Halloween

Halloween has always been a favorite holiday of mine. As a child I loved to dress up in costumes and go trick-or--treating. My mom would always take me while my dad had to stay at home and pass out candy. My first stop in route was always my own house. I would pretend I did not live there, knock on the door, and get candy from my dad, whom also pretended he did not know me. Then my mom would take me around to houses so I could get candy. Then after getting all the candy I could, my mom would bring me back home. At the house my parents would "inspect" my candy to make sure there was no bad stuff in it. Now looking back on it I think they were looking for more than bad stuff in my candy. I think they were scoping out to see what they wanted out of my candy bag.

The candy is not my favorite part of Halloween. My absolute favorite part of Halloween is dressing up in costumes. As a child I was some really random characters. I dressed up as barbie and the pink power ranger just to name a couple. Recently as I got older, I could not dress up and go trick-or-treating, but I could dress up and work trick-or-treat street at my high school. One year I was mama from Mama's Family and last year I was a construction worker named Earl. I love getting creative with my costumes. Especially now that I am older. I have not bought a costume since I was about 10, which was the last time I went trick-or-treating. From then I would just find things around the house that I thought would make a good costume and that is what I wore. For example my construction worker costume was an old pair of jeans, a friend of mine's work shirt, my daddy's tool belt, and my daddy's hat. Costumes to me are a way to show creativity and that is why I like them so much

One part of Halloween I did not care for too much as a child was getting scared. I remember going to some houses and people popping up from out of no where with chainsaws and stuff and me getting the daylights scared out of me. One year my mom and her friend took a group of us kids to this house in town. At this house was this "grave" and out of this grave pops out this guy who chases us with a "chainsaw." I took off running and ended up at the post office. The post office was not too far from the house we were at, but it still took my mom a minute to find me. After that we never went back to that house again. Now as I am older, I do not get scared as easily as I used to. The scary part of Halloween does not get to me anymore.

I have always loved Halloween. From childhood to now, it has always been a big part of year for me. Costumes to candy everything is so much fun.

influences

There are good and bad influences. Good influences are those who can convince people to do the right thing. Bad influences are those who can convince people to do the wrong thing. In my eyes, I am a good influence. At least I try to be a good influence on others. My mom said when I was younger that I was the one that would share my toys with everyone else. She also said that I always wanted to make sure that everyone did things that would keep them out of trouble. I have always been one against getting in trouble. As a kid, I was not perfect, but I did not get in a whole lot of trouble at all. I always have tried to do the right thing. I like to see others succeed as well. I like to be a motivator. I want to see people go on the right path. Though, I stumble in my path of goodness, I always seem to get back in line. I try to lead a good example for those around me. When I worked at the daycare, I knew the children were looking up to me. I knew it was up to me to decide what kind of example I would be for those children. Would parents want their children being around someone they knew was bad knew or would they want their children around someone who they knew would teach their children what the right thing to do is. My depended on my character. I have always known that I wanted to be a good influence on my friends, my family, and anyone I encountered from day to day. Of course I have been around some not-so-good influences, and they have gotten me to do some not-so-good things, but I realized what was going on and knew I had to change. Having my little brother around has had a big impact on me as well. I think to myself how I know that my little brother looks up to me for guidance. Do I want him going on the wrong path? Of course not. That is why I know I have to watch what I do, because my little brother is watching. He needs to be under the influence of good things not bad. No matter what, I always try to live my life as a good influence to others.

Bravery

Bravery is not confined to one style. Anyone can be brave. From children learning to conquer their fear of the dark to adults being brave during a scary situation. The men and women of the military are looked at as brave. Bravery and courage go hand in hand. To be brave one must have courage. People can be brave for themselves or others. People can be brave if they stand up for what they believe in and not let others pressure them. Someone can be brave for another person by standing up for that person. If someone was getting bullied and another person walked by, that other person could be brave enough to stand up for the person being bullied. Being brave can influence others to be brave. Some people may believe that only heroes are brave. That is not the case. Simple ordinary people are brought to challenges everyday that test their courage, strength, and bravery.
I remember when I was a child I thought my mother was the bravest person on the planet. She could stand up to the monsters under my bed and she could tackle any situation that came her way. I remember always wanting to be like that but never thinking I could. Then one day I was being picked on and I gathered my strength and stood up for my self. I went home and told my mom. She told me she was very proud of me for being so brave. From that point on, I knew I did not have to be an adult to be brave. I could just be me.

Bravery has no set image. Bravery is not picky with what person has it. Deep down in the lives of all people lies bravery. It is just a matter of finding it and using it in any frightening situation.

Excitement!

