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Happy New Year!

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I can't say I'm "ready for a fresh start"...what I can say is that 2011 has been a heck of a year, with ups and downs like any year. Huge things have happened this year. My faith has deepened and I've found myself a little more through that. I can't believe how fast the years are flying by. Here's to believing that 2012 will be wonderful and full of happiness :)

Christmas: Week THREE

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So I'm REALLY behind on blogging...things got crazy in Christmas chaos.  I wrote a lot of this earlier, but now I'm adding things as I remember them.  I remember watching Christmas movies at night but I don't remember which nights haha. So here is what I remember from week three. The highlights :) Sunday, December 11 -Church in the morning -Lunch with Zach & his family -Ice skating in downtown Greensboro with Katie and Ashley!! It was so much fun.  I definitely wanna go again.  Once we got the hang of it, we got going a little faster...but me and Katie couldn't quite master the art of skating backwards like Ashley did haha -Christmas program at church with Alex and Ashley.  Loved the music.  It was beautiful. -Then we went shopping at Belk's...taking advantage of their extended Christmas hours! -Went home and attempted to work on homework... haha Monday, December 12 -Worked in the costume shop for a few hours. -Had Kepley's for supper with Z

Christmas Bows

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Okay, so by now, it's probably pretty obvious that I'm OBSESSED with Christmas... I'm obsessed with anything that has to do with Christmas.  Accessories, clothes, colors, patterns, etc.  Ever since I was little, I've loved Christmas BOWS.  My mom used to make me wear them on my dresses, on my shoes, socks, ears, head, wherever! Haha.  This year, I found some really cute ones I'd like to share.   The ones above are from Claire's.  They were $5 and I thought they were SUPER cute.  The only problem with them is that the bobby pins they come on are really tiny (probably for little girls with fine hair) and of course won't slide easily into my thick hair haha. So I just switch them onto my own bobby pins.  Aren't they adorable though?? This is the bow I put on my car.  The picture is kinda blurry, but it's the best one I have right now.  It's a candy cane bow! I got it at the drug store.  I like it because it's different from the usual red bow

Tis the Season: Christmas, Week Two

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Continuing my Christmas highlights... Amidst loads of schoolwork, I managed to do fun Christmas things during week two. Sunday, December 4th -C hurch in the morning -Auditions for the spring dance concert at school -Went shopping at Belk's for a little while by myself (did I mention I love shopping alone?) -Got my sister and we went shopping at Target. I got a red fleece jacket for $10 (later had it monogrammed) -Did homework with Alex Monday, December 5 -I worked that night.  Met Zach at the tree lot after work to get the tiny Christmas tree for my room.  Picked out the smallest, most adorable one.  We drank hot chocolate and rode around and looked at lights for a little while :) -Went back to my house and decorated my little tree.   before after Tuesday, December 6 -Worked in the costume shop in the morning to get theatre hours. I love the costume shop. -Had "Christmas Dinner" in the caf with Ashley B. -Libraried it up with Ashley Wednesday, Dec

CHRISTMAS: Week One Highlights

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"Enjoy the little things in life...for one day you will look back and realize they were the big things." via I just saw that quote on one of my friend's Facebooks, and it really drove home the reason why I started to write this blog in the first place.  I decided that all through the Christmas season, I'm going to document the fun things I do - big and small - because time is such a valuable thing, and the years fly by.  I just want to appreciate every single moment! Since Christmas officially starts right after Thanksgiving, I'll start with highlights from the week of November 27. I had my wisdom teeth out the day after Thanksgiving, so I wasn't able to do much til that Sunday. Sunday, November 27 -Went to J&S with my mom, brother, and sister.  J&S is one of my favorite restaurants! -Did homework at Barnes & Noble with Alex, and my sister tagged along.  We sat in the children's section.  Barnes & Noble is lovely at Christmas ti

The First Noel

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When I was doing my top Christmas song blog the other day, I completely forgot about one of the very best Christmas songs - The First Noel!! Clay Aiken and Josh Turner both do gorgeous versions of "The First Noel."  They give it a unique feel. That's all. I just wanted to spotlight another beautiful Christmas song :) eBa 

Top 25 Christmas Songs!!! (because I couldn't pick just 10 or 15)

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Okay, so now that it is officially December (YAY!) , I decided that I am going to try to blog every day about a different Christmas-related topic, memory, activity, etc. I decided to kick off the month with a list of my top 25 Christmas songs ! It was hard to pick just 25, but I think I have it pretty well narrowed down.  And since there are 25, there's a song for each day until Christmas :) So here we go!!!! 25. Santa Claus is Back in Town - Elvis Presley . Enough said. 24. Holly Jolly Christmas - Nothing beats Burl Ives' version. Pure classic. 23.  Joy to the World - always been one of my favorites, don't care who sings it. 22.   Little Saint Nick - The Beach Boys.   Such a fun song! When I taught dance, my little girls did a dance to it, and I do that dance in my head every time I hear it now. 21.   There's a New Kid in Town - George Strait / Keith Whitley .  A sweet, sweet, touching song with some country twang. 20.   Home for the Holidays - Perry C

Blah Blah Blah: Ramblings of a Nostalgic College Senior

So I think senioritis has a hold of me in a few different ways.  The main way it is affecting me is making me really emotional.  I honestly didn't think this would happen to me.  I mean, I was really sad to graduate high school when most everyone else was happy and excited.  Then I got to college and didn't like it that much at first.  I was really frustrated because I couldn't decide where to go, and when I finally did, I changed my mind and decided to transfer to HPU.  Well, I regretted that soon after because the whole reason I transferred was because I wanted to live AWAY from home...but after transferring once, it didn't work out to transfer again without losing too many credits, among other reasons.   So I was sour about being stuck in High Point while most of my friends from high school went off to college in different cities and states.  They were out on their own, having fun, and I was stuck living with my parents.  Looking back, it seemed a lot worse at the

