Brittany's Senior 365

Today I decided that I was going to dress up for school, because I was going to look good for my first day of officially being a future aggie! I know that what the future holds is going to be great, so why not be excited about it?! My future is going to benefit me, so why not greet it looking my best! I have always loved Texas A&M, I was brainwashed by my dad from birth. Those who aren't fans may not understand, but once you're an aggie you're always an aggie! According to the old saying, "From the outside looking in you can't understand it, and from the inside looking out you can't explain it". Being an aggie means everything to me, and I am definitely ready for the future!

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Today was the day, I finally got my official online acceptance letter from Texas A&M University! Words can't even begin to describe how excited I am for college, it is going to be some of the best times of my life! I love highschool and senior year, but I am so excited to be the loudest and proudest member of the Fightin' Texas Aggie class of 2015! AAAAAAAAAAAA!

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Tonight the volleyball girls took on our rivals, the travis tigers! Katy and I don't exactly go to all the volleyball games, so we decided that tonight we were going to go! I'm glad we did too, because the game was pretty exciting. The fans were loud and excited, myself being one of them. We beat the tigers and sent them home in three games, and it was awesome! We were screaming our heads off and the girls were excited because they won 2nd in the district and they are going to playoffs! Our girls did good and we are proud fans! Afterwards, I "whipped my hair" a little too much in Katy's car, because my neck started to hurt! Haha it was a fun night with one of my very best friends. :)

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Today I woke up much later than usual, whew! It was 10:30 and my mom told me that since Diane came home for the day, us three were going to go shopping at the Houston Outlet Malls! It's halfway in between Sugar Land and College Station, so we figured, why not?! We mainly hit up stores that would have some business casual for sorority clothes for Diane, but we also went to some stores where we got fun clothes :) The nike store was the best though, they had tiny shoe boxes for gifts cards! Tiny things are always adorable, so of course we had to get one, because they were just so darn cute. It was a super fun girl's day (which we never have) and it was definitely worth the hour drive :) Regardless, I'm always down for getting some free clothes if my mom will buy them for me!

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Tonight was senior night for the volleyball team, so Victoria, Erin, Erica, Kate, and I decided that we should watch the game for the girls. The only two seniors on the team are Savannah and Kaitlyn, but we still supported them anyways! We all felt a little claustrophobic in the stands however, so we decided to sit on the floor, which proved to be a great spot! Front row seats and I was not complaining. During the game, all the fans in the stands would say cheers that they rehearsed, but we didn't know any of them so we decided to make up our own. We pretty must just chanted "OH YEAH!" as if we were imitating Pauly D from Jersey Shore, it was hilarious! The parents were staring (they don't know what Jersey Shore is) and they thought we were nuts! We thought it was hysterical though. Also, Victoria was digging around in her purse and found some halloween goodies from last year she got from work, and we decided to open some up. Erin chose the wax lips - which were disgusting, so she spit them out, but not without snapping a picture first! The volleyball girls played the Kempner cougars, and we wound up whooping their butts and sent them home in three games. What a fantastic night, OH YEAH SENIORS YEAH!

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Today I received one of the BEST letters I could ever get in my whole life! Earlier this summer, I took a tour of Texas A&M and I met with the President of the Association of Former Students, Porter S. Garner III. He grew up in Laredo and has known my father for a while, so he was definitely a good guy to become friends with on the campus! About a week ago I submit my application for Texas A&M, and I have yet to receive confirmation of acceptance. Porter, however, knew already what the outcome of my application was and he decided to send me a package! I was floored because it was addressed to "Brittany Muller '15", and I hadn't even gotten my acceptance letter yet! I opened the package and found an A&M t-shirt and a personalized letter that read:

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Today was another killer workout day with the old daddio. It wasn't as bad or as tiring as the first time - which is a definite plus! I am hoping that I get used to it because I need to be able to keep up with some good habits for college! I laugh a lot when I work out because I am surrounded by dudes, they must think I am a little baby because I lift so little. I feel like they stare at me and chuckle because well, I simply just can't lift as much as them! It's an interesting way to bond with my dad, but it's always a good laugh. Especially when I make him takes pictures with me in the mirror of us "getting our swole on"!

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Is there ever a day where you feel so overwhelmed by everything that you just want to sit down and take a break from it all? That was my day today, it was my do nothing day. I literally just sat down on my couch and did nothing until the day was over (after school of course!) My tv shows that were being recorded weren't new so I had already seen them, and nothing else was on so I just took a much needed nap. Sometimes life becomes too overbearing, too demanding, there are those days where we really need to just sit down and take a break!

