Spring Fever

I cannot wait for spring break! Seeing stores put out their spring cloths, and all of the spring things on Pinterest isn’t helping my spring fever. I’m ready to be out of school and head to the beach. Last spring break, the cool thing to do was get a feather in your hair. I know it might sound weird, but this year I really want to die the ends of my hair.

            I keep seeing pictures of girls with colorful hair ends, and I think it is so cool! I would love to do it during spring break. Nothing permanent of course, but maybe die the ends of my hair like a fade of pink and blue with washable hair die. There is also a way to die your hair with pastels. Supposedly, it is really easy to do and wash out. One of my friends have messed with their hair during school, and highlighted a section of her hair to mimic what we want to do, and it turned out really cool. We both want to do it together when we hang out over the break. I will let you guys know how it turns out!

Friends: Sugar and Spice by Lauren Conrad

            It was so beautiful outside this weekend. I spent all day Sunday laying out and reading my free reading book. I managed to finish the rest of “Sugar and Spice” by Lauren Conrad, and began to read “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins. The end of “Sugar and Spice” was pretty surprising to me. Jane and Scarlett, best friends since high school, both quite being on L.A. Candy, television’s hottest reality show. They took completely different paths. Scarlett moved to New York to go to Columbia with her boyfriend, and Jane stayed in L.A. to work for a new event planner. It seems like it would be really difficult to leave your best friend after being so close for so long.

            Although I have been to many different schools, I have kept one really good friend throughout the years, Julia. Julia and I have known each other since we were 3, just like Jane and Scarlett. Anytime I need someone to talk to, I can always count on her to be there for me. We are pretty much like sisters, which means we fight like sisters too. But no matter how bad the fight is, we always make up in the end. Unfortunately like Jane and Scarlett, after high school, Julia and I have different paths we want to take. Most likely we are not going to go to the same collage, but I know that no matter how far away we are from each other, we will always be best friends!

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What a Crazy Weekend!

Wow I’m tired! My weekend was completely packed. On Friday, I went to school, then gymnastics, then to a surprise party for one of my good friends, Taylor. The invitations went out two weeks before the party, and somehow she had absolutely no clue. The day of the party at school, people would accidentally say little hints, but she didn’t put anything together. The look on her face when she arrived at the party was completely priceless. After Taylor’s party, my friend, Sara Alice, and me spent the night at might house, and woke up early Saturday morning to ride in the St. Patrick’s Day parade.

A family from EHS has had a float in the parade for a few years now, and my family has ridden in it for the last three years, along with other families from EHS. I love riding in the parade. It is so much fun, especially when you see people you know in the crowd. After the parade, everyone who road the float was invited to a crawfish boil. Then, I met up with a few of my other friends and hung out for a few hours, then all of my school friends got together to get ready for the Élan cotillion dance. The dance itself wasn’t much fun, but I was excited to see all of my friends from different schools that I don’t get to see very often. After the dance, I went home, had a good night sleep, and woke up Sunday morning at went to gymnastics...not fun. To end my weekend, I laid out because Sunday was absolutely beautiful, and did my homework. Next weekend, I plan have a lot more sleep…well after the BR Cotillion dance.

Birthday Party Fun: "Sugar and Spice"

In my free reading book this week, “Sugar and Spice” by Lauren Conrad, Jane threw her best friend since kindergarten, Scarlett a surprise birthday party. Scarlett has never been really into birthdays. If it weren’t for Jane, Scarlett would just sit around at home treating her birthday like any other day. Since both of the girls are now on Pop TV’s most popular reality TV show, “L.A. Candy”, Jane decides to make Scarlett’s 20^th birthday the best one yet! She throws he a huge surprise party, inviting just about everyone Scarlett and her know. To make the party even bigger, it is being film and will air on season 2 of L.A. Candy. I love throwing parties, just like Jane.

I get so excited when my friends’ birthdays come around. I love getting them presents, throwing them parties, taking them to dinner, etc. At my old school, my friends and I would get together and buy the birthday girl one big present, instead of buying a bunch of little gifts. I was always the one that would find out with the birthday girl wanted, and collect all of the money to purchase the gift. My favorite birthday, other than my own of course, is my sister’s, Claudia’s. My sister and I have this tradition for our birthdays. The night before our birthdays, we wake up before the birthday girl wakes up, and decorates her room with balloons, streamers, and posters. Then we do all different kinds of surprises throughout the day. Claudia’s birthday is on April 27^th, so I need to start planning my surprises. Any ideas?

Sugar and Spice: The Ups and Downs of Being a Celebrity

       For my free reading this week, I started to read Sugar and Spice, the next book to Lauren Conrad’s L.A. Candy Series. Jane Roberts was a regular girl from Santa Barbra, until she moved to L.A. and became a star on Pop TV’s newest reality show. Her and her best friend since kindergarten, Scarlett Harp, moved to LA to go to USC and work as an intern for Fiona Chen, Hollywood’s best event planner. They had no intentions on becoming famous, but being on the show has completely changed their lives. Sugar and Spice continues on to the lives of the four stars of the show, Jane, Scarlett, Madison, and Gabby. We find out more about Jane’ relationships with her exes, Madison’s true identity, Scarlett’s thoughts about transferring to a new college, and Gabby’s love life. Reading this series makes me realize the ups and downs about movie a celebrity.

       Everyone seems to want to have a spot in the limelight. It seems like so much fun, living the celebrity live, but one thing you would have to give up, that I would miss, is the privacy. The paparazzi snapping shots of them, and appearing in magazines, and walk around with fans cheering their name, you would never get to be alone. The whole world would know what you were doing at all times. Also, people would be nice to you just because of your fame. They would tell you anything you want to hear, because they are hoping that you will reward them with stuff. Just like Jane and Madison in LA candy, there is always someone that wants to stab you in the back, because of jealousy. While most people are wishing to be a star, I am happy just the way my life is.

LJA

This afternoon, I went to a mother daughter tea for LJA. Before I tell you about the tea, let me explain to you exactly what LJA is. LJA is an organization, sponsored by the Symphony League, for high school girls of the area to be a débuton. In each grade, there are twenty girls from all different schools.These girls are together throughout their years of high school doing service work for their community, attending symphonies, and learning proper manners of being a lady. It might seem really boring, but LJA is actually a lot of fun! You get to hang out with your friends throughout all of the work, which makes it a lot more entertaining. Each year, there is a ball for the senior girls to be presented for their service they have done throughout their years of high school. You get to go to the balls each year, and when you are a senior, you get to be presented yourself. You get to where a long white gown, and invite 20 of friends. From wheat I have heard from former débutons, the ball is one of the best parties of the year.

            So, back to the tea. The teas are probably the most boring part of LJA. There are two teas each year for the directors of LJA to get everyone together and say any news or events that are coming up. It makes it a little better being able to sit with your friends. At my table, I sat with Madison, Peyton, and Sara Alice, and our moms. After the directors made their announcements and we ate our lunch, each grade went outside to take pictures. We all excited to take pictures in our cute dresses. In 9^th grade, there are 8 spots open to be in LJA. If you want to do it let me know, because it is a great experience and it looks really good on your application!