Christmas :)

Christmas would probably be my favorite time of year. I love getting together with my family and opening presents. Every year, I go to my grandma's house and stay until Christmas morning. Then, we all wake up real early, usually around 5 in the morning! We go to my aunts house and me and one of my other aunts pass out everyone's gifts. When they are all passed out, we see who can open all of their gifts the fastest. It's a lot of fun. When we all finish, we eat breakfast then go to sleep while my grandma cooks lunch. :) Then we go back to my grandma's house and just hang out with the family. Christmas is usually a great time for me and my whole family to get together. And it should be now since I don't get to see them anymore.

But, it doesn't feel like Christmas to me. I don't really know why. I think it's because I'm not around my dad anymore since he's getting married. We don't talk hardly at all anymore. And I miss that. We used to be so close and Christmas used to be something very special for us. I guess things can't always stay the same. I miss my dad. And I'm going to miss him on Christmas. Along with the rest of my family that I won't get to see. I hope they have a wonderful Christmas.

Hink Pinks!

1.) A sushi plate
a fish dish
2.) A fast elevator (in England)
a swift lift
3.) An antelope drink
a dear beer
4.) A warm bed
a hot cot
5.) A lawful bird
a legal eagle
6.) An Orca prison (Google what an Orca is if you don't know)
a whale jail
7.) A salamander shoe
a newt boot
8.) A sham cobra
a fake snake
9.) A depressed boy
a sad lad
10.) A large stick
a big twig
For the next two, I want you to come up with your own. We will all visit your blog and see if we can figure them out by leaving comments with our guesses! (Hint: Think of two words that rhyme FIRST, and then come up with the alternate descriptions...it seems to be easier that way).
11.) oso fur
12.) poultry steriods

Yesterday's Game...

So I went to the guys' game last night and from now on, they better start appreciating me more! It was so cold. I pretty much froze my butt off. I went with Kassandra and her step-padre, Mr. Joe Trevinyo. I'm not too happy with him at the moment because him and Hector Alexanda Trevinyo killed a poor, little, innocent sheep. So, when I got into the car I said, "Mr. Joe, I'm not very happy with you right about now." And he said, "Why? I didn't do anything to you!" Then, I told him why and we started arguing. After we were finished, he gave me and Kassandra some candy, and we were fine. :) But back to the game. IT WAS COLD! I didn't think it was going to be that cold but when we got there, boy did I find out I was wrong. Me and Kassandra stole her Aunt Connie's blanket and we wrapped all up in it. But, guess what!! It was still cold. Thankfully the guys won 24-0. But like I said, I better be more appreciated for that. :)

Halloween Controversy..

I think they are making too big of a deal out of it. If it wasn't for that one person wearing a costume he probably knows he shouldn't have wore, then everyone would still get to wear their costumes. The school should just ban Walter from wearing a costume, since he was the one to ruin it for everyone else. That really isn't fair that he did that but got everyone else punished because of his dumb choices.

If I Was Invisible...

Do you ever wish you could be invisible? Well, I do. At times, when people are talking about me, or if someone embarrasses me, I wish that no one could see me. When I get embarrassed, my face turns red and people usually stare more. That, sometimes, makes it worse. No one likes when they get talked about, but everyone wants to here what others are saying about them. I think being invisible would be an advantage because you could find out so much by spying on a person to see what they say about you and/or others. But, with advantages, comes disadvantages. A disadvantage about being invisible is that no one would see you and you couldn't talk to anyone. But, I like being visible just fine. :) Of course, every now and then it would be great to be unseen, just not for too long.

Memories..

One of my favorite memories was at the end of my 8th grade year. We had our 8th grade graduation and I remember how everyone was so excited to get into high school. Everyone was dressed so nice and their parents were too. There were hundreds of pictures being taken and a lot of signing people's yearbooks. When we got to the auditorium, everyone got in their seats and waited for it to begin. The principal started off by saying what a good year it had been and how he was proud of our goup of students. He told us he would never forget us or the memories we had given him his first year as principal. After they called our names to get our "diplomas," they played a video some parents had made. I remember feeling sad as the video played with the song "Friends Forever" because of the words in it. I guess several other people felt sad too because as I looked around I began to notice them tear up. As the video went on, and the song kept playing, I started to listen to the lyrics more and more. I think after everyone started paying attention to the lyrics, it made us all think. What's going to happen after we graduate? Will we still be friends? Who's going to be doing what? And many more. That song really makes you think about life after graduation. Well, it made me think about it anyways. It makes me sad to think that in just 3 years, we'll all be going our different ways and doing different things. After being friends with everyone and getting so close to each other, its going to be hard having to leave them.

