G is for Grand-papa

Grand-papa is my grandfather. Me and my grand-papa are really close and he spoils me a lot, because I was his first grandchild. He is still only sixty years old, young and active as always. He works out nearly every day and he can do 150 push-ups and swim 60 laps! I am very proud of him for that. He is my hero.

When he was a young boy, he used to travel a lot and he lived in different countries. He always told me stories about his travels, but then he just decided that he would take me places instead. He has taken me to Disney about 5 or 6 times, Jamaica, London, Paris, Florence and Venice and he is planning something else soon.

My family always jokes around that the day I was born, the universe changed, and that the minute he saw me, his heart melted into a pile of goo. He means so much to me and I mean so much to him too.

I go visit him and my grand-maman in Toronto almost every other weekend. We do so much like shopping, going to concerts, playing tennis, watching a soccer game, and just relaxing and watching movies. Since I was a little girl, I've always had to sit next to him at meals. Even now, if I don't, I have a fit...... hehehe don't tell anyone! Whenever we talk on the phone, or we say bye after a visit, he always asks me "A qui la fille?" which means "Whose little girl?" and I always reply "A grand-papa" which means "Grandpa's" in french. That's another little tradition we've had since I was little.

Sometimes, my grand-papa can get a little picky. Once, at the dinner table, we were talking about changing a baby's poopy diaper, and he was just like "Excuse me" and left! Or once, when my mom was younger, she said "Oh! These noodles look like worms!" and my grand-papa didn't eat the noodles! Picky right? But it doesn't matter, we just laugh.

My grand-papa is a business man and he is good at it, too. He makes a lot of money and always said he would give it to me when I was older, but I never wanted it. He sold it just recently and he's taking a year's break just to relax with us and my grand-maman. We don't know if he's going to start again or not.

My grand-papa also paid for this school, because since my mom's on maternity leave, we are kind of short on money. We don't mind too much. But I thank my grand-papa for letting me come here because it's the best change I've ever had. 

I love you, grand-papa, and whatever age I am, I will always be your little girl.

Life Lesson: Love your grand-papa/grandpa/grandfather/poppa/pops/papa or whatever it may be.

F is for Friends and not so much friends

Friends. What to say, what to say...... well, let me tell you one thing, I've made more friends in the past year then I've ever had. 

I'm not going to go into detail about my past years at my old school. All you need to know is that people were jealous of me, so they were mean to me, and others pretended to be my friends for my stuff. That's all I'm saying.

While all this was happening, I had some great friends who helped me through my troubles. My skating friends were always there for me. Whether it was at skating practice, in the change-room, on the phone, at my house, or on email, they were always there for me. They are my best friends in the whole entire world, and I thank them everyday in my heart for that.

One summer day, however, my dad and I were driving home from skating and he told me that he was going to put me in another school. I had already visited there before. I cried and cried, and well, I guess it worked out, because now, I have many new friends who are so very nice and kind to me and now, so because of that I try to forget everything about my old school. But, of course, me being a chatterbox, we tend to get in trouble in class. We -sorry- I like to talk in class. I always, always, ALWAYS talk. It's just something that can't be stopped. My mouth is like the human heart, it never stops pumping, or in this case, talking. I even talk in my sleep! It's horrible! And Ms. Weldon, I'm really, really, really sorry about that. 

Another adventure my two friends and I have gone through, is totally different than what I've been in trouble for before. We were just kidding around writing stuff on our workbooks, and it just kept getting worse and worse. It eventually got to the point of using our kilt pins to write stuff on the bathroom stalls. I never thought I would do something like that, I just felt sad and hurt, I guess, even though it was a joke. I knew I shouldn't have done it as soon as I finished scratching it, but when I saw the one about me, I was so angry, I just couldn't stop myself!!! When I look back, I know how stupid and foolish it was of me to do that. But we were in it together, and now we laugh about it together. I guess we just took things a little too far.

One thing that I haven't really thought about until the other day, is how my skating friends are doing. I feel really bad because they helped me through my troubles, and now I feel like I just ditched them. I need to talk to them and hang out with them more often because they are my best friends and I barely know them anymore! It's truly a horrible feeling. 

So now I am happy, I have friends, so I want to give a big thank you to my skating friends and my new friends who will always be there for me, and I will always be there for them as well.

Life Lesson: There will always be a bend in the road, but there is usually something good at the end of it. Oh, and make new friends, but keep the old.

E is for Emilie

As you might know, my name is Emilie. Emilie means industrious. I am not industrious at all, so I don't know why my mom called me that. I will tell you a couple things about me though...

Name: Emilie

Nickname: Em/Emie/Inky (a name my skating BFFs gave me a long time ago I guess it just stuck)

Birthday: April 12th, 1997

Eye colour: Blue

Hair: curly blond

Family: Mom Lynn, dad Luc, sisters  Olivia and Isabella

Celebrity crush: Justin Bieber/ Taylor Lautner

Real life crush: ....................... not telling!!!

Ears pierced: Yes

Favourite colour: PINK!!!!

Favourite food: Chocolate, of course!!

Favourite ice cream flavour: Mint chocolate chip

Grossest vegetable in the world: Broccoli, ewwwwwww!

Guilty pleasure: sneaking chocolate into my bed at night to snack on

Pet peeve: People who wear the same clothes more than twice in a row

Favourite restaurant: I have a few-Boston Pizza, La Cuccina, East Side Mario's, W Sushi....

Favourite movie: Valentine's Day, Twilight

Favourite Singer: Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber

Deep secret: My other favourite singer is Celine Dion

Favourite sport: Figure skating, duh!

Favourite season: Winter or spring, I like the cold

Favourite fast food restaurant: Wendy's (I'm not much of a fast-food person)

Goal in life: To be an actress or make a difference in the world and make it a more peaceful place

Dream: To have a happy, healthy family

So now you know a little-okay maybe a lot- more about me than you used to know. In some perspectives I'm the occasional girl you see in the park that you don't look twice at, but on the other hand, I can be someone you see in the park, and you look away, and then you look again, and you decide you want to get to know me.

My motto is going to be my life lesson: Dream, Shine, Believe