Wednesday, August 11, 2010

These EXTRAODINARY past 4 days

Bloggers-please read this! I guarantee it will be worth reading! These previous 4 days have been so much fun for me, and I wanted to share my experiences with you!

Camel Beach:
On Saturday, I called up my bffl Sarah(from Sachel) to ask her to come to Camel Beach with me. As planned, she said yes, and we headed to the waterpark with my Dad and little sister. When we jumped out of the car, their were grins on our faces, and our eyes bulged out when we saw the waterpark. Then we put on sunscreen! Safety first!! At last, we headed towards the "green slide." How to carry the tubes up was a mystery, but we ended up up carrying them up to the top anyways. The slide was certainly fun, but we all could use more of a challenge. At that point, we headed for the ultimate favorite, "black slide", hopefully you figured out it was pitch black. No offence, green slide, but the black slide was so much better. We also went on this relaxing tubing thing. It wasn't much of a ride, but my sister was obsessed with it. Later, we went on a red slide, white slide, 4 people fun purplish slide, and of coarse the toilet bowl ride, and bumber boats. It was a long day. We all had lunch and 2 snacks thanks to my dad! So, In conclusion, it was a pretty awesome day at camel beach!

Rhode Island:

For 2 days, my family and I headed North unlike most people and went to Rhode Island. Our mini vacation there was so much fun and we all plan on coming back in the fall. We stayed at a nice bed and breakfast that had a gorgeous view. My favorite part of the trip was by far the beaches. The food, weather, and views were great too. The really incredible, remarkable part about Rhode Island was that the beaches are IN the Atlantic Ocean! They are amazing and I loved it there!!!! I'm going back Rhode Island...not to mention when we were crossing over to Connectictut we opened up the windows and yelled, "See ya later Rhode Island." Rhode Island was like another home! I love the smallest state:RH!

Met's Game @ City Field
Please-don't skip this if you're not a Met's fan..trust me I'm not either. In fact, I'm a Yankees fan!!!!!(yankees are sooooo...much better!) But with my chorus this year(NOT a school chorus) we were given the opportunity to perform the National Anthem at city field! I wouldn't want to ever pass this opportunity up. So over the summer we the chorus practiced. My section had to sing the harmony and I was all for it! I was excited to learn something new atleast. Together, the choir sounded really cool.---Then I woke up. Today was Tuesday and It would be the day we performed there. My mom drove me to the bus and the chorus left with grins on their faces. I was tingling inside. I also talked about it with my friends on the bus. They were thrilled too. When we got there, we were taken to our changing room. Everyone was tingly and energetic. This was going to be amazing.
Later on we were given a tour of the building EVERYTHING!!!! The party area, Mr Met's room(just his door), the techy stuff(really cool), all the food stations, and more. It was fascinating. Then we took a break and went to do a test run. We stood on the quiet field, with the players practicing behind us. Then...the sound began. The lovely choir's voices filled the stadium with perfect pitch and tone. It echoed. I also laughed while doing this. I couldn't believe what was happening. Joy sprung beside me. I was jubilant and ready for the real thing.
-DINNER
-relaxing
-rehearsing
-prep time
-water
"time to perform."
I walked on to the field to find my parents and older cousin in the second row of seats with the camera. I quickly waved and then tried to focus and be serious. I laughed a little at the thought of doing this. This was an awesome experience. The crowd wasn't even to packed(it would be if we were singing at for the Yankees)anyways, I wasn't nervous, just exhilirated. This was unbelivable-what I was able to experience.***
Then we sang. I started to sing beautiful harmony to the national anthem. My eyes and ears lit up. It was...fun! Wow. Wish I could of seen myself on the "jumbo screen!" Then the song ended and the players were ready to play baseball. This would be something I remembered forever. We exited the stadium and the choir went to watch the game in some high up seats, meanwhile I sat with my family in 5th row seats with some nice food service. We left towards the end of the game and headed home. Wow...
Those were some extraordinary past 4 days!

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