My Last Day of Freedom

Greetings and salutations! Well everybody, it’s been a fun summer. I don’t think I’ve accomplished all the things I aspired to do, but I still had fun.

It’s time for books, homework, friends, and sappy high school drama to be the majority of my life again. Although, my goals as a senior will be to act more confident, happy-go-lucky, and friendly towards others. Here is a quote by Elbert Hubbard that I really want to reflect my life on in this next year.

“Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out alive”  Elbert Hubbard, US Author (1856-1915)

Despite its short length, it carries a lot of weight. If you take life too seriously, than you will never be able to smile or laugh at the small/unimportant parts of life. There are things in all of our lives that probably wouldn’t matter to anyone but ourselves.

I hope that my senior year is filled with excitement and lots of good memories. One of my adolescent goals- I admit defeat- is to find a boyfriend. I don’t mean that I’ll go out asking each boy I know if he’s dating someone, and if the answer is no then sweeping him off his feet and into the church. No. I will take my time creating and strengthening relationships with my male friends, and hopefully- I pray- maybe the one who is right for me will appear before I leave for college; wherever that may be.

From this day forward, the length of my posts will vary depending on how eventful my days were. For example: Once I’m about a month into the school year, say I had a slow day, then I probably won’t have much to write home about. However, if I had two tests, an assembly, and a romantic British Literature class, then you’ll see much more written on the blog.

So until then, please take care and have a wonderful school year. Or for those of you who have started school already, don’t start slacking yet! Keep going strong until you reach the very end of that metaphorical tunnel.

Thank you for reading. Ciao!

September Has Arrived… DUN, DUN, DUN!

Greetings and salutations! Well everybody, yesterday was the first day of September. Do you know what that means? Yes. It means that there are three days- not counting today or the sixth- until school starts. Isn’t it that wonderful…*insert sarcasm*?

Don’t get me wrong, I probably love to learn more than the average teenager does, but there are times when the life of a high school student can become bothersome or hard to endure. If any of you are students, please comment on this blog and tell me what you think; especially if you think I missed an important topic. Now, let’s break it down:

1. Homework/Classwork: homework is typically hard due to distractions around the house, and classwork is rarely accomplished because of the distractions friends cause.
2. Sports/Extracurricular Activities: activities like these can absorb a handful of time and energy in a young person’s life, so when it comes time for school they are twice as exhausted as any other student.
3. Actual Family/Friend Problems: many teachers or superiors like to think that as                   teenagers have no real stress or drama in our lives because we haven’t “experienced life” yet, but I beg to differ. Bad stuff happens to people of all ages, just because we’re young doesn’t mean that we are incapable of feeling or understanding. Stress is a modern and common bodily feeling/function; due to the intense environmental situations of our world.

In my opinion these are the most blatant hardships that are seen in high school, and to some they may seem like a list of excuses. I reassure you though, they are not; these are simply the reasons why teenagers feel like their life is falling apart or why they aren’t doing so well.

I’m NOT saying that these things should make you want to work less either. On the contrary, in order not to fall behind, one should tackle these seemingly large walls of terror head-on. As a student- basing this off of my recent high school experience- I had a balance of A’s and B’s, was a band student, and was part of a fitness club; and everyone has their share of family/friend or personal problems. As humans we must continue moving forward, always trying to find the light at the end of the tunnel and looking forward to whatever may be awaiting us.

So- hopefully having ended this on a cheerful note- let’s look forward to September, and smile as we keep heading forward. Look out last year of high school, here I come *no sarcasm necessary*!

Thank you once again for reading. Ciao!

Friends and Foolery!

Greetings and salutations! Do you remember those once-in-a-blue-moon times when you and your friends have those awkward yet hilarious moments? Today I will be sharing one of those moments that occurred a few weeks ago.

Despite it being summer, my mornings never really stray from the routine path. It consisted of: waking up, eating breakfast, cleaning up, and lounging around waiting for something to happen. I’ve kept contact with my closest circle of friends throughout this entire summer, and some of us figured that it would be a nice day to go out and have some fun. The temperature lingered somewhere in the high 80’s that day.

