I have always loved Thanksgiving. There is just something about it, the family, the parade, and maybe the fact that I can eat as much as I want, and not feel fat for eating like a hippopotamouse.(that is spelled wrong)
I also love decorating for Chistmas. We have two trees, one for the game room, and one for the living room. The one in the game room has all of the homemad ornaments, the kind that have sentimental value to my mom. (Since I'm very artistic, I take one look at the crafts I made in pre-school, and become so embarrassed) The tree in the living room has all of our other ornaments. I think that they are called, "Old World ornaments." We have a lot of them. Mostly they are of santa's, angels, or stars. But there are some that I absolutley love; a turtle, a fat penguin, a squirrel, and this fish that is rainbow.
I was allowed to start decorating the tree about 2 years ago. I drop and break many things....
Another thing about Christmas that I love is baking! My mom and I, mostly my mom, bake non-stop. Chocolate chip cookies, andes mints cookies, peanut butter cookies, hershey kiss cookies, and many other cookies.We could feed a small army!
I also enjoy getting presents, but I really like to give them too. It's always fun to watch the persons face as they open their gift. For my friends, we don't really give each other gifts, we just compete to see who can make the awesomest cards. It's really cool.
The best part about Christmas though, is that it's when Jesus was born.... and there's no school!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Catching up continued (2)
The months go by quickly, September, October, November, and now December. It's already half way into the second grading period. But lets rewind a little to... Halloween!
Erin, Delaney, and I went trick-or-treating together this year. Yes, I know, a little childish, but who doesn't like free candy from total strangers? For me, candy is only one of the perks about Halloween, but the costumes, are everything. I don't go all out, my friends do, but I make sure that it is just right. We went as neon nerds. Plaid button down top tucked into shorts, zebra glow-in-the-dark suspenders, and neon animal print socks. We froze our butts off, mostly because it was 30 degress and raining, (we forgot the umbrella) but it was totally worth it though! In the end, we had so much candy that we had no clue what to do with it. This resulted in us having a huge candy war. There were only a few minor injuries...
Delaney and I ended up singing karaoke the rest of the night, well she sang, I don't really know what I did, but you wouldn't call it singing.
When I got home, I ate half of my candy, and I didn't even throw up. The only thing that sucked was that we didn't have monday off. This was not wise of the school because kids + candy + lack of sleep = crazy kids.
It's even worse for me, because of the ADHD. Before school I had even more candy, and about 2 cups of coffee, my hands were literally vibrating. When this happens its like the CAFFINE APOCALYPSE! I feel so bad for my teachers... and friends, I think that I bit around 7 people that day, half of them I didn't even know.
I'm going to stop writing before I say something that will probably get me arrested, or put in a mental hospital...
BYE!
Erin, Delaney, and I went trick-or-treating together this year. Yes, I know, a little childish, but who doesn't like free candy from total strangers? For me, candy is only one of the perks about Halloween, but the costumes, are everything. I don't go all out, my friends do, but I make sure that it is just right. We went as neon nerds. Plaid button down top tucked into shorts, zebra glow-in-the-dark suspenders, and neon animal print socks. We froze our butts off, mostly because it was 30 degress and raining, (we forgot the umbrella) but it was totally worth it though! In the end, we had so much candy that we had no clue what to do with it. This resulted in us having a huge candy war. There were only a few minor injuries...
Delaney and I ended up singing karaoke the rest of the night, well she sang, I don't really know what I did, but you wouldn't call it singing.
When I got home, I ate half of my candy, and I didn't even throw up. The only thing that sucked was that we didn't have monday off. This was not wise of the school because kids + candy + lack of sleep = crazy kids.
It's even worse for me, because of the ADHD. Before school I had even more candy, and about 2 cups of coffee, my hands were literally vibrating. When this happens its like the CAFFINE APOCALYPSE! I feel so bad for my teachers... and friends, I think that I bit around 7 people that day, half of them I didn't even know.
I'm going to stop writing before I say something that will probably get me arrested, or put in a mental hospital...
BYE!
Catching Up.
I haven't blogged in a long, long time. Forgive me.
Time just flies whether or not you realize it. So many things have happened since I last wrote. Since it is a Saturday, and I don't have anything to do right now, I'm going to give you a summary of the past months.
