Last week, it snowed.... a lot! Because of that snow, my friends had many days off from school.
The snow started on Tuesday. They first called for ten to twelve inches, but then it was changed to five to eight inches. We got about six inches. On Tuesday, my sisters, a couple of my friends, and I went sledding at the beginning of the day. Later that day, I went to a friend's house and we watched a movie.
On Wednesday, my best friend, Frances, didn't have school and our other friends had a two-hour delay. So, we got up at 9:30 in the morning, walked to starbucks with them and then walked them to school. It was very cold. Frances stayed at my house after that and we watched TV with my sisters while we tried to stay warm.
Unfortunately, on Thursday, everybody had school :( So, there wasn't very much extra fun happening. But, Frances did sleep over that night.
On Friday morning, my Uncle Lenny got here. Frances didn't have school again and our other friends had another two-hour delay. It was too cold to walk on Friday, so my mom drove us to Starbucks to meet our friends before school. We then drove them to school as well. On Friday night, I went to Frances' house to celebrate her dad's birthday. Then I got home and I hung out with the family, including Uncle Lenny.
Saturday was very cold. If you've read my other blogs you know that many of our Cherry Tree plans were switched up a little bit due to the weather. But, we still had an amazing time!
On Sunday, we stayed home in the morning because of the weather. In the afternoon I had a basketball game. My family, Uncle Lenny, and our family friends came to that. We won! After our game, Frances and I went to that same family friends' basketball game. It was really fun!! Then once I got back to my house, my family watched Blended and then The Walking Dead!!!
It was a really great snow week. Hopefully we get some more snow before this winter ends!
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Kendra <3
Friday, February 27, 2015
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Indoor Soccer Season
This year, for the first time, I'm playing indoor soccer. I'm on the same team as a few of the girls on my regular soccer team. It's really fun.
When I showed up for my first game, I was very confused. When I pictured indoor soccer, I imagined it'd be a regular field, but inside one of the bubble thingies... It wasn't. The field we play on is probably the size of the field the 2nd graders I ref play on. The field itself is also surrounded by a wall of plastic boards. I run into that wall a lot. Also, when we make substitutions, there's no whistle to stop the game, you just run on and off whenever it's convenient. Unless the ball goes over, and therefore outside, the plastic walls, there is no out of bounds. You can literally kick the ball against the wall to get around someone..... That's weird.
So, when I first started playing, I wasn't very good. But, I've been getting a lot better... My coach even said so! :) It probably didn't help that my first time playing indoor soccer was also during my first game. Technically, I'm only a sub. As in, if they know they're going to be missing players, I go so that they don't have to forfeit or so they can still have subs.
I think we have about a month of the season left and I'm really glad that I decided to play this year. Hopefully, if I have the chance, I'll play again next year too.
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Kendra <3
When I showed up for my first game, I was very confused. When I pictured indoor soccer, I imagined it'd be a regular field, but inside one of the bubble thingies... It wasn't. The field we play on is probably the size of the field the 2nd graders I ref play on. The field itself is also surrounded by a wall of plastic boards. I run into that wall a lot. Also, when we make substitutions, there's no whistle to stop the game, you just run on and off whenever it's convenient. Unless the ball goes over, and therefore outside, the plastic walls, there is no out of bounds. You can literally kick the ball against the wall to get around someone..... That's weird.
So, when I first started playing, I wasn't very good. But, I've been getting a lot better... My coach even said so! :) It probably didn't help that my first time playing indoor soccer was also during my first game. Technically, I'm only a sub. As in, if they know they're going to be missing players, I go so that they don't have to forfeit or so they can still have subs.
I think we have about a month of the season left and I'm really glad that I decided to play this year. Hopefully, if I have the chance, I'll play again next year too.
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Kendra <3
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Post - Cherry Tree Massacre
This past Saturday was the 42nd Annual Alumni Cherry Tree Massacre. Since I wrote a before post, I figured I would follow up on how it went.
It was very snowy... and icy... and cold. So, overall, the weather wasn't very good at all. This caused some problems. Most people that we invited didn't end up coming. It ended up being, my family, UNCLE LENNY, Aubrey's friend, two of my friends, and one of their moms. So a much smaller group than we are used to. Even though I would have LOVED to have more of our friends there, we all still had a really great time.
The show itself was really great. Along with our friends, I think three of the six groups canceled. We still had The GW Pitches, The GW Sons of Pitches, GU Superfood, and of course the Georgetown Chimes. Since there were only so many groups, one group of alums went up to perform as well.
Just like every other year, I so enjoy going to this show. Seeing a bunch of the chimes, meeting the new chimes and neos, being there with my family, listening to all the groups, everything about it is great! Each year it's always something I look forward to, and this year the experience definitely lived up to it's expectations.
