My Trip to Cancun (Semester Blog Writing)

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Last year in April, I went to Cancun, Mexico. We got a timeshare down there, and this was the first time we got to use it.  We went to Omaha on Tuesday after school, left Wednesday, and got back Sunday.  The trip down there was a nightmare.  When we left Tuesday, we packed in to our smallest car, instead of taking a nice car, because my parents thought it'd be cold and wanted a small car in the airport parking lot.  We left at five in the morning, which meant we had to be there at four, which also meant we got up at three in the morning!  The flights weren't too bad.  We finally made it into sunny Cancun, Mexico around two o'clock their time.  The airport was way different then our airports; they had a lot of open areas with no top covering the airport, which was really different.  The taxi came and got us at our airport and took us to our timeshare.  It's called the Westin Lagunamar Ocean Resort.  I was so impressed by the hotel I could barely talk.  Right when you walked in, there were glass windows and doors, and it lead to the pool.  The pool was huge!  You could swim for a long time in there, and then walk down the stairs to the ocean!  We settled into our room, and then went to the pool.  The pool also had a bar in the pool with built in seats in the water!  Every day was about the same: we'd wake up, go to the swimming pool, swim there for a bit, go to the ocean, eat lunch, swim more, and then go to supper.  Every night except once, we went out to eat.  The one night we didn't go out and eat, we ordered Domino's Pizza.  We also went shopping in an outdoor mall right across the street from our hotel.  That was a huge mall, but there wasn't that good of stores anywhere.  Finally, we had to come back from the 87-degree weather everyday.  I was completely fried.  I looked like a tomato, and was peeling terribly. Overall though, I loved our trip, and I had a great tan after I was done peeling and not burnt!  We are going back in March of this year, also!

The New X-Box Live

    Yesterday, Microsoft launched a new software for Xbox and Xbox Live that changed the whole main screen.  It changed the whole layout and featured the “cloud” experience, which saves it and can transfer to different places without a memory card, but the thing that changed the most was for Apple users.  They launched a new iOS update that now lets you get on your Xbox Live account from your iPhone or iPad.  You can see who’s online, talk to friends, customize your avatar, and much, much more.  It is like the HTC phones which already had it, but this one is even more advanced.  All you have to do is scroll down the bar on top of your Apple device, and it will be there to see.  The screen for the iPhone will look kind of identical to the Windows phone, but it will still have the iPhone type of look to keep it looking unique. 

It relates to me because I play Xbox Live often and  I also have an iPhone, which will help me out.  I think it will also be easy for me to control all the stuff, because I hardly play anymore.  I hope this is really good!

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The Other Guys

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This movie will get you laughing out loud a lot. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg combine to make a great movie. When two of NYC's police officers die in action, they need to show that they deserve their chance to become the new heroes of New York City. The case at first turns out a small one, but with twists and turns, it has you wondering what will go on. I give this movie a double-thumbs up!

Christmas List

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Here is a list of my things I want for Christmas! I'm so excited for winter break!

How To Make and Enjoy Cereal

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What I Am Thankful For

I am very thankful to be living in Carroll, Iowa, where you don't have to worry about locking your car or house.  It is very easy living here, and the school is great.  I am also thankful for my parents being able to care for me and love me.  There are some places where parents aren't together or can afford many things, so that's why I'm thankful for that.  Kiley is another thing I'm thankful.  She's older then me and looks out for me in high school, where she could have just ignored me and tried to act cool.  My dog makes me thankful, also.  He's such a good dog and knows when I'm down, and he'll cheer me up. 

Halloween Fanatic!

My favorite Halloween haunted house is the not a house, but a forest, the Ames Haunted Forest.  It still wasn't scary, but it was better.  I don't usually get scared during haunted houses.  Scariest movies for Halloween has got to be either Paranormal Activity's or the movie "Devil."  They're both very scary movies.  In Devil, there are people in a elevator and they all die because the Devil is in one of them.  In Paranormal Activity, real-life people videotape their house as it turns into ghost activity.  Both are very scary, and I wouldn't watch them along.

 My biggest fears are snakes, mice, rats, and spiders.  I hate them so much.  In Des Moines, there's a haunted house that puts real snakes, rats, and spiders in there.  There are 15 stories, and if you make it to the top, you win around $500. You have to be 18 or older to get in. I would also like to do the zombie 5k.   The best Halloween was when I went to 4 different haunted houses and met a lot of new people.