Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Merry Late Christmas(:
I hope everyone's day was blessed and well spent with wonderful people!

Look at these goodies my family gave me!

-new stockings
-iPod station
-new camera lens
-feathers
-etc etc!

retail therapy.

got the cutest new booties today!
kind of a get well soon incentive from my grandmother.
we found some other cute finds, but these were definitely my favorite!

new equipment, new outlook

Talk is Cheap

So I have been telling you guys that I have changed..when in reality I look back at it and I haven't and I am sorry for lying to you guys. I was just reading a blog that one of my old close friends wrote and it made me realize that I am the same person I have always been.. I am selfish I am dramatic, I haven't "changed" but I am "changing". Change isn't really the word for it either. I am growing up. I was just watching the movie 17 Again, and it made me realize that your high school social standing doesn't matter like it seems to while you are actually in high school. While your young everything seems like the end of the world, (i.e. one of your friends deletes you on facebook, your boyfriend cheats on you, or even worse, your boyfriend cheats on you with your friend and they both delete you on facebook without a single word.) Guys, all of that bull is well BULL. It's worthless and when you graduate and need to get into college they aren't going to ask you who you dated or how many friends you had.. they are going to look at the grades you let slip while you were worrying about your boyfriend and ex-friend. Don't you see? The stress you put on yourself with material things replaces the stress that you NEED to be putting on yourself to succeed. That's what you need to worry about, that's what you need to be thinking about when your in class, you need to pay attention to what the teacher says, and not dwell on "oh man..he cheated on me..what now?" WHAT NOW is that you have one less distraction, so embrace it! I have recently vowed not to date until after my high school graduation, and if I had a penny for everytime someone told me I was crazy..well honey I wouldn't need to go to college anymore. The pressure to date is so intense, but I am overcoming it. Like I said, one less distraction. I want to go places in life, and let's face it, my high school boyfriend can't get me there. I won't lie..I do sometimes lay awake at night and wish I had someone to tell me the care about me and that I am beautiful, but that's how girls are..that's how we think and feel. But you don't have to have it. I am still alive right? School starts in a week and a half. I will study my butt off and make the grades I need to so I can raise my GPA.

I had to leave to go to the store and lost my train of though..if you read this far, you are probab;y bored..and reading back, I kind of got off track from my original thought, I just wanted to let yall know that I don't believe I have changed.. I am in the process of growing up, and I mean I am only 15 so I have time. I had been trying to grow up too fast because I thought it was the only way but when you are a teenager, you want to enjoy being a teenager. I love being me and I don't want to change really. Yes I wan't to be a little more controlled when I get upset and I always want to know the right thing to do, but to do that you have to be upset to know how to handle that and you have to be in a situation to understand what to do.. you can ask for help and if you surround yourself with people that care, they'll give you advice.. but no advice in the world can help you if you don't understand what's best for you to do in whatever situation you are in. You can ask for advice from your mom about a boy and then ask your aunt and she will tell you something completely different..they may have gone through similliar situations but they are different people and you are different from them so you might have to handle the situation different..okay so way off track again.. this is kind of how my mind works and I am working on writing things down, so why not right them on my blog. I promise that most of my writings will be more structured..and I am still learning but right now I am about to watch Nacho Libre so I must end this endless rambling I call my mind.

[[and if you read this far, thank you.]]

Click on people's faces in the photo to tag them.

I call this piece, catastrophe.

Drips & Runs << what a name!

Dear Avina [and my other Texas Asians!],

GAHH, I am so glad I went to world changers last year, I met the most amazing people [YOU GUYSS] ! I miss y’all so much and I promise I will come to Houston SOON! Skype me sometime, you guys are so great! HUGS!

-BRI

[BACK IN THE DAY OF THE DREADED BRACES]

[ Our team! Drips&Runs! ]

I have to say, this was the best mission trip I have been on. This was the very first and I didn't know what to expect. I can't wait until the next trip and I hope it's to the same one that these kids go on. This trip was a year ago and I still keep in touch with most of them. They are beautiful people and I can't wait to see them again!

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Forever is a Long Time.

Dear Paxton,

We drifted away freshman year. And I think, wait no.. I am pretty sure it was my fault. We said we would be friends forever and I wish we could have stayed that way, because you are an awesome person. But LIFE happened, and it didn't. I miss the fun we used to have..and maybe if I make the squad Senior year we could get close again. I wish you the best!

-Bria-nana

It's Good to be Queen

So my birthday is exactly a month and 4 days away, and for my present my Granny is giving me a super sweet 16th party..and she told me I wouldn't get any birthday gifts..so this was just a because it's not your birthday gift. and by the way I LOVE IT. I tried a few different ways of editing and I hope you enjoy them!

[ This is kind of a desert-y rustic tone, I have used it before ]

[ This is my favorite, I like roughness of the rock and how defined it is against the pearls of the necklace.]

[ This didn't come out how I envisioned it, but I did very little editing to this one, something new for me. ]

[ I like this one as well, I guess I like defined black and white..because normally I love color.]

Right now as an editing program I use Google's Picasa. I do have photoshop, but have yet to learn how to use it... This blog will get more interesting when August rolls around, but until then..these posts will be kind of drab. If you would like to see anything particular leave a comment and let me know! Until then..if you read this..thank you!