I finally did it... I graduated High School!!  ^o^ And now in only TWO days I'll be leaving for the Air Force... woooo I'm so nervous. @_@'' I can't wait to go though, I just wanna get Basic Training over with as quick as possible. Heheh. :P

Today was my Graduation Ceremony/Going Away Party. More people came than I had expected - which was pretty cool. ^^ All my school friends were there.... my main group showed up - Terry, Peyton, Scott and Ben. And then my Mom, my Dad and his wife and my Grandma - plus a few others! Rachelle and I were sooo nervous. She had a few peices to play on the piano and violin, and I had a big speech to make infront of everyone! @_@'' All went well, thankfully. Afterwords the gang and I decided to meet up at Dudley's for a bite to eat... and now here I am typing this as I wait on Terry and Ben to hurry up with their quests on WoW. :P They're so slow sometimes, lol. *bricked*

I think its so cool how God can take a bad situation and make something good out of it. Just a few months ago I was in the position where I felt like there was no hope for my future...I felt like I wasn't getting anywhere and that led to depression. When my parents split up and my Mom moved out I was alone most of the time. At first it really didn't bother me... and it really didn't, but I was still hurt deep down because of what they did. I didn't mind living alone, I was depressed because of other reasons.... but because of that a feeling of wanting to become independent and support myself grew stronger and stronger with each passing day. At that point I was confused because I didn't know where God was trying to lead me. I knew He had SOME kind of purpose for me but I just couldn't put my finger on it - and giving up was NOT a option. Sure I felt like crap most of the time but I wasn't ready to give up the battle yet. After a lot of prayer I began to feel the Lord guiding me towards the Military. Now because of my choice not only have I found my calling but so has several of my friends. Erin had always wanted to join, but she never got around to it. After I joined, it inspired her to chase her dreams... followed by my boyfriend Ben and co-worker Seleena. God has once again moved in our lives and has provided our friend Terry with a place to stay in Longview - my house! Now that I won't be living here anymore and my parents are both gone... my Dad needs someone to rent the place till he can sell it. (like that'll ever happen anytime soon. :P) I won't have to box up every single thing in my room since Terry will be renting, and I won't have to worry about my dog Zelda since Terry can take care of her. So it all works out in the end. ^o^ I'm so excitied!!