big diamond sister reveal

i remember this day being the hardest most emotional day EVER. it was like the week of recruitment all rolled into one day.. i cried, laughed and fell in love with my big!
so the night before i had been texting the sister i wanted, we were just talking about reveal and i was telling her I put her as my #1. i was a complete ball of nerves!!! i told her not to tell me how she preffed. a few minutes after i told her we both said goodnight but i didn't sleep a wink. i couldn't wait to meet my big diamond sis and form that bond. then morning came and i was freaking out, there were a mere 11 hrs until i would get to see my big diamond and hug her until i couldn't hug anymore. i went along with my day, crying randomly a few times terrified that she wasn't my big. i told her i couldn't text her until after the reveal, she response was "okay, see you after the reveal :)" that got me and i fell apart. i thought i knew for sure she wasn't my big diamond sister. i went through the rest of my day trying to stay positive. reminding myself that she still could be my big diamond sis.
then before i knew it, it was 6:20 and Karli and i headed over to the house. i was full of nerves and crazy excited! i couldn't wait even though we had to wait like 45 more minutes before we could go find them. once i got my clue i had no idea where to go or even who i was looking for. i believe i was the last alpha to find my big diamond sister, i had to ask for help and i passed her room like 5 times... it was a problem

once i got into the room and saw that it was Maddy, i hugged her and cried!!! I couldn't have been more excited that i got her, she is now my big diamond sister and i get to have that special connection with HER. i couldn't wait to make more memories laughing, crying, smiling and dancing with her!!

senior ball

may, 9th was amazingly perfect!
i couldn't have asked for a better group of friends to celebrate the end of our high school years with. it was such a beautiful venue and we all had a blast dancing the night away! i'm so glad that my friend natalie asked a mutual friend, dylan, to ball because he was super nice to us all and i loved hanging out with him throughout the whole night.
i'm also blessed the my wonderful grammie helped alter my dress! it was small in parts & then to long & too big, honestly i was a mess with i first tried it on. But she came to the rescue & i'm so incredibly happy to have her in my life!!! thank you grammie!!

18th year

sorry for the lack of posts here! i've been celebrating, graduating, traveling & resting! last time i posted here, i was 17 & now i;ve been 18 for almost two months!!! i'm so excited to share with you all, FINALLY, what I did on my 18th birthday!

first things first, i went to my grandparents house to finish up my ball dress and have a little celebration with them. then my dad sent my grandma & i out to get some things for dinner. i came back to a house filled with all my family members! i was so surprised and felt incredibly blessed to have them all there to celebrate with me!

then on my real birthday i invited my closest friends to dinner & dessert at my house. i have to say that i couldn't have made it through senior year without these girls, and of course sophie, they've made my life complete and i'm blessed to call them all my best friends. we had a lovely dinner at the lazy dog and then went back to my house for ice cream and gifts. :)
all in all, i had a wonderful time, i didn't expect much from anyone so it was nice to get a surprise from my whole family! i'm truly blessed to have these people in my life & so glad they were all a part of my 18th year!