greatest time

Well so far in my 19 years of life I can say I've had plenty of great times. The one that stood out the most is the time I went to my first concert. I found out about the Baby Bash, Frankie J, and Natalie concert from my cousin and older brother. At the time we were all young, too young to go by ourselves, so my mom told me brother and cousin if they would wash her car for 2 months every weekend she would take us.

Two months went by and every weekend they would wash her car. My mom kept her promise and bought 4 tickets to the concert. I honestly don’t remember the exact date but I remember I was in 5^th grade so it had to be the year 2005. We were all so excited to go to the concert, including my mother. The day finally came and we couldn't wait until 6 o’clock to head out to the performing arts center.

            We finally arrived and a worker there took us to our seats. I remember feeling so nervous not knowing what to expect at my first concert. I can see in my mom’s face how excited she was and especially that we were there with her. There were so many people who made me feel more over whelmed and nervous. The first performance was by Frankie J , and right when he came out to sing I forgot how nervous I was and started singing along. My favorite performer Natalie was next, and I have got to say she was my favorite. Lastly, Baby Bash came out rapping and at that point all my nervous feelings came back, because at my age he was one of my crushes. All the music, singing, and screaming had been over, and from that day on I named it the best time I’ve had. Though I’ve had plenty of great time in mu lifetime that is one I will never forget. 

my babies

            Well to start off one of the three important people in my life would have to be my baby sister Vanessa. Vanessa is 10 years old and in 5^th grade. She is one of the sweetest little girls I have ever met, and no I’m not just saying that because she is my baby sister. She’s kind of tall, tan, and wears purple glasses. She’s not at all a girly girl, only when she wants to be. Instead of sandals and tanks you’ll see her in Jordan’s, jeans, and graphic tees. She also plays softball for the Oxnard Mermaids League. Vanessa is important to me because in some weird way makes me who I am, she brightens up my day, if she’s happy than I’m happy but if she’s having a bad day so am I.

            Next is my baby brother Estevan. He just turned 13 in March and is in 7^th grade. Estevan is pretty tall, well taller than me and chubby. When you first meet him he is very shy and very polite in public, but at home he can be a grouchy child and likes to yell a lot. Though he has his temper tantrums from time to time I love him with all my heart. He’s never been that into sports, but is really into music. He is very important to me because just like my sister he completes my life and keeps me motivated.

            Last comes my little brother Gaspar. Gaspar just turned 15 and is a freshman at Channel Islands High School. He is 5’10, light skinned and skinny, and yes he is the tallest one in my family. Gaspar plays basketball and football for his high school and was also in mariachi and did not enjoy it one bit. One thing I can say he is a pain in the butt and complains about EVERYTHING. He is important to me because well he’s my baby brother along with my other brothers and sister I love them and cannot see myself without them. We make each other who we are with all of our different personalities and attitudes. Though we fight and argue sometimes over the stupidest things I can never in a billion years see myself without them and I don’t know what I would do if anything ever happened to them, they are my baby’s and hope to set a good example for them and help them with anything they might ever need. 

El Super Sucks

         Every Sunday my grandmother and I go to this grocery store named “El Super”, on Saviers Road and across the street from the new Wal-Mart. It has got to be one of the worse grocery stores I have ever been too. My grandma loves it because it’s a lot less expensive than other grocery stores and that I have to admit but there are so many other reasons why I dislike going there and especially EVERY Sunday. For one the parking is horrible I have to say it takes me about 10 minutes to find a parking. I believe there are never parking spots because there are so many little stores and restaurants in that shopping center and not enough parking space. Secondly, I personally think that store gets a little too packed. I didn’t know that many people could grocery shop all at once. I’ve witnessed babies, children and even adults just grab food like bread, fruits, vegetables, chips etc. and start eating them and don’t even pay for it because then they either put it back or throw the trash on the floor.

