Love, Raena Belle

Guys, I finally did it! I graduated high school!! I am completely done with my required schooling, and all that's left is four years of college to get a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, with a minor in English Education. Easy. Peasy.  Because of Covid-19, I didn't get a big graduation ceremony, but it still turned out perfect. I mean, I did forget to thank my family in my graduation speech, and I forgot part of my gag during the walk, but what's life without a few mistakes? If any of you want to watch my graduation speech, here's the link to the video I had to take. Be warned, I meant "a war against racial INjustice" but by the time I took this video, I had started over 16 times, and I just wanted to be done. https://youtu.be/N-bak3Y5_h4 Also, I would like to add this: "I would also like to thank my family. You guys have made me laugh, and have practically raised me along with my parents. I love you all, and even though I can't choose my f...

Hello all!! Life update from probably a month ago, but I'm still excited about: I WON A SCHOLARSHIP!! AND I GOT A PAGE ON AN OFFICIAL WEBSITE!!  I applied for (and won) the Washington Homeschool Organizations yearly $1000 scholarship. I worked really hard on this essay, and I am very proud to have won. :)) Here is the link to their post on the website, where you can read my essay if you want to. :)) https://washhomeschool.org/2020-emmett-comer-scholarship-winner-raena-mawson/ Man, it feels so good to see my name in a website link. Especially right after the word "winner"

     I mean, probably. I assume if you are reading this, you probably already know who I am, but what the heck. An introduction seems like a good place to start a blog.      SO here goes:      Hi! My name is Raena Belle Mawson. I am a huge choir nerd, and I thoroughly enjoy most types of music. I say most because, well, some songs are terrible. I was in an advanced acapella choir for the past two years, and I absolutely loved it! One of my most favorite songs that we did in Choir was not acapella, but it's called "The Argument" by Francis Nesta. It was so much fun to sing and choreograph, and the lyrics are absolutely hilarious and so clever!      I am also a pretty big bookworm. My favorite author is probably Brandon Mull because I have read and loved every single one of his books. A close second is Shelby Bach, who wrote a book series on fairy tale characters in training, and I love love love the concept and her execution. S...