Merry Christmas

Yeah, I know Christmas was a few days ago, but I had to post something about it.

Christmas Eve was spent at my Uncle Ish's house with my dad's side of the family. The 24th is my grandpa's birthday so we had a cake for him after our dinner. It was really good.

Christmas Day was spent at two different houses. In the morning Logan, Dalton, my parents and I were all at our house. My brother's and I all woke up REALLY early, and then had to wait for our mom and dad to wake up so we could open our presents. After opening everything my brothers set to work trying to build and play with EVERYTHING they got! They had enough Legos to open a store, and Logan received a lot of new video games! That afternoon we went to my Uncle Jay and Aunt Lauren's house for Christmas dinner with my mother's side of the family. It was all Italian. The dinner was salad, spaghetti and garlic bread. Our dessert was different kinds of chesecake and tiramisu. I made chocolate cake. It was yummy.

Presents:

• A cell phone!
• A digital photo key chain
• Clothes {3 Aero shirts, jeans}
• Books {-The Tales of Beedle the Bard; -Skinned; -I'd tell you that I love you, but then I'd have to kill you; - Cross my heart and hope to Spy; -Burning Up On tour with the Jonas Brothers; -Sleeping Freshman Never Lie}
• Taylor Swift's "Fearless" CD
• The Jonas Brothers "A Little Bit Longer" CD
• Jonas Brothers Calender
• Beach Scrapbooking stuff
• Gold Bracelet
• Silver earrings
• Make-up
• A Pittsburgh shirt
• JCPenny's Gift Card
• Claire's Gift Cards
• Money

That's about all. Hope you had a wonderful holiday and have a great New Year!!

Happy 15th Birthday!

Okay, so I know its been forever since I posted anything and I have no excuse... Well since I last posted we have had Thanksgiving, Mckinzie's 15th Birthday, some Exams with more to come this week, and my 15th birthday, which was today. My birthday was really cool because I was only in school until 9:50 am. I had one exam today and it was in HOPE {P.E.}. That was annoying because we had to sit on the bleachers in the gym to take the exam and not sit in a desk. It was very uncomfortable! After that, my mom picked me up and took me to the mall to get my ears pierced again, right above my 1st hole. I really like how it looks. :) My family all went to Olive Garden to eat my birthday dinner and came to my house after to eat my cake {Dark chocolate fudge cake with chocolate icing and vanilla ice cream}. It was delicious! Some of my presents included a Jonas Brother's CD and a book in a series I am reading {from Grandma}, 3 pairs of jeans and 3 shirts {from my other Grandma}, a Starbucks gift card {from Uncle Jay, Aunt Lauren and Sierra}, getting my ears pierced {from mom and dad}, money {Aunt Jo}, a clear container of individually wrapped orange flavored tic tacs and money {from Aunt Barb and Uncle Germ}. It was a really fun day.

Happy Halloween!!

Today is Halloween! In Spanish we celebrated the Day of the Dead. We got candy and didn't have to do any work except color a mask. Then I got to skip 7th and 8th period because my 9th grade "College" {U University} tied with Wamba University and won a tailgate party. I didn't go trick-or-treating because there was a football game tonight which I went to with Tayla and Alex. They are both in Mann Middle School's band and got to play with Brandon's band through the whole game. Bailey was there, but I didn't get to talk to her very much because she had to sit with the other ROTC people. Mikela, Jessica and Aaron were there and Mckinzie showed up at half time in a dress because she was at a wedding before she came. Most of the other people who were at the game were parents of the middle school kids who are in the band. We ended up loosing 27-22, but for the most part it was a good Halloween.

High School Poem

Brittany found this poem online and sent it to me. I think its cute...

Homecoming

Last night was the Homecoming dance. The theme was "Cirque du Retour." It was beautifuly decorated, just like everyone said it would be. My friends and I danced all night and even got some other friends who said they can't dance to dance with us. There were even people who came and preformed. Mikela had to go onto the stage when they announced our homecoming King and Queen. Last years king and queen came out to hand the crown over to the new King and Queen. Here are some pictures I took...
____________Jordan______ Mckinzie______ Me______ Mikela______

Brandon vs. Blake...Homecoming Football game

Today was our Homecoming football game against Blake. um...we lost 14-0. :( The best part was 1/2 time when Homecoming court came onto the field. Mikela looked so pretty! :) Marlee did too... They rode around the track in beautiful old cars and the walked down the field with their dads.

Happy Birthday to Dale Jr.

Today is Dale Jr's birthday...

At school the Spanish Club danced at all 3 of the lunches, which was really cool. Yesterday, they announced who is on homecoming court. Mikela and Marlee made it! :) Homecoming is in exactaly one week...um...tonight is the football game against Newsome. Mckinzie and I are going to go watch it with my Aunt Lauren and Uncle Jay.

Homecoming Dress

Here is my dress for homecoming...

Stupid AP test...Homecoming update

I had a test in my APHG class. It was supposed to take 2 days to finish, BUT for the essay part of the test my teacher was given the WRONG questions. Since i have him 1st the problem was fixed for all his other classes but my class had to take part 2 of the test twice. It was very annoying.

~Homecoming update: The voting for homecoming court started today. um.... lets see...This is an option for my dress....Do you like it?

Thats about all...

