Exams are done and the world is bright again. Now all there is to do is to wait for the results...
Tuesday was a teacher work day, and Wednesday was a surprise snow day! And when I say surprise I mean we all thought it was going to be a school day, and then we suddenly received the call that school was cancelled! There was some snow outside, but the main reason they cancelled was because at about 3 o'clock it really started coming down, ice and snow alike.
So here I sit, Thursday afternoon, with what must be 8 inches of snow outside my house.
This time, the cancellation of school was not a surprise.
The two days that we have not had school I should have been frolicking in the fields of relaxation and TV and junk food...
But instead, I have been shackled to my endless list of WORK.
In the time span of 48 hours I have:
Edited a video for a project (took me only FIVE FREAKING HOURS)
Taken two online math tests (in case some of you are confused, that was extra credit work, not 'for fun')
Written a 1,000 word science essay (more info on that later)
Started a MAJOR English project
Taken a shower
Eaten a few meals
And I still have more work to go!! By tonight, I need to have ANOTHER 1,000 worded essay, for Civics this time, completed.
Why? Why me?
In other news, Monday evening I received a letter from TJ Admissions Office, more specifically from Tanisha S. Holland, Admissions Director, saying that she, "regrets to inform me that, based on my scores on my admissions examination...I am not included in the semifinalist pool."
WELL THANKS ALOT TANISHA! I ALREADY KNEW THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! AND GUESS WHAT!? YOUR NOT INCLUDED IN THE SEMIFINALIST POOL EITHER....SO HA!
Also, yesterday (I believe) was my grandmothers birthday! So happy birthday to her! When my dad told me what age you are now, I literally couldn't believe how young you are! Dang woman! Seriously!
So about that essay. In 8th grade, teachers really like to give you lots and lots of essays. I can't tell you how many I've done already. Most of them, are not just class assignments, but actual essay competitions that they require their class to do. This particular one, is called The Dupont Challenge Science Essay Competition. You can look it up if you want to. You can basically pick any science related topic and write about it, in 700 to 1,000 words. I'm pretty sure it's a national competition. Anyway, so I picked schizophrenia as my topic, because it's something I've always been interested in and wanted to learn more about. Now, there are some rules to this competition, and one of them, obviously, is that your topic has to be in some way related to science. And schizophrenia is medical, so it's also can be scientific, but I'm not sure how sciencey my essay ended up being. I doubt it will place, this definitely was not my best work, but man, those lucky 4 people that do place, get some pretty cool prizes.
The honorable mentions gets a 200 dollar savings bond.
Third place gets a 2,000 dollar savings bond.
Second place gets a 3,000 dollar savings bond.
And first place gets a 5,000 dollar savings bond.
First, second and third place people get an an all expenses paid trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando and to the Kennedy Space Center with a parent.
Yuh huh. I think you wish you entered.
Love,
Danielle
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
"The Better To Eat You With My Dear!"
Just in time, Monday night we had an ice/snow storm pass through, so we had our first snow day of 2011 on Tuesday! Which also meant my exam schedule was all messed up.
So today, the first day back to school this week, I also had my first mid-term. Lucky for me, my P.E exam was easy. Because I was really worried it wasn't going to be. Easy, that is. P.E exams are typically, you know, difficult in the sense that they're...hard. But it was easy. Which is lucky.
No, it's actually easy because it's P.E for crying out loud.
Doesn't it bother you when you put your blood, sweat and tears into studying a certain stupid P.E exam, and you end up acing it with the other kids who didn't look at it once? Yeah. That's annoying.
ANYWAY, tonight I shall be performing my magical studying techniques once again for the science and English exam I have tomorrow (Though studying science shouldn't be too hard...its the English I have to look out for. Phew. That darn English. Gets me every time.)
On top of that, I will also be watching the NEW....EPISODE...OF....
o: AMERICAN IDOL! :o *gasp!
Try to hold on to your suspenders y'all. I'm sure you could have guessed that one.
Yes, yes, American Idol has been running on TV for WAY too long. I mean, when it first started they all had those strange, furry cats on their heads and strange clothing (wait what? That's their HAIR? Old people are weird!) And it's one of those things where you've seen one, and you've seen 'em all! But come on, who doesn't enjoy watching bizarre people make fools of themselves? Right? Am I right?
