The Perfect (or not so) Day

The Perfect (or not so) Day

It was a perfect day, we had just gotten home from Marble Falls. Already finished unpacking, I started texting, playing ds, wii, blogging on my laptop, and a bunch of other stuff. Nothing could improve that day nothing could make it better because it was perfect! I went outside and walked my dog to exercise her lazy bones, and ran into my friends so they came on the walk with me and we talked and then when we finished with the walk, I went  home deciding to do a little more Wii. When I was playing my brother had disappeared so I was relaxing, lazing around, and flipping through channels on the TV. Starving, I wandered into the kitchen, put some spaghetti in the microwave, heated it up, sat down, and was about to start eating when my brother came in screaming, "WILL I HAVE TO GET STITCHES?!" Curious and shocked (forgetting about my spaghetti which was sending mouthwatering steam into the air) I looked and almost passed out, and OH MY GOD you should've seen how much blood there was! For on the inside of my brother's wrist,there was three inches of skin hanging off, a open 5 in cut, and a gaping jagged cut! Rushing my brother to the hospital,my parents forgot about me and left me freaking out and hyperventilating in our kitchen. Then my neighbor came and helped me lock up then took me down to his house so I wouldn't be alone while my parents were at the ER. I relaxed and played a little wii to get my mind off of it. Luckily they called saying even though he would have stitches he would survive! that was the worst/best day of my life.

Thanksgiving in Marble falls

Thanksgiving in Marble Falls

I'm sexy and I know it! "MOM TURN THAT SONG OFF!" I shouted. My mom said,"Sorry honey I forgot you didn't like it." I sighed put on my headphones, and turned my attention to The Young Black Stallion, the movie that was playing  as we drove to Marble Falls. After the movie I turned on my phone, but none of my friends could chat so I  turned on my 3ds but it died. Then out of stuff to do I looked out the window, and let my mind wander thinking of all the relatives I would see that I don't normally see. When we got there I got out and started running,but tripped and almost went tumbling head over heels down what my brother calls "Widow Maker Hill". For the steepness can be enough to kill someone! The only other person there besides my aunt and uncle, was my uncle Paul who was working, so I went into the large Mammoth trailer we own and put on Madagascar 3 Europe's Most Wanted to relax. When my cousins from Austin arrived, we all started playing Apples to Apples, but we all got frustrated cuz the same card showed up 12 times I am not kidding! Bored I asked my uncle to take me to the attic in his garage which he has transformed into a mini train station with remotes, lights that change, props, and a control center where he can control everything! The next day we packed up and drove for 2 hours, me in a car at the window next to my cousin Nathan who was texting. When we reached our designation however, there was a MASSIVE traffic jam to get where we were going so we had to wait. Finally we reached the parking lot and had lunch then set out to climb Enchanted Rock. When we started, I couldn't wait, so I sped ahead stopping at a bench made naturally from rock formations, waited for Nathan and my brother, then sped ahead again. Naturally, going at that pace I reached the summit way ahead of Nathan and my brother (he-he), so I sat down to wait.When Nathan, my brother, my dad, and Nathan's dad caught up we went to explore some caves. I slipped into one and hit my head HARD! Then I explored and found a cave in the roof of the rock so I had my dad boost me up, then Nathan grasped my wrists and pulled me on top then he pulled my brother up. Alas, When I jumped down, I hit my funny bone on a particularly jagged rock so hard it was BURNING! Then on the way down I tripped, fell on a cactus, got 20 of the spikes in my knee, pulled them out, then met Nathan at the bottom. Bored I force fed this telescope thing a quarter and a nickel(though it called for 2 quarters) and started focusing it then looking around,but my brother sensing I wanted to see things said,"Let me see!" I said, " No,now let me look,but he put his face then his hand in front of the lens then knocking the telescope out of focus,so I yelled at him! That's my story.  

Georgia

Stone Mountain. Digital image. Willowhouselori. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012

Georgia

If I Die Young, Bury Me in Satin , "MOM TURN IT OFF!" I shouted, I have had enough of If I die young! "Sorry honey I will turn it off." Finally the car was quiet, and I could watch the scenery flash by lulling me closer and closer to sleep along with the steady vibration of the car beneath me.More and more my eyelids drooped finally I fell asleep, but not with a pleasant dream. In my dream I was walking in a forest,SUDDENLY OUT OF NOWHERE THIS MOUNTAIN LION LEAPS OUT AND ATTACKS ME! What a weird dream, It felt almost real! Then I sank into unconsciousness again, thankfully with better dreams, and when I woke up I was in Georgia. The next day my uncle, my aunt, my dad, and I got together to go climb Stone Mountain. Farther and farther we trotted, and the closer and closer we got to the summit. Finally I was standing on stone mountain to find my mom and brother had cheated on going up and took the cable car instead I was so mad! On the way back down I took the cable car although my parents were ignoring my protests, they pointed out that I needed the energy or I would fall asleep.When we got back down I noticed a carving in stone mountain of three men on horses it was cool! Since everyone was hungry we went to this old fashioned restaurant where they actually threw you the rolls! That night my mom took me back to the mountain for a movie and fireworks display that was the best time I have ever had in my life!

