*Christmas Break*

For my choice blog I am going to write about my Christmas break. It was filled with some calm days, but also very adventurous ones. I started my break out celebrating the holidays with the ones I love most. On Christmas Eve, my mom’s side of the family all gathered at my house to celebrate Christmas. This was a very enjoyable family event where we all enjoyed our meal, opening gifts, playing ping pong and just spending some time together. On Christmas day we started out the day by opening gifts and having a nice breakfast together. I then went to Mike’s house to spend time with his family. After that we traveled to my grandmother’s house to be with my dad’s side of the family. It was a very enjoyable Christmas day. The rest of my break, during the mornings I just hung around and relaxed which was very much needed. I was able to catch up on my sleep that has been greatly lost because of waking up for school every day. Wednesday I had to wake up early however for cheerleading practice which was very successful. Two nights out of the week I did a sleepover with my best friends in the whole wide world. At our sleep overs we played the new Just Dance 2 game. I advise you to play this game Mr. Currin you would enjoy it. Then we went to people’s homes late at night and tapped on their windows to scare them, that was a ton of fun too. Other than going to the mall and hanging out with my friends, I also spent a lot of time with my significant other Mike. We had a lot of fun playing with my new ping pong table and watching movies. I really enjoyed having time off of school and being able to do that I wanted rather than being stuck in school all day!

2011!

The year 2011 has a lot of new things in store for me. This is the year in my life where I will be experiencing many new changes. This is the year that I will finally graduate and move out into the real world. All of your life up until graduation is mainly the same, with not many major changes. You do not have much independence or freedom, there is always someone there guiding you through the beginning of your life. This will be the year where I gain independence and start to realize what life is all about. However, before I graduate I must complete my senior year. I am having an excellent time so far my senior year and I am sure that the rest of the year will continue to be filled with lifetime memories and success. The majority of my summer for 2011 will be spent with my high school friends and celebrating our graduation. Once September rolls around I will enter a completely new world. New drive to school, new schedule, new classes, new friends, the fall of 2011 will be life changing. It is going to be a tough time in my life but I am very prepared and ready for it to come. I am ready to move on with my life in hopes of meeting new people and experiencing different surroundings.  In 2011 I plan on really buckling down at either Daemen College or Medaille College and focusing on my studies in order to maintain a high GPA. However I want to live up my college life and hang out with my new friends. Due to the fact that I love to cheer, I really would love to be able to cheer during college. Not necessarily at the college of my choice but for an All-Star team. 2011 will be a very challenging and adventurous year that I am greatly looking forward to!

Bestie for LIFE!

Out of all my friends in this world, Morgan Dulski is my best one! Although the majority of the time she loves to stalk people and creep on everyone, I still love her. I have known Morgan for basically my entire life. It’s so strange to look back on old pictures that we have of us from the intermediate school. We first got to know each other from our parents because they are also super close friends as well. We have even been on a few vacations together. We have gone camping with our families at Jelly Stone State Park and shared many laughs together. I have also gone camping to Allegheny with her family. In Allegheny we were able to literally come within 25 yards of a black bear! As Morgan started to run away I pulled the back of her shirt so that she wasn’t able to go anywhere and I ran past her, what a good friend, I know! Also, a couple summers ago her family took me on another vacation to Lake George. In Lake George, Morgan was even hypnotized and told the crowd that her name was Bethany? I am fortunate enough to spend countless memories with this crazy girl. Together we are like two peas in a pod. That’s what our mom’s tell us. Not only have I spent many vacations with Morgie Porgie, we have also spent several holidays together, now that’s true friendship! For starters we have spent Easter nights together twice. After our family gatherings we would get together for some fun girl time! Same goes with Thanksgiving. There have been multiple Thanksgiving nights that we have spent together. Morgan and I have also spent New Year’s Eve together for as long as I can possibly remember. All in all, Morgan and I have been best friends ever since I can remember and will be for the rest of our lives! I love Morgan Elizabeth Jude Dulski!

Little Red Wagon

One time in middle school, Morgan and I decided that we wanted to have a sleepover. We therefore decided to call Amanda Munn and invite her to our slumber party! Once she arrived we went to tops to buy a very heavy pound bag of candy. However, we thought that it would be entertaining to take Morgan’s Disney Princess walkie-talkies along with us and run around tops like fools with them. Of course, that plan failed. So when we got home we had another great idea to dress up like babies. We dressed ourselves in footie pajamas and put our hair in pigtails on top of our heads. We then proceeded to get Morgan’s old red wagon out of her garage. Amanda and I designated Morgan to be the one that we would pull in the wagon. After we got ourselves all prepared, it was time to hit the road. Morgan lives on Sandridge road, which is a fairly busy road. Amanda and I pulled Morgan a pretty good length down the road and we thought it was the funniest thing, and now I have no idea why it was so funny. Cars were driving by honking their horns and waving to us which made our little adventure even more entertaining. Anyways, as we were walking we realized we were pretty far down the road and decided that we should turn around to head back. As we started to cross and were in one of the lanes, it then occurred to us to check and look for traffic, and of course there was a big white van coming straight for us. Without thinking Amanda and I ditched Morgan and ran across the road into the ditch. We completely forgot that Morgan was in the wagon and was unable to run also. We then had to run back and grab the wagon and pull her into the ditch with us. We laughed so hard that Morgan even peed her pants. Yes, I will repeat. Morgan Dulski peed herself straight through her pants! This occurrence was one of the most memorable times that I have spent with my best friend Morgan.