This year though, there will be an added bonus. We get to make fun of 2 people EVERY SINGLE EPISODE.
Jello and that womanly-looking man (Grandma, what a big mouth you have!) from the 80's that no one really cares about anymore. (Seriously though. Does he rent out his mouth? Cuz that thing is HUMONGO. He should seriously consider building a couple of condos in there. I think it would be a great investment.)
So, that should be fun.
Anyway, that's all I've got for now folks!
Love,
Danielle
So today, the first day back to school this week, I also had my first mid-term. Lucky for me, my P.E exam was easy. Because I was really worried it wasn't going to be. Easy, that is. P.E exams are typically, you know, difficult in the sense that they're...hard. But it was easy. Which is lucky.
No, it's actually easy because it's P.E for crying out loud.
Doesn't it bother you when you put your blood, sweat and tears into studying a certain stupid P.E exam, and you end up acing it with the other kids who didn't look at it once? Yeah. That's annoying.
ANYWAY, tonight I shall be performing my magical studying techniques once again for the science and English exam I have tomorrow (Though studying science shouldn't be too hard...its the English I have to look out for. Phew. That darn English. Gets me every time.)
On top of that, I will also be watching the NEW....EPISODE...OF....
o: AMERICAN IDOL! :o *gasp!
Try to hold on to your suspenders y'all. I'm sure you could have guessed that one.
Yes, yes, American Idol has been running on TV for WAY too long. I mean, when it first started they all had those strange, furry cats on their heads and strange clothing (wait what? That's their HAIR? Old people are weird!) And it's one of those things where you've seen one, and you've seen 'em all! But come on, who doesn't enjoy watching bizarre people make fools of themselves? Right? Am I right?
This year though, there will be an added bonus. We get to make fun of 2 people EVERY SINGLE EPISODE.
Jello and that womanly-looking man (Grandma, what a big mouth you have!) from the 80's that no one really cares about anymore. (Seriously though. Does he rent out his mouth? Cuz that thing is HUMONGO. He should seriously consider building a couple of condos in there. I think it would be a great investment.)
So, that should be fun.
Anyway, that's all I've got for now folks!
Love,
Danielle
Monday, January 17, 2011
My Man Martin
Happy Martin Luther Kind Jr. Day! No school = Great holiday
Mid-terms officially start tomorrow. My first one, bright and early in the morning, is my P.E/Health exam.
Oh yes. We have a multiple choice exam on freaking Physical Education.
On Wednesday, I have a Science mid-term in the morning, and an English one in the afternoon.
Thursday, I have a civics one in the morning, and an Algebra one in the afternoon.
And on Friday, I have the two that I've been looking forward to all my life.
French and Guitar.
Must go study family. I know you all want to go in and take all my exams for me, but I'm afraid I can't let you do that. That's cheating.
Love you more than mid-terms,
Danielle
P.S. See you Boston folk soon! This year's Super Bowl is going to be the best tennis game EVER!
Mid-terms officially start tomorrow. My first one, bright and early in the morning, is my P.E/Health exam.
Oh yes. We have a multiple choice exam on freaking Physical Education.
On Wednesday, I have a Science mid-term in the morning, and an English one in the afternoon.
Thursday, I have a civics one in the morning, and an Algebra one in the afternoon.
And on Friday, I have the two that I've been looking forward to all my life.
French and Guitar.
Must go study family. I know you all want to go in and take all my exams for me, but I'm afraid I can't let you do that. That's cheating.
Love you more than mid-terms,
Danielle
P.S. See you Boston folk soon! This year's Super Bowl is going to be the best tennis game EVER!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Real Life, a.k.a, Mid-Terms Suck
Howdy Family! How are you all? How is 2011 treating you? I hope good! 'Cause mine's not!
Why you ask? Well my dear family, all you have to do is think about what most of my complaints have been centered around in the past, well, 8 years of my life.
You guessed it: School!
As an 8th grader, I'm coming to the point in my education where we should be tested constantly as a way to prepare us for what really matters...the SOLs-I mean, Real Life!
Real Life is a term used very frequently in school. It symbolizes What Happens After High School, and When You Are Spit Out Into The World And Everyone Hates Your Guts and Wants To Make You Work Until Your Eighty and On Top Of That You Are Supposed To Change The Earth and Make A Difference Because We Are The Next Generation and That Is What We Were Born For!
