One Medium Suitcase

• I would take a shirt because you might spill something on the one you are wearing. Plus I hate wearing the same clothes over again unless its a hoodie or jacket.
• Also I would take a pair of pants because you might also spill something on the ones you are wearing. It might also be a good idea because you could rip or tear the ones you are wearing.
• A pair of shoes would be another thing that I would want to pack because a girl can never have too many shoes. You never know what the weather could be like so a back-up plan would be nice.
• Money would also be a necessity because money will help me get food. Money can be used for anything and everything, so if I couldn't buy anything I would burn it.
• I might want to pack a knife because there might some sketchy people around and I don't want to die. I could also use it to cut things or sharpen things, so I would be well equipped.
• My photo album is another thing that I would want to have with me because I would want to have a keepsake to reminisce old times. I don't want to forget my friends and family since I'm never going to see them again.
• Some other things that I would want to bring is a notebook and pencil because I like to jot down thoughts and feelings. Also it would help me remember things from my past because I could write about them.
• Another thing I would also like to bring is my letters between me and my old pen pal in France. These letters are very funny and they would help cheer me up when I was feeling down. These would also help me reminisce.
• My fuzzy blanket is another item that I would bring with me. I've had this blanket for as long as I know and it goes everywhere with me. This blanket is very warm and it helps me sleep, I can't sleep without it.
• The last thing that I would bring is my permit. My permit means a lot to me because it allows me to drive. It makes me feel like I'm just as old as everyone else in my class even though I'm a year younger.

Yellow Star

1.  My road trip to California- This was the most fun that I had had in 2 weeks.
2. Going to National Convention- Going on this trip was a lot of fun, I got to see a lot more about FFA and experience Indianapolis.
3. Taking first in my first barrel racing competition- This was the only competition I was in due to injuries; I won a belt buckle (that I lost) and won $250.
4.  Buying my first horse- I felt so grown up and independent when I purchased my first horse.
5. Being accepted into UBMS- Very few people were accepted into this program, so I feel privileged to be in this program. 
6. Driving for the first time- It made me feel older that I could finally legally drive. 
7. Being on all A honor roll- I have been on all A honor roll since my freshmen year.
8. Going to Yellowstone Park- This is one of the best vacations that I have been on. So many memories were made there.
9. Getting my first hunting rifle- This is the gun that I killed my first deer, first coyote, and first bobcat with. I still use this gun after 8 years.
10. Getting my first job- This might sound weird but I actually like working, I when I got my first job and actually got paid I was cleaning my neighbors' houses. I love to clean.

1. Getting my first gun
2. Driving for the first time
3. Getting my first job
4. Being on all A honor roll
5. Buying my first horse
6. Getting accepted into UBMS
7. Taking first place in my first barrel racing competition
8. Road trip to California
9. Going to Yellowstone
10. Going to National Convention

Gone But Never Forgotten

• Don't let people bring you down, do what makes you happy and don't worry about they say.
• I want to have to never be without anything, so I will work as hard as I can to succed.
•  I love to be out on the farm with my dad wether we are building fence, messing with the cows, or mowing, raking, or bailing hay.
• Barbed wire and me do not mix.
• I'm no longer allowed to ride a horse unless I'm in a closed arena because I've fallen off so many times and have had some major injuries; my dad is protective and doesn't want me to get hurt anymore.
• I'm genuinely scared of how our society is going to turn out.
• I don't really understand all about what is going on in our government and economy, so I listen to my dad when he is on the phone ranting about it with friends or family this way I can understand it.
• I love hearing my dad on the phone with his friends because it always funny hearing the arguments they get in about petty stuff or if they are talking about hunting trips.
• Hunting with my dad will forever be one of my favorite things to do.
• I've always wanted to go to The U of A and pursue a poultry career.
• I want to be really good at things or try new things but I'm sometimes too shy to try.
• If I don't get something really simple I have the bad habit of beating myself up and getting mad at myself.
• I hate to admit it but I'm really bad about whining and complaining about stupid things, I try not to and sometimes go through with out doing it but other times I just end up complaining.
• I'm almost never home, my dad is always going somewhere and I enjoy going with him.
• I cry very easily, I cry at some of the most ridiculous things like getting stung by a wasp.
• I don't have a very high pain tolerance.
• I'm scared to ask my dad for things because I feel like an inconvenience to him, but when I do ask him and he says yes I automatically say never mind.
• I always feel like a major disappointment to everybody, I feel like I'm never good enough.
• The only person standing in my way is me, so I have no one to blame for my loses and the way I handle them but myself.
• I love how much my dad trusts me, even through everyone telling him that there was no way that I could or that he shouldn't let me and I love that he doesn't listen to them.

