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I saw my father, young and determined, working at the crack of dawn in the brickyard, while my mother stayed home to childproof their small apartment. Using the potent mixture of caffeine and chemicals contained in Mountain Dew, he was able to resist the urge to doze off during his daily classes. I saw myself running around the large oak tree that dwarfed our first house, and couldn’t help but smile as I thought about my mom, pregnant with my sister, walking me to the library to play with the puppets and pick up books about my favorite dinosaurs. I saw the terrifying night that the oak tree was stuck by lightning, and heard my mothers voice over the phone at school, eagerly telling me about my new baby brother. My stream of consciousness was broken as we entered the scorching area where they bake the bricks, but I quickly zoned out again as my grandpa began to explain the technical aspects of brickmaking. This time, the memories took place in a new house, as our cozy home had turned claustrophobic with the addition of a fifth member. Quiet walks to the library were replaced with chaotic days at the pool. The cards began to pick up speed, as I got deeper into my life. The dark years of middle school, when my hair covered my eyes and I

The drive seemed like forever , I rolled down the window I felt the crisp air in my face I heard the chickadees chirping , I could finally catch a glimpse of the lake there was a layer of thick fog on the water almost like a blanket.I could see the big sign saying welcome to sunken lake.When we parked I was

Then I left and my car was on E and I was like I have to go to the gas station it was about 8:09. Then I went to my cousin's house went in ate some cereal he got dressed then we left blasting some new music. I took him to school Ridge View dropped him off, then I was on the way to school. Drove all the way back down the summit and it was tragic because it was a car accident that happened it was really bad. And I took my daily shortcut then I went through Sandhills surprisingly all green lights. And I was trying to speed so I could get gas and be on time and I got stopped when I was trying to make the left. Light turned green and I went to get gas from Speedway about 8:25. When I got inside it was a long line that took longer as well. So, I went to pump the gas when I was done. I looked at the time and it said

It was Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 when the cubs won the world series. Now to be honest with you I’m not a big baseball fan. Ok, i'm not a big sports fan at all. For some reason this year I got really into baseball making me and my family extremely nervous for this game but they did it. The Chicago cubs won the 2016 world series. Jumping ahead to Friday, November 4, 2016, I set my alarm to wake me up at 4 a.m. I was not ready for the crazy day that was ahead of me. I had somehow managed to get up at 4 considering I went to bed at 1 a.m that night. The train was at 5 so it gave us about 45 minutes to get ready and go to the train station. Once we got to the station, along with all the other very excited cubs fans, we sat down and waited for the train

The next few days were full of time at the beach and experiencing many new things. Ernie took us to almost every place in town. The first spot we went to was the local grocery store to get food that we could make at the house. The grocery store was so full of people that it looked like a shopping mall on Black Friday. I saw many bizarre foods that I had never seen at home before. We also went to an elementary school, which was very different than any school I had seen at home. Almost all of it was outside and all of the classrooms were disconnected from each other. It was really interesting to see something so different. Later that night, we went to the town’s carnival. The few rides that they did have were so rickety that my parents were scared when my sister and I were on them. They were giving away many strange things as prizes, including pet chickens and alcohol to anyone who wanted it. A 12 year old boy won a beer at one of the games and gave it to my dad. Even though it was different than any other fair I had been to, it was still an interesting experience.

When it was midnight, we loaded the car and drove through Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama. We stopped at a few places to grab food or gas. It was a long time, but it was worth it when we finally reached our condo. It was beautiful! We went to the balcony to see the ocean and it was crystal clear. The beach wasn’t crowded either. We hurried to put on bathing suits and sunscreen. Then we walked downstairs to the beach. The sand was warm and felt great. My sister’s and I ran to the water and

This summer, in the first week of August, we went to Brighton, Michigan. I along with my grandma Sharon, my same age uncles: Logan and Cole, and my brother Hayden were all going. At 10:30 AM we left, getting into her in her car piling our stuff in. This consisted for me of 3 books, a deck of cards, a stick of deodorant and a few changes of clothes. I finished the first book, Rangers Apprentice The Lost Stories, about three hours down the road and halfway through it we stopped at the Iowa I-80 truck stop, the world's largest truck stop, for lunch. After that I talked with Cole for another two hours. We stopped at a rest stop just out of Chicago and stretched out our legs. from there it was a straight run up into Michigan and from there into

