Speak Now

If I could be any celebrity, it would without a doubt be Taylor Swift.  Not only is her music absolutely amazing, but whenever she is in the tabloids, it isn't for partying around Hollywood, it is for just being herself.  Her new album, Speak Now, came out yesterday and it has all I've been listening to.  All of her songs have a meaning and girls of all ages can relate to her music.  During a stressful week of school, she is what I listen to when I'm doing homework or something and it makes things less stressful.  To say that I am obsessed with Taylor Swift is completely true, but I'm not alone, I am surrounded by all the other teenage girls that went to Target yesterday as soon as the CD was released to buy it.  Well time to go read AP psychology and get ready to go get my haircut!

I wish I was Taylor Swift!

Family Fun

Sometimes all you need is a little bit of family fun.  That is exactly what this weekend was all about.  Aunt Carol came in to watch me perform and help mom work the Pacesetter Bazaar all day yesterday.  We laughed nonstop all weekend and it was so fun.  Pearce won the football game on Friday night, Pacesetter bazaar was the biggest it has ever been and brunch today was the best way to end the weekend.  I even got a little bit of shopping done with my family which is always a bonus. Unfortunately it is back to the real world of school and homework.  For peer mediators we put on a puppet show for elementary kids and that is this week so that should be fun.  Sorry this is short, time to do some homework and paint sideline sweetheart signs!

Who Knew?

So at Pearce in the Junior class we have 13 sets of twins, one being a set of triplets.  A lot of us grew up surrounded by twins around us so as we got to Pearce from the different junior high schools we didn't think anything of the fact that there were lots of us.  Well recently we were told that we were Guinness Book of Worlds Records holders for having the most twins in one grade.  After being told that, obviously we were excited, but also shocked.  Who knew that having the most twins was a world record?  Well today we were interviewed by NBC channel 5 that will be aired on October 31st.  It was really cool to be interviewed for the news and we also got approval for an off-campus lunch which was special.  All the twins got interviewed then some parents, and then we took a few pictures for a Brady Bunch themed picture.  We went to lunch at Potbellys, but Jackie and I got Freebirds.  It was a fun way to hang out with the twins and get a little more of a break from school.  Gotta go do some homework.  Pacesetter Bazaar is this weekend, come support the Pearce Pacesetters!!

Dani

Reminder of our Past

So in English we are taking TAKS Benchmark all week which consists of reading passages with multiple choice questions, revising and editing, short answer questions and an essay.  It isn't that bad, it is just long.  Today I was reading one of the passages and it was about a family who has a happy life until Hitler rose to power and changed everything in Germany.  As I continued to read the passage and picture what the author was saying, I could remember the exact details of the day we spent at the concentration camp,  Auschwitz, in Poland.  That day was another cold, rainy day in Poland but for the NFTY in Israel trip it was our chance to see what our ancestors went through during World War II.  The entire day we were all gloomy, quiet, and to say that we were emotionally drained was an understatement.  The passage just reminded me of everything I saw; the cable cars, barbed wire fences, gas chambers, wooden beds with finger nail marks, the memorial stones of the millions of people killed, and the color.  Whenever I think of a concentration camp, I think black and white.  It's not black and white, there is green grass, colored flowers, and a blue sky.  It's not the typical image of a death camp where over six million Jewish people were killed.  As our group was touring the camp, we saw another group there.  But instead of being silent like we were, and staring at this site that really can't be described, they were jumping all over the cable car, screaming and doing the "Hail Hitler" sign.  The anger that immediately overwhelmed us was huge and also the sadness.  To us everyone has the same opinion of the Holocaust, but there are people in the world who don't have the same views as us, and unfortunately we had to view that in the most emotional place that I have ever been too.  It was an experience that I won't ever forget and I am glad I had the opportunity to go.  My generation is most likely the last generation that will get to hear about the traumatic experience from Holocaust survivors so it was important to go and to be able to retell the story to younger generations and prove that this was a true event in our world's history.  As I'm writing this, I'm listening to the song Save Tonight by Eagle-Eye Cherry, this song was the "song of the summer," we would blast and sing to it, and it is the song that reminds me of the summer I had.  I just felt the need to write about how something like a TAKS passage can bring back the feelings of the summer.  There hasn't been a day since I've been home that I haven't thought about that trip and it will be something I cherish forever.  Even though Poland and Prague weren't the highlights of the trip, it was meaningful, emotional, spiritual and most importantly a needed experience.  We now hold the history of the past and it is our job and responsibility to tell our children what happened during World War II.
Every single World War II veteran, every life that was taken because of the Holocaust, rest in peace. 

"Save tonight, and fight the break of dawn comes tomorrow, tomorrow I'll be gone save tonight."

Short week!!

