Lately, people have been very, very untrusting toward me.
One for a mistake I made two years ago,
and one that is solely based on doubt.
It's kinda hurtful, to be honest.
Especially the second one.
Just because you assume things, it doesn't mean you're always right.
Because of these two things,
I will be spending my summer before my senior year of high school at. my. grandma's. Yes, I said that. Not at home, like any other normal teenager; at my grandma's. Yeah, save me.
Another result?
I can't talk to one of my best friends because her mom doesn't trust us when we say something didn't happen. it. didn't.
I don't understand people.
It makes me so mad..
and upset.
I was so happy when my friend moved here, and now I can't talk to her.
:(
Anyone have any advice for me?
Anything at all...
p.s. Today is officially my last day of being a junior. ): Sadface. But happy about summer... But sad again, because this also means I may not be posting near as much... ): I'm sorry; I'll try to post as much as I can!! <3
Love you all!
<3Brooke!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
A day at the park with my best friends-- with pictures.
We all three finally got to hang out! :) We were at my grandma's, then my mom took us to Munson Park for all of these. Enjoy. :)
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| I took this. :) Photo credit: me. Photo Idea Credit: Brooke Trouten. |
I really wanted a jumping shot with the girls sooo...
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| Ashleigh, me, and Abby. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo Idea Credit: Brooke Trouten. |
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| Me, Abby, and Ashleigh. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo Idea Credit: Brooke Trouten. |
I love those pictures.
Just saying... we'd make a pretty cute band. ;)
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| Me, Ashleigh, and Abby. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Brandy Layne. |
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| Ashleigh, Abby, and me. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Brandy Layne. |
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| Abby, me, and Ashleigh. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Brandy Layne. |
:)
I love this picture, so much.
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| Ashleigh, me, and Abby. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Ashleigh Jones. |
It turned out great, besides for the random weeds across Abby's legs.
Abby looks beautiful! :)
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| Abby's beautifulll :) Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Brandy Layne. |
Then these ones.. the first one was cute, but I love when the camera started focusing on the weeds.
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| Ashleigh, Abby, and me. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Ashleigh Jones. |
This one turned out better than I thought.
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| Ashleigh, Abby, and me. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Ashleigh Jones. |
So adorable.
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| Ashleigh, Abby, and me. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Ashleigh Jones. |
One of my favorites.
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| Ashleigh, Abby, and me. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Ashleigh Jones. |
Abby's favorite/her Facebook profile picture.
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| Ashleigh, Abby, and me. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Brandy Layne. |
We're adorable. <3
Also, we like mustaches.
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| Ashleigh, Abby, and me. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Abby Yeary. |
The shadows turned out pretty cool, so we took this.
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| Ashleigh, me, and Abby. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Brandy Layne. |
Our feet with the sun above. <3
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| Abby, me, and Ashleigh. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Brooke Trouten. |
Abby photo-bombing...
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| Me and my mommy. Photo credit: Ashleigh Jones. Photo idea credit: Brandy Layne. |
We're cuteee. ;)
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| Me Ashleigh Abby Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Ashleigh Jones. |
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| Me Ashleigh Abby Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Ashleigh Jones. |
<3
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| Me and Abby. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Brandy Layne. |
Once again, photo-bombing.
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| Me and Ashleigh. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Brandy Layne. |
They're freaks.
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| Ashleigh, me, and Abby. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. |
I love this one; it's so cute.
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| Ashleigh, me, and Abby. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Brooke Trouten. |
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| Abby, me, and Ashleigh. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Brandy Layne. |
This might be my favorite.
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| Ashleigh Me Abby Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Abby Yeary. |
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| Ashleigh, Abby, and me. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Brooke Trouten. |
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| Abby, me, and Ashleigh. Photo credit: Brandy Layne. Photo idea credit: Ashleigh Jones. |
We had a great day, and took amazing pictures.
I love you girls!<3
Love you all!
<3Brooke!
Monday, June 4, 2012
Summer.
Link-up with Laura @ Our Reflecftion's here comes the summer.
Well, after today, I will have 1 1/2 days left of school, of being a junior.
Then, my favoirte.
Summer.
This makes me happy. :)
Summer means hanging out with friends.
Summer means staying up all night.
Summer means going to camp for a week.
Summer means shorts everyday.
Summer means getting away from life in general.
Summer means amazing pictures.
Summer means checking off a ton of bucket list items.
Summer means going swimming.
Summer means going to the zoo.
Summer means being crazy.
Summer means sleeping all the time.
Summer means more fun, less responsibility.
Summer means Big Ticket Festival.
Summer means being a teenager.
Summer means late nights with the music up.
Summer means my heaven.
I can't wait.
What does summer mean to you??
Love you all!
<3Brooke!
Link-up with Laura @ Our Reflecftion's here comes the summer.
Well, after today, I will have 1 1/2 days left of school, of being a junior.
Then, my favoirte.
Summer.
This makes me happy. :)
Summer means hanging out with friends.
Summer means staying up all night.
Summer means going to camp for a week.
Summer means shorts everyday.
Summer means getting away from life in general.
Summer means amazing pictures.
Summer means checking off a ton of bucket list items.
Summer means going swimming.
Summer means going to the zoo.
Summer means being crazy.
Summer means sleeping all the time.
Summer means more fun, less responsibility.
Summer means Big Ticket Festival.
Summer means being a teenager.
Summer means late nights with the music up.
Summer means my heaven.
I can't wait.
What does summer mean to you??
Love you all!
<3Brooke!
Link-up with Laura @ Our Reflecftion's here comes the summer.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Five Minute Friday.
Linking up with The Gypsy Mama's Five Minute Friday!
This week's topic:: See.
GO!
