Dear Creative Writing

Dear Creative Writing,

Finally, No. More. School!! Well, until next year, but we don’t talk about that. Yet. We still have a whole summer ahead of us.

Creative writing, Ms. Henderson, and the students in 3rd period, thank you for everything you’ve to taught me. You’ve all taught me that there is actually a class where everyone is nice, supportive, and no one judges you. You’ve also helped me type faster and actually start to type how you’re suppose to. Creative writing is my favorite class and Ms. Henderson is the best teacher I’ve had all year. I’ve had writers block a lot and I usually write about things that are happening in my life because that’s what I know. Some of Ms. Henderson’s blog prompts have been a challenge, but they’ve also been fun to write. Ms. Henderson’s class is also one of the only classes that I’m guaranteed to have, and keep, an A in.

At the beginning of the year we were doing journal entry’s and talking about random things, but most of what I can and will remember about this class is our blogs. At fist I thought she meant vlog which is basically a video blog. So I was thinking, “Heck yeah! I’m down! I can go in my room and set up my phone at my desk, talk about my day, rant, give advice, give my opinions on things, and all that fun stuff.” Then I realized it was a blog you know, like the one where you have to write everything. Which I mean makes sense, since this is creative writing. This blog has been great though. I’ve been able to express myself, write about everything that’s going on in my life, and just get everything off my chest.

I recommend this class to everyone honestly. Even if you don’t like writing. You can talk about stuff you’re interested in or stuff you want people to know about. You could also rant about people or things you don’t like, or even something really exciting that happened to you today. If you do like writing. Take. This. Class. You will love this class if you take it. Again the teacher is amazing, the kids in the class will probably share the same interest as you so they’ll be great too, and it’s an easy A. Unless you don’t do anything, which in that case, I can’t help you there bud.

Anyway, thank you so much Ms. Henderson for showing the bloging life to me because I love it. Thank you for being such an amazing teacher, and answering all of my questions that I’ve had over the year. I love creative writing and if I could take advanced over at Rockvale, I would. Goodbye creative writing, goodbye blog, and goodbye Ms. Henderson! I will miss all of you so much and I hope next year isn’t too stressful for you all.

Goodbye, blog! Until my next post, which will probably actually happen a lot over the summer. I still gotta keep you updated on my not-so-exciting life. I might just call my next series that. Bye!

Another trip

I’ve been going on a lot of trips lately. My first trip was to Illinois for my brother’s Naval Boot Camp graduation on February 8th, which was soooo much fun! My whole family was there and we all had such a good time. Then, my second trip was when we went to Ohio for my mom’s graduation from college, only her side of the family came though. I had fun with them too, but we didn’t get to spend that much time together. The first night at the hotel with them was fun, we had a lot of laughs that night.

Now we are going on another trip for my dad to go to this convention to get an idea of what he wants to do. Right now he works at Nissan. He hates it there, and he has an idea of what he’s interested in, but he wants to know more about it. Which means we are going to be going to Georgia for him, but we’re also going to go to the Coca- Cola factory and the aquarium too. The hotel we’re staying at has a pool so we’ll get to swim some while we’re there. We’re going on this trip in June so it’ll be like our summer trip/vacation. We usually go to Panama city beach, but we haven’t done that in a while.

My brother is coming home either tomorrow or Saturday, the 10th or 11th. He was going to sleep in my sister’s room on her bottom bunk. However, I’m giving up my room for him because it’s his old room and when we have to wake up early for school we won’t disturb him. Now I will be sleeping on the bottom bunk, which used to be my bed anyway, so it’s not that big of a deal.

Anyway, those are the trips I have taken and that is the one coming up. Thanks for reading! Until my next post, byeeee!

Don’t Prank Call 😂

Okay, so I was at my grandpa’s house and my friend called me. She said she was prank calling people and I needed to say ‘I’m gonna steal your mans’ to whoever was on the phone, she was only calling school friends though so it wasn’t like she was calling restaurants or businesses. After none of her friends would answer, she decided that it would be a good idea to prank her cousin. I would  prank text her cousin and her other friend would prank call her cousin.

