The Greatest Songs You Have Never Heard Of!!

Sorry for how long it is!!
p.s. notice we didn't edit out what we said we would :)

LOVE YOU ALL!!
meg & anna

NEW THOUGHTS FOR THE NEW SEASONS

Hi guys,
Many of us in this season are travelling somewhere or having a good time, cherishing the moments with our families and friends. Within our own happy Kodak moments, we sometimes forget to think about those families who are homeless or underprivalidged during this time of year. The time of Christmas is special for everyone because it creates a harmonious environment. It is important for us to not only help them, but also thank God for our wonderful families and for our wonderful lives. Try to make it a goal to do something nice for others this time of the season. You could help someone, give a gift to a poor family or help in your own special creative way. It's a very nice feeling and a great thing to do, not only this time of the year but all the time.



Write down some of your goals or things you have done to help.

Traveling

Hey everyone,
I'm actually in Boston right now! And I just had the best pizza in the whole world. Not even kidding.
But since we have "open blogging," I figured I'd just post something now instead of feeling guilty all throughout break about ignoring anything to do with school.
My family doesn't usually travel for Christmas--if we do go somewhere, it's usually right after Christmas (last year we went skiing over New Year's.) But this year, my parents decided to go visit family in Boston. My dad said it was "necessary" and that it was "our turn to go." On my dad's side, my grandparents, great-grandparents, three aunts and three uncles live here in Boston. I don't really like the idea of not being home for Christmas, but I think it'll be okay.
Another downside of this whole away-for-Christmas thing is the spreading out of presents. I like to get all my presents on Christmas morning. This year, I'll get a couple on Christmas morning, more when we come home, and more on New Year's. I'm not sure how happy I am about this.
So, do you guys think it's good to travel on Christmas? Do you usually? If not, do you wish you did?
See you all January 5th, and Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah.

First Academy vlog!

Quotebooks. Because when people say something embarrassing, you want to remember it. =)

Snow Day

Just thought that doing a quick post on the snow day would be good.

How did you guys figure out it was a snow day? I heard about it from friends who have facebooks and stuff.

How did you guys spend your snowday? I spent mine sledding and just hanging out with friends. Sledding is a lot of fun when you don't snowboard down the hill and have your friends push you and watch you fall on your face...cough... taylor, lindsay... cough.

Hope you guys all have a good winter break!

Great expectations... but little to come?

Throughout the entire day, both students and teachers were buzzing around on excitement [espresso :)]. Not only are the holidays and winter break just around the corner, but there has been an underlying anticipation for, you guessed it, the snow day. Don't deny it-- you know you've considered how awesome it would be to start break a day early: no last-minute tests, no homework, and absolutely no teachers. Just you and your pillow together at last. However, reasoning comes over you and tells you that there most likely won't be a snow day and that you shouldn't get your hopes up.

But that's exactly it: you shouldn't get your hopes up. Why? Because you know that if it turns out that we don't have a snow day you'll be royally ticked off. And if you keep your hopes low, let's just say you won't be a happy camper. Is it just human nature to create images like this to alleviate distress? Why do we constantly set up false ideas when we know that they will make us feel worse than we did in the first place? 

Now let's flip perspectives. Is it considered pessimism when you purposefully keep your expectations low so that there will be no hard feelings? Based on my own experiences I have learned to keep my expectations low to prevent myself from totally losing it (which I can't say that I haven't done already). What is your opinion? Do you keep your expectations high or low?Do you think it determines whether a person is optimistic or pessimistic?

College Football

Over the past weeks there has been a lot of talk about college football. Whether it be about things like trophy winners, or great games, or fantastic teams, to players shooting themselves in the leg, the conversation is really stirring up the town. In the next view weeks the football season will come to an end with a series of bowl games. This system is very unique and is completely original to College football. The system consists of vast number of bowl games, (games played once between two teams and the winner receives the trophy), that take place all over the country. These games can range from the Holiday Bowl, to the PapaJohns.com Bowl. All the bowls are of relatively equal importance with the exception of the BCS Bowls. The BCS Bowls consist of the Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Rose Bowl, and the BCS National Championship. These bowls are the coveted prize in college football especially the National Championship. Each year the contenders for each bowl are different. Every year, with the exception of the National championship that automatically picks the top two ranked teams, each bowl choses which teams play in their bowl. Usually it is the most prestigious bowls, like the BCS bowls, that pick their teams first. After each game has been decided the games are played on various days between december and early January. The last bowl game to be played is always the national championship. With a new game every day between two great teams, causes for major excitement and entertainment in my life.

Although I have to admit that the end of the season is the best part of college football I also like watching football during the regular season. Even during the regular season there are still some great games. Being a Notre Dame fan I go to many of there games. If you have ever been to a game you would know what I am talking about. The crowd is always lively and yelling (especially the student section) the bands are playing, the cheerleaders cheer leading, the place is filled with noise. This makes for an exciting and enjoyable game even if your team doesn't really stand a chance. Even if you don't care much for football, watching a game with your family or friends is a great way to spend an afternoon.

By the way here's the final plays of the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. It was one of the best and excitng games I have seen.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoZJxi3A0VQ&feature=related
Have you ever been to game? What was it like?

Have you ever seen a game you ever have really enjoyed?

Are there some other sports that you enjoy watching?