Entry #16 - Farewell Freshman Year

My freshman year was very full of events and very entertaining. I was in many activities, which was my favorite part. I was in marching band, volleyball, chamber choir, basketball, and the musical. I love when I’m in these things because it’s always more fun when I’m working on something with a group than working at something by myself.
I also had amazing teachers. I really liked Mrs. Cooper. She is also my advisory teacher, which is probably for the best. As for friends, well, I found out this year that my true friends were. Sometimes you never really know if people are your friends because they sometimes only want something from you or just act like if because they feel sorry for you or because it will make them look good. I found out that on the sports teams, you can never really trust many of the girls on there because they all want something for themselves. The people I can trust the most are from the band hallway because we all have the same things in common and everything else. The band hallway is my home away from home. You can always feel safe there, for some reason.
I also like how I was able to keep my best friends through the year, which means I can pick um right. Haha! My best friends throughtout this year were, out of the girls, : Liz(she’s been my best friend my whole life and I’m really lucky that we still are, she’s always there for me), Andrea (she amazing!), and Sarah(even though towards the end of the year we didn’t get to hang out that much we are still able to be there for each other). Out of the guys, : Timmy (we have been close friends all year and I know he was always there for me, and we are now in a relationship and we have a good foundation which is amazing, I’m so glad I realized it), Rudy ( he always listened to me even when he didn’t want to, plus he was always there to drive me home from band night’s out), and Joey (he helped me through my christian walk, I don’t think he knew but he helped me through that and I’m very thankful to have a friend like him.)
All in all, freshman year was probably the best year ever! I doubt that next year or the year after that will be able to top it, but who knows. God always surprises me (:

Entry #15 - You're almost there

Yes! Finally, it’s summer! We’ve been waiting for summer ever since the first day of school. The only reason any of us went to school was so that we could see our friends. Since we all live in different towns and some are farther away from others, we hardly get to see each other in the summer if we are not able to drive.
This summer, I am going to be very, very busy. All of my summers are very busy because I am in so many activities so I need to train for all of them.

June

The first two weeks, I will be starting my job at Froggy’s. I will also be getting everything ready for my mission trip with my youth group. We will be going to New Orleans. A whole week with my group, it’s going to be amazing!!!!!
When we get back from there, the next week bible school will be starting. Andrea & I are going to be co-teachers of a 3rd grade class and we will for sure have some problems because they are little kids, but we are both pretty much adored by all of the kids that go to the bible school anyways.

July

I will be celebrating the 4th of July in my town. Our town always has a bunch of rides and activities. I always have fun, and most of the time, I get sick because there is so much good junk food and they are only there for 2-3 days so there’s no much food, but so little time. The 5th, we’re having the whole family over to my house because part of my family will be here from Indiana and no one ever gets to see them so I will need to clean up the house a lot for that. A week after that, I will have a volleyball camp to go to with the varsity team because they are asking me to go with them since, most likely, next year I will be playing on that team. As soon as I am done with that camp, I will be heading down to the Ozarks with my family for our vacation. Liz’s family always goes down too, so I have my favorite two families there, mine and the Wittrig’s.
The week after that…………BAND CAMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHA, Yes, I am a band geek. We are amazing at what we do and people always say that we are all retarded, but we have fun and love what we do so it pays off. 8 o’clock in the morning until around 8 o’clock at night is how much time we spend practicing and working towards getting what we want out of our show for the next year. It’s so much work but we have so much fun with it.

August

August will definitely not be as hectic as other months, but it will be fun. Just winding down and getting ready for another school year. I will probably be down in the Ozarks at our condo and be swimming and I will most likely be bringing groups of friends down with me. Volleyball will eventually start sometime in August.

Marching Band

I will be doing things for marching band all summer. There was too much to put in each month so I thought I’d just put it all together here. Practices will be at least twice a week out at the school. We will be in many parades every which way. We will be working hard all summer, improving our skills and growing in our friendships. We will have to start thinking about how we will lose the seniors at the end of the year, but we will try not to think about it because it will take all the fun out of everything. This coming year, we have a new band director. His name, what we will call him, will be Podey! We can’t wait until we get to start another season of marching band!
Here & There
I will be working, hanging out with people, shopping, making as many trips to our condo as possible and relaxing. (: Wish me luck !!!!

Entry #14 - Hit The Jackpot

If I won $10 million in the lottery, I would definitely give haft the money to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. For one, there are so many kids that are sick. Every single day, there are more and more kids diagnosed with a cancer or become severely sick. St Jude is a very good center. It helps the kids through their sickness, they don’t just say, “Hey, this is what you have, this is what we are going to, and we’ll see you later, Bye!” They actually care about the kids and they use so much money on the kids because they understand that kids are important.
I would also give at least 5 thousand dollars to World Vision, which is a Christian program that helps kids from around the world that need help. Through the program, you can adopt a kid and pay for them to live. I would adopt as many kids as I could because I know I will never be able to imagine what they are going through. It’s one of thee greatest programs ever created. www.worldvision.com
I would also donate some money to help animals in need.
Why would I ever need that much money? I would just get a big head and be spoiled and that is not how I want to live my life. I have a great life and (most of the time) I have no complaints at all.
Of the $10 million, I would only keep maybe $10 thousand and put in in my savings account because someday I might need it. I really have nothing that I could buy at the moment. The only thing I would buy right away with my share of that money is a 400 dollar camera because I’ve been saving up for that.
Kids are the future. Even though I am still a kid, there are people younger than me and I don’t want any to end up on the wrong road. (:

