Top 5 Moments of 2024 - Amber Cortez by Amber Cortez

My birthday - August 5th

acort271_3 — 2025-01-09 17:11:26 UTC

My sister gave me the idea to go to Knotts on my birthday. I invited 2 of my friends and we went around 11 am. We went on Silver bullet because it was right in front of where we came in. We went on ghost rider, a water one, hangtime, the one that goes high up and drops, and i forgot what else. Not back to back just throughout the day. We ate hamburgers and tried staying under the shade. It was so hot like 90 something and lines were kinda long. I liked it when it got dark because all the lights they had and we didnt really know the park so it was fun like that. But we left around 8-9 because it was cold and we did like everything we wanted to. We went on our last couple rides while my mom was on the way. When i got home i was super tired so i showered and just went to sleep.

Christmas - December

acort271_3 — 2025-01-10 17:08:52 UTC

For Christmas i visited my moms side of the family. We left during break and it takes 5 hours by car to get there. I like going on road trips and stuff because i barely go anywhere so i was kinda excited. We spent a couple days there just going to peoples houses to say hi to them. My grandparents were having a party for their 50 years of marriage. We went to church first in the morning that day and later on was the party. It was cute and they had good food. My mom was happy and the party was fun. It ended kinda early at like 10 everyone started picking up things. We stayed in a hotel nearby and it was nice, we kept our dog there for the day she was excited to see us back. We left some days later and said bye to everyone in the morning. When we got home we got to open gifts, i was so tired but happy to. I got makeup, money, and some clothes.

Halloween - October 31

acort271_3 — 2025-01-13 23:10:01 UTC

After school me and carla went to our friend Zhuoyans house and we ate pizza and had smores for later. We rested a little before we got ready for trick or treating. We were bunnies and we were like almost matching. We waited until the sun started going down a little and we left to start. She lives in like a rich area so we were excited. Other people were out there too with their kids, more when it was like all dark. We got a lot of candy by the end of the night. Our bags were full and we were kinda tired so we went back to her house. It was around 8, it got cold so we wanted to end it. We traded some and hung out for a bit. We made and ate some more smores before we got picked up.

Universal - December 31

acort271_3 — 2025-01-13 23:20:09 UTC

In the morning my family and i got ready and went to universal studios. My mom had been wanting to go for a little so we finally went. It was big and had a lot of different things to see. They had hello kitty, super mario, simpsons, harry potter, shrek, and other things to see. They made food, rides, and shops of those places. The rides are different, theres some roller coaster but others you just sit down and watch a screen. It moves around and takes you on like a quest with whoevers ride your on. Before you get into the park theres a place you walk through with a lot of food places. We ate burgers and had ice cream a bit before leaving. I got a hello kitty headband with my sister and a yoshi stuffed animal. At night they had some fireworks while i was walking around to leave. One thing i didnt do was go on the mario ride because while in line it broke down. Its okay but next time i want that one

Crumbl - October 11

acort271_3 — 2025-01-15 16:37:55 UTC

My mom and i went to target because she needed stuff after school. I said i wanted to get crumbl so we texted my sisters and they said theyd want some. I saw online that the week was good like better than the others so i was excited. We got 6 of the mini ones and tried them at home. We split it in fours for my 2 sisters and we ate them. My favorite one was the bottom left, with the fudge and frosting. They were all really good and the mini is better because the normal size is too much. i dont really crave cookies but it was like breakfast so i wanted. My mom liked them a lot though so i might go soon because its been a while. It was like my second time getting it and i wanna get some sooon