Happy? Holidays!

6 months. 9 days.

All I can say is wow! At this time I am studying the book of Nehemiah with my best friend in the mornings and it makes me more aware of God throughout the day. I love studying the Word, although I will say that discipline is surely needed to wake up an extra 45 minutes in the school morning. haha Also some good news. I received my first college acceptance yesterday! Azusa Pacific University called and congratulated me on getting accepted as well as receiving the Deans' Scholarship which is $8,000 per year. Sweet! Although there is rivalry to this story.... most of you know that Biola is the rival to APU, so here's the thing. About an hour later, Biola called me. It was my admissions counselor with a few follow up questions to my application. It was a good talk and I'm hoping something good came out of it. We'll see when I get that letter in the mail.....

As for now, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

FaLaLaLaLa LaLaLaLaaaaa.... 6 months and 9 days.

Holiday Fun

6 months. 12 days.

As I sit here eating my Goldfish....the crackers, not the pet, I can't help but wonder where the year 2010 went. I mean, we still have 3 weeks, but seriously, ONLY 3 weeks until 2011. Who would've thought that 12 years of school would pass by in a *snap*?

It was December 9th... 2 days ago, that I lost my cat to old age. It's difficult having my cat of 17 years disappear. It's almost hard to think that her life went by so fast, and yet that's how quickly mine is going every day. I miss Bailey already, and I believe that Luna does too, but she's in a better place now.

As far as college stuff: I got a letter from LMU....they deferred me until the spring. For those of you that don't understand what that means, basically they are putting my early action application into the regular decision application and deciding from there. Every day I go out to check the mail hoping that an acceptance letter has arrived for me....but I haven't gotten to that point yet. DARN PATIENCE!

My middle school choir teacher use to say, "Patience is a virtue....I have no virtues." I thought that was quite witty.

Anyways, just thought I'd be in holiday spirit and make the colors different for a change. So, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! :D

Last Christmas at home without having to travel to home... 6 months. 12 days.

P.S. Be sure to watch me in the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year's Day. I'll be carrying a banner in front of a float near the beginning of the parade. I don't know for sure which float, and I won't know until day of. I DO know that I'll be in like the first quarter of the parade, so that I can make it to the Rose Bowl Game.

...Quick story: For my first practice, we walked around a high school track 20 times, while carrying a 20 lb. pole.... How fun?!?

Keep It Up!

6 months. 26 days.

Hey Y'all! It is the last day of Thanksgiving Break and I believe this is my last time in San Jose for the Thanksgiving weekend. Wow! I was just looking at the calendar today and realized that it's practically December, I don't know where the time went.

Application Update: All 7 applications are turned in! It is all out of my hands now, and I just get to be patient for the response. As a reminder: I applied to Texas Christian University, Loyola Marymount University, Biola University, Azusa Pacific University, Chapman University, San Diego State University and University of California Santa Barbara. I am really hoping to get accepted to Biola in La Mirada, but truly the decision is out of my hands and into God's. His will for me is the most important for my life. But I'll keep you all posted as to which schools I get accepted to. So far none have replied back to me, but I have been hearing other seniors getting accepted, so I should be hearing back soon.

In the meantime, scholarships are my new thing and keeping up my schoolwork. Scholarships are the way to go, especially in my circumstance. SUPER excited for what's to come! I kinda want to be there already, but I mean, I have to enjoy these last months as a young high schooler. The time will come!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Only 6 months and 26 days of high school innocence left.

Stepping Slowly

7 months. 13 days. (technically 12 because I'm writing this after midnight)

I know I haven't written in a while but believe me, I'm a BUSY person! So far I have submitted 4 college apps (TCU, LMU, Biola, APU), but tomorrow due to the day off for Veteran's Day, I should be turning in my Chapman app. Then all I will have left is my two state schools (SDSU and UCSB). So those, meaning college apps, have taken a LOT of time and effort, as well as putting much more stress in my everyday living.

