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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Today officially marks the end to this summer’s blogging adventures courtesy of Julia M. Kahky. To make today’s post a little different than the beginning of yesterday’s post, I’m not really going to talk much about the incredible fact that it’s over. Instead I’m going to begin by quickly going over my day. I went to the Amway with Joshua and got some school supplies and a little snack. Then I got ready for Girls’ Night In and attended that. It was pretty fun but definitely a long time to spend at the school. I’m so happy to be going to the Ritz Carlton tomorrow after today’s lengthy adventure at school. I still need to finish my college resume and this blog before school starts. I really am not in the mood to get all of this work done. Plus I have to email my political science professor, organize my backpacks, write an article for J Post, and go over the presentations Ze’ev sent me so I can prepare for my advocacy this year.

Now I can move on to the more important things that you probably are concerned with much more than my day and all the things I have to do before Tuesday. I don’t know that I can necessarily write a single reflection about the summer. It seems like my blog has been a daily example of that. If I were to talk about the summer as a whole, I would just say that it was the most incredible two and a half months of my entire life. I don’t know that all of the great things that have ever happened to me combined would be able to compare to all the wonderful things I was fortunate enough to experience this summer.

It was definitely a summer of growth and beginning to discover and define myself. I talk about how much I’ve grown and how much I’ve discovered, but in that process, I know found myself only more confused about who I am and what I want. I feel like I don’t really know anything anymore. At first it was the scariest thought, knowing that all the plans I’d had for myself and all the things I thought I knew about myself could be wrong or misguided. Now that I can sit back and think about who I was and who I am, it’s kind of exciting.

Instead of being terrified about the unknown future, I can look into the future (whether it be tomorrow, next year, or ten years) and have absolutely no idea whatsoever about what to expect. I don’t even anticipate what I’m going to have for breakfast tomorrow (I used to be fully conscious of that). It’s frightening, but that’s what makes it all so exciting. I don’t know. It’s so great to say. I feel like I’ve never allowed myself the freedom to just not know. There are so many different paths I see my life taking.

I know I’m definitely going to need some guidance this year, but I think going to Yale and then Israel was the first step in the right direction. The two events were, in a way, my first real form of guidance. It was a lot more egocentric than I would necessarily like guidance and assistance to be, but nonetheless, I feel like I’ve been turned in the right direction. Instead of assuming the way my life would turn out and having it all mapped out, a new chart has been laid out for me, awaiting the first ink stain.

I’m looking forward to this year as well as dreading it. I feel more distanced from my school friends because I wasn’t able to keep in contact with them, and I feel more connected to the amazing people I met this summer. I know that I am just as close with a lot of my school friends as I was before I left (maybe even closer?), but in the back of my mind, I still have a few concerns. On the other hand, I can’t wait to be a senior and enjoy all the incredible privileges we receive this year. At 7:45 on Tuesday I will be utilizing my first privilege by parking in the senior section of the parking lot. It doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it’s nice to always have a parking space guaranteed no matter how late you come to school. And it’s surprisingly closer to the campus than one would expect. The walk to your car seems dramatically shorter at the end of the day, especially in Florida’s summer. It’ll be scary and exciting to be a senior. I’m not quite sure whether I want the year to go quickly or slowly. I want to stay home and be a dependent forever, but I am so ready to move on and be with adults.

Blogging this summer has been a unique experience, but I would not say that it has been a pleasure throughout the whole time. There were many occasions where the last thing I wanted to do was sit at the computer and type about my day and my thoughts. A majority of the time I was so exhausted that I just wanted to go to sleep and write later or the next day. I am proud that I was able to encourage myself to sit down at the computer (when I had access to one) and type up the day’s recollections.

Looking back, I am so glad that I decided to start this blog because now I can remember not only the events of my summer, but the feelings I had toward each adventure. I can look back and remember how excited I was when I found out my SAT scores or got back my first college exam. I can remember my frustration when I got my first political science paper back. I’m so happy that I’ll be able to relive all these memories ten, twenty, fifty years from now and compare thoughts and viewpoints. It’ll be interesting to see how my opinion towards certain things changes or stays the same over the years.