summer job !

Over this past summer I was a worker for the Alden Recreation Program. Last year was my first year and many are yet to come. I absolutely loved my job. I was hired to basically spend time with children all morning and entertain them. This was a fun way for parents to keep their children entertained during the summer and it was also a chance for their children to meet and make new friends. The parents would simply drop their kids off and sign them in and then the rest was up to us. From 9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. we had a group of very young children ranging from ages 3 to 5. Then at 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. children from ages 6 to 8 would come. The entire hour and a half was also filled with excitement and never really got boring. Every morning first thing we would read a book to the children and then have one of the kids count how many of them were there. We would then play a game such as a tag game or sometime even play on the playground, until it was time to make a craft! Every day there was a new craft ready to be made and the kids were always looking forward to making them. After the craft was over we would then continue to play some more games and if they were lucky enough they would even get a popsicle at the end to the day. Each day was the game for both age groups. I absolutely loved my job, mostly because I adore children and spending time with them. I also loved how I was able to form many close relationships with the children and even their parents. I was even invited to one of the girls 5^th birthday party with all of her friends in October which was a lot of fun. This was the perfect job for me and it fit my personality so well that I will be returning to this program every summer. Another perk about this job was that I never had to work on weekends and always had the remainder of my summer days free. Working for the Alden Rec Program helped me to truly realize that I would love to pursue a career that involves working with children.

Friendship

Friends

A friend is someone we turn to
when our spirits need a lift.
A friend is someone we treasure
for our friendship is a gift.
A friend is someone who fills our lives
with beauty, joy, and grace.
And makes the whole world we live in
a better and happier place.

- Jean Kyler McManus –

I chose to write about this poem because I feel as though friendship is a very important aspect of life. Without friendship I honestly do not know where I would be. Whenever I need someone to talk to, I always know just who I can turn to. My best friend Morgan Dulski is someone who knows anything and everything about my life because there isn’t anything that I keep from her. She is the one that I turn to when I just need someone to vent to and share my secrets with. Morgan and I have been very close ever since we were little. Even to this day we remain just as close, if not closer to each other. We are also very fortunate because our moms are best friends. This is a huge bonus to us being friends because at every family friend party we get to be together! This poem truly reminded me of the friendship I share with my own friends. I always turn to my friends when I am down because I know that they are able to lift me back up again. When I am with them, they never fail to put a smile on my face. Friendship truly is a gift. They are the ones who understand you most and will have your back until the end. Mostly everyone’s early years of life are spent with friends for the majority of the time. We are with our friends all day at school, and on the weekends. Therefore they are the people who most of our memories are shared with. Everyone needs a true friend. Someone to lean on, share your memories with, to tell your dreams and someone to be a major part of your life. I liked this poem because I was able to easily relate it to my life due to the fact that I feel all of the same things about friendship. It helped me to appreciate the friendships that I have even more than I used to. It also made me realize how valuable having friends in your life truly is.

Online Publishing

Since the beginning of this course I have discovered many new things about myself as a writer. I have found out that I am much more creative than I have ever imagined and that coming up with story ideas isn’t that tough to do. As far as my writing process goes, I don’t exactly have one. I just type whatever comes to my mind as I am writing a blog or an article. If there are important things that I know I want to mention later on in my writing, I will type it at the bottom of my paper so that I will not forget. I generally like writing and don’t mind it at all. However I prefer to write about something that I myself can relate to. For example, I like to write about a past experience that I have encountered or a club or activity that I am involved with. I feel as though this makes it come easier to me because of the fact that I am familiar with the topic and feel most comfortable writing about it. I do not like to write about things like current events, or essays on a book and things like that, because I am unable to relate myself to them in any way at all. This class has had a major impact on my writing. I am now more confident with it and feel as though it comes easier to me. Being an editor I feel has also helped me to become a better writer. It helps me to know what mistakes to look for with my own articles. I am now very confident that I even offer to read over Mike’s college papers to make sure there are no errors. I am also able to provide him with advice if he needs it about his papers. Online publishing has definitely helped me to become a better writer and to also enjoy it more!