Done with school

Yes, we are now officially DONE with school. And we have been, actually, since Wednesday May 1st! Here are some highlights of our school year!

First... meet our class!!

Bailey Van Essen

Macy Ebletoft 

Kaela Liles

Kennedy Swift

Caraline Cardwell

And our lovely teacher, Mrs. Jarvis

Economics Luncheon

Renaissance Festival 

Formal and Symphony 

Debate

My team

End of School Party

Life, and a poem

Hello friends! This is Caraline. Good GRIEF. I have been sooooo busy lately, and I know I can say the same for Bailey. Thankfully, we have less than 5 weeks left of school. Unfortunately, it only gets harder starting now as we begin studying for finals, preparing for our debate, and finishing up various projects and presentations. Thankfully, I've had a few short but helpful breaks lately from school. For example, I got to go see see the Host with my Dad last night! I've been listening to the book by Stephanie Meyers, who is also the author of the Twilight Saga. (I'm not into those at all, but the Host was AMAZING!) I was really excited about the movie, and it was pretty good except for the excessive kissing scenes. (MAN, THERE WERE LIKE 20!!!) My family went to an Astros game a few days ago together. (Yes, we were spanked by the Rangers.) Last week we got to go to a David Phelps concert! That was really fun; I love listening to David Phelps. I also have started assistant coaching a volleyball team, which is awesome. Between church volleyball, practices for my team, and Spikesport, I've been playing volleyball almost 5 times a week! It is so great, I really enjoy it, but yes.... my life is really full right now! I can't WAIT for summer when I can actually have some free reading time, and time to just relax... I am SO ready.

Anyway, I wanted to share a poem with you that we had to write for school! Tell me what you think. ;) Maybe Bailey Bo will post her poem too! Here's mine: it's called A Trip to the Beach. Enjoy!

 The day was warm and bright,

the girl jumped out of the car and into the light

She couldn’t suppress a smile,

one that was wider than the river Nile

She kicked off her flip-flops, sprinted towards the soft sand,

grabbed a handful, and gradually let it fall through her hand.

She started a small seashell collection,

And her Grandmother helped her make sand castles to perfection

Next her eyes shifted to the deep, blue water

But before she could move, a voice called for his granddaughter

She hurried back, was smothered with sticky sun-tan lotion,

Then she turned and ran again towards the beautiful, foaming ocean.

First went her toe, then came the rest of her

Feelings of bliss swarmed through her mind in a blur

Holding her breath, she closed her eyes and dove under

but when she submerged, she frowned at the sound of thunder.

The child’s eyes filled with tears,

as she looked up, and the dark clouds confirmed her fears.

 Pretending she heard nothing, she continued to play,

but her Grandmother ran over, and said “I’m afraid that’s all for today!”

She solemnly made her way back to shore,

Grandfather sighed, and said “I wish you could’ve played more.”

As she dried off, and was about to step into the car,

she heard a familiar noise coming from afar

Her Grandfather smiled and gave her a dollar,

the young child laughed, and felt three feet taller.

Running towards the music, which grew louder with every stride,

she spotted the ice-cream truck, but got ran over and she died.

Yeah. Mmhmm. :) I actually hadn't intended for it to end like that, but I seriously couldn't think of anything to put at the end (and it had to rhyme with stride) so I just decided to surprise everyone. Anyway, I need to get back to my books! Have a great week! ♥

Economics Luncheon

Hey y'all, Caraline here! I just wanted to tell you a little about the Economics Luncheon that my class and I attended last Thursday.

Okay, so Economics is one of the six subjects that our class is taking this year. Our amazing teacher, Mrs. Jarvis, found out about an economics luncheon here in Houston that was being held at the Omni Hotel, and bought us some tickets for it. Now I don't know if you've ever been to an Omni Hotel, but they are super duper fancy. I had been once before with my friend Caroline J, and so when I walked in I had to bite my cheek to stop from laughing at the memories of all the stupid things we had done there together. (Don't ask.) Anyway, it was really fancy and Bailey and I started feeling underdressed when we saw that everyone else seemed to be wearing suits and dresses. We then entered the conference and luncheon room where we were greeted by the sight of bright lights, chandeliers, fancy tables, and fancy people.

Some waiters seated us, pushed our chairs in, put our napkins in our laps, and brought us some salad and tea.

That's me, Kaela, Mrs. Jarvis, and Kennedy. Haha, Mrs. Jarvis was in the middle of saying, "We can move, you know, and go take pictures somewhere else if you want!" Bailey was taking the picture, so here is a picture of her to make up for that:

Anyway, it was really fun. I haven't been to very many fancy things, so I had to watch what everyone else was doing. For example, when a waitress came around and offered me some salad dressing, I said "I'm actually am not a big fan of salad-" and Bailey cut me off and whispered "just say NO THANK YOU!" I don't like being formal like that! I want to hold a conversation with the person, not just say "No thanks"! It was fun nevertheless.

What did we eat, you ask? Steak, stuffed chicken, mashed potatoes, asparagus, carrots, salad, bread, cheesecake, coffee, and tea. Here is a picture of the cheesecake before I ate it all:

Here is a picture of us with the Speaker:

Oh, and the businessman/builder/millionaire David Weekly sat at our table! We got to tell him about our school and why we were there, and he let us ask him some questions about Economics! It was an awesome once in a lifetime opportunity! He was really nice!

So yes, we had lots of fun! Thank you again, Mrs. Jarvis!

Y'all have a great day!