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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. "

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Today my day was pretty basic. I woke up at Anam's house and we started to watch the very first episode of Entourage, but we stopped because we were hungry and wanted some cereal! While eating, Anam's mom and sister came in and talked to us about college - so random! I told them about how I've already submitted my applications, and of course that got her mom on a roll! She started talking about how I needed to convinced Anam to go to A&M so that we could room together, it was hilarious! She obviously likes me a lot, and the feeling is mutual. I love that family to pieces! After I left Anam's house it was a pretty predictable lazy sunday. Well, most sundays are but I pretty much did the same thing the entire day long - watched House. I really love that show, Steffi got me into it and now I'm obsessed with it! It actually had a good plot, and I've already fallen in love with the characters, especially House and Cudi. Those two are just meant for each other! To make me a happy camper, all you need to do it buy me seasons of House! :)

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Today I rode up with my family to College Station to tailgate and watch the fightin' Texas Aggies play the Missouri Tigers. We were favored in the game, which hasn't happened recently so that was good news. However, we were let down by the Aggies and they lost. We all left the game quarter early because we were so disappointed. We went to the tailgate to eat some food, socialize, and play some washers. Soon though, Erin, Jamie, and I had to make the trek back to Kaitlyn's house because we had to go back home to go to the AHS football game! We fought pretty hard and we made some good plays, but unfortunately Bush was another loss. Each game I know that it makes our school more upset, and it breaks my heart that the boys haven't experienced a win this year yet. Today was just not the day for my football teams to do some winning :(

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Today was voting day at school! In order to get myself out there, I went a little above and beyond and made my own t-shirt. This isn't normally out of the ordinary, but today's shirt was a little different. It had my face on it! I'm not gonna lie, it was pretty hilarious! I even wore it to the pep rally, and plenty of people got a good laugh out of it. After school, I hung out at the house for a little bit (cool friday right!) and then went out to dinner with my mom and dad at Olive Garden! Earlier this week we were talking about how we never go there, so we decided that tonight was the night. We all sat at the bar while waiting for a table and got some drinks, so by the time our table was ready we didn't need to order any. When the waiter asked us what we wanted, my mom said to just bring us out all water, so that's what he did. He had a little slip up though, and spilled the waters all over my dad! It really looked like he wet his pants! I felt really bad for the waiter, but it was hilarious so we all just couldn't stop laughing! The manager was very nice though and she gave us a free appetizer which was an awesome addition. Afterward dinner, I went with Kaitlyn, Lauren, Katy, and Crysta to see Jackass 3D, which was hilarious! The high five, the ram jam, and rocky were only some of the hilarious stunts. Those guys are pure comic geniuses. Definitely a night full of laughs!

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Today after school I had my interview to be Student council president, and I'm not going to lie, I was nervous. I put on a nice outfit to be presentable and I did my best and brought the thunder! Before I went in, I was a little shaky, but afterwards I realized everything was alright. I noticed that no matter what happens, I did my best and that's all that matters. I was talking to my mom about it and she told me that it's okay if I lose, it's okay if I win, as long as I tried my best, that I shine like a star. I know that in the end of everything, my family will always be there for me :)

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Today was a day to look forward to! Today the freshmen, sophomores, and junior of our school took the PSAT while the seniors were assigned to take the ASVAB, a career test. They told all the seniors that it wasn't mandatory, which was a mistake! Because of this, pretty much the entire senior class did not show up for school first through fourth period! I myself was definitely part of the half. I had a sleepover with my friends the night before, woke up late, took my time to get ready, went to breakfast at IHOP with some friends, and just had an all around awesome morning! IHOP was probably my favorite part, there was so many people from school there! The funniest we saw Logan, Evan, Brandon, and Andrew and we laughed because they looked like a group of construction workers! We were all pretty worried that since it was busy that we would never get of there, but the service was surprisingly fast, and everyone was happy with their food! Definitely a good experience for a skip day breakfast with my friends! :)

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Today after school I was scheduled for some SNHS volunteering at the Bethel Ministry in Stafford. I've never been there before, and I didn't really know where it was, so Melinda and I went together! On our last turn to get there, we noticed that in the right hand lane there were tons of cars waiting in a line. We knew we couldn't wait in it because they seemed to be going nowhere, so we instead just drove past. There must have been hundreds of cars, and they were lined up for more than a mile! We were anticipating on where they were directed when all of a sudden we arrived at our destination, which just so happened to be where the cars were lined up! We walked inside, not knowing what to expect, and found a shocking sight. There were about 500 boxes stuffed with food sitting on the tables. It was amazing to see how many people donate food for others that need it. Being able to witness that there really are people out there that put other people before themselves was awesome. My favorite part of the volunteering was when Melinda and I agreed that it was definitely some of the most helpful volunteer work we've ever done. I definitely plan on doing it again!

