The End Of 2014

Wow. I can't believe it's finally here. The end of 2014 as we know it. I will miss 2014 oh so very much. It will forever hold a very special place in my heart.

Here is why:

In 2014 I went from being a shy individual who hated public speaking to someone who was a state Secretary for an organization (FCCLA) and spoke and acted on a stage in front of hundreds of people.

I got to meet people from all over the state and spend time with my incredible team.

My FCCLA chapter at my high school was also wonderful. So many amazing people that I became such great friends with. I got my nickname Yolanda which I adore. My advisor, mentor, and second mother even got married in 2014. It was so hard to say goodbye to this several year life changing organization. It allowed me to find myself, be surrounded by good company, and travel. That's one great thing that happened in 2014.

I spent half of 2014 finishing up my senior year of high school. Graduated in May, class of 2014. I enjoyed my senior year, and the classes and teachers I had. My school as well was great! In my opinion at least. It definitely ended with a bang as I had no regrets from my years in high school.

I feel so blessed to have spent this year with the best people I could have ever asked for. I was able to become better friends I hadn't been great fiends with before. I truly could write forever about all of the memories and inside jokes the guys and gals and I have. Since most of us were separated for college, we all easily kept in contact. On Facebook the girls have a messenger group that we always talk on. The guys and girls have a messenger group as well that kept us all connected.

In summary, we are all weird and unique. We have this somewhat unspoken thing that we do. It's that we are all ourselves. We don't judge each other, we just live, support, and enjoy life together. In public we don't care what people think of us. We will go crazy and be having the time of our lives, always. I love that. I'm so thankful for that. I would never change it for the world.

This break, having everyone here, it has been just like high school. Actually, it's been better. We all get together like nothing has changed. And I don't think it ever will. I think this group of friendship we have found is rare and extremely valuable.

Work wise, I continued to work at leialohas lemonade/blue feather bakery. I have been there for many years actually. This year I became better friends with my coworkers and enjoyed each and every moment.

In 2014 I also began to work at Rekluse Motor Sports. I love it there. They work with my schedule so well which is great for a college student. They are the reason I am able to pay fully for my college right now. Besides that, the people I work with are amazing. We always are weird and have fun. It makes an 8 hour day pretty smooth and easy.

You also cannot forget that I started my first semester of college. I even ended it with a whopping 4.0 GPA! Which is a whole lot better than I have ever done in school ever. I made some pretty cool friends in my classes as well. In my communications class I had a group of friends where we would stand by our cars for 30 minutes or so after class. It was fun and made the class quite enjoyable and exciting. 

In college I also joined the Media Club (click link to see cool things about it!). Through this club I have became friends with those also highly interested in photograph and video. It is fun being around those type of people. You may or may not notice that video people are quite crazy, outgoing, and generally fun to be around.  The club also allowed me to be in a horror film festival which was a wonderful experience. I also helped and was in the College of Western Idaho holiday video (click on Media Club link above to see the video. I am in the 12 days of Christmas at the end of it). 

The media club has helped me realize that I do want to do something related to film and photography career wise. Speaking of photography. In 2014 I bought my first big camera. A Nikon d5200. I LOVE IT. I also, this Christmas, received a Hero 3+ Go Pro camera. 

While we are on this subject, the second it turns to 2015, I will have been doing daily videos for two whole years. How absolutely crazy is that? It has gone by so fast and I am excited to continue it. It will also mark my one year of this blog you are on right now. I love it and plan to continue it with more exciting content next year. Of course, it is practically the same with my YouTube. 

Finally, one thing I forgot to mention.I got my first long board, courtesy of my brother! I quickly became obsessed with it. When it is nice out, you will find me riding it! 

Enjoy some of my favorite pictures and such below! PS: It is somewhat organized and somewhat not.

Before I let you enjoy and go, I want to say thank you for reading my blog. I don't do this because I want everyone to see it, I do it because I love this blog, and when people do read, it makes me smile. So, thank you. Now, enjoy your last moments of 2014. 

This next year will be hopefully just as crazy and wonderful. Check back tomorrow for my first post of 2015. Thank you, and I love you.

Love, Ashley Marie.