Blog #2

My name is Morgan Piechowski. I enjoy many things in life and like do to many things in my spare time. I also have many hobbies.  For example, I like to ride my bike, swim, hang out with my friends, sing, and go camping. I also love to spend time with my family. These things and people mean so much, and these are the things that I would like to share with you.

First of all, I love singing. I have never had a passion until I started to sing. I grew up listening to all kinds of music, and it just really interested me and made me want to start singing. I was always in music class in elementary school, but I never realized how passionate I was about music until 6th grade. In 6th grade I was able to choose my electives, so I chose choir. It was very fun, but one of my biggest fears is singing in front of people. In 7th grade I was also in choir. The school I went to in 7th grade had a great choir, and I was in it with many of my friends, so I felt like I could be myself. At that school, there was an advanced choir for the 8th graders called Knight Notes, and in order to get in you had to audition to get in for 8th grade. I decided I would audition, even though I was very nervous. When it was my turn, I walked into the choir room and my choir teacher was waiting for me. She asked if I was ready and I said yes. Then, I started to sing the best that I could, not worrying about what she thought of me. She stopped me in the middle and told me I was in. I was so excited, and proud of myself. I then couldn't wait for 8th grade. Then, that summer we moved, so I never got to be a part of Knight Notes. I was very sad, but then I realized that there were other choirs in different schools. I am in choir at this school, and I love it. I definitely want to be a part of the high school choir next year, and continue to sing for the rest of my life.

 Furthermore, I love to go camping. My family and I are very "outdoorsy" type people. Every summer, we go camping and hiking. It is one of many things that we do together as a family. When school gets out, we start to plan all of our camping trips. We have gone to some very great places. We go to different states to go camping sometimes, and I think that the road trips there are always very fun. Camping is something that I love to do every Summer, and if we don't go camping at least once a year, it is very strange. I love to just get out into nature and spend time with my family. There is so much to do. For example, we go hiking, canoeing, swimming, and once we even jumped off cliffs into a big lake. A few years ago we went to Lake Guernsey in Wyoming. It is a huge lake, and there are cliffs that surround it on almost all sides. We saw them and people were jumping off of them, and my dad has done it, so he suggested that we go and jump off of them too. We picked a 25 foot cliff, which was one of the smallest, and I was scared out of my mind climbing up the side of it. There was a hill going up it, and I finally reached the top. I counted to three and jumped. That moment was one of the scariest, but also the funnest, moment of my life. Obviously, I have many more memories of camping, and I can't wait for summer every year so that my family and I can make more together.

 Something I also love to do is spend time with my friends. I like to spend time with my friends by going to the mall, or just walking around. My best friend Peyton and I spend lots of time with each other, and we always have so much fun. Peyton has been my friend since 6th grade, and we get along very well. We don't live by each other any more, so we don't see each other as much, but when we do see each other it is great. One of our favorite things to do together is go and play laser tag. We also just hang out at each other's houses as much as possible. No matter where we are or what we are doing, we have a good time.

 Finally, my family is very important to me. I have two siblings. An 8 year old brother and an 11 year old sister. I also have two step sisters and a step brother on my mom's side, and a step brother on my dad's side. They all mean very much to me. I love my step dad and my step mom. My family and I do everything together. Without my family, I would be very sad. Spending time with my family means a lot to me, and I also think that it is very fun. Friends come and go, but I know that my family will always be there for me. They always help me in any way they can, and I know that I can count on them. I love them so much, and just being with them makes me happy. I also have some pets that are as much part of the family as my parents and siblings are. At my mom's house I have two cats (named Walter and Willow), and a dog named Otis. At my dad's house I have a dog named Sammy. They are all so sweet. All in all, I love my family and they mean so much to me.

 Therefore, there are many things in life that I like to do in my spare time. I have done so much, and I want to do so much more. I have many hobbies, and there are many things that I like to do. This was just some information about what I like to do, and who I am as a person. Life is what you make it, and you only live once, so I believe that you should cherish it, and enjoy life.