Walt Disney World

During last winter in February my family and I went to Walt Disney world. We never went to Disney before so this would be the first time we have ever gone. Also it in order to get there we flew, and we also never flew before. Well our parents did but my brother and sister, and I have not. Since then i cannot wait to go back to Disney! When we were about to depart buffalo all i was trying to do was imagine how cool Disney would be and i had no idea what to aspect. At first i thought Disney was just for little kids but really it’s for every age! When we arrived at Orlando everyone just looked so happy and that’s maybe because there was no snow and it’s just a happy place to go too. At Disney there are four parks you can attend too which are Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom. Out of all of these my favorite would have to be the Magic kingdom. At magic kingdom you see Main Street USA which consists of the big castle at the end of street. Sometimes at Disney we would have to pinch ourselves to see if we are really at Disney world. At Magic Kingdom you get to meet and greet the fairies, Dream along with mickey, and best of all celebrate a Dream come true parade. At magic kingdom you can also participate in other events, and fun rides! At the other three parks you can participate in just as much! With all the fun rides, hanging out with Disney characters, Laughing and smiling with your family members, and overall just having a blast! If I could go on any vacation right now, I would definitely head right back to Walt Disney and start that fun all over again!

Lauraaaaa!

Friendship isn't about whom you have known the longest... It's about who came, and never left your side... – unknown. This quote describes a lot of things about my best friend Laura. Laura and me are definitely partners in crime and get in trouble for a lot of things. For instance, when we went to Florida this past summer we came back with corn rolls in our hair. Right when we got to the security check they were starring us down and we knew right away they had a problem with us. For some reason they probably thought we would be two great people to do their “daily random search” on two random people. They maybe liked this idea but we didn’t. When they told us to step aside and go in a little room to get searched head to toe did not sound too great! The lady had this beeper and ran it up and down our bodies. It didn’t beep at all for both of us so she finally let us out, and at that point we thought we were safe just until I got called over and every single thing of mine was getting searched. This man thought it was funny to search every single thing of mine in my carry-on bag. I kind of felt like a little kid because all I wanted was my stuff instead of him searching everything in public. But anyways we made it past that and flew home safe to buffalo. Another thing me and Laura did was recently, we went to a restaurant and had a little bit too much fun. Even though we were having fun I’m sure our waitress was not. So it’s a good thing we didn’t spend too much time there and left after we completed our meals. Overall, Laura and I always have so much fun no matter what we are doing.

Christmas

To me the best time of the year is definitely Christmas! Christmas is the best time because everyone around you is usually happy and passing around the holiday cheer. Every year around Christmas i usually see a lot of my family which i love because i never really see any of them. Since me, my sister, jaimie, and Jessica all got jobs we barely ever see each other anymore. Even though we all have cars and licenses we still don’t see each other. The sad part about this is when we were little we always did everything together. To get my cousins to sleep over we would make Jessica and Jaimie fall asleep on the top bunk of our bunk bed so their parents couldn’t reach them in order to take them home. The outcome usually was their dad coming in and picking them up and further more taking them to their car. When that would happen we were very miserable and then always bothered our parents, asking why they could never sleep over. It was very disappointing because we couldn’t play dolls all night. So Christmas every year is so much fun because we get to spend quality time with each other. Not do I only see my wonderful cousins but I also see my uncle and grandma too. Even though they live right next door it’s still very hard to go over there because were always working or I’m at school. During Christmas Eve we all go over to my grandma’s house and open up our presents from her. When we were little she would get us all expensive Santa babies and we absolutely loved them so much! Every Christmas Eve we couldn’t wait to open them. This Christmas eve we are still very excited to see what our lovely grandma has in store for us J

poem

 Dream Varitions

BY: Langston Hughes

To fling my arms wide

In some place of the sun,

To whirl and to dance

Till the white day is done.

Then rest at cool evening

Beneath a tall tree

While night comes on gently,

    Dark like me--

That is my dream!

To fling my arms wide

In the face of the sun,

Dance!  Whirl!  Whirl!

Till the quick day is done.

Rest at pale evening . . .

A tall, slim tree . . .

Night coming tenderly

    Black like me.

This poem caught my eye because I thought it was very interesting. Especially since I’m a big dreamer I thought this one fit me well. I believe if you can dream it, you can do it. This poem also makes me think of somewhere warm and cozy, just like a day in paradise. When I think about this poem it makes me think of my family and me when we went to Florida. The sun is beating down, warm hearts everywhere, and little kids dancing around playing in the sand, overall a very beautiful day. What I like about this poem is the way Langston Hughes worded it and how much it makes me want to be in a warm place with the sun shining down. Another thing I like about this poem is how Langston labels it and basically the whole poem I like. To me dreaming is something everyone does, and we also make a ton of wishes we all wish would come true. When he was writing this maybe he was somewhere nice or even somewhere cold dreaming of being in a warm place dancing. This poem also describes a whole entire day with the sun shining at first then the sun going down. Also to me this poem makes me think of being happy and all the good stuff that comes along with being happy. In conclusion this poem was my favorite.

beauty

What is beauty? According to dictionary.com there are a lot of different things it means. One meaning that most people think beauty is would be a beautiful person. There are many different views on this topic and mine is probably different then everyone else’s.  Beauty to me is having that magical glow in and out. All because she has a pretty face doesn’t mean she has beauty. Beauty is also having a great personality to go along with your beautiful qualities. Sometimes girls who think there extremely gorgeous have an attitude that’s so rude and intimating to their peers which they should really be extremely nice to everyone even if they are really pretty. Also a lot of people think skinny girls are all about being the only girls that are gorgeous. That’s not true, but if one person thinks that usually about a hundred more people will think that too. According to ezinearticles.com they agree with what I’m trying to say. They wrote the inner attributes of a person must be of high quality for the person to be considered truly beautiful. The person's ability to warm another’s heart, place a smile on someone's face definitely shows the characteristics of one who has inner beauty. The criteria therefore to judge a person's inner beauty is his or her level of sensitivity, compassion, tenderness, intelligence and creativity. These qualities of inner beauty are indeed powerful for they can exceed the person's outer features. I totally agree with this site. In order for someone to be beautiful they have to have a warm heart to go along with all these beautiful traits because when someone doesn’t it just doesn’t make them look good. Beauty is just all around having everything that goes along with it like a nice attitude, friendly, outgoing.

