Memoir 1

          Try outs for travel softball. The day I feared the most. It didn't help that I only knew a few people that were trying out. It was a Saturday, and I had butterflies in my stomach that you couldn't even imagine. When I got there, I found a friend to start playing catch. Every throw, every catch was nerve racking. I didn't want to make a fool out of myself in front of the coaches. As I watched some of the other girls do the same things I did, I wasn't positive if they were going to get the better position. When the try outs were all over, I couldn't wait for the results.

         Hours, days, weeks, and months passed and I still didn't get the results. Why weren't they coming? It shouldn't take that long to figure out who was going to be on the team. Every phone call that came to the house I would jump out of my chair yelling, "Don't worry, I got it!" When I answered the phone, I would hear a, "Hello?" and every time I knew it wasn't the coach I was disappointed. One day, my friend texted me to ask if I had got the email about the team. I called my dad as fast as I could to ask if he got it. He didn't get it. I was disappointed to hear I didn't get the email. I was just hoping the coach didn't send it to me yet. As the day went by, my dad never told me if he got the email. Finally, my dad told me that he got the call. The coach was wondering if I wanted to be on the 16 and under team.

        To be on the 16 and under team I couldn't even imagine. That's all I could think of when I heard it. There was only one bad thing. I had to decide if I wanted to stay with my friends on the 14 and under team or go to the 16 and under team. I didn't know what I should do. The only reason I tried out was to be with my friends, but I did want to give myself a challenge. I had to make a decision. Friends or challenge? I decided after a long, hard decision. I had decided to give myself a challenge and go on the 16 and under team. I am happy I made that decision because I had the best summer. We took first in one of our states and third in another. It was truly an amazing year.

INTRODUCTION

Hi I'm Nicole!
         I love sports! I'm currently in cross country, but I do also do alpine skiing and softball. I used to be in football, swimming, and soccer, but some things didn't work out so well. Alpine skiing and softball are my favorite sports. I am doing softball throughout the year, so I will be busy!
         I have a dog named jazz, and he's a yellow lab. I have been to a lot of states in the United States, but have never left the country. This summer my family and I went to Minot, North Dakota and Monticello, Arkansas for my brothers travel baseball. His team made it to the world series. :)
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ELLO!!