Favorite Christmas Memory

My favorite Christmas memory was when I was little and got a cd player and some cd's. I was at my Aunt Dana's house. My parents had brought some gifts from home up to Arlington to open. I was so happy to finally get a cd player. My brother had received one too. Mine was red and Hunter's was blue. I loved not knowing what I was getting. I remember writing a letter to Santa and my mom would say she would send it to him. So I was so anxious to see what if I was going to get what I had asked for. Sure enough, we began opening gifts and there it was a new, red cd player. The minute I opened it I wanted to start listening to it. I don't remember what cd's I had got. I think one was the Shrek soundtrack. I was a huge fan of the Powerpuff Girls back then and my Aunt Stephanie had given me a Powerpuff Girls rolling back pack with some Powepuff Girls lip gloss. I was so excited. That was a pretty good Christmas memory.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

I'm not sure if I'm quite understanding the book right now. Everything was clear before but now Elizabeth starts saying a surgeon told her she would cure if she bled an hour after midnight. Not quite getting the picture. So he began to open her vein and took blood. This book was good. Hopefully it doesn't start falling to parts and start to not make sense.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth was leaving London. It was late in November. She had arrived at Ashridge. Her first duty was to thank the queen for all her kindnesses. I think it was nice to let Elizabeth go but I still don't care for her. I think she still treated Elizabeth bad about her mom. I'd still be upset but then she did let her go. She could have made her stay. I'm just hoping that Elizabeth becomes queen soon.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth had finally arrived in Ashridge. She had been in the chapel knelt down behind a screen to make a confession. Then all of a sudden a messenger that had been disguised as a priest had given Elizabeth a letter. It had been from Thomas Wyatt. It was saying that Elizabeth had been the only one to truly fit ruling England and her day would be coming soon. I'm glad Elizabeth is pretty much going to be the next queen. I think she will be a better queen than what Mary has been.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth now is wanting to move to Ashridge in Hertfordshire. She had asked the queen if she could move there. She had sent this letter to the queen. She waited for days for a reply. Finally she got a reply. The answer had been no. Elizabeth had written to her again "imploring her to grant Elizabeth an audience. Days had passed. Then finally the queen wanted to see her. Elizabeth and Queen Mary had met. Elizabeth knelt to the floor asking if she could go to Ashridge. The queen said yes this time. Queen Mary is like a mother to a big country. That's just what we should do today, is move away. I think it's crazy that it's up to someone, besides you're mother or father, to let you move away or not.

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Elizabeth had arrived at Somerset House, she had acknowledged the salutes of the guards. Elizabeth had told Kat about the whole incodent with the Queen. Kat had told her she needed to get out of there. At least Elizabeth has a trusting and loyal friend. She is at least trying to help her. There are a lot of people now too that make themselves seem trustworthy then they're not and they become stuck up and act too good for you. That's when a best friend comes into place. One you've had for so long and gets you through anything.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

It was a cold windy day in the winter. Queen Mary had approached Elizabeth asking her if she had been going to church. Elizabeth had told her well yes twice daily. Elizabeth knew Mary had been hearing reports of this. Hmm..sounds like the town of Armour. Something happens and it's out within a day. Then Mary had told Elizabeth that she was becoming more like her mother everyday, causing trouble in the kingdom. Elizabeth had been furious with Queen Mary now. Her cheeks were red and she was hot. I would be furious too. I get that a lot where people tell me I'm just like my mom or look just like her. And if anyone were to talk about my mom to my face I'd  be furious too. I'd stick up for her, especially if she wasn't there to defend herself.

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So now Elizabeth and Sir William were trying to think of men that Queen Mary could marry. The first one they thought of was Reginald Pole. He was the prince of the Catholic Church. He had still been in Rome ever since Elizabeth's father banished him twenty years ago. Elizabeth had told Sir William that Mary had been in love with Reginald years ago, she had just been considering the idea. Then they had thought of another man, Edward Courtenay. Elizabeth had said that he thinks very highly of himself. I think he would be perfect for Queen Mary then. I mean doesn't she think the same way? Kind of? She's pretty bossy and likes telling people what to do. Maybe they will end up marrying. 

