My top five moments of 2024 Perla Vargas by Perla Vargas-Puente

Getting my puppy-June

pvarg27_3 — 2025-01-09 20:57:16 UTC

My aunt had a dog in May and she gave birth to two puppies. She gave my sister I each a puppy. It was the first time I had ever had my own dog. I named my dog Mochi. She's a pug, and she is very energetic.It was rough taking care of a dog on my own at the beginning because she's just a puppy, and she would cry a lot at night, but eventually, I got better at training her, and she is more well-behaved. My dog is 8 months old now and is very fun to play with, she has a lot of energy and could play for hours. Having a dog has shown me things like responsibility and patience. Having a puppy is a big responsibility because I have to take care of her and make sure she's clean and has everything. It has shown me a lot of patience because I had to be patient when she would not listen because she's a puppy and doesn't know any better so I have to teach her. I enjoy having a dog and I hope to be able to take her to parks and on walks when she's bigger.

Going to Universal Studios with my boyfriend-September

pvarg27_3 — 2025-01-10 20:31:52 UTC

I had never gone to Universal before and it was really fun.We went for my boyfriend's birthday with his mom and my sister, the first thing we did when we got there was get on the Harry Potter ride.I love Harry Potter, it is one of my favorite movie series and getting on that ride for the first time was so amazing for me.It felt like I was actually in the movie,I wanted to get on a million times. We walked around and got on all the rides,we ate burgers and they were so good I was full for the rest of the day and didn't get to try anything else.My sister, boyfriend, and I got on the mummy ride because my sister suggested it and it went so fast it caught me off guard. That ride scared my boyfriend so much he was yelling loudly and holding onto my hand, I couldn't stop laughing at him after we got off the ride.We went to the water park there and my sister, my boyfriend ,and I all got soaking wet.At first I didn't want to go in because I had just straightened my hair and didn't want to get it wet. Both of them said it would be fun and I had a fun time with them especially because it was so hot outside.

Going to the mountains with my boyfriend-November

pvarg27_3 — 2025-01-10 21:07:48 UTC

My older sister and brother went with my boyfriend and I to go hiking.We woke up early at 7am to go to a hiking trail near by,it was so hot outside and we made it all the way to the top of the trail and then went back down.We were all so hungry we all decided to go to In-N-Out , after we were all done we drove to the mountains to walk.Unlike our hike it was very cold so it was a little refreshing after the hike.We got there and there was lots of snow,when we parked we immediately ran out of the car to play with the snow and throw it at each other.We went on the trail and walked while looking at everything because it was so pretty there.We made it to the small waterfall and admired it,after that it was getting late so we dropped my boyfriend off at his house and went home.It was a really fun day and I enjoyed spending time with them and seeing the snow.

Going to the beach-November

pvarg27_3 — 2025-01-13 20:54:06 UTC

I went to Laguna Beach with my sister, mom, and my aunt from Mexico.My aunt visited, and we wanted to take her somewhere fun like the beach.My aunt said that she hadn't been to the beaches here in years so we thought it would be nice to go there,it was very cold so we didn't get in the water.We walked on the beach looking at the view and went on a walking trail next to it.We went across the street from the beach to where all the stores are and they were all pretty.We went inside some of the stores just looking around at all the pretty clothes,my aunt really enjoyed seeing all the stores.My favorite store was one that was full of unique house decor,they had clocks, signs, and outdoor decorations.The store also had beautiful handmade jewelry,there was a gorgeous ring with an aquamarine stone that I would like to return and get another day because it was so pretty.We walked in there for about an hour just looking at all the crystals and jewelry. After that, we went to another beach to see if we could see any bioluminescence,when we got to the beach me and my sister saw the waves slightly glowing.We both got out of the car so fast and started running to the ocean,The waves began glowing more and more after a couple minutes,it was so beautiful I had never seen anything like it.It was such a fun day for me.

Going to Solvang -December

pvarg27_3 — 2025-01-14 21:14:27 UTC

I went to Solvang, a city four hours away, with my brother, sister, mom, and aunt. The drive was so long that I watched TikTok the whole time and eventually fell asleep.When I woke up we were driving through the streets looking for parking and I was looking around at all the nice houses and small stores.We got off the car and walked around a little to find a place to eat, we saw a place named Brekkies.The menu looked good so we all decided to eat there,we sat outside with a nice view of a big Christmas tree in the middle of the town square.I ordered chicken and waffles because I saw someone else eating it there and I though it looked good,the food there was so good I wish we had a Brekkies here nearby.The waffles were the softest best waffles I've ever had and the chicken tenders were also delicious and crispy.We all finished eating and I was so full, we went to look around some more at the stores.My sister and I walked into a clothing store and looked at all the pretty clothes,we went to a small library and looked at books.After we were done looking around at all the stores we saw a boba shop nearby and I got a dragon fruit smoothie with boba in it.It was 7 and we started going home because it was a long drive,I took one last look at the town decorated in pretty Christmas lights and we went home.