Happy Blogiversary!!!

Hey my Majessties!!

GUESS WHAT.

I'm hoping you guessed but since you can see this and you saw the title, it won't be that hard to figure out what's up.

My blog is officially a year old! The actual date was earlier this month but I cannot believe it. When I decided to start this, I was not sure if I would make it this long let alone have people who continued to read it! 

I love doing this and although I am not the most consistent updater, I do enjoy writing my posts and talking about anything that is on my mind. 

So, to celebrate the anniversary, I updated the style of my blog again. The last time I did that I may have had a little too much fun with the color options so I have changed the overall template and coloring to make it more simple and easy to read. I hope you like the changes because I really do!

Anyway, I hope this blog will continue on for many years to come, but the first year will always be the most special. Thank you for reading and I hope you continue to follow me in my long-winded rants about nothing in particular!

Enjoy!
Jess

(This is a photo of me while writing this. So I'm celebrating for this and the fact that it's the weekend!)

The Future is Real!

Hey my Majessties,

So, it's official, I've committed to a college! I am now a University of South Carolina Gamecock! And while my dad may not be too excited about the mascot, I am so ready to move on from high school.

Seriously though, finally deciding is just the biggest weight off of your shoulders. And it was really weird how I finally decided. I had just visited there and the other school that was in the running and I was so confused. Both were great in their own ways and I had no idea which school was more "me". I know, corny but whatever. Go with me here. 

My Hobbies Include...

Hey my Majessties,

So this post is going back to the college side of my mind. But now that most decisions are coming out and choices will need to be made soon, another daunting task has came about.

Roommates.

Haven't Posted in Awhile

Hey my Majessties,

Sorry I've been kind of missing this last week. Blame Mother Nature.

Seriously. Living in the North, the superstorm and snow storms caused me to not have school four out of five days this past week, and no power or heat for three of them.

(Honestly, that was the view from my street during the power outage.)

Now, having no school may seem like a great time, and it is always nice to have an extra week to do an AP stat take home quiz you do not understand, but the boredom hits you quickly.

Olympic Trials Review

Hey my Majessties,

       This post will be a little different because it's more of a review of what's happening in the news lately!

       This February, the United States will be joining 88 other countries to participate in the 22nd Winter Olympics in 2014 in Sochi, Russia. However, before that time comes, thousands of athletes have gathered in their respective sports all over the world to prove who the best is in order to gain a place on the United States Olympic team. These athletes will be vying for spots in 98 events in 15 different sports while competing against the very best of other countries.

            So many sports have been proving worthy of gold metals throughout trials, and there have been a few surprising entrances as well. In men’s Nordic combined, a 37 year old man named Todd Lodwick blew past his younger competitors for a place at his seventh Olympics. Also, there may be a chance of surprising the other countries in the 1500 Meter speedskating as both a woman and man named Jessica Smith and J.R. Celski respectively, have shown their ability to take a spot at the Olympics and on the pedestal.

            For so long, The United States has exceeded expectations in events such as alpine skiing, short track speedskating, and hockey with athletes becoming known worldwide such as Shawn White, Lindsay Vonn, and Apolo Ohno. As most of these people are still competing, new faces are coming forward to challenge the first place title and gold medal. Similarly, Jessica Jerome has become the first woman to go to the Olympics for Ski-Jumping as it was just added to the list of events for women this year, after many years of campaigning for that right.

            Although the Real excitement comes in February, make sure to check out the trials to see all of the talent the United States has to offer. Then, when the time comes, be sure to watch the Olympics in Sochi, Russia to route for your country. In 2010, the United States place for number of medals for a country. Let’s hope we can repeat the success! GO USA!

Ta-ta!

Jess

A Night for Sparklers and Dancing!

My Majessties,

So, New Years has come and gone and what a night it was! My friends and I decided to meet up at one of our houses and party the night away! Of course, that meant eating a tray of jelly beans, drinking sparkling apple cider and watching Pitch Perfect after dancing the night away!