*Tekla's Blog*: 13 Things I Love.

While there are a lot of things that I hate in life, there are also many things that I love. One of the things that I hate are people that only focus on the negative things in life, so in order to not sound like a complete hypocrite, I'll inform you of the things that I love as well. There are so many beautiful things in life that we over look or take for granted, so I'm going to tell you the things that I could never be more grateful for. In no particular order except for number one.

1. My Family. Family should always come first. No matter how much we fight or how annoyed we get by each other. They are the ones that will always have your best interest at heart. My sisters and brothers mean the world to me. I know I can always count on every single one of them to be there for me and to make me smile. My parents are the best... well my theoretical ones are. My Biological ones have made me a stronger person, and no matter what I will always love them.

2. My Friends. Besides my family they are the ones I depend on the most. I have a few friends that have been with me for as long as I can remember. I also have a few friends that I've only met within the last year or two that mean more to me than you could possibly imagine. Friendship isn't about who you've known the longest, it's about who came into your life and never left.

And now on to the not so typical things.... don't judge me.... or do. I don't care.

3. Vinegar. I'll eat it on just about everything. Any kind of vegetable. Chicken, french fries, Ramen noodles, actually any kind of noodle..., fish, turkey, I could just keep going. I drink the stuff right out of a glass. It's so good, but so bad for you. The acid is eating a hole in my stomach, but I'll never stop drinking it. I love it. Yolo.

4. Netflix. I will spend days in my room watching all the movies on Netflix and HULU. I love watching movies. I like to memorize the good ones and I do a pretty good job at it too. It's just very relaxing, I also have it on when I'm doing homework because the background noise helps me focus.

5. When people are straight forward with you. Don't beat around the bush with anything. If you don't like me... don't pretend you do. That's two faced and annoying. If you have bad news tell me, don't sugar coat it. It's so much better in my eyes if you just come out and say what your thinking. I respect the people that can do that. It's refreshing.

6. Cheering. I love to cheer even though I'm not that good at it. It's a really good outlet. When I'm at cheering I don't have time to think about the out side world or my problems. When I'm stunting I'm focused on the small person I'm holding above my head (who also happens to be my sister) and nothing else. When I'm doing a jump I'm focused on my motions and how high I can get my legs that's it. That's why I love it so much.

7. Singing in the shower. I'm not the best singer in the world. Believe me I'm no Whitney Gaudet! ;) But I do enjoy singing at the top of my lungs in the shower when no ones home or even when they are home. I don't care, it's just my family.

8. Alligators. They are my favorite animals in the whole world. I love them. I got way to excited when I went to Florida and got to see them. I don't know why I love them so much, I just do.

9. The beach. My favorite place to be is on the Ogunquit beach at night. All the people have moved up towards the town area over the little walking bridge and the beach is for the most part empty. It's completely empty on Monday nights when there's an open mike night at all the bars.That's when I like to go because there are no bare feet anywhere except my own in the sand. The rolling sound of the ocean is all you can hear and it's complete and utter bliss. It's perfect.

10. My dog. My puppy's name is Kala and she's THE most adorable pooch in the world. Fact.

11. When people play with my hair. It's so relaxing to have my hair played with. I love it. It can put me right to sleep. I don't know, I just love it.

12. Long car rides. That's also something that relax's me. When I was little I was one of those kids you could just put in the backseat and drive around the block and I'd be out like a light by the time we got back to the house. It's a time to just think and look out the window or sings at the top of your lungs or just talk. Me and Sarra usually sing together or talk about our lives when we drive together. It's pure sister bonding time. <3

13. Blogging. Honestly I was a little skeptical of this assignment at first. I had no idea what I would blog about. But it's turned out to be really fun. I've really enjoyed doing it and trying to come up with cool ideas to blog about.