Blog #1

What have you learned about yourself as a writer since you've been in this course? Describe your writing process. What do you like to write about? What do you not like to write about? What impact, if any has this class had on your writing? Since being in online publishing I’m sure I have grown as a writer. In fact, every week we do three blogs a week and on top of that two articles. As a matter of fact, I know I have progressed in my writing. My writing progress is getting better because after I write something my editor helps make my writing sound better and from writing so much, you can tell when you improve. In this course some things I love to write about are my life, my family, friends, dancing with the stars, the bachelor, basically things going on in life as it is right now. Some other things I love to write about are looking at quotes and sayings and then telling how they relate to your life. Some things I do not like to write about are other people in this class or looking at a picture and making up a story that is going on in it. I do not like to do either because I’d rather write about something I’m confident in and that it makes sense. Yes, this class probably has an impact on everyone’s writing because the only thing we do is write. Basically if your writing hasn’t improved you’re kind of crazy or maybe you are just already a good writer. Every day I look forward going to this class because it’s relaxing and you get to listen to music while you’re doing your work. To me if I could, I would love to take this class throughout the whole year.

My neighbor

A few years ago, my neighbor came over to me and said “What is really going on” and I was so shocked I didn’t even know what to say back. My neighbor who came up to me was an old lady who was about eighty years old. She never confronted me before like this, so I had no idea what was going on or running through her head. Last I knew she loved me and wanted me to be her neighbor for the rest of her life on earth. But after I heard that I looked at her and said “what do you mean?” she replied by saying “I can hear you screaming at people and going insane to your children”. In fact she just kept going on and on and I never thought she was going to stop talking. I never yell or anything so I was very shocked and thought she needed some new medication from the doctor. Right then and there I asked her if she needed anything or to go see a doctor. The only thing she did was fall over and start screaming. I called the ambulance and they came and got her immediately. She then stayed in the hospital for about two weeks. In fact she had a heart problem and needed new medication for her illness that was getting to her head. The hospital and her family couldn’t thank me enough for what I did. That day I saved my eighty year old neighbors life and couldn’t be happier.

Favorite childhood game

When I was little I played and made up so many games. Since I was lucky enough to have a stay at home mom, me, my brother and sister got to play with other kids that my mom got to baby sit. Throughout these long, fun, days, we made up so many games and had such a good, fun childhood. One game in particular I use to love to play was kickball. At family parties all of us would get together and play kickball. During the game of kickball we would have two teams with about eight people on each team, even our parents would join in and all of us would have such a blast! If I could go back in time I would love to replay all the fun moments in my childhood.  But most of all play kickball with my cousins, and just about everyone. Sometimes when we lost we would want to replay the game because we didn’t like losing. Whoever the losing team was, always wanted a rematch because they couldn’t accept the fact that they lost. Whenever my whole family came over, I always got excited about playing kickball later and playing it with the whole family. After kickball games we would also go swimming in our pool or go in the house and have dinner, something to drink. Sometimes my cousins and I would go play dolls and pretend we were moms to our dolls. I had a very fun childhood and would go back in time if we had the choice too!

Favorite tv show

During my childhood I had a lot of favorite television shows. My favorite TV show would have to be full house.  Every day after school I would grab a bowl of cereal and go sit on the couch and watch full house. To me that had to be the best part of my day! For some reason I always had to watch full house, and I’m pretty sure I had to see all the episodes, too. My favorite movie star in this show would have to be little Michelle. Michelle was played by both Mary- Kate and Ashley Olsen. Michelle was always the cutest thing ever and was practically the biggest part of the show because everyone loved Michelle. Especially with her “You go dude” she brought everyone into smiles and laughs. Not only did Michelle play a big part but so did her sisters. DJ who was played by Candace Cameron the oldest of all the children had very good grades and was a very smart/ good girl. The middle aged child Stephanie who was played by Jodie Sweetin makes for a funny character that always makes everyone laugh and stay on their toes. Throughout the shows something would always happen, like an incident and at the end everyone will be okay and there will always be some sort of good ending. Full house never failed me to not watch it. I just loved this show and it was always fun to watch. I could watch Full house about twenty times a day, I loved it so much.

Blog #3

What is Art? Many people will probably have many different opinions on this topic. Some people think its expressing different things and others might think its drawing or working hard on something you created. But to me art is making any sort of drawing and turning it into a master piece. It doesn’t even have to be turned into one. Every little piece of anything you make, draw, create is Art! Art has to be one of my favorite subjects to ever take at school. It’s so peaceful and learning on how to become an artist makes it so much better. Anything I ever did or created my mom has kept. Along with my brother and sister, she has kept every single artwork we have brong home. Art must be something very important to make because my mom acts like the world will end if she doesn’t get an artwork we make her. At high school the only two art classes I took were studio in art, and drawing and painting. Now that I’m thinking about it; I wish I would have taken more classes with art because it’s definitely the best part of the day.  Sitting there working on a piece of art, that you will someday turn into a masterpiece, is the best feeling ever. After I create any drawing I feel really proud to look at it, and say wow I did that. Especially learning from our art teachers here at school, or even our classmates helping each other out. If I could I would have took more art classes. So if you’re looking for classes to take, I encourage you to take more art classes! The one you should really take is drawing and painting in which you create so many exciting things and you even get to draw an animal of your choice. Art is amazing!

