It was my birthday on Tuesday, March 22. ! I turned 14. It was a wonderful day.

I got to celebrate my special day with my mom, dad, and my oldest sister. I started the day with breakfast at McDonalds. Then after we finished eating, we went bike riding on the coast. At lunchtime we parked our bikes on the beach and ate our picnic lunch. Then we rode back to the car and drove to the best ice cream place in town. I got caramel and wild berry ice cream. As soon as we finished our ice cream, I picked up my basketball cake. When I got home, I opened gifts from my parents. I went out for pizza with my friends for dinner. After dinner, we returned home and ate cake and ice cream.

I received wonderful gifts from my friends and family. I received clothes, a personal blender, fun things for school lunches, school supplies, stuff for my locker, a heart necklace, and candy.

I am so thankful for my friends and family that helped make this day special. I have a feeling that with with these guys by my side, I am going to have a wonderful year of being fourteen.

#16stubc

Are you unsure how to write a quality comment? Do you need to brush up on your commenting skills? Well, than this is the post for you.

1. The first step in writing a quality comment is finding a quality post. I think that if you are to write a quality comment, than you should find a post about something you care about. If you are not interested in the post, than do not comment.
2. The next step is to be positive. Even if you do not agree with a post, still be positive. You can applaud the carefully crafted post while politely disagreeing with the content. Always compliment the author on the aspect of his or her post that you enjoyed. 
3. The third step is to write a well thought out comment.  If your comment is going to be read by many  people, than you had better make sure that it is an educated response. You do not want to look like a fool online. Take your time thinking about the ideas that you want to come across  in your comment. Then carefully take your time putting those thoughts into words. 
4. When you finish your comment, revise and proofread. Make sure that your grammar, punctuation, spelling, and usage of words is correct. Use a thesaurus and/or a dictionary to find exact and vivid nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives.
5. The last step is to write your name. Writing your name at the end of your comment transforms your comment into a personal conversation with the author. It allows you to show the author that you are more than an avatar, you are a person. You can connect even more if you write something about yourself. You could write about interests that you and the author share, a similar story that happened to you, or even a similar post that you wrote about the same topic.

I am…

Only a young girl who

Loves to play basketball, bake, and have

Incredibly fun times with her friends. I enjoy going on

Voyages across the world.

I can speak two languages,

And I live in Portugal.

I made my avatar at http://www.weeworld.com/. I am a girl who loves to curl her brown hair. I have somewhat of a green color of eyes. I love wearing simple outfits like jeans and a t-shirt. My favorite pair of shoes is my navy blue sneakers. You will almost always catch me with a smile on my face. I get excited over small little things, and my eyes light up. My avatar is a little glimpse of who I am.