A wonderful year

This year was way better than expected and my freshman year of high school turned out alright. Who am I kidding, there were ups and down, loses of friendships I thought would last a life time and lots of tears. I never though I would have cried as much as i did this year sometimes for good reason and other times for bad. But it just showed me that you cant rely on movies to tell you how your freshman year is gonna go, cause honey it does not turn out that way in reality. I never though I would have gotten as close to the girls in guard as I did. They have made my freshman year worth wild. Most of the classes were fun and interesting yet hard and down right confusing, but hey that's what freshman is is supposed to be like at least in reality. Seniors will have come and gone and I have learned to love them all (at least the ones i knew on guard) So I'm gonna take a second to recognize a few of them. First up is Arianna, she is one of the sweetest, most nicest seniors I know, she can be so sassy so if you meet her watch out, she teases me a lot but I know in the end I'm gonna miss her so much and no one can ever replace her. Second is Andrea, she was my adopted big sister in guard and she loved what ever she did, she is so very talented and amazing at what she does. And she loves basically anyone who she meets. Next up we have Lynmarie. Lynmarie always knew how to make someone smile when they were feeling down, she is a very talented young lady and always puts so much dedication into whatever she does. These three senior are the senior I will miss a lot next year even though I know God has a wonderful plan in mind for each of them. This year has gone by fast but it was worth it and i couldn't have asked for a Freshman year. Thank you to everyone who was there for me this year, I can't thank y'all enough. Well finals are next week and then its summer, i still can't believe it after writing this. Summer is here. time for a new year to began soon.

American Soliders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWrMeBR8W-c

The link above is for the song American Soldier by Toby Keith.

 People go out everyday risking their lives just so we can have peace and freedom, yet we take what we have for granted. People in this world have lost a family member or a close friend because they went to war and got shot. So why does this up and coming generation take the things they have for granted? Some kids have to worry about where their next meal is coming form, some kids don't have a father or mother, either because of war or another reason. So why do some people go home and stuff their faces with food. They people we have the support and serve for our country are amazing people and yet their kids and family and friends never really know if they are gonna make it home. I know me for one took my life for granted. I was adopted from Russia and blessed with an amazing family and yet can I treat them right? most of the time yes but there are times where I take them for granted, if it wasn't for them I wouldn't be here in Austin Texas today. So don't take what you have for granted cause you never know how fast it can be gone. I want to take a second to thank all the men and women that serve for our country. Thank y'all.

Define your Popular

My mom when I talk to her about school and how people are defined in groups basically she is like well aren't you popular and I'm like no mom no I'm not popular and she is always like well define your popular. So here goes nothing. To me popular is about your personality more than the group of people you hang out with, Popular is about what you mean to your friends. The way the world defines popular is by who you are friends with, your hair, your shoes, the way you dress and a lot of other stupid stuff. As I went into high school I realized that there really aren't the groups that you had in middle school, I mean yeah they are there but you can't really see it, theater kids are friends with cheerleaders, Band kids and color guard girls are friends with the dance team, everyone doesn't really belong to a certain group, I mean you belong to an organization but you have friends outside that group also.
I asked some kids at my school to define what being popular meant to them and how they would define it. Here is some feed back:
"having a lot of genuine friends and just being an out going person in general" -Taylor

" To me being popular means everyone knows who you are and you are liked by almost everyone you know" -Veronica

"Popular is everyone knows who you are and everyone wants to be your friend because of your status" - Arianna

"You know a lot of people that talk good about you and they are all your friends." - Alyssa

"My definition of popular is not if you're like on the football team or cheer team it's about how many people like you and if you're respectful to the people who do like you or maybe even don't really like you. And that you can be popular without being well known." -Anna

 

" Probably like people look up to you. You have lots of friends and you're well liked" - Kylie

When I asked these people to define their popular and what popular means there were some answers that were the same and some different. I really like Anna's response to the question because what she said is what people in my generation don't get. They don't get that is doesn't matter if you are head cheerleader or head football captain yes of course you should be happy, but to a certain extent that you don't go and change your whole out look on life. So many teenagers change them selves just to fit in with the popular crowd. what is the point? I promise every girl and boy and teenagers out there that those people who you call friends in your little "popular" group, half of them talk about you behind your back, so why waste your time trying to be a person they want you to be when you can be friends with people who actually care about you and won't talk to you behind your back. Define your popular. Is it about looks, what position you are on a team? or is it personality, true friends that will stand by you when times are hard? Define your popular not the worlds popular.

Winter guard memories - home show

A undefeated season with this amazing guard. These photos were taken by Russell Pankratz. These photos are from our home show.

