Finally!

Hallelujah and Happy Day!!! I am done with my Argumentative paper for my Government class!!!!!! I never thought that I would finish it, but it is DONE!!! I really, really, really did not want to write that paper, and now it feels as if I have a huge weight lifted from my shoulders! During the time that I was trying to summon the energy to work on my paper (that's how much I DIDN'T want to do it), I was not a very pleasant person to be around. However, my only incentive for completing it, besides a good grade, was that I would return to writing for pleasure on my blog ONLY after I had finished my paper. As I mentioned earlier, I had to write four to six pages, double spaced, on the drinking age. I poured my heart out, I fluffed, and I got about 5 1/2 pages worth! I am pleased with it, and now I just pray that my hard work will be reflected in my grade! Speaking of grades, I am surprised by the fact that the paper is only worth 75 points, which is less than an actual test grade, but still quite a few points nonetheless.

Really, the last couple of weeks have been wonderful...so much stuff, where to start? (Yes, it has been too long since I have last blogged.)

Last Thursday, Veteran's Day, we had our annual Veteran's Day assembly at school. It was a great tribute to those who have served our country, as always. As a STUCO officer, I played a (somewhat) important role in the assembly. I was in charge of the guest speaker. (Well, not entirely, but I was the first to find someone, and Mrs. Golay thought that he would be a good speaker.) At the assembly itself, I got to introduce him. I think that everyone enjoyed his speech.

Friday, was very exciting for me. I went out on my first official date with a guy from school. His name is Tevis, and he has been in my class since the 3rd grade, and I have liked him for quite some time, so I was pretty pumped about getting to go out with him. :) We ended up going to see a movie, but there is a better story that came before we even left. Friday morning, when I made sure that it was okay with my parents, my dad informed me that if Tevis wanted to go anywhere with me, he would have to come and pick me up. At the moment, it seemed a bit problematic because 1) It had rained quite a bit in the previous days, making the dirt roads to my house muddy, and 2) Tevis drives a Firebird, which sits pretty close to the ground, and isn't exactly built for driving down muddy roads. For a brief moment, I figured that our plans would be done with then and there, because why would anyone want to risk getting stuck, or anything else, just to go see a movie? So, I told Tevis what my dad said, and he had no problem with it. His only questions were how to get to my house and whether or not he would get stuck going down the muddy roads. He was more than willing to come and get me, which I loved. I wrote out the directions to my house, and he told me that he would try to get there around 5:30 or 6. After I got home, I rushed around and did a little bit of last minute straightening up, and then got ready. It was about 5:35, and I was beginning to get a little antsy, but I knew that he'd be there soon enough. It was almost 5:45 and my phone rang; it was him. He told me that he wasn't quite sure where he was, but he thought that he was pretty close. I had faith that he could make it here just fine, but when about ten minutes had passed, and he wasn't there yet, I started to worry a little bit, so I called, and he got a little bit turned around, but I helped him to get on the right track. He was at my house by 6. I felt bad because the directions I gave him didn't include the fact that I live off of 114th street, which, apparently, would have been tremendously helpful. He did hold that fact over my head (jokingly, of course) for the rest of the evening. All in all, we had a lovely evening together, and now, we are officially dating!!!! :) He really makes me happy, and he is a great guy, and I couldn't be happier!

I also had a history test today that entailed a lot of writing, and, as I mentioned, I finished writing my paper earlier, with that in mind, I have written A LOT today, so I think I'll save the rest of the events of last weekend for my next post!