i would like to dedicate my final xanga entry in my life to my bestest friend in the whole world, regal villa blanco . she's been my closest friend for as long as i can remember and has never failed to always be there for me when i need her . she does SO much for me, and more than just a few times i have wonder why God blessed me with such a loving and considerate companion, more than i deserve .

regal has influenced my life in more ways than she could ever know . i'm fully convinced that i am a better person because of her . she's taught me so much, even though she's more than a year younger than me, i swear that girl is a million more times intelligent and mature than i ever will be .

regal has always stuck by me, and i can't imagine my life without her .... which is why it's going to be so hard to say goodbye to her in two months . i know we'll always talk on the phone, constantly keeping up-to-date on each other's lives ... but not seeing each other in person almost every single day and doing the little things that we sometimes take for granted .... it just kills me . no more listening to music in the car that we wouldn't be caught dead listening to in public ... always missing turns and attempting to do U-turns that turn into three point turns ... our constant random cravings for things like taco bell, jamba juice, and starbucks ... target runs ... taking millions of best friend pictures and arguing about cuz we never agree on one we both like hehe ... and there's so much more but i don't wanna go on ... the more i realize everything we do together, the more i won't be able to move away ...

but i guess the main thing i'm trying to say here is that i absolutely adore regal, and i'll cherish our friendship forever ... i know that even though i'm leaving for college, it doesn't mean that our memories are coming to an end ... we have so much ahead of us and we'll always be there for ehch other .

reg, i'm so thankful for you, and i love you . muahs and hugs !!

and she's back ... that's right, i, melissa rose de la rama insert last name here has arrived back from her lovely vacation in lil old california ... lemme tell ya, it ain't such a wonderful thing to be back ... i had about four days to hang out nonstop with some of my best friends, free from the screaming reign of my parental units ... although my wonderful best friend actually had the patience to write out everything that we did on our trip on her xanga, i am obviously much lazier than her, so this is what i'll say : magic mountain (yAy!), four movies (nice!), boba twice (yuMm!), making a fool of myself (don't trip !! watch out for the sprinklers !!), and just lotsa fun . i'm sure i totally outstayed my welcome @ aldous, paolo, and annie's house, but oh well, i dunno what to say about that one haha ... i am very disappointed for the following reasons tho :

 1) aldous. paolo, and annie can't come here this weekend after all because they have district choir practice ...

2) i went to go get boba today in order to reminesce over the delicious boba-age treats in california, but it was definitely NOT up to standards ...

3) aldous is a poo head and is not excited over the fact that me and regal are able to go to california for the volleyball tournament next month.

*sigh* ... oh well . who can blame him ? if my two friends who pissed the heck out of me were telling me that they were gonna come visit again soon, i'd probably be a wreck too ... which is exactly why we're going to go there, aldous !! to make your life a living hell !! *evil laugh* on a better note tho ... i genuinely DO hope you're enjoying my shampoo and conditioner . lather and rinse your worries away, my friend, and don't forget, "to repeat is to love." - melissa

oh look at that, i just quoted myself ... i must really be an important person .

next unfinished business : GEM this saturday @ mesquite ... come everyone ...

i am too tired to describe in words ... i had to attend the morning service this morning @ 5:30, which i normally don't mind because i like going to football games on thursday nights ... but NO ... tonight, i'm assiged to a volleyball game ... ok ok, now, i'm not dissing the sport or anything, that's just fine ... but my gosh, i want to smack all the girls on our team, they think they're better than everyone else, so i'm just like, "uMm screw you and your mom" to all of them . yup, it is true .

aiights, so anyway ... things were kinda depressin for me for a while there, and for anyone who has read my AIM profile in the last couple of days knows that i haven't been in the best mood either !! ... but tuesday was great, and i'm startin to feel a little better .... seth and david took me out to lunch, i felt so special ... i made some more friends on the football team, and got asked to homecoming twice ... n yeah, it was just a lot of fun, and for once in a long time, i felt accepted and well, liked ... it's a nice feeling, i recommend it !! hehe ... (and about those requests for homecoming ... a big fat NO to both of them haha ...) < -- wow, i'm mean !!! ...

carissa came over last night around ten and stayed till past midnight, and all we did was talk talk talk ... it was the best conversation ... we laughed talking about the stupid things the athletes do, we went on and on about how much we adore david, mike, and seth, and we cried when talking about leaving for college soon, and not having our great high school moments any more ... all my friends in high school are going to NAU next year, and i feel like they're all leaving me in the dust, because i can't go there because there's no chapel in northern arizona ... i guess i'm just worried they'll get even closer, and forget about me ... i wish i could just stay and attend ASU and live in an apartment or something, because i know that wherever i go, the people i'll meet just won't compare to my friends here ... if only my mom could accept my decisions . it's crazy how one minute, you want nothing more than to leave ... but then the next minute, you cry and cry because there's nothing you can do to stay .

alright, so i promised myself and everyone else that i wasn't gonna do the whole xanga thing anymore cuz i was so bored with it, buh you guys didn't actually believe me, did you ?! well, if you did, you shouldn't have, because in case you didn't notice -- here i am !! ... as pessimistic and naggish as ever !! ... hehe ... so, you know how when you don't write an entry for a real long time, and then you finally get back, you don't have anything to write ? ... because you were gone for so long, that too much happened to mention ?? ... (or is that just me ??) *shrug* oh wells ... i've been so caught up with school and sports medicine that i haven't even had time for myself. like, for instance, i haven't talked to regal in what seems like forever *no way ?!* ... i haven't come online in forever *gasps* ... and i haven't seen watched will and grace and friends yet !! *chorus of oh, no's !!* i know guys ... it's horrible ... but since the football game was last night instead of tonight, me and the varsity trainers have the night off so we're hangin out tonight ...

so my coach at school, coach pott, is in his yearly phase again, where he gets caught up in the school dances, and he's trying to hook all the trainers up with football players ... so me, being the way i am, and 100% against him, and everytime he sees me, he yells, "melissa the trainer !! who do you want to go to homecoming with !! i have connections !!" ... now, try and picture a 55-year old man telling you this, while adding "word" at the end of each sentence and flashing his gang signs at the same time ... of COURSE you won't trust him !! ... *shivers* ...

football is still way fun ... my season was especially lit up when RJ, beautiful abercrombie studmuffin, told me that if any of the football players gave me crap, he'd beat them up for me ... i was in awe for what's gotta be at LEAST fifteen minutes !! ... as carissa would say : "hMm, so uhh ... marry me already !?" haha ...

i think i've babbled on enough about school ... i shall now stop typing, and go off on my own path towards the shower, so i can get ready for tonight ... bYee !! oh, but before i go, here are some pix taken from my cell phone ... hehe ...

me and alanna ...

me and kellie ...

me and jill ...

me and regal ...