Intervention...and a long day....

I don't know how I feel about the whole enrichment/intervention thing yet. I LOVED my homeroom with the officers and wish that we could still have that. I guess its nice to be able to come to the lab and work on this, but it hasin't been as fun as I thought it would be.
Yesterday could have been one of the longest days of my life. I thought that the Explore test would never end! I kept getting distracted and would run out of time on every section. The day seemed to go by slow at school, and continued to go by slow once I got home. After school I had to go buy fabric for the quilt I am making in clothing. We spent quite a while at the fabric store because I couldn't decide on what to buy. After we had been there for an hour I finally decided and we bought all the supplies. Of course my brother insisted on tagging along and kept bugging my mom about buying binoculars for his "journey" at school. We ended up going to Wal-Mart which was crowded, as usual. We went inside searching for his beloved binoculars and couldn't find them, so we asked for help. We went to the isle and saw that there were only four choices. The cheapest pair were $25, of course my brother gets whatever he wants, so he got them. As we walked out of the crowded Wal-Mart, my brother saw the Halloween costumes out of the corner of his eye. He found his ninja-GI Joe costume, and we finally departed the crowded Wal-Mart! When I got home I went to yw's and when that was over, my mom picked me up and took me to my Nutcracker practice. By the time I got home it was almost 10:00, but since I am in love with glee, I insisted on watching it. I ended up going to bed at around 11:45 which resulted in a very brutal awakening this morning.

Experiences of a lifetime!

This week went by much smoother than the past couple of weeks. There was a lot less homework, and the stress level was a lot lower. Midterms were Friday which was good and bad I guess. I got all A's, so that made me pretty happy! I have been pretty busy after school with dance, YW's, and volleyball games. Every day I seem to have something to rush to. Nutcracker practices for Clytie Adams have been fun, and I can't wait until opening night!

Since most of my life revolves around dance, I want to tell you about something that I got to do this weekend. You may have heard of a T.V. show called So You Think You Can Dance. This is one of my all-time favorite's, and I'm going to explain it to anyone who hasn't seen it. On this show, three judges who go around the United States holding auditions to see who will be America's next best dancer. They do different dances every week that are incredible. The dancers on this show are nothing but the best. Last year was the 7th season of SYTYCD so there have been many amazing and inspiring dancers in the past years.

Last week I signed up for a dance workshop with three of the best dancers that have been on SYTYCD. These dancers are Twitch, Lauren, and Legacy. I got there at eight, and gave them my waiver so I could receive my wristband. I put on my wristband and went into the room that I would be dancing in. Once everyone got in the ballroom, we warmed up and got ready to meet them for the first time.

When they came out it was amazing, I kept thinking, "Wow, the people I have been watching on T.V. are right in front of me." I couldn't believe that they really were in front of me. After introducing them, we headed out to learn a dance with B-Boy Legacy.

"B-Boy" dancing is when they spin on the ground and on their head and do crazy tricks. I was kind of worried that he would make us try, but luckily he taught us a Hip-Hop routine. The dance we did was really fast, but fun. It was so cool for him to give us advice and teach us about dance. He told us the you have to do what you love, and love what you do. After an hour and a half with Legacy, we went with Twitch to learn another Hip-Hop routine.

Twitch is the best Hip-Hop dancer that has been on this show, and was one of the main parts in the new movie Step Up 3. The routine he taught us was cool because he put parts of the dances he did on the show, in our dance. His was kind of hard to understand, but after practice, we did alright.

After a long morning of dancing, we were all ready to go eat some lunch. We went to the mall, ate, and looked around for a little bit. When we got back we only had one class left, Lauren's class.

Lauren is a contemporary/jazz dancer. The hardest part about her routine was remembering everything. It was pretty long, but it felt so good to dance with emotion and not be sharp. When the last class came to an end, we surprised Twitch with birthday cake as we all sang happy birthday to him. It was really cool because he was totally surprised. What I loved the most about them was their personalities, and how nice they were to everyone. Taking pictures with 300 people, and signing 300 autographs takes some serious patience, but they happily did it with some of the most positive attitudes I've ever seen.

I was so grateful that I got to meet them, and dance with them. If you are a dancer, It is a big deal to meet Twitch. I hope that in the future I will be able to be a part of other great things like this.

The start to a great 9th grade year!

This summer was one of the best summers of my life, and I did not want to go back to school at all! The thought of waking up early every day, doing homework, and having so many commitments didn't sound very fun to me.

The Sunday before school started I was joking around and saying that it would stink to wake up late on the first day of school. I set my alarm that night, and checked it at least 5 times to make sure it would go off. The next morning I woke up to the sound of a honk. I jumped out of bed and looked out the window to see that my neighbor (that is in high school) was being picked up. I went to see what time it was and lucky for me, I had a whole 15 minutes to get ready, eat, and pack a lunch before getting on my bus. I kept saying to myself, "Really! I woke up late on the first day of school!" but after getting on the bus and going to school the day went pretty well.

I got to wear my letterman jacket, which keeps me nice and warm in our non-air-conditioned school.:) I also got to go to some of my favorite classes, seminary and clothing. It was really great to see all of my friends that I hadn't seen for a while and go to all my new classes. As years go by life gets better, but harder. I hate the fact that school will never get easier, It will only get harder.

This year, I have something that will get me through it all, being an officer. I love being an officer so much. When I didn't make it in 7th grade I was bummed, but I didn't give up and tried again. Even though its a lot of hard work, it is so worth it. I love all of my officer friends and all of the fun we have together in homeroom, and at games. Even though our volleyball team isn't having much success, it is still a blast to go to all of the games and support the team and our school. Our adviser is awesome and I am so thankful that she puts up with us every day. It can get pretty crazy in homeroom, but she deals with it.

After not making office in 7th grade, I tried out for cheer thinking I wouldn't make it. When I went on the computer to see, my name was on the list. I was so excited and couldn't wait. We had a lot of summer practices and early morning practices, but even with all of that it was still fun. I loved all the friends I met, and all the girls on the team. I loved cheer, but decided it wasn't the right thing for me.

Even with all the homework and stress that school brings you, it is so much fun. I think that even though last year was a blast, this year could very easily beat it. I can't wait to see what else 9th grade will bring me!

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