Foal!!!

This adorable baby is at the barn where we have Tall in the Saddle, thought he was sooo cute! Pictures can't capture it though... :(

Cedar Point

One of my favorite school trips to be sure is Cedar Point, where the secondary often goes in the spring. I just love roller coasters and moments of crazy intense self inflicted terror as you perch

at the top of a huge hill, and then the feeling of flying falling down. The memories we create are amazing, for instance, standing in front of the cow, why we don't know but it was fun. :) This year I overcame a fear I have had for, well, it must be about three years now- the Top Thrill Dragster, pictured above. It's only one hill, but it's the tallest in the park and they shoot you up - straight up, and then you plummet - straight down with a twist on the way. It's one of the tallest coasters in the world- I think there's one in China 20 feet higher or something but that might be it.... Anyway, it's crazy, but it was so much fun!!! I was shocked how much I liked it. I rode the Maverick too, the new one, with a 90 degree drop- now THAT was scary! Also ridden; Max Air, Iron dragon, Raptor... well, by this time I think I rode every one in the parks at least once! Time to move on, I guess. All the coasters pictured I have ridden. Green is Raptor, one of my favorites, the one with the sun behind it, like a stick in the sky, is the Top Thrill Dragster.

Visiting

A surprise visit from Grandpa and Grandma Cammenga was nice! We packed in some great stuff including dinner, rummicube, showing off the go kart and some pictures with my grad gown which came in just in the nick of time. :) Always nice to see them.

It was my first time actually driving the gokart for me, so that was fun! :)

I love you, Grandpa and Grandma!

Mother's Day

Yes it was a long time ago, but I thought it worth a post. For mothers day we got mom (drumroll please) among other things... a lawn swing!!!! Yes she wanted it, but it was still a surprise that we actually splurged on it. :) We brought out the good china for a steak lunch- dad cooked, and spent the afternoon roasting marshmallows and playing taboo. Good times, we love you mom!!

Hamlet- With extra cheese

Once upon a time, a long time ago, we

put on a school drama production called "Hamlet with Extra Cheese", a spoof on four shakespear plays. It went off very well! I was both lady Macbeth (in Macbeth) and Queen Gertrude (In Hamlet). Andrew helped with the sound system and was also Malcom and Laertes (his pic is a little blurry, but in my defense the conditions back there were less than ideal. The top picture is me with Macbeth (we got the "best actor/actress award") and in the picture on the bottom are Prince Hamlet, Richard the Third, Macbeth and... well, she wasn't in the play, but she's my friend anyway. :)

Junior Senior Banquet

Two words describe my life right now- "Very Busy". I am so sorry at how much time has elapsed here. So much has happened that it becomes burdensome to even think about catching up sometimes. But now here I am with something of a free night and I'm going to try to give an abbreviated version of the events of the past few months.

One highlight was the Junior Senior Banquet which we put on for the seniors last year and this year the juniors did for us. Pictures were taken before hand and then we went to the fancy banquet. It was a very nice night of honoring the seniors and sharing memories with smiles and a few tears. We each gave a speech of where we were going with our lives, favorite memories and activities and also thanking those who impacted our lives so much at school. Another nice thing is that parents can come, so mom and dad got to share the night with me.

Tea Party

When there is a problem with the government, we have the right for peaceful protests and so many assembled to protest the taxes and excessive government spending, along with the general direction which the country is taking. From the tea party here, about 500, most were eager to participate. Many posters were very clever. I was glad to attend, it was my first protest. I am so excited to play a part in history! And I'll leave with this thought for free market thinking: Free people are not equal and equal people are not free. :)