Personal Metaphors

1. If I were an animal, I would be a horse because I am really smart and can be really stubborn.
2. If I were a car, I would be a big ole' Chevy truck because they work on the farm and I love to work on my farm.
3. I I were an article of clothing, I would be a pair of boots because they get muddy all the time and I love to go mudding.
4. If I were a day of the week, I would be Saturday because that is the day I get off to relax.
5. If I were a food, I would be sweet and sour chicken because I can be really mean and I can be really nice.
6. If I were a color, I would be green because I'm always outside and I loving every bit of it.
7. If I were a movie, I would be "Homeward Bound", because it reminds me of when I went on a hiking trip with my dad and getting lost for a few hours.
8. If I were a fragrance, I would be sweet pea because that smell attracts wasps and I'm very prone to getting stung by wasps.
9. If I were a building, I would be a log cabin because I love the woods and I've always wanted a log cabin.
10. If I were a plant, I would be a rose because there is many different things/layers about me.
11. If I were an instrument, I would be a piano because I love playing the piano.
12. If I were a geometric shape, I would be a triangle because I don't have very many sides I'm either happy, sad, or angry.
13. If I were a piece of furniture, I would be a loveseat because they are the perfect size to snuggle up on with a good book or to watch a movie.
14. If I were a song, I would be International Harvester because my dad farms and I'm following in his footsteps.
15. If I were an appliance or piece of machinery, I would be jack hammer because they are very loud, obnoxious, and annoying.
16. If I were a television character, I would be McGee off of NCIS because I always want to get the work done and I'm almost always serious.
17. If I were a season of the year, I would be spring because it's the most perfect time of year it's not to hot or not to cold and it's my favorite.
18. If I were a natural phenomenon, I would be just a rain storm (no lightning or thunder) because I'm not always sunny and happy, I get down very easily and very easily discouraged sometimes.
19. If I were a cartoon or comic character, I would be Sandy  because I'm smart and I'm always talking about where I grew up.
20. If I were a word, I would be positivity because I'm always striving to be positive, I may not always be positive but I try.

Synetics

Which is easier to forgive? a street or a sidewalk?
I think that a sidewalk is easier to forgive because it is less crowded and dangerous. A more dangerous and scarier accident is more likely to occur on the street than the sidewalk, so the sidewalk would have less to be sorry for.
Which is more fearful? new or old?
I believe that new is way more scarier than old because we can know what to expect from the old than the new. The old have more experience and know more than the new, who are just starting and figuring things out themselves.
Which is easier to close? a road or a map?
 I think that a map is easier to close because there is nothing physical about a map it's just a representation of  the road. Besides no one looks at a map, so no one would really be effected.
Which is more suspenseful? rain or snow?
To me snow would be a lot more suspenseful because you never know what to expect with snow. Snow can bring on so many other things, rain is just rain nothing unknown about it.
Which has less charm? a signature or a autograph?
 A signature would definitely have less charm because its just someone's name in cursive. An autograph is a special kind of signature, its a famous person's name in cursive, which to some people is worth a whole lot.
Which is more useful? a friend or and enemy?
 A friend is going to a lot more useful to you because that is someone that you can trust with anything and isn't going to use it against you. Also a friend can be use for moral support and motivation a enemy is just going to bring you down.
Which costs more? a home or a house?
I think that a home is going to cost more because a house is just a building a home is all the tender loving care along with the building. A house may have more money value but a home has a greater sen-tile men-tile value.
Which has more pride? an entrance or an exit?
An entrance is going to have more pride because it is you showing yourself and your greatness. An exit is just you leaving and an entrance is showing what you have to offer.
Which is easier to teach? a question or an answer?
 A question would be easier to teach because you have a set in stone concept you're teaching. There are many different answers that different people will come up with, but they are going to be answering the same question.
Which is braver? an hour or a year?
I think that a hour is braver because you are looking at what is going to happen in a more advanced perspective than the broader year. Things can change in a matter of seconds.

