Twirl World

New Year, New Blog!

2007-01-01T14:00:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody, as most of you have noticed, i haven't really been keeping up with my posting so I have started a new blog. This one is called paige's pics. I will put all of my pics from all of my events on there. SO CHECK IT OUT!!! www.paigespictures.blogspot.com

High School!!!

2006-09-11T14:25:00.000-07:00

OMG! I just got through my first week of high school. I am going to love it, except three days a week i have to be there at 7:00 for band, but o well. All of my teachers, are nice, but they all have names that I can barely pernounce. The only class that I am really worried about is Speech. I'm not worried about getting a bad grade, but the whole giving speeches part. Now don't get me wrong, those who know me, know that I am nowhere near being a shy person. The thing is that this is a tenth grade class, so the rest of the class is sophmores except for two other of us smart freshies. I just hope I don't make a complete idiot of myself, but I don't think that I will.

Congratulations to my friends Hannah U. and Brendan A.!!!

They made the freshman homecoming court!

GO HANNAH!!!

School and Dance

2006-08-29T08:04:00.000-07:00

Well, my busy schedule is back. Dance starts this week and school starts next week. I am so excited to learn all of our new routines. It is weird to think that they our routines can be any better than last year, but that is what is say every year. Somehow we do get better. Now school I am looking forward to but not because of the learning part. I'm more happy about seeing my friends everyday now. Some of them I haven't seen all summer. OOOO, and guess what, I'm in HIGH SCHOOL. YAH!!! The only bad part about my first year of high school is that I am a freshman. We are considered the babies of the school. O well. Everybody is going to be or has been freshman before. Talk to all yall later.

2nd Day!!!

2006-08-23T16:22:00.000-07:00

So far, band camp has been pretty good. Today I got even more burnt than I was. OMG!!! It hurts sssssoooooooooooo BAD!!! It wasn't as bad as yesterday though. Today there was atleast a break.

PLEASE COMMENT ME. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ABOUT WHAT I WROTE. JUST SAY HOW U R DOIN' AND WAT IS GOIN' ON AND WAT NOT. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Band

2006-08-22T15:09:00.000-07:00

Hey, everybody!!! Today was the first day of band camp. Its not the band camp that you are thinking of. It is where we learn our marching routines for the season. It was so hot today, and I think that I got sunburnt. I don't feel it now, but I'm sure that I will tomorrow. We have camp for three days for six hours a day. It is actually kind of fun. The other twirlers and I mess around some the time so its a blast. I also have drill team for an hour tonight and then dance camp for another two hours right after. I'm going to be dead tonight. TTYL!!!

Dumpster

2006-08-17T11:24:00.000-07:00

I know this sounds a little gurastic but if you saw the inside of our house you would understand. We have rented a dumpster for a week and are pretending that we are moving. We are throwing almost everything out. So far I have thrown four huge buckets of trash out of my room and I am still not finished. By the time we are done our house is going to be spotless. We are moving my brother into my dad's office, my dad's office, into the basement. Our basement will also be a TV room for us to hang out. It also has a fuzball table. I am actually excited that we are finally doing this. For my friends who are reading this, now I might be able to have you over. YAY!!! YAY!!! TTYL

Dance Camp!!!

2006-08-11T17:44:00.000-07:00

I know that I haven't posted in a while and that this camp was a week ago, but I guess that I have just been enjoying not having anything going on. In fact I picked up a baton for the first time in three weeks the other day. Yah, I know what a surprise. Well, dance camp was a blast. The entire team got along the whole time. We stayed at the dorms at Drake University and from there, the gym was about 3 blocks away. By the way, the gym that the camp was held in wasn't air-conditioned. It was like in the nineties the entire time we were there. And of course the only time that it rained was the last day. When I got home from camp I was so depressed because I missed it so much. What really surprises me is how much I missed it. While I was there all I wanted to do was go home and sleep. I was gross, sweaty, tired, frustrated, and I constantly was taking medicine to get rid of the headaches. Just because I thought that you needed to know this, but you know I told you that I sweat, well to show just how much we were sweating. Through the entire day of camp I didn't pee once because all of the water I was drinking was being sweat out of me. I AM NOT EXAGERATING ONE BIT!!! One thing that surprised me was the food. I expected college food to be disgusting ,but really it was sooooooooooooo delicious. I Loved It!!! It was like a buffet and you had so many options. Overall it was a great experience. I hope that I will get to go back next year!!!

