ode to my sweats

Sweats.

sweats, sweats, sweats.

They are the love of my life. They are always there for me. Whenever I'm having a bad day, I can count on those worn out, black sweats to be squished up in my pajama drawer when I get home.

I wear them to school. I wear them to bed. I wear them in every season. I wear them on Saturdays, sundays, and every weekday when I get home. 

My favorite moment of the day is taking off my jeans and slipping into the comfortable fabric. I love not caring about how I look-as long as I have my baggy sweats on I feel great.

They all carry memories. My first pair of sweats were from seventh grade when I was a manager on the basketball team. I was SO excited to get them-and when I did, I wore them to school at least once a week. I had AVERY written on the butt, big and bold. I cherished these sweats. 

Then...came volleyball season. In 8th grade I was so ready to get another pair of sweats. My seventh grade ones were a little worn out, the letters on the butt cracking. This time i got  DRUYON written on my butt, and volleyball was written down the side.

I got my 3rd pair during the basketball season in 8th grade. These were the best by far. SUPER comfy, SUPER long, SUPER baggy. Super soft. The perfect sweats. I didn't have my name on my butt...but basketball was written down the side.

All of my sweats carry the memories of that season and the fun times i had. it reminds me of the improvement i made, the people i met, and the experiences i'll always remember. 

i can't wait to add another to my collection.
sweats, sweats. What would I ever do without them??

alphabet advice

i saw this pic on good ole pinterest and had an inspiration...

So I accepted the challenge. Here is my own list of alphabetical advice!!

Ask for help when you need it.

Be happy!

Cry when you need to cry. 

Dream big.

Enjoy the simple things

Find your passion.

Go for it!!

Honor your commitments.

Ignore those haters!

Just do it

Keep your promises.

LIVE A LITTLE!
Make sure that you have the important things at the top of your list.

NEVER give up

Opportunites are everywhere. Find them!

Ponder life

Question things you don't understand

Read!!!!
Simplify.

Trust your friends, family, and the Lord

Understand other people

Violence is not the answer.

Work for your goals.

Xylophones are fun.

You're awesome. NEVER FORGET IT!!
Zombies will someday take over our planet, so prepare now.

I MADE IT!!!!

I MADE THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM I MADE THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM I MADE THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM I MADE THE VOLLEYBALL TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I MADE THE TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


YAY!!! Varsity here I come!!!! :) :) :) :) :) 

AHHH!!! Tryouts again!

well...it's that time of year again!
TRYOUTS!

You know how i feel about tryouts....they scare me to DEATH. I have nervous butterflies. I feel uneasy. I get worried. I feel insecure. I have a mini heart attack the morning of.

So I tried out again (for volleyball) today... I think it went OK. i made first cuts but tryouts are again tomorrow... wish me luck!! I'll need as much as I can get!!

my love of writing, volleyball...and bubble shoot.

#6 What is your dream job and why?


When I was younger, I always wanted to be an author. I would lock myself away in my room and write and write away. I wrote so many stories and poems but I hardly finished any of them. Maybe I'll post a sample someday. A lot of the stories were dumb, but I was in love with it. I would get in this zone where I would really feel my stories and just write for hours away. I still love writing, and I still want to write books someday, but I'm not sure if that's the only thing I want to do. So one of my dream jobs would be writing books all day! 


But... I am also in love with volleyball. I also love teaching and working with kids. I love it when they understand and when they learn. So another dream job would be to teach kids how to play volleyball, or be a volleyball coach. Or even open my own volleyball club one day like Club V. I want to share the sport I love most with everyone else!! 




And on a totally random note.... I have a new strange addiction. 
Bubble Shoot.
It's on my phone and I can't stop playing it. I don't know why I'm so attracted to it... I just am. I've spent hours on it. Not even kidding you...hours. I've spent an hour or more just trying to figure out one level. I need help. 

Choose happy.

continuing on with the blog challenge!
#5: What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?

Well...there's two that were pretty hard for me. You might think I'm dumb for thinking they're hard but i'm just throwing it out there!

*During the second half of the school year... I had way too much on my plate. I'm not meaning to brag or anything at all, but I was doing vball, bball, school, music, the gym.....again WAY too much for a 13 year old to handle!! Every day I'd come home from school at 5:30 from basketball and either go to the gym or vball right after. I wouldn't get home until late and then I would eat dinner. By the time that was over I had to fit everything else in...family time, homework, practicing. It was really overwhelming and I felt like I just couldn't handle everything. I would go to bed late and wake up early, and run from one thing to the next. I was tired, stressed out, anxious, and yet trying to be perfect at all the things I was doing. I compared myself. Then I started bringing myself down because I was doing so much and always so busy that I felt like I wasn't good at any one thing I was doing. My grades were dropping too. I'd try to come up with excuses and work harder, and it just made me more tired and it was worse. It finally all ended when basketball ended---only 1 sport, 2 instruments, and homework. Volleyball was only twice a week, and I went to the gym once a week instead of twice. I did homework on weeknights and practiced on weekends. Then I realized I never wanted to have that kind of stress again... So I dropped basketball. I realized I didn't even enjoy it and all it did was add stress and give me something to brag about doing. Ever since then I've been less stressed and happier, knowing I don't have to play basketball and feel so awful ever again. I can just focus on volleyball, the one sport that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE DOING!!! So if you can take one message from this lengthy paragraph it's get your priorities straight. Find the things that make you happy and do them. Find the things that make you unhappy and get rid of them. Simple as that. 




