Senior Season--Tennis

So far my senior season of tennis is going really well. I have mixed feeling though, in the past 3 years i have always been 2nd or 3rd singles and just waiting for when i was a senior because Laura was going to graduate and allow me to be first singles. But this year we have 2 new really good freshmen making me be third singles. My goal for this season was to be number one. That is not going to be the case. I just have to look at the good side which is this means the team will be in a really good position for the next 4 years while we have 2 good first and second players. Also with me being 3rd singles this means that I will most likely be able to win more games, I will feel better about my self if I am wining more games.

I am preserving in my activities because this is my fourth season of tennis, and even though i did not get the spot that i wanted i will continue to play.

I am also developing new skills because in practice each day I am learning new things.

Surf Trip to Costa Rica

The surf trip this year was so much fun! we left friday from school and got home sunday afternoon. It was amazing! I went surfing 3 times a day, before breakfast, before lunch, and before diner. It was so much fun! I really improved as a surfer as well.

This is an image of me surfing, I was disappointed because the photographer missed my best wave that I have ever caught, this is not the image, but I caught a wave that was over 6 ft tall, i rode it down the front unbroken, and then rode it all the way into shore! it was so much fun! It was truly the best wave that I have ever rode. One day, we went to a rodeo, we went to the rodeo last year as well, this year it was scary because during the rodeo two men got hurt, badly hurt. In fact I thought that both men died, but luckily they didn't. One of the other surfers got a video of the attacks and posted on to youtube, here is the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7qA_zyJYFw

This trip had global importance because right now people are not traveling too much because the economy is so bad, and being traveling, and buying things in costa rica was helping the global economy.

Gymnastics on Thursday

Gymnastics this thursday was even more fun than it normally is. This is because the team girls were gone so it was only the prep-up team. This meant that I got more attention which resulted with me learning how to do a back tuck. I only started learning so i was still doing it into the pit but it was still really fun! its a lot easier than I thought also.

8. I developed new skills because i was learning how to do a back tuck

Surf Club

I paid the final amount for the trip.

I am planning actives because the money will allow me to go on the trip

Zumba Class

I went to a Class at the gym on Monday, It was Zumba, it was a dance thing. I didn't really like it. But I tried it anyways.

2. I undertook a new challenge because i tried a new class.

Gymnastics on Tuesday

Yesterday I had gymnastics, It was really fun! I really enjoyed it. I was on the bars for about 2 hours. I have gotten really good at my pull overs, I have started working on cast hand stands as well. they are difficult too. I want to learn how to do a flip around the bar at some point. they look really hard.

Then I went to the trampoline. I worked on flips, back flops, and front bounders. I also tried this other thing that sara was doing in order to learn how to do flips. I couldn't do it. but thats ok. I can already do a flip:)

4. I worked with others because I was working with Sara on the trampoloine

gym

I have been going to the gym every day except the days that I have Gymnastics. I work on the Elliptical machine for 30 to 60 minutes. Im really enjoying going. Im feeling better about myself and my fitness to.

Gym on Wednesday

On Wednesday I went to the gym, I worked out on the elliptical for 30 minutes. Then I did strength things like sit-ups and pretend swimming things! It was good to work out! i have created a plan, I will either go to the gym or to gymnastics everyday. The trip to costa rica really snuck up on me so now i have to work out like crazy to get in shape!

3. I planed activities because i showed up!

Gymnastics on Thrusday

At gymnastics on Thursday, everything went well my hands were still really hurting so I spent most of the time on the trampoline and the tumble track. I worked on my back flop things, front tucks, front bounders, and front handsprings, then on the tumble track I worked on front pikes and also running front tucks. I was successful at everything except for the front pikes. Then I went to floor and worked on aerials, they are really hard. I still didn't go for but I will on thursday!

Developed new skills- have never done a running front tuck

Gymnastics on Tuesday

On tuesday I went to gymnastics! It was really fun Like always and I know that I am starting to get into better shape because yes I am still soar today but it is not as bad as it has been in past weeks. Also my hands are getting really tough from being on the bars so much!

I tried to do the pull over again and I got it on my own again but I was on a bar that was much high so it was much harder.

I am increasing my knowledge of my own growth because I am now aware of what I can and cannot do.

I undertook new challenges because I tried to do a pull over on the higher bar which is a lot harder.

Gymnastics Day 2

This year I will be doing gymnastics twice a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays!

