I read about 5-9 reports this last week and a half and I've learned a lot of interesting facts! Facts from bananas, to gangs, to baseball players in countries that speak Spanish.
I was surprised that pinatas were actually made first in China, not Mexico! But still today we see pinatas as a Mexican tradition. Weird, huh?
In my perspective and out of the reports I read, I'd choose Alyssa Nielsen's and Jason Aune's reports as my favorite and best written. Alyssa had a lot of interesting facts about bananas and Jason seemed to flow his words together in his paper about a baseball player. He seemed to write his report like he was there and like he really enjoyed writing the paper.
It was very surprising to me how much bananas are produced and needed to feed the U.S. in one year, I can't exactly remember the number but it was way more than I'd guess! It's also surprising how much vitamins and good nutrition bananas have for you body, I've started eating more since I've read the paper!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The Little Things In Life...(not in order due to greatness)(wrote this summer..)
1) Waking up to a great song
2) texting all night
3) getting a new notebook
4) his eyes <3
5) photo booths
6) the smell of hollister
7) reading a good quote
10) that first kiss
11) Acing a test
12) that feeling after brushing your teeth (shout out to Hannah Addyman)
13) the moment when the chiropractor cracks your neck and you honestly think for a second that you've died
14) the first day in spring that you can rock flip flops
15) drinking root beer from a glass bottle
16) feeling cocky
17) that moment on a roller coaster when you're suddenly weightless
18) those days when you know you look hot
19) getting a letter
20) having a great tan
21) coloring/writing in crayon
22) going through your locker at the end of the year and finding a bunch of thing you though you lost
23) when you beat a guy in a sport
24) the feeling of freshly shaved legs
25) laughing so hard your stomach hurts
26) singing when no one is around
27) writing in sharpie
28) drinking hot chocolate on a cold day
29) getting a back massage
30) freshly painted nails
31) the expression on ones face when you scare the crap outta them (shout out to Lauren Zupfer)
32) wearing new socks
33) that laugh that lil wayne does in all of his songs
34) dreaming of him <3
35) falling asleep in the sun
36) the first night you sleep with the stuffed animal he gave you
37) the smell of his cologne <3
38) finishing a good book
39) when a really hot guy accepts your friend request
40) getting your hair brushed
41) the sound of him breathing <3
42) when you realize you wont be able to finish your large blizzard
43) getting your hair curled
44) long hot showers
45) the look on the teachers face when someone gets in trouble and they ask in an angry tone if they want to go to the office/go in the hall, and the students replies with "yeah"
46) lighting a match
47) watching stupid yet extremely funny youtube videos
48) walking into an air condition building when it's like 107 degrees outside
49) eating out of the gal. of ice cream with a spoon
50) wearing sweats and still feeling awesome
51) running barefoot
52) catching a fish (especially me since I have very bad luck with fishing!)
53) opening the jammed window on the bus after all the guys tried and failed
54) laughing after crying
55) when you notice someone spelt "awsome" wrong on there facebook account while trying to be cocky
56) 11:11's
57) going through your old elementary school projects
58) drawing a perfect heart
59) cranking the music up in the car when you parent(s) get out of the car to do/grab something
60) coming home after a long day of shopping and looking at all the clothes you bought
61) falling asleep in the middle of a movie that you've seen at least 50 times
62) drawing a perfect circle
63) waking up a minute before your alarm
64) hearing your favorite song on the radio
65) letting your hair down after it's been up all day
66) taking a good picture of yourself after trying for 10 minutes
67) wearing a new perfume
68) reading a good poem
69) finding out he has liked you too
70) finding money in the pocket of your pants
71) listening to a song that relates exactly to your situation
72) falling asleep while listening to your ipod
73) hearing him say "it'll be alright"
74) taking a cold shower on a hot day
75) taking a cold shower on a hot day
76) wearing new jeans
77) when it's finally close enough to your birthday to count down the days
78) wearing an over sized sweatshirt (wearing his sweatshirt)
79) making up a really good quote
80) telling your best friend your biggest secret
81) taking pictures in black and white
82) watching your friend realize that the bottle of ranch dressing is NOT a squeeze top
83) flipping your math work sheet to see it's not double sided
84) receiving a love letter
85) being the first to know of a great song
86) shopping at walmart
87) buying a shirt with a cocky saying printed on it
88) wearing that shirt^
89) That awkward moment when you fall in the shower and you hope no one heard you (shout out to Hannah Addyman)
...i would have waaayy more but I haven't updated this list since about mid august! I hope you liked the ones I had though (: and cutos to those you actually read the whole thing, I know there isn't many of you!