I am sorry, but that sounds so thrilling, it makes me want to pee my pants.
But honestly, while school makes Real Life sound so daunting and difficult, and while they try to 'prepare' us for it, they only make it worse. Because school is like a little Real Life all on it's own. We have a 'job' and we have a 'family' and we have 'bosses' and 'responsiblites' and 'bathrooms'. Except instead of appearing like the ACTUAL Real Life, and therefore getting us ready for it, this mini version of it waters everything down.
For example, take some of our dress code rules. Now, I agree that kids should not be allowed to come in butt naked just as much as the next guy. But the fact that we can't wear hats or tank tops is a little ridicules. I mean, in my school, in order for our tank top to be appropriate, it has to be 'three fingers wide'. So if you come in to school, with a tank top that is two fingers and a half wide, you will be made to change out of your shirt. I mean, come on. How is this like Real Life? Last time I checked, the cashier at Target didn't throw me out because my tank top wasn't exactly three fingers.
I realize they have this rule for a reason. They don't want kids coming in with inappropriate clothing, which I understand, I really do. But when they get as particular as 'three fingers', it's just plain annoying.
Or how about the thing that teachers are always constantly threatening about, "If I hear/see one person doing "_______", then you ALL are not going to get "_____". Teachers do this in a sort of incentive system. I'm sure they think, "Hey, if I see two kids acting up, then the best way to get them to NOT act up, is to threaten to take away the cool special treat that the whole entire class wants. But WAIT! Instead of just taking away that privilege from ONLY THE TWO KIDS WHO ARE ACTING UP, why don't I threaten to take it away from the whole class, and then those two kids won't want to disappoint their classmates!" Which is a very, very stupid assumption to make, because those two kids who are misbehaving most likely don't even care about the special treat anyway, let alone if the rest of us get the special treat. Which makes it double unfair for the rest of us, because we can't do anything about how other people act. AND THEN WE DON'T GET THE SPECIAL TREAT. In Real Life, if that guy goes in and robs a bank, and I'm walking on the same street as the bank at the time, I'M not going to jail, he is.
And how come 13 and 14 year olds still have to walk IN A LINE with ONE FOOT ON THE BLACK TILE to go to lunch? Huh? And why are we not allowed to have four people sit on a cafeteria bench, if those four people fit perfectly fine on it?! Why are we made to sit with the class that we are currently in for lunch, instead of our friends? In Real Life, does the police arrest you if didn't raise your hand to ask for a NAPKIN?
Anyway, the whole point of that was to say that school can sometimes be a little unrealistic, even though they try so hard to prepare us for the big world. Plus 8th graders are tested WAY too much and Mid-terms should DIE.
Mid-terms are in one week. NOW I'm peeing in my pants.
On a brighter note, on Tuesday it's supposed to snow. But of course now it won't, since I've said it. Look what you all made me do!!
Love,
Danielle
YOU ARE GIVEN A TARDY BECAUSE YOU WALKED INTO THE CLASSROOM THREE SECONDS AFTER THE BELL RANG. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.
Why you ask? Well my dear family, all you have to do is think about what most of my complaints have been centered around in the past, well, 8 years of my life.
You guessed it: School!
As an 8th grader, I'm coming to the point in my education where we should be tested constantly as a way to prepare us for what really matters...the SOLs-I mean, Real Life!
Real Life is a term used very frequently in school. It symbolizes What Happens After High School, and When You Are Spit Out Into The World And Everyone Hates Your Guts and Wants To Make You Work Until Your Eighty and On Top Of That You Are Supposed To Change The Earth and Make A Difference Because We Are The Next Generation and That Is What We Were Born For!
I am sorry, but that sounds so thrilling, it makes me want to pee my pants.
But honestly, while school makes Real Life sound so daunting and difficult, and while they try to 'prepare' us for it, they only make it worse. Because school is like a little Real Life all on it's own. We have a 'job' and we have a 'family' and we have 'bosses' and 'responsiblites' and 'bathrooms'. Except instead of appearing like the ACTUAL Real Life, and therefore getting us ready for it, this mini version of it waters everything down.
