Lessons Learned

Although this weekend was not the greatest, I definitely learned a lot and re-learned other things.
1. People change, and others don't.
2. Be careful who you trust.
3. There is a huge difference between friend & true friend.


I am the kind of person that trusts someone until they give me a reason not to, and I usually give 2nd chances and sometimes more, even if it's not deserved. But, my true friends are always there to help me when things go wrong, and I love them for that. I'd do anything for my true friends, no matter what. Actually, I'd do anything for most people, that's just the way I am. Unfortunately, people take advantage of it. Friendship is about giving, not taking, but sometimes one of the people take & take, but never give. Then the friendship just falls apart. I wish things like this wouldn't happen, but my mom always tells me " It's sad, but it even happens to adults. " True friends will do anything without even caring what is in it for them, or how its going to effect them. But enough about that.

Today is Mother's Day & for the past couple years I have given my mom those paper flowers that we make in Spanish. This year I decorated a pot to put them in so it's a little different. But I'm sure she is getting tired of seeing those flowers every year. Haha, but lucky for her I'm not taking Spanish next year, so I'll have to be real creative. My sister, Julia, and I also made her a cake, but not just any cake, a hot pink cake. Thanks to this little sucker, my hands are temporarily dyed pink. But it was worth it ! I'm not the best cake decorator, but I tried ! & Julia was a big help ! After making the cake I went on a bike ride with my other sister, Sarah. That kid is hilarious, and when it's just you and her she talks and talks nonstop! We rode up to Chestnut Grove and she told me where her and her friends sit in their " spot " under the tree and have their " talk " every day, except for when it's raining of course. Yes, she did feel the need to clarify that when it is raining that they can't go to their spot outside. As we were riding, she stayed in front of me the whole time so that I could keep an eye on her, but she kept looking back and saying " Like I told you before, you CANNOT beat the lightning, Wipeout !" Wipeout is the name of her bike. She got to pick a bike out for her birthday, and she picked a red boy's bike with Wipeout written across the handlebars. When she showed dad the one she wanted, he told her it was a boy's bike and she told him that she knew. She was satisfied and that's all that matters. As much as she annoys me sometimes, I just love that kid. Oh, and the #4 thing that I learned this weekend was that will you learn a lot about a person if you will just spend a little bit of time with them. I hope that next weekend is better than this one, but I'm glad this weekend happened. It opened my eyes to a lot of things, good & bad.

" If God brings you to it, He'll bring you through it. "