Hopefest

 

Over the past few months the juniors at my school have been working on a charity music festival called Hopefest. It was to benefit the options program, which helps the special needs kids at my school, and the St. Bernadette's Clinic, which helps those who could not afford medical care get the treatment needed. After all of the hard work it finally came down to the day of Hopefest which went very smoothly. The weather was perfect, the decorations were vibrant, and the atmosphere was all around lively. All day I danced to great music and enjoyed the company around me. I had the job of emceeing which was a blast. At the end of the day we raised $65,900+ for the charities. I had a wonderful time all while helping out a wonderful cause. You don't realize how greatly you can impact someones life until it is tangible. This project will help hundreds of people and change their lives for the better. I was so blessed to have been a part of it.

(overdue) Paris day 3, 4, 5, & 6

Due to extreme exhaustion I was unable to finish blogging about my Parisian adventure. So now I'm here to tie up any loose ends!

Day 3 was Easter Sunday! We went to mass at Notre Dame with was packed but still awesome just to say I went there. After mass we went to the Jewish quarter and went to view another church, grab lunch, and thrift shop. I snagged a wonderful pair of high waisted jean shorts that fit me like a glove! They are totally going to be one of my spring/summer staples.

Day 4. We went to Angelina and got the most divine hot chocolate! So rich for every sip I had to have like three sips of water. Then we went to the Louvre which I also loved! Museums are one of my favorite things ever. So interesting to see things that were created thousands of years ago are still so perfectly in tact and in front of you for your viewing pleasures. It's mind boggling.

On day 5 we went to Versailles. SO incredible. It's awesome to think that people used to live on estates so massive. My house is relatively small and I have plenty of room for everything I need. I would not know what to do with a house the size of my city! To see everything at Versailles it would take one at least three days in my opinion.

Day 6 was Caroline and I's day on our own. My cousin was with us for every other day. We went to a cafe for breakfast and went to a museum. Of coarse we couldn't leave Paris without something dramatic happening. Obviously the second Caroline placed her big toe inside of the museum everyone stormed out due to a fire on the second floor. So after wandering around Paris trying to figure out what to do we finally met up with my cousin and went shopping. We then ended our trip with a photo shoot in front of the Eiffel Tower.

**this was hands down the greatest experience of my life. To see how different people can be in another country all while being quite similar. I loved every second of this vacation. I had the perfect friend to spend it with and I cannot wait to return!

Xoxo