“Vroom‚ Vroom‚ Vroom!” All I could hear was the sound of the car engine. I had been awakened at 5:30 a.m. thinking I was standing on the center of a highway‚ but really it was the fully loaded car. Today was the day I’ve been waiting for all year long. I felt nervous and scared‚ but at the same time I was jumping up and down higher than a frog could jump. I was only eight years old the summer of going into fourth grade. I had no idea what to expect. I didn’t know if I was going to like it‚ love it
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The day after Thanksgiving on November 23‚ 2012 the Davidson’s decided to have a “Thanksday Dinner” where everyone brought leftovers from the day before and we sat around the table and talked. Ashton brought his video camera to document the experience; so he set it on top of the fireplace mantle of the club house we rented. That day just happened to be my birthday so trying to avoid the subject I helped set up chairs and tables and arrange the food in a way that would save the most room. After every
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Where am I‚ what happened ‚ why am I so dizzy‚ why don’t I remember anything that has happened‚ what day is it‚ why am I so hungry‚ and is there any light in here?. I finally started to remember what happened before I got to this random place. There was some loud sound. Coming from a blackish silver weapon‚ kinda small but could kill someone in a matter of seconds. Kids were crying and screaming for their parents‚ and parents were crying and screaming for their children. Then there was the
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Early on in my life I learned that life is not easy and that there are bumps in the road that may throw you off track‚ just like Tess did. My family moved from Michigan back to Ohio in 2004. At first‚ things went smoothly and we were figuring things out. But after about 8 months‚ I wasn’t so naïve. I was walking to school with my older brother‚ who was in 7th grade at the time‚ and I was in 2nd grade. He was fruastrated because my parents had a fight. Being the curious 8 year old I was‚ I asked
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person’s behavior. It can be the way they wear their clothes‚ it could be the way they celebrate a ceremony‚ it could be the way they talk‚ and so on. Coming from a country with multiple cultures‚ it’s hard to focus on only one aspect; however‚ Ethiopian New Years is something that unifies all the cultures and creates a sense of unity and pride. Ethiopia is a country located in the Horn of Africa‚ and is the only country in Africa that assured its independence during the colonial era. Ethiopia
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I woke to the aroma of fresh cut grass and crisp morning air. Anxious for my first game‚ I rushed to put my wondrous forest green jersey on; the uniform encompassed my small and delicate body‚ making me feel as if I was drowning in a sea of silk. I was entirely thrilled‚ therefore the rest of the morning remained a blur until it came time to watching the plethora of mini vans; driven by loving soccer moms‚ pile into the parking lot. I snatched my water bottle and oversized soccer ball from the back
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Sandy Gilmore Mrs. Easton English 1301-018 4 February 2013 How the Fairy Tale Came to Life The day that I became a bride changed my life forever. I was marrying my knight in shining armour‚ and what I think is the love of my life. My brother Richard and his wife Cathy graciously allowed my husband and I to have our wedding at their house which was the greatest blessing I could have asked for. The time was nearing that I would be walking down the aisle and the perfect vow would be read. On
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For the Wrong Reasons I arrived at practice with my shoes laced‚ hair pulled back‚ and the mindset that I was unstoppable. I could play against every member of my team and come out the victor on any given day. It was the first day of practice that week‚ and challenge matches were scheduled to begin. The team went through our daily shuffle of drills‚ conditioning‚ and running to prepare for what was lying ahead. While warming up with my friends‚ I felt great‚ talking about homecoming‚ boys‚ and
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All my life I’ve felt like I was constantly reaching‚ constantly pushing myself to work hard and achieve goals that to me‚ didn’t seem difficult to obtain. I never believed that I couldn’t do it. But for 10 of the 17 years of my life all I was doing was reaching‚ never actually grabbing a hold of whatever it was that I was reaching for. Throughout my childhood‚ I participated in many sports. The first thing I participated in was ballet‚ at the age of 5. At that age‚ I had set the goal for myself
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Annette Cavender RWS 305 Word Count: 1326 At the age of twenty-one‚ I thought I knew it all. I thought I had life figured out. Because I had fought through and overcome a good amount of obstacles throughout my life thus far‚ I felt as though I had a good sense of what the world was about. I couldn’t have been more wrong. My life changed forever on a random‚ seemingly normal afternoon. My secure sense of how things were‚ and how I expected things to continue‚ was shattered. All it took was
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