            I also think the store is very dirty and unorganized, yes it’s not always the workers fault but I have seen a lot more people at Wal-Mart than I do there and can honestly say Wal-Mart is a lot cleaner than El Super. As I’m typing this all I’m thinking about is how much I love Wal-Mart and how I should have written about it instead, but I thought you should know how much I dislike El Super. Not only is every isle packed with people, children running around, and carts in the middle of the isle but sometimes have stacks of their merchandise just in the middle disturbing everything. Lastly, the meat section has got to be the worse part of the entire store. I once waited for 30-40 minutes to get meat, and I wasn’t the only one. Just imagine how many people were waiting for their number to get called. So my advice to you and your family is to stay away and I’m sure it will make your Sunday a whole lot better. 

Fast Food Nation

            For the most part the book Fast Food Nation has left me disgusted and a bit confused on why as a young child was allowed to eat fast food. And it’s obvious that most of our parents didn't know that fast food like McDonald's  Carl’s Jr., and Taco Bell were really bad for our bodies and health. Our parents just had seen it as an easy and cheap way to feed us. They are not the ones to blame, well there are the parents who did nothing but feed their children fast food, so I guess you can blame them for being lazy, but if it was a once in a while kind of thing then in my opinion, I think it’s okay. The ones to blame are those marketing to families and children making it seem as if fast food is the healthy thing to eat.

            Lately, I have not been eating fast food as much as I used too, maybe the only thing is Subway but I mean how bad is that compared to McDonald's and sadly In-N-Out. I can proudly say I am slowly changing my ways of eating, I know it’s going to take a while but I know I can do it. Instead of eating out with friends I will probably just invite them to a home cooked healthy meal at my house, or let’s get real maybe something my grandma made already, because I am pretty sure it will be healthier than fast food.

            

uuugh school

Okay so #5 was my truth, I am taller than my oldest brother by like 2 inches.

          Honestly this semester isn’t going all that well for me. I need to grow up and really focus on school and realize that college is no joke. First off, I’m taking a sign language class that I thought was going to be pretty easy, I mean it is but for some reason I don’t remember any of it. I have a big problem where I get distracted very I mean very easy. I can be working on homework and if someone asks me to help them out with something I will go help and completely forget about my homework. I can also say I’m probably the biggest procrastinator of all time, for example, the other day I had an essay due in one of my other classes and yes I waited the last day to do it. But not only that I sat in front of my computer and instead of typing my essay I ended up watching YouTube videos until 5 in the morning. Once 5 o’clock came I noticed the sky started getting a bit brighter and that’s when I decided it was time to start my essay, so I ended up literally pulling an all niter and didn’t go to sleep until that night. I mean who does that. The sad thing is I know I shouldn’t be like that but for some reason I can’t help myself, I seriously need an intervention. For the most part I guess you can say I’m doing alright this semester, but my goal should never be just alright my goal should be perfect. I just think I need a reality check because I obviously cannot take my own advice when it comes to school. My goal for next semester is to actually be on top of my school work because I really don’t know how much work I have until the day before its due, that’s when I’m actually doing it. I hope I stick to my plan for the rest of this semester and all the upcoming ones. 

5 lies 1 truth

 1.      I have three kids.

2.      I’m the youngest of five children.

3.      I own my own home.

4.      I’m 25 years old.

5.      I’m taller than my oldest brother.

6.      I work at Chuck E. Cheese.

Memories

This song reminds me of the best mother ever, of course my mom. And how we would be in our van driving around with my younger siblings blasting this song and all of us sinigng along. One of the best memories I will always cherish.

