The lights are down in the cozy house and snow falls outside. The stars barely look through the wispy clouds and the moon looks like a snow globe suspended in the sky. Inside, there is a bright Christmas tree. The lights twinkle and smile on the curved branches. The star on the top sparkles ivory and the opal orb ornaments reflect the lights. Stained glass balls hang gently, framed by homemade popcorn strings. A jolly gingerbread man floats near a small nutcracker as if telling each other "Merry Christmas!" The crimson, emerald and gold gifts sit near the trunk. Ribbons and bows swirl and wind on top of them.
Senior year is almost three-fourths over. And I know fourth term is just going to fly by! Moonlight, Spring Concert, Prom, AP tests, college enrollments, Graduation! Speaking of college... I got a housing scholarship to UVU!!!! I am so excited and very surprised. I wasn't really expecting it, and when I refreshed my email on my phone, walking back into Dance Company, I jumped for joy!! The scholarship covers 2/3 of the cost for room. I also have a full tuition scholarship. There are 400 students out of the total 30,000 in the Honors program, 150 are Freshman and 36 Freshman get the housing scholarship. So fees, books, about $200 per month for the apartment and food is all I need to pay. Hopefully, the Regents Scholarship will work out and cover most of that stuff! I'm so humbled, grateful, and excited to be starting this new chapter. I think, deep down I've wanted to go to UVU since my first workshop there. Now this kind of gives me the assertion that it's the right...
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