Merry Christmas 2011

Hey guys, sorry it has been so long since i have posted...things have been very busy for me so i wanna take a few minutes to tell you about how i have been. Life as a teenage girl can suck sometimes and be very stressful but i have been hangin in there so no worries:). High School seems to be getting better and better! Though it's rough sometimes, it's what I look forward too! Especially when it's time for band :). That's my favorite part of the day:) being a sophomore is great but sooooooooo much unwanted drama but it shows you who your true friends really are. And with my friends, we enter together and come out even stronger. Nothing can touch us! And then there are the boys...Forget em'!!!!!! Things in that area have been bumpy but I think things work better for me when they are out of my life and focusing on my school work, the most important thing to me. Right now i have to go but I plan on posting tomorrow to wish everyone a Merry Christmas! Tomorrow I can go into more detail on how i have been...but right now my sister is reading what i'm typing over my shoulder...these things are none of her business and she won't understand but I think you know where i'm going with this haha! So Merry Christmas Eve everyone! Stay safe, love you all! :)

Birthday

Well guys, yesterday was my 15th birthday! THat's right, im 15 baby!!!! :D
I had a lot of fun and gots lots of cool things!! Like, from my dad I got Glee Karaoke. . . now i get to torchure my mom lol!!! And I got a fancy new backpack from my mom and Rick and I gots lots of things from my lil sister caitlyn and my bestfriends suprised me by showing up after I got home for a sleep over! It was probably the best party I have ever had! :)

A Break During My Break

Well, i am back from Missouri...and let me tell you, that was quite a trip...i'm not so sure if my mom would aprove of me saying what took place on my blog...i mean, it's not like many people see it, but it's still on the internet and...i don't know i just dont want to take any chances (and no, it's nothing dirty!!!!). But now that i'm back, i'm pretty sure i don't have anymore vacations planned...soooo...I guess you could say that I have a break on my break...that sounds kinda clever and stupid at the same time haha!!! THat's me, clever and stupid...but mostly clever...at least I like to think that haha!!!! But coming up this friday is my 15th birthday! That just means one more year until my sweet 16! :) and I know that my mother is definatly not looking forward to that haha! Then In the frst or second week of August (i can't remember), I have band camp! (and don't you dare even make a joke about that! It's so mean haha! Only band people are allowed to say that to eachother! And for those of you who don't know which joke i'm talking about, it's the one that goes "Like this one time at band camp") But band camp takes place at the highschool on the football field so it's even more fun because we to kick the football players off the field! It's hilarious! But all they have to do is walk like 50 feet the the grass field that's like right next store...so it's really not that big of a deal. And then at the end of August, I have highschool soccer try-outs; which i am incredibly nervous for...you seriously have no freaking idea hw scared i am...last year it was easier than I expected but this year there are going to be freshman devils who have been playing select for ever and that's just going to kill me. I mean, i played select for two years but I quite because it was too competitive and it was too much with school and it just wasn't as fun as it was...but whatever, i will do the best that I can and that will be all that counts and matters :) but that's what everyone has told me haha! Well I hoe to blog again very soon! Keep reading! There's more writing where that came from! :)

All my Love,
Samantha Michelle McCown <3

So Far This Summer

So far the summer has been busy and has gone by faster than I expected. I realize that I have not written a post in a while and I apologize, so, I will give you a summary of what I have done so far this summer; I webt to Eastern Washington to visit my grandparents and i had a wonderful time!!! We did so many fun things together! Next, I went to Portland for a few days to visit my Aunt and uncle and two cousins. We also had a blast together! We went to this donought shop called VooDoo Donought and they would cereal on top of the donought and omg, it was delish!!! And as i'm typong, i am in Missouri visiting my other grandparents! so far I have been having lots and lots of fun with them and my cousin and Aunt. We have done so much together that it's hard to list it all....but today I went to the Plaza which is like a huge mall but it's not one...it was amazing but it's been incredibly hot here...well it's time for me to go! I will write again very soon. Hopefully I get the chance to write when I get home.

