So on Sunday my mom had the bright idea to invite over her old friend form college or wherever they met. This woman has a super nice and chill husband, but her daughter is interesting to say the least. Her daughter's name is McKayla, but they call her MiMi for some odd reason. So MiMi is in 3rd grade I'm pretty sure, and she just LOVES to talk. She was actually pretty shy in the beginning but once she opened up man there was no stopping that mouth of hers! She is extremely into scary movies, even though she's only nine. It was kind of creepy. I was just sitting there and she starts asking all these questions like, "Have you seen Insidious?! I have it was great! How 'bout Nightmare on Elm Street!? The House at the End of the Street?!(I did tell her that my dear friend Lizzie Prall explained the whole plot to me and she made me tell her, ugh) Paranormal Activity?! BLAH BLAH BLAH for the next like half an hour! She was starting to scare me like what the heck how do you know all of these movies?! What do you do in your free time!? Why are you obsessed with possessions?! And more importantly why are you at my house! Now she knows where I live! Ahhhhhh!!! She is crazy, and not in a good way. She also watches Doctor Who with her friend(I think that's it) and I was like I think someone in my class watches that too! Chris don't you? I was like oh maybe I'll check it out! She was like oh my gosh I wouldn't if I were you. It's super scary, and graphic. I was like oh well I don't know I think I could handle it. She was seriously advising me not to watch this show. I'm like, okay I'm in eighth grade I think I can handle it honey. She asked me if I could do a backbend and I said yeah, and she made me show her. So i went down and then stood up from one and she started to like freak. She is the worst gymnast I've ever seen, she's pretty terrible and she made me try to help her. She like wants to be good but I don't think she realizes just how bad she is. She wanted to do a front handspring in my bedroom! I was like eh well maybe we could try that later.....I'm so glad that night is over, hopefully my mom won't invite them again but she just loves that friend of hers so I don't know....Aw man I will see that girl in my nightmares tonight :0
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Man oh man. Lately I have NOT been getting enough sleep!! I end up being ready for bed at a semi decent time, but I'm trying to finish this book Safe Haven(sorry I can't figure out to underline/italicize on my iPod) and I end up reading some of it and I just can't put it down! I really do not read, like ever. But my mom got me this book and my friend, and Marisa's twin, Elaina told me it was really good, so I thought I'd give it a try! It turns out that it is actually really good! I'm really trying hard to finish it by this Monday so I can go and see the movie. I'm already on page 160 and I've only read it for like three nights! That is amazing for me! So I get into bed and I think, I have to finish this book! I have to finish it! So I end up staying up really late because I read as slow as a turtle!! Then the next morning I'm super tired and I regret it! But then night rolls around again and I do it all AGAIN! I can't stop! It's never ending! It is a horrible cycle and I can't stop it. So now I just deal with getting little sleep every night! It is what it is and I can't do anything about it. I am so close to falling asleep right now...It's taking everything in me(not to call you!! Only Taylor Swift fans will understand) to stay awake right now. I know that if I fall asleep I won't be able to fall asleep later tonight when I really need to! Well this is me complaining...I hope I have a dream tonight! Wouldn't that be fun? Okay I have to go.. Bye now!!
I'm not sure if all of you are aware but I have abnormally weak ankles. This is an extremely huge problem for me because of the number of sports I am involved in. I find myself constantly rolling and spraining both of my ankles, but recently my right one. I have super sturdy ankle supports for basketball and volleyball. They don't allow my ankle to roll in the slightest. My ones for soccer aren't as restricting because I have to be able to have more movement in my ankle to shoot, pass, etc. So the Lincoln volleyball team had a bonding hangout thing(I don't know) and we went to Anna's house to watch Pitch Perfect. Side note: that movie is DA BOMB! I was just casually jogging over to her couch when suddenly I collapsed and hit the floor! My and had randomly given out on me and I half sorta sprained it but not really. It was more of a weird snap/bend. That is exactly what happened to me in the Lincoln vs Emerson game when I tore a ligament in my ankle. It was throbbing for so long but I didn't want to put a damper on the party so I sucked it up and pretending like I was fine...for then. I have been icing it and its a little swollen but I'll live. I had a basketball game today and I didn't know if I should play but I decided to anyways because I didn't want to let my team down and my ankle braces did help. I was still in pain so my coach didn't play me as much but I'm still glad I went. After paying for all of that physical therapy and my ankles are still getting injured. Maybe it's because I haven't done my exercises in two months but whatever...maybe I should start doing those again...well sorry to bore you on all my problems week after week but there's nothing else to talk about! Have a heck of a week people!