So here we go. My friend said that I need to do a lyric prank on her and I should do the song “First Place” by Larri. I’m not going to say any of the lyrics because they’re not bad or inappropriate, but I don’t want to get in trouble if someone thinks it’s inappropriate. Anyway, so I texted her the first two lyrics of the song and she texted back about five minutes later saying “Who is this? Is this Layla? I think this is Layla.” (and Layla is not that girls real name, I said the first name that came to mind because I don’t want to call her out) I didn’t answer her question I just sent  her the next lyric from the song. Then she said “stop”. Of course I didn’t, I just sent the next lyric to the song. Then she said “STOP”. Again, I didn’t. Guess what I did instead, sent her he next lyric to the song. Then her mom said “This is her mom!! Loose the number” Not gonna lie I was kind of scared, but I just said, “Okay, it was a prank. I’m one of Sarah’s friends. I’m sorry, I took it too far.” I didn’t take it too far, I wasn’t even that sorry, but I wasn’t about to be rude to an adult. (Also, Sarah isn’t my friends name either)

Then I texted my friend and I said, “Oof her mom texted me”. She said, “Stop texting her”. I asked “Why?”. She said, “Her mom called the cops”……………….. “WHAT?!” “SHE CALLED THE COPS?!” I was freakinggggg out. Why did she call the cops it was just a harmless prank, she should have known it was a teenager. I didn’t threaten her life, I didn’t even say anything directly about her. I thought I was gonna get arrested, but then I talked to my mom about it, even though I thought she was going to kill me. I knew my mom would be the only person to calm me down, so I told her about it, and she said, “You’re not going to get arrested, you’ll be fine”. After that I was still a little worried, but not as much. My parents weren’t mad at me and the cops weren’t gonna do anything about a harmless prank call so I was good. However, my friend was still freaking out. I tried calming her down because all her family said was “See you in jail”.

This happened on Thursday, the 2nd. It’s been a few days, nothing has happened. I’m not in jail, my parents haven’t killed me, and now I have a story to tell. So I think I’m doing pretty good. I am not going to prank call anymore because apparently some people can’t handle it and they take it wayyyy too far.

Also now my friend’s aunt won’t pick her up from school anymore like she usually does. If that doesn’t say petty, I don’t know what does.

Well, that was my story and lesson. I’m not saying you should never prank call, but only do it with people who you know won’t call the cops. Life lesson, has. been. learned. Thanks for reading!

School Year Quotes

  1. August: “Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.” – Conan O’Brien

In August I was so scared and nervous to start school. Change is very difficult for me and I had no idea what high school was going to be like so August was torture. However, I did know that I wanted to make A’s and B’s or all A’s because I didn’t do that well in middle school and high school is when it counts. I was trying not to completely stress out and give myself some positivity and motivation too.

2. September: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” 

At the beginning of the year I was making mostly all A’s, but I was socializing and I felt like I could have done better than I was doing. Also the kids in some of my classes wouldn’t be quiet either so I could learn.

3. October: “Making a mistake doesn’t make you a failure, it makes you a human that’s moving forward.”

This quote is mostly for math because I had no idea what I was doing, I didn’t like my class, I didn’t like my teacher either, and I was just really struggling. I got through it though, and started doing pretty good. I still don’t like my class or teacher though.

4. November:  “You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared and anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a negative person. It makes you human.”

Towards the middle of the year I was done with school. Every time we came back from a break it felt like we had started a whole new school year. I thought high school would never end. Also I was just drained and tired all the time. Nothing new.

5. December: “Only surround yourself with good friends that will lift you higher” – Oprah Winfrey

I love December. It’s Christmas time, it’s half way through the school year, and there are school closings for possible snow. My brother left to join the Navy around that time too so I was kind of sad because I missed him and it didn’t feel like Christmas without him. However, I still had friends and family by my side to spend the holidays and my dreadful school days with.

6. January: “I’m at the point where I don’t even care if people like me anymore, if you like me cool, if you don’t okay”

By January I didn’t care about some people’s opinions of me anymore. People were being mean, mostly in my math class. I just tried to get through the day as best I could and be nice to people even if they were mean to me. I also realized that you don’t have to be liked by everyone. Some people aren’t going to like you and there’s most likely not going to be a reason, but you just have to accept it and move on.