Despite the annoying hassle blogging sometimes became, I know it will be beneficial to my readers and me. It will help me analyze myself and help others get to know me. When I go off to college, my peers won’t necessarily understand what has helped me develop into the person I am today and tomorrow, but my blog will act as a portal, allowing new and old acquaintances access to who I am and why I am the way I am. It will also be a treat to go back and read the first few posts and compare them to the last few posts. I wonder how much my style of writing has changed and how much the context of the posts altered.

Blogging has helped me appreciate my fellow bloggers that much more, especially the ones who make the effort to post every day. Writing your thoughts isn’t always easy, especially when you’ve had millions of thoughts and can’t remember which ones are important or which ones were from that day. I appreciate people’s writing as well as my own writing much more than I did before. I’ve always been an avid writer and have been compensated for some of my works, but never before have I realized the truly artistic nature of writing and literature. I’ve always loved reading, writing, books, essays, but blogging has helped me to appreciate language in a whole new way. I wish I could retake the AP English exam and demonstrate how beautiful I think this form of expression truly is. I’m so glad that I decided to take on this mammoth of an assignment this summer.

I don’t really know what I’m going to do from here with respect to my writing, but that’s kind of the fun of it. Again, I love not knowing what’s going to happen next. I might start another blog that doesn’t require my writing every day; I may just start to read other blogs. I may never want to pick up a pen and paper again for fear that it will soil this effort or for sheer exhaustion from this assignment. I hope I will be able in the future to attempt such an incredible and important task as this blog. I want to be able to change the world through language and literature, and I know that this blog was a great first step in doing so.

Please do donate to the Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk for a Cure at The3Day.org and search for Julia Kahky. I still need a few donations in order to participate in the walk. It’s for a really great cause that means a lot to me and my mother, a survivor of breast cancer. We’ve been working hard all year to raise the funds and would really appreciate any form of donation. Thanks also for staying loyal followers and readers of my blog. It truly has been a gift.

Sayonara

Lethargy

Friday, August 10, 2012

I can’t believe I only have two more posts to write. It seems like just yesterday I was sitting down at Yale to write the first post apologizing for not having written earlier in the summer. Now it seems I am apologizing for not writing longer into the summer. It’s incredible how time flies so quickly. I can’t believe I was actually able to write a post every day this summer. It seems like summer has been ridiculously hectic and busy but not quite long enough. I’m really not ready for summer vacation to end and school to start. Can’t we just get one more month off? Maybe two? I don’t think I’m asking for that much.

I woke up to a note from my mom telling me that the food trucks were at the gym for lunch today. Since I didn’t get to sample the delicious truck food on Wednesday, I just had to go for lunch. She told me to take my brother, so he got dressed, and we drove down to the gym.

There were so many options. I immediately ruled out the Cuban food because I expect I’m going to be eating my fair share of Cuban food in a few weeks. In the end I had to decide between the Kona Dog, the Swede Dish, and the Salvadorian paupas. I picked the paupas because I guess at the time that’s what I was in the mood for. My brother got pork tacos, which looked really good, but just seemed wrong on the morning before Shabbat.

It was extremely hot out, and that’s an understatement. The sun was beating down on everyone’s faces as we waited outside the truck for our food. I actually felt bad for my brother, just standing there waiting, while the Salvadorian man prepared my food from his air conditioned truck. We had to sit with a stranger because there simply weren’t enough tables to claim one for ourselves. I’m happy this is so popular because I hope to see it continue.

We then drove to the dollar store and Kmart to pick up a few last minute school supplies. The dollar store ended up being a great place to look, and Kmart acted as a place to find a few other materials. I’m kind of mad one of my folders broke as soon as I got home, but it was only a dollar, so it’s ok, I guess.

