Just now I came back from a tour on the ship. The ship was fabulous, but…

Okay, I went with Vanessa, and three nine to ten year olds were with us. Ashley, Lily-Mae and Brentt. Now, they are triplets, and they’re very very curious.

Here’s an example of what we were doing.

We passed by a door that had the words “ENGINE ROOM” printed on it. Guess what?

“Engine room?” Lily-Mae asked the guide.

“What’s in there?” Brentt piped up.

“How hot is it?” Ashley said.

“What do the engines run on?”

“Who works in there?”

“Is it like a car engine, only much bigger?”

And then the questions turn totally random.

“What color do you have to wear if you work in there?”

“Is the engine silver?”

“Have you ever eaten with the engine room guys?”

Vanessa and I were just like… yea, okay. The funniest thing is, the triplets are very serious about their questions. The guide doesn’t even think it’s weird - which is weird. If I were the guide I’d make them walk the plank. (Joking. Only pirates do that.) They don’t pile up the questions on top of each other, they wait until the previous questions are answered and then they start asking.

I think it’s time I tell you about Vanessa. Vanessa is my best friend - we have all those photos with the words “BFF” scribbled all over it in glitter glue.

Vanessa likes singing. She can sing really well and sang in the school musical many times. She even sang a solo in the City Choir CD! And Vanessa is absoulutely crazy. She goes mad over candy but she is not “curvy” - in fact she’s really skinny and her parents are always telling her to eat more!

This is why I like the name Vanessa. We both want to swap names! And it’s funny, because in the movie High School Musical the actress Vanessa Hudgens plays Gabriella Montez!

I live right next to Vanessa. We go to school together everyday. We’re

*BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!~*

Grammie just came by. She bought me this little rag doll - it’s absoulutely BEAUTIFUL!

I know this is pretty babyish, but I couldn’t help it. I named her Penelope. She has two enormous braids with purple strands, a simple face - just eyes and a mouth and small little purple shoes. Then she has a soft dark blue dress with tiny little jewels on it. Then the skirts and sleeves are soft green transparent. She’s a cute little doll and I love her!

Gabriella

When I was born that’s what I was named immediately. Gabriella. I like my name. Plus I think “Simply Gabriella” sounds really nice. But if I had to change my name I would change it to Vanessa. I know that it means “Butterfly” in Greek and I think it’s a beautiful name.

Just now I went to Baby Names and searched for “Gabriella“. This is what it came up with:

The meaning of the name Gabriella is Feminine Form Of Gabriel. The origin of the name Gabriella is Italian.

I have no idea what “Feminine Form of Gabriel” means.

But to me, I am simply Gabriella and that is good enough for me.

Okay, I suppose that I should tell you about me. My name is Gabriella K., and I am just an average person who likes movies, music, reading and writing. I asked people what they thought of me and they came up with shy, sweet, innocent and quiet - which is all true, I have to admit. I am a klutz when it comes to sports, I am terrified of going through pain and most of all - bugs! I think I’d like to be a writer when I grow up.

Anyway, bye for now, I need to go and finish the last three pages of my book.