Stink bombs, perfume, and Axe???

That's right...stink bombs, perfume and Axe... Mikela and I were in 8th period when the whole class started saying "What is that smell? It smells like fish!" Our teacher, Ms. McCutchen went into the hallway, came back in and said, "You guys are officially high school students now. Someone put a stink bomb in the hallway." Now to the ~perfume, and Axe~ part... All of us thought the fish smell was HORRIBLE but some of the "smart" students sprayed perfume and Axe all over the room. Ms. McCutchen got mad because some people could have asthma and the perfume and Axe make it worse for them... Our class room now smells like a bad mixture of fish, perfume, and Axe! It was gross...


OH! Just so you all know...Mckinzie has a boyfriend!!! His name is Zack and he asked her out today!!! :)

Survey from Jordan :)

R A N D O M M SURVEYYY !

-your lasts-
what was the last thing you ate?: chicken
what was the last ad you saw on the internet/tv?: IDR
who was the last person that commented you?: mckinzie
who was the last person you voted for on american idol?: David Cook
what was the last thing you searched for on google?: music
when was the last time you went outside?: 3pm
who was the last person you talked to on the phone?: mckinzie
when was the last time you bought new shoes?: this summer
when was the last time you played a mario game?: saturday
when was the last time you stayed home from school?: last year
when was the last time you saw your mom?: an hour ago
what was the last movie you saw?: The Family that Preys
what was the last song you heard?: Our Song ~ Taylor Swift
what was the last cherry-flavored thing you ate?: skittle
-your phone-
don't do it if you don't have one (:
what kind of phone service do you have?:
what color is your phone?:
what are the the last two numbers of you cell phone number?:
what does 3rd text message in your inbox say?:
what does the 5th text message in your outbox say?:
go to your phonebook, who is the 1st person under T?:
who is the 6th person under B?:
who is the 2nd person under S?:
who is the 4th person under R?:
who is the 2nd person under W?:
who is the 1st person under A?:
what is your 8th ringtone?:
who is your last missed call from?:
-this or that-
nerds or jolly ranchers?: jolly ranchers
hollister or american eagle?: AE
aim or msn messenger?: aim
vanilla or chocolate?: chocolate
hotdogs or hamburgers?: hamburgers
coke or pepsi?: coke
pens or pencils?: pens
keyboard or piano?: keyboard
summer or winter?: winter
spring or fall?: fall
sledding or swimming?: swimming
week days or weekends?: weekends
christmas or easter?: Christmas
tapes or dvds?: dvds
-random section-
what was the first pet you ever had's name?: never had one
what would your name be if you were the opposite sex?: idk
what color underwear are you wearing?: pink
have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through?: yeah
what was it about?: idr
have you ever eaten a papaya?: no
do you like your handwriting?: yea
what was your last dream about?: my crush
can you sing the alphabet backwards?: yes
can you type without looking at the keyboard?: nope
do you have an ipod? what kind is it?: MP3
look to your right, what is the first thing you notice?: BHS pom-pom
look to your left, what is the first thing you notice?: Dale Jr. poster

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45 of the most random things you probably never need to know about Someone...

45 of the most random things you probably never needed to know about someone

whats your name spelt backwards?: Nagrom
What did you do last night?: went to the movies
The last thing you downloaded onto your computer?: music
Have you ever licked a 9 volt battery?: no
Last time you swam in a pool?: the 13th or 14th {for Tyler's Birthday party}
What are you wearing?: XL shirt and shorts
How many cars have you owned?: none
Type of music you dislike most?: rap
Are you registered to vote?: no
Do you have cable?: yes
What kind of computer do you use?: HP laptop
Ever made a prank phone call?: yes
You like anyone right now?: yeah!
Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving?: maybe
Furthest place you ever traveled?: Seattle, WA
What's your favorite comic strip?: IDC
Do u know all the words to the national anthem?: yes
Shower, morning or night?: night
Best movie you've seen in the past month?: The Family that Preys
Favorite pizza toppings?: pepperoni
Chips or popcorn?: popcorn
What cell phone provider do you have?: I don't have a cell phone
Have you ever smoked peanut shells?: no
Have you ever been in a beauty pageant?: no
Orange Juice or apple?: apple
Who were the last people you sat at lunch with?: Jordan, Bailey, Joesph, Josh, Elizabeth, Laura, and Lauren
favorite chocolate bar?: Hershey's Dark Chocolate
Who is your longest friend and how long?: Nicole English~since kindergarden
Last time you ate a homegrown tomato?: IDK
Have you ever won a trophy?: yes
Favorite arcade game?: IDK
Ever ordered from an infomercial?: nope
Sprite or 7-UP?: sprite
Have you ever had to wear a uniform to school/work?: yes
Last thing you bought at Walgreens?: IDR-next time i go it will be a BHS shirt
Ever thrown up in public?: yes
Would you prefer being a millionaire or finding true love?: finding true love
Do you believe in love at first sight?: yes
SPONGEBOB OR JIMMY NEUTRON?: this is a really random question...Jimmy Neutron
Did you have long hair as a young kid?: yes
What message is on your voicemail machine?: Hi you have reached_ _ _ -_ _ _ _ we are unable to come to the phone right now, leave a message and we will get back to you.
Where would you like to go right now?: the beach with all my friends
Whats the name of your pet?: i don't have one
What kind of back pack do you have, and what's in it?: Jansport- AP human Geography book, Folders, pens
What do you think about most?: Courtney, my other friends, my crush