2) texting all night
3) getting a new notebook
4) his eyes <3
5) photo booths
6) the smell of hollister
7) reading a good quote
10) that first kiss
11) Acing a test
12) that feeling after brushing your teeth (shout out to Hannah Addyman)
13) the moment when the chiropractor cracks your neck and you honestly think for a second that you've died
14) the first day in spring that you can rock flip flops
15) drinking root beer from a glass bottle
16) feeling cocky
17) that moment on a roller coaster when you're suddenly weightless
18) those days when you know you look hot
19) getting a letter
20) having a great tan
21) coloring/writing in crayon
22) going through your locker at the end of the year and finding a bunch of thing you though you lost
23) when you beat a guy in a sport
24) the feeling of freshly shaved legs
25) laughing so hard your stomach hurts
26) singing when no one is around
27) writing in sharpie
28) drinking hot chocolate on a cold day
29) getting a back massage
30) freshly painted nails
31) the expression on ones face when you scare the crap outta them (shout out to Lauren Zupfer)
32) wearing new socks
33) that laugh that lil wayne does in all of his songs
34) dreaming of him <3
35) falling asleep in the sun
36) the first night you sleep with the stuffed animal he gave you
37) the smell of his cologne <3
38) finishing a good book
39) when a really hot guy accepts your friend request
40) getting your hair brushed
41) the sound of him breathing <3
42) when you realize you wont be able to finish your large blizzard
43) getting your hair curled
44) long hot showers
45) the look on the teachers face when someone gets in trouble and they ask in an angry tone if they want to go to the office/go in the hall, and the students replies with "yeah"
46) lighting a match
47) watching stupid yet extremely funny youtube videos
48) walking into an air condition building when it's like 107 degrees outside
49) eating out of the gal. of ice cream with a spoon
50) wearing sweats and still feeling awesome
51) running barefoot
52) catching a fish (especially me since I have very bad luck with fishing!)
53) opening the jammed window on the bus after all the guys tried and failed
54) laughing after crying
55) when you notice someone spelt "awsome" wrong on there facebook account while trying to be cocky
56) 11:11's
57) going through your old elementary school projects
58) drawing a perfect heart
59) cranking the music up in the car when you parent(s) get out of the car to do/grab something
60) coming home after a long day of shopping and looking at all the clothes you bought
61) falling asleep in the middle of a movie that you've seen at least 50 times
62) drawing a perfect circle
63) waking up a minute before your alarm
64) hearing your favorite song on the radio
65) letting your hair down after it's been up all day
66) taking a good picture of yourself after trying for 10 minutes
67) wearing a new perfume
68) reading a good poem
69) finding out he has liked you too
70) finding money in the pocket of your pants
71) listening to a song that relates exactly to your situation
72) falling asleep while listening to your ipod
73) hearing him say "it'll be alright"
74) taking a cold shower on a hot day
75) taking a cold shower on a hot day
76) wearing new jeans
77) when it's finally close enough to your birthday to count down the days
78) wearing an over sized sweatshirt (wearing his sweatshirt)
79) making up a really good quote
80) telling your best friend your biggest secret
81) taking pictures in black and white
82) watching your friend realize that the bottle of ranch dressing is NOT a squeeze top
83) flipping your math work sheet to see it's not double sided
84) receiving a love letter
85) being the first to know of a great song
86) shopping at walmart
87) buying a shirt with a cocky saying printed on it
88) wearing that shirt^
89) That awkward moment when you fall in the shower and you hope no one heard you (shout out to Hannah Addyman)
...i would have waaayy more but I haven't updated this list since about mid august! I hope you liked the ones I had though (: and cutos to those you actually read the whole thing, I know there isn't many of you!
Spanish Blog for Comm.
