Hey, blogettes! Here is the post that had the second most votes, on the poll about what posts you would like to see on my blog and get some use out of or get to know me better by reading them. Don't worry, if you missed out on this poll I will be posting other polls about other things that you can take part in. That is one of the perks of checking out this blog often, because there is a limit of how many days a poll can be active and I was at the max amount for days that it could be up, so I am sorry if you didn't get to vote. I promised you I would write posts about these whenever I had the chance to. I am going to save the other one which has been released until a later date because that one needs a little more thought. After all it was the one that you all wanted to know about, and yes, I know you are probably dying to figure out what my favorite organizing tools are so that you can use them too.
Anyways, I am pretty busy after school especially when I have a sport. Since I took this season off to focus on getting ready for track and doing the rest of training so that I can go into cross country next year and continue to kick butt on a team with a runner up title and two time state champs people which ended this year sadly, I want to go out there and still show those people that we have what it takes to be threats especially since we all want that state title badly and be on top at every one of our meets. Anyways, cross country was alway one of my favorite after school activities and yes, it was after school because our coach was a teacher over at the school that hosted us on their cross country team so we couldn't have practice until she was done teaching and the kids that were from that school got out because sports did not count as part of their school day.
I liked cross country because I learned a lot about myself, and it allowed me to challenge myself and get in shape. I felt amazing at the end of the season when I ran despite the painful shin splints. Every time I would finish something it would feel amazing, and our team was so tight with each other. We were family and we had fun together. We supported each other and it didn't matter your running abilities everyone still supported you and treated you like you belonged and were an important part of the team. There were a lot of injuries this season and that also made us stronger because we had something to fight for. We did have a few people that were able to rejoin the season once they were recovered and cleared by the doctor that treated them in the first place, and thank god it was in time for the meets where we were split into girls and boys and then what grade we were in because there would be no way that we could have ran and placed with the amount of seventh grade girls we had. We went out there and gave it our all for the people whose seasons were cut short.
I also liked cross country because it taught me skills that I could go out and use in real life as well as teaching me how to be a better runner. I also learned a lot about myself because most of the time, I was alone on the runs. It was just me and the course, and then the Lord of course, and if it was a meet the people watching. The meets I liked a lot too because you met people from all over.We raced at the class 2A, 3A, and 4A level and sometimes if there was a really good class 1A school they go to the meets at our level too. I made a lot of friends from different places. Another best part is that everyone supported everyone out there. It didn't matter what school you were from everyone cheered and clapped for you and shouted positive things. Sure you knew who were from your area because they called you by name and they did the cheering even louder.
Meets were always tough for me because the gun and then the mass of runners, and then the course and everything just made my head spin and I got lost in the moment a lot because it was a lot to take in and it was really amazing. Every time I finished I looked back and I thought did I really just do that, and then I see my time and that makes it even more shocking that I did something and I did finish. I said I would never do something that big, or do something that intense because I wouldn't be able to finish or I wouldn't be accepted on the team because I was no where near being in shape when I joined and got to see how the other people did. I guess that didn't matter and throughout the season I could see myself doing better and giving it my all. I could see the things really changing inside of me and me growing and getting better. I was the slowest girl on the team but I wasn't the slowest person anymore. I fought to get better, and I trained even outside of practice after we put in a run I would go home and go for another one sometimes. I felt like that is what I needed to do for the team and in order to get better if we were all going to the state meet which I found out now that was a choice thing because it was no longer related to a school even anymore. Now I know that anything is possible if you just train and believe that you can do it. You have to at least be willing to give it a try. You'll never know if you never try it.
My next favorite after school activity would have to be my youth group because my youth group is amazing. We meet every Wednesday night unless there is a break, or school gets canceled or there is something big going on at school. We have learned a lot about how we can use our faith to help the things going on in the world to stop. We even watched a movie that hit close to home for a lot of people because a lot of people in the group saw at least one thing in the movie actually happen. It hit close to home for me because I went through some of the things that were in the movie. I have become a better person through this youth group as well, and it has helped me grow deeper in my Christian faith and not be ashamed of it when I am out in public because I should shine my light brighter then because there are people who may not know about Christ, and then you have those that do know but are too afraid to show it because they fear that it might bring them down in school, or get them in trouble, or get them to be talked about or get unwanted attention.
I also enjoy acting in the school's show whenever they ask for middle schoolers to be there either to help out or really have a role even if it is a small one. Sure it is a lot of stress at times, but it is also great to have a show under your belt when you get into high school so you kind of know the drill and what to expect and what things are like. I have helped out with shows ever since fourth grade but I have just started being in shows in like sixth grade. I like it because the high schoolers, well most of them anyways are really funny and supportive. All the people in drama are just so amazing.
I also enjoy hanging out with my amazing friends even though we don't get to do it very often, and write posts for this blog. I enjoy writing on here, and I enjoy getting your feedback, so keep it coming because it is helping me make the blog what it is and keep it going so that it is amazing and fun for everyone and that there will be something for everyone on here at all times and always. That's it really for this post. I hope that it makes what you thought you people would be getting and if not I can write another post explaining better.
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