Iroquois. Iroquois.

i just drew a ring and wrote bling.

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:04:42 GMT

so here is the dealio.

i am leaving in the morning to lifeguard in the mountains. i love love love love love love love love to get mail. even if it is only a teeny mail, i will love it. so please send a something.

beth welch
(camp lurecrest)
207 charlotte drive
lake lure, nc
28746

i will be there till ohhhhhhhh july 14th.

also

goodbye

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:44:22 GMT

senior prom is quickly becoming the most un-fun event of my life.

im not a hippie

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:04:14 GMT

lately i feel more and more like i belong outside. like im not suited for a job that can provide a comfy lifestyle but will be satisfied just doing random stuff where i can live by a mountain or ocean and play there. i think our earth has so so much stuff to play on and it doesnt make sense to me that ill spend most of my life inside and never make it to those playgrounds. im real bored with domestic rituals (says my myers briggs personality profile-its true) and i am thinking this doesnt have to mean im a slob - it just means i dont really need all that stuff. i dont know. this is random. i just really love earth. im not saying i love THE earth i just love earth - the dirt and the rocks and the grass.

this doesnt mean i dont love candy and shoes and neon stuff and unhealthy foods and comfy beds and girly stuff. im not a hippie. i just want to be outside.

yipee coyote

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 06:06:39 GMT

I GOT IN TO CHAPEL HILL

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

im such a mess right now

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:22:13 GMT

and this too shall pass

and God is good.

..........a grateful heart i give.

next thursday please.

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 03:17:32 GMT

anyone know of a good place to watch the sun come up in charlotte?

even if you dont really know but even THINK you might have a good idea, tell me.

happy birthday miss meredith. : )

take a looksie

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:09:46 GMT

so it is really big.

have you had the target brand lucky charms? they are sooo gooood.

yeh, so that's that.

so i'm pretty excited to have this finally finished because ive been working on it for such a long time. the reason i decided to make a quilt is because one day, we were sitting together reading smithsonian or something and there was an article about those gee's bend quilters. he was saying how much he loved their quilts and instantly my brain was like "aha!". i really hope he likes it...i dont know if boys really appreciate stuff like this. his birthday was thanksgiving so itll be a little late but whatever - i had mono. and remember kids, if you dont have anything nice to say, you best shut your mouth, because thatd really hurt my feelings.

my favorite part of today was finishing my sentences with abbey. i miss last year and mo. waa waa waa.

so im hoping to go to four classes one wednesday (kara, i sound it out too). i hope i can do it. i havent been to spanish in like a month. okay bye.

hello world

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:08:56 GMT

so i'll slowly be easing my way back in to school now. i went today for one class and it made me real real real tired. i just woke up actually. so im gonna try to go to english tomorrow but i may not. im really thankful to be getting better. im not good yet though but im much better than before. so many people have been real nice as far as checking up on me and stuff goes. say say bought me a HUGE blow up t-rex. it kinda scares me when i get up to pee at night though.

my doctor rules. we are pretty much best friends now. i have to go to her a lot for add stuff, but ive had to go to her 5 times in the past little bit and so now we are tight. she called today. they got one of my blood tests back and most people have an antibody count of around 20, she said. i have over a thousand. this means my body is fighting infection real hard and ive been sick for a long time.

this is just to kinda update people. i had to keep going back to the doctor cause they couldnt find out what was wrong with me. which was kind of scary and my mom cried a lot because we kinda thought i had leukemia. which made me so sad and worried but im okay and dont have any scary diseases. just mono. which goes away. but apparently the fatigue lasts for "months". and im not real DOWN with that cause i just ordered a new longboard and i wanna skate. not sleep. but i dont think i could skate anyways cause i could rupture my spleen.

but im okay. im real thankful for the people that have been good to me and that the weather has been nice. i had lots of time to think and i regret not taking care of my body and i regret worshipping school so much. i feel like so far ive kinda missed out on my senior year and i dont want that to happen anymore. this is long. i love all my northwestians and miss you and am excited to be back.

sick of being sick.

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 19:38:44 GMT

ps - i have mono.

something like 62 hours.

Thu, 19 Oct 2006 01:42:13 GMT

so today i went to the doctor for my add checkup and i got new medicine.
i am now on something that is basically ritalin in patch form. it rules.

also today, i went to the mall before the doctor and saw amanda which was SO RANDOM. it ended up being such a blessing cause she was have an awful day so i bought her nuggets and we talked. i love her.

funniest part of my day:
"sorry ms. reyes, i was just growling like a dinosaur"

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:29:02 GMT

ps - i don't have mono.

happy happy me

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 03:12:45 GMT

so im real sick and stuff. i dont have strep throat but they tested me for mono and ill know by monday if i have that. if i do it will suck real bad.

