Quotes
'You'll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You'll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life's a Great balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left." -Dr. Seuss
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go." -Dr. Seuss
The reason that I have chosen these quotes from Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss is because they are very important to me. When I was in sixth grade, my teacher read it to us at the beginning of the school year and at the end. When she read it to us at the end, she began to cry. I couldn't really understand because to me the book was just a book. Now that I am older and beginning a whole new adventure out in the real world, I have found the words have comfort and meaning for me. I know that I will have hard times and good times, but I also know that I am the decider when it comes to having to making the right choice.
AMES Memory
I have many favorite memories from my years here at AMES, some are good and some are bad. When it comes down to it my favorite memory is from my senior year.
After a mandatory field trip for the seniors up to the U of U, I was supposed to hang out with my friend Max Lowry . When I was getting ready to go over from school, I asked Dakota Edwards if he needed a ride home. He ended up needing the ride. So, as I was driving him I was talking to him about my plans to get coffee with Max, he asked to join. As we were driving he asked if our friend Jasmine can come along, that's when we got the great idea to go to the Nickelcade. We picked up Max and Jasmine and headed over to the arcade on Redwood.
When we got there we decided who was going to pay for what and how much we should get. After paying our way in and getting our nickels. i realized I locked my keys in the car. I looked at Max and ran out to my car to make sure that my mistake was true. When I walked back in, Jasmine and Kota went off to play games, Max asked me why I ran out there. I told him that I locked my keys in the car and not to worry because I had two other sets at home. After a shameful call to my mother, my sister was on her way with the other set. I was calm and Max and I went to go get 300 tickets so I could win a blowup alien. My sister showed up and all was well, now I had two sets with me.
While we were in their, I really wanted to get jackpot. Max had serious doubts. As I hit the button, it dropped straight into the jackpot. Max and I were both in shock. I was so excited because I was able to get my blowup alien. During the time. I let Dakota take my car so that he could take Jasmine home.
After Dakota got back, we decided that we wanted to get bubble tea. There was one in the same strip mall as us, so we just drove over there. After we got there and went inside, I reached for my keys. I always keep them in my back pocket, this time, they weren't there. I just ran out of the store and looked in my car. There, in the engine, my second set of keys were sitting there. I walked back into the restaurant and sat down. Max and Kota asked me what was wrong, I had to tell them that I locked my keys in the car along with my second set. They started to panic. I told them that it was fine because I had another set at home that I could ask someone to bring. After another shameful call to my mom, my dad was on his way to save our night.
After we got our bubble tea, we went to wait out on my car for my dad to get there. He ended up showing up after an hour of when I called him. After all was said and done, we decided to go to Max's house to watch a movie. I wanted to finish watching V for Vendetta that Max and I started that week, but we ended up watching Mad Max: Fury Road. I was an extremely good movie and I am glad I got to share it with them. That was one of the best nights that I have had in awhile.
This is a good representation of what type of friends that you could make at AMES. During this time, we were all going through a hard time. I don't think that I would have gotten through without the help of Max and Dakota. If it wasn't for this school I wouldn't of have had so many amazing memories, these are the things I will take with my after graduation and so forth.
After a mandatory field trip for the seniors up to the U of U, I was supposed to hang out with my friend Max Lowry . When I was getting ready to go over from school, I asked Dakota Edwards if he needed a ride home. He ended up needing the ride. So, as I was driving him I was talking to him about my plans to get coffee with Max, he asked to join. As we were driving he asked if our friend Jasmine can come along, that's when we got the great idea to go to the Nickelcade. We picked up Max and Jasmine and headed over to the arcade on Redwood.
When we got there we decided who was going to pay for what and how much we should get. After paying our way in and getting our nickels. i realized I locked my keys in the car. I looked at Max and ran out to my car to make sure that my mistake was true. When I walked back in, Jasmine and Kota went off to play games, Max asked me why I ran out there. I told him that I locked my keys in the car and not to worry because I had two other sets at home. After a shameful call to my mother, my sister was on her way with the other set. I was calm and Max and I went to go get 300 tickets so I could win a blowup alien. My sister showed up and all was well, now I had two sets with me.
While we were in their, I really wanted to get jackpot. Max had serious doubts. As I hit the button, it dropped straight into the jackpot. Max and I were both in shock. I was so excited because I was able to get my blowup alien. During the time. I let Dakota take my car so that he could take Jasmine home.
After Dakota got back, we decided that we wanted to get bubble tea. There was one in the same strip mall as us, so we just drove over there. After we got there and went inside, I reached for my keys. I always keep them in my back pocket, this time, they weren't there. I just ran out of the store and looked in my car. There, in the engine, my second set of keys were sitting there. I walked back into the restaurant and sat down. Max and Kota asked me what was wrong, I had to tell them that I locked my keys in the car along with my second set. They started to panic. I told them that it was fine because I had another set at home that I could ask someone to bring. After another shameful call to my mom, my dad was on his way to save our night.
After we got our bubble tea, we went to wait out on my car for my dad to get there. He ended up showing up after an hour of when I called him. After all was said and done, we decided to go to Max's house to watch a movie. I wanted to finish watching V for Vendetta that Max and I started that week, but we ended up watching Mad Max: Fury Road. I was an extremely good movie and I am glad I got to share it with them. That was one of the best nights that I have had in awhile.
This is a good representation of what type of friends that you could make at AMES. During this time, we were all going through a hard time. I don't think that I would have gotten through without the help of Max and Dakota. If it wasn't for this school I wouldn't of have had so many amazing memories, these are the things I will take with my after graduation and so forth.