Summer

        I can't stop thinking about summer and honestly anything that I have to randomly write it's about that. I have a lot to do this summer and I hope it's nice and warm because summer is one of my favorite seasons. I just love being able to go outside in a tee-shirt and short and flip-flops. After school is over I plan on working at Kohl's and volunteering in a Kindergarten classroom at Linton Springs Elementary School. My "second mom" is the teacher of the class and I always go in and help out during the whole day. I really like doing this because it only helps me since I want to be a teacher once I'm done college. I also help my volleyball coach with all of the camps he holds over the summer. I get payed to help and teach children the sport I love, I mean what better way to make some money. I am also planning on playing in two grass tournaments this summer with my friend Bryan. We have played doubles on a court before but never played on grass together so it should be really interesting. Aside from all of this stuff I am taking a Biology class at Carroll Community College for about a month, 4 times a week. It doesn't seem like it should be to hard but you never know and at least that's the only class I have to focus on over the summer. That's pretty much my summer wrapped up in a nutshell, you may be asking where's the vacation? My family hasn't gone on vacation for awhile, specifically when I started high school. Both of my parents work over the summer so they could take off a work and go on vacation but honestly I have no idea where we would go so we haven't done that in awhile and I'm ok with it.

Kohl's

         

          Last Friday and Saturday I worked at my job for the first time in awhile. I am also working this Friday and Saturday and I am kind of regretting signing up to work because I have a lot of schoolwork to get done and I could use those day to myself. I work at Kohl's in Westminster and man is it crazy. Not only have I recently been given 8 hour shifts but I realize I am lost when I have to put the clothes away. Since we get new clothes in all of the time the floor is constantly changing and I feel like a chicken with my head cut off. It's frustrating putting clothes away and you're just looking for that one last piece and you can't find the rack it hangs on anywhere. Not to mention the rude customers who trash the fitting rooms and lay items they don't want in random places around the store. Don't people have any common respect? I have learned through working in retail that the answer to that question is no. And don't even get me started when I get called up to the register. I usually hate checking people out because they ask so many questions about the sales and the prices because they think the computers wrong. Oh and when we have percentage off days or we are giving out Kohl's cash the line never ends, it is just a mad rush of people everywhere. I know I shouldn't be complaining because it's money and really not a bad job but I just wish people had a little bit more respect because I am no different then anyone else, except that I work there.

Life's Treasures

Although school is almost over

Break can’t get here soon enough

Counting down the days

Dreaming of the freedom

Enjoying every minute of summer

Finally it soon arrives

Going insane waiting

Hopefully I have lots of fun

I’m making plans with my cousin

Joyous days are soon to come

Katelynne and I will be reunited

Like two peas in a pod we are

Merrily swimming and shopping

Never spending time apart

Only always being together

Princesses we will always be

Queens might be harder to achieve

Realizing how busy we are

Still we try to hangout as much as we can

Time just doesn’t want to slow down

Until the new school year starts again

Very, very busy

Working all the time

You have to treasure life as it’s handed to you

Zigzagging through everything like it never ends!

Summertime

As I sit by the pool, 

my senses began to perk up.

I feel a splash of water that is cool

and take a drink from my cup.

I smell the freshly planted sunflowers, 

beginning to bloom.

The sky opened up and it started to shower, 

so I ran to the sunroom.

I see the water dripping off the tress,

I hope the rain will stop soon.

This is such a tease, 

I should be outside in June.

My summer should not be like this,

instead a paradise filled with bliss. 

It's a beautiful thing...

It's a beautiful thing, 

the sun shining on the Earth

as it warms us all up.

It's a beautiful thing,

the flowers blooming

as spring is getting closer.

It's a beautiful thing, 

to smell the fresh air

and just be outside on

these wonderful days.

It's a beautiful thing,

life; just holding on to all

the moments and living everyday

to the fullest.

It's a beautiful thing!

ABC Family

         Lately I have been so into Pretty Little Liars, which I watch every Monday when it comes on at 8:00 pm. It's honestly just another one of those shows that everyone watches because it's filled with mystery and leaves you hanging every week, but it's more than that to me. Pretty Little Liars is about 4 girls who are dealing with a stalker named A. It's kind of weird that A or people working for A are texting the girls because they used to have a friend named Allison before she was killed. The girls still haven't figured out who A is but he/she will be revealed really soon. The girls just need to be really careful because A loves to go after the people that are close to each girl rather than the girls themselves. I used to not be into any shows like this one but honestly I am starting to become obsessed with the ABC Family channel. Also on that channel is Jane By Design, which I have also started to love since the show began playing. Jane is a high school student who has gotten the fashion job of her life; she is an intern at Donovan Decker. Jane tries to juggle high school and high fashion as she is running a double life. Her best friend Billy helps her through all of the struggles she is dealing with in her life. Finally, another show that I just started watching is The Lying Game which is about two sisters who are twins that continue to switch places in each other lives. When they switch places a lot of their family doesn't even realize that it could be the other girl instead of the real one they usually live with. These are just some of my favorite shows on the ABC Family channel, which is one of my favorite channels on TV.

