memorable picture

This picture is of my family and me during my aunt’s birthday. This picture is of my cousins, aunt, uncle, sister, nephew and I. This picture is important to me because it shows my family coming together even though they have been through some hard times. It also shows that my family may get into arguments however, when someone needs help we are always there for them. It also is important because every time I look at this picture I laugh because of my cousin and his ridiculous face. All in all I’m happy to have such a wonderful family that I know I can count on when I need to.

The recreation of a friendship

I had recently taken a two hour plane ride from Calgary, Alberta to San Francisco, California. With one purpose and that purpose only. That purpose was to see my best friend who had recently moved to California in the summer of 2013. As I waited for them to pick me up in the congested airport I couldn't help wondering what they would think of me. It felt like ages as I waited tenaciously for them to arrive. Finally after what felt like an hour of waiting they arrived. It all felt like slow motion as I walked to the curve to get in the car. as i put my bag into the car I was welcomed with hugs and warm smiles . It was like I was at home again. I felt so happy that they would have let me come down for a week.  Entering the car they asked me how my flight was and if I had a good trip on the way down. They began to tell me all the things that were going to be on the agenda for the week to come. Six flags, aquariums, Round Table and many more fun things.  My friend and I reminisced on people from school and the memories we had there. The pain of losing one of my best friends was gone and only happiness and content were left.   The only problem was that I knew they would never move back to Calgary unless  the fathers job told him to. However, seeing them once again was better than nothing and it enabled me to spend time with him again. Because you never know what will happen in your life so you just have to live it to the fullest. That week was a week full of adventure and fun, definitely the best week of the winter break.

Cleaning Your Room

It was a Friday night and I was stuck with the duty of babysitting my 3 cousins. They are currently 6, 8 and 9 years old. At this time they were 4, 6, and 7 years old. It was a normal day and we decided to play some house tag. We would run around the house playing tag. The girls were so happy because tag was one of their favorite games to play. After playing tag we went down stairs and I quickly went into my room to get something and one of the girls followed. When she came into my room she got so excited. I did not understand what a little girl would be so excited about. I asked her why she was so excited and she said your room is so dirty. She immediately started cleaning my room with the biggest smile I have ever seen. Standing there in shock because I have never seen a person get so excited over cleaning a dirty room. After a while I came back down to see what she was doing. My room was spotless. There was not one piece of clothing on the ground and there was a bag full of loose papers and garbage. She asked me if she could vacuum my room but I declined since I already felt bad that she had cleaned my whole room. For the rest of the night we watched a movie and ate some popcorn. Eventually the girls went home. I went down to my newly cleaned room where I sat laughing about an excited little girl who cleaned my room.

the perfect snow day

On a cold Wednesday in the middle of January. Kari, Christie, Neve and  I were at Westside getting ready to go home for the night. We had recently spent the day working out and swimming. We sat in the warm building eating our dinners. All of a sudden Neve's phone rang. she answered in a normal manner not knowing the excitement that was soon to come. She then put the phone on speaker. We are all confused and unsure why she would want to let us hear her conversation with her mother.We listened to the conversation with little to no interest. Until we heard the word snow day. We all jumped up and started dancing  and rejoiceing due to the fact that we did not have school the next day. After a few seconds of dancing we realized that everyone was starring at us, like we were weirdos! Abruptly we sat down due to the embarrassment. Not wanting to go home and do nothing we decided to go to Neve's house where we hung out for a few more hours. We made some hot chocolate and ate some oatmeal cookies. we then sat down to watch a few episodes of the television show "Bones." After the episodes were over we decided to play a few games of twister where both Kari, and Neve beat me. After a great day of staying up late knowing that we would not have school the next day we finally went home. When I got home i went to my warm bed where I got comfy and supper warm and fell right asleep. The next day I slept  in, had some delicious pancakes, and decided to take the rest of the day off to relax. It was one of my best carefree days I have ever had.

The crow laugh

It was a normal day winter day in Calgary Canada. This was a day like no other; it was the day the weirdest and funniest laugh ever known to man. There was nothing special about this day. This laugh took place in an English language arts class. There was nothing special about this class other then it was not the funniest because all we were doing was writing essays. When all of a sudden my friend Dominic turned to me and told me a very funny joke. At first I started to laugh: but then it happened my laugh went from a normal laugh to "sounding like a crow" my class mates told me. Through the course of this event I got the whole who class to bust out into an infectious laughing frenzy.  I uncontrollably started laughing harder from how funny the joke was, but also from the laughter of all my class mates. My lungs were out of air, trying to gasp for air which was right in front of me how ever it was still out of reach due to the faked that my stomach was so tight that it was impossible to breath. After a good minute of laughing I was finally able to breath properly again. My stomach still hurt from all that laughing but seeing the whole class laugh was differently worth it. That is how my laugh became know as the crow laugh.

the coconut that saved my life

I have been trapped for two days on a deserted island awaiting rescue. My friend Charlie and I were the only ones to survive the airplane crash. There is no food and the only water has the bitter taste of salt. If we do not find fresh water within the next day we will surly die. In order to find food or water we set out.   Marching through the congested forest full of vines, poisonous animals and trees. In the distance we spot a palm tree. Venturing closer to the palm tree we spot that it is full of fresh coconuts. We reach the bottom of the tree and I can almost taste the luscious coconut water. It torments me like a scratch you can’t itch. If I am not able to get that coconut water, surly I will go mad within the hour. Charlie climbs up the 50 foot coconut tree as I stand at the bottom waiting for mouth watering coconut. He struggles to reach the top but it did not matter we needed those coconuts now or never. Finally after waiting what felt like forever he reached the top. He breaks off one and throws it to the ground. Sprinting towards the fallen coconut like a wild animal I grab it with both hands. Nothing in the world would make me give it up not even a million dollars. Just as I was about to crack it open I hear something in the bushes behind me. Turning around I see a ferocious baboon. Growling at me he lunged to grab the coconut. however, I was not going to let him have my coconut. We fought for about 5 minutes before Charlie dropped a coconut which hit the baboon in the head knocking him out. Finally I was able to crack the coconut. With one swift hit against the rock it split in two. Charlie had finally reached the bottom. I handed him the other half of the coconut. Slowly I put my lips on the edge of the coconut and drank. My mouth filled with sugary goodness. After our long journey we finally had something to eat. We spent 3 more days on that island drinking nothing but coconut water. If it was not for that palm tree I would have never survived.