Querida,
cada momento de mi vida
yo pienso siempre en ti mi vida
mira mi soledad
mira mi soledad
que no me sienta nada bien..ohh ven ya

Querida,
no me ha sanado bien la herida
te extraño y lloro todavia
mira mi soledad
mira mi soledad
que no me sienta nada bien..oh ven ya

Querida,
piensa en mi solo un momento y ven
date cuenta de que el tiempo es cruel
y lo he pasado yo sin ti..oh ven ya..ah ah

Querida,
hazlo por quien mas quieras tu
yo quiero ver de nuevo luz
en toda mi casa

oh oh Querida,
ven a mi que estoy sufriendo
ven a mi que estoy muriendo
en esta soledad
en esta soledad
que no me sienta nada bien....ven

Querida,
por lo que quieras tu mas ven
mas compasion de mi tu ten
mira mi soledad
mira mi soledad
que no me sienta nada bien

Querida,

Querida,

Dime cuando tu
dime cuando tu
dime cuando tu vas a volver ajai
Dime cuando tu
dime cuando tu
dime cuando tu vas a volver

Querida.....eje,

Querida,

Dime cuando tu
dime cuando tu
dime cuando tu vas a volver ajai
Dime cuando tu
dime cuando tu
dime cuando tu vas a volver

aja aja tu, ven a mi soledad...tu

yo no puedo ni me quiero olvidar ahu

dime cuando tu.... hey tu

dime cuando tu.... hey tu

change

Theresa Ortiz

March 12, 2013

Ms. Croker

                                                                        Change

            Change is a common thing that happens as people get older. Sometimes change can be for the better or worse. Most of the time it’s just things we have realized that mattered yesterday won’t matter tomorrow and we just let life run itself and not care much of what people think anymore, but as you do that people might change their perspective of you and just think you’ve changed for the worse.

            I’ve recently been in a situation where I no longer talk to who used to be a close friend of mine. We were friends since junior high and hung out frequently. Although, after junior high we went to different high schools we still kept in touch and I seen her as the same friend she had always been in always being there when I was in need of someone to talk to or if I was having family troubles. Even when senior year came I ended up moving to the same high school as her, and we hung out with a group of friends on a daily basis. I wouldn’t call her my best friend, but she was a really good friend to me.

            As time went on I started noticing her throwing little fits when things wouldn’t go her way. If she was mad, she expected everyone else to be mad. She would talk about others in an unnecessary matter and always thought she was right. Just the fact that I really didn’t like associating myself with people that acted like that made me think as much as she was there for me, did I really want to be around a person who puts themselves in positions they can’t handle.

            I slowly started drifting away from her and was happy to know that I wasn’t the only one who seen the change in her. She brought it upon herself to act like the person she is today, as snobby and rude. I guess as time goes on our true colors start to show and we start to notice things about others that we never did before. Maybe she had always acted like this but I was too blind to see it, but either way someone who acts the way she does will not be a friend of mine. Sadly our friendship ended because of her attitude but I’m glad I seen the change in her and decided to go my own way.  

Theresa Ortiz

February 5, 2013

English 101

Mrs. Croker

 

                March 14, 2009 was the most significant day of my life. I remember getting woken up by my mom saying “it’s time to pay the piper”. Waking up I had the biggest smile, knowing that the day I had been waiting for since I was a little girl had finally arrived. Filled with excitement I jumped out of bed and couldn’t wait to start my day.

                After getting out of the shower my mom and I headed out to get our hair done. As I walked into the hair salon the ladies started singing “Happy Birthday” to me, not knowing my mom had told them I had turned fifteen the week before and I was getting my hair done for my quincenera that day. While getting my hair done they made me feel so good about myself as if I were going to be the queen of the night. Reality hit when she started to put my gold crown covered in diamonds around my head.

                While my mom finished getting her hair done, another lady started doing my makeup. Brown, gold, and white ran across my eyelids, than she started applying single eyelashes onto mine which made me feel extra beautiful and even more excited to have my family and friends see me in a way I have never looked. Finally my mom and I were ready to go home to meet everyone and really begin our day.

                Arriving home I seen the white stretched escalade my uncle got me for my quincenera. I couldn’t help but notice my ‘damas’ in their beautiful brown, strapless dresses, and of course my ‘chambelanes’ in their creased up beige tuxedo. The only thing left for me to do was to put my dress on. As my cousin tightened the corseted part of my dress, I began feeling anxious and so many feelings were running through my body; scared, jittery, and nervous. Nervous of how things were going to turn out.