*When Emily moved I was crushed. She was my best friend in the world, she lived right next door, went to the same school, both played oboe, were the same age....she was the tater to my tot, the hip to my hop! We knew each others families like our own, and did practically EVERYTHING together. Nothing could split us apart...except her dads job. I was pretty depressed the month after and I thought I could never have as close a friend as Emily was to me. Which is probably true! Haha. But I learned to make more friends and be happy again. Don't get me wrong, Emily is still my BEST FRIEND IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!! ( by the way I'm seeing her tomorrow for the first time in over a year! ) I'm just saying that you can still learn to be happy, no matter how far apart your best friend is. So if you ever have a close friend that moves, remember. Happiness exists! And you can find it!


So the point is...you can't always control what happens to you. But you can control how you feel. So take control. Choose to be happy!

Day 3, 4, and San Diego

Wow. I've been slacking off lately. Well for now... I'll continue this 30 day blog challenge but please! comment if you're getting sick of it! 

#3: List 5 things you would tell your 16 year old self, if you could.

*Don't get in a car wreck! My 16 year old cousin has been in A LOT of accidents and he's only had his license for 10 months.. be careful!!

*Don't worry about what other people think, and don't give into peer pressure to impress people. You're gonna be judged sooner or later by somebody anyway, so why try to impress? Who cares what they think? It only matters what you think about yourself! 

*Take on responsibilities, but NEVER forget to have fun!!

*It's ok if someone doesn't ask you to a dance! Party for one baby!

*KEEP PLAYING VOLLEYBALL!!!!!

#4: What are the 5 things that make you most happy right now?

*Knowing that I'M SEEING MEMS IN 2 DAYS!!!! 

*I'm out of debt!! I had to pay $200 for my BYU volleyball camp coming up and i'm ALL PAID OFF!! I'm a free woman now!!

*I'm going to my BYU vball camp in 2 weeks!

*I'm reading my first book on the summer...Insurgent! I've been waiting to read it forever!!

*That it's SUMMER!!! ♥♥♥


Well I kinda have an excuse for not blogging...I've been gone for 2 weeks! 2 weeks ago I went to San Diego! The next week I was at girls camp...and if you want to hear about that go to anna's blog! So we arrived to San Diego on a Saturday and just chilled at our condo. Sunday, went to church and the beach. Monday, the beach. Tuesday, the beach. Wednesday, the beach fireworks and a huge family dinner, Thursday seaworld, Friday kayaking at the bay with the fam. Saturday we left :( Loved our trip!

Belmont Park right by the coast!!

me and nells enjoying the coast

Stingray at seaworld.

at the bay with my family!

That's gotta be the cutest polar bear EVER.

at shark encounter at seaworld!

Fireworks outside our condo!

me @ the beach!

me and luke at the beach!

to represent how much i love the beach!!! California is my home!!

Sorry for the long post...I needed to catch up on everything!! Remember I love comments and tell me if you want me to blog about anything in particular!! And just to make you smile, and original joke by me:

What did the banana say to the banana tree?

Hey mom!

and remember...

day 2

Sorry..this might not be every day! But i'll post eventually:)


blog challenge #2: Describe 3 legitimate fears and explain how they became fears.


1) okay so i once had this dream that whenever i tried to talk, all that came out of my mouth was "blubblubyblubblubbbbb" and other mushy sounding words. i went to algebra ( this was in 7th grade) and tried to talk to my teacher ms. butler, but what came out of my mouth was "Moo butler"  So now I have this horrible fear of not being able to talk and just having mushy blubbery words come out..




2) i've always had a fear of being kidnapped...but especially because of some of the dreams i have! Like i'll have the worst dreams about being alone in the street and night and not being able to scream or run, and someone comes after me. or once, i had a dream i was babysitting my brothers and he got taken while i was playing a video game. i used to be so afraid that someone would reach down from the window above my bed and take me...i'm not as afraid anymore, but it's still always been a fear..




3) ever since i watched the 6th sense, i am afraid of seeing dead people just walking around.. if you don't know what the 6th sense is, it's about this boy that sees dead people that don't know that they're dead but nobody else can see them. So whenever i'm doing homework late at night downstairs, i'm afraid i'll turn around and see a bloody person saying "Come on, i'll show you where my dad's gun is."

BLOG CHALLENGE #1 :)

hey everyone!!
as you know... i don't post as much as i should..
but i'm gonna change that!!
I've decided to start a 30 DAY BLOG CHALLENGE..so keep reading!
#1 List 10 random facts about yourself.