My perspective on the "First Day of School":
You wake up extra early to get ready, who doesn't on the first day? You also have all of your outfits picked out for the whole week, back to school shopping is amazing! You then eat a light breakfast, because your stomach is to jittery with excitement to be hungry. Although you're dreading the long walk to my bus stop, okay, that's an exageration, but it is a big hill, you can't wait to see your friends! Your neighbor is already there, and his mom too, who is prepared with her camera, unfortionatley, is ready to start snapping photos. It's kind of a tradition to take a picture on the first day of school, for the parents. In every single one, all of us look so depressed, you can see the dread on each of our faces. Then the bus comes, you can hear it way before you see it, you get on, find a seat, and then the bus driver floors it before you're halfway down the isle. Everything's great, until you actually get to school. You wander around lost for half of the day, arriving 15 minutes late to almost every class, and realizing that you're not the only born with out a sense of direction. So far, you are loving it. No homework, great teachers, and classes with all of your friends. The day goes by quickly, the end bell rings, and you can almost hear everyone thinking, "Oh thank God!" You agree with them too, but you enjoyed the day, and you can't wait to come back tomorrow. Then it hits you, hard, you have to go to school tomorrow, and the next day, and the next for 185(?) days. Monday through Friday, with activities after school, you will try to squeeze in homework, but you can't guarentee anything. Suddenly the bus becomes a hearse, school becomes the prision, and the teachers, well they are just doing their job. School just isn't kindergarten anymore.
Time just flies whether or not you realize it. So many things have happened since I last wrote. Since it is a Saturday, and I don't have anything to do right now, I'm going to give you a summary of the past months.
My perspective on the "First Day of School":
You wake up extra early to get ready, who doesn't on the first day? You also have all of your outfits picked out for the whole week, back to school shopping is amazing! You then eat a light breakfast, because your stomach is to jittery with excitement to be hungry. Although you're dreading the long walk to my bus stop, okay, that's an exageration, but it is a big hill, you can't wait to see your friends! Your neighbor is already there, and his mom too, who is prepared with her camera, unfortionatley, is ready to start snapping photos. It's kind of a tradition to take a picture on the first day of school, for the parents. In every single one, all of us look so depressed, you can see the dread on each of our faces. Then the bus comes, you can hear it way before you see it, you get on, find a seat, and then the bus driver floors it before you're halfway down the isle. Everything's great, until you actually get to school. You wander around lost for half of the day, arriving 15 minutes late to almost every class, and realizing that you're not the only born with out a sense of direction. So far, you are loving it. No homework, great teachers, and classes with all of your friends. The day goes by quickly, the end bell rings, and you can almost hear everyone thinking, "Oh thank God!" You agree with them too, but you enjoyed the day, and you can't wait to come back tomorrow. Then it hits you, hard, you have to go to school tomorrow, and the next day, and the next for 185(?) days. Monday through Friday, with activities after school, you will try to squeeze in homework, but you can't guarentee anything. Suddenly the bus becomes a hearse, school becomes the prision, and the teachers, well they are just doing their job. School just isn't kindergarten anymore.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Bridal Showers
Tomorrow, we are going up to West Virginia for my cousins bridal shower. There's something about weddings that makes every girl, little or old, fantasize about the dress, the wedding itself, and most importantly, the groom. In movies you see these big, white, perfect weddings, everything is just right, then the ex-boyfriend shows up, the brides still in love with him, so they run off to Vegas and get married by a Elvis impersonator, while the ex-groom stands there like a blinking idiot. Yep, that's definitley only in the movies.
The dress is one of the most important things. I've already started designing up dress ideas, not that I'm going to make any of them, maybe.
When the bride starts walking down the isle, everyone turns to look at her, and hopefully, they have a stunned look on their face. What I want you to do is when everyone turns to look at the bride, look at the grooms face. When you do you'll know why I told you to.
The dress is one of the most important things. I've already started designing up dress ideas, not that I'm going to make any of them, maybe.
When the bride starts walking down the isle, everyone turns to look at her, and hopefully, they have a stunned look on their face. What I want you to do is when everyone turns to look at the bride, look at the grooms face. When you do you'll know why I told you to.
Hurricanes and Window Pains
Everytime that there's a hurricane coming, everywhere I look, (tv, computor, weather channel, my phone,) There are pictures or videos of people boarding up windows. That really confuses me because with the technology we have today, shouldn't we be able to make hurricane proof windows. I know that it would be very hard, and boarding up your windows might protect them from protect them from breaking, it just puzzles me.