Class of 2011

Today was the absolute final good-byes for our beloved class of 2011...we had an assembly dedicated just to them and let me say, someone needed to mop up the floor because of all the tears that were shed! I know that I cried..alot and I saw Dane cry and my friends and I all lost it at the same exact time, it's really hard to watch a tough guy like him cry and hugging all of his friends...but reall, who can blame the guy? The class of 2011 will never ever be forgotten in my book but I guess now it is time for the class of 2012 to step in and take the lead and i doubt they will we be able to top the 2011 graduates...have wonderful lives my friends and family! You will be missed no matter how obnoxious, rude and arrogant you were...you are still like family to us and we all love you.

- Samantha Michelle McCown <3

Good Bye Seniors

Well, I guess this is the final good bye for the seniors to the rest of Glacier Peak...Honestly I am going to miss every one of you seniors terribly! Especially Dane Larsen. I will never forget you. I have to say, when you gave me a hug today, I immediatly froze...it meant so much to me and I was speechless. i still cannot thank you enough for what you did for me. It probably wasn't a big deal to you but believe me, it was huge for me because I didn't expect anyone to say anything and out of all the people that could have, it was you. The first time I saw you, i thought that you were obnoxious and annoying and then you stuck-up for a little freshman and practically saved my life. Who knows what would have happened if you hadn't walked around the corner...but i don't really like to think about that haha! I am just so thankful that you were there for me. I really hope that we get the chance to meet again in the very near future. I am going to miss you most out of everyone in the school...I know that's really wierd to say but it's the truth. So have fun with your life and please, for me, stay safe! I hope you have an amazing life and we are going to have to get together sometime becaue I have to see you again sometime!

Also, I would like to take time in this post to say good bye to a good friend of mine, Colby Hansen. You are really great and I am going to miss you as well. I hope we see eachother at albertsons more! As long as i don't have your number we probably will never talk again anad then I would be very sad haha!!!!! Well, I hope that you have an amazing life as well and I hope the wolrd treats you well! Once again, I will miss you!

Scott Helm...
I have noooooo idea why i'm writing about you haha! There really isn't much to say about you excpet that you crack me up! You were a great drumline leader and you will never be forgotten! (I dont think it's possible to forget you). Have a great life and have fun at UW!!!!! We will miss you greatly!!!!!!!

There are many more seniors but i'm just going to have to list them; I will miss you Samm #1, Jeze, Taylor, Tyler (who still owes me coffee),Drew Hale and let's not forget about Jack Bonner!!!! Good bye guys, things aren't going to be the same without you! I'm definately going to cry at the cross over assembly tomorrow (We switch sides on the bleachers so freshman will go to the sophmores spot and so on)!!!! I love you all and like I said a million times before, I WILL MISS YOU ALL TERRIBLY!!!!!

Love always,
Samantha Michelle McCown <3

Go Big Blue!!!!

Well Grizzly Seniors! 2 more days until you're done with High School! I would like to take time in this post to personally thank Dane Larson for sticking up for me in a time of need! Although you will probably never read this, I still want you to know how thankful I am for what you did and I will never forget it. you signed my yearbook so hoprfully I get the chance to sign yours before I probably never see you again!

Finally, it's June!!!

Well hello my friends! Sorry it's been so long since I last updated my blog! School is coming closer to its end and so there are many tests I am preparing for. For example; today we took a math test called the E.O.C. this stands for "End of Course Exam". This test does not have an effect on our grade but we do have to pass 1 out of the 2 E.O.C's to graduate high school. I think I did fairly well actually. We did about 5 review packets and work sheets and they weren't really like the test which bothered me a little! Ha Ha! But there is always next year too! And hey, look on the bright side, if I don't pass this year's then i can take it junior year and I will have had that much more time to study!:p
Also, for our band classes, we have to try out excpet for concert band. Well as of right now I am in symphonic band, which is the middle band (wind ensemble is the highest and best-that's where most of the juniors and seniors are with a few sophmores). And just 2 weeks ago we had to re-audition to see what band we would be placed in for next year. Well, we found out what band we got in and what chair we got...I have been placed in symphonic band again and I am 3rd chair! (that is really good for the people who don't know the system haha). I am very proud of myself! But I guess i'm supposed to be happy for myself about that! Haha!
I can't wait for the end of school! I started my last-month-of school-countdown and I have found that there are 22 days left of school counting weekends and 16 days left not counting weekends!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!!! I cannot wait for summer to come! I hope it's a really hot summer again because I enjoy those and as you know we do not get many ofthose!!!!
Well, I hate to say this but it's getting kind of late and i'm very tired si I am going to publish this post and hit the hay...catch some zzzzz's...that sort of thing! Haha! I will post again soon!...hopefully! Good night and I will see you later!

