update on amelia!

OMG guess what I have this weekend? TIME. It's *really* cool. See, I had NO MEET this weekend (for the first time since like september) plus we're kind of between marking periods, so NO PROJECTS (also for the 1st time since september). Hence I can write a nice long update.

SO. We got our christmas tree yesterday! It isn't up yet though, it's still out in the backyard. it's pretty. And we're pretty fussy about our tree...we need a tall one 'ccause we have high cielings, but narrow because our living room is pretty small. Home depot had nothing, Lowe's had nothing, so we finally got it at the nursury where we had gotten it one other year and it was *really* nice...a guy helps you pick one and ties it to your car for you, and they give you free hot chocolate. And it's amazingly expensive, but it's worth it.

And yesterday evening I worked at candlelight tours at Richmondtown (historic village). I'd done it two years before, and it's really fun. Basically, people on the tours visit 5 historic buildings, and in each one there's a group of people who dod this little skit/tour thing about christmas in their period. The other two years I was in the Stephen's house (1860's) which pretty much was the classic victorian christmas scene, with a tree lit with real candles, sugarplums (which are actually really nasty), rosy cheeked children, etc.. But this year at the last minute I was switched to the basketmaker's house, which is the strict methodist family. I read the christmas story from the bile out loud. You know, the one from Charlie Brown. I have the whole thing memorized now.

On thursday was the SI cross country awards dinner. I personally didn't get any (only each team's varsity and freshman MVP) but us freshmen got a cool plaque since we were third on the island, and so did JV. *I* thought that we should have gone up to recieve the JV plaque, too, since the race that they based these awards on was one where all the freshmen ran JV. And several of us (myself included) even counted in the scoring, since I think 3 freshmen were in the top 7 runners on our team. But w/e. After the (somewhat boring) awards ceremony was over, the second half was a dance, which was very fun. We got to get all dressed up for it, and I got my hair cut so it looked all nice, and everybody danced! Yay!

Our PSAT results came in! I got a 1970. Not the best in the school or anything (I know two freshmen who got in the 2100's) but I was uber happy. And report cards go out on tuesday...I don't think I did as good this marking period. I mean, I don't think I did bad, but I don't think I'm going to be 2nd again. I've been getting a lot more low 90's this time, whereas last time I had a lot more high 90's. Plus my team's robot failed. I don't like robots. They don't like me either. It's a mutual relationship. But it's only two points off my average for CIM, and since I did well on the other projects this period, I think I'll still be okay.

I could still go on for a while...I haven't talked about how I'm going to be trying long jump at the next meet, or the dance last friday, or how my friend (the freshmen MVP, too) broke her ankle, or my holiday concert on tuesday, or "Freshmen Leader" elections last week...but I think I've writen enough. Toodles, everyone.

Wait, one more thing. How come everyone's stopped typing in color? It makes the blog much less...colorful. it saddens me.