I'm sitting in school and I'm seeing how empty it is.
Our seniors are gone.
I'm seeing how few cars are in the parking lot now that they're gone.
I'm seeing how different our school is. Everyone seems so much less mature.
That's going to be me next year.
I'm going to look at the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors next year, and just say "Wow. I see what they mean. You do miss that."
I'm going to see how much younger the freshmen look as they get smaller and smaller every year.
We're the oldest in the school from yesterday until next year.
I'm seeing how fast we're growing up.
It's crazy.
And scary.
I really don't know how to feel about this.
Seeing how all of the seniors affecting everyone here is crazy.
Especially since I only talked to about... two of them.
And I still miss them (even if one of those two lives about a block from me...shhh).
It's weird.
STOP!
This week's topic:: See.
A Five Minute Writing Challenge
1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And the heart of this community.
2. Link back here and invite others to join in.
3. And then absolutely, no ifs, ands or buts about it, you need to visit the person who linked up before you & encourage them in their comments. Seriously. That is, like, the rule. And the fun. And the heart of this community.
GO!
I'm sitting in school and I'm seeing how empty it is.
Our seniors are gone.
I'm seeing how few cars are in the parking lot now that they're gone.
I'm seeing how different our school is. Everyone seems so much less mature.
That's going to be me next year.
I'm going to look at the freshmen, sophomores, and juniors next year, and just say "Wow. I see what they mean. You do miss that."
I'm going to see how much younger the freshmen look as they get smaller and smaller every year.
We're the oldest in the school from yesterday until next year.
I'm seeing how fast we're growing up.
It's crazy.
And scary.
I really don't know how to feel about this.
Seeing how all of the seniors affecting everyone here is crazy.
Especially since I only talked to about... two of them.
And I still miss them (even if one of those two lives about a block from me...shhh).
It's weird.
STOP!
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Youth group//Did you know...
that I used to always go to my youth group every weekend, without fail?
that I hated missing youth group because I didn't want to miss seeing my amazing youth group leaders?
that I really love my old youth group leaders?
Recently, things have been kind of falling apart.. Youth group has went from 30 kids a week, to just ten.
At first, I didn't understand. We still had a youth group; though Mel and Kev weren't there, it was still youth group.
Now.. I understand. I'm almost in the same position.
A lot of people are disappointed in everyone leaving.. they don't know why everyone's leaving though.
I do.
Melanie and Kevin: they were amazing. they cared. they loved us. they were meant to be youth leaders.
Our new youth leader: He's not a bad guy... I just don't think he knows how to work with teenagers. He is close to about six of the teens. The rest of us are just kind of... there.
And we've also had three helpers for quite a while (using letters instead of names): X, Y, and Z.
I love X. This person is there when I need to talk. I don't really talk to Z, but I still like him/her. And Y..well, I've just been having some issues with him/her with the past few months.
But they were ours.
Melanie and Kevin left August 1st of last year. That's when our new leader took over. X left about a month ago because he/she had two jobs (one of which didn't end until the middle of youth group). Now, Y and Z are leaving. This Sunday is their last day.
X had a legitimate reason. Y and Z, I don't really believe they do.
And it hurts.
After promises and promises that "we won't leave; we won't leave," ..... what happened to that? What happened to being there for us?
And now we're getting a new youth leader, for the girls. I have nothing against her personally.
But.
I don't know her very well. I don't think I've ever had a conversation with her. How am I supposed to go from wanting to share my prayer requests there because I know and trust all of them, to sharing with her, who I barely know?
I can't. We've had two weeks with both Y&Z and the new leader. That's not enough time. When we got our two girl helpers before, Melanie was there for us to talk to while we got to know them. Now..we have no one.
I feel like we were just kind of an afterthought, honestly. This hurts. You don't even know how badly../:
I just want youth group back to the way it used to be.
that I hated missing youth group because I didn't want to miss seeing my amazing youth group leaders?
that I really love my old youth group leaders?
Recently, things have been kind of falling apart.. Youth group has went from 30 kids a week, to just ten.
At first, I didn't understand. We still had a youth group; though Mel and Kev weren't there, it was still youth group.
Now.. I understand. I'm almost in the same position.
A lot of people are disappointed in everyone leaving.. they don't know why everyone's leaving though.
I do.
Melanie and Kevin: they were amazing. they cared. they loved us. they were meant to be youth leaders.
Our new youth leader: He's not a bad guy... I just don't think he knows how to work with teenagers. He is close to about six of the teens. The rest of us are just kind of... there.
And we've also had three helpers for quite a while (using letters instead of names): X, Y, and Z.
I love X. This person is there when I need to talk. I don't really talk to Z, but I still like him/her. And Y..well, I've just been having some issues with him/her with the past few months.
But they were ours.
Melanie and Kevin left August 1st of last year. That's when our new leader took over. X left about a month ago because he/she had two jobs (one of which didn't end until the middle of youth group). Now, Y and Z are leaving. This Sunday is their last day.
X had a legitimate reason. Y and Z, I don't really believe they do.
And it hurts.
After promises and promises that "we won't leave; we won't leave," ..... what happened to that? What happened to being there for us?
And now we're getting a new youth leader, for the girls. I have nothing against her personally.
But.
I don't know her very well. I don't think I've ever had a conversation with her. How am I supposed to go from wanting to share my prayer requests there because I know and trust all of them, to sharing with her, who I barely know?
I can't. We've had two weeks with both Y&Z and the new leader. That's not enough time. When we got our two girl helpers before, Melanie was there for us to talk to while we got to know them. Now..we have no one.
I feel like we were just kind of an afterthought, honestly. This hurts. You don't even know how badly../:
I just want youth group back to the way it used to be.
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