It's been a while

Hello folks. 

Happy Friday. 

Have a great weekend.
I know I will.

DIY; Put the "craft" into crafty

Hello folks! I thought I might do a little DIY on here like all the cool blogs out there. 

Here for all the crafty people:    

"Crafty Crafting"

you're so welcome.

Home for the holidays

Home is where your heart is...

Basically I spent my entire break in this clubhouse with these people.

We ate pie and played way to many bored games.

And we practiced the ancient Japanese art of Karaoke.

It was pretty great.

This Thanksgiving I am grateful for my Thanksgiving pants

laugh

I bet you are a little sick of hearing about how awkward my life is. 

If that is the case, you should probably get used to it 

My life is awkward enough to fill three books. 

Here's an example:

I hope you don't think this picture of my knees is too scandolous. 

Also, yes I know I am pasty, that's not my point. 

Look at that bruise there, 

That's what I get for thinking I can iceskate. 

I named it Kevin in  honor of the poor kids who tried to prank call my friend. 

Lets just say we don't take pranks easily. 

More recently, and by "recently" I mean today, 

I learned something about myself. 

Laughing is a joy. 

even when it is at myself. 

"those who laugh at themselves will never cease to be amused"

-Unknown

And lets just say, I was pretty amused today. 

I  woke up to find my friend had given me a present. 

That present was a cold. 

And since it's the season of giving, 

Mother Nature gave me a present as well. 

Yeah. 

I decided to sleep in instead of do my hair and makeup. 

In sacrament meeting I used up all my mom's tissues,

and realized that a panty liner is no longer enough for me. 

After sunday school I walked home.

I may have been walking around without pants for a while looking for the tampons.

I was pretty happy that all the neighbors were at church. 

When I got back to church 

only a few girls looked at me funny for walking in

 when there was only 5 minutes left of the lesson left. 

About that time, I looked down and realized that I had stepped in dog poop on the way back. 

Even dogs want to give me things. 

And just as the cherry on top, 

I get to speak in the stake fireside  tonight. 

On the bright side. 

I will die laughing.

But probably laughing at the thing I died of. 

Life is good kids. 

Laugh a little bit, it makes things better. 

why does this always happen to me?

Does hot chocolate make anyone else sick sometimes?
sometimes it can also "seduce" me.
You know who you are. 

Also, the snow has melted and it rained today. 

I think I may have cried just a little. 

Thanksgiving is next week kids

did you know that?

Also,

This weekend is full of business, 

most likely a little more awkwardness.

I honestly wouldn't have it any other way.

No words.

More awkwardness and some screen shots

Lets just say there have been a lot of these things lately:

I still don't know if I am going to pass this test. 

Also, for your enjoyment, and because I am sick of looking up states and capitals tests online,

Here are some awkward happenings of late:

I've become a marriage counselor. It's fine.

My parents know more about my life than I do. 

A kid stole a note out of my pocket and he may or may not have been in it.
Now I know why ladies used to wear nothing but skirts and dresses.
Can you say Awkward?

I wear an unusual amount of polka-dots to YW in excellence.
Basically my reasoning is this;
I want to wear this skirt.
I also want to wear these tights.
They don't match.
Wear them anyways.

I got myself some "swag" in the assembly today from the star of the show
American Ride.
Buffs that say BYUtv on them are pretty cool.

People look at you funny when you hide in the Relief Society room
drawing a map of the United States on the bored.
I do whatever I can to study.
Speaking of which;
I have found the best way for me to study.
I quiz someone else who knows nothing about the subject
then while they try and figure out the answer I scream it at them.
It's quite effective.

Well here's to awkwardness kids.
I have a new definition of Awkwardness are you ready?
JR. HIGH

the definition of awkward.

Prepare yourself kids. There are no pictures in this post. 

Here's a challange; Define Awkward in 2 words.

My definition: this weekend.

Lets just say there was a lot of ping pong

and snowball fights

and sean the sheep.

and apples to apples.

with just a little bit of power puff girls thrown in there. 

Also, today my goal was to be out of bed at 8:00 am

lets just say I didn't quite reach it. 

9:30 is cool too.

No shave November is my best friend.

So are tights

(I'm going to let you put those two together)

My mom may or may not have been a little disappointed 

when our "special state conference" wasn't because Elder Bednar was coming.

The North Field stake got him. 

Brother Keech is pretty cool though. 

Apparently I have inherited my fathers phobia of dirty, slimy water.

Pretty much slimy things give me the creeps. 

I have to wash things off in the sink with a spatula. 

It's fine. 

I'm torn between having a social life and wanting to stay at home in sweat pants all day. 

Lucky me, with my friends, I can do both.

But it is still a little weird to leave your friend on the couch with your laptop 

while you are in the shower.

winter wonderland

The weather shares my holiday spirit. 

have I mentioned lately how much I love snow?

I love snow days when I dump snow from my umbrella down my friends backs.

And when I get a better score on my English paper then I expected.

And I get an extra cookie at lunch.

And my neighbors head off to shovel people's walks. 

I love it all. 

Heres to winter.

I understood that reference.

Somedays the election gets me all riled up and I just can't help myself

I make posters for Captain America.

We appreciate your vote. 

