Holly’s Super Awesome Blog of Coolness

As we all know, the greatest time of all is coming rapidly.  SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and with summer we all know that it also means SUMMER VACATION!!!!! and NO SCHOOL!!!!!!!  But along with all this gladness comes a different topic.  That topic is no more blogging.  We have our choice of either deleting our blogs that we have slaved hours upon to make it perfect, or at least get a somewhat good grade on it, or we can keep posting over the summer.  But what I was thinking is, why should I get rid of a blog that I spent so much time on.  So I have decided to keep on with my new found fondness of blogging.

Now you may be thinking, well what will I be reading about Holly in the summer.  Well this summer, I will be at home most the time watching re-runs of NCIS.  BUT I will be having some new adventures coming my way.  Some blogs that may be coming up include my experiences in drivers ed.  Another may include a drivers license test, which hopefully I’ll pass and not run a red light……{like SOMEONE I know}  I also will be going on a missions trip to Yuba City, California with my good friend Mikayla and her youth group.  So I believe that I have some good stories coming up for this summer.  It will also prevent me from going insane from watching re-runs of NCIS and having to wait for the new season to start!!!!!!!!  Anyways, I hope all of you have enjoyed my attempt at writing witty blogs and I hope that you will read my summer series of blogs!!!

So until later I bid you all a fond farewell………………………………….for now.

I have many people in my life who I could call my hero.  But one person comes to mind who I have always believed to be my hero.  This person is my grandpa.   Not only is he my hero, but I think he is a hero to the American people.  He was in the navy aboard the U.S.S Tilman during World War 2.  He may not have fought in the bloodiest battles, or dropped bombs on the Japanese soldiers, but he did serve his country in the hardest times.  I think anyone who serves their country should be labeled a hero.  But he is my hero because he has always showed courage and wisdom in the toughest times, and has helped me through my own life.  Until I was 12, I didn’t get to see him that much, but then in the summer of 2005, him and my grandma moved from their home of over 40 years in Meadowbrook, Illinois to Springfield, Oregon.  That I believe showed real courage.  He had to leave behind family, friends and his long time neighbors to go to a brand new place and make new friends and face the dreaded weather we call rain.  This last year has been tough for him, and I think it has shown his greatest courage.  In November of 2008, his wife of 60 years, {yes it IS possible to be married to someone that long} died of a stroke.  It has been hard for him, but everyday he still goes on just remembering that life should be lived to the fullest, and that he will see the love of his life again in the great kingdom of heaven with our Lord Jesus Christ.

The color orange reminds me of so many things. First it remind me of those great fall days that you want to go outside and jump in the freshly raked leaves. Then you get yelled at by your annoyed parents and have to re-rake the leaves, then that little devil on your shoulder tells you to go jump in the pile again, and so on. Ahhh those great fall days.

And who could think of orange and not think of a big ‘ol pumpkin. We all loved going out and finding that perfect pumpkin and sticking your hand and gutting out the ooooy gooooy insides. If you didn’t like doing that as a child, then you have led a horrifying life. It’s even more fun to make your pumpkin extra “special.”

And who could forget that oh so lovable snack that smiles back, GOLDFISH!!!!! The delicious cheesyness in a bite-size fishy cracker. If you don’t love these things then you have some epic problems and should buy yourself a bag ‘o goldfish crackers and eat the whole thing. Hopefully after you eat it all you will love them and your stomach won’t want to do what that poor pumpkin is doing in picture numero dos. {that’s picture number two for you non-spanish talkers, or #2 for the people who don’t know how to spell.}