For example, take some of our dress code rules. Now, I agree that kids should not be allowed to come in butt naked just as much as the next guy. But the fact that we can't wear hats or tank tops is a little ridicules. I mean, in my school, in order for our tank top to be appropriate, it has to be 'three fingers wide'. So if you come in to school, with a tank top that is two fingers and a half wide, you will be made to change out of your shirt. I mean, come on. How is this like Real Life? Last time I checked, the cashier at Target didn't throw me out because my tank top wasn't exactly three fingers.
I realize they have this rule for a reason. They don't want kids coming in with inappropriate clothing, which I understand, I really do. But when they get as particular as 'three fingers', it's just plain annoying.
Or how about the thing that teachers are always constantly threatening about, "If I hear/see one person doing "_______", then you ALL are not going to get "_____". Teachers do this in a sort of incentive system. I'm sure they think, "Hey, if I see two kids acting up, then the best way to get them to NOT act up, is to threaten to take away the cool special treat that the whole entire class wants. But WAIT! Instead of just taking away that privilege from ONLY THE TWO KIDS WHO ARE ACTING UP, why don't I threaten to take it away from the whole class, and then those two kids won't want to disappoint their classmates!" Which is a very, very stupid assumption to make, because those two kids who are misbehaving most likely don't even care about the special treat anyway, let alone if the rest of us get the special treat. Which makes it double unfair for the rest of us, because we can't do anything about how other people act. AND THEN WE DON'T GET THE SPECIAL TREAT. In Real Life, if that guy goes in and robs a bank, and I'm walking on the same street as the bank at the time, I'M not going to jail, he is.
And how come 13 and 14 year olds still have to walk IN A LINE with ONE FOOT ON THE BLACK TILE to go to lunch? Huh? And why are we not allowed to have four people sit on a cafeteria bench, if those four people fit perfectly fine on it?! Why are we made to sit with the class that we are currently in for lunch, instead of our friends? In Real Life, does the police arrest you if didn't raise your hand to ask for a NAPKIN?
Anyway, the whole point of that was to say that school can sometimes be a little unrealistic, even though they try so hard to prepare us for the big world. Plus 8th graders are tested WAY too much and Mid-terms should DIE.
Mid-terms are in one week. NOW I'm peeing in my pants.
On a brighter note, on Tuesday it's supposed to snow. But of course now it won't, since I've said it. Look what you all made me do!!
Love,
Danielle
YOU ARE GIVEN A TARDY BECAUSE YOU WALKED INTO THE CLASSROOM THREE SECONDS AFTER THE BELL RANG. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
2011!!!!
Well, it's the new year and the weather is crap. But we're goin' home! We all had a great time last night...best New Years Eve party EVER. Hope you all had a wonderful night too! Best wishes for 2011!
Love,
Danielle
Love,
Danielle
Friday, December 31, 2010
Anorexia
Happy New Years EVE! In about 7 hours, it will be 2011! In celebration of this occasion, we are now watching The Sorcerers Apprentice in our hotel room! Clad in white robes and beige socks, my parents are eating cookies in the two sofa chairs and me and nick are slouched and moody like all good teenagers should be. (I don't know what my parents excuse is...)
Later tonight our plans will get a little more exciting though, don't you worry. We have made reservations at the Biltmore Estate Hotel (ON the B. Estate, but not the actual Biltmore Castle Building Thing. If that makes sense) for a New Years Eve dinner. Our reservations are for 9 p.m., and then after we will return to the hotel room and probably watch the ball drop on ABC and eat some more.
Surprisingly enough, we actually DO venture out of our cozy hotel room. We actually just came back from the tour of the Biltmore that we took and lunch. (Of course, everything we do has to some how involve food.) But the tour was really nice! The place was amazing. Everything was so huge and...fancy! The most impressive area was the indoor pool. It was SO deep and HUGE! And FANCY! The entire house was five floors...the main floor included the GIANT dinning room...the next floor up included the guests' quarters (The Vanderbilts rented out rooms for friends and family) and the third floor held the Vanderbilts' rooms. (Mrs. Vanderbilt had pink crown molding. Some things don't change) Then the basement floor had the maids and butlers quarters, (They had over 30 maids and butlers back in the day) then the POOL, and a mini BOWLING ALLEY, EXERCISE ROOM and kitchen. The very highest floor wasn't apart of our tour (the jerks...) but it was still such a cool thing to see.