Baton Nationals!!!

2006-07-24T11:10:00.000-07:00

Oh, my gosh!!! Baton Nationals was so much fun and we all did really well. Here is how I did:

Intermediate Solo- 6th out of 41

Int. X-strut- 7th out of 33

Int. Flag- 7th

Show twirl- 6th out of 25

Two- baton- 2nd out of 31

Team- pom got 13th out of 26 we learned the routine two weeks ago
production we don't know yet
regular team we got 3rd out of 13

We were on our way to the Hammus Bookstore on campus when I got a call from my coach saying that me and somebody else needed to go up for awards. So me and my friend Jennifer ran across campus, changed our clothes, ran all around the arena to find where we needed to go and then stood for a half hour long awards ceremony. During the awards they announce the top ten and the other three losing teams are left in the back in front of everyone which is really embarassing. So they announced tenth place, and ninth place and we're thinking 8th or 7th place wouldn't be so bad. Then they announced fifth and me, Jennifer, and Kirsti are like,"Crap, we didn't even make top ten. " So we are looking at the ground and covering our faces with our hands and our coach has her face buried in her hands. Then we ended up getting 3rd. So the first place winners are just standing there smiling and then there's us, the third place winners jumping up and down screaming and laughing, it was so funny.

Check back tomorrow for pictures and more funny stories.

Balloons & Tunes

2006-07-14T16:36:00.000-07:00

Oh, my gosh, it was so hot yesterday. We were going to have to perform at Balloons & Tunes in Indianola in the heat, but luckily we got rained on and we didn't have to. The bad news was that our baton coach called a 3 hour practice instead, but we did need it. The whole reason for the practice is because we have baton nationals next week at Notre Dame in Southbend, Indiana. I am so excited and it is going to be sooooooooooooooo so soooooooooo much fun!!! I'll tell you about how the team and I did next week.

Bill Riley 2006

2006-07-09T11:56:00.000-07:00

Well, our tap quartet is competing in the Bill Riley Talent Search again this year. Except now we are in the Senior division which is a lot more and harder competition. We still have been doing pretty well though. In the past week we have competed in two more. One was on the Fourth of July in Carlisle and there were lots of really good acts, yet we still ended up winning 2nd place and the prize was $50. Then on Friday we went to New Virginia where there was also really good talent. We ended up getting first place and a $25 prize. As supportive as my mother is, after the awards she came up to us and said, "Wow I didn't think that you had a chance of even placing." That's my mother. Well, our next contest is the Iowa State Fair. I hope that we do well at the fair as well.

Talent On Parade

2006-06-21T09:59:00.000-07:00

This weekend we had our last dance competition of the season. It was the Talent on Parade Nationals. We did really well.

-Rasberry Barret- 3rd place overall

-Twister- 5th place overall

-The Roof is on Fire- 6th overall

-Jump- 7th overall, we also made dance-offs for this routine

*Dance- offs are when they chose the top eight high scoring routines to compete for $1000, we didn't win, but it is still a great honor!!!

Bill Riley Again!!!

2006-06-07T09:23:00.000-07:00

As most of you know, the tap quartet that I am currently in was a Bill Riley Sprout Champ last year at the Iowa State Fair. I know that that was a huge deal and I'm sure that some of you thought that the end for us, well think again. We are back this year with a great routine and so much more energy. On Sunday we went to Fort Dodge to qualify to go to the fair again. Our song is "River Deep" by Celine Dion. This year we are competing in the Senior division. There were four other great acts. Yet, we still managed to get first place. So we will be going and competing at the fair again. By the way, just guess what our prize was. Just Guess!!! A $25 gift certificate to McDonalds and we are all sick of McD's. We think that they just want to make us fat! HA! HA! HA!

