Christmas

Man do I love Christmas!!! I don't know whether its seeing all my family, getting presents, or having the urge to wake up super early to go take a peak. Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. I like to eat ice-cream and watch lots and lots of Christmas movies with my family, but I really enjoy buying my family presents and seeing the face they make when they open it on Christmas morning. 

Family divorce isn't great at all, but when it comes to holidays, its even better. I get to have two of ever holiday, but I enjoy Christmas the most. My family is hilarious. At my aunts house on my dads side, we play Chinese Christmas(I think thats what its called), and boy does my family get into it. I like to watch, much rather play. Christmas is coming soon, and I'm already excited. I can't wait!!!!

Hink Pinks....

1.) A sushi plate-a fish dish
2.) A fast elevator (in England)-swift lift
3.) An antelope drink-Deer 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.) A tree-boney body part.

12.) A country stop

Free Friday...

Have you ever had dreams about what's in store for you in the future? Well my dreams are very important to me, I have dreams every single night about it. Except, they turn out to be more than one thing. Every since I was little, I always dreamed about walking between my team mates giving them high fives, as the announcer was calling my name, as I was headed towards the center of the basketball court. I would love for that dream to come true, but I would need lots and lots of practice. 

Another important dream of mine is...having a successful life with a family. I always wanted to either be an Architect or Interior Designer, but I can't quite make up my mind just yet. I want my kids to be very close with my parents, and of course my husbands parents. I would love for them to be close to my grandparents, but the one that I really wanted them to meet is my Papa Dave. They won't ever get to meet him, but they will hear memories of him. I want to be a family that is very close to all our relatives. I don't want to have to worry about money, I just want to live a happy life without stress. 

Halloween's Controversy

The ban of Halloween costumes at Leon M. Goldstein High School because of Walter Pertryk is lame. Yes, I can understand them getting upset because of history about what Adolf Hitler did to the Jews, but it was just a Halloween costume. He wasn't trying to take his side or anything. That's what's fun about Halloween, you can dress up like anything, people wouldn't have made up that holiday if you couldn't, and if their taking away the fun at Leon M. Goldstein High School. I would protest against it also. 

Invisibility Cloak

If I was invisible I would travel all around the world and see all the destinations that I have always wanted to see, and the good thing is, I wouldn't have to pay anything. That would be awesome, but there are disadvantages. Nobody will see me, and I would miss talking to my family and all my friends, and I can't do that if they don't notice me. So I would want to change back, real real soon!

Memories...

My worst memory happened on December 24, 2004. It was Christmas Eve and I was having a great day til' about lunch time. We were just about to have a family lunch, when we got a phone call. My mom answered it, and I seen this look on her face, then she went to her room. Whatever it was, the look that she made, wasn't good. Me and my sisters was still getting ready to go to my "meme's" house. Then my mom called us all in her room. "Oh No, I knew this wasn't good."

My mom told us that my dad had been in a horrible car accident early that morning, and from the looks of things, they weren't sure if he was going to make it or not.  

A couple of hours later we got our stuff ready, and we headed to Amarillo to go see him, which of course we didn't end up seeing him til' about 3 that morning. 

The doctor finally came in the waiting area, and told us that we could go in. When I first walked in, he was covered with tubes running in and outside of his body, that was the scariest thing I have ever seen. I hid behind the door, and started crying. This was the worst feeling I have ever felt in my life. My mom kept trying to get me from behind the door so that he would know that I was there, but I never did. I just went back to the waiting room. 

This all happened because my dad was coming home late from visiting my grandpa and he was drinking. He ran into a canyon and flew out of the sun roof. I thank God that there was somebody a couple of miles behind him, because if he wasn't, my dad would not be alive today. 

To this day, my dad still has problems with his hip, knee, leg, there is always something new everyday. 

Bonfire...

As you all know...we aren't allowed to have an actual bonfire this year which sucks, but there are a lot of different ways you can use to make it fun still. This year we are doing a big parade/pep rally, but another thing that could start a new tradition is to have a big powder puff football game on thursday. Girls want to get tough and mean with each other to, so we could have a game for girls on thursday and the guys of course, would play on friday, and the whole town or community will be there to watch, but afterwards you could still have a little get together, and have a small pep rally. Some kids think just because we aren't having a bonfire that the fun is over, but there are a lot of different things that you could do to make it fun. 

I Wish...

I wish there were a law that banned alcohol all over the world. This would be a good law because there wouldn't be as much car accidents, no under age teenagers getting hurt. Most of the teenagers wouldn't know how to act if it was banned. They would have never tried it if they weren't trying to fit in, in some kind of way. I think that drinking alcohol or getting drunk, is a stupid way to have fun.

TEWWG pre-reading journal

FITTING IN...In some way teenagers have experienced a way of not fitting in, the most popular one is during school. There are all different kinds of people, but only "certain" ones, you could say, are popular. There are some people that would love to have the spot light on them at all times, and all they ever worry about is popularity, then there are others who could care less. I think thats the part where I fit in, popularity doesn't get you anywhere in life. Yea, it is nice if people like you, but you don't have to be popular to be liked. There are a lot of choices out there in this world, you just got to open your eyes and live a little. 

Future Journal

In the next 10 years I will be attending Texas Tech University to get a Master’s Degree in Architecture or Interior Design. I will be married, and have two kids. I will live outside of Lubbock and own lots of land and a big house. I am going to have a big yard so I can plant flowers, and also I will have lots of 4 wheelers and dirt bikes. I will be very family oriented, because I don’t think I will be able to stay away from my family for a long time. I will always be busy taking my kids to their activities. 

On September 11, 2001, I was in Mrs. Long's third grade class. It was a normal day, just like any other school day, but around 1:30p.m. I remember a teacher rushing in to her room and whispering something in her ear. Mrs. Long just started crying. All the students in her class didn't know what was wrong, or what had happened, but we knew whatever it was, was bad! Mrs. Long gave us a paper to work on while she and the rest of the teachers went out in the hall and were talking. You couldn't really understand what they were talking about, but they were being loud! After about 15 minutes, Mrs. Long came back in, and told us what have happened. We didn't really know what to think, or how to act, we were just in 3rd grade, but the look on her face told us everything. We got dismissed out of school early that day, and right when I got home, I seen what have happened on the T.V. It was bad, really bad. On that day, there were many family members, heroes, soldiers, that died. After that day, we will never forget what had occurred on September 11, 2001. From this day on, we still pray, and hope that something like that will never happen again. We still have soldiers fighting in Iraq after 7yrs. for 9/11. That day was the most scariest and horrible thing that could of happened to America, but we relive from that day, grew stronger, and now are more of a country than ever.

Journal

If I could change one thing about my life, what would it be?

I would change my relationship with my sister. Me and my sister Whitney, used to get along, but I don't know what happened. We are always arguing or fighting about something, no matter what it is. I miss the old days, we were so close, and it just seems like everyday we are moving farther apart. So if I could change one thing about my life, it would be to refresh me and my sisters relationship.

As you all know...Justin Gannaway was hurt last night. You never know whats going to happen next to your teamates until you least expect it. We all love Justin and care for him so much. I just pray that he gets better, and that ya'll pray for him to. So from all of CHS...WE LOVE YOU JUSTIN!