3 Year Blogiversary

Hello All,

How is possible that I have been writing "Hello all" for 3 years? Yup, that's right I have been blogging for 3 years! Every yearly milestones I'm in shock that I have one kept up with this for that many years but also surprised at how fast times time has gone. 

Its weird to think of where I was when I wrote my first post I was a freshmen in college, shy and kind of reclusive. Now I'm a senior who can dimly see the light at the end of the tunnel (which ends in December), I've grown into myself and became very outgoing and love to meet as many people as possible. And now I have dreams that 19 year old Emma wouldn't have dreamed of having, sometimes I wonder if 19 year old Emma would even recognize 22 year old Emma.

For this year's milestone I want to share three things that I want to see happen with this blog.

1. I want to see get back to a somewhat regular schedule. Right now I know that having set days isn't something that's possible for me, even promising 1 post a week is pushing it, but one day I hope that I can get to a place where my schedule would allow at least one post a week. 

2. Beautiful picture. I don't think that the pictures I post here are horrible but I want them to be even better. Its a skill and I'm working on developing better skills with photography. I think I need to invest in a better camera. 

3. I want this blog to be around when I have kids. I'm no where near ready to have kids, heck I don't have anyone in my life to have kids with. But I would like to think that one day when I am ready I will be sharing their pictures and milestones and stories with my little corner of the internet. 

And those are just three things that I want to see during my blogging career. I know that sometimes it may feel like I ignore the blog but if we're being honest I'm a very busy person who doesn't always have time to write, which is heartbreaking but true. I can promise no matter that I still love this blog and want to return as often as possible. 

And since this is a lot of words and no pictures I've decide to add on some transformation photos now.

April 2013

April 2016

I feel like I look so different and so similar at the same time.

And now I want to thank every reader who clicks on this blog. I appreciate your continued support. And now here's more many more years to come!

Oh yeah and of course the top posts of The World According to Emma's history.
5. So you want to start a blog?
4. Bucket List Recap {August 2013}
3. Your Perfect Pup {A Guest Post}
2. What I Love Wednesday...blogging {A Guest Post}
1. 12 Months Blogging

xoxo.

-P.S. I just want to announce that I crossed something off my bucket list by hitting 500 posts here on the blog! You can check out the post here! Although I didn't realize it was the 500th post when I wrote it. 

12 Months Blogging Stats and Survey

Hello All,

Tuesday I celebrated my 1 year anniversary and I looked back at what this blog was when it started and where I'm thinking it will go in the next few years. Before I take a look at the stats that the twelfth month brought as well as the overall stats I want to thank everyone who has reads this blog, even if this is the first post you have ever read. 

Now I know I a lot of people do giveaways for their bloggy anniversary but I am not yet in the position to have my own giveaway but maybe one year! But with the future in mind I was hoping that I could get some anonymous feedback about my blog to help make it more entertaining for all of you! You can take the survey here.

Monthly/Yearly Stats:
-247 Comments
- 290 Number of Published
-11,059 Number of Pageviews
Most Read Post This Month:
*Written Between March 30-April 28***
The Mother of All Comedies Say Good-bye
I Could Still Pull off High School Right? - Crossing Something of my Bucket List
I Could Have Done Better
5 Most Read Post Ever:
Movie Review: The Internship
Why Frozen is the Perfect Movie!
The Best Players of Big Brother
What I Love Wednesday...Teen Wolf
Bucket List Recap August 2013

Month 1:

The Best Part of Freshmen Year

LtoR: Me, Cyndi, Deanna & Christina

I love this post mainly because I didn't blog most of freshmen year so it gives you a look back at everything I did that year you wouldn't have seen other wise!

Month 2:

Instagram Monthly Top 5! June 2013

One of the pictures that was in the top 5 pictures.

This place holds a special place in my heart mainly because it was first edition of this year, which also happens to be one of my favorite features because I get to look back monthly at some of the awesome pictures I've taken!

Month 3:

Adventures in Dogsitting

I loved shared sharing stories about what has happen with Kizzy because we had some awesome adventures, especially when I fell in through the deck. 

