Cup Cakes

I had never made a cake from cake mix, but I had a first. We didn't want to deal with a cake however, so instead we made cup cakes. I also got to decorate the little chocolate things, and i must say, for a first timer, it wasn't too bad.

before...

after!!!

~FRS

Braces Be Gone

I AM FREEEEEE!!!!! After spending years and years in their clutching grasp, I finally broke free. It was a difficult, one-sided battle, but in the end, I arose from the spit and plaque gasping for air, whole apples, and popcorn. In reality, I only spent a year and a half in them, and they weren't all that painful. Well, it sounds better when I escalate the situation. The celebrate the occasion, we went to see Star Trek again. Still amazing!! Now to go eat some caramel!

before...

AFTER!!!!

~FRS

This Past Week...

On Monday I got up early to go for a quick swim before I started my day. Last year I participated in a free camp, G2CS, or Girls Gather for Computer Science. I had a butt load of fun last year and I would have loved to do it again this year, but the catch is once you do it, you con't do it again. However, you can be a intern at the camp. The intern helps 'unite' the girls and bring them together, as well as helping them open up. So, in February, I applied, and a month later, I got the letter of acceptance. I was going to intern for the first week, topic: hardware. The first day is always a little awkward, as people don't know each other. everyone is on there own. But by lunch time, everyone had grabbed a buddy as their new friend. I floated around, talking to everyone and making new friends. By Tuesday you could se social groups developing. Everyone talked to everyone, but they had there own group. We skip to Thursday, when we went on our Intel field trip. I learned more about engineering, about how Intel works, and how they treat their employees. I had a much better idea of how Intel works, and what they do. On Friday, I was surrounded by girls, and getting tons of hugs. I'm still not sure of what happened, but now I know the true meaning of stampede. I had a great time with the girls, and I look forward seeing all of them again at the Seattle overnight trip.



~FRS

Food

Today was quite the yumminess. 'Madre' and I decided to try making Mango Sherbet and Curry Shrimp Noodles. Here are the pictures;

garnished with raspberries

~FRS

Dragon Boat

I forgot to blog about race weekend. I am sorry. The Beaverton Dragon Boat team got 6th out of 7 teams. Our first two races could have been better, and our last two races were amazing. My team went all out with face paint and painting nails, and ribbons. It was a little crazy. Beaverton is also know for our cheers. We definitely went all out with teaching other teams cheers and screaming and lots of team sprit.

Waiting for the races

~FRS

Silver Falls

On Tuesday I went on the school field trip to Silver Falls. The Sophomores and Juniors stay overnight, the Freshmen go home at 9:00, and the Seniors who have already graduated are invited to lunch. We got to the park and had about two and a half hours of free time that I spent throwing a ball around with my friend. After a lunch of hamburgers and hot dogs, we had the choice of two hikes; a short one that was about half a mile, and the long one, about 5 miles. I went on the long one, which was awesome! The falls were so amazing! After the long hike, we waited back at the park, for the buses to take us to the cabins. The cabins are two miles away from the park, and the buses already took the other group to the cabins, leaving us for an extra two mile hike to the cabins. Once we got there, it was another 2 and a half hours of free time. Then we had tacos for dinner. That was followed by some "most likely to" awards for our school. That was fun to hear what the teachers said about us. Not everyone got an award though. I still had a lot of fun. I attempted to sleep on the bus ride back, but my class mates wouldn't let me. I got a good sleep in my cozy bed though. Today 'Madre'  an I went and saw Iron Man 3.  I thought it was better than Iron Man 2.

~FRS

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