What is Life?

My sister always talks about how life is a funny idea. She says that the idea of being locked in a school all day is like they are forcing you to make friends. She says that when she is most stressed out about a lab in AP Chem class, she thinks about how one day in life, the lab won't matter, and all of that stress will be lost. Still, she always tries her best. She always says to laugh about things in life because you should make your life what you want it to be. I never really understood what she was talking about, but the more I think about it, the more I get it. It turns out that my sister is actually not stupid, but very wise. She takes in everything for what it's worth, and I know that everybody could learn something from her.

Sick of Being Sick

Yup, home sick today. Ugh, I hate it...I feel like everyday that I miss school, I'm missing out on some huge secret that goes around the school. It's not that I'm complaining about sleeping in or anything, it's just that you get bored at home because everybody's at school. To top it off, you still have to make up all of the work and homework that you missed when you were absent. Lovely. Well, hopefully I'll be back at school tomorrow...hopefully.

State at Huntington!

This past weekend, our Theatre Troupe went to Huntington University in Indianapolis for a competition called "State." We left after fifth hour on Friday and didn't get back to Laken Central until around four on Sunday afternoon. We didn't compete for anything as a group, but my sister and I did "Group Acting" along with one of our friends. Overall, the weekend was pretty fun! I got to spend a lot of time with some of my close friends, and even though we were all running on about four hours of sleep, I made memories there that I would not trade for the world. The experience was great!

2012: The Year of Success

Can you believe it? It's already 2012. Wow, it feels like just yesterday I was seven years old, had no homework, no responsibilities...it was the "good life". And now, I look at myself today, at fifteen years old, and realize how much has changed since I was little. I now have homework, responsibilities, and even sometimes stress from friends and school. Despite all of these negatives, I still am thankful for how everything has worked out. I still have my mom, dad, and sister in my life, I have great friends, and everything seems to be fitting perfectly into the puzzle called life. The more that I think about it, though, this is now the good life.

Hopefully, 2012 will not be just an ordinary year. I hope that it will be the year that changes people's outlook on life. I hope that it will make everyone appreciate every moment of life so that they can cherish them to the fullest. Most importantly, I hope that 2012 will live up to everyone's visions and standards. So here's to everyone...I wish you all the best this year. Let's be anxious for every day that this year brings because, after all, 2012 will be the year of success.

That Time of Year

It's going to be a long week...even if it will be only four days. You want to know why? FINALS. Yes, I've heard my sister talk about them for a couple of years now, and since I'm a freshman, it'll be my first year experiencing them for myself. Gosh, I'm so excited...not. I know it's only tests that I'll be taking, but they take up a huge percentage of your grade. It's so stressful, especially since we have like two of them a day. Well, hopefully it'll all be worth it...unless I fail all of them...oh jeeze...

Over Already?

I know that we've all been in school for four days now, but I still can't believe that school is back in session. I can still remember that first Friday that we got off. My sister and I went to the basketball game, and all I could think about was the fact that we still had two weeks of sleeping-in ahead of us. It seems like we will go back to school for a week and then get another two weeks off...but no. Our break is long gone, and now the only long break left to look forward to is Spring Break....and then comes summer break! I better start counting down the days!