So I guess I lead a pretty busy teenage middle school life. Between homework, projects, basketball, soccer, and volleyball...it can get to be a bit too much. Lincoln volleyball begins tomorrow after school and we have practice every single day after school! Even our other middle school gets to have Fridays off but NO, that would never happen over here because let's just say our coach is, a little intense. So that has messed up my plans to go shopping with my dear friend Elaina who most of you know as my dear friend Marisa's twin sister. On top of that I have a bunch of basketball games on the weekend along with often practices during the week. Looks like I'll be going from volleyball to basketball pretty regularly. I also am participating in an indoor soccer league so I have games on Saturdays so I'm already going from soccer to basketball, but now volleyball to basketball?? Really?? Is the world trying to make my life hard...or is it telling me something....hmmm... And I still have to stay on top of my school work which I find vey important. And even on top of that all of the television shows I have to keep up with to survive!! What is going on here!! I think I'm crazy...
But even if my life is a little crazy..well a lot crazy I wouldn't trade it for the world. As Ludacris(famous rapper) said, "cause I feel inner peace when I'm outa my mind." I love this quote, and relate to it at times like this. If I wasn't so busy I wouldn't appreciate the days off and the rest as much as I do. I would take my free time for granted and now every minute of time I get I cherish. I'm a fast moving person, but it keeps me interested and I never get bored and I thank God for that :) Sometimes I feel like it might be easier if I choose a different route, and maybe didn't do as many activities that I do but then I wouldn't be Jackie. I know some of you are thinking then don't write a blog complaining about it...but I know everyone complains about things that they still love. A great example is your mom..eh? I love every single day that I live, because I realize how spoiled and lucky we are to be surrounded by the people that we are every day. Some of you say that I'm always happy, and that is because I truly am. I love my life and that is one thing I hope that I never forget. Man this has been a very um, deep blog one might say. I just started writing and couldn't stop. Those of you who made it to here truly are amazing and deserve a medal or some award. Thank you. So yesterday I had basketball practice from 7:00 to 8:30. It was the worst time because Pretty Little Liars was on at 7:00 and I missed Dance Moms and all of my shows. I have missed all my shows this week except for Modern Family, the Middle and Nashville which I just watched. It is getting really hard to keep up with all of these shows!! I mean I already missed the first two episodes of The Bachelor and I'm super mad about that! But to put on top of that PLL, Dance Moms, New Girl, and all those shows on Fox on Tuesday nights, I mean I just can't take it! I'm too busy for all of these TV shows but they are all so good I can't stop watching!! Ugh I'm just getting too busy for all these shows with sports and hw and friends, it gets to be extremely overwhelming!! I'm getting extremely off topic, let me get back to the point here... Okay so my basketball practice. My head coah Angie was the only one there, thank GAWD!! My assistant coach, who I will not name but most of you know who I'm talking about, is a complete...uh let's say idiot. No one on my team likes him, not even our head coach! Shhh don't tell anyone! So we had a super fun and awesome practice. We even did this intensity workout, as Angie called it, that did get my heartrate going. She said we were all going to be crazy sore the next morning and none of us felt anything! I guess she was sore but I don't know, she's crazy. Okay well this has been a super long blog, and the commercial for Nashville just ended so I MUST go!! I'll see you all tomorrow!!
