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This week my aunt has her spring break for her kids because they are in the Oakdale district. She asked my older sister Grace to stay at her house Sunday-Friday and watch her dog and cat. My sister asked me and my younger sister to stay with her. Me and Emi are just driving to school from my aunts house so we packed clothes and our backpacks to be ready. So far it has been good and my aunts dog Mo is very protective of their house and barks so much and has taken time to get used to us. Her cat always hides and never really comes out. We haven't really done much at her house because I worked yesterday and Grace and Emi went to a bonfire with my other aunt and were gone until I got off of work. Today after school we were gonna go grocery shopping and get some meals and snacks to eat for the rest of the week we are there. We also thought that today we can take Mo on a walk before the rest of the week is rainy and snowy. I don't work anymore this week so I can stay at the house while Grace works so that Mo isn't lonely. He has a play pen he goes in when we leave him home alone and then he sleeps in his kennel at night. I think the rest of the week will go good and I hope one day can be sunny again so we can go on more nice walks.

I am going to walk you through what a week day in my life looks like. I wake up for school at 6:50. I wash my face and brush my teeth first. Then I do my hair and makeup and then go back into my room to pick out an outfit for the day. After that I get a snack I bring to school and fill up my water bottle and put my shoes on. I try to leave my house by 7:35 at the latest to get to school before 8:00. Once I am at school I go to all of my classes and lunch. I am done with school at 2:40 and I go home. When I get home I normally eat a snack if I am hungry. I like to nap after school but almost everyday I work at 4:30 after school so I don't have time for a nap so I lay in bed until work. I leave for work at 4:00 and I usually work until 8-9 depending how busy we are that day. When I get home from work I make myself dinner or eat what my mom made. I then shower and lay in bed and watch Tiktok"s. I try to go to bed before midnight but I prefer 11:30. A weekend day in my life is different I normally wake up by 10AM and I do the same morning routine. If I have plans that day I get ready for my plans if not my mom usually goes to lunch with my aunt and cousins so I go with her. Later on the weekends I hangout with my friends when they are all off work. I usually don't work weekends but if I do work I start at 5 and work till 10. Sundays are my reset days on the weekends so I get ready for the week coming.

I have grown up playing soccer my whole life so I got all my exercise from having practice everyday or a game causing me to run a lot and burn calories. This year I stopped playing soccer. I didn't play high school because I didn't feel like it but once the season started I regretting not playing. I also stopped play club soccer because I was the youngest person on my team and I have had the same team for multiple years so everyone graduated and I didn't want to have to start over with a new team so I just decided to be done with club soccer to. Recently I have been trying to go to the gym on days I don't work but it is hard because I work almost everyday during the week and then normally have plans on the weekend. If I don't have time for the gym I try to go on a walk outside because it is starting to get nicer out and I enjoy the fresh air. I also try to eat better and watch what I eat everyday and I try not to eat junk food as much as I can and try to make food at my house rather than eating out. I plan to keep this going all throughout my senior year of highschool. If I go to college I will keep my gym membership and plan to workout in my free time in college after my classes.

Last week was my senior spring break. I went to Hollywood Florida with 2 of my sisters. My mom wasn't able to take work off for this long and she is going to Hawaii in 2 weeks. We left on Monday 3/9 at 3am!! and got back Saturday 3/14. On our flight to Florida we had a 3 hour layover in Chicago. We got hotdogs at the airport and charged our phones and just relaxed. We didn't land in Florida until 4:30 and we had to Uber to our airBNB but Uber was taking a long time so we had to wait about an hour for a ride. When we got to where we were staying we walked to a Publix that was right next door and got sandwiches for dinner and breakfast and snacks for the room. We spent a lot of time walking because we didn't rent a car and we tried new Mexican restaurants and a asian restaurant. They were all super good. We spent a lot of time in the sun and I burnt my shoulders and back pretty bad now my skin is peeling and red back at home. I had a really good time at the beach and enjoying the warm weather. It only rained on our last day in the afternoon while we were at the beach but we found a covered area and sat there until the rain stopped. Our second day at the beach there ended up being a shark in the water and everyone was telling the people swimming to get out of the water and the life guard had to clear the water. I still went swimming after a couple hours because no one saw the shark again. On our flight home we left Florida at 7am and had another layover in Chicago. We grabbed lunch when we got on the plane and waited to board our plane. We ended up getting delayed 2 hours and we had bad turbulence on the way home everyone had to stay seated the entire flight. I was happy to finally be home because of how burnt I was but I had so much fun and I am glad I went and wish I was back there right now. We came home to a blizzard warning and so much snow! Overall I had a good time and can't wait for next year's spring break.