At Kmart the woman behind me told me about a charity program at Amway Arena where they hand out school supplies, backpacks, cut hair, give dental and medical checks, the works, before school for underprivileged children. I think it’s so great that this happens in Orlando. I think tomorrow Joshua and I are going to check it out to see how the whole thing works. Apparently it’s too late to volunteer, but maybe I can point people in the right direction or something.

I purchased a challah and some sparkling grape juice to have a family Shabbat dinner tonight. The woman at Publix commented on the sparkling grape juice and proceeded to tell me about her twenty-first birthday. Sort of. She doesn’t exactly remember her birthday, but she has pictures of it. She told me that on my birthday I shouldn’t go crazy so I can remember it the next day. Thank you for the advice, Publix cashier.

The family grilled up some chicken and vegetables and made a delicious salad to accompany our Shabbat candles and “wine.” I’m so happy my family was able to do this, especially since I miss the sanctity of Shabbat. Being at cheer camp didn’t exactly scream “day of rest.” The food was all really good, especially the challah, which generally tastes good. The vegetables were absolutely amazing; I could have eaten the entire tray of the grilled veggies.

After we cleaned up the dinner table, mom and I debated whether or not we should walk to services. It was drizzling outside, but enough so that we would probably be wet and uncomfortable through the entire service. Although it was Shabbat, and we probably shouldn’t use technology like automobiles, we decided to drive because it would be faster and more comfortable. As long as we were going to services. I wanted to go this week because I don’t know the next time I will be able to go on a Friday night because of football season. I’ve been trying to think of ways that I’ll be able to incorporate a Shabbat dinner into the team dinners. Maybe bringing challah over to the house or simply saying the prayers before and after I eat? Maybe I’ll just go to services on Saturday mornings, which is definitely more of an inconvenience than a Friday night service. I know I shouldn’t refer to religion as an inconvenience, but this year my schedule is packed tight. It’s going to be hard to fit in unscheduled events for the first semester.

The sermon was about Herzl, which was so relevant because the story was what we had talked about in Israel a few times. It seemed a little repetitive because I’d been surrounded by it all of July, but it was nice to walk into services with the knowledge I know possess. I can definitely thank Ze’ev for that. Oneg was delicious, and I got a few mycokerewards points from it. Sofi and I are now only 900 points away from our steam cooker.

I finished my last summer reading book, The Handmaid’s Tale, which is such a relief because now I can focus on college stuff before school starts. Also, I don’t have to stress about finishing the book or paying close attention to a book at the Ritz Carlton. It’s my weekend to relax and help my brain cool off from the hectic summer before diving right back in to school. Now I can just listen to my nonexistent iPod and read a book for entertainment by the pool.

The3Day.org Julia Kahky

Nearing the End

Best Friends

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Today was definitely one of the best days since I’ve been home this summer, maybe even the best. I got to hang out with most of my favorite people, all throughout the day. The morning started off very nicely with my first time sleeping in since the end of Yale Summer Session (when sleeping in hardly meant sleeping in). It wasn’t exactly until ten or anything, but for me, I’ll take what I can get. It was probably more around 9:30, which is definitely sleeping in compared to cheer camp and the dentist at eight in the morning. Anyway, I appreciated the extra few hours of sleep.

After getting ready through the house at a very leisurely pace, I drove to Starbucks and enjoyed one of my favorite drinks with Mikayla: a coconut mocha Frappuccino light blended beverage. She had a caramel drink, which also looked absolutely delicious. The barista told me that they were about to run out of coconut, so it was obviously fate that brought me to that Starbucks today. I’m so happy because the coconut flavoring is essentially summer in a cup. Having coconut in a beverage just feels summery and relaxing. Plus, Frappuccinos are so cold and delicious and just reminiscent of summer in the hot Florida weather.

