A Lot Has Happened Since My Last Post

A lot meaning: Thanksgiving, Car Accidents, Family Photos, 17th Birthday, Christmas, New Years, Prep for Midterms, and The Golden Globes.
Let’s start with Thanksgiving, shall we? Well, instead of my usual dinner with my aunt, dad, and three cousins, I decided to head off to three separate dinners that day. I tagged along with Samantha and Bo to the other families for the day. I started my day by driving to Sam’s house. Shortly after I got there Bo drove to Grandma and Grandpa Pasak’s house for dinner, which would start at about 12 or 1, I don’t remember; probably 12. After eating, we watched a little bit of TV and then headed off to our second destination: Bo’s Mom’s House. We didn’t really eat much, just a little bit of turkey and hung out for about an hour. After that our final destination was to be Aunt Lisa’s for the Gatto Family Dinner. That was an event all on it’s own. Man, I’ll tell ya, those Gatto’s really know how to have a family dinner. However, I really enjoyed seeing Grandma and the others (mostly Grandma I think though). We stopped back and dad’s to give him the leftovers and Bo saw the “mancave” for the very first time. I believe he was very impressed with it. I then spent the remainder of the weekend with Sam and Grandma Pasak’s like usual. We went to lunch in Amish and spent the whole day shopping there. It was good. We also made lemon bars (we didn’t mess them up this time). We then went home (back so Samantha’s house) Sunday morning to meet Bo’s mom and sister for lunch and the house. And Bo’s mom took me home.
That week on Thursday, December 3rd, I got into an accident on my way to school. Just five days after talking to Sam and Grandma about their run ins with accidents and police officers. I rear-ended a truck, therefore it was my fault. But it was at a yellow light which still peaves me a little. Since then I have been more paranoid not only behind the wheel but in every situation that involves cars. I trust other people driving, but I don’t like watching what they’re doing. I also have daydreams about my next accident. What will happen next time, how will it happen, will someone else be in car, will it be my fault the next time, what’s the model of the car that is involved? All of these questions haunt me as I fall asleep at night and cause me to wake up, heart racing and uncalm thoughts telling me to calm down.
The following Monday, December 7th was not only the day before my birthday, but the day that the family would get together for a portrait of the daughters and grandchildren for Grandma Gatto. I thought it would be a complete disaster, but it really wasn’t. For the first time in who knows how many years I saw Cody, the cousin who is closest to my age and when we were little we were inseperable at best. I also met Joey, who apparently has been around the family and basically part of it for as long as I’ve been gone. But the picture went well. Samantha and I also got pictures together, after so many years of having talked about it. Everyone seemed to be happy about them.
Tuesday December 8th I celebrated my 17th birthday. Yes it was a big deal, since when isn’t my birthday a big deal? There was no party this year, but we did go to BW3, where I won the 2nd highest score of December. It was not on my own though, dad did help me a little.
Two weeks later it was Christmas, yes I got a new phone. I also go Harry Potter Clue Edition and Harry Potter Scene it 2nd Edition. It was a good Christmas. Sam and Bo came on the Sunday that followed and Bo beat both me and Sam at Clue, I was very disappointed. I drove out to their house to go play some Monopoly and we ended up playing phase 10 and yahtzee. It was a pretty good night. The next day however, was not good. I went to leave at about 3:30 and while I was on the 480 I witnessed the car in front of me go into the divider. I panicked. And trust me, I learned this day that it is never good to panic while driving on the freeway. Becuase then you get off at what you think to be the correct Brookpark exit and make a right. Then you turn into a strip club because you believe it would be easy to tell your father to come find you if you’re across the street from the cemetary. None of those are good ideas. I also realized that I never plan on driving in the snow. (I have driven in the snow though, it’s just been a tough time.) I was a mess. I didn’t drive for about a week, and that’s when all the dreams and fake accidents started happening in my head. Do you think that’s a sign of PTSD? I really hope not.
New Years was spent with Sam this year. It was our first New Years together and I’m sure I won’t forget it… I also think that I’ll be spending more New Yearses with her.
Once we got back to school we started prepping for midterms. I only have to take three. Miraculously I got out of my Biology II midterm (YESSSS!). I also don’t have to take my Health. But I will be there for math, english, and history (all classes that I got A’s in for the second quarter). The only good thing about getting A’s in all my classes this quarter is that the B I got in Spanish last year will be cancelled out, and my 4.0 will be back (YESSSSS!!). There’s no school tomorrow, but I do have work… That’s okay though, because I still enjoy my job some days. I more or less like the people I work with more than the job itself.
Tonight kicked of the 2010 Award Season with the Golden Globes. Avatar won best motion picture; Sandra Bullock won best actress drama; The Hangover won best motion picture comedy; and Jeff Bridges won best actor drama. Only the drama categories seem to matter; they’re the most important, the most anticipated, the ones that are announced at the very end. I have recorded all the winners and they will help in figuring out who will win the future awards coming up this season. On Tuesday the Academy Award Nominees will be announced and I will start to gather my information to decipher the winners of those before March 7, 2010. This is my time of year; this is when I’m at my prime. And it will be a very excited Award Season.
With that, I shall say good night to my faithful readers. I will not make any promises about how long it will be before my post, but keep in mind I’m Jackie, and I don’t know crap.™