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Wanna
hear about me,
a tad more in
depth ? Here's
my [not so]
interesting
tale...
I
was born
December 26,
1986 in the
wonderful
wonderful state
of Texas and
have lived
there ever
since ! In
fact, I've
lived in the
same house my
entire life. My
parents were
middle/high
school
sweethearts;
Mama started
dating my dad
when she was
14. (Yes, they
are still
married and are
going on 23
years.) I have
one older
sister, Melissa
Catherine, who
is 4 years my
senior.
I
was an
extremely sharp
kid and
elementary
school was a
breeze. When I
was in 2nd
grade or so, I
started packing
on the pounds
and eventually
I developed a
case of...
well, to put it
nicely, a whole
lot more than
"baby fat". To
make matters
worse, over
Christmas break
in 3rd grade, I
cut my hair
(which is
naturally
extremely thick
and curly) to
just a little
below my chin.
This begins the
years of "The
Affro
Puff".
Fast
forward to 6th
grade. This is
the peak of
"The Fat
Years", and...
well...
abruptly put, I
was 5'5" and
185 pounds.
Naturally, I
was kinda an
easy target for
teasing.
However, I was
smart. I was in
all Honors
classes in 7th
grade, and my
love of theatre
was truly
brought into
attention. The
first play, The
Best Christmas
Pageant Ever, I
was too afraid
to try out. (I
was the stage
manager,
however.)
Looking back, I
kick myself; I
could've easily
gotten one of
the leading
parts.
When
Ms. May, my
theatre
instructor of 3
years,
announced that
the theatre
dept. was
competing in
UIL one-act
play
competition,
nothing would
stop me from
being involved.
The play chosen
was You're A
Good Man,
Charlie Brown,
and I
desperately
wanted to
portray Lucy. I
did audition,
and didn't get
Lucy; instead,
I was cast as
Peppermint
Patty. We won
first place in
competition and
I received an
Honorable
Mention medal
for my
individual
performance.
The
summer before
8th grade, I
changed a great
deal. I
realized how
unhappy I was
with who I had
become, and
over the next 8
months or so, I
shed 60 pounds
and dropped
from a size 16
to a size 2. I
was determined
to make my 8th
grade year one
to remember. It
started out
with becoming
president of
Student Council
and
Vice-President
of our National
Junior Honor
Society. Our
first play,
Class Action,
was held around
Christmas and I
had a fairly
large role. Our
one-act,
however, was
what I was
concerned
about.
Ms.
May selected
the play
Quilters as the
final play to
be put on by
the "original"
drama babies.
Auditions came
around, and I
was pleased
when I
discovered that
I received the
lead role of
Sarah. Let me
just say that
we all worked
our tails off
on that show...
and it was
undoubtedly the
biggest play we
had put on yet.
We did
extremely well
in competition,
bringing in
another first
place and a
Best Actress
medal around my
neck. I was
unbelievably
pleased with
the honor of
Best Actress...
but it didn't
matter anywhere
near as much as
the other joys
I had received
from that show.
Sure, I griped
about
rehearsals and
costuming and
makeup... but
my heart was
that play. I
made some very
close friends
in that
show.
I
was also
pleased to
learn that I
had been
selected for
all GT (Gifted
& Talented)
classes for my
freshman year,
which was
steadily
approaching. A
LOT happened
between spring
and summer...
and maybe
someday I'll be
able to put it
all into words.
Just not
now.
Freshman
year rolled
around, and I
signed up for
AcDec, Student
Council, and JV
Drill Team. My
love for
theatre has
somewhat
diminished....
Yeah, I still
adore it; it
was just
slightly too
much of a jump
for me to
change
directors and
co-stars. I
don't think I
was prepared
for it. Also,
rehearsals
conflict with
other duties,
namely JV
drill. I'm not
much of a
dancer... but I
do enjoy JV
drill, to an
extent. I would
love to become
a Lariette, the
Varsity team,
but I know I am
not talented
enough. Besides
that, my GT
classes are
EXTREMELY time
consuming.
AcDec
is loads of
fun. It's work,
but the people
involved are a
blast. (BTW,
AcDec is sort
of like
Academic Team.)
I really need
to work harder
if I expect to
do well in
competition,
however !
LOL... Well,
I'm already
almost halfway
through my
freshman year.
I'm currently
single, and not
really
expecting that
fact to change
anytime soon.
But that's ok
too... because
my utmost
desire is to
graduate as
Valedictorian
of my class,
with hopefully
a 4.0 GPA ! But
we'll just have
to see what
happens...
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