Ralph and MW3

Yet again another choice blog where I can write about whatever I want. In this choice blog, I will be writing about playing at Ralph Wilson Stadium, yes I said it, we (the Alden Bulldogs) played there. Playing at Ralph Wilson Stadium is something exciting. It’s a huge deal in a small town. Walking on to the field and seeing how many fans were in the stands was crazy just to see how much support we have. The Alden Bulldogs have played at the Ralph the past 3 years, ending up 2-1. I was on the field for 3 years, and experienced 2 wins while playing on the turf. Playing on the field this year didn’t seem like a big deal, but it was, we’ve been there before so we didn’t act excited as the other teams that never have been there before did. Playing on that field and getting a win on the field was just the best feeling ever and I know I’ll remember it for the rest of my life because Coach Diminuco told me that I will remember it. We won at the Ralph and now we are traveling to Rochester to go play 2 time State Defending Champions; Hornell. Hornell beat us last year on our road to states so this game means a lot to us to get to have the shot to play them again. Hornell is a very good football team, and they are very well respected. We have a lot of heart and hard work coming into this game and we’re planning on getting a W Saturday at 3. I would also like to tell everyone that I went to get COD MW3 at the midnight release. The game is awesome. It’s no big deal but I am already level 31. Get on my level.

Holliday Traditions...

My family has many many traditions that we celebrate when it comes to the holiday season. In this blog I am going to write about our Thanksgiving Traditions and our Christmas Traditions. On Thanksgiving my family goes to my Grandparents house and we all watch football and share some laughs and eat some snacks. When dinner is ready, we all go in the dining room and eat at the big dining room table. At my grandmothers its tradition that she makes her turkey, broccoli rice and cheese casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, and corn. Every Thanksgiving my grandma makes sure she buys 4 buttered lambs and makes sure she has a lot of dinner rolls because that’s my favorite part of the meal. After dinner, we all go back into the living-room and watch some more football.
a Traditions that my family has for Christmas is that a few days before Christmas, we go to my dad’s side of the family and spend “Christmas” with my cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. My aunt Debbie makes these sweet cinnamon rolls that are sooo delicious I just ask for a few plates of those for Christmas. They are defiantly a favorite on that side of the family. Another tradition that we have is that my parents always buy me and my brothers’ new pajamas and we open them up the night before Christmas. We’ve been opening pajamas before Christmas for as far as I can remember. On Christmas morning we open up our presents and go to my grandmothers. A typical Christmas at my grandmothers is hectic because so many people are there. Just like we do on Thanksgiving, football is always on. Later in the night, you will find my grandpa watching “A Christmas Story.” I’m sure I missed a few traditions, but that’s all I can think of for now.

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas....

There are a lot of holidays that we all celebrate here in this wonderful country, but how many of them do we celebrate with our family? My favorite holiday would have to be Christmas, no not because of the presents and all of that nonsense. The real meaning of the holiday is to be with your family, well that’s the way I see it. Christmas is my favorite holiday, because besides family, the snow that covers the trees, the ground, everything, it all looks so nice. I also like Christmas because of the long break that we have. Christmas is the greatest holiday because everyone gets so happy and filled with Christmas spirit which brightens my mood because I hate when people seem depressed. Christmas is a great time for me because I like going to the mall and buying things for my friends, family, and myself. It’s also a good time for me because I get to see the family I barely ever see. During Christmas break I like to stay home all day to spend time with my family, but when the night time comes along I go and hangout with my friends. As we get older, people say Christmas isn’t what it used to be. They say this because they don’t believe in “santa” anymore, but I say Christmas is what you make of it, if you make it fun and exciting then you will once, fall in love with the holiday of Christmas again!

Random....

