Christmas time

I know it's late, but MERRY CHRISTMAS!  I was busy on Christmas since we had to leave for Denver.  It was a five hour drive, but it was interesting to be in Denver.  We went to Denver because my mom and step-dad were being sealed in the temple!  I wasn't able to watch it, but I wish I could have.  To clarify, a temple sealing is something that is sacred to us (LDS).  You need a temple recommend that lets you go into the sealing room.  I can get a temple recommend, but not to go into the sealing room.  Anyway, afterwards, we explored Denver.  Nothing exciting really happened while in Denver.

We are home and on Saturday, there will be a dance at the school if I heard this right.  Normally, I would not have gone at all.  However, since I have a girlfriend, I will be taking her to the dance.  I bet it will be fun.

The past few weeks

      As I said, I have been a very busy person.  I have not had time to do much other than homework because I've been trying to pull three classes out of the D range.  And not plunge another into an F.

      Now, beginning with what happened at my dad's house, I had a wonderful time, and...I'm not sure the word that would fit here.  I'm not going to hold anything back that is important.  First off, after the post "It begins,"  we arrived at my dad's house the next day.  I was able to be with Sienna and I had my first kiss.  I was happy to see family, I played games with my family, like Phase 10 (I never won, but I still had fun (except when Andrew went out on the first turn AND skipped me -_- )), Cards Against Humanity, and some other card games.  I did not get the homework done that I needed to, but my teacher helped me with that last week on Friday.  Anyway, on Saturday the week of Thanksgiving, I went to Sienna's with Lil Miss Epic, and we had fun, but that marked a downfall when she planned on messing with Braxton's feelings.  This is where I drew the line.

      That night, I was able to talk to Braxton, and I let him know what she had planned.  Then, afterwards, I took the next step and told her.  I woke up the next morning, and she was NOT happy at all for that (she said some not nice things in text messages).  I did what I knew to be right, but I did it in the wrong order.  The next day was also the day we began to head home.  I was not able to talk to Sienna for most of the trip, because she would not text me.  Then, at about 10 P.M. that day, she sent me a text message.  I was surprised, but we texted for awhile.  Well, I received a text message essentially saying that I offended her when I offered her a Book of Mormon, and that she didn't want to be religious (I was not even trying to force anything, I swear!).  Two days later (after the only messages sent were that I was still thinking), I talked to my mom on what to do, and she gave me the answer I should have remembered for myself.  Pray.  Upon doing so, I had my answer.  I needed to make a call.  When I was able to talk to Sienna on the phone, I did what I felt I needed to.  I broke up with her (Being in a separate time zone, I couldn't quite talk to her face to face).  What I expected was to feel sad.  Instead, I felt free.

      Well, about a week later in choir, I was sitting next to the girl that had moved in around October (she's about my age).  Our friendship began because I complimented her on her singing.  We (I must say we for this situation) found out that we liked similar things (I'M NOT ALONE ANYMORE!).  No one else in my school likes all the same things I do (thanks to my dad (still can't tell if it is good or bad) I got into video games since before I can remember).  The concert came up on Monday, and my friend, whose name is Athena, needed a ride home.  Now, she stayed at the school and missed the bus (she needed to miss the bus anyways), and while walking around, caught my brother on his paper route.  She came home with him, and found out that Andrew and I are related, which apparently blew her mind.  She then discovers, that not only am I a huge fan of video games, so is the rest of my family.  After the Choir concert, where I had a solo in the Nightmare Before Christmas songs (there were three of them, and I had a speaking solo ("I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair")), she needed a ride home.  We took her home, and during the ride, I discovered that she liked me.  I had discovered that I liked her a few days ago, but she had told me she liked someone else, so I tried and tried to keep her out of my head until I found out she liked me too, but I could not.

      So that was the most important parts of the last few weeks for me.  I'm doing very well, other than I'm trying to make sure I end up with no D's in School, which has taken most of my time away.

Busy, busy time

Sorry for not having posted in awhile.  I have been very busy the last few weeks with homework.  Never ever miss six days of school in two weeks.  It is not easy to catch up on everything.  I still have a lot to do, but when I finish, I'll make sure to catch you guys up on everything that has been happening the last few weeks.

It begins

      It begins.  The 14-hour trip to Idaho begins today, but not until after school.  I'll miss my family, but I won't be gone for long.  My younger brother and older sister are coming with me to Idaho so we can see our dad and step-family.  I am very excited to see them, since the last time I saw them was last summer.  I have a lot of fun hanging out with Bekah, she's a cool person.  Then, probably what I am most excited for, is seeing my girlfriend Sienna.  I am VERY excited for that.  Sorry for the short post, but the next one will be longer.

      Also...Has anyone seen my red button?  I can't find it, and I use it to pretend to destroy people.

The past week

      Oh my, how dreadful.  I must apologize and stop typing like this.  Much better.  As you already know, it's been about two weeks since I've posted anything.  I've been sick since the 10th...That is too long.  I think that's when I really started to become sick, but let's stop looking at the bad.

      This past week hasn't been the most eventful, except Saturday, November 9th.  I was able to go to the temple that day, and I love going to the temple.  It was a nice day to go, but we were the only ones there, besides the temple workers.  By we, I mean the youth of our branch.  We aren't a ward yet, but someday we will be.  Just to clarify, a ward is a section of our church with members, and you can have multiple wards (I see up to three) per building.  A branch isn't that big, and depending on where you live, members will drive one hour to come to church, because that is the nearest LDS church building.  Back to the story.  The drive wasn't eventful, and one of the kids in the car I was in was sick, so that was the reason I got sick.  In the temple, we did baptisms for the dead, and don't get the wrong idea about that.  It's not forcing them to join our church, but their choice in heaven whether or not they want to.

