All Tied Together:

 Yeah know, where would we go in life without our friends and family? We learn from their mistakes, we learn from our own. We even build relationships off of them. Nowhere where life takes, i look straight to them for a great time; any time any place. No matter how hard highschool can get, nothing can be replaced or taken back from the crazy memories I've had. I've never really had one specific friend that i only tell my deepest secrets too, or who i only hang out with during the summer. I really do just have one big group of girls I've learned to call family. Each and every one of them have left a special memory with me or a certain time i laughed until i cried. Sure i might have one thing i might do with one of my friends that i wouldn't do with another. Like me and my friend Rachel, as dorky and dumb as it sounds, we could spend days talking about Harry Potter and Twilight and be content. As with Ramona, we could scream our heads off for twenty hours and not feel tired at all, and laugh about the stupidest things that people wouldn't understand. Same goes for my family, I've learned who i can tell certain things too, and who i might get the best advice from. ( i mean you don't wanna tell your parents everything..)  Same with West. The "Viking Family," I've never seen a school so tied together before. I can remember our principal opening the door for me one day and saying, " Welcome home." Home might be where the heart is, and my bestfriend and me do get through everything, and highschool and all the things attached with it can be struggling, but at the end of the day, i know i can look to my "family," and they'll always be there!

Highschool:

  Highschool. There's always something going on. Your either trying to keep up with homework, or trying to make room for friends, and trying to get out of the occasional forced family dinner. Highschool for me is making  mistakes and learning from them, and just enjoying the ride while it lasts. Freshman year has already been going too fast. It feels like just yesterday i was terrified to be in highschool. But thats the thing, i dont want highschool year to go this fast all the time. But i know it will, so i have to live it to my full expectations. I've met so many new people, and ive grown with people ive already known. I cant wait for the rest of highschool and all the things that come with it!

Hoopa&Esch:

 bestfriends :)

haha weirdest people, i swear.

  I heard that it takes two weeks to break a bad habit. But my question is, does it apply to all bad habits? When you think of a bad habit, you might think about chewing at your nails, or cracking your knuckles. What about spreading rumors and gossiping? If you stop doing that for two weeks do you never do it again? I find it almost impossible, because in a big school things can spread faster than you can think and stopping for two weeks seems ridiculous to some people. But theres always one group of people i can always look to. My friends. They are the weirdest, funniest, nicest people i have ever met. We are loud, and abnoxious and i love it. We've had our ups and downs, (as any group of girls has) but no matter what fight we go through, which is rare, we get through it. They are the best friends i could ask for. We do almost everything together, whether its just two of us or the whole group, were closer than you think. I have a bestfriend, Cassidy, who've i known since kindergarden. Yes we both had boy hair cuts, and yes we thought we were the coolest kids ever. We tell eachother everything, and she's basically my sister. I love her family, and i know if i ever needed somebody to go to for advice or anything, i could go straight to her. We have the funniest memories together, and we get along so well because we kind of have the same personality. My mom thinks we look alike, which we dont see at all, considering she got the heigth of us two. She is greatest, most honest, loyal friend i have ever had. And i know we'll have eachothers back until were in diapers once again when were old!

Home is Where the Heart Is:

In highschool you realize a lot of things. You realize who your real friends are, and who's there when life decides to play a mean joke on you. Of course, your friends are willing to help with things you need help with. But what happens when your not with your friends? Well, in my case it's my family. I've learned that over time you realize that home is really where the heart is. After a long day of school, I can come home and fall on the couch and sleep for hours. Sure this might not be the comfort your thinking of, but sleeping and eating are two of my many comforts. My parents (obviously being older) always have some of the best advice. Even though I might not like the advice, it really is something I look forward to listening to when I need it. Though my sister and i get in fights, she got through the highschool years just fine. She has more reasonable advice, other than the usual advice i get from my parents, "... just try to ignore it." What I'm trying to say is I'm so grateful for the family I have and I dont know what I'd do without them!

Introduction:

I chose the topic of friends, highschool, and family because if you think about it, those are some of the basic things were around in our daily lives. I also feel like what im talking about involves a lot of our problems and struggles. Some people never really stop and think about this, so why not remind everyone on what they missed out on?

In my blog I'll talk about the worries of finding your place in highschool, finding all your real friends and all the memories that come along with them, and the misunderstanding of our parents. Also, in these entries I'll show you why these topics make such a huge impact on our lives, and how important they are to me. Sometimes we all need a reminder of what we have, and how much it means to us. I  know I definitely do.

I thought this might be a really good topic to cover, considering all the Holiday's are coming up; Which usually bring your friends and family together.  With Thanksgiving, Christmas, and even New Years coming soon, I might as well write about tying in family and friends, and balancing my school work and grades with it. I can't say that balancing these three things will be easy, but I guess I'll be able to write my way through it.