but today something really really awesome happened and now i will tell you:

i had set my alarm so id wake up around 8 this morning but i slept through it and was still sleeping real hard at 11. and i woke up to this noise outside my window. and it was a ladder. then someone was tap tap tapping on my window and at first i was kinda scared but then i heard "waaaake uuuppppp" and it was erik's voice so i said "no way" but really i said nothing because my voice was all froggy. anyways i got up and ran downstairs and greeted him at my door. it was a very happy moment. he skipped class today and drove down and brought me some doughnuts for breakfast. it was magnificent. we just had a real lazy day and then he had to leave at 2 cause he had work but it was so nice. we just sat on my hammock in the perfect sunshine weather and did laundry and were happy. i stayed in my pajamas all day and looked ridiculous - we're talking mufasa-afro hair and unshowered and tube socks kind of ridiculous. but it was so good. so good. me and him, we are a tree. and im a lucky lucky girl.

ps-no one can kiss me or youll get mono too. thats right northwest ladies im talking to you.

corn crotch

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:18 GMT

so this weekend was pretty much the best thing ever.

that is all.

i really like nickel creek

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:32:25 GMT

tonight i ate at beefos and there was a pirate there. he made me a flower out of a balloon. i wanted to say "a real pirate would NEVER make a flower out of a balloon....amateur."

marine biology club rules.

OUTIE 5000.

and everyone's in love and flowers pick themselves.

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 03:29:50 GMT

i applied to uncg and appalachian today....it feels really good to have those out of the way. apparently ill know by october or november whether or not ive been accepted. the chapel hill application intimidates the mess out of me. hopefully ill be able to work on my essays during my "independent study" and have them edited along the way. im excited to have my applications done with...i will feel less scrapey-metal-lightning-bolt-frizzy-potato-on-fire-ish. you know?

last night i met my friend molly and we went to the weddington (where she graduated from) vs. sun valley game. it was cool to go to a football game and be around typical highschool girls and testosterone-filled boys. it makes me thankful for our school. i DID see my old friend nataly though. i love her a ton and she has been out of my life since october or so. im happy to have her back. she rules. being with molly was just what i needed. i love her home and her family and her dog. we watched anchor man and made quesidillas and ramen noodles and stayed up in to the wee hours of the night talking about. things. she goes to app. if i go there, we will live together probably and wear aprons and goggles.

ps. SEEEENNNNNIIIIIOOOOORRRSSSSS. monday is time travel day. we are all gonna dress 80s. it is going to be sweet. so dress 80s. or i will probably roller skate over your throat while im skip-it-ing. recognize.

also: will everyone please tell me your favorite random fact?

i think a secret is gonna live in my brain soon.

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:15:04 GMT

so basically i am trying to do homework right now and cannot concentrate for the life of me. i think my adderall wears off around 5 ish. the worst part is that i have so much to do since i missed so many days of class. anyways, today ben let me borrow an e.e. cummings book (thank you thank you) and now here is one i like a lot and kara this poem reminded me of you so much so it is for you:

may my heart always be open to little
birds who are the secrets of living
whatever they sing is better than to know
and if men should not hear them men are old

may my mind stroll about hungry
and fearless and thirsty and supple
and even if it's sunday may i be wrong
for whenever men are right they are not young

and my myself do nothing usefully
and love yourself so more than truly
there's never been quite such a fool who could fail
pulling all the sky over him with one smile

and also there is this little part of one poem that i like so much.

(such a sky and such a sun
i never knew and neither did you
and everybody never breathed
quite so many kinds of yes)

arrival

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 23:06:16 GMT

so now i am home again.

edinburgh = pretty sweet except everyone was white and there was mold on my bread one day.

york = basically THE bomb-diggity. small town-ish, strange accents, friendly people, old old stuff, big parks, good weather, great ice-cream.

london = nice too only there are too many people. no matter where you stand, you are in someone's way. i am kind of pissed at london right now. it currently has my favorite person on the earth in its possession. until christmas. that sucks.

i got a sinus infection. yeh it hurts my brains. annnnnnnnnnnnnd i got to go see this ron muecks' work in edinburgh.....needless to say.....it ruled. google him and look at his things. he makes these huge sculptures that make you feel (for a second or two) like you are in the presence of something real. it was REALLY neat.

and i rode this world's largest ferris wheel. which sounds a lot cooler than it actually was.

love.

teary smeary

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:40:32 GMT

it is so sad when he leaves.

fixin to go to boone.

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 22:30:33 GMT

DAY 1
Spanish 3
AP 12
AFM
APUSH

DAY 2
Film
AP Psych
Leadership
Chemistry

ps. if anyone was planning on taking regular calculus, it isnt being offered. apparently, colleges only accept AP calc now so i think AFM replaced regular calculus? cool.

who is in my english class? i know caitlin and kelsey are....

last lj post for a while

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 01:57:01 GMT

beth welch
camp lurecrest
207 charlotte dr.
lake lure, nc
28746

that is my address so please write me please. it will make me real happy. i hope everyone has a really awesome summer and enjoys the break. please be safe and i will miss you probably. if you need to, call me, but there is a good chance i wont get a message till like 6 days after it is left.

id like to hear from everyone. i love you byyyyyyyyyyyyyyye

: )

instead of studying spanish:

