NO MORE BRACES!!

After Braces (12 years old)

Before Braces (10 years old)

With Braces (11 years old)

Nationals:

We're 3 and 3, and tomorrow is single elimination. Hope we do good.

ahhhhhh!

Right now we're 2 and 2 at nationals.. we had a hard loss today, but that's alright!!!:)

NATIONALS!!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! FLK all the way!!! We're gonna dominate!!

Wahh!

Wahh!! I went swimming like 12 times in the past two days, and didn't wear any sunblock, so of course I'm super burnt, and it kills!!

EX.HAUS.TED.

I'm sooooooooooooooooooooo tired. I'm packing for my basketball tournament this weekend :) I'm excited.. we're gonna kill!!!

Rock On!!!

Random Pictures:)

I'm the type of girl that will burst out laughing in dead silence about something that happened yesterday<3

Random Pictures of Me!!!!!

Most recent one:)

I'm very loving, caring, and fun:)

Yea! That's right, dawg!

Call You Mine by Gabriella O'Leary (Me!)

Since the first time I saw you I’ve wanted to call you mine, but friends we remain. Each time I see you it causes my heart even more pain. I’m not sure how you feel, but I know what I’m feeling is real. I don’t know what will happen between you and me, or if there will ever be a We, but no matter what, if you ever need someone to talk to, I’ll be there to listen, I’ll be there standing right next to you.

Llámele lo Mío

Desde la primera vez que le vi he querido llamarle el mío, pero amigos que permanecemos. Cada vez I hasta la vista esto causa mi corazón hasta más dolor. No estoy seguro como usted siente, pero sé lo que siento es verdadero. Soy no saben lo que pasará entre usted y mí, o si there’ll alguna vez ser un Nosotros, pero pase lo que pase, si usted alguna vez necesita a alguien para dirigirse, deberé escuchar allí, estaré de pie allí directamente al lado de usted.

Exhausted!

I.Am.So.Tired! I NEED to sleep.. goodnight world:) <3

My Favorite Song Lyrics:)

"I'm no beauty queen. I'm just beautiful me." ~ "Who Says" by Selena Gomez

"Just a kiss on the lips in the moonlight" ~"Just a Kiss" by Lady Antebellum

"I am beautiful no matter what they say"~"Beautiful" by Christina Aguliara

"It's gotta be the crunkest, gotta be the loudest, gotta be the best the best love song she ever heard in her life."~"Best Love Song" by T-Pain

"I was born to be somebody. Ain't nothing ever gonna stop me."~"Born To Be Somebody" by Justin Bieber

"Save yourself from all the lies of the beautiful people"~"Lies of the Beautiful People" by Sixx: AM

"You can't change me."~"Perfect" by Simple Plan

"We lost it all. Nothing lasts forever. I'm sorry I can't be perfect."~"Perfect" by Simple Plan

"I was enchanted to meet you"~"Enchanted" by Taylor Swift

"That should be me."~"That Should Be Me" by Justin Bieber

"Cowboy take me away"~"Cowboy Take Me Away" by Dixie Chicks

"To be hurt. To feel lost. To be left out in the dark. To be kicked when you're down. To feel like you've been pushed. To be on the edge of breaking down and no one's there to say you, No you don't know what it's like. Welcome to my life."~"Welcome To My Life" by Simple Plan

"Everybody need inspiration. Everybody needs a song. A beautiful melody, when the nights so long."~"When I Look At You" by Miley Cyrus

"If you'd just realize what I just realized then we'd be perfect for each other and we'd never have to wonder."~"Realize" by Colbie Caillat

"You've got that smile that only heaven can make."~"Next to You" by Chris Brown Feat. Justin Bieber

Links To All The Songs:
"Who Says" by Selena Gomez:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fKUKU_LZk8&feature=related
"Just a Kiss" by Lady Antebellum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gtcwL3Zyo4
"Beautiful" by Christina Agguliara:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvLLG99Q9Gc
"Best Love Song" by T-Pain:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1UpnePTaoM
"Born To Be Somebody" by Justin Bieber:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UauF6SYDvE8
"Lies of the Beautiful People" by Sixx:AM:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UauF6SYDvE8
"Perfect" by Simple Plan:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4Z2OFtl9U
"Enchanted" by Taylor Swift:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw0fETc9XEE
"That Should Be Me" by Justin Bieber:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1drAZayIJ1k
"Cowboy Take Me Away" by The Dixie Chicks:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn-GoshohiQ
"Welcome To My Life" by Simple Plan:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLl1NDwMJps
"When I Look At You" by Miley Cyrus:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8YFQv4TV7o
"Realize" by Colbie Caillat:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNrWiOFOO28
"Next To You" by Chris Brown feat. Justin Bieber:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm2NcCATgtg

Goodbye C4K:(

This week has been amazing. I took 3 classes, Algebra.. What's that?, Journalism, and French, and in every class I learned something new, and met a lot of really cool people! I met a few new friends that I'll hopefully be able to stay in touch with, and hopefully I'll be able to return to C4K next year.

Bumbed

I'm super bumbed right now. July 20-24 is the week of basketball nationals, which my team is playing at. My coach had originally planned on us playing at the nationals in Chicago, IL, so my mom and I were planning on staying an extra night so that we could go shopping and sight seeing the next day, but then we got an email yesterday from my coach that we are now playing in the nationals tournament in Bloomington, IL. Do you know what there is to do in Bloomington!? Nothing! There's nothing to do there.

My Life Plan?

Today in journalism we were asked to wirte this post about our life plan. Honestly I don't know what I want to do with my life. I do know that I eventually want to get married and have kids, but as far as where I want to go to college or what I want to be, I have no idea. I plan on just going with the flow of God's plan. He has a plan for all of us, and I'm here to live it out for him.

