Summer, it's about time you arrived...

I love summer, I really do. There's something about the way it feels. The grass is greener, the sky is blue, you can drive with your sunroof open and sing "Forget You!" and feel completely powerful, you can walk outside at night without a jacket, water looks more appealing, crazy last-minute things take place, the sun feels so good, and you have freedom to take over the world for a couple of months, I do that by racing my horse around the farm. But my favorite thing is, the summer stars. At night, you literally become mesmerized and entranced by how small they are, but how big they shine. Crazy things can happen in the summer, things you least expect... I have experienced that first hand. Summer makes me happy, it gives you time to prepare yourself for the following year of school, gives you a chance to forget the previous one, but most of all- let's you embrace who you are at that time. Take the time to go star gazing. Preferably on a football field at night with your summer love :) I always love the moments where I lay in the field at night with my best friend, listening to the field sprinklers, crickets and frogs, and realize how blessed I am. Summer has made me understand a few things; be open for changes, when you least expect things they will come, time goes by incredibly fast, and to appreciate the moments you have. So, this summer, I plan to find time in my HECTIC, RIDICULOUSLY busy schedule to ride my crazy horse and to stargaze... It may not be with a summer love, but it will be with the people who mean the most to me. I am a star, and I am never going to let my light burn out. Here's to Summer 2011<3

                 

My Hero

With this being Father's Day, I wanted to show you a reason I love my Dad so much. I was looking through a box of letters and came across one that made me tear up. My Dad wrote me a letter at the end of my Sophmore Year, giving me props for a good year. I can't remember what I was upset about, but he wrote me a poem.
                                 I'll hold you in the morning and at night,
                                   I'll hold you when your not feeling so right.

                                 Time has gone and I'm not the only one to see,
                                    What a beautiful daughter you are to me.

                                  Keep your love to me and Him very close,
                                      Because that is what matters the most.

                                  In life you will succeed and go far,
                                      For that is who you truly are.

He is my biggest fan, my everything, my HERO. Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

My Inspiration

                

Well, hello there! My name is Makenna Hirz. I created this blog at exactly 6:40 PM on Monday, June 13. Sounds like a good date to me! I guess I've always been a writer, I write about my mess-ups, my heartbreaks, my accomplishments, and basically- just everything. But that's always been on a piece of paper, and just a normal pen or pencil. But the one thing I've wanted to do- is let it out there publicly. And the one person that has inspired me to do so, (no literally, she wrote in my yearbook a request to create my own blog), is Senior Class Graduate of 2011 herself, Tasha Gentry. I've been following all her posts... I even sat down at work today and tore and placed business cards at my Dad's desk, multitasking and reading most of just everything on her blog. She's amazing. I don't know if I can live up to her skills, but this blog was created because of her. So, as my first post- this is dedicated to her, Tasha Gentry.
                     This is my last week of my Junior Year. Actually, today was my last Monday.It seems so odd, but thrilling. I remember my very first day of this year. I was upset because my summer boy left for college- and I hated that school started and took my summer away. And let me tell you, I HATED my first semester of this year. Drill team was nothing like I expected, math and I weren't friends, and I missed some specific people that had left for college. It just wasn't a good semester. I was getting to the point where I was not only physically tired- but emotionally, my brain shut off. It was almost like a state of mind that I couldn't get out of, and I wasn't very happy. But then second semester came, and I now look at it as a blessing. I have all A's this semester! :) Well... except math- but its only a grade behind an A! My team and I went to State for Drill, and that was such an experience! And for the first time in a long time, I am happy. I am content, I've realized so much about myself in one year of schooling. If there is one thing I've realized- time goes by so unbelievably quick. Throughout this year I've gained more friends than I could've ever imagined, which could explain why I was so heartbroken when this year's graduating class left. I've looked up to some of their examples, learned from them, and admired many of them. On the Thursday that they had their last day, we made a gauntlet outside the school as they came out from their Senior slideshow. And let me tell you, I've never cried so much in one day. I had to say goodbye to many, and I wasn't surprised when I got in my car and looked in my rear view mirror to see all my make-up had been cried away. It was an emotional day, but a wonderful day full of opportunities. They are going on to bigger and better things, and it's my turn to step up. Even at Graduation- I realized... that'll be me in a year- throwing my hat in the air and trying to soak up my last few moments with the people that mean the most to me. And with this being my last week of my Junior Year, I can't wait to see what lies before me in my Senior Year. Bring it on, and all I want is to do great things and for you to remember me.
         This is my first blog post... but it will not be the last. So, thank you, Tasha... for giving me this assignment- I hope I make you proud. You are my inspiration.