A Conspiracy Gone Wrong

“Do you really think it’s a good idea to form a conspiracy against an old man just because he wouldn’t return your basketball after you accidentally threw it into his backyard?” I asked Bob.
“It’s not just any basketball; it’s the basketball that the Dallas Mavericks used to win the championship!! And I really didn’t mean for it to go into his backyard.” He retorted. Bob’s favorite basketball team is obviously the Dallas Mavericks. I don’t watch basketball, so I don’t know what he’s talking about half the time.
I sigh and say, “Okay, so, I ask the old man to come outside to help me with a quick science experiment. While the house is in a state of anarchy, you’ll run into the backyard and retrieve your most prized possession and leave as if nothing ever happened. That’s the plan, right?” At first, I thought this plan was fool-proof, but leave it to Bob to mess it all up. He had knocked the old ma’s trash can while he was trying to leave, but he obviously failed.
The old man thought he was being robbed, so he called the police. My first thought then was that the police would come to apprehend us, and we’d be in jail for the next few years of our lives. Luckily, they just gave us a warning and gave Bob his basketball back. Needless to say, I won’t be helping Bob with any of his “fool-proof” plans ever again!

Tennis Camp

Sorry I haven’t written in a while, but this is the first time I’ve had a chance to relax since I arrived at Saddlebrook- tennis camp. I’m playing tennis for practically 6 hours every day (except weekends) and you have no idea how tired I am right now! Every day I have to wake up at around 8:30 to be at the courts by 10:00 a.m. Then, I have an hour lunch break at noon. I usually only have enough time to go to Subways since its close to the camp and one of my grandparents are driving me there and back. I have to be back at Saddlebrook at 1:00 p.m. and I play tennis non-stop until 5:00 p.m. A couple days a week, I have a private tennis lesson from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., so I don’t get home until 6:45- 7:00 at night. I have had to follow that schedule for the last two weeks. I know it sounds tiring, and trust me, it is, but I’m having a great time!

On Saturday, I went to Ryan's (my cousin) soccer game. I had a great time watching him play and the final score was 3-3, a tie. On Sunday, I went to Busch Gardens, an amusement park, with both my cousins, Ryan, 10 year’s old, and Justin, 9 years old, Uncle Mark, and Aunt Michelle. I went on Shiekra, at first I was a bit reluctant to go, but when I saw my 9 year old cousin want to ride the roller coaster, I felt guilty and ended up going on it twice! Ryan convinced all of us to go on a water ride, so we all got soaked and of course it’s freezing cold!

Not much else has happened since I’ve been here. This is my last week here at tennis camp, and I come back the fifteenth of January. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I kind of cant wait for school to start so that I can see everyone again. I’m definitely not looking forward to all the tests, quizzes, and homework!

Happy New Years!

For New Years, I went to a friend of our family’s birthday (it’s her actual birthday, isn’t that so cool?). At the party there was a DJ, dancing, buffet, and dessert of course, but there was one problem that I definitely wouldn’t be expecting to happen at a hotel. I was walking down the buffet line when I saw a little brown mouse hiding between the bread and cheese platter. I tried my best to keep calm, but I was freaking out inside. I called over a waiter to do something about it before other people started to notice. He quickly took away both platters and got rid of the mouse. Luckily, I didn’t eat any bread or cheese, so I was okay. But you have no idea how disgusting it was.

At 12:00 a.m., I screamed like everyone else at the party and began shouting, “HAPPY NEW YEAR!” Even though I didn’t know anyone there, people wished me a happy new year, and I wished the same to them. I didn’t get to see any fireworks since we were in a party room and there was nowhere to see any, but it wasn’t that bad. There was dancing on the dance floor and music was blasting through the speakers. Overall, it was a great party. We didn’t leave until 1:00 a.m. and I didn’t get to sleep until 2:30 in the morning. I slept for about eleven and a half hours.

Another year has gone by… no more 2010, but now it’s 2011. Can you believe it? I know I can’t. This year has gone by so quickly and even though I thought that it was the worst year ever at some points, I think it was a pretty good year overall; 2010 is a year that I will never ever forget.