Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.

I'm having Harry Potter withdrawals. I'm guessing that this will be a common occurrence over the next little while. I may or may not have just spent an hour watching HP videos and I may or may not have cried while watching these two. I've grown up with this story. I started reading the books in 2002. From second grade to senior year Harry, Hermione, and Ron have been my constant companions.

Harry has taught me to have courage even when I feel alone. He taught me to never back down and always persevere. Good will win out. The war will end.

Ron taught me to be happy. He taught me how to be a good friend even if that means standing in the shadows at times.

Hermione taught me to be feminine but most importantly smart. I honestly think that Hermione's love of learning has influenced me to love learning as well. It's cool to be the girl with the 35. It's cool to love math and be math sterling scholar. It's cool to read and learn and be the smart one.

I've learned so many other things through Harry Potter. I will always be indebted to J.K. Rowling. It's amazing to think that this entire Harry Potter world came from her mind. It's inspiring.

If you have ever loved Harry Potter, watch the above videos. They may be slightly nostalgic.

Hogwarts will always be there to welcome me home.

mechale lauren

wind?

I never thought the day would come that I would say- I'M SICK OF DEBATE!

Really, its just too stressful at the moment. let it die. But the last tournament is on Friday so I guess I'll get over it... oh wait, maybe not. It's exactly the same time as the Bountiful vs. Viewmont game. Really? yeah, not okay with that... gag me.

But other than that, it's December!! hallelujah! I love the Christmas season. I started listening to Christmas music on October 17th and I'm proud of it. Last Monday I performed in my flute teacher's annual Christmas concert. It was phenomenal, as per usual. My mother and I performed O Holy Night.

Umm... I really don't have much to blog about. But i needed to blog... just to blog...

I feel a sort of duty to mention the fact that I have survived a category 2 hurricane sans water... so just the wind. It was epic. 2 days off of school, no power for 60 hours, my finger almost getting ripped off (i'm telling the complete truth), church was cancelled so we could clean-up, baskeball game moved to Saturday only for the power to go out with 1:15 left in the game (bountiful 54, american fork 53). it was weird...

so thats about it...

mechale lauren