Mikayla and I talked for a really long time about our summers and senior year and cheerleading, just about everything two best friends can think of. I love talking to Mikayla. She’s just so real and kind hearted. I’m happy that we’ve had cheerleading to become so close because I feel like I can trust her with just about anything. I really want her to get into Cornell ED because I can definitely see her going there, and it would make her so happy. She’s one of those people who just deserve the good things that happen to them and are going to succeed in life.

After my delicious breakfast with my amazing cheer friend, I drove down to the Altamonte mall to meet Arushi, her sister, her sister’s friend, and her sister’s friend’s sister. I was so happy to be hanging out with my best friend again. It made me sad to think that towards the end of last year we started to become distant. Now that we’re going to have four classes together, our friendship flame will be ignited once again and hopefully burn stronger than ever before. It probably will since we’re going to be seniors, and it’s hitting both of us that it’s almost over.

I probably spent way too much money at the mall, but I think the purchases I made were all fairly necessary. I also was able to score some choice deals, so at least I was spending my money wisely and in a somewhat thrifty fashion. We left the mall having caught up a fair amount, though I anticipate a lot more summer gushing as the year begins.

Later in the evening my family drove down to Sand Lake Road for some amazing and greatly anticipated Middle Eastern food. Ever since I tried it in Israel, I can’t seem to get enough. I could easily go to Bosphorus tonight and eat an entire plate of falafel and shawarma. And of course humus. The best part of the dinner was the fact that Orly and her family joined us! I missed Orly so much. It was nice to see her again, and we conversed as if we had never been separated. The two of us really are two peas in a pod, and three peas with Sofi. I miss them and Yale so much.

My family loved Orly’s family and say that I can visit them in Mexico whenever I want. Orly’s mom also said that I am welcome to visit them in Mexico. Guess that means I am going to Mexico! I can’t wait to meet all of her friends and get to experience the Mexican Jewish culture I’ve learned so much about from Orly.

The food was actually kind of phenomenal. They make the pita bread right in front of you in the little bread kiln/oven thing. The humus was to die for, and I was sad when the waiter took the empty bowl away. It was ok, though, because the falafel in the pita was exactly what I needed. My mom’s lamb was pretty good too. You’d think that my having falafel would satisfy my craving for the fried treat, but it only made my craving that much stronger. I feel like I need to be eating falafel every second of every day. It’s just so delicious. I looked up a bunch of falafel restaurants when I got home, and there is one 15 minutes from school! If we ever have a long lunch, I know where I’m going.

The3Day.org Julia Kahky

Pita Humus Falafel Shawarma YUM

Almost The Conclusion

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

I begin today’s post with a little bit of bad news. My last post will be on Saturday, August 11, 2012. With school starting on Tuesday, and the end of this week plus the weekend looking extremely busy, it seems that Saturday will be the last day I will be able to put any thought and effort into my writing. If time permits, it will be a blog about the entire summer and my blogging adventures. Hopefully it will be a solid conclusion to this (I like to think) triumphant attempt to collect my thoughts and activities of my last summer as an adolescent.

Today’s events are significantly less entertaining than the majority of my summer, but I feel that as readers, you have a right to know what I am up to until Saturday. I spent the majority of the day reading outside in the hot sun, until I feel asleep then woke up to my body drenched in sweat. I went back inside to cool down and continued reading. I caught up on some of my favorite television shows and continued reading.

I went to school a few minutes before the one-to-one meeting (to set up our internet connection even though seniors get a different network the first week of school) to fill my locker with my textbooks and unneeded notebooks. I am at heart (and always will be) and paper and pen girl. I think with respect to my locker I am all set for the year to start. I could probably use a few folders, which I can easily get from Costco or Kmart.

I was happy to be able to talk to Arushi for a while before the computer set up because I really did miss her this summer. It’s the first summer we didn’t spend the first month together. I found out we have 2-5 periods together, which is going to be so nice because now I have someone to go off campus with without having to search around the school to find someone. Plus, I love and miss my bestie.

