who's ready for terrorist attacks, abortion, and socialism?!

CHANGE!!!
bring on your change, Obama!

i dont like the fact that obama won-im sorry but im going to go to college soon and w/ him as president-if i work hard (which im going to do) and get A's and B's and there's a dumb ass in my class that makes D's and F's then my A's and B's are going to be lowerd to C's so the fool who is making the D's-thier-grades will be raised to C's. i do NOT agree with that. i work hard for my grades why should someone who doesnt try or care get benefitted?! and its the same thing w/ the rich people except the only reason they voted for him is b/c he is going to lower thier taxes and take more from the poor.

and im not at all racist...i just dont trust the guy. i think its one of the biggest mistakes this country has ever made.

R.I.P Grandpa

Love you Grandpa!

An Eventful Week(s)...

Last Thursday, while I was at work, Lyd got a call from our Mom telling her our grandpa just had a seizure while having his birthday dinner with the family. So that night when I got home Lyd told me the sad news, and we starting packing right away! The next morning we left for San Diego. Saturday, I got to see him. It was hard at first to see him in that kind of state, because to me he has always been healthy and strong...then seeing him just weak, vulnerable, and unable to speak...it was sad. My grandma just told me to talk to him like he could respond because he can still hear and understand what we (I) say just he can't respond. So after I got used to seeing him like that, and I was passed the shock, I told him how I got my G.E.D, and that I'm planning on being a nurse. I also told him how windy it was in Soledad, and that San Diego is as Beautiful as ever! That I loved him and he was the BEST GRANDPA EVER! That I'll see him again...that was the hardest thing to tell him because I felt like it would be a long time before I really did see him again, and I was right. Right before we (colt, lyd, seabury, and I) were about to leave the hospital I was in his room again talking and comforting my grandma...when they started taking off IV's and switching him to a quieter room....he lasted through the night and then Sunday morning at 7:30 he passed away. I was at my grandma's house and when I heard the news it was hard everything seemed quiet and it didn't feel like he should be really gone....Like he would pop up and say just kidding. ha. But this is real and he I know I'll see him again, but he was supposed to live forever and be there when I got married...and such. My grandpa was an AMAZING guy! I love him! The funeral was Thursday the 18th. It was open casket, and I couldn't control myself, the tears were rolling before I even reach him. When I looked at him it didn't even look like the happy, fun, joking, grandpa I knew...I couldn't stand there long. It was hard. We were all hugging after just trying to comfort oneanother while crying. He was a loved grandpa, father, husband, and friend. We all miss him, but we also know that he is in a better/happier place.

Next, Seabury got married today! It's weird to think that he got married and now I'm the next one in line (unless supie gets married before I do). haha. With Seabury married, everyone older than me is hitched, and it all happened in order...James, Lyd, Ben, and now Sea. IT'S CRAZY!!! haha

Then, Sunday, it's Ben and Maryanne's First Year Anniversary!

Then, James, the eldest, is having his Second child on Monday!

And Finally, the yongest in the fam., Daniel is turning 11 on Tuesday!

It's been a crazy and stressful week for everyone...I did however get to see cousins that I haven't seen for at least 10 years! And that was fun. :D

I PASSED!!!

It took them FOREVER to send my GED results...but I am an OFFICAL high school GRADUATE!!!! YAY!!
These are my scores!
Language Arts, reading--96%
Language Arts, writing--84%
Mathematics--92%
Science--86%
Social Studies-88%
Before I got my full results in the mail, I knew I passed the Language Arts-reading and writing, and the Social Studies. However, I did not know about the Math and Science part. I was SO nervous to find out, I thought I did AWFUL on the Math section. When I found out I got a 92% I was REALLY HAPPY!!!
NOW I CAN START COLLEGE!!! WOOHOOO!!!!

FINALLY!!! ....a job.

