Last Blog: Looking Back

At first, blogging was kind of a challenging thing to do for me. Blogging was challenging for me because of the writing topics I wrote about. I didn’t want people to read it and comment bad stuff. I was also new to the blogging, it was my first time. I had heard about it in my English class. I don’t think I’ll keep my blog going but, if I do, I will keep in touch with my classmates, post some pictures and tell you guys how I’ve been and ask you guys how school’s going. The blogs that I liked were all the ones I read when Mrs. Croker told us to write essay 1. I want to wish all my classmates good luck, I hope you guys get far in life and get to graduate in your major.. Have a Merry Christmas and I hope you guys enjoy your New Year with your family members and loved ones.

Blog Post Week 15: A Special Day of My Life :)

June 10, 2011 was a special day for me, it was my graduation day. I can still remember how everything went from when I was getting ready to the day ending being a great day. First of all, I still remember when my cousin woke me up telling me it was eight o’clock that I had to get in the shower because it was a big day for me. So, after I got in the shower I blow dried my hair and ate. Then, I started to curl my hair then afterwards I went to my cousin’s room and I told her that I was ready for her to do my make up so she began to do it. When she finished, I head to school because we had to meet in the gym. When I got there, the principal told us to start getting in our lines because we were going to start heading out to the fields. Next thing you know he tells us, “Okay my 2011 class we made it and it’s time for your ceremony know lets go get that diploma.” So, we began walking as I walked I still remember that the kids that where in the front of the row where doing the wave all the way to the end of the line, while I was shaking and I was excited to see who was going to come see me in my special moment getting my diploma. Next thing you know as we got closer to the seats all I would hear was people yelling and when I got to my seat I looked around until I saw my family. I still remember that it was my mom, dad, little sister, older sister, my brother, grandma and my boyfriend carrying my little baby. When they said my name to get my diploma I got up and all my family was yelling and cheering for me. When I at least expected it the ceremony was over, I was so happy that I got to see my family and I got to hug each and one of them and I will never forget that day it was so special to me graduate from high school and having my family with me.

Pieces of My Heart

Sheila Salazar English 101 11/26/12 Blogger Week 14 Since I’ve been a little girl I always wanted to have my blue prince, as I grew up and I got older I got to meet a guy named Giovanni he has been my boyfriend since freshmen year in high school and I call him my blue prince. He wasn’t what I always wanted my blue prince to be, but as I got to know him I got into him. Ever since we meet, he has been important in my life and has been in my life. He is smart, funny, good looking, and outgoing. He is important to me, not only because he is my boyfriend, but because he is also my baby’s daddy. Since day one he has been like a diary I tell him everything, he sits down and listens to what I say, he’s been there for me when I needed support. Especially when it came to my parents getting separated, he told me everything would be okay and that he was going to be there with me no matter what happened. When I got pregnant in senior year I thought I wasn’t going to keep going to school but, because of him telling me to keep going to school that it would be the best choice not just for me but for my child he has shown that I’m important just how he is important to me. My mom has been and always will be important in my life. My mom is my role model; if she wasn’t here I don’t know where I would be in life. I admire her, after all she’s been through with my dad she is still standing strong not only for herself, but for her children. She cooks and cleans for us. When I was small she would always help me in my homework. When I became a 6th grader and got in junior high my mom told me that If I ever needed something to tell her because she was my best friend whatever it was that she was going to be there for me no matter what and she has. When I told her I was pregnant I thought she was going to tell me to leave and that she didn’t want to hear anything about me and her grandson. But, I was wrong she actually wanted to be there for me, made me a baby shower, was there when I was giving birth and know she’s here at the house watching my son. Not only is she important to me but she is my guardian angel she’s been there for me since I was small. The person that is the most import in my life is my son. I would give my life to him. He has been important in my life since I carried him in my womb. He has changed my life and I’ve matured enough. He is why I’m still standing in my feet, going to college. He has changed my life completely. When my boyfriend and I have our ups and downs my son is why I sit down and talk to my boyfriend. My boyfriend, mom, and son will always be important in my life because they all have a piece of my heart. They’re the reason why I’m standing where I am.