Or better yet, why don't people just move out of the states that are hurricane prone! (is that used correctly) Seriously why would you want to live in a place where fercious storms rage through your towns, a couple times a year. This is only my opinion, but I couldn't handle worrying all the time about if my home is going to be destroyed, if my family is okay or not, if we loose our home, where will we go? I feel so bad for the people who are in the path of Hurricane Irene, just pray for them and their family.
Or better yet, why don't people just move out of the states that are hurricane prone! (is that used correctly) Seriously why would you want to live in a place where fercious storms rage through your towns, a couple times a year. This is only my opinion, but I couldn't handle worrying all the time about if my home is going to be destroyed, if my family is okay or not, if we loose our home, where will we go? I feel so bad for the people who are in the path of Hurricane Irene, just pray for them and their family.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Drama
What comes to mind when you think of that word. For some people they might be thinking about plays and theater, Wrong kind of drama! It's probably someone you know who likes to stir up, well, drama. We all know someone like that, the world just wouldn't be the same with out them....
Here's an example; If we killed Justin Beiber, (YES!) sure one or two people would be sad, but they would get over it... the only reason it's not dead is because killing is illegal. But if there were no dramatic people in the world, it would be so uninteresting and dull that we would all die of boredom and nothing to talk about. Which brings me to another subject.
Gossipers: I have to admit, I have gossiped, it's fun. But I definitley watch what I say, because it's never fun to be the subject. It's like it's programed into girls, to gossip, I'm not sure why. If we hear something about someone, one person might tell everyone, and another would keep it to themselves, until they find out if it's true or not. I'm kind of in the middle. I keep it to myselves, but if my friends are talking about it, I just listen, and then ask the person about it. Unless it's something really bad, then I just stay out of it.
Drama is one of the reasons that I don't really look forward to going back to school, all it takes is one girl, who thinks that her life is a soap opera, that the world is her stage, and that the people around her are other actors. I feel so bad for her target, even worse when it's me. That's only happened once, I just avoided her, and it stopped. Although, I know this is kind of mean, but it just cracks me up when I see someone on a mad rampage, like a tornado, tearing through the halls going looking for an unfortionate soul. When I think about it like that, it's pretty funny.
Most of the drama that I see is in books, and that's Romeo and Juliet, and from what I know, the drama that I'm talking about is NOTHING like that. By the way this isnt about anyone in particular, so no one take offense to this post. All that I want is a drama free, but entertaining and funny year.
A girl can dream... can't she?
Here's an example; If we killed Justin Beiber, (YES!) sure one or two people would be sad, but they would get over it... the only reason it's not dead is because killing is illegal. But if there were no dramatic people in the world, it would be so uninteresting and dull that we would all die of boredom and nothing to talk about. Which brings me to another subject.
Gossipers: I have to admit, I have gossiped, it's fun. But I definitley watch what I say, because it's never fun to be the subject. It's like it's programed into girls, to gossip, I'm not sure why. If we hear something about someone, one person might tell everyone, and another would keep it to themselves, until they find out if it's true or not. I'm kind of in the middle. I keep it to myselves, but if my friends are talking about it, I just listen, and then ask the person about it. Unless it's something really bad, then I just stay out of it.
Drama is one of the reasons that I don't really look forward to going back to school, all it takes is one girl, who thinks that her life is a soap opera, that the world is her stage, and that the people around her are other actors. I feel so bad for her target, even worse when it's me. That's only happened once, I just avoided her, and it stopped. Although, I know this is kind of mean, but it just cracks me up when I see someone on a mad rampage, like a tornado, tearing through the halls going looking for an unfortionate soul. When I think about it like that, it's pretty funny.
Most of the drama that I see is in books, and that's Romeo and Juliet, and from what I know, the drama that I'm talking about is NOTHING like that. By the way this isnt about anyone in particular, so no one take offense to this post. All that I want is a drama free, but entertaining and funny year.
A girl can dream... can't she?
Back to School
I know that you probably hate my guts right now for even bringing up this subject, don't worry, I hate them too.
Every where you look it's; back to school commercials, shopping, school supplies, countdowns, you name it. Have you guys seen that commercial, I'm not sure for what store, but random people start break dancing in the halls. In real life no one is going to bust out break dancing at school because they got new clothes. Get real.
To be honest, I actually really enjoy back to school shopping, why? Because I get a ton of new things, and more, because my birthday is September 5th, and school starts August 29th. I know that seems like quite a few days, but it's only a weeks difference. So more shopping, YAY! I just find it fun to get all the new school supplies, a new Vera Bradley bag, binders that I've already drawn on... actually I put a bunch of random quotes. My favorite part is decorating my locker! For some reason my locker NEVER shuts, I don't know why. I don't have that much stuff in it, thinking about it, I don't know what I have had in my locker, I feel bad for who ever gets my old one this year.
By the end of summer, I'm always ready to go back to school, I'm not sure why. I guess it's because I've done most of the things that I wanted to do, and I want to see my friends. Although, I still hate the bus, I usually get driven everyday, but not until we assign our seats... 8th graders get the back!
Every where you look it's; back to school commercials, shopping, school supplies, countdowns, you name it. Have you guys seen that commercial, I'm not sure for what store, but random people start break dancing in the halls. In real life no one is going to bust out break dancing at school because they got new clothes. Get real.
To be honest, I actually really enjoy back to school shopping, why? Because I get a ton of new things, and more, because my birthday is September 5th, and school starts August 29th. I know that seems like quite a few days, but it's only a weeks difference. So more shopping, YAY! I just find it fun to get all the new school supplies, a new Vera Bradley bag, binders that I've already drawn on... actually I put a bunch of random quotes. My favorite part is decorating my locker! For some reason my locker NEVER shuts, I don't know why. I don't have that much stuff in it, thinking about it, I don't know what I have had in my locker, I feel bad for who ever gets my old one this year.
By the end of summer, I'm always ready to go back to school, I'm not sure why. I guess it's because I've done most of the things that I wanted to do, and I want to see my friends. Although, I still hate the bus, I usually get driven everyday, but not until we assign our seats... 8th graders get the back!
Music (continued.)
I had wanted to put a picture in my post, but I forgot, whoops! That's my guitar!
Music
So as many of you probably know, or don't know, I'm very musical. I can't sing for my life, but I do play the guitar, piano, and violin. Thinking about it, that isn't very musical...
I started guitar two months ago, and I'm getting okay at it... not really. I've always wanted to learn how to play guitar, and in 3rd grade I got a pink electric guitar for Christmas... (Its a piece of crap) and I promised Santa that I would take lessons, I lied. So after 4 years of really wanting to learn how to play guitar, I finally got one for Easter. This time I was able to pick it out.
I took my electric guitar to one of my lessons, to see if it needed fixed or anything, my guitar teacher pretty much hinted that it was a piece of crap, and that I should just get a new one. So I've been looking online, and my neighbor, who has like seven guitars, has been showing me his, so that I can see what I like. I ended up getting a Epiphone Faded G-400 something electric guitar, in worn cherry. I'm pretty excited about it! It was 299.00, which was pretty expensive for me, since it was my first electric guitar, that I bought, but I'm sure it's going to be totally worth it.
I've got to go practice!
ali
I started guitar two months ago, and I'm getting okay at it... not really. I've always wanted to learn how to play guitar, and in 3rd grade I got a pink electric guitar for Christmas... (Its a piece of crap) and I promised Santa that I would take lessons, I lied. So after 4 years of really wanting to learn how to play guitar, I finally got one for Easter. This time I was able to pick it out.
I took my electric guitar to one of my lessons, to see if it needed fixed or anything, my guitar teacher pretty much hinted that it was a piece of crap, and that I should just get a new one. So I've been looking online, and my neighbor, who has like seven guitars, has been showing me his, so that I can see what I like. I ended up getting a Epiphone Faded G-400 something electric guitar, in worn cherry. I'm pretty excited about it! It was 299.00, which was pretty expensive for me, since it was my first electric guitar, that I bought, but I'm sure it's going to be totally worth it.
I've got to go practice!
ali
Friday, August 19, 2011
More RV Vacation Photos
I hope you enjoy some more of our pictures from my families vacation. I finally found my usb cord. It was in my case where I put chargers. I'm so smart.
Btw, I hope you like sunsets....
Btw, I hope you like sunsets....
Sunsets on our first day
At the Tee Pee camp
Fourth of July sunset
"Baby you're a fire work"
Come on let your colors burst
Make them go
Oh, Oh, Oh
You're gonna leave them all in
Awe Awe Awe
We were at a winery and they had horses so we went down to see them!
On our 2 hour private trail ride
On the Isolated Beach
Swans
Pretty silver sunset
On Empire Beach watching the Ah-mazing sunset with other people from Indigo Bluffs
Evan and I making a sand castle
Me on the Empire Beach, Evans on the Left
More pictures of the sun setting
Even more pictures...
Our walk way to the pond at Indigo Bluffs
Some beach near a light house
Walk way to the "Isolated Beach"
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)