I have had lots of volleyball this month! I'm so happy to be playing again! We are doing the carpool again, and mom got to drive us to JC. We had our uniform pick up and our colors are now blue and red (although our uniforms are dark blue and light blue.) We got to have our Missouri Juniors Media Day and had some really cool pictures taken with my teammates. Our team had a white elephant party to celebrate Christmas. And we finally had our Battle volleyball banquet! I didn't think it was a big deal, but it kind of was! I got my varsity letter!
I also spent a lot of time with Aaron this month. Mom, Aaron, his mom, and I went to the MU volleyball game and had a great time. Aaron called out "Jennifer!" to watch both of them turn their heads. He's been waiting forever to have the chance to do that! One day, I went to Aaron's and then we came back to our house to hang out. He and I went to watch the Addams' Family Musical at Battle. I went with Aaron's mom and dad to St. Louis to watch one of his basketball games and Mom took me to one of his games at Hickman.
Mom signed up to send brownies to school for the teachers and I thought it was kind of embarrassing. Well, I accidentally forgot the brownies and felt really bad. Mom ended up delivering them to Battle and met my counselor! Emily stayed home sick one day and while mom was home checking on her, I texted because I was sick. We were both exhausted right before Thanksgiving, but got better.
On my first day of Thanksgiving break, I had my well check. I am well and no shots until I am 16!!! I also went to the mall to eat Panera with Aaron and then to his house. Thanksgiving was great because we spent Thursday at Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom's house, Friday at Papa Ron and Linda's (and picked out my charms at Altemueller's) and then to Uncle Mark's. It was so cold we decided to skip the parade. On Saturday, we went to Aunt Lisa's and had fun playing "things".
Time is running out with Carol and Michael McEntyre at Church. This month has been very emotional as we are saying goodbye. I got to watch Nate get baptized by both of his parents. We had a beautiful reception for McIntyre's. Our Church hosted an Advent-ure pool party indoors and I got to work one of the games with Nate. We had our last hanging of the green with them. We took the Enneagram test at our last youth night. Lillian hosted the youth Christmas party at her house. We had a lot of fun, but it was the last time I will see Michael. He has been such an integral part of my life, spiritually and otherwise. I can't imagine Church without him.
I have been very self-conscious with my acne lately, and Mom took me to a make up lesson at Ulta. I was so nervous that people I know would see me. When I felt more comfortable and she started, it was clear that she did not know what I wanted. She was trying to cover my entire face with foundation and add color back. In the end, I got some primer, concealer, and powder. That night, our whole family went to Aaron's to hang out and watch the Mizzou volleyball NCAA game vs. Nebraska. They did NOT win.
A couple of other fun things...I think I finally convinced Mom and Dad to get another kitten, just for me. Mom took Emily and me to meet a kitty at her coworker's house. She is so cute and I want to name her Shout (to go with Twist). I also chose to go to Aaron's house instead of the Frankenberg Christmas party.
Finally, I randomly passed out in the bathroom on November 27th. Luckily, Dad did not have to go to work that day. He heard a loud crash, as I hit my head on the door so hard that my earring bent. Obviously, I have another concussion. I wasn't able to get into the doctor that day and tried to go to school. I did not make it. I am calling this "Concussion 2.0." I am hopeful that I will heal soon!
Magic Tree!!!