Month 4:

Why Do I Hide?

I like this post because so much has changed in the last eight months because now I tell anyone who will listen that I'm a blogger. 

Month 5:

Blogtember: A Letter to Someone You Love

I love this post because like almost any girl out there I love to think about my future husband. Love ya already babe. <3

Month 6:

Why This Weekend Was Hard?

This was the first time I was really real with all you guys about some emotions. It also was a great way to remember how much I loved my bow-bow. Love ya baby! (I re-read this post and cried, those emotions are still so real)

Month 7:

The Perfect Man

Source

Shout out to my celeb crush Dylan! I think this post is one of my funnier ones and I had a lot of fun writing it! Thanks so much to Dylan O'Brien for all the inspiration!

Month 8:

Bloggers vs. Journalist

I feel like this topic was an interesting idea as whether someone could also consider themselves journalist as well.

Month 9:

So You Wanna Start a Blog?

This a post that 9 months earlier I never thought I'd be able to write and now I feel like these are tips that I wish I had known when I first sat down on blogger. 

Month 10:

TGBTL: Who I Thought I'd Be

This year I have gone through a lot of growing and I finally believe I am going in the direction towards who I want to be and a lot of these things are still some what true with who I want to be.

Month 11:

1 Year, 5 Years, 10 Years

This post I wrote spur of the moment and the second I finished I knew I would love it!

Month 12:

I Could Have Done Better

I love opening up to you guys about things that I might be too afraid to say out loud.

My Favorite Post Ever:

I Believe - The Simple Things

I go back and read this post whenever I have a bad day. I go through and I still believe and I hope that I always believe these thing forever and ever!

Thank you again for reading my blog! I know that these post aren't always the most exciting for people but if you read this thank you! Don't worry this is the last one until next year as I will no longer be doing stats monthly.

As with last semester's finals The World According to Emma will be going on a blogging Hiatus next weeks so that I can focus on studying and moving out for the summer. Although come back daily to see a motivational quotes. Thank you for understanding!

Then & Now & The Future - The World According to Emma Turns 1!

Hello All,

Today is a happy day, today my bloggy baby turns 1 years old! That is 12 whole months that I have logged on to blogger and written post for myself and all you lovely readers in bloggy world! This is also been one of the most stressful, hardest, most anxious ridden year and because of that I am beyond grateful I had this space on the internet to go to when I needed escape or I wanted to share the happy times!

But for right now I want to take a look at where I was 365 days ago when I first started this blog, a look at where I am right now and where I think I'm going in the future with this space on the internet. (P.S. - This whole post was inspired by a post that the lovely Rachel did on her blog once upon a time)

When this blog started it was know as, A Future Teacher's College Life, now it is better known as The World According to Emma!

When I first started my blog I thought I would mainly only write about becoming a teacher and teaching related stuff. I never thought I would be writing about almost anything that I write now.

When I first started my blog I never would have thought I'd have schedule, now I blog Monday through Friday with post that go live at 7 AM.

When I first started I had a weekly feature known as...

Now I have so many features that come out whenever I feel like it!

When I first started I never would have thought I'd have a bloggy friend (Shout out to Natalie)

When I first started I had self made, blogger generic blog designs

Now I have a blog designed by the awesome Rachel!

When I first started I had long hair

You can kind of see the long hair - June 2013

Now my hair is shorter, I want it to grow out again!

It goes to just below the shoulders now - March 2014

When I first started out I never knew how important social media was to blogging. (Please excuse the  shameless plug: facebook, twitter and Instagram)

When I first started I never thought I'd have any readers ever! Now I have 16 on GFC and 23 on Bloglovin. Thank you all so much for the love! I love each and everyone of you as well.

When I first started blogging I never would have thought of starting a youtube channel, now i'm trying to figure out how to make it grow

When I first started blogging I don't really think I had a writing voice but now I think I have stronger one and I love it!

When I first started I had just gotten voted in to be the Secretary of the future teacher's club on my campus but now I'm getting ready to Step Down.

