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.