All we have is now. This moment is promised. -Elizabeth Perry

      This post is deticated to my dear friend Elizabeth.


    As a senior this year, I decided to try and get to know some of the people I'd always wanted to. I started talking to people I wouldn't normaly talk to and before I knew it, I had a whole new pool of friends. This silly little personal goal turned into some of my most valued friendships. Despite all of these friends, one stands brightly in my mind. Elizabeth Perry.
   This phenominal woman is a beautiful, weird, crazy, silly, fun to be around girl! One day I started talking to her. Things went really slow. I don't think she really knew I was serious when I told her I've always wanted to be her friend. I'm not sure how things got better but once the choir went on tour we just clicked. Before I knew it I was talking with her about her boyfriend and going to her house with her on dinner breaks. Now I have grown to love her. Yeah Yeah, I know what you think, I just say that about all my friends. Well cause I do love all my friends, but this is like my high level of love. I just completely adore this girl. I'm so sad this is my last year in Holbrook. I will miss her terribly.
     Not only is she amazingly fun to be around, and not to mention gorgeous, She is a musician. She recently performed an origional song called This Moment. It talks about remembering the moment and taking it all in. 

"All we have is now. This moment is promised."

   These were the perfect words for me at the end of this year. Elizabeth just completely blew me away.

Elizabeth, I just want you to know how much I love you. You have been a great friend and I hope to keep in contact. I'm so happy we've been able to connect so fast and thank for letting me in to your wonderful world. I hope you know I alwasy got your back and I love your songs. I hope all your dreams come true because you deserve it girl. You are phenominal and I am lucky to linger in your life. I love you.
<3 Chelsea Bea 

One Day I'll Fly Away

        One day I'll fly away, leave all this to yesterday.
        Why live life from dream to dream and dread the day
         when dreaming ends? -Nicole Kidman

     The school year is coming to an end. Final decisions about college are being made. Thoughts about dreams and goals are turning into realities. For me, there is waiting. I can't really know my final decisions until I audition on May 14th. Yes, I'm excited...and nervous. Mostly I'm just ready to know!

   When I was a little girl, teachers would ask what I wanted to be when I grow up and I always said the same thing, "I'm going to be a star on broadway." I even told my teachers to keep my signature because it'd be worth a lot of money someday. =) I was a little full of it but this dream has always been instilled in me. As I grew up things wavered a little bit but never completely changed. Sometimes I would doubt if I could do it. When it came down to it, I knew there's nothing else that would make me that happy to go to work daily.
  
      Things really hit me when I saw the musical Wicked. The first song began and I felt a sudden rush...I know it sounds strange. I can't even explain it. I literally felt my soul escape my body to find it's way to the stage. My emotions were uncontrolable and it took every fiber of my being to keep tears from rapidly falling from my eyes. They weren't sad tears, they were just emotions trying to get out of me. This was the moment I knew, I JUST KNEW, I had to be on stage. I don't care if I'm the star or a back round character, I just need to be on stage.  This is when I decided it's time now to take a dream and make it real.
 
   Reguardless of the results, I know I'm going places. I feel like there's something in me that is just so ready to break free. Staying with my parents has crossed my mind so many times, but I know I can't. I want to be someone. I've realized I've been dreaming of this my whole life. I want to be on broadway! Now is the time I have to make this dream not just a dream. It's time to fly away. I don't want to look back wondering if I could've done it. I want to know. I don't know why I'd try so hard to blend in when I was born to stand out. One day I'll fly away, no, TODAY I'll fly away.
 

Why do you dance?

     I was on my way home from the valley last night. It was getting late and I wanted to be at home in my bed. Then I started thinking about all my math homework I didn't do, the blog I needed to post, the piles of laundry that needed to be done, when I heard these words,

"Some dance to remember, some dance to forget."
-Hotel California/ The Eagles

      I thought to myself why do I dance? I realize that the beauty of dancing is I didn't have to choose. I have danced for both reasons. Some of my happiest moment have been dances.
There was the time I did my English project. I felt so proud of myself and even though it "scared" some people, I enjoyed it immensly.
     My favorite part of my trip to Disneyland wasthis awesome TRON rave. Lexi and I raved in the park all night. We met a lot of fun people and even though everyone didn't know each other we all connected though dance. The joy flowed from me all night and I felt like I was on top of the world.
You can also find me at home in my recreation room with my Ipod on shuffle just dancing away. I know I'm not the best dancer by any means but who's to say I can't become her. When you find something that brings you joy, you should never let the fear of other people's reactions keep you from expressing your joys.
  These are the best things in life. The things that bring so much joy. Yeah for me it's dancing and singing but what is it for you? Maybe it's basketball or painting. Maybe it's wrestling or flirting (Maurice) ;-)
Maybe it's cheer or sketching or editing videos. Maybe it's teaching a crazy group of seniors. But whatever it is, once you find it, don't ever let it go. It's your life, make it worth it.