Cheer Stuff / Avocados, Ducks, and Trains / Black Friday is Dumb / Sleepover at Nana's

November 18 - Spirit Celebration: That day was pretty boring. Well, for me it was. Since I'm not a cheerleader, I just sat in the stands and watched all the performances with the parents. The rest of the Mafia was actually performing. But I guess I wasn't too bored. I sat with Tyler's Nana and we laughed at all the people who fell. That was fun.

Trin got 2nd place because they had one stunt fall. Tyler got... whatever place he got. I don't know. All I do know is that his team did not get a payed bid and he was angry.

After the competition, we went out to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings. During the ride there, my mom drove over a pothole which scared the bejeebus out of me. Nobody understood why the pothole drop scared me so much. It was because the tire under the passenger's seat is the one that fell in. I was sitting in the passenger's seat.

November 22 - Thanksgiving: We all found the word "avocado" strangely humorous on Thanksgiving. Because, at Nana's house, we watched a movie called Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. During a mantra, there's a close-up of an old guy's face and while spitting out food, he shouts "AVOCADO." Not surprisingly, we found that hilarious. 

We also fed ducks and ate food, but that's boring to talk about. Once it got dark outside, we went to go ride a Christmas-themed train in someone's backyard. It was a small train, but it went faster than I expected. I video-taped some of the ride, but I can't figure out how to get it up here. I think there should have been cushions on those wood seats because with all the bouncing that train did... Ouch.

November 23 - Black Friday Shopping: I absolutely hate Black Friday shopping. Mostly because of all the stupid people. We didn't even really buy anything. We just walked around the mall. It was an outdoor mall, so I was freezing. I didn't buy anything. Tyler and Trin bought hand sanitizers from Bath & Body Works. That store gives me headaches. I also picked out some jeans from Hollister which my mom is going to give me as a Christmas present.

Then we went to eat at an Italian place where Tyler kept calling me cranky, so I ignored him. We played a couple games of I Spy too. Our parents also planned an "Ugly Sweater Party" sometime in December. So that triggered a (in my opinion, unnecessary) trip to Wal-Mart for tacky Christmas garb for Trin, Tyler, and Dylan. I don't even know what they all bought. But I already have my sweater, so I didn't need anything.

In Wal-Mart it was decided another sleepover at Nana's was needed. So we all went to Nana's house after promising we would clean-up after ourselves. At her house, we watched a lot of movies and shows. Such as, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs only up to the part where the old man said "avocado", half of The Hunger Games, one episode of Duck Dynasty, and one episode of The Wedding Band. Over the course of the night, I couldn't go to sleep. Primarily because, Tyler was annoyingly snoring right next to my head and Dylan kept kicking me. So I relocated to the floor and finally fell asleep around three a.m.

November 24 - Sleepover at Nana's: In the morning, Nana brought us breakfast, I had to explain why I was on the floor, and we watched the rest of The Hunger Games.

Then we fed the ducks pumpkin bread in our pajamas. I held the bread loaf in my sweatshirt and pretended I had a bread baby. But I got tackled by Tyler and he took the bread away from me. After that, we walked back to Nana's house and ate turkey sandwiches. Tyler and Dylan left with their dad to go get their hair cut or something. So since it was just the girls, Trin and I learned how to crochet. I'm not very good at it, but it's fun to play with the yarn.

And that's it. Yeah. I don't know what else to say so, AVOCADO. Haha. Bye.

Birthdays Galore!

Hi! It's been a while since I've posted on this blog. I forgot I had it. The topic of the day is birthdays. Tyler, Trin, and a couple other people all have birthdays around the same time. We actually celebrating Trin's birthday separably, but whatever. In all there were five birthdays to be celebrated. So on a Saturday earlier in the month, we all gathered at Nana's house for BIRTHDAY BINGO!

Bingo is a sacred CM and friends deal. I mean, it's not that sacred. But it's a lot of fun. For some reason, I always end up being the caller even though nobody listens to me. There were lots of prizes too. I won a money origami kit thing, a little wallet, and a really big T-shirt. Trin won a twist board (a little board that you stand on and twist your hips in a circle. It's supposed to tone your abs), magic cards, a light up toy thing (I don't know what it's called), a shirt, and a clothes hamper. I have no idea what Tyler won. But I bought him cologne for his birthday. I hated the way he smelled before.

Anyways, it was a lot of fun. John John and Jullian (I don't think I spell his name right) both left with the two teenage girls that were there. Jaime left too. But John John and Jullian both had birthdays and their names were on the cake. So we didn't get to eat any cake. I think they threw it away unfortunately. Also, there was lightening so Nana made swimming forbidden. So literally, all we did was play bingo and watch TV.

At some point, Dylan (Tyler's younger brother) decided he wanted to be mad at me because I didn't sit next to him on the couch. So weird. In the end I gave him candy and he forgave me and stopped calling me a traitor.

The next holiday celebration things are Halloween and my birthday. I cannot wait for it to get cold outside! I hate the heat. I'll try to post on this blog more frequently, but it's not a high priority at the moment. So yeah. If you want more frequent posts check out my other blog Opinions of a Teen Who Reads. It's a book review site, but there's other stuff on there as well. And here's Kermit:

Like it? I think he's pretty funny. LOL. Okay, bye. :)

Crippled Cheerleaders

OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH. CRIPPLED MODE ACTIVATED.

Everything's just been very cruel to the Mafia this past month.