Luckily for me, this was only a three day school week.  Monday was fair day and Tuesday was a teacher in-service day.  I spent the Saturday at the fair with my cousins, and the rest of the week was with my friends! We did a lot, one night we played ultimate frisbee at Campbell Green with a huge group of people. Grace, Haley, and Ginny spent the night, and the next day Haley, Grace, Jackie and I got lunch and met up with people to play sand volleyball.  After spending some time in the sun, which was shockingly hot, I went home to shower, and Trey brought Madelyn over so we could show her some volleyball skills since she just started playing.  That night basically our entire group of friends went to Kyle's house and at first we were just hanging out outside, the guys playing poker, then power hackey, and eventually we had a girls vs. guys game of capture the flag.  It was one of the most fun nights we've had in a long time.  It felt like it was summer all over again, just going from one place to another with all of my friends.  Wednesday rolled around and we took the PSAT so it was a chill day at school, Tuesday was an actual day but Friday we had a pep rally because it was the HP rival game!!! The pep rally was..interesting.  Dance Team performed for the Pacesetters but we had some sound system issues so they ended up doing the dance three times but held it together with class and grace. Some of the girl teachers did another dance like they did at the Richardson pep rally and overall it was an alright pep rally. So the Pacesetters had to be back at Pearce at 6 to leave for the football game but at 7ish we still didn't have buses, so we were going to have to drive ourselves to the game.  As soon as we were about to leave we got a call from Ms. Weaver telling us the bus would be there in 10 minutes and we should wait.  Well 20 minutes later the first bus got there and we had to wait another 15 for the second bus to show up.  It was a stressful evening for us but eventually we got to the game with 2 minutes left in the first quarter.  The Pearce/HP rivalry is such a big game and we played so well.  It was a pretty close game and at one point we were down by 3 touchdowns and ended up scoring twice and within the last minute got SO close to scoring again, we just couldn't make it happen.  Mustangs played such a good game and I am still proud to be a Mustang.  Maybe next year? Sorry HP, daddy can't always buy you a win, see you next year at Mustang/Eagle stadium.  BEAT HP.  Now it is time for bed because it has been an extremely long day. One last thing, Emily Schneider-hope you're having a blast in NY and you've already told me some stuff about meeting with DVF but can't wait to hear more!! I love you so much!!

Goodnight!!
-Dani

What a Week

This week was actually a pretty good week.  Not too stressful and I got a good amount of down time.  The beginning of the week was just school and homework, and doing too much interesting.  One night Grace came over and hung out for a while and we did homework and caught up.  Thursday night I took Nathan out for dinner for his birthday which is today..HAPPY BIRTHDAY BESTIE! Friday night we had a football game, which was interesting.  We played really well and won 48-10 against Wylie East but after pre-game, I got shooting pains in my calfs and ankles, and was in so much pain! Courtney found me alieve and Lauren helped keep me calm before halftime, so I could perform horseshoe.  After halftime it was a little better with my calfs but my left ankle hurt so bad.  I wasn't sure what was wrong with it, but I made it through the game, and came home to go to bed.  Today I went to the fair with my cousins.  It was so fun! We rode some rides, ate TONS of food and had some good laughs.  I love days with my family.  The fried oreos and fried frito pies were so good.  But I do have to say that I ate two corn on the cobs. It was a day full of food.  Tonight we have a Sablosky overnight so hopefully it should be fun too.  Yay for no school on Monday or Tuesday.  Now its time to go do some college research while I have the free time.  Happy birthday Nay, love you bestie!
-Dani

Homecoming 2010 Pics!! (there are tons, and even more on FB)

BESTFRIENDS. i love you guys so much

love my varsity cheer girls!

one cheerleader, one pacesetter. haley you are one of the best friends a girl could ever want!

just a few of the most amazing best friends

best friends 12 years and counting

i have the best sister anyone could ask for

Oh What a Knight!

Homecoming weekend 2010 was a definite success.  It all started Friday, we had our pep rally which is normally outside in the afternoon but got moved to the morning inside.  So that kinda sucked, but the pep rally ended up being really fun.  I got to take lots of pictures with all of my friends which was really exciting because normally it is so hard to find everyone.  I will be putting those up shortly! The day was pretty relaxed, most teachers didn't do much or give homework because they knew no one would do it.  Before the football game, Laura Welborn's mom came to talk to all of the Pacesetters and we did a tribute to her daughter, and also tied purple ribbons to the tree on Senior Way that is dedicated to her.  It was really sad of course but it was a good reminder of what can happen if you drink and drive or get in a car with someone who has been drinking.  Our performance was dedicated to Laura, and it was very different hearing Mrs. Welborn talk as a returning girl than a new girl.  I feel like the new girls our our babies and it was scarry to think the same thing everyone else was thinking..."what if one of us didn't come back on Monday?"  The game started out a little rough but we ended up winning thankfully.  Nice job Mustangs!! My group came over to my house after the game to hang out, swim, and just chill.  It was a good way to offically start homecoming.  Saturday I woke up and got ready, nails, hair, makeup, all of it! It was only a semi stressful morning but turned out great.  Ginny and Grace came over before we all went to pictures so we could get pics and then we left for group pictures.  The whole night went so well, dinner was good, got so many good pictures, the dance was better than expected, party bus was amazing and the after party was a great way to end the night.  Sunday was a day full of lounging.  I went to BBYO in the afternoon and got sushi with the dolls and came home to sleep.  Homecoming 2010: it was a good weekend and I can't believe I only have one more homecoming left.  Next up: Chandelle.  Oh what fun that will be to plan... :)  here are some hoco pics!!
It's a lot of pictures so I will make a new post for them!