This thursday I learned a new skill ALL BY MYSLEF!!! ( but with some guidance from a 9 year old!) I learned how to do a pull over on the uneven bars. I was so happy when I figured it out!

I was on my own set of bars working on it, but then the little girl Suri was there. I needed more chalk on my hand, it makes your hands feel a lot better. The little girl said to try to keep my head to the bar longer. So i did that the next time and I got it! I was so excited! Suri didn't see it but the girl Kimmy did. She was the girl that I followed around the first day that I went. Kimmy is very nice and also REALLY good at Gymnastics! She seemed really happy for me! I was so excited! I had been working on this skill last year but I couldn't get it! but I got it this time!

I also did other things on Thursday but this was the main achievement that I made!

I worked collaberatly with others because of Suri showing me how to do it!

Also I learned new skills because I learned how to do a pullover!

Here is a link to a pullover online!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkw4G_KAqeo

Gymnastics-The Re-Start

Today I had Gymnastics again, I had not had it in a long time. In fact I thought that I had completed. But i decided that I was going to call them up again and get started again. I am really enjoying it again (well it was really fun while I was there, but now its not because Im so tired and sore... But its most definitely worth it) At Gymnastics, I worked on the bars, with swinging, cast handstands, then I went to the trampoline, it was new so I did flips, and front bounders, and then I went to the "fun" vault, I don't know what it is really called, its the one that I like the best. And last I went to beam and just did the basic stuff.

I have Planed and initiated activities because I had to call them up and ask if I can come back

I have shown perseverance because I have started it up again and I have been doing it a while now.

Gym Day 2

Yesterday I went to the gym again. I was going to go to the body blast class, but it was full. So i decided to go on the olpitical machine instead of the class. I have never used one of the olpitical things. I think I like it. Will see if I use it in the future.

I undertook new challenges because I have never used one of those things things before and I had to figure it out.

Gymnatics Starting Again

I have just emailed the Gym, asking if I can come back to continue working out with the team.

I am planing because I have been trying to call them and get in contact but I have given up and am just emailing them because that seemed to work the best last time

And I am preserving because I stopped and now i am picking it up again!

Rebounding Class

Today I went to the gym and participated in a Rebounding Class. This class is like a dance kind of work out Class but on mini Trampolines. I liked it but me being tall and having strong legs made me be out of time because i jump to high. I don't know if I will go back to this class mainly because normally i cant make it due to school, but it was fun, but really hard.

I undertook new challenges because its a new class and it was hard

I developed new skills because I have never tried to dance on a trampoline before

Soccer Yesterday

At soccer yesterday it was really sad because we lost the game in the last minute which meant that were not going to states. It was even harder because everyone didn't know what this game meant except for a few.

With this game i had to consider the ethical implications because i was very upset that we lost but i had to be happy for the team because even though we didn't win or tie we still played the best game of the season. Also i had to go on with the good game clap even though all i wanted to do was go home.

I also undertook new challenges because i really had to work to put on a happy face.

Surf Club

I Will be passing in the $200 deposit for the trip tomorrow! Im so excited to go to costa rica it will be so much fun!

Im am planing and initiating actives because Im initiating the trip by bringing in the money.

Soccer

This week at soccer has been pretty good. We haven't done too much. I had to miss practice on Tuesday because of schoolwork, and yesterday we went to go watch the JV game. That was REALLY fun. i never really get a to watch the game because normally I'm playing for the whole time, or trying to get back into the chane game. So i really enjoyed it. Today practice got canceled because of inclement weather. There is supposed to be a game tomorrow in P-town but its supposed to be very bad weather, so we will see.

I have been working collaboratively with others because its a team and also because I'm captain.

ALS Walk

I have signed up to do an ALS walk this saturday to help raise money for ALS.

This is considering the ethical implications because I hope that with the money that i help raise, it will help find a cure. This is very important to me because one of my friends fathers died at a very young age to ALS when my friend was still very young.

This also is a global importance because when they find a cure it will help people all over the world.

Soccer 9-18

So far this week soccer has been easy there has been no practices which have made school a lot easier this week.

But last week was really fun! the week ended with a soccer game Friday night under the lights! it was really fun! and I ALMOST scored i was so close! it made me so mad that I missed it though. Before the game we did team bonding things at the school that was a new experience for me because, i am not used to being in charge like that! I'm more comfortable being the quiet one so it was defiantly undertaking a new challenge.

also I and Nikki were the ones that came up with the idea of the team bonding but i was the one that came up with the ideas to make the t-shirts! so that is planed actives