Hey ladies, Smiles here and it looks like I am back to having my own blog because music hasn't posted in forever or said anything to me about posting something. But I haven't been having all fun away from here I am busy with student council cross country and doing a lot of rehabbing of injuries to become well for track and high school cross country which training starts in the summer for. It is something that I really can't wait for. I mean sure it will be something that I will be with my sister for but that is fine.
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Monday, November 17, 2014
Thursday, September 18, 2014
XC
Hey, blogettes! It's Smiles here! I am so sorry I have not written in quite awhile. I have been so busy with cross country it isn't funny, and yes I am doing fairly well this year even with a bad knee and the pain that it causes sometimes. I am super nervous for tomorrow's meet which is at Cascade that I can't seem to fall asleep which is bad because I need energy for the meet tomorrow. I am also excited because I get to compete against some of my friends from honor choir there. I am mainly worried about the finish.
Last year I did not get to finish the race. I was in the back of an ambulance on my way to the hospital to get stitches in my lower back because some girl ran right over me when I was off to the side in the bottom of the pit tying my shoes. I said that I was fine to the paramedics and wanted to finish because we were 500 meters away, another reason why you know I do cross country is that I am freakishly good at estimating distances, but anyways back on topic now, but they said no because my back was bleeding pretty good because it was a deep cut because she was wearing a longer type of spike,which is now illegal I believe for cross country, and they said that I could have spinal cord damage too because they didn't know how far the spike went in even though I had moved from my back to an upright position just fine, and they saw me do that. I was told by the corner guard that the runner got who radioed to them to get there told me to stay like I was until medical advice came so I laid face down in mud for like five minutes with blood coming out of my back and the crowd making these very nerve racking comments, and I am just down there classically worrying sbout my finish and how I would gain momentum to finish awesome. Of course it could have been an accident because it was raining and this meet is all hills and she could have fell coming down the hill and slid into my lower back on accident but I mean she totally like flattened me onto the ground because I had mud in places that I never want it to be there again. She then went right on running without bothering to see if I was okay. Some other runner behind her alerted the paramedics because when she passed me I was still flat in shock mainly because of what just happened. See above for how that all turned out.
Our team ended up placing first at that meet but I think that they heard what had happened to me because I saw a push from some if them from the videos that people could take of what was going on and mainly the finish and a lot of them said to get well soon for me which was nice and some of the other runners just rallied around mount vernon lisbon because it is scary any time that one of us is hurt enough to the point where the ambulance has to be used to take a person into the hospital. Besides some kids on my team just came out and were right to the point and just said let's win this thing for me because I was in the hospital and I wasn't able to get the finish that I wanted to so badly and was so close to, but was too badly injured for the paramedics to agree to let me finish. I was heavily bandaged in the pit and was helped up and onto the stretcher because they didn't want me to get ran over again because I was moving a little bit slower and I was thinking of honestly walking or crawling to the finish if I had to anyways with my injury but they vetoed that and I am still mad at them. We are like a family or at least most of us are. A lot of oeople think that girl meant to run over me to better her place because she was not a good runner, but if she did I forgive her and congratulate her because that course is insanely rough and she finished it. She did better than I did but there again she also hurt me, and my team still ended up placing better than hers. I hope that she isn't there this year I think that she was an eighth grader because last year's eighth graders said that she clothes lined a person to get a better place in the meet when they were seventh graders. I honestly had to do a double take to see if I had heard them right I mean that is just sad that you would do that.
Anyways I am going to see if I can't sleep now because I am going to need it with it being such a big day for me tomorrow, anyways wish me luck and pray for me because I am super nervous and hopefully this time I will end up at the finish line and not a hospital ambulance in need of stitches. I am hoping not to race that chick this year either and that she has the guts to apologize to me because if she had went in deep enough with her spike she could have changed my whole entire life by damaging my spinal cord, I would really hate her then because running is pretty much my whole life. Running and god is what I live for pretty much except in reverse order. I am also communications in my school student council so I will get busy with that job too.
Last year I did not get to finish the race. I was in the back of an ambulance on my way to the hospital to get stitches in my lower back because some girl ran right over me when I was off to the side in the bottom of the pit tying my shoes. I said that I was fine to the paramedics and wanted to finish because we were 500 meters away, another reason why you know I do cross country is that I am freakishly good at estimating distances, but anyways back on topic now, but they said no because my back was bleeding pretty good because it was a deep cut because she was wearing a longer type of spike,which is now illegal I believe for cross country, and they said that I could have spinal cord damage too because they didn't know how far the spike went in even though I had moved from my back to an upright position just fine, and they saw me do that. I was told by the corner guard that the runner got who radioed to them to get there told me to stay like I was until medical advice came so I laid face down in mud for like five minutes with blood coming out of my back and the crowd making these very nerve racking comments, and I am just down there classically worrying sbout my finish and how I would gain momentum to finish awesome. Of course it could have been an accident because it was raining and this meet is all hills and she could have fell coming down the hill and slid into my lower back on accident but I mean she totally like flattened me onto the ground because I had mud in places that I never want it to be there again. She then went right on running without bothering to see if I was okay. Some other runner behind her alerted the paramedics because when she passed me I was still flat in shock mainly because of what just happened. See above for how that all turned out.
Our team ended up placing first at that meet but I think that they heard what had happened to me because I saw a push from some if them from the videos that people could take of what was going on and mainly the finish and a lot of them said to get well soon for me which was nice and some of the other runners just rallied around mount vernon lisbon because it is scary any time that one of us is hurt enough to the point where the ambulance has to be used to take a person into the hospital. Besides some kids on my team just came out and were right to the point and just said let's win this thing for me because I was in the hospital and I wasn't able to get the finish that I wanted to so badly and was so close to, but was too badly injured for the paramedics to agree to let me finish. I was heavily bandaged in the pit and was helped up and onto the stretcher because they didn't want me to get ran over again because I was moving a little bit slower and I was thinking of honestly walking or crawling to the finish if I had to anyways with my injury but they vetoed that and I am still mad at them. We are like a family or at least most of us are. A lot of oeople think that girl meant to run over me to better her place because she was not a good runner, but if she did I forgive her and congratulate her because that course is insanely rough and she finished it. She did better than I did but there again she also hurt me, and my team still ended up placing better than hers. I hope that she isn't there this year I think that she was an eighth grader because last year's eighth graders said that she clothes lined a person to get a better place in the meet when they were seventh graders. I honestly had to do a double take to see if I had heard them right I mean that is just sad that you would do that.
Anyways I am going to see if I can't sleep now because I am going to need it with it being such a big day for me tomorrow, anyways wish me luck and pray for me because I am super nervous and hopefully this time I will end up at the finish line and not a hospital ambulance in need of stitches. I am hoping not to race that chick this year either and that she has the guts to apologize to me because if she had went in deep enough with her spike she could have changed my whole entire life by damaging my spinal cord, I would really hate her then because running is pretty much my whole life. Running and god is what I live for pretty much except in reverse order. I am also communications in my school student council so I will get busy with that job too.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Bible Camp
Hey blogettes! It's Smiles here, and I am back from a very fun, crazy, and uplifting week at Bible camp. It turned out to be better and less stressful than I thought it would be. I was the only 14 year old there but you know what I will be the future and more of the older people before you know it. I'm ready to take on that challenge. I learned a lot in the five days while I was there but I spent the first two days being so homesick because people weren't opening themselves to me and then two amazing girls did open themselves to me. They were both named Abby or whatever spelling you may like and one of them was from the area and the other one was from some place down south but was spending the summer in our state and wanted to go to bible camp with the other Abby.
I was happy when they opened themselves to me because it meant that people saw me and saw that I was worth a shot. I like people who are open and adventurous and welcoming. That really helped me feel good and on the same level. Anyways got to go.
I was happy when they opened themselves to me because it meant that people saw me and saw that I was worth a shot. I like people who are open and adventurous and welcoming. That really helped me feel good and on the same level. Anyways got to go.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
10 Days Till Bible Camp
Hey, blogettes! It's me Smiles here! Sorry I haven't written in a while, as you can tell from my last few posts I have been busy both emotionally and physically, and am about to get busier as you can tell by the title of this post. I think that this will be my last post sadly before camp but there will be a post after camp telling you how much fun that I had there. I am also going to be walking in a local parade to promote bible school which is actually this coming week believe it or not. Wow where has this summer gone? School will be starting in a month and actually part of me is ready for that. I am ready to have technology at my finger tips again even though I do have a smart phone now, and those of you that know me well can stop me and ask for my phone number or snapchat account as to be on the safe side of things I will not be putting them on here.
I am also really excited to get back into the swing of things because that means cross country time and then the start of cross country as well. I still love cross country so much and maybe even more even though it does hurt me thanks to whatever happened in track. Anyways the library closes soon so I better start heading home. Anyways wish me luck and stay beautiful and loyal blogettes! I promise that I will try to find more time to write posts to you ladies because you deserve better. After all this is your blog. I am just the writer posting things that you should know about me or might enjoy.
Friday, June 27, 2014
Family Matters
Hey, blogettes! It's Smiles here, and sorry I haven't written in a while. I have been really busy and my knee has been killing me lately. Anyways this post is mainly about family because this month there has been a lot of that.
My great grandma, Harriet Shriver past away on June 7th at 6 PM. My aunt just left her side 15 minutes before she went and I went about two hours before she past away. I told her that I loved her so much and that it was okay if she went and that we would be fine without her. I think she got the message it's just that she wouldn't go in front of us. I know that now she is at peace and is making one heck of an angel in heaven. We had family from all over, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Florida, Iowa, and Michigan in town to give her an awesome send off.
Bible camp for me is at Willowbrook once again this summer, and it is from July 20-25 so expect a post about it. I am excited for it yet a little nervous at the same time because I am the only person from my church going to it and it will be my first year of Senior camp which last year seemed awesome because you go more in depth with things and you do more activities. I guess going by myself will pretty much force me to branch out and make friends with new people especially my cabin mates otherwise it is going to be a long five days and four night camp. I am hoping that we have sunny weather but that it is just a tad bit cooler than it was last year.
Today is my nephew Oden's second birthday and I just wanted to take time and give him a special shout out because he has changed my life and makes me laugh. He enjoys tackling and chasing me around. His favorite words right now are no hi and mine. He also like to meow like a cat and moo like a cow and count at random times.
See what I mean by this post is all about family. I just thought I would add this little bit in but lately someone has been posting unkind comments directed at me on this blog and I have tried not to let it get to me or this but I need it to stop because it is affecting the readers of this blog so if you wouldn't say it in person at let's say church or school don't post it on here. Think about how it would make you feel to have that be you getting that message. Okay? I know I can disable the anonymous commenting but I don't have the heart to. I don't want to shut down some girls voices.
My great grandma, Harriet Shriver past away on June 7th at 6 PM. My aunt just left her side 15 minutes before she went and I went about two hours before she past away. I told her that I loved her so much and that it was okay if she went and that we would be fine without her. I think she got the message it's just that she wouldn't go in front of us. I know that now she is at peace and is making one heck of an angel in heaven. We had family from all over, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Florida, Iowa, and Michigan in town to give her an awesome send off.
Bible camp for me is at Willowbrook once again this summer, and it is from July 20-25 so expect a post about it. I am excited for it yet a little nervous at the same time because I am the only person from my church going to it and it will be my first year of Senior camp which last year seemed awesome because you go more in depth with things and you do more activities. I guess going by myself will pretty much force me to branch out and make friends with new people especially my cabin mates otherwise it is going to be a long five days and four night camp. I am hoping that we have sunny weather but that it is just a tad bit cooler than it was last year.
Today is my nephew Oden's second birthday and I just wanted to take time and give him a special shout out because he has changed my life and makes me laugh. He enjoys tackling and chasing me around. His favorite words right now are no hi and mine. He also like to meow like a cat and moo like a cow and count at random times.
See what I mean by this post is all about family. I just thought I would add this little bit in but lately someone has been posting unkind comments directed at me on this blog and I have tried not to let it get to me or this but I need it to stop because it is affecting the readers of this blog so if you wouldn't say it in person at let's say church or school don't post it on here. Think about how it would make you feel to have that be you getting that message. Okay? I know I can disable the anonymous commenting but I don't have the heart to. I don't want to shut down some girls voices.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Family
Hey, blogettes! It's me, Smiles, and well although my summer is going great I'm not so smiley because my great grandma is slowly dying. It has brought some of my family to go and see her though which is a good thing but it is sad that it takes someone dying to make them go and pay a visit and come together but better now than never right? I am just praying that the Lord takes her soon because she is suffering and well it makes me suffer emotionally too. I am hoping though that this will make our family stronger and lovable.