Blog #2

During any regular day, my daily routine is to get up at six o clock, brush my teeth, take a shower and head out on my bike.  I get dressed in my red suit that makes it easier to ride my bike in. After my daily bike ride I come back to my house around nine o clock and take another shower then get ready for work. I work at Macy’s. I am the big boss of the store. During my bike ride I take out all my anger. I think about all the bad things going on in my life and trying to turn them into good things.  Most of the time I bring my iPod touch so I can crank up the music and that also helps me let out my anger. Sometimes when I’m really mad and riding my bike I’ll take a longer route around my neighborhood. My neighborhood consists of a lot of traffic and one huge bridge. This bridge is everyone’s favorite to ride their bike, walk on, or even run because of all the entertainment around it. During the winter it gets crazy because the bridge is full of snow and the sidewalks are all full of snow, and slush. My favorite time to ride my bike is in the morning because it’s so clam, and quiet until around eight o clock and then the traffic starts up again. Sometimes when I cross over the bridge I see many parents with their kids walking and talking. I also sometime see many adults like me riding their bike or running with their dogs of all sorts. The best part of my day has to be riding my bike in the morning which starts my day off right! The second best thing has to be going to work happy because of the life I live.

Blog #1

When asked to choose a picture from this website, i had no doubt in my mind but to pick this picture. Since i love animals, i knew i needed to pick a picture with some sort of animal in it. Since sea lions have to be the cutest things ever, i knew i wanted to write about this picture. Last year at the fair i got to see the Sea lion show. I think this was their second time back at the Erie county fair and i seriously love this show so much. I think it’s so cool on how sea lions can act the way they do and perform tricks in front of adults and children. Some of the tricks they do amaze me. If you really think about it, it’s so cool on how animals can interact with humans like their best friends with each other. Sea lions to me are so cute and even though their slimy I think I would give them a hug. Even though they are only an animal I would like to have one live with me. I think that would be the greatest thing to ever happen on this earth. Especially when they give high fives, roll on their stomachs, clap for each other, etc. What attracted me to this picture was the way sea lions interact in real life and on how cute they are even in real life. When looking at this picture my feelings are good because I absolutely love sea lions and how cute they can be to their trainer or whoever works with them. Sea lions have to be the cutest animal to ever be created on this entire planet. The way their so friendly with people and they even take pictures with people. To me this picture is the cutest thing ever.

"Fear builds walls"

To me analyzing this following statement “Fear builds walls” is a very hard thing to do because I don’t really know if I’m right. To me I think it could mean many different things in different ways. Being in fear of something is being scared to do that one thing because of someone in the way. There are a few ways I think this statement could mean but one way I think it could mean is afraid to fall in love. When this happens you’re scared to love someone because you don’t want to get hurt, by, them not loving you back in the same way. Many people go through this because the one they love don’t really want anything to do with them. I think when you give someone you’re everything you want to make sure they’ll give it back or you will pay for bad consequences. Another way I think is possible and also describes this statement is that if you are in fear, or scared to do something you will automatically step back, and think about it. Then you will not do it because you’re scared of getting hurt, declined, etc. Maybe you think you will fail at it because you’re not good enough. To me when you think you’re not good enough for something, I think that’s ridiculous. Being scared of something shouldn’t let you back out of something you would like to do. I think everyone should go for something even if they’re scared. If we weren’t allowed to ever be scared, that just wouldn’t make sense.

Ten top things

Ten top things about Nate
1. He has black shoes
2. He has a brother
3. He was on the football team
4. He lives in Alden
5. He's best friends with Ryan
6. He works at mcdonalds
7. He's a senior editor
8. He's smart
9. He has blondish hair
10. He sits next to Ryan in online publishing

Favorite Holiday

What is your favorite holiday? When asked this question I have a few favorite holidays but my favorite would have to be Christmas, the day Jesus was born. For every single person Christmas is usually the happiest day ever. In fact, kids love this day because their parents aka Santa Claus brings them presents that they have put on their wish list. I remember as a kid I could never go to bed because I always wanted to see what Santa Claus looked like and I couldn’t wait to see him bring me my presents on his sleigh. Christmas is a happy day for mostly everyone because you give and receive presents that you have wished for. On Christmas day usually my brother wakes up, then my sister and then me and after that we all go wake up my mom. Usually my dad works the night of Christmas Eve so he comes home at seven o clock in the morning of Christmas. That’s why it’s kind of pointless to wake up before if we know we can’t open our presents, yet. The only things we can do are sit there and stare. Also another thing I absolutely love about Christmas is every year we go to my grandparents after opening our presents to eat breakfast. All day we stay there, so usually my family and my grandparents have leftovers from breakfast, for lunch. Then for dinner time my cousins, my aunt, and my uncle that I usually never see come over and eat with us. After we are all done eating we will open presents with them and see the little guys run around and play with their toys. Christmas is also a fun time because you see smiles all over the place and happy people singing to the holiday cheer.

Winner

What is winning? What does winning mean to you? What does it mean to be a winner? As these questions run through my head; I am thinking of how in sports if you win every game you’re a winner. Also if you’re sport team wins every single game of the season, you’re obviously a winning team that’s hard to beat. Winning, to me is showing up every game and showing everyone how you play and get things done. Even if you lost your team maybe still played a great game and maybe not have won, but are still winners in the heart. To me when I play soccer, yeah we might have lost, but when my teammates and I play our heart out, that to me is winning. Some other people might think different but to me I believe winning is playing your heart out and giving everything you got. I also think it’s just a victory to be playing a sport that I love. When I play soccer I have so much fun running after a ball, passing and trying to score. Especially having fun playing the sport you love with fun girls. On my travel soccer team we all have so much fun! Even if we are down some goals, we still try to catch up by playing our hearts out. A lot of people think winning is just about ending a game with a victory. Yes, that is true but it also means having the ability to play the sport and show everyone what you’re made of. To me that is winning. Also to me winning is just a word that expresses the end of a game. You can either win or lose but in the end everyone is still a winner by playing the sport you love.

