It Was A Nice, Spring Day

A spring Saturday afternoon, crazy warm and sunny, after a long painful winter leads to LOTS of people in the park. The day was so warm and fun, we both wished we had brought

The snow had all but melted away and the smell of spring filled the air. Just a few months of school were left; it was my eighth grade year. Much preparation and months of work had been done to get ready for the last dance of the year. It was the last dance of our middle school career and the excitement was building.

April 20th started out like any other school day which I particularly dreaded. The worst days of your life, well, you don’t realize them at first. Even when the sun is shining or it’s raining. You can never see the miracles or horror that may unfold. I hadn’t realized how badly I would dread this day.

It was a Friday night, at the Peoria Civic Center. I was there for the Heartland Heroes Concert. This was a fundraiser for the American Red Cross. I went to the concert with my mom, Ashley, and her mom. RaeLynn, Scotty McCreery, and another local girl country singer was there. The concert was incredible. The concert ended at about 10:00 P.M. We all went out to dinner after the concert. We all decided on Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner. When we arrived at Buffalo Wild Wings they told us we could sit out on the patio or the bar. The main dining area was full. We decided to sit out in the patio. The patio was all enclosed, so it wasn’t cold out there. We chose to sit at a small square table in the back. There was only one other group of people out

One beautiful Monday morning, everything was calm (for now). I woke up very fresh, excited, and ready to go to school! It was a nice and sunny day, the best way to start a week. I woke up at 6:00 a.m and had a lot of time to get ready for the school day. After that I wore my clothes, did my hair, and brushed My teeth. Next, I had breakfast that included cereal, milk, and apple juice. My sister and I went outside and saw that my dad was waiting for us to get in the car, so that he can take us to school.

I opened my window and a light haze covered the horizon just over the flat shallow mountains to the west. The sun slowly dissolved the haze and it is still yet, another normal fall Colorado morning. In fact, I remember Halloween being right around the corner , passing all of the bloody clowns and gargoyles which laced the house, as my mother is very festive this time of year. I grab my breakfast consisting of a cherry pop tart, brush my teeth and got in my red Ford Escape so I could

It was a warm April day with clouds hanging and storms on the horizon. School had just gotten out, and everybody was rushing home so they could start their weekend plans. For most people that included prom, but me and my friends had different plans, which included going out to eat on Friday night. On the way to the restaurant, me and Sara were talking about how my excitement was building in anticipation of receiving my drivers license and talking about our difficult homework.

When she finished she wouldn’t even listen to our side of the story. She’d put in her earbuds and ignore us. We would start yelling at her and she would take her earbud out, yell back, and then put it back in. This went on for about ten minutes until finally I stormed off to the bathroom. Alejandra chased after me like a child chasing a balloon.

I am standing there, one hand around the shoulders of a friend. My other hand, clutching a diploma and a bouquet of pink and white roses. The sun is beaming down on my brunette hair making it appear light and creating a glow off the top of my head. I can see the happiness not only spread across my face in an ear to ear grin but by the way my eyes are squinting so very little. The warm light balancing out the photo reminds me of the summer time that was creeping up on us ever so slowly. Then, I was just a 12-year-old girl with a whole new chapter of her life bout to unfold. Now, I sit looking back on this day, reflecting on all that has changed since I walked out of Newport Heights Elementary School for good.

Gliding around to my desk would sound wonderful, wouldn’t it? But no, I kicked the trash can and stumbled, spilling coffee over the corner of my desk and my new Gucci shoes.

That morning I woke up to the beautiful Florida sunshine shining down through my curtains. A bunch of friends, family, and I had stayed in a condo in Panama City that week. It was a week filled with smiles and laughter. Yet not knowing that those smiles would simply turn to frowns later on and the laughter to tears.

For dinner, I eat the apples I brought home from school. I’m suddenly interrupted by a loud ringing at the doorbell. I jolt off the couch and shut off the TV. Who could be at the door? Nobody ever rings the doorbell. Papa and I never lock the door because we can never find our keys. Mama’s inside, so it can't be her. Nobody else ever comes over. I drag a chair over to the door and stand on it to look through the peephole. There’s a stranger outside. She stands tall and is wearing a professional looking blazer like those lawyer ladies on Suits. I have to clean up! One should always clean up for guests. I look around from my perch on the chair, looking around

It was the first day of third grade. For many this day just meant the beginning of yet another school year, an addition to the collection of time spent in the jail we all call elementary school. For me however, it meant the beginning of a new life. I had just moved from Mexico into the United States. The city I used to live in is

Through the shivers from the September weather, I got dressed and brushed my teeth faster than I had ever done before. I walked out into the kitchen and joined my parents and my older brother, Justin, all of which looked unprepared for the long day we were going to have. Originally, the plan was to drop Justin and I off at our uncle’s

It was a bright and warm summer morning when I woke from a good night sleep. Nothing prepared me for the dark, gloomy and sad day ahead of me. You see, this was the day that my cousin and childhood best friend passed away in an auto accident.