 

 

 

 

Friends Forever

Tonight was my last winter guard show as a freshman and I have to be honest I'm really sad about it. We have one senior on our team, Arianna and she is an amazing young lady and even though we will miss her next year I knew that she will brighten anyone's day where every she goes, she will always be a sassy Guard bunny. We have one Junior on our team and his name is Nate, he is amazing at what he does and I can't wait to watch him in open team next year. We have a ton of sophomore's and I can't name them all so I will only name a few.  Anna, she was on leadership for our team and like my twin, I know I could go to her with any question. Lauren, smart, always knew what to do and helped you out when you asked her. Isabel, an amazing captain and a girl with really good technique.  And last but on least freshman, there are like 9-10 of us so I'm not going to mention everyone but I will mention some! Starting with Veronica, she has amazing talent and doesn't get mad easily. Catherine, she is get at rifle and picks everything so quickly when we learn it. Kenna amazing performer and really good at anything she does. Taylor, amazing on weapon and a wonderful performer. Lilly P., She is always so energetic and fun to be around. There are many more but I don't have time to write paragraphs about everyone.
These people mentioned above and many more are friends that I look forward to spending my high school years with. I am looking forward to many more fun memories and experiences with these people, and that's why I call them my friends forever. I hope we all stay friends. We won State Champions with a 93.04 our freshman year together, we have been through band and guard camp together and those are memories that I will never forget even if they leave, we will always the A guard of James Bowie High School that was undefeated all winter guard season and the guard that broke a lot of records doing it. Friends forever more than likely yes always. Don't forget friends that you share a special bond with.

The people that you always remember

There are always those few people in a person's life that they will never forget, and there are many reasons to why they won't forget them. One reason is because they have influenced you in one way or another. I know for me I have a lot of people who influence me like my friends Catherine, Taylor, Lilly, Veronica, Paige, Anna, Kenna, Arianna, Kylie and so many more. These girls influence in their own different ways. These girls are like role models to me and they are truly people I will never forget, they are the group of girls that I want to remember my high school years with.
Then there are family friends, and adult friends of your parents that you will never forget. My family we have a lot of family friends but there only a few that I will never forget because they were the ones that when my Mom took off of work when I was younger we went for like a day at the zoo with them and those are memories I never want to forget. Like the time when me and my friend Kylie ate Cat fish food (or maybe that was just me..) but its times like these that you never want to forget.
Lastly but certainly no least is family member, of course you will never forget your mom or your dad or even that annoying sibling , but the real question is will you remember your extended family members. I know I will remember most of mine because we get together a few times every year or every other year, but it still isn't really about who will you remember its really the reason why you remember them.
Take for instance the girls I named back up there, Cat I will remember because of the fun memories we had on dance team in middle school, all the bus rides to the football games this past marching season, for all those times where she helped me out even if she was going through something herself. Taylor she was the first non person from my elementary school that I became friends with in the summer going into sixth grade. Veronica she was the first person I got to learn guard with( forgetting I almost hit her in the head with my flag) Lilly all the fun time we had in tiger drill and now on color guard. Kenna for eight years of beautiful friendship with many memories of girl scouts, dance team, and guard. Anna for all the guard stuff and bunny problems we have been through, we are twins anna forever twins. Paige for all the laughter we had during ballet when I'm pretty sure Mrs. Paula wanted to kill us. Arianna for all the fun guard experiences. And Kylie for being my friend before we were even born and dealing with me ever since then, and all the memories that we share as our special bond. These are the friends that I will NEVER forget and the reasons. Everyone has those people, who is someone you will never forget and why? Is it a family member that has past? a friend that has been there at every moment that you needed her or him? Never forget they people that matter the most to you, those are the people that will always be there for you, even at old age.

A new take on life

Life isn't just about who's dating who or this girl is more popular than me, no that's not what life is about. God doesn't want you to live your life hidden underneath someone else's shadow. Be the person you know how to be.
I know from experience because I have once tried to be someone I'm not a long time ago back in like fifth grade going into sixth grade. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only teenage girl that thought she had to change who she was just so people can like her when she is starting a whole new school, new grade, so little sixth grader me though I had to change so people will like me(I found out later it doesn't matter)I asked my mom for everything, new clothes, new shoes, new binders, basically anything a incoming sixth grade could want. As middle school went on I realized that really all you need in life is good friends, and when you have good friends you will always share good memories and probably bad ones to but hey it all turns out ok because your friends will be there for you always. So basically to sum this up I guess I'm saying even if you think you should change yourself to fit the worlds definition of  you, don't because you are beautiful and handsome individuals and your friends can help you find who that is if you don't already know. Shine in your own light not someone else's.