I have been busy catching up on my sleep and just taking it easy. I have bible camp in six weeks and I am so excited. It's just that I am going to miss my great grandma so much. I know that she will be going to a better place though when she dies and that means everything to me. We have so many fun memories together but when she suffers that just makes me wonder and makes me want to know at peace and stuff like that. I have relized the importance of family. Anyways I have got to go now. She might not make this night so we are going up and seeing her and just pray that I don't lose it in front of everyone because when I lose it it's over.
I have been busy catching up on my sleep and just taking it easy. I have bible camp in six weeks and I am so excited. It's just that I am going to miss my great grandma so much. I know that she will be going to a better place though when she dies and that means everything to me. We have so many fun memories together but when she suffers that just makes me wonder and makes me want to know at peace and stuff like that. I have relized the importance of family. Anyways I have got to go now. She might not make this night so we are going up and seeing her and just pray that I don't lose it in front of everyone because when I lose it it's over.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Track Season 2014 = FAIL
So, as you can tell by the title, track this year didn't go to well. I didn't get a ribbon in any events, even though I did get fourth with my distance medley at one meet, but of corse that school didn't give out ribbons. I chose long distance in the first place because I knew I could definitely not run sprints. So I ran long distance, and I was a lot better than I was ever at it, and I improved my mile by almost three minutes! But sadly that still wasn't fast enough to get me placed. I ran an open 800 in almost every meet, and I never placed in any of those. So I made a game plan so I'll be better for next year. This summer, I am going to try to run, four out of the seven days of the week, and work out almost everyday. I am also going to eat healthier, and I'm not just saying that this time. Next year my goal will be to get two ribbons to make up for the one I didn't get this year. Hopefully that will make me get in better shape so that I can run faster. I don't have a problem with length anymore, just the speed. So that's all I have for right now expect that school it almost over (yay!) but I won't get my laptop back (boo!). But I downloaded the blogger app on my phone so hopefully I'll be able to update every now and then. Talk to you later!
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Chillin
Hey, blogettes! It's Smiles here. I am done with science early, so I get to do some fun things for the next couple of days, and I decided that I would make a post for you ladies to enjoy. Anyways, conference track is today, and I am super nervous for that because I am running against my best friends from honor choir. I also messed up my knee and this is the first time back on the track after that which I thought would end my season. Everyone was like why did you finish if you knew your knee was messed up? I always said that I wanted to know that I finished this race for me and if this was the season ending race I wanted to know that I finished and finished as strong as I could with a knee that was on fire and that I could not straighten or really put a normal amount of weight on it. I honestly thought that my knee would be worse than it was but thank god it isn't and sure I will need knee surgery but you know what that is okay. I can take that because it is coming in the off season and I should be back in action for cross country next year which is all that really matters for me. Cross country is my sport and the one thing that I care about the most.
I also like band and choir and acting in the school's musical and getting to be with my friends and stuff like that but cross country is like the one time where I am really free to be me and be open and shine the real light. Any other time I feel like sometimes I have to hide things for fear that people will not like it because it is too different and it would make them look weird and uncool hanging out with me. Know what though, I may be bad at some things and totally crazy and weird with my actions but I like that and it makes me me and I find myself to be a good person who belongs on this earth. I love cross country because we go to a school in the town next to ours because there isn't enough kids interested in the sport. When we come together it's like we are big family, and we get along well and have a good time. I'm really looking forward to this season and some new news is that we have 20 kids from our school in both seventh and eighth grade and I will be running as an eighth grader compared to the eight people in both seventh and eighth grade that we had last year, and both of these times I included girls and boys together. Last year there was only three girls and we were all in seventh grade.
Cross country may be hard but it is fun and you learn life skills and become a better runner and see new things. In my school's case it also allows us to compete at a higher level and a larger scale than we would if we had our own cross country program like some people do want but I feel like we won't get it because twenty kids in seventh and eighth grade with only like six being eighth graders won't get us a program no offense or anything and we are all cool with the other school and they are cool and treat us well so there is really no reason for us to split. I mean that would bump both schools down a level and we have high regard at the three a level right now and we don't want to change that. We like that heat and we like the pressure. We are also so flexible because some meets we are highly regarded 2A groups or a 3A group that may have some high regards but not as much as we do when we compete as 2A groups.
I also like cross country because everyone supports everyone. I mean it doesn't matter what school you are from after the start of the race because when you are out of the chute and throughout the race you are combined together and having a steady pace or finding your pace and sticking to it. Everyone that passes you usually says that you are doing a good job and to keep it up and that you are almost done. The crowd also is nuts for everyone and calls out names of schools that are running past and looking down as we all are about halfway through and near the race because we are pushing through and digging deep trying to find the energy that may not be there. The support that we also get from other cross country runners is amazing but then again they know what we are going through and how hard things may be for us, and that we are tired and running low on energy and we get down thinking about how we may not finish because there is nothing really left.
Anyways, that is my take on some random things right now that have impacted my life and are on my mind greatly right now. I hope that you enjoyed seeing a snapshot of my mind but this is just a little piece. I don't do these posts very often because I know readers probably don't like that because it really doesn't relate to them and it could get very boring about reading about someone else's life and hearing them talk about a sport that most people care less about. I have already talked a lot about cross country already but that is like my life, and I have no clue where I would be without it or where I would be if we got our own program because we wouldn't have the kids from the other school to have fun even though the kids from our school that do it are very fun, nice, caring, supportive, and down to earth, which is another reason why I like them because they are laid back and they aren't bratty like some of the other girls are.
I also like band and choir and acting in the school's musical and getting to be with my friends and stuff like that but cross country is like the one time where I am really free to be me and be open and shine the real light. Any other time I feel like sometimes I have to hide things for fear that people will not like it because it is too different and it would make them look weird and uncool hanging out with me. Know what though, I may be bad at some things and totally crazy and weird with my actions but I like that and it makes me me and I find myself to be a good person who belongs on this earth. I love cross country because we go to a school in the town next to ours because there isn't enough kids interested in the sport. When we come together it's like we are big family, and we get along well and have a good time. I'm really looking forward to this season and some new news is that we have 20 kids from our school in both seventh and eighth grade and I will be running as an eighth grader compared to the eight people in both seventh and eighth grade that we had last year, and both of these times I included girls and boys together. Last year there was only three girls and we were all in seventh grade.
Cross country may be hard but it is fun and you learn life skills and become a better runner and see new things. In my school's case it also allows us to compete at a higher level and a larger scale than we would if we had our own cross country program like some people do want but I feel like we won't get it because twenty kids in seventh and eighth grade with only like six being eighth graders won't get us a program no offense or anything and we are all cool with the other school and they are cool and treat us well so there is really no reason for us to split. I mean that would bump both schools down a level and we have high regard at the three a level right now and we don't want to change that. We like that heat and we like the pressure. We are also so flexible because some meets we are highly regarded 2A groups or a 3A group that may have some high regards but not as much as we do when we compete as 2A groups.
I also like cross country because everyone supports everyone. I mean it doesn't matter what school you are from after the start of the race because when you are out of the chute and throughout the race you are combined together and having a steady pace or finding your pace and sticking to it. Everyone that passes you usually says that you are doing a good job and to keep it up and that you are almost done. The crowd also is nuts for everyone and calls out names of schools that are running past and looking down as we all are about halfway through and near the race because we are pushing through and digging deep trying to find the energy that may not be there. The support that we also get from other cross country runners is amazing but then again they know what we are going through and how hard things may be for us, and that we are tired and running low on energy and we get down thinking about how we may not finish because there is nothing really left.
Anyways, that is my take on some random things right now that have impacted my life and are on my mind greatly right now. I hope that you enjoyed seeing a snapshot of my mind but this is just a little piece. I don't do these posts very often because I know readers probably don't like that because it really doesn't relate to them and it could get very boring about reading about someone else's life and hearing them talk about a sport that most people care less about. I have already talked a lot about cross country already but that is like my life, and I have no clue where I would be without it or where I would be if we got our own program because we wouldn't have the kids from the other school to have fun even though the kids from our school that do it are very fun, nice, caring, supportive, and down to earth, which is another reason why I like them because they are laid back and they aren't bratty like some of the other girls are.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Summer!
Hey, blogettes! It's Smiles here. Sorry I haven't written on here in a while. I have been crazy busy, but it's been awesome and something I will always remember. I had a band and choir concert tonight, and I thought that I rocked it and that our band sounded better than it ever has. Tomorrow is conference track and I think I will dominate and bring it because it is the last meet of the season and I am going to need knee surgery anyways so I should just go all out and not even care about how messed up my knee is and what limits I have. I am going to break them and push pass them because I want to finish out the season knowing that I gave this meet my all. I am only in one event so I am going to push myself through the event and know that from the feelings and the sensation in my knee that I pushed and got through it. I want a PR. I want to do my best and give my team a chance to know what it feels like to be conference champs. We were that for cross country, and we went on to get runner's up at state when we were state champs last year.
Either way winning something that high up there gives your team a highly regarded image and everyone dreads when they see you pull up at meets and they know that they will have to bring it in order to beat you. Sure that puts pressure on you to be giving it your all and not slacking all the time but hey it's a good feeling to be the top dog and have people fear you and the talent and what not you bring along with you. My team brings along the fun because there is never a dull moment and we are all always smiling and having a good time with each other. Sure the boys are there but I don't care because they just add to the mix and make it feel like cross country all over again.
I feel like running is my home. Running is where I belong and when I run I can get away from all the problems and see me for me and see that I am still so beautiful and graceful. I feel like my life matters for something when I run and it renews my hope. I see the real me and what I live for and I fight harder even though it hurts. I know when I stop running I will go back to the world where I sometimes hold back and dread being there because of the support that I get from people.
I am a beauriful waqerful persojn who lives on this earth. I am just like everyone else and I have earned my right to be where I am today dter all that I have gone through. Anyways for summer I will try to write whenever I can however I won't have access to a laptop and next year we will have Ipads and not laptops so I will see how running this will go.
Either way winning something that high up there gives your team a highly regarded image and everyone dreads when they see you pull up at meets and they know that they will have to bring it in order to beat you. Sure that puts pressure on you to be giving it your all and not slacking all the time but hey it's a good feeling to be the top dog and have people fear you and the talent and what not you bring along with you. My team brings along the fun because there is never a dull moment and we are all always smiling and having a good time with each other. Sure the boys are there but I don't care because they just add to the mix and make it feel like cross country all over again.
I feel like running is my home. Running is where I belong and when I run I can get away from all the problems and see me for me and see that I am still so beautiful and graceful. I feel like my life matters for something when I run and it renews my hope. I see the real me and what I live for and I fight harder even though it hurts. I know when I stop running I will go back to the world where I sometimes hold back and dread being there because of the support that I get from people.
I am a beauriful waqerful persojn who lives on this earth. I am just like everyone else and I have earned my right to be where I am today dter all that I have gone through. Anyways for summer I will try to write whenever I can however I won't have access to a laptop and next year we will have Ipads and not laptops so I will see how running this will go.
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Face Lift
Hey, blogettes! It's Smiles here, and I just thought I would let you know about the new face lift that was done to the blog today by my cowriter and best friend with awesome fashion advice and personality Music Marvel. I thought I would also let you know that we are here and still alive just crazy busy as we are coming up on the end of the school year and then once again I will not be able to have access to a computer very often or even at all but I don't know about Music and what she can do on the blog but I promise we will try our best for you to keep it as updated as possible and then get something worked out for next year as we will have iPads instead of laptops and I am sure that this will work then but it might be blocked and it also may be hard to write posts and pages on. She is also my track buddy.
Anyways here's the back story on how the new face lift came to be, and believe me it's a better one than I just thought something was needed on the blog because I now have another person in it with me so there is a joint effort going on to make image and page things happen for you guys. I was done with my social studies early so I decided that I would come onto the blog and either toy around with some things, and see what looked good or make a post even though I have nothing to really write about at this time because the weather has been really rainy and cruddy lately impacting our track meets, and not letting anything fun happen.
As I was doing that I said that I thought that the blog's background at least needed a change because it was like that for a while now and I was growing tired of it although it was refreshing and relaxing and set good toned vibes at least for me as well that it needed to be something else and I didn't have anything in mind as I was asking Music about this she said something and even though she was working on social studies still she stopped to get the face lift done to save me the job, and I think it looks great. The background image came from a website called Subtle Patterns. It may not seem like much while your looking at it but when you add their images to something believe me it changes the impression to awesome and cool and something totally different. She said that this face lift reminded her of mints and I couldn't agree more. I mean it looks sleek and fresh in my opinion and something that is clean.