When I first started I never imagined the roller coaster this year would be emotional but now I know that having a place where I can write, where some people will read it will make me feel better. Even if  what I'm writing about has nothing to do with what is bothering me.

The future is a big scary place but I think that this blog's future is bright! I'm not getting ready to change many things but I will be honest that there might be some changes and I wanted to give you guys some previews.

I would like to host a link-up of my own creation, I'm even working of coming up with a theme.

I would like to strengthen relationships with my bloggy friends and make some new ones.

Sponsorship might be coming out soon, no promises yet!

There will be a new blogging schedule for the summer!

My cruise recap, summer 2014 and Junior year!

Thank you all for falling me along with me during this first year of blogging. I can't wait to see what the next year brings and can't wait to share it with you guys!

Stay tune for this years, this months stats and my favorite post of the year!

You Could Have a Bloggy Baby - 9 Months Blogging

Hello All,

So, I am mad pre-writing this post, I mean it is January 11 and this won't go live until January 28th which is the day before my blogging 9 month but I have something super fun planned for tomorrow. So, why am I writing it so early? Well because I so much as happened this month all ready and normally this 2-3 paragraphs of this post are hard to write, I don't want to be too repeative each month, my feeling about blogging hasn't changed much. But today, 18 days before my blogging monthly anniversary I'm feeling inspired so I will write the opening paragraph and then add the boring stats in later.

So, to begin with I am happy to say that like I said my goal was during my 8 Months of blogging post I said that I wanted to be able to say that I told Mama J about the blogging and I have! She liked my blog's Facebook Page and may or may not being reading this!

Also this month I wrote a post that made me feel like a ligament blogger. I wrote a post about How to Start a Blog. Its cThanks razy to think that just nine, maybe 8 when I really got into the swing of things, I was constantly googling articles about this topic and now here I am writing a post about it! Crazy right!??!?!

And finally I want to tell you the story behind the title. Before I moved back to school one of my best friend's back home, Tori was hanging out with me and I was showing her the blog and the progress I had made on my blog. When I told her at the end of the month it would mark 9 months of blogging and she looked at me and told me I was having a blog baby. LOL. Get it because of the most part women are pregnant for 9 months. 

So, let's take a look back at my 9th month of blogging.

Monthly Stats:
-6,682 Page Views
-122 Comments
-223 Published post
Most Read Post:
***Written between 12/29-1/27****
If I Could Pin My Life...Wedding Day
2014 New Year's Resolution Introduction
***Written in the last 9 Months***
The Best Players of Big Brother
What I Love Wednesday...Teen Wolf
Movie Review: The Internship
My Favorite Post of the Month:
Dear Future Husband...
Post Coming Up This Month:
-Participating in at least 1 link-up
-I will be guest posting on 2 of my favorite college blogger's blogs
-Another installment of Meet a College Blogger
-More Installments of my short story series
Events Coming Up this Month:
-Bowling with the Future Teacher's Club
-Tori is visiting my college!
-Going home for a long weekend!

Thank you all so much for sticking with me and writing my ramblings month after month, it means so much to me that so many people read my blog and seem to like it!

7 Months of Blogging!

Hello All,

I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving! And enjoy celebrating everything they are grateful for. If you went out early this morning for Black Friday, I hope you got all the deals you were looking for. 

Today I am celebrating 7 months of blogging! Which in no way seems real to me. Seven months ago I was laying in my college dorm messing around on blogger and today I've begun making bloggy friends, I've had my blog designed by an amazing blogger and designer (Rachel), done guest posts and helped one of my favorite bloggers with her first giveaway (which you can enter, link below). Anways, if you been around this corner of the internet long enough you know each month a take a look back at what has happened this month.

