A Long Day

This morning, for some odd reason, I woke up at 6. I could not get back to sleep, so I stayed up and worked on some laundry. I had to be at the high school by 8:30 for the most dramatic experience of my life. A couple of us students were asked to be victims in this mock catastrophe that they were going to stage at the school. Basically, we had to act really well. The catastrophe was that there was a gunman in the school and that a few of the classrooms were on fire. I got to be the student who ran out when the cops got there and was screaming. It was really scary. Everyone told me that the cops were probably going to think that I was the gunman and that I would have to be careful. It was the complete opposite and it wasn't as scary. But throughout the whole thing, I watched my friends go through with wounds that looked real. We all were talking afterwards and agreed that it seemed like everything was real. After this, I had to go to work from 12-2. I never got out of there until about 3-3:30. Then, I had to be back in at 5! Tomorrow I have to work 10-4..bleh! And, Janet is surprising me with something in the morning...Janet..surprise...I should be worried!

The Final Final!!

Today I finished up my last final of high school ever! I highly doubt that I received a passing grade on it, but at least I will pass for the marking period! I was very relieved when that bell rang and it told me that I did not have to do anything in that class ever again. Only two more days and we are done. I cannot wait! In most of my classes today, I colored. Laura and I decided that we were going to just sit there in all of our classes and color for the entire day. It was really relaxing and probably the most fun that I have ever had in school before. I am also very excited because one of my really good friends is going to get to go to graduation! She is also going out to registration with me in June. Well, time to go and get some dinner before having to go to work.

Only 3 More Days!

Thats right, only 3 more days of school left and then I am done. We aren't really doing anyting in any of my classes, so Im basically already done! I have a two day final that I started today and have to finish tomorrow. Other than that, I am set! Things have been really crazy with work, and it is kind of ticking me off. It seems like she will do anything to tick me off or screw us over. We all have been seeing this and are really getting tired of it. I only have 3 more months there and I am done! I am getting excited for going out to registration in June. Hannah is coming with me because my parents will be in Alaska. We are going to have so much fun, and we both are excited. We got lost going to Geneva, so I am ready to see where we will end up travelling to Indiana. I have to go to work tonight, big surprise. I am tired of going in, but at least I will have money while I am so far away from home!

Best Friends Forever??

The first thing in the morning when I usually get to school, I am greeted by Laura. This has been a tradition since about the sixth grade for us. This morning, I meet her and she has a gift for me. I look at her strangely because she already gave me my birthday gift, so what could this be for? I opened it up and saw that there was a card in it. The card was beutifully made by her (of course) and it almost made me cry. This was a present just for being her best friend for the past 6 years. Laura and I met in the sixth grade. I was totally and completely lost, but she didnt care! I loved being around her, because she really cared. We got majorly close over the years, and now, any teacher who see's one of us without the other asks us why we aren't with one another. So, anyways, I opened up the bag to see that there was more in there. She gave me a bible with my name on it, and wrote inside of the cover. Basically, telling me that she was always just a phone call away and that next year would be so hard without one another. Laura is going to BYU Idaho which is very far away from Indiana. I went to homeroom almost in tears realizing that I only have 4 more days in high school with my best friend.

Debating Tough Topics

In Humanities today, we were asked to read an article about a controversial topic and then have a class discussion. Now, I have talked to this teacher many times before today, and I knew this was coming. I told her that I was concerned because sometimes I get really mad if someones beliefs are contradicting to mine. She prayed with me, and told me not to worry about it. When I got in there, I really wanted to challenge myself. So, I go in, and we are told to choose partners. I choose Greg. Greg and I are total opposites, but really good friends. I know that our viewpoints would not be the same and we would argue. At first we got the topic of birth control. I laughed and said Greg, we aren't going to debate this. Then we got rape and abortion. I know we'd argue. So, we read the article and talked. I didn't yell or anything. The next task was presenting it in front of the class. I was a little worried about this. I stood near my teachers desk and she asked if I would lead the class in a debate about the issue. It went amazing. I didn't argue, but listened to others opinions. It went great, and it was a huge weight lifted off of my shoulder!

Busy Day!!

Today was completely crazy! I woke up at 7:30 and vowed that I would only work on homework and wouldn't do anything else until I was completely done. I finished around 1, and waited for my friend to come over so that we could work on our project. Well, the project is more challenging than we thought it would be. I have no clue how to make a video so my other friend is going to come over and help us do it. Then, my friend reminded me that I forgot to do something which I am going to do here in a little bit. I still have a bit of a cold which sort of bites. The past couple of days I have felt so sick and it has sucked. I cannot wait for this week to be over. I have 7 journal entries due and a cultural event due in Humanities. Then, I have a presentation in community service and a two day final in AP physics. We raced our boats on Thursday and ours made it across the pool! I was really happy because I really need to get my grade up in the class...and the final isn't going to help me much.Well, I am off to work more on my homework and maybe go and watch the Law and Order marathon that has been on all day!!!

Crazy Month!

This month has been absolutely crazy so far! I have not had much time to do anything. First off, I had to take the AP government final which totally burnt me out. I definetely didn't do very well on it. I never bsed so much in my life. There were things on there that I had no clue what they were. Then, my birthday came about. My friends planned on partying all day, even while I was at school. I still don't see how they managed it, but they did. I had a project due on my birthday, which really took up a lot of time. My birthday was the greatest one yet. All of my friends were great. They tped my car and painted all over it. And now I have been busy trying to get ready for my last final, an AP physics project, a huge Humanities test, and graduation stuff. Today was membership sunday at church, and I finally became one. Basically, I get money from Huntington for being a member of a UB church. That is very exciting, and I could use all the money that I can get. We had a missions trip meeting tonight, and I cannot wait until we get to go. I love going out there, and am extremely excited. I work everyday this week (Monday through saturday), which kind of sucks. I am really getting burned out with work as well, but thats okay. I have had no free time, and I can't wait to get some!