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69 Questions

Sixty-Nine Odd Questions

Are your parents married or divorced?: married
Are you a vegetarian?: nope
Do you believe in Heaven?: YES
Have you ever come close to dying?: no
What jewelry do you wear 24/7?: necklace
Are you eating?: no
Do you eat the stems of broccoli: yep
Do you wear makeup?: nope
Would you ever have plastic surgery?: NO!
What do you wear to bed?: A XL shirt & shorts
Have you ever done anything illegal?: no
Can you roll your tounge?: yes
Do You have a boyfriend or girlfriend?: no
Do you believe in Abortions?: NO
What is your Hair color?: brown
Future child's name, boy and girl?: I will have to decide with my husband
Do you smoke?: NO...never will
If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?: Italy, or France
Do you sleep with stuffed animals?: yes
If you won the lottery, what would you do first?: give some to my family and go traveling
Gold or silver?: silver
Hamburger or hot dog?: hamburger
If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be?: pizza with everything
City, beach or country?: beach
What was the last thing you touched?: the computer keys
Where did you eat last?: Taco Bell/Grandma's house
When's the last time you cried?: IDK
Do you read blogs?: Yes...I write them too!! :P
Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?: no
Ever been involved with the police?: IDK
what's your favorite shampoo/conditioner and soap?: shampoo ~ head & sholders; conditioner ~ Treseme
Do you talk in your sleep?: no
Ocean or pool?: ocean
What's your favorite song at the moment: Burnin' Up ~~The Jonas Brothers
have you ever had a cavity?: no
Window seat or aisle seats?: window
Ever met anyone famous?: yes-NASCAR drivers/owners
Do you feel that you've had a truly successful life?: yea
Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?: twirl
What is your fav. sport to play?: bowling
Basketball or football?: to watch - football
when was the last time you went to the bathroom?: sometime today
Do you drive a stick?:
Cake or ice cream?: Ice Cream Cake!!
Are you self-conscious?: depends
Do you like any of your close friends?: Yea
Have you ever given money to a bum?: no
Have you been in love?: no
Where do you wish you were?: Pennsylvina with my Aunt Barb & Uncle Germ; or with Courtney, Mikela, Bailey, Mckinzie, Jordan and Jessica
On myspace why is the 1st person on ur top 8 there?: I don't have a myspace
Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?: I don't think so
Can you tango?: no
Last gift you received?: new MP3 player
What occasion did you recieve your gift?: my grandma bought it, but couldn't work it...she said if i could get it to work i could have it....I got it to work... :)
Last thing you spent lots of money on?: IDR
Where do you live?: somewhere in the world...lol
Last wedding attended.: My cousin Luke's in Seattle, WA.
Favorite restaurant?: Olive Garden
What is your favorite kind of car?: Monte Carlo SS
Most hated food(s): cheese, tomato, peppers
Most loved food(s)?: chocolate, tacos, pizza, grilled chicken
Can you sing?: i'm ok at it
Person on your mind?: the person I like, mikela, courtney
What's your least fav. chores?: dishes, cleaning the bathroom
Favorite drink?: cola
Currently have a Crush?: yep
How long was your longest drive in a car?: 2.5 - 3 days
Why do you do Myspace surveys?: I don't have a myspace
Do you know who Nick Tyo is?: A made - up person

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Armwood vs Brandon

Today at school was a pep rally. It was WAY more fun than Mann's pep rally. We had a cheer off that came down to Seniors vs. Freshman... The seniors won, but the freshman were so much louder... Freshman could have won for the first time ever! Around 5 I met Mikela, Jordan, and Mckinzie at the football field for the tailgate party. It was SO awesome...jk...we stood in the middle of a field drinking lemonade and water while listening to the same songs over and over. They had no food and it was definitely NOT fun. We went to McDonald's to eat instead. Then came back to watch out team play against Armwood... Mikela, Jordan, Mckinzie, Bernice, Jessica, my cousins Jamie and Kimberly, my friend Tyler and I all watched as we lost 41 to 0... :'( The Armwood football players are HUGE!!! It was like the smallest person on their team was bigger than the biggest player on our team...

Nick's Birthday Present

For his 16th birthday {9/16/08} Nick got a golden retriever named Elvis. He named the puppy for two of his favorite musicians, Elvis Costello and Elvis Presley. They are both SO cute!!! :)