Monthly Stats:
-Total Number of Posts: 179
-Number of Comments: 75
-Number of Page View: 5450
Most Read Posts:
***Written Between October 29-November 28***
I Believe - The Simple Things
Nutella Roll Ups
What I Love Wednesday...Gilmore Girls
***Of All Time***
Movie Review: The Internship
What I Love Wednesday...Teen Wolf
My Favorite Post of the Month:
This month I had two favorite posts (You can ask Hannah and Natalie, I never stopped talking about them).
-The Perfect Man
-I Believe - The Simple Things
Post Coming Up This Month:
-Another addition of College Tips
-What's in Mama J's Christmas stocking
Things Coming Up This Month:
-Finals
-Moving home for the break!
-New York City w/ the Merps!
-Christmas!
Social Media:
Blog's Facebook Page
Twitter
Instagram
You can also drop me a line at emmatheblogger@aol.com

And that complete my look back at 7 months of blogging? What some of your favorite posts? Do you have any posts you like to see on The World According to Emma? Let me Know in the comments below!

P.S.-Don't forget tomorrow is the last day to enter Paige's giveaway!

5 Months of Blogging

Hello All,

How is it even possible that I have been blogging for months? To me I feel like its only been a couple months but nope its been 5! I actually was talking to my friend Natalie the other day about blogging and I told her how surprised I was by just how passionate I had become about blogging. With school starting I don't have to write as much I wish, most times I'm writing a week worth of post on the weekends when I have a little bit more time. And with Blogtember coming to end I think my post with go down to 3-4 times a week. Although there are tons of post I'm excited about coming up. So, let's take a look back at this month...

Monthly Stats

-Total Number of Posts: 135

-Number of Comments: 36

-Number of Page Views: 2671

-Highest number in 1 day: 114

Top Viewed Post

***Written between August 29-September 28th***

Blogging Overload, Here Comes Blogtember

***Written Since the Blog Began***

Bucket List Recap

What I Love Wednesday...Teen Wolf

Best Players of Big Brother

My Favorite Post of the Month

Blogtember: A Letter to Someone You Love - Day 10

Post Coming This Month

-Room Tour: I know I say this every month but I'm going to film after I finish writing this

-First Day of Classes

-Fro Yo Date

-Embrace the Rain Post/Vlog

-The Big E

-Hunter Hayes Concert

-Color Combat

-My first Shopping Haul Post/VLOG

-What I'm Watch Fall 2013

Things Coming Up This Month:

-The Return of What I Wednesday!

-A New Blog Design (Hopefully, if not this month, next month)

-Get to know a college blogger (working title)

Guest Post

Interested in getting your blog's name out there? Want to do a guest post here on The World According to Emma? Email me at emmatheblogger@aol.com! I would love to have anyone who wants to guest post do one on here do one. You can write post about anything you'd like or you can write your own What I Love Wednesday! All you have to do is email me!

Social Media:

-Facebook Fan Page

-Twitter

-Instagram

Pinterest

-Email: emmatheblogger@aol.com (Interested in guest post? Want to make a blogging friend? Feel free to email me!)

If you made it all way down to the end and have ideas for my blog let me know. Is there a type of post you'd like to see? A post I've written that you'd like to see turned into a series? Want to create a link-up? Let me know in comments below or in an email. 

The One With the 100th Post

Hello All,

I can't believe that I have already written 100 post here on The World According to Emma! Which actually started out as The College Life of a Future Teacher! 

I feel as I have come so far since I first wrote my introduction post which you can check out here. I think that from having a blog I have become a stronger writer and mo confident in my thoughts and opinions. I've even watched my daily views go up as more and more people read my blog! 

I've started features in my blog such as Bucket List, What I Love Wednesday's, Instagram Top 5, and Big Brother Weekly Recaps. I have participated  link-ups with other bloggers, I have done a Guest Post for one of my bloggers and featured a Guest Post on my blog. I've found other bloggers who I love to read and comment on. 

Over the past 100s post I have written post that I love and post that I haven't loved that much. I have written some popular post and not so popular post so while we're celebrating 100 post let's take a walk down memory lane and see how far I've come. 

First let's look at my favorite post I've written (in no particular order):

The Social Network

Movie Review: The Way, Way Back

Celeb Crushes

What would you do?

The Not So Happy Ending to the Show That Capture a Nation

Although my blog would just be a journal if weren't for the readers who stop and read my blog and I want to share the posts that have gotten to most views during my blog first 100 posts!