So for the sake of their privacy my friends will have their own code-names. There was Connie; a stylish and talkative girl with a love for dancing. Tyra; an attitudinal black girl who is never ashamed of what she says or does. Justin; an obnoxious and occasionally dim-witted individual….and then there was ‘him’.

Regardless if you’re male or female, there’s always that one person that makes you smile without trying or laugh when they haven’t said or done anything funny. This person is the cream to my sugar and the wind underneath my feathers; although, I may be exaggerating a little. He will be code-named Brendan; we became very close friends on the very first day of high school. Since then we’ve had our typical ups and downs, with a hint or two of teenage drama.

Connie, who constantly thinks of herself as the leader, decided we should go hang out for the day; maybe go to a movie then have some fun around the city, within limits of course. We all pretty much gave in without any hesitation; mainly on the count that summer had been disgustingly dull. Our group, if you haven’t noticed, is bewilderingly well-balanced; we have the stylish and snobby one (Connie), the tough yet elegant one (Tyra), the stupid and risk-taking one (Justin), the happy-go-lucky and random one (Me), and the cool yet competitive one (Brendan).

So we ventured out to see the movie; we all agreed on seeing ‘The Expendables 2’. The movie, in my opinion, is one of the best action-movies I’ve ever seen. We were all enjoying it until Justin decided to make a move on Connie…again. Everyone in the group wishes they’d just get together already, but love can be so blind sometimes. Tyra, Brendan and I sat there for half the movie, crying and laughing as we spied on Justin trying to act all mature and manly towards Connie. Then out of nowhere an explosion in the movie sends Justin, popcorn in hand, flying out of his seat. Popcorn begins to rain over all five of us and we can’t stop laughing; however, the crowd around us are staring evilly, and I don’t blame them. Eventually, we had to leave to keep ourselves from being kicked out. (Officially one of the funniest action-movies I’ve been to after that event.)

After that, we went to McDonald’s and ate nearly three meals each; I can’t explain why we felt like we had three stomachs, but it was funny non the less. Still laughing at Justin, and teasing Connie about the whole fiasco, we went our separate ways.

There were a few other chapters to this story, but the blog was growing fifty more feet for every word I typed on here. Next time I might just share the fun experiences I had with Brendan that day. Until next time, and thanks for reading! Ciao!

So Long Summer… Hello Senior Year

Greetings and salutations! Considering this is my first official blog post, I should make it a topic that isn’t too weighed down with my troubles and the like. So I’ll just talk about my summer and how it’s quickly fading into nothingness…

September is quickly approaching and that means school is about to begin! I’m trustfully telling all you readers- with the hopes that you won’t hunt me down- that I am currently living in NYC. I don’t consider myself a spoiled rich kid, but living in a city like this does make me feel like one on occasion.

If you’ve read the ‘About Me’ page on my blog, you’ll know I was born in England. I moved to America when I finished primary school. And like the strange adolescent I was, loved to travel to new places and experience new things. BUT BACK TO THE TOPIC!

The school year is almost among us- and by us I mean me- and there isn’t much time left to enjoy the summer. I’ve done practically everything I could think of…

• Hang Out w/ Friends
• Hang Out w/ Family
• Hang Out w/ My Dog
• Eat
• Sleep
• Work Out
• Read
• And blah, blah, blah…

I feel so satisfied, but at the same time unaccomplished. This is my senior year we’re talking about. I’m about to enter the last year of my high school career. It’s as scary as being lost at the mall! With the arrival of my senior year, I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled for: fresh meat, cute new boys, and possible new friends/enemies. There is so much to look forward to and dread as the school year comes nearer. What shall I do?

Well I guess that is what I have a blog for. If you guys have stuck with me throughout this first post, please post any advice you have on starting school strong. Or even post a comment on how you spent ‘your’ summer; or if you’ve started school already, tell me about your first day.

Thanks for reading. Ciao!