I FINALLY got a job! I am excited about it. I will be working at Round Table Pizza. Hopefully Ill be able to save for a car and after that i hope to take CNA classes. I CANNOT WAIT! Once i have my CNA license i hope to move out on my own! Life is getting exciting for me again...my goals seem just in reach! :D

Bird in the House

Around 9 this morning I'm still sleeping and lyd comes in my room and says,"Hannah there's a bird in the bathroom and we have to get it out."


half asleep and confused i say, "how did a bird get inside?"


She replies, "Colt left the door open and it flew in. He thought it was gone when he left. Once he got to work he called me and said 'make sure the bird out of the house', i thought it was gone too and i was going into the bathroom w/ caden when i heard a thunk flutter thunk flutter thunk and that's when i said 'ohhh no!' and got you."

And sure enough when I got out of bed and walked over to the bathroom i heard the same thing and when the bird calmed down i got the nerves to go in and look at it.

When i stuck my head in lyd grabs my arm and scares me! I JUMPED SOO HIGH!!! haha. Once we finish looking at it we had to figure out a way to get it out! Next, lyd grabs cadens inflatable airplane and starts shaking it and hitting the border of the bathroom door to get the birds attention soo it can fly out the window in the other room. It was hillarious! But eventually it work and the bird flew out the window, how ever it left a few droppings for us to remember it by! :\ haha.

Books

I have read a lot this summer, and every book was good in it's own way!
I wish I wrote down every book I have read and when I started&finished reading it but I didn't soo I'm going to start now!
Right now I am reading a series by Stephaine Meyer and they are AMAZING!!! The first one is called Twilight and I just finished the second(called New Moon) and now waiting to read the third(Eclipse) and forth(Breaking Dawn).
But while I am waiting I have decided to read a Stephen King book called The Dark-half (I started August 12th).

Work Out

Lyd and I have started working out. I love it! It makes me feel good about myself! :D We have been going for the past three days after Caden goes to sleep. Once we get there I warm up on the bike for 7-10 mins. then I move to the walk/step thing and do that for 15-20 mins. It's soo much fun! But by the time I'm done I am SWIMMING in sweat!!! It's gross! And not to mention my face gets all red b/c I don't breathe right. ha. Having done those things Lydia and I go to lift the weights and we do various things and I also do squats every other day. We are going to continue working out everynight for the next week and a half, then we will lessen it to 3 times a week(or more). I can't wait. Now all I need to do is tan! :D haha

Porterville

The 3 hour drive from Soledad to Porterville was Beautiful yet hard. When I was looking out the window, at the scenery, it is what I would picture Africa looking like, dry grass w/ scattered trees. However, Caden was crying and we couldn't figure out why. It was hard to just sit there and let him cry but he knew we would react to it, so we finally didn't look or talk to him, and Eventually he stopped crying and listened to the music. Thank GOODNESS!!!
While in Porterville Cam and I went to see A Dark Night, and it was AMAZING!!!! Heath Ledger was Brilliant!!! It sucks that that was his last movie. :\
We (Cam. and I) also drove up deep in the mountains to jump and slide down rocks in a river(Cameron also went fishing)! It was superb! I have never done anything like it and Cam had to convince me to jump and slide b/c I was blind and couldn't see how deep it was. I didn't want to break my legs, but once I jumped and slid I wanted to do it again and again. Being up there was peaceful and I didn't want to leave, sadly however, other people started to come and it wasn't as peaceful so we packed up and left.
Poterville was A LOT of FUN! And I didn't think it would have so many fun things to do but it did and I was glad I got to meet more of Cameron's fam. they are sweet and fun. :D
I would deff. like to go back and visit some more.

Family

I am number five out of eight children. The home was always busy and has never had a dull moment. It's hard to think that my older siblings are all on their own getting married or doing there own thing:

James-25-he is the oldest-and has been married for 3 years now(i think), to Megan. They have a beautiful daughter Isa. She is my first and only niece so far!!! They also have another baby on the way, and it's a BOY!!! His name will be Hyrum James Zolman!!!

Lydia-24-she came second in line-and has always been the spoiled princess of the family! haha she usually always gets her way! and i love her all the same, she wouldn't be lyd if she acted any different. ha.-Lydia is married to Colt Carlson, and they have been married for a year and a half now, and they have a HANDSOME baby boy named Caden!

Benjamin-23-ben has always been the more softer/comforting one out of all the Zolman's. Sure he had/has his moments but doesn't everyone?-he went on a spanish speaking mission to San Diego, and i had a chance to visit him while i was spending the summer w/ my grandparents!!!-he is married now and will be for a year in nov.? or dec.? and they are soo cute together.

Seabury-19-Sea has always been the CRAZY one! haha. He sure does know how to make life fun! He has decided to go into the Marines and this scares me a great deal. I know that one day soon he will have to go to Iraq and that's a terrifiying* thought. I consider him my best friend! I love him!!!

I followed Seabury a year and a half later. haha

And then there are the 3 younger then me!

Susanna, Conrad, and Daniel: 16, 13, 11: They are the Sweetest little brothers and sis you could ask for!!! I have had many fun times w/ each of them!!!

Selective Hearing&Seeing

"People see and hear what they want to see and hear."

Why can't one see the good in others and not judge them by there outer appearance?


The Curse
"We heard the tales since we were young Heard the songs that have been sung About an evil spell Someone beautiful is cursed We feel sad through every verse Til a kiss and all is well The message that no one can see Is clearer to someone like me There is no curse or evil spell That's worse than one we give ourselves There is no sorcerer as cruel As the proud, angry fool And yet we cry "life isn't fair" Beneath our cries the truth is there The power that will break the spell We should know very well Is locked within ourselves Yet we'd rather blame And curse out fate than change We run from everyone to hide from the pain And all the shame The story's old, we know it well About a wretched evil spell The power that will break this curse Oh I know all too well Is locked within myself.."

…one chooses how one acts in certain circumstances (right or wrong/good or bad) and that determines who one becomes.

If one lets worldly things affect one: one becomes ugly on the inside, but if one listens to ones heart and loves all: one can be beautiful both inside and out...

"Love, more than anything Teaches our hearts to sing Only love could break the shell Now I know very well The love within myself"

Who I am, and what I like.

Hannah Zolman- a fun, loving, adventurous, and silly girl of 18.

I am the type of girl who will burst out laughing in dead silence because of something that happened yesturday.

I am planning on going to college this fall or spring, (i would really like to go into nursing).

I love...

.....the snow and miss it dearly!

.....cuddling and sipping hot coco while its cold outside!

.....to laugh and have fun.

.....my family. They are the most important people in my life.

.....the ocean. I have always been a beach girl! I'll prob. stay here in Cali. once I'm done with college and work in a hospital out here. If not here it'll be someplace on the east coast.

.....traveling. I have been to every contiguous state except Maine. I would like to go to China, Japan, Russia and a few places in Africa, before I pass away.

.....trying new things. -Just recently-- Cameron picked me up on Wed. (July 30th) and took me to Pismo beach where his family goes camping often. I loved hanging out with them. We went fishing off the pier, rode in the rinho(sp?), played monkey balls, and went swimming/boogie boarding. It was a lot of fun and something I have never done before.

.....reading. I have read all kinds of books...however, i only enjoy reading if it is for fun. If it's for a school assignment it's a little more difficult for me to get into.

.....quotes. Here are a few of my favorite:

- "An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind." -Gandhi

- "All our dreams can come true-if we have the courage to pursue them."-Walt Disney

- "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss

- "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." -Oliver Wendell Holmes

- "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved." -Helen Keller

- "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." -William Jennings Bryan

( i have many many more quotes)

and.....music. It has always been a big part of my life. I listen to all types and love it all, the only type I have a hard time getting into is country. (sorry country lovers...)