Hello Friends,
The hometown hero passed away in a car accident tuesday morning. Jessika Baier, a graduate of my high school, a great role model and singer, a DJ,an American Idol auditionee, and friend to many will be greatly missed. She touched the lives of many, not only here in Center but Jackson and even the whole state of Michigan. She was a beautiful woman and a great person. As a singer, I have been greatly effected by her death. She did so much for the music programs in Center and Jackson. My prayers are with her family. Rest in Peace now Jessika. You are missed.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Doing Something Good
Hey guys,
How are you all? I really hope everybody has had a great kickoff to the holiday season. I just wanted to share a little something with you.
During this past summer I lost a pet, my rabbit Eadbhard Andreas. My brother was babysitting him while I was in Pennsylvania and somehow he disappeared. I still don't know what happened to him but I think my brother may know more than he has told me. Anyway, after that happened I really wanted another rabbit because they are such great pets and I really missed Eadbhard. My oldest brother goes to the Hillsdale auctions many Saturdays. He informed me that they auctioned rabbits and other animals there. My dad, brother, and I went to the auction to find me a new friend. We walked around the many cages and one special little rabbit caught my eye. It was in a cage with three other young rabbits. We kept looking but I had my heart set on that young rabbit. It looked just like Eadbhard. When it came time for the auction there was a family of four and my brother both bidding. The winner had to pay the winning price for each rabbit. My brother stopped at $4.50 and the family won. I teared up because I wanted that rabbit so badly. They left to go turn in their ticket to get the rabbits. When they came back to the barn, my father, bless his heart, asked the family if he could buy the rabbit I had wanted. There were 3 others so I thought maybe we'd have a chance at getting it. The father lifted one of the young girls so that she could see if she would let us have it. That sweet young girl said yes and my dad gave them $5. That wonderful family made my day, and warmed my heart with something so small but so meaningful. The whole day I had been thinking what I would name it, I figured that it would be a male. I found out that it was female. The mother of the family reminded me a little of a wonderful role model of mine. I decided to name my baby rabbit Orla Rosalynn in their honor. Every time I hold her, I think of those wonderful people who did something so kind for me.
This morning my mother and I went shopping to get some black Friday deals. We went to BestBuy first to pick up an Xbox 360 Elite for my brother to give to his son for Christmas. We got lucky with quick moving lines. After we left Bestbuy we went to Menards. Menards was absolutely packed and it was hard to find the things I needed to get. I gave up and got in line to check out with the few things we did have. One of the toys I wanted to get for my young nephew was in the cart of a lady a few isles away. One again it was dad to the rescue, he asked the woman where she had found the toy. She told us so we ran and found it, along with everything else I needed. Luckily the lines at Menards were moving very slowly. Walking back to my mom in line, a lady asked me where I had found that one toy. I told her and she said "oh ok" and seemed very bummed because she couldn't go get it. About five minutes later I felt like there was something I really needed to do. I decided I wouldn't feel right if I didn't help that dear lady. Without her knowledge, nor my mother and father's, I ran back to the toys and got that one toy. I ran back and handed the toy to her, with the young child about my nephew's age sitting there. He was young so he won't remember. The woman was very grateful and asked to shake my hand. She said her and another lady were just talking about nice people. I was delighted that I was able to brighten somebody's day, even just for a little while. It made me feel like a great person.
Both these things have happened to me, I have seen both sides of the good karma. Giving gifts, lending a hand, and all other good deeds feel good not only for those who receive, but for those who give as well. This holiday season and all seasons to come, keep this in mind and try to help somebody, even if it's something little. I hope that this has touched you in a way that will help the world be a kinder place.
With much love and blessings,
Teresa Rae Bundy
www.teresarae.com
How are you all? I really hope everybody has had a great kickoff to the holiday season. I just wanted to share a little something with you.