High School Survey

Big High School Survey

You go to your house after school and see the front door wide open. You..?: Call the police
What's you favorite hobby?: scrapbooking, watching NASCAR, cooking, shopping
Obama or NObama?: unsure
Do you support abortion?: personal choice
Do you use the word hate?: yea
What do you do in your spare time?: scrapbook, read, watch TV, be on the computer
Someone offers to pay for free sky diving lessons for you. What do you say?: No, thanks
Do you like sushi?: never tried it
Rock or Country music?: Country
A day at the mall or a day in the country?: mall
Your ideal outfit is what?: Jean skirt with a baby doll top {shirt that looks like a short dress}
Do you get along with your parents?: yeah
Do you have siblings?: 2 younger brothers
Do you have pets?: nope
What's your favorite animal?: IDK
If you found $100 in front of someone's house what would you do?: give it to them
Do you consider yourself trustworthy?: yea
Do you like taking pictures?: yea
Are you in any clubs/organizations at school?: yea
Are you patriotic?: YEAH
Is the U.S.A. the best country in the world?: Definitely
Would you ever let the flag touch the ground?: no
Blond or brunette for the opposite sex?: either
What's your least favorite color?: yellow
Do you like horses?: YEA
Do you like sloths?: not really
Would you rather have a night out or a comfy night in?: it depends
A lot of people or a few people to hang with?: it depends on the situation
Job or sports?: it depends
Cell phone or computer?: both
Chips&cheese or chocolate&fruit?: chocolate and fruit
Where were you on 9/11/01?: school
Do you think your a nice person?: yea
Do other people consider you nice?: sometimes
Do you get good or bad grades?: good
Do you like black and white pictures or regular pictures better?: it depends
Do you like the color gold or silver better?: silver
Do you get grounded often?: no
Do you have a curfew?: 11pm
Are your parents strict?: no
Do you enjoy school?: sometimes
Lip gloss or chapstick?: lip gloss
Do you fall for people easily?: kind of
Do you think girls endure more than guys?: yea
Is it fair girls have to have the babies?: no
If males conceived the baby do you believe there would be less pregnancies?: yea lol
Would you ever consider adoption?: yea
How was your day today?: ok
Are you a morning person?: no
Are you a night person?: yeah
Is your best friend the same sex or the opposite sex?: same
Do you believe girls create a lot of unneeded drama?: yea!
Do you think there is someone for everyone?: yea
Does age matter in relationships?: no
Do you like watchin the stars and the moon?: yea
Do you like thunder storms?: yea
Are you afraid of bad weather?: no
What color are your eyes?: hazel/green
Do you believe in fate?: yea
Do you believe in love at first sight?: yea
What are you thinking about at the moment?: The Armwood vs Brandon Game
Are you smart for your age?: yea
Are you stressed at the moment? If so why?: no
Have you ever/are you in love?: no
Are you concerned about global warming?: yea
What is your favorite state?: Pennsylvania
When you get older are you going to live where you live now? Why?: depends on my job
What is a career you are thinking about pursuing?: IDK
Do you have the college picked out that you want to attend?: yea
Do you like hard candy or soft candy better?: depends
Would you rather go to an amusement park or a mall?: it depends
Are clothes important to you?: yea
What is your ideal pair of shoes?: flip-flops
What is one thing you want right now?: one thing??? IDK...
Do you think long-distance relationships can work?: maybe
If someone is wearing all black, do you instantly assume they are goth?: no
Are horoscopes true?: no
Is coincidence real?: IDK
How do you feel about the person you are becoming?: idk
Do you like the color red?: yea
Do you get mad easily?: yea
Are you emotional?: kinda
What are your thoughts on animal abuse?: Why would you do that?? People who do are stupid...
Are you vegetarian?: no
Are vegetarians healthy?: yeah
Do you think college should be required? Why?: No, but you should go.
Are you planning on attending college?: yea!
Does your family own a business?: nope
Are you close to your grandparents?: yea
Should the USA have prepaid health care like France?: IDK
Do you sing?: yea
What's your favorite genre of music?: Country
Should there be freedom of speech in schools?: there is
What is your opinion of school uniforms?: gross
Do you honestly care about other countries? Why?: kinda, but nothing they do is our problem
Is green the new pink?: no
How do you feel about two-faced people?: IDK
Can someone ever be perfect?: no
Have you ever received stitches? If so, for what?: no
Ever had a nose bleed?: no
Ever bitten your tongue so hard it has bled?: no, but i have done that to my cheek
How do you relieve your rage?: it depends
Out of anger, have you ever hit something so hard you broke a bone?: no
Do you believe in the death penalty?: What was the crime??
Have you ever broken any bones? If so, how?: no
Do you like ice cream?: YEAH!!!
Do you like speeding?: I can't drive, but...NASCAR!!!
Have you ever went to school so tired that you slept in every class?: no
Ever been so mad you couldn't talk?: yea
Do you stutter often?: no
Do you know what FFA stands for?: Future Farmers of America
Have you ever taken an agricultural class?: no
Are you tall, average, or short?: average
Ever fallen asleep at the wheel?: can't drive
Do you think energy supplements are bad?: yea
What's your favorite energy drink?: AMP...jk...lol
What's your favorite thing to drink?: soda
Do you enjoy walking?: yea
Do you like aerobics?: no
Do you do pilates?: no
Have you ever tried yoga? Why?: no
Is the outcome of your life up to you?: yea
Is exercise important to you?: kinda
Do you live in town or on a farm? Do you like it?: town....yea
Ever tried to blow up a rattlesnake with black cats and water dynamite?: NO!!
Do you have straight or curly hair naturally?: wavy
Is your hair long or short?: long
Do you like your hair?: yea
Is having a sense of humor vital in the opposite sex?: yea
Would you rather go on many dates or have a steady relationship?: steady relationship
Does peer pressure only works on those who don't know what they believe?: no
Is love or money more important to you?: love

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Happy Birthday Nick!!!

