A Long Line of Lasts

As the school year begins to wind down, I find myself noticing things I will be doing for the last time. I didn't realize it until the final song, but Prom was a major "Last" in my life. The "lasts" will keep on coming as graduation becomes closer and closer, ultimately marking the end of my high school career. Its scary, its exciting.
Signs of summer are all around! Rumor says it will get around 80 degrees today! Unfortunately, later this week there will be snow. :( I hate bi-polar Utah weather.
Anyways... I have nothing else to write about really... Goodbye!

(what will hopefully be) The Best Weekend Ever!

It is starting! So basically the plan for Prom is. 11:00 we are getting picked up and driving up to Boondocks (kind of like a mini theme park), and then they are dropping us off to get ready for the dance. Then, at about 5:00 they will pick us up in a STRETCH HUMMER, we will get pictures at the River Bottoms, then to Outback Steakhouse for dinner, then to the DANCE!!! It will probably be the funnest time of my life (hopefully) :) :)
James Nixon has been out for a little more than three months now! When I think about it, the time really has flown by. I just need to concentrate on keeping myself busy and the time will go by even faster.
Well... other than Prom, and being in love and struggling through Midterms, I have nothing else on my mind! Goodbye.

Stress of the Dress

About a month before the completely overrated event that is Prom, my mother and I decided we were going to make my dress. We went out, bought the fabric, and for the next couple weeks, the fabric literally sat in my mother's office, waiting to be sewn into a beautiful dress. Nothing happened to it until last weekend, where mom and I nearly went insane trying to make a prom dress. On Monday, we finally decided it would be in the best interest of our mental health to just go out and find a dress. And luck was on our side when we found the PERFECT dress in Dillard's. Now I don't have to worry about creating a dress, and just focus on the many other aspects of getting ready for Senior Prom such as....tanning and not getting too sun-burnt while doing it, finding enough money for all of the expenses of looking good, nail appointments, hair appointments, accessories, and trying to cut calories to somehow I can look thinner in my dress.
I wonder when Prom became such a big deal? I know that my parents and many other adults reminisce about their high school glory days, in which Prom is associated. Maybe all the effort and money put into one's prom is an investment or some kind of assurance that they will have no regrets when they become a reminiscing adult, and they will have only sweet, blissful memories of Prom.
Maybe making Prom a big deal is a government conspiracy! They put the glamour of high school dances into the media, so when Prom rolls around people are willing to spend X amount of dollars, and ultimately stimulate the struggling economy!
In any case, why am I putting so much effort into my Prom? Honestly...I have no idea.

Spring Break in a Nutshell

Basically, I am EXHAUSTED. During my stay in Las Vegas, I got to bed around 3am every morning, and woke up around 1pm and then made plans for that evening. I am the definition of fatigued. I am fine around 10pm-2am, but waking up for school and church is absolute torture. It was worth it though. Definitely the best spring break I have ever had!!!
Other than Spring Break, I have finalized my decision to move to St. George in the fall and attend Dixie State. I really am so excited. The puzzle pieces that I have been struggling to put together, are FINALLY coming together. :)
There are only about seven weeks until graduation. I am getting the senior blues. There are so many things I wish I had done or done more. Life moves on though, and college is just right over the horizon!!!!