P.S. I love you Nana! I cant wait to see you! We only have 23 days left until we see eachother!!!!

P.S.S I love you Papa and Great Grandpa! I can't wait to see you guys as well! I will try to keep my blog updtated as offten as possible so you guys can see how i'm doing! have a good night! I hope you guys are able to see this post as soon as possible!!!

All my love in the world,
-Samantha

Waiting for Friday

Is anyone going to stay up with me to watch the royal wedding Friday morning? I didn't thinks so!!!

Another Monday Finished

Well, well, well...Today is just one of those monday's that you dread. I was not looking forward to school because i didn't feel like doing any work...yeah...that makes me kind of lazy...but oh well!!! I had alot of homework to do tonight! And luckily, I finished it all and I still had some free time! So, with that free time, I went outside to my swing set and finished reading my book called Pretty Little Liars. It's a really good book! Well, sorry this post is so short but I have some chores to do. So, until next time my follower...Hasta Luegos Muchachos!!!!!!

Just Another Thursday

Good morning!!! Let the sun come out and shine bright today! Please! I'm begging!!! Looking out my window, it shows some shine of more rays than wetness. Even if it does rain today, there are soooo many fun things you can still do! Like, watch a movie (i just bought Tron), you can hangout with friends inside, or you could even go bowling! (which is what I want to do today). Today is even a good day for me to practice my clarinet a little bit! Haha! I'm sure by now, my chops are so wee. I haven't practiced at home for about a week so I'm going to be sore when I'm done! I've actually been writing a song with my clarinet. I only do it for fun, but my mom says it sounds nice...well personally, i think she's just being nice. I'm sure being nice about everything is in the "Mom Hand Book". But, if she really does like it, then I'm really happy that she does! Haha! Maybe i could even turn it into a symphony! Yeah right! Doubtful! But who knows?...anything can happen if you put your mind to it. Well, I must bid you all good bye for now, i must get dressed and ready for a day full of boring!!! (I'll probably hangout with a friend or something). See Y'all later! :)

Spring Break

Hello all!!! It's been spring break since April 1st! Soooo happy! I have been hanging out with friends and having many sleep overs! it almost feels like summer...but there's still a whole bunch of wet drops coming from the sky! what's that called again? Oh yeah, rain!!!! EWWWWWWW!!!! But, other then that, nothing really new going on...other than the fact that Sean is a no-go because i learned that he doesn't like me. But whatever. i will find someone else to fall all-over haha! Well, I will blog some more very soon! But now, I have some chores to take care of.

Being a Band Geek

People say that being in band makes you an instant geek...well that's not necissaraly true. It's seems like people look up to us because i feel like we are the life of the games! But we aren't really in the "high rankings", i guess you could call them. But that's not what i wanted to talk about in this post. People in band...they date people in the band. I mean, maybe that's just how our band works but...band people seem better together in relation ships then when a person outside of band and inside of band are dating. For example, in august at band camp, (Yeah, i know what your thinking about when i say that. not funny)i met this amazing guy. he was in the drum line and he was a sophmore. We just clicked...i thought he was the best thing since sliced bread. I thought I loved him. But, i know what your thinking, she's not even 15...so how can she know what love is?" Well trust me, i thought it was love. He made me soooo happy. He knew how to make me smile like nobody else could. But after a few months, he told he didn't know if he truely liked me. I thought my heart was broken...and not just my heart was, but me, myself was broken too. But, it's been about 3 months and i like somone else now. someone who just happens to be a sophmore...and in the drum line. excpet, this guy is wayyyy nicer and he's cute. I feel like he's for me. we have alot in common but we harldy talk anymre...he hardly texts me back anymore and i dont know what to do. I get really nervous around him...i get sooo scared to talk to him in person so i just...chicken out. so i'm praying to god that he will give me strength and that i can have a chance with this boy.

