Thursday, November 18, 2010
I love the sweet e-mails my grandpa always sends me!!! I just got this one:
Sack Lunches
I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment and sat down in my assigned seat. It was going to be a long flight. 'I'm glad I have a good book to read. Perhaps I will get a short nap,' I thought.
Just before take-off, a line of soldiers came down the aisle and filled all the vacant seats, totally surrounding me. I decided to start a conversation.
'Where are you headed?' I asked the soldier seated nearest to me. 'Petawawa. We'll be there for two weeks for special training, and then we're being deployed to Afghanistan
After flying for about an hour, an announcement was made that sack lunches were available for five dollars. It would be several hours before we reached the east, and I quickly decided a lunch would help pass the time...
As I reached for my wallet, I overheard a soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch. 'No, that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch. Probably wouldn't be worth five bucks. I'll wait till we get to base.' His friend agreed.
I looked around at the other soldiers. None were buying lunch. I walked to the back of the plane and handed the flight attendant a fifty dollar bill. 'Take a lunch to all those soldiers.' She grabbed my arms and squeezed tightly. Her eyes wet with tears, she thanked me. 'My son was a soldier in Iraq; it's almost like you are doing it for him.'
Picking up ten sacks, she headed up the aisle to where the soldiers were seated. She stopped at my seat and asked, 'Which do you like best - beef or chicken?' 'Chicken,' I replied, wondering why she asked. She turned and went to the front of plane, returning a minute later with a dinner plate from first class.
'This is your thanks.'
After we finished eating, I went again to the back of the plane, heading for the rest room. A man stopped me. 'I saw what you did. I want to be part of it. Here, take this.' He handed me twenty-five dollars.
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle, looking at the aisle numbers as he walked, I hoped he was not looking for me, but noticed he was looking at the numbers only on my side of the plane. When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his hand and said, 'I want to shake your hand.' Quickly unfastening my seatbelt I stood and took the Captain's hand. With a booming voice he said, 'I was a soldier and I was a military pilot. Once, someone bought me a lunch. It was an act of kindness I never forgot.' I was embarrassed when applause was heard from all of the passengers.
Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs. A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand, wanting to shake mine. He left another twenty-five dollars in my palm.
When we landed I gathered my belongings and started to deplane. Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me, put something in my shirt pocket, turned, and walked away without saying a word. Another twenty-five dollars!
Upon entering the terminal, I saw the soldiers gathering for their trip to the base. I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars. 'It will take you some time to reach the base. It will be about time for a sandwich. God Bless You.'
Ten young men left that flight feeling the love and respect of their fellow travelers.
As I walked briskly to my car, I whispered a prayer for their safe return. These soldiers were giving their all for our country. I could only give them a couple of meals. It seemed so little...
A veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America ' for an amount of 'up to and including my life.'
That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.'
I thought this was amazing and sweet!!! :D
Crystal and I are in computer apps again. Gr. Hey Mrs. A If you are reading this, I told Mr. Hab that you were in his class and he was AMAZED! I told him to send you an e-mail. xD
Good bye all! Text meh!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
In Computer Apps again. Crystal and I are waaay ahead in like, everything!
Life is Good! >:D Haha... School is pretty good. At one point, I had all B's!!! Better believe I am fixing that! I have already brought most of em up! :) Sooo... Yeah! I went to small group yesterday and we took feet pictrues, which was weird, but fun!!! Ha!
I saw my horse on Saturday!!! ;D haha! It was AWESOME. >:D I rode in a different style, which was hard, but heeecka fun once I learned it. >:D Waaay Fun!!!
So, Crystal and My tummies are hungry... So we're going to lunch. Thanks for loving me!!! >:D
Life is Good! >:D Haha... School is pretty good. At one point, I had all B's!!! Better believe I am fixing that! I have already brought most of em up! :) Sooo... Yeah! I went to small group yesterday and we took feet pictrues, which was weird, but fun!!! Ha!
I saw my horse on Saturday!!! ;D haha! It was AWESOME. >:D I rode in a different style, which was hard, but heeecka fun once I learned it. >:D Waaay Fun!!!
So, Crystal and My tummies are hungry... So we're going to lunch. Thanks for loving me!!! >:D
Monday, September 13, 2010
hi ;D I am in computer apps right now... :D we're finally done with microtype and I just finished a wordsearch, so now we have free time!!! :) yay us!
