Keny | Silvia

I met Silvia on my first visit to a school. I will never forget the stares I received walking up to that preschool. If you have ever felt like an alien, that is about all I can compare it to. But moments later, the children ran up and shook my hand and said the token "Hi, How are you?" That is about all the english a lot of people know. It still brings a smile to my face when people say that. 

Silvia is the oldest of 4 children. She has a sister named Sunshine and two brothers whose names are Trancy and Walter. They are such a precious family, and I was lucky enough to spend the afternoon with Silvia's mom one day. Silvia's mom is 22 years old and got married at 16. Neither of the two work so the kids go several days with out food. What I loved about Eva, Silvia's mom, is the joy and hospitality she had. The whole time we chatted she was smiling from ear to ear. 

Silvia is a huge chatter and loves to dance. She steals every show. You can always find her in the front of the room, the front of the line or the front of the dance. My family is now Silvia's sponsor and I am so glad we can help her accomplish her dreams.

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{the beginning of the end}

today we took our senior panoramic picture and had a class meeting. it was quite chilly outside but all the bodies smashed together warmed it up quite a bit. it took almost an hour to get it all situated. thats 750 kids for you. my class is so huge. in the senior meeting, we voted for class favorites and talked about how bad everyones senioritus has gotten. haha.

but the meeting made me think. this is really it. i am so excited but i am really going to try to enjoy these last 67 days of school. i have been wishing away high school for so long and it is finally leaving, but again i must make the best of it. i am really excited for prom though that will be fun! and exam week and taks week will be fun because seniors do not have to come in! seniors get such special rewards it is so grand.

other than that my day was pretty uneventful. i went to school (had to wake up earlier than normal for the picture), came home, painted, and will go work out soon. it was a nice and relaxing day. i think i will go work on my french now. have a great night!

{cancelled!}

school is canceled for tomorrow and this makes a very happy haley. although we do have to make it up in a couple of weeks but i am going out of town so i still won't have to :) also, my work place closes at 6 so i will only have to work for an hour! today is such a happy day. i do think it is really dumb how everyone is overreacting because NOTHING has happened yet. it is just cold. that is all. but i will take the day off of school gladly.

plans for the night: work, drink tea, read, paint, maybe watch a movie? any suggestions?

hopefully it will snow so i can take pictures and have a snowball fight and do other fun snow things!

{i feel infinite.}

i finished reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower today. it was so good. i haven't read through a book that fast in quite sometime. well, besides My Friend Leonard but they are two totally different kind of books. I would definitely recommend this book to everyone. Charlie was a really relatable character and i like that in books.

other than reading, senioritus has come on strong and is refusing to leave. but thats ok, i only have 78 days left of high school. i sent off my last essays for college this morning and am hoping i will get a full ride! that would be awesome. i cooked a meal tonight, so i can check that off my goals list. if it turns out well i will share it tomorrow. i really miss my sister and want her to come home. i can't wait till spring break to see her. :(

my sister is the most beautiful person i know. she is so nice and caring and funny and knows just what to say. plus shes really smart so she can help me with school. ugh. now i miss her more.

p.s. thats the cat hat.