I'm very happy that, even through the weather, the show still went on. From this point until next year, I will be waiting for Cherry Tree <3
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Kendra <3
It was very snowy... and icy... and cold. So, overall, the weather wasn't very good at all. This caused some problems. Most people that we invited didn't end up coming. It ended up being, my family, UNCLE LENNY, Aubrey's friend, two of my friends, and one of their moms. So a much smaller group than we are used to. Even though I would have LOVED to have more of our friends there, we all still had a really great time.
The show itself was really great. Along with our friends, I think three of the six groups canceled. We still had The GW Pitches, The GW Sons of Pitches, GU Superfood, and of course the Georgetown Chimes. Since there were only so many groups, one group of alums went up to perform as well.
Just like every other year, I so enjoy going to this show. Seeing a bunch of the chimes, meeting the new chimes and neos, being there with my family, listening to all the groups, everything about it is great! Each year it's always something I look forward to, and this year the experience definitely lived up to it's expectations.
I'm very happy that, even through the weather, the show still went on. From this point until next year, I will be waiting for Cherry Tree <3
Thanks for reading.
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Kendra <3
Friday, February 20, 2015
Pre - Cherry Tree Massacre
Tomorrow night is the 42nd Annual Alumni Cherry Tree Massacre. That is a show hosted by the Georgetown Chimes, an all male acapella group at Georgetown University. My dad was a Chime while he was in college, so we are now very involved with the chimes. My mom has been going to these shows ever since my dad was in college... That's a long time ;).
The chimes are a huge part of my life, and they have been for forever. Once a month, they have something called Chimes Night. It's a small show at a restaraunt in Georgetown called the Tombs. We really like Chimes Nights so we try to get to as many as we can.
Each year, the Chimes invite other college acapella groups to perform during the Cherry Tree Massacres. They got tons of auditions, but normally only five or six groups get invited to perform. So, only the best of the best.
For the past few years, we have been inviting a lot of our family friends to come with us to the show. We bring a lot of our friends from our pool, some neighbors, and some other close friends. Also, my cousins and aunts and uncles have come before. This year, just my Uncle Lenny is here, but he's the greatest so that's ok with me. (Although I do wish that more of my family could have come.) The first time they all came to the show, they were so impressed. So impressed, in fact, that they've continued to come every year since then.
Since our friends started to come with us, it became a tradition to host desserts at our house for everyone. That is also a really fun part of the night.
I'm very excited for this night!
I am expecting it to be a great show and a really fun night! Maybe after the show, I'll post a blog, on Monday, about how it went.
Thanks for reading!
Check back soon,
Kendra <3
The chimes are a huge part of my life, and they have been for forever. Once a month, they have something called Chimes Night. It's a small show at a restaraunt in Georgetown called the Tombs. We really like Chimes Nights so we try to get to as many as we can.
Each year, the Chimes invite other college acapella groups to perform during the Cherry Tree Massacres. They got tons of auditions, but normally only five or six groups get invited to perform. So, only the best of the best.
For the past few years, we have been inviting a lot of our family friends to come with us to the show. We bring a lot of our friends from our pool, some neighbors, and some other close friends. Also, my cousins and aunts and uncles have come before. This year, just my Uncle Lenny is here, but he's the greatest so that's ok with me. (Although I do wish that more of my family could have come.) The first time they all came to the show, they were so impressed. So impressed, in fact, that they've continued to come every year since then.
Since our friends started to come with us, it became a tradition to host desserts at our house for everyone. That is also a really fun part of the night.
I'm very excited for this night!
I am expecting it to be a great show and a really fun night! Maybe after the show, I'll post a blog, on Monday, about how it went.
Thanks for reading!
Check back soon,
Kendra <3
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Basketball Season
For the past eight years or so, I have been playing on the same rec basketball team. This year, with all the girls in my age group starting high school, many of them stopped playing rec. Because of this loss in numbers, a few girls from my team, Chaos, and what was left of another team, The Hurricanes, joined together. Because of that, we also have three coaches, my coach from our past years, and two coaches from The Hurricanes. As much as some of the girls don't like it, we've renamed our team Hurrichaos because it sounds really cool. Oh... and both teams are recognized.
We have a good mix of girls this year. In past years, my team has had a few great players, and then the rest of us were alright. This team doesn't have that. Everyone on my team is good. Some girls are better at certain things, but for the most part I'd say we're all pretty evenly ranked. I think it's nice to have even players, because then we don't have a problem about even playing time. We all get to play as much as we would like, while it makes sense mathematically.
I knew every girl that's on my new team. I wasn't friends with all of them, but I at least knew of them. We have all connected really well as teammates. Everything we do together becomes fun and that's great.
Although my team is very nice, and we're really good, I do enjoy basketball a lot outside of those reasons. I don't quite know what I like most about it, but it's just one of the many sports I like to play, I guess.