I woke up early and saw my horse yesterday. We had an awesome time!!! Then at 11 I babysat my neighbor's neice and got $20!!! I am working really hard to save money because in 8 months the school band is going to DISNEY LAND >:D WOOOH >:D
You should text me ^0^
I woke up early and saw my horse yesterday. We had an awesome time!!! Then at 11 I babysat my neighbor's neice and got $20!!! I am working really hard to save money because in 8 months the school band is going to DISNEY LAND >:D WOOOH >:D
You should text me ^0^
Monday, August 23, 2010
STAR Test Results :)
So my friend told me that The STAR Test Results are back!!! :) :p
Enlgish-Language Arts 407/600
Algebra 1 437/600
History-Social Science 378/600
Science 527/600
YAYYY!!!!!!!!!! :DDD 3 Advanced 1 proficient :) yayyy ^-^ :P THANKS MRS. ANDREWS MR. HAYES MS. KENNEDY AND MR TAYLOR!!!!! :D You guys are such great teachers!!! ^-^ i miss you :D :P
Enlgish-Language Arts 407/600
Algebra 1 437/600
History-Social Science 378/600
Science 527/600
YAYYY!!!!!!!!!! :DDD 3 Advanced 1 proficient :) yayyy ^-^ :P THANKS MRS. ANDREWS MR. HAYES MS. KENNEDY AND MR TAYLOR!!!!! :D You guys are such great teachers!!! ^-^ i miss you :D :P
Monday, August 16, 2010
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... So I'm helping my friends with their homework... I don't understand how they don't get it!!! We all had Algebra last year... They had Mrs. Wiggin and I know she's an aweosme teacher but idk why they still don't get this stuff D; GAH lol :)
My Birthdays in two days!!! :DDD I'm so excited! Jon and Lynne (neighbors) Tina Rick and K.C. (my best friend, her ughish dad and her stepmonster) Beth (my mom's amazing co-worker) and me and my parents are to going to MIKUNI'S!!!!!!! :D If you don't know, Mikuni's is an amzing sushi restaraunt :)Sushi is so so wonderful... :) yayay My friends are all bringing me soda on my birthday. :DDD YAY! :D and my boyfriend doesn't like sushi :) So him and his little brother and his mom tok me to Red Lobster... :) It was really great!!! :D They got me a birthday present too :) I got a little notebook with bible verses in it, a new pen :) body lotion and body spray that smells amazing... like apples! ;D and new earbuds for my ipod!!! :D WOOH!!! and of course a sweet little card :) We shared one big chocolate fudgy ice creamy thing and it was yuuummy :) After we, went to walmart for a while... they needed hosuehold stuff :D ah ha Devin and I just kinda bumped around in the elctronics and car section until his mom called us it was really really fun ;D
ha :) This weekend I'm going to something called Relay for Life. Its going to be held at the auburn fairground. Its an awarness marathon for Breast Cancer... Its going 24 hours (all night) to symbolize that Cancer never sleeps. K.C.'s grandma is a breast cancer survivor and does this marathon every single year :) If either of you guys wanna come walk a lap or two Doris ( K.C.'s grandma would really appreciate it! :) It starts 8 Saturday morn and ends around 10 or 11 Sunday you can come any time :) call me if you want directions :) (916) 759-5033 haha or just text me when your bored :DDD
yayayayy i lov e you for taking the t ime to read!!! :D :)
hey whens the last time you heard Take opn Me by A-Ha??? My new favorite song!!! :DDD
My Birthdays in two days!!! :DDD I'm so excited! Jon and Lynne (neighbors) Tina Rick and K.C. (my best friend, her ughish dad and her stepmonster) Beth (my mom's amazing co-worker) and me and my parents are to going to MIKUNI'S!!!!!!! :D If you don't know, Mikuni's is an amzing sushi restaraunt :)Sushi is so so wonderful... :) yayay My friends are all bringing me soda on my birthday. :DDD YAY! :D and my boyfriend doesn't like sushi :) So him and his little brother and his mom tok me to Red Lobster... :) It was really great!!! :D They got me a birthday present too :) I got a little notebook with bible verses in it, a new pen :) body lotion and body spray that smells amazing... like apples! ;D and new earbuds for my ipod!!! :D WOOH!!! and of course a sweet little card :) We shared one big chocolate fudgy ice creamy thing and it was yuuummy :) After we, went to walmart for a while... they needed hosuehold stuff :D ah ha Devin and I just kinda bumped around in the elctronics and car section until his mom called us it was really really fun ;D
ha :) This weekend I'm going to something called Relay for Life. Its going to be held at the auburn fairground. Its an awarness marathon for Breast Cancer... Its going 24 hours (all night) to symbolize that Cancer never sleeps. K.C.'s grandma is a breast cancer survivor and does this marathon every single year :) If either of you guys wanna come walk a lap or two Doris ( K.C.'s grandma would really appreciate it! :) It starts 8 Saturday morn and ends around 10 or 11 Sunday you can come any time :) call me if you want directions :) (916) 759-5033 haha or just text me when your bored :DDD
yayayayy i lov e you for taking the t ime to read!!! :D :)
hey whens the last time you heard Take opn Me by A-Ha??? My new favorite song!!! :DDD
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