IMMA ADULT!

 So I stink at blogging.

But hey! On May 24th, I graduated from Westwood High School. I remember when my older sister Brittany graduated when I was in 8th grade. During her graduation, I honestly could have cared less...until it was my turn. The tough three years were worth it and I met some amazing people on the way. Forever will my blood run deep orange and once I was a Warrior, I will always be a Warrior.

Love these girls :)

Liz Gunnell :) My best friend. She makes me laugh so freaking hard and she is SO GORGEOUS. I'm grateful for her example in my life. I look up to her each and every day! I absolutely love LOVE her!

My family :) I honestly couldn't have done it without them. Thank you for your support and love throughout these frustrating years. I, AubriAnna Winsor, have THE best family.

Oh this kid. Devin Carroll. One of the funniest kids I have ever met and probably the weirdest. And, THAT is why he is my best friend (plus a bunch more reasons). He is caring and participates in my randomocity. He doesn't make me feel dumb in anyway! atta boy Devin!

And this is our friendship in a nutshell.

Todd Leavitt. Friends since 7th grade. He is so polite and such a great kid! Greatest Prom date ever!

Tanner Price and Jordan Rankin- 2nd hour buddies!

2 of a kind I tell ya...

Jordan Brimley and Devin.

Best. Picture. Ever.

The Fantastic Five. THESE guys kept me in line, made me smile every day, loved me for being ME, made my sides hurt from laughing so hacking hard....I absolutely adore them all.

The ladies of 2012 :)

Marianne Hoku Peterson! She was my first friend at Westwood and my Algebra 2 buddy! I love her and SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I'm pretty sure it's illegal. 

And this weirdy is Matt Anderson.

Three Digits

Today, April 21st, it has reached to 100 degrees. HOOOOT.
It's that time where you walk outside for 3 seconds and you're drenched in sweat...yaaaaay.
Oh well! That just means SUMMER IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!! 24 more days till graduation (scary thought). I'm ready to get out of high school; no more drama, no more ridiculous essays and math homework... oh I can hear  the heavens open! For example, I wrote a 70 PAGE research project for my English 102 class. Um, what the insanity?
Oh by the way, I work at Chik-fil-A now!!! :) Annnnd I have my license! I feel all old. gross.
I actually like my job a lot even though I have been working for 2 days. I take trays to people, check up on guests - it's pretty stellar!
So I'm doing something terrifying, I'm trying out for Senior Varieties on the 24th. I'm singing "Fix You" by Coldplay and playing the piano. I have NEVER sang in front of people before. Ever. Wish me luck!

Bittersweet. Times 3.

April 11th 2012.

Aka - the hardest day of my life.

My sweet dog Robbie was put down. His 13 years of life were quite joyous and I'm not just saying this for the sake of noise...he was THE best dog a family could have. It was VERY VERY VERY hard for my family to wrap our heads around the fact that our cute, awesome dog was going to die. And on the 11th, I cried harder than I ever had.

Ever since his death, I literally feel something missing. And it's not only an emotional feeling, it is very physical too. Coming home and seeing him gone, it's hard. Very hard.

What do I know? Even though he was a dog, I will see him again. I'm 100% sure of it. That is one of the infinite glorious parts of the Gospel! And it was time for him to go, he was in so so so much pain. I know that he is comfortable now and he is able to run without ANY pain.

I am also VERY thankful for the friends who came and comforted me when they knew how hard this was for me. I am also thankful for those who secretly left small comfort notes on my doorstep, they were given at perfect times!

A thought of a thought.....

You know, people always say "Your senior year is the best!" or "When I'm a senior, everyone will want to be my friend!" or "I'm just going to party my way through senior year." or "There won't be any drama my senior year."

NEGATIVE.

(this isn't one of those 'woe is me' posts.....just bare with me)

Senior year is TOOOUGH. And I'm not exaggerating anything, it's all true! When you are a senior, you realize how awesome the underclassmen are and how you wish you could get held back so you could graduate with a better class. (but I'm not school's #1 fan, so I'm still graduating in May 2012 thankyouverymuch :) You also realize how cruel the world can be but you learn how to react positively or negatively. I have found that reacting positively is the best way, just saying. I learned who my true friends are, and that's incredibly hard. Incredibly. This year, in my opinion, I have been expected to be something big and great; beautiful, blonde, perfect, athletic...the whole shabang. But I'm me, and I've been told to my face plenty of times that "me isn't enough." Depressing, right? I promise I'm a happy person, I pinky promise. I mean, yeah, I don't wear make up...I love t shirts...I am a huge music geek...I spend hours on the piano. Fortunately time and time again, I also been told that I AM beautiful. My eyes are the gorgeous and people "get lost in them." (Yes, that is a direct quote). I find myself very funny and so do a lot of other people! Someone told me that my singing voice was absolutely soothing and incredible, because it is the "good" kind of different. One of my greatest guy friends told me that they like being around me because I always have a smile on my face when I'm talking to them. The compliments are numerous...so what does that tell me? Being me is STELLAR. And if you don't agree, well, you smell like doo-doo. :) Even though it stinks being treated wrong and like I'm a pile of dirt and lose the friends you've loved in the process; I know who I am and I'll stay who I am. I am AubriAnna and I am most excellent :)