      I ended up missing three days of school last week from being sick, but I have rested a lot, especially on Friday.  I watched my older brother play a new game he got called Nether, and it seems like a good survival game, but you have to watch out for not only the monsters, but player killers.  I started and finished watching Eden of the East while I was sick, and I thought it was a good anime.  It's only eleven episodes long, but it has two movies that go after the anime.

      And then, I finished Pokemon X.  The elite 4 were too easy, except the one who used water, because he mega evolved his Gyrados and nearly beat all of my Pokemon.  The ending was awesome.  I wanted to cry tears of joy because of it.

      That was the essentials of my week, except Pokemon X, I just felt like sharing that one.

Surprise!

      Yesterday I had a great surprise!  The girl I like, Sienna, who is one of Lil Miss Epic's friends, asked if I wanted to date her.  I made plans for that the next time I saw her, but although they are ruined, it's fine.  It just means I can surprise her later.  My face must have been really red.  I am really happy that she asked, and it makes me happy that we really do both like each other.

      I was able to play with one of my best friends, Connor, yesterday.  We played Minecraft and Team Fortress 2, but Team Fortress 2 had issues so we really didn't get to play that.  I enjoyed spending time with him.  I've known him for a long time, and even though I had to move away, we still are best friends.  I'm happy that I know him.

      For a story, I will tell you how I met Sienna.  Over the Summer, my brother and I were invited to go to the mall by Little Miss Epic, my step-sister.  We both accepted, and there we met Dawson and Sienna.  I found out that I liked her after we went to see Equestria Girls (I'm a Whovian first, but I do like MLP).  I also found out that she liked me.  Well, as you can see from above, we really do like each other.  I am grateful to know her.

Double finish

        The last thing I can think of saying about my self is that I was introduced to video games at a young age.  So I do have an obsession with them, but not nearly as bad as it was.

        With my friend, I fixed more than I damaged, thankfully.  He and my brother are talking more now, and I have to say, though causing damage didn't really make me feel good, I felt better after seeing what happened after telling my brother my mistake.  As I said, sometimes to do something you right, you have to do something stupid first.  However, there were better ways I could have done it, and I'm not proud of the way I did it, but I am happy of the finishing outcome.

        Thinking about friends, I am understanding more of why some people wouldn't like Braxton, but I hope I know what I can do to help him.  It would make me happy to do so.

Also:  I'll probably never ever finish about myself, but to add on, I'm a Whovian.

About myself...Then corrections

     Ok, to add on to myself, I do have borderline ADD, and my mom is sure that I have a small issue with autism.  With this, I don't see things as wrong when others would, I don't see some things as obvious when others, and vice versa.

     As for correcting my mistakes, I saw telling my friend as something that should be done.  It backfired this morning, but I think I may have made it better.  We are going to try visiting him if at all possible (which would be when we leave for my dad's house for thanksgiving).  It was a lot worse before now, but I may have made it better than it used to be.  If this proves true, I'm not sure what to think.

Not what I expected...at all.

    I should start out with something about my self first.  I am a kind person.  I dislike fighting (First person shooters don't count).  I am normally a pessimist, however most of what I say I try to make optimistic.  I will do this now, so thank you Lil Miss Epic for inspiring me to do this.  Two things happened today.  Both were right, but one didn't feel as good as the other did.  The first had one good thing and a potential one as well.  Scratch that, two.  One, I made a friend with Braxton, someone you may know from Lil Miss Epic's blog.  I see him differently.  I see a kind person.  He seems to be a really nice person, but after trying to help with his issue with Sienna, who you might also recognize, I think part of it is he might be a bit blunt.  Also, I've known him for about two hours.

    Anyway, Braxton and Sienna fought, and after reading it, I gave Braxton some advice.  Say what you want where the intended person can't here, so you can tell you see if it sounds offensive.  If you can't tell, ask the target's friends.  They know the person well, so they should know if it will sound offensive.  I hope it works, because I don't like my friends to fight.

    Second, something tells me I went too far, and something else tells me I didn't.  I...I told one of my friends why my brother wouldn't talk to him.  It offended my friend, and, though he isn't upset with me, I feel bad for upsetting him.  I didn't think I would cause an issue, but now my friend (I do not feel like I should share his name) isn't friends with my brother.  The reason for it, my brother hasn't talked to him in awhile because my friend keeps talking to him at every chance.  Which creates an unending cycle.

    On a happier note, today was the school's concert for choir.  My favorite song in it was Vive la Compagnie, where I had a solo.  I was told from my family that I did well, and I hoped I did.  I made one mistake, but I'm not sure it was all that noticeable.  I just missed one part where everyone sang, and it was in between my solo.

    I hope this reaches out to others and that I share meaningful information.  I want to solve issues, and one of my favorite things is to make others happy.

    As a note for the day, something that Lil miss epic thought was inspirational after I asked her what she thought of my advice towards Braxton

    This is what I said, "Here's some more advice that might be helpful. Be yourself. Don't change yourself to try to fit in. being yourself IS what make people fit perfectly in with their own groups. If you change, and it is fine, do it because it will make you a better person.

I have this long story and the main point was I changed because I realized that the person I was, wasn't who I wanted to be. I changed to become a better person."

    I hope that this will help others.