Yesterday I turned 13 ! I thought it would never happen! My mom started to pretend to cry now that she has two 'teenaged girls' in her house! 

So yesterday was fun, birthdays around here are a big deal and we don't just celebrate on our birthdays. We kinda stretch it out so it lasts a few days! Today is my actual birthday party so my mom is in the kitchen getting things ready. A few of my friends are coming over, my cousins and aunts and uncles and we're going to celebrate with some…

I'm SO excited! Tomorrow is my 13th birthday and I will be a teenager! Quil is coming over tomorrow after school and we're going to have a little birthday party. I can't wait! We're going to celebrate with grandma and grandpa and some of my aunts and uncles and cousins over the weekend. Birthdays in our family are sort of a big deal!

I asked my mom if we can get one of those Unicorn drinks from Starbucks, because really, it is a special occasion, right? She said, "YES!" and we just…

My cousin Shay came over last night and we had so much fun! We did make up and then watched Beauty and the Beast! We went to bed really late so I'm so glad that tomorrow is Sunday and we can both sleep in a little! This morning we got up at 9 and made waffles and scrambled eggs and fresh squeezed orange juice! . Mom had to go to work so Quil came over to help us clean up from breakfast and then we made brownies! Shay LOVES brownies so we made 2 batches! One for her to take home and one for…

Why do I wake up at 5:30AM when I don't have to go to school? My mom says it's called 'Murphy's Law' and that means, basically, whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. Kinda funny but also really annoying since I could have slept till like 10AM ! Here it is 5:30 and I'm wide awake. The birds outside are so loud I guess that's what woke me up, I really don't know.  It's the last Friday of Spring break and Quil is coming over for pancakes at 9. I hope I can survive until then because I'm already…