Senior Night

First off, sorry I haven't written in so long but I really have been busy. And Tony, trust me, I do know the meaning of busy. Last week I had three games, we started a novel in english, and we finished about the hardest chapter in math that I have ever lived through. This weekend I had show choir choreography from 9-5 on Saturday, and then 1-8 on Sunday. Sunday morning I had to do my homework that I didn't get done on Saturday. Monday I had school, then straight to practice, then from there I went to pasta to get dinner, then back to the school for 4 more hours of choreography. I didn't get home until 10:15 last night and I was up til 1:00 doing homework. So mom, that's why I was a little annoyed that you wanted me to get up at 7:00.

Secondly, tonight is senior night. Somehow I don't think I am getting the same experience most people think of when the term "senior night" is brought up. I play JV and as happy as I am playing JV, I think most people think of "senior night" being a varsity activity. Tonight is a little different though seeing as how most of the seniors play JV, or SV as we like to call it! I get to dress varsity tonight along with the rest of the seniors, but that doesn't mean I am going to get to play. The question on everyone's mind is who isn't dressing? You can only dress 15 people and the 9 permanent varsity players plus the 7 seniors on JV make 16. Hmm....Brooks is a math teacher, lets see how long it takes him to figure this one out.

When I was talking to Michael and he was telling me how last year for baseball the coach put all the seniors in the starting line up on senior night, I was wondering if Brooks would do something like that. I highly doubt it but, maybe something will click and allow him to be a decent coach for once in his life. It is sad to think that this is the last time that I am going to play volleyball on Johnston's home floor. I never got the experience of playing in front of the crowd like varsity, I didn't even get to dress varsity most of the year. Which, now I am thankful that I didn't have to sit through hours of agony on the bench watching them lose. And even though it is senior night, I still want them to lose. It is still the same team, just because Brooks put all the seniors on the bench means squat.

I heard that at the Ankeny game he yelled at the bench for not cheering. Now, I believe in cheering for the team but it is hard to cheer for a team that you don't support. I was comparing basketball last year and volleyball this year earlier. Last year the bench was thanked for all the support and cheering they gave to the varsity players. And I hated basketball last year. I felt the same way about basketball and that team as I do about volleyball and this team. I didn't feel like part of that team but I still cheered anyway. When I think about it, it is probably because I liked most of the people that played basketball last year. And I like the people that play volleyball but I think I don't support them because I feel as though I should be playing where as in basketball I knew the right people were playing. I don't know. I was sort of philosophical in that sense today but it ended there.

With that said, I must comment on the date I had on Friday night. I know my parents know as well as Auntie S, but for the others of you out there, yes, I went out on a date with a boy on Friday night. It was Michael, the same boy from Homecoming. He asked me out on Tuesday after I helped him pick up bottles after the game. I told him that he owed me for being such a good friend. He called me later and said since he owed me, how about he take me out to dinner on Friday and then we could go to Retep's. (Retep's birthday was yesterday so he had a party Friday night.) Anyway, I said sure and that is how it happened. He picked me up and we went out for dinner at Okaboji, then we watched a movie at his house to kill some time before we went to Peter's. He brought me home at 12:30 and that is all she wrote. We are pretty much oficially a "couple" so mom you don't have to make fun of me anymore or ask Pooz anymore tedious questions.

Other than that, I don't know what else to write about. I have been too busy to actually have a life so nothing interesting has been going on. The JV Dragons were doing super well for awhile and then we lost three games last week. I think we are 5 and 4 now. We only have two games left though so we better pick it up. I really hope that we win tonight. Coach switched the line up to "help out" the front row that I wasn't normally in. We pretty much had our three strongest hitters all in the front row together which made the other front row pretty weak. Now we are more staggered and now both front rows are mediocre with a strong hitter in each. I don't really like it because it means that I play with Emily now and she drives me nuts. Owell, only 2 games left. SEP is tonight and out favorite WDMDCHS, or West Des Moines Dowling Catholic High School, is next week.

And in case it is a week again before I write, exactly one week from today GRANDE will be 18!! That's right, I will be a legal adult and I can vote. I saw President Bush speak last week and it was pretty interesting. I still don't know who I am going to vote for though. Owell.

I haven't learned any new interesting english words but to make up for the non-blogging, I will do three spanish words.

En Cueros: In one's birthday suit; Naked (actual dictionary definition!)

Sazonada: Spicy

Coquetear: To Flirt