Big Brother Recap Week 2

Big Brother Recap Week 5

The Best Big Brother Players

What I Love Wednesday...Teen Wolf

One of My Bucket List Recaps

If this is your first time checking out my blog, please take some time and explore, I promise I write post that are more interesting then sharing my accomplishments and my favorite posts. If you have been reading for a while let me know which ones are your favorite post. Also make sure you go and like my Facebook Fan Page so you can stay up to date with my blog. 

I am so grateful that one day I was inspired to write my blog, I'm even more grateful that there are people out there who want to read my blog. 

I also want to extend an offer to anyone who maybe interested in guest posting, I'm also happy to feature another blog on here and would love to have some guest poster. If you're interested e-mail me at emmatheblogger@aol.com and we'll figure out a date!

Thanks so much reading and I can't wait to see how far this blog with go in the future.

4 Months Blogging - Stats, What's Coming Up & Guest Posts

Hello All,

Today my blog is another month older! Where as time gone? I feel like just yesterday I was laying in my bed at school, logging into blogger and creating a blog and now its 4 months old and I miss it on the days that I don't blog. 

As I have in past months I'm going to give you guys some stats because every month I am so proud of how far my blog and because when I look back at this blog I want to remember what it was like. I will also give you all the links to my social media and give you some clues as to what is coming up on my blog! 

Monthly Stats;

-Number of Total Posts: This will be 98

-Number of Comments: 32 

-Number of Page Views: 1725

One of the best stats of the month was a couple of days ago my blog broke its record of how many page views it received in one day with 62 page views! So, thank you to my wonderful readers!

Sorry the pictures not that great it was taken by phone from my computer screen.

This Months Most Viewed Posts:

*These are only post written between July 29th and August 28th***

Bucket List Recap

Big Brother Week 6

What I Love Wednesday...Teen Wolf

Things Coming Up This Month:

-Labor Day (Although I don't have plans you never know)

-Hunter Hayes concert with my Roomie!

-Mama J's Birthday

-A Future Teacher's Club Event Called Color Combat!

-A Dorm Tour (Both a blog post and vlog!)

-100 Blog Post!

Guest Posts:

This month I did my first guest post, check it out here, and I loved! I don't know if anyone followed me over from Paige's blog but I loved that I got a chance to get my blog out there! Because of that I want to do more guest post and start having more guest posts on my blog. You can blog about anything you want or you could even step in for a week and do a What I Love Wednesday! If you're interested email me at emmatheblogger@aol.com and we'll figure out a date!

Social Media Sites:

-Facebook Fan Page Be the first to know when I post and get insights on what's coming up

-Twitter

-Instagram

-Pinterst

- Email: emmatheblogger@aol.com (I'll get back to you within in 24 hours, send me questions, comments or just send me a quick hello)

I absouletly love blogging and I know most people won't read this whole post but for those of who did thank you! For my regular readers out there I want to say thank you for reading. Its always so humbling when I think about how there are people out there who do read what I have to say and enjoy it. 

So, if you are still reading let me know, what would you like see more of? Is there a certain post that I did that you would like to see me turn into series? Let me know in the comments below. 

Happy 3 Months of Blogging!

Hello All,

I'm so proud to say that today is my blog's 3 month birthday! It is a quarter of year old and I'm so proud of how far I've come with it. 

Every month I have been doing a quick recap of the months stats at the end of other blog posts but instead this month I want to give you guys some stats, exciting news and some clues as to what is coming up this month! 

This Months Stats:

- Number of Blog Post: 67 

-Number of comments: 30

-Number of Page View: 1022

This Months Most View Pages:

- Celeb Crush

- Big Brother Recap: Week 2

- What I Love Wednesday...Jonas Brothers (Don't Judge)

Things Coming Up This Month

- The Final Installment(s) of Adventures in Dog Sitting  since Kizzy goes home later this week

- How My Car Got its Name

-Move Back Into School (Possible Dorm tour vlog, if not this month next)

- My Schools Leadership Conference

- Moving in the New Freshmen

-First Day of Classes for my Sophomore Year

- Possibly Seeing Some Family I Never Get to See

- Guest Posts on 2 of my Favorite College Blogs

-First Guest Post on My Blog 

- Testing My First Pinterest Recipe 

Exciting News:

Earlier this month I came to the decision that I would create a Facebook Fan Page. On my Facebook Page I put up a link with all my post and I give clues and updates about what is coming up on the blog! Make sure you like my page to stay up to date with the World According to Emma. 