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth's heart had ached from the departure of her cousin, Catherine as the news Queen Mary had given them. It had been time that Queen Mary had to marry. Then, people believed that it was right for a women to not rule on her own. The choice of a husband for the queen was very important. Not only to make her happy but to make the country better. I think that is right too. I wouldn't want to be ruling on my own I don't think. That would be where the king would come in. Two people should be ruling the country not one like here today we have Obama ruling our country pretty much. And look how good that is going.

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It was a day in October and Elizabeth had received a letter from her cousin, Catherine Knollys. She had been the daughter of Elizabeth's mother's sister. She was married to Sir Francis Knollys. Elizabeth had not seen her cousin for quite a long time and Catherine was begging Elizabeth to come see her. Catherine had come to visit Elizabeth and brought Lettice, Catherine's five year old daughter. Elizabeth, her cousin, and Lettice had taken a walk through the garden to talk. Catherine wanted to talk to her freely about it. Catherine had told Elizabeth they were leaving to move to France. It was her husband's choice. The queen made it impossible for them to stay there. I am not liking Queen Mary at all. She seems rude and she's driving people out of the town. Hopefully, very soon, Elizabeth becomes queen.

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Elizabeth and Queen Mary were still arguing and were not very close anymore. Queen Mary had been kind of rude and bossy. Mary had called her first parliament. She had demanded that her mother's marriage to their father declared lawful. That had officially removed the stain of bastardy from Mary. Now she had no intention for doing the same favor for Elizabeth's mother and her.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth had removed her prayer book, gave it to Queen Mary, and kissed it in memory of her  brother, the king Edward. Mary did give her a rosary though. Elizabeth had carried it and was saying prayers over the beads, counting them one by one. She had gone to mass only because she had to. She ended up finding an excuse as she had a headache, stomacheache, and a touch of choler. So she ended up not attending to church. She probably didn't want to go because Mary had changed the religion a little different and maybe didn't feel comfortable going. And Elizabeth had thought why she would change it after her brother and dad had kept it the way the religion and the church was. I would be unhappy and kind of uncomfortable too.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth was having supper with the queen and had been in a good mood. She had been dressed by maids in a black velvet gown with french sleeves over a white damask petticoat. Kat had no longer been with Elizabeth as her governess. Elizabeth was now twenty, but she had still kept relying on Kat as she always had her companionship. Elizabeth had always carried a prayer book with her. Queen Mary had told her to get rid of her prayer book she had hanging off her wrist. Elizabeth of course, had to obey her as the queen. Elizabeth kind of thought to herself, must be nice being a queen and having so much power. I wouldn't think there would be anything wrong of having a prayer book. You could always use it and it's a good thing you carry around that kind of stuff or something like a rosary. It shows you have belief and it's important to you. I'm disliking Mary as a queen. Of course when someone is in charge, they think they can do everything and anything they want.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth had ridden out to meet a new queen. This queen had been close to her and they hadn't seen each other in five years. The queen was now Mary, Elizabeth's stepsister. As Mary came, Elizabeth had jump down from her horse and knelt down on the dirt for respect to Mary. Mary had came up to Elizabeth and immediately rose her up. They were so surprised to see each other after five years. I think Mary is sweet. Sweeter than Elizabeth's dead brother, Edward ever was. At least Mary acknowledges her and gives some attention to Elizabeth. But why wouldn't she after not seeing her that long. 

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It was now the tenth of July and John Dudley informed Queen Jane that she has to make her husband, Guildford, the king now that King Edward is dead. Jane had called together some privy councillors and told them that if the crown really belongs to her then she would make her husband a duke. But she wouldn't consent to make him king. I think that Queen Jane should make him king. She is already queen. Why wouldn't she make her husband king? It only makes sense. If I were a queen, I would want my husband to be a king as well, not a duke.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

It had been a few days after King Edward's death. Many events had come. Sir William Cecil visited Elizabeth at Hatfield. Elizabeth recovered from her fever and felt like her old self again. On July 9th, Lady Jane was taken to Syon House, one of the royal palaces, where her father-in-law had knelt and solemnly informed her of the death of the king and of her succession. Feeling better and getting rid of that fever would help me but I don't think I could get over my brother's death. I wouldn't know what to do. I would be even more lonely without my parents AND my brother. I would hope to have the strength like Elizabeth does and keep on living. I just think that would be a depressing life. But there are other people in her life and as well, mine that love her other than her family. It would still be hard though and a very tough time to go through.