After the tour, we ate at a place called Rezaz, which was kinda good and weird at the same time.
As for yesterday, we drove around the HUMONGOUS Estate, and had lunch (More food!) at The Biltmore Estate Hotel Thingy, which was pretty darn good. (Which is why we decided we're going to eat there tonight) After we went to Antler Hill Village (Also inside the Estate.) and looked inside the shops and stuff. Then we drove to a local grocery store (NOT inside the Estate) and picked up stuff for Pasta! And we ate! At the hotel. (In our fancy mini kitchen) We watched another movie. While we ate cookies.
My family is anorexic.
Happy New Years Eve once again, and best wishes for 2011!
I'm off to go eat-I mean, watch a movie!
Love,
Danielle
Later tonight our plans will get a little more exciting though, don't you worry. We have made reservations at the Biltmore Estate Hotel (ON the B. Estate, but not the actual Biltmore Castle Building Thing. If that makes sense) for a New Years Eve dinner. Our reservations are for 9 p.m., and then after we will return to the hotel room and probably watch the ball drop on ABC and eat some more.
Surprisingly enough, we actually DO venture out of our cozy hotel room. We actually just came back from the tour of the Biltmore that we took and lunch. (Of course, everything we do has to some how involve food.) But the tour was really nice! The place was amazing. Everything was so huge and...fancy! The most impressive area was the indoor pool. It was SO deep and HUGE! And FANCY! The entire house was five floors...the main floor included the GIANT dinning room...the next floor up included the guests' quarters (The Vanderbilts rented out rooms for friends and family) and the third floor held the Vanderbilts' rooms. (Mrs. Vanderbilt had pink crown molding. Some things don't change) Then the basement floor had the maids and butlers quarters, (They had over 30 maids and butlers back in the day) then the POOL, and a mini BOWLING ALLEY, EXERCISE ROOM and kitchen. The very highest floor wasn't apart of our tour (the jerks...) but it was still such a cool thing to see.
After the tour, we ate at a place called Rezaz, which was kinda good and weird at the same time.
As for yesterday, we drove around the HUMONGOUS Estate, and had lunch (More food!) at The Biltmore Estate Hotel Thingy, which was pretty darn good. (Which is why we decided we're going to eat there tonight) After we went to Antler Hill Village (Also inside the Estate.) and looked inside the shops and stuff. Then we drove to a local grocery store (NOT inside the Estate) and picked up stuff for Pasta! And we ate! At the hotel. (In our fancy mini kitchen) We watched another movie. While we ate cookies.
My family is anorexic.
Happy New Years Eve once again, and best wishes for 2011!
I'm off to go eat-I mean, watch a movie!
Love,
Danielle
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Greetings From Asheville, North Carolina
Hello from The Biltmore Residence! (Do not be fooled...I'm not talking about the Biltmore Estates, that's the big one. This is just a sort of shalait/hotel room/suite thing NEAR the big one.) We are in room 114, with a view of...trees and the street. Ah well! Over all, this is a really good room! For one, it's really quite big! When you walk in, you see a round table with four chairs (and place mats!) to your right, and a little living room with a stone fire-place (Flat screen on top!) and sofa chairs and a couch, to your left. There is also a mini kitchen, including a big fridge, microwave, oven, sink and stove top. (And toaster and coffee-maker and cooking utensils and CUPBOARDS...) As you continue down the hallway (Oh yes, there is a HALLWAY) there are 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, both equipped with queen (or king, if your a stinkin' adult) beds and nightstands and..um, oh yeah, FLAT SCREENS (aaaand DVD player) But you want to know the best part of all? The soap. The soap, comes out of the package, WITHOUT a center. Its like a ring of soap with a big hole in the middle! It's supposed to avoid wasting the middle of the soap which most people don't use and throw out because it's too small. So no middle means no waste! Isn't that cool!? Come on, you have to admit, that's pretty cool. The package was also made out of recycled stuff too, in case you were wondering.
Anyway, yesterday we left at 8:30 a.m. for my orthodontist appointment, (who graciously changed my wires and induced pain in my mouth) and then we hit the road! Everything was going great until we crossed the border...into Tennessee. For all of you who do not have a U.S map in front of you, Tennessee is a bordering state of Virginia...but so is North Carolina, so we really shouldn't have gone through it. It was actually quite funny.
