The Best.

So this birthday started out like any other. It was my first birthday technically "away" from home, and I was sad. Not the kind of sad that made me mopey or anything, just sad in the way that I'm growing up and things change. So it was getting to that time of night where the night changes to morning and I celebrated with the two best guys I know, at a playground. My best friends Scott and Tim. I also had that first Diet Coke I've had in 50 whole days!!! GO ME! Anyway Scott made some really great toasts that I will not soon forget. They were beautiful. So I came home that night, unplanned. I couldn't wait to get home because my friends from Canada were here and I just love them so much. So I hung out with them for a few days and loved every minute. Then on Friday I had a tour at USU where I met with the acting professor and got an unexpected audition! Most nerve wracking and exciting thing ever! I'll know soon :) but then after some other events, I came home to a SURPRISE PARTY with all of the people that I love here :) I seriously had no idea it was happening. Not even a clue. BEST EVER. I'm so blessed to have so many beautiful and wonderful people in my life :) Thank you to all who made my birthday so incredibly special. I will NEVER forget it!

xoxo, Lisha

Brown Eyes

Looking in that glass that shows my reflection

I can't help but notice a few things.

My black hair that shines and sparkles.

My peaches and cream skin that is soft to the touch.

My lips that are full of plumpness.

And my eyes.

My eyes that I once thought were dull. And boring.

My eyes that I would have traded for any other color like a food item from my elementary school lunch box.

But now I see,

they are much more than brown. But a bronze chocolate brought to life. They are deep and exotic. Lovely and under rated.

They are all I have of you.

All that I will ever have.

Like you left them behind.

-Lisha Michel

Sunshine

So these last few days in Price America have been so gorgeous! I love just sitting on the grass and feeling the breeze thought my hair, soaking up some rays. Best ever. I can't help thought, feel a tug at my heart every time I go outside. If the weather is nice, that means my time here is almost over. And that kind of sucks. And I know change is good. Change is what helps you grow. But I have made some of the best friends of my life here, and to say goodbye is going to be really hard. I had my last opening night on The Geary Stage last night and it hit me. That has been home for a year of my life. The creaky stage, the freezing dressing room, and the old rusty pipes that make noise for no reason at all. That's where I met "The Rude Lady" and played cards way past my bed time. I've cried in there. I've laughed. I've realized I could do things that I never thought were possible. And it's places like that, that you never forget. I'll never forget doing a monologue with a best friend that people after thought was so cool. I'll never forget watching my best friend perform with such grace, because he never ceases to amaze me. I'll never forget kissing my boyfriend for the first time in a card game played in the stage manager's office. You just don't forget a place like that.

xoxox, Lisha

SPRING!

Spring. OH my FAVORITE!!! It's so pretty outside right now, and I'm in class. I just want to finish the Hunger Games already out on the lawn....

Oh and it's my birthday is a mere TWENTY ONE DAYS!!! I can hardly wait! Not that I'm doing anything really exciting, I'll just be here in Price America....but I've always loved my birthday :) It's so fun! So I hope this beautiful weather stays :) Nothing else is really happening in my life. Things are just good :) really really good :)

HUNGER GAMES TOMORROW! YESSSSS!

xoxo, Lisha