My Diploma

How did you feel when you graduated? About a week ago, when I finally finished all my packets, I knew my life was changing right before my eyes. I felt releaved, happy, accomplished, and excited for the future. I have nothing to replace school yet, like a job or a hobby. So, the past week or so I have been spending time at home. Things I have been putting off (for I don't know how long), are finally getting done.

I don't want to spend all my time on the computer. I am already fat as it is. Spending more time sitting around doing nothing is definitely not going to help. I think the next thing I want to do is start going for walks in the morning. Maybe even eventually start running. I really just want to get into shape.

This last Friday, I finally got my Timpanogos Diploma. Last year when I didn't graduate on time, the counselor said that If I finished before graduation the next year, that I could trade. I am pretty sure that everyone else can do the same thing. It was really cool to finally have that in my hands.

FINALLY, FINALLY

As of just a few hours ago, I tested on my last packet ever. I am officially done with high school forever. I don't think it has completely set in yet though. I am not going to know what to do with my time now. I just wanted to let everyone know. I am going to be celebrating the next couple of days. Thank god for East Shore. I would have never graduated without the help from that school. The teachers there rocked and I loved every aspect of it. East Shore you were a life saver.

So what now???

Packet update

My packets are going really well. I only have 7 left. I am not were I would like to be, but I will make it work regardless. I am hoping to get to a place in the next week that I will be happy with. That I think will be doable by the 29th. It is starting to freak me out because it is coming way faster than I expected it to. I keep thinking that maybe I won't make it. But at the same time, trying to keep my head high. I keep telling myself that these are the last ones, there are no more after this, so just work hard. High school has been a long and hard path to travel on. There have been obstacles that I have had to jump very high to get over. I am glad that I am can see the finish line ahead of me.

Hmm...Did I?

Do you think I finished 2 or 3 packets this week?

Only 2 unfortunately, but as of right now I have only 8 more packets to go. I am way excited about it actually. I am also very proud of myself. I worked extra hard this week and am happy where I am at right now. Wahoo!!!!

In order to...

In order for me to be done with school by Feb. 29th, I need to do at least 2 packets a week. This week, my goal is to get 3 packets done. Since last week I only managed to get 1 done. I know I can do it and it will make me feel so good to get my goal accomplished. I will let you know at the end of the week if I actually accomplished my goal.

Hard to Talk About

I am sorry that I haven't posted any more short stories about my past. I have been really busy. But that is just not the reason why. I mean I can make time any day. I just have been choosing not to because some of my past...well most of my past is kind of hard to talk about. I am sorry I have not updated my blog in forever. I am working through my emotions and then I will begin posting again.

Thanks for understanding.

I have some great news though, 10 more packets left!!! I am way excited to almost be done. I do have a goal set for myself though. I want to be done with school by February 29th. I will get done by then. I am very determined to see my hard work accomplish what I have been wanting for soo long.

Long Week

I had a long week. I was working on a my last history packet. Tested on it on Wednesday and failed. I could deal with that. It has happened before. You can't take the test again until the next day ... so I came in the next day, Thursday, and took it again. I failed again. It was the first time that I had ever failed a packet twice. So, that night and Friday, the next morning ... I studied my butt off. Making sure that I got what I didn't before. Hoping that the third time was a charm. Well, When I got finished with the test I hit the submit button, very confident in myself but still a little scared I would not pass. But there it was, a passing grade ... FINALLY!! I had been working so hard all week to achieve this passing grade and it felt great. I got a good grade. I went from failing twice to acing it with a A- which is 93%. Now because of this long week ... I am down to 15 packets!! Wahoo!

Helping Out

My little brother, Kelton is having a hard time right now. With school and just being a teenager period. He ran away a couple of weeks ago and gave us all a big scare when we got a call from the police telling us he was in the hospital. He said he ran because he was under a lot of stress and didn't want to go to school. He knew he would get into trouble, so he ran. It scared us all so much. If no one had found him he could of froze to death. I don't even want to think about that. I am just glad that I still have my brother. He just needs a little help.

I have volunteered and have been helping him get his homework done. Letting him know that I am here to help. And school doesn't have to be boring or that you have to hate it completely. I don't want him to get to where I am. So far behind that he needs to go to school for an extra year. It sucks. I hope that I can help him enough that he will trust me for the future.

Packet Countdown

Today I finished a packet like I usually do. Nothing out of the ordinary. I have been getting low on the packets that I can actually check out and do. So, today after I tested, I went in to see a counselor. The counselor signed me up for the rest of my packets needed to graduate. Well, guess how many I need to do? 19 packets!! I was so excited to hear that. I am doing great and it encourages me to keep moving forward. I will let you know soon how my progress is coming. I just thought that I would share this exciting news about the 19 packets!! Wahoo!!

ME!!

Right this moment I hate how I am still in high school. If you talk to me about school, you can tell that I am ready to be done. I am so burned out. When I get to that burned out stage on anything, it is harder for me to concentrate. I lose my focus, forgetting that I want to be done. It totally sucks.

It is just so hard. I want to be at a similar part in my life as Jason. You know, done with school and be working. All I can really do is strive to do my best and get school out of the way. Because I know that once school is out of the way I can finally move forward. I could get a job and actually help with bills. I want to get to that stage in my life.

I just need to remember what I am striving for because the only person that can get high school done and get to that point is ME!!

Blah! ...school...

I am so glad that I can get an education. Really I am! I am just ready to move on with it. You know actually graduate. Right now it seems still so far away. But, It is way closer than it was a year ago. So, I guess I have to give myself some credit. It is hard being a wife and still being in high school because not everyone is at the same level of maturity as me. So, being completely on different levels except for education...I feel kind of out of place. It is getting better though because every single day I get closer to being done with High School forever. Wahoo! I can't wait.

School...wahoo!!

I just started school again this past week. I am really excited because now I have something to do with my time. Something that is going to be worth my time and effort. My goal is to graduate by Thanksgiving. I have to do 35 packets in between now and then. So, that will be fun! hehe. Anyways, I just needed a break from working on one of my packets right now. So thought that I would come and tell you what I have been up to the past couple of days.

My First Blog

Wow! This is way different. I have always written in a journal before. So this is going to be kind of different. It is way cool because now things that I would normally want to tell my family and friends that live far away, I can tell! What I like about doing a blog is that I can also put pictures up also. That is going to come in handy when Jason and I have kids.

For everyone who is just dying to know or just have even wondered once...We don't know exactly when we are having kids ourselves. We do know that I need to be graduated though. I need to get high school out of the way. Then I can finally...no we both can move onto different things in our lives. As for graduating...I am working hard to graduate by Christmas time but, would really love it if it came around Thanksgiving. I will keep you updated.

Anyways...My goal is to keep my blog and the Jason and Briana Blog up to date and always have reasonably fresh news.