Tatuarte

There is many tattoo shops in town so it was hard for me to choose the one where I wanted to get my first tattoo. I searched around and then later remembered that my dad had gotten a tattoo close to where my boyfriend lives. I went to his house and we decided to walk over to the tattoo shop that was called Tatuarte, which is Spanish for “tattoo yourself.” I looked around the shop and saw the guys work. The guy’s name was Jorge. I really liked his work and his shop was basically like an apartment, but without rooms. It was all one big room, with half of it being his waiting room and the other half being his working area. Feeling really comfortable with his shop, I decided that was where I would be getting my first tattoo, also because my dad was already friends with Jorge and he gave us a discount. When I went to get my tattoo, I was really nervous, but Jorge made it easier for me. He joked around a lot with me and my boyfriend so he could make me laugh and forget about the pain. He did a really good job on the tattoo I wanted. First, he drew it on my leg with sharpies and made sure that I liked how it looked. When he made sure it was what I wanted, he started doing the actual work. I decided to do it colored instead of the plain green that is seen on most tattoos. I really liked Jorge’s work because, instead of just doing it how he wanted to, he asked repeatedly if I liked it in order for me to leave satisfied. Other shops might have just done it how they thought I wanted it and collect their money. Tatuarte, however, made sure it was what I wanted. I really recommend this shop for anybody that is looking into getting a tattoo, even if it isn’t their first one.

Fighting against fast food!

The Fast Food Nation book was interesting and it has affected my eating habitats. Before, I started reading this book I ate fast food every weekend. I know it was bad but, I just couldn’t help but to eat it especially in and out, the hamburgers were and are so good and the animal fries. But know that I’ve read this book I’ve made a choice to stop eating fast food for me and my child because I don’t want my son or me getting obesity or getting other diseases such as, heart disease, colon cancer, stomach cancer, breast cancer, diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, infertility and strokes. I think it would be sad if we passed away young and to knowing that we passed away with one of those disease that were caused by all the fast food we had ate. I also don’t think it’s bad to eat it once in a while. I don’t think my son will have an issue because the only reason he was eating it was because mom and dad were. My boyfriend and I are going to stop eating it, and at least eat it once a month or for emergencies because if I have food at home were going to start eating that instead of fast food. From now on it will be my family fighting against fast food and the fast food advertises.

Blogger entry Week 10

1. I have a one year old. 2. I love to eat Mexican Food. 3. My boyfriend and I have 4 years and 8 months together. 4. On February 5 my boyfriend and I will have 5 years together. 5. My hair is red. 6. I work full time and I am a full time student.

Blog Entry Week 9

This is my son the day of his 1st birthday party.

Blog #8

When I was in Junior High I use to tell my girlfriends “how can you even be dating him if he’s ugly he isn’t even attractive.” So when I was in junior high I would always be like that “uh, no I can’t go out with him because he ugly he isn’t good looking.” Ever since I was a little girl, I thought guys with spiked up hair were cute. Even when I hit freshmen year in high school I would still go out with guys that I considered cute because that’s all I cared about. Until one day, freshmen year, second semester a guy asked me to be his girlfriend. He did, of course, have spiked up hair but I didn’t think he was what I called cute so I had told my friend about him and she was like “you know what Sheila you shouldn’t care how they look.” Since I was small my sisters and mom told me to not go for the looks because a guy could be cute or hot and be an ass in the inside and treat you really bad or he can be ugly and be the sweetest guy ever, or he can be in between, not be a cute guy or ugly but be like oh he looks good and still be sweet and you got to get to know them as well. Well since that day that he had asked me to be his girlfriend I gave him a chance and since that day we have been dating and we’ll have five years together in February 5. If it wasn’t for her advice I would probably still be going out with guys just for their looks but, since she gave me advice telling me what they had told her I went and followed it too and I got to find out he was very sweet and he is a supportive boyfriend.

Family: 3 Importan People

Like most of you all have a special person in your life I have 3 and I’m going to be talking about them. My boyfriend, my mom, and my baby are the 3 people that are important in my life. They all have a special place in my heart. My boyfriend Giovanni has been important to me ever since we got together. He’s been there for me since day one; he was their when I needed someone to talk to about my families’ problems. He’s made me stronger, helped me believe in faith. If it wasn’t for him I don’t think I would be here in college this far. Whenever I need help in anything he’s there for me and I don’t need to tell him twice. Even though we have problems once in a while we tend to always put them aside or talk about them so it won’t affect our relationship. In addition, my mom has always been important in my life because, if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Since day one of school when I needed help, she would always help me in my homework. She’s been there to listen to my problems, when I needed help or to tell me what I had to do. My mom has helped me in everything. For example, when I got pregnant and I told her she had said to me “I’m going to help you out and you’re going to keep on studying if your dad doesn’t want to be there forget about him, I’m here.” Therefore, it showed me that she cared about me. Best of all, my baby is the most important thing in my life. My son is my motivation; therefore he is important to me in my life. He’s why I’m trying to get farther in my education. For example, when I see him, I start thinking why do i have to do this? Why am I here at this place? It’s because I want to get a degree and work for Christopher my son and give him what he deserves. These people aren’t just part of my family; they are more than they mean the world to me I wouldn’t trade them for anything. They are important to me because they’ve always been there for me through whatever situation it was.

Interview With Classmate

The person I got to interview was a 21 year old guy named David Contreras. He is Mexican, and still living with his parents. He isn’t a parent himself yet. His favorite color is black. He loves to shop and hates doing chores. Riding bikes and doing exercise is what he likes to do the most. Moreover, he graduated from Channel Island High School from a program called independent studies. He has two siblings, a brother and a sister, and is an owner of a dog. His siblings, money, having his dream car (BMW), and his mom and dad are the things that motivate him to attend college. Although, his schedule is having school in the mornings, and afternoons he is with his family and he does business management in construction during the weekends. Mr. Salazar from C.I and his dad are his role models, and he is a role model for his little brother and sister. He describes himself as shy, quiet, and reserved. In conclusion, he sees himself living at his own house and having a career in ten years.

The Day I Gave Birth

The day I gave birth was the day my life changed. Not only did my life change but it also changed my boyfriend’s and my family’s. I never thought this day would of came to reality, waiting for 9 months to be able to see my little munchkin felt like if it was going to be years. It was a great and unforgettable day for me. I can still remember everything I had to go through to give birth. One of the scariest things I had to do during the pregnancy was finding a way to tell my parents without them getting mad at me, due to the fact that I was 17 and underage when I got pregnant. When I was about to get out of school, I had texted my sister saying “Tell my mom that I’m pregnant” and she said “No, you need to tell her, it’s your problem” and then I replied “Fine I’ll tell her, but tell her to go to my room when I get home.” So there I was walking home from school shaking and trying to figure out how I was going to tell my mom how this happened. Therefore, I got home and went in my room and, right when I got in, my mom came in after me. Moreover, my mom told me to sit down and I started to tell her. “The reason why I told you to come in my room was because everything that people have been saying about me is all true.” She replied saying “What do you mean?” I said “well, I’m pregnant.” “Well, why couldn’t you tell me?” “I was afraid that you and my dad wouldn’t support me with my pregnancy.” Then she said “Well we need to talk to your dad.” So we did and when we did he also said he was going to support me and be there for me. As months passed by, day after day, I got bigger and more nervous every time. I thought that time was around the corner. The night before I gave birth, I had contractions but I didn’t think I would be in labor so soon. The reason why I thought I wasn’t in labor yet was because my water didn’t break, therefore, I waited all night with pain. I spent all night telling my boyfriend that I was ready to go into labor because I was having contractions and I couldn’t sleep but he was asleep and wouldn’t wake up. The only thing I remember him telling me was “leave me alone. Let me sleep.” Although I tried to go to sleep through-out the night, I couldn’t just for the fact that I had a lot of pain. I realized I had gone to sleep for a little while and it was Sunday morning, which means it was church day. So there I go and get ready and change to go to church. When we were in church, I was feeling dizzy every time I would stand up, so I just stayed sitting down throughout the church ceremony. After church was over, I was feeling really hungry so when we got home my mom was making me some French toast and, when I was in my room, I could smell the cinnamon. I went to the kitchen and was about to eat when I started getting contractions every 5 minutes. I couldn’t wait any longer or speak to tell my boyfriend and mom so I had to write it down on a piece of paper and I showed it to them and right when I showed them the piece of paper they started calling my dad because he had promised he would be there and if I needed a ride he would take me, but my dad wouldn’t answer his phone. I, as the pregnant one, couldn’t wait any longer so I asked my grandma and she said she still needed to get gas for her car so we were on our way to the hospital and she still stopped at the gas station. After she was done putting gas we left to the hospital. When we got to the hospital it was 12:45 PM. As I walked in the room, I noticed it was really bright and big. As they checked my weight they also checked how many centimeters wide I was. I got to lay on the bed and it was really comfortable and when they told me how wide I had dialated, I was really surprised because I was 8 centimeters wide. While I was lying down I was waiting for me to be 10 centimeters. While I was getting the contractions sooner, every 2-3 minutes, I was getting a lot of pain and they had asked me if I wanted the epidural and I had said no. It was 3 PM and my water hadn’t popped yet so the doctor came in and had popped it for me. After that was when all the pushing began. While I was pushing I remember telling my boyfriend, mom and mother in law “I can’t do it I’m falling asleep, I’m really sleepy.” My mom and boyfriend both said “don’t fall asleep; it’ll bring consequences into your labor.” So I didn’t fall asleep because my mom told the doctor I was falling asleep and they put a cold icy cloth on my forehead and kept talking to me to stay awake. As time passed by, it was time to give birth so there I was pushing until my little one came out. While I was giving birth, I can still remember when my mom got in trouble by the doctors because she couldn’t take pictures or video while I was giving birth until I finished. One thing I will never forget is the doctor telling my boyfriend to sit down because he thought he looked pale and, as soon as he sat down, our son popped out. The nurses even told my boyfriend he didn’t look pale at all. It was 4:25 PM when my little one was born and there I was crying for the excitement that I had done it all without any pain reliever medicine. It was a boy and he was named Christopher Giovanni Prado. He weighed 6.8 ounces and was 20 inches tall. We stayed in the hospital for three more days, so we left until the following Wednesday. The reason we stayed for longer was so I could recover from the birth and to make sure everything was good and healthy with Christopher. While we stayed, we got many people that would go to visit us. Those people included my uncles, cousins, parents, and my boyfriend’s family. While I and Chris stayed in the hospital for the three days, my boyfriend had to leave us for a while because he was going to Ventura College at the time and didn’t like missing his classes. The only day he missed was when the doctors told us we were going home that day. When we went home, my family was waiting for us and they were happy to see me and Christopher finally at home. As of today my son Christopher, is a year and 8 months; and his dad and I are still together. His dad and I will have 5 years together in February 5. He learned how to walk the day of his first birthday. Although my baby’s dad and I still don’t move in together, we’re always together spending quality time with our family.

Blog #4 Texting

Texting has its negatives and positives in several ways. I think texting is bad because the relationships have changed over time. If we look back in time how it used to be 5 years ago and now, it has completely changed girls and guys lives in a good and bad way. Texting has also changed our verbal communication. We don’t even write to each other like in the old times and we don’t communicate like how when we would be in love, or when you would write to your friends. Now all you have to say you say it all through a simple text. Texting gets addicting because you forget that you can call people and you can get to communicate, and it can also ruin a relationship. Texting also has its positives in several ways. I think texting could be used for an emergency like, for example, when you can’t answer a phone call. Texting can also help you express yourself; like in other words feelings, say things you can’t say in person and say everything in a text. You can also say things that you would never be able to say in person. Although I text with my loved one, sometimes I wish I can get that special call from him just to hear his voice and get a smile on my face because texting is ruining the society in relationships because there’s no communication.