So today Ms. Chesney came to our LA class, and for the people out there who just might not know who Ms. Chesney is, she is out school social worker. She comes to our LA and math class because we are in advanced classes...apparently that means we have social and stress issues but whatever. She has been coming to our LA class for the past three years, and has gotten to know us pretty well. My class, well I guess mainly me, has a talking problem. I guess I just can't shut my mouth, like ever, so that was becoming an issue. She threatened to never come back to our class of we didn't shape up and shut up. So naturally everyone was dogging on me and what not so I had to change my ways. I was pretty darn good today!! Even though Emily did have to hit me whenever I began to go off topic or talk when it wasn't my turn, it was a successful social work class period!! She will be returning, thank god. I almost thought we had lost her. So I guess that from now on I have to zip my lips when she comes, or else I might push her over the edge....which would not be good :)
Well I am officially freaked out!! Volleyball tryouts are on Friday and Monday and I'm just not so sure that I'm going to make it this year!! I have been practicing this past week and I'm going to tomorrow, Thursday and over the weekend if I make the first cut. Mrs. Janicki said that some if the girls I her gym classes have gotten really good! That just made me even more nervous and anxious! I was like thanks for making it easier on me Mrs. Janicki!! Honestly I really want to make it but I think that other people have gotten a lot better than me so I don't think I will!! Ahhhh!! I guess I just need to calm down, confidence is the key my parents say. I just have to walk in the gym like I know what I'm doing, or at least try to pretend to!! Haha I got to take a chill pill, seriously! Any words if wisdom?? I think if I have Chris tell me something really inspiring and motivating in his awesome intelligent voice I will have to listen to him...
I am quite frankly very pissed off that there is no snow. I mean what happened the the white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know?!? Yesterday I was coming home from my soccer game, which followed two basketball games(what a day), and as I was in my car clumps of snow began to fall! It looked like a blizzard! I was so excited and I thought FINALLY I would get to go sledding!! But my dreams were short lived. The temperature was not low enough to support the snow and it began melting right before my eyes :'( It was a very sad moment. Now I don't want a ton of snow. I just want one good snow, and I'll be satisfied. One or two snows that last a week or two and then I'll have it out of my system and all will be well. But I guess that's just too much to ask for this winter isn't it? It's just cold, with no snow. That is the worst possible situation Chicago could be in! Take a look at that picture. Now don't you think Chicago should look like that around this time of year?? And if you don't then I don't want you reading my blogs...well you can read them but I won't be happy with it. Snow is beautiful and every single time I witness it it brings a smile to my face, regardless of what kind of a mood I'm in. When I got out of my car, I stood there with my tongue out catching as many snowflakes as I could. I'm still young at heart, and the snow definitely brings that out in me. :P Every Christmas Eve my family holds a brunch at our house. We invite our family friends who lived next door to my mom when they were growing up. We've known them our whole lives and there are four siblings that all have extended families. My mom cooks up delicious french toast, monkey bread, egg bake, bacon and all the other brunch essentials. It is all so good, I always stuff myself because hey, it's Christmas! And I really don't care if I eat a little too much on Christmas. The siblings have children, and they are just the most adorable kids in the whole world!! Oh my gosh I seriously wish they were my kids they are so cute!! My mom baptized one of the little boys, his name is Sami. They just had another baby named Kinan. Don't ask me. I do not have the slightest clue as to why they would name their little boy Kinan. I mean what kind of a name is that?!? But he is just the sweetest little baby. We had a grab bag of giftcards with them. All of the values are of $10 except for one very special $25 Visa card. I was lucky enough to win that card.
Then for dinner we went to my dad's brother Doug's house. My dad also has a sister Barbra, so all my cousins and grandparents were there. We played Catch Phrase which was fun. And I got to interrogate my cousins about their girlfriends. I hear some wedding bells in the future!! Oh and did I mention that I am the youngest out of all boy cousins? Yup, I am, and sometimes it's good but most of the time it sucks(excuse my language). We always have a gift grab bag with them, and the past few years have been ornaments but this year the theme was silver and gold and we could get absolutely anything that had to do with that. I got a giant gold plate, boring I know, but I was running out of time and it was either that or some semi-silver candle. The budget was $10-$15. I ended up with the gift that everyone wanted, again. It was a picture frame with a picture of all of the cousins in it, with a $20 bill inside. I was pretty lucky with my grab bags this year. I love Christmas Eve, the anticipation for Christmas morning is liberating. I still act like I did when I was five on Christmas, but I don't care, it's so exciting!! |
AuthorHi, my name's Jackie and I am a middle school student. I'll be writing a new blog each week as an assignment from my LA teacher. Enjoy!! Archives
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