Hi, my name is Peyton Lathrum and I am a freshman at PCM High School, this is my first year of journalism. I am going to be talking with you guys about how I love planning things such as birthday parties,  weddings, surprise parties, family events, and more. I have read some books on how to plan an event step-by-step. I’ve also watched a few movies that give me ideas on how to plan, for example, Fuller House. Kimmy is a planner and she inspired me to watch more shows and read books about planning mostly parties. Kimmy’s party planning business is called Gibbler Style and she plans weddings, parties, and more. Right now I am planning my sweet 16, yes I know it is in 7 months but it is just so fun to plan early so I have an idea of decorations and friends I want to invite. I have a whole Pinterest board for my sweet 16 and it is orange and pink themed (so so so pretty). My friends are coming up with very good ideas for activities to do at the party, an example is a photo booth with my camera and then printing it out and writing your name on the bottom with the date and putting it in the box named, “Peyton’s sweet 16 memories”. A few friends and I are planning a Secret Santa as of right now and doing a jelly cat exchange and a burr basket with all the Christmas necessities and cute pj pants that we will all wear and watch Christmas movies with hot cocoa. Another idea I am thinking of doing for my sweet 16 is sharing my Pinterest board with my friends so they can decorate my shed for my birthday party and it will kind of be like a surprise party but for myself. I have always planned my birthday parties and my friend’s parties. All of this planning has led me to think my future job should be something with planning. I am so excited to plan my wedding when I get older and get engaged. I love planning music and doing playlists especially dance floor songs for weddings. Also, I have thought about my first dance song and my dance with my dad. The song I have planned for me and my dad’s dance for my wedding is the song we used to listen to when I was around 5 years old when my dad put me to sleep. I have some songs in my notes for the best dance floor music. Just the little things to plan make my day. For example, planning where to go for lunch or another little thing is what to wear that day it just makes me happy.