Sunday, May 29, 2011
Friday, May 13, 2011
Back from DC :)
DC was absolutely amazing.
Seriously, it was like the best week of my life. I was so mad when we left today.
We visited all sorts of important landmarks in the country. On Tuesday afternoon when we arrived we went to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and it was so cool seeing the money made. In the evening we went to a play at Ford's Theatre and also went to the theatre museum. The play wasn't the best, but the theatre was really nice and the museum was cool.
Wednesday morning - we woke up early and went to - you guessed it - the White House. I still can't believe we got to go there. No, we didn't get to meet Obama (darn), but the rooms we saw were cool. We went into the East Room, the Green Room, the Blue Room, the Red Room and the State Dining Room.
After lunch we went to the US Capitol Building and got a tour. We got to meet our Congresswoman and both of Ohio's US Senators. We also went to the National Air and Space Museum in the afternoon and it was pretty cool.
On Thursday morning we got a tour of the Pentagon. We went into the room where the planes crashed on 9/11 and it was a little disturbing but it was fun seeing everything else there. In the afternoon we went to the Supreme Court building and then on a tour of the monuments. My favorite monument was World War II.
In the evening we went on a ferryboat ride on the Potomac river and had dinner on it. There was a band singing romantic love songs. I sat with Jake on the boat and we just stared into the river not talking for a while and it didn't feel awkward at all. At one point he put his arm around me and I rested my head on his shoulder. It felt so good.
Whoever dates Jake is REALLY lucky. He's really sweet and he makes me feel good about myself. Lots of my friends are in abusive relationships, and although Jake and I have conflicted feelings, I know he'd never hurt me. Screw that. Whoever's friends with that boy is lucky. I'd be lucky to end up with a boy like him.
Today we didn't do much. We went to the an afternoon Nationals game and we also went on a tour of the Washington Post building. The bus ride back to Cleveland was long so I'm really tired. I'll post pictures tomorrow :)
Seriously, it was like the best week of my life. I was so mad when we left today.
We visited all sorts of important landmarks in the country. On Tuesday afternoon when we arrived we went to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and it was so cool seeing the money made. In the evening we went to a play at Ford's Theatre and also went to the theatre museum. The play wasn't the best, but the theatre was really nice and the museum was cool.
Wednesday morning - we woke up early and went to - you guessed it - the White House. I still can't believe we got to go there. No, we didn't get to meet Obama (darn), but the rooms we saw were cool. We went into the East Room, the Green Room, the Blue Room, the Red Room and the State Dining Room.
After lunch we went to the US Capitol Building and got a tour. We got to meet our Congresswoman and both of Ohio's US Senators. We also went to the National Air and Space Museum in the afternoon and it was pretty cool.
On Thursday morning we got a tour of the Pentagon. We went into the room where the planes crashed on 9/11 and it was a little disturbing but it was fun seeing everything else there. In the afternoon we went to the Supreme Court building and then on a tour of the monuments. My favorite monument was World War II.
In the evening we went on a ferryboat ride on the Potomac river and had dinner on it. There was a band singing romantic love songs. I sat with Jake on the boat and we just stared into the river not talking for a while and it didn't feel awkward at all. At one point he put his arm around me and I rested my head on his shoulder. It felt so good.
Whoever dates Jake is REALLY lucky. He's really sweet and he makes me feel good about myself. Lots of my friends are in abusive relationships, and although Jake and I have conflicted feelings, I know he'd never hurt me. Screw that. Whoever's friends with that boy is lucky. I'd be lucky to end up with a boy like him.
Today we didn't do much. We went to the an afternoon Nationals game and we also went on a tour of the Washington Post building. The bus ride back to Cleveland was long so I'm really tired. I'll post pictures tomorrow :)
Monday, May 9, 2011
Leaving for DC tomorrow
Tomorrow I leave for the eighth grade trip to DC with my school.
