Da' Blood Drive

Last week some girls at school came up to me and asked me if I wanted to give blood. I took the form, signed it, and forgot about it. It wasn't till Wednesday that I actually remembered and realized what I had done. The blood drive was the next day and I was flippin' out.

Thursday came and I was feeling the butterflies race in my stomach. Thursday, also, happened to be the day that my English class' student teacher was shadowing me the whole day(for college reasons.) I didn't know when I would be pulled out of class for the donation, so she had to watch me freak out all day.

Finally I was tired of waiting so I went up to the blood drive and got in line. When I told them I had been to Mexico that year, they interrogated me to make sure I dint go to any skechy places. After what felt like hours of interviewing, forms, and reading I got the first of the torture. My poor little finger had to be pricked. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

I had a pass sent to my friend Shayna's class so that she could come down and hold my hand. I know I'm a wimp. I sat down to get "hooked-up" and right away I couldn't stop laughing. I tend to laugh when I am that nervous. The nurse I had was hilarious. She kept referring to me as the girl she was about to jab with a needle.

For obvious reasons, I didn't watch the needle when it was being "jabbed" into my arm. But Shayna was watching and seeing her face as it was all happening was enough. It turns out my arm decided to squirt the nurse with my blood. I filled a pint of blood in like 5 seconds. I'm a champ. I didn't even feel one bit different when I was done.

I had a great time donating blood, now I'm officially addicted to blood drives. :)

I'm Back!!!

(Sorry I didn't post faster. My Internet was down for a while.)
As most of you know I went on a cruise to the Mexican Riviera this spring break. It is hard to tell my whole experience in the words of a blog, but if I had to use one sentence it would be.... An unforgettable trip of a life time. My favorite part was being with my sister Melissa and my brother in-law Brett. It's funny when you think about it, I went on a once in a life time trip and my favorite part was being with Melissa and Brett who I can see once a year.

You probably don't want to read this and I want to stop typing, so here are the pictures, ENJOY! (Pictures are in order from time taken, oh and I am too tired to photoshop them, so deal with it!)

We are waiting in a line to get our ship keys. Right here Brett is telling us all about the fun activities being held on the ship.

Me and my AWESOME bro in law Brett.

Sarah only wishes she had this car.......but nope, it's all mine.Melissa and Brett duel it out in a game of dominoes.

WOW!!! That looks fun, but no I never went swimming on the ship.

On one of the dress up nights Melissa curled my hair and did my makeup. Sorry for the bad picture, I accidentally deleted the good one.

Sarah in her new blue dress.

I was tired of having my hair down so I put it up when dinner was over. I know I told some of you I wore a dress, but I sadly didn't get a picture.

Chocolate night on the Norwegian.

Right here they caught seven baby dolphins and covered them in chocolate, and paid them to hold still for the night....NOT...you believed me, I know it.

Cool-E-O!Sweetness

Me right after I bought that red jacket...$10

Sarah was so scared.

Melissa wasn't as scared as I thought she would be. I ran when the guy tried to put it on me.Time for the zip-line.Sarah had fun.Melly went so fast.The Fantastic Four!!!!I went on the dock of the ship by myself to watch the beautiful sunset. It was my first time watching the sun disappear.

Shopping was crazy.Melly and BrettAfter lunch in Mazatlan.My two favorite people to hang with.Me and my Dad.Sarah and Dad.The Mexican guy sang to Melly, surprisingly he was really good.

Margarita.

Don't worry no alcohol.Which one is real????Church El Centro, MazatlanThe photographer is never in any pictures, but I still love it.

It was a very safe ride.Lots to buyThe sites were remarkableIt was scary looking over the edge.The stairs were uneven going up, I might have fallen a couple of times just a couple.

Big ship

Boat rideTime to go up....

...it was very relaxing and you could confess to anything because no one can hear you from 300 feet in the air.

Ether the boat is really little or Melissa turned into a giant.

Peace.Love.SistersSnorkeling, the fish were amazing"Jump Sarah Jump!"

The muscles in the family right there.Yucky and scary

Some guy threw it at Sarah and told her to pay him for the lizard thing, it was weird.

He would be frozen and then scare people passing.

After dinner at the Aqua resturant.
I never noticed how much taller Melissa is than me.

the food was good....and endless.there were all kinds of birds i had never seen before.

Universal CityCaliforniaThe Grinch setToo Fast Too Furious"Here comes Chucky!!!" that house was so scary, I think I was dead but I was still screaming(and laughing.)Matt Damon with two cuties.We got wet on this ridethe sets were crazy awesome. I believe it was used for War of the Worlds, and the Fray used it for their music video too.

For all you Psyco fans out there.Meeeeee!!!

Last night in Puerto VallartaThe trip to Mexico was an unforgettable experiance. I loved being with Melissa and Brett, who I never get to see. The next trip is to Hawaii, oh ya!!

The smallest airport I have ever been to, no joke!