The Greatest Soccer Game Ever

Okay, so yesterday morning, I had a soccer game against our rival team, the Cheetahs. All the girls on that team go to the same school as everyone on my team, so we've been rivals pretty much forever. My team has become convinced that it is their goal in life to beat us, since they have never managed it before. We tied 3-3 last time we played them, but that is the closest they've come. Okay. Now for the play-by-play........

1st HALF
So I get to the field half an hour early to pouring rain and wind. The field is pretty much a huge mud puddle, but soccer doesn't stop for a little rain. The rest of my team got there, and we started warming up. I had to take off my sport goggles because they were getting so fogged up with rain that I could see better without them than with them. Then one of the girls who brought an eye-black pen, writes stuff on our faces like "Destroy" and "Attack" and "Charge" and stuff, along with various nicknames. The game starts. They get a few shots on goal, but I'm the goalie, and nothing gets past me!! Then, one of the defenders has a hand ball, in the goalie box, and that results in a penalty kick. That means that the person kicking the ball has just the goalie to deal with, which means that if you have a good hard kick, it's pretty much a guaranteed goal. Or is it? Because I SAVED THE PK. The girl shot a few feet to my left, and I dived and I blocked it with my hand. Everyone on my team was cheering; it was the best feeling ever. I punted the ball out of the box, and was bored for a while while the ball was on the other end of the field. Then they come sprinting down the field with the ball, and they swerve around our defenders and shoot. They score. But I do have to say it was a really good kick, above my head and to the left. The rest of my team says it's okay, it's only the first half and it's only one goal, we can come back easily. Then half-time comes along with no more goals scored.

2nd HALF
I usually come out of goal in the second half to play some defense, but the other two girls who sub in for me were away playing basketball, so I had to stay in, which was completely fine by me. I didn't trust any of the other girls in my territory with a strong team like that. We play for a while, a few shots on goal, nothing really happens, a foul or two, then WE SCORE. It was the most beautiful kick I've ever seen. It was really high and looping over the goalie's head and into the goal. Everyone on our team started cheering because now we were tied! There were about 20 or so minutes left in the game. The ball was on their end of the field, which means I got to sit around in the goal picking grass and twiddling my thumbs while the defenders tried to clear it. Then suddenly I hear cheers. We had scored again!! It wasn't really intentional, a girl from the other team (so I hear) tried to clear it, and it ricocheted off one of our girls shin guards and into the goal! So we were ahead 2-1! Now there were 9 minutes left. They had a corner kick and a few shots on goal, but nothing happened. Now the ball was on their end, and we manuevered it around for a while until the ref blew his whistle. The game was over! WE WON!

POST GAME
We shook hands with the other team. There were no bad sports, because off the soccer field, we're all like best friends. We shook hands with the ref, then a few parents made a tunnel and we ran through it. We had a little meeting commemerating how awesome we were, said hi to a few people on the other team, then we all went into this huge puddle of rain water and did a Slip N' Slide into it. Then, after that, we were dripping wet and cold, but we were so happy, and we did a little dance to "Single Ladies" by Beyonce. Then I went home, and took a nice hot shower to get all the dirt and grass and sweat off of me because I was diving so much in goal. It was pretty much the best soccer game ever.

School, School, and More School

I am really sorry that I haven't posted for a long long time. I've had lots of homework, and volleyball and soccer, so I've been pretty busy with non-blogging things.

So I finally got my cast off my wrist! The doctor looked at the CT Scan and didn't see any fracture at all; healing or otherwise, so if there was never a fracture, I would be really mad. Oh well, I'm healed now, and I can play goalie!

It's been really yucky weather lately. At soccer practice on Monday, I had to wear gloves, pants, an ear warmer, and a sweatshirt. I ended up taking off the sweatshirt and the ear warmer though, because I was getting hot after running around for a while. Then almost everyone had to leave early, so our coach took us to Starbucks and got us all hot chocolate. It was pretty much the best practice ever!!

Well.....that's pretty much all for now, bye!!!

