with. It also shows you his family and how they all  interact with one another. He plans this big prank looking for some attention from his peers. Unfortunately, his prank backfires and he needs to do community service. He benefits from this experience: gains muscle, hangs out with the girl he always like, gets noticed at school. Is this what Tyler really wanted?
    I really liked this book. It was so different from other books. The book was so relatable and it included real teenage problems and real teenage scenarios. The characters were amazing too. I felt as if I really knew them and that we were actual friends. The book was very detailed and had lots of twists and turns that were so unexpected. It really kept me on my toes. It also got really intense close to the end and I got so emotional. I'd recommend this book to someone who likes a quick read. I'd recommend this book to people who like intense, emotional stories. I couldn't draw on whether or not the book would be considered mystery. It had some events when they didn't tell you who did this or what character did that. Either way, it's a really good book and I hope you read it!

#PrayforEmily

I know I've mentioned this many times before but I'm absolutely terrified of planes. I also mentioned how I'm going to La Jolla, California on June 2nd. I'm absolutely terrified. I've been thinking a lot about it lately because I'm so excited. But then I'm not excited. Last week I had this crazy dream. I went on the plane and we were taking off and all of a sudden someone threw like a bomb or something at the window and it cracked open. People started getting sucked through the window and out the plane and that's exactly what happened with my mom and sister. I remember just crying and I woke up and I cried again. That dream didn't help me at all. I'm always seeing planes in the sky but they're little dots. They're so high and I feel like I might have a panic attack on the plane or something. The days are going by quick now and I'm coming closer and closer to being on that dreaded plane. The only solution is to just suck it up and go. So please, keep me in your prayers at night. It'd be deeply appreciated.

Here are a few pictures of where I will be going. It looks

so beautiful and I'm hoping it will look even better

in person, up close.

Blast to the Past

We're going to have a small flashback to when Emily, me, was around 10 or 11 years old. I was in such great shape. I could run 5k's like they were nothing. I could do around 30 or 40 push ups. I was really strong and athletic. Then I grew up. As I grew up I got bigger and I got meatier. I can barely hold my own weight anymore. I'm very skinny, I know this for a fact. But the thing is, I want to be stronger. I need more muscle. So I've come to a solution. I'm doing a 30 day fitness challenge! It includes push ups, curl ups, lunges, and squats. I'm on day 7 right now. The longer you do it the more you have to do. So by the end, I have to be able to do 40 push ups, 130 squats, 100 curl ups, and 50 lunges. I'm hoping it turns out really well! After everything I'm really hoping that I can obtain the muscle I gained and the weight I lost.

This is another challenge that I really want to do.

I think that for this challenge I will start off slower 

The Neighbourhood

I absolutely love this band so much. I listen to them everyday and their music is just awesome! They have really deep meanings and nice beats to them and I just really like their music. I'm addicted to one of their albums called "Wiped Out!" And I will be sharing my top 5 favorite songs from that album.

5. Single


I really like this song, I don't know why. The lyrics make me want to cry.  and the whole song is nice and mellow. I love songs that are like nice and slow but still have a good  rhythm and beat to it. So, I just really like this song.


4. Cry Baby


This is literally the song I listen to everyday when I walk home from I school. It's more upbeat than most but it's such a great song. The lyrics really get to me and just his voice is absolutely amazing in this song. I also like this song because it has some acoustic parts too so it sounds really nice and I love it.


3. Greetings from Califournia

 
This song is different from most of them in the album. I'm currently listening to it as I type this out. It's very mellow and dark. The lyrics sort of confuse me. This song sounds a little creepy in my opinion but I absolutely love the beat. And his vocals are amazing. He sounds like a God. Anyways, it's a really cool song.


2. The Beach


The first time I ever listened to this song I swear I cried so ha. rd. The lyrics are just so beautiful and his voice makes me want to take singing lessons. I know every single word to this song and I'm absolutely obsessed with this song. I like to listen to it when I'm in the shower and its just great. You'll have to listen to understand.


  1. Daddy Issues


This was the first song I ever listened to by The Neighbourhood. As you can tell, I fell in love instantly. I watched the music video and it just made me feel so empowered. The lyrics get me so emotional, his voice doesn't help either. It's like when I'm listening to this song I suddenly forget how to function. I know the entire song and I recommend it to everyone. It is just such a great song.