Let's Try This Again...

So, I made just about the best post ever, and I tried to post it and POOF! That's right, POOF! It went away. This post is going to be lame in comparison, but I'm going to try to say somewhat of what I said before...
I started off by complaining about the school musical. I don't have it in me to do it again. I'll just give you two words. Type casting.
Now, this was the good part. Conference weekend just came to a close, and I was talking about my favorite talk by Elder Holland. He told us the parable of the workers in the vineyard and brought up three different things he learned from the story. The first one was the one that applied to me. It talked about not being envious and being happy for others and the things they get instead of wishing they were yours. I truly am happy for my friends when they get things, but I can never help but be jealous of them and wish I could be in their shoes. Here's the part where I started listing things I am grateful for... Let's see if I can recreate the magic... Firstly, I have the absolute best friends in the world! I could not ask for better ones. They are such great examples to me and that's just what I want my friends to be. Second, my talents. I'm so grateful that I have the ability to do the thing that I love the most, which is performing. I love having the chance to be able to touch people's lives in ways that nothing else can. I couldn't imagine not being able to do the things that I can on stage, and I know I'm so blessed by my Father in heaven. Next, my family. My parents are so supportive of me and the things that I want to do, and they do so much for me everyday. The thing I love most about them is knowing that I have their trust. I wouldn't trade their trust for any single thing in this world. Ever. I love the fact that my parents can sit in peace while I'm off doing something because they know that I will always come home in one piece and be able to share with them everything that I've done that day. The other equally important part of my family is that of my siblings. Now, this is the part where I slowed down my typing because I couldn't see anything with tears in my eyes. Yup, it was pretty good. ;) My siblings are such a blessing in my life. Sometimes, I want to strangle them, but I love them more than almost anything in this world. I'm so happy that I get to be their big sister, and, hopefully, influence their lives for the better. I have complete faith that they will grow up to be absolutely brilliant people whom I will be proud to call my brothers and sisters. I already am. I hope that they know that even when I'm mad at them, I love them so much, and would not ask for different ones if I ever got the opportunity to. They bless my life everyday and I'm so grateful for them. *Wipes tears away* Alrighty, last thing. I'll bet you can't guess what it is. That's right, I'm so blessed to have the gospel in my life. Without the knowledge I have, I don't know what kind of person I'd be, or how I'd be able to get through everyday life. I need to know that families can be together forever, and that there is life after death. I especially am glad to know that I have never, am never, and will never be alone. Heavenly Father has always been there for me and will be here for me forever. I'm so grateful for Him and the things He's given me. I couldn't ask for a better life.
Well, it wasn't the masterpiece from before, but I'm definitely proud enough of this to post it. I hope that everyone who reads it is touched in some way and knows that everything I've said is completely 100% true. I had better get to bed, considering I have seminary at 6 tomorrow... Thanks so much for taking the time to read my post! Hope your day is as great as mine has been. :)

-Emily

Music Man

Have you ever wanted something before, SO MUCH, that you feel like you'll die if you don't get it? Those are my feelings right now at this moment. (Yes, I know, I sound like a whiny teenager. Hopefully, that will stop soon.) It's about a part in a play. Normal, right? Funny thing: It's not a part that I want for myself. It's a part I want for someone else. That's right, Emily thinks of others sometimes. Surprising, I know. But I legitimately would give up a place in this play to ensure that this person gets the part I want them to get. They play the part BRILLIANTLY, and, quite frankly, they deserve it more than anyone else. Ever. Period. They are just about the nicest person I know, they are always serving others, and they haven't had a lead to encompass the true awesomeness of their talents. I know that it's only junior high, but, at this point, I don't care what I'll think in five years, I care what I think now, and I want this semester to be the best it can be, and that's not going to happen if they don't get that part! I want this so bad, that I had a dream about it, and I felt like crying when I woke up to the reality and horror of callbacks. My hopes are waaay too high, it's probably unhealthy... I'm a bit frustrated about this, can you tell? Alas, not all hope is lost! In fact, it's still very probable that it could happen. I just hope I'm lucky. That is all. Yes. You can stop reading this post now. Why are you still reading? Are you seriously going to read this whole thing?? Gah, guess who's tired? Me. If you guessed anyone else, you are sadly mistaken. WELL, I guess you could be tired as well. WELL, technically, anyone could be tired, so, I guess I was wrong about that. Any answer could've been correct, but the answer I was looking for was me. So, I veto all other answers. So there. *facepalm*... Worst. Post. Ever. P.S. SNOW!!! YAY!! What an adventure we had!

-Emily

End of Term

AH! I'm freaking out! The end of term is this week, and I have a B+... Do you know what will happen if I get a B+?? Serious grounding action. *sigh* This is no bueno. As soon as I get home, I'm going into homework mode, and not coming out until I finish that project!! Also, does anyone have any suggestions on good books to read that have to do with psychology? I'm kind of interested in that subject lately. Also, it's the third part of my project... As you can see, school is all that is on my mind right now. Being in 9th grade can be very stressful. Scratch that, it IS very stressful. Constantly. And waiting four weeks for a cast list doesn't help. No, you didn't read that wrong. Four weeks. I know tomorrow... and that has helped with my slow and painful death-like feeling... Boo. That is all... :P

-Emily

Dreams: The Good, and the Bad

I know, I know, I haven't posted in forever. Don't judge, ninth grade made me busy. Anyway, I was going through some of my stuff yesterday and I found my dream journal! I just wanted to share one of these dreams with you...