Also, school is very difficult this year! I will say that out of my four years at Mira Costa High this is my hardest year. I decided to take challenging classes, which may or may not have been the best choice for my senior year. It's different being the top of the school and being able to use the "I'm a senior" excuse for things. haha

Lately, I have found balancing my schedule to be difficult. It's hard with all my extra curricular activities, college apps, and work. There seems to be tons of schoolwork this year, which doesn't help when I try to go to bed early. hmm

Anyways, I just ordered my cap and gown stuff yesterday and received my first tassel and a 2011 keychain. I can't believe that we are ordering graduation stuff already! It's setting in that these are the last months of high school. It's so weird that just yesterday I was a mini freshman and wondering when I'd be a senior. Senior year is going by so fast, I mean we just finished the 1st Quarter last friday! Wow!

Last week I visited Biola with some of my church members. This was my second time visiting and it is DEFINITELY my #1 SCHOOL! It's interesting to think that basically tomorrow I will be a college freshmen and I can't comprehend how much life is going to change at that point. I am slowly stepping my way up to the big change.

Can't wait to get those acceptance letters from colleges! :D

Yet I still have 7 months and 13 days to go as a high school senior.

Lockdown.... two times a charm

9 months. 15 days.

Today was a wacky day! First off, this morning there was furniture tied together atop the gym. Almost like a senior prank that has been used before. The crazy part was the lockdown. Oh wait, the 2 lockdowns. 5 minutes before the 3rd period bell rang, Mira Costa went on lockdown because of a suspicious event. It wasn't the "full" lockdown, where you close all the shutters and turn off the lights, but more just lock all the doors. The situation was confidential to the teachers, therefore my teacher would not tell us anything. On the way to 4th period, you can hear all the students gossiping about the lockdown and what they think happened. Once we got to 4th period, someone said there were explosives in a backpack near the history building. So that was technically the story. 5 minutes before the lunch bell rang, we were put on "full" lockdown. My teacher flipped out! He ran to the door and went crazy. haha It was actually quite amusing. But we were told that we couldn't leave the classroom until police checked us out. We waited almost a half hour until the police officer and security guard came into our room. Coach Lee yelled to us to sit down, put our backpacks on our laps, and unzip them. It was kinda scary. He even yelled at a kid that was unzipping his backpack too slow. Crazy! Anyways, we left for lunch, which lasted quite a while and all around campus was practically all of the MBPD. Even undercover cops! haha As I entered my 5th period, we learned a majority of the info. There was a suspicious backpack left near the history building with flammable items and matches. The first lockdown was to investigate. After the PD came, they realized that there might be others so they needed to conduct a "full" lockdown to narrow out any other suspicions. Thus, the lockdown day of weirdness.

It's only the 5th day of school and this is what's up.

Just 15 days left.... plus 9 months.

First Day

9 months. 22 days.

Today was the first day of senior year...and it wasn't too bad at all! I mean, I don't have very much homework for tonight, obviously it's the first day of school. I don't really have any classes with friends, which means it's time to make new friends. :) But it's all good! I like getting out at 2pm because I feel like I have that extra hour for work and I'm not stressed with little time for homework. Yay for being a senior! Anyways, I have some cool teachers and I can't wait to see what this year has in store for me!

I hope all my classmates feel the same and don't get too stressed. :D

Just 9 months and 22 days left.

One Week Before the Fun Begins

9 months. 29 days.

This past weekend, in Grand Rapids, MI, there was a Justian family reunion. Most of the people there I had never met before or have met but I was too young to remember them. It was nice getting to know them, but one question kept repeating... "What's next in your life after high school?" Was I ready to answer this question? ABSOLUTELY NOT! I mean, I know I want to go to college and I know what I'm mostly going to study, but there are absolutely no specifics. There are many colleges I'm applying to, and who knows where I'll be accepted, but I don't know what's going to happen within the next year. Only God truly knows!

Yesterday, I registered for senior year and got my school schedule.