1. i love survivor.. watching it right now! i just love the islandy-ness of it and the challenges and the drama and EVERYTHING! if you don't watch it.. you should watch it next season! (you have to keep up on it though)


2. i crack my knuckles. sad but true... habit i've had for a long time..


3. i haven't painted my nails for over a year.


4. i have a justin beiber singing toothbrush :) you guys may hate him... but i just adore him:)


5. i only sleep on my side. i CAN'T sleep on my back or my stomach for the life of me.


6. i used to hide lemon juice in my room and drink it for fun..


7. i have a scar on my hand and i have no idea how it got there..


8. whenever i have the option of drinking soda, i drink sprite. EVERY time. 


9. i used to have a herbit crab named cheebee!! .....then it died.


10. whistling is one of my FAVORITE past-times! 

SPRING!!!!!

i love spring!!!
i love that it's warmer... there are blossoms on the trees... flowers are blooming.. it's not SNOWING... and the grass is green! And... only 1 1/2 more months of school!! 




even though i love spring... i am WAAAAY more excited for SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!
no school for 3 months!! i can't even imagine it!! no homework, just fun and sun! 
what are you guys's plans for summer? i'm doing some volleyball camps and summer gym, maybe a music camp, and possibly going to CALI!! (san diego) 

for now... just endure to the end (of school) 
love you all!!

HHHUUUNNNNGGGGEEEERRR GGGGAAAAAMMMMMEEESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

first of all.. i DEEPLY apologize for not posting since DECEMBER 30...  I didn't even realize it had been that long... awkward...


but ANYWAY...i'm back to FREAK OUT ABOUT THE HUNGER GAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i've been trying to contain my excitement but it DOESN'T WORK!!! IT'S TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 i will tell you my amazing plans. at 8 pm tomorrow, i am going to my cousins house and we're spray painting t-shirts with FLAMES and we're going to have our districts on it and mockingjay pins!! and we're doing pre-show stuff like trailers, soundtracks, pics, games, etc... then we're going to the centerville theatre at 12:10 for the premiere!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 


So now.. go on pinterest... 
www.pinterest.com/akdruyon


i have a whole page dedicated to hunger games pics and i'm not even done!! So go on and enjoy!

i think she's a cat lover.

and if you can't get enough, there's a song too.

and it isn't even a joke. Cute cat lady.

2012 here we come.

I am loving that i am up right now at 11:45 pm and i don't even care.
I am loving that i can sleep in as late as i want..
change out of my pajamas whenever i want..
enjoy breakfast..
go to the movies..
go shopping..
And not have to worry about homework, or alarms, or enough sleep, or school or anything.
i LOVE christmas break!!!


first off, i love christmas itself. Candy canes, mistletoe, fresh fallen snow, warm hands, peppermint, hot chocolate, shredded gift wrapping, shimmering lights, evergreens, scented pine cones, warm blankets, soft pillows, sweet dreams. christmas through and through. I love it all every single bit of it. And not just the presents--everything..the suspense leading up to christmas, the countdown. How it brings people together, how you create family memories for years and years. 


But now that that's all over.. there's nothing left to do but relax and start writing down new year's resolutions.


What are your new years resolutions?? I have a few..but I'm still working on the list.
*Mange my time better. definitely. I've got a lot on my plate and I don't need to add to it by goofing around when i can get some work done. hard work pays off!
*Make some time for others. Since I've got a lot on my plate I'm focusing less and less on others and more and more on what I need to accomplish. I need to just forget myself sometimes and look for people who need maybe a smile or hello. sometimes i get caught up in my own little world, when i could really be doing something better than helping myself.
*Improve! I'm not perfect at anything nor will I ever be. but all I can do is try my best and get better!
*Make time to just relax. A super busy life is not a fun life. it's not an enjoyable life or a fulfilling life. It's just a life where you go from one thing to the next. I need to get things done early so I can make room to really relax..These days I only relax when I shower or go to the bathroom. sad right. this is why i need christmas break.


Well have a happy rest of your break, and I hope new years means more to you than just another year!!

Prepare for the second coming!! It's coming right around the corner..
2012 here we come!

Oh yeah baby

i made the basketball team!!

Nanowrimo time, baby

Okay so..here's the deal.


i signed up for nanowrimo
(national novel writing month)
in june. For nanowrimo, you have to write a novel in a month. the length is according to your word count goal. if you win you get tons of writer's goodies and a code so you can get your book printed.


and guess who has hardly worked on their novel at all??

yeah me. 
So i lowered my word count goal to 3500.. and i've been trying to work on it over the break.. 
i just can't get any good ideas. i don't know how to bring everything together and i feel like i'm just copying other books.


writers: anyone else feel that way?


So yeah. I need your help.


comment ANY, and i mean ANY idea. 


anything will help!! Things like..
*people names
*place names
*plot
*action
*drama!
Etc.. Will help me SO SO much


i repeat ANYTHING YOU CAN PUT IN A STORY PLEASE COMMENT IT!
no bad ideas!! 




I love you all and thank you in advance for helping me win


ps. check out the vintage thanksgiving pics on the sidebar. maybe they'll inspire you.