Hi everyone, it's Reese! Do you remember the girl Becca from this post? Well, today, I bring you more news on our soon-to-be sister.
Early this morning, around 6 a.m., Emma couldn't sleep and neither could I. Emma has been tossing and turning all night long.
"Reese," Emma whispered in her soft voice. "will you come find mom with me?"
"Of course," I whispered. "is something wrong Emmie?"
"No. Well, yes. I am terribly worried that Becca won't like me! What is she wants nothing to do with me Reese?"
"I'm sure that Becca will love you Emma. You are sweet, kind, and an amazing friend. Now let's go talk to mom, okay?"
Emma and I walked down the hallway, quietly padding along with bare feet. When we found mom in her office, Emma and I were both surprised. Mom never starts working until at least 10 a.m. on Saturdays. This was highly unusual.
We had a very long discussion, but I won't write it out here, because some of it was very personal. It turns out that Becca is due to arrive either today or Monday. This came as an immediate shock to us both. Of course, once everyone else woke up, we told them the news.
Mom said that we should be on the look out for Becca to make her feel welcome. According to my mom, Becca has short curly brown hair, hazel eyes, glasses, and a small figure like Emma. Her full name is Rebecca Abigail. However, everyone calls her Becca as a nickname. She is from the Big Apple, New York City.
I can't believe that Becca is supposed to arrive so soon. It will be the first time that a new sister has arrived at our door instead of us going to her. It's no wonder that Emma has been so quiet and worried lately. I don't know what to think! I wonder what Becca will be like...
Love,
Reese <3
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Monday, November 19, 2012
A New Girl In and My World Out
Hi everyone, it's Reese! Sorry for long time no see, but this post should explain why I left on a mini hiatus. This post is exciting to write, and hopefully just as exciting to read!
Yesterday afternoon, I was working on some last minute Algebra II homework in my bedroom. (Yes, we are home from Ridgeway for Thanksgiving!) As my brain was focused on perfect squares and quadratic equations, I saw something out of the corner of my eye. Quietly pacing in the hallway was my mom. She looked extremely stressed out and worried. This is what I heard:
"Yes, but if Becca is able to come here, we will not be able to afford Ridgeway anymore. It's just too much with six girls."
One thing from these two sentences stuck out at me. There were only five girls in our family, not six. I don't know who Becca is either. I could easily be wrong, but it sounds as if we are getting a new sister whose name is Becca.
Upon realizing this, I immediately went to talk to my mom in her office. I wanted to tell my sisters the news desperately, but I wanted to check my facts first.
"Hey mom... Can I talk to you?" I asked, peeking my head into the door.
"Sure dear. Have a seat." My mom smiled, pointing at one of the large leather chairs in the office.
"Mom..." I began reluctantly. "Who is Becca and why are we leaving Ridgeway?"
"Well my little Reese's," She began, using my nickname. "you are always the first to find out new information. I don't want this information given to your sisters yet. Do you understand?"
"Yes, of course."
"Okay Reese. You know well how I work for an adoption agency." I nodded. "I recently found a girl who appears to have a connection to Emma."
"Emma? So Becca is Emma's sister?"
"Yes, Becca is Emma's fraternal twin sister." My mom said.
I was stunned. Emma never told me that she had a sister!
"What? I didn't know that Emma had- is a twin!"
"Neither did Emma." My mom said slowly. "Becca has been abused and in foster homes her entire life."
"How were they separated?" I asked.
"At birth, I presume, although there is no way to be certain. Emma and Becca were both born in New Orleans, but Emma lived in Washington State and Becca is from New York."
"Does Emma know about this?"
"Yes, she does. Now about Ridgeway..."
"Mom, you don't have to-"
"It's okay Reese. We can not afford to send you six girls to Ridgeway anymore. And even if we had the money, Ridgeway is closing due to limited enrollment in the past year."
"What?" I exclaimed, jumping out of the chair. "Ridgeway is closing?"
"Yes."
Before my mom had time to say anything else, I ran back into my bedroom and shut the door. I loved Ridgeway and I loved all of my friends there. I'll miss the dorm system, the independence, seeing national monuments everyday, and most of all, the staff and my friends.
As an attempt to stop my rambling, I will end this post. According to my mom, Becca will be here in a few weeks.
I'm not sure how to take all of this in. What should I do? While I feel excited about Becca, I am heartbroken about Ridgeway.
