NMJC

So, this weekend we decorated the house for Christmas! Well, first of all my dad and bro came home early so we went to Pizza Hut for lunch. Then we went to Target to look at the picture mugs for my Aunt and Uncle for Christmas (because we are staying at their beach house after Christmas). When we came home we got a call from my grandma saying that she was out looking for a wii for my brother and me (because that is what my bro and I want for Christmas) but every store was sold out. When we were in Target we saw about 6 wiis in the store, so we said that we would pick it up and bring it down for our family Christmas dinner. When we went back home we decorated the house, first my dad and I decorated outside, then we came in and decorated inside. We did the tree, the manger, and some various other things, it looks very pretty. After dinner we went to Hagerdy's, (Hagerdy's is a part of town where people decorate the outside of their houses and people and walk though. We go every year).

 

So, this weekend I am having my Christmas party! I don't know who can come. I am thinking that not many people will be able to come because it is so close to Christmas but that is fine. I do know for sure that Jenna is coming, so even if it is just Jenna we will still have a great time. Some stuff that I am planning is we are going to do a secret Santa, and I still have to get my gift. (If anybody has any ideas for a gift for under about $15 for about a 13 year old girl let me know.) Instead of just giving the gifts I am thinking of a treasure hunt. I am also planning on going to Hagerdy's and get our picture taken together with Santa. LOL!

 

Then, the Sunday after Christmas we are going to my grandma's house to celebrate Christmas with my dad's side of the family. I am probably going to see my little cousins, Rory and his little brother Babe. Then, instead of going home we are going to my Aunt and Uncle's beach house. I really like going to the beach in the winter. I think that it is really fun and different.

 

Well, I should probably go and have lunch, then finish my Christmas shopping, card making and party planning… Lots to do before the weekend!

 

Ily

Siobhan

Happy

So, today I am going to gymnastics, after gymnastics I have our team Christmas party. We are having pizza and cookies. What is really cool is that we are going to be up in the upstairs party room. I am happy that we get to have a holiday party where we all can hang out and talk without doing gym. I really hope that after we eat that we can play games downstairs on the floor. There will be a lot of cookies because everybody is bringing 2 dozen cookies each!

 

So, then on Saturday we are going out to breakfast with my grandpa, then getting our Christmas tree and hopefully decorating it. After we do our tree I will probably be hanging out with Jenna, we will go downtown and get some pizza. Then on Sunday we are going to my Grandma's house for dinner for her birthday.

 

Next weekend I am having a Christmas party with my bffs from, we are doing a few things to keep the cost down for everybody. Well, first of all we are going to do a Pollyanna; we are also going to have everybody bring a snack or drink. We are planning on going downtown and getting our picture taken with Santa, then later I will give a picture to everybody. We will all give gifts in the morning. I need to send out the invitations. I might just give them to people in gym.

 

Well, I have to go, I am going to eat lunch then make chocolate chip cookies! (And you know, eat some.)

 

ily Bonbon

Saturday

So, this weekend I had my first meet of the season! I was really excited on Friday because I had an amazing day at practice. Vault I was the example to the whole team, floor I had really powerful tumbling and my routine was really good. On bars I found out that I was competing on bars but doing last year's routine, I did 4 routines and was sent to beam. Beam I was not going to compete my handspring, it was just not working. I did 7 routines and got 1 timed my timing was good and my routines were awesome.

So, the meet report time was at 4, so the meet was supposed to start at 5. We warmed up 3 out of 4 events before the judges got there(they were late). Then we competed. So, my scores were, Beam: 8.85 Floor: 8.6 Vault: 9.25 Bars: 8.1 and my All Around: 34.8, I also got a trophy for my AA. Overall, I think that my scores should have been higher, but I was happy with what I did.

After the meet it was snowing and people had said that the roads were getting bad so we didn't go out to eat with Jenna and Katie. We were driving home and the snow was letting up and my mom, dad, and I were all really hungry so we stopped in Peter's Diner. It was really good; I had some chicken noodle soup, stole some French onion soup from my mom and had a tropical waffle, which was a Belgian waffle with fresh blueberries, strawberries, and bananas topped with whipped cream (I also had some of my mom's fries).

When we left the diner it started snowing hard again. We wound up getting home at 11! I was so tired; we slept until 9 on Sunday.

So, this weekend we are probably going to get our Christmas tree, we are going to get a big one this year and put it downstairs. I am really excited to decorate our Christmas tree the way I like it- not with too many decorations.

So, I am thinking of having a Christmas party with some of the people from the team, we are probably going to do a Pollyanna. I am really excited. I am going to have to start planning for it.

 

 

Well, I have some errands to do and then I have gym tonight…. (We have Terri today!!)

 

Ily

 

Siobh@n

Meet and Merry Christmas!

Heyy, so, today I am doing Christmas tree decorating at my Grandmas house! I am going over there when my dad gets home from work. He gets about 2 which means getting there at about 3, then tonight I am sleeping over. Since her house is an hour away from my house it is a long boring drive.

So, this weekend I am driving again to my grandma's house for my first meet of the season. I am kind of excited for the meet but I am really nervous about beam and my back handspring, I used to have it and it was close to high beam by myself but then it got worse and worse and now I am on the low-ish beam with a heavy spot and I am falling all over the place.

Last night I had gymnastics, vault was pretty good, my handspring is getting better. Floor was really good, my tumbling got so much better and my routine was really good. Then we went to beam and I had problems. I was doing my full turns and I couldn't land one, my back walkovers were not connected and really wobbly but I know when I get in front of the judge they will be fine. My back handsprings were horrible, I was getting a really big spot and I kept falling from bending my arms, one time I straddled the beam, it hurt really bad! So I am worried about that for the meet, I think I am going to have to do something else. I am scratching from bars because I really don't have anything but I am fine with that. So other than beam, I am ready for the meet this weekend!

Well, I should probably go and finish school and then get ready for my grandma's house.

Ily

~Siobhan

Happy December!