My sister's friend Jaeden from high school just opened a business called Backhand Brew in St.Michael Minnesota. It has 4 pickleball courts and anyone can come in and pay for a court and play for however many hours they choose to. It is also a coffee shop, they serve food/snacks to eat while you are there and serve beer/seltzers during the day. My family and I went to the opening she had for her friends and family and we got to play pickleball and try her coffee. When you walk in you can feel the energy from everyone playing on the courts and it is fun to watch them play. She has places to sit so you can watch the courts or just sit and watch TV. My Grandma surprised all of my cousins for Christmas to rent out the whole place on March 22nd for our whole family. I am excited to go and try the food and new drinks and also play pickleball for a couple of hours with my family. Jaeden said the business is going really well and a lot of people come in even if it's just for coffee and not to play. She is looking for more workers but we live 50 minutes away which would be hard to drive with having school everyday. Hearing the backstory of how she built Backhand Brew helped me realize how much it takes to open a business and succeed.

From my past blog you already know I work at a steakhouse. I have worked here for 2 years so far. I started as a Dishwasher/Busser and was moved up to a Host last year. I actually enjoyed dishing and bussing because I got cash tips while bussing and I made a lot of money that way. As a host I only get tipped out if I take a online order and they tip me which rarely happens so now I just make my hourly wage as a host. I am either a cutter (you cut the steaks for the tables when servers bring them out) or I am cashier (you run credit cards, take off promotions, and help seat people) I enjoy my job right now but I do get bored if it is a slow night. Recently my boss told me I can be a lunch server if I wanted to start when I finish high school so it would work with my schedule. I agreed with her and they have hired me as a lunch server starting July 8th. I am excited for this because I will make tips and will be busy. I am a little scared tho because I don't have any waitress experience but once I start and keep learning I know I will be okay. I have worked with all of the same servers my past 2 years because we barely ever hire new servers so I am very excited that I am able to move up and become one!

I work at a steakhouse and this week I worked Friday and Saturday. Saturday was Valentine's day so they had me come in during our lunch hours to bus tables and cut steaks. It was busy all day we had 340 reservations for the whole day and we had to prep for the dinner servers which took a lot of time making salads, folding napkins, and setting tables. Friday was also busy and we had a lot of 2 tops coming in the day before Valentines day if they couldn't get in on Saturday. I got off at 9:30 which is late for me. I also worked Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Monday was a steady night we still had some 2 top reservations that was late Valentine's day dinners. Wednesday it snowed here and it took me 40 minutes to get to work and normally my drive is 20 minutes and when I got there my manager said I could leave whenever so I left after an hour. It took me 50 minutes to get home and it was a very scary drive. Thursday was a slow and easy night. I started at 5 and was home by 8:30 and I had no problems at work.

I am graduating high school in 4 months and still have to decide what I want to do when I graduate. I want to go to college but I still haven't decided and I am running out of time. My brother went to Century community college his first year and then transferred to Mankato where he is now. I am thinking of doing that too and then transferring to a different school but I don't have a school in mind and everything is expensive so I have to be careful so I am not in debt my whole life. Community college is a cheaper option and gives me more time to figure out where I want to go after. Picking what to study is also hard for me. I was thinking maybe getting a business degree because that opens up a lot of job options but I'm not 100% sure yet. Even tho all of this planning and thinking is stressful right now I know it will all be good by next year and I will be happy with whatever I choose to do.

My first time in Kansas was a soccer trip in 2022 with my soccer team. I remember the games we played and all the time we spent together. We started the trip by driving through Iowa and Missouri. The car ride felt long but I rode with my teammate and was able to talk to her, listen to music, sleep, and eat snacks. Once we got to Kansas we stayed at a hotel about 20 minutes from the fields. We spent a lot of time at the hotel as a team. We played team games in one of our rooms and relaxed after games. The games were exciting and it was different than playing in Minnesota. The sun was out we were playing on turf and it felt perfect. We ate at an Italian buffet one night and it was so good and they had so much dessert some of my teammates snuck some back to the hotel to eat later. Win, or loose we all had a great time spending time together and doing the thing we love most. This trip helped my team get closer and the parents got closer. Kansas is a trip I will always remember.