Long story, short: Tyler can't eat, Trin can't walk, and I... well, there's nothing wrong with me. Yet.

Here's what happened with Tyler:

Well, like I said before in, like, my first post ever, Tyler made the Worlds Team. Yay, Tyler! Anyways, he had to do all these stunts that were clearly invented for boys much bigger than him and his flyer was the same size as he was.
Already, he was endangered. And for, like, a while he did the stunts just fine.
Until...
It happened.
So, what I was told, Tyler's flyer came down from her basket, elbowed him in the mouth, and the bone that held his teeth and gums in place, shattered. Shattered! It's been a while since that's happened, so Tyler's healing and he's going to be just fine. His face is all wired together now and his teeth are kind of jacked up. He also has a lisp that is very entertaining. On the brighter side, he made the Worlds Team again for this season. He tried out before he broke his face.


Trin's story:

So, Trin was in the backyard with my brother and his friends. They were swimming in the pool and stuff. You know, whatever. Anyways, Trin thought it would be a good idea to see how many backhand-springs she could do in a row. Which is a back-flip for the uneducated in my audience. She magically got up to five flips.
Except....
On the last one, the fence got in the way.
She tore up her feet.
Blood got everywhere.
Tears were shed.
It was so traumatic for everyone there.
Luckily, I wasn't even there, which is good because I probably would have started bawling if I was.
But the good news for her is, she made the team she wanted to make at Pro Spirit (her cheer gym) with her friends and her favorite coach is coaching that team. So yeah she's super excited about that. Oh yeah, she also got a wheelchair. Everyone loves that thing.

Except me.
Because I have to carry it all over creation!
Along with her!
Gahh.

So yeah, two-thirds of the Mafia is crippled and I'm bound to get hurt at some point. So ungraceful, it's not even cool anymore. I'll probably do something lame, like, trip over my own feet or fall down the stairs... because I'm a dork. Anyways, that's it for now. Okay bye.

Designer Jeans?

Sometimes when I write these posts, I feel like I'm talking to myself...

But anyways, I wanted to make the topic of this post: Designer Jeans.

Designer Jeans or "DJ" is a nickname for this nerdy, pale, weirdo that Cheer Mafia has gotten into many altercations with. I'm almost positive we've made him cry at some point... 

The most memorable of altercations is also the first time that Tyler met DJ, when DJ first got his nickname, and when Cheer Mafia first got it's name. Big day for everyone involved, really. So I'll just set the scene for you: We're all at a baseball park. Cheer Mafia is chilling on a blanket thing. I don't remember what we were doing, probably making bracelets or something. DJ showed up, being all pale, frail, and strange. He's got this huge backpack on. It made him look like a turtle. He was also wearing this light blue shirt, which doesn't seem very essential right now, but it'll be pretty important in a minute. 

Anyways, DJ comes over and asks if he can sit with us. (I already knew him. I'd met him a couple years back. So I'd already developed an opinion of him. I disliked him heavily. He knew it too.) Tyler, like an idiot, freaking lets him. DJ doesn't have very good social skills. He liked to brag about his "designer jeans" and his $300 camera which was inside his turtle backpack. I could see why he didn't have any friends at the baseball field. The first thing that happened was I think Tyler was looking through my bag for some gum or something. And DJ goes, "You know, it's not polite to look through a girl's purse," in his squeaky, pre-puberty voice.

I just glared at him and said, "That's my purse and Tyler can do whatever he wants."

He responds with, "Oh sorry. It's not polite to look through its purse."

That's when all heck broke loose:

Out of nowhere, Tyler whipped out this anti-bacterial gel bottle and sprays a big glob onto DJ's shirt while screaming, "GET AWAY FROM US!"

Trinity and I just started laughing like hyenas.

"Come on, guys," DJ whined. "This is my lucky acting shirt."

What the heck?

So like a mature, grown person, DJ goes and cries to his mommy about what mean people we are. Like I actually saw him sitting on his mother's lap, crying.

Meanwhile, Cheer Mafia had a really good time making fun of him. At some point, my mom came over and was like, "I just thought of a name for you guys: The Cheer Mafia."

And that was it. We were named and bound by the amusing incident of Designer Jeans. Oh God, I really hope DJ doesn't find this and read it. I'll get into so much trouble. Okay. I guess that's it. Also here is a bunny.

 

Okay bye.

The First Meeting

I'm the ex-cheerleader. My name is Keely.

<--- And this is me and my Cheer Mafia (I'm the one in the rainbow hat).

I guess I should start at the first time CM came to be. So here we go...

Well the girl in the Lego hat, Trinity is my little sister. So I knew her already. I met the blonde one, Tyler at a baseball game two years ago. (Our older brothers played baseball in the same league, so sometimes they'd play against each other.)

I was wearing my National Champion sweatshirt, which is the only reason Tyler came up to talk to me. But I don't really care. He started by asking Trinity and I what cheer gym we went to, what skills we had, etc. (These are standard Cheer World questions.)

Then that was pretty much it. We became friends and played ninja with some other nine-year-olds. It was fun until Tyler got hit in the face and claimed that he definitely had a concussion. (He didn't.) But yeah, that's pretty much it. We've known Tyler for two years now. Within those two years, I've quit cheer, Tyler's made the Worlds team, and Trin's learned how to curl my hair with socks (more on that later). I'll post more posts with pictures.

Bye. :)