Living With Creativity, Activity, & Service

A Time Of Rest And Family My 2018 Thanksgiving break was very chill, relaxing, and filled with movies and family. I started off my break enjoying time with family and with lots of sleep. After so many weeks of school, it was incredibly nice to be able to just rest and not have to worry about work. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because of the time spent with loved ones, the cooking, and the weather. This year it was nice and cool, and was the first year since 2011 that it was only my mom, dad, sister, and myself celebrating together. It was sad to not have a house filled with family this year, but it was great just being able to have a laid back Thanksgiving instead of being hosts. Due to not having other family members join us, we were also able to do more activities. Breakfast And Volunteering On Tuesday, we went to Jerry's Country Kitchen for breakfast and then to the Carroll County Animal Shelter again to volunteer. We spent time petting and playing with three beau...

The Celebration That Never Ends I turned 17 years old on September 20th this year. It was an amazing birthday spent with family and absolute love, laughter, and joy. A tradition in my household has always been to spend the actual birthday with family and then, later on, continuing the celebration with friends. I'm known by my friends to really extend my celebration, for my birthday parties always take place a month, sometimes longer, after my actual birthday. One year, my birthday party took place all the way in April! This year, my birthday party with all of my friends took place in October. My parties always consist of very close friends, adventures, music, glow sticks, and food, and this year was no different. Friends Arrive My friends Haley, Taylor, Alexia, Katie, Mikenli, Adrianna, and Cirel slept over to celebrate my 17th with me. I had invited a few more people, but they weren't able to make it. One by one, my friends showed up on the Saturday of my party, and, as they a...

A Concert Surprise Last Friday, I got to experience my very first concert. I was able to see Ed Sheeran perform live at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and also got to hear Snow Patrol open for him. The day before the concert, I was working in my mom's classroom when she suddenly walked in and told me and my sister to listen because our uncle had invited us along with him and his daughter to the concert the next day. At first, it was literally the last thing I wanted to do. I had already made plans with myself to sit on the couch, watch TV, and paint my nails, but Zooey admonished me saying that was really dumb and she wanted to go to the concert with me. Ed Sheeran? I had never really listened to Ed Sheeran before, but already knew my music taste was extremely different from his songs. However, to please Zooey, I said I would think about it and continued to work, while going on YouTube to play some of his songs. He still wasn't my favorite singer in the world, but I didn't want...

The Season Homecoming 2018 The 2018 varsity volleyball season was a long and challenging one, filled with many fantastic and forever lasting memories and relationships. The preseason began in May and continued through July, until we eventually got to pour our hearts out on the court in August when the games began. The season then came to a close in October when we lost the Elite Eight we had fought so hard for. Although it was heartbreaking to end the season and watch the seniors leave, it was still another amazing and exemplary season. Throughout The Years  Our last tournament of the 2017 volleyball season  Homecoming 2016 Ever since eighth grade, I have been apart of the high school's Lady Trojans volleyball team. In eighth grade, I played on the ninth grade team as a middle and outside hitter and blocker. In ninth grade, I was my positions designated server. Then, in tenth grade, I was a right side hitter and blocker. Throughout the years, I continued my journey from a...