The meeting was essentially a complete waste of time because I connected to a network that I’m not even going to be accessing for the rest of the year. I got to talk to Mia, though, which was nice, because we live two houses down from each other but haven’t spoken all summer. Other than that, I would rather have been home so hopefully my dinner plans wouldn’t have been ruined as they ended up being.

I wanted to go to Lake Lily to get dinner from a food cart (which apparently happens every Wednesday), but it was raining. Mom made a delicious steak and some delicious sweet potato balls, but I wanted to try the food carts. The only time I’d eaten food from a food cart was at Yale. I need to experience more of this because apparently now it’s a really popular craze (like cupcakes 2 years ago and crepes last year).

I was happy to conclude my evening by talking to some Yale and Israel friends. I miss all of them so much. Tomorrow I’m happy that I’m going out to dinner (Israeli food!) with Orly and her family. I miss all the lovely people I met this summer. They really did change my life forever and for the better. Each person affected me in a different way, and I will never forget them nor the summer that altered my life and made me see everything in a new way.

The3Day.org Julia Kahky

Nearing the End

Please Don’t Leave Me

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Finally, a somewhat relaxing day this summer. I took my brother out to breakfast this morning at Einstein’s and had a delicious egg and cheese bagel with coffee. We walked there and back, but he was really tired, so we didn’t really get to talk as much as we did last night. It was nice, though, to just get out of the house and do something fun together.

I finished my economics summer reading book by the pool today and hopefully got a little tanner before senior pictures. It was so hot today that I could hardly stand being outside. I am so used to being cold all the time that I thought I would like being so hot, but it was actually uncomfortable. It was nice to go in the pool and just relax because normally I get too cold when I go in the pool.

We went to SoNapa for dinner tonight because I had heard from numerous people that the food was not very good. In all honesty, the only foods I liked were the salmon flatbread, sweet potato fries, and pineapple upside down cake. The artichoke dip, scallops, bread, lobster bisque, snapper, and even chocolate lava cake were not that appetizing. The food wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t nearly as good as the menu made it sound like it would be.

Looking at today’s blog makes my day seem extremely uneventful and boring; to be honest, it kind of was. And that’s not a bad thing. I’m happy I had an uneventful day (besides getting a new phone!). It’s nice to cool down and relax before school starts up again. I haven’t really had time to do that so much this summer. I need more days like this when I can just not do anything. Tomorrow I have to go to the dentist and school, which stinks. I just want to sleep and eat and be merry.

The3Day.org Julia Kahky

One More Book

Don’t Want To Go Back

Monday, August 6, 2012

Today was just one of those days that makes me remember why I dread Mondays so much. Besides having woken up in another foreign bed after a full weekend of nonstop pep and energy exertion, I had to go to school. I really don’t like being on that campus over the summer; it just reminds me that summer and relaxation (laughing at the word relaxation) are almost over. I don’t want this summer to end. It’s by far been the best summer of my entire life; I never want it to be over; I just want to go back in time and do the whole thing all over again – not changing a single moment.

I had to wake up to go to school for the forensics novice training workshop. I had to be at school at nine in the morning for that then attend a girls night in meeting from 11 to 1 then go back to the forensics training.

I stopped by Panera for lunch and got a half salad half chicken soup. I can definitely see myself getting used to doing that every day this year (with some Chipotle days, of course). It was only $9, which is probably only a little bit more than an average student spends at the Grille for lunch. Obviously I won’t be going every day since I have lunch meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

I started my fourth summer reading book today, New Ideas from Dead Economists, for AP Macroeconomics. The book isn’t nearly as entertaining as Black Swan Green was, but it’s a book about economic theories, not a story. The writing itself is actually a lot more entertaining than I had anticipated, sometimes even funny. Each chapter begins with a current example or an entertaining anecdote. I am, however, very excited to finish it tomorrow and begin reading Handmaid’s Tale. Hopefully I’ll be able to finish all of my summer reading before the Ritz Carlton this weekend, so I can just relax.

