e2~ Thanksgiving Traditions

On Thanksgiving every year I spend the day with my mom’s side of the family. My mother and I start off the day by watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. Then after the parade we will make breakfast for everyone in the house. After we eat breakfast my mother and I will bake cookies, pies or cupcakes we always make at least one of them and bring them to dinner at my grandparents’ house. Then around three o’clock we will finally go over to my grandparents’ house and help my grandmother prepare the dinner and help her get ready before all the guests arrive. Once you enter my grandparent’s house you can’t wait for it to be dinner time; because the smell of the turkey just makes your mouth water. My grandmother usually makes an apple pie and a pumpkin pie for dessert and I usually make a peanut butter pie or some other type of dessert to share. When my grandmother makes her pies she uses the extra pie crust and makes cinnamon rolls. Then when it is time to eat we all get our food sit down and wait for everyone and pray all together.  The dinner usually consists of turkey, corn, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad, carrots, squash, a dinner roll and cranberries. Then it is finally time for dessert we get to eat all of the delicious pies and cookies. After dinner and desserts we will all sit around the table and talk while the little kids run around like crazy. Then my aunt, cousin and I will begin to look through magazines and figure out what stores to go to for black Friday shopping. We will usually leave the house about nine and get to the store of our choice and begin to wait in the long lines. By the time were done shopping we will get back to our houses about three or four o’clock in the morning. Thanksgiving is definitely crazy, long day but mostly fun for me.

e1~ favorite holiday

My favorite holiday would have to be Christmas. Everything about Christmas is amazing. I always get really excited about Christmas on Thanksgiving.  This is because I go black Friday shopping with my Aunt Angie and my cousin Brandon. My favorite part about getting ready for Christmas would have to be getting the Christmas tree. When my family and I decorate the tree and the whole house we listen to Christmas music, drink hot chocolate and eat cookies. Then a week or so before Christmas my cousins, aunts and I go to my grandmother’s house and make Christmas cookies and pies. While baking the cookies you get so excited because of the delicious smells. Then there’s the Christmas gift shopping which is mostly stressful but fun as well; it all depends on who you’re with.  The worst part about Christmas is the wrapping, it is just really annoying. But that’s all of the work you have to do before the holiday even comes until you get to the best part. It all starts for me on Christmas Eve, my aunts, uncles, mother, father, siblings, grandmother, grandfather, and cousins on my mother's side of the family all go to church together.  Then after church we go back to my grandparents’ house and we exchange gifts. We also eat dinner there and have delicious desserts. Then we go home and my little brother always puts out the milk and cookies for Santa. Then there’s finally Christmas Day. My little brother always gets up super early and wakes everyone up. First we all go in the living room and open the gifts. Then we will go look and see what Santa left for us in our stockings. Then my family and I go over to my Aunt Becky’s and we eat breakfast there with my dad’s side of the family and open more presents. After that my family and I go over to my grandmother’s house on my dad’s side. We will stay there for the rest of the day and eat dinner with her and open more gifts. I love spending time with my family on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

D4 choice

                About seven years ago my twin cousins were born. I can remember how excited I was because they were girls and I was the only girl out of my three other cousins at the time and plus I only have brothers. Their names are Emma and Kaylee.  Even though they are twins they act totally different from each other it is crazy. Emma is such a tom boy. She loves sports like baseball and she wants to play football next year. She loves to catch critters like caterpillars in her bug catcher. She keeps the caterpillars until they turn into butterflies. Kaylee on the other hand loves to dance. She also wants to become a cheerleader or do gymnastics next year. The only things that they have in common are that they both like to play baseball, catch caterpillars, they both go to dance classes, and they are both girl scouts. Even though they both do some of the same things they are definitely very different from each other.   When the twins were born their mother gave them each a color. This was just an easy way to tell them apart for the time being; Emma’s color was pink and Kaylee’s color was purple.  The funny thing is that they are seven years old and we still use the colors to tell them apart from time to time. Emma and Kaylee both look up to their older brother Brandon.  Brandon loves sports; he plays sports all year round.  He plays football, lacrosse, basketball, and baseball.  Emma and Kaylee also love sports because they grew up around watching Brandon play a lot of sports. Emma and Kaylee have to be the craziest seven year olds I have ever met. When I babysit them they love to play all day and they can never sit still. These little girls have to be my favorite little cousins.