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Elizabeth had not been invited to John Dudle's wedding. She felt very insulted but John Dudley did not care who he insulted. There had been three brides that day marrying John. But Jane, one of the three brides, had been gowned in cloth of gold with a cloak of silver tissue. I can not imagine a guy marrying three women. I have seen a television show about it though. I just don't think that's right. Some people do believe in that kind of stuff, I guess it's just what they're religion tells them. But it seems like anything could happen back then.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

It was now the summer of 1551. Visitors were telling Elzabeth that church bells were ringing all over for the dead. She worried about Edward, I think hoping that he is not one of them. He wasn't. But fifty thousand had died that summer. Elizabeth had went to Christmas that year seeing her little brother Edward's health just declining. She felt sorry for Edward because she thinks he is going through a terrible time as he had to sign an order for Dudley, Edward's uncle's, death. That is really insane how many people died. I'm not even sure what from. But I bet it was a depressing year that year. I don't know if things will even turn out for anybody in this book. Bad things have been happening throughout the whole thing so far.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Seasons were changing and Elizabeth divided her life between quite times in the country with her tutor Professor Ascham, and she had been to many visits to court, where she had seen her brother, Edward. She was much in his favor. Elizabeth enjoyed the attention from him because she hadn't had that before. She loved her brother much but also had pity on him. He gave her the bad news that HIS uncle Edward Seymour had been let out of the tower and is now serving on the council again. Edward's uncle and Dudley had always argued and they never listened to what Edward, the king had to say. Edward just wanted to try to be a good king but they never let him do anything. That doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me because little Edward, the king is a king and is supposively supposed to be ruling them and not them ruling him or not listening to what he has to say? Things are complicated for Edward and Elizabeth now. Hopefully things turn out alright.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth had turned seventeen. It was the month of September as a messenger had arrived at Hatfield with a letter from Robin's father, John Dudley. Elizabeth had opened the message. It had been time that Elizabeth would now have to get married. It was the king's opinion. Elizabeth was very upset and called out Kat's name. Kat came and wondered why Elizabeth was so furious. She did not want to get married. She just kept going over and over again to Kat that "I do not wish to marry!" I think it should be up to her if she wants to get married not the king, but of course things were different back then. If I were Elizabeth and I went through all of the falling in love with a couple of guys and they treated me miserably, I wouldn't want to marry either. I don't blame her. She should have her own say in this.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth is now in Hatfield where she is very happy to be. She loved the place. There had been soiled mats replaced by sweet-smelling ones and rotten wall hangings and pictures had been replaced with the fresh air. Elizabeth had found everything in good order. Then came an invitation to Robin Dudley to Amy Robsart's wedding. Elizabeth had grown out of the thought of a good friend of hers getting married. Elizabeth had traveled from Hatfield to Windsor Castle as her brother had traveled from London to Windsor Castle as well. They had feasted and danced so then the day had passed on by. But Elizabeth thought to herself, did Robin really love Amy? She doubted it because love had nothing to do with marriage back then only money. I don't think it's like that today. But I really wouldn't doubt there are quite a few of people marrying rich men or women just for their money which is wrong. Love is more important than money. Love is something you will have forever. Money is a poor excuse for marriage. That's what I think anyway.

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Elizabeth and Edward are discussing how different Mary has been acting. Edward had said that Mary wasn't even going to come join them for Easter. She had made up some other excuse. Edward had said that she hints that she suspects a plot against her. Mary had refused to  to give up her devotion to the Catholic Church. She has mass daily but not just her, the whole household does and that had been strictly forbidden. "It would be so much easier to agree to what the law demands." Elizabeth loves her sister deeply but doesn't understand her religious thoughts. Emperor Charles, Mary's cousin and the most powerful man in Europe, was going to come and take Mary away to Flander's. Then Edward had spoken that he would put Mary to death. Elizabeth had been shocked and thought you would execute your own sister? The councillors had spoken of it. They want to put her to death because she does not obey the laws or give up her "foolish" religion. I know it's back in their time and that was a really long time ago, but killing someone because they have a different belief? Dumb! I mean there are people who don't obey the laws these days either but that's what jail is for. There would be a lot of dead people if that was still happening today.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth's visit court was finally over and she had felt like it had been a success. She was now headed north to Hatfield with her retinue. I have no clue what that is. That is one thing, I wish they would describe a little more in the book about some of these words I have never heard before. But anywho, Her "retinue" had been Sir William Cecil, a member of Edward's privy council and the only one of sixteen men who she believed to be above reproach. I think it will be good for Elizabeth to get away from Tom and Robin. Although she still thinks about Robin every now and then but, hopefully things change and she finds a good well trusting man.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth is now at the Christmas feast. She meets up with Robin Dudley whom she has not seen since the last court. He was now sixteen also and had grown much taller and was "exceedingly well made." Edward had appointed him Master of the Buckhounds. Edward loved hunting deer with Robin and his hounds. Elizabeth was very exicited to see Robin again. Then he told her he needed to speak to her in private, they began joining hands to execute certain steps. Elizabeth thought to herself where they could meet without being disturbed or interrupted. She thought of one place, the chapel royal. Robin had given Elizabeth the word that he is betrothed to Amy Robsart. They were getting married in June. Usually betrothals are broken within a year. She decided she would not marry him nor anyone. I think Elizabeth has given up on men. They are easy to give up on. One could say he's in love then the next minute he's in love with someone else. If I were Elizabeth I would just give up and not marry anyone either.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

