#1.38: 3rd College Acceptance!!

My 3rd college acceptance is to York College. I actually would not mind if I had to go to this college. I was introduced to this college during the AVID College Tour during my sophomore year. I enjoyed the tour of the college and the campus environment. This college acceptance was my first acceptance that I received through an email. Today I also sent off half of my applications through the commonapp. I did not know that you could send any application separately if you used the commonapp. I am glad that I found that out because I was forcing myself to finish this essay before November 1st so that I would not miss the early action deadline for my number 1 college choice.

#1.37: Full Day Adventures

Today was my first full day back to school since mid September. This day was filled with a lot of feelings. The periods that I felt the worst in was 1st and 2nd. I think that this was mainly because of the drowsiness that my new level of medication caused. I can actually say that the day got better towards the end with the exception of a few headaches. The overall success of the day was defnitely improved because of the company of friends. I hope that tomorrow is even better and I also hope that when it comes to me having to complete a whole week with school that I feel fine.

#1.36: Doctor Appt.

I went to see Dr.Crutchfield today for a follow up to my appointment 3 weeks ago. He put me through the tests that I have been taking everytime I've been to his office. By the end of the visit I had a prescription for medication that I have to take in the morning along with the medication that I take at night. Although I am not really excited about taking more medication, I am excited about the opportunity to come to school full time. Tomorrow and Friday I will be coming to school for the whole day in order to see if I would be able to continue that from now on. I'm excited!

#1.35: Family Time

Yesterday I enjoyed the company of my grandparents, cousin, brother, sister-in-law, sister, nephew, and parents. It felt great to be surrounded by family when I am usually home alone. We talked and laughed the whole time they were here. The reason they came over was so that they could see the new addition to the family, Kamari Johnson. He was truly the focus of attention and entertainment of the evening.

#1.34: Concussion Chronicles-2

I just tried to do my AP Chemistry homework. After reading two paragraphs on solubility-product constant, my head started to hurt. I didn't even get to the problems yet. The sad thing about this situation is that I have no choice but to accept that I can only do a certain amount of work before I need to stop. This obviously affects my current grades, but think about the big picture as a whole. My GPA, class rank, and final grades will probably suffer because of this. I can't imagine how people will look at my senior year grades and think that I wanted to slack when the truth is that I don't want to but I kind of have to. Ugh...all I can say is that I am trying.

#1.33: Family time

Today after church and play rehearsal I went out to dinner with my family. We went to Champps restaurant to eat some good food and watch whatever games that they had on the various screens. I ordered the chicken salad sandwhich with a side of mashed potatoes and mango lemonade. I was so full afterwards...and I still am now. We go to Champps every month, it's kind of like our regular spot now. We shared regular conversation, jokes and laughter the whole time. I just plain love my family.

#1.32: 2nd College Acceptance Letter!!

My second college acceptance letter was to Robert Morris University. After receiving this letter, I started to notice some similarities in how a college will present the letter in the envelope. So here are some of my observations:
1. They will put it in the envelope in such a way that when you open it you can't see the information right away unlike the junk college mail that is normally received.
2. They envelope is usually not full or feel thick because there is only one piece of paper or a few pieces of paper in the envelope.
3. The envelope will not have that little rectangle that is clear so that you can see who the mail is for, instead it will have a sticker with your name and address information.

So I hope that this can help you in the future to spot out that next college acceptance letter!

#1.31: Weekend Partying!

On Saturday I went to my cousin's wedding. It was fantastic because my family is perfect for when it comes to having a good time. We love to have fun and dance all night long, and we never mind putting a little liquid in that mix. I will be honest and tell you that I also took part in that action as well. The whole day was perfect because my head barely gave me a problem until the party was over. I had a really good time from the ceremony to the reception. After a while into the reception I began to think if it was a good idea for me to drink that glass of champagne and a sip of that sour whiskey with my current condition...but what the heck. The point of it all is that I needed a break from my boring concussion lifestyle and I had fun.

#1.30: Missed Test

Due to my concussion I have missed a lot of things in all of my classes. So far I think that I have missed a few labs in AP Chemistry, a couple essays in AP English, and a few tests in AP Calc. This gets me thinking about what I should do when it comes time to take the AP tests. Because to tell the truth, it is already hard enough to pass the tests when I come to class on the regular and I know what I am doing mentally. So I have a question for those that read this blog entry...what do you think I should do when it comes time to take the tests?

#1.29: Pretty Little Liars Marathon!!!

Over the summer, my mother and I began to watch the ABC series Pretty Little Liars with the help of netflix. We got really hooked on this show! We went through dvd after dvd and finally there was not anymore dvds. To make matters worst, the show wasn't even coming on anymore. Today when I came home from school I searched the tv guide for something good to watch. I landed on a pretty little liars marathon! I am watching it right now and will still be watching it for the rest of the day. Hmmmm I think I will pop some popcorn.

#1.28: Hyperion House Meeting

Today was the first Hyperion House Meeting. I think that it was very successful because the under classmen were attentive and were able to voice their suggestions on future activities. I actually was happy with the students that I saw in the meeting because it showed that Hyperion has some of the best students in AVID.