                It was around 12 o’clock when the limo took us to a beach in Ventura. The smell of fresh air hit my nose as I walked out. There the photographer had me take pictures with my damas, chambelanes, and family. He was taking so many pictures that we all lost track of time. My quincenera was about to start in an hour. So we got back in the limo and enjoyed our ride to the hall I was having my party.

                We finally got to the hall. As I walked in I noticed some friends and family were already there. I had never been to a place that looked so pretty. There were so many pink and white flowers on all the tables, the chairs and tables were covered in beige cloth along with brown bow ties around the chairs. My mom had done the best job in preparing everything for my day at becoming a young lady. The smell of rice, beans, and barbacoa ran across my nose, so I headed to the kitchen. In the kitchen I seen my grandma and aunts serving everyone the wonderful food my grandma had made. Tears ran across their faces as they hugged me and told me how beautiful I looked; remembering the little girl I once was made them tear up a bit more.

                People started approaching and telling me how much I have grown over the years. Some of my family from Texas even came down to help celebrate my quincenera, family I have never met before. Seeing everyone enjoy their food while the mariachi played brought joy to my heart. Two hours passed and it was time to do the waltz with my court. We all stood in a line in the lobby while everyone else waited for us in the hall. The DJ started calling all of our names as we walked into the hall. I was nervous as I heard the DJ say “finally the main lady of the night Theresa Marie Ortiz, and her chambelan Jose

Rebollar”.The only things I heard were claps and screams as we walked in. we were all lined up with our partners in the middle of the dance floor when the song stated to play. My court of honor stated elegantly dancing around me. While they danced around me the only thing I was thinking was we better not mess this up. Once we were finished, my family and friends started cheering for us.

                Finishing our dance my dad proceeded to talk on the microphone “thank you everyone for coming to celebrate my daughter in becoming a young lady. I still can’t get over the fact that my little girl is all grown up now”. By that most of my family had a little too much to drink so everyone including my friends started crying. After my dad finished talking it was my turn to thank everyone for coming to help celebrate. It was time for the father daughter dance. My dad and I stood in the middle of the hall waiting for the song to play. “You’re a big girl now no more daddy’s little girl”, the song started playing. As we danced my dad started saying to me, “I’m very proud of you, you have accomplished a lot of things kids your age wouldn’t have been able to do. I love you your still my little girl”. Listening to everything my dad was telling me made me break down in tears. My family and friends saw my dad and me crying so they cried as well.

                The sad part of my quincenera was over and it was time to have fun and party. The DJ started playing some old school hip hop and almost everyone got up to dance. I was having so much fun dancing with my mom, brothers, friends, and family. It also seemed as if everyone else was enjoying themselves, especially since the DJ was playing really good hip hop music. Everyone was having so much fun that time came and went. It was 11oclcok when people started leaving. It was almost time for my party to end. The day I had dreamt of as a little girl had gone by so fast, but I can say it was the most significant day of my life spent with all my loved ones and close friends.

Texting

Texting

 

Texting can be a good way to communicate with others, but it can also be harmful for those who are constantly texting. I think texting is good for those who want to kill time in a doctor’s offices or anywhere else that would be rude to have an actual verbal conversation. Also texting with friends or relatives while your family is asleep is a really good way to communicate because you don’t want to be loud and wake everyone up. That’s happened to me once, I was talking to my best friend on the phone while everyone was asleep and my mom came in my room and snatched my phone right out of my hand, ever since then I’d rather txt someone than talk on the phone.

Although texting can be helpful at times, most of the time texting is very harmful and can lead to death. I’ve heard various stories where young adults have gone into very bad car accidents due to texting and driving, but then again some people just don’t see how harmful it is especially when you’re driving with others in the car. You’re not only endangering your life but the lives of others. It is also a big deal for students. A lot of students get too caught up in their texting when they should be caught up in their school work. In high school I was always one to be texting in class or texting a lot in general, but as I became a college student I hardly text anymore due to me not having as many acquaintances’ as I did before and I am too caught up with school, work, and personal things.