It was still the court as Elizabeth nor Edward could find Mary. Elizabeth was kind of worried about her. She told Kat, "Mary has excused herself from the Yuletide celebrations." Kat had told her that Mary fears she would not be allowed to hear the Roman Mass at Christmas if she came to court. I'm starting to wonder about Mary. Just the way she left and I think she is acting a little strange. But we will see what happens later on in the book.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth is grown more and is now sixteen. Her banisment from Yuletide had ended in the year of 1549. Edward had invited her to court. She has described herself as slender and fashionably small chested. Her hair was a striking golden red, long and thick. She had showed up to court and met up with her stepsister, Mary. She could not compare to her as Mary was wearing bright, rich looking colors and full of jewelry as Elizabeth had just one or two rings on her hands, which she thought was her best feature. Time goes fast and it had been three years since Elizabeth has lost her father. I can relate to that in a way because my grandma has been gone for about ten years. Now you may still be sad and miss them. But you grow up to understand everybody has to go somehow and that's the way life is.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

My guessing is wrong. Elizabeth is now doubting Tom Seymour because she has discovered he has been taken advantage of her family and that she never meant much to him in the first place. Elizabeth was being used and was furious with Tom. She had sat and wondered if it was him who killed Queen Catherine with some poison. But then she thought to herself again and wouldn't believe he would do that. His baby girl is now in Tom's mother's hands. She is the one taking care of her now. She wondered if little Mary is still alive and if she would grow up to hear the tales about her father's execution as Elizabeth did about her mother's. I would be very upset if I were in Elizabeth's position, falling deeply in love with a man who you later find out that he had just been using your family and you!

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

It was now the beginning of September as Catherine and Tom Seymour gave birth to their little baby girl and named her Mary. But just a few days later, Elizabeth was brought the words of Catherine's death. Elizabeth had been so sad. She in a way thought it was herself that caused Catherine's death because of her actions before. Queen Catherine was Elizabeth's "champion" and "supporter". Elizabeth wondered if Tom would come to her rescue and she began to think how naive she still was. Kat had whispered to her telling her that Tom would come to her as soon as he decently can. He will probably intend to Elizabeth after all. I'm very sure that they will marry and she will become Queen Elizabeth. I would maybe feel guilty of Catherine's death, then again I wouldn't. It wasn't like she intended to kill her and Elizabeth misses her deeply. But I would feel terrible for kissing her husband, and now she is gone. But I think she will kind of get over the fact Catherine is dead, then maybe again she won't but I'm sure she is happy now to most likely marry Tom Seymour.

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Elizabeth is now being sent away. Catherine decided to send her away because she wanted to preserve not only her marriage with Tom Seymour but to preserve Elizabeth's reputation. Elizabeth is still ashamed of what she has done but Catherine accepts her apology. Elizabeth and Catherine also sent letters to each other during that whole summer. I wouldn't be too worried now knowing that Catherine has accepted Elizabeth's embarrassment. At least they are getting along and keeping in touch with each other now.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Tom and Elizabeth had now locked lips as she came rushing down the stairs to go outside and get some fresh air. Catherine had caught them screaming, "Elizabeth!" Tom had ran up to Catherine and told her to calm down and made a joke and tried calming her down. Elizabeth had been so embarassed and was so hot. Now she is planned to move in with with Sir Anthony Denny, a gentleman of privy chamber, and his wife, Joan, at their country house in Chestnut. Lady Joan Denny is Kat's sister. I would probably want to move out too because things probably wouldn't go so well. I would be flattered to be kissed by someone who a fell in love with but if it was my stepmother's husband that would be too awkward and not a good thing.