Thankful

There are many things i am thankful for, one in particular is my family. Through thick and thin your family will always be the ones by your side. Indeed that is my family. Even though sometimes they might bother and annoy me I still love them all, a lot. My parents probably are the reason I am the person, I am today. Yes they did have me, so my looks are from them but my personality and being responsible is from them. They raised me well and taught me how to be polite to others, and all around nice. My mom always tells me to smile, it can always make someone’s day. My family is one of the reasons I can get through a rough day. Another thing I am thankful for is being able to see and walk. So many people can’t see or can’t walk on their own. When I see people like this my heart breaks and I want to give them my feet or eyeballs. So many people have to live with this and it has to suck, my heart is with them. Another thing I am thankful for is my hands. Every day I use my hands, for doing my hair, putting on my make-up. Basically everything I can do I have to use my hands for. If I did not have a hand with fingers I do not know how I could live. Another thing I am thankful for is my friends. If my friends weren’t there for me, I would probably be lost. My friends are always there for me and I am very thankful for that. When I’m down they will bring me up, if they are down I will bring them right back up. Having a best friend is what every girl needs and wants. I am very thankful for the girls I call my best friends. Overall I am very thankful for being alive.

Quotes

There are many quotes that I love but three in particular are: We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. -- Winston Churchill This quote is one of my favorites because it’s so true. Every day you work to make/earn money to support yourself and family. But in reality that can just make you depressed thinking about always working and never having fun. That’s why you have to give in order to take. Enjoy your life and everything will fall into place. Another quote that I love a lot is: If you can dream it, you can do it! – Walt Disney This quote is also one of my favorites because if you can have the ability to think about it you should have the ability to put it into action. I believe that when you strive for something you want, you should go get it. I think you should never let anyone tell you that you’re not capable of doing it. This quote is one of my favorites that I go by. Another quote that I go by and love would be Life is meaningless only if we allow it to be. Each of us has the power to give life meaning, to make our time and our bodies and our words into instruments of love and hope.—Tom Head This quote is also one of my favorites because it’s so true what you give into your life is what you will get out of it. If you’re going to sit there and not do anything or achieve anything, then you will get nothing in return. This quote is very powerful and will always be one of my favorites.

11/8-11/12 Lunch

If I could have lunch with three people living they would be Daniel Paille, Carrie Underwood, and Rascal Flatts. The reason on why I chose Daniel Paille is because he has always been a crush of mine as a kid and is extremely hot. When Daniel Paille played for the sabres I watched every single game, and would not miss one. Since he has left I would work over watching the games. Daniel Paille is the true definition of working hard and never giving up. I admire him because of that. Overall, meeting Danny would be a dream come true! Another person I would choose to have lunch with is Carrie Underwood. Carrie has an amazing voice and a lot of talent, and she is very pretty. Carrie also recently married Mike Fisher of the Ottawa Senators. When I was little my grandma would always take us five grandchildren to a few of her concerts. We always would walk away singing to her music. I remember before she got really famous we went to one of her very first concerts. I’ll never forget my mom saying “Remember guys you can always tell everyone you saw her before she became very famous”. Carrie Underwood has amazing talent and it would be so cool to meet her! Another person I would chose to eat lunch with is any member of Rascal Flatts. The way they perform on stage and all the graphics they provide to go with their music, is fantastic. Every member from Rascal Flatts always plays their hearts out on stage and at the end of the night you wish it was just starting. Meeting Rascal Flatts would be pretty cool.

11/8-11/12 Thanksgiving Tradition

One holiday that my family and I love very much would be thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a time where my whole family including my mom’s side and my grandparents on my dad’s side get together to have a huge dinner. The best part about thanksgiving is eating so much with your family and just having fun. Since my mom is such a good cook every night the food is always so good but at thanksgiving you get a variety of foods to choose from. Some of the foods my mom makes are corn bread, which is so good, mashed potatoes which are incredibly delicious, and sweet potatoes which are fantastic. Every year we either go to my grandmas on my mom’s side or go to my house. This year my mom picked to have it at my house. Usually my mom will bake about three or four pies consisting of pumpkin, peanut butter, and apple. The whole family’s favorite is usually pumpkin or apple, I would have to say peanut butter or pumpkin is my favorite. The other best part of thanksgiving is hanging out with my cousins who are the same age as me and my sister. Even though I do see Jaimie in school, I don’t really get to talk or hang out with her cause we are too busy doing school work and not in the same class as each other. Plus her sister, jess I never see either. Overall, spending quality and much needed time with them is absolutely amazing. Thanksgiving is a great way to say thanks and spend as much time as possible with the family!

Respect

What is Respect? Well Respect to me and probably many others is obeying the Adult you’re talking to and treating them with consideration, honor. Everyone on this earth deserves respect in my book, but not everyone does get it in return. Some people think they don’t need to respect others because they don’t either. For people who think like that, maybe should look up Respect. A lot of times I hear moms tell their children to respect their teachers and treat your school mates how you would want to be treated. Sometimes my mom even tells me to respect my teachers and adults who are talking to me. When she tells me this kind of stuff; I know she is saying don’t talk back or talk when they are talking. One time I did hear an adult tell me that when you respect someone it’s telling them you love them. I would have to agree with this because you’re telling them you can listen and obey the rules. All parents want their kids to respect adults because one day they are going to ask their kids to respect them, too. Some days I will see other kids pick or torture another school mate of theirs. When I see this I wonder if parents yell at their kids, or just let them act disrespectful. Maybe the kids even disrespect their parents because they let their children boss them around. Parents who think like this should get it together and be strict on their kids. Most people are starting to lose their Respect.

