I am officially 16!

I think that the fact that I am writing another post within a month of my last one is really good!
So, on Monday, I took my first drive by myself. Since I was pretty young, I have always wanted the first place that I drive by myself to be Blockbuster. This is because my parents would never take me when I wanted to go so the rational was that when I had my license was that I could go and rent movies whenever I wanted to then. So, I begin at home and then travel to Blockbuster. I get the movie I want to watch and go up to the counter. The worker says that you have to have a membership to rent a movie. I was going to set up a membership, but you have to at least 18, so that was a disappointment. Then, I go over to Walgreens' Red Box to see if I could get it from there, but you have to have a credit card. Movie idea completely shot down. I went to Office Max to get some awesome erasers and then to Subterranean Books in the Loop to order a book. I finally end back at home, safe and sound.

Sooo,

well, school has way passed started.
I am in my second semester of being an 11th grader and it is hard.
I am in club volleyball as well with the South County Angels and that is really great.
As of the present I am sick but recovering.
I am also hoping the next week involves getting my drivers license, we will see. :)

Where Has The Summer Gone To???

Me oh my! School starts, very sadly, this Thursday which in less than two days away. However, I am trying to stay positive and not moup! So, to fill you in on the rest of my summer from where I left off...
I went to Tennessee and saw not only Elvis Presley at Graceland but some way cooler people named the Rhodes. I had an awesome time at the Pink Palace with you all and hanging out and catching up was great! Also in Tennessee, time spent with my grandparents and my mom in the car and seeing the various gorgeous sites that Tennessee has to offer like the greenery as you drive by. The Traveling Purse was with me during those adventures and that was great. I then stayed with my grandparents at their house for a week and did my summer research on Vikings for a paper I will be writing in my up and coming year as a sophomore in high school. I came back home with my dad who is having hip pain so my grandparents actually had to drive us back to Saint Louis. I then started volleyball practice with my team at Metro and today I found out that I made the team!! The annual shelter Rummage Sale at Grace and Peace Fellowship was held last weekend and I bought way too much stuff, what can I say, a pair of dark green huge bell bottom pants for a dollar I am not going to pass that up okay. I got my nails done with Olivia on Saturday the 15th and now I am cleaning my room and going to more volleyball practices. Hopefully I will go over to my garden tomorrow and deweed it and finish cleaning my room. Then to wrap things up it would be nice to buy a planner for school (cry) and maybe go watch a movie with my friends.

Marie Manzo signing off before DOOMS DAY comes and swallows me up!

Hey Tirzah,
is there a way to change my user name on this blogging site? I could not find a way and thus need some help.

HE HE!

Have you noticed I am trying to make up my lack off blogging by publishing several in a row right now...

P.S. I dislike school very much right now, to put it mildly, so...
HAPPY SUMMER TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!