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Elizabeth is now worried that she is losing her brother. When they had visited each other at a banquet and they had been alone for once. He had forgot his mighty king posture and called Elizabeth his Sweet Sister Temperance. It had been his "affectionate" name for her. She had felt it was her own, close brother again. Then councillors had entered the room and Edward had gone back to be his own monarch self and Elizabeth was the obedient subject. Again, poor Elizabeth. If I were in her position right now I wouldn't even know what to do. I mean losing your mother, then your father to an illness, then your brother becoming king and you having no attention what - so - ever. Now Mary is worried she has lost her brother to the manipulation of his advisors.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

It has been well of a few weeks and months since Elizabeth's father has passed away. It is now Elizabeth's fourteenth birthday. She received a birthday gift from her sister Mary. She gave her a pretty pair of kidskin gloves embroided with pearls. I feel kind of bad for Elizabeth because she has not parents to celebrate her birthday with besides her stepmother and a sister that's from another mother. At least there is someone there for her to give her something on her birthdays. If my real parents weren't with me on my young birthdays, I would probably cry. I hope that Elizabeth becomes queen and gets a lot of attention from everybody.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Ok, so Elizabeth is still in love with Tom Seymour. She wants to get over the fact that him and Catherine, her stepmother, got married. Elizabeth thinks that Catherine has an idea Elizabeth is still falling in love with Tom but thinks she will get over her "foolishness". Summer had come and they all had moved from Chelsea Palace and to the countryside of Gloucestershire. Elizabeth's feelings are still "blooming like flowers" towards Tom. If I were Elizabeth, I probably wouldn't get too involved with Tom knowing my stepmother and him are married. That may not turn out so pretty!

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Elizabeth has learned that Tom's brother, Edward Seymour, had been given the position or job of being a duke. He had been further named Lord Protector of King Edward. Elizabeth has also found that Catherine is falling in love with Tom. Elizabeth was not tempted to get married as she watched her father marry six women and Catherine had married two older men before. I really do agree with her. If I had watched my father marry that many women and get sick of them after a while then just throw them up in the tower to die, I wouldn't be very tempted either. Marriage is way different than that today. I think it makes the world a kind of better place knowing someone longer instead of thinking you're falling in love with them and just marry them. Then later on divorce them and make them suffer up in a tower to die. That's horrible! Our world today would be a mess if that type of marriage still took place.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

It had been the next morning after Edward's coronation. Elizabeth has been invited by her father's widow, Dowager Queen Catherine, at Chelsea Palace in London. Elizabeth agreed to come and live with her in London where she had realized it was noisy and dirty unlike her quiet country home at Hatfield. But when she had arrived at the Chelsea Palace, she had felt comfortable and she said it "was as warm as one could wish for." I'm starting to think that she will have a greater chance now of becoming a queen by living with her stepmother, who is a queen now.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Chapter two ended with Elizabeth and the kingdom at the banquet. She had no attention on her what so ever. She had been seated far down the table from King Edward and was ignored. But later on that evening they had a dance then she had met up with her old friend Robin Dudley. She had thought he was good looking as he was good humored. Robin had come up to Elizabeth very shy but opened up and changed as soon as they got out on the dancefloor. They had talked about the memories they had with each other when they were younger. Now they are only thirteen. Elizabeth feels she has been forgotten by everybody but Robin had told her that he has not. They had began getting closer to each other but the moment had been ruined by Elizabeth's cousin, Tom Seymour. I think, or hope, that Elizabeth becomes queen and will marry Robin. It would get her more attention and she will be ruling everybody else who has "forgotten" about her.

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Elizabeth, Edward, and Mary had now been watching the somber procession that had stretched on for miles following their father's coffin. Elizabeth could not control the events only her response to them as her father is now dead, her sister, Mary, is cold and her brother, Edward, is now king. "What will become of me?" she kept asking herself. And she knew she would never be queen as she was placed way in the back of the procession. As Edward had been "mounted high" on this big white horse, wearing rubies, pearls, and diamonds. He had been followed by the people of the kingdom, according to rank. Elizabeth had gone back to when her mother and father had met. She did not match his portrait he had thought would be the woman of his dreams but he had married her anyway. But since they had been divorced, she had been known as "the king's sister".

