Race Weekend

This past week has been hectic with seniors leaving, and studying for tests. I even have a project due on Monday, and my partner hasn't done a lot. This weekend is Dragon boat race weekend. I am nervous, but extremely excited. We race at 8:30am, and our second one is around 1:00pm. the races only last about 3 minutes. The races are in the Willamette river, and race from the Hawthorne bridge to the Morrison bridge. Next week starts out with a half day on Monday, and then a field trip to Silver Falls. It's not over night, sadly, but we don't get home until around 11:00pm. I am excited to go, but I don't want school to be over.

~FRS

4 Day Weekend

I had a four day weekend, starting with Friday, and ending with Monday. It was nice, to have all those free days. In fact I even did homework (what a shock)! I did a little bit of drawing, to satisfy my craving.  Now I won't have to draw anything for the next 3 years or so.

My dragon!

~FRS

P.S.
Thank you, troops.


~FRS

Saturday Market

The Portland Saturday Market is a arts and crafts market with food carts in Portland. On Saturday, after DBP, my Madre and I went to the Saturday market. We explored the Market, and for lunch, We waited in line for a Gyro and Baklava. It was amazing! Totally worth the wait.

~FRS

The Magic is in the Hole

Some of you may know that the title of this blog is as Voodoo Donuts catch phrase.  I will come back to what Voodoo Donuts is in a minute. Today I went on a field trip to Mercy Crop, a nonprofit, humanitarian, secular organization that helps provide countries the basic needs. Today we focused on education for women. It was interesting. After we learned about Ethiopia, we split into groups of 5 and were each given a scenario to solve. After that we had lunch and went back to the school. Before our field trip, our teacher told us that the person who participated the best would get a 1/2 dozen donuts, from her. Lots of kids were trying to participate the most, sucking up to her. I just participated like I normally do in class. The end of the trip came and the teacher consulted with the lady running the thing about who was the best participator. After taking role, I was announced the winner. I was surprised, but pleased. In fact the teacher was so impressed with our group, she gave everyone in our group who wanted one, a free donut. I went into the shop with her, picked out 2 of my 6 donuts, everyone else got to fight over the other dozen and a half and she took some home. These were no ordinary donuts thought, these are Voodoo Donuts! The legendary donuts that people from all over come for(honestly, the only thing that attracts people to them is because they are unusual)!
Here is my booty;

tasty!! (from top left to bottom right) Oreo vanilla,
tangerine, coconut,  rice crisps,  peanuts and chocolate,
 and the remains of a butter milk bar.

This is a pink box that they came in. 

~FRS

Website

I found this awseome new website called squidsquid. Guess what sea animal I am?

I really enjoyed the website!!!

~FRS

Dragon Boat Practice

On Thursday I went to a water polo meeting and skipped my DBP. Sham on me! haha. Then on Friday I skipped Splash to help out at my old middle schools play, The Little Mermaid. Today was DBP which I did attend. I tried flag catching, which is where you lay out in the head of the dragon and catch a flag the signals the end of the race. I'm small, but not perfect for the job. The coach likes that I'm small, I'm just not tall enough for their standards. If i don't grow another few inches, "Madre" will put me on the rack.  My coach really thinks that I'm going to be the one to do it, as long as I'm comfortable up there. Well, it sounds like its going to happen. I like flag cathching. It it so much fun!!  It is hard to explain, but this image does it.

Of course I don't sit up there like that, but that picture helps explain the feeling. I'm Super exicted for race weekend!!!!!


~FRS

Prom

My first Prom. What an experience. I had so much fun jumping around and going crazy with my friends. Yesterday we searched through Nostrums rack to find the right dress, and couldn't decided on two. I eventually got a third opinion and chose a lacy red one. After taking pictures in my yard, it was off to Prom. It was hollywood themed, but the only thing that was hollywood was the 'red carpet', that was made out of red paper. Most of the music was crapy, except for the occasional Michael jackson and YMCA. hahaha. I still had a blast, and I know Lake did too.

My boyfriend, Lake, and I. 

My 'Madre'

My 'Padre'

I had so much fun. Thank you. Happy Mothers day!!

~FRS