I think that our house will be very successful in fullfilling the expectations that Dona has for this school year.
I just realized that in only 7 months I will be officially over with my high school years! I feel old and I look forward to seeing where my hard work and dedication will take me.

#1.27: Facebook...TMI

I have been thinking about what I was going to write about all day and I came up with nothing. Then I went on Facebook to see if anything was going on with my friends. I was purely digusted when I saw this video on Facebook of a so called "dummy" doing what she do...lol. I really hope that the people that do anything and everything on Facebook don't mess it up for the rest of us that enjoy the regular social networking.

#1.26: Babysitting Kamari

While I was at church I was on baby duty. It was fun though because I love my nephew. Then it came time to put him in the car seat...did not go well at all. He kept screaming and screaming until the car started to move. We had him throughout the evening and I don't even know when his parents came to get him because I left to go to bed. I like sleeping.

#1.25: It's Saturday

On Saturday I didn't do much during the day, but the evening was perfect. I went to the movies with Ameera and Nick to see Kevin Hart: Laugh at my Pain. It was a funny movie and I enjoyed my time out of the house. After the movies, my father, mother, and I went to Qdoba to get dinner...the joys of being the only child! Once we got home we watched Limitless, but I left after 10 minutes of watching it to go to sleep. Saturday turned out to be a pretty good day.

#1.24: Soooo Much Pizza

Yesterday I helped my fellow National Honor Society Members sell pizza after school. I had so much fun hanging out with my friends and staying after school like always used to do. After we were done selling the pizza from the room, Ameera and I took two pizzas around to the teachers so that they had a chance to buy pizza as well. We were able to sell most of those two pizzas...more money for the NHS. When we came back to the room almost everyone was gone. So since we had time to spare, Ameera, Justin, Morin, Morin's cousin, and I stayed in the room and had interesting conversations. As time went on, the group began to fade as they left the room until it was just me and Ameera.

I told you all on thursday that I had a good feeling about how Friday was going to be. I was right and I am pleased with how I ended my week!

#1.23: Hmmmmm...Good Day

Today was a pretty good day. My afternoon days are usually better because I get to sleep in instead of waking up early in the morning. I was able to laugh and make jokes with my friends the whole time I was at school. During english class we barely did work because Ms. Dell came to talk to us about college and applications. Mr. Hopkins was not in class today so I did book work with Ameera for about an hour of the class period. The reason we did not work all the way through the class period is because I started to get a headache, but I felt SO smart hanging with everyone else in the class while I was working. I really look forward to tomorrow because I have a feeling that tomorrow will be even better and plus tomorrow is Friday.

#1.22: Hair Day

The only thing I did today was my hair...LITERALLY!!! Therefore, I do not have anything interesting to say except that it took me from 11:30am-8:42pm. Bummer of a day.

#1.21: Chill Day

Today I had no church!! It felt great to be able to sleep in on a Sunday morning. In the afternoon, my mother and I dropped off my father at a hotel because his office is having a big meeting over the next couple of days. So now it's just my mother, my dogs, and I at the house. That's all for my Sunday.

#1.20: 1st College Acceptance Letter!

My 1st college acceptance was to Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. It was the highlight of my weekend especially after getting not so good news from my doctor. I felt so smart that I could get into a college with only my grades from my freshman, sophomore, and junior year. I can't wait for when I send my top college applications off!!

P.S. My new phone isn't cooperating with me so there might not be any pictures for the upcoming blogs.

#1.19: Doctor Visit...

This was my second visit with Dr. Crutchfield, a post-concussion specialist, and I was hoping for good news, but there was none to hear. I still have the same orders that came from the last visit. Half-days at school. Limited activity. No SPORTS! I am truly being tested during this time in my senior year. It is becoming a real job for me to stay positive and motivated because I am being forced to not perform academically as I normally would. Honestly, I feel that my first quarter of my senior was a waste...ugh life.

#1.18: Dorm Plans!!

I found this website where you can plan and move around things in your virtual dorm room. The great thing about it is that you could send this picture to your roommate and see if they agree with how you arranged it so that fixing up your dorm will be easy. I can't wait til I fix my dorm up. I already have the theme for my side of the room. GREEN! All of my things are green. Green comforter, rug, lamp, towel...I'm just sayin that I am so ready to make my way down to South Carolina and start life!

P.S. (what does P.S. mean?)...Tomorrow I go to the doctors for my follow up visit so that I can find out if I can start doing things normal again, such as coming to school full time, exercising, etc.

#1.17: Hotdog

I don't really have anything interesting to write about so I just took a picture of one of my dogs sitting next to the heater. You would think that with all that fur he would be warm enough, but both of them always like to lay close to a blazing heater. Zee is literally a hotdog.

#1.16: ..........?

Ugh...Today was a boring day. First, my alarm clock was a jerk this morning, but gladly I don't have to take the bus for the time being. Second, I'm so out of shape right now that I lost my breath while going up the stairs in the school slowly! Third, most of the day was spent at home eating. Fourth, I desperately need to do my hair, but I know that I don't feel like it so....whatever.

#1.15: Babysitting Kamari!!

This Saturday was a great day. My sister and I got the chance to babysit my newborn nephew, Kamari. I was so happy to spend time with him because since school has started, I have not been able to stay over for more than an hour or two. He is such a great baby...and really cute!