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 01:47:24 GMT

so ive only 5 full days left in town. this pumps me up. this week will just be exams which pretty much stinks a lot. its cool though cause we'll be done early or going in late on most days. i only have to stay until one on tuesday.

bailey is my friend from LA who who i met in 5th grade at camp lurecrest and shes working with me all summer and moving to asheville in the fall. that makes me reaal excited. she and two friends are staying with me tomorrow night and the following night too. i want jenna (also working with me this summer) and shelby (flying back to LA on wednesday) to have great first impressions of north carolina. right now theyre in the mountains and i so hope theyre loving it. i wanna feed them watermelon and make them drink sweet tea and eat our good corn. and show them how to whittle and play a washboard.

i love whiskeytown.

i am gonna miss everyone a whole lot this summer and ive known i will be away from everyone, but it happening has snuck up real fast. like, i wont see you girls untill august. : ( everyone is gonna have such amazing summers, though, and i know the break is MUCH needed. too bad we dont have pants to send to eachother. itll be cool, though, cause we'll all have awesome stories when are back together and im assured things will pick up where they left off. im sad to leave say say. and im SO excited for any kids going on teens westward bound. i wish i were allowed to go again. kids going to college-im pumped for you too. kids going to germany-im pumped for you to leave. you know summer will go by SO FAST. agh.

i REALLY REALLY want to get and send letters this summer. ill put up my address for camp in a few days. if you write me ill write you back. please write. getting letters is better than getting diamonds.

one more thing: i had to buy these booties to surf in so i dont cut the eff out my feet on reef and they look SO FUNNY. theyre basically water shoes and i love to put them on. its almost as funny as shoes on the wrong feet.

da da da

Thu, 25 May 2006 00:10:04 GMT

today started with amazing sky which makes me happy. yesterday i went to discovery place with robin where we saw the dead sea scrolls and the imax movie about the nile. i loved both real hard. go see it. i think robin and i will move to africa one day. and i seriously mean that. the dead sea scrolls make you want to look at them so closely and absorb them all in your bones. that could just be me but thinking of how long ago all that was written. it pumps me up, to tell the truth. whenever i see really old things, i have a hard time grasping their age. like, freaking dinosaur bones?? the coliseum?? wow.

today, heather hit jesse really hard. it was ridiculous. im surprised jesse didnt bash her face in. i applaud self-control.

i had senior pictures today. my "freestyle" ones are of me jumping. i asked could i please not pose with the 3-d white senior sign. id feel like an overgrown 2nd grader. the kind with BO and ugly basketball shoes. one photographer asked me what my name was and i told him squirrel. he loved it.

i like this.

this afternoon i had charlotte guidance and my dad came. i like to go there. i like the way the new office smells and i like the couch. ill start applying for schools really soon. crazy.

who wants to take me to an aquarium?

im feeling loopy. BATHTIME.

real quick.

Fri, 19 May 2006 22:04:17 GMT

HAPPY...
...my speech went well. my and jesse's honors scene went really well. jamila and i got a real good grade on the shakespeare presentation. i got a very nice grade on the absalom absalom mwds (as did rosie). i bought green pumps. red bowl for dinner. im seeing joe play tonight. a kitten got his life saved! and going to blakey b's send off cookout. that at northwest, you can smash rasberries on your face, and people dont say anything. say say is staying the night. robin is home with me. i got like, 5 packs of bandaids that are all amazing. tomorrow is prom. the apes shirts = sweet. the weather is ridiculous. yesterday i saw huge sunshine beams AND a full rainbow and had the most delicious strawberry pie you could ever imagine. that teaching fellow from carolina asked me for my number.

SAD...
...i miss ryan kyle hemby. i hit my face on my trunk today. everybody is so sad. or stressed. or *********. im not gonna lie, those *s dont stand for anything. seeing josh and his momma. my brother was in a bad drunk driving accident a few years ago. i am real thankful he is safe and sound. and in love too. also, the fact that some things just cant be. frown.

when i grow up, i want to live in a big tree house in a huge amazing garden and ill teach arts and crafts to little kids and cook really great food and wear all white and be barefoot and have a pet goat who thinks he is a dog and ill name him racetrack. and ill have a duck named knuckles. all that in hawaii.

PS. DEVIN: CAN YOU SEND ME THE PICTURES YOU HAVE OF MY WRECK. I NEED EM FOR INSURANCE. thankyous.

: ) : ) : ) wobin gots balls.

Thu, 11 May 2006 03:38:47 GMT

hey, let's all start lj-fighting. i think maybe that could be fun.

GO!

(seriously).

Wed, 10 May 2006 02:43:19 GMT

the gift of smiles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GndFFywoDTg&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epandafix%2Ecom%2F

thanks goes to greg.

A P E S S T U D E N T S
mr booker: "i know you guys will do just great....i have faith in you"
(now everyone look at # 149 on our green packet)
sweet.

**COME TO THESPIAN AWARDS NIGHT. ARRIVE BETWEEN 6-7. NWSA AUDITORIUM. TWO DOLLARS. DRESS LIKE A SOMEBODY WHO DRESSES NICE.**

i really like switching pencils and pens.