Yesterday was my sweet 16!!! I was planing the party to happen at my house in my back yard, but due to hurricane DANNY! my mom had to rent a hall. We ended up renting a VFW building. The hall wasn't too big, but it wasn't too small. It worked out really well for the amount of people that came. I invited a lot of people, but the day before and the day of my party many people canceled which made me said and I was glad those who could make it did! Some of my family was there as well, but the mostly sat together on one side of the room, while my friends and I were on the other side. I also hired a dj, but no one really danced, even though I love dancing, it was just not the right atmosphere for dancing. People had fun and the food was wonderful!! My family helped out with making food and decorating the hall and cleaning up. We could only rent the hall for about four hours or so we ended going back to my house with about five people and we had a camp fire, played apples to apples and then my wii. I had fun and enjoyed seeing my friends before school, some of whom I have not seen all summer!! All and all, its much easier to go to a sweet 16 then hosting your own, minus the presents :]
No exciting news from ASSE yet, but I'm hoping and I really want the email at least telling me that I was accepted. Once the say, yup your accepted I can focus on fund raising and when school starts I have to get my new working papers, then a job and I need to get my permit!! I have checking my email everyday and nothing. I have been reading people's blogs of them studying in Italy and I can say I have read every single Italy blog on the AFS blog web page!! I just can't get enough!!! Most of them went last year, some went this summer for a month and only a few on the AFS page are going and studying this year. I'm really excited for my trip, but kind of sad because this is going to be my last year in American high school. I need to make this year count and do the things I want to do, because when I come back I will be going to college, yes it maybe the local college, but it will still be different then still being in high school. And for my birthday my friend gave me a travel journal and a book about Italy, which I can't wait to read!!!! Another one of my friends gave me a wallet with her picture in it so I would have one when I go abroad!! How sweet!!!!! I wasn't expecting anything like that, at least not at this party!! I hope i find out soon if I an accepted or not! Telling the world via blog will be my third step after receiving the letter/call/email (i'm not sure how they are going to tell me, just make it soon please) the first things I will be doing are 1. Calling my mom! 2. Posting it on facebook! 3. Making a new post on my blog. and while I do all three of those things I will be calling other family members and texting friends!!!!
Till then, ciao!!!
=/ Sorry I couldn't make it, Aly! But I'm glad you had fun...I SOOO would have danced with you!
ReplyDeleteOk, well we need to get together soon so I can give you your present and we can catch up in person! Actually, I only have part of your present. =/ I also wanted to get you something to bring to Italy that you could remember me by, but I don't know what to get! AHHH! Well, I've got a year to figure it out. =]