Orly messaged me today saying she was going to be in Orlando all week, so hopefully we will be hanging out tomorrow. I invited her to come to my house to just relax at the pool and eat some delicious food. That’s what the summer should be: hanging out with friends with sun and good food. I hope she gets back to me soon because I have a lunch date with Arushi (hopefully Café 118) and a coffee/pedicure date with Mikayla to discuss our summer college experiences.

I think all of my textbooks have officially arrived, and I can’t tell if I’m excited for all the new classes or just dreading having to take 6 AP classes. It’s nice to have all the books in, so I can start putting them in my locker, but I really don’t want school to start. Just looking at how thick the books are and how small the font is almost makes me sick. At least I don’t have to worry about not having my books for the first day of school. I should probably go school supply shopping at some point before Tuesday, though.

Mom and Dad are brought Joshua home from camp tonight, so we went to Brio to have our first family dinner in over two months. I can’t believe how quickly the summer has gone and the fact that we were both gone the entire time. Dinner was really good, and Joshua and I got some time to reconnect a little. Hopefully this year we’ll be a lot closer and get along because it’s my last year, and I know I’m going to miss him when I go away. He told me he doesn’t want me to go to Israel after I graduate because I’ll be too far away. I really like that we are becoming closer with each other because fighting is just a stupid waste of time. It’s scary to think that he’s going to be entering high school and I’m going to be a senior. Where did the time go?

The3Day.org Julia Kahky

We Are Family

Christopher Nolan

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Today began as early as the rest, but the air was different. The air was filled with competition. I jumped out of bed (despite my calf cramp) and raced into the bathroom to get ready for a full day of spirit and sharp motions. It was probably the longest it had taken me to get ready for camp yet. No, it definitely took longer than all the days combined. I put on my uniform, perfected my makeup, and poofed my hair. We got our bows from Mrs. Bentley and inserted them into our hair so that the entire ribbon was visible on top of our heads. The saints were ready.

We started off the day completely spirited and marched into the gym shouting chants for Trinity. We refused to let the banana go home with any other team. It was a culmination of all the spirit of the weekend, just fuming above and beyond anything in the gym. We stretched, practiced, and made sure to say hello to all of the UCA staff. My insides were running around inside my body, sending jitters from head to toe. I love performing for cheerleading.

I was so happy I was able to get through the cheer and extreme routine without messing anything up. That’s really all you can ask for. I did my personal best during camp champs, so I’m satisfied with how the morning went. We could finally sit back, relax, and enjoy cheering on the other squads from around the state.

Awards wise Candace, Christine, and I got All American and asked to be UCA counselors next summer; we got third in the extreme routine; we won the traditions award; we also won superior squad. Overall, I’m fairly satisfied with how we did because it is a rebuilding year for our squad. We also got really close, which is always a goal of cheerleading.

After getting home I took a little nap before accomplishing a little summer reading under the Florida sun. I want classmates to think I actually got tan in Israel. I definitely got tan this summer, but a little extra color never hurt anyone. Plus it was relaxing to lie in the heat with an ice cold drink and a good book.

I made myself a really disappointing dinner before finishing up my third summer reading book. Two more to go. Then I went to see The Dark Knight Rises. The movie itself was really good; Christopher Nolan is a cinematic genius. The ending, however, I thought was extremely predictable. I wasn’t even upset at the end when the audience is supposed to be sad because I could sense how it was going to end. Nonetheless, it was a fantastic movie that kept me engaged through the entire three hours, which is hard to do recently.

The3Day.org Julia Kahky

Home At Last

Mini Post

Saturday, August 4, 2012

I’m going to make this really short because the third day of cheer camp is extremely exhausting. I can’t even believe how tired every part of my body is. Not to mention how incredibly sore I am. I can hardly even type these words. I won another pin it forward from a girl from Miami Northwestern, I think making me the first TPS girl to ever win two. I’m so proud of the impact I’ve been making on this camp. We performed our extreme routine for an evaluation, which I kind of wish we hadn’t. I messed up the entire dance both times and felt horrible about it afterwards. Somehow we still got a blue ribbon, though. I joined Sydney, Mikayla, and Ally’s stunt group for the day; I like backspotting for them a lot. They make it so easy. I make more and more friends every day but still miss my Israel friendies. We had All American tryouts today, and I am beyond nervous about making it. I feel like it’s the ultimate test of proving whether or not you’re a good cheerleader, so obviously I want it to be able to prove myself. I’m so nervous to find out tomorrow. I’m going to go to sleep now.