     

Thunder... BOOM

          You're probably wondering about the title of my blog and it has significant meaning, which I will explain later. I help coach a 14's club volleyball team for Carroll County Volleyball Club and most of my life is dedicated to those girls. We have practice every Tuesday and Thursday but I can only come on Thursday night because I have class Tuesday night. Working with 14's is a pleasure but can also be a pain because sometimes I just don't have the patience to deal with a teenage girl. Most days I find it rewarding though because I get to teach young aspiring girls, that want to learn the game of volleyball. The girls on my club team listen very well and try to improve each and every practice. I am actually extremely proud of them because last Sunday we finally won our first tournament. Since we came in second in our pool we had to play the team that came in first in the other pool. That team ended up being our rival because they are also from Carroll County and we don't lose to other teams that are from the same county as us. The game was extremely close and I almost had a heart attack because we ended up winning the 3rd game by two points, that's the closest it can ever be. After winning the semi-final I knew we had the final wrapped up, we ended up playing my old club, MVSA (Montgomery Village Sports Association). When my girls finally won I was so excited for them, they really deserved the gold medal. We have a tournament this Sunday so hopefully they can do the same thing again. And back to the title, Thunder is our team name and whenever we get into a huddle to do a cheer we always say Thunder... BOOM!!

Worst of Luck

        It seems like my family and I have the worst of luck sometimes, especially right now. So last Friday my mom and I were driving back from my doctors appointment when she gets a call from her dad saying that the city is digging up the middle of our road. Without any notice the city starts to dig up where the water line connects to our house and turns off our water. The city said there was an emergency which is not even true, the only reason they came was because our neighbor across the street called them earlier and said there were water puddles in the road. Back to the situation that happened Friday, we had to call a plumber to fix the line that led the water to our house because the city said it was our responsibility to get it fixed. After about 4 or more hours of finding the right parts, cutting pipes, and fixing the supposed leak we got our water back Friday before dinner. The line leading into the house across the street wasn't going to be fixed until Monday morning because the owner needed to be here to pay the plumber. The bad luck comes next if you weren't sure. When the plumber and city came back to fix the other line and fill the hole they found more problems. There is something wrong with the line again which is probably a mile long. I honestly don't know if the whole line has to be dug up and replaced but if it does I don't know how long my family would be without water. There is also a big issue with how much this would cost if we had to pay to get the whole line fixed, let alone the time it would take. I don't know the whole situation but if it's as bad as I think it is then my family should probably get a well and be on well water that is directly linked to our house.

All About Me

            I think this is a little overdue but I didn't feel like telling you about myself in my first blog, so I will tell you all about myself right now. My name is Jessica Gieselman and I live in Westminster, MD. I have a younger brother named Bryan who is 16 and a junior in high school. I started school at William Winchester Elementary where I discovered I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up. In 4th grade I decided I wanted to play an instrument so at the music shop I tried a bunch of different instruments. I was really bad at all of the instruments except for one, the oboe. It was the only one I could make a sound out of. From then on I continued to play the oboe throughout middle and high school. Also in 4th grade I started playing volleyball for a club called MVSA. That stands for Montgomery Village Sports Association and I played at that club for seven years. Volleyball is a big part of my life and runs in my family because my parents have been coaching for more then 20 years, so when I was little I used to play at their practices. Volleyball continues to be a big part of my life because I now play on the women's team here at Stevenson. Continuing with school, I attended East Middle where nothing really important happened during those three years of my life. I then went to Winters Mill High where I played volleyball and the oboe and learned more about what I wanted to do with my life in the future. I really enjoyed taking any class in high school that had to do with teaching and children because I learned a lot about lesson plans and curriculum. This is what leads me to now, if you couldn't already tell my major is Elementary Education and I am working towards getting my Bachelor's so that I can be an elementary school teacher. 

                                                   

Freak the Freak Out

     Lately I have been freaking out about school and how much work I need to do this semester. I am trying not to stress out but it's been kind of hard. I have something due everyday and so much reading this semester it's just a little overwhelming. I literally have a total of 12 books just this semester and all my time goes to reading, homework, and projects. You would think by now that I would have it all down since this is my 4th semester in college, but I'm still struggling. This really makes me realize how much I need to prioritize my time and get as much work done early as I can. I've had a lot of stress and pressure in my life from volleyball because everyone expects me to perform incredibly and be a leader out on the court. So I should be used to stress and pressure on my life but it's starting to build up more and more. I am hoping things will start to get into a rhythm once I get a little farther into school, hopefully by next week. I've made it through a lot of stuff in life and I know I can make it through this too. This leads me to the title of this blog, I used the title of a song because it pretty much describes how I have been feeling lately. The song by Victoria Justice is one of my favorites because the lyrics really speak to me. These are the lyrics that really relate to me the most: "I scream and shout, So what I'm gonna do now Is freak the freak out, hey!"
      Honestly sometimes I just want to scream, shout, and freak out just like the song says. I turn to song lyrics a lot to cleanse my mind and to help myself with all of the pressure and stress in my life. I think it really helps me connect with all of the thoughts going on inside of my head and I'm grateful for music because without it I don't know where I would be.