Graduation/Grad. Party/Canoeing Pics..... Finally.

I'm FINALLY posting pics of Graduation and my party and stuff.. They're ALL on Facebook, so heres a few of my favorites....


My sister, Affee, Me and my mom after the Ceremony.. :)


Me and Aaron, Amy and G.


Adorable and G. They're GOING to get married. I know it. ;)


Coco! Justin and Sarah's dog.. She's awesome!!



Baseball seemed to be the theme of my Grad party.. I thought that was kind of interesting.. :)


Amy, at bat. [;


We went canoeing on some lake.. I forgot what it's called. but it was REALLY fun!!


we went to 111 Chophouse in Worcester, Ma with one of my dad's old Mission Companions.. This is me trying my first Oyster. They're disgusting.



I had SO much fun in Massachusetts. I'm so glad I went. I loved it and everyone I met and got to know even better. I'm so blessed to have been able to experience it.

Vaccinations.

I have never had a shot in my entire 18 years of life. The only time I was ever poked by a needle was the one time I gave blood. That means I'm an un-immunized member of society. Usually, when I tell people that I wasn't vaccinated as a child they say "Oh! Stay away from me! I'm going to get a disease from you!" and that makes me laugh. Because, honestly, if the vaccines really work then I should pose no threat whatsoever to someone who was vaccinated as a child. I must say, that as an unvaccinated person, I haven't been sick much of my life. Yeah, sometimes I get the common cold or a flu virus, I've had the chicken pox and a small case of the shingles and once I got the Mumps... But I got over it and really, other than that, not a thing. No measles or polio, diphtheria or yellow fever. Really. I've been fine. And I'm most positively not dead.

I recently read an article on Immunizations in Motherhood magazine, they don't have it online so I can't post the link, but it was an excellent article that represented both sides of the debate fairly equally and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested (My mom got it at Sunflower Market). I don't understand why some people out there make such a big deal about the importance of pumping their hours old babies full of viruses and chemicals they probably do not need. One of the major things I don't get is why they give a baby a Hepatitis B shot. Why on earth would a baby have Hep B?! An STD! Really?! And another thing.. Most of the actual vaccines they give you, the disease they treat or prevent or whatever has died out in the U.S. If it has died out in the U.S. and you aren't going to a country that it hasn't died out in, why put the harmful virus/chemicals in you're/you're child's body? There's really no point.

The media has said that the link between vaccines and Autism has been disproved, but it hasn't. The number of children diagnosed with autism is about 1 in every 150. A new case is diagnosed every twenty (that's 20) minutes. 67 a day. That is a lot of kids. I'm not saying it's proven that there is a link between autism and vaccines.. I'm just saying its not disproven. There's still that risk of changing a child's life for the worse by vaccinating them. I don't think I want to take that risk.

Anyways.. This is the longest blog of my life. If you can't tell, I'm rather passionate about this. Hahaha Thanks for reading... It's probably really disjointed and kinda rambles on and on.. But whatever. :) <33

Beef Stew.

Sorry for not posting anything for so long!! I've been home for a month and a half. On Monday I have orientation at Pima Community College, then I just have to meet with my Counselor to register for classes. I'm so excited. School starts on August 26th! :))

Cinco.....

I'll be HOME in FIVE DAYS! I mean, seriously, time has FLOWN by!! It still is flying. Today only flew by mostly because I accidentally woke up at one in the afternoon... But still. Five days and I'll be back in Tucson, where I belong for the next year or so. Wow. It's pretty ridiculous. I'm so excited. I'm quite sad though. I'm already missing some people. It is most definitely a bitter sweet occasion. On sunday, I may or may not cry a little bit.

Graduation is in a week..

But for now, High School is complete. I'm DONE. It's extremely exciting. I have so much time, I don't know what to do with myself!! I guess I should finish cleaning the kitchen and then clean the bathroom... and my bedroom... but its SO relaxing to sit here doing nothing.... :)

Welp,

Two days left of school, Two weeks 'til Graduation, and 3.5 weeks 'til I fly back to that glorious sweltering sauna that I love so dang much. These last 9 and a half months have been awesome. It's crazy how fast time flew by. it seems like yesterday Aaron was picking me up from the airport. I love it here, and I'll be back as soon as I can. I promise, Melissa. I am so excited to get back and reconnect with a lot of people. It's a sweet and sour thing. I get my old friends back, but I lose all the new ones... Not really lose, but you know what I mean. It'll be a little hard. Not as hard as leaving my whole life behind, but close.

