if i'm going to survive in montana, i've got to learn more about this nature thing.

sunday night marked the premiere of sharpay's fabulous adventure on disney channel and if you haven't seen it, you should.  i'm pretty sure it's showing again this upcoming weekend so mark it on your calendars.  in it sharpay convinces her father to support her plan to move to new york city so she can make it on broadway.  he gives her a month to prove herself and she's off.  naturally, i took some notes on how she went about her manipulation because sometimes a girl needs to try new tactics once the 'rents wise up to the typical routine.  the rest of the movie was cute and often comical as is typical of the high school musical type movies.  love at first watch for me.

anyways, during sharpay's presentation of the facts to her father, he expresses that he just doesn't know if she can do it (ie: survive in new york city and make it big).  she comes back at him with a quote that is something like this (i didn't catch the whole quote quick enough to write it down word for word so i'm going to paraphrase):  "daddy, i know i can do this like i know my eyes are the perfect distance apart to be a super model and like i know that purple washes me out."

yes, i know that's not verbatim and i'll fix it once i buy the movie and can write it all down, but the point remains the same.  sharpay knows she can do it - and she does it (spoiler, sorry guys).  she goes to nyc, figures it all out, meets a cute boy along the way (bonus!), and ends up stronger and wiser in the end.  maybe it's because i'm not taking classes so i have a lot of free time on my hands to daydream, but this movie only fueled my desire to pack up and star in my very own sharpay type film: megan's fabulous adventure - montana style.

nature can be so pretty!

and okay, i'll settle for somewhere else like north dakota or another state i know nothing about, but i can't stop the desire to just go and figure it all out.  chances are more than high that once i do this i'll freak out, but i know i can do it in the end.  i've been raised to give it my all and jump in with both feet (although i often stick one or two toes in first), but no matter what, with the right amount of positive energy and hard work you can make the best out of any situation.

so i know i can do it.

i know i can do it like i know that sweating is the body's way of telling you that you're working too hard.  i know i can do it like i know that the first diet coke of the day is always the best diet coke.  and i know i can do it like i know that nature is a foreign country to me.  no matter what any of the doubters say, i just know i can.

the not-knowing-much-about-nature thing is probably something i need to remedy in the next 7 months since i feel like montana and n.dakota are nature-type places.  luckily, i'm getting a brief introduction to nature this week as i take care of some flowers and other nature-like things out in the country and so far, so good.  i haven't seen the vegetable garden snake just yet (although i have looked for him - he makes me more nervous when i don't know where he's slithering) and i've been able to keep the raccoons and other nature critters  away from the blueberry bushes.

waiting for the vamps. typical.

and i'm loving being able to take advantage of the beautiful backyard (something i don't have in town in an apartment) and enjoy smelling the honeysuckle, feeling the warm sun, and longing for the occasional (sometimes too occasional as the temperature soars to scorching) breeze.  and of course, it doesn't hurt that my vantage point as i sit in the backyard shows a forest and meadow-type space straight out of the baseball scene in twlight.  i can just hear edward and the gang cracking their bats during the thunderstorms, and i wouldn't be at all surprised if victoria and her freaky friends came sauntering out of the trees with their blood thirsty eyes.

that's right, i just went twi-hard on you guys.  my bad.

i hope montana is like this (for the 2 months that it's not a frozen state).  i'll have to make sure to sit outside with my pet bear (because i'm getting one once i move there) and enjoy the start of my adventure.  feel free to come visit!