"And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won't be coming back
No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don't have another day
Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down
These memories are playing like a film without sound
And I keep thinking of the night in June
I Didn't know much of love, but it came too soon
And There was me and you, and then it got real blue
Stay at home talkin' on the telephone and
We would get so excited, we'd get so scared
Laughing at our selves thinking life's not fair
And this is how it feels

As we go on, we remember
All the times we had together
And as our lives change, from whatever
We will still be, friends forever

So if we get the big jobs and we make the big money
When we look back now, will that joke still be funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break every single rule
Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly
And this is how it feels

La, la, la, la; yeah, yeah, yeah
La, la, la, la, we will still be friends forever

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there? Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never end
And suddenly it's like we're women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us round?
Will these memories fade when I leave this town
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

La, la, la, la; yeah, yeah, yeah
La, la, la, la, we will still be friends forever
*Friends Forever-Vitamin C*

A New Tradition...

It's weird not having a bonfire because I've never been at a school that didn't have one. I understand why people are concerned about us getting hurt, but I also think that they should have moved the bonfire somewhere else where it wouldn't get close to any houses. They could have also made a set limit for how close you can get to it. Instead of just totally doing away with it, just come up with an alternative place for the bonfire. But since that wont happen, I think that a new tradition would be to get out at noon on Homecoming Day, have the parade sometime after lunch, and then have the pep rally after that. I don't think that you should have the parade the day before or day after. Have everything on the same day. But not all crammed together. That's why they should let us out at noon so that there is plenty of time to do everything. :)

I Wish...

I wish there was a law that said cell phones are allowed in school and can be used at any time. This would be a good law because school would be so much more fun! I like coming to school-well sometimes-but again, it would be way more fun and alot of kids wouldn't get into trouble for using their phones like they do now. And the principal wouldn't have to waste so much time talking to students for doing that. :)

TEWWG Pre-Reading Journal

I think this world would be a lot different if there weren't any "labels." People tend to judge other people based on several different things. Rich or Poor. Pretty or Ugly. Fat or Skinny. If you dress nice or if you don't. Where you live. Where you shop. And so many more. If everyone would quit worrying so much about the stupid little things that don't matter and focus just on the things that do, then I think this world would be such a better place. I know that just in school, everyone gets "labeled" whether they like it or not. And I'm pretty sure you don't ever get out of being labeled. No matter where it is. School or work. Someone will make a judgment on your appearance and not get to know you first.

In Ten Years... 9/15/08

In 2018, I hope to have already finished college & started my life career. I don’t really know what I want to do yet, but I know I won’t be in college that long! :) I would like to have a family by then. I don’t want to be an old lady and just have started my family. Other then that, I have no idea what my life will be like. But I do know that I’m going to make it as fun and as great as possible!

Journal 9/11/08

I was in 3rd grade on September 11, 2001 and I remember my principal coming over the intercom and asking the teachers to turn their t.v.'s to a certain channel. They sat and watched completely shocked to what they saw. Teachers began going to each others room asking questions. My teacher didn't leave. She just sat there looking at the screen with tears in her eyes. None of us knew what to say or what to do. We just sat and watched as the principal came in and gave her a hug, and she started to cry harder. She left the room and the principal stayed and talked to us. We couldn't figure out why she was so upset. Then, he told us that it was because she had family that lived in New York very close to where the Twin Towers were. She didn't know if they were dead or alive, but she knew it wasn't good. She didn't come back that day and we all got to leave early. When our parents were called they were all waiting outside for us. Everyone was in shock, but none of the kids knew why. And no one would tell us. When I got home, I was told what happened. But i was just in third grade, I didn't really understand what the big deal was. When my dad got home, I had more bad news. We were going to move the next week because of my dads job. I was so upset. I didn't want to leave my friends or family there. I was so happy where i was. When i went to school the next day, it was different. Teachers were crying, kids were sad, and I didn't know what to do. I wanted to stay there. Not leave. When I told my teacher, she just gave me a hug. And we sat there hugging each other and crying. I remember feeling a lot of things. And sad was the main one. I felt so bad for my teacher after a couple days as we found out that the family she had in New York didn't make it. She wasn't there when I moved to say bye. She was in New York. Just like a lot of families; at funerals. That was 7 years ago. And i remember it like it was yesterday. I think that we should remember everyone that died that day. And thank our soldiers fighting in the war. You know, it's true that you never know what you have until it's gone. So, make sure you let everyone you know and love that you're thinking of them and love them because tomorrow is never promised. You don't know what could happen to you or someone you love.

Journal 9/10/08

If I got the chance to change one thing about my life, I wouldn't change anything. I love my life, and if anything was meant to be different, then it will eventually happen. I love my friends and my family so i definitely would not change them! I think that everyone should be happy with the life that they have because someone, somewhere, has it way worse then you do. So you should always be happy with the life you have, and with what you have.

Pray for Justin

As most of you know, Justin Gannaway was hurt pretty bad at last nights game. According to his dad, he is doing alot better and is responding to other people talking very well and he is trying to talk back. Justin was always a kind person. Even if you did something to make him mad. He always had a smile on his face. If he saw that you were sad, he would try his best to make you laugh and he usually always did. I can't wait for him to get back. I already miss seeing him in class and making me laugh. And I know when he gets back, he's going to know how much we all love him. Everyone needs to keep praying that he gets better and keep him in your thoughts. We Love You, Justin! Get Well Soon!!