By no means am I an adult. I am, at 16 years old by no means still a kid. I tend to think of myself as an almost adult with a lot of childish qualities. It is more fun to be a kid. I like to pretend that I can still fit through the child sized tunnels, or in the baby swings at the park, but I also like being a teenager. I like being the nerd that I am, hanging out with my nerdy friends. I feel like being nerdy is more accepted in the teenager stage of life.
I don't actually remember a lot of my childhood. Why? I have no answer to that question. It's quite sad, really. What other friends remember, I seem to have lost, but what I do remember is happy.
My earliest memory is a game that we had when we were younger. It was called Hi Ho Cheri-O. The point of the game was to be the first one to get 10 cherries from the tree to the bucket. I remember getting this game for my third birthday and being in love with it. My sister and I would play it endlessly. I remember sitting in the living room, drowning out all my surrounding out as I just focused on winning the game. I blame my competitive nature on this game and this game only.
My second earliest memory is my brother falling asleep in my arms shortly after he was born. This was when I was about four. I remember my mom giving me my baby brother (only a few months at a time) to hold and shortly after that I look down and he was asleep. Then I couldn't move because he was in my arms. This has got to be my favorite memory of mine.
My next favorite memory is changing my brother's diaper. He was such a squirmy baby. I remember sitting at the end of the hallway. My sister was at his head dangling keys to try and make him focus on that and make it easier for me to change his diaper. Every once in a while we would change sides in hopes that the other person could do the job better. It took us forever to finally get the diaper on him and it wasn't without the help of some parents who had already done this before.
I don't remember much from elementary school. The things that I do remember are the people and this one random memory about being sick that I won't share for those of you who have weak stomachs. :)
My best friend in elementary school was Ayla. We would hang out all the time. She was pretty much the leader of the pack and had all the ideas. I was more of a follower. We used to go around the playground pretending that it was a far off land, in which there were dragons, and the only way to get around was by maps we would draw on the back of those plastic cereal cup tops that you would get at breakfast. We would hide the plastic tops in our shoes and then when recess came we would pull them out and use them as maps.
I remember the boy I liked from first grade until third grade. He was my best guy friend. I remember him chasing me around the playground, and then I would turn around and chase him. It was elementary school love. :) I loved going over to his house, we would talk about dragons (i'm just now realizing that I had a thing for dragons in elementary school). He was a weird and nerdy, but I loved him.
The middle school years were my favorite. I loved the teachers, the science in my school, the people. I just loved all of it. There are to many memories to say which one was my favorite here. I just loved all of it. This is where my love for Doctor Who, biology, and everything nerdy started.
Those are my childhood memories. They are few and far between, but all of them good, which i'm happy about. :)
Thanks for reading!!
See you all next week!
Sabrina.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Monday, December 30, 2013
Introductions
Hello there!!
My name is Sabrina, i'm sixteen years old, and for some reason I have decided it's a good idea to start a blog. We'll see how this goes...
For starters, you already know my name, Sabrina Kelley. Age is 16, and school is South Salem High School. Those are the basics. Beyond that, there isn't much. Outside of school, I play water polo, I have for five years. I love it so much. The girls on that team are like my sisters. I play for my school, and also for a club outside of school. Generally, I consider myself a good player, but even good players have bad days where they just feel like they aren't any good. Beyond water polo I do swim team, although this year I decided not to do it (stupid grades).
School has always been a bit of a struggle for me, however, this year has been harder. For many reasons. I'm taking advanced classes that got so much harder this year, and I don't like it... My favorite subject is biology, but even that is not to terribly enjoyable this year... But I only have a year and a half left and then I can go to college!! I'm so excited for college!
My dream school is University of Puget Sound. It is in Tacoma, Washington, which is beautiful. I want to study to be a high school biology teacher. I want to major in biology and minor in Spanish, and eventually get my teaching degree. After college, I want to live in a small town right outside of Seattle, maybe Tacoma, and get a teaching job in a high school. I still want to play water polo in college. One of the major reasons I chose UPS (University of Puget Sound) is that it has a small water polo team. I'm so excited to play with them. Then, after college my dream is to find a masters team to play with. I can't really see my life without water polo.