Love,
Reese <3
Yesterday afternoon, I was working on some last minute Algebra II homework in my bedroom. (Yes, we are home from Ridgeway for Thanksgiving!) As my brain was focused on perfect squares and quadratic equations, I saw something out of the corner of my eye. Quietly pacing in the hallway was my mom. She looked extremely stressed out and worried. This is what I heard:
"Yes, but if Becca is able to come here, we will not be able to afford Ridgeway anymore. It's just too much with six girls."
One thing from these two sentences stuck out at me. There were only five girls in our family, not six. I don't know who Becca is either. I could easily be wrong, but it sounds as if we are getting a new sister whose name is Becca.
Upon realizing this, I immediately went to talk to my mom in her office. I wanted to tell my sisters the news desperately, but I wanted to check my facts first.
"Hey mom... Can I talk to you?" I asked, peeking my head into the door.
"Sure dear. Have a seat." My mom smiled, pointing at one of the large leather chairs in the office.
"Mom..." I began reluctantly. "Who is Becca and why are we leaving Ridgeway?"
"Well my little Reese's," She began, using my nickname. "you are always the first to find out new information. I don't want this information given to your sisters yet. Do you understand?"
"Yes, of course."
"Okay Reese. You know well how I work for an adoption agency." I nodded. "I recently found a girl who appears to have a connection to Emma."
"Emma? So Becca is Emma's sister?"
"Yes, Becca is Emma's fraternal twin sister." My mom said.
I was stunned. Emma never told me that she had a sister!
"What? I didn't know that Emma had- is a twin!"
"Neither did Emma." My mom said slowly. "Becca has been abused and in foster homes her entire life."
"How were they separated?" I asked.
"At birth, I presume, although there is no way to be certain. Emma and Becca were both born in New Orleans, but Emma lived in Washington State and Becca is from New York."
"Does Emma know about this?"
"Yes, she does. Now about Ridgeway..."
"Mom, you don't have to-"
"It's okay Reese. We can not afford to send you six girls to Ridgeway anymore. And even if we had the money, Ridgeway is closing due to limited enrollment in the past year."
"What?" I exclaimed, jumping out of the chair. "Ridgeway is closing?"
"Yes."
Before my mom had time to say anything else, I ran back into my bedroom and shut the door. I loved Ridgeway and I loved all of my friends there. I'll miss the dorm system, the independence, seeing national monuments everyday, and most of all, the staff and my friends.
As an attempt to stop my rambling, I will end this post. According to my mom, Becca will be here in a few weeks.
I'm not sure how to take all of this in. What should I do? While I feel excited about Becca, I am heartbroken about Ridgeway.
Love,
Reese <3
Monday, October 22, 2012
Back Where I Belong ♥
Hi everyone, it's Reese! Do you remember me? It's been a while, but I'm back! :)
I'm sorry that I never formally announced my month-long blogging break. School has been insane, and I am taking so many difficult courses this year. In the little free time I have, all I want to do is listen to music, play with my dolls, or read. We have been filming YouTube videos as well on our channel, AGNonstop, but you may have noticed those have been coming less frequently as well. We try to film on the weekends, but we've been busy with homework and hanging out with friends.
Now for the good news! I am back to blogging! I missed all of your sweet comments, but I am back where I belong. I love blogging, and I always will. There may be periods where I might "disappear", but I will be here for the most parts. I check my comments daily and read each and every one. It just takes time sometimes to put together a blog post.
Now for some not-so-fun news. Do you remember Aveline, our foreign exchange student from France? Well, she is not with us anymore. Aveline attended Ridgeway with us until the end of September. That's when Ava got the call. Her mother in France was severely ill with a high fever. The doctors tried to give her medicines, but her immune system was too weak. Upon hearing this, Aveline took a plane home to Paris almost immediately. The good news is that Aveline's mother is slowing recovering, but since her father works constantly in their family's bakery, Aveline needs to be with her mother constantly. We miss her a lot, but she may return later in the year when her mother is strong enough to work again. We don't know anything for certain about that, but we all hope that she returns soon!
In this part, I will kind of fill in the blanks as to what happened during September and October. Emma and I had plans to be in the fall show, and we were until today. Neither of us like to quit anything, but with all of the work during our sophomore year, we just can not handle extra-curricular right now. I wish it was different, but we will hopefully be less stressed in order to do the spring musical! :)
Next, Emma has become very interested in sketching and photography. Emma will have a separate blog post up as soon as possible about that.
Like I said previously, school has been insane lately. I miss having computer time and TV time, but I will hopefully again soon. Despite the fact that I am back to blogging, posts may not be as frequent as before. We will try our best to get up blog posts on the weekends!