Sometimes I get lucky

Sometimes I get lucky

Sometimes I get lucky other times I do not. One of the times I got lucky was I was at a movie thetre with my dad and cousin to see the Smurfs. Our movie didn't start for a while, so my dad gave us $20 and told us to go play in the arcade so we did. On one of them a claw machine for 3ds, so my dad lined me up on one and my cousinhelped too I pressed the button, watched the claw drop,watched it grip the box tightly,watched it pick it up, and watched it drop my new 3ds into the chute.I had gotten one,but then when we were going to take it home my cousin peered at the box and said, "It says don't  take home box does not contain 3ds box contains sand turn in for 3ds." We all laughed then turned it in for my 3ds. That actually happened to me twice we had been going to see Brave,bored I drifted to the arcade and tried to get one and accomplished it again!Then very recently, I was at Dave and Busters and managed to get 4 watches out of a claw machine!!!!  Some of the time I don't get very lucky like on Thanksgiving we had gone to Enchanted Rock let's say I jumped,hit my funny bone on a jagged rock so hard it was burning like my arm was actually on fire, then I fell on a cactus and twisted my ankle! IT HURT! Then I also whammed my head into a rock in a cave,got buried under a mountain of pillows and my brother, and got a thorn stuck in my leg! Sometimes I get lucky sometimes I don't!

the Day I went kayacking down the Bayou

The day I went kayaking down the bayou

It was a sunny day I was waiting for my dad and my girl scout troop because we were going to go kayaking down the bayou. Drumming my fingers impatiently on the kayak, I said,"Can we go kayaking now?" My dad looked at me exasperatedly and said,"Sure we can get started now." 

We got the  kayaks out of the truck bed then headed down to the water.I wanted to help, so I grabbed the edge of the kayak but it was HEAVY so I dropped it and let my dad carry it. Finally, we were off cruising along Buffalo Bayou letting the beauty of the amazing scenery blind us. Even though we had only been kayaking for like 2 minutes we already were seeing amazing scenery! We saw a lot of bugs and other animals that I didn't even know existed! We stopped for lunch, so I stretched out my muscles by running around, listened to a really funny story about the adventure of my friend's dad and a two-inch snake, ate lunch,then started kayaking again.When we started kayaking again, my feet were hot and sore so I draped my feet over the edge of our kayak letting my feet drag in the cool water and letting the water sooth my hot and aching feet.We kept kayaking, but then my partner and I got caught in a rip current while going under a bridge in result we smashed into a post.If there was one thing I saw a lot of, it was Silk worms I mean those things were everywhere man, draped on trees, in the water, everywhere! We actually saw this ancient playhouse it was like 100 years old! We also saw (and moved) pipes, trash, birds, trash climbed on rocks, trash, a fire extinguisher, and trash, trash, and more trash! I mean there was even a deflated football, and a bunch of bottles. Then we passed under a bridge infested with bats,MAN IT SMELLED REALLY BAD! Then we reached where we would end our kayaking trip. That's my story. 



My Family Reunion in Kentucky

Kentucky

Fireworks. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. Dec.-Jan. 2012.

Once again I was trapped in a hot small car bored out of my mind, and once again on cue I asked my mom,"Are we there yet, and where are we going?" 

On cue my mom shouted,"NO! Now honey relax we will be there in 8 hours!" I moaned, put on my headphones, and engrossed myself in a movie to kill time, then I fell asleep. When I woke up we were at our destination... Kentucky for a family reunion. As the time passed, more and more relatives of mine started arriving and by dark all of my relatives had arrived. When everyone was there, we started shooting off some minor fireworks like bottle rockets and stuff like that (one whistling bottle rocket hit a bird!). Then a little while later, when I was sitting on a car watching my dad shoot off some sparking firecrackers, one flaming spark flew backwards and landed on my foot(alas I was wearing flip flops) flaming! IT HURT! I was jumping around yelping, yelling, screaming, whimpering, refusing to let my parents do first aid on it, and running, they finally caught me, but I was squirming so much my dad accidentally spilled his drink on my foot causing the burning pain in it to cease (oddly enough). To soothe it more I put on my swimsuit and went swimming, then I got out, dried off, changed, and sat down to wait for the fireworks display. Then...BOOM! the fireworks started showering the dark valley with red, green, and gold light, also scaring my brother at it's sudden appearance (hehe). Watching the different colors dance across the sky, I realized that if I could just sit here and watch fireworks my whole life, I could never be happier.While I was watching, my dad came up to where I was sitting and told me to be careful when playing with fire, confused I asked "Why?" My dad said,"Be careful or you will burn your arm hairs off like I just did." I miffed a snicker, that is my story of my family reunion in Kentucky.