9/16/08 = Nick's 16th birthday!!!

Football Game

Today was the King vs Brandon varsity football game. Mckinzie, Mikela, Jordan, Bailey and I went. It was an awesome game... BRANDON WON!!! We beat King 7 to 16...

9/11 Poem

Many people stood and watched
As the tower burned.
They thought it just an accident,
Or that was what they heard.
The second tower was then hit,
And it was by no accident.
Terrorists had attacked us
On this fateful day.
They will come to wish
That they had not messed with the USA.

September 11 :'(

Today was 9/11. At 8:46am, our principle Mrs. Granich, came on the intercom and told us this really sad story of what she was doing when the Twin Towers were hit. She told us her father had died and she was in CA for his funeral, which was set for 9/11. She was sleeping when the 1st tower fell, but someone woke her up to see the rest of the tragedy. Then she had to go bury her dad, and because of the attack she couldn't fly back home... In all of my other classes we didn't really talk about 9/11 at all. The exception was Mrs. Walker's class where our bellwork was to write a thesis statement saying what 9/11 symbolized for us. Then my Spanish teacher wouldn't even write the date for us because she does not like it.

~Bailey was in her pickle uniform today!! (ROTC) Her shoes were super shiny!! :-)

~Today is the JV football game against Armwood, which everyone says we are going to loose.

~Tomorrow is the varsity football game against King at Brandon, which I am going to see...

My first two weeks as a FRESHMAN!!

The first two weeks as a freshman have gone by very quickly. The first week was only four days long! We went on Monday, then had Tuesday off because of Tropical Storm Fay. The second week of school was a full week and I started to have homework in most of my classes... Friday came and in the middle of my lunch some stupid kid pulled the fire alarm. Then the 2,500 {approx.} students had to go and stand outside in Brandon's field. My third week at Brandon HS is a 4 day week and starts tomorrow.

My schedule:

Period.....Class.......................Teacher
1~ AP Human Geography----------Mr. Johnson
2~ Geometry Hon. ----------------Ms. Kozlowski
3~ HOPE {p.e.} -------------------Coach Cozart
4~ Lunch -------------------------N/A
5~ English 1 Hon. -----------------Ms. Walker
6~ Spanish 1 ----------------------Senora Vazquez
7~ Biology 1 Hon. -----------------Ms. Sainz {pronounced 'signs'}
8~ Semantics & Logic {reading} ---Ms. McCutchen

{All classes are approx. 50 minutes long}
[AP= Advanced Placement...it's a college level course; Hon.= honors class]

My Week of Vacation

~*~WARNING: This is a really long post~*~

~Friday, August 8: Logan, Dalton and I went to Disney World with my Aunt Lauren, Uncle Jay, and cousin Sierra. {Our parents were coming on Saturday.} My aunt and uncle stayed at a Disney resort called "The Beach Club." We swam for a while over there then went to Epcot. Their resort is so close to Epcot you can walk, so that is what we did. We went around the Countries that are in Epcot and stopped in France to have pastries... They were delicious! Then we went to Norway and rode the "Maelstrom" which is a short boat ride that is pretty fun. After that we left Epcot and went to Disney's "Boardwalk." On The Boardwalk there are restaurants and shops to go in. We ate dinner at a restaurant called "Spoodles." It was fun to eat there because they had performers come around to the tables to do tricks such as balancing a sharp knife on a sword by the points! For dessert we had 'make your own ice cream' where we were given vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup, sprinkles, and M&M's to put on top. Then we went back to the resort and went to bed.

~Saturday, August 9: We woke up early and had doughnuts for breakfast. Then we took a Disney Bus to Animal Kingdom. When we got there Uncle Jay went to get a fast pass for "Expedition Everest" {picture below} so that he and Aunt Lauren could ride it. I was going to watch my brothers and Sierra while they were riding it. Then we went on the "Kilimanjaro Safaris" and seen all kinds of animals. I took some pictures, but my favorite one is the one below...

Then we decided to go on the "Kali River Rapids." The wait was 50 minutes. When it was finally our turn to get on the ride it was pouring rain. I didn't care because we were going to get wet on the ride anyway, so what was a little more water... Sierra on the other hand wanted nothing more than to get out of line. Uncle Jay said he would wait while Logan, Dalton, Aunt Lauren and I rode it. We came off the ride soaked! We decided to go and eat. We went to "Flame Tree Barbecue" and had ribs and a corn bread muffin. Then since Aunt Lauren was soaked she didn't want to ride "Everest." So we went back to the resort and swam until my parents came to get us. The resort we were staying at was called "Port Orleans Riverside." My mom didn't tell my youngest brother, Dalton, that we were going to a Character Dinner, but she had told me. At 7:30 we had to be at "The Garden Grill" to eat. The restaurant is in "The Land" which is a part of Epcot. The restaurant slowly spins while you eat {you don't even know your spinning most of the time.} It is all you can eat, but you never have to get up because all the food is brought to you. While you are eating Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Chip, and Dale come to your table and take pictures with you at least two times a piece. For dessert here we had 'make your own cupcake' where you were given a vanilla cupcake, icing, sprinkles, M&M's, a cherry, and gummy worms. My cupcake looked like this...

By the time we were done it was after 1o pm, so we went back to the resort and fell asleep.

