My name is Bella.  Bella Raven Winebottom.  (Now ain't that a name??)  I am 15 years old.

I turned 15 in October, on Halloween.  That's right.  I am a Halloween baby.  So maybe my middle name is suited for me.  Mom and dad, they are practicing Wiccans, and we believe more in nature than in God.  That's okay; as long as people don't shove their religious crap on us, then I'm okay with that.  

I live in Valdosta, Georgia, with my mom and dad, as well as my brother, Sky, who is 11, and my younger sister, Colbye, who is 9.  I have a ton of friends; I am very popular.  At school, I am involved with cheerleading and gymnastics.  I want to be a professional gymnast and hopefully enter the Summer Olympics in a few years.

I am a typical girl: I mean, I love to surf the 'Net, talk on the phone, hang out with my BFs, and buy clothes/magazines.  I also love to do gymnastics and participate in cheerleading.  Gymnastics and cheerleading are my life; they mean everything to me.

People kid me about my name and the fact that I was born on Halloween.  I really don't mind it, but I'm just glad I wasn't born on a holiday like Christmas.  I have a friend, Holly Berry Johnson, who was born ON Christmas Day, and she hates it!!  She says everyone forgets that is her birthday because they are so wrapped up in the holiday called Christmas.

I think having a birthday on Halloween is cool.  I get to eat all the candy and go to parties and hang out with my friends.  We dress up and act crazy; we don't do pranks, but we still manage to have fun, anyway.  I love the shivery feeling when we watch horror movies all night long and getting spooked.  LOL

I may be a witch, but I really am not, no, not really.  I don't cast spells (though there are a few boys in my classes that I'd love to turn into toads! LOL), and I don't do anything to intentionally hurt people.  I also like to wear black or dark colors, which further accents my "witchiness", and I love all things horror.  I also have a black cat that I have christened "Familiar"; she is a glossy inky black with emerald-green eyes.  She is really pretty.  I love her.

Well, I gotta go.  Too early to be up; it's Saturday, and I should be sleeping in.  LOL  I will write in here again; until later, this is Bella saying Blessed be!  Have a great day!

To be continued.