Journal #1: The Name

     This, I think, is a bit of a bizarre title for an advanced writing class journal.  However, there is a story behind the title.  Ever since I moved into this house in the first grade, I have been sleeping on the same mattress.  However, my bunk bed has gone through many iterations; the bed varied between just the bottom bunk or both bunks many times, but about a year ago I removed the bottom bunk and made it into a "loft bed".  In the process of moving my preferred mattress to the top bunk, I noticed something peculiar.  In between the mattress and one of the base boards on the bed was a little red-and-yellow electronic bell.  I'm sure you can imagine my surprise when I discovered this, as I had been sleeping on it for about twelve years, completely unaware.  So, naturally, after making this discovery, I showed the bell to my parents.  Turns out, it belonged to one of my favorite board games when I was very young, and I was devastated to find out it was lost.
     Now, I know this doesn't seem to have much to do with a journal, or with anything, but I think it does.  That little bell was a gem from my past that I found somewhere I wouldn't have even thought to look.  In a way, I think this can relate to high school; so many people end up finding things that they love in high school, their own little bells.  This being my last year, I hope to fill it with wonderful experiences both in and out of class.  I hope to find a few more bells under mattresses.

The bell: