Nearly all caught up

Question #66

What is your favorite holiday and how do you celebrate it?

I love the Fourth of July. It means I get to hang out with my friends and dance and celebrate and whatnot. It also means guaranteed fried dough. I go to the fireworks here with Lindz (used to be with my family) and we hang and run into people and eat junk and play games. I do my nails red, white, and blue and I typically wear red, white, and blue, too. It's really fun to just hang out and be so anonymous in such a large crowd. And the fireworks are *amazing*. (Green! lol don't mind me)

Question #67

Did you and your father share any interests?  Tell about your relationship with him.

My dad and I were very close when I was little. When my parents split, I stayed with him. I was always Daddy's Little Girl. Before I got my tonsils out, I wanted my dad to go in with me but I didn't want Mom to feel like Joey and I loved Dad more so I had her in with me. Funny because now, my reaction is typically "I want my mommy". When I hit puberty, things got weird. Dad didn't get me and I didn't feel close to either parent. I was closer to Lori than anyone. Now, I'm a little older and I fight with my dad a lot but, it's getting better. Coming out of my depression made me easier to deal with and when I'm easier to deal with, he's easier to deal with. So I don't mind him as much. We both read a lot and we both love to camp. Camping in our house means in a tent in a sleeping bag in your jeans on the ground. In the morning, coffee is made by heating water over the campfire before breakfast. I got my love of camping from my parents. The smell of a fire, the taste of s'mores, the sounds of the woods, the feel of the earth under your feet, the satisfaction of setting up camp, the sight of dinner burned so horribly over the fire that you give up and go to a restaurant. lol My dad and I were thisclose when I was little, but now not so much. But some part of me will always be Daddy's Little Girl.

Question #74

Describe getting a Christmas tree with your family.  How did you decorate it?  When did you put it up?

Since I was in, like, second grade, we've had a real tree. We go and try to find the perfect tree. I never got to get the one I liked until this year. For some reason, it was really important that I got my tree. We cut it down and bring it home and set it up. It sits there, bare, for a few days and then we decorate it. On go the lights. On goes the garland (which we lacked this year). On go the ornaments. The baby Jesus is the highest ornament below the angel. My Barbie ornaments always go on along with our year ornaments. The year bulbs only go on for certain years. 1990, 1993 or 1994, and 1989 almost always make it on. I set up my tree in one day. It comes out of the basement. I find a spot for the 2 1/2 foot tall fake tree that is horribly crushed. The branches get poofed. The ornaments rehung. The Barbie placed strategically so that I can remember Gumpy but not get depressed about him. The aluminum and cardboard star goes on top, just like every year. I love seeing the lights blurred before I go to sleep. (Because I'm very myopic, the lights become circular and blurry.)

Question #75

Tell the words of a song from your childhood and describe any memories it holds for you.

Easy. You are my sunshine. My mom always sang this to me. I remember one time, I don't know how old I was or what it was about but, I was crying and Mom stroked my hair and sang that to me as I cried all over her shirt. It always makes me feel young and protected. Also, the Garth Brooks song, If Tomorrow Never Comes. My dad used to sing this to me. Whenever I'm mad at him, if this comes on the radio, I have to change the station. And My Girl. I got out of the shower one night and I was looking in the mirror and Dad had helped me shower (I was like 5). I was wrapped in my blue towel with it over my head pretending I was the Virgin Mary (always a religious child). Dad stood behind me looking in the mirror and sang that song. He picked me up and started dancing. We danced all the way to my bedroom so I could get dressed I think.

 

That's it for tonight. My eyes hurt. Damn contacts. G'night y'all.

Vickey

Goin' to the chapel

Question #71

Describe your wedding.  Who was in it?  What did everyone wear?

Obviously I'm not married yet but, I'll tell ya what I think I want for my wedding though.....

I want to get married either in a church or some gorgeous place out in nature. I don't really know QUITE what I want but, I want it to be the love of my life standing at the alter. I'll be wearing a long white dress (possibly the one my mom was going to wear for her renewing of her vows to my dad but probably not). My fiancee will be looking *quite* handsome in his outfit (probably a tux). The bridesmaids probably won't want to kill me for the outfits I choose because I'll probably give them a lot of choice in it. I don't have any set ideas except I will be wearing a long white dress and it will be the love of my life waiting for me. It will be a romantic amazing event no matter how it turns out.

