Middle School Is Gone Forever...

Middle School is over and history now, only a memory. But while we were there it was pretty awesome, an once-in-a-lifetime experience. Going into the different atmosphere, I will admit, 7th grade year I was pretty scared those first couple of days. I mean what a change going from little protected grade school to something totally, and completely, different. Where your teachers only cared about half as much as the used to, or so I thought. It turned out to be Mrs. Knepler, Mrs. Tribble, Mrs. Bellas, and Mr. Morris proved me wrong, they could not have cared more deeply about us and how our 7th grade year turned out to be.
Summertime made basically everyone harsh, people’s ego blew up bigger than expected,a dn that would have been okay if it only would have been one or two people that it happened to, but it wasn’t. Eighth grade turned into a little bit more of a… change. Instead of having separate ‘teams’ like O, M and S it became team S and team S.5. And everything, I mean everything changed. Forever. People began to see the flaws in other people, even best friends grew apart because of pathetic reasons, like boys or other girls, or just because they weren’t cool enough anymore. Basically, from day 1 everything was a struggle. For everyone, it was hard. But we finally, realized that as high school approached we were never going to get these middle school years back again. And we changed every single one of us. People let go of bad feelings and moved on. We took this giant leap into high school hand-in-hand and I wouldn’t have been able to do it any other way. Were all pretty good friends again, and I couldn’t be happier.

Time Capsule Blog #4

Time capsules, to me, are things that capture moments in time for a person or group of people. They tell about things that are important to people. In this case though, we will never see this time capsule again, because it can only be dug up 500 years from now. So if I had to fill a time capsule that would be dug up in 500 years that was only the size of a large suitcase I would put items in it that define me at this point in my life. Or things that made me who I have become today. I would put pictures of people closest to me; my family, Tania, Alex and Hank, people who have shaped me into the person I am today. Then I would put in my Bible because my faith is very important to me. Next, I would put in a softball because playing is my hobby, and even though I play basketball and I like it a lot too, I wouldn’t put in a basketball because it would take up way too much room. Then I would put something in the capsule to represent a broken heart because I think at some point in everyone’s life they experience a broken heart that helps to define and make them a stronger person and how to work through it. Lastly, I would put into the time capsule would be something that signifies strength or perseverance because in life, not everything is a piece of cake and often things get really rough, and you have to work and fight to get through it and I think doing that is also a very important factor in my life.

Super Powers!

If I had super powers I would be like Super-Woman or something! I’d be the bomb-digity, the coolest kid in school… A Hero. If I only had one chance, one choice to pick a super-power of my preference I would most defiantly get the super-power that would allow me to become invisible. Being invisible would be the coolest thing on earth because when you get mad at someone or you just want to get away you could just turn invisible and no one would be able to tell where you went. Also being a super-hero you are going to sun into some dangerous situations and having the ability to just become invisible would more quickly and efficiently get me out of sticky situations. And if you were a regular kid like at school, and you were in a class that was like super boring then you could just turn invisible and leave and no one would be able to stop you. Back to being in the super-hero part of your life than you can sneak around and stop your enemies while being invisible and no one could spot you. And you can always sneak out and no one would be able to catch you, because HEY! They can’t see you! Although being a super hero would be totally cool I think over time it would get old, I like being just a regular kid, with regular ability; Super-Heroes have way too much expectations to live up to. I dig being just a regular kid!

Best Time, Right?

Best Time, Right?
I’ve been told time after time that these are the best years, the discovery years. And from time to time I believe those who tell me, because something really amazing happens. But then again I find myself frequently questioning that phrase.
Although these are the best times as I know them now, I am pretty sure I will look back in 15 or 20 years and realize that these really where the best memories I will probably ever have, and that I will regret that I didn’t realize that now. I will probably regret not knowing that these where the best times, even though I have been told over and over again that they in fact, really are. No, I am not convinced that I will be happier as I grow older, but I also don’t think that I will be less happy either. I believe there can be common ground that you are neither happier nor sadder can’t you be equivalently happy all your life, and the memories are the only thing that changes the capacity of that time in your life.
Happiness is something you have to create yourself, in my opinion. You have to make your own fun and I believe that is what makes you happy. Surround yourself with people you love to be with not people that make you feel uncomfortable or awkward, otherwise are you really being you or is it just a mask you put on to be, or what you pretend to be. It doesn’t take much to make me happy, someone who is a real person, a person that can make me feel good. Happiness is achieved by hard work, and persistence.

Blog Entry 1

Hey my name is Alissa Cross and this is a blog about my life and how I live it. I live in Atlanta and I have lived there basically my whole entire life. Before I lived in Atlanta though I lived in a small town by the name of Aledo, a place a couple hours north of here. I only lived there until I was about 3 years old, after that we moved to a small house in Atlanta, then we moved again, and again, to the place were I call home today. With me lives my two other sisters, Katie who is 17 years old, and Sarah who is 2 ½ going on 16! Well and then there’s my parents, Lynn and Kalee. Together were a big happy family, and I love them all so much, they help me get through the day. Without them I would be pretty lost. And as for me, I’m 14 years old and I’m a pretty typical teen, I go through a ton of mood swings, and I hang out with my friends all the time. I play softball, and basketball, and I can’t get enough of them. I’m 5’5’’ short and I could take getting a little bit more. I also have dark brown hair that’s about medium length, and I love fashion I pride myself on what a wear and how I present myself.
My goals for my high school career are to attain straight A’s all the way through, and to have so much fun. High school is about discovering who you are and what you want to be, having fun and making smart mistakes. It’s about finding who you’re compatible with whether it be as friends or as something different. To me if I accomplish those two things I will be thrilled with my discovery years.
I also love to travel, I do most of it with my family though. We have been to the beach mostly, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina two times, Destin Beach, Florida, and the Outer Banks, actually we went to an island segregated 23 miles away from any distinct part of land, and it is only accessible by private jet or ferry. I would love to, as I age, to venture to Paris, Rome, Italy, China, Japan and some other unique cultures. To me, that would be the most interesting thing to do in the whole world. It's an escape to the outer world different from the ways your accustomed to, to the ways you live.
I currently have a serious obsession with the outdoors. Not that I'm that into the whole like "think green" theory. Not that that's not important, that's just not what I'm into. But not like the whole pitch a tent, roast marshmallows and weenies type of thing, either. I mean like the part where you go star gazing, kind of thing. I also have come to the realization very recently of how beautiful and petite the Earth is, and I'm just now coming too the factors that make up the Earth, maybe I'm just maturing a touch as well.
When I look back at myself in 20, 30, 40 years I want to be able to think that I could define myself and tell myself a lesson that I learned in my so called, "discovery years" I believe I could sum it up in one verse. It comes from the Bible, from the book of Luke 4:10-11: "He will command his angels concerning you to guard you carefully: the will lift you up in their hands so that you will not strike your foot against any stone." To me that could not be better said, while your finding yourself and you feel totally lost your are still protected whether you feel as if you are or not. I think that is such a comforting feeling knowing there is one person in the entire world that will never let you down. Thank You.