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

I have begun chapter two. Elizabeth and this "Kat" are talking about Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth's mother. Elizabeth had said she had been her mother's failure because her father wanted a boy. Her father had later on ended up not loving her anymore and putting her up in a tower where she would die along with one of his other wives, Catherine. But she was not near as pretty as Anne had been. Anne was beautiful with black hair as a raven's wing and eyes black as jet, and she was intelligent and witty as well in Kat's words. Catherine Howard's head had been caught in a basket and her blood had been sopped up by crones with handkerchiefs. Elizabeth had thought this must have been the way it was for my mother. Elizabeth had loved her father because well, he was her father and he was king. But she also "resented him deeply" because she could still have her mother. But her darkest secret of all was that at times she had hated him. Which I understand because I would probably hate him too for basically killing my mother. I couldn't stand living without my mother and knowing my father had just thrown her into a tower and then keeps falling in love with other women, I couldn't do it!

My Colony

I would and wouldn't like to be in charge. I would because it would be a good experience. I wouldn't because I'm a person that usually just follows people and doesn't like to be in charge. I also wouldn't like to be in charge because I would be afraid of screwing something up and I'm sometimes an organized person but other times not. But I would kind of like to be because you're the important person and everybody looks up to you and listens to you and it's a good feeling when you're being looked up to and people are relying on you but at the same time you're so filled with pressure. That would be another reason why I wouldn't want to be. It's like being a principal or being the boss of your job. You're under alot of pressure and everybody goes to you for everything. Like for example, being a principal you're the one running the school and watching out for all of these kids and if something were to happen, like a kid get seriously hurt, their parents aren't there for them you would be and you would be taking on the responsbility for them. Another thing would be like a football coach, I know it's mostly men who coach but I think it would be a fun sport to coach because I love football, but you have to tell a team what to do and how to do something. Or maybe certain plays they should be doing. Everybody goes to those football games wondering how they're going to play and they're going to see how good of a coach you are when you are coaching these boys. They are in charge of the football players. They would all look up to you. You would be glad to have that position that everybody wants you there, but also you are up to big responsibility.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

So I finished the first chapter of this book. It had ended with Elizabeth and her sister, from another mother but same father, had begun to avoid each other. Elizabeth made the mistake of asking Mary what was wrong. The problem was she had been teased by her father, before he had passed away, that she was twenty seven and still a virgin. Elizabeth had followed Mary as she had left to go somewhere. She ended up on a grassy bank and had fallen to the ground in tears. She finally noticed she wasn't alone and Elizabeth had come up behind her and stood over her. Mary had asked in a irritated voice, "Yes?", "What is it Elizabeth?" Mary had been upset from the fact that she is still not married and doesn't have a child. She also had said that it was a terrible thing not to be in love. I would not want to be in Mary's situation knowing I'm almost thirty and aren't even married yet. I would probably be thinking about a child by then.

Beware, Princess Elizabeth: Carolyn Meyer

Well, I am only on the 9th page of this book and there is much going on. With Elizabeth's father, the King, dead and his recent wife falling in love with Tom Seymour. Elizabeth's younger brother is also known now to be king royalty now that his father is passed. As he went up to Tom, one of their uncles, and Tom held Edward, Elizabeth's little brother, in his arms. Then someone had yelled, "put him down at once, he is the King of England you fool"! And now Queen Catherine had fallen in love with this Tom Seymour the moment she saw his eyes. Elizabeth thought, how could you lose somebody and fall in love so fast? But she was going to accept Queen Catherine and couldn't think of her being a disloyal wife. I can't really relate to this but I kind of wonder the same thing. The whole falling in love right away thing. If I have lost a loved one I don't think I could just move on that quickly.

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Princess Elizabeth has lost her father being so surprised he has passed. She knew he had been very ill but was still so shocked to hear his passing. She hadn't found this out until three days after he had passed. She wondered and questioned Seymour which is her mother's brother. Her mother is also passed. She had died when she gave birth to Elizabeth's little brother. They are now orphans and her brother will now become king. This is very sad because I couldn't imagine losing both of my parents and if it were to happen I would probably be as shocked and wouldn't believe it just like Elizabeth.

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