Colorado

Colorado

SPRING BREAK! FINALLY, no homework, no school,and sleeping in! As I am thinking this the plane gives a giant jerk, jolting me out of my thoughts. My family was heading to Colorado for our traditional spring break ski trip with a slight modification.My 15 year old cousins were coming, their first ski trip my like 9th ski trip (it's been a tradition in my family forever). As my mind zoned me out again, the plane began to descend toward tons of snow and Colorado. Finally my feet were on the ground again, but then we rented a car to go where we were staying as a result I didn't get a chance to stretch my legs at all! After an hour of torture in the car we finally reached our designation, but we weren't going to go skiing till tomorrow. Bored I put on my swimsuit and went swimming in the indoor pool, but I stepped on something  jagged that turned out to be a tooth (YUCK!)! While I was swimming, my cousins and brother came in. Then we started playing Stick in the mud, Marco Polo, and Scategories, but since I didn't have goggles I accidentally smacked my face into a wall. That was enough for me and I went to bed early with a headache. Finally the next day we geared up and went skiing since my brother and I already knew how to ski we got to get started right away, but my cousins had to go through ski school. While they were doing that, my brother and I got to go down the bunny hill without any parents. When my cousins finished ski school a few minutes later, we got on the ski lift to go to Ski Marm a medium course. Since there was a place you could go to have a snowball fight, we decided we would do that . While I was pulling off, I started going downhill, so I got down on my butt. I started going faster, and somehow I got turned around heading straight for a cedar gate! Then WHAM! I smashed face first into the gate almost breaking my nose! With my nose throbbing, I went to go get Hot Chocolate with my mom.That night we went swimming again, and my cousins dared me to go lay on my back in the snow for 5 minutes wearing only a 2 piece swim suit, so I did. JEEZ! THAT was cold! Since some kid had thrown up in the other pool, my dad said we couldn't swim there so we went to this other pool where after swimming too hard combined with endless coughing I threw up! I was laying on the couch when my cousins put the movie Rat Race on, so I watched it then fell asleep. Thankfully the day I got sick was our last day in Colorado, so we packed up,rented a rental car, and started heading to the airport, along the way my cousin offered to mix a little of his red Mountain dew with my Sprite, I tried it and felt INSTANTLY better (Red Mountain Dew and Sprite who knew?) That was the best trip I have ever been on and I will never forget it!       

Arkansas

Arkansas

It was a bright and sunny day. instead of running around I was stuck in a stupid hot and small car. Bored I asked my mom for the millionth time, "Are we there yet?" My mom replied "NO! Now just relax amuse yourself, we will be there in half an hour." I did just that, I let my mind wander and take over while I was doing that we had arrived. Finally I was here, in Arkansas where we would be staying for a week. I asked, "Mom can I go down to the river?" she said in a preoccupied way, "sure Honey go ahead." I went to the river and jumped in, but almost immediately jumped out because although the water didn't look it it was ICE-COLD! I sat there shivering, and my friend's mom came and asked me why I wasn't swimming. I chocked the words out through chattering teeth,"Because it is too cold, and I don't want to freeze!" My friends mom laughed and said, "Why don't you  sail a boat instead?" I said, "Because I don't have a boat." Because I didn't have a boat, my friend's mom showed me how to make one. Pretty soon I was sailing a lot of boats. When a lot more of my friends came, they also jumped in and jumped out! After that we were all sailing boats hoping the sun would come out so it wouldn't be so cold so that we could swim again. The next day we went outside and discovered that our coolers had been invaded by an army of raccoons  and all of our drinks were contaminated. When the last of our party showed up we went fishing, but bored I went back to camp and climbed Window Rock with my friends and a bunch of other people.It took a long time, but we finally reached the summit I peeked out of the hole in the rock and it really was like looking out a window! I could see everything from our campsite, to the lake where I had attempted to go fishing. When we descended I wanted to relax, but some of the others wanted to go swimming, so they did. Because of some reason I heard a lot of screaming, turns out my brother had slipped while jumping on some rocks and his knee jammed into a particularly jagged one giving himself a cut like 5in long! He was all right, so that night since not everyone had abandoned the fishing trip those who liked fish had fish and those who hated fish (like myself) had something Else.The next morning we discovered an army of angry ants underneath our dessert tray, yet after my mother screamed herself hoarse we packed up and left. I was sad because I liked it maybe you should go to Arkansas too!