I thanked her for doing that and I think that you guys too, and let us know what you think of this new face lift in the comments below. This blog is your blog after all and we are just writing on it and doing the upkeep for you to enjoy and have a place to come and just be middle school girls again that are having a good time and out of the crazy way of life of middle school because it does get crazier than what you may think at times and then you just feel like you need an escape and that is the goal of this blog is to be your go to thing for stress relief and get you back into life again.
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Cramps
Hey, blogettes! It's Smiles here. The first meet did not go well for me. I did not get good stretches in before my first event, and I wasn't drinking enough and I was pushing way too hard and therefore I got a really bad thigh cramp and collapsed in pain as my thigh felt like it was on fire. I wanted to push through but my leg had other things in mind. It would not calm down and I ended up having to be carted back to base camp against my better will. I wanted to slowly walk over there because I thought moving it would be good but the athletic trainer said that I was so tense at that time that walking could cause me to tear something and then I would be out for the rest of the season and not this meet only.
To keep me distracted she kept on asking me the randomest of things like what school I go to, what grade I am in, what we are learning, and what I like to do. She also asked me what my name was. I was shocked by how nice the other teams were to me about it but also shocked at how some people on my own team were acting about it. I mean yelling at me to quit because I always hurt myself, okay, no I came into this season with an unclear concussion. I knew what I could do and couldn't do. That wasn't an injury and this was just a freak thing because I didn't do things well enough to make sure that I was safe from issues. Help didn't come until like half the runners were finished, and I was sitting there screaming out in pain with everyone watching me. It was weird, and I looked stupid I just know it.
The first person to show up was a guy. He touched me on the shoulder and I looked up. He asked me what had happened and I said that my left leg felt like it was on fire in the thigh area. He said that this was one for the athletic trainer, and she came quick. She asked me what had happened, and I said that I felt tight at the starting line but thought nothing of it but when I got to the goal it got worse until I made it here and it was on fire. She started to massage my leg and that felt really good. She just said I was really tight and had a bad cramp. Nothing to worry about but something that I should rest for today, and use ice on and drink water too. I told her that I didn't stretch since I was late checking in for this event and she said that was also part of it. I was still crying but now it was because I didn't finish this and that was bad news for my team.
They were ready to start the second heat of the same race, so they moved me off of the track all the while with me wincing in pain. I wanted to walk back to base camp but this guy pretty much made me sit on the back of the gator because he was blocking my way. I had to imagine how stupid it probably looked, but it hurt and is something I never want to go back too. I have learned my lesson no matter how late you show up to a running event you should always take the time to stretch because a little bit is better than nothing. I rode the gator back to base camp and plopped down. The coach came and got ice out of the go bag and gave it to me.
I broke it and stayed down a little while longer and then I was getting stir crazy so I had someone tape the bag to my leg where the bothersome spot was. I was still tight, but the fire sensation had stopped so that was a good thing. I bent my leg a little bit as I walked to ease myself into loosening it up. It felt nice. It was also nice because I could go down and wherever to cheer on my team. I called my parents to let them know that I was hurt and they were scared, and I just said that it was a bad cramp and nothing too bad. I said that my leg did feel like it was on fire so I went down and got a ride back to base camp on the cart. I'm looking to be back on Tuesday with a good stretch in it and the proper hydration to blow them away. I want to show my team that I can do this. I want to show them the real runner in me even though track is nothing like cross country. Wish me luck!
To keep me distracted she kept on asking me the randomest of things like what school I go to, what grade I am in, what we are learning, and what I like to do. She also asked me what my name was. I was shocked by how nice the other teams were to me about it but also shocked at how some people on my own team were acting about it. I mean yelling at me to quit because I always hurt myself, okay, no I came into this season with an unclear concussion. I knew what I could do and couldn't do. That wasn't an injury and this was just a freak thing because I didn't do things well enough to make sure that I was safe from issues. Help didn't come until like half the runners were finished, and I was sitting there screaming out in pain with everyone watching me. It was weird, and I looked stupid I just know it.
The first person to show up was a guy. He touched me on the shoulder and I looked up. He asked me what had happened and I said that my left leg felt like it was on fire in the thigh area. He said that this was one for the athletic trainer, and she came quick. She asked me what had happened, and I said that I felt tight at the starting line but thought nothing of it but when I got to the goal it got worse until I made it here and it was on fire. She started to massage my leg and that felt really good. She just said I was really tight and had a bad cramp. Nothing to worry about but something that I should rest for today, and use ice on and drink water too. I told her that I didn't stretch since I was late checking in for this event and she said that was also part of it. I was still crying but now it was because I didn't finish this and that was bad news for my team.
They were ready to start the second heat of the same race, so they moved me off of the track all the while with me wincing in pain. I wanted to walk back to base camp but this guy pretty much made me sit on the back of the gator because he was blocking my way. I had to imagine how stupid it probably looked, but it hurt and is something I never want to go back too. I have learned my lesson no matter how late you show up to a running event you should always take the time to stretch because a little bit is better than nothing. I rode the gator back to base camp and plopped down. The coach came and got ice out of the go bag and gave it to me.
I broke it and stayed down a little while longer and then I was getting stir crazy so I had someone tape the bag to my leg where the bothersome spot was. I was still tight, but the fire sensation had stopped so that was a good thing. I bent my leg a little bit as I walked to ease myself into loosening it up. It felt nice. It was also nice because I could go down and wherever to cheer on my team. I called my parents to let them know that I was hurt and they were scared, and I just said that it was a bad cramp and nothing too bad. I said that my leg did feel like it was on fire so I went down and got a ride back to base camp on the cart. I'm looking to be back on Tuesday with a good stretch in it and the proper hydration to blow them away. I want to show my team that I can do this. I want to show them the real runner in me even though track is nothing like cross country. Wish me luck!
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Track & XC Are Two Very Different Things
Hey, blogettes! It's Smiles here with a little extra screen time from the day to make a post for you. I have learned now from personal encounters that distance on a track is way different than distance in cross country. For one thing it is the same surface and it seems longer and everyone is more close together without a change in scenery. It makes for a good shin splint creator even more than what cross country did to me. Every part of my body even hurts worse than it did with cross country.
I think what I will be doing next year is cross country, and basketball and then have this as my off season instead of going from shin splint injury to shin splint injury in pretty much two back to back seasons when you think about it. I am an okay basketball player once I get past the fact that the buzzer can be kind of scary when you aren't expecting it. I hate those things so much. I mean I like to be aware of things and have warnings, instead of it coming out of the blue. I hate loud surprises.
I have decided though for track that even though it hurts and is hard for me right now that I am sticking to distance. I am also doing discus and long jump even though I have got no clue how you even throw a discus just yet but I learn fast. I am hoping that the same happens in track. Everyone looks at me like I am crazy when I say long jump and discus but hey, I have just as many rights to do that than everyone else does. I am sick of people looking at me like I have four heads. I just want them to see that I can do it, and have fun doing it which is the real point of this is to get into shape, and have a lot of fun, not be really good at it or anything like that because right now that doesn't matter since you are just starting out. I mean it's middle school track.
I am also excited because I get out of school at 11 today to watch our high school jazz band represent class one a at state today, and we are going to kick some butt I hope. I have heard them and I think that we can go all the way and win again this year. I mean when people from bigger schools hear what all we have done they grow dead silent and really listen hard to what we have to offer and then their applause is just wild I have noticed like they are shocked that such sounds can come from small schools. What can I say, our school is pretty awesome when it comes to fine arts. Now we just need a place where we can keep that going and have a place that is good for us instead of a gym to do everything in we need like an auditorium because that is something that everyone deserves when they have a fine arts program like us and I hope that our schools sees that and sees the need for that place and invests in it within the next few years.
I think that we also need to have a track. I mean it stinks that we have to travel and do it every now and then and have a set time limit of when to be there and what we can and can't use when we should be able to learn and use everything. I mean we do track and we need to practice our things so we aren't lost when it comes to meets. We need to show people that we know what we are doing and that we are ready for things like this and without a track that can be pretty hard sometimes, but Lisbon still knows how to rock it, and we still appear in the field as a pretty strong team that everyone has heard nothing but warnings about. I mean their good warnings like about how we run and stuff and what they need to do to get themselves ready.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Wattpad & Concussions
Hey, blogettes! It's Smiles here and ready to write a post for you guys to tear into. First off sorry I haven't written in a while. There has been a lot going on in my life lately. It's finally slowed down for a bit though so I have decided to log on and get you guys caught up. Here it goes.
I joined Wattpad in the middle of March, and I love it. I already have one work published called Graceful Wind under nonfiction and the short stories sections, and it is about what happened to give me a concussion and what I am doing about it. I hope that people learn from my stupid mistake and enjoy the book because it gave them a fair warning of the results and what it does to a person. Honestly concussions are a huge headache that also makes you feel like crap and have trouble with school and social interactions for awhile.
I remember coming home from the hospital on Wednesday and just crying for like an hour straight for no real reason. It was very sad, and then on Friday I cried because I was learning things but then when it came to putting them into action I didn't get them or I didn't remember what I had studied for so I either have to take the test at a later date or use my notes or even the full textbook on a test was also embarrassing. Then lunch comes along, and I have to eat it in the high school office alone with the secretary because the lunchroom is too loud and I am too embarrassed by this injury to ask my friends to come along. I don't know why I am too embarrassed because this has happened to at least two of the people that sit with me at lunch so they would understand probably but I just am.
Another thing is I have had to limit my screen time. I'm now up to four hours total, and right now I have about another 2 and a half hours left to do what I want. It's nice though because you have time to do other things since you really can't be glued to your computer doing whatever. Wattpad has had to wait and so has Twitter and this blog due to my health. I am slowly recovering and getting better, and I have a Doctor's appointment on Wednesday to see if I can be cleared to do lifting and full outside practice with the team again. Believe it or not, I already miss it a lot. Running is my buddy and it makes me feel really happy. When I am without it I feel lost, and down.
They only thing that has me pumped up is the first track meet is a week from tomorrow and I have to be ready and better by then, so I'm fighting and fighting hard back from this concussion doing whatever I can to make sure I am in shape and ready still even though I was benched for pretty much a week of legit practices. I mean I did light on Friday but light isn't the same as full practice. The thrill level is different and the feelings that you have are different too. You want to push harder but you know what you get when you do and making your doctor unhappy is never good news nor the right answer to anything.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Shin Splints
Hey, blogettes! It's Smiles here! Today was a great day for track because my legs actually got to rest since we were lifting all the time. I have really bad shin splints on both of my legs that will need to be wrapped in order for me to do anything without pain and safer too. My arm was good for lifting today. I numbed it with some muscle relief and that helped out a lot. I guess track is something that wasn't made for me but with adaptations and care I can do it and I can do anything. I just knew that I can't go full bore because it hurts. Shin splints suck for that reason. I mean I want to give it my all but I can't because of the pain and what happens with them.
Shin splints are also very scary because the way that our school nurse described it is that the muscles are inflamed and coming off your shin bone. You need to rest and ice and take great care which sometimes means wrapping them when you run like I am in order to make sure that they get better or feel okay when you run instead of getting worse and worse. Shin splints may be caused by your shoes which in my case isn't because I just got new ones over spring break. They may also be caused by pressure and form. If you are a distance runner this may also be an issue when it comes to track because it wasn't made with you in mind. There is nothing really on a track that makes distance feel good unlike it does for sprints. We did sprints on a track and I felt so good doing them but I knew that distance was right for me.
Lifting also goes hand and hand with the running that we have been doing because in order to glide you need to be strong in both your arms and your legs. Today in practice we found what weight was our max weight in things for a good workout and to keep us safe and make things go faster. It was awesome because once we were done we could leave. I got out of practice an hour earlier than I had planned which means that I can write this awesome post or what I find to be awesome post anyways for you ladies. I am so excited for our first meet of the season. With the way that training has been going I think that our team is well on its way to an amazing and memorable season with a lot of records. I can't wait to show people what I can do and what Lisbon does as a team. No we may not be that nice to people but we can sure run and play sports. We make people do double takes that we are middle schoolers, at least that is what last year's people said.
I'm just worried that I won't be able to keep the speed with my shin splints or that I will get hurt or something will happen to me while I am running and representing Lisbon. It would be really embarrassing I think to get hurt in a meet in front of everyone from all over but you know what it will be different and something to remember. I may or may not do track next year we will see how this season and cross country goes to find things out for next year. I may just do basketball and have this season as my season off instead because my grandma is right I am an amazing basketball player that the world needs to see play. I am working on getting better and better too and I would hate that to go to waste if I am never going to do anything with basketball.
