Busy Week!

                Hi, this is Nick. A lot of things happened last week. On Tuesday, my parents drove me to the College of Saint Rose. I was so excited to stay overnight. Vincent (a senior at Saint Rose) took me on a tour around campus and showed me the campus I’ll be in next September (if I’m accepted). Also, Vincent took me on a tour at the cafeteria and we ate lunch there. It was snowing, haha, but I knew it was a great day to be hanging out with a senior who is 21 and attending his last year at college. At the house where Vincent lives, everybody had a job to do, such as cleaning the dishes, making their own dinners, and food shopping.  Keep wishing me luck, because I’m getting closer to going to college.

                Friday was my senior trip to New York City.  My brother Nick and I took a bus to New York City. There were about 300 students in the 4 buses. When we got there, everyone got together to take a senior picture at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. Later, we met up with Nick’s friend Jarrett who lives in Brooklyn.  Mom, Nick, and Louis met us there; we spent the rest of the day together, had lunch at Burger Heaven, and went to Macy’s. We walked around Times Square, did some shopping, and left the city at around 5:00. It was a really busy week and looking forward to the holidays.

TTYL                                   

College Visit!

         Hi, this is Nick again. I spent a great weekend watching football and going to a birthday party for my cousin Lisa on Long Island. It was a lot of fun. Tomorrow, December 10, I am going to Albany for an overnight visit at a college. I will be seeing the school and I’m excited to be staying overnight.
         Also, I want to let you know that when I first saw this college, I thought it was pretty amazing. The gymnasium was a real gym with the logo of the Knights. I thought it was pretty cool. I also saw the fitness center where people jog, lift weights, and doing sit-ups. I’m meeting with Kevin tomorrow to interview and hopefully I will be going to classes in September. I really want to go to college so wish me luck and I’ll let you know how it goes.

TTYL

Thanksgiving Day

                 Thanksgiving this year was a little different for my family. My mom is a nurse, and had to work, so I went to my brother’s apartment near Central Connecticut State University (CCSU). My brother coaches a high school football team and we all went to see his team play. It was a cold day, so me, Louis, and Nick dressed up in warm layer of clothes to help stay warm.

               

                 My brothers team (Sheehan Titans) won 54-7, and they called us down to the field (me and Louis). My brother yelled the letters “LZ" and “NZ” and the teammates yelled back the same letters. Lou and I got to sit in front of Nick’s football team to take a picture. Nick gave me and Louis the game ball and all the players wrote their names on the ball, and it made me feel proud to have a second ball to keep at home. Then, I went back to my brother’s apartment to watch football games and have Thanksgiving dinner. We had turkey, stuffing, baked carrots, salad, and sweet potatoes with brown sugar and cinnamon, as well as dessert. For dessert, we had homemade brownies made by my sister Emily. . .Yummy!

TTYL

               

                                                                                                                                           

Senior Trip!

Hi. This is Nicholas and I have some cool stuff to share with you guys. This week I signed up to go on the senior trip to New York City with my older brother Nick. My family is going to New York City, too. They are taking the Metro North train to the city and will meet us. I think this trip is going to be amazing and so much fun. I’ve been waiting to go on a senior trip my whole life. And how awesome it is to take a bus down to New York City with my brother and all my friends from school. I’ll let you know how the trip is. The trip is in December.

TTYL

Hello Everyone!

       Hi, my name is Nick. I’m 18, and I have autism. I plan on using this blog to let you share my experiences as I make it through my sometimes confusing, but amazing life. I am a senior in high school. I’m really enjoying this year more than I could imagine. I’m currently in a work program at school, learning to drive, and hoping to get into college in the fall. We’re still working on it.   

       I started this blog today because I voted for the first time. We went in the car, and we drove to the Town Hall building to vote. After my mom took pictures (she always does that) my mom taught me a lesson on how to vote for each party such as the Democratic, or the Republican Party, either way. 

       I’m also learning on how to drive, and obeying the laws and rules of the road. When I first started learning how to drive, I was practicing in parking lots. After a while, I started driving on non-busy roads.  I know that driving can be dangerous, and that my parents told me that a car can be considered as a “weapon.”  Either way, the more you practice, the better you drive. I plan on practicing a long time!

    
      TTYL