Reality Television

Reality Television

 

                Back when I was younger I was always a little more into cartoons. As I got older I found myself more interested in reality shows like Teen Mom, Rock of Love, Flavor of Love and Jersey Shore. I could watch reruns all day if it were up to me. For some reason I grew so attached to watching those shows daily. It was mainly because all the so called ladies were having so much fun partying, drinking and being social. I was really into Teen Mom, because of all the drama all the girls would go through. I also seen nothing wrong with Teen Mom because every where I looked I seen another teen pregnant or hear of some of my classmates from elementary having babies. Jersey Shore gave me another reason to go out and have as much fun as they did. Although my parents didn’t really let me go out to parties, every chance I got I went out and tried to top anything any of the cast from Jersey Shore were doing such as drinking too much and causing trouble.

                Now that I sit back and really think about these reality shows I realized how stupid they really are. Really, who can find love on a show that there only on for three months? Personally that’s not true love and especially when there are a bunch of cameras and people around you never get the chance to even show that you like the person. As for Teen Mom, it just gives me another reason to look down on my generation. I know some of our parents had us at a very young age, but I bet if you compare the number of teen mothers from then and now my generation tops all. Not to talk down on those who are teen mothers, I get it things happen, people make wrong decisions or just aren’t thinking at the moment and they get the news that there due date is in 7 months. But Teen Mom has done such a good job at putting their lives out there and making it seem as if taking care of a child is no big deal. First off, how do girls even get on that show? Do they get pregnant and audition on who has the worst life? I really see no point in the show. I honestly think its stupid having a child at a young age but like I said things happen people just have to go from there and hope everything turns out good in the end. I can’t really talk down on that because my parents also had me at a young age and if it weren’t for them I wouldn’t be here or the person I am today. I would say they did a good job at raising me. But I just hope all the teens that are having children really step up and do good in school and still try to pursue their goals, not smoke weed and keep having babies that they can’t take care of because that’s pretty much the only thing Teen Mom shows, how much of a parent a person can’t be. As for all the other shows, their also stupid and the only time I watch them is at night so they can put me to sleep. I’d rather be out and about and hang out with friends than to sit at home and watch that junk.

 

 

 

Fast Food

Fast Food

As a child I have always been surrounded by fast food. Growing up I had two aunts who worked at Burger King and they would always tell me “clean my room and I’ll bring you chicken tenders”, back then they were so good and I could not say no.  Some stories I’ve heard is my grandma would take me to McDonalds and at the age of four I was already asking for a Big Mac, and what did my grandma get me, a Big Mac. Both my parents and grandparents cooked everyday and it was always really good, but for some reason we also were accustomed to eating out every weekend. From time to time we would go to restaurants but the fact that McDonalds, Carl’s Jr., and Jack In The Box was just so much faster and cheaper  we decided to go there instead. Sometimes my mom would even tell us “if you guys go to sleep early today I’ll buy you guys McDonalds tomorrow before school”, we would all get so excited.

            Now that I’m older I hate Burger King and now the only thing I like from McDonalds is their fries. My experience with McDonalds will probably have all of you gagging. About a year ago me and my cousin decided to get a bite at McDonalds when I ordered some chicken nuggets, it was probably the 5^th chicken nugget I bit into and that’s when I  lost all  interest in any of their food. I had always heard that chicken nuggets were made from the leftover meat that shouldn’t be eaten but I never thought it would taste and feel like that. The feeling I got when I bit into it was like biting into a Gusher and all the jelly coming out, but this was not a gusher it was the chicken nuggets I thought nothing about and ate on a regular basis. Now that I had my bad experience with fast food I find myself more at home and eating more home cooked meals than anything.  I seen that overtime fast food played a big part in my life, and it wasn’t for the better. I am constantly unhappy with the way I look and a lot of it is from eating unhealthy food and not having any energy to exercise after. Although I’m a little more active than I was before I still catch myself eating many things I know I shouldn’t, I know eating fast food isn’t good for you but I’m not going to lie if someone tells me to join them for a cheeseburger and animal style fries from IN-N-OUT the only question I’ll be asking is “what time?”  Now I feel fast food restaurants should have never been put on this earth and maybe so many people won’t be so unhappy with themselves but at the end of the day we choose what goes inside our body and for those who have eaten fast food all their lives probably don’t really know what good food taste like because the only good food is the food that is made at home.

