Sea Monkeys ("It's the start of something new")

Ever since the beginning of school when I learned we could own fish, I’ve wanted sea monkeys! However, I had been unsuccessful at finding this rarity. UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT! Well, seeing as I was RUSHING to curfew, I didn't buy my new pet(s), but patiently waited till I woke up on Saturday (at 1, then I took a shower, then I went and ate) to start BEGGING my friends (Alex, Jordan, and Lawson) to take me to Wal-Mart again. I eagerly asked what color container I should choose, green, blue, green, blue... at which point someone stated, "Green is my favorite color." It was decided. Green.

Well, I took my precious new friends to my room and then went and watched several movies.

Now, here I am, purifying my bottled water for my new friends. (Since sea monkeys are multiple beings, I don't know how I’m going to name them. Especially since they all look the same...). Here is a picture of the first stage: WATER PURIFICATION! Tomorrow, around this time, I will add the little tiny eggs. Then in a couple days, I will begin to see them. Oh, the joy. I'm so excited! I haven't seen sea monkeys since I was a kid.

You want to know the best part? They are supposed to live for at least two years!!! I'm so elated by this.

Well, I’ll keep y'all posted on this exciting adventure. Here is the first picture!

P.S. If you want to know what sea monkeys are go to http://www.sea-monkeys.com/

New start

Semester two. I can't believe it. I feel like only yesterday i was walking onto stage to take the paper of congrats, and now. . .
Now i am starting my second semester of college. This semester should be intresting. I'm taking programming two, calc two, discrete math (shhh, it's sneaky and quiet), Acts (the Bible book), a class where i get to make and program a robot. So yeah... Wish me luck.
Well, i can't focus any more so that's my little thing.

Life as we knew it

Wow, what a crazy, wild, memorable year. 2010. I'm sad to see it go, although honestly i didn't think i was going to survive it. I joked for years about how i'd never see my graduation or make it to my 18th birthday, but thankfully all those were just silly little comments. I have made it. I have actually made it and have made it 9 months into my 18th year of life. Now if i could only pause life. Pause. Pause it right here. That's right. Just keep living the last 9 months of my life over and over and over again. Put it on rerun.
Why? Why, you may be asking. Well, in the last 9 months i have turned into a "kiddult" as my dad would put it, graduated from high school, moved to college, started my degree (electrical engineering), met a ton of new friends, tried to keep up with old friends, traveled, sung songs, and just had a blast. As i look over the last 9 months (almost 10 now), i see that life is flying past. Am i taking ahold of EACH & EVERY DAY? no. No i am not.
So, as time goes on, don't forget. Each day is a blessing. Each day, well, you just don't know when you won't have a day. Somedays i forget that life is short; other days... well, i wonder if life will ever go on.
That was a random rant. Sorry for not posting so much. I guess it's cause, when i'm writting/talking, things like that ^ come out. I don't remember if there was any other point to this post. I guess the main thing i wanted to say is below.
I just wanted to thank all of you who have been so amazing in 2010 and i hope to stay connected to you in 2011!

Georgia!

I have a friend who lives in Georgia and today (it's midnight, so it's technically today) i get to see her! I am so excited! If you want to live on the countdown with us, feel free at http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/customcounter.html?month=7&day=1&year=2010&hour=13&min=40&sec&p0=25.

Goodnight everyone. I mean good morning.

New beginnings

Well, as some of you may notice, my background is a different background. I thought i'd change it partially just to change things up, but also to symbolize my new beginning.
As many of you know, this next year i am moving off to college. Well, this week is one of the few weeks i'm not crazy busy, so i am packing to leave. It's an exciting and terrifying thing. I can't believe everything is going so quickly. It seems like just yesterday when i was starting 9th grade. What happened to my four years of high school?
I know what i've been doing, but to look back on it, everything doesn't seem quite so busy as it did in the present moment. It's weird how looking back makes everything look different, huh?

I hope to be keeping y'all in touch with what's going on in my life in the next four years, and i hope y'all do the same!!!

Here's to new beginnings,
Kristen

GRADUATION!

Tomorrow is a big day for me! I am graduating!!!! 77 other kids and i will be walking that stage! I can't wait!
Here is how i feel:

Today Is MY Birthday!!

Hey Everyone,
I just thought i'd tell you that today is one of my favorite days of the year. No, not because it's earth day, but because it's my birthday!!! YAY!!! Well, I hope all of you have splendiforous days today.

Kristen :D