Music Star

If i had to choose what my dream job would be, i would pick being a music star because that would be so much fun and so cool to see people blast your music! Being in a band full of my friends, singing your heart out and making money by albums and concerts would be great. Another reason why this job would be so much fun is because every time I’m at a concert I get chills in my stomach because their always so much fun, and it makes me get pumped up. Another reason this job is so much fun is because everybody in the crowd is so happy and smiling/singing to your music. Especially being in front of a huge crowd singing your heart out, and seeing people sing your music back to you has to be a great feeling! If I had a good voice of course I would like to sing, but since I don’t I would never sing in front of a huge crowd. Watching the singers, sing their heart out and get into their music is so exciting. Every summer I always get so excited to see what concerts will be in store for the summer. The best part of the concerts are going with your friends and singing together all the music that is blasting from the speakers. Everywhere I look I see people dancing, bobbing their heads, or even screaming the music out loud together with their friends. Being a music star would be such an amazing time!

Ryan Pinkowski

In online publishing we were asked to write about what Ryan Pinkowski does in his free time. I might not know for sure but I could take a guess. I’m sure Ryan does go to work and make some good money but other than that he has to do something else. Indeed I heard he has a band. His band is very popular and very well known throughout the Alden community. Most of the kids in High school always stop him to get his autograph. In fact he once signed someone’s neck, stomach, leg, arm, hip, etc. Ryan’s band practices every night in one of the guitarist’s basement. His band consists of a drummer, lead vocalist, and three guitarists. Ryan is the lead vocalist. Everyone in school never knew Ryan would be so skillful and know how to sing so well but truth is his voice is so powerful people go to sleep listening to his music. Ryan and his band are known as The Hero’s. They like to play country music and some other sorts of music. Ryan and his band try to play every weekend in the town hall. All sorts of children and even adults come out to support the band. Sometimes in the hallways I can hear people talk to each other about how good his band performed and how happy the crowd was. One day I did attend and the music was so powerful it stuck in my head and I couldn’t stop singing to their music. I got a chance to talk to the band and they told me every week the crowd gets bigger and bigger. Some day they hope to be famous and hold concerts consisting of millions of people. Everybody does like to dream but I do say they can make it as far as they want.

Sprained ankle :/

One time in my life that I was injured very badly and that I will never forget was my JV year of soccer. It had to be about four practices before our first game started that I had sprained my ankle. This awful accident occurred when Joelle Schwab and I were running after the ball and somehow I tripped on her foot and all we could hear was a big pop. I fell to the ground and was in shock. When everyone came over and asked if I was okay, that’s when I started crying even though I couldn’t feel any pain, because it was numb. I remember getting walked over to the bench by my teammates and looking over at the modified field and seeing my travel coach, Mr. Boling. When I saw him coming over I think I started to cry again because I thought I was out the whole season. Mr. Boling asks what I did and I told him and he responded by saying I’ll be back out on that field in no time! I told him I couldn’t feel my foot and it looked like it was getting bigger. He got me some ice and I think he called my mom. Later, when I got home my dad was at the kitchen table and my mom was cooking dinner , my dad looks at me and goes “What happened lyss?” all I remembered was limping away to the couch and bursting into tears. They came in and told me I’ll be back in no time. I really didn’t want to listen, all I wanted to do was cry and say my JV season of soccer was ruined. After about 3 weeks or so, I was back in action out with the girls and finished a very strong season with the JV girls.

Cindy Eggert :)

One person that i look up to would be my mom, Cindy Eggert. My mom is probably one of the nicest people, someone could ever meet. Everywhere I go with my mom she knows someone or will meet new people. She is so talkative she could probably write a novel everyday on what she talks about. I remember one day after church we went to tops and it took my mom about two hours because she talks so much. It was kind of funny because my dad, sister, and brother were all getting mad and I was too. I look up to my mom so much, she is my best friend. My mom also has a very big smile too, it’s so pretty! Some of her good friends usually joke around about how she smiles when she sleeps or talks in her sleep because those are the two things she always does. Not only is my mom the nicest person on this planet but she also is a very good cook and baker. When my friends use to come over they would come around dinner time and all they would say is “are you having a thanksgiving dinner?” I think Morgan said that one time. Now my friends usually come over later because of my work schedule. My mom and I are not really alike but her kindness rubs off on me, which is good. Since my sister, my brother and I were little my mom was a stay at home mom. My mom was very lucky to be able to stay home with us kids but now looking back I’m very glad she did. When we were all little my mom would also babysit other kids. One of those kids was Morgan Dulski. All of us would have so much fun because my mom would think of games, crafts, and songs to dance to before school. Overall, I’m proud to say my mom is Cindy Eggert.

Short story

During a fall / Halloween night when the wind was blowing, the leaves were falling, and the youngsters were getting ready to go trick -or-treating a young boy named Nate decided to dress up as a monster. His parents didn’t really care what he wanted to dress up as, so they indeed decided he could. When they took him to the store he was out of control, he didn’t listen and started to throw hissy fits every ten minutes. Both his mom and dad had no idea what in the world they should do. So instead of putting Nate in timeout they allowed him to run around the store and be very obnoxious. After leaving the store on the way home Nate started to act like a monster, yet his parents still had no clue what was going on. Finally when they reached his house, they let him out of the car and he ran straight to his room. That night Nate wondered around town with his parents jumping out at other kids his age, thinking he was a monster. His parents did not like it that much because Nate was being rude and made some of them cry. In fact, his dad decided to hold his hand for the rest of the night so he wouldn’t misbehave. Finally at the end of the night it was time to go to bed, and Nate vanished into the dark somewhere outside of his house. His parents did everything to find him but they couldn’t, all they did know was a monster who they call their kid was lost.