7. February : “If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you” – anonymous

In February I was thinking about the classes I wanted to take for sophomore year. My parents wanted me to take honors classes and that’s what all of my teachers had recommended for me too. I didn’t really want to though because I thought it would be too difficult for me and I wouldn’t be able to keep all A’s. I ended up taking all honors classes because I figured I could challenge myself.

8. March: “Just keep swimming” – Dory from Finding Nemo

There’s. Still. Three. Months. Of. School. I’m not gonna make it. Is what I told myself, but I just had to keep going and make it to the end.

9. April: ”I know you’re tired. I know you’re physically and emotionally drained, but you have to keep going.”

Welp, March is over, but I still have two more months. I’m tired, bored, done, and just done. I can’t give up now, I’ve already made it this far and there’s just a few more weeks.

10. May:”Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.” – Peter Pan

YASSSSSSS! ONLY THREE MORE WEEKS! I’m going to miss freshman year, kind of, but I will definitely never forget it.

Poem

I want love, I do

But love is hard to find

If it is not right for you

 

I want a guy to walk with

A guy’s hand to hold

A guy to keep me warm

When the nights get too cold

 

A guy to kiss in the rain

Though it is cliche

I want a guy who loves me for me

A guy who is fun to be with

And who is who he wants to be

A guy to laugh with

And some times cry

 

A guy who will look me in the eye

and say

I love you

 

I know this love sounds too good to be true

But I think this is the kind of love you want too

No one is flaw-less and the same goes for love

But love waits and when you are ready it could be what you have dreamed of

 

 

 

 

 

How to

How to make banana bread:

You will need:

1/2 cup of butter

1 cup of sugar

2 eggs

2 cups of sifted all- purpose flour

1 tsp. of baking soda

3/4 tsp. of salt

1/2 cup of buttermilk/ or 1 tbsp. of vinegar to 1/2 cup of milk

  1. Pre-heat oven to 365 F
  2. Get all of your ingredients out and in one place, this is called mise en place, also get out a mixer
  3. Put the butter in the microwave, on defrost, for thirty seconds at a time until softened
  4. Pour the sugar into the mixing bowl with the softened butter, and cream them together until smooth
  5. Then add eggs and mix until the eggs are incorporated with the sugar and butter mixture
  6. Sift dry ingredients into a separate bowl
  7. Measure out buttermilk/milk, vinegar mixture
  8. Mash up bananas and measure it
  9. Then alternate wet and dry into the mixing bowl
  10. Mix until everything is creamed together
  11. Pour batter into a loaf pan
  12. Bake for 60 minutes
  13. Stick a toothpick in middle of the loaf to see if it is done, if the toothpick comes out with batter on it, it’s not done so put the loaf back in the oven for about two minutes at a time until the toothpick comes out clean
  14. Enjoy!

 

Christmas Story House

Okay so let me give you a little background.

My dad hates his job. In order for my dad to quit his job, my mom had to get a higher paying job. My mom was an E.A. at Overall Creek Elementary, but it paid half as much compared to if you were a teacher. To make more money my mom went back to college, to get a degree, to be a teacher. My mom has now finished college and is a certified teacher at Overall. However, she hasn’t officially graduated yet.

The reason I gave you all of that background that may seem irrelevant, is because it means that at the end of April we get to go to Ohio to watch my mom graduate. Also while we’re there my dad wants to go to the Christmas Story house because that’s his favorite Christmas movie. We are going to go inside the Christmas Story house and take a tour of it. However, the house was already booked for the nights we are going to be there, so we couldn’t stay the night in the house. Instead, we will be staying, next door, in the “Bumpus” house.

I am really excited!! We’re going to be in the actual house where they filmed a movie! A Christmas movie, to be exact, which makes it even better!

When my dad told my grandpa we were going there he said, ” Well why would you wanna go there, it’s not Christmas.” Which I thought was funny.

Well, I just wanted to write about my trip that’s coming up because I’m pretty excited for it. Thanks for reading! Until my next blog, bye!

Why Can’t it be Summer Already?

The school year is sooooo long. I mean our freshman year is almost over, and summer is only two months away, but I’m done with school. In fact, I’ve been done with school since we started school.

