My Journal on a Day about Mariah May.

I was given the task write down my observations of  Mariah for a day. Thinking that it would be easy, I was soon proven wrong! She lives such a crazy life, but very blessed, and I will do my best to show you her life, through my observations of one day.

At 6:55 in the morning on Friday, October 18, 2013, Mariah got nicely woken up by her mother who made a delicious breakfast and had all ready for her on the kitchen table with. It is how she likes it. She told me that everyday her mother either makes her a breakfast sandwich or bagel, and you cannot forget her tiny plastic cup filled with her orange juice and has the gallon carton next to her. After she ate breakfast she went back upstairs to get ready. In the process of getting ready, her younger sister, Makenzie, came in looking up at her older sister asking her "Is my outfit okay Mariah?" Tired and cranky, Mariah responds, "uhhh sure… I mean you are out of the ridiculous dress code for school, but it’s a spirit day so it’s up to you. I mean I would not wear that but I am not the one getting in trouble.” Makenzie with a smirk says okay and finishes getting ready. Today, Mariah was ready before her sister was and she sat down stairs yelling at her to hurry up. I have soon realized that she is not very nice in the mornings. Once she finally helps Makenzie look spiffy for school, or makes sure she is in the absurd dress code that their school gives them, they head out to the already warmed car that their mother started for them.

On Mariah’s way to school, Nik Klousmier called her and asked for a ride to school, so she went and picked him up off the side of the road. When she finally got to school she runs to class, hiding from the terrifying principle. When in class Mariah puts her head on her desk trying to ignore everyone as she tries to wake up and hopes that this is all just a long dream. Around second period she has to forcibly wake herself up to understand the concepts in AP English. After second period is break and she has to wiggle her way through the jammed packed, crazy middle school hallway. Trying to put a smile on her face so she doesn’t explode, she finally makes it to her classroom. Once setting down her ever so heavy school bag, she heads back out into the jungle. Since it is a Friday, her patience is running low, and she puts a smile on her face to keep herself from saying something she doesn’t mean. With concentrated eyes looking towards the end of the hall, she finally makes it through alive. When she’s through the mess, it becomes an easy dash to her locker to grab her UTT books and run back to study. While cramming all of break to study for the test the horrific sound of the class bell rings and her large brown eyes got wide. She prays that she remembers everything on the test and slowly puts her books under her seat. She speedily finishes the test and goes to her locker. From her classmate’s foolhardy remarks to her, I can tell she does not like to be in class much. (There will be more back up to this later on in my journal, during her online class).

 After that class Mariah makes a break to get out of that hall and runs into what I would say is a close friend or something to her named Austin. Their exchange was quite awkward and there was some tension between them but he attempted to give her a hug and apologize for her but she was not taking it. She was very short with her answers and walked away. (I wonder what happened). In math, Mariah woke up a bit and was very bubbly! She left with Ashley to get brownies and ate them in class! Mariah was quite a fatty today and chowed on those brownies. I was surprised since she claims she is going on a diet! Next, is her online class. She seems to hate that class quite a bit since she is constantly leaving it. (There are some kids in that class however, that are quite annoying and I can see why she would want to leave and not be in there with them). After that class, she sprinted to the office to sign out and go to lunch with her friend Nikki. They went to Wendy’s. Mariah is such a great sister that she brought back lunch for Makenzie and her best friend Lexi! After lunch is Mariah’s favorite class… Choir. She cannot hit a note for the life of her so she lip sings! I would say she is quite good at it and tends to have a happy attitude in that class, maybe it’s because it’s her last class of the day..? I’m not sure but she is sure happy!

