That's retarded!

That’s retarded! Now you don’t always think about how much those two little words may apply or hurt someone. There are different meanings to these words. It can mean that is stupid or dumb; this meaning is harmless and doesn’t have much depth to them. But it can also mean literally mentally retarded or slow, this could offend someone who has personal attachments to someone who is mentally handicapped. Often times these words can make an impact in the wrong way even though that isn’t how we meant them at all.

Parrttttaaayyyyyy! (:

Soo YEAH! Yesterday was my birthday! I mean you know that one day of the year where for 24 hours it is all about you, and you get gifts and have fun time? Yeah well that was yesterday, January 12th, 2011! But yesterday was even more special than usual because school was OUT! We had a snow day on my birthday how perfectly splendid! I got to spend the day at home with my family, and a dear friend Josh, always the occasional drop in of friends to wish me well on my fun day was great too! I went sledding and then had a nice meal at Cheddars! Where the waitor brought me a massive thing of ice cream so that I could celebrate even more! I was extremely excited! I recieved a brand new expensive touch screen camera for my 17th birthday (something mind you that I was not expecting at all!) All in all, it was a wonderful birthday that I will never forget.

Year 2011

2011
For some reason I think that this year is going to be a good one! I don't know why, but there is just this feeling in the back of my mind that is telling me with some extremely good friends and gymnastics around me that memories will be made, and we will have gone places that I didn't even think of. Maybe me and Breanna will get to drive her dad's brand new camaro, or Will and I will battle it out on Just Dance 2 ( which I of course will win), I just may have to go and watch some of Luke and Austin's tennis matches, have epic conversations with my Ginja Ninja Connor, and  maybe even a basketball game or two. The choir begins new songs that go with the coming season, and I am very excited to be doing the version that GLEE does of the song "Don't stop believing".  Church is going well and maybe my news years resolution this year of not texting and driving will be kept. There is so much coming up that I don't even know where to start. All I know is that I am extremely excited for what is to come!

Kicking gymnastics off

For the beginning of the gymnastics season and the year of 2011 I would say that my first gymnastics competition was a hit! For the first time ever I had an audience of friends that had accompanied me to this meet, Abigail, Breanna, Quinn, Shon, Connor, Brittany, Alexis, and my mother were an awesome cheering squad! I recieved a 7.3 on bars, which for the beginning of the season and considering it is my worst event, and my first year at level nine wasn't to bad at all! I got a 9.0 on floor after doing the routine of my life, and landing tumbling passes that I never imagined I would land at the first meet. I did a extremely good beam routine and got a 8.9. My vault was something to be reckoned with doing one good vault scoring a 8.4 and another vault landing on my back and getting voided (recieving no score) but it was defintily a learning process and will continue to get better as the year goes on! Hopefully later on I will be able to write to you about State and maybe even Regionals!!

My Poem (A purpose, a way of life, a ray of hope)

Stitches;

One complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material,

A sense of wholeness in a place that feels broken,

Healing; full of love,

A lifeline,

A purpose, a way of life, a ray of hope,

Stitches, leave scars and heal with time.

12 Days of Christmas (gymnastics style)

On the first day of Christmas, my mean coach yelled at me, no you may not go pee.

On the second day of Christmas, my mean coach gave to me, two hundred pushups, and would not let me go pee.

On the third day of Christmas, my mean coach gave to me, three screaming children, two hundred pushups, and would not let me go pee.

On the fourth day of Christmas, my mean coach gave to me, four tumbling passes, three screaming children, two hundred pushups, and he still woud not let me pee.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my mean coach gave to me, five beam routines, four tumbling passes, three screaming children, two hundred pushups, and i still really had to pee.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my mean coach gave to me, six  bones a breaking, five beam routines, four tumbling passes, three screaming children, two hundred pushups, and i really had to go pee.

On the seventh day of Christmas, my mean coach gave to me, seven sweaty leos, six bones a breaking, five beam routines, four tumbling passes, three screaming children, two hundred pushups, and he still say you cannot pee.

On the eighth day of Christmas, my mean coach gave to me, eight yurchenkos flipping, seven sweaty leos, six bones a breaking, five beam routines, four tumbling passes, three screaming children, two hundred pushups, and i was still not allowed to pee.

On the ninth day of Christmas, my mean coach gave to me, nine gymnasts leaping, eight yurchenkos flipping, seven sweaty leos, six bones a breaking, five beam routines, four tumbling passes, three screaming children, two hundred pushups, and he would not let me pee.

On the tenth day of Christmas, my mean coach gave to me, ten muscles pulling, nine gymnasts leaping, eight yurchenkos flipping, seven sweaty leos, six bones a breaking, five beam routines, four tumbling passes, three screaming children, two hundred pushups, and i still wasn't allowed to pee.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my mean coach gave to me, eleven giants spinning, ten muscles pulling, nine gymnasts leaping, eight yurchenkos flipping, seven sweaty leos, six bones a breaking, five beam routines, four tumbling passes, three screaming children, two hundred pushups, and still wouldn't let me pee.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my mean coach gave to me. twelve gold medals, eleven giants spinning, ten muscles pulling, nine gymnasts leaping, eight yurchenkos flipping, seven sweaty leos, six bones a breaking, five beam routines, four tumbling passes, three screaming children, two hundred pushups, and he finally let me pee.

CHRISTMAS!

One year for christmas, I wanted several things, I mean as kids don't we all have millions of things on our lists and probably get like four or five of them at the most? Well, I told my mother that I wasn't gonna tell her what I wanted because Santa was gonna get it for me, well this was when I was about 12 years old and yeah I pretty much knew already that Santa Claus couldn't be real, but I still wanted to believe it ya know? Well anyways, I got a present that year that I will never ever forget, I told them to get me something good, but I wasn't gonna tell them what that might be so they would just have to figure it out. Well, my parents probably got me what i thought at the time was the coolest present ever. On Christmas morning I came to the tree with my mommy and daddy and little sister Kate who was at the time about 6. Well Kate got this cool little fake computer thing to play games on (her big present) and I had opened what had appeared to be all of mine, and didn't have a big present this year. I was bummed to say the least I mean when you are twelve years old, your super excited about Christmas, and opening your presents. Afterwards, I just sat there while Kate was playing with her new toys, wondering what I had done to not get a major present this year. A little while later my mom said "Sarah come here." I said okay and walked to her. My dad jumped out and covered my eyes, and walked me down the stairs, and into the playroom. He counted to three and uncovered my eyes. Sitting in the middle of my playroom floor, was a balance beam that my dad had stayed up all night christmas night and many weeks before building for me. I was so excited, I GOT A BALANCE BEAM, and even though that was already pretty great next to it was two mats, they had also gotten me! I was extremely excited, and felt guilty about wanting them to get me a real present! But I was just a kid, I didnt know that was down there. So for the rest of Christmas day, me and my little sister held imaginary gymnastics competitions in my basement, pretending first me being the gymnast and her the judge, then flipflopping positions. It was a ton of fun and to this day I still have the balance beam in playroom, in my basement, at home.