Thanksgiving Break

What I am Thankful for

        My brother, James, is in the United States Marine Corps, and he lives in North Carolina. Him living there is a reason why I rarely get to see him, not that I did when he lived at home, but it is hard none the less. Him being a marine he does not get very much time off of “work”, but over thanksgiving weekend he had got an extra three days of leave ( leave is the word that my brother uses when he gets to come home for more than one day). I also had an extra three days off of school that weekend because it was a holiday break. On my brother’s leave I got to spend a whole day with him, just the two of us. We went to Duncan Donuts, because it is my favorite place, and ate hot coco dipped donuts.  I had I great time with my brother, over our long weekend. I am thankful for the short, but meaningful time I had got to spend with my brother.

Its not that Unusual

Unusual

Just this weekend I did something I have never done before, I went to a cheer competition.  My friend Leanna is a competitive cheerleader, and a good one at that.  She is on a team named “Fierce”. I had never heard of competitive cheerleading, until she asked me if I wanted to go along with her, her mom and boyfriend. The whole time I was there I felt like I was in everyone way, with the pushing and shoving, it was just too much for me.  When it was finally Leanna’s time to cheer, I do not know why but, I was still nervous, with the throwing and catching of the other cheerleaders, again it was just too much for me.  Apparently it is part of cheerleading to be risky to have a good performance and it is very, very important to be flexible.  We’ll all in all I had a lot of fun, being there to support my friend.

What will I fight for

Fight for the right

   What does it mean to fight for something? It means to be willing to take a stand, to risk getting hurt by someone else just to defend a belief or object.  And, if I value it, then it must be an ideal that makes my life worth living. For me, it is my dog, Cherry.  Cherry was and is my first dog  that I raised on my own, I got her when I was seven.  She is no taller than a liter of soda and just as wide.  Cherry is sun to my shine, she is the color to my rainbow with her my world dark and colorless. But with all seriousness, my dog is a part of my family I cannot live without. I will fight for my dog, because I cannot imagine my life without her, in fact it hurts me just thinking of losing her as I write this. Cherry, does make my life worth living as crazy as it sounds. 

If I can go anywhere I have never been

ALOHA!

 

      WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I HAD TOLD MY DAD THAT I WAS GOING TO INVENT A STATE THAT WAS THE SAME TEMPERATURE ALL YEAR LONG, BUT THEN HE HAD BROKEN MY DREAMS BY TELLING ME ABOUT HAWAII. EVER SINCE THEN I WANTED TO VIST THE PLACE I HAD THOUGHT OF IN MY DREAMS, HAWAII. I HEARD SO MANY STORIES OF ALL THE ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO THERE, LIKE SURFING, SWIMING, SCUBADIVING, SITE SEEING, TRYING NEW FOODS, THE FRUIT, AND MY FAVORITE RELAXING. MY DREAM DAY IN HAWAII WILL START AT ALL OF THE CUTE LITTLE STORES, THEN I WILL GO TO THE BEACH, AND I WILL END THE DAY BY GETTING A MASSAGE AND EAT A ETHNIC MEAL. AHHHH, I CAN SEE MYSELF NOW BEING POOL SIDE WITH GRAPES BEING FED TO ME. MY ONLY FEAR OF ME GOING TO HAWAII IS, NOT WANTIN TO COME BACK.

My invention

When I was eight I came up with many inventions that I thought would better the world in some way. As I got older I started to forget them one by one, until I had almost none left. Although I still remember one, which I think is the best of all, the Prescription Goggles. I came up with the idea when my cousin and I were swimming, but we could not play any games because she could not see very well. I had asked her “why don’t you where your glasses”, she answered rudely, which I did not mind because I had just came up with the best idea ever. Prescription Goggles would solve many problems for many people, not just for a day in the water, but for marine biologist and divers who are in the water for a living. I was so proud of myself, until I found out they already exist. 

If money were no object

If money were no object

      If money were no object I would be a baker. A baker is a person who owns or is employed to make or sell bread, cakes pastries etc. I would be a baker because of the simple fact that I have and always will love sweets. The best part of baking is the process of making/baking to get the flavor or creation I want. They say “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work another day”-unknown origin. I know that if I were to become a baker I will not want to leave the kitchen or bring my work home with me, so I will never work a day in my life. After being an extremely successful baker I will become a baking teacher, to spread my love for baking. My school will be in the heart of many different cities, so I can get children out of the streets and into the kitchen. Hopefully my students will continue with baking, but if not they would take their experience and knowledge and use them in whatever they choose to do.