My parents and brother live two hours away in Excel. I do not get to see them very much at all. I have really been missing them so much! Yesterday was my last flag football game of the season. As a surprise for me my mom and brother came up Saturday and stayed the night at my aunts house (which is 20 minutes away from AUM). I was so excited! Seeing them made my day. My dad could not come because he was out of town. I was NOT expecting them to come up! It is just not like them to just come up this way. Anyway I got to my aunts house and we all just sat around and talked and got caught up on what is going on in life. Then we went to bed about one in the morning. Then yesterday it was game day! My mom and aunt came out to watch me (it was really cold and windy so my mom wanted my brother to stay with my uncle so he would not get sick). Then we all came back to my aunt's house. My dad told my mom to go ahead and stay another night up here and that my brother could miss school since they do not get to spend much time with me. That made me feel great! We all just sat around and talked and laughed some more. My brother and I played some cards (Go Fish) for a good little bit. Then everyone went to bed except my momma and me. We stayed up until three this morning just having mom-and-daughter time. It was the best! I love my mom so much and she is my very best friend! I want to spend as much time with her as I can when I see her because it is not very often that I get to see her.

Today I will

Today I will be doing multiple things.
Right now I am in English class. We are talking about our profile paper assignments. We have to pick a working professional in the field of our majors, and interview them. After interviewing our professional, we have to compose not just a question-answer paper, but an actual paper that intertwines the interview.
When I leave English class, I will be heading to my Government class. I have to take a test in that class. I hope that goes well. I know I studied pretty hard for that test.
At 11:00, I have my interview with Dr. Chavez. She is a psychology professor, and I am a psychology major. She was really nice, and agreed to help me with my English assignment. That has me really excited! I will admit, I am a little nervous too.
I also have to go to Psychology class today. I know in that class we will be going over a powerpoint that is on the next chapter that my teacher has chosen to go over.
After my class, I am going back to my dorm. When I get to my dorm, it will be study time! I have to study for my Biology Lab midterm. I am really not looking forward to that at all. I will also be putting together the pieces of my profile paper.
I know talking to my mom on the phone will fit somewhere into my day,as it does everyday! Taking a shower, checking my email, checking my facebook, and going to sleep will also be a major part of what I will be doing today.
My schedule may not seem too busy, but unless you live it it you really do not get the full effect. I know there are busier days in the world, but I know mine keeps me a busy bee!

My car

Right before I moved up here, I was driving a 2002 Ford Focus. That was NOT my favorite car. It had a lot of issues. When I was getting ready to move, my parents decided to give me my mom's explorer, and my mom would take my focus. I guess that I got the better end of the stick.
The explorer is a 1995 model. Its big and it is blue. Therefore I call it "Big Blue." The special thing about this explorer is not the color, but the bumper. The bumper looks like an elephant sat on it. The reason for the bent bumper is actually a funny story. Two weeks after I got my permit, my mom, brother, and I were coming back from town (I was driving of course), and this glass company truck is in front of me. On the back of this truck are a couple of ladders. The ladders do not look like they are very secure on the back of this truck. Sure enough one of the ladders falls off the truck. My mom yelled at me to slam on brakes, and so I did. This prevented the ladder from going through my wind shield. We were stopped for about a few seconds, and then all of a sudden BAM! I got rear-ended! The damage was not bad enough for anyone to worry with, so the bumper just got left alone.
The explorer is a sturdy SUV though. It has four-wheel drive. I really do not mind driving it. Of course it was a big change going from a pretty small focus to a bigger explorer. I get noticed a lot because once someone sees my car they will always be able to spot it out everywhere.
Like I said, I do not mind driving the explorer. I would love to have a different car, though, but who does not. Big Blue is a good vehicle though. I could not ditch it very easily. If it was not for Big Blue, I do not know how I would have been able to move all of my stuff up here in one trip! Big Blue has been there since day one of my driving, and I will always love that car.

Do I really want to do what you do?

I am going to be interviewing a Psychology teacher for an English assignment. Here are some questions that I may ask her.

• Why did you pick psychology?
• Was there ever one particular person that influenced you the most?
• When did you decide you wanted to go into psychology?
  
• Did you change majors to become a psychology majors?
• How long do you have to go to school for?
  
• With the economy the way it is, do you think this is a stable field to be in?
• Would you recommend this field to others?
• What most intrigues you about psychology?
• What is your least favorite thing about the psychology field?
• What type of psychology are you looking to be a part of?
• What subject do you use the most?
• What subject do you use the least?
• How much writing is involved?
• What types of writing are involved?
• Where do you see yourself in 1,5,10 years?
• What goals do you have for your career?