Brigitte’s
Posts
October 6, 2008
Hello!
Sorry
I didn't have a chance to update my website over the weekend—I was just soo
busy! Anyway, I have a chance to do it now! On Saturday, I competed at
Regionals! I didn't skate my best, but I knew what I had to improve and now I'm
getting ready for next year. My artistic scores were pretty good, so now I just
have to work on landing my jumps consistently!
After
I competed, my sister, her friend, and I (plus our families!) went to see
When
the movie was over, we went to Vicky's friend Jami's house to eat dinner
together. Her mom made curry rice and it was really good (and spicy)! Vicky and
Jami made a little show like “iCarly”—that they
called “iSwimmers”—and I video-taped it for them. I must say, it was quite
silly. And, before we knew it, it was ten o'clock and we had to go home.
On
Sunday, I woke up at six o'clock. First, I took off my night contacts (that
finally work!) and took a shower because there was still a lot of mousse and
make up on me. When I was done showering, (is that a word?!?) Vicky had already
woken up, too. I helped her take off her contacts, and together, we crept
downstairs to make breakfast for our parents. We made some banana and plain
pancakes for them. Vicky and I had chocolate chip ones.
After
we ate, it was about seven-twenty-ish and my mom had
us pack some snacks. (Why? You'll see why in a sec, trust me!) When we were
done doing that, it was seven thirty and we hit the road to
And
attended an Air Show!!!
It
was really cool! We got to hop on some planes (but not fly them!) and we
watched some pilots demonstrate a couple U.S. Navy and Marine Corp planes. Some
were extremely loud, while others weren't that fast. One of my favorites was
this plane that could take off and land vertically. Like a helicopter! There
was also a team of planes that flew like eighteen inches apart from each other!
I repeat: eighteen inches! After the air show ended, (around four o'clock) we
headed back home and had udon for dinner. Vicky and I
watched some TV, and then we went to sleep.
Okay,
now fast forward to today. Before you do so, though, I forgot something. On
Friday, we went costume shopping (since we had no time this weekend). I am
going to be a devil and Vicky is going to be an angel! So, it's pretty cool. If
you know what you're going to be, put it in the comment box below. Now today, I
went skating again and it went well. My coach had me start on double toes again
and we worked on getting my jumps clean (fully rotated). After skating, I had a
pilates lesson and we stretched my hamstrings, back,
and quads. I felt all noodly afterwards! Well, I'm
writing this at 2:17 pm, so my day hasn't ended yet! I'll keep ya posted though! Au revoir!
--Brigitte Gong
October 9, 2008
It's
Thursday again! Time passed too fast, if only we could press 'pause'; now that
would be nice. Anyway, the blog archive page is up,
so you can just click the link of the week you would like to view, and a screen
should pop up with everything Vicky and I wrote during that time period.
Speaking of Vicky,
she has a swim meet coming up this weekend! And I, as a supporting big sis,
will have to be there all... day...long. It's not that bad, actually, because I
finally have time to read. I am also going to be timing both Saturday and
Sunday, so at least I've got plenty of things to do. My dad will also pick up
my cousin from
Also,
I am participating in the third annual Project Joy Skate-a-Thon! We will be
donating to the Olive Crest, which provides homes and services for abused
children, and The Smile Train, which provides free cleft palette surgery for
children in developing countries. For more info, go to www.skate4joy.org! Anyway,
today at skating, I fell really hard on my tailbone! And if any of you have
never fallen on your tailbone before, well I can tell you it hurts. A lot! I
could only skate two sessions, but I'm hoping I will be able to get back on the
ice tomorrow!
For
my website, I'm working on the My Drawings page, and I'll let you all know when
it is up. Well, I don't have anything else to say, so I'll update my website again
when I have time. Au revoir!
--Brigitte Gong
Vicky’s
Posts
October 9, 2008
On Saturday, I went to my sister's skating
competition and then after that, my sister, my friend, and I went to see
On Sunday, I went to an airshow.
The Blue Angels are a team of U.S. Navy pilots that fly together and they are
the best! But they were sort of noisy. I liked the vertical take-off and
landing. It is cool! I also liked watching a guy jump down from the sky with
the
Now let's go all the way from Sunday to today.
I wake up in the morning. I take my night
contacts off and I got downstairs to eat my breakfast. And then, I go get ready
for school. And when I get to school, I'm almost late, but I get on time. When
we get in the classroom, we write our journal and finish our Mountain Math and
Language. Then, we go to recess and I play jump rope with my friends. When the
bell rings, we go back in and go to Meet the Masters
and that's when we learn about an artist named Vincent van Gogh.
After that, we went to lunch and I had to leave
early because of running club. When the bell rang, we froze. Then we went back
to the classroom, went to library, got our backpacks, and went home.
When I got home, my sister and my mom weren't
home yet. Only my dad and I were home. When they came home, we all had lunch
except for me, because I already did. BTW, I had pasta. I finished my homework,
played piano, and went to swimming. We did a lot of stuff there, like racing,
and some 100 yards. And then I took a shower and went home.
When I got home, dinner was already ready, so
my family ate dinner and me and my sister watched some TV, ate some fruit, and
went to bed.
Sincerely,
Vicky
PS
I have a swimming meet this weekend!