~Sunday, August 10: Today we went to Epcot...again, but we stayed longer and rode rides in the front of the park instead of going to the countries. Logan, daddy, and I rode Test Track first, while Dalton and mommy rode Journey into Imagination. Then we all rode Spaceship Earth. Logan wanted to ride Mission to Mars so our dad rode it with him while Dalton, mommy and I played games that are at the end of the ride. We did a few more things there before going to the resort and swimming again. This time Uncle Jay, Aunt Lauren, and Sierra came to our resort and swam with us. After swimming for a while Uncle Jay said they had to go home. All eight of us went to our room and changed. Then we ate dinner in the food court of our resort together before they left. After they had left we caught the bus to the Magic Kingdom, which was open late for people who were staying in a resort. By the way...It is AWESOME at night!

We rode the Buzz Lightyear ride{you sit in a two person car and shoot the Zs to get points and defeat the EVIL Zurg...} Mommy, Daddy and Dalton rode the Mad Hatter's Tea Cup (From Alice in Wonderland) ride, while Logan and I raced around Indy Speedway! Later on all 5 of us went to get on The Haunted Mansion. The outside was pretty spooky in the dark, but the inside was the same as always....

When that "frightening" ride ended we went on one of my favorite Disney roller coasters...Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. That was REALLY fun in the dark. You had no idea when a turn or drop was coming!

After the exciting roller coaster we went and had ice cream before going back to the resort.

~Monday, August 11: We had to check out of our Disney Resort today, but our vacation was far from over. Our resort has a "sister resort" called the "French Quarter" which is decorated like Mardi Gras. We went to their food court for brunch and had Beignets, French doughnuts covered in powered sugar. They were REALLY good! Then a woman who works in the restaurant came over and said they were giving away sugar cookies that we could decorate. They were not small little 5 bites and your done cookies either... They were so big that they gave us to-go boxes to put the left-over cookie in!! After that, Daddy took the boys to swim in the pool and Mommy and I went to Downtown Disney. We went into many shops, but didn't buy anything. My favorite store is the Lego store because they have a giant dragon sticking out of the lake near by {Loch Ness Monster} and a family of people with dogs, and cameras that are built entirely out of Lego's!

For "Lunch" Mommy and I ate at Ghirardelli. We had a brownie sundae... You think it looks good? You should have tasted it!! :P

Around 3-4 we went back to the boys... Both of my little brothers were hungry so we went back to the French Quarter's food court for dinner. Around 7 pm we took off towards Daytona Beach.

We found a hotel on the beach and stayed for 2 nights......

~Tuesday, August 12: We are at the beach! I have been wanting to come here all summer and we are finally here!! We were in the salt water, jumping over the waves and collecting sea shells for a while before it started to get dark from rain clouds. We changed and got into the car to go looking in some surf shops. No one found anything they wanted and Dalton constantly complained he would rather be on the beach them shopping. We went back to the hotel, but were not allowed on the beach because it was thundering and you could see some lightening. We went on the beach later that night before going to bed.

~Wednesday, August 13: Mommy and I got up at 6:00 am today to see the sun rise... Then couldn't see it because of the clouds! :( This is the best we could see it...

We had to check out at 11 so we were all packed up before we went onto the beach again. Logan, Dalton and I came home with many shells... Then we had to leave... Dalton was mad when we left Disney because he wanted to play golf on their putt-putt golf course "Winter Summerland." Well, Daytona is an hour away from Disney, and after we had been driving for an hour we turned off the interstate at the Epcot exit. Mommy kept telling daddy to turn or keep going and none of us knew where we were going. It figured Dalton was asleep when we pulled into the parking lot for the golf course. Logan and I woke him up and we went to play golf! There are two courses to choose from...a winter and a summer course. The summer one is "sand" and the winter one is "snow." We chose the winter side. It was really fun even though it wasn't cold... There were even snowmen resembling Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto.

When we were done with all 18 holes we were given a mini candy cane and a mini sharpie...

Then unfortunately, we had to go home... Our vacation was very fun and I hope we can go again next year.

Jordan's Birthday

Today was my friend Jordan's birthday. Mckinzie, Mikela, and I went to her grandmother's house for Jordan's party. All four of us REALLY like the Jonas Brothers so we decided to call them on their myspace fanline. We left them a message that said we wanted to write a song for them. Then we spent the rest of Jordan's party trying to write a song for them... The four of us even called Blake Rook to see if he and his band could help us with the music. Sadly, by the time we all went home we only had ONE line written!!

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

Last night was the sneak preview* of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" movie. My grandmother takes my younger brothers and I to see the previews of almost ALL the movies that come out. {rated G, PG, PG 13.} Well since this was a girly movie I was allowed to invite my friends instead of the boys. Mckinzie and Jordan went with me. The movie was REALLY good but I don't want to give anything away so I will tell you about what happened BEFORE the movie... On our way to the theater, we stopped at Chick-fil-A to eat. Then about 10-15 minutes before the movie started we were playing truth-or-dare. Mckinzie had a dare to eat a VERY salty piece of popcorn. We had loads of butter on the popcorn and Jordan likes a little extra salt on her popcorn so we got a small container of salt for her to pour on it. I found a really buttered piece and Jordan rolled it in the salt. Mckinzie ate it!! Then she realized she had no drink left! {we bought a large and each had a smaller cup to drink from...we get a free refill on the drink and my Grandma's friend needed the empty large cup to get us the refill when Mckinzie ate the popcorn.} Well it was about 5, maybe 10 minutes later when Mckinzie got a drink. Then, during the movie she tried to pour the rest of the salt in to the bag Jordan and I were sharing, which is when Jordan and I stopped eating it! We had an awesome time going as a group though.