d3 After High School

                After High School I hope to go to College.  I am not sure what college I want to go to yet. In College I want to go into the Medical field and study to be a Physical Therapist. I hope during College I will be able to play sports and still keep my grades up. I hope I will be able to dorm at the College I choose because I want to experience how it is to live on your own. Also I want to see how it is to only have help from friends and family and not rely on them to do everything for me.  My two older brothers are in College and they love it. They say it is definitely worth the money to go to College and dorm because you can experience how it is to live on your own and prepare for when you are older and have your own family to take care of. They also think it is worth it because it will be easy to find a better job with a College degree rather than just a High School Diploma and it will make it easier later on in life when you have to pay bills and taxes and so on.  After college I hope I will be able to find an open spot for myself and pursue a career in Physical Therapy. Ever since I was about seven I have wanted to be a physical Therapist. I want to go into the medical field because I love being able to help others conquer their fears and problems. I also want to help people become stronger and be able to function with their disabilities.  I hope I will be able to find a college and a job opening to fulfill a career in the medical field hopefully to be a physical therapist.

D2- Favorite Class So Far

                My Favorite class so far this year would have to be Biology Lab with Mr. Kasper. This class is so fun because all of my friends are in this class. It is funny because there is a bunch of “doubles” in this class. There are two Rachel’s, Hannah’s, Matt’s, Tim’s and Alex’s in this class. On the first day of class we all sat next to each of our “pairs” and we definitely confused him; it was so funny.  He still gets confused sometimes with our names sometimes. This class is the best class ever on day twos.  This class is so much fun because as long as you get your work done on time he doesn’t care what you do. He does get frustrated with us talking at times because it tends to get kind of off task and loud. Rachel and I like to talk about hair. We don’t even know how this started. But, we always think about how cool it would be to have a clicker and make your hair long one day and short the next.  The best thing about having this class is that we all remind each other that we have it today.  This is the class we wait for on day twos, we all hate how it is forth block because we just can’t wait it is so suspenseful.  Rachel and I sit next to each other in Spanish the block before that class and we talk about automatic hair and how excited we are for class today! The only bad part about this class is that Mr. Kasper is very particular about how you do your labs. If you don’t have the observation drawings exactly right he will take off points. I can’t wait until the next Biology Lab with my best friends.  

Teacher That Impacted Me The Most

                The teacher that impacted my life and schooling career would have to be Mrs. McMann.  She was my favorite teacher because she was so nice.  Mrs. McMann was my seventh and eighth grade English teacher. She was a great teacher because she would not give us tons of tests and homework. Also, we would never just sit there and listen to her read and talk through the lessons; During the classes we would play games and work in groups instead. We would all look forward to having English class because the whole class would be able to participate in fun games and group work. We were also allowed to pick our own seats. We were never moved away from our friends. She would never yell at anyone no matter what you did during that class. It was easy to tell when she started to get annoyed with your behavior though. She would be so happy all the time. During some classes we would have ice cream sundae parties or she would just bring us in treats for no reason. It was great to have Mrs. McMann after lunch every day. She would always be there to talk to as well.  Like if you had something going on at home she would always be there to talk to. My friends and I would go to her room during sports study hall and talk about problems with friends and family or even teachers. Whether it was about friends, family or even teachers she would never say a word to anyone about the problem. Whenever I needed to vent I would always go to her she always knew the right thing to say. Mrs. McMann was a great role model throughout my middle school years because she was nice to everyone and she was always there whenever you needed her. Mrs. McMann was definitely my favorite teacher throughout my Middle School years.

C Blog Choice 2

            During the changing of the seasons between summer and fall it is beautiful. I love how the trees change to all different colors; the yellows, oranges and reds are just so pretty. I love being outside during this season and watching the leaves blow around and fall to the ground. The wind has a chill to it and the air is so fresh and crisp. Autumn has to be the prettiest season of the year; although it’s not my favorite.  There is just so many fun and crazy things to do. You can go to football games, have bon fires, go hiking and go apple picking or to the pumpkin patch with friends and family. My favorite thing to do during this season would have to be having a bon fire and drinking delicious apple cider. This is so much fun just relaxing and talking with your friends. Another fun thing to do is go to haunted houses and go trick or treating. Halloween has to be the best part about the season with out a doubt because you are able to go crazy and act like little kids again. Going to the High School Friday night football games are always fun as well. It is a great way to help support your school by cheering on your team. Instead of being outside doing all of those fun activities you could always stay inside. I always like to invite friends over and watch movies all night and just relax. A movie night in the fall would not be complete with out the hot cocoa, candy, cookies and of course popcorn. Another one of my favorite things to do is to go hiking. I love to go hiking at Letch Worth State Park with my friends and family. We have a picnic and just spend the whole day there, it is just so much fun and I love it. This season is so pretty and fun I love autumn.