I am also wanting to be ready and safe for cross country instead of coming off injury after injury with really no down time. Not that I have been injured that many times so far aside from shin splints but yeah you get what I mean. Everyone needs an off season sometime to allow their body to recover and heal before going on to the next thing. I pushed too hard in the winter time which was my off season to get me here and that could be another cause for shin splints that I have. Anyways yeah just thought that I would let you know what is going on in my life today. I've got to get ready for youth group now.
Shin splints are also very scary because the way that our school nurse described it is that the muscles are inflamed and coming off your shin bone. You need to rest and ice and take great care which sometimes means wrapping them when you run like I am in order to make sure that they get better or feel okay when you run instead of getting worse and worse. Shin splints may be caused by your shoes which in my case isn't because I just got new ones over spring break. They may also be caused by pressure and form. If you are a distance runner this may also be an issue when it comes to track because it wasn't made with you in mind. There is nothing really on a track that makes distance feel good unlike it does for sprints. We did sprints on a track and I felt so good doing them but I knew that distance was right for me.
Lifting also goes hand and hand with the running that we have been doing because in order to glide you need to be strong in both your arms and your legs. Today in practice we found what weight was our max weight in things for a good workout and to keep us safe and make things go faster. It was awesome because once we were done we could leave. I got out of practice an hour earlier than I had planned which means that I can write this awesome post or what I find to be awesome post anyways for you ladies. I am so excited for our first meet of the season. With the way that training has been going I think that our team is well on its way to an amazing and memorable season with a lot of records. I can't wait to show people what I can do and what Lisbon does as a team. No we may not be that nice to people but we can sure run and play sports. We make people do double takes that we are middle schoolers, at least that is what last year's people said.
I'm just worried that I won't be able to keep the speed with my shin splints or that I will get hurt or something will happen to me while I am running and representing Lisbon. It would be really embarrassing I think to get hurt in a meet in front of everyone from all over but you know what it will be different and something to remember. I may or may not do track next year we will see how this season and cross country goes to find things out for next year. I may just do basketball and have this season as my season off instead because my grandma is right I am an amazing basketball player that the world needs to see play. I am working on getting better and better too and I would hate that to go to waste if I am never going to do anything with basketball.
I am also wanting to be ready and safe for cross country instead of coming off injury after injury with really no down time. Not that I have been injured that many times so far aside from shin splints but yeah you get what I mean. Everyone needs an off season sometime to allow their body to recover and heal before going on to the next thing. I pushed too hard in the winter time which was my off season to get me here and that could be another cause for shin splints that I have. Anyways yeah just thought that I would let you know what is going on in my life today. I've got to get ready for youth group now.
Woman VS Hurdle
Hey guys! Sorry I haven't written in awhile I know Smiles has been posting but I have had church after school, homework, band, and now track plus my battery and chargers were broken on my laptop o I had to limit my time for awhile.
I know this goes back awhile, but the ski trip was AMAZING. It was the best day of my life…probably. I did fall once and couldn't get up because I was on the steep part but other than that I was really proud of myself for making it as far as I did. I also got to hang out with a lot of my 8th grade friends so that was fun. Our bus broke down, but it was still fun because we got to chat and mingle in the lodge for an hour like normal teenage girls. If you ever have the chance to go on the ski trip I HIGHLY recommend it because it has literally changed my life. You got to see the real side of everyone so people I usally don't even say a word to ended up skiing a hill with me once.
Honor choir also went well if you were wondering. It was kind of strange though because the directer (male) told me I had beautiful lips. Keep in mind he was like forty. Strange.
Now back to the title. So track started and I was thinking about doing hurdles. The answer is no. Yesterday we had to try hurdles and I was like, "You got this, you can do it." Well apparently I "didn't got it" because I jumped too early and my power leg (Jumping leg) caught onto the hurdle and me AND the hurdle plummeted to the ground and slid a few inches. Now I have a skinned arm, a cut leg, and a fear of hurdles. Hopefully since I'm not doing hurdles I won't have to practice them again. For track I decided I want to do mid-distance, like 400m and maybe 800m. I also want to do discus and long jump.
I know my aren't as long as Smiles, but I try my best. Hopefully I can write soon!
I know this goes back awhile, but the ski trip was AMAZING. It was the best day of my life…probably. I did fall once and couldn't get up because I was on the steep part but other than that I was really proud of myself for making it as far as I did. I also got to hang out with a lot of my 8th grade friends so that was fun. Our bus broke down, but it was still fun because we got to chat and mingle in the lodge for an hour like normal teenage girls. If you ever have the chance to go on the ski trip I HIGHLY recommend it because it has literally changed my life. You got to see the real side of everyone so people I usally don't even say a word to ended up skiing a hill with me once.
Honor choir also went well if you were wondering. It was kind of strange though because the directer (male) told me I had beautiful lips. Keep in mind he was like forty. Strange.
Now back to the title. So track started and I was thinking about doing hurdles. The answer is no. Yesterday we had to try hurdles and I was like, "You got this, you can do it." Well apparently I "didn't got it" because I jumped too early and my power leg (Jumping leg) caught onto the hurdle and me AND the hurdle plummeted to the ground and slid a few inches. Now I have a skinned arm, a cut leg, and a fear of hurdles. Hopefully since I'm not doing hurdles I won't have to practice them again. For track I decided I want to do mid-distance, like 400m and maybe 800m. I also want to do discus and long jump.
I know my aren't as long as Smiles, but I try my best. Hopefully I can write soon!
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Track Drama
Hey, blogettes! It's me, Smiles again! Music appears to be really busy with something to write on this blog. Anyways, it's now spring which means the start of track season. We are two days into practice and I already have people bad mouthing me saying that I shouldn't be on the team because I bring nothing good when hello I did cross country so I was made for distance running. I know I may be slow now but I need to find the paces that work best for me and ease my body into it all over again. This prevents further injury of the ones I have and allows me to get in the best shape possible so that maybe as the season goes on I can push forward. Track is way different than cross country, and you don't have the people from the other school either.
Those people were fun and very supportive and had a lot to offer. It was always a good time with them and I felt like I was needed and wanted on the team when here I feel like a reject and someone that is shunned and worthless while every one of my other friends seems to be having the time of their lives because no one else is bad mouthing them. I guess I have a lot to live up to being a cross country runner and all but you know what I think I have got this. Icy Hot has become my new best friend, and sweat my favorite accessory. Mint scents are something that really get me going too even though there is someone on the team that complains it eases the pain and keeps me focused on what we need to do.
They were also insulting the choices that I made to run, and I was all like it's not that it will happen that I get to run in those things or at all. I may just be a back up who knows but get off my butt because I am giving it my all. I think that is what counts. Besides I am mainly focused on getting things in motion for cross country because that is my main sport as I enjoy it the most. Tomorrow is an easy practice. We are on;y lifting weights. Well it would be easy if I didn't have a pulled arm muscle already but you know what we will power through because we are awesome like that and we know how to work hard and fight. We got this covered. We can do this.
I think that this will also teach me to stand up to people and show them that I am the boss of my life, and I know what's best and what I need to do for me. I know what I can and cant do and I know what I did and didn't do. I don't need people watching me and pointing out my every mistake and saying that I didn't do something when I was busting my butt and working hard to get there and finish strong only to find out that I supposedly had to do three more laps. Who knew a couple of eighth grade girls were the coaches and knew what was best for me. They just want to make me upset so I leave and well that isn't going to happen my friend. I know what I can and can't do. I am amazing. I am strong. I am crazy and I am fun. I know what I am capable of right now and I am pushing that to the max.
Those people were fun and very supportive and had a lot to offer. It was always a good time with them and I felt like I was needed and wanted on the team when here I feel like a reject and someone that is shunned and worthless while every one of my other friends seems to be having the time of their lives because no one else is bad mouthing them. I guess I have a lot to live up to being a cross country runner and all but you know what I think I have got this. Icy Hot has become my new best friend, and sweat my favorite accessory. Mint scents are something that really get me going too even though there is someone on the team that complains it eases the pain and keeps me focused on what we need to do.
They were also insulting the choices that I made to run, and I was all like it's not that it will happen that I get to run in those things or at all. I may just be a back up who knows but get off my butt because I am giving it my all. I think that is what counts. Besides I am mainly focused on getting things in motion for cross country because that is my main sport as I enjoy it the most. Tomorrow is an easy practice. We are on;y lifting weights. Well it would be easy if I didn't have a pulled arm muscle already but you know what we will power through because we are awesome like that and we know how to work hard and fight. We got this covered. We can do this.
I think that this will also teach me to stand up to people and show them that I am the boss of my life, and I know what's best and what I need to do for me. I know what I can and cant do and I know what I did and didn't do. I don't need people watching me and pointing out my every mistake and saying that I didn't do something when I was busting my butt and working hard to get there and finish strong only to find out that I supposedly had to do three more laps. Who knew a couple of eighth grade girls were the coaches and knew what was best for me. They just want to make me upset so I leave and well that isn't going to happen my friend. I know what I can and can't do. I am amazing. I am strong. I am crazy and I am fun. I know what I am capable of right now and I am pushing that to the max.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Busy As A Bee
Hey, blogettes! This is Smiles here! Sorry no one has been on the blog to write lately, but I know that I have been very busy with other important things. It is Spring Break for my school right now, so I decided that now would be a good time to make a post and let you know that I am still alive at least. I don't know about Music. I have been emailing her a lot though saying that we do need to get posting on this blog otherwise what's the point of having a blog together if no one is going to do anything on it. Anyways, in our time away from here, I turned 14 on March 1, 2014, attended honor choir, have been busy studying for the permit test, training for track, I am going to be a sprinter since my knee isn't ready for distance yet, organizing Relay for Life for my church, we are joining another church in our community this year to honor and remember two church goers who are currently fighting cancer, or have lost the battle, and have been busy doing things for my youth group.
I am not Catholic, not that I have anything against them or this time of year because I know that Music believes in this time of year and what is needed to be done before Resserection Sunday or Easter Sunday to non Christian people, but my church is doing a service project to give stuff to a place in our community where families that can't afford clothes or need food can go and get that kind of stuff for free. It relies heavily on donations from the community, and since they are running low on things since this is a harder time for people, my church has decided to step in and do a little drive to get some things to restock their shelves and keep them in business because it is a nice thing to have in a small town where there may not be that many places nearby that people can call up and say hey I need this and this and this can you help me or bring it to me because there are many places that don't do delivery services, and if the people are low on funds they may not even be able to get to that place to pick the needed items up.
My youth group also holds a breakfast on Resserection Sunday for anyone and everyone in the community free of charge. It's a really great time with the older kids (sixth grade on up) handling the kitchen work, and the little kids(fifth grade on down) handling the decorating, and then the mid little kids(third through fifth graders) handle waiting on people. We all however make sure that people are welcome and have what they need, and we invite them up for the service which happens shortly after the breakfast is finished. The youth however don't usually get to see the service because we are busy cleaning up and tearing down. Sometimes though we do get to see a little bit of it. It just depends on how many people are working, and how much there is to be done which depends on the amount of people.
It's a lot of fun for us too. I remember all the jokes that were cracked in the kitchen last year and about how someone almost set the church on fire, but they didn't and everything was fine in the end it was just a close call, and that person is no longer allowed to manage cooking things but instead have been moved to prepping the food before it goes to be cooked.
Like I said before, I am really busy, and I am about to get busier as I am doing track, and track meets can sometimes go on forever it seems. It all depends on the team amounts and how many events are offered, and as noted above I am going to be doing sprints which are usually first, sprint relays, and long jump because my knee couldn't take distance. I already tried the distance training, and no it did not work out well, and I knew I had to stop because I could hurt it again or hurt something else or start like swearing or something like I did when it happened because it really did hurt. Besides if I want to do cross country next season I think I need to take it easy now so it can get a little bit better. Cross country is my main sport, and the one that I care a lot more about anyways just because of the feelings and the people that you get to work with and see. That and it is a whole new level of competition where so many more doors are opened.
Cross country is way better than track too, because everyday is something different, and no run is ever the same. There is always something new on the course and something new to learn or improve on, and it doesn't matter if you are good or bad. It just matters that you finish, when in track it seems like you have to be good and fast otherwise you won't make it through the season. Our coach has even listed it in the packet that if you aren't good you will be cut which puts even more pressure and stress on me that I didn't have in cross country.
