Reading Reaction: "I Wish" -- Unit 3

When I was younger, I remember going camping to The Potato Patch with my family, my aunt, uncle and my cousins. We would go at the beginning of summer and had so much fun. On our way there, I would always like to lie in the back of the van (they had a very big van) and watch the sky as we drove to the camp site. It was like staring at huge cotton balls floating in the sky. My cousin and I would always just lay there and try to identify all the different designs that we could see in the sky. One time we went, I remember we were at a rest stop, my uncle and my boy cousins got out to use the restroom (we were in the middle of nowhere in the forest) while my aunt, my cousin Lucia and I stayed in the car. I suddenly saw my uncle and my cousins running back to car, with terror on their faces: They were being chased by a bear! I have never seen them so scared; it was a big laugh for me.
Once we got to the camp site, we all set up our tents. Our spot was the best of from all other sites. We were right by the river and restrooms. It was always fun to unpack everything. Everyone would race, to see who could get all their stuff unpacked first, and whoever won would get to have his/her choice for dinner; my uncle always won!
My favorite part about going camping was that my uncle would take his 4-wheelers and we'd all get to go 4-wheeling around the forest. I also enjoyed going fishing, having a camp fire and of course; taking a swim in the river. I don’t know why, but these were my favorite events, probably because they were different. I will never forget the times we all went and I recommend camping to everyone to especially at the Potato Patch.

Difficult...Just Simply Difficult!

To most people, making a difficult decision isn't usually school related. For me, it was. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with my life; basically school wise. I wasn't sure if I REALLY wanted to be an Architect, Plastic Surgeon, or an Interior Designer. It was just hard for me, becuase my life so far came so fast. I wasn't sure what to do, and what to think about. All I knew was that I was going to be a Senior in high school in 2006 and I didn't have a plan for myself. I wanted to have a plan, but then I took a class called Engineering & CAD I. I had so much fun that class. Not just interacting with the students and my teacher, but the actual subject. It interested me so much that I finally decided that, that is what I want to do with my life when I go to college.
Now, I'm finally in college; and I know what I want to d0. The hard part, is getting there. I know that it will be a long time for (since I'm planning on getting my PhD) me to be able to acheive my goal, but I am determinted to get there.
To most that probably isn't a difficult decision to make, but it is for me.

Changing laws

So far, my feelings towards our laws are fine by me. I really can't think of any law(s) that I would like or could change, but I figured that if I just started typing and thinkging that is would just come to me. Alright, I finally have one; I would like to change some of the laws of driving. Why does it matter if someone does a California roll?! At least they paused, and most likely they looked before they went, that's probably why ther person driving went before completely stopping. It's just dumb when the police pull you over just becuase you made a California roll when there isn't anyone around or even on coming traffic. It's just ridiculous. I really can't think of anything else; there are really no other laws that I would want to change. So, this is the end of my journal number 16

Of All Vacations

This summer in August, I'm going to Mazatlan, Mexico with my family. I've never been out of the states, out of the country; the farthest that I have ever gone was L.A. So this summer IS going to be my dream vacation. I will be staying at a resort in Mazatlan. I'm only going to be there for a week, but I want to make feel like I've been there for years. The main thing that I am looking forward to, is site seeing. I want to see all the different architecture, I want to see all that has been done in this part of Mexico. I want to go scuba-diving, snorkeling, and of course; go to the disco tecs and dance. Since I will be there with my family, my little sister; Selinna and I will go to the street markets and go shopping for hours...looking for the cutest summer dresses, the most gorgeous hand-made jewelry, and most of all (what my sister loves) shopping for purses.
I would then want to go to the beach with my little brother Matthew, hang out and possibly learn how to surf. I can just smell the salty air from the ocean's breeze blowing in my face. I want to experience everything that I can there. I want to taste all of the different ethnic foods, from the sweetest of the sweets, to the spiciest food you'll ever taste. I want to be able to experience actual fun with my family, actually be a family again. All of us hanging out together as one. All of us going out to the town for dinner, watching the Flamenco Dancers dancing on the floor so fast and vividly. I want to be able to here the Mariachis playing their beautiful music with there violens, trumpets, and guitars. I want my whole family to remember this week for the rest of their lives. I'm hoping to have the best time of my life in Mazatlan, and the best part is that I get to experience it with my family!

Being Remembered

I would want to be remembered as the person everyone liked, not the person everyone hated (I'm sure everyone wants that). I want to be remembered as the girl who was always fun to be around, always had her funny, but memorable, blonde moments (no offense to any blondes). I want people to know that I was a good friend; that even if I was down the street from them or even across the U.S. I was still there for them. I want to be remembered as the one who loved as much as she was loved. I want to be remembered as that quite girl but once you got her out of her shell, she was the happiest and most enjoyable person to be around. I want people to remember that, once we become good friends, there's no looking back, I'm with you forever. I want to be remembered as the girl who never worried so much as to what other people thought about me, that I lived life in the moment and didn't let anyone get in my way of living life in the moment. I want to be remembered as a daughter, a friend, an older sibling, and a dedicated student.

Life in 20 yearss

in 20 years, I see myself making my dream come true. I will be with my husband, and my five children. I will still be living in Chico, close to all of my family members and hopefully my friends. My father and I will have your family business open already. It will be our Engineering, Architecture, and Interior Designing business. My father as the Engineer and I, as the Architect and Interior Designer. Since, now I am 18; I will be turning 38 in 20 years. My family and I will spend my 38th birthday in the Carribeans. Of course, I will still be really close to my little siblings, which is crazy right now. Just thinking about how old my little brother and sister will be in 20 years. My little brother, Matthew, will be 34. And Selinna will be 33 in 20 years. It's just crazy thinking about it. I don't want them to grow up. As I was saying though, we will still be very close. As for my mother, she is my best friend. And she would be coming along with us for my birthday as well. Ahhhh....just thinkg about how my life might be in 20 years is just crazy. I don't like thinking about it, so...I'm just going to leave it as that!

Reading Reaction: I Feel In Love, Or My Hormones Awakened

When I first felt older, was when i was 11 years old and my parents finally let me babysit for the first time. But before all that, before I was actually able to babysit, I had begged my parents for weeks. I knew that if I could babysit, I knew my parnets would start to treat me like a grown up. So for awhile I did extra chores, kept my room clean, did my homework, did good in school, and the most important; took care of my dog. Taking care of my dog showed a lot to my parents; that I could babysit after many weeks of hard work.
One day I heard something that changed my life, my father said, " Prisilla, we're going out, so behave and take good care of Matthew, and Selinna." When I heard that it made me the happiest person ever, especially since I finally felt like an adult.

Change?!

When I was a child, the world was completely different for me. I was able to do what I wanted, be a kid, didn't have to do much, and I didn't have all the pressure and stress I get now. For me, going to college has changed my world big time! I have a lot more to do, such as work and school That's really all I ever have time for now a days. One thing that I that I do remember when I was child was that the gas was so CHEAP! I wish that it was still cheap. Gas prices are just ridiculous!
I also wish that I had more time to have fun; instead, of work and school. Also having to pay for bills is a pain, but it's life. Some things, though, that aren't so bad about change is that I get to drive, which I love doing, it's hard to explain what the good changes, I'm sure some people would agree. It's just SO much easier to list all of the bad stuff.