Pictures!!!

2006-06-07T09:04:00.000-07:00

FOOD! YAY!

Party!!!

A sad moment when I leave the middle school for the last time!

Mrs Davidson(the best teacher in the world) & Mr. Kaster reading memories from the past year!!!

Donut Time! YUMMMM

TA Buds!!!

School's Out!!!

2006-06-03T13:33:00.000-07:00

Thursday the 8th grade went to Adventureland. It was so much fun. I won three prizes. One of them was for the "guess my weight game." They guessed my weight at 105 lbs. and they were 25 pounds short. I even knew that when she told me her guess that it was goin' to be wrong. I finally went on the Silly Silo for the first time, and I went on it two times in a row. I was really sick after that too. I wanted to just go home and sleep, but I had to work so that was a bummer and then after work I had dance until almost ten. Then Friday was our last day. It was so sad. My last day at Middle School. The teachers put together this big ceremony where each teacher gave out two awards for the best students in there class. I got an award for the best math student, having A's every quarter in math, top seven art students, and an outstanding presidential award. For the presidential award I had to get a 3.5 GPA and score 90% or higher on my ITBS scores for math and English. Then our history teacher put together a slide show and I was crying it was so sad. After school I went over to a friends house for a pool party. It was so much fun. I'll post some pictures tomorrow, but I have to go get ready for a recital. Bye!

Pics!!!

2006-05-21T20:02:00.000-07:00

Na-na-na-na-na! DO THE HUSSLE!!!

EMMA AND I , DOIN' THE RUNIN' MAN!!!

BROOKE, KOLE, AND EMMA!!!
TYLER AND I
DUMB AND DUMBER!!! (SEAN AND TYLER)
DANI AND ALYSSA!!!

Birthday Weekend!!!

2006-05-21T19:47:00.000-07:00

Guess What? It was birthday this weekend! YAY!!! Friday I had my 8th grade formal. It was so much fun. I loved my dress and I loved when all my friends get in one big circle, dance our heart out, and scream the lyrics on the top of our lungs. I tried to curl my hair, but even though I left my hair in hot rollers for an hour and a half, it still didn't curl. It was hilarious, two guys , Sean S. and Tyler T., dressed up in tuxedoes and bow ties. One was orange and the other was blue. Then they wore name tags that said "Dumb", and ", Dumber". Then after the dance, I had 11 girls over to my house for my birthday party. It was wild and so much fun. When 3 of them left, they forgot something and came back. They didn't ring the doorbell and just walked right in. My mom went up to see who it was 'cause we only heard the door open and they popped around the corner yelling at my mom and scared her half to death. It was hilarious. Then another 3 of them spent the night. It was a blast. The best part of my b-day was that I got an ipod. OMG! My friend Kayla had been listening to her itunes on our computer Friday so when I loaded my $15 music card on, it went into her account, it was a huge mess, but we fixed it.

PMS and ESP

2006-05-19T22:14:00.000-07:00

Sorry 'bout the bad word, but I love this saying and it is hilarious!!!

Recital

2006-05-16T19:34:00.000-07:00

OMG!!! Recital was so much fun. I was a little bit mad that we had to be there early in the morning to practice, but it wasn't that horrible. My mom did this dance in the recital that the parents do every year, but usually it is just the dads, but this year they added the moms. My dad was going to do it, but the last time that he tried, he couldn't move for a week.
Usually I'm known for having my shoe come flying off in the middle of the routine. This year I seriously tried to keep it on and I didn't think that it was going to happen up until the third recital. In the very beginning of the first dance I did a tilt kick, my shoe came off. WHAT A SURPRISE!!!
For finale this year our theme was "Rockn' Roll". We got so into it. We wore black chokers, frizzed our hair, and Tucker even put his hair in a mohawk. It was hilarious and so much fun. I can't wait till next year.
(maybe next year we'll tape my shoe on, hahahahehehe)

Miss Majorette

2006-05-16T19:16:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to:

Megan M. for announced as Miss Majorette of Iowa 13-15

Alessa S. for receiving 2nd place in Miss Majorette of Iowa 10-12

Kelsey N. for winning both Novice X-strut and Solo

Kirstie T., Kirstie O., Gabby G., Courtney, Jessica H., Stephanie S., Alessa S., and Emma V. for doing a job well done!!!