Our team plays surprisingly well together for a first year team. By surprisingly well, I mean we have gone undefeated, 6-0, so far this season. We have three regular season games left, and then our play-off games. This year our goal is to stay in first and bring home the gold. We are also hoping that we will still have all of our girls willing to play next season.
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Kendra <3
Monday, February 16, 2015
Valentine's Day!
Happy Belated Valentine's Day!!
This Valentine's Day was really fun for me. Pretty busy, but really fun.
I woke up and my mom made breakfast: Eggs ("Mom's eggs", AKA - the best eggs you'll ever taste), Bacon, and Cinnamon Rolls. It was delicious.
After we ate, my younger sister, Liberty, and I got dressed and ready for our first activity of the day, which was meeting my football team at the mall for some ice skating. It was a nice little gathering of a few of the girls on my team and our coach's son.
We ice skated for about an hour and then we went and ate lunch at the food court. After lunch, one of the girls left, but the rest of us went to the arcade in the mall. Turns out I'm amazing at Air Hockey. Another one of my teammates left, so from there we went downstairs to get Starbucks. While Liberty was waiting for her drink to be ready, my mom arrived to pick us up. We grabbed her drink, said our goodbyes, and headed home.
After a few hours of just lounging around at home, I got ready for and went to my basketball scrimmage, that was also really fun since we didn't have a game this weekend.
I left the scrimmage early so I could get ready to go watch my friend's basketball game.
Highlight of my week! It was so great, they won by a lot, and my friend did really well.
After the game, my friend's family took me and one of his teammates to get ice cream. It was so much fun and I'm so glad I was able to go.
As you can see, my Valentine's Day was pretty busy, but it was also so much fun!
I hope you had a great Valentine's Day as well.
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Kendra <3
This Valentine's Day was really fun for me. Pretty busy, but really fun.
I woke up and my mom made breakfast: Eggs ("Mom's eggs", AKA - the best eggs you'll ever taste), Bacon, and Cinnamon Rolls. It was delicious.
After we ate, my younger sister, Liberty, and I got dressed and ready for our first activity of the day, which was meeting my football team at the mall for some ice skating. It was a nice little gathering of a few of the girls on my team and our coach's son.
We ice skated for about an hour and then we went and ate lunch at the food court. After lunch, one of the girls left, but the rest of us went to the arcade in the mall. Turns out I'm amazing at Air Hockey. Another one of my teammates left, so from there we went downstairs to get Starbucks. While Liberty was waiting for her drink to be ready, my mom arrived to pick us up. We grabbed her drink, said our goodbyes, and headed home.
After a few hours of just lounging around at home, I got ready for and went to my basketball scrimmage, that was also really fun since we didn't have a game this weekend.
I left the scrimmage early so I could get ready to go watch my friend's basketball game.
Highlight of my week! It was so great, they won by a lot, and my friend did really well.
After the game, my friend's family took me and one of his teammates to get ice cream. It was so much fun and I'm so glad I was able to go.
As you can see, my Valentine's Day was pretty busy, but it was also so much fun!
I hope you had a great Valentine's Day as well.
Thanks for reading!
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Kendra <3
National Flag Football Tournament
On Saturday, January 24th, my mom, Cassie, Liberty and I were headed to Phoenix, Arizona for the National Flag Football Tournament. The trip was a total four days.
The first two days of our trip we didn't have any games. Because of the tournament, my team was able to go to a lot of cool events. Some of those events were going to the NFL Experience for free. That was really cool because there was so much stuff to do and see that we'll never get again.
Another very cool event we got to attend was the Pro Bowl and go on the field. Also, during the half time show when Nico and Vinz performed, my team got to go and dance right in front of the stage. We were on TV a little bit.
At the Pro Bowl there were also a lot of things we could do outside. We dance a lot at this little field with a DJ. And we just goofed off and hung out.
Because of how the whole trip was set up, I became extremely close with my teammates. I was so sad when the trip was over because I was afraid we wouldn't see each other anymore. Fortunately, we all live in the same town, and even since the trip we have seen each other multiple times.
On our third day, we had our play-off games. Even though my dad wasn't sure if he would be able to make it, due to work, he flew in to Pheonix so he could see my games. It was so exciting but also so nerve racking. We had three seed games, and we won all three seed games. Therefore, we were seeded first. We then had two play-off games. Which we won both of. We didn't have ANY points against us in any of the games! It was amazing. None of us, coaches included, would have ever believed that was going to happen.
On our last day, the day of the championship game, we did a lot of mental preparation. The team we were playing had seeded second in the games the day before. They were also the team that we only beat by one point in over time the day before. So we knew the championship game was going to be tough. The game was 0-0 when the regular game time ran out. So, again, we went into overtime. Only this time, they ended with the point. Making the score 1-0 with us on the bottom :( It was pretty sad for us, but it was such an amazing experience. Win or lose, the trip would have been just as much fun, so it all turned out great. Although some of us were a little more upset than others, I know that we were all so grateful to have had the experience.
