Spring Break =) final draft

Over this past break, I noticed that I am in a more relaxed and cheerful mood then I was during school. I think it’s because during school I'm constantly stressing out about my grades and college, and attempting to do all my class work and homework to the best of my ability, but when I'm on break I can just relax and spend time with my friends and family. I can sleep late without rushing off to school. The Tuesday before break I was extremely stressed because I got my SAT scores back, and even though I was somewhat satisfied with them, I thought I did better. We also had a math and science test that day, both of which were hard to study for because I couldn’t focus, and then we got out progress reports, which killed whatever happy mood I had left in me. All my grades went down, and I couldn’t understand why because I participate in all my classes and do all my homework. I was in such a grouchy mood, and then I had my college class after that, which needless to say, stressed me out even more. I have three papers do for that class by the end of break, two final papers and one draft.

But ever since break started, my mood has lifted. On the first Thursday of break (which was a gorgeous spring day), I went to my internship (because I wanted to finish up some spreadsheets that I didn’t finish the previous week), and they were surprised to see me since I didn’t have to come in. They had me do some pretty interesting stuff (I was looking up and listing hotels for clients), and they kept complimenting my work. One of the workers there, Lisa, couldn’t stop talking about how I was such a good extern, and another worker Heather, asked me if I could hurry up and finish high school so I can work with them already. As you can probably tell, that put me in a great mood. I love getting complimented on my work, especially if I put a lot of effort into it. After my internship, I went to play volleyball with my friends, and just being outside with the sun beating down put me in an amazing mood. I was being healthy by being active, while also spending time with my friends. Friday was pretty much the same, I spent time with my old best friend from middle school, and we went shopping and just had a really good day. On Saturday, I wasn’t in too good a mood because it was raining, and that ruined my plans, so instead I stayed home and watched old movies. The weather has a way of affecting my mood, and the rain was just an incredible downer. I wasn’t being healthy that day because I was just lying around inside my house, not doing anything. On Sunday, I went to the gym with my mom, and we were physically active, which set my endorphins off, which therefore put me in a good mood. I was listening to my iPod and reading a magazine while working out, which helped my multi-tasking skills. Going to the gym with my mom put me in a good mood because I never worked out at her gym before, and it was fun. I got to test out all the machines they don’t have in my gym (the Baruch gym), and I got to read a new issue of People while doing that. After the gym, my family made cakes for Passover (except they came out horribly because my Dad can’t cook, and burned them instead). Sunday was another good day

That brings us to Monday, which is the day I woke up late because my mom wasn’t there wake me up (which is fine with me) because she was working. I then proceeded to pack my bag because I was going to sleep over at my friend’s house. I didn’t do much on Monday during the afternoon except work on some homework and watch TV, but after that I left for a sleepover at my friend Lieb’s house, which got me physically and emotionally active. Just being around my friends put me in a really good mood, and even though I wasn’t being physically active at Lieb’s house, my emotional level skyrocketed because I was having fun. On Tuesday, I woke up extremely tired and all I wanted to do was rest. Sadly, no one would let me sleep. Instead we ate breakfast at two in the afternoon (when everyone finally got up) and just relaxed. My emotional and physical level was both low, because I was exhausted and just sitting on the couch not really doing anything. We were also not being healthy because instead of eating healthy food, we ate sandwiches, popcorn, and ice cream. Needless to say, my plans for the rest of the week including hitting the gym every day.

Wednesday was a more proactive day for me, and it was one of my favorite days of the week so far. I went to visit the camp I work at during the summer, Bay Ridge Sports and Theatre Camp, and I got to see all my favorite counselors and campers. I haven’t hung out with all of them since last September, and it was just really nice to see everyone and reminisce about all our fun times last summer. I helped two of the counselors with the Junior group (ages 6 to 8), and it felt so good to be in charge once again. After that, we all just stayed at after-camp and all of us girl counselors watched the guys play basketball. It was just so much fun, and I can’t wait until the summer to work full-time. We all decided that on Friday we would go back to camp, and then go to dinner and a movie after after-camp is over. I was physically and emotionally active on Wednesday. Thursday was a mellower day for me. I stayed home during the morning, and then went to the gym. After the gym, I just hung around Union Square with my friend. It was a relaxing day, and I was physically active because I went to the gym and emotionally active because it was so nice out and I was spending time with one of my best friends. On Friday I went to visit camp again. Everyone was there again, and it was just so much fun because everyone was in a good mood. After everyone went home to change we met up again to go to Uno’s for dinner. Last summer, we use to go to Uno’s practically every weekend and then go to the movies or someone’s house, and this year we are not about to break the tradition. Whenever we get together and go to Uno’s, we always have a blast. Although, we usually show up late to the movie and make so much noise trying to sit down, but who cares? We’re teenagers. It’s safe to say I was definitely physically active and emotionally happy.
So that was my spring break, and I can definitely say I was emotionally and physically active and happy except for two days out of the week. I'm sad to say spring break is coming to an end, but I will be waiting for summer to come so I can have just as much fun as I did this past break. I hope everyone had a good spring break, and see you all on Monday (: .