I have some huge video and blogging plans for autumn, so I hope that you stay tuned! I'm so glad to be back where I belong.
Lots of love,
Reese <3
I'm sorry that I never formally announced my month-long blogging break. School has been insane, and I am taking so many difficult courses this year. In the little free time I have, all I want to do is listen to music, play with my dolls, or read. We have been filming YouTube videos as well on our channel, AGNonstop, but you may have noticed those have been coming less frequently as well. We try to film on the weekends, but we've been busy with homework and hanging out with friends.
Now for the good news! I am back to blogging! I missed all of your sweet comments, but I am back where I belong. I love blogging, and I always will. There may be periods where I might "disappear", but I will be here for the most parts. I check my comments daily and read each and every one. It just takes time sometimes to put together a blog post.
Now for some not-so-fun news. Do you remember Aveline, our foreign exchange student from France? Well, she is not with us anymore. Aveline attended Ridgeway with us until the end of September. That's when Ava got the call. Her mother in France was severely ill with a high fever. The doctors tried to give her medicines, but her immune system was too weak. Upon hearing this, Aveline took a plane home to Paris almost immediately. The good news is that Aveline's mother is slowing recovering, but since her father works constantly in their family's bakery, Aveline needs to be with her mother constantly. We miss her a lot, but she may return later in the year when her mother is strong enough to work again. We don't know anything for certain about that, but we all hope that she returns soon!
In this part, I will kind of fill in the blanks as to what happened during September and October. Emma and I had plans to be in the fall show, and we were until today. Neither of us like to quit anything, but with all of the work during our sophomore year, we just can not handle extra-curricular right now. I wish it was different, but we will hopefully be less stressed in order to do the spring musical! :)
Next, Emma has become very interested in sketching and photography. Emma will have a separate blog post up as soon as possible about that.
Like I said previously, school has been insane lately. I miss having computer time and TV time, but I will hopefully again soon. Despite the fact that I am back to blogging, posts may not be as frequent as before. We will try our best to get up blog posts on the weekends!
I have some huge video and blogging plans for autumn, so I hope that you stay tuned! I'm so glad to be back where I belong.
Lots of love,
Reese <3
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Back to School at Ridgeway!
Hi everyone, it's Reese! Aveline has arrived safely, but I will do another post on that later. :)
Right now, I am typing this from our boarding school Ridgeway Academy in Washington D.C. We live very far away from Ridgeway, but we traveled here yesterday evening. I will tell you about our travels.
At the crack of dawn yesterday, we began to pack. Because we live on campus, our living space is only about the size of a small dorm. We can't bring more than what we need, as there are 6 of us including Aveline. We wear uniforms, so the only other clothes we packed were pajamas and some causal clothing. Our clothes were waiting for us when we arrived.
Yesterday we arrived at the airport at about 5 p.m. for a 6 p.m. flight. I'm sure you know all too well about the not so lovely airport security, so I won't bore you with details. On the plane, we luckily arranged for six seats together. Emma and I sat the furthest away from a window, as being up so high sometimes makes us motion sick. The plane ride was about 5 hours. I've grown much more accustomed to the take off of airplanes, but I still hate it none the less. The actual flight was very pleasant; it was very smooth and we arrived at Ridgeway around 11 p.m. Most of us had slept on the plane, so we weren't overly exhausted. Isabella and I immediately went down to the main office on campus to retrieve our room keys and uniforms. The rest of the girls waited about the campus. With bags full of uniforms and 2 room keys later, we were off to find our dorm.
When we arrived at our cozy (and surprisingly larger than last year) dorm, we immediately called mom to let her know of our arrival. We then proceeded to put away our suitcases until we had more time to unpack and went to bed. Classes begin on Wednesday, September 5. Until then, we will just be in our dorms and around campus.
Have you gone back to school yet?
Love,
Reese <3
P.S. A post of welcoming Aveline will be up soon. She is also planning a post to introduce herself to you, so stay tuned!
Right now, I am typing this from our boarding school Ridgeway Academy in Washington D.C. We live very far away from Ridgeway, but we traveled here yesterday evening. I will tell you about our travels.
At the crack of dawn yesterday, we began to pack. Because we live on campus, our living space is only about the size of a small dorm. We can't bring more than what we need, as there are 6 of us including Aveline. We wear uniforms, so the only other clothes we packed were pajamas and some causal clothing. Our clothes were waiting for us when we arrived.