There were these kids that were all orphans. I don't remember any names or faces, only that there were four of them. They lived the typical orphan life, miserable and helpless. Then one day, a new girl, who's actually me :), came to the orphanage. She said she had run away from her last one because the caretaker was exceptionally cruel. She was welcomed into the orphanage. She stayed there for a while, and got to be really good friends with these four kids. After two months, Emily was playing with them and she all of a sudden collapsed. The kids were freaking out, they didn't know what to do! Then Emily just popped up, eyes wide, and said, "It's you guys." Out of the blue, she darted towards the youngest of the four, scooped her up, and ran out the door. The other three, outraged, sprinted out to follow her. She ran surprisingly fast for her age, and when Emily turned down a dark, scary-looking alleyway,, the kids faithfully did so as well. As soon as they turned, they stopped. Emily was standing right there, hand in hand with the little girl she had stolen, who was grinning ear to ear. Emily happily gave her back, but she said she had something to show them. "It's what's making her grin so much, if that helps." (Wait, sorry, halting the story for a bit! I just realized who the little girl looked like. Karaline!! Konnor's little sister! Now that I know that, I'm just going to start using her name.) Karaline looked up at them all and nodded enthusiastically. They cautiously agreed to see whatever it was, so Emily told them to follow her. She walked only a little ways down the alley, then stopped at a cardboard box. She hopped inside, whispered something, and them evaporated into a shower of sparkles. Karaline giggled, but everyone else wasn't as amused. Karaline hastily climbed into the box and said, "All you have to do is whisper, 'I want to go home.' while you're in the box." She smiled even bigger as she whispered those words and vanished, just like Emily had, leaving them all with snow-like sparks sprinkled on the ground in front of them. The others, not having much choice, followed suit. One by one they stepped into the box, only to be turned into silvery dust. When they had all done so, Emily and Karaline were waiting for them. They were in an alleyway just like the one they had left, but something was different. They could hear music and laughter coming from around the corner, not the traffic and yelling of Manhattan. They slowly looked, and saw that they had entered another world. Everything was so colorful and bright. They didn't know how it could've happened! "Come on!", Emily said. "I want to show you one of my favorite parts of this world!" (She actually used a name, but, sadly, I don't remember it.) She led them to a shop. They walked in and could immediately tell that it wasn't just a shop. It was a candy shop, and an amazing one at that! There were big machines and gizmos, the place was filled with a chocolatey aroma, but they saw no candy. Emily explained that you could make your own candy here, candy that could taste and do whatever you wanted it to. They all got to work and make epic things. The only one that I remembered was a soda that tasted like chocolate pie and if you opened up the bottle just a little bit, it would make a fizzy noise and propel you up in the air! Sadly, that's when I got woken up by a phone call from my mom. Boo...

Pretty great dream, right? Yeah, I liked it. It was a lot of fun and I reeeaaally didn't want to be woken up, but, alas, to no avail. *Sigh* Oh well, someday I might finish it. That would be nice.

-Emily

Life...

Woah, I just realized how long it's been since I've been on here!! What, like a month?? I don't know, I'm too lazy to figure it out. Anyway, life is so uber doober busy!! First of all, both of my plays are next month, yes, 1 WEEK!!! AAAHHH!!! Too soon, too soon!! Also, for school, I've got the whatever project for English, and also festival just finished in Band and is coming up in Choir along with solo/ensemble and that healthy challenge thing for Health and the NSE (National Spanish Exam) that I am totally not prepared for!! AAAHHH! TOO MUCH!! D:

Grand Concert

Yesterday was grand concert and it was AMAZIN'!!! I loved it and was soo glad that I could be in it this year instead of just watching. We sang a song in french and it was awesome! But now it's stuck in my head...for some reason, that song is very catchy! Vois sur ton chemiiiiiiiin!! My dad is so proud! ;) my "solo" went well, and we sounded good. Until the last song that is...we just keep scooooooooping and we can't sing in tune! ugh!! Frustrating!! But I'm pretty sure that it wasn't me, so there's nothing I can do about it. Anyway, my brother is kicking me off the computer, so this is a short post.

-Emily

MV Choir Concert

Ok, the MV thing was one of my favorite shows that I have ever been to. EVER!!!!! It was sooooo much fun! I really believe that it didn't just make my day, it made my entire life!!! I loved that I got to go with my friends, I love that I had tons of friends in it, and I loved how amazing Cats and Phantom of the Opera were!!! :D :D :D Seriously, I got chills when the red light came on behind the curtain, and we could see the organ player!!! It was SOOOO COOOOL!!!! Ps, I also discovered how awesome an actor Lukas is!! Not only is he a good person, but he is amazing at shooting fireworks out of his fingertips!!! He is a powerful chicken!! Not a powerful GAY chicken, just a powerful chicken. It was awesome to watch all of my friends and their crazy cat costumes and hair, and to see how freaking awesomely weirdy they can be! It was really an awesome experience and I learned how important it really is to have energy on stage, because if you don't, you're a gay chicken. I have made a goal to be a POWERFUL gay chicken! Ps, that was the most hyper I've been in a loooooong time, and it felt good to go crazy! ;)

-Emily