Angst.

Yay for school basically 24 hours of the day. I get home from school and get directly on the computer to do homework and an online class. Goodness..the life of a proctastinator.

Why am I even a senior? Like..I'm still 5 years old. It doesn't feel real. At all.

Senior banquet is this Wednesday. I have to sing and give the closing prayer.

Seminary graduation is this Sunday and I have to play the violin.

My best friend graduates in 10 days.

I hope I don't have to come back to high school next year due to horrid grades.

I'm just gonna work all summer. Hopefully I have at least a little bit of fun.

I'm just listening to Ben Howard and Bastille all day. Good tunes.

My whole body hurts and I just need a sincere break.

I'm doing a lot of complaining right now.

I'm sorry.

She buys me Honey Bunches of Oats

Guys, I don't just have a mom.

I have a COOL mom.

(and she has a pretty cool daughter..just sayin.)

Anywho, I can't even list all the things that she does for me but I'm gonna try to list a few.

My mother:

• helps me with my online class.
• cooks food for me.
• answers all of my questions.
• worries about me.
• loves me.
• loves who I love and dislikes who I dislike. (This is actually a big one. It means that she totally has my back.)
• has been helping me like CRAZY as I'm trying to actually graduate. She's editing my senior pictures and she always answers my questions about  my senior project and so on.
• supports my goals and helps me to achieve them.
• is on my side when she should be and is against me when she should be. That might not make sense..but, it makes sense to me. She knows what's right for me and she'll help me if I have a good idea and will also make sure that I don't do anything stupid.
• also cares for all of my other crazy hooligan siblings, as well.

I've decided that I don't deserve her at all but God must've known that I would need A LOT of help so he let me have her anyways. I'm very grateful for her and I don't let her know that near enough. I love that crazy lady to death.

SHOUT OUT, Mom! You're the bee's knees. And I mean that.

Tidbit

The palms of my hands get bruised when I mow the lawn. Badly bruised. And swollen.

Goodnight.

What's Up, Cali, What's Up?!

Alright, I'm gonna make up a bunch of crappy excuses for why I haven't been writing on this dear blog of mine. Actually, I'm not making these excuses up. They're 100% real!

Last week, I went to California with my school's band and choir! Yayyyy!!!! I got to go to Disneyland and it was a blast! For real! The reason why I couldn't blog there was because the "awesome," super ghetto hotel that we stayed in had no WiFi. Actually, it did have WiFi. It just didn't work. At all. OTHER THAN THAT I had an amazing time!

When we got to the beach, we all ran straight into the water even though it was freezing! It was so worth it. No regrets.

Then we went to DISNEYLAND! Happiest place on earth, people. We walked soooo much, obviously. My feet were so swollen by the end of the week that I couldn't even put on shoes.That's horrific!

But, we also got to perform in Disneyland AND California Adventure.

AAAANNNDDD, we got to do a really cool recording session in Disneyland where we got to sing some Disney songs and then they put our voices to the movie. For example, we sang a song from Lion King and then they took the original music out and put our voices in. It was really great!

Anyways, that's about it. I've also been doing a lot of homework this week so that I can actually graduate. I think that I'm falling to pieces. I think.

Feliz Cumpleaños a Mi Padre del Número Uno

I'm supposed to be writing my senior paper..so I'll make this as brief as I possibly can.

Guys, today is April 18. Do you know what that means?

Probably not...

That means that it is MY FATHER'S BIRTHDAY!!!

Guys, my dad is the bee's knees. He's the cat's pajamas.

If you even need proof, look at this picture. We were taking family pictures a couple years ago before my oldest brother went on his mission.

So great, right?

My brother posted this picture on Facebook and then my dad shared it. Check out his caption for the picture.

I mean, how can you NOT love a man that 1) takes a picture like this and 2) writes that beautiful caption.

Also, he let's me photo bomb him sometimes.. (Whenever I photo bomb, I look like an angry Chinese man.)

Don't we look somewhat like a band? I'm just saying.

My dad just rocks family pictures. Seriously.

Let me tell you guys something about my dad and I. We like to listen to music together. I've been on a few trips with him and when we go on trips, we just listen to music the whole time and sing along. We take turns playing each other music the whole drive. We make it a competition and there's a winner for each round.

