Senior Night

I didn't think that it was going to be as hard as it was. As they announce my name I walk out the doors hug my team mates and get the gifts that they gave me. Then I go over and hug my coach. My stomach drops. My heart is racing. And now I am crying in front of a crowd of people. I am not crying because this is my last game of volleyball I have. But because of all the memories and how close I have become. I try to hold back the tears but they keep coming out. I look down at a picture that was given to me so that people won't see me cry. But I know that they can tell that I am.
After they announce all of us I pull it together. I know I have a long night of volleyball I have to get focused on. We are playing a team that had already beat us once this year. Us senior girls are determined not to let that happen again. Game one comes along and we don't do so good. We lost. But we knew we are better then they are so we all stay positive. Game two. WE DOMINATE. We are all one cloud nine. Our energy is up and we know we have this in the bag. Game three and four. We win. They were good games and I am proud we won.
When we get in the locker room I am full of every kind of emotion you can think of. I am happy we won, sad it was our last home game, kinda upset that I struggled that game, and super excited because I had the game winning hit. We all come together after coach is done talking to bring it in. We yell at the top of our long who we are and who we are proud to be DOGS.

What Would you Do?

So I am really debating if I should write about this or not. But I have decided that i should. This is a very touchy subject. I'm going to talk about abortions.
In College Prep class i read an essay about this. It talked about a clinic that was only for abortions. It really made me think. Is it okay to have abortions? The answer may be different from person to person. Some people may so no because religion, or family background. Some people may have no problems with it. Me personally.... well I'm undecided. I think that there are circumstances that are okay for a women to get one. For example, if a 14 year old girl gets raped and gets pregnant then i believe that it is okay. I mean after all it wasn't her choice to have sex. What i don't agree with is women that use it as a form of birth control. They just have sex, get pregnant, and have abortions. This is not right at all. If you are having sex then be safe about it. Use a condom or get on birth control. Don't just go get abortions for no reason. You are taking an innocent life away.
I also think it is okay for a women to get an abortion if the baby or the mother is at risk of death because of the pregnancy. Me.. well i don't think that i would ever get one. Even if my life were at risk. I don't think that i could do it. I could not take a little innocent life away.
Some of you may disagree with me and that is fine. Everyone has there own opinions about it. It just makes you think. What would you do if you were in that situation? But in the end it is the women's choice and she is going to do what she thinks is best for her and the baby.

Personal Philosophy

What is my personal philosophy? Honestly I never really thought about it before. Being a 17-year-old girl the only things I really think about are boys, being with my family, and finishing high school. But if I really thought about it then I would have to say that my personal philosophy would be to be thankful for each day and not take a day for granted.

When my mom was diagnosed with cancer it really showed me how your life can just be taken away from you. To actually be faced with the possibility that each day could be your last is probably the scariest thing in the whole world.  I don’t know how my mom got threw it and fought cancer. When I ask her she just says that each day she would wake up and have a positive attitude about it. She learned that you can’t take your life for granted. You can’t take the simple things for granted most of all. She said that just waking up in the morning was something that she cherished.

            My mom is the strongest woman I know. She is my best friend and she has taught me everything that I know. The biggest lesson being that you have to love life. Be thankful to be alive. Be thankful for the simple things in life and to treat each day like it could be your last.