Finally, Some Birthday Pictures!

This is the view from the top of the Ferris Wheel

This guys is obviously on stilts

Here are some of the long-awaited pictures of the state fair I went to for my birthday! There were lots of amazing animals, including a little bunny rabbit named DOOM. Haha!

More Homework than I Expected

So this year I have a whole lot more homework than I expected. Mostly in LA/SS, but we have a lot of Science, and I have Geometry every night as well. Oh well. Helps me learn time management!! I also have a bit of French, but almost no Band, 'cept for practicing trombone.

Oh, there's this Make-A-Wish fundraiser at Cold Stone today, and Mom's letting me go BEFORE dinner!! (I thought only grandmas did that!) Yipee!!! I had Cold Stone last month for my friend's birthday, too. We also have been getting these little one-serving ice cream containers that are really cute. I get Ben & Jerry's usually (Cherry Garcia is my favorite) and Mom gets Starbucks Java Chip. It is sooooooo good.

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Busy, Busy, Busy....

SO sorry I haven't been posting a lot lately. I have a lot more homework than I thought I would have, so I haven't been posting........like at all. Sorry.

Anyway. We had our first soccer game on Saturday, and we won 5-1. I couldn't play goalie though, because of my thumb. But I played defense and my coach said I had a really good game.

Well, I have to go do homework right now. BYE!

ps: I hope my grandpa's eye surgery went well! Love you!

The Presents Coming to Use

I got many great presents for my birthday last week. Among them were:

• From Hannah: An Obama shirt, a bag of black licorice (yummy!), a photo of me and her, a photo album of camping, an Irish button, and a CD of the amazing video she made!
• From relatives: 2 $25 iTunes cards, money
• From other friends: 3 earrings, 5 mini-hand-sanitizers, Julia Child's book, Julia Child's cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," a cute set of tablespoons, and "Catching Fire"
• From Mom and Dad: A "Stay Fresh" shirt, and the Mary Poppins 45th Anniversary Edition DVD

I've gotten much use out of all of them, I've watched Mary Poppins about 3 times over, I've started Catching Fire, I've bought a bunch of songs on iTunes, I've put the money in my wallet, I've worn 2 of the 3 earrings, I've worn the Obama shirt and the Stay Fresh shirt! They are all AWESOME!!!

Thanks so much everyone!!

Happy Birthday to Me!!

Today is my birthday!!! Even though school started, we didn't have to be there til 11:25, so my friends and my mom and my friend's mom (those super-sneaks, them) they brought all my friends to the Family Pancake House and surprised me!! They gave me some really awesome stuff, too, including MASTERING THE ART OF FRENCH COOKING BY JULIA CHILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love my friends!!!

First Day of School!!

Today was my first day of school!!! My teachers are:

1/2: LA/SS: Split: Mr.S/Mr.L

3: French: Mrs. W

4: Geometry: Mrs. S

5: Band: Ms. T

6: Science: Mrs. C

It was all AWESOME, I love all my teachers and I think it's gonna be a GREAT year!!!!

State Fair!!

Today I went to the State Fair with two of my friends. It was so much fun!! We went on the 1001 Nachts, Giant Wheel, Ferris Wheel, the Hall of Mirrors, and we spent a bunch of time in the barns looking at all the animals. There are some really weird-looking chickens and rabbits! I got kind of queasy after a few rides, but that's okay. I got a Polish sausage, and a cherry/lime Hawaiian Ice, and I also stole a lot of Emma's kettle corn. I'll post pictures later when I put them on the computer.

All Better (Kind Of)

So on Sunday, I was Rollerblading to my friend's house to water her plants and get their mail, and I was going down a hill, and fell hard. My wrist and tailbone both really hurt.

So it turned out my wrist was sprained, and yesterday I went to the doctors and got 3 X-rays to see if it was broken or fractured, but it was neither. I have this really confusing split now, which makes it fell a whole lot better. I can play soccer with it on, but as for softball...well we'll just have to play it by ear.