Hola amigos! Es veinteiocho de marzo dos mil doce! Estoy usando una camisa rojo, y los pantalones son de color negro!
Como estas? Estoy asi asi, tengo un resfriado. /:
Como estas? Estoy asi asi, tengo un resfriado. /:
Bluegrass State of Mind
I finished this book on my way to Florida. I actually found this book by searching through free books on itunes! I read the first page or so and decided to sync it.
The story takes place in Kentucky, where the main character Mckenna ran away to after a dangerous situation in New York. After moving to Kentucky, she reintroduced herself to people she hadn't seen since she was 12 when her grandmother brought her there.
She bumped into her first kiss at a horse auction and fell in love again. She found a place to stay and the whole town accepted her besides her new loves 'ex' wife.
All of the drama comes out when all of the people and things she ran away from starts to catch up with her. People she thought she could trust she suddenly can't anymore, and she's not sure if she can trust the ones she can.
It ends sweetly but with some very close calls and very frightening stories!
I recommend the book, and it's a very good book that you can surprisingly find free on itunes!
The story takes place in Kentucky, where the main character Mckenna ran away to after a dangerous situation in New York. After moving to Kentucky, she reintroduced herself to people she hadn't seen since she was 12 when her grandmother brought her there.
She bumped into her first kiss at a horse auction and fell in love again. She found a place to stay and the whole town accepted her besides her new loves 'ex' wife.
All of the drama comes out when all of the people and things she ran away from starts to catch up with her. People she thought she could trust she suddenly can't anymore, and she's not sure if she can trust the ones she can.
It ends sweetly but with some very close calls and very frightening stories!
I recommend the book, and it's a very good book that you can surprisingly find free on itunes!
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Tonight We Are Young
Madison this weekend was amazing! We went to Madison for the girls state basketball and saw great basketball and I really learned a lot from the players and there techniques. All of us girls (our 8th grade girls basketball team, minus Grace) had our own hotel room. There was 2 double beds, a pull out couch, and a queen bed in a separate room and bathroom that Hannah Addyman and I took at the first chance. The parents stayed in another consisting of the same rooms and beds. I have to say our room was littered with clothes, food, wrappers, towels, and makeup everywhere, but we really bonded and had fun all together. We all have many stories to tell, here's a few that we'll never forget!
I rode with Hannah Addyman and lets just say we can make the best car fort ever. We slept most of the time, but the few times we were awake we laughed and joked around, while her dad sang almost every song on the radio and Kathy laughed. :)
When we arrived Friday we went to the Kol Center to watch the games, but soon realizing we probably should've done a little more with ourselves, because the boy selection was more than we were expecting (; We watched our games (and saw and talked with Ms.P!) and then walked to the capital building where we planked like crazy, took pictures, ran around, and even witnessed a wedding!
Friday night came and we went back and we watched a game (Milwaukee King v.s. Middleton) and Milwaukee was down a few points by half time. I made a bet with Hannah Alme that Milwaukee was going to win. The rest of the game I was cheering so loud I lost my voice. The game was sooo close. It came down to the last 30 seconds to determine the winner. The team motivated me, especially the 5ft 2in Freshman point guard starter. (Shakeela#11)
Saturday we watched some basketball but mostly walked around. We went to a piercing and tattoo place and Hannah Addyman got her ears pierces but a few minutes into waiting we realized that the guy getting a tattoo was Rob Wilson, the Badger's point guard. We got pictures with him and talked a bit. Saturday night we went to the championship to watch Milwaukee and our whole team made signs for each starter and backup starter, but mostly for #11. We had 2nd row and we were cheering on the top of our lungs. They read our posters and they knew we were fans. The score went back and forth, but by the 4th quarter Milwaukee was down by a few points. By the last 3 seconds I was in tears as the score was 60-57 De Pere. Shakeela dribbled it down the court and jump stopped at the three and shot the ball, it circled around and around 3 times until it spun out. The buzzer went off and she fell to the floor. I cried more (kinda balled my eyes out a bit, even though the girls looked at me like I was crazy and laughed) and I was determined to get all of their signatures on my shirt. The trophies came out and they got there 2nd place and we all cheered and held up our signs, but the lady in front of us (who was cheering for the other team and had a mental disability) turned around and hit Megan in the chest! Even through the embarrassment and shock she cheered along with us, but walked away with a great story to tell. We ended up leaving before they came out of the locker room, but they still inspired me. I now am determined to play basketball all through high school and possibly college, even with my height of 5ft 4in. She brought me closer to the game, they brought me closer to the game.
