New Years Intention

It's surprising how fast the year passes but soon itll be 2017. The upcoming year will be a year of change for me as well as all of my classmates. Soon we will be finishing middle school and graduating into adolescence. Throughout all this change my intention is to wake up everyday and develop an open mind to take the opportunities that come my way.

Last year I made the usual goals. I wanted to keep my grades up, be a nice person, and gain a hobby. I  think that I have met at least 2.5/3 of these goals. I have worked hard to keep my grades up and I have kept with my hobby: nail art. However, I want to make a new goal this year. As I said before, I want to wake up everyday with an open mind. There are some days that I wake up wanting to do nothing and stay home all day but this year I want to be a more active person. I want to do more things instead of wasting my time and spending it isolated even though I might be fine with it. I hope to make this goal.  Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Eleanor and Park

Eleanor and Park is a young adult book written by Rainbow Rowell. It's about two teenagers who slowly fall in love after sitting together at the bus. Eleanor is a tall red headed teen with a harsh life and Park is a normal Asian kid in a white neighborhood. The story is told by both their points of view and they take turns sharing their perspective. I would recommend this to anyone who likes romance and stories with different POV's.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15745753-eleanor-park

Gifts

After Thansgiving comes Black Friday. I love shopping on Black Friday, there are so many sales and saving opportunities. I get to buy what I want and what I want to give as presents. This is very convenient because in December Christmas is here.

I like giving presents, but my family isn't really into that. We used to get a ton of Christmas presents but when we started going to Mexico the airplane trip ended up being our present. I appreciated it but I felt like I still wanted a heartfelt and personal gift. 

Something I really like doing with my friends is Secret Santa. About 2 years ago I had a secret santa exchange with my family and ended up loving the experience and the mystery of it. We met up at a fancy restaurant and had a big party. This year im doing it with my friends. It'll be a fun experience. 

The funny thing is that most of the Christmas presents I've received are pretty generic. Clothes, food, other stuff. They aren't really that special. It was just something physical and not really something to make a big deal of even though I really appreciated it. However, if I had to pick a favorite it would be my trips to Mexico from my parents. Mexico is a really phenomenal  escape from the cold weather in Illinois. I like going to beaches and pools as well as spending the holidays with my family. That's my favorite present.

Favorite Quote

Favorite quotes are similar to favorite songs or books in the way that it's hard to decide which one is the best. My favorite quote is , "We accept the love we think we deserve," or' " difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations." I like these quotes because they are things that I believe in and things that are personal to me. The first quote means that we set the standards up for ourselves. If we think we are worth less we will strive for less and what we think is reachable. However some people need to set higher standards and believe in themselves and just perservere.The second quote means a lot to me because I feel like people need to realize that just because some things are difficult does not mean that they should give up. They should strive for the outcome and think past the hardships and to the beautiful destinations. These are two of my favorite quotes.

 

My Name

My name is Citlalli. Its from a native language and it means star. My parents were going to name me Brittany but they decided on Citlalli. I have to thank God for that choice. A lot of people can't prounounce my name correctly so I have to interact with them and correct them. I personally like my name because it sounds exotic and rolls well in my native language, Spanish. My middle name, Guadalupe, means valley or river with the Arabic origin. My last name means emotionally stabled and peacemaker. It's origin is from Spain. A name means a lot. Some names have certain stigma like Brittany or Tiffany. I like my name and I really appreciate my name.