By the time lunch came, we all hiked back to my car to eat the lunches that I packed for everyone. As everyone joked around, I sat back and looked at the scene before me. I realized how fortunate I was to be playing hockey on this beautiful day, with the perfect temperature and the sun being out. After the quick lunch, we all raced back through the crisp air, yelling and cheering. As the sun started setting people started clearing off the ice. Time went on, and the cluster of people around the warm and bright fire increased. Around one of the fires all of my friends and I sat and told stories of the summer. I glanced at the shadows bouncing off of the snow, and then to the clear sky that held thousands of bright stars. During the walk back to my car I could faintly hear the unique sounds of the wolves music bouncing through the air, and smiled. As I got home I thought about the events of the day and knew that I made many memories that I would tell for years to come. I drifted into sleep thinking about the next year and all of the new stories to

I remember sitting at our dining room table, looking past the window. I wasn’t much older than eleven. It was a sunny Saturday afternoon, and I was bored out of my mind. I sighed, wishing there was something exciting to do. My mother told me that I should go outside and play, but I had already played at our playground what seemed like a million times already. The playground was only ten yards away from our small 800 square foot apartment, in the heart of Omaha, Nebraska. This was a convenience to some kids, but to me it was aggravating. I sat there in that wooden dining chair thinking how this summer had been one of the most uneventful summers I had ever had. I daydreamed about the summers of when I was living in Upstate New York. Ever since

It was a sunday in August, I woke up so happy . It would be my first time out of Michigan. I was going with my big sister, my best friend and two other friends. When I say I was happy I was happier then than a baby when you give it chocolate for the first time. I said my goodbyes to my mom and I was off. We were at the checkpoint so that we could get on the bus.It was crowed and it was hot because the sun was out. It did not make it any better because the line was as long , like a giraffe's neck. We finally got checked in and took our seats on the bus. Then we hit the highway. People were yelling and laughing .We heard HONK ,HONK, BEEP, BEEP, from the cars the next 4 hours. When we finally got off the bus it felt like we

I walked out of my house on Sunday, telling my parents I was going for a drive. I got in my silver 2007 Chevrolet Aveo. I plugged my phone into the auxiliary cord, and scrolled down my music library, stopping on Frank Sinatra. I clicked the album Ultimate Sinatra, and played “That’s Life”. I put my car in drive and pulled out of my driveway. I drove all over Kansas City that morning.

Up to that point, Todd had been working, so it had been Alyssa, our mom, and me. When Todd had finally gotten off from work, we decided to drive to one of the beaches to see the sunset. It took three hours to drive from our Bakersfield hotel to Morro Bay. What I saw there was breathtaking. The beach was a mixture of sand, pebbles, and giant boulders. You could see rocky islands protruding from the ocean and towering mountains at your back. To someone whose entire life was spent in a state where there was a clear division between mountains, the piedmont, and beaches, it was surreal. That was the point of no return for me. When I realized how boring my life had become, and how badly I was going to hate going

Snap! My senses became alert. With not much light, I tried to see what had made the snap. I took a few step forward to where I thought I saw a movement. Then I stopped suddenly. I saw a flash of white. Then I saw it. Right in front of me, coming out from behind a bush was no mistake. A skunk. I was frozen in place for what seemed like an eternity before I regained my senses. I slowly backed up tacking in each movement of the skunk. As I was about 3 meters from the skunk, it started to follow me. As I took each step backward, it continued to come. Closer, and closer. I didn't think, I spun around, and bolted as fast as I could to the house. I didn’t stop to catch my breathe, I didn’t sneak a look back. I was old enough to know that skunks

I was sitting in class on a Friday afternoon before Labor Day weekend. The math teacher was beating our heads with the Pythagorean Theorem, but I had been called for dismissal. Joy had overtaken my boredom as I realized we were taking a vacation to Canada. Once we finished packing, we started our twenty hour journey to Canada. After an hour, watching the passing cars on the highway, and staring at trees became boring. The large amount of Subway sandwiches I had ate started grumbling in my stomach. Only nineteen more hours I thought to myself as we got to a rest stop. We passed

The next day we wanted to head out early so we could make it to Colorado and have time to see some sites and visit my aunt and uncle. After we said thanks for letting us stay with my Aunt Alks and Uncle Pinakin's house, we were on our way. I wasn't really looking forward to the drive ahead because I remember how long it was the first time I had to make the trip, and it gets uncomfortable. The only thing I like when we go to Colorado is that we lose an hour. This was probably the most boring trip on our journey because most of the land we traveled was in Nebraska and it was flat and plain. There was nothing really significant about this trip until we got to Colorado. Flat land changed into mountains and country turned into city. That part of it was really interesting because it was like we could see the invisible line separating Colorado and Nebraska. It took us a little while to find my aunt in Golden, Colorado because the directions were a little hard to follow. I guess no one wanted to see anything because almost as soon as we were