Enough of college, in school I am a good student, with okay grades. School is just so hard. For so many reasons... But there are so many people I love. Teachers, students, friends, etc. I'm involved in my school's Gay Straight Alliance (GSA). I am one of the main leaders. We work to make the school environment a better place for all the LGBT+ students. That is something I am very passionate about. The world is so stupid and there is no reason for people to discriminate against anyone, but that is a subject for another day. The students in that club get me through the rough times. My favorite teacher is actually one from freshman year. She is the one I go to for everything. Things so little as her hugs brighten my day. She's a wonderful woman. Friends are wonderful, and not at the same time. Friends are the ones that get me through, and also the ones that cause issues. Sometimes friends are just so hard to get rid of. But for the most part, I love all my friends dearly.
At home I live with my mom, step-father, twin sister, and my little brother. They are wonderful most of the time. My brother and I have some issues and squabbles some of the time, but isn't that normal for siblings? A lot of people always ask how it is to be a twin. In truth, it is the only thing I have ever known, so it's just normal to me. Other than that, my family is great and I love them all dearly. :) I love my mom to death. I tell her everything. I don't know what I would do without her. Thanks mom for always being there for me. I love you!
Well, there is just a snippet of my life. Thanks for reading, and welcome to my blog!!
See you all next week. :)
Sabrina
My name is Sabrina, i'm sixteen years old, and for some reason I have decided it's a good idea to start a blog. We'll see how this goes...
For starters, you already know my name, Sabrina Kelley. Age is 16, and school is South Salem High School. Those are the basics. Beyond that, there isn't much. Outside of school, I play water polo, I have for five years. I love it so much. The girls on that team are like my sisters. I play for my school, and also for a club outside of school. Generally, I consider myself a good player, but even good players have bad days where they just feel like they aren't any good. Beyond water polo I do swim team, although this year I decided not to do it (stupid grades).
School has always been a bit of a struggle for me, however, this year has been harder. For many reasons. I'm taking advanced classes that got so much harder this year, and I don't like it... My favorite subject is biology, but even that is not to terribly enjoyable this year... But I only have a year and a half left and then I can go to college!! I'm so excited for college!
My dream school is University of Puget Sound. It is in Tacoma, Washington, which is beautiful. I want to study to be a high school biology teacher. I want to major in biology and minor in Spanish, and eventually get my teaching degree. After college, I want to live in a small town right outside of Seattle, maybe Tacoma, and get a teaching job in a high school. I still want to play water polo in college. One of the major reasons I chose UPS (University of Puget Sound) is that it has a small water polo team. I'm so excited to play with them. Then, after college my dream is to find a masters team to play with. I can't really see my life without water polo.
Enough of college, in school I am a good student, with okay grades. School is just so hard. For so many reasons... But there are so many people I love. Teachers, students, friends, etc. I'm involved in my school's Gay Straight Alliance (GSA). I am one of the main leaders. We work to make the school environment a better place for all the LGBT+ students. That is something I am very passionate about. The world is so stupid and there is no reason for people to discriminate against anyone, but that is a subject for another day. The students in that club get me through the rough times. My favorite teacher is actually one from freshman year. She is the one I go to for everything. Things so little as her hugs brighten my day. She's a wonderful woman. Friends are wonderful, and not at the same time. Friends are the ones that get me through, and also the ones that cause issues. Sometimes friends are just so hard to get rid of. But for the most part, I love all my friends dearly.
At home I live with my mom, step-father, twin sister, and my little brother. They are wonderful most of the time. My brother and I have some issues and squabbles some of the time, but isn't that normal for siblings? A lot of people always ask how it is to be a twin. In truth, it is the only thing I have ever known, so it's just normal to me. Other than that, my family is great and I love them all dearly. :) I love my mom to death. I tell her everything. I don't know what I would do without her. Thanks mom for always being there for me. I love you!
Well, there is just a snippet of my life. Thanks for reading, and welcome to my blog!!
See you all next week. :)
Sabrina
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