A Love Story Worthy of the Silver Screen

As I’m getting ready to go out to dinner to celebrate my great grandparents 67^th wedding anniversary, I can’t help but wonder if I will ever be as lucky as them. They tell me about how they first met on a blind date. My grandma didn’t want anything to do with my grandpa because he was a sailor, and good girls did NOT date sailors.  She only agreed to go out with him because he was a friend of her roommate’s cousin.  After that date, they fell in love and their lives fell into place.  As the stories continue, my grandma tells me about how lonely she was when my grandpa was fighting in World War II.  She never knew if the last letter she received would be the last. My grandparents wrote each other constantly. They even entered a radio contest called Hello Sweetheart. My grandma won the national contest with a beautiful poem she wrote called “Destination Unknown” to her beloved husband overseas. To this day, she still remembers the poem as if she had written it yesterday.  She recited it tonight at dinner for all of us with the passion in her eyes that has been there for 67 years. Their love story is so sweet and feels like it came off of the silver screen. Their loving relationship gives me hope that good people do exist out there. I just hope that someday, I will find my prince and be able to tell my great grandchildren about our love story :)

Long Weekend

Four day weekends are the best. On Friday I slept in until 11. I had to pick up the house before my friends came over at 1. Stubby, Rachel, and Jazz were coming over to put a dance together for our little girls cheer camp. We got 4 year olds and had to make up a super easy dance for them. It didn’t take long, so we just hung out and talked. Later that night my family came into town, so we went out to dinner and caught up. Then on Saturday, Maddy came over and we talked for hours. I love talking to her because I know I can trust her with anything. We talked and got a lot of stuff off of our chests. We went to the store and filled the cart with junk food to drown ourselves in that night. We watched a few movies and then we fell asleep. The next thing I knew she was waking me up saying she was going home because she was sick. Even though we weren’t able to enjoy the next day together, it was great to have her over. It was the most fun I had had in a while. Then, I felt shaky and like I was about to pass out. I ran into the bathroom and kept having dry heaves. I kept hoping that I would finally throw up, but it never happened. I felt so lightheaded and had a throbbing headache. So, I took my pills and took a 4 hour nap. It’s amazing what a nap will do. When I got up I felt 100% better. The rest of the night I just chilled and watched movies all night. I woke up the next morning sad that the weekend was almost over. But, I was going to make the most of it. My mom, sister, and I went to Visalia and ran a few errands. One of the many highlights of going to Visalia it eating at In N Out. I could live off of those burgers, the veggie ones of course. When I got home, I just did homework and enjoyed the rest of the evening. Sadly, I would have to wake up the next day and get ready for school.

Granite Takes the Win

Thursday night was pretty typical. I had finished homework and was getting ready for another basketball game. But, it wasn’t just any game. It was the girls’ basketball game against Porterville. The first half was pretty good. Porterville and Granite fought for the lead and were only separated by a few points. Everyone in the stands was going crazy. And as many already know, the referees are blind, but it’s the cheerleaders’ job to make them deaf. Not only is the competition between the basketball players intense but also between the cheerleaders. A ton of people look down on Granite and think of us as the ghetto school. This game was a chance to prove them wrong. And we did! Every time Porterville was ahead, our Lady Grizzlies fought to regain the lead. Every time Porterville cheerleaders tried to overpower us, we overpowered them. This was our chance to show the community what Granite Hills is made of! Then, the next day, I was able to do it all over again when our boys smashed PHS. What a great way to end the week. J

A Week in the Life of Bailey Ross

Well…this week I don’t really know what to write about. I am sitting on the couch watching “17 Again” with Dad. Life is pretty boring. But, after the week I’ve had, I’m not complaining. Monday, like always, was blah. I hate it because I absolutely hate the idea of having to go to 7 different classes in one day. Eww! Anyways, I had a French exam that day so it made it even worse. At least I didn’t have practice after school. But for the next few days, I was busy. On Tuesday, it was that time for testing. Sophomores had to take the first part of the CAHSEE. In the English section, we had a bunch of multiple choice questions and had to write an essay. Luckily, it was pretty easy. The next day we had to take the math section of the exam. Like most people, math is not my favorite subject. I mean I’m good at it, but I hate it. Most of the questions were basic math, but I felt stupid when something that seemed so easy was so difficult. But once I closed the answer sheet, the booklet, and put my pencil down, I felt so relieved. It was over, and hopefully it would be the first and last time I would ever have to ever take that stupid test. To say the least, my brain was fried. If tests all day weren’t enough, I had to cheer for the boy’s home basketball game…against Monache. There are a lot of people that go there that don’t like me, and to be honest, they aren’t my favorite people either. So, seeing these people wasn’t exactly how I wanted to end my Wednesday. But I have amazing friends that make these moments the best. Next, it was Thursday. I had to ask my teachers all the stuff I had missed the past two days and make it up as soon as possible. Well, I didn’t have to, but I wanted to. After school, I had a GHHS Ambassador meeting until 4:30. We were giving tours of Granite to incoming freshmen and their parents the next day. As soon as the meeting was over, I had to race to the cafeteria to get ready to cheer for the wrestling tournament against Porterville and Monache. I was kind of dreading it, but it was actually a ton of fun. Wrestling is probably my favorite sport now. It is so intense and it’s pretty fun to watch hot guys wrestle. The tournament lasted until 10, but it was worth it. I was exhausted when I got home and tried to go to bed as soon as I could. My bed never felt so comfortable. Then, it was finally Friday, the best day of the week! School seemed to drag on, but as I watched the clock change from 3:19 to 3:20 and heard the bell ring, I knew the weekend was finally here. And yet again, I had another game to cheer that night. Despite my attitude about going, it was one of the best games. Our girls won and my cheer sisters and I had so much fun. I hadn’t laughed or smiled that much in a long time. There is nothing like a girl’s night out to cheer you up. It was a great way to end the long and busy week. Sadly, the rest of my weekend will be filled with homework. Then I have to do it all over again…yay.