My Dreams

     When I grow older and I'm thrown out of my house and out into the real world, I plan on being ready. My plans are to finish school as a 4.0 student and attend Stanford University or Arizona State University. My parents, both being school teachers, are really serious about me getting good grades so I can attend a good college. They also inspire me to participate in as many extra-curricular activities as possible in order to strengthen my applications and scholarship opportunities. I hope to get scholarships in music, academics, and baseball. My college resume` is going to be packed tight with all the extra-curricular activities I participate in. When college is over and my adult life begins, I' fully intend on becoming a professional baseball player. I understand that this will require a lot of hard work and dedication, which I'm willing to put in.  Of course, no plan is a good plan without a backup plan (that's a lot of "plans").  At this time, I am looking at becoming a mechanical or civil engineer as my safety net plan.  I'd like to make enough money to live comfortably with my future family. If possible, I'd like to donate towards charity and cancer foundations. After I've had the time of my life with my wife and kids, I'd like to buy a retirement home. My mom and dad say that I have to buy them a retirement home first, since they are just teachers and I intend on negotiating a spectacular contract with the Washington Nationals.  After playing in a baseball tournament in Cooperstown, New York, I just fell in love with the whole place, so when I retire, I'd like to settle down and buy my wife and myself a nice retirement home there. On the whole, my dreams may seem colossal and exact, but that is what I am already working towards.