Christmas Island

Forty days after lent that day of the year arrived. Dying eggs, hours spent at church, and the sight of the beloved yet, creepy, Easter bunny. I found myself unwilling to get up for church that Easter Sunday knowing that soon after I would have to endure the horrible Easter egg hunt. As far back as I can recall I have been apart of the Easter egg hunt at my Grandmother Karll's house. Each of the twenty-five grandchildren fought for the chance to discover the golden egg. This unique egg contained…

It was Thanksgiving morning and I was pretty excited because I knew that day I was going to eat a lot of delicious food. I woke up that day to help my mom make some tamales that we always make when there’s some type of holiday. The whole house had that tamale smell once we were all done with them. A few hours past and it was almost time to go to my aunt's house where we were having our Thanksgiving dinner at. Once we were all dressed up and ready to go we headed towards my aunts house. Once we…

That Troublesome Locker… In 8th grade I remember being in Mrs. Manley’s class. In the class, we were assigned kitchens and had a certain amount of people in our kitchen. Mrs. Manley assigned us to make homemade chocolate chip cookies from scratch. My group and I just looked at each other and thought this recipe should be a piece of cake. However, the way the cookies were not what we anticipated them to be. As we placed our cookies onto the pan and put them in the oven, we noticed something…

Event One: New Year’s Eve at Knights of Columbus This January I rang in the New Year alongside family and friends at the hall, Knights of Columbus. Every year since I can remember my family spends their New Year’s Eve at this hall, but this year I was able to tag along. This event was probably one of the most exciting and enjoyable ways that I have spent celebrating the New Year. For admission, each guest bought a ticket at a price of fifty dollars. At first, this price seemed steep. However,…

Bugs love me. It is an unrequited love. In the forests of North Carolina where I have spent summers since I was seven years old, it was a constant battle not to be consumed by the never ending mass of insects who rated me five-star cuisine. Maybe it was my fair skin, the light hue that drew them like a lantern in the night. Or maybe it was my fresh mint shampoo that made them think I was a part of the nature they so adored. Nevertheless I learned to coexist. It was in those forests I learned to…

When people think of fall, they think of foliage, warm drinks, and everything pumpkin. Pumpkins are practically the greatest talked about fall essential, even though one part of the pumpkin is habitually forgotten about; the seeds, they always get put under the bus. We realize pumpkins have seeds, but they are never talked about. Most don’t know what to do with the seeds, so they just toss them with the rest of the insides. We can now stop that there are ways to turn pumpkin seeds into delicious…

The white way It was the afternoon of February 4, 1926 that I had made plans to have lunch with my friends Alanis and Abigail. While we had our lunch at the Broadway cafe, we noticed that snow was starting to fall. As we were eating the radio in the cafe announced that a huge blizzard was heading our way. We decided to leave the cafe to head home, as we did the city began to turn white. As we trudged through the snow we barely made it home. As soon as I pushed through the door my mom opened it…

I did like my spring break this year. It wasn’t too short or too long, for it was the perfect amount of time to rest. The week was just great. To start off, one reason I liked my spring break was because I went shopping with my parents. For example, I went to the Plaza Mall and went towards my favorite place to shop at. The place is called Nike. Consequently, I bought shoes, a backpack, and some running gear for myself. This effected me by getting into a joyful and excitement mood. I…

chilling temperatures throughout the week. With a sketchy weather forecast, a little time-out from golf gave some added relief to the upcoming holiday festivities. Speaking of festivities, the 9-hole ladies gathered together to celebrate the annual Christmas Lunch held on December 3rd. We were in awe with the festive holiday table decor, put together by our lovely Suzanne Schmitz. Lori Randall captured our attention during the lunch with a slide show collection of current golf and past golf…

importance of family especially during holidays, the importance of friendships and what makes a healthy relationship, and the most vivid in my life is the student-athlete lifestyle. What comes to your mind when you hear Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Well in my family the number one thing that comes to mind is family and food but the most important one would be family. Family is something that you don’t get to pick but no matter what they do you will always love them. I…