"Oh em gee guyz. It's a painting party!"

It's week two of break and there is paint all over the place.

This week, my mom and I have taken on the project of moving my room into the adjacent bedroom, painting my new room and also painting my furniture. Sunday, with the help of my father, we moved everything out of both rooms. That evening, Ross helped sand down some of the bigger pieces of furniture. Today, Katie and Manuel helped me start the painting process and we almost have everything done! With a "baby taco" (Baja Taco) break and a paint war in the middle, my friends and I have accomplished some awesome stuff. I'm so thankful for my friends that'll sacrifice a day just to help me paint. Thanks. :)

We are almost getting ready to paint the room on Wednesday and despite that all of my clothes and things are displaced throughout my house and that the couch has turned into my bed for a few days, I'm excited and very proud of all our hard work.

Day 3 of Operation Move & Paint, here we come. :P

Later bro,
Kyls. :D

This song has been in my head for about a week now.

Let me just start by saying that I am finally better, no more icky sickness hanging around. I was able to make to the last day of Musicale on Friday. It was absolutely amazing to finally see everyone I had been missing for so long. Brioso did great, and we ended up singing with Hillcrest, which was an absolute blast. Musicale overall was amazing this year. We had really great songs, and our director, Dr. Plew, was incredible and inspirational.

(Us and Hillcrest singing Father of Light)

Monday marked the beginning of Spring Break for us Apple Valley Christian kids, and that meant a long break for me to recover and finally get back into the groove of human civilization after being attached to my bed and the bottle of cold medicine for a week. My ever so longed for break has been pleasantly busy so far hanging with different friends doing different things. Monday was spent doing my first behind the wheel and driving! (People on both the streets... and the sidewalks, beware.) That afternoon was busy with my friend Nathaniel, from Fullerton. Tuesday evening was spent drowning myself in barbecue wings and bumming around Best Buy with Adam and Linc. Wednesday was spent shopping with my best friend, Katie. That day/night was full of inside jokes and pictures and some deep conversation about recent events. I visited her school the next day and hung out with various people while she was doing testing. That days events ended with an amazing talk with my amazing friend Jazmine, whom my respect for has doubled.

(Katie and I... and our toothbrushes.)

All the giggles, shopping, and long talks aside, all the happiness aside, I'm kind of sad. Rightfully so being everything that has happened this month. It's been a tough month for me, a really tough month. All this "break up aftermath" tends to sneak on me when I least expect it. There have been things within the house that have bummed me out. Zac being gone in Europe (love you bro, hope you're having fun!) has left just me and mom. Lastly, I'm honestly harboring conflicted feelings about a lot of things and it's getting hard.

Darn you March, you were supposed to be good to me.

But I am happy, I really am. I promise.

Later bro,
Kyls.

"I get by, with a little help from my friends."

I am currently lying on the couch, wrapped up in the warmth of my favorite purple and zebra print blanket. My favorite movie, Hercules, is playing on my TV screen. This relaxing scene is the result of a horrible sore throat and a nasty little sickness.

This week has been an emotional rollercoaster - one that would probably be banned in most countries.

Monday and Tuesday were the two worst days of this week. At this point, my relationship with my boyfriend of 9 months was up in the air. Also, during this time, I was preparing my testimony that I would be sharing, which included the aggressive relationship I was in and my struggle with self-harm. Wednesday, I entered the Fellowship Hall at the youth group (which is also the lunch at my school), saw my "kinda" boyfriend and walked straight back out in tears. After being consoled by my good friend Rodney, Brett Dayton (our youth pastor) took me aside and prayed for me and gave me the much needed pep talk.

My testimony actually went really well, the feedback I received was positive, and a young girl even admitted to having a similar issue with self harm. Also, that night, we had a guest worship leader, who happened to be one of the most inspiring I have ever met. That night was a blessing in disguise for me. After the evening's events, my boyfriend came over and we were finally able to talk about everything in person and that marked the official end of our relationship.

I was, obviously, upset but, at the same time, I was blessed with a sense of peace about it all knowing that we both made the right decision for both of us. It was a mutual and clean break and we both are fine. My friends were very supportive and sweet, and for that, I am so grateful. Now, I am fine. I'm honestly happy. He and I will be friends soon and I am very thankful for the relationship we shared. The next few days were spent purposefully busy and also, planning for my birthday party, which was that Friday.

Friday marked my 17th birthday and that evening, my mom, my brother, Christina Lynn helped with all the details and that evening, we pulled off a successful and very fun birthday party. I was blessed with the company of great friends, great fun, a bunch of glowsticks, tasty food, music, and some awesome gifts. I am so thankful for the supportive, loving and hilarious friends that I have. They are the reason that I can say that, despite everything, I am happy. They are the ones that talked with me as I was at a loss of what to do. They are the ones that helped me welcome a whole new year and whole new chapter in my life. <3

(Just some of the amazing people God's blessed me with<3)

With that being said, I will return back to my movie and my cough drops. To my dear friends, I love you. A lot. Thank you everyone, for everything.

Later bro,
Kyls. :)