Creating a List and Checking it Twice

People Who Have Influenced Me

1. My dad
2. Coach Hocker
3. Duane Kaiser
4. Rex Reynolds
5. Susan Landoll
6. Megan Hula
7. Carrie Douglas

Places That Make Me Happy

1. My farm
2. Table Rock Lake
3. Arenas
4. Any woods
5. Deer stand
6. The mall (only if I have money)
7. Cabelas 

Places I Want To Go

1. New Zealand
2. Canada
3. Alaska
4. France
5. Maine
6. New York
7. China
8. Bahammas 

Things in People That I Like

1. Respectfulness
2. Honesty
3. Niceness
4. Maturity
5. Comedy
6. Smartness

Things in People That I Dislike

1. Smacking their gum
2. Flaunting
3. Making annoying noises
4. Cockiness
5. Rudeness
6. Smart allick 

Things That Worry Me

1. My Grades
2. My Dad
3. My Grandma
4. My doing well
5. Being on time
6. What's going on around me
7. Having everything planned out

Things That I Would Like To Know How To Do

1. Cut Hair
2. Ride a bull
3. Skydive
4. Bungee Jump
5. Fly a Plane
6. Ride a motorcycle
7. Water ski

Things That Have Moved Me

1. The arrive alive videos
2. My Grandma
3. Music
4. My truck
5. My pastor
6. My horse

Ideas That Intrigue Me

1. That the government thinks that they can take our 2nd amendment away.
2. People thinking that they can get away with anything.
3. That drinking, smoking, and chewing is attractive.
4. That our taxes are increasing and so is our national debt.
5. People that don't care about anything or how they do in school.
6. Why do we have to support other people that are too lazy to work.

My Personal Favorites

1. Mudding
2. Tubing
3. Float trips
4. Tan lines
5. Back-roading
6. Jogging/running
7. Drowning everything out with the radio.



Valuable Lessons

1.  Be careful who you trust. I trust people too easily and it has caused me a lot of humiliation and embarrassment. Some people know the right things to say that can lead you to trust them.
2. Work for what you want. I don't get anything and everything I want, my dad makes me work until he thinks I have earned it then I might get what I was wanting. I have seen and been around a lot of kids that are spoiled and it seems like they are the rudest, meanest, and laziest kids.
3. If you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all. I have made the mistake of speaking without thinking. I have said some really mean things to people that should have been kept to myself.
4. Don't judge a book by it's cover. Everyone makes mistakes and it's not your job to judge and criticize them, you don't know what they go through.
5. Be yourself. Be who you want to be. Don't let people change how you live your life, God made you himself and he made you the way he wanted you to be.
6. There are going to be disappointments. Everything in life doesn't go perfectly or the way you want it to, things go wrong and end badly there is nothing you can do.
7. Be careful who hangout with.  Surround yourself with people who support you and encourage you. Being around people who are pessimistic and negative then you can find yourself becoming that way.
8. Don't be clingy. Don't throw yourself at people cause if they don't feel the same then you are more than likely going to get hurt.
9. Treat others the way you want to be treated. If you are rude to someone don't get butt hurt when they are rude to you . You get what you receive.
10. Always save to a flash drive. I have lost so many projects because I only saved to the computer.

Likes and Dislikes

Likes:

• Horse back riding
• Hunting, I've been hunting since I could walk.
• Fishing, Peaceful pastime activity.
• Mexican, Chinese, and Seafood 
• Spring-Not too hot not too cold.
• McDonald's Sweet Tea
• Traveling, I've been to 24 out of the 50 states.
• Math, I've always been good at it.
•  Music-Any kind, I love it all.
•  Lifting weights
• Driving, it relaxes me unless there are stupid drivers.
• Tubing, so many memories have been made while I was tubing.
• Shopping, the best way to spend money.
• Watching Movies
• Hiking, I love being outdoors.

Dislikes:

• Onions, peppers, mushrooms, egg plant, zucchini, and squash- Uck! Will not eat anything that has these thing in it or has touched these things.
• Snakes-Any kind they are all the same.
• Thorns- They hurt when they poke you.
• Rudeness- There is no need for it.
• Two faced people
• Fake people
• Winter-Too cold, too much farm work, ice.
• Unsweet tea
• Ignorance- it's annoying.
• Hypocrites- You are practically judging people when you have no room to.
• Laziness- Don't have people do things for you when you are perfectly able to.
• Wasps- I'm allergic to them and it hurts to get stung.
• People who are on their phone during the dinner table.
• People who flaunt all the bad things they do.
• Missouri weather- You never know what's coming.