                                                         Past, Present, Future

Growing up I can say I have always had everything I wanted, my 3 beautiful brothers and sister and two wonderful parents. Like any other family we had our ups and downs, but I cannot complain because no matter the circumstances my siblings and I have always had anything we ever needed. I attended Cesar Chavez Elementary from 1^st through 6^th grade along with most of my cousins. My grandma would pick us up everyday from school and we would walk just a block away to her house where she would have a home cooked meal waiting for us. Coming Jr. High I went to Frank. I can say I had a drastic change in my attitude, grades, and my interest in education. I started hanging out with the wrong crowd, getting into plenty of fights, and getting suspended. There was no reason behind my bad behavior, it just was. Beginning my high school education my bad habits of falling into trouble followed. As the years went by I matured, started doing all my schoolwork, signed up for softball and graduated from Pacifica High School.

Though growing up I have had everything I needed, my family who  has always been my backbone is no longer the same. Two years ago my mom passed and since then I have had to grow up much faster than most 18 year old's. I now have more responsibilities in that I have to pay car expenses, phone bill expenses, and any needs and wants for myself. Not only that but I help my younger siblings as much as I can to be there when they are in need. I began my college career fresh out of high school in 2012. This is now my second semester at Oxnard College and I can honestly say I enjoy going to school and learning appose to going to school because I have to. I am a full time student, work part time at Baskin Robbins, and currently joined the Oxnard College softball team.

In the future I see myself helping children and teens cope with struggles they have and or need to surpass. As for my personal life I feel as though I will be content with it as long as I help to make a difference for our future generation. One of my other goals in life is to see my family grow and be successful in anything they pursue. I will make sure that everything runs smooth just as if our mother were here.

            

Past,Present,and Future

                                                             Past, Present, Future

Growing up I can say I have always had everything I wanted, my 3 beautiful brothers and sister and two wonderful parents. Like any other family we had our ups and downs, but I cannot complain because no matter the circumstances my siblings and I have always had anything we ever needed. I attended Cesar Chavez Elementary from 1^st through 6^th grade along with most of my cousins. My grandma would pick us up everyday from school and we would walk just a block away to her house where she would have a home cooked meal waiting for us. Coming Jr. High I went to Frank. I can say I had a drastic change in my attitude, grades, and my interest in education. I started hanging out with the wrong crowd, getting into plenty of fights, and getting suspended. There was no reason behind my bad behavior, it just was. Beginning my high school education my bad habits of falling into trouble followed. As the years went by I matured, started doing all my schoolwork, signed up for softball and graduated from Pacifica High School.

Though growing up I have had everything I needed, my family who  has always been my backbone is no longer the same. Two years ago my mom passed and since then I have had to grow up much faster than most 18 year old's. I now have more responsibilities in that I have to pay car expenses, phone bill expenses, and any needs and wants for myself. Not only that but I help my younger siblings as much as I can to be there when they are in need. I began my college career fresh out of high school in 2012. This is now my second semester at Oxnard College and I can honestly say I enjoy going to school and learning appose to going to school because I have to. I am a full time student, work part time at Baskin Robbins, and currently joined the Oxnard College softball team.

In the future I see myself helping children and teens cope with struggles they have and or need to surpass. As for my personal life I feel as though I will be content with it as long as I help to make a difference for our future generation. One of my other goals in life is to see my family grow and be successful in anything they pursue. I will make sure that everything runs smooth just as if our mother were here.