One thing that I would change in my life.

Surgery 

If I could change one thing in my life it would most definitely be my dog having a gall stone. I cannot imagine the pain she had went through day and night. She could not tell me how she felt, so it took a while for me to notice that she was acting strange. When I did finally take her to the vet we found out she need emergency surgery. She is not the only one who was affected by this unfortunate string of events. My father and I also made some sacrifices. My father who had to pay for the costly surgery, because he saw the pain and fear in my eyes, even though we were already going through hard times. I was so afraid of everything that could go wrong. I cried my way through the longest three days of my life. Not having to go through any of this would: have protected my dog all of her pain, my father from the loss of his money, and me the heart ache. 

My favorite activity

Volleyball

       My favorite thing to do is play volleyball. Whether, it is on a team or if it is just with a couple of friends. I am very completive so sometimes my friends get a little mad, when I take things to seriously. I just love winning; it gives me the greatest feeling like I won had won the lottery. Another thing I love about volleyball is that I can be on a team, which I am. My team is like my second family. I have my sister, the girl who is my partner my mom, which is the person who takes things way to seriously. My favorite cousins, the girls on my team that where/are close friends that I had known for a while. Then I have a step monster also known as the girl everyone wishes was not even on the team, but I still love the sport. It is a good place to escape and just be myself. Volleyball is a place where anyone can make a mistake without getting in trouble (Sometimes).     

My Biggest Value

	Cherry Berry Gyorfi

 

The thing I value the moI have loved her from the day I got her to now and every day in between. She is the best friend a girl can ever have, because she is not only mine I am hers. I do not want to say I loved her more, after I almost lost her, so I going to say I realized how much I loved her and will miss her if I lost her. Without Cherry I would be lost and emotionally distraught. She means everything to me, and that is why I value her so dearly. Even though she is lazy and sleeps half of the time she is wild. She freaks out even if she hears the word “side”.  She is practically human and that is only a few of the reason I hold so close to my heart.st is my dog. Well I consider her more like a part of my family, than my dog or pet.

The most interesting thing I did this summer

The Most Interesting Thing I Did This Summer

I did a lot of fun, interesting and excepting things this summer, but my favorite would have to be when I went to Schlitterbahn. Schlitterbahn was voted "World's Best Water Park" for fifth teen years in a row. Schlitterbahn is a water park that uses recycled water, and its name means “slippery road” in German. That is enough of its history, even though it is interesting. When I went to Schlitterbahn I was with my Father my Uncle and my Aunt.  There were a lot of water rides even some that go up hill, which is crazy. I had to say I was twelve, even though I had just turned 15, so we could get twenty dollars off my ticket. Despite me being upset for really no reason, I had a lot of fun. We rode almost everything, even though it was closed half of the time we were there due to lightning. We bonded as a family, which I think was the whole point of going. I just hope we can do go again next summer.

My name: Glori-June

G stand for my Grandmas’. From whom I got my name. Their names go together like bread and butter.

L is for Latin. The origin of my name (June) is a Latin based name.

O is for occupy. How my name occupies the void in my father’s heart.

R is because my name is rare.  Out of the three hundred thirteen point nine million people that live in the United States of America about one hundred forty two people have my name.

I means identity. The identity of my name is versatile. The meaning of it can be anywhere from creative to aggressive

J represents Juno. Juno is the Roman mythology protector of women and marriage.  

U is for unique. The name I would have had if it was up to my mom.

N is for Native American. In which my name is most common.(Gloria)

E signifies easy to say. Glori-June is not the hardest name to say. Why do people call me Gloria Jean!

My # 1 rule

We see i everyday. Some experience it, some watch it, and even more cause it. Bullying. There are many types of bullying. Such as verbal, physical and the most common Cyber. No one likes negative attention on them. So what is the reason we inflect it on each other? I think it is because we do not want the "bad" attention on ourselves. So my number one rule for life is "Just Don't do it".  Bullying affects everyone evolved.  Bullying can cause depression and anxiety. It cause a person a loss in interest in school which can cause them to fail. Bullies do not just stop their they then go on to more violent things. Such as drugs, alcohol and even go on to have criminal records. So do everyone a favor and "Just don't do it".