1. Physics Honors (Lewis)

2. Advanced Broadcast Journalism (Hernandez)

3. Themes in American Literature and Film (Jenning)

4. Yearbook (Holland)

5. AP Statistics (Debevec)

This year will be different, fun, difficult, and all around filled with memories!

I can't believe that school starts in exactly one week! Where did the past 12 years disappear to???

Just 9 months and 29 days left of being considered a high school student.

Hume Is...

10 months. 7 days.

Today is monday and I got back from Hume Lake on saturday. Wow. I can't believe my last year as a camper at Hume Lake Christian Camps is over. Just yesterday I was meeting Diane (my counselor for the past 4 years) and seeing how awesome Ponderosa High School Camp looked compared to Meadow Ranch Junior High Camp! It's so weird looking back on the 3 years of high school and how much I have changed. Hume Lake has become a large part in my life, from dedicating my life to God to all the new people I have met and grown with in friendships. I don't want it to end, but I must come down the hill and get back into my daily routines. This year, Hume became more personal and now that I won't be going back as a camper, I must use what I have learned in the past 5 years and really apply it and share it in my life. This year's theme taught me selflessness and that I have no right to judge others... although it is ironic how much I've already used the term "I" and "me" in this blog.

I would really love to be a Hume Lake staff member or to say the least, a counselor with my church next summer. The main reason I can't be a staff member is the time in which camp starts... it starts when I'm still in school and runs through my high school graduation, thus I am not missing graduation to work at the happiest place on earth.

Hume is life.

Hume is love.

Hume is nature.

Hume is friends.

Hume is God.

Hume is recreation.

Hume is a lake town.

Hume is beautiful.

Hume is the place in which you come to know and talk with God.

Hume is ...

In the meantime, registration for senior year is coming up next week. Senior year starts in 16 days. Time to spread the Word, make new friends, finish up college apps, and make memories that last forever.

Cheers to the start of Senior year 2011.

10 months. 7 days. aka 311 days. :)

They Catch On

10 months 17 days.

So, today was my last day of summer school 2010. I ended gov and econ with Bs. That shouldn't bring my GPA down too much. I worked a little on college apps this evening and now am getting ready for bed. I just checked Twitter and to my surprise, 2 of my friends were realizing the senior fact. And on Facebook 1 of my friends was freaking out because we are so close to senior year... less than a month, and college apps are sneaking up on us.

I am applying to 9 colleges (alphabetical order):

- Arizona State University

- Azusa Pacific University

- Biola University

- Chapman University

- Loyola Marymount University

- San Diego State University

- Seattle Pacific University

- Texas Christian University

- University of California Santa Barbara

Fun stuff ahead! In the meantime, Hume 2010!

SENIORITIS!!!! already?

11 months. 10 days.

So, I'm almost done with summer school government, in 2 days, then I'll have 3 weeks of economics. It's not too bad, it's actually nice getting it done early because then I won't have to worry about it during the school year. Although, I already have senioritis :P Actually, as I'm writing this, I'm in the middle of homework... Today, I just don't want to do homework, so I procrastinated and now I'm writing this. Not so smart.

Anyways! I better be getting back to the joyful worksheets of Mr. Singiser's summer school gov class.

Too Early?

11 months 14 days.

I took my senior photos today. We take them super early in the summer, as seniors. The girls have an option, that most choose, to use the drape. (I'll show you a pic when I get my photos.) It's like a wannabe lace, black dress. It looks like a dress in the photo, but in reality it only cover to your bellybutton. It's quite interesting and it looks very elegant.

I'm almost halfway done with summer school. This thursday, I will be done with gov (and the 4 hour homework each night) and the following monday will be starting up econ. I'm just really glad to be practically done with this. At this point we are probably at the end of November in our learning gov/econ. Although this is stressful and work heavy now, in 4 weeks I won't have to worry about learning the government or economics of the Unites States of America! wooo

Yay for seniors 2011!

Ability to Say

11 months. 21 days.