C Blog Choice

                My friends and I are practically sisters. We are always together; no matter what you do or try to do we will always stick together. We love to hang out with each other all the time. Like every weekend we go to one another’s house. My best friend Hannah lives three houses down from me so we are constantly hanging out with each other. We have been best friends since we were about four or five. We met at our brothers’ baseball tournament.  We were those annoying little girls at all of the games screaming and running around. When we hang out we are still those crazy girls at heart. Then there is Makenzie she is both mine and Hannah’s best friend. Ever since seventh grade we have all been inseparable.  Makenzie is a very quiet girl which Hannah and I don’t understand how we are so close with her. But when you get to know her she will start to open up. She is absolutely crazy when she is with Hannah and I. We all love to hang out with together and watch movies and draw stupid pictures for each other. Even though we are in high school we still love to act like little girls and gossip.  Then this year and last year I became really close with Rachel K. and Delaney K. Rachel and I have mostly all of our classes together this year this was an easy way for us to talk more. Every class we have together we usually sit near each other so we always have fun. Then Delaney and I were on the modified softball team last year together and we were crazy. During practices and on the long bus rides to games we would basically be our crazy selves. I love all of my friends because when we are together there is no way you will be able to calm us down. We are all still those crazy, and hyper little girls at heart.

Favorite Restaurant

                Alden is a small town and it doesn’t consist of many restaurants or many places to go. But, it is not hard to notice that Darrow’s is the best restaurant in our small town of Alden.  Their food is delicious, everything they make is homemade. I have many favorite meals from there but if I had to choose one it would definitely be their mac n cheese. The mac n cheese is so good it has a few different types of cheese in it so it gives it a great flavor. I eat at Darrow’s every Friday before I go to the Football games. My brother and father work there every Friday night so they are always bringing home new foods for me to try.  Everything I try from there is simply delicious. My second favorite meal would have to be the medium chicken fingers and fries. Every time I order chicken fingers and fries my father comes out of the kitchen and steals my food. This makes me a little mad because the food is just so good I just want to eat it all. Sometimes I will order the tabasco honey wings they are fantastic. They are sweet at first and then they have a tangy taste after you eat the whole thing. My father actually created this sauce and of course he made me try it and now I love it. For parties or family cook outs we order food from there to serve to our guests. We usually order the roast beef or pulled pork. It is always delicious. I am sure that their dessert is delicious as well but I have never ordered a dessert from there.  If you haven’t tried Darrow’s food then you are missing out on a delicious meal.  It is always delicious and you can never order a bad meal from there.

Best School Lunch

                I believe the best school lunch is one packed from home.  I bring my lunch to school every day.  This is because I do not like how the school changed their menu this year.  I usually bring a sandwich and a piece of fruit and some snacks.  My favorite packed lunch is a turkey and cheese sandwich, green grapes, a soda or flavored water and some cheese-its.  My favorite lunch to buy at school would have to be chicken finger or pizza. This lunch is usually served with French fries or tator tots. If I buy my lunch and it’s not one of my favorites I’ll buy a hot pretzel. I do like how in high school you are able to bring microwavable meals and cook them right there in the cafeteria. The best day in lunch is big cookie day. Those cookies are so delicious and make your mouth water just waiting in the line to buy one. If the school could change their menu and take suggestions from the students those lunches would be delicious. If they were to listen to the students the gross vegetables and fruits would be cut out of the menu.  If they were to do this they would have many more buyers but, the lunches would not be very healthy. In some schools they have restaurants like Subway, Tim Horton’s, and Pizza Hut right in their cafeteria. If our school had this all the students would be buying their lunches every day this would give the school a great profit.  Those lunches would be the best lunches ever.  The school is trying to become healthier which is great; although the fruits and vegetables are not very appetizing. It is easier to bring a healthy lunch from home than to buy one from school or at a restaurant for that fact. Our school lunches are mostly appetizing but they could be improved.