Bein a Boss

When I saw that question I didn't really know what to say because I never thought we would have to right a blog on what a boss is but if you insist I will. Being a boss you are in control of a lot of people. In order to be a boss you have to take care of your business that you’re running and make sure they are doing everything in the right way. Some people who are the boss shouldn’t be because they don’t do a good job of it. I’m sure being the boss you get blamed for a lot of your actions because you have a majority of people against one person. At work I get called a princess and one day I walked in and they handed me a princess pin. I honestly don’t know why but they do and I think that’s what people do to Nate? I don’t really know because this is a really weird blog in case you didn’t know. Mr. Currin maybe you should get him a pin that says boss. Then we can all right about when you gave him the pin, how excited he was, just another crazy/exciting blog like this. Writing this blog made my head want to blow up; such a crazy question to answer and then keep writing about is very hard. Especially when you don’t really know him and you wonder why he calls himself the boss. If you do not know most people call themselves things like that because it’s fun to do and to joke around with. I don't know all i know it its more than 250 words :)

So creepy!

When being asked to describe the creepiest or scariest thing I’ve ever done I honestly never thought I would have to answer a question like this because most people think whatever I do I am still a creep. Totally just kidding but on the other hand I would have to say knowing where Daniel Paille lived and saw his wedding pictures online which are on his family’s website. The only reason I knew where Danny lived is because Morgan my best friend since three years old, her father was working on the house right next to his. I guess her dad saw the dog and it was very big. When her dad told her she texted me immediately because she knew I was obsessed with him. I literally died when I heard that and wanted to go to his door and sell cookies or something to him. Since then I never got the chance to because he got traded to the Boston Bruins. That was a very depressing day  I remember it was after a soccer game and I scored two goals or I think I did and I end up getting twenty texts from different people saying Paille got traded. The other reason why I would call myself a creep is because I found his wedding pictures somehow. To be honest that was another sad day!! I showed just about everyone and all I could hear was “awe there so cute” but then again they are. Finding their wedding pictures is also kind of creepy on how your life can be so known on the internet for the whole world to see.

Best Classes

I don't really have a favorite class but if i had to pick between a lot of classes, i would probably choose two of my classes now which are Environmental Science with Mr. Domino and Online Publishing with Mr. Currin. I think Environmental Science is such a fun and exciting class. Mostly every week I think we get to watch a movie about exciting new things. Mr. Domino is a very exciting teacher so overall the whole class is a total blast. Also to top the class off my best friend is in there so it makes it ten times better. When you have friends in your classes it makes it a lot better because you will always have someone to talk to. Mr. Domino will always make the class fun in some sort of way even if it takes him to dance or sing it is still a fun class. Especially when we do our labs, instead of them being boring they are actually very fun to do because he makes them exciting. The other class I like to be in is Online Publishing with Mr. Currin because he is also a cool teacher. This class is also very fun because of all the freedom you get. Even though you get certain deadlines it’s also an easy class to keep a very high grade in the ninety’s. Every week we get to write three blogs that have to be a certain length. I actually like it and don’t mind it at all because we don’t get graded for our thoughts but except for how many words it contains. In conclusion, both of these classes make my day go by very fast and I love it!

Favorite Meal

I don't really have a favorite meal because my mom is a very good cook and makes the best food out there, but if i really had to make a choice i would have to say her spaghetti dinner is really really good. To me pasta is so good I could have it every night. When my mom makes her spaghetti dinner she makes garlic bread with it and an Italian salad. Whenever she asks me what I would like for dinner I reply by saying spaghetti! The taste of the spaghetti is so good I always wonder why something so simple like that tastes so great. Then after eating the spaghetti and moving onto the Italian salad just makes the whole dinner so good. My mom knows how to make a good dinner. Whoever knows my mom they know she is a good cook/ baker. People who hang out with me, my sister and my brother know they will get fat because of all the goodies she makes. During Christmas she makes these delicious cookies that literally are to die for. Sometimes if my friends are lucky I will bring them in a cookie or a delicious brownie. After any dinner she will sometimes make a treat but she usually doesn’t only when people are coming over or friends. Since us kids all work it’s hard for us to all eat together but when we do it’s kind of fun. Since I’m the baby of the family I’m usually the one who gets picked on of course. Overall, I love the way my mom cooks and she amazes me on how her food can taste so good!

Favorite band

One of the best bands ever to me would have to be Rascal Flatts. I love Rascal Flatts, they’re amazing! Whenever I hear their music I want to get up and dance. The lead singer, Garry LeVox sings so well I can just tune out everyone and just listen to him. I went to two concerts of Rascal Flatts so far and can’t wait to go to more. The first time I saw Rascal Flatts was at the HSBC arena which is the home of the Buffalo Sabres and Bandits. The graphics they had and the music they played made me realize that was the best concert I ever went to. I attended this concert with Nicolette, Joelle, and Jessica, we all had a very fun time. Are seats were in the 100 section and we sat directly across from the stage. Rascal flatts always likes to please their fans they even put a little stage in the middle of the arena and walked across a little bridge to get there. The graphics they put up when they jam to their music is so cool. The other concert I went to of theirs was this past summer at Darien Lake. Rascal Flatts really rocked the stage and proved they are a very good band. This trio can perform such good music they are a crowd favor. I attended this summer concert with my cousin Jessica Hey. Jessica and I love Rascal Flatts a lot so we had a very fun time dancing and singing to their music. I can’t wait to get the chance to see Rascal Flatts on stage again!

