The People on my Favorites List

I have a bad habit of listening to specific songs for people.

 

My Brother's Song

My Wish, Rascal Flatts

 

A Family Friend

Angels Among Us, Alabama

 

My daddy's song.

Cleaning This Gun, Rodney Atkins

 

The inevitable gut-wrenching mama's song

Don't Forget to Remember Me, Carrie Underwood

 

My foster brother...

I won't let go by Rascal Flatts

 

And my best friend.

Wherever I go by Miley Cyrus and Emily Osment

A Girl's Guide to Staying on Your Feet in High School...

      Alright so this may be a bit premature since I've only been in high school for two weeks. But I can already tell you some easy and simple words of advice. Most of these are taken from experiences I have already (sadly) had. Feel free to laugh at me or even say I knew that would happen (if you happen to actually know me). Take my advice into account though--most of it is legit.

• Always keep your book bag or any other baggage under your desk. Don't let upperclassmen trip over it.
• If your books or folders fall off your desk and an upperclassmen happens to pick them up, thank them and look away. Do not try to appear dominant.
• If you have a quiz and you are studying, keep your planner near you. Make sure you know the test dates. Don't freak out on Monday about a quiz you have on Wednesday. It's wasted effort since if you're anything like me you'll probably freak out Tuesday night anyway, why freak two nights in a row?
• Sitting by the trashcans in the cafeteria is not a sign of being a loser, it's merely convenience.
• If one of your classes happens to be in a rectangular classroom and you have a daily quote or something you have to write down word-for-word, don't sit in the farthest corner from said quote. If you are sitting in the farthest corner, ASK TO MOVE!
• Sitting by yourself does not make you a loner, or a geek, or a goth or any of those other labels. Sitting by yourself just means no one is awesome enough to sit with you. (Reassure yourself of this on a daily basis).
• If you have a bedtime, homework should not wait till after you write blog entries, check Facebook, listen to YouTube or any of those other things. Don't procrastinate. (I may be a bit of a hypocrite on this one).
• A small group of friends is often better than a large posse. A smaller group of friends generally means they are closer friends.
• Let me elaborate, close friends laugh at you, tease you (on the other hand if anyone actually hurts your feelings they'll be the first ones to stand up for you), steal your seat, copy your homework or walk a different direction so they can check out your crush that you happen to be walking with. 'Friends' laugh with you, pat your back sympathetically if someone teases you and would never dream of looking at your crush. Regular friends aren't nearly as much fun.
• Remember that awesome thing I mentioned? If there's a group of girls -in a lot of schools they're tall, skinny, blonde, dumb and rich- that laugh at you and refuse to be your friends, they don't understand your awesomeness and they don't deserve your friendship.  
• Most of all high school is supposed to be fun. Don't let things get to you. Make life-long friends, have your first real crush, join extra-circulars. High school is supposed to expand your horizon, to make you see the world differently. Yes you have to take it seriously, but that doesn't mean it's supposed to be miserable too.