The3Day.org Julia Kahky

Go Saints! Beat Central!

Haven’t Worked This Hard Since ‘Nam

Friday, August 3, 2012
Day 2 of cheer camp was so much more exhausting than day one. Not to mention, I feel completely bogged down because we ordered a ton of delicious pizza at eleven o’clock. The meeting ran a lot later tonight than expected because the pizza man was all over the place trying to find us. It was so funny because Candace had called us telling us she was coming up with the pizza only two minutes before the pizza man called again asking where we were. We thought we might have grabbed someone else’s pizza by mistake. Fortunately it all worked out, but nonetheless, it was quite the hilarious event.
Today’s cheer camp was so exhausting because we’d already been through a half-day then we had to go to bed at 1 and wake up at 6. Thank god this is only a few days because there’s no way this is healthy (especially right before school starts and just after adjusting to the time change). Camp was really good today, though. We got a blue ribbon for our cheer and ranked really well with the judges. I got to be in the fashion show, and everyone thought I was absolutely hilarious. A lot of the kids love me now because of my performance. Later that night I was the only one from Trinity to win the Pin It Forward award, which is one of the biggest awards you can win because it basically means the coaches noticed you as one of the leaders. Now I just have to find someone to give the other half to.
I’m really nervous because tomorrow is the All-American tryout, and I would really like to get that. It’s basically the ultimate test of being a good cheerleader. I’ve been working really hard on mastering the cheer and dance that we have to do, but I don’t think my jumps are up to par. It just means I’m going to have to work that much harder tomorrow to bring it.
The coaches from UCA love me because after the fashion show (my claim to fame), I started talking in accents with them. They even have a recording of me doing my old Jewish woman from New York. I also promised them sunglasses, so they all really like me. Maybe if I’m lucky I’ll be invited to work for UCA. I would absolutely love the opportunity to get paid to cheer. What’s better than getting paid to do what you love?
The3Day.org Julia Kahky
Ah Sain’t Let’s Go, TPS!

Trying to Stay Cheerful

Thursday, August 2, 2012
All the captains right now are in one room preparing for tomorrow. I can’t imagine how the past captains were able to do all of this work. I’m exhausted, don’t want to do anything but sleep, still have work to do, need to blog, and need to read. I just want to curl up in a little ball and be done with all of this. Therefore, you can probably assume that today’s blog is going to be extremely short. Basically, we won the banana on the first day – a huge accomplishment that is a first for Trinity. I am so proud of all of the girls, especially for the dance. I have it recorded on my camera, and everyone did such an amazing job. My devotional went really well, and I think everyone really liked the Hebrew.
I’m so tired beyond belief right now. I don’t know how I’m supposed to make it through a whole day of this tomorrow. Today was only a half-day, and I was ready to go to sleep after the first hour. I’m going to review the extreme routine a few times, maybe read a little, and go straight to sleep. I can hardly keep my eyes open, but I know I need to get this routine down. I will definitely be way more exhausted tomorrow, so this will probably be the longest post until cheer camp ends on Sunday.
I think on Sunday I’m going tanning with Sara before we see The Dark Knight Rises. I’ve been waiting forever for this movie to come out, so I’m so pumped to finally be able to see it. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to see it, but I guess that’s what happens when you’re in the Middle East then come home early to go straight to cheer camp. I just need time to sleep. I wish we didn’t have summer reading.
The3Day.org Julia Kahky
We’re TPS. We’re Blue and Gold!