I'm pretty excited.... never been there before :)
I'm personally hoping there will be some Jaylie moments.... I'll let you know when I get back on Friday :)
PS: Oh and Simone wants me to share that she hit 13000 reads on FanFic. If you haven't read her fanfics yet: www.fanfiction.net/~finchelfan728
I'm pretty excited.... never been there before :)
I'm personally hoping there will be some Jaylie moments.... I'll let you know when I get back on Friday :)
PS: Oh and Simone wants me to share that she hit 13000 reads on FanFic. If you haven't read her fanfics yet: www.fanfiction.net/~finchelfan728
Monday, May 2, 2011
Let the countdown begin........
28 days (not counting weekends or days off) until I'm done with middle school forever.
I apologize for the lack of posts lately. Things have been pretty crazy. It feels like I'm always either preparing for end of the year stuff at the middle school or up at the high school. Taking assessments to see what classes I'll be in, practicing with the band and choir, assessments for sports.... oh yeah, I made Symphony AND Singers. I also got on the soccer, swimming and softball teams :)
It's crazy to think that there's only 28 days of middle school left. Miramar was a culture shock at the beginning of the year, but the high school is so much bigger. There's so many more people. All three middle schools come together at the high school, making nearly 2000 kids.
This is the last month of a phase of my life. High school is a major step between childhood and adulthood. It's when you start becoming more self-reliant, you're expected to do more things on your own.
Next year, Hannah and Natalie will be in eighth grade at Miramar, Erin and Emma will be in seventh grade there and Kit will be in sixth grade there. Molly will be top-of-the-school at Cambridge, a fifth grader. Helina and Sarah will be still be home, luckily. If the talk's true, there will be more additions - we might be getting another sister closer in age with us late in the summer, for Simone's birthday.
Middle school is full of cliques and raging hormones. So why am I having mixed emotions about leaving? From what I've heard, things calm down in high school. There is drama, but at Heights, most people are friends.
Maybe it's because I'll miss Jake so much. I'm still not too thrilled about him going to Loyola. I try not to talk about it because he knows he can't go to Heights. Not after everything that's happened to him at Miramar or now that Graham's going to be there. He's assured me we can still be friends but I really want us to be more than that. I'm not going to say anything though........
I am looking forward to the eighth grade trip to DC in two weeks, the eighth grade Cedar Point trip and the dance. And of course, graduation! Our duet's going to sound even better at graduation than it did at Severance!
My free hour is almost over, so I've got to go now. I will have to update more!
I apologize for the lack of posts lately. Things have been pretty crazy. It feels like I'm always either preparing for end of the year stuff at the middle school or up at the high school. Taking assessments to see what classes I'll be in, practicing with the band and choir, assessments for sports.... oh yeah, I made Symphony AND Singers. I also got on the soccer, swimming and softball teams :)
It's crazy to think that there's only 28 days of middle school left. Miramar was a culture shock at the beginning of the year, but the high school is so much bigger. There's so many more people. All three middle schools come together at the high school, making nearly 2000 kids.
This is the last month of a phase of my life. High school is a major step between childhood and adulthood. It's when you start becoming more self-reliant, you're expected to do more things on your own.
Next year, Hannah and Natalie will be in eighth grade at Miramar, Erin and Emma will be in seventh grade there and Kit will be in sixth grade there. Molly will be top-of-the-school at Cambridge, a fifth grader. Helina and Sarah will be still be home, luckily. If the talk's true, there will be more additions - we might be getting another sister closer in age with us late in the summer, for Simone's birthday.
Middle school is full of cliques and raging hormones. So why am I having mixed emotions about leaving? From what I've heard, things calm down in high school. There is drama, but at Heights, most people are friends.
Maybe it's because I'll miss Jake so much. I'm still not too thrilled about him going to Loyola. I try not to talk about it because he knows he can't go to Heights. Not after everything that's happened to him at Miramar or now that Graham's going to be there. He's assured me we can still be friends but I really want us to be more than that. I'm not going to say anything though........
I am looking forward to the eighth grade trip to DC in two weeks, the eighth grade Cedar Point trip and the dance. And of course, graduation! Our duet's going to sound even better at graduation than it did at Severance!
My free hour is almost over, so I've got to go now. I will have to update more!
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