We came back to the hotel and all we wanted was to sit in the hot tub and relax. So we all put on our swimming suits and jumped in the hot tub. The bubbles stopped and Meg was just about to push the button again when I realized something on the bottom of the pool. It kind of looked like rocks but I asked what it was. We all tried to figure it out, and Mary scooped out out with her hands. It looked like a rock, but then Julia noticed there was shreds of toilet paper in the hot tub as well. So Mary took Alyssa's water bottle and squished the 'rock'. IT WAS POOP. Naaastttyy! The lady came and emptied the hot tub, but we were done swimming for the night!
We're so glad we had the chance to go to Madison and watch the girls basketball, I know we all learned so much and we all hope to go next year!!
I rode with Hannah Addyman and lets just say we can make the best car fort ever. We slept most of the time, but the few times we were awake we laughed and joked around, while her dad sang almost every song on the radio and Kathy laughed. :)
When we arrived Friday we went to the Kol Center to watch the games, but soon realizing we probably should've done a little more with ourselves, because the boy selection was more than we were expecting (; We watched our games (and saw and talked with Ms.P!) and then walked to the capital building where we planked like crazy, took pictures, ran around, and even witnessed a wedding!
Friday night came and we went back and we watched a game (Milwaukee King v.s. Middleton) and Milwaukee was down a few points by half time. I made a bet with Hannah Alme that Milwaukee was going to win. The rest of the game I was cheering so loud I lost my voice. The game was sooo close. It came down to the last 30 seconds to determine the winner. The team motivated me, especially the 5ft 2in Freshman point guard starter. (Shakeela#11)
Saturday we watched some basketball but mostly walked around. We went to a piercing and tattoo place and Hannah Addyman got her ears pierces but a few minutes into waiting we realized that the guy getting a tattoo was Rob Wilson, the Badger's point guard. We got pictures with him and talked a bit. Saturday night we went to the championship to watch Milwaukee and our whole team made signs for each starter and backup starter, but mostly for #11. We had 2nd row and we were cheering on the top of our lungs. They read our posters and they knew we were fans. The score went back and forth, but by the 4th quarter Milwaukee was down by a few points. By the last 3 seconds I was in tears as the score was 60-57 De Pere. Shakeela dribbled it down the court and jump stopped at the three and shot the ball, it circled around and around 3 times until it spun out. The buzzer went off and she fell to the floor. I cried more (kinda balled my eyes out a bit, even though the girls looked at me like I was crazy and laughed) and I was determined to get all of their signatures on my shirt. The trophies came out and they got there 2nd place and we all cheered and held up our signs, but the lady in front of us (who was cheering for the other team and had a mental disability) turned around and hit Megan in the chest! Even through the embarrassment and shock she cheered along with us, but walked away with a great story to tell. We ended up leaving before they came out of the locker room, but they still inspired me. I now am determined to play basketball all through high school and possibly college, even with my height of 5ft 4in. She brought me closer to the game, they brought me closer to the game.
We came back to the hotel and all we wanted was to sit in the hot tub and relax. So we all put on our swimming suits and jumped in the hot tub. The bubbles stopped and Meg was just about to push the button again when I realized something on the bottom of the pool. It kind of looked like rocks but I asked what it was. We all tried to figure it out, and Mary scooped out out with her hands. It looked like a rock, but then Julia noticed there was shreds of toilet paper in the hot tub as well. So Mary took Alyssa's water bottle and squished the 'rock'. IT WAS POOP. Naaastttyy! The lady came and emptied the hot tub, but we were done swimming for the night!
We're so glad we had the chance to go to Madison and watch the girls basketball, I know we all learned so much and we all hope to go next year!!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Parasailing...
..Parasailing and seeing the ocean checked off my bucket lists, only about 198 to go! (;
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