Halloween

I'm so excited because tonight will be my first time to ever dress up for Halloween! My father never let us dress up or anything, so now that we aren't living in his house we will be able to! I'm not really "going as anything" but I have this formal dress that I'm gonna pair with a gold sequin mask, and a boa. So it's kinda like a masquerade thing. We still aren't going trick or treating, but there is a fall festival at my church that we will be attending. They have a cake walk, and trunk-or-treat so it will be a lot of fun!!

Butterfly eating

I Love this photo!! You can see the bee's shadow hovering above the flower.

Random Photo

Just a random photo that I found, that I took a while ago. I really like up close pictures of flowers, and this was when a cacti was blooming.

Partys

I find it interesting that you can go to school with a person day after day, but never talk to them. At a party however, you can talk to them, and become friends in an instant! I think it so, interesting, how that works. That happened to me today. At a birthday party of a mutual friend we got to talking and suddenly became friends. Very ironic, I would say.

Angel the Puppy

My little angel is more like a puppy then a kitten. She is perfect, and affectionate-like a puppy. Although, more so, she will eat anything. Of course she has a never ending bowl of cat food located conveniently in the kitchen; however, she eats everything. She eats food off you plate, like say cornbread and potatoes. She eats food you drop, like say a few pieces of macaroni. It even goes so far as to have her eat a bone from chicken that didn't quit make it into the trash can by dear ol' Jeremy. My mom and I are a little bit worried about her digestive system but I guess she is doing fine.

Not making teams

It's really hard when you spend a lot of time trying out for a team, and put so much effort into getting better, and being good and don't make it. In my instance it was the bowling team. Today was the last day of try outs (they had extended the dates), and I played one of the best games of my life. I had been steadily getting better and better. Today I even went as far as to get a 153!! He then took me aside and said that I didn't make the team, but that I could still practice with them and be a back up. I guess it isn't so bad, but I was so disappointed. My BFF Lauren made the team, and so I am really happy for her.

I have always loved bowling. When I was little we lived in South Dakota for a month, and the hotel that we stayed in had an alley that we went to regularly. That's when I really started to like it. I went a lot with my friends in Sahuarita too. (pictured is my friend Katie doing the classic Granny roll).

Football Sucks!!

I am the typical girl when it comes to football. I hate it with every fiber of my being. It is a point less sport, where the ball is not even a ball it is like a double cone or something. I don't understand why thousands of people pay big bucks to go to watch this horrendous sport. Especially when the team is really bad, like say the University of Arizona. Games are not fun, and if you are sitting in the crappy seats (like I was for half the game) then it makes your back hurt.

Last night I had to go to the U of A game with my dad, and two brothers. It was so boring, and horrible. My only savior was my phone, I was able to text my friends. Half way through the game I was able to join my best friend Lauren where she was sitting. Her family had made her go as well. They had really good tickets in the area that had backs on their chairs, and access to the lounge with free drinks and such. We sat in that lounge for most the 2nd half of the game on really cushioned leather seats. We didn't even pay attention to the game, we just cheered when every one else did. I don't see the point of football!!

Casa De Los Gatos

Today, I went and volunteered for the first time at the animal shelter we adopted Angel from. It was a really nice experience, although not quite the way I imagined it. I thought that I would be able to play with the kitty's and feed them, and such; however, that was not the case. I had to clean and clean and clean and clean. It was so exhausting I couldn't believe that people did that every day of the week. It was very fulfilling though, and I do know that I got the best kitten there : )

Bowling

For the past few weeks I have been trying out for the bowling team. Today, I was supposed to find out if I made it or not, but it was extended till next Monday. I am going crazy waiting to see if I'm going to. I love bowling, I know it sounds a tad bit nerdy, but it is so much fun!! My BFF Lauren and I do it together along with some others. I know that Lauren is going to make it because she is really good, and her brother is the team captain but I'm still not sure about me. I haven't been playing my best lately. I have been to every single try out, and I have been taking all the advice that the coach has given me, so just pray that I will make the team: )

Testing

I don't know about you, but I hate standardized testing. To me there is really not point to them.

I had to take one today, and it took up the entire school session (they did give us a half day). The test was easy for the most part. It had easy stuff like reading and grammar. It also had science and math. Math comes easy to me, but I hadn't been taught half of the material taught on the test. What's up with that? On the science test, I hadn't been taught any of it, and if I had then they put it into terms that only college level students or higher could complete.