So, I've been able to say that I'm a senior to like 5 people now. It's really awesome and I know this sounds kinda ridiculous but that's amazing! I never thought that I'd get to this point, because you know it took 12 years! haha Well, I just like the fact that I'm a senior because. just because.

I had summer school all week and I've been looking around for people older than me, but there are none. It's kinda weird in a sense. I remember summer school 2 years ago and thinking that all the kids taking gov/econ seemed so much older. But that was only 2 years ago! Can you believe that next year, at this time, I will already know where I'm going to college, and I'll be done with high school forever? That's crazy to even imagine!

This friday I take my senior photo for the yearbook and such. I'm trying to stay out of the sun so that I don't get sunburned for my picture. I hope it turns out great!

Ciao for now!

Start to the End

11 months. 30 days.

I've decided that I'm going to start a graduation countdown blog. Anytime I think of being a high school senior or anything, I'll write in the countdown blog. For instance, today was graduation 2010. I started getting choked up thinking that in only 1 year, that will be me and my friends walking to get our diplomas. Where did the time go? Life seriously goes by fast, just yesterday I was promoting MBMS and getting nervous about what to expect in high school, and now I'm writing a blog counting down the days until MY graduation. WoW! Yesterday, in the mail, I received the documents regarding the senior photos being taken in two weeks. I can't believe it's already here.

Being the top of the class will be interesting, although I like having people older than me in the school, it will be different having more babies join the school. Each year the freshmen get less respectful and less modest. Why is it that they are like that? My class was certainly respectful to the upperclassmen, and although my class isn't that modest, we weren't THAT bad freshman year. Whatever. I guess life just goes on.

In the mean time... eleven months, thirty days :D

Day 8: The End

This morning we all went our separate ways for the last morning in DC. My room slept in and then Allison, Celeste, and I headed over to a cafe down the street called La Madeline. It had breakfast, pastries, and drinks. It was a cute, little, french cafe. The portions were big so I only got an orange juice, chocolate croissant, and scrambled eggs. Once we finished, we headed back to the hotel where we all gathered for the bus to the airport. On the bus to the Dulles Airport, we saw our last historical monuments and got ready for home. We were at the airport for like 3 hours. We tried Five Guys, which is the eastern US In & Out Burger, but it wasn't close to the wonderful taste of In & Out. It was okay. We got on the plane and headed home. The plane ride was longer and the tv shows were repeats from the flight to DC. All was great on Virgin Airlines and I was very surprised by the wonderfulness of VA. It was a great trip and I can't wait for the next one!!!

Day 7: The Last Day

Today was the day of Mount Vernon. I actually thought this was an interesting place! It's beautiful at Mount Vernon, the place where Washington lived his life and he's still buried there with his wife Martha. It's beautiful and his mansion was placed on a hill with the view of the Potomac River and the snowy grass of his lawn. We took a tour of his land and mansion, then got some yummy lunch. Once we were done eating, we looked through the souvenir shop and got on to our bus. Then we headed to the Arlington National Cemetery. At the cemetery, we hurried a mile up hill to see the Changing of the Guards ceremony. After the wonderful ceremony, we headed downhill to the Kennedy Memorial site. Their memorials are right across from the Lincoln Memorial down the street. After the visit of the Cemetery, I got a text from my aunt remembering the loss of my grandfather last year to this day. .... ironic. We got back, relaxed, then made my mom's yummy chili for dinner. It was a relaxing night before our flight back home tomorrow.

It was nice getting to know you Washington DC, for you are a beautiful and historical city that I am honored to be a part of.