Guys, I can't tell you how fun it is. It's probably my favorite thing to do.

All in all, I've learned a lot from my dad. He's a wise human being. He's also a hilarious human being. Even when the rest of my family tells him that his jokes are silly, I laugh at them..(and I want him to remember that while he's writing his will...did I just say that?)

Anyways, I just want you all to be jealous of me since I have the best dad and everything..

That's all I can say right now.

So, join in as I sing a soulful a capella version of Happy Birthday to my father. Ready?

HAPPY BIIIIRTHDAY TO YOOOOUUUUUU
HAAAAPPY BIIIRTHDAY TO YOOOOUUU
HAPPY BIIIIIIIIIIIRTHDAAAAY DEAAARRRR DAAAAADDDDDD
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPY BIIIIIIIIIIIIIRTHDAY TOOOOOOOOOOOOOO YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!

Thanks for joining guys! Except..whoever sang flat on that last note..I will find you. But, I do appreciate the harmonies that you guys all threw in! Awesome!

So...SHOUT OUT to my dad!

Happy birthday and I LOVE YOU!

Something That You NEED to Know About Me

There's something about me that you don't know...but, that you need to know.

I'm not exactly sure how to say this...




Alright..here it goes:

My name is Becca Turner and I'm addicted to OneRepublic.

"Hi Becca."

Guys, I'm not even sorry about it. Seriously. I'm not even gonna apologize. (It's too late to 'pologize..if you know what I mean. (P.S. That's a funny joke because OneRepublic sings the song Apologize. Just thought I'd explain.)) Sorry, not sorry.

It all started in October of 2009, when they released their video for All the Right Moves.

I already loved the song and the other songs that I had heard by them. But, when I saw that music video, I was completely drawn to it, and the band itself. Honestly, I can't even describe my love for them.

My love for them was extremely..strong. I basically listened to OneRepublic every single day for two and a half years. Actually, literally six out of every seven days, I listened to OneRepublic.

Honestly, I don't know if you quite understand. Once, I had to write a paper about a band. It had to be two pages or so. I wrote an entire essay about OneRepublic without using a single reference. Actually, I checked my facts but the point is that I didn't NEED a single reference.

After about two and a half years, my obsession STRONG LOVE for them died down a tiny bit. I no longer had to know exactly what they were doing every single day. I still listened to them quite a bit but I wasn't making sure to fill my every waking moment with their music.

I still appreciate their music beyond belief. Their lyrics SPEAK TO ME! Honestly, there are a lot of relatable lyrics written by none other than the great Ryan Tedder (lead singer of OneRepublic and writer for basically every big star right now).




Okay, what I've been TRYING to get at is that I'm getting super into OneRepublic again. This could either be super problematic or super awesome!

Let's just say that they came out with a new album. Because, wait! They did!!

I own this album and I need to tell you something...this is the only album that I've listened to ever since I even bought it. Honestly, if I had to make a rough estimate of how many times I've listened to this album..I would guess about 16,735,250 times. That's not even an exaggeration. I don't exaggerate. Ever. I've actually never exaggerated in my entire life. Ever.

Anyways, I will now share with you my two FAVORITEST songs from their new album, Native. They won't disappoint, guys. I promise.


COUNTING STARS:

PREACHER:

Just a note..don't pay attention to this video..only the song. Unless you're into lyric videos..in which case, go ahead and watch. I, personally, find most of them annoying..especially when they have incorrect lyrics...like this one. There are quite a few incorrect lyrics in this video, but I still respect whoever made it. They probably didn't know. I don't judge. I love everybody. It's whatever. Anyways, ENJOY THE SONG. I KNOW YOU WILL. ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A FAN OF GOSPEL CHOIRS. EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT!

 

Alright, last but not least, if you're into behind the scenes, in-studio videos, this is one that you ought to watch. It's for the last song, Preacher. Gospel Choir?! HECK YES. Not even kidding. You'll thank me for this some day.

I know I just posted a bucket load of videos. I know you're thinking, "What does she think we do all day? Watch videos?" The answer to that is...yes. That is what I think you do. And I think you're good people because of it.



Anyways, YOU'RE WELCOME!

Have beautiful lives filled with Gospel Choirs and OneRepublic.