Entry #13 - My Bedroom

My Bedroom is like no other. I’m only home at night to sleep and on the weekends. So, it’s usually pretty clean. I throw all my clothes in my closet that doubles as a mirror. My walls are very plain and so I put up pictures of beaches from an old calendar so they wouldn’t look so dull. I also have a big poster board thing that my aunt made for me. It’s got fabric over it and you can stick pictures on it with the pins. I have a queen-sized bed and the comforter has circles on one side and stripes on the other. My chair is green and furry, which usually I don’t like but this one is comfy. I have trophies and plaques in different places around my room, from volleyball, basketball, track, and one is from a piano recital I sang in. My room is in the basement, so it’s sometimes very cold down there.
If someone, who I didn’t know, walked into my room, they would probably infer that I was a laid back person who LOVED beaches and waves and sand. I play sports and that I have a lot of friends that I take pictures with. I also, have many country CD’s in my room so they would know that I like country music the best. They would also realize that I am a strong Christian because I have my bible and my devotions sitting right beside my bed. I have Season 7 of Gilmore Girls sitting on my chair at the moment because I’ve been watching it.
My bedroom does resemble me a bit, but if you really want to get to know me, then you might want to actually talk to me instead of just looking at my room. :)

Entry #12 - To Be Alone

When I want to be alone, I usually grab my ipod, my notebook, and a pen, plop down in my amazingly comfy chair and breathe. Usually, what makes me want to do this is my siblings making too much noise, I have things to think about, or I just don’t want to hang out with my family when I’m at home. I really love that my room is downstairs down a little hallway so that not much noise gets back there unless there needs to be. As I walk into my beach-styled, plain old’ white colored room, I close the door behind me and reach for my cheetah blanket and collapse on my green-hairy chair. I first off, just sit there and breathe. Just take a little time to let all my anger out. Then, I always pray before I do anything else because that always helps me. No matter where I am, I know I can forget all my troubles when I pray because I no longer have to worry about them.
After that, I turn on my ipod and turn to my healing play list. I then set that off to the side and grab my notebook and pen. I close my eyes, lean back, and listen for words that are cute and amazing lyrics from the songs I listen to. Then, I take what I got out of those words, and create my own lyrics.
Music is the one thing that can’t ever betray me. For every single different mood I’m in, there’s a song for it.
That’s what I do because music is part of who I am.
The best part about that is no one can tell you you’re doing it wrong. (:

Entry #11 ~ Dogs or Cats?

I, personally, prefer dogs because they are most of the time more active then cats. Cats would rather sit around inside and sleep, then be outside running after a ball or playing Frisbee. Dogs will go on walks, go to a baseball game with you, and just keep you moving. While Cats sit around and make you want to just sit down and pet them and not do anything except watch tv and eat. You can also put dogs on leashes when you take them out in public. You can’t really take cats out places because they don’t look right with a leash and then they will run after something while you are out with them. Having to hold a cat in my arms the whole time I’m out of the house is not exactly my kind of fun. Dogs are also able to do more things then cats are. For example, when little kids want a piggy back ride and you are too tired to give them one, if you have a bigger sized dog, then you can just put them on the dog’s back and say hang on tight. Also, some cats are mean to little kids. They put their claws out every single time they see someone new. Dogs are always friendly and all they want is to be petted. They might lick you but it’s cause they’re just big teddy bears.
Dogs are more able to be your friend then cats because cats are way more independent and don’t keep you much company unless you’re a cat lady. :]

Entry #10 - Keeping Secrets

When I confide in a friend, I expect them to keep that secret. I would be very upset if they went and told, for example, one of their friends because they trust them, they think that I can trust them. If I wanted the whole world to know, then I would tell them. Someone telling someone else a secret is a way of letting someone know you trust them. In return, it is a way of testing to make sure that you can trust someone.
There, sometimes, are certain secrets that need to be told but it depends. The only ones that should be told are if they want to kill themselves they are being abused, or if they tell you that you do drugs and that they will let their parents know soon, yet they don’t. Their parents have a right to know that their kid is messing up their life. The only reasons you would tell these is if it is at the worst point it can get to, or if it’s happening more often.
It’s sometimes very, very hard to keep a big secret that is life-changing. If your friend confided in you though, you should really realize that they trust you with that secret and they told you to keep it secret for a reason. Also, if you can’t talk to anyone else about it, you should really take the time to talk to that person because maybe that’s what they need. They might need someone who honestly cares about their problem and trys to help them along because it is so hard to do things on your own.
Keeping Secrets is very hard, but it does mean that you have the trust of a friend, and sometimes that can mean the world to people.