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Tonight was our first themed younglife club, and it was RAVE NIGHT! All the leaders decorated the Wolf Den with some cool glow in the dark stuff, some black trash bags to put on the walls, and of course, and awesome strobe light! We told everybody to come dressed in their brightest colors, because the lights were off the whole night - it was only glow in the dark! During the leader meeting, we kind of got carried away with the glowsticks, we split them open and sprayed the "juice" everywhere so that it would all glow. To open one up, I bit it and it accidentally squirted all in my mouth, it was disgusting! I got it cleaned up fast because that stuff does NOT taste good! During club, we had the music blasting techno remixes and some awesome singing going on. We played murderer, and also Mat made his game debut with his "I scream, you scream, I can't see my Ice Cream!" skit. It was hilarious, messy, and just an all around good time. I'm glad that people are getting more involved with younglife because coming together at 7:47 on monday nights for some bonding and old fashioned fun is what it's all about!

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Today was a day full of sleeping. I woke up late at Katy's, then came home and went back to sleep. Then, my mom woke me up and told me I had to do my laundry. Since I didn't want to just fold laundry, I turned on the Texans game and watched while I washed. When my first batch of clothes were done however, I brought them out to fold but they were just so warm that I laid on top of the pile of clothes and went back to sleep, for about 5 hours. At about eight, I had to wake back up because I couldn't just go to sleep on the floor of my den, so I dragged myself upstairs and went back to sleep again, for the rest of the night. It was a tiring day, and I'm not sure why I wanted to sleep so much, but I can definitely say I got my day's worth of sleep!

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Today I had to finish my NHS hours at the Houston Greek Festival, for 6 hours! It was definitely a super long time to volunteer, but in the end it was totally worth it because A) I got my hours done, and B) It was a super fun event! I've never been to the Greek festival before, so I was definitely in for some surprises. Turns out, a LOT of people come to it! Almost a thousand people were there, I swear. I was so glad that the work seemed to go by quickly because 6 hours was seriously a long time. I met plenty of nice people, and I am definitely willing to work there again next year! After my shift, I wandered around the place a little bit so that I could see everything that was going on! I went into the crowded market place, the crowded eating area, and took a gander at the crowded show. Needless to say, the entire place was CROWDED! I really wanted to get a good Greek gyro, but the line to get one was about a mile long, and I just didn't have that kind of time! So I skipped out on the food and decided that after about 6 and half hours total, it was time to get out of there!

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Today we had our annual charity school dodgeball tournament for breast cancer! Our team this year was pretty funny, we didn't even exactly have a name. I'm pretty sure we changed our name so many times that no one even knew what our actual team name was. We had matching shirts though, even if they were pretty ridiculous looking! We didn't get first place, but we did get 4th so I was pretty proud of us! Apparently we were underdogs, but I thought we did a really good job, go lokos! :) The only thing thing that was a pretty big downer was the "fun" about the tournament... the referee definitely did a good job at making us not happy about any of the game turnouts, even if we weren't the teams playing! It became way too out of hand and I feel like because of him, a lot of people wound up leaving the tournament angry. I wish that charity events like this could just be fun like they're intended, but some people just take it too seriously, and they like to rain on everyone's parade! Regardless, lots of money was raised for charity, so the tournament definitely was a plus in the long run :)

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Today was a multitude of great things that just made today a fantastic day! First, after school Erin and I got a volunteer hour at Sartartia which was super easy and we got some shirts out of it. Second, it was Cale's surprise birthday party! Victoria and Cale's parents planned the whole thing, and it wasn't exactly the best kept secret but I think we pulled it off pretty nicely in the end. It was fun to just have everyone get together to hang out in the beautiful weather, sips some sodas and pig out on some pizza and cake together. I also discovered that Josh DeLoach is one hilarious impersonator! After Cale's I realized that I needed to get down to business with my college apps. I was way less than satisfied with my third essay, so a little before Cale's and after, I decided to rewrite my entire essay, and I was successful! I really did think it was a great essay, and I am very excited about my application. After I finished the third essay and paid the fee, my application was sent in and I was ready to go! I honestly can NOT wait till I am a fightin' Texas Aggie!

