With today being April 30th, I have now been 16 for one week!! YAY! :D
I had a very good week. A bunch of my family came over one night and then my friends came over the next day. It was fun getting to hang out with my family and friends because they are the funniest, craziest, nicest people that I know and I wouldn't trade them for ANYTHING! :-)
My grandma came over early Friday last week so that I could help her make dumplings and my yummy banana b-day cake! When the rest of my family came over we all just talked and my little sister and little cousin played dress up with all my old dance costumes (haha good times, good times lol). Then we ate, had cake and ice cream, and then I opened my presents. I got some very nice things from my family including a really cool pink sign that I can put on my door that says "Rock Star" :D. After that we all just hung out for a little bit longer and listened to some music that my other grandma brought. One of the cds that we played had songs from the 50s including "Sixteen Candles" by The Crests, which made my grandma cry. All I can say is that my b-day party with my family was very fun.
The next day I had to start getting ready for the party I was having with my friends later that night. Later in the afternoon my friends started arriving and when one of my friends came in I noticed that she had something in her hands. When I asked her what is was she responded: "You're going to be 16! You need a crown and scepter!". Now, my friends and I talk a LOT so when they all arrived we all talked for about an hour I think before we ate pizza. We then walked to our favorite local ice cream shop (Gotta love Superman ice cream YUM!!). I got a lot of nice things from my friends including a new shirt, a tote bag, a Camp Rock calendar, a Jonas Brothers poster, a book that I have already finished reading (haha I'm such a bookworm that my mom said she has several librarians recruited to give her recommendations on books for me to read because she cannot screen and read every novel that I read in a week lol), and a ring. So my friends and I had a lot of fun being our goofy selves that night.
So, it may not have been some HUGE party with TONS of people (Stadium filled to capacity..$150,000), expensive presents($5,000), lavish foods ($18,000), and a gourmet cake($20,000). But I can say that I wouldn't have wanted to spend my "Super Sweet 16!" birthday any other way. To me: priceless!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Random News
• Random News #1: Earth Day!!!!!
Well as we all know earth day is coming up, and personally that is one of my favorite days of the year. :D I really get into earth day, seeing as I even have a special outfit planed out that includes blue, green, and brown accessories, and a shirt I got at the zoo that is made out of recycled fabrics. Its pretty neat. Also, I really want to go and see Disney's "Earth" that comes out on earth day (go figure lol :D). It looks like it would be an amazing movie to see.
• Random News #2: My Sweet Sixteen!
I am very excited because it is exactly 1 week until my 16th b-day! WOO HOO!!! I'll be one step closer to being an adult...and a major step closer to driving. This is also the time of my life where I really have to start thinking about what I am going to do in my future. I am definitely going to college, but I still don't know exactly what I'm going to go for, but I did narrow it down to either: law (maybe a lawyer or something like that), library science (which could actually help with law...), dance (I've taken classes for about 7 years and I don't think I will ever stop dancing again lol), or fashion (haha I make some pretty crazy outfits some days). But hey, I still have 2 more years to decide which of those I want to pursue in college. Although, I could always do all four, just 2 at a time.
• Random News #3: JONAS
Now...here's where my teenage side comes out of my personality. I am a HUGE Jonas Brothers fan (I have been for several years now) and I cannot wait for their TV show "JONAS" to premiere on Disney Channel. :D It looks hysterical and my best friend and I have been trying to catch any previews and commercials for it because there is always something new to laugh about ("How do you get stuck on a fire pole?!?!?" "Let me guess her name rhymes with Fffflennyyy!" "They took my socks without taking off my shoes.....How do they do that?" "I thought this would look cooler in pretend slow motion."). So May 2nd at 8pm is totally going to be an exciting time for my BFF and I.
ps. haha we both LOVE these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLDhLQrgQHM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aIHEmUroVg
~Well, that's my random news for the day. :-)
Well as we all know earth day is coming up, and personally that is one of my favorite days of the year. :D I really get into earth day, seeing as I even have a special outfit planed out that includes blue, green, and brown accessories, and a shirt I got at the zoo that is made out of recycled fabrics. Its pretty neat. Also, I really want to go and see Disney's "Earth" that comes out on earth day (go figure lol :D). It looks like it would be an amazing movie to see.
• Random News #2: My Sweet Sixteen!
I am very excited because it is exactly 1 week until my 16th b-day! WOO HOO!!! I'll be one step closer to being an adult...and a major step closer to driving. This is also the time of my life where I really have to start thinking about what I am going to do in my future. I am definitely going to college, but I still don't know exactly what I'm going to go for, but I did narrow it down to either: law (maybe a lawyer or something like that), library science (which could actually help with law...), dance (I've taken classes for about 7 years and I don't think I will ever stop dancing again lol), or fashion (haha I make some pretty crazy outfits some days). But hey, I still have 2 more years to decide which of those I want to pursue in college. Although, I could always do all four, just 2 at a time.
