Hike Up My Skirt & Do What I Have to Do.

  Well what a week. My last high school play was this weekend. After weeks of after school practices and lots of memorization it was show time. The first night was a success, but didn't come without lots of nerves and a few shaky lines. I was fine the second night, just eager to get it over with. 

  

 The show started as usual. I stayed in the back for a few minuets waiting for my cue to get ready to go on stage. I heard the line, I stood and POP. My skirt clip popped off and down it went. The lines being read on stage now seemed to be speeding by and here I was in a purple sweater, spandex's, and a gaudy skirt down at my knees. WHAT NOW? 

   My fellow cast mates quickly tried assisting me to safety pin the skirt so that I could just make it through the act. But the skirt was too thick and too heavy. The pin didn't stay. The line that cued me to walk on stage was read and all I could do was hike up my skirt and do what I had to do!

   I'm sure it looked very odd to see this 'proper english woman' holding the front of her skirt (backwards at that) with a mic hanging in the front. I was so scared of exposing myself that I quickly sat in the nearest chair, wrong spot, tossed the mic behind me, so obvious, and gripped the front of my skirt with everything that I had, very awkward.  Every thought ran through my mind, what if I step on my skirt and they see my purple spandex's? If this skirt falls down this will go down in the books forever! I was clueless to what was going to happen next. Before I knew it I was shaking and my face felt hot. My emotions were ready to pop, just like that darn skirt clip! And what do you know? It was over. I stood quickly but carefully. 

   Now a day later I think of this experience as a (VERY) visual example to many things. As I write this I have fifteen school days of high school left. I have so much to do and lots of stress piling high. I want nothing more to snuggle up in my bed and veg out. But that is obviously not gonna happen. I have obligations to fulfill, responsibilities to live up to, and a purpose to live out. I'm scared out of my mind, clueless to what is ahead of me and emotions are running high. mmmh? Sounds like lasts nights performance! 

   Honestly, I have no idea where God is going to take me in life and how I am going to get their, but I have no choice. So I suppose I will hike up my skirt and do what I have to do!  

Iphone Battle Comes to an End

Hello Blog world, 

  For the last year my Dad and I have had this on again off again discussion (more like an argument) about me getting an Iphone. Music is a huge part of my life, I'm addicted to facebook, and I love touch screen phones. Plus, let's be honest, having an Iphone is a status. To be teen and walk around with an expensive Iphone, that's high class to most kids. But my Dad isn't going to be the parent of a 'high class' teen.
  He argues that I'm lucky to even have a phone that I don't have to pay for so having an Iphone is out of the question. 'When you get a job you are more then welcome to remove yourself off my plan and get your own plan. You are then responsible for the bill, not me!" he always says. "Having a nice phone is something you work for; you're not just handed one," he often adds. I argue that it's the best opportunity for me. "I only have a $10 bill a month so why not just get the Iphone and I'll pay the $10 extra back to you? Plus I'll purchase the actual phone..." but I'm always shot down.
 The other day a good friend of mine got her license. I saw her driving around, so later that night I texted her asking how she was and how her test went. She never responded. When I saw her logged into facebook the next day I messaged  her telling her I had seen her and asked why she hadn't responded to my text. She told me that she had dropped her phone too many times and it no longer worked. Until she could afford another one she was phone-less. To me that was insane! "You drive without a phone!?"
  Today in society a majority of people, more specifically teens, see cell phones as a must! "What if there is an emergency?" But let's be frank here, most likely if you are in an emergency, you are either knocked out or under attack and not able to get to the phone. Don't get me wrong, it is very nice to have a cell phone, but what's with the high- tech stuff? I mean ten years ago it was unheard of connecting to the Internet to check your e-mails, now it's only practical. Having a cell phone is a luxury, not a need, I think that's what we often forget.
    About a month ago my wall charger for my phone broke. I was now down to the car charger. But after a weekend trip I have seemed to misplace that charger as well. My brother and I have the same phone so I just have to borrow his to re-boot , but it seems I'm not home very many hours of the day so for the last three days my phone has been dead, useless. Believe it or not, it's been okay. I've had no withdrawls, no major freak out moments and honestly I completely forgot about it. I've realized how insignificant my phone really is in my life. I've also realized that I'm still going to have a $10 phone bill at the end of the month even though I haven't used it in April thus far.
  As I thought of this I realized that the Iphone Battle really is a dumb battle. In a few short months I will be working steadily (God willing) and be able to get off my father's plan and purchase my Iphone. But is that what I really want? I have an Ipod, and I have the opportunity to stay on my father's plan for $10 a month, so why waste MY money?
  In less then a year there is going to be a better and cooler phone out there that I am going to envy and insist it is PERFECT for me! As I reflected on this, I thought of how I really am not acting satisfied with what I have. I have a perfectly good phone, well I will once I get it fixed (only being able to speak on speaker is a little awkward at times). It allows me to use it in case of emergency, and because of the wonderful unlimited texting plan, I still hold some kind of status in the teen world.

Needless to say the Iphone Battle is over and I have lived and learned.

until next time...
Cayla