Disturbia

Another movie that I love to watch is Disturbia which was released on April 13, 2007, many young kids rushed into the theaters to watch this thrilling and scary movie and yes I was one of them. Before the movie came out I remember a bunch of people talking about it coming out and can’t wait to be able to watch it. Disturbia is an American thriller film directed by D.J Caruso and executive produced by Ivan Reitman. Disturbia stars Shia LaBeouf as a teenager who thinks he saw his neighbor murdering a woman by spying on him while being on house arrest. Shia LaBeouf plays the character of a teenager named Kale who has a bad life which any teenager would envy. Kale is kept inside his house and soon he realizes this hot girl next door. Kale and Ashley then spy on the neighbor on who they think is a murderer. By doing this it not only raises tensions on them by lying but it also could risk their life of dying. Shia LaBeouf is a very good actor who plays an amazing role on being the target after the old man sees him spying. After seeing this movie it not only became one of my favorites but also kept me entertained and my eyes never drifted off of the screen. After my whole family saw Disturbia my mom decided to buy it so we can now watch it whenever we please to. I remember the one part when the guy was in his house ‘pretending’ to date his mom but really just to get back at the young boy spying on him. To me this movie is amazing and Shia LaBeouf being the star of the show makes it even better. Disturbia is definitely a movie I recommend to watch if you never have.

The Notebook

Another favorite movie of mine would be The Notebook directed by Nick Cassavetes starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. The Notebook is a love story about an elder man reading to an elder woman on a regular basis. The elder man brings alive the love story between a young couple who were separated between World War II who were then reunited seven years later. Both the man and woman have taken different paths because the letters he wrote to her never made it to her. Though she can no longer remember her youth or basically anything his words give her the ability to relieve her past and her uncontrollable love for him as a teenager. As teenagers, Noah (Ryan Gosling) and Allie (Rachel McAdams) go through a wild love/hate relationship. The young couple is soon separated by Allies rich parents who think Noah isn’t right for her. Years later, they both meet up again and Allie has to pick between her soul mate and upper-class man. This spectacular story has a special meaning to Noah as he is telling his aging wife Allie about their love story. Throughout this whole love story it gave me the chills and i thought it was so cute. How much he cared for her was so sweet and adorable. The Notebook truly is an amazing movie and if you never seen it i suggest you should, it's very good.

Hairspray

One of my favorite movies of all times would have to be Hairspray. Hairspray is a musical which is about a teenager who makes it on a local television show and tells Baltimore about integration. I can watch this movie about twenty times because it’s so interesting and i like the songs. Usually when i watch a movie it’s hard to keep me interested but when i watch hairspray it always keeps me entertained. I remember the first time this movie came out my grandma , my mom , my sister, my cousins and me all went to the movies and we didn't know which movie we wanted to see. My grandma goes let’s see Hairspray i heard it’s really good. My cousins and I all looked at each other and laughed because we thought it sounded stupid but really this show is amazing. When the show was all over we all looked at each other and said "Wow this show was really good, i want to watch it again". Ever since that day I most likely watched it about twenty times. Hairspray will always be one of my favorite movies and I can’t wait to watch it all over again.

9/27-10/1 Blog #1

The person i got to interview was Holly Groth.
Here are a few questions i got to ask her.

What is your favorite thing to do in your spare time?
Hang out with friends, go shopping and eat.

What do you love most about High School?
The activities.

Are you in any clubs? If so, which ones?
Yes I am. I’m in Key club.

What do you want to be when you’re older?
I have no idea.

What is your favorite sport?
My favorite sport is gymnastics.

What’s your favorite season and why?
My favorite season is summer because its warm and you can do stuff outside.

What is your favorite color?
Orange.

Do you have a job? If so where?
Yes I do. It’s in Lancaster and its at GSA (Gymnastics sports academy) .

Do you like it?
Yeah.

What are you afraid of?
Spiders.

What is your favorite class?
Lunch.

Do you play a sport? If so, for how many years?
Not right now.

What do you love most about your life?
My friends and my family.

Are you excited to graduate?
Yes so much!

What college would you like to attend?
I have three which are Arizona State, Slippery Rock, and UB.

Do you plan on dorming?
Yes.

What’s your favorite thing to eat?
Candy.

Do you have any pets?
Yeah a dog.

Where would you like to live when you’re older?
Arizona.

What kind of music do you listen too?
Country.

What country artist is your favorite?
Keith Urban.

Are you going to kissmas bash this year?
Nope.

What is your favorite movie?
Hairspray.

9/27-10/1 Blog # 3

Out of all four seasons, I’d say summer would be my favorite. Fall is up there too but id rather have summer and not be in school. During the summer you don't have to worry about nothing but having fun. Yeah you might have to go to work but besides that you don’t have no tests, homework, quizzes. In the summer the weather gets so hot most of the days you just want to spend the day in the pool. The best part of summer to me is spending endless days just enjoying the sun and hanging with friends. Then at night going out and getting ice-cream and of course sitting at a bonfire makes it ten times better. During the summer instead of seeing my friends in the hallways for two minutes i can spend countless hours with them doing anything we want. Some days in the summer we will go to Darien Lake and go on the rides / water slides or other days we will go to the Ricky Rats beach. At the beach we will go swimming and tan on the beach. What i love most about summer is not having to get up early in the morning and get ready for school. In which I can just relax at home and sleep in. I can't wait for summer 2011 it will be the best summer out there and absolutely so much fun!

9/27-10/1 Blog #2

During the summer I went on a vacation to Florida to visit the Feitshans grandparents. I was accompanied by Laura Feitshans , Peggy Skimmer and Paul Feitshans. Laura's grandparents stayed in a condo, in that case there were a bunch of other grandparents down there. Some were very friendly to us but others wanted us to go back to Alden. On the trip down to Florida it was so much fun, we flew on a plane. When we finally landed we went to enterprise to rent a car. This car was very ugly so we called it the toaster since it looked like one. On the way to the condo, Peggy thought she knew the way but instead took us all over Tampa Florida. That day we spent over three hours in the car, it was not fun. When we finally reached our destination us three kids wanted nothing but to go to bed. The next day we went to Clearwater beach. Clearwater beach is absolutely beautiful. The sand between your toes is so soft and the waves washing up on shore made it so peaceful. At Clearwater beach on pier 60 they had a bunch of stands set up that consisted of hair wraps, air brush tattoos, bracelets, necklaces, souvenirs, a place to eat and get drinks, artists, a fishing store, fishing poles to fish off of the pier, bands that perform on a little stage. Overall Clearwater beach is a very nice place to visit in Tampa Florida. I would like to go back this year and experience this trip over again.

