Spring Break is so close!!!!!

   

It's officially down to 18 days, 5 hours, and 20 or so minutes until Spring Break. I've never gone anywhere during Spring Break in my whole life, but this year my best friend, Kenna, and I are going to Arizona. (My mother, and my little brother will be joining us as well) My grandmother, and her boyfriend live in Arizona during the winters, because she's old, and I guess old people despise the chilly weather here in Colorado. Anyways, while we are in Arizona we have a full schedule that includes, baseball AND softball games, as well as a college visit in Flagstaff.
     Softball - to me - is the greatest sport ever invented, and one of my all time favorite college teams are the Arizona State University Sun Devils. I can sit and watch softball, just as much as I can play it. ( I also assistant coach a rec team where I live) So, my mother was gracious enough to buy tickets to go see them play, because it's within a reachable distance from my Grandma's house. I get jittery even thinking about it.
     Also going on in Arizona this time of the year is Spring Training for the Major League Baseball players. Even though it isn't softball, I still love baseball. I tried to get my mom to take me to a Red Sox spring training, but they practice in Florida, so I settled for a different game to watch. Being Colorado natives, we decided to go see the Royals and the Rockies play. Last time I saw the Rockies play was Todd Helton's last game, and they got smoked by the Red Sox. WHOOT WHOOT! It'll still be a good game.
     My mom and I found a college in Arizona that has an adequate engineering program. Now, I hate the heat, so at first I told my mom I didn't want to go to Arizona for college, but Northern Arizona University is in Flagstaff, Arizona. Flagstaff is about 7,000 feet in elevation, which is comparable to Colorado. This means I'm not going to die of heat stroke every time I walk outside. So, while we are down in Arizona we set up a tour at NAU to see if it is a college that I would be interested in going to. They also have ROTC (Reserve Officer's Training Corps) at NAU, which is something that I am very interested in doing. We will be able to look at that program when we are there too.
     An interesting place that was recommended to us was a place called the Wildlife World Zoo & Aquarium. It's in Litchfield Park, Arizona, and it has a zoo, aquarium, and a safari ride all in one place. Now, ever since I was a child, I've been an avid Animal Planet watcher. So much so, that I'm pretty sure that I've seen every single episode of The Crocodile Hunter. I love animals, and learning new things about animals, and discovering new kinds of animals, so a zoo, aquarium, and safari is just the right place for me. My mom also found out that you even get to feed the giraffes!
     Although the drive is about nine and a half hours, on our way back we are going to swing through Grand Canyon National Park so that we can see the Grand Canyon for the first time. It'll only add about an hour or two to our drive time, but it's well worth it. It's one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, if you had the opportunity, wouldn't you want to see it?