Hey everyone!

I'm so sorry I haven't written in so long! There has been so much going on in my life, it's like a big blur. Well, my competition season is over. By far I didn't have my best meet at Classics and I didn't qualify to Championships. I was very disappointed, but I have moved on and I am having fun learning some new skills and trying new things. I was also disappointed for Christine who fell on bars during warm-up and couldn't finish the meet. She ended up having two bone chips in her elbow, but she is recovering well! I had a lot of fun in Virginia Beach! We had some time to go to the beach and relax. My dad and I also rented bikes down on the beach and that was so much fun! I hadn't ridden a bike in so long. Congratulations to my girl Nastia! Also, congratulations to Rebecca, Christa and Catherine who all qualified to Championships! I know they will do great up in Indiana. In the gym I'm working on some new skills. On tumbling I am doing front layout double front and arabian double pikes. On bars I am trying to learn a "Voronin" which is kind of like a "Khorkina". It's a lot of fun. It's so exciting to learn new skills!

School starts tomorrow! It seems like I just finished. I took one class over the summer, Economics. I can't believe I am going to be a junior! I am getting so old. Time to start thinking about colleges...I have some in mind, but only time will tell. This year I am taking 4 AP classes and I am the president of the student council again. So, I should have my plate pretty full. I am taking Spanish 4 (AP), English (AP), Chemistry (AP), Pre-Calculus, and U.S. History (AP). Each of my binders is a little memorial to many of the things I love. One has the Mavs on it, one has Lance, one has "Friends" (the TV show), and one has pictures from the movie "The Godfather". I haven't decided what the 5th one is going to be yet. Our school is growing too! We now have three buildings and 182 students.

Ok yeeeeah...LANCE ARMSTRONG IS THE MAN! 7 Tour de France wins! I can't believe he is done with cycling! I am going to miss watching him climb up those mountains and kick everyone else's butts! My room is pretty much a shrine to him now. It's got pictures, posters, magazine covers, newspaper clippings, everything! I should take a picture to show you guys. Haha. I am however, looking forward to next year's Tour to see who can take over the crown. I have my money on Ivan Basso or Yaroslav Popovych. You can mark my words on that. So, since the last time I wrote the basketball season ended. I can't say that my Mavericks lived up to my expectations, but it was better than their first round ousting of the previous year. Stevie Nash just ate our lunch in that second round. (I guess he wanted to show us what we're missing). I was happy that San Antonio won, for some reason I don't like the Pistons. Don't ask why. I miss basketball and I can't wait for it to start up again.

I have been doing A LOT of reading over the summer! My favorites were Lance Armstrong's War, Donnie Brasco, Caddy For Life, and The Notebook. Currently I am reading The Valachi Papers. It's so interesting and I am really liking it. Oh, I turned 17! I haven't had my birthday party yet, but I am looking forward to it. I am going to share it with one of my best friends, Andrea. Her birthday was in May but she hasn't had her party yet. I got a digital camera for my birthday! I was so happy! I have been wanting one for so long. I love it, I pretty much take pictures wherever I go.

Well, I think that's about it. I will really try to update more often. One last thing: Good luck at Championships to... Cole, Tim, Philip, Nastia, Catherine, Christa, and Rebecca! Ya'll will do awesome!

Talk to you guys later!