Day 6: The President's House

This morning we had our tour of the White House. It was pretty cool though we only got to see like 5 rooms, including the Yellow, Blue, Red, and Green Rooms, plus the Senate Dining Room. Jen, Erika, and I laid quickly on the floor before we left. As we left out through the front door of the White House, the second floor has butterflies in the window which we might think could be one of the first daughters' room. We then headed over to the White House Souvenir shop and the Corner Bakery for some quick snacks. Once done, we headed toward the Ford Theater and Petersen House. We couldn't get tickets for the time for the Ford Theater, so we went over to the Petersen House. It was a quick look at the place where Lincoln died. We then went into a different souvenir shop and bought some cool sweatshirts and stuff. We headed over to the Old Post Office Tower for lunch. We grabbed a quick lunch and went up to the top of the tower but it was ultra windy and scared me to death so I was up there for only 20 seconds. haha Then it was time to walk over to the International Spy Museum. The spy museum was cool because we got to pick an identity and walk through the different exhibits of spy gear and times in history of the spies. It was sweet! We came back to the hotel, played some cards and relaxed then headed out to dinner. We went to The Guards, which is a sketchy and janky restaurant and wasn't that great but it was nice to just relax and gossip with the group. After dinner we headed back to the hotel and watched Scary Movie and Comedy Central. ...until bed

Day 5: Lots to Do, So Little Time

We left the house by 9 am for a day on our own. As a girl scout troop, we took a few pictures in front of the White House, even a few with a Beach Reporter, and headed over to the White House Visitor Center. We watched a video explaining the White House and put like half of us to sleep. Once done we split into 2 groups. My group included Jen, Cindy, Shayna, my mom, and myself; the rest decided that they didn't want to go up to the top of the Washington Monument. Throughout the day, though, we practically bumped into them every where we went. We got tickets for the Monument for 1 pm, but first went to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. At the Bureau, the gov prints money... mmmmMoney! It was pretty cool but our tour lady spoke like a robot and was a little awkward..haha After the Bureau, we went to the Holocaust Museum cafe and had tomato + mozzarella panini. That was good. It was then time for our Washington Monument tour. We got there and it was ultra windy. The Monument is the tallest in the world that isn't made with metal. That's scared the CRAP out of me!!! 555 feet tall! But it was a pretty site from all sides of the obelisk. Once we got down, we headed toward the National Archives where the Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, Articles of Confederation, and Magna Carta are. That was cool to see! We then headed back to the hotel. Jen and I decided to try and write a song, but we only got like 2 verses done. We made english muffin pizzas for dinner. Then, we had our night tour of practically all the major monuments. Our driver was some guy from India and he was pretty funny and chill. Seeing the monuments at night is different than during the day and actually can be prettier depending on the site. We got home pretty late, had cookies and milk, and watched a South Park episode about pee..... interesting day tomorrow.....

Day 4: On the Move

This morning was an EARLY MORNING. We had to be out the door by 7 am. Everyone, including Levi and Linda, was out the door. We got on a bus that took us all the way across town. This morning we had to be at the Capitol Building by 8:30 am. It was really windy and cold. We had to wait in line outside the building in the cold and Jen almost slipped on her butt because of the ice. We went past security and had to wait for Cindy and my mom to get the tickets for the Gallery watch. Jen and I annoyed Amanda by singing songs. Before getting into the Capitol tour, a large group of 8th graders cut in front of us. We walked into this auditorium thing that gave us an intro video of the Capitol. We then met our tour guide lady who had some weird accent and went on with the tour. It's a cool building with lots of historicalness to it. There are many statues inside the Capitol of practically every historical figure you can think of. After the tour we headed in a tunnel to the Library of Congress. We took a tour of the Library of Congress and our tourguide was some old guy. He was pretty chill though I was ultra tired and didn't really listen. After the tour, we headed over to lunch. Half went to some cafe and the other half of us went to Pete's Diner. So Peter's Diner is interesting. You would think that it's an average American diner, but NO! We walked in and it was greatly decorated with Chinese New Year Decs. So we sit down and there's spanish music playing in the background. Then we look at a menu and it's like fully American Diner food. It was soo weird. I asked the waitress for a "fresh" egg salad sandwich and mine it ended up coming out last. But it was good food. After lunch, we walked over to Starbucks for warm drinks. Then our small group headed to The Supreme Court. Cindy, Jen, and I decided to take a detour to the steps of the Capitol. We took pic on the steps and there was a security guard that had this huge gun for protection. We headed over to the Supreme Court and only stayed for like 10 minutes because it was boring. Our group decided that we were tired and wanted to head back to the hotel. On the bus back, Jen, Celeste, and I started getting hyper. We got back to the hotel by 3:30 pm, while the other group went to the Art Museum.....

