New York!

For our senior trip this year my class got to go on a week-long trip to New York City. We saved up all fours years of high school which gave us spending money during the trip. I had such a fantastic time doing touristy things, as well as visiting some of my favorite spots. I did a bit of shopping, ate huge amounts of delicious food, and most of all got to spend a wonderful time with my class!

Central Park is one of my favorite places in the city. My friends and I spent huge amounts of time strolling about the park.


Probably my favorite thing I got to do in the city was see How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying with Daniel Radcliffe. Ventana and I got to see it together as well as get really well priced tickets. It was so much fun!

I love the architecture in this city. Those buildings are so beautiful!

We got to go to wonderful museums like MOMA and the Natural History Museum.


I have a feeling that if I lived in New York City I would gain so much weight. The food is so delicious. Almost everywhere you go you'll find something really yummy.

Getting to spend time on the plane and around the city with my class was so much fun! Everyone brought their own spin to the city.




We also did touristy things, like visit the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Time Square. We got to go to a Yankee Game, which although wasn't my thing, I enjoyed.

I had a great time and I can't wait to be back in the fall. Although I cannot imagine living there, New York City is one of my favorite cities.

School

School is well underway once again. Even after several months, it’s still hard to believe that I’m in 12th grade. We’ve been getting to do all these things that I’ve heard about for years, and somehow I never really thought I’d do them.

Beach Day:

We had our last beach day, which was rainy. The beach and rain aren’t a very good combination in case you didn’t know.

The Rose Cerimony:

One of the oddest parts of this year was getting a special friend and doing the rose ceremony. I remember being in first grade and getting my 12th grade friend. She seemed so much bigger than I am today. My special friend’s name is Arabella, she’s a bit feisty, but she’s great non the less!

Pumpkin Carving:

The Friday before Halloween the 12th grade and the first graders carved pumpkins together. It was loads of fun, but my pumpkin wasn’t a masterpiece. I remember carving a cat on my pumpkin when I was in first grade.

Self Portraits:

I’ve been looking forward to the self portrait class for years now. It’s one of those things I always wanted to do and teachers would always say “You have to wait until your in 12th grade...” It was really hard, but I really love the way my portrait turned out. It was also really fun to see the pictures that everyone else chose to paint. I’ll put up final portraits as soon as I can.

The Pajama Game:

Our musical this year is The Pajama Game, which is exciting. Unfortunately I didn’t get a very good part. It’s been a very interesting experince, and while I’m sure the play will be awesome, it’s taking some time getting there.

Halloween:

Although I didn’t do much this year for Halloween, I did dress up like the queen of the Nile, Cleopatra.