*sneak preview: when all the critics see the movie and write the reviews...Mckinzie loves going because we get posters for the movie and sometimes they have other free stuff...

BHS...day 4

Today was the last day of the Gap camp. My group met Mrs. Allen, the guidance counseler. She talked to us about what we needed to do in order to graduate. Then we went into Ms. Sainz classroom for science. We learned about the rock cycle and did a fun "experiment" about rocks. We got 2-3 crayons {with the paper off} and shaved them with a pair of scissors. The shavings went into a little tin foil cup. Then we packed the shavings together to make a "sedimentary rock." Ms. Sainz heated the "rock" so that it formed "metamorphic rock." Then we kept heating it so it made "igneous rock." We let our crayon rocks cool off then took them out of the foil cup. On the top it was just one color, but when you flipped it over it was almost tie-dyed. My "rock" was green on top and green, light green and red on the bottom. It was REALLY COOL!! After that we went to the cafeteria to meet the rest of the kids. As a whole group we played a game called "Don't be a Dot." All the kids were given a sticky note. Only 5 out of 80 sticky notes had a dot. We had to try and be the biggest group that had no *dot kids* in it. You were not allowed to show anyone your sticky note and you could ask if the person was a *dot kid* but they could lie and say no. Mckinzie wasn't listening to the rules and showed EVERYONE that she was a dot. No group wanted her in the group because they would loose if she was. She was left to be in a group by herself... But the group that won wasn't any of the groups Mckinzie wanted to be in anyway... The group that won only had 2 kids in it. After that game some parents came to school to listen to the teachers talk about Gap and AVID. We ate pizza, and chips, with soda and water to drink. Then everyone went home until the 14th {open house} or the 18th {1st day of school!!}

BHS...day 3

Today was day 3 of the Gap camp. My group met Ms. Hutches, one of the english teachers. We looked at some inventions people made and designed one that would change our life in groups of three. My 3 person group designed the "mini reading bookshelf." It has speakers and a tv built in. You put any book on it and it reads to you, or you can read the words off the screen. Then in our assigned groups with the volunteers we did a scavenger hunt to find our way around the school. It is a HUGE school! You can VERY easily get lost. We came back to the cafeteria and played a hula hoop game where we got in a circle and held hands. Then we had to get the hola hoop around the circle...TWICE!! If we stepped through 1st, then put it over our head it worked better. The volunteers gave us our schedules so everyone in the Gap camp knows who their teachers are going to be. My homeroom teacher this year is Ms. Saniz! {she is my "homeroom teacher" for the Gap camp.} I know half of my teachers already because they are at the Gap camp...

That's all until tomorrow...

BHS...day 2

Today was day 2 of the Gap camp at BHS. My group met the social studies teacher Mr. Miscasci {Mr .M}. He had us get into groups of 4-5 and write a script using 20 slang words from the 1920's. {He gave us all a sheet of paper with about 65 "slang words" on it.} Then we had to preform them in front of the rest of the group. I didn't like doing that. After that we went into the cafeteria where all 80 of us met Mrs. Boyd, the reading teacher. When she was done we played a game where the whole group got into a circle and sat sideways on their chair. {Our right side of our body was facing the back of the chair.} Then we laid down on the person behind us. The volunteers slowly pulled all of our chairs out so we only had each others legs to keep us up. Mckinie was on me and she slipped off once. The volunteers helped her {and the few others who fell as well} up and fixed the circle. Then they pulled the last chair out...BUT...Jarrett pushed his knee up which made Mikela fall AND caused the domino affect. Everyone fell! SO...for 3 SECONDS we were standing/laying on each other in a circle!! It was REALLY cool!
~Some of the student government came and talked to us about the different kinds of clubs that BHS has. There is over 100 clubs to choose from!

Today was REALLY fun over all! I can't wait for tomorrow...

BHS

At Brandon High School this week there is a camp going on called the Gap camp... I went along with my friends Mckinzie and Mikela. The camp started at 8am and ended at 12:30. It was really fun. We met some of the freshman teachers and other faculty members. There are about 80 incoming freshman total and we are spilt into 5 groups. There are volunteers who are in charge of each group. They are incoming juniors and seniors.
~We have a "homeroom" each morning for 30 minutes where we work on study skills. My groups homeroom teacher is Ms. Sainz (pronounced "signs").
~Then we went to Ms. Kolzowski {Ms. K} for math. we made an optical illusion using a ruler and a daisy using a compass.
~The volunteers took us to the cafeteria where we had a snack and met the faculty members.
~Then we went back to our groups where we made a "human knot" by putting our arms over each other and holding the hand of the person two people away from us. Then we had to "unknot" and form a circle without letting go. My group made a figure 8, but not a circle. With all 80 of us we got in a circle and held hands. The teachers told us to keep 5 balloons in the air without letting go. It was a lot of fun.