During this past summer I lost a pet, my rabbit Eadbhard Andreas. My brother was babysitting him while I was in Pennsylvania and somehow he disappeared. I still don't know what happened to him but I think my brother may know more than he has told me. Anyway, after that happened I really wanted another rabbit because they are such great pets and I really missed Eadbhard. My oldest brother goes to the Hillsdale auctions many Saturdays. He informed me that they auctioned rabbits and other animals there. My dad, brother, and I went to the auction to find me a new friend. We walked around the many cages and one special little rabbit caught my eye. It was in a cage with three other young rabbits. We kept looking but I had my heart set on that young rabbit. It looked just like Eadbhard. When it came time for the auction there was a family of four and my brother both bidding. The winner had to pay the winning price for each rabbit. My brother stopped at $4.50 and the family won. I teared up because I wanted that rabbit so badly. They left to go turn in their ticket to get the rabbits. When they came back to the barn, my father, bless his heart, asked the family if he could buy the rabbit I had wanted. There were 3 others so I thought maybe we'd have a chance at getting it. The father lifted one of the young girls so that she could see if she would let us have it. That sweet young girl said yes and my dad gave them $5. That wonderful family made my day, and warmed my heart with something so small but so meaningful. The whole day I had been thinking what I would name it, I figured that it would be a male. I found out that it was female. The mother of the family reminded me a little of a wonderful role model of mine. I decided to name my baby rabbit Orla Rosalynn in their honor. Every time I hold her, I think of those wonderful people who did something so kind for me.
This morning my mother and I went shopping to get some black Friday deals. We went to BestBuy first to pick up an Xbox 360 Elite for my brother to give to his son for Christmas. We got lucky with quick moving lines. After we left Bestbuy we went to Menards. Menards was absolutely packed and it was hard to find the things I needed to get. I gave up and got in line to check out with the few things we did have. One of the toys I wanted to get for my young nephew was in the cart of a lady a few isles away. One again it was dad to the rescue, he asked the woman where she had found the toy. She told us so we ran and found it, along with everything else I needed. Luckily the lines at Menards were moving very slowly. Walking back to my mom in line, a lady asked me where I had found that one toy. I told her and she said "oh ok" and seemed very bummed because she couldn't go get it. About five minutes later I felt like there was something I really needed to do. I decided I wouldn't feel right if I didn't help that dear lady. Without her knowledge, nor my mother and father's, I ran back to the toys and got that one toy. I ran back and handed the toy to her, with the young child about my nephew's age sitting there. He was young so he won't remember. The woman was very grateful and asked to shake my hand. She said her and another lady were just talking about nice people. I was delighted that I was able to brighten somebody's day, even just for a little while. It made me feel like a great person.
Both these things have happened to me, I have seen both sides of the good karma. Giving gifts, lending a hand, and all other good deeds feel good not only for those who receive, but for those who give as well. This holiday season and all seasons to come, keep this in mind and try to help somebody, even if it's something little. I hope that this has touched you in a way that will help the world be a kinder place.
With much love and blessings,
Teresa Rae Bundy
www.teresarae.com
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Europe 7-5-09 to 7-10-09
Hey Guys,
Sorry, but unfortunately I didn't ever write in my journal for these last days of my trip. And by now I've forgotten many of the fine details. I'd like to just give some interesting details of these days as best as i can remember, not in any particular order though.
-Eiffel Tower and pickpockets, which I didn't care for either, It was expensive and scary.
-The Louvre, Very Interesting and a great environment.
-Notre Dame Cathedral, Beautiful place, beautiful architecture.
-Cheese and Clog Making in the Netherlands, family owned with a cute son ;)
-Expensive rich people hotels, perfect!
-Anne Frank house/hideaway, very historical, wish my credit card would've worked.
-Belgian Chocolate, yum yum, but watch the intake.
-Belgian War museum and Memorial.
-A canal boat tour in Amsterdam, great scenery for pictures.
-Diamond Factory Tour in Holland, sorry but the diamonds were a bit expensive to buy.
-Getting the last gifts for nieces and nephews at the airport in Rotterdam.
-Dreaded airplane ride home, which I made it through safely. Good food though.
Alright Guys, I'm gonna get yelled at shortly to go to bed. Hope all this info is as interesting to you as it is to me. Check out my travel videos on www.youtube.com/tkdgurl12 and pictures on www.teresarae2012.shutterfly.com.
With Love,
Teresa Rae
Sorry, but unfortunately I didn't ever write in my journal for these last days of my trip. And by now I've forgotten many of the fine details. I'd like to just give some interesting details of these days as best as i can remember, not in any particular order though.
-Eiffel Tower and pickpockets, which I didn't care for either, It was expensive and scary.
-The Louvre, Very Interesting and a great environment.
-Notre Dame Cathedral, Beautiful place, beautiful architecture.
-Cheese and Clog Making in the Netherlands, family owned with a cute son ;)
-Expensive rich people hotels, perfect!
