First W1

Today, I'm going to go hang out with one of my guy friends, just the two of us. It's a little weird for me, because, well, it's a first. However, my dad and pastor said that as long as we drove separately and stayed in public, it would be alright. Off into the world I go!

First V1

I witnessed a 4-year-old complain about relationship issues. One of the little boys I take care of (J) goes to preschool a few times a week, and there's a little girl (S) there that he calls his girlfriend. He worriedly told me that one of his male friends (La) said that S HIS girlfriend. J said with frustration that this wasn't true, and that S was his girlfriend and couldn't be La's girlfriend, too. It was the cutest thing.

First U1

I drove after an ice storm. We don't get much snow where I live, and we got the surprise of snow in December this season. (Usually it doesn't come until January.) Unfortunately, after several snow days, we had freezing rain. This meant that I had to drive to school keeping in mind that I could slip at any minute. Then when I got to school, they said that it was closed for the day. Oh well. At least I got some experience.

First T1

I know that a lot of American girls my age have had this happen to them tens or hundreds of times already, but as I am just now being put in the "real world", this is my very first time. I was just asked out on a date.
I was on Facebook checking all my updates when I saw that there was a private message for me. I clicked on it thinking, "Oh this is probably from so-and-so." It was not from that person (who is female, by the way). It was from a guy I have only seen a couple of times at school and who is planning to attend next semester. The message was short, simple, and straightforward; he wanted to take me to dinner while I was on Christmas break. I feel bad for the guy, because right now my gut reaction to anyone, no matter who they are, is "No." I don't think I'm ready to be thinking about marriage, and the only reason I would go out with a guy is if I had any inclination to consider marrying him. In addition to that, I need to focus on school and God. Hopefully, he won't be too upset about it.
Note: It's unfortunate that this one should be entitled, "T1," because that's the nickname of a rough, but dear to my heart, Toyota. My dad described it as not being a very good car, but a great tractor. I never drove it, but BOY was it fun to ride in... as long as I didn't have a stomach ache.

First S1

For the very first time in my life, I tried sushi. Some acquaintances from school discovered that I'd never had sushi before, and insisted that I was missing out. They, desiring sushi for themselves anyway, bought some at the nearest grocery store. I went ahead and tried some. It didn't taste at all like I expected it too. It seems to mainly consist of rice, seaweed, and whatever tiny amount of tasteless seafood can be squeezed into the center. I was also made to try some cheap wasabi. It tasted like grass goo. I don't think I'll be having cheap wasabi again, but I decided that I do like sushi. However, even the cheap sushi is rather expensive, so I won't be adding it to my regular diet.

I've been trying out the spinach idea, and have discovered that it's not the best plan. Spinach, it seems, is not very filling, and so I am forced to eat a sandwich at the cafe. Oh well. At least I'm getting more greens in. :)

I found a way to resolve my diet predicament. Because it has been rather expensive for me to buy lunch at the cafeteria, I am replacing the unhealthy sandwiches with store-bought baby spinach. It is A LOT cheaper. In order to make sure that the rest of my family did not get to my spinach, I put masking tape on the container and wrote on it, "You eat this, I shoot you." I know that this sounds rather selfish, but otherwise my mother will very likely try to use my spinach for other purposes. MY spinach!
Now that I have greens at my disposal, I can get in my much-needed nutrition during lunch. Perhaps this strange diet will actually work.