Once we were in the right state, we drove to Asheville, and checked into our hotel. After settling in, we went out for dinner, which we reserved for 7:45 at The Corner Kitchen, the best restaurant in Asheville. I had the meatloaf, but the best was desert...Amy's Own Key Lime Tart. I've always wanted to try Key Lime pie, so I was like: OMG
And soon I was like: *burp
It was very good. Very. Good.
Then we returned to our room, for some relaxation in front of the t.v. (Sounds like home!)
Today we are going to tour the outside of the Biltmore Estate and such. The weather is supposed to reach 47 degrees Fahrenheit, so it should be comfortable, considering there's snow on the ground. We are now about to have breakfast, (My dad went out and got us flavored bagels and stuff...) and then we'll get ready to go out.
So goodbye for now, but I'll be baaack!
Love,
Danielle
Anyway, yesterday we left at 8:30 a.m. for my orthodontist appointment, (who graciously changed my wires and induced pain in my mouth) and then we hit the road! Everything was going great until we crossed the border...into Tennessee. For all of you who do not have a U.S map in front of you, Tennessee is a bordering state of Virginia...but so is North Carolina, so we really shouldn't have gone through it. It was actually quite funny.
Once we were in the right state, we drove to Asheville, and checked into our hotel. After settling in, we went out for dinner, which we reserved for 7:45 at The Corner Kitchen, the best restaurant in Asheville. I had the meatloaf, but the best was desert...Amy's Own Key Lime Tart. I've always wanted to try Key Lime pie, so I was like: OMG
And soon I was like: *burp
It was very good. Very. Good.
Then we returned to our room, for some relaxation in front of the t.v. (Sounds like home!)
Today we are going to tour the outside of the Biltmore Estate and such. The weather is supposed to reach 47 degrees Fahrenheit, so it should be comfortable, considering there's snow on the ground. We are now about to have breakfast, (My dad went out and got us flavored bagels and stuff...) and then we'll get ready to go out.
So goodbye for now, but I'll be baaack!
Love,
Danielle
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
What My Day Will Be Like Tomorrow...And The Next Day...And The Next Day
The plans have been confirmed...we are driving down to North Carolina to a nice hotel near the Biltmore...tomorrow. Before our seven hour drive, that is sure to be filled with family fun in a tight space, I will be seeing my orthodontist so he can do slightly torturous things to my teeth, guaranteed to make my road trip even more enjoyable. I am currently in the process of packing...and stressing out. Instead of being able to completely relax and enjoy my upcoming vacation, I have to worry about homework. Oh, yes, I said homework. Now you must be thinking, what kind of sick creature gives innocent children HOMEWORK over winter break? I am wondering the same thing my friend. The only difference is YOU don't actually have to do it.
Let's take a look at my agenda, shall we? I have a Christmas Review Packet from my wonderful math teacher. Oh look, it even has two little orange stains on the front, isn't that adorable. Ten pages, bless her soul. It is definitely a Christmas Packet. Sort of like a Christmas Miracle. DOESN'T IT REMIND YOU OF THAT TOO?
Now what else...Oh yes, it looks like I have a Civics essay to write as well. 250 words on why I am proud to be an American. Shucks, y'all.
And last and most definitely least, six pieces of music for a guitar exam, each aprox. three pages long, to have perfected by, well, let's see, MONDAY. These pieces of music, in case you were interested, we should be able to play them in 7th AND 5th position, both of which we were never taught. Yeah, I'm laughing too buster.
So, it looks like my Christmas Miracle Packet, Civics Book, AND my guitar are coming along for the ride tomorrow.
And what a ride that will be.
I'm not sure if I will be able to or get the time to post anything in NC, so in case I don't, I wish you all a Happy New Year, hope it's the best one yet! (Free of Christmas Miracles and Teacherswhoarenothuman.)
Love,
Danielle
Let's take a look at my agenda, shall we? I have a Christmas Review Packet from my wonderful math teacher. Oh look, it even has two little orange stains on the front, isn't that adorable. Ten pages, bless her soul. It is definitely a Christmas Packet. Sort of like a Christmas Miracle. DOESN'T IT REMIND YOU OF THAT TOO?
Now what else...Oh yes, it looks like I have a Civics essay to write as well. 250 words on why I am proud to be an American. Shucks, y'all.