In cross country, I felt free, and I had all these good feelings. I don't think I will get those feelings in track with everything that there is to remember and do because you want to stay in it, and in order to stay in it, you have got to train and fight. You have got to be amazing because there are cuts and if you get cut then what is the point of being on the team because you are just sitting there wasting space. I'm a person that isn't afraid to go out there and get things and that is why I think that I am going to be the one pushing the hardest and being dead after practice. That is why I think I am going to be the one that works hard and finds things out because she tries them. I need to keep my place on the team. I will do whatever it takes.
It's going to be even harder since I am a sprinter because there is a lot of sprinters and not a lot of distance and that is why I think that next year I am going to be a distance person. I just need this time since I injured my knee in cross country to take it easy still, since I am still in pain with the distance, and I still have that feeling of doom like something isn't right or something is going to happen if I do distance in track that will make cross country not happen next season. I don't need another injury, and that is why I am not risking it and doing sprints this year. But I will take risks in sprints. I have to if I want to stay in races and be on top.
I have my mind set and decisions made. Now it is time to go out there and make things happen. Wish me luck people because I am going to need it. I am going to need it to overcome the pain of my injury, and make good choices that will keep cross country next season in line because like I said that is my first sport, and I am just doing track to compliment that and get me into better shape for next year. Sprints always got me in cross country which is another reason that in the end made me think that sprints were a better choice. They are always saying sprint those first 200 to 400 meters, and then ease up and then 500 meters from the end kick it in and finish strong. I could never really do that, but then again I don't think that I have a kick either which also makes it tough, but anyways yeah. I think sprints will be good for me and I won't regret the choice.
I am not Catholic, not that I have anything against them or this time of year because I know that Music believes in this time of year and what is needed to be done before Resserection Sunday or Easter Sunday to non Christian people, but my church is doing a service project to give stuff to a place in our community where families that can't afford clothes or need food can go and get that kind of stuff for free. It relies heavily on donations from the community, and since they are running low on things since this is a harder time for people, my church has decided to step in and do a little drive to get some things to restock their shelves and keep them in business because it is a nice thing to have in a small town where there may not be that many places nearby that people can call up and say hey I need this and this and this can you help me or bring it to me because there are many places that don't do delivery services, and if the people are low on funds they may not even be able to get to that place to pick the needed items up.
My youth group also holds a breakfast on Resserection Sunday for anyone and everyone in the community free of charge. It's a really great time with the older kids (sixth grade on up) handling the kitchen work, and the little kids(fifth grade on down) handling the decorating, and then the mid little kids(third through fifth graders) handle waiting on people. We all however make sure that people are welcome and have what they need, and we invite them up for the service which happens shortly after the breakfast is finished. The youth however don't usually get to see the service because we are busy cleaning up and tearing down. Sometimes though we do get to see a little bit of it. It just depends on how many people are working, and how much there is to be done which depends on the amount of people.
It's a lot of fun for us too. I remember all the jokes that were cracked in the kitchen last year and about how someone almost set the church on fire, but they didn't and everything was fine in the end it was just a close call, and that person is no longer allowed to manage cooking things but instead have been moved to prepping the food before it goes to be cooked.
Like I said before, I am really busy, and I am about to get busier as I am doing track, and track meets can sometimes go on forever it seems. It all depends on the team amounts and how many events are offered, and as noted above I am going to be doing sprints which are usually first, sprint relays, and long jump because my knee couldn't take distance. I already tried the distance training, and no it did not work out well, and I knew I had to stop because I could hurt it again or hurt something else or start like swearing or something like I did when it happened because it really did hurt. Besides if I want to do cross country next season I think I need to take it easy now so it can get a little bit better. Cross country is my main sport, and the one that I care a lot more about anyways just because of the feelings and the people that you get to work with and see. That and it is a whole new level of competition where so many more doors are opened.
Cross country is way better than track too, because everyday is something different, and no run is ever the same. There is always something new on the course and something new to learn or improve on, and it doesn't matter if you are good or bad. It just matters that you finish, when in track it seems like you have to be good and fast otherwise you won't make it through the season. Our coach has even listed it in the packet that if you aren't good you will be cut which puts even more pressure and stress on me that I didn't have in cross country.
In cross country, I felt free, and I had all these good feelings. I don't think I will get those feelings in track with everything that there is to remember and do because you want to stay in it, and in order to stay in it, you have got to train and fight. You have got to be amazing because there are cuts and if you get cut then what is the point of being on the team because you are just sitting there wasting space. I'm a person that isn't afraid to go out there and get things and that is why I think that I am going to be the one pushing the hardest and being dead after practice. That is why I think I am going to be the one that works hard and finds things out because she tries them. I need to keep my place on the team. I will do whatever it takes.
It's going to be even harder since I am a sprinter because there is a lot of sprinters and not a lot of distance and that is why I think that next year I am going to be a distance person. I just need this time since I injured my knee in cross country to take it easy still, since I am still in pain with the distance, and I still have that feeling of doom like something isn't right or something is going to happen if I do distance in track that will make cross country not happen next season. I don't need another injury, and that is why I am not risking it and doing sprints this year. But I will take risks in sprints. I have to if I want to stay in races and be on top.
I have my mind set and decisions made. Now it is time to go out there and make things happen. Wish me luck people because I am going to need it. I am going to need it to overcome the pain of my injury, and make good choices that will keep cross country next season in line because like I said that is my first sport, and I am just doing track to compliment that and get me into better shape for next year. Sprints always got me in cross country which is another reason that in the end made me think that sprints were a better choice. They are always saying sprint those first 200 to 400 meters, and then ease up and then 500 meters from the end kick it in and finish strong. I could never really do that, but then again I don't think that I have a kick either which also makes it tough, but anyways yeah. I think sprints will be good for me and I won't regret the choice.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Friendship Woes
Hey, blogettes! I just wanted to let you know that friendship troubles happen to all of us. We just have to let it run it's course and go with it. If we lose a friend, we lose a friend, we need to respect that and respect that they needed more space to be free or something like that or wanted to hang with a new crowd because we were no longer the right ones for them. This especially happens in middle school, and I just so happen to be going through one right now myself. I have begun to feel like a third wheel in one of my friendships and have been left to wonder if I should stay with them or get out of there. I mean the two friends that are in the woe are my two true friends which really comes as a shock, but you know it happens, and I think that they want to branch away from me because I am holding them back.
Oh, yeah and some other news for the first time in school history we have two state champs for wrestling in one year without a team trophy which is kind of cool and something that really makes me happy. I happen to know one of the wrestlers who won a state title this weekend pretty well. He goes to my church.
My dad is out of the hospital and doing well now. I would like to thank you ladies for being so kind to me during that time as it was really rough for me to deal with. I love and am so close to my dad. He is kind of a role model to me and someone I look to for inspiration and advice when I need it most. It was hard to have him in the hospital and still be in school and holding strong every day but I knew that he was going to be okay because the Lord was watching over and helping him and he was in the right place then. I knew that worrying wasn't going to do good and that I worked my butt off for straight A's and I wasn't going to let my dad being in the hospital spoil that. I wanted to show how tough I was and what cross country and bullying combined had given me.
Oh and another thing, the ski trip was awesome. I had a great time, and Music and I will be working on a document for a post about it sometime soon. We have both been very busy with choir and band though because we have three really big and important events coming up in those things. I decided not to train for a marathon this year but instead focus on 5ks because I am just starting out with other distance events and I don't know how it will go.
Anyways, that has been what's up with me lately.
Oh, yeah and some other news for the first time in school history we have two state champs for wrestling in one year without a team trophy which is kind of cool and something that really makes me happy. I happen to know one of the wrestlers who won a state title this weekend pretty well. He goes to my church.
My dad is out of the hospital and doing well now. I would like to thank you ladies for being so kind to me during that time as it was really rough for me to deal with. I love and am so close to my dad. He is kind of a role model to me and someone I look to for inspiration and advice when I need it most. It was hard to have him in the hospital and still be in school and holding strong every day but I knew that he was going to be okay because the Lord was watching over and helping him and he was in the right place then. I knew that worrying wasn't going to do good and that I worked my butt off for straight A's and I wasn't going to let my dad being in the hospital spoil that. I wanted to show how tough I was and what cross country and bullying combined had given me.
Oh and another thing, the ski trip was awesome. I had a great time, and Music and I will be working on a document for a post about it sometime soon. We have both been very busy with choir and band though because we have three really big and important events coming up in those things. I decided not to train for a marathon this year but instead focus on 5ks because I am just starting out with other distance events and I don't know how it will go.
Anyways, that has been what's up with me lately.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Ski Trip
Hey, blogettes! Music Marvel and I are going on a school sponsored ski trip tomorrow. I don't know about her, but I am pretty pumped and kind of nervous because I don't know what to expect. I am also worried about my dad so that is going to affect some things. I get to go and see him again tonight, and let's just say you don't know how hard it is to be without a male figure in your life daily when you are used to him being there. He has got all kinds of people worried too because he is not normally sick like this. He may get out of the hospital on Sunday at the earliest but Wednesday at the latest. I am ready for him to be home again.
He has so far had two visitors besides family, but I am hoping that there will be much more and people will step up and cover for him because he won't be able to do or take as much as he used too, and his diet is going to be changing as well. I mean that was a cause of why he is in the hospital right now.
My friends have been pretty supportive and have been praying for him which I like because every bit helps. I promise that Music Marvel is still alive but like I said we have been busy and we have a trip coming up so we won't be on. We are in middle school now and leading busy and awesome lives. I promise though that when she has something to write about she will write. I got to go to lunch now.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Marathon Running?
Hey, blogettes! I know I haven't written for a while but I have been stuck thinking about a lot of things lately, like the fact that my dad is in the hospital with pancreatitis, and the fact that the news is that the marathon running training thing is starting soon as a group. I am still thinking about whether or not I should do it just to train for 5ks first, but doing a marathon at this young of age would be really cool and something I would remember forever. It would also be cool to say that I am a marathon runner. I'm probably going to run a marathon that is around here though because there is no way that I am going to run in a different state because I want to have people that I know share the experience with me just by watching me.
I don't know what I should do. I mean I am ready to run, and I am a runner with training from cross country, and it's now or never because we may not have this club next year. I just need some input from you guys for the sake of it just to see what you think and you know what running a marathon or a 5k may give me something really cool, different, and fun to write about because there is usually something fun going on at running events just like there were at cross country.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Organizing Tips Are In Your Future
Hey! Smiles and I are starting a new page were we will write our favorite tips and tricks for organizing and if you have any questions you can leave them in the comments and we will keep posting as we get more tips and ideas. Thanks! -- Music
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Thrift Shopping & Gossip Girl
Hey, blogettes! It's me, Smiles! Sorry I haven't written a post for a while, it's just that I have had nothing to really write about until today. Now I know today is Saturday, but instead of sleeping in like I normally do, I decided to get up and go thrift shopping with my dad. Thrift shopping with him is always fun, and he finds all these awesome things. Plus he kind of knows my style and vibes on things, and gives honest and good advice. I also like him because he sometimes lets me go around the same store he is in on my own and look. My mom follows me around and freaks out when I pick something up that it is showing too much or costs too much, and my dad isn't like that. As long as we are thrift shopping in a store of his choice, and as long as I really like it, or it fits me and I really like it and will wear it he will get it for me no matter what the cost is.
Today I scored an awesome green padded folding glove like chair, and it fits into the corner of my room which I call the nook beautifully. I am sitting in it as I am writing this. I also scored a couple pair of jeans and a lot of shirts. Now people may be wondering if I buy my undergarments(including swimsuits) and hats second hand, and the answer to that is no. I require those things to be new and I stand firm on that. My dad respects that, and my mom on the other hand is questionable since she just wants to save a lot of money. Everyone thinks that girls are close to their moms when it comes to shopping and things like that, but I really am closer to my dad, and prefer that I go shopping with him. Besides it's faster too, because when thrift shopping my mom could take at least three hours.
I also realized that I needed to lose some weight because I am I think the same size as my mom right now and my mom is considered fat and overweight. No wonder people call me obese. I almost cried in the dressing room because I was so self conscious of my image now and seeing that my haters were really right, and had every right to be talking about what I was wearing and what I looked like because I look awful, and I am just now seeing this. It's just now hitting me.
I know that I will never be perfect, and I will never be a model, but I also know that I can't have plastic surgery until I am eighteen and that if it bothers people that they just need to look away because I am happy enough with my looks to still be out in public with them. If God wanted me to be a model he would have blessed me with looks and not brains and I am not so sure if I am blessed with either of them anymore. I am blessed with life on this earth even though I was a mistake that was supposed to be erased at the start. I mean I was supposed to die shortly after I was born or have serious problems that would cause me to die a couple of years after if we were lucky.
