Blog #7 Homecoming 2011

So this Friday was Arleta’s homecoming, and all Alumni’s were invited to come back. I have been waiting to go back and cheer again for my old high school since I graduated. was even more excited to see all my friends I haven’t seen since we graduated and the ones that left to universities. So that morning I tried on my cheer uniform to see if it fit and surprisingly it fit but kind of loose, so it was good news. When I was getting ready, I was kind of nervous to cheer again because I wasn’t sure if I remembered all the cheers and dances. Luckily, we were able to go to school early and practice with the squad so we would refresh our brains of all the cheers. It was really nice seeing all my teammates that I used to cheer with the year before. Also the fireworks at halftime were amazing.

So, at every homecoming there’s a parade and they do it at halftime, but this time it was at the beginning of the game. Some of the Alumni’s were part of the float and it was good seeing everyone, and especially the close friends that left to universities or the ones I haven’t seen since we graduated. Everyone was so happy to see one another, and it was just exciting. We were riding on a truck and we were just having a blast while we were going around the track. Finally’ it was time for us to get off and go into the stands. Since I cheered 3 years in high school I never experienced sitting in the stands on homecoming because I was always on the sidelines. But, wow it was crazy. It was so packed and it was hard trying to find some where to sit. It was fun cheering in the stands with all my friends which are really fun by the way.

It was time for the Alumni cheerleaders to join the squad and I was a bit nervous. But I had a lot of fun. It felt good being in my uniform and cheering again with my friends. I didn’t mess up as much when we were doing cheers or dances so I was happy. The only thing I missed about high school was cheering and being with my friends that I missed so much. After the game my friend was having a little get together at her house since she was back in the valley for the weekend and it was nice spending time with her. I saw my friends baby for the first time and she is gorgeous. I didn’t long at the get together but I was glad to have one of those “parties” again. It brought back a lot of memories from the football season of my senior year because we would always hangout Friday nights after the football games. I’m hoping we can do that again soon.

Blog #6 My Weekend

During the weekend I went horseback riding and it was so much fun. I went to Griffith Park and it was so amazing. I love horses, and I always loved going horseback riding since I was little. I remember when my family would go to San Felipe, Mexico, and we went horseback riding on the beach. The last time I went to Mexico was probably 5 years ago, it’s been a really long time. I really want to go back just to go horseback riding on the beach as the sun went down. It was the most beautiful scenery ever. But I was so glad that I was able to go horseback riding again with my family and reminisce on those days in Mexico.

As we were on our way to the top of the mountain, I saw lots of bunnies. I wish I could of taken one home with me. I love animals. It felt so relaxing and the mood felt calm so it was just perfect. I love going on little adventures and experiencing new things. The best part of my little adventure was arriving to the top and overlooking the San Fernando Valley. It was beautiful, I was able to see all the city lights shining so bright. The cars on the freeways, and it looked like a river coming down mountains. The sky was filled with different colors, purple, pink, and blue. It was just so beautiful. I wished I took pictures but I was so fascinated on how beautiful everything looked, I didn’t even bother taking out my phone. We stayed at the top for a bit and had our little snacks and were just having family time, and laughing at the funny moments we had when we were younger.

It felt so good hanging out with family and just relaxing and having a good time.

Finally, we were on our way back down the mountain and it felt so fresh as the wind blew. As we were heading down all you can is the horses galloping down the mountain.

We reached our destination, and when I got off I will admit I was kind of sore. It’s been a while since I ridden a horse. It wasn’t just me but my cousins were also walking all funky as we were headed to the car. It was hilarious but I knew I wasn’t walking that funny, well at least I hope I wasn’t. Now I know that I have to go horseback riding more often, because I missed it so much. Especially with my cousins and how funny they are. Family always makes the best of everything. But I’m hoping one day I will go with friends and it will definitely be something to remember. Hopefully one day I will own my horse.

My Family

I love my family so much and how much different they are to each other, because my mom is Mexican and my dad is African American. Many people when they first meet me think I’m African American because of my skin color or the type of hair I have (which is really curly) but little do they know I am Mexican as well.

When it comes to holidays or special celebrations there are different ways it’s celebrated between the two cultures. The cooking is different, the music, and religion in some way. I am blessed with a family that loves to cook, because both families cook tons of food when it comes to holidays. When I’m with my moms side of the family there’s: tamales, rice, beans, posole, mole, enchiladas, and much more. On my dads side of the family there’s: chicken, greens, cornbread, stuffing, homemade mac & cheese (which is so delicious), ribs, and so much more. So when it comes to the Holidays I love it because I always get to have all this (which is so delicious), ribs, and so much more. So when it comes to the Holidays I love it because I always get to have all this yummy food in my tummy.

My dad’s side of the family is really loud, meaning there very outgoing and so much fun. At parties or family reunions there’s music playing and everyone is dancing; not one person is shy. On my mom’s side of the family there very quiet, at family reunions there is music playing as well but no one dances because that side of my family is shy I know that’s where I get my shyness from. But no matter how different my family is from one another I enjoy being with each one of them. I am blessed to have two cultures to learn from. Everyone in my family always have the right things to stay.

My family is very supportive and so loving!! Every time I’m with them all I get is encouragement and so much love. On both sides of my family school is very important, so I get all the help I need when it comes to school. I’m pretty sure every family is like that. Family is always a big part in ones life.

Cheerleading

I cheered for three years during high school; I cheered my Sophomore year all the way to my Senior year. Ever since my first year joining cheer I wished I was in it all my four years of high school. Cheering was really fun, and it also helped me break out of my shell. I was a really quiet person, and my family couldn’t believe that I was interested in cheering because of how quiet I was. Even to this day I’m a bit of a quiet person. Well I’m glad to say that cheerleading has changed that because its also something I love to do.

Once I started cheer, the cheer squad started learning how to stunt and stunting is something I love to do when it comes to cheer. Learning all the cheers, dances, and stunts during summer vacation was so tiring but worth it. I loved going to summer practices, even though it was so tiring. When I joined the team I became close to people that I would have never thought I would become so close too. That was another opportunity for me to make friends because I was so shy. I was in the Junior Varsity Squad my Sophomore year and it was fun because I had all my friends cheering with me as well. I remember we didn’t like our captain because she was so stuck up, but we had to deal with her for 1 more year so we had to get over it. But other than that my Sophomore year cheering was so fun; and that year our football team made it to the championship and so we cheered for them. That was another great experience I had, The bleachers were crowed with Mustang fans and it was just so much fun; our football team won the championship too! My Junior year I went up to Varsity; cheering was fun too, but not as fun because there was so much drama.

Senior year I became Captain of the Varsity squad so I knew that this was going to be a good year. Three of my closest friends also became Captains of the squad so we were going to make the best of our senior year. The squad wasn’t just a squad we became like a family. It felt really good knowing that our team didn’t have problems like last years team. We made up a lot of our dances that we performed and they were dances that are squad actually liked. I can honestly say that I was close to every single girl and guy on that squad. I loved how we worked as a team and everyone was so dedicated to getting things done. Even the principal of our school said that we were the bet squad she had ever since she became a principal overall. We went to competition that was way out of our league; but as a team we wanted to go to have a challenge, And we gout 4^th place out of 6 teams that were in our division group. We didn’t have tumbling we just had round off’s and car-wheels, I was so proud of my team and loved them even more. My point is, a team can be more than just your teammates they become family. I was so happy that I was able to have a GREAT cheer Family my senior year cheering. (:

 Captains :)

 My Cheer Family<3

 Arleta High School

2010-2011 Cheer Squad(:<3

Best Year Ever!!