State

Hey there! First of all, sorry it's been so long since i've written. But i've been si busy going back and forth from home to the tacoma dome. yeah, that's right, the Tacoma Dome baby! Both girls the girls and boys basketball team from GP made it to state. unforunatly the girls team lost their 3rd and 4th games so that put them out right away. But the boys won all but one game...so on saturday they played in the finals and I never found out how they did but I know for a fact that they placed either 3rd or 5th, so thats good too!:) But the band kids were some what unlucky when it came to the game times; the girls games were at 9am so we had to be at school at 6am...boys at 9pm and we didnt get back home until a around 12am. But it was all worht it in the end! Go Grizzlies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No more snow...but lots of rain :(

For everyone out there that is a huge fan of snow, sucks for you because it's all melting away! Haha!...Suckers :p. To bad rain has to melt snow...i'd rather have the sun melting it instead of the rain! But if you like rain I guess I could understand. I mean, its like taking a shower...and if you like showering then I guess thats a good thing because a person does need to have good hygene! Haha! But being in the rain is like showering with your clothes on which is such an unpleasant feeling!...not that I would know or anything....well anyways, this is awkward so I think i'm going to leave and try not to think about what you people might be thinking about me right now...byeeeeeeeee

I'm dreaming of a white February

I have already had many breaks from school this month, and the most recent was mid-winter break and presidents day...but i'm pretty sure those go together. We came back to school on tuesday and oddly enough, we had some heavy snow fall. Which had brought us to no school the very next day. My snow day was great. I got to hangout with friends but unfortunatly, no sledding was involved because as some may know, the snow melted very fast. Then it had started raining...stupid rain! So last night I prayed to god that there would be another snow day! And sure enough, my phone rang at 4 am with "snohomish school district" on my caller i.d so now i have more time to study for a test...ha ha...ya right, not likely! Today I am going to borders with my friend because if you haven't heard; the borders in Lynwood is going out so they are having a major sale!!!.....to bad i'm broke! O well! I'll go try to make a withdrawl from the B.O.M! (the bank of mom). Have a wonderful day! And if you have snow where-ever you are, then enjoy it while it lasts!

TOLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!!!! Tolo was amazing! And it felt like we were really under the big top!!!!!! i had a blast with all of my friends! We were wild and crazy...so we were being our noral selves! Haha!!! I'm kinda sad that there wont be a dance for a while because i had a wonderful time! :)

2 More Days!!!!!!!!

Hey there my followers! Guesss what?!?!?!?! Tolo is only 2 days away!!!!!!! I'm so freaking excited that i just don't know what to do with myself! Haha! But see, tolo is just adding so much more stress to not just my social life, but pretty much everything...what you want your dress to look like, where you're going to get it, how your going to come up with the money to pay for all of it....but dinners...don't even get me started! You have to find the perfect restraunt that will fit your budget and most people think that it has to be a gourmet meal, but it really doesn't, like for me, i'm just having dinner at my best friends house that night! 8 people will be joining us and we are going to have a blast! I've put so much effort into how perfect i want to look but, now i realized that all i really want to do is go out and have fun with all of my friends! .....but looking good will still be nice! Things will go great and i'll have a blast with my friends no matter what! This tolo will go offf on a high note! :)

Second semester already!

It's me again! Wow! I can't believe it's already the second semster! I hardly noticed the first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahah Just kidding! So far school has been amazing and everyone is perfect! I'm in a great band and i have amazing friends! Who knew life could be so perfect...trust me..mines not! But nobody's life is. Wow...I didn't think blogging could be so hard! haha! I have really nothing to talk about! Ummmm....Welll......I play clarinet, i'm in band, i love soccer, i love to read...that's like really all a person needs to know about me haha! Well I must go! I'll blog to you later haha!

Tolo Is Near!

Hello all you bloggers out there waiting for something new to read! So, sit back and enjoy! For everyone out there that goes to Glacier Peak High School, you should know that our Tolo dance is coming up very shortly...4 days to be exact!!!! My friends and I are very excited and we are going to be having dinner together in a huge group. So that shall be fun! Our theme is circus... Under the Big Top! It's going to be sooooooo cool! So fpr those people that dont go to GPHS, you are going to be sooooo jealous haha!

So, as you might be wondering, I do have a date to tolo. No it's not really a date, he is a really good friend of mine and i'm very thankful that himand I are going together. I know that being with him will be loads and loads of fun! :) I may of missed Home Coming but tolo will not be slipping through my fingers this month! All you Grizzlies out there, have fun "under the big top"!!!!!!