Yesterday we arrived at the airport at about 5 p.m. for a 6 p.m. flight. I'm sure you know all too well about the not so lovely airport security, so I won't bore you with details. On the plane, we luckily arranged for six seats together. Emma and I sat the furthest away from a window, as being up so high sometimes makes us motion sick. The plane ride was about 5 hours. I've grown much more accustomed to the take off of airplanes, but I still hate it none the less. The actual flight was very pleasant; it was very smooth and we arrived at Ridgeway around 11 p.m. Most of us had slept on the plane, so we weren't overly exhausted. Isabella and I immediately went down to the main office on campus to retrieve our room keys and uniforms. The rest of the girls waited about the campus. With bags full of uniforms and 2 room keys later, we were off to find our dorm.
When we arrived at our cozy (and surprisingly larger than last year) dorm, we immediately called mom to let her know of our arrival. We then proceeded to put away our suitcases until we had more time to unpack and went to bed. Classes begin on Wednesday, September 5. Until then, we will just be in our dorms and around campus.
Have you gone back to school yet?
Love,
Reese <3
P.S. A post of welcoming Aveline will be up soon. She is also planning a post to introduce herself to you, so stay tuned!
Monday, August 20, 2012
Adventures with Aveline: Part 1
Hi everyone, it's Reese! Today I bring you the first part in the blog series called Adventures with Aveline. Although Ava isn't here yet, I wanted to give you some general facts about her.
-Aveline is from Paris, France and she speaks fluent English.
-She is 15 years old.
-Aveline has two younger sisters, one of whom is going to study in Colorado.
-In Paris, she owns a family-run bakery with her family.
We will be going to the airport to pick up Aveline tomorrow! All of our family is coming to greet her. Shortly after, at the beginning of September, we will leave to Washington D.C. for Ridgeway Academy.
Everyone is really excited, but also nervous. Have you ever visited another country before?
Love,
Reese <3
-Aveline is from Paris, France and she speaks fluent English.
-She is 15 years old.
-Aveline has two younger sisters, one of whom is going to study in Colorado.
-In Paris, she owns a family-run bakery with her family.
We will be going to the airport to pick up Aveline tomorrow! All of our family is coming to greet her. Shortly after, at the beginning of September, we will leave to Washington D.C. for Ridgeway Academy.
Everyone is really excited, but also nervous. Have you ever visited another country before?
Love,
Reese <3
Saturday, August 18, 2012
A Foreign Exchange Student!
Hi everyone, it's Reese, and I have some pretty major news! I know that this is my second post in one day, but I can't help but share this news. We are hosting a foreign exchange student!
Her name is Aveline and she is from France! Aveline is 15 years old and she has light skin, brown eyes, and dark brown hair. She actually looks a lot like me! This is a picture of her that she sent to us:
Aveline will be arriving in a few days before we go back to school. If you don't remember, we go to a boarding school in Washington D.C. called Ridgeway Academy. It is similar to the high school equivalent of college.
Her name is Aveline and she is from France! Aveline is 15 years old and she has light skin, brown eyes, and dark brown hair. She actually looks a lot like me! This is a picture of her that she sent to us:
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| Isn't she gorgeous? |
I suppose that this can be a blog series similar to Fighting for Emma. I will call it, hmm, Adventures with Aveline. Yes, I know it's cheesy. XD
I am so excited! Our mom has only told us this information, but we are all so excited for Ava to arrive soon! She will be with us for the 2012-2013 school year. You will be seeing her in many blog posts and videos. I can't wait!
Love,
Reese <3
Anna's 14th Birthday! :)
Hi everyone, it's Reese! Yesterday, August 17, was my cousin Anna's 14th birthday! :D My cousins Anna, Maggie, Katie, and Grace are visiting all the way from California!
We all had so much fun yesterday! Annie is really good friends with Samantha and Nellie. They were together all day. We all had chocolate cake and pies for dessert.
It was so amazing getting to see family that I see only a few times per year. You might think that since we don't see each other often, we are not close. Actually, it's the opposite! We talk all the time on Facetime (iPod Skype), texting, and phone calls.
I know this isn't much of a post, but I just wanted to give a birthday shout-out to my amazing cousin and friend! Happy 14th birthday Annie!
Love,
Reese <3
We all had so much fun yesterday! Annie is really good friends with Samantha and Nellie. They were together all day. We all had chocolate cake and pies for dessert.
It was so amazing getting to see family that I see only a few times per year. You might think that since we don't see each other often, we are not close. Actually, it's the opposite! We talk all the time on Facetime (iPod Skype), texting, and phone calls.
I know this isn't much of a post, but I just wanted to give a birthday shout-out to my amazing cousin and friend! Happy 14th birthday Annie!
Love,
Reese <3
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