Birthday

What should i get my boifriend for his birthday

Blog #2 Fast Food Nation

                Fast food was part of my life in my childhood but it wasn’t a daily routine, like some kids I know that they had to have it from beginning to the end of the day. The only times we would eat fast food was when my brother would have soccer tournaments. For the fact that my mom always cooked for us, and there was always home made food at the house. It was a once in a while thing that we would go to fast food restaurants.  Some of the restaurants we would go to were; McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Burger King, A-Burger and Wendy’s. When we would go to McDonald’s I would always get the happy meal to collect the toys they were giving out. Moreover for A-Burger we would get a burger with onion rings and soda because they didn’t give happy meals. As for Wendy’s and Burger King I would always get a happy meal as well. When I was small I actually felt happy going to go eat at fast food place because the only way we would go was if my brother was in a tournament and if we didn’t have time to eat breakfast or just after the game. Therefore, when we would go, my dad would have us a limit of how much fast food we can eat in a week, so if he knew we were going to be out in the weekend we couldn’t eat during the week.

                As of today fast food in my life is about the same. The only time I go is when there’s nothing to eat at the house or when my boyfriend wants to take me out to eat. Other than that those are the only times because there’s always home-made food at the house. Therefore, I don’t rely on it because there’s always food at my house and because my mom has been teaching me how to cook since I was in high school and if there’s no food I cook for my family to show them that there’s no need to waste money and that my food can be better than the others. Moreover, for me, when I pass by the fast food restaurants I tend to go and get something if it’s not a big meal but sometimes I try to stop myself so I won’t  waste any money because u waste more on 3 things when you can go get more things for the same amount of money at a grocery store. This is only sometimes the case for me. For example, when I pass by Burger King, I can smell the onion rings and I want to eat them. I try not eat them all the time because it’s a bad example for my son and I don’t want him growing up and eating fast food all the time every day. If this were to happen to kid’s everywhere, they would be a lot more obese. They should eat healthier meals to keep their health good and not have problems with it such as getting diabetes or other sicknesses caused by eating too much.

Past, Present, and Future

                My name is Sheila Maria Salazar. I’m a graduate from Hueneme High School year 2011. Throughout high school I had trouble getting good grades in freshmen and sophomore year because my parents had problems in their relationship and it was affecting me. I wouldn’t concentrate or do work at school. At the end of my junior year was when my parents got separated and I found out I was pregnant. So during the summer I planned out to graduate early so I can spend time with my little one, so I was able to graduate a semester early but I had my son when we were in finals so I was lucky my teachers passed me because I didn’t take any finals.  

I’m 18 years old and my birthday is in November 13. I have a one year old named Christopher Giovanni Prado. I am in a relationship with my baby's dad. We have been together for almost 4 years and 7 months, our anniversary is on February 5. I still live with my mom. I have 2 sisters and a brother, it’s my older sister that’s 19 years old, then me, then my brother that’s 17 and then my little sister that’s 10 years old. I like to go shopping; I like to go walk to the beach. My favorite food is Mexican food, I like to eat “tacos” and “birria” with rice and beans. My favorite color is green. I like to go to the movies and watch action movies. I also like Coach purses, Uggs and I am usually wearing sandals. I like to go bike riding with my family. It’s my second year going to college. I didn't expect to go to college but my boyfriend changed my mind. He started college a year before me and convinced me that I would be better off if I also went to college. While I come to class, our baby stays at home with my mom. I don't have my license so, for now, I depend on my boyfriend to take me to school and our baby's appointments.  

In the future, I want to transfer to CSUCI and get my bachelor's degree in nursing.  I want to have 2 or 3 more kids but first of all I want to get married with my high school sweet heart. I want to live with him and I also want us to have our own place. Moreover, I also want the best for my son and I want him to grow healthy. For myself, I would like to get braces. I don't have my license so I would also like to get that in my future. When I do get my first car, I would like to get a Nissan Altima from the year 2000 and up, but any good working car with less than 200,000 miles would be good enough for me. In conclusion, I have a lot of plans for mu future but I have to accomplish the ones on my present first.