Matthew Estrada's 2023 Padlet by Matthew Estrada

Beginning Of The Year - January 1, 2023

1072978_1 — 2024-01-09 17:38:04 UTC

The beginning of the year was very important since it started off pretty great and went by pleasantly. I wanted to prepare for everything ahead of me such as the start of my spring training and focus on important things such as school. I started the new year by This year I had not made any resolutions since I had no plan or idea to get myself started on but wanted to become a semi-different person for the new year and did not want this to go to waste. The beginning of the year always gets me pumped up because its a chance to make every year better than the last sometimes besides some specific years that are in the past and should forget about instead of plotting for the future.

13 - February 18, 2023

1072978_1 — 2024-01-10 17:25:51 UTC

The day February 18 was a special day for me since it was the day of my 13th birthday and my family had been planning a little surprise for me the day afterwards. Besides the big day ahead of me my family and I went out to have a nice little dish to prepare then went for a minor long drive to Los Angeles from the traffic. Afterwards when we arrived we walked around Hollywood and stopped by some other cool shops we had found on our way walking. Afterwards we went for a nice dinner and then searched for a hotel to stay for the night and then set our alarms to wake up at 4 am the next day so we didn't get as much sleep which I wish I had known since we were going to need it.

Big surprise - February 19 2023

1072978_1 — 2024-01-10 17:32:37 UTC

I must have been half asleep since I forgot about the rest of the drive which wasn't even long at all. Once we arrived at Universal studios we had no time to waste since my family had purchased one full hour before the park opened to the public to go to the new section at Super Nintendo World. The first thing we did when we got there was ride the new ride which was pretty cool since it was based on the game Mario kart and made you feel like you're in the game. After the ride we ate at Toadstool cafe which was a restaurant there and had a great rest of the day before it would come to an end.

Baseball season - April 14, 2023

1072978_1 — 2024-01-12 17:22:13 UTC

The most wonderful time of the year has arrived and is time to get my game up since it's the beginning of tryouts. I got all my gear ready even though and forgot about my anxiety of forgetting something which never ever fails no matter what. When I arrived I began by doing stretches to improve my arm efficiency and strength. During the warm-ups and tossing I had no issue whatsoever and it was a breeze. Once again in another 9 years of my life dedicated to baseball I had made the team once more. I honestly always think I always prepare too much most of the time and overreact over things such as this but don't want to slack off and waste any potential left and like to try my best no matter what.

Christmas again - December 25, 2023

1072978_1 — 2024-01-13 07:57:45 UTC

The month of the tamales has made its way back once again and can never escape from it which Im not complaining about but also gets you looking forward to your last days of the year. Once Christmas is past we are already in February by the time which happens every year where there are two holidays in one month. Or rather at least how it feels like. I also look forward to the gifts and get to hang out with families and friends which I enjoy very very much.