Vickey

Picking and choosing again

Question #61

How do you feel about death?  What is your philosophy of the "after life?

I don't want to die any time soon but I know I will eventually and I'm okay with that. I believe in heaven and hell but, my views of who gets in and who stays out is different than most Christians. I don't have a set definition of it but, I think it's more liberal than "if you have Christ in your heart, you get in. if you don't, you're in hell."

Question # 62

What did your grandfather's do for a living?  Did your grandmothers work?

My dad's dad sold shoes for a living. My mom's dad is a mystery. My dad's mom worked in factories and delivers newspapers and does oil stuff. My mom's mom idk about.

Question #64

What was your favorite Sunday activity as a child?

Sunday school, chili/pasta night, and football. I never have liked watching football but the sound of it is comforting. It reminds me of Sunday nights as a kid. I can't imagine them differently. I'd go to church/sunday school with Gramma (before she and Gumpy split) and when I got back, I'd eat lunch and play. We'd have pasta or chili every Sunday night (esp. in the fall) while we watched football.

Question #65

What do you remember most about being a teenager?

I am a teenager! I remember the mood swings, the confusion, the fighting, the temptations to do a billion things like drink, date, kiss, smoke. Most of which have I resisted.

Question #69

Did you have a bicycle and what was it like?   Tell about riding it.  Where did you go?

I've always had a bike. My favorite one was white, pink, and purple. I learned to ride it as a two-wheeler on my dad's birthday or father's day (can'tremember which). I'd ride up and down the street in front of our house. From Sandy's house to the last driveway on the street and back. About 100 yards or so. So much fun. Now and then I'd go around the block when I got permission.

Question #72

Describe a typical day in high school.

Ummm.... kay. A typical day for me as a freshman went like this....

6:30-get up and curse the fact that I'm running late AGAIN
6:45-catch the bus or else beg for a ride
7:10-arrive at school and go to my locker
7:12-drop stuff in Voice and go to the corner
7:25-hear the bell and make way to Gage's classroom. hang w/Sayiiiid and Russo for four minutes
7:29-run to Voice
7:31-make it to Voice. sneak in and pray she'll let me stay. she does.
7:45-start warm-ups
7:55-either take notes on singer or sing
8:15-head to German. don't pay attention. get an A anyhow. joke with Andrew and Drew
9:00-leave German and head to locker than to Math
9:06-sneak in to Math. pray he lets me stay. he does. for the next 40 minutes, learn nothing. joke around w/Lindz. occasionally pay attention
9:45-dread Science. drop stuff there and walk with Lindz til just before the 1 minute bell rang. hightail it to Science. get there.
9:45-10:30-sleep or half-sleep through the most boring class of my day with my only hope being that I have choir next. If it's a Day One, my only hope is that I have a five minute break and then forty minutes and then LUNCH.
10:35-start lab (and think of how I could kill myself without everyone noticing -yes it was that boring) or start choir (and count the minutes til lunch)
11:15-get out of lab or choir. If choir, meet Russo, Sayiiiiid, and Jack in hall and walk to lunch. screw it if we were late and they tried to send us to tardy. we wouldn't go.
11:20-12:00-fend off attempts to get me to spit out my snapple. this forty minutes was quite often what got me out of bed in the morning and ALWAYS what got me through science.
12:05-Global with Mrs. Brooks and her Ballad of Death (lol).
12:45-head up to the torture that was English with Mr. Huntone. try not to fall asleep through it. pray that it's over soon
1:30-either go to gym or study hall.
2:15-FREEDOM!
2:36-arrive home after walking with Ronnie or whats-his-face (I refuse to learn his name).

The rest of the afternoon varied. That was a typical day in my life for nine months.

 

That's it for now. I want to spend more time on some of the others. Or I don't have a clue what to say and need to think about it. Time to go. Love ya!