And last and most definitely least, six pieces of music for a guitar exam, each aprox. three pages long, to have perfected by, well, let's see, MONDAY. These pieces of music, in case you were interested, we should be able to play them in 7th AND 5th position, both of which we were never taught. Yeah, I'm laughing too buster.
So, it looks like my Christmas Miracle Packet, Civics Book, AND my guitar are coming along for the ride tomorrow.
And what a ride that will be.
I'm not sure if I will be able to or get the time to post anything in NC, so in case I don't, I wish you all a Happy New Year, hope it's the best one yet! (Free of Christmas Miracles and Teacherswhoarenothuman.)
Love,
Danielle
Monday, December 27, 2010
Nothing Like Dark-Circles Under My Eyes For Christmas
Merry Late Christmas! Wow, I am BAD with this on-time thing.
Hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas! This year was a very good Christmas for me! Let me share with you the Adventure That Is Christmas In The Matta House.
It's Christmas Eve, and the family is watching Christmas movies and specials. And when I say family, I mean Danielle and occasionally Nicholas, since Mother and Father are sprawled out on a various piece of furniture, snoring like their life depended on it. Anyway, so finally the family decides to trudge upstairs. While slightly drugged Mother and Father (I'm only joking..they are actually just sleep-walking) place their wrapped gifts under the tree, Nicholas and Danielle get ready for bed. Because she is so nice and considerate, and an all-round wonderful person, Danielle offered to have a sleep-over with her brother. After setting up the Santa Tracker (So accurate, it's amazing! It's as if they made it up all themselves) and reading half a chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (It's reading, not brain-washing the younger peoples of the world into becoming mini Harry Potter zombies, thank you very much), the children turn off the lights and go to sleep (Please note that is is MUCH after Mother and Father, since they fell asleep under the tree)
Barely five minutes has gone by, when Nicholas sits up and shifts position, shaking the entire bed in the process. The next five minutes, and he does it again. This repeats for the next HOUR AND A HALF with additional sighs and grumbles. Any longer and the floor would have caved in. Finally, at 2 a.m., Nicholas decides to get up and go to his own bed, and Danielle can now sleep in peace. For 4 hours. Then, Nicholas returns. It is the Danielle-and-Nicholas Rule, after all, that whoever wakes up first on Christmas Day, must go and wake the other up immediately. So that's what he does (because he is obviously a physco) and the two kids walk cautiously down the stairs and 6 a.m. They are pleasantly surprised with the sight of LOTS of presents under the tree! (And two strange, lumpy-looking shapes, but that was they're parents dormant bodies, of course)
So they open all sorts of great gifts and and spend the rest of the day enjoying them and cooking and eating!
Here is what I gave to my family:
~A 60 dollar gift certificate to a very fancy restaurant that we have here called Lightfoot for my parents to have a 'romantic' evening together.
~The Despicable Me Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy Combo Pack and the Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 (a.k.a, movies 1-4, for those of you who are Harry Potter challenged) for Wii (Is this endorsement or what?!) for Nick. Cost me a lot of moola. A lot.
That may not seem much to you, but trust me, my wallet was hurtin' after these purchases. I had 12 bucks left afterwards. Luckily, I received $60 from my Grandmother and Uncle George in Boston, and a $75 dollar check from my Nona (Godmother) in California, so my wallet is very happy now! And my Uncle Bernie (as found in Boston as well. He's selling fast now folks, so buy up quickly, before the winter season!) gave me a very unique gift that I will not yet mention, but don't fret my darlings, there will be more about that later! Also my Aunt Natalie has sent something in the mail, and my Thia Venetia (Thia=Aunt) sent a very generous donation to the Danielle Foundation when my grandparents were here. So thank you all very much for thinking of me and for the gift you gave me! I appreciate it very much! Also, I must thank my grandparents in Greece as well, because I would not have been able to buy ANY of those Christmas gifts if it were not for the money they gave me while they were here. So thank you family! Love you all so much!
And of course, thank you to my brother and parents too, for such a wonderful Christmas and for their presents too. Hope you enjoy yours!
So, with that, I must be off! I have a lot of work to do (the details on that are for another post, another day, try not to get too disappointed) and I am hungry as a...hm. What animal can I use that will not be offensive to my calm and exquisite demeanor?
