I Miss My Car

I had about 3 weeks to work on a math portfolio, but I neglected to do so because I hate math. I waited until the last couple of days to do it and now I am paying for it...literally. I didn't go to church Sunday morning so that I could work on my math. I realized at about 10 that I had lost my calculator. I called a few people to see if I could borrow their calculator, but they were all busy except for Brittany who hadn't left her house in days because of an eye infection. She told me that if I left the house to get a calculator I should go to her house. I told her I was going to go to her house and we both agreed that I needed to hurry. I hopped in my car and started driving towards town as it started raining. I was already on a curvy road that was somewhat flooded, but the rain made it even worse. I came around a curve a little too fast and my car started spinning. I was scared, but I knew there was nothing I could do. I ended up landing in a ditch. Fortunately I was fine, but my car was not so lucky. We still don't know if my car is totalled or not, but either way I am going to be without a car for a very long time. I have realized that I depend on driving a lot. Its harder to plan things and be on time when you have to rely on other people and not just yourself. I really hope I can get my car back soon =(

I Discovered Rivers

Chassidy and I have been trying to locate a river for the past hour. We thought we were looking for the Ohio River on a map, but the correct river ended up being the Green River. It is a tributary to the Ohio. I didn't know what that was so someone told me it was a river that came from another river. I have noticed rivers before, but I have seen them in a new light. So many rivers are connected together and I never even realized it. I really want to go look at the bend in the river that we were trying to find. It's a beautiful place up on a cliff that looks over the trees to the water. It's in Ohio County and I can't wait to go to the park again. It's a long walk, but I think the view is worth it in the end. I've been there once before with my youth group. We were discussing nature. I don't think I really cared because of my age at the time, but now I really want to visit that spot again. The area is just so peaceful and serene.

Florida is Forever Away

Recently I have been taking one of my best friends to school in the mornings. Friday I arrived at her house and she told me she had something to say, but she didn't want to say it in front of my sister apparently because she waited until we got to school. As soon as we walked through the lobby doors she informed me that she was moving to Florida. If it wasn't bad enough she went on to tell me that she was moving in about a week. I cried pretty much all of second period. She texted me during that period too and that resulted in the taking away of my phone. I was so upset because I hate getting into trouble with my parents and I didn't want one of my closest friends to leave. I cried the rest of the day. Luckily Brittany pulled me into her class, and Mrs. Matthews (thank you so much) let her talk to me for a while to calm me down. I felt better but I was still hurting about the whole situation. I didn't want to get grounded. My parents ended up letting me go to the game and my mom came to the school to get my phone and gave it to me so I could call her after the basketball game. I was so glad that she let me have it back, but they told me we "had to discuss it" when i got home. They told me that they SHOULD ground me and that they SHOULD take away my texting for the rest of the year, but they weren't going to do that because they knew how upset I had been all day and they wanted me to be able to hang out with my friend before she left.

Trademarks

"OHHH NOOOO!" -This phrase has been spreading around to everyone. It started out from a couple of people on the basketball team. Then it spread to another girl who then got Brittany and me saying it. we started out saying it just to annoy people, but now I say it all the time and I can't help it.

"your tree is dying"-Don't ask how this got started. It's a long story and an inside joke between me and Brittany. I don't really know why, but we have decided to say "your tree is dying," to just about anyone at very random times. I get so many weird looks. They try to figure it out too which is really funny because there is nothing to figure out. Your tree is just dying.

"you see. what had happened was." Brittany says this over and over and over again. Every time you ask her something she starts her sentence off with this phrase. I think she is crazy.

"We don't do that" (in a weird redneck accent) Chassidy says this all the time and apparently it is a softball joke. She even got me saying it for a while, but I am now able to resist saying the phrase.

Ugly Words

I can't stand the word guacamole. It sounds and looks disgusting. I literally cringe when I hear that word and i get mad when other people say it. Some other words that I hate are:

scalp
moist
mucus
pupil

They just sound really nasty and disgusting. I had a teacher in the 8th grade who didn't like the word papercut. She told us that the first day and said that if we ever spoke the word aloud she would give us DTs. Of course, being the immature children that we were, we would always scream papercut when we passed her door or when someone actually got a papercut.

What's Going to Happen in 2010

I am extremely excited about this new year. I think many good things will come for me in 2010. This is the year that I will finally turn 17 and be one step closer to being an adult. I can't wait to see what happens. I have a feeling I will probably get into some kind of trouble with my parents which will result in the taking away of my car or phone. That happened last year so it will probably happen again, but just because I have the strictest parents in the world. This will also be a great year because we become seniors near the end of it. I will be starting my last year of high school and will be getting ready to be on my own at college. I'm excited about all of the crazy situations I will get into and the insane adventures that I will go on with my friends. I have gained new friends last year and think that we will grow even closer in the year 2010. It is going to be a great year.

2009

This past year I have gained and lost a lot of friends. I have become really close with a few great people and I am so happy to have them in my life. I don't regret losing any friends because I feel like I'm better off without them. They weren't really worth all of the drama anyways. Some great memories from 2009 are



-all the basketball games I went to with Chelsea, Brittany, and Kelsey
-the basketball season with the girls
-"decorating" Micah Sevy's car
-Jones' Psychology class
-Staying over at Kelsey's with Brittany pretty much every weekend


and some not so great memories


-being grounded all summer
-all the times I went to the hospital for Chelsea =(
-finding out that my parents track my car


2009 has been a great year. It has by far been the best year I have had at this school. I turned 16 and can now drive. I'm so thanful for being able to meet so many great people and to be involved in so many new experiences. I know that this year has made me a better person