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Today was a miracle day. I walked into physics lab after my SNHS meeting, expecting to be there until 5. Physics labs take much longer than I would like them to, and it is just unfortunate. But today was different. I walked into lab and I saw Courtney and Andrea and joined their table. Literally, within five minutes we were done with the entire lab. THE ENTIRE LAB! I was so shocked I really wanted to cry because I was so happy. I had so much free time, it was ridiculous. I was going home almost an hour and a half ahead of schedule and I was very excited about it! Later tonight, Erin and I went to campaigners at Mat's house, which is much easier to find now that we've already been there. It was a very small group of just five of us, it was a little ridiculous. But it was still fun because we got some learning out of it! We learned about Zacchaeus and we talked about what was keeping us hiding in the tree. Getting us to come down is easy, but helping others is a bit more difficult. It's something we have to work on, but hopefully we all will be able to learn better throughout the year!

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I told my dad I wanted a Shake Weight for Christmas, so instead he decides to take me to Lifetime and makes himself my personal trainer. Tonight was the first night I went to the gym with him, and it was definitely a workout! All I wanted was a Shake Weight, but instead I got some pull-ups, some push-ups, some bench pressing, the works! I felt like a total dude working out in the machine sections because - let's face it - no girls lift weights at lifetime. It's all a bunch of dudes, "trying to get their swoll on". My dad didn't seem too out of place, but I sure as heck did! I'm pretty sure I was the only girl there who was even going near the bench press area. I felt a little silly but gosh dangit did the workout work! My arms were so tired, I could barely move them by the end of the night. To top it all off, we did the stair climber afterwards and I was ridiculously tired. My dad's a champ, and working out with him is some serious work!

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After we left the homecoming dance, a big group of kids went over to the Furrh's house for some more good cooking and to have a giant sleepover! His parents stayed up and hung out with us till 4 in the morning, and Mrs. Furrh was even cooking! She just never stops, she is always willing to please the hungry little high schoolers :) After a couple of hours though, everyone became really tired and decided that it was finally time to hit the sack. When we woke up, Mrs. Mary Jane was at it again, making breakfast burritos for everyone! She literally was such an angel, she went so out of her way to make all of us have the best time. After eating and watching a little sunday football, we all finally made our trips back home to get some actual rest in our own beds! I definitely took a couple hours of nap time because I was exhausted! Around 3 however, I was awake and ready to go because Rocky invited me to play volleyball with some people up at River Pointe! It was literally the perfect weather to play some relaxing volleyball, and it was definitely worth the trip because we had a blast, even if the ball did go in the water a couple of times! The best part was when my team won all the volleyball games! Oh wait, we lost them all. Oh well, it was still a fun trip :) Even if Rocky was a little rusty!

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Today was the day of homecoming! My entire day was pretty filled, starting out with some volunteering at the Telfair International Music Festival. It was pretty fun, I got to help set up the booths and watch the performers practice before anyone else! I also met some cool people, which always helps when you volunteer! After all of that, I took a break to watch some tv and nap and then BAM! It was time to get ready! I went over to CK Salon to get my hair and makeup done by Mrs. Cathy and Amanda, and I saw Nick! It was awesome because I haven't seen him in forever, and he was in my homecoming group when he was a senior, so it was a bonding moment :) After getting all dolled up, it was time to go home, put on my dress, and start taking pictures! Mark came over with his mom to get some before date pics, and then we were off to Savannah's for group pictures and some delicious dinner! Most of the pictures consisted of the girls, the guys weren't to thrilled or involved in the picture taking. After all the pictures, it was time to pig out! Mrs. Mary Jane Furrh cooked all the fool for us, and it was delicious! I swear - that woman knows how to cook! After dinner, we all just hung out a little bit until it was time to DANCE! There were a lot of us, we definitely made an entrance :) We danced the night away and everything was perfect except for one thing, the DJ SUCKED. He played the worst music ever, and I honestly wanted to go up to the DJ booth and mix the music myself! After a while of the lame tunes, we decided it was time to blow that popstand and just hang out! So we decided to go to Logan's house, where tomorrow begins :)

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