Social Media Sites:

Facebook

Twitter

Pinterst

Instagram (My Instagram is protected but I will accepted you as long as you look real and aren't going to spam me. I really just don't like spam comments)

email: emmatheblogger@aol.com (If you have questions, comments or are interested in doing a guest post feel free to email me) 

I'm so incredibly honored that there are people out there who want to read my blog! This month not only did my blog hit its first 1000 page views, but the number of pageviews doubled since last month. I want to thank my readers so much for reading and commenting, I love reading what you have to say! 

What I want to know as the girl behind the blog is, what was your favorite post this month? What would you like to see more of? Are there any blog posts that other bloggers do that you would like to see me do? Let me know in the comments below.

This and That

Hello All,

This post is called this and that for the reason that I have a lot I want to share but only want to do one post. When I was planning my post for the week I had one idea in mind but as the week went on more things came to mind. 

First off, many of my normal readers may have noticed that the name of my blog has changed. I did that for a couple reasons. 1 being that I didn't really like the original name. 2 I think the new name describes the blog better then old considering I write mainly about things that don't have to do with the fact that I'm a future teacher. I'm going to keep my URL because I don't know how a new one would affect how people follow me.

The next two things are more exciting!

For the next month Mama J and I will have a houseguest, of the K9 variety.

Meet Kizzy, she's a two year old dog who belongs to Mama J's best friend. Her and her family are going to be doing a lot of traveling in July so they asked us if Kizzy could stay with us and we agreed. She is such a sweet dog. Although she's a rescue dog so a lot of things scare her. She's bonded pretty well me though so we've spend a lot time cuddling and hanging out. I love how much she's bonded with me because our dog who we had to put down a few months ago always loved my mom then me. 

The final thing I wanted to share is that today marks the day of blog for two months, like last month I wanted to share a few stats because I'm proud of how far my blog has come! 

Month Two:

Followers (Both Google reader and bloglovin) - 11 followers

Post: 40 posts!

Comments: 20

Page Views: 523

Bucketlist accomplishments: 0

I want to thank all my readers for following me on this journey we call life. I really and grateful for you guys. I have a few post planned for the next few days and knowing I have readers inspire me. 

Don't forget, Google Reader shuts down on Monday so follow me on Blog Lovin'. All you have to do is create an account and follow your favorite blogs. Its free and simple!

XOXO, 

Em

Bucket List Explantation

Hello All,

Its time for another Bucket List explanation so here's the next five items on my bucket list. 

European Cruise: I love cruising! I have been on 2 cruise in my life and I'm absolutely in love with them. Both the cruises I've been on were in the Caribbean and when I graduate college (yes, I'm planning that far down the road, especially when it comes to cruising) but that cruise probably won't be to Europe, too expensive post college. But one day, maybe my honeymoon I will go on a cruise to Europe for 2 reasons: 1. I love cruising (Did you catch on to that?) 2. I've always dreamed of going to Europe! I should probably add going to Europe to my bucket list but a cruise is the main way I'd like to go Europe. 

Harry Potter London Tour: A few years ago I was research London because that's on my places to see in Europe Bucket List. While I was researching I found out they had a tour in London that brings you around to all the places that are mention through out the Harry Potter Series. I would love to do that tour because I am a Potterhead, I'm in process of re-reading Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone. I think it would amazing to go and see all the places mention, espically because I've never been to London so when they mention certain places the only image I have are from the movies and her description in the book. 

Live in an Apartment with friend (preferably my merps): Every since I was little I had a picture of my life, go to high school, go to college, marry someone, and have kids. But as time goes on I realize more and more that what I want is to take someone time between college and marriage to have a real life because the little kid fantasy isn't realistic. My roommate and I have discussed living together after college in an apartment but she says she only wants to do that if she's single. I want to live in apartment with friends, take time to have fun and live with friends and then settle down. I know that life doesn't go as planned and this item is more up to fate (an idea that I believe in) but its still on my bucket list. 