Thanks Mr. Warren!

I just wanted to take a minute and write this to thank my college for kids journalism teacher, Mr. Warren. Although almost everyone in the class had blog troubles, including him, he never gave up and was very patient and helpful. I took this same class last year with Mr. Warren and had a lot of fun which is why I signed up for it again, but I signed up for it thinking it would be the same class as it was the previous year. On the first day, Monday, Mr. Warren said that we did not have enough time to put out a newspaper, so that we would be blogging instead. I will admit, when I heard this I was a little upset. That was until we actually started blogging. I then quickly realized that this would be just as fun as last year. Although our last class is tomorrow I still plan on blogging, and reading classmates blogs:) I had a lot of fun in this class.. so THANK YOU, MR. WARREN!!!!

Finn and me:)

Spending time with my little brother<3

Sydney, Australia, Baby!!!!!

The Central Coast of Australia



Dinning Venues



Sydney, Australia Opera House


Do you like tropical places!? I know I do, and that's why Sydney, Australia would be the perfect place to travel! I have never actually been to Australia, but it has been a dream of mine since I was about 5 years old. I have sone a lot of research on Australia and there are so  many amazing resturants, hotels, and sites to see such as the Sydney Opera House (picture above)!! I would love to go to australia and see the kawala bears! Australia, a great idea for a family vacation, is a warm, humid place, so pack light clothes!

Links:

Sydney Tour Guide: http://www.sydney-australia.biz/cove/

Hotel Information: http://www.sydney-australia.biz/accommodation/

Australia Attractions: http://www.sydney-australia.biz/attractions/

Resturants: http://www.sydney-australia.biz/restaurants.php





Grown Ups

Grown Ups, a hilarious movie starring Adam Sandler, David Spade, Chris Rock, Kevin James, and Rob Schneider, is about a group of 5 friends who played basketball together when they were younger gathering together for their former coach's funeral. What will happen when these 5 families stay together in one house? Crazy things such as sneaking onto water slides, crazy bathing suits, mommy's milk, and a man that's taking staroids for everything other than his voice are just a few examples of all the wacky things that happen in this amazing movie. I would rate this as a 5 star movie! Rent it today and just a hint of advice, stay away from mommy's milk!

O+G=BFFL

This is one of my best friend Olivia and I. We're practically inseparable. We're together as much as possible, and if we're not together we're texting. You know what? I change that. Olivia isn't my best friend. She's more than that. She's my sister. She's family. Love you, Olivia<3

Strained Ligament or Surgery?

A few years ago I hurt my knee while playing soccer. I iced it, took ibuprofen, and just dealt with it. Since then it has progressively gotten worse. Last week it was hurting pretty bad, but once again I iced it, took ibuprofen, and ignored it. I had 6 basketball games this past weekend, and at one of the games I fell on that knee, and then continued to play 4 games after that, which caused a lot of pain. I went to the doctor yesterday who said he thinks I just strained and possibly slightly tore a ligament in my right knee, but it's hard to tell if the pain is coming from the joint and muscle or from the bruise that's there from falling. I have to wear a brace until next week, when I'm scheduled to go back to the doctor. If my knee is still sore, and difficult to walk on then I have to get an MRI, so that they can look at the muscles to make sure I didn't tear anything. However, if I did tear a muscle I'll have to get surgery, and will be out of basketball, volleyball, and soccer for a while. I'm wishing and praying that everything comes back okay, and that I don't have to get surgery.

The Best Thing Ever Discovered at the Worst Christmas Ever!

    I remember it like it was yesterday. December 25, 2006 was the WORST Christmas in the world! My aunts were all fighting, we couldn't find the dog, who probably didn't want to be found considering he chewed on half the presents, and there was 3 babies crying. I thought I was going to go insane! I hadn't eaten because my grandma burnt all the food, and then, all the sudden, G.G. walked through the door. She is an old family friend who is known for the making THE BEST cookies. She came in, saw the craziness, dropped the cookies and ran. I quickly picked the cookies up the yummy looking peanut butter cup cookies, and put one in my mouth. It was Heaven! I knew that if the rest of my family were to eat one of these cookies the would shut up! I quickly gave everyone a cookie, or shoved it in their mouth if they weren't willing to eat it, and before I knew it the house was quiet, and the whole family was sitting around the fire place enjoying each other's company.. for once!

Recipe Link:
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/peanut-butter-cup-cookies/detail.aspx

Violence In Inner Cairo

Late yesterday afternoon a huge clash broke out near the center of Cairo, Egypts captiol. The crowd remained there until early this morning. Hundreds of children were out throwing rocks, demanding that the trials of ex- senior officials proceed quicker. When doing this police arrivied and threw tear gas, a gas that causes temporary blindness, on the children in attempt to get them to stop. While this fight was happening 41 police men and 4 citizens were injured.

The news story:
http://newsworldtoday.info/breaking-world-news/egypt-police-fire-tear-gas-at-stone-throwing-youths-reuters.html

The Interview

  I had the privilege to interview a classmate that I recently met, Ethan J. G. We sat down and asked each other a few questions, and these were the results.

1) Q: How old are you?
    A: 11
2) Q: What school do you attend?
    A: Wood
3) Q: Do you have any siblings?
    A: Yes, I have 1 brother.
4) Q: Do you play any sports?
    A: Yes, I play hockey, soccer, and football.
5) Q: What is you favorite color?
    A: Blue.
 
I'm happy that I got the opportunity to do this interview, and to get to know Ethan a little bit  more.