9-20/9-24 Present

Right now life couldn't be any better. I have the best friends in the world and an amazing family who are always there for me. Not only do i have them but i also have co- workers who i love to work with and are tons of fun. Whenever I'm doing something i always make sure I'm having fun or ill switch it up. For me, i don't let people bring me down or let them tell me how it is. I love being a teenager in high school especially a senior, they are basically the best years of your life or so most people say. Soccer and hockey are my favorite sports ever. I love playing soccer with my travel team and watching the buffalo sabres for hockey. Also the Boston Bruins i like to watch because my favorite player Daniel Paille is on there. Another thing i like to do is drive. Having my license is like having all the freedom in the world to basically do whatever i want to do. My friends and I can go to the mall or movies without asking for rides. Also it comes in handy when i don't need to ask my parents for a ride to work i can just drive on my own. I love going to sporting events and cheering on our teams. Another thing i love to do is watch the buffalo bills especially Trent Edwards. Football is a fun sport to watch and very exciting when your team gets a touchdown. Life right now for me is amazing and i couldn't thank god enough.

9/20-9/24 Past

When i was little i was a just like any other kid. I barely listened and always had a fun time playing outside with my brother and sister. My mom also babysat family close friends so we would have other kids over all the time. Since my mom is wonderful at making crafts she would teach us how to make them. All of us kids would play soccer, basketball, kickball, tag, hide-n-go seek and basically any game outside you can play. One day my sister and i decided to play soccer right behind our house next to our kitchen windows. Under the kitchen windows was where we put our soccer net. Since me and my sister were always right we didn't listen to my mom and move it which ended up in a disaster. I was in net when my sister decided to take some shots on net instead of shooting for the net she shot for the kitchen windows. While this bad incident was occurring my mom was cooking dinner. My sister ran in the house while i stood in shock starring at a shattered window. Not only was my mom not happy but either was my dad. By this incident occurring we had a piece of cardboard for two months then finally a brand new window appeared. Never again are we allowed to neither put a soccer net under the kitchen windows nor shoot a soccer ball towards the house. By this accident happening we have learned to listen to my mom and that she is always right.

9/20- 9/24 Future

In the future i find myself going to college to get a good job. When I'm older i would like to be an occupational therapist. I would love this job so much because i would love to be able to work with kids who are mentally, physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabling improve their ability to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments. Also occupational therapists help them develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills. Another job i would like to do if i change my mind would be a cop. The ability to be able to pull over people who drive when they are drunk or text when they drive is the best feeling in the world. Not only being able to be in control but having the opportunity to catch bad guys like sexual offenders, people who do drugs and other bad people would be amazing. Being a cop you save many lives because you catch the bad guys that could have hurt someone in different ways or killed that person. In order to achieve these goals I have to work very hard, but since nothing in life comes free I'm fighting for a job with a bunch of other young kids like me. I can achieve these goals by working hard like i always do and fighting for it without giving up. I want to get a lot out of life just like most people in the world. I want to find love, have a family, have a good job and basically just live in paradise, but then again who doesn't ?

9-13/9-17 Blog # 3

Waking up every morning is just another day to me. My name is Michael and i have brown hair. I'm not too exciting but i do like to sleep, a lot. I usually sleep for most of the day because i have the time too and nothing better to do. My bedroom is very cool according to me because i have sailboats surrounding my furniture  in my room. One day i woke up and thought i was dreaming but in my head i could tell it was real. I looked out my window and saw waves crashing hard against my window. It sounded awful and rough which made me happy it was outside of my window. I wanted to touch the crashing waves so i decided to open up my windows. When i started to look closer and closer at the crashing waves i could see my reflection. In my head i couldn't believe what was happening to me, it was scary but after all it was just a dream i was imagining.

9-13/9-17 Blog #2

During a supposed to be romantic night i invited my boyfriend over. My boyfriend and I have an amazing relationship he is my best friend. We tell each other everything and anything, we are always there for each other. The first time i met him was at the mall. Which he followed me around till he got my number. It's funny to think about how silly we were when we were young kids. Ever since high school we been high school sweethearts, and we are still going strong. I'm proud to say i love him and i hope to spend the rest of our lives together. When i invited him over that night i could tell he just wasn't himself. I had no idea what got into him but i just knew in my heart something was wrong. The way he showed up to my house and the way he talked to me made me realize maybe he isn't that kind, lovable man i thought he was. I told him to sit down and i'll bring the dinner to the table but something devastating happened instead. My boyfriend, the person i wanted to spend my life with started to eat my plate! I didn't know what to say except that i will never be able to date you again.

9-13/9-17 Blog #1

During a warm summer day i always feel the need to play outside. On a sunny day like this with the sun shining is amazing. Which most of these days the sun is never out but when the sun is shining i'm outside rollerblading and playing volleyball. Being outside is the best feeling in the world because you breathe in the fresh air, see the trees bloom and basically just all around very amusing. After getting in my workout i like to take a swim in the ocean. When i'm in the ocean and by the beach it's just like being in paradise. I also enjoy lying on the beach with an ice cold water and just chilling there. Sometimes my friends will come and hang with me which makes it ten times greater than it already is. I love spending days like these, usually they barely come around. When the sun does come around everyone is outside enjoying the sun and living like there is no tomorrow.