The only thing that standardized testing accomplishes is to test how well you can fill in a bubble. (Joalle Schnelle posing as a teacher)

Angel

As you all now know, we have a wonderful kitten named Angel in our house. She is such a delight. Yesterday my family and I came to a conclusion. We think that Angel is an Albino kitten. She is all white, and has no pigment color in her eyes or ears. She also doesn't have a very high brain capacity. She is unable to jump well, and she always falls down from things. She does learn fast, like not to go towards the front door when it is open, and such. Also, she is very loving and that is a characteristics. I'm open to what you all have to say.

Best Friends

Best Friends are so great to have in life. Through every stage of mine I have had them.

My first best friend was Jennifer, in Wilburton, Oklahoma. I don't remember her last name because I moved when I was 8; however, I will always remember how we met. She lived behind me and we kind of shared a back yard area. One day she was playing with her brother, and I was playing with mine, and then we just kind of played together. We wanted to do something else so our parents needed to meet. They did, and it turns out that they went to high school together, and worked at the same drug store. It's a small world!! From that moment on we were joined at the hip.

My next best friend was Annie M*****. She lived in Columbia, MO. When I first moved there we weren't that great of friends (second grade) but from third grade and on we were. We did everything together. It was nice to have her there for me when I found out that I was moving. It was really hard to do that because I had friends and a life in Missouri. A few days after I found out I was moving, her Grandmother suddenly announced that she was through with traveling. If her family wanted to see her they would have to go to her. She lived in Tuscon, Arizona. The same place that I was moving to. So I have seen her three times since i moved. Twice when she came here, and once when I went there. (pictured top left at the Tuscon Botanical Gardens)

My next best friend comes from living in Sahuarita, AZ. Her name is Megan G*****. I had had one friendship that didn't end well and she was right there by my side the whole time. Our friendship gradually grew over time. Even though she decided to do an online school during eighth grade instead of go to Sahuarita Middle School we remained best friends. She was with me during everything that has happened. For that I am grateful. (pictured on the last day of school in seventh grade with me on the bottom left)

Next comes my best friend Lauren N******. I have just recently met her. We met through people at Salpointe, my high school. Despite having no class' together, we quickly became best friends through shared interests. She is funny, and really nice. In fact, when she read this blog she asked me to write one about her so here it is Lauren!! ;-) (pictured top right)

Last but not least is not a best friend, but is in fact more like a sister. Her name is Joalle S******(Jo). She was one of my brothers friends, and I first met her when I became involved with a youth group that my brother had started attending. I went with him, and instantly became plugged in with Grace Oasis Youth Group. They were kind and caring. I loved the atmosphere. We went through life together. She has taught me things that I am forever grateful for. I was sad when she went off to college but I know that we will forever be kindred spirits ;-) pictured below

Arizona Sunset

This is one of Arizona's few beauties. For the most part it is an ugly barren place.

Life with the new kitten is so wonderful. When we came home from church today she was so welcoming and kind. She has the best personality. Sunny would never let me hold her under any circumstance; however, Angel is to total opposite. she loves to be held and loved on. I am happy to oblige. Angel is the perfect name for her.

Welcome New Member of House Hold

After losing my beloved cat, I wanted to get another one quickly. I missed not having some one there waiting for me with eager eyes when I get home, and someone who loved me no matter what (even when I forgot to clean her litter box). So all through out the week we searched and searched for Sunny. But while we were searching for Sunny we were also searching for new kitties. On Friday I was out of school, so we dropped by a cat shelter that we had found online. They weren't open but a lady let us in to look around. This entire house was just devoted to cats of all colors and ages. It was the coolest thing. The next day we came back to hopefully find the perfect kitten for us. We found her : ) The kitten that we fell in love with is named Angel. She is a white kitten that is really small for her age. Through a quick adoption process we managed to take her home that day.

She was really being watched by her guardian angel, because when she came to the shelter she had a huge bite around her neck, and was in pretty bad shape. They managed to save her through love and lots of good care.

I really thought that what this shelter was doing was incredible! They didn't keep any of the cats in cages, they just let them roam about the house. Some were confined to a specific room; however, they were truly being cared for in a humane way. The shelters name is Casa de los Gatos. I think that it literally means the house of the cats. They are in desperate need of volunteers and supplies. I couldn't do much as far as the supplies but I do have time, so I signed up to volunteer once or twice a month for them. I'm pretty excited to start next week : )

New Beginings

With so much change in life it is hard to catch up with the pace. Within the course of a few short months many things have been happening in my life. My parents got a divorce, we have moved from the suburbs of Tuscon, into Tucson itself. I have started high school, with no friends from my former school. Nothing has been the same. The only constant thing in my life was my beloved cat Sunny. This past week as my mom was getting the newspaper very early in the morning, Sunny darted past her and hasn't been seen or heard from since. This week has been hard just trying to cope with my baby being gone.