The final senior softball game was so much fun at school. It’s scary to think that that was the last event that we will all do together besides grad. 
P.A #23- Dance
We had a great year of dance although it came to an end two weeks ago. Our final recital went well and I’m excited for next year! 
P.A #22- Shepard/beaver cross??
Here’s a picture of what my puppy did to a tree in our backyard! 
Visual representation
Now What?
Seeing as how my 18th birthday is on this wednesday, I am finally able to just get my very own passport. A passport is required for me to get the majority of things on my list done, and also it’s about time I got one. This may seem very simple to most people but it is the first step in working my way down my list and getting many things crossed off. People are always surprised when they find out that I don’t have a passport because they’ve just had one their whole lives and just sort of take it for granted. It’s not really something you think about. It is actually a very exciting thing for me. In a way, getting my own passport represents me becoming an adult and it makes me my own person. This grants me the freedom to go where I want, when I want and with who I want so I can do with it what I will. It is very important for me to get this done so that I can actually start planning what I want to do first! It opens up every possibility for me because traveling plays a very vital role in most of the things that I want to do before I die. I want so badly to experience other parts of the world so I am very looking forward to crossing the first item off my bucket list, because after that there is much bigger and better things to come.
My Bucket List
1- Get a passport
2- Volunteer in Africa
3- Kiss a giraffe
4- Pay for someones drive thru order
5- Backpack Europe
6- Visit places in the UK to learn about where my family came from
7- Swim in a waterfall
8- Visit Harry Potter World
9- Scuba dive with sharks
10- Study abroad
11- Surf in at least 4 countries
12- Rock climb an actual cliff face
13- Cliff jummp in Jamacia
14- Parasail
15- Kite surf
16- Barefoot ski
17- Bareback ride a horse
18- Hang glide
19- Travel by plane
20- Go in a water plane
21- Go in a helicopter
22- Gap the wake
23- Travel by train
24- Test drive luxury vehicles
25- Graduate
26- Work with a professional sports team
27- Visit every province in Canada
28- Attend CMA fest in Nashville
29- Get tattoos
30- Vote
31- Go dog sledding in the Yukon
32- Go on a blind date
33- Go to the Olympics
34- Go on a yacht
35- Own my own vehicle
36- See Jimmy Fallon live in New York
37- Go sailing in Greece
38- Get better a slalom skiing
39- Go multiperson wake boarding
40- Go on a gondola ride in Italy
41- Go to the pyramids in Egypt
42- Start skating again
43- Go golfing
44- Sky diving
45- Get my motorcycle License
46- Go to a Nascar race
47- Spend a new years in NYC
48- Go to the casino (and win)
49- Watch a horse race at the downs
50- Ride an elephant
51- See the 7 wonders of the world
Authors Note
Initally, coming up with a bucket list was very easy for me once I got started. After I had written down a sufficent amount of things, it became clear to me that the theme that seemed to be trending in my bucket list was traveling, and doing adventurous/ adrenaline seeking things. There are 7 people in my family, so we have never actually traveled anywhere (unless you count Kenora, Ontario which is 45 minutes away from my families summer home). I actually do not have a passport, because I haven’t ever needed one. I feel like there is so much out there to see and experience and I’ve already missed out on so much in my 17 years of being on earth. That is why it’s so important for me to branch out on my own and see things. I find that I feel sort of deprived of culture so I really feel the need to start to experience new things and new places. I also am a thrill seeker. I love a good adrenaline rush so there are lots of extreme things that I would love to do before my time is up.
6 Word Memoir #6
a) The image and the words fit together because it portrays a big part of my childhood. When I was younger I was painfully shy, and this picture shows how uncomfortable I look in my facial expression. I was always found right near one of my parents or gramma because of my shyness, and I didn’t talk around any other people, just held onto my mom. My mom looks natural and is holding onto me tight, which also goes with the text above because it shows how close we are.
b) This is actually a photo of a photo, so I did some slight editing like sharpening it in order to make it more clear and visable.
c) The colon clarifies the message by establishinig an era (my childhood) right off the bat. The period that follows ends the sentence properly and clarifies the message by keeping it short.
d) I chose handwritting as the font because my mom has the most beautiful hand writing I’ve ever seen, and it reminded me of her. Also, it’s classic and helps show that this picture is from the past. I made the colour blue because that is the colour of my mom’s shirt, and I wanted to match that. I placed the writing along the top of the picture because it’s nice and simple, and doesn’t cover or take anything away from the image below.
6 Word Memoir #5
a) The text goes with the photo because you can clearly see that in the photo (presentence), the dog is just a little puppy. She looks so cuddle and happy on my lap that you can imagine her never wanting to leave. When she was still that age, our puppy wouldn’t go to sleep without cuddling and if you tried to put her down she would cry, so the text is implying that that won’t change. When dogs get older, they often don’t relaize how big they get and lot’s of people find it so cute when big dogs think they’re still the size of a cat and can just jump up and cuddle on you.
b) I edited this photo with the white top and bottom so that my leg and the puppy are the main focus. Also, I slightly darkened the image so that it looks cozy and cuddly with a nighttime vibe, as this was taken on my kitchen floor at 1 am.
c) The colon after the first word sets the time periods, so it’s clear that I am about to make a prediction about this picture will be different when she grows up. upon reading the rest, it is clear that The only thing that will be changing about the picture is the size of the dog, not our positioning.
d) I made the font plain and simple because it is a prediction being made. I chose to make the first word white, tstick out on her dark coat and I placed that word in the top corner so that you read it first, and establish that I am commenting on how the relationship in the image below will be changing and that the image is not in the future. I made the second part pink because it matched the kisses on my robe, which are a nice accent to the colour scheme of the image and pink is a ice colour for a baby girl, (even those that are kanines). I placed the pink part along the bottom to show that the puppy is on my lap, and 75 pounds will be a very heavy lap dog! You can really tell the behaviour of the puppy from how she looks like she never wants to move, and looks so calm and peaceful.
6 Word Memoir #4
a) The text matches this image because this is my grad picture, and the text has to do with the future. The message here is that after I graduate, I’m out of highschoool forever and I have real world problems to worry about. All I have ever known is school, so it’s scary thinking that after I’m done, nothing is guaranteed anymore.
b) I didn’t edit this photo at all because it was profesionally taken and there was no reason. I did add the white sides so that nothing had to be cropped off the top or bottom in order to post as a square because the whole image is important to the message.
c) I used a comma to clarify the message because it separates the first 3 words from the last 3. That is important because it accentuates how we work so hard and for what result? It allows each half of 3 words to really sink in and gives them full impact.
d) I chose handwriting because it is accociated with formality and class, which is what graduating is all about. It’s more professional and “grown up” in my mind. I made it red bvecause red is accociated with urgency and uncertainty, which is what the message is conveying. (It also makes it really stand out and contrast from the sense of confidence that my pose and expression show in the picture). I placed the text along the bottom because it doesn’t take away from the image above, and it is near the diploma. The arrow was intionally placed above the word “work” because we work so hard for what is really just a piece of paper.The diploma is a symbol of 13 years of hard work and schooling. It’s what we do with that paper after that is important.
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