Don't worry, Mackenzie germs are no longer deadly. They just make you lose your image for a while is all, and then I have seen people get back together after a month or two of being a part because they found out that someone in their group of friends were hanging out with me the infected weirdo who is ruining everything. I'm also trying to lay low keeping the protection of you people in mind while still going on with my life and leaving my mark on the world that no one will really give a crap about later on. I just know that my legacy will be forgotten because I seem to be forgotten most of the time. I remember second grade. I was the last person in my class. The teacher always forgot to read off my name and then she got mad at me for being late for role. That is what it was every single day even though I was on time and usually the first person in the room I would still be counted as an unexcused absence, and it stunk big time. It made my family look like bad people and me look even worse. At that time I was the shortest girl in the grade still.
Now I have big feet and a large tummy. Someone left a note in my locker saying that I should be a clown and I couldn't have agreed more with them really because I saw how they got that. I looked like a freak too. I still do and I always will because I have vowed never to get plastic surgery or any surgery that would majorly alter my image unless it was needed to save my life. Anyways got to go just thought I would give you the heads up on what was going on, and on some things that you people have been dying to know and need to know to keep your images safe. I would also advise you that once people find out that I write on the same blog as Music that you quit reading my posts and read only hers to save your image. If it gets worse I may even advise Music to stop writing altogether because her image is going to be going down too because she is in contact with me and working on something with me directly. I wouldn't want to make a dear friend of mine have to go through something like what I do but that is just me, and that is because I am a person who cares and is aware of others.
Today I scored an awesome green padded folding glove like chair, and it fits into the corner of my room which I call the nook beautifully. I am sitting in it as I am writing this. I also scored a couple pair of jeans and a lot of shirts. Now people may be wondering if I buy my undergarments(including swimsuits) and hats second hand, and the answer to that is no. I require those things to be new and I stand firm on that. My dad respects that, and my mom on the other hand is questionable since she just wants to save a lot of money. Everyone thinks that girls are close to their moms when it comes to shopping and things like that, but I really am closer to my dad, and prefer that I go shopping with him. Besides it's faster too, because when thrift shopping my mom could take at least three hours.
I also realized that I needed to lose some weight because I am I think the same size as my mom right now and my mom is considered fat and overweight. No wonder people call me obese. I almost cried in the dressing room because I was so self conscious of my image now and seeing that my haters were really right, and had every right to be talking about what I was wearing and what I looked like because I look awful, and I am just now seeing this. It's just now hitting me.
I know that I will never be perfect, and I will never be a model, but I also know that I can't have plastic surgery until I am eighteen and that if it bothers people that they just need to look away because I am happy enough with my looks to still be out in public with them. If God wanted me to be a model he would have blessed me with looks and not brains and I am not so sure if I am blessed with either of them anymore. I am blessed with life on this earth even though I was a mistake that was supposed to be erased at the start. I mean I was supposed to die shortly after I was born or have serious problems that would cause me to die a couple of years after if we were lucky.
Don't worry, Mackenzie germs are no longer deadly. They just make you lose your image for a while is all, and then I have seen people get back together after a month or two of being a part because they found out that someone in their group of friends were hanging out with me the infected weirdo who is ruining everything. I'm also trying to lay low keeping the protection of you people in mind while still going on with my life and leaving my mark on the world that no one will really give a crap about later on. I just know that my legacy will be forgotten because I seem to be forgotten most of the time. I remember second grade. I was the last person in my class. The teacher always forgot to read off my name and then she got mad at me for being late for role. That is what it was every single day even though I was on time and usually the first person in the room I would still be counted as an unexcused absence, and it stunk big time. It made my family look like bad people and me look even worse. At that time I was the shortest girl in the grade still.
Now I have big feet and a large tummy. Someone left a note in my locker saying that I should be a clown and I couldn't have agreed more with them really because I saw how they got that. I looked like a freak too. I still do and I always will because I have vowed never to get plastic surgery or any surgery that would majorly alter my image unless it was needed to save my life. Anyways got to go just thought I would give you the heads up on what was going on, and on some things that you people have been dying to know and need to know to keep your images safe. I would also advise you that once people find out that I write on the same blog as Music that you quit reading my posts and read only hers to save your image. If it gets worse I may even advise Music to stop writing altogether because her image is going to be going down too because she is in contact with me and working on something with me directly. I wouldn't want to make a dear friend of mine have to go through something like what I do but that is just me, and that is because I am a person who cares and is aware of others.
Friday, January 17, 2014
Music Events and Aches-- Music Marvel
Hey! Sorry I haven't written in awhile, as Smiles said we are very busy. This Saturday, I am going to a Honor Band, with my saxophone. I wish it was with my ukulele! I am kind of nervous because we actually have to try out for chairs. I haven't practiced a lot, but I still practiced. I have to wake up early and then drive there and then I have to practice for like six hours.....now, don't get me wrong I love to play, but not for SIX HOURS. At least I get free food!
Another cool thing that is happening is we are going to a Choir concert. Smiles and I are both going to a concert and usally only the grade above us get's to go, but this year all of our choir get's to go. You could kind of call it an Honors choir. For this we have to learn four songs, and we only have two right now. It isn't until later in the spring, but it's not to early to be prepared. Both songs so far, one for the whole group and one just for girls, are in different languages, which is the hard part. Both songs have a lot of repeating, but it still is hard. By the way, I added my favorite songs to the music page, if you want to take a look.
Now on to aches. Now, I'm not saying I'm not athletic, but the last time I was this athletic was volleyball season so I had a whole quarter in between. This quarter we started P.E. with a new teacher. He teaches good, but not a lot of us have been that active in a awhile, so all of us hurt. I had to hobble and limp for half the week. Almost with any action I did, even laughing, it hurt.
BUT, enough of my personal problems. Well, I guess this wraps up my post, and make sure to leave suggestions in the comments! BONUS: Comment "I PLAY THE UKE" if you play the ukulele too, I am just curious. If you don't play the ukelele comment "I PLAY ________" and fill in the blank with the instrument you play!
Another cool thing that is happening is we are going to a Choir concert. Smiles and I are both going to a concert and usally only the grade above us get's to go, but this year all of our choir get's to go. You could kind of call it an Honors choir. For this we have to learn four songs, and we only have two right now. It isn't until later in the spring, but it's not to early to be prepared. Both songs so far, one for the whole group and one just for girls, are in different languages, which is the hard part. Both songs have a lot of repeating, but it still is hard. By the way, I added my favorite songs to the music page, if you want to take a look.
Now on to aches. Now, I'm not saying I'm not athletic, but the last time I was this athletic was volleyball season so I had a whole quarter in between. This quarter we started P.E. with a new teacher. He teaches good, but not a lot of us have been that active in a awhile, so all of us hurt. I had to hobble and limp for half the week. Almost with any action I did, even laughing, it hurt.
BUT, enough of my personal problems. Well, I guess this wraps up my post, and make sure to leave suggestions in the comments! BONUS: Comment "I PLAY THE UKE" if you play the ukulele too, I am just curious. If you don't play the ukelele comment "I PLAY ________" and fill in the blank with the instrument you play!
We're Still Here
Hey, blogettes! I just thought that I would say that we are still here, it's just that we have been super busy, and really don't have a clue on what to write about anymore since there really isn't anything going on for middle school girls at our school right now besides practicing for honor choir and looking forward to the start of track season by some girls. The buzz feed at our school right now is that the ceiling collapsed during second high school lunch yesterday, but only three squares were damaged and no one was hurt so there really isn't anything to report on there, and another high school teacher who had a baby like six months ago is pregnant with another one at twelve weeks. I can't believe that, but you know, people do what they wish and she wishes to have kids that are close together in age probably.
Right now, it is reading lab, and she is giving us something like a free day, and I am using it to write a post that states that Music and I are still alive and well just super busy and have no clue what to write on here. If you ladies have ideas feel free to leave a comment and we will most likely do them because we are so lost and will write about anything at least I will because I hate leaving the blog blank for long periods of time. Music on the other hand has the equal amount of power on this blog and can do what she wants since she is not under me, and does it quite well. She manages the power and posts quality posts that I know are awesome on the blog, and most likely for you ladies reading as well because awesome is what you all deserve.
Middle school is crazy, teenage life is crazy, college is always crazy, some high schools may have drama and be crazy as well, I have been blessed to attend a school where high school is drama free because everyone seems to get along with each other and be accepted for just being them and being there each day, so you need awesome, cool, and fun posts to get you through and maybe give you ideas. I swear though, this blog even though you may be learning from it it won't look educational right from the start or ever at that. It will be learning in disguise. It will help you out in life and make things less complex even though when it comes to some things it is about the person and nothing that we post can help other humans who are boys or non readers of this blog. Even the readers of this blog may be lost at times, but we will try our best to avoid that.
Middle school is crazy, teenage life is crazy, college is always crazy, some high schools may have drama and be crazy as well, I have been blessed to attend a school where high school is drama free because everyone seems to get along with each other and be accepted for just being them and being there each day, so you need awesome, cool, and fun posts to get you through and maybe give you ideas. I swear though, this blog even though you may be learning from it it won't look educational right from the start or ever at that. It will be learning in disguise. It will help you out in life and make things less complex even though when it comes to some things it is about the person and nothing that we post can help other humans who are boys or non readers of this blog. Even the readers of this blog may be lost at times, but we will try our best to avoid that.
We will try our best to make this blog for everyone and fit everyone's needs and wants on this blog. I mean I think I have added another writer which was a smart move now that I am looking at the blog.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
30 Random Facts About Me At This Time
Hey, blogettes! It was requested that we both do a post with random things about ourselves, and our life, as well as our family, and this blog. Basically it could be about anything that effected us. Here is my post.
1. When I grow up I am going to be a marine biologist who hopefully works for a park like SeaWorld or Six Flags.
2. I ended last semester with a 4.00 GPA or grade point average, so even though I don't like school I am good at it.
3. I am addicted to running now.
4. I am a victim of bullying who is slowly overcoming it.
5. I like being active.
6. I also like my sleep.
7. I don't like to pick up my room, but I will pick up and organize anything else.
8. I am really lazy and tired after I get done running, and all I want is food and some down and alone time before I do other things.
9. I am going to school at a small school, and I really like it because you can feel more comfortable raising your hand in class and asking for help if you don'y understand something, which is my key to success and you get to know everyone in your graduating class and what group you kind of fit in with better and for sure before you get into high school.
10. Although private schools sound like they have less issues with bullying, you have to wear a uniform and it costs a lot of money, and usually the classes are a lot harder or below my level meaning that I already know this information and it comes easily to me. Besides then you are like in isolation and I like the fact that I can get out and do things and see the world and learn hands on as well as express myself through the clothes that I wear and the music that I listen to because even though people have taken away everything else from me through bullying they can't take these things away from me.
11. I am a Christian and am open about and express my faith every chance that I get, and I do it confidently because I know the rights that allow me to do what I am pretty much by heart or I have a sheet with them on it handy.
12. I like acting, and am hooked and take every chance that I get to be in shows at our school or doing things on the stage because it is my home away from home and where the real me comes out, and shines.
13. I don't like crying in public or being upset and worried about something in public. I save that energy until a time where and when I am alone to let it all out and not have a care in the world.
14. My favorite animals in no order are a platypus, dolphin, and penguin.
15. My favorite sports in no order are cross country, track and field, and swimming.
16. I was born with a blood clot on my brain and wasn't supposed to live through the surgery to remove it let alone be walking and talking or even hearing and seeing. I am a fighter though and I proved the doctors wrong with the only defect being my sight which is being fixed with glasses as we speak and is close to being perfect and normal as well.
17. I love the water because it is another place where I feel free and can open up and be myself.
18. Even though I am hurt, I tore my meniscus last season, I have already signed up to do cross country again next year. The feeling that I get when I run distance is amazing, and anything to do it again because it is something that I don't get that often. I really could get in touch with and connect to the real me while running distance. I was accepted on the team and belonged well whether or not I was the real me or the fake me.
19. I am the only person that the doctor has treated whose injuries act like they aren't even there with treatment. When he asked me if I had any pain at the last appointment I just shook my head and then I said without the brace yes, a little bit, but I think my body is training itself to get used to the injury, and the injury to not slow me down.
20. I have only had four serious things that required me to go to the hospital since my birth so I have been fairly healthy.