After sixth period Mariah went home and relaxed and watched some TV before having to return to school for the pep assembly. On her return to school she was very cheery and happy! During the pep assembly she was full of laughter and had a genuine joy in her face! However, she kept looking back at Austin, with a look of worry. There was something bugging her. I have noticed that she likes her friends to be happy and if they aren’t she worries about them and tries to make them happy. She did not let that look of worry be seen by anyone else, she kept a smile on her face but her eyes were full of concern that no one noticed. She slowly passed through everyone in the halls and made it out to her car. Once her sister got to the car, Mariah ran some errands for her mom and Makenzie, sensing something was wrong kindly asked Mariah what was wrong. Trying not to burden her sister, Mariah responded with saying “Oh nothing is wrong. I am just exhausted from this week. It has been long and stressful and I am just ready to go home and sleep”. Makenzie just brushed it off and they finished running their errands. When Mariah finally got home, she went to her room and curled up on her bed, plugged her phone in and text her friends, then she fell asleep. Her phone suddenly rings, and Austin was on the other line. Trying not to ease drop, I did not listen to her conversation, but whatever was said, resolved her issues and she looked much happier afterwards.

Mariah then went downstairs and worked on her blog for Mrs. Myers class due at midnight tonight. Taking a break from her blog since it was going nowhere, Mariah went to the movies with Makenzie and her crazy family friend, Tyler… They saw Gravity, which they said was an amazing movie! When she got home from the movie Mariah went straight to the computer to finish up her blog.

This is the end of my day to observe Mariah, but I noticed many things about her, which Tyler gave me an insight on and I can see all of them in her. She can be mean and cranky, yet very caring. This might be from her bit of introverted side in the mornings and not wanting to see people, but slowly throughout the day she warms up to people and her extrovertious (yes I know not a real word, but I like it) side shows. She goes through her day battling her want to be in silence but to care for people and put a smile on their faces. Not many people know that about Mariah, but she loves to be in silence and have her “me” time to herself (that it was she calls the time she spends by herself) which she likes to get daily.

If you are wondering who or what I am… I am her large brown eyes. (Or as she would say her poop brown eyes haha)

Mariah's Lovely Personal Statements Rough Draft:

            Isolated in the kitchen, hearing the outbursts of laughter from the room next door, I soon found myself deep in a pity party. My friend Tyler, sensing my frustration, came in and asked
“How’s your reading going Mariah?” I burst into tears.
            I was doing the typical high school student thing, working last minute summer homework right before school started. Since I was “the designated baker” of the vacation group, I was put in charge of making some sort of dessert for everyone. Even though I was doing something I loved, the stress and regret of procrastination overcame me. For a moment I sat in silence, staring out of the window at the magnificent sunset. With my book half-closed in my right hand and my left hand clenched in a fist, I sat there choking back tears of failure. However, Tyler’s question snapped me back into reality and he offered peace in the midst of a storm. Tyler began discussing “Mere Christianity” with me, which is a dense philosophical text, and one of two of my summer readings I had to do. After a few exchanges, Tyler asked “What do you believe in?” I responded with what I had been taught to say, that Jesus Christ is my savior. That’s not what Tyler meant. He wanted to know what I thought of Jesus Christ in relation to everything in life. I soon realized that the simple question was not so easy to answer. Throughout high school it had been easy to mindlessly go through the motions, accepting my faith and beliefs passively, but not claiming them as my own. Growing up in a Christian school, going to church on Sundays, enjoying a supportive home life, and throwing myself into basketball every season, my life had been relatively good. It had been easy to accept what I believed and never question it. I had been a leader at school and was often sought out for advice, but that never really challenged my way of thinking. Suddenly, I had to choose what I believed – and more importantly, think about why. This had powerfully affected me in a way that has never happened before. I realized that I had just been nonchalantly going through the motions. Then Tyler said something to me that I will never forget. He said, “Why try to fit in and be someone you’re not, when you’re meant to stand out?” This went straight to my heart. In that moment I came to the realization that I needed to stop going through the motions, focusing on what other people thought about me, and I needed stop acting dumb to fit in. I came to the rude awakening that I need to be myself, try harder at school, and live up to all the potential that everyone sees I have.
            That last week of my summer, left my life drastically changed. My eyes were opened. This just left plenty of improvement for the future and has left me giving it my all to major in business financing and entrepreneurship to start with, and which will give me a good base for what my future may bring. My dream is to open up a successful restaurant and carry on my father’s legacy of successful entrepreneurship.