Last year, Mrs. Grandon came in and talked to all the health classes. She talked about purity and abortion. My jaw was dropped the entire time she was talking about abortion. I just couldn't believe what they were doing to those innocent babies. I knew I'd heard about it all before, but is never seemed to make sense. She also brought in pictures and some of the tools that the doctors use. It was sickening to see what these doctors are capable of doing to a baby. After that week with Mrs. Grandon, I realized how terrible abortion really is. No matter what age you may be, abortion is never the way out of having a child.

(I commented on Katie Schuler and Michael Hanley's blog.)

This video is a trailer from the 1976 movie, Carrie. It may not look very scary compared to the scary movies now, but i thought it was. I'm also not a big fan of scary movies, so that also might explain why I thought it was scary. ENJOY!

When I read that we had to blog about what we want to do in our life it really got me thinking. So here is a list of just some of the things that come to me when asked: ~1 graduate from college ~2 study abroad ~3 vacation in Ireland ~4 get a teaching degree ~5 get married ~6 have a big family ~7 own a boat ~8 own a vacation house on a lake ~9 have a little dog ~10 go to state for golf ~11 do a complete 180 on a knee board :] ~12 coach a sport ~13 go on a random road trip ~14 be successful ~15 take a photography class ~16 live a happy life!

(I commented on Tricia's blog)

Well it's kind of hard to believe that the first quarter is over, but it is definitely a good feeling! I'm not too worried about my grades this quarter. I've been working hard to keep them up, and I think I've achieved that. With my busy schedule of after school activities it has been rather difficult to make sure I have everything done for my classes. I know my grades have suffered because of this, but that is what being a student-athlete is all about. I think I am really beginning to figure that out this year. I'm sure my grades are fine, but I know that there is always room for improvement.

I chose the logo to the right because I think it displays Peoria how it is. It shows the river and the buildings in our downtown, and I really like that aspect. I also think it portrays Peoria as a vibrant and welcoming place, as it should be. I honestly have no idea what our current logo is, but by the looks of these new logos it needs to be changed. I really hope that this logo is chosen because it definitely shows Peoria in a good and positive way.

My favorite halloween costume that I have done in the past with my friends is when we were trees. I did this with Katie and Connor Schuler, Jessie Blair, and Jordan Fahel. Jessie was actually the one who came up with the idea. (How she came up with it, I have no idea :]) The costume itself turned out really cute. We cut cardboard to look like a bushy tree and stuck leaves on them to make it look a little more real. We did have some trouble trick-or-treating because we took up so much space, but we made it work. Halloween was a lot of fun that year and the costume turned out great!

This week we have been working on a prject in an application called iphoto. We have to spell our name out with picture and then any extra slides we can add photos that reflect us. I personally don't like iphoto. It's a hard application to work with because it always deletes your work. On the other hand, I love this project. I love taking pictures and looking at pictures so this will be a fun project to do!