21. I enjoy art, writing, reading, and again being very active in both sports and fine arts.
22. I play the B flat clarinet in band, but I can play the bass clarinet part on there sometimes if it is needed since I was going to do the base clarinet but my arms aren't long enough to reach the low low notes just yet.
23. I am an alto in choir although I am hitting more high notes now so I think that I will be moved to saprano here pretty soon.
24. I have two tiny dogs for pets. One is named Sieanna and she is a yorkie beschaun, and the other one is named Sophie and she is a teacup poodle palmerian. They are both two or three years old now and we got them shortly after they were born I think it was when they were two weeks old or so. They are so much fun to have around.
25. My favorite flowers in no order are dand orchids, roses, sunflowers, and daisies.
26. I don't like early wake up calls, and without the right type of music I am not a morning person at all.
27. I don't like plain things.
28. My favorite bands in no order are One Direction, OneRepublic, LMAFO, Jamie Grace, and Toby Mac.
29. My two favorite genres of music are Christian and Pop.
30. I am single, and proud of it.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Cross Country (XC)
Hey, blogettes! It was requested that I do a post about cross country to make it easier for all of the runners out there that already do it, or for those girls that are thinking about doing it next year. I say go for it because it really is a challenge for just yourself, and not only do you learn how to be a better runner, but you get stronger, and learn a lot about yourself as well as other skills that you can use in normal life. Anyways in this post we will cover what you will definitely be needing, what meets are like, how the places work, my must haves for meets/bus rides, and what the team I was on was like. This may be a long post and I can't break it into parts really well so just bear with me and go with it.
You will definitely be needing a good pair of running shoes, and socks, and a pair of shorts or running tights as the weather gets colder. I liked dry fit tops the most, and as the weather got colder I switched to long sleeve dry fit tops, although your standard t-shirt works, I really liked the dry fit because it helped me feel weightless and fresh still even though I was sweating buckets in the intense workout. A good deodorent is also a must have. You should apply the deodorent ten minutes before your workout so it has time to set before it has to worry about sweat, and as your body gets used to the intense workouts you will notice that it takes more to break a sweat, and that you sweat less as well. A reusable water bottle is also a must have because staying hydrated is key, especially in the start of the season when it is so hot outside.
You need to replenish your fluids just as fast as you are losing them, and drinking and having enough fluid in your body also helps make the workouts seem easier because you aren't dying of thirst ad your body isn't tensing up either. I like the Conigo brand of water bottles, because they have a sipper, and can be operated using only one hand, and is leakproof too. I also like it because they have measurements on the side so that you can easily keep track of what you are drinking and if it is enough for what your body is doing and going to need. It was also nice because at the start of the season the coach told us that if we had a 24 oz bottle that we needed to be drinking at least two or three of those per day, and she said the more we drink the better off we are. I most of the time got four to six water bottles in a day. She was right because by the end of the season when I kept on hydrating more and during the times when I was drinking more, I found things to be easier.
You will also need to be eating three well balanced meals per day, and getting at least six hours of sleep each night in order to have enough energy to get through the school day and then the workout. I quickly learned that she was not kidding about needing that much sleep because I went to practice on three hours of sleep one time, and I swear, I just barely had enough energy to get across that finish line and then I felt to the ground in a heap of exhaustion. Sleep is important, and so is school. She made that clear that even though we were in cross country and going to be tired that we still needed to give school our everything.
Our practices were 90 minutes long, but we probably were doing running or things with running for 70 minutes of it most of the time. It all depended on what the weather was like, and what our upcoming meets had in store for us. Sometimes it was hills and track work, and other times it was a really long run with everything in the mix of it. If the weather was really hot we either had it inside or we had early morning practices at 6:00 AM. It wasn't a good wake up call and I was dead when I went to school but that was okay because I was refreshed and ready to face the day. Running always puts me in a good mood for some reason. I guess it's just the feelings that I get when I run. Anyways, on to our next thing.
Meets are a lot of fun because they can be small (10 teams) or very large(45+ teams). You also pull schools from different levels, and age groups vary as well. The meets where we raced were for class 3A and 4A teams, and select 2A and 1A teams. We raced at the class 3A level most of the time, either that or we were invited 2A schools with high regard and image because we were state champions last year. This year however we are runner's up. We also did a lot of fun things back at base camp while we were waiting for results or not prepping for the next meet. It was the most fun after everyone ran because we had a half an hour to an hour depending on the amount of teams at the meet before official results were posted and handed out to the coaches. During that time people blared music and started to break dance, or we pulled pranks on each other or even though we were so dead we somehow had the energy left to chase each other around base camp a little bit. It was also fun because sometimes we had sing alongs, and sometimes they were good and other times they were awful. It depended on the song, and how well we knew it too.
No doubt about it, there was always someone at base camp, and when we were all there it was positive that something fun and crazy was going to happen. We were probably the only middle school team that really used all the rules of having base camps at meets to the max. I mean our base camp was more than a plot of land where we dropped everything that we would need during the times when meets were going on as the bus driver would not be on the bus for us to be getting things until after the girls meets. Anyways most of the time at meets it's girls first and 7th graders before 8th graders, this year however we did have one meet where it was everyone together, but it was really hot that day and there were a lot of teams running. I counted at least sixty different base camps. If high school was with it their base camp was close to ours. and same case with other schools to save space for those teams who had yet to arrive. Getting there early however is key. We got there an hour before go time so that we could hand out things that would be entered when we crossed the finish line, and then we took a quick bathroom break, walked the course, and then we went back to base camp did some stretches, and then the first group would go and find their starting chute and start jog outs while the coach talked with the team of staking themselves out to give support for us mainly and other people too sometimes around the course. It used to be that during our race everyone hung out at base camp for some reason.
You only mattered for your team right from the start since we all were in different chutes. The race official would kind of say what was going to happen and what to know and look out for while we were out there running. He would then go back out of the way and say on your mark and then wait for five seconds which felt like forever and then fire the gun. Then it was find your pace and go time, and you knew that it was every man for themselves after the first 100 meters. Sometimes instead of words, they used a whistle, and sometimes it was a fast start where the gun was just fired. That was what the last meet of the season was, so you have to be ready for anything. I was shocked too because I was a pack runner which meant that I was right up there with the bulk of the people and I was neither in front or in back, that when people passed they were so supportive saying keep it up and that they got this.
Whenever someone fell and was hurt, a couple of runners usually stopped to be there with the runner until the corner guard came. Either that or they talked the runner into getting back up and finishing this thing and they would be right there with them if anything were to happen before the finish line. I brutally wiped out on a hill twice. The first time I wiped out I threw out my back and there was no way that I could finish. I had to even be helped up off of the ground and back to base camp. The last time I fell on a hill, was the last meet of the season. That one was a hard and awkward fall where I was seriously injured, and even though I was tired and scared, and my knee was numb but I could see that my shin was kind of out of place this one runner talked me into getting back up and finish. I ended up beating her in but I think she did that on purpose. I looked down at my leg when I finished since it was numb and my shin was really deformed and extreme weight or bending really hurt, and it felt like my knee was locking every time I walked.
I would later learn that was because I completely tore my meniscus, and the reason why my shin was deformed and my knee numb was because I had a partially torn MCL. I actually went to the hospital that night because I was in extreme pain. They did x-rays, a CT scan, a CAT scan, and an MRI to figure out what was wrong and how much was damaged. The first thing that popped into my mind was could I run again or was my career ended by just this one fall and me getting back up and finishing. They said that as of right now my career in running looked grim, and that distance was for sure out at the time. Anyways, that is a totally new and different story that although tied to this, I am not going into anymore detail about. I can post it later if you wish. Onto our next topic.
Placing for this is kind of confusing. Not only do we use places but we also use paces and points. A perfect score is 15 which means that you had runners in 1-5 places. All the places are worth certain amounts of points and the team with the least amount of points based on their first five runners through wins the meet. If there is a tie, it goes based off of the sixth runner. Places for teams are 1-8, most of the time, sometimes it is 1-4 at small meets. Places for runners at small meets are 1-10, and at large meets it can go anywhere from 1-20 or 25 to 30 or 45 even. The top three runners on each race are most of the time rewarded. Everyone however is running for PRs or Personal Records.
My must haves for meets are sweatpants or really soft fuzzy and warm pajama pants especially as the weather gets cold, sunblock, a cami to put on under our uniform as I quickly found out that the tops show our undergarments, my iPod with a pump up playlist to listen to on the bus and while walking the course to get me in the zone pumped up and ready to run, a blanket, some sunglasses, my cell phone in case my parents aren't there, and maybe my pillow pet. I also brought my water bottle to base camp with me so that I could drink up after I ran. That reminds me. Take your last drink ten minutes before your race and apply deodorent then too that way both have had time to set, and you don't get sick or all sweaty and the deodorent not work too well then. I also liked to have a bandana handy to wipe that sweat off me especially as the season grew colder, and I even used it to cool off with during the really hot times too.
Oh, I know this next question was going to be asked. Let me tell you. My team was so amazing. They were funny, and supportive, and encouraged me to become the best runner possible and to dream bigger and keep on challenging myself and stepping out there. When there was nobody from my school around I could open up and be the real me and they were accepting of that too. Like I said, at meets my team was crazy, and we did a lot of fun and random things that were kind of cool and really funny like pranking each other and messing around. By the end of the season our team bond was so strong that it seemed like we were all from the same school, and could even be a large family. We were probably thee closest knit team out there.
Wow, I don't even know where to begin for this next question because cross country has taught me a lot of good things. It has taught me a lot about myself and the real me, and it has allowed me to meet new people and make new friends with people from bigger schools which would not have happened if it wasn't for cross country. I was also able to compete at a larger level of competition and feel some pressure there to perform well and represent well because we were state champs last year and we had a great name. I also learned that anyone can be a runner and that it is hard to get back on track when you quit something and not to quit something just because other people disapprove but because you want to quit it because it doesn't feel right. I also learned that anything is possible if you have the guts just to go out there and try it. Anything can happen when you trust and believe in yourself and that you can do it. If people are too afraid to try something or if they can't do it they are going to try and bring you down and say that you can't do it too. That's when you go out there and give it a try and maybe prove them wrong. I not only became a better runner in cross country and became a part of a close knit family where people care and it really doesn't matter what team you are on because everyone supports everyone I also learned some life skills. I learned how to believe and trust and rely on my faith when times got tough because it would help me through, and I learned a lot about myself because I got feelings and thoughts while I was running that felt so good and that I never had in a long time. I felt while I was running distance that I was free and no one could stop me because no one could touch me. I felt like nothing mattered, and that I could do whatever now because I had confidence and I found the real me as well as my path again, and I got the thought that something was going to happen and that help was on it's way and that I was coming out of this bullying phase and coming out of it alive, and well look at me now. It's a new year and a change is coming. I am going to be the real me and turn over that leaf whether there are people there on the other side that are happy with it or not.
You will definitely be needing a good pair of running shoes, and socks, and a pair of shorts or running tights as the weather gets colder. I liked dry fit tops the most, and as the weather got colder I switched to long sleeve dry fit tops, although your standard t-shirt works, I really liked the dry fit because it helped me feel weightless and fresh still even though I was sweating buckets in the intense workout. A good deodorent is also a must have. You should apply the deodorent ten minutes before your workout so it has time to set before it has to worry about sweat, and as your body gets used to the intense workouts you will notice that it takes more to break a sweat, and that you sweat less as well. A reusable water bottle is also a must have because staying hydrated is key, especially in the start of the season when it is so hot outside.
You need to replenish your fluids just as fast as you are losing them, and drinking and having enough fluid in your body also helps make the workouts seem easier because you aren't dying of thirst ad your body isn't tensing up either. I like the Conigo brand of water bottles, because they have a sipper, and can be operated using only one hand, and is leakproof too. I also like it because they have measurements on the side so that you can easily keep track of what you are drinking and if it is enough for what your body is doing and going to need. It was also nice because at the start of the season the coach told us that if we had a 24 oz bottle that we needed to be drinking at least two or three of those per day, and she said the more we drink the better off we are. I most of the time got four to six water bottles in a day. She was right because by the end of the season when I kept on hydrating more and during the times when I was drinking more, I found things to be easier.
You will also need to be eating three well balanced meals per day, and getting at least six hours of sleep each night in order to have enough energy to get through the school day and then the workout. I quickly learned that she was not kidding about needing that much sleep because I went to practice on three hours of sleep one time, and I swear, I just barely had enough energy to get across that finish line and then I felt to the ground in a heap of exhaustion. Sleep is important, and so is school. She made that clear that even though we were in cross country and going to be tired that we still needed to give school our everything.
