Hello!

Hi everybody!

I am Katie, and I am a sophomore at the high school here in Paris, Illinois. I must admit, I am kind of nervous about keeping a blog, considering that this is my first one I have made the whole entire 15 years and 8 months I have been on this earth, and I'm not  really sure what in the heck is going on! I am doing this for my Creative Writing class at Paris Cooperative High School, but hopefully, maybe, I will actually get followers to this blog! I sure hope so!

Okay, so I know you were wondering. My blog is basically about my crazy life and the things that happen to me on a daily basis. I happen to be busy all the time! I am a junior varsity cheerleader here, and I am involved in the plays here, and these things take up a big chunk of my life. And you may have noticed in the title on my blog, but yes, I am also an only child.

Being an only child is a big part of my life. Technically, I'm not really an only child. First off, I have two half brothers from my dad's previous marriage, but they are much older than me and I never really see them anymore. Second, I guess you could say I have a twin. When my mother was pregnant with me, she was pregnant with twins. Early on in the pregnancy, she had troubles, and lost the twin. So, I guess you could say, I really have 3 siblings. Sometimes I wonder, "How would life be different if they would have survived?" I wouldn't have near as many things that I do now, and I wouldn't be the only focus my parents have. I haven't really decided if this is a good or bad thing yet. I guess this just makes me unique and interesting, at least I hope so. For those of you that know me and are close with me, you know I am not a boring person.

Anyway, I guess it would be a good idea to talk about drama. Our school is having a spring production, and it is "West Side Story." For those of you who aren't play buffs, this is one of the most wellknown plays of all time, and it is very stressful getting everything ready. Not only do we have to sing and memorize lines, but we have to dance, and let me tell you, it isn't easy at all. This is a very adult musical, and us teens are trying to reach our potential with all of this, which isn't easy by any means. The musical is in the begenning of April.For those of you that live around here, I suggest you mark your calendars and see our production of West Side Story. I promise you, it will be amazing.

I will be making blog posts every week, so if you enjoyed this week's, keep reading! Tell your friends to read, and you can share my blog to Facebook as well. Feel free to make comments on anything and i will try to answer you back. Hope you enjoyed it! Bye for now!

Love,

Me <3