I have pretty good grades. I like most of my teachers. Days and weeks go by fast enough, I guess. I’m just done with getting up early. I’m done with people that get on my nerves. I just want to wake up whenever I want and get to do whatever, without having to worry about the stuff that’s going on at school. On the weekends I am so happy, but then on like Sunday I think about everything I have to do at school, and I’m already dreading the week to come.

Also, most of my grandparents are retired now, and I want to be able to spend as much time with them as I can because they’re not going to be around forever. During our breaks I can spend a few nights with them and make plans for any day. However, during the school week we can only plan to do stuff on the weekends.

My brother comes home for about a week in the summer, and I haven’t seen him since February 8th. I know that’s only about two months, but when you go from seeing someone every day to a few days every few months, it’s kinda hard. I also love it when we go to see my brother or he comes to see us and everyone in my family is together, for something other than a birthday party. We all have such a good time, well I do anyway.

One can only take so much of school. I do like seeing my friends at school. The faster this school year is over, the faster summer is over, and the faster I have to leave my friends to go to Rockvale. I also really don’t want to take EOC’s or even just be in each class period for that long. Although, I am super excited to go swimming this summer, have sleepovers, wake up whenever I want, and do whatever.

Well, thanks for sticking around to hear my little rant. Until my next blog, bye!

Current Event

I don’t watch the news or pay attention to drama that is irrelevant in my life. I don’t know what pops up on Instagram or what floats around Twitter, I don’t even have Twitter. However, I do happen to occasionally watch the news, when my dad turns it on and I’m not allowed to change the channel.

When I was watching the news, the R. Kelly case was on. It was the interview of him and Gayle King. The interview was about his side of the story of him not paying child support and young women accusing him of rape. Some people might have believed that he didn’t do any of it, until they watch the interview.

I was one of those people. I didn’t know anything about that case until that interview and my mom explained it to me. I didn’t think he had done any of it, just because I didn’t know if there was evidence to back it up, and I barely knew anything about it. Then I watched the interview.

He was crazy! I mean I understand that he was upset and he didn’t want to be guilty, even if he was, but he looked like he was gonna beat Gayle up. Which probably wasn’t the best thing for his case. He looked like a psychopath, which led me to believe that he did what he was accused of doing. I also think he was behind on paying child support because they put him in jail for the first time he didn’t pay, then while he was in jail he couldn’t work. If he wasn’t working then he still couldn’t pay child support because he wasn’t making any money.

In my opinion, I think R. Kelly did do the things he was accused of doing because in the videos that I’ve seen, he acted like a psychopath. However, I don’t have actual proof of that, and I don’t know everything about the case.

I will say, I do like some of his music though.

Thanks for taking the time to read my opinion on the case! Until my next blog post, bye!

 

Spring Break!

Most people are going somewhere for spring break. One of my friends is going to Orlando, Florida, and the other is going to New York! Usually my family doesn’t go anywhere for spring break. We go places for fall and summer, but we usually stay home over spring. I have a few plans here and there, but nothing big.

On Saturday, my family and I are going to help my uncle move into his new house because the more the merrier.. I guess. More like the more people, the less work.

On Sunday, we’re going to church with my aunt and cousins, like we always do. However, afterwards we’re going to go skating. I really enjoy skating, even though I’m not that good at it, I try.

On Monday through next Sunday, I don’t know what we’re doing yet, maybe just hanging around the house. I do know that one day we’re going to go to an inside pool to swim. Also, on another day we’re going to go to the Green Way with my grandma to go for a bike ride and picnic lunch. I also want to go to a store called Route 21 because they’re having a clearance sale, and I want some cute, cheap clothes.

On Wednesday, we’re going to Cheekwood, which is like a big garden, with my moms friend and her kids. I might also bring a friend. I still have to ask her if she wants to go, though. We’re also going to have a picnic lunch there too.

So that’s what I’ll be doing over spring break, I hope you guys have a good break and do some fun activities. Byeeee!

Also, should I start calling you guys tacos? I know it’s kind of weird, but I’m just trying to stick with the theme, you know? My friend calls you guys loves, so I think you guys should have a nickname from me too, right? Or no? I don’t know, I guess put your opinions in the comments.

Okay, byeeee, for real this time!