Our practices were 90 minutes long, but we probably were doing running or things with running for 70 minutes of it most of the time. It all depended on what the weather was like, and what our upcoming meets had in store for us. Sometimes it was hills and track work, and other times it was a really long run with everything in the mix of it. If the weather was really hot we either had it inside or we had early morning practices at 6:00 AM. It wasn't a good wake up call and I was dead when I went to school but that was okay because I was refreshed and ready to face the day. Running always puts me in a good mood for some reason. I guess it's just the feelings that I get when I run. Anyways, on to our next thing.
Meets are a lot of fun because they can be small (10 teams) or very large(45+ teams). You also pull schools from different levels, and age groups vary as well. The meets where we raced were for class 3A and 4A teams, and select 2A and 1A teams. We raced at the class 3A level most of the time, either that or we were invited 2A schools with high regard and image because we were state champions last year. This year however we are runner's up. We also did a lot of fun things back at base camp while we were waiting for results or not prepping for the next meet. It was the most fun after everyone ran because we had a half an hour to an hour depending on the amount of teams at the meet before official results were posted and handed out to the coaches. During that time people blared music and started to break dance, or we pulled pranks on each other or even though we were so dead we somehow had the energy left to chase each other around base camp a little bit. It was also fun because sometimes we had sing alongs, and sometimes they were good and other times they were awful. It depended on the song, and how well we knew it too.
No doubt about it, there was always someone at base camp, and when we were all there it was positive that something fun and crazy was going to happen. We were probably the only middle school team that really used all the rules of having base camps at meets to the max. I mean our base camp was more than a plot of land where we dropped everything that we would need during the times when meets were going on as the bus driver would not be on the bus for us to be getting things until after the girls meets. Anyways most of the time at meets it's girls first and 7th graders before 8th graders, this year however we did have one meet where it was everyone together, but it was really hot that day and there were a lot of teams running. I counted at least sixty different base camps. If high school was with it their base camp was close to ours. and same case with other schools to save space for those teams who had yet to arrive. Getting there early however is key. We got there an hour before go time so that we could hand out things that would be entered when we crossed the finish line, and then we took a quick bathroom break, walked the course, and then we went back to base camp did some stretches, and then the first group would go and find their starting chute and start jog outs while the coach talked with the team of staking themselves out to give support for us mainly and other people too sometimes around the course. It used to be that during our race everyone hung out at base camp for some reason.
You only mattered for your team right from the start since we all were in different chutes. The race official would kind of say what was going to happen and what to know and look out for while we were out there running. He would then go back out of the way and say on your mark and then wait for five seconds which felt like forever and then fire the gun. Then it was find your pace and go time, and you knew that it was every man for themselves after the first 100 meters. Sometimes instead of words, they used a whistle, and sometimes it was a fast start where the gun was just fired. That was what the last meet of the season was, so you have to be ready for anything. I was shocked too because I was a pack runner which meant that I was right up there with the bulk of the people and I was neither in front or in back, that when people passed they were so supportive saying keep it up and that they got this.
Whenever someone fell and was hurt, a couple of runners usually stopped to be there with the runner until the corner guard came. Either that or they talked the runner into getting back up and finishing this thing and they would be right there with them if anything were to happen before the finish line. I brutally wiped out on a hill twice. The first time I wiped out I threw out my back and there was no way that I could finish. I had to even be helped up off of the ground and back to base camp. The last time I fell on a hill, was the last meet of the season. That one was a hard and awkward fall where I was seriously injured, and even though I was tired and scared, and my knee was numb but I could see that my shin was kind of out of place this one runner talked me into getting back up and finish. I ended up beating her in but I think she did that on purpose. I looked down at my leg when I finished since it was numb and my shin was really deformed and extreme weight or bending really hurt, and it felt like my knee was locking every time I walked.
I would later learn that was because I completely tore my meniscus, and the reason why my shin was deformed and my knee numb was because I had a partially torn MCL. I actually went to the hospital that night because I was in extreme pain. They did x-rays, a CT scan, a CAT scan, and an MRI to figure out what was wrong and how much was damaged. The first thing that popped into my mind was could I run again or was my career ended by just this one fall and me getting back up and finishing. They said that as of right now my career in running looked grim, and that distance was for sure out at the time. Anyways, that is a totally new and different story that although tied to this, I am not going into anymore detail about. I can post it later if you wish. Onto our next topic.
Placing for this is kind of confusing. Not only do we use places but we also use paces and points. A perfect score is 15 which means that you had runners in 1-5 places. All the places are worth certain amounts of points and the team with the least amount of points based on their first five runners through wins the meet. If there is a tie, it goes based off of the sixth runner. Places for teams are 1-8, most of the time, sometimes it is 1-4 at small meets. Places for runners at small meets are 1-10, and at large meets it can go anywhere from 1-20 or 25 to 30 or 45 even. The top three runners on each race are most of the time rewarded. Everyone however is running for PRs or Personal Records.
My must haves for meets are sweatpants or really soft fuzzy and warm pajama pants especially as the weather gets cold, sunblock, a cami to put on under our uniform as I quickly found out that the tops show our undergarments, my iPod with a pump up playlist to listen to on the bus and while walking the course to get me in the zone pumped up and ready to run, a blanket, some sunglasses, my cell phone in case my parents aren't there, and maybe my pillow pet. I also brought my water bottle to base camp with me so that I could drink up after I ran. That reminds me. Take your last drink ten minutes before your race and apply deodorent then too that way both have had time to set, and you don't get sick or all sweaty and the deodorent not work too well then. I also liked to have a bandana handy to wipe that sweat off me especially as the season grew colder, and I even used it to cool off with during the really hot times too.
Oh, I know this next question was going to be asked. Let me tell you. My team was so amazing. They were funny, and supportive, and encouraged me to become the best runner possible and to dream bigger and keep on challenging myself and stepping out there. When there was nobody from my school around I could open up and be the real me and they were accepting of that too. Like I said, at meets my team was crazy, and we did a lot of fun and random things that were kind of cool and really funny like pranking each other and messing around. By the end of the season our team bond was so strong that it seemed like we were all from the same school, and could even be a large family. We were probably thee closest knit team out there.
Wow, I don't even know where to begin for this next question because cross country has taught me a lot of good things. It has taught me a lot about myself and the real me, and it has allowed me to meet new people and make new friends with people from bigger schools which would not have happened if it wasn't for cross country. I was also able to compete at a larger level of competition and feel some pressure there to perform well and represent well because we were state champs last year and we had a great name. I also learned that anyone can be a runner and that it is hard to get back on track when you quit something and not to quit something just because other people disapprove but because you want to quit it because it doesn't feel right. I also learned that anything is possible if you have the guts just to go out there and try it. Anything can happen when you trust and believe in yourself and that you can do it. If people are too afraid to try something or if they can't do it they are going to try and bring you down and say that you can't do it too. That's when you go out there and give it a try and maybe prove them wrong. I not only became a better runner in cross country and became a part of a close knit family where people care and it really doesn't matter what team you are on because everyone supports everyone I also learned some life skills. I learned how to believe and trust and rely on my faith when times got tough because it would help me through, and I learned a lot about myself because I got feelings and thoughts while I was running that felt so good and that I never had in a long time. I felt while I was running distance that I was free and no one could stop me because no one could touch me. I felt like nothing mattered, and that I could do whatever now because I had confidence and I found the real me as well as my path again, and I got the thought that something was going to happen and that help was on it's way and that I was coming out of this bullying phase and coming out of it alive, and well look at me now. It's a new year and a change is coming. I am going to be the real me and turn over that leaf whether there are people there on the other side that are happy with it or not.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
New Years Day Post -- Smiles & Music
New Years Post
We figured to bring in the new year, it would be great for the bloggers to write a midnight post together! Now, I am just going to start of with a warning, I’m a little high on life trying to stay up and not to mention a few glasses of pop! How about you Smiles? -- Music Marvel
Well, Music Marvel, I’m high on pop, hot chocolate, and pepperoni pizza. I’m sad though because I couldn’t watch the ball drop in New York which has been my seven year tradition. However, tonight was my first time playing Apples to Apples at my church’s party, it was a lot of fun and I was hooked on it right from the start especially because of the crazy responses. -- Smiles R. Epic
Yeah, I love that game, its always hard to choose between the crazy funny responses and the reasonable ones. Don’t worry I also missed the ball drop. My siblings and I were watching viral videos and playing games. Did you do anything special? -- Music Marvel
I did, I went to my church again, and we ate a lot of good food, and played games. It was fun hanging out with each other, and a great way to spend NYE(New Year’s Eve). We always hold the party every year for church members. We had a small turnout tonight but that just made things more enjoyable or so I thought because we could play longer games and joke around with each other more. I love our church members, they really know how to have a good time and host a fun party and cook good food. -- Smiles R. Epic
Yeah, we usually just have a family gathering and then at about 10:30 my parents go to bed and the kids stay up and as tradition as soon as the clock strikes midnight we shut off all the lights and go to bed. Other than church, so you have any other NYE traditions? -- Music Marvel
I started staying up until midnight last year and I was hooked for some reason or another that I don’t know really. I had a blog last year so I did a post to keep me awake, which isn’t hard since I like staying up later at night anyways, and I got so many comments on it that I decided that we do it again, but this time we did it together, and gave people a good and equal start from the both of us on their new years, especially if they are checking out the blog I want them to get to see everything that it has to offer. I can’t believe that in three months officially that I will be able to start driving. I’m so excited, and I couldn’t wait for this year to come, but now that it’s here I am super nervous about starting to drive. -- Smiles R. Epic
Yeah, I can’t believe how old we’re getting! You are older than me, but we are both in the older group for our grade. It kind of scares me thinking about some of the irresponsible people in our grade driving. I will probably start with lessons from my dad and then after both our birthdays, we will be starting 8th and then after that year we can take driver’s earlier than most people. Props of being old! -- Music Marvel
We’re not that old yet, come on Music Marvel, cheer up! We can still stay awake until midnight or beyond sometime, we don’t have health issues or wrinkly skin or a full head of gray hair just yet and we can get around just fine, well I can’t with my injury but still you get the idea that we aren’t old yet and I don’t want to rush it. I’ll start learning how drive with my dad in the cemetery or if I’m lucky and as the weather and I get better we will do the country. Yep one of the perks of being old is if we do things right and we don’t have tickets we can get a license when we are a freshman. I really like the sound of that. -- Smiles R. Epic
Yeah, we probably won’t have a car for me to drive, because of my siblings, but my year will come where I am the oldest sibling in school, in charge of bringing people home. This is random…..but I really like melted cheese on crackers…….and Wheat Thins in Nutella, I know it sounds gross but it’s delicious. It’s 2014…….I’m going to have to get used to that...I got a new backpack, it’s pretty sweet and it holds a lot...okay now I am just going insane, I going to shut up now….. -- Music Marvel
Same here in my case there will be no car for me to drive my first year of high school, but since my sister is going to be a senior when we are freshmen, I will get to have a car for the other three years since my parents said that she wasn’t taking it to college with her since she was going out of state or even let her take it to college period. I got a new backpack too. I got a Nike one that my dad found at a garage sale with the tags still on it and everything. He only paid a couple of dollars for it and I love it because it has so much room that I can carry my school, gym, and band things all in one and I really like that. You are not insane you just like to be really random and that is what I like about you. You’re not afraid to be bold, crazy, fun, and weird. You are high energy and awesome, and you make me feel happy. You are random and that is why I like you so much. Other people don’t really say what they are thinking or talk from their hearts so sometimes they are lying and faking it on the other hand you aren’t like that. You are amazing and easy to talk to because you are so laid back and fun. I like the way that you see things, and take action to make changes if needed and believe me with me changes are almost always needed at times. I’m so happy that I got to spend my first hour of the New Year chatting with you. I can’t believe I am even up at this time and that I made it clear to midnight. It must be because of what I had to eat that I am set and wired. -- Smiles R. Epic
Aww, thanks. That’s one thing I think God blesses me with was being unafraid to say something and ignoring the fact that no one cares most of the time, but sometimes the right will hear it and there day will be better. Smiles you rock too. You always offer your smiles to people who need things and are very determined. You always brighten my day, and you have a good sense of style. On the topic of backpacks, mine is Embark and it has room for my laptop and books and my jalapenos….okay I think that I’m a little too tired now. We’ll the hours almost up and I would call this a successful first NYD post! We would like to thank all of the blogettes who have read this blog and hopefully had a good year. We write this for you and we are thankful for you guys. I want to thank you personally the welcomeness of you guys and making me already be at home! Here’s to a New Year! -- Music Marvel
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