I always like to be a winner (part 2)

Someone started the Liebster thing again. 

Secretly I am pleased.

I have been tagged by the lovely Carrie

The rules and stuff:

-Eleven facts about yourself

-Answer the questions 

-Create your own questions

-Choose your nominees

-Let them know

-No tag backs

Facts about yours truly: 

-The Voice is on. Constantly

-The first thing I do every morning is press snooze on my alarm clock. Then pop my thumbs

-I like to sneak notes into peoples flour sack baby clothes

-I have an irrational fear of Costco. Something about not having a real ceiling

-This happened. I don't know how.

-My blog has secret tabs. I am actually proud of their stealth. Click around on some pictures, you might be surprised.

-I feel naked if I don't have a collar on. 

-Classic rock makes me cry with happiness. and all oldies bands. 

-Out of all the places I have been with my family, my favorite is Harry Potter world. Call me a nerd, see if I care.

-Every once and a while I will listen to rain instead of music. 

-One day I will marry Nathan Steed from "The Work And The Glory" he is my idea of the perfect man.

Questions Via Carrie:

Would you prefer to only have fruits or veggies for the rest of your life? 

No question! fruit for sure. This sweet tooth can't be handled.

Favorite store to shop at?

Online or in person? Lets see, Ruche for online, and Etsy. For real stores I like Forever 21, Target, and Hobby Lobby.
No shave november. what are your feelings on this? 
I am a fan. I feel free not to shave my legs in support of this (well maybe not just to support it) Also if you click around on my blog you may just find a link to the Movember website. Feel free to make a donation. 

DC comics or Marvel?
Marvel. It's complicated. Actually, it's really not, Marvel is better. 

Favorite feature?
Do I really have to choose? I'm Joking! I guess probably my hair. I am a ginger and I like it. 

Who is your idol? and why? 

I never really thought about that. I guess my classy grandmas. I always wanted to be a classy lady.

What are you thankful for?What am I NOT thankful for? I don't think I can even comprehend how lucky I am. I am especially thankful for the gospel and my family. 

Pet peeve?

Bubble-poppers, Broken filters, Ditchers

Favorite thing about the holidays?
EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING!

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
I honestly can't remember. I am not a huge fan of phones. (Or people) Joking, I have to say my calling tree. I had fun informing them what we are doing for young womans. Even if nobody believed me when I told them they needed to bring a rake. 

Snow or rain? why?

Depends on the season. Most of the time rain but for a few weeks in the beginning of winter it's snow.

I'm not following the rest of the rules. 

a post for the patriotic people.

Ok, say what you will. I already can see some people stop reading because they think this post will be boring, or they think that this is one of those blogs where the writer shoves their political views down the readers throats. But let me tell you now, I am a fourteen year old girl. My political view are that politics don't make a lot of sense. I am just here to write a post about the patriotic things we did today. Feel free to stop reading now if that upsets you. 

Well, because my school hosts the voters walking around was pretty interesting today. Especially when my Seminary teacher told me to watch out for voting grandpas. Lets just say, a few drivers nearly ran me over on the way back to school a few times. Next up came Choir where we practiced the national anthem a few times, also, we said the pledge of allegiance to a guys shirt because the choir room doesn't have a flag of it's own. Then I went over to the library and voted for a book just so I could get a pin and where it around all day. Once in World Geography my teacher decided it was a good idea to educate us on what form of government our country uses seeing as the past few days we learned about the different forms of government. On the way out she told us that she hoped we could one day say to someone who asks us what government we are, what kind we are. I won't spell it out for you because it is a little complicated, lets just say that our founding fathers knew what they were doing when they put pieces of all the different governments into our system. The only problem? it makes it hard to pin down a specific word to use to describe us. Currently my mom is online watching to see how many electoral and popular votes each candidate has. Every now and then she will shout out a score like a football loving Grandfather during the super bowl. Tomorrow I plan on wearing my heart of America pin. 

Ladies and Gentlemen, I know that this is tons more words than I have written in a long time, and way more than I have ever made the effort to read on a blog, I am sorry. I just wanted to mention to you that I love this country. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. Thank you to the men and woman who give their lives so that I can be free.

The End.

say hello

Happy Movember via my lovely parents.

Posts are pointless without pictures.

So how about this one:

This year is a game changer. 

Lets review 1st term:

Not trying to brag or anything, but

my highest score was an 102

it was in biology.

Biology is not my strong suit. 

I've never worked so hard in one class. 

Have you ever tried working hard?

It's a pretty cool thing. 

Miss Parson was why I decided to like school again. 

Well, at least to stop complaining about it. 

I was pretty defenseless against her Oprah videos.

Have you ever tried being grateful?

It's a pretty cool thing. 

Mrs. Lund was the reason I decided that doing my best 

Is better than being the best. 

English Honors was a good idea. 

Have you ever tried doing your best?

It's a pretty cool thing.

One last thing.

I'm not perfect. 

I can't talk to boys,

I get jealous,

I can't really sing

or dance. 

and I don't play the piano in seminary.

But I decided something. 

I've got time. 

I will grow as fast as I want to. 

And it will be great.

Have you ever tried being great?

It's a pretty cool thing.