... and to Jennifer O. for being there and supporting us even though she hurt her ankle.

Not to brag, but I won Miss Majorette of Iowa Intermediate 13-15!!! YAY!!!

I'd like to thank my coach Dawn R. for teaching me everything and Jan S. , the director of our studio for being there for advice and support. THANKS!!!

McDonalds!

2006-04-28T20:36:00.000-07:00

Today, after school, I got a call from my friend Laynee. She asked me if I wanted to go to McDonalds with her, Reece(her boyfriend), and Blair. I was worried that my parents weren't going to let me go because we were going to walk there and it was starting to rain. Yet, they fortunately let us go. Thank goodness. It was really fun. At first, Reece called me and told me to walk up to Blair's house. (by the way we all live like within a couple of blocks of McDonald's) When I got there, his brother told me to walk to Laynee's house. So as I was walking there, they all met me in the middle. We started walking and it was so frustrating because Laynee and Reece won't even hold hands for gosh sakes. When we got there , of course, the service was slow as usual. Blair found a toy giraffe sitting on an empty table so he picked it up and started playing with it. He even kissed it for who knows what reason. Then he BROKE IT'S HEAD OFF. HOW RUDE!!! While Laynee was getting napkins, they stuck the head of the giraffe in her drink where the straw was suppost to go. IT WAS HILARIOUS!!! Then the TOOK MY FRIES!!! But it was ok 'cause Laynee said that she would share some of her's with me. YAY!!! Anyway, it was a lot of fun. I won't post till Monday 'cause this weekend is a dance competition so I want to wait and post about it all at one time.

Cheerleading!!!

2006-04-24T14:23:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to my friends who are next years NHS cheerleaders:

Kayla

Kaylen

Rachel

Sara

Kelsey

I am so proud of you!!!

Maybe I'll try-out next year! YAY!

Kidnapped!!!

2006-04-12T14:09:00.000-07:00

Last Tuesday the seniors came and kidnapped all of the people who made drill team. They woke us up at four in the morning without us knowing and took us to Perkins. It was really good. Yummm!!! While they were waking us up they put an N on us that stood for Norwalk. For some people they covered their beds in shaving creme and they got the whole thing on video which was hilarious. They squirted me with a water gun and got my sweatshirt all wet. I was really tired, but it was still really fun. I can't wait till we start practice.

Storms

2006-03-30T19:56:00.000-08:00

BOY, have we had some storms tonight. When I was at the bus stop, me and all of my friends got soaking wet. On the bus we all steamed all of the windows. It was pretty funny. Except the part where my hair curled up from getting wet. OMG!!! I'm just kidding, it wasn't that bad. I love to dance and sing in the rain. I was going to when I went home but my mom wouldn't let me because of the lightning. Then the storm got really bad. We live on a hill so there was I tons of water gushing down the street. The soor(sorry I don't know how to spell that word) backed up and pushed the lid off the top and it looked a gieser. Also we have our own mote in our front yard. Then dance was cancelled unfortunately and we have a competition this weekend and my mom is out finishing our costumes at the last minute. Before would like you to say a prayer for those whose houses got destroyed from the tornadoes.

School is Back

2006-03-27T14:24:00.001-08:00

I did not want to go to school today but i had to. Although it was nice to see all my friends again. Plus I got to wear my new shirt that my grandma bought me over spring break. It was really rainy today and on the way up to English at the high school we had to walk through rain puddles, mudd, and muddy rain puddles. Then we had to walk up this really steep hill. On the way up I slipped I tried to catch my self, but it made matters worse. I got mudd all over my pants and and arm. Luckily I didn't get any mudd on my new shirt. My friend Laynee said that it looked like I didn't make it to the bathroom in time. HEHEHAHA!!!

MY FRIEND KAYLEN SAYS HI!!!