-Anne Frank house/hideaway, very historical, wish my credit card would've worked.
-Belgian Chocolate, yum yum, but watch the intake.
-Belgian War museum and Memorial.
-A canal boat tour in Amsterdam, great scenery for pictures.
-Diamond Factory Tour in Holland, sorry but the diamonds were a bit expensive to buy.
-Getting the last gifts for nieces and nephews at the airport in Rotterdam.
-Dreaded airplane ride home, which I made it through safely. Good food though.
Alright Guys, I'm gonna get yelled at shortly to go to bed. Hope all this info is as interesting to you as it is to me. Check out my travel videos on www.youtube.com/tkdgurl12 and pictures on www.teresarae2012.shutterfly.com.
With Love,
Teresa Rae
Europe 7-4-09
Today we woke up early on the French Shore. We got Stuff together and got off the boat. We ate breakfast down the street from the ferry port. After breakfast we drove for awhile to Normandy Beach area. We went to a French museum about WWII and watched a couple of movies about D-day, in which I nearly fell asleep. We shopped in the gift store and ate lunch at the museum and went on our way to Utah Beach area where there were German Bunkers. We then traveled to Omaha Beach and most of us picked up some sand. We got back on the bus and went to the American Cemetery. We had a small ceremony for the 4th of July and honoring our soldiers. It was sad but made me proud of my country. We walked around awhile and got back on our coach to go back to our hotel. We ate dinner though I can't remember where and stayed at the hotel.
Europe 7-3-09
Today was our last day at UKSA. We got up and ate breakfast, had another hour of free time, and went to our next activities. I didn't participate today though because I was still feeling dizzy and quite Tired. The rest of the delegation besides Paige, who was injured and Sarah, who was sick, did more dingy sailing and raft building. The injured went to lunch with the others and then back to our relaxing spot. I had a hard time sitting still though, so I went for various walks and bought lots of ice cream throughout the day at the store. One time on the way back from the shop I saw the raft builders. Two of them were doing good, one okay, and the last was practically sinking. After they were done we all ate dinner together. We waited awhile for a boat to take us to Portsmouth. We waited more a Portsmouth for our overnight ferry. It was huge, It reminded me of a cruise ship. It had tiny rooms and we had four in ours but I managed to fall asleep.
Europe 7-2-09
We woke up this morning and ate breakfast. We had an hour of free time after breakfast before we had to meet up for the day's activities. I went to the UKSA shop during free time and ran around trying to find stuff to do. Finally it was time to meet out instructors and split off into groups. My group got to go windsurfing first. We did balance exercises and games first. We did a gladiator thing on the boards in which I only won once. Then we put our boards together and ran across them all. I made it! Then the windsurfing part. It was hard at times to keep balance but I kept it long enough to get pulled pretty far out. I was able to swim back though. It was a fun challenge. We took a break for lunch which was pretty good, and I got a break from my wetsuit. My group's afternoon activity was dingy sailing. It was a lot of fun and pretty easy. I steered and Catherine controlled the sail. At one point we all lined up like duckies. The only bad part was getting hit with the mast or boom. It hit me a few times and pretty hard one time when we were first putting it up. After sailing we changed out of our wetsuits and had dinner. In the middle of dinner I got really dizzy. I was a little worried because I had remembered getting hit earlier and told my dad. He told my mom, who insisted on me going to the hospital. We went to St. Mary's and got checked out, but I was okay, just a little embarrassed but Meghan kept me laughing. I went back to UKSA and chilled in the cyber cafe until bedtime.
Europe 7-1-09
Today we got up and went back into London. We listened to a former member of Parliament. His name was Patrick I think but I don't remember his surname. Anyway, he talked to us about how Parliament works. He made it interesting with small jokes and we got to ask any questions. After this we went to Winston Churchill's museum and Cabinet War Rooms. It was interesting but we missed a lot of it rushing for lunch. We walked across the street to the park and ate our lunch. After this we went driving for awhile and got on a ferry to the Isle of Wight. It was a pretty quick ride though. Once we got to the Isle, we took a floating bridge across the bay to get to the United Kingdom Sailing Academy. We walked up tons of hills to get to the UKSA and where we were staying. We ate dinner at the UKSA and had an introduction to the next day at UKSA. Then it was time to rest up for the next day's adventures.
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