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After a long day of school that to be completely honest, was a blur, I came home to find a letter addressed to me from a dear friend. It was very strange to me because I couldn't think of what it could be about. After racking my brains for a few minutes I gave up and opened the envelope. I open it to find the sweetest, most sincere letter I have ever read in my life. It started off by saying:

"Dear Sasha, This letter may seem random and slightly strange, but I've really felt that I need to thank you for so many things..."

It goes on to thank me for things I didn't know I had done. To compliment me with compliments I am sure cannot be true. My dear friend is so much more then a dear friend. She is a sincere friend. A friend who doesn't focus on the weaknesses of others. A friend who has the courage to send letters out of the blue! A friend who I want to be more like.

Thank you so much friend. YOU are the one who I need to thank.

pumpkin is all grown up.

My oldest sister graduated from college today. Can you believe it? Graduation. College. No more schooling. Unless of course she goes back for a masters, but that would be in a little while if she decided to do that. We went to the big ceremony yesterday which was rather enjoyable when I learned that no one was walking. That would be the longest ceremony in the ENTIRE world!!!! This morning at 8 am sharp, we went to the smaller ceremony where she took one of the longest walks of her life. However, all went well and there was no falling involved.

Yea Dano! You were so good and so calm. I don't know how you did it but congratulations!

This evening we had a celebration and I haven't laughed that hard in a while. I enjoyed the reaquaintances and will always remember the memories. So thank you for that, friends. Love you all!

AND CONGRATULATIONS DANO!!!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

nienie

In times of decision I ask myself, WWND? It is, What Would Nie Nie Do? Technecially it should be WWNND but that is extremely long. It helps me in many, many things I do. She is truly one of my heroes. I invite you all to look at her blog. It is inspiring and uplifiting and it changes my day from bad to good in an instant. To be completely honest, I wish she had a blog when she was my age as well as now! I have spent many hours reading through her archives and I do not ever get bored. I invite you to look at her blog.

It is http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/

Read it. I know you'll love it.

ps my sister graduated from college yesterday! i'll have to tell you more about that another time.

juice de...

French Class.
Learning food and drinks.

"Who likes juice de pomme? Who likes juice de orange?"

and at that moment, I realized I'm a juice de orange kind of girl.

Thyme

Dear Emily, Kaylee, Skyelin and Austin,

I loved seeing your mixed choir today! I did not know you were going to be competing and it was a real treat. It gives me a WHOLE 'nother appreciation for what you all do at your high school. Keep up the good work guys! You sounded great!

-sasha

Dear Brooke,

Thanks for letting me chill with you today! I loved learning the muscles with you. Let's ace the test tomorrow! Those unpronounciable words are going DOWNNNNNNNNNNNNN! You're great!

-sasha

Dear Mary,

Come back soon. I do not like school with out you. Come back soon. Now is not the time for hitting golf balls. Come back soon. Eat lots of food while you're on va-cae. Come back soon. Also, smooch lots of boys. Oh wait... you are underage. Come back soon. I'm not worried, at least you'll be the right age on July 4th! Come back soon. Do you know whose concert we're going to? Come back soon. Do ya? Come back soon. Of couse you do! Come back soon. We spent an hour standing in line in the fa-reeeezing weather for those tickets. Come back soon. I'm pumped. Come back soon. GET PUMPED! Come back soon.

-sasha

Anthericum

Dance. Hot. Tiring... EXHAUSTED! Ok, so after dance is lunch and so I was extremely thirsty. Parched is more like it.


jai soif, jai soif, jai soif, Is all I kept thinking. Anyways, so after I had finished my caprisun and realized I had forgotten my waterbottle I decided to go to the vending machine for a vitamin water or lemonade. I originally was going to wait for my sister to get back to school from having lunch at her friends house but about two minutes before the bell rings, (12:46 and approximately 50 seconds)I decided to go with out her. I didn't want either of us to be late-- I didn't want to go with out her though because I felt like I needed moral support, because my fear is that the machine is going eat my money. And then what am I going to do? Stand there like an idiot, getting angry and kicking the poor thing and such? I think not!


So I see a lovely pink lemonade in the vending machine and ohmystars I can just feel it going down my throat. Fabulous. So I put my George Washington in and push the letter and number: C6. And I wait... and wait.... and wait! THE VENDING MACHINE ATE MY MONEY!!!!!!! Do you want to know what I did then? Let me tell you, I started:

stomping, kicking, hitting.
yelling, scratching, and most deffinitely biting.

I was furious. I needed this pink lemonade! And then, after ramming it several times with my backpack, it came out. And I was hydrated.


JUST KIDDING!!!!!! Fooled ya! I would never ever do that. I think that crosses the line a little bit. I did wait... and wait.... and wait but when nothing came out I hurried to class and was still tardy. That's right, you heard me, a tardy for nothing. No drink, no dollar in my pocket, and deffinitely no biting.

Dear Spring Break,

Thank you so much for arriving at the perfect time. School was such a drag (yes I just used the phrase, 'such a drag') and I needed a break. Well, now this is the last day of the break. I am sad. I could have many more spring breaks if you would allow it but I know you need to go do spring breaks else where.

Putting aside my sorrow for a moment, I am very thankful to you for the following:

• rain
• snow
• sun
• wind
• birds chirping
• stars
• moon

• smiles
• frowns
• laughter
• tears
• new things
• old things

• family
• friends
• acquaintances
  
• strangers

• right
  
• wrong
• discernment
• happiness
• laughter
• love
• peace

I owe you BIG time! It was my pleasure hosting you. You are welcome any time.

-sasha