Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Driver's Education at Viewmont High School!

The thing I described in essay three was when I learned how to drive at Viewmont High School.    The first step in learning how to drive is to take the Driver’s Education class. The second step of learning how to drive in Driver’s Ed is the “Simulators”.  The third step of Drivers Ed at Viewmont High School is that we actually got to drive real cars.  Taking Drivers Education was a required class, and I could not have gotten my driver’s permit without it.  I am glad I took the class because it taught me all the rules of driving and it helped me get my driver’s license.  I love to drive and I do not know where I would be without the knowledge I have of driving!  Thank goodness I am through with Driver’s Education!  Honestly, I did learn a lot, and I love driving!  Thanks, Viewmont driver’s ed teachers for the info! 
Jeff Foxworthy, the famous comedian should come to Viewmont and go to a driver’s ed class.   He could get some great comedy material here.  Some of the things he might say are:   
·         “You might be a Viewmont driver’s ed student if you drive on the wrong side of the road in Viewmont’s parking lot to avoid those humongous speed bumps.”
·         “You might be a Viewmont driver’s ed student if you see more middle fingers than a manicurist.”
·         “You might be a Viewmont driver’s ed student if your mother gets pulled over for speeding while taking you to your early morning driver’s ed class.”  (Yes, this really happened to me.)
·         “You might me a Viewmont driver’s ed student if you win the keys to success car, and you do not even have a driver’s license yet!” 

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Pioneer Trek Reenactment

When I was seventeen, I went on a pioneer trek reenactment with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Centerville, Utah Stake.  This happened in the summer of 2009.  The pioneer trek was for kids to know what their ancestors went through to get to Utah. The stake had many meetings to help the kids know what to bring and what to prepare for.  From the picture, you will notice that we all wore a hat or bonnet, long skirts or dresses, and aprons.  Each person was allowed to bring one 5-gallon bucket with personal items.  The handcarts we were pulling are in the background of the picture.  Another thing you may notice is that we are all smiling in the picture.  This was a process that didn’t last too long…the trail was difficult!
                On the day of the trek, my stake went to Wyoming and we all met with our pioneer families. Before we started on the journey all my friends got together really fast and gave my camera to someone.  Whoever it was took a really quick shot of us.   It was a very spontaneous picture and all of us were laughing hard because we had to start trekking, and we were having our picture taken.  
In the picture above are the wonderful friends I made in junior high, along my life journey.  The trek was a lot of hard work and taught me more about my ancestors, the pioneers!