Day 3: Free Day

This morning we slept in. I got up by 9:00 am. We got breakfast and headed out by 10. Jen, Caramia, Allison, Alison, Gina, Celeste, and I took a walk a few blocks to the movie theater. It wasn't too far. Before we left though, we bought our tickets for $7.50 from the hotel counter thinking that it would be more expensive at the theater itself. Once we got to the theater, the tickets would've only cost $6 because we went to an 11 am morning movie. Peter met up with us for the movie, and we all saw Valentine's Day. It was funny but it wasn't that great of a movie in total. I was sitting next to Celeste and throughout the movie she was like crying and laughing and it was hilarious. After the movie, we headed back to the hotel to split up in the afternoon. On the way back, we saw a frozen canal that was covered with snow and it looked beautiful.

At about 2 pm, we headed out to see Georgetown University. Erika, Amanda, Ginny, Caramia, Shayna, Alison, Margaret, Margaret's friend, Barbara, and I went. On the way, it started snowing. It was amazing! I've noticed that as we walk along the streets it seems that drivers here honk A LOT! We took the long way on the way there and ended up having to trudge through mud and sticks and junk. It was getting cold but we managed to get through it and walk up this large hill to the campus. The campus was beautiful, and Europe-like. We met up with some of Erika's friends from her Irish dance team and they showed us around. Once we saw their dorm room and walked through the business building, we went to Starbucks for drinks and talked about the campus. I then realized that it is SUPER competitive to get into Georgetown. It started snowing harder outside and then I started getting dizzy because the snow was swirling around. After coffee, we headed over to the chapel and took pictures. By 5:25 pm, we were back at home. At about 6 pm, we all met up to walk over to dinner. We ate at Clyde's. Jen and I split mini cheeseburger sliders and a caesar salad. It was yummy! For dessert my mom and I split creme brule! On the way back to the hotel, I taught Jen a verse of a Cheaptrick song. Once back at the hotel, we all gathered to talk about tomorrow's events and then split up for bed. We have an early morning tomorrow and a busy day!

Day 2: Day of Peter

7:15 am wake up call. Breakfast downstairs was a chocolate croissant and a bagel with cream cheese. The hot cocoa machine in the lobby broke. :( We all met at the "clubhouse", which is the double bedroom with Ginny, Margaret, Barbara, Amanda, Alison, and Erika. In my room is Allison, Gina, and my mom. In the other room is Cindy, Jen, Celeste, and Shayna. Levi and his mom have their own room. Levi and Linda had a day of their own while us girls had a day of museums. We left for our hike to the Kennedy Center. We trudged in snow, climbed over ice, and caught 2 buses on the way. On one of the buses I met this nice lady named Chen (?) and we talked about living in DC and how she wants to come out to LA for a little bit. Apparently here, people have work from like 9am-8pm and eat between like 8-10pm. That's dinner! Whoa! Kinda late! It was funny, she didn't understand the traffic on like the 405..haha she's like, "why do the cars have to stop??" haha...