Happy Birthday..

TO ME! I am officially 18 years old, and my day was fantastic. :)

I Love Richie McCaw.

This is Richie McCaw. The New Zealand All Black's Captain and probably the best Openside Flanker in the world. Plus, he's hot. :)


These guys are my heroes. hahaha

Nephews are awesome...

My four year old nephew, Gabriel, was singing Down by the Bay and this is what he said:

Down by the bay,
Where the watermelons grow,
Back to my home I dare not go
For if I do my mother will say:
Have you ever seen a Llama Talking to Obama?!
Down by the bay.

He thought it was hilarious. It was. You would never expect a four year old to rhyme like that.

Just for fun.

Flight.

My parents bought my ticket for my return home. June 16th is the set date, and I'm really excited. I'll be sad to leave all of the wonderful people I have befriended here, but I promise to keep in touch and come visit sometime in the near-ish future. There are Seventy-Nine days to the 'Big Day.' I can't wait for the Hot, Hot, Heat of Arizona. And the Monsooonsss, Mmmm. I love it. :)

It's Business time.

I'll be going back to Tucson in June, after my graduation. I won't be going to school right away and I'm not even sure I'll be going to UVU. I would love to go to school up in Utah, but I don't know. I might just end up at UofA or something. I can't wait for June. It's not coming soon enough. My parents and my sister will be coming on June 2nd for my graduation, they will leave the 9th and I will probably leave the 16th. I'm thinking about taking a few courses at PCC just to get started with my schooling, I don't know. Life is getting more and more complicated by the day. I'm just getting stressed. Growing up is a pain.

I GOT IT!!!!

I got the letter Saturday. So, it looks like I'm going to UVU in August... I'm SOOOOOOO Excited!!! I've gotta start looking for housing and stuff. I can't wait.. but I'm scared to death. I'm going to be all alone. I'll be okay I guess... I love you all and hope to hear from you soon!!

Waiting, Waiting, Waiting!

Last Monday I sent in my application for UVU. Now I'm just waiting for that letter that says I can go there! I'm really excited and I can't wait to go!

I love you all!

College. Oh Boy.

So, recently I've been thinking alot about what I want to do after I graduate. For a while I was dead set on Massage Therapy, but I'm not so sure about that anymore. I was looking around online trying to see what else I would want to do and I found a Veterinary Assistant program and I thought 'wow that would be really fun..' Then I started thinking about actually going to college at a University. I think if I went to any University, it would probably be BYU or something else in Utah.. I don't know why, but thats what I think of when I think College. So I've been looking into Utah Valley University, just to start me out so I can get all my pre-requisites and all that. I'm thinking of majoring in Photography and Biology so I can get started on my Veterinary stuff. Then, if I feel like it, I can transfer to BYU and do their preveterinary program, or I could just go to UVU and not transfer. I don't know. I'm rather confused about what I want to do because I really want to move back to Tucson or Gilbert. I want to be close to my mommy, and I just don't really want to grow up anymore... I know that I have to though. One thing I am worried about if I move home, is that I'll get stuck in a rut and never go to school. I feel like I'll just keep saying "I'll do it leter." and It'll never get done. So I know that I really need to get a move on and figure out what I need to do. I'll let you know what's going on when I figure it out.

I love you all!

Pearl.

Growing up is hard to do.

Hey everyone! It's been a while sice I've updated.. Sorry 'bout that!! A couple weeks ago I went back to Tucson for a week and I had an AWESOME time. I saw a bunch of people. But I didn't get to see everyone I wanted to. A week is too short! My mom is coming up in February for ten days. I'm really excited. I miss her already!! And I'm starting the second semester of my Senior year. It's a real wake up call. I have no idea where I'm going next year, all I know is that I'm going to massage school. Lately I've been toying with the Idea of NOT going to school in Easthampton and sticking with my origional plan of kickin' it with Bill and Cortney in Gilbert and going to school in Tempe. I really like that idea where I'm closer to my family. Recently I've been stressing out alot about school and not haveing a job and stuff. I love you guys and miss all of you in Arizona. :) Love, Pearl