"Cupookie Creation"

~so tonight, I spent the night at Mckinzie's house. It was a little boring in the beginning, but things took a turn when we decided to make our own cookies without using any recipe. It was gonna come from our OWN minds.
~{cup-ookie}:" noun; the mix between a cupcake and a cookie."
~the #1 rule in making our cupookies is to use ingredients you have at hand.
~We just kinda brainstormed about what would taste good in a normal cookie. We, to be a little bit vague about it, used some things like hersheys syrup and red sprinkles. And then, the basics... you know what they are{milk, eggs, ect.}. We wont elaborate on the ingredients or directions, but we want to point out one of our discoveries during our experiment. When working with the sprinkles and a few other ingredients, our small side bowl ended up looking like strawberry milk. That, actually, made our recipe even more special. And in the end, we had spots of red in the cupookie!! So, your probably wondering how in the world we came up with the name " cupookie." Well, its quite simple. Our mixture of ingredients ended up a little too runny, so we decided to use one of those cupcake pans with the paper holders!! :) So, after a bit of this and that, ( very original ideas I might add) we baked them. Well, when we took them out ate ate one, we found they were a bit mushy in the center. They were a little flat and they looked kinda like a cookie. Since they were made in a cupcake pan, but looked like a cookie we named them cupookies!! We let the 2nd batch cook a little longer and they came out fluffy and perfect! Then, when that batch was done, we put the original batch back in to bake some more. Thus, Mckinzie and I created the cupookie. ( My made up recipe, our Brains, Mckinzie writing down the measurements, our handywork, and our creation...) And just so you know...we did this at 1:00 in the morning and they were delicious!! :)

Courtney...

Courtney is going to VA today. She is leaving at 6 am. I am very sad that she has to move. Her birthday is in a couple days and her friends in FL can't even celebrate it with her. :(

I'm Bored...

I am so bored. Summer is usually fun but with the high gas prices we haven't been able to do as much. The rain is getting on my nerves. I can not get a hold of my friend Courtney who is moving to VA. :( I made a scrapbook for her with pictures of all her FL friends and want to give it to her before she moves (sometime this week). Her home phone is disconnected and no one else knows if she when she will be at home. I want to go swimming, but we don't have a pool...I am writing this for no reason...well, other than the fact that I am really bored.

Mikela's Birthday Party

My friend Mikela had a sleepover from Friday to Saturday (11th-12th) for her birthday. It was so much fun. There were eight girls all together. On Friday night, we ate pizza and 6 of us listened to a very interesting debate between our vegetarian friend {Courtney} and our meat loving friend {Bailey}. After the debate was over we played "Imagine If". Then while we were getting our sleeping bags ready Courtney slid on a blanket into Mikela's coffee table and china cabinet. Mckinzie was attacked by one of Mikela's cats. While we were laying down one of the cats was hitting around a bottle cap, which ended up around Bailey's legs. The cat then tried to attack Bailey. Sometime between 5:30 and 7am we were all asleep! At 9:30am we all got up and ate chocolate, blueberry and banana nut muffins, along with apples, grapes, and strawberrys. Around 10:30am we were off to the mall. We went into SO many stores, but I think that the groups favorite was American Eagle, where we met Kyle. :) We ate lunch from about 3-4, and went back to Mikela's house where we waited for our parents to pick us up.

NASCAR

My favorite sport to watch is NASCAR. Some people say it's not a sport, while others consider it a way of life. Saturday (July 5, 2008) was the Coke Zero 400 for the Sprint Cup Series. My dad took my brothers, (Logan and Dalton), my mom, grandma, and I to see it. We live 2 hours away from Daytona International Speedway which was where the race was. We were at the race track at 10:00 am. The race did not start until 7:30 pm. We walked around the many trailers full of merchandise for the drivers. We made stops at all our favorites- Bobby Labonte for Logan, Tony Stewart for Dalton, Dale Earnhardt Jr. for my mom and I, and Dale Sr. for my dad. We put all the free things we got in the car and came back to the track for a late lunch/early dinner. We paid for an all you can eat buffet which had hamburgers and hotdogs with chips. The drinks were Coke products and water. After we finished eating we headed for our seats. They were on the backstretch. My dad brought scanners to listen to the drivers communicate to their crew. The race began and my brothers and I didn't once leave our seats. Our eyes were glued to the cars speeding around the oval track. With only a few laps to go, there was a wreck on the track. NASCAR tries to always have green flag finishes, so they had the pace laps and started their final laps again. Of course, someone (Jeff Gordon) wrecked. No caution was called so the drivers kept going. On the final lap there was a huge wreck and the race ended. Kyle Busch (a driver no one in my family likes) won, and my favorite driver Dale Jr. finished 8th. We dropped my grandmother off at her house and went home to sleep. By the time we got inside the house it was 4:30 am on Sunday!

Bowling

I go bowling every Monday afternoon during the summer with my brothers, Logan and Dalton, and my friend Mckinzie. Today was fun especially for Mckinzie. She got four strikes in a row...and she just started bowling on a league! She made my brothers and I laugh so hard today because she fell out of the rolling chair and then she slipped on the bowling lane! :-) But, I guess her clumsiness is one of the things that makes her a one of a kind friend!!