Once at the Kennedy Center, we entered in the Hall of States, with all the flags of the states on the ceiling in order from the time we added them into the Union. We took a tour that not many people are able to get. I think it was cool to see the President Boxes of the different Performing Arts rooms/stages. (Pics will be on my Facebook). The Kennedy Center is mainly a performing arts center with different rooms of flags, sculptures, and gifts from our fellow nations. At the top, there is a beautiful view of the "skyscrapers" of DC, they can only be 12 floors or lower. Our tour guide was a little fast and just wanted to keep going. She was kinda interesting. She had weird teeth..haha

After the tour we caught a shuttle to our 2 buses and over to the Smithsonian. We met up with Peter for the day. We got into the Natural History Museum and went straight for the food. We had lunch in the cafe. I had a cheese burger, shared my fries with Alison, and a Sprite. After lunch, we (Ginny, Allison, Celeste, Jen, Peter, Cindy, Gina, me) decided to go off on our own. We first went around the Natural History Museum. We saw the Hope Diamond, Dinosaurs, Butterflies, Diving Beetles, and Insects). Then we headed over to the American History Museum. We saw a 1960s Dumbo ride car, Judy Garland's Ruby Slippers from Wizard of Oz, Kermit the frog, Julia Child's kitchen, presidential photos, US wars exhibit, Fronzie's jacket, and random instruments from the 1800s. Then, because it was ultra warm inside the museums, we decided to get ice cream on the bottom floor in the cafe.

As we headed over to the Air and Space Museum, my jacket got stuck and Ginny and I failed at taking pictures of ourselves and the monuments. As we walked through the "Mall", we saw the beautiful monuments in the snow.

Not much was at the Air and Space Museum besides the Apollo and Wright Brothers exhibit. Peter, Jen, Gina, Allison, and I had a miniature snowball fight before he left us.

After the Smithsonian, we took our 2 buses back to our suites. For dinner, the "clubhouse" group made Spaghetti and yummy garlic bread. Once dinner was over, Allison and I failed at watching "My Life as Liz" because my internet is horrible in the room. After that, it was just chill time in the room.

Can't wait for tomorrow, it's supposed to snow tonight!!!

Day 1: Arrival

4:10 am. The buzz of the alarm goes off. Alison and her mom picked up me and my mom. We then picked up Shayna at her house and got to the airport by 5:00 am. At this time, of course, no one is at the airport except the early flyers. We all had either Starbucks or Burger King for breakfast in the airport. At 6:30 am, we boarded our Virgin America flight to Dulles Airport in DC. I've never been on the Virgin America airline before and it is amazing! I love it! It has everything you could think of for an airplane. The lights are purple too in the cabin. During the flight, I watched tv (Disney), "chatted" with Jen (IM), listened to a playlist that I made on the tv, played games on the tv, and took a small nap. As I used the lavatory in the front of the plane that is apparently only for first class, I talked with the flight attendant guy who was telling me a story... On one flight that he was working, Robert Pattinson was in first class and all these girls kept coming up to the front bathroom to take pictures of him. I thought that was cool, even though the attendant guy didn't really know who Robert was...haha We got off the plane, picked up our bags at baggage claim, then piled into two Shuttle vans. We drove to our hotel, Georgetown Suites off 30th Ave. It didn't take too long but on the way we passed by an airplane hangar that had a collapsed roof. It was interesting to see, being that the collapse was due to snow piled on the top. We settled into our rooms. Called up the pizza guy. Had a good pizza dinner together. Then the moms went out and bought our groceries for the week. Not much else happened but I can't wait for this awesome week ahead of us!!!!

Pre-DC Journey

This week, Troop 6505 is heading to Washington DC. Though this isn't our whole girl scout troop, the majority of us are excited to be spending time in our nation's capital city.

16 in total.

1. Summer (me)

2. Caramia (my mom)

3. Jen (girl)

4. Cindy (Jen's mom)

5. Erika (girl)

6. Margaret (Erika's mom)

7. Shayna (girl)

8. Celeste (girl)

9. Gina (girl)

10. Allison (girl)

11. Amanda (girl)

12. Barbara (girl)

13. Ginny (Amanda/Barbara's mom)

14. Alison (girl)

15. Levi (boy)

16. Linda (Levi's mom)

For many of us, this is our first time visiting this beautiful and historical city and we are PUMPED to see what's there. I'm excited to be sharing my daily events with you, the reader, and I hope that you get inspired by our adventures. Our adventure starts at 4:30am tomorrow...