Vickey

Picking and choosing

Question #65

Did you go to any college or technical training?  Where?  what did you study?

Still in high school. I plan to go to college somewhere good and study English or something.

Question #68

Do you like to go to the symphony, the opera, the theater?  What have you seen and enjoyed the most as far as productions go?

Never been to the symphony or opera. I've seen plays at local high schools and at Geva. I love seeing plays. I've seen ByeBye Birdie and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. I've seen dozens at Geva but can't remember which. I loved the two at the high schools though.

 

That's all I have time for tonight. Love you.

Vickey

More catch-up, darlings.

Question #56

What things do you enjoy doing as an adult that you also enjoyed as a child?

Am I considered an adult for this question? Guess so. I still like to color and create art. I still like certain shows and I still like watching thunderstorms.

Question #57

What was the hardest thing in life you've had to learn?

That everything happens for a reason though I may not know the reason. When things happen like Keegan's accident or people seeming not to care, it makes me wonder why and if there is a reason. This is a lesson I'm still learning.

Question #58

What convinced you the most in your choice of a spouse (Significant other)?

Changing the question to "What convinced you most to dump your latest ex?". I never talked to him. When we were on the phone, he never spoke. He couldn't hold a conversation about anything and had no concept for abstract thought. He wasn't Christian and I just wasn't quite comfortable around him. I'd rather flirt with various guys than date someone I have no connection to.

Question #59

How do you feel about dentists?

Dentists are fine. Pulling teeth is not. Orthodontists are not.

 

Really need to start answering these questions more fully. Time to go do SOMETHING. I'll write more tomorrow.

Vickey

Those I skipped

I just read all of Promise's answers to the questions I'd done but not read (I do them and THEN read her answers). Now, the questions I'd skipped....

Question #46

Do you have a favorite Magazine?  What do you learn from it?  Why do you like it?

CosmoGirl! is my favorite magazine. Beauty tips, celebrity interviews, little tidbits I'd never know if not for it. Just a few weeks ago dark chocolate ice cream got on my white skirt. If not for an article in CosmoGirl about removing make-up stains from your shirt, I'd probably have rubbed it in without realizing it. Instead, I blotted it and when Dad washed it, it came out! This happened with spaghetti on one of Mom's chairs too.

Question 47

If you could be any animal, which would you be and why?

I would be a unicorn. Long life span, mysterious, mystical, awe-inspiring. There is so much art done about unicorns. They're so unknown.

Question 48

What's the most adventurous thing you've done?

I get my kicks off little things. Nothing really big. To me anything that I'm scared to do before I actually do it is fun. I did the zip line at my school in eight grade. I was terrified. I nearly backed out but I had to try it. I stayed after class to do it because too many people wanted to. I climbed up the tree and was standing on the ledge as the teacher unhooked one buckle and hooked another on my harness. That ledge was so small. The two of us were nearly falling off. She told me to sit on the edge and I could go whenever I wanted. I took a deep  breath and... another one. It took me about 45 seconds to get up the nerve to shove myself off. Shove, close eyes, clutch rope, open eyes, laugh. That's what it went like. It was so exhilarating. To know that I was so terrified but I did it and I'm alive still was the best feeling.

Question #50

Tell a courtship story about your parents. How did they met?

This is gonna sound horrid but, my mom was in foster care and she lived with Grampa and Grandma Lois, my dad's father and stepmom. She had the hots for him. Idk how it happened from there really.

 

Those are the ones I'd skipped. For now, I have to go shower or something to get ready for the Harry Potter party tonight. Only a few hours til I can read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Love,
Vickey

P.S.  Did you know you can change your font to something not in the selection? If AOL supports it in e-mail or IM or whatnot, you can have it in your journal. Go into HTML format and type <FONT face=Name>. Name should be the name of the font. Go back to Text format and type your entry. It should work. This entry is in Papyrus, in case you were wondering.

Sorry I've been slacking with this. Now that I'm caught up with reading journals, I can get caught up with these questions. When did it get so late? Geez. Bedtime for me. Wonder what mysteries await me tomorrow in the Journal Jar questions. What tales will unravel themselves to your waiting ears? Tune in tomorrow.....