the bad things.

today was just not a good day. it was a day where everything seemed to be falling apart. i woke up late, my hair looked like trash, etc.
and then 3rd hour just took the cake.
first of all, i don't like my third hour very much. i love the subject (as previously mentioned, i am a huge history nerd) but we have this student teacher who just gets on every last nerve of mine. and today he was especially annoying. so that was one thing.
the second thing was the fact that this girl finds it repulsive that i get good grades in that class. she called me a suck-up today and with how annoyed i already was, it took a lot for me not to slap her across the face. but i resisted.
and. then.
i look down.
and on one of my absolute favorite shirts, there was a bunch of gum.
someone had put gum underneath the desk and it got on my shirt.
first of all, that is disgusting. second, that is rude. and third, IT MESSED UP MY SHIRT SO BAD. and it's not like i just carry around extra shirts, and my mom couldn't bring me one, so i had to just deal with the nasty gum on my shirt all day.
so yeah. today wasn't great.
but there were some okay things. i ate a really good burrito. i took a nap and didn't end up with a headache. but make no mistake. i'm still really freaking mad about the gum.

winter retreat.

well i've been slacking on the blog obviously. but i finally have something to write about so yay!
if you've been friends with me for any period of time, you've heard me talk about camp. (and you've probably been annoyed by it. oops.)
a little background: the camp is called Arizona Camp Sunrise & Sidekicks, and it's honestly so amazing. They put on free camps and retreats for kids who have or had cancer (Sunrise) and their siblings (Sidekicks). i've been going since i was 9 years old and i've never missed a year. it is my second home and the staff and campers are my second family.
enjoy these pictures of me:

last years dance 

flagstaff/lake powell trip

2015 dance

2012 dance. wow.

anyway, all of that aside, this past weekend was winter retreat (a weekend camp for 13-18 year olds) and it was so fun. 

first we did an escape the cabin, which we won! our time was 37 minutes.

(i have a pirate hat because it was pirated themed, btw)

the next day we did classes. i took coloring, which was super fun, and socrate's cafe, where we drank hot chocolate and talked about some deep philosophical topics.

(you can't really see me but oh well)

we did some activities and stuff and honestly it was the best. i have met some of my very best friends at this camp and i'm so lucky to have them.

jada and mj are two of those friends. they're both a bit younger than me but i'm still so close to them.

i already can't wait for this summer. i already know it's gonna be a blast, even though i'm no longer a camper :( i'm sure being a LIT will be amazing and rewarding too.

love y'all :)

P.S. Visit the Arizona Camp Sunrise & Sidekicks website here