Swimming

I'm at Kate's house right now and we're gonna go swimming soon. My mom got back from Texas today so I'll be glad to see her. Kate's coming to Sundeos tonight and then we're all going hot tubbing. :) I'm excited. Tomorrow's Memorial Day so we have a 3-day weekend. I'm quite happy about that as well.

Birthday!

Today's my 15th birthday! This is a good day. :) I had a really fun party Saturday night with Annie, Kate, Maya, and Riley. Now I just have to read that stupid driver's manual. I wish I hadn't procrastinated on that...but it's just like the most boring book ever!

At my party we played Catchphrase, Apples to Apples, Texas Stargazing, Celebrities, the question game, the sentence game, and had a dance party! They decorated my locker today too and Kate brought me some cookies. :) (Thanks!!)

I realized today how annoying someone really is. He's in 3 of my classes and I had one class with him last semester. His name is Kyle. He is always trying to copy my answers and asking me stupid questions. I always see him looking at my papers when we're working. In Spanish class, the teacher explained what we're supposed to do and right after, he asked me, "Wait what are we supposed to do?" I said "You should have been listening," with an annoyed face. He even asked me, "What's 'and' in Spanish?" That's like one of the first things we learned and it's just all around a stupid question. In Spanish, 'and' is 'y.' I gave him no answer. I just want to scream at him! He's such a pain!

iPod Miracle

This morning as I walked to the bus, I checked my shorts' pockets and discovered my ipod that had been missing for quite some time. I was SO upset! It had gone through the washing machine and dryer! I was so mad especially because I've had two phones go through the wash and it killed them. My ipod wasn't working. I wanted to cry at first but then I was just angry at myself.
After school I went to Kate's house for a sleepover. Just to try it, I put my ipod in Kate's ipod charger. Then I saw a little gray apple in the screen! It was alive!!! I was so happy! I ran downstairs acting like a total spazz and squealing with joy. Kate's mom was really surprised that it survived. I said it's a miracle. :)

Soon!

Today my cousin is turning 7! And in 6 days I turn 15! For my party I think I'm just going to invite a bunch of my friends over and hang out at my house. Or walk to the park or something. I'm going to have angel food cake and cherry pie! :D YUM. I have to read the stupid driver's manual. It's soooo boring. But I REALLY want to get my permit!

Tri-Schools Dance and Other Stuff

Yesterday was the Tri-Schools Dance. It was so fun!! It was really hot in there, though. Annie and I tied with one of the contests and Kate won the other. Good work buddies. ;)

Then today I had my last softball games. We lost them both but no surprise there. I'm glad the season is over. There's a lot less pressure on me now. But I'll have to start riding the bus home now. :P

Potter's spending the night tonight. We have so much fun! We can say anything without being awkward at all!

Face Shot

Yesterday I had a softball game at my school. It's the second to last game. My last one is on Saturday. I can't wait for this season to end. In the first inning, a really high pop-up went by the first base line so I went to catch it. It slipped past my mitt and hit me right in the jaw. It hurt SOO BAD!!! I went back to first and tried to shake it off. My coach called time-out and I let a couple tears flow. She made sure I was okay and we continued the game. I have a mark on my face now. It'll turn into a bruise soon. It hurts even if I barely touch it. There's a bump.

But in the last inning, another really high pop-up went around the same area and this time I caught it! I was so happy to redeem myself!

After that, Kate came over to my house and we just hung out. It was a lot of fun. :) Then my mom embarrassed her in the car really bad when we dropped her off. It was hilarious!

As of today, school ends in 1 MONTH! I can't wait for summer! And the Tri-Schools Dance is tomorrow! The 3 main schools are going to one place. It starts at 8 but they're only letting in 950 people. The doors open at 6 so we'll probably get there pretty early to make sure we get in. Annie, Kate and I are going to have a little competition when we get there. ;)

Not Too Bad

Today we had a softball game against a really good team. In the first inning we got 3 outs and kept their score at 0. Also in the first inning I swung at a really high, slow change-up and got struck out. :P I was embarrassed. In the second inning I made a really good out at first. (I was playing at first base.) The ball came really fast and I just snagged it and touched the base. I think I pretty much redeemed myself after that. We lost the game 2-15. But we've had worse. And it was fun! Even though I didn't hit the ball...

Yard Work

On Sunday we totally started changing our front yard. We live on a corner, so on the other side of the sidewalk, there are 3 sections of grass. But our lawn sucks and it's hard to take care of. So we tore up all of that sod and we're replacing it with bark dust! At the moment we are 2/3 of the way done. My right arm is so sore! And my left arm still hurts from getting hit with a pitch this weekend. :P Eventually we'll get a picket fence to go around the main lawn! It's going to look so cute!! Yesterday Potter came over after school. We mostly hung out in my room but we did a bit of yard work too. I showed her my old yearbooks.

I'm so excited about this year's yearbook! The book costs $70 though. It's huge, like 300 pages. I have about $50 saved up.

Hermiston

On Friday I left school at 8:30 on a 5 hour bus ride to play softball. We spent the night. I slept a lot and wrote in my journal on the bus. I brought 4 muffins with me. :) I ate 2 each day. We lost all three games. 2-14, 2-20, 0-16. It was kind of fun though. However in the last game I tagged someone at 2nd and the umpire called them safe and said "no tag." I was SO PISSED! I wanted to cry, I was so mad! I wanted to scream at him! But later in the game I made a really good catch. :) So I felt better. I was really glad to get back. On the way back I slept for like an hour. It was nice. My team is hilarious! They talked about the funniest things! I didn't say much because I hadn't experienced most of the stuff they talked about but it was still hilarious. :)