First FFA competition

wow, alot has happened. from the begining then, on friday, right after school, the Kentwood floral team left for ferndale for the first FFA floral competition of this year. we drove in the direction of bellingham for about 3 hours in what we call the "ghetto van". a school district astro van. we got a new one this time so it wasn't too ghetto :). after checking into the lakeway bestwestern (which was the second Funnest hotel i have ever stayed at) we went to a chinese buffet called Lychees. there, i ate so much delicious sea food. i had california rolls, raw salmon rolls, raw shrimp rolls, cooled shrimp, cooked salmon, clams, crab legs and a stuffed mushroom. it was Heavenly. then we trekked back (accross the street : ) to our hotel, where annelise and i we roomates. first we had an hour of practice in Mrs Kurkas room, then annelise and i went to the gym and had mini races to see who could burn 100 calories first, i won both times, next to the sauna, then a quick jump in the pool - fully clothed. we took hot showers, talked, watched tv, ironed, did facials and painted our nails. it was suber fantastic. we woke up at 4 am to curl our hair, pack up eat bfast and get dressed. did i mention that we had a fridge in our room too? we did and it was sweet. we went the night before to freddies and we got milk for the carnation instant breakfast and apples for breakfast. after we got all packed up back in the 'van' we drove 30 minutes to ferndale highschool for the actual competition. over the next two hours, we all took a 40 plant, plant i.d test, a 50 question general knowledge test, a 5 question problem solving test and 1 15 minute team activity. my brain was warm and tingly after all that stuff. in the end, Kent FFA did really well. we won a few second places as a team and all of us placed well in individual stuff. i personally placed 3rd best out of all the first timers and 8th best out of everyone there over all. we had a ton of fun and i can't express to you how good it felt to take off my heels! my feet hurt so bad after that. annelise and i slept for some of the way home. when i did eventually get home, i went directly to my own bed and slept for 2 1/2 hours, which was glorious.
i had forgotten though that i was going to go see coraline tonite, so after a mad dash to get ready i headed over to the amc. coraline was a really good flick. it had the mild suspenseful scareiness(?) like the book, but at the same time it was cute. it was a stop motion film i think its called. like the nightmare before christmas or corpse bride. all together i had a really fun day, so that is what i'm grateful for - that i could do well and have fun at my first ever FFA comp, that i could go have fun with a friend and see a totally awsome show, and that i could finally get my sushi. :D
today was a good day, hope yours was too. hasta manana!