Also, I will be posting a list of all the other gifts I got this year one of these days...so keep an eye out for that, because I know, and you know, that you want to know ;)
Love,
Danielle
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!
Hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas! This year was a very good Christmas for me! Let me share with you the Adventure That Is Christmas In The Matta House.
It's Christmas Eve, and the family is watching Christmas movies and specials. And when I say family, I mean Danielle and occasionally Nicholas, since Mother and Father are sprawled out on a various piece of furniture, snoring like their life depended on it. Anyway, so finally the family decides to trudge upstairs. While slightly drugged Mother and Father (I'm only joking..they are actually just sleep-walking) place their wrapped gifts under the tree, Nicholas and Danielle get ready for bed. Because she is so nice and considerate, and an all-round wonderful person, Danielle offered to have a sleep-over with her brother. After setting up the Santa Tracker (So accurate, it's amazing! It's as if they made it up all themselves) and reading half a chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (It's reading, not brain-washing the younger peoples of the world into becoming mini Harry Potter zombies, thank you very much), the children turn off the lights and go to sleep (Please note that is is MUCH after Mother and Father, since they fell asleep under the tree)
Barely five minutes has gone by, when Nicholas sits up and shifts position, shaking the entire bed in the process. The next five minutes, and he does it again. This repeats for the next HOUR AND A HALF with additional sighs and grumbles. Any longer and the floor would have caved in. Finally, at 2 a.m., Nicholas decides to get up and go to his own bed, and Danielle can now sleep in peace. For 4 hours. Then, Nicholas returns. It is the Danielle-and-Nicholas Rule, after all, that whoever wakes up first on Christmas Day, must go and wake the other up immediately. So that's what he does (because he is obviously a physco) and the two kids walk cautiously down the stairs and 6 a.m. They are pleasantly surprised with the sight of LOTS of presents under the tree! (And two strange, lumpy-looking shapes, but that was they're parents dormant bodies, of course)
So they open all sorts of great gifts and and spend the rest of the day enjoying them and cooking and eating!
Here is what I gave to my family:
~A 60 dollar gift certificate to a very fancy restaurant that we have here called Lightfoot for my parents to have a 'romantic' evening together.
~The Despicable Me Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy Combo Pack and the Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 (a.k.a, movies 1-4, for those of you who are Harry Potter challenged) for Wii (Is this endorsement or what?!) for Nick. Cost me a lot of moola. A lot.
That may not seem much to you, but trust me, my wallet was hurtin' after these purchases. I had 12 bucks left afterwards. Luckily, I received $60 from my Grandmother and Uncle George in Boston, and a $75 dollar check from my Nona (Godmother) in California, so my wallet is very happy now! And my Uncle Bernie (as found in Boston as well. He's selling fast now folks, so buy up quickly, before the winter season!) gave me a very unique gift that I will not yet mention, but don't fret my darlings, there will be more about that later! Also my Aunt Natalie has sent something in the mail, and my Thia Venetia (Thia=Aunt) sent a very generous donation to the Danielle Foundation when my grandparents were here. So thank you all very much for thinking of me and for the gift you gave me! I appreciate it very much! Also, I must thank my grandparents in Greece as well, because I would not have been able to buy ANY of those Christmas gifts if it were not for the money they gave me while they were here. So thank you family! Love you all so much!
And of course, thank you to my brother and parents too, for such a wonderful Christmas and for their presents too. Hope you enjoy yours!
So, with that, I must be off! I have a lot of work to do (the details on that are for another post, another day, try not to get too disappointed) and I am hungry as a...hm. What animal can I use that will not be offensive to my calm and exquisite demeanor?
Also, I will be posting a list of all the other gifts I got this year one of these days...so keep an eye out for that, because I know, and you know, that you want to know ;)
Love,
Danielle
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!
Friday, December 24, 2010
Santa...I Am Your Father
In 24 minutes...it will be Christmas Day.
Merry Christmas Eve...for 24 minutes.
Santa is in Rhode Island, according to the trusty NORAD Santa Tracker...and I'm out dawgs.
Night!
Love,
Danielle
Merry Christmas Eve...for 24 minutes.
Santa is in Rhode Island, according to the trusty NORAD Santa Tracker...and I'm out dawgs.
Night!
Love,
Danielle
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