Vacation or Live in All 50 States: Ever since I was little I have vacation in 2 places; Disney World and New Hampshire and I am incredibly grateful that growing up I was able to go on vacations and I LOVED the places that I went but I still will love to see other parts of the country so now on my Bucket List is to see all 50 states! I've been to a few of them, including the state that I grew up. I believe the total of the states I've been to comes to about 14 but I'll probably go back to them anyways because mainly I was visiting family and not really getting to see the museums or land marks, etc...

Get My Blog to 500 Posts: This item is pretty simple. I started this blog as a place to share my stories and in a little over a month i has turned into a place to share my stories, my opinions and simply just write. So, now I want to get my blog to 500 posts. Because once something is on the internet its always there so one day when I'm much much older I can look back at blog and remember who I was when I was 19, 20, 21 etc... And I really hope their will be readers who want to follow me along on the ride of life. 

I can't wait to see which item on Bucket List I get cross off first and I will share with every time I get to.

XOXO,

Em

Ridin' Solo

Hello All,

I reached a teenage milestone (I still have 8 months until I'm 20 so I'm still a teenager right?) today! Today I drove ALL by myself! No one else was in the car with me, and I drove to 3 different places and I didn't crash into anything! That's an accomplishment if I do say so myself. 

I figured since my blog only a little while I ago I should share my learning to drive story with you guys. In the state that I live in I could get my learner's permit at 16, my licence 3 months later but me being the merp that I am didn't get my permit until the summer before my senior year (I failed the written test twice, don't judge). I went to driver's ed and did the class part in 15 classes which came out to be about 7 weeks. But I was horrible about the actually driving part. At first I was scared you know all the horror stories you learn about in driver's ed, I was scared that would happened to me. It didn't help that Mama J was scared to drive with me, Father lives in a different state and I have no older siblings. 

Finally in January Mama J came up with the ideas that I should ask 2 family friends who had taught their children to drive if they'd be willing to help and they were. I went out with Mrs. P (my best friend, Amelia's mom)  a couple of time and Mrs. R a bunch a of times (Thanks for that!). Finally Mama Judy was comfortable driving with me. I would got home, every weekend in February and the first couple of March to drive. And I drove around like crazy, I spent hours and hours on the road. 

Finally it was the day to test, not only was it my test day but it was also my 19th birthday! And how did my test go? I panicked and failed! I was uber upset at the time but I come the realization that I did deserve to fail  and the instructor was just doing his job. But some birthday right? I honestly believe 19 has been my worse birthday so far. I tested again about 3 weeks later and passed with flying colors but I didn't get to drive again until May when I returned home.

Mama J decide that she didn't want me driving again until I had a little more practice...fair enough, it is her car. 

So, finally today I got to drive all my lonesome! I had an appointment I had to go to and Mama J needed to work so I got to drive. I listen to music, obeyed the speed limit (always a good thing), didn't hit anything (another good thing) and drove myself. After my appointment I drove to McDonald's to grab Mama J some lunch and I ran into a girl I took Driver's Ed with small world right? I also did another quick errand that the grocery store to grab some nail polish remover and new nail polish. Then headed home. 

I was really impressed with my driving abilities. And can't wait to drive alone again for farther distance...and maybe to somewhere more fun then an appointment, maybe to movie or out to dinner with friends (something fun to blog about). 

This weekend will be a pretty busy one, I'm going to student leadership program for the future teacher's club i'm part of (its an over night retreat, and I'll tell you all about it early next week. 

I'm also going to send a quick shout to my roommate who is doing relay for life this weekend, she's the team captain. I wish I could be there for her but unfortunately the dates didn't work out. 

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

XOXO,

Em.

P.S.-Since my blog is like my baby for the first year I want to share its milestones and accomplishments each month.

Month One:

Followers - 2

Post - 16 (This will be 17)

Comments - 4 

Page Views - 159

Bucket List Accomplishments - 0