We all know that losing is part of the game and we can't let that drag us down. We are an amazing team and we play together so well. Even though it was my last year, I believe the other girls can make it there again next year and hopefully come out in first.
I'm so happy that I joined the team and we got so far. The experience was overall amazing. I know we will never have that experience again and I'm so grateful that we got to enjoy it.
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Kendra <3
The first two days of our trip we didn't have any games. Because of the tournament, my team was able to go to a lot of cool events. Some of those events were going to the NFL Experience for free. That was really cool because there was so much stuff to do and see that we'll never get again.
Another very cool event we got to attend was the Pro Bowl and go on the field. Also, during the half time show when Nico and Vinz performed, my team got to go and dance right in front of the stage. We were on TV a little bit.
At the Pro Bowl there were also a lot of things we could do outside. We dance a lot at this little field with a DJ. And we just goofed off and hung out.
Because of how the whole trip was set up, I became extremely close with my teammates. I was so sad when the trip was over because I was afraid we wouldn't see each other anymore. Fortunately, we all live in the same town, and even since the trip we have seen each other multiple times.
On our third day, we had our play-off games. Even though my dad wasn't sure if he would be able to make it, due to work, he flew in to Pheonix so he could see my games. It was so exciting but also so nerve racking. We had three seed games, and we won all three seed games. Therefore, we were seeded first. We then had two play-off games. Which we won both of. We didn't have ANY points against us in any of the games! It was amazing. None of us, coaches included, would have ever believed that was going to happen.
On our last day, the day of the championship game, we did a lot of mental preparation. The team we were playing had seeded second in the games the day before. They were also the team that we only beat by one point in over time the day before. So we knew the championship game was going to be tough. The game was 0-0 when the regular game time ran out. So, again, we went into overtime. Only this time, they ended with the point. Making the score 1-0 with us on the bottom :( It was pretty sad for us, but it was such an amazing experience. Win or lose, the trip would have been just as much fun, so it all turned out great. Although some of us were a little more upset than others, I know that we were all so grateful to have had the experience.
We all know that losing is part of the game and we can't let that drag us down. We are an amazing team and we play together so well. Even though it was my last year, I believe the other girls can make it there again next year and hopefully come out in first.
I'm so happy that I joined the team and we got so far. The experience was overall amazing. I know we will never have that experience again and I'm so grateful that we got to enjoy it.
Thanks for reading.
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Kendra <3
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Football Tournament Preparation
After my flag football team, Fusion, went 5-0 at the Regional Tournament this Fall, we were then invited to the National Championships in Phoenix, Arizona. I wasn't really close with any of the girls at the time. Back then, they were just people on my team. Most of them had known each other for a really long time, where as I was a new-comer... Outsider, if you will.
We had a lot of practices, understandably. I missed quite a few of them due to Christmas Break and our annual two week vacation in Punta Cana. But, we got back January 11th, and from then on I think I had at least a one hour practice almost everyday. My two coaches, Mr. Rivera and Bart, were really great at what they had to do. It's because of them that we had gotten this far. Our coaches had also set up a guest coach to come and see what he could do for our team. All three of them told us multiple times how much they believed we could win the entire Championships.
As the tournament got closer and closer, we got more and more excited. We shouldn't even talk about the nerves though. Even though I wasn't all that close with the girls, I could tell they were welcoming me more and more each day. Like any sport, you learn that the most important things to a productive team are practicing and having a team you can trust. To prepare us as a team more, we had a few team gatherings outside of practice. Unfortunately, I had basketball for all of those. Oops.
We left on January 24th and had an absolutely amazing experience in Arizona.
I will be posting about the trip itself on Friday.
Check back soon,
Kendra <3
We had a lot of practices, understandably. I missed quite a few of them due to Christmas Break and our annual two week vacation in Punta Cana. But, we got back January 11th, and from then on I think I had at least a one hour practice almost everyday. My two coaches, Mr. Rivera and Bart, were really great at what they had to do. It's because of them that we had gotten this far. Our coaches had also set up a guest coach to come and see what he could do for our team. All three of them told us multiple times how much they believed we could win the entire Championships.
As the tournament got closer and closer, we got more and more excited. We shouldn't even talk about the nerves though. Even though I wasn't all that close with the girls, I could tell they were welcoming me more and more each day. Like any sport, you learn that the most important things to a productive team are practicing and having a team you can trust. To prepare us as a team more, we had a few team gatherings outside of practice. Unfortunately, I had basketball for all of those. Oops.
We left on January 24th and had an absolutely amazing experience in Arizona.
I will be posting about the trip itself on Friday.
Check back soon,
Kendra <3
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