Bad luck with cars...

Well about a month ago I was on my way down to Lake Gaston to go spend the day at my boyfriend’s mom and step dad’s camp site at Outdoor World. It’s a place where you can buy a spot for your camper and make it all nice and stuff. I left my house around 7 in the morning so I could get down there early and have the whole day to hang out. I was driving down 95 south about to get in Emporia just driving along with the flow of traffic but of course I was at the end of the pack and there was a police officer and he pulled me over for going 80 in a 70. I was a little angry because everyone else was going the same speed, probably faster than me but of course I get a ticket for it. Then about 2 weeks ago I was driving home of school and just got off 95 in Colonial Heights and I was sitting at a light where you have to yield to the oncoming traffic at temple in order to go and I thought the car in front of me already went so I was turned making sure no other cars were coming and when I went the guy in front of my ended up slamming on his breaks (he said there was another car coming but there wasn’t because I was clear to go) so I slammed into the back of him. Thankfully the officer was super nice and didn’t give me a ticket but I messed up the front of my car and the back of the guys truck so I had to pay $500 for my deductible for the insurance to cover the rest of the cost. Thank god I did have insurance because it cost $5,790 to get it fixed so only having to pay $500 was good. I have court on Wednesday for my speeding ticket so hopefully the judge will drop the ticket and give me driving school so my insurance doesn’t go up even more! This all would happen around Christmas time so now I have no money for gifts… :/

Thanksgiving break!

Thanksgiving break was great this year. I got my braces off on Wednesday after a long 2 and a half years so it feels really good having straight teeth now! I started off thanksgiving by doing the turkey trot my city put on; I walked a 5k with my sister and two of my best friends! It was good to get some exercise before the big meal. After the walk I went home and helped my mom with some of the food and then we headed to my aunt’s house to have lunch with the family. My uncle owns a tent company so they sent up a tent with walls around it and heat so we could have enough room for the whole family. There are about 30 of us so that’s really the only way we could fit everyone at the table. My favorite thanksgiving food it ham, mashed potatoes, and rolls. After dinner we watch the Cowboys vs. Redskin games and just hung out. Thanksgiving is probably one of my favorite holidays just because I get to spend time with my family. With everyone’s busy schedules it’s hard to see everyone as much as you would like too so times when we come together is definitely cherished. I definitely had a lot to be thankful for this year. I've never been so happy with my life and that’s because of my wonderful family, friends, boyfriend, and kitty.

Papers!

For the first paper I decided to write about athlete’s salaries and whether or not they got paid too much. What I found out is that many people do thing they get paid too much but they also say that the athlete’s are not willing to play for any less so there’s really nothing they can do about it. Something I found really interesting when I was writing this paper is that it is said to be our faults that they get paid so much. We are the ones who are willing to pay big bucks to go see our favorite teams play live and pay for all the accessories and jerseys so why would they not get paid a lot. For the second paper I wrote about torturing terrorist for information about future attacks. Many people are for torture because it saves the lives of innocent people and keeps our world safe. And for the third and final paper I wrote about parents divorces affect their children. Even though it affects every kid differently, there were many statistics saying that it does affect some kids. It could cause them to have trust issues, anger issues, even self-esteem issues. I enjoyed writing these papers and learning the three different topics.