• Random News #3: JONAS
Now...here's where my teenage side comes out of my personality. I am a HUGE Jonas Brothers fan (I have been for several years now) and I cannot wait for their TV show "JONAS" to premiere on Disney Channel. :D It looks hysterical and my best friend and I have been trying to catch any previews and commercials for it because there is always something new to laugh about ("How do you get stuck on a fire pole?!?!?" "Let me guess her name rhymes with Fffflennyyy!" "They took my socks without taking off my shoes.....How do they do that?" "I thought this would look cooler in pretend slow motion."). So May 2nd at 8pm is totally going to be an exciting time for my BFF and I.
ps. haha we both LOVE these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLDhLQrgQHM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aIHEmUroVg
~Well, that's my random news for the day. :-)
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Introduction - What is an eSchooler?
Hi everyone, and welcome to my blog! :D
As you can see from my blog's title, I am an eSchooler, and I have been with my eSchool for 7 years now.
What is an eSchooler you ask?
Well, I am a cross between a public school student and a homeschool student. ♪ I've got the best of both worlds!!♪ (lol Hannah Montana) I do my schoolwork at home on my computer, or wherever else my life takes me, just like many other k-12th grade students do all across the state. I take full responsibility for my academic career and have to make sure that I keep in contact with all of my teachers and turn in all my assignments on time. So as an eSchooler I am fully in control of my schoolwork.
Now I do realize that another question that is going to come up is "Well, what about socialization?"
I would like to say that despite the fact that I can be at home on the computer 6-8 hours somedays, I also get plenty of socialization. As I said, I am also like a public schooler because I can participate in live sessions on the computer with my teachers and classmates and interact with them that way, and my school also has a wide variety of outings we can attend. Such as bowling leagues, museum tours, park days, skating, science fairs, spelling bees, zoo trips, book stores, libraries, hotels, testing sites, and little meetings at different resturants and fast-food places. Plus, I can hang out with all of my public school friends, eSchool friends, and homeschool friends. All three circles of friends! ... I wonder if they have a plan for that??? Along with the different activities offered by my school all throughout the state, I also take dance classes twice a week, teach a 5th grade PSR class every Sunday morning, go to an Awana youth group every Sunday evening, I am on a youth advisory board at my local library, I volunteer for many activities at my chruch, and get to hang out with many of my good close friends at least once a week. And if that isn't socialization, then I don't know what socialization is.
So basically, what I am trying to say is that eSchoolers are normal teenagers who place value on their education.
And I'm just a normal American tree-hugging, book-loving, Jonas Brothers obsessed, dancing, teenage girl who happens to be an eSchooler.
As you can see from my blog's title, I am an eSchooler, and I have been with my eSchool for 7 years now.
What is an eSchooler you ask?
Well, I am a cross between a public school student and a homeschool student. ♪ I've got the best of both worlds!!♪ (lol Hannah Montana) I do my schoolwork at home on my computer, or wherever else my life takes me, just like many other k-12th grade students do all across the state. I take full responsibility for my academic career and have to make sure that I keep in contact with all of my teachers and turn in all my assignments on time. So as an eSchooler I am fully in control of my schoolwork.
Now I do realize that another question that is going to come up is "Well, what about socialization?"
I would like to say that despite the fact that I can be at home on the computer 6-8 hours somedays, I also get plenty of socialization. As I said, I am also like a public schooler because I can participate in live sessions on the computer with my teachers and classmates and interact with them that way, and my school also has a wide variety of outings we can attend. Such as bowling leagues, museum tours, park days, skating, science fairs, spelling bees, zoo trips, book stores, libraries, hotels, testing sites, and little meetings at different resturants and fast-food places. Plus, I can hang out with all of my public school friends, eSchool friends, and homeschool friends. All three circles of friends! ... I wonder if they have a plan for that??? Along with the different activities offered by my school all throughout the state, I also take dance classes twice a week, teach a 5th grade PSR class every Sunday morning, go to an Awana youth group every Sunday evening, I am on a youth advisory board at my local library, I volunteer for many activities at my chruch, and get to hang out with many of my good close friends at least once a week. And if that isn't socialization, then I don't know what socialization is.
So basically, what I am trying to say is that eSchoolers are normal teenagers who place value on their education.
And I'm just a normal American tree-hugging, book-loving, Jonas Brothers obsessed, dancing, teenage girl who happens to be an eSchooler.
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