In this blog I’m going to write about anything that comes to mind because it’s my choice blog and I need to get it done before class ends. I have 15 minutes to do this blog so I’m trying to work fast on it. First ill talk about my true best friends; Joe Foss, Eric Roth, Chase Huston, and Domenic Brotz, these kids are always there for me and I know without a doubt they always will be. I hang out with these kids every weekend, and we don’t get sick of each other. They always know how to make people laugh and where ever we go, we attract attention, you can say we attract attention because we are just so good looking, or that we are hilarious wherever we go. I love being with my friends because it always puts me in a good mood. Another thing ill type about is my injury I got this football season vs. Depew. I sprained my ankle against Depew and I was so upset, I didn’t know what was wrong with it and I didn’t want to think about it. Ive been sitting out the past 3 weeks because I just cant get it back to the way it used to be. It sucks, but we have Corey B in for me as my backup and he’s doing a great job carrying the workload for the team. It’s hard watching my team play and I cant be out there helping them, but I need to get my ankle right for the season down the road. I’ve recently been cleared to play this Friday which is tomorrow, but I am not sure if I will because I know Corey will carry the team to another victory. I don’t think I will play tomorrow because our team is a great team, we have many players that get the job done, our line, Brian Stoldt, and Corey B. But that is all for this blog, I love my team, and see you all at the Ralph :]

After High School....

It is very scary to think about that I have almost half a year left of high school… After high school, I would like to go to college, I don’t know where yet but I do know that I want to play college football. I want to play college football because I love the sport, and I don’t think I’d be happy if I wasn’t doing something I love. I would like to go to college and study Criminal Justice. I want to study criminal justice because I like the “fast paced” work that you go into after college. I would like to become a DEA agent, that’s a Drug Enforcement Administration. They have a blood rushing job. I would also like to become a DEC officer, that’s Department Environmental Conservative Officer. These officers have the most authority over any one in the field of law. They can walk into your house without a warrant or anything; they just need a reason to tell you why. I also would like this job because I love being outdoors and that is where this job is based, out in the wilderness. Another job I would not mind is being Border Patrol. A lot of people in my family have been Border Patrol and I haven’t heard anything but good things about it. Its down south but hey, a jobs a job, and if you’re making money, and I mean good money, who cares. I also want to move to Myrtle Beach or Florida because I love the warm weather. I would buy a Crotch Rocket, and drive that year round.

Best Class EVER!

My favorite class so far, would have to be Online Publishing, not only because my favorite teacher teaches it but because I believe it’s helping my spelling, and grammer, and punctuation. It’s kind of easy to pick my favorite class because im a senior now and I have fewer classes than I did in the previous years. In online publishing we are allowed to socialize as long as we get our work done, and if we don’t get our work done, we suffer big consequences and Mr. Currin gets very angry. This class is fun because I have a lot of friends in it, Big Brian Stoldt, Big Bad Mike Steffan, Bill One Cent, Phil Dino Bifulco, and Kyle Klug are in this class which is a blast to have with them, and I am sorry if your name is not on here, im trying to rush through so I can finish everything, but everyone in this class is my friend so don’t feel bad. We also have casual Fridays on some Fridays, this is where people bring in food, and we eat, but we eat while we work because we are obviously running a newspaper here. I like this class because we get to write and it gets published on the internet for everyone to read, and people comment on it. I like that people are able to comment on it because it makes me want to make more articles for people to read. I can’t really compare this class to any class I’ve previously been in because this class is really fun. So that’s it for this blog, if you have the chance to take online publishing next year, take it, you wont regret it.

A few people can change you, in many ways..

The coach that has impacted me would be my coaching staff for my Junior and Senior Year of football. Coach Diminuco, Coach Zaccardo, Coach Currin, and Coach Gawron have pushed me every practice, every weight room session, and every game to give the best effort I could, and more. I’m happy to be placed on this football team with this coaching staff, because they don’t just teach you how to be the greatest football player you can be, they teach the team life skills, they teach us how to man up and work hard. I honestly could say: I don’t know what kind of kid I would be without these coaches on my “A” as Coach Diminuco would put it. Coach Currin, also my old English Eleven teacher, and now my online publishing teacher impacted me in a way too. Coach Currin is always there for me whenever I need help with anything, and I mean anything. He could get annoying once in a while but its only because I am either not doing the right thing or I’m slacking off in class, so it’s for my own good that he gets on my case, because he always tells me, he wants me to succeed in school, in football, and when we’re out of school and off the field, I can say with 100% honesty, he’s impacted me by always getting on my case and pushing me to do better. The person that has impacted me most though, is my dad. My dad has been there since day one, always pushing me to do my best, in sports, school, and when I’m not in school. My dad has coached all my little league sports teams, and that means a whole lot to me because he was there for me no matter what the case is. These men have truly impacted my life in MANY ways. I don’t think I’ve said thank you to anyone of them, but I should start now, thank you, to all of you.