When it comes to your senior year, know who you are and stay that way :)

I have 47 more days left till my adulthood starts. ADULTHOOD. *insert scream here* It was like yesterday I was eating cheerios in sacrament meeting! But I learned a lot of things this year....a LOT of things. I think I talked about those in another post (feel free to go search)...ANYWHO.

Oh by the way, .....3 more days till.....

I'm off to California celebrating music and most importantly, Disneyland (ahhhh!!!!!!) so I am off...

May the odds be ever in your favor.

Everyday I'm pinterestin'

Oh pinterest.

I am addicted.

What a manboon.

On the 3rd of March I participated in....

SADIES!

(I'm warning you, it was a PRETTY awesome date!)

My date was good ol' Devin Carroll. Oh Devin.....how do I describe him? Hilarious, hilarious, oh and...hilarious. I have a six pack because every 5 seconds we were laughing (not an exaggeration) our heads off (exaggeration...I still have my head). We started off the day with going to the grand Phoenix Zoo (it's like the Arizona Disneyland).

When you have 1 zoo obsessed person plus another zoo obsessed person you get, well......

Devin and I.

I'm pretty sure we looked at EVERY animal, so technically we are "easily distracted, zoo obsessed people." And there is NOTHING wrong with that, right?

We were supposed to do a photo scavenger hunt, uh, yeah.....it barely happened. We were just having SO MUCH FUN!

I also learned that when you have 2 random, zoo obsessed, easily distracted, hilarious people you get....

Devin and I.

Also when you have Devin and I, you make up words like "manboon."

Manboon (noun); a mixed between a mandrill and a baboon.

I'm pretty sure our vocabulary has soared after making this fabulous word.

Did I mention this was the best date I've been on? No? Well, there ya go.

There wasn't one awkward moment.....and I can be an awkward person! IT WASN'T AWKWARD! (there is hope for people like me!) It was just so awesome!

So you have one random, zoo obsessed, easily distracted, hilarious, awesome person + another random, zoo obsessed, easily distracted, hilarious....you get....

Devin and I!

Oh do you want to see our monkey masks?

Yes, I know I know. You are super jealous.

I'm just gonna say that Sadies was absolutely, positively a success altogether.

Random Fact: Devin LOVES ketchup. And when I say "loves"....it's more like he is obsessed with ketchup. *shutter*

Defy Gravity - all the cool kids do it.

In exactly 24 hours, I shall experiencing this.....

Oh.my.HECK. I am SOOOOO excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bet you 10 bucks I will cry, and I'm not joking. Heck, I listen to "Defying Gravity" and I get choked up.

We all know everyone jams out to certain music when they are behind closed doors......

I jam out to:

**ADELE

**Julie Andrews (yes.)

**Disney Music

**WICKED

Who doesn't jam out to Wicked???

Then on Friday and Saturday I shall be singing in REGIONALS! :) I found out 2 days ago that I was bumped up to 1st alternate, which means I can actually go!!!!!! YAY AUBRI! I just want to say, Heavenly Father DOES answer prayers. When I found out I was 5th alternate for Regionals, I was devastated. I went to regionals last year and enjoyed every moment of it. I prayed hard, fasted and worked hard that I could actually make it again....but I placed as 5th alternate (only 1 & 2 alternate can go). I would have to wait till 5 people would drop out. I prayed and prayed and PRAYED for comfort because I felt like biggest failure. Right as I finished the prayer, I felt calm. I knew Heavenly Father has more in store for me. I was still super sad, don't get me wrong, but I was comforted to know that He listened and instantly was there for me. I prayed that I could be bumped up to either 1st or 2nd alternate. I would take ANYTHING just to be able to go. Then on Monday Farenga (choir teacher) texted me saying that I was bumped to 2nd alternate! I screamed in COMPLETE joy! I could finally go to regionals and be around people who share the same love for music. Then an hour later she texted me again saying I was bumped up to 1st alternate! (YAAAY) I am ecstatic to go on Friday and Saturday even if it is truly exhausting!!! Heavenly Father did listen to my prayers but he had an even BETTER way to answer them :)

Some favorite Regionals pictures from last year :)

Ray-Fizzle and I :)

(Courtney Seaman, Alyssa Dale and Ray-Fizzle)

(Hyrum in a bundle:))