Thanksgiving Weekend

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My Thanksgiving actually turned out really well, after fearing that it wouldn't.  I love watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade.  There's nothing else like it. I love having lunch at Granny's house.  There were a lot of people there this year, including my cousin's new little baby, Ellie.  She is so freakin cute and I love holding her!!   my brother and Ellie. AWW After lunch, Zach and I went shooting at his house.  I shot a handgun for the first time! haha At dinner time, my dad, brother, Zach, sister, and I went to the homeless shelter to help feed people.  It was truly an amazing experience.  There wasn't that much for us to do, since there were so many volunteers, but I plan on going back and helping serve dinner at least once every other week. After that, we went to my mom's friend's house (her family is like family to us).  She had made deer meat and we also had barbecue.  Mmmm. Good food, good friends. After coming back home

Up at 6am on Thanksgiving so I Might as Well Blog

Very early on Thanksgiving morning.  Not gonna lie, I'm excited to go back to sleep after I write this, watch the parade on TV, have lunch at Granny's (we've always gone there for lunch on holidays) and see my little baby cousin, and whatever else we do.  There's a new little person in our family that wasn't here last year.  And she's adorable and I'm excited to see her.  But there's also someone missing.  Someone very important.  This is the first Thanksgiving without Grandma.  The first major holiday without her at that.  This is a day I've dreaded for years, being the worrywart that I am.  I knew at some point, she wouldn't be with us anymore and a holiday would come when we couldn't go to her house at supper time and eat all of her delicious food that I love so much and will never truly experience again.  I think it was a lot harder to anticipate this day when she was still alive than it is now, although I am getting a little emotional. 

Monday Funday

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So today was a great day. I had breakfast at McDonald's with Zachary. I felt Christmas in the air. Well, not temperature-wise... It was like 70some degrees, and it. Was. Amazing. I got to relax, watch TV with Honeygirl and the door open to let the fresh air in. I found out I got an A on my American Humor paper.  And my teacher left a really nice comment on my paper.  It was very encouraging. I took a nice nap. I had fun in my education technology class.  Cool people.  Cool teacher. (That's not to say I won't fail it. Fingers crossed.) I laughed with my brother at work. I found a pearl in my oyster at work. Got an email that said "Joe Don Rooney has requested to follow you on Twitter." He's one of the Rascal Flatts...yeah. Oh, and Thanksgiving break...that starts tomorrow! And I had a  f a n t a s t i c  hair day. Not bad for a Monday :) Lots to be thankful for! God is soooooo good. What are you thankful for? Song of t

The Little Things: Scents of the Season

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Yesterday my sister and I went to the mall and while we were there we stopped in Bath & Body works because I needed some hand soap for my bathroom.  I LOVE when they start putting all the Christmas stuff out!!!!!! We had a coupon for a free item with a $15 purchase, and the soaps were on sale, so I got four soaps (in holiday scents - Winter Candy Apple, Vanilla Bean Noel, Pink Sugarplum, and Gingerbread), a lotion for Ashley (Pink Sugarplum because that's her new favorite. So cute) for $15, and my free item was a bottle of my favorite - Winter Candy Apple. This was great because I'm running out of lotion, and I love Winter Candy Apple.  It's nothing big at all...B&BW does sales like that all the time.  But it just made me super happy yesterday...and today because I used it this morning and I've been smelling it the whole day.  It's just a tiny thing that goes a long way in getting me in the Christmas spirit!

Confessions of a Shopaholic

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So yesterday I bought these brown "riding" boots that I've wanted for a while from Target.  I was really excited to finally get them, and I had a gift card, so I didn't feel like I was really spending money...til I was walking out of Target.  See, I need to really start saving my money because next semester I'm student teaching, so I won't get to work nearly as much, if at all.  I'm pretty much counting on trying to sell my artwork and kinda live off of that money, at least for frivolous things.  My parents will give me money for gas and food, but I just feel weird letting them pay for my stuff after working and paying for all of my gas, food, and clothes since college started. So I had the boots, and while I was driving home from Target, I thought of all the other things I could've gotten with my gift card that could've benefitted someone other than myself.  The truth is, boots are the VERY LAST thing I need.  To be totally honest, I have an en

My 23rd Birthday

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Well today (I'm still considering it to be Sunday because I haven't gone to bed yet) was my 23rd birthday, and it was amazing! It was cool because I was actually born on a Sunday too.  I got to go to church this morning, then out to lunch with my family and Zach.  Daddy asked me where I wanted to go eat and I said "Cracker Barrel or J&S" haha. I decided on Cracker Barrel, and it was so good.  While we were there, we found a bumble bee costume for Honeygirl to wear for Halloween! It was actually a little girls' costume, but it ended up fitting her! After lunch, we came home to have cake and open my presents.  My cake from my parents was so cute! And the gifts they gave me were great. My sister had picked out some really adorable stuff for me, and even bought some if it with her own money! She got me this bracelet that I've really been wanting.  And she wrote something really sweet in my card, and that's what really matters.  Gifts are great, but to

There's Still Hope for the Music Business

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The Saturday before last, my friend Ashley and I went to Raleigh for 'American Idol' winner Scotty McCreery's "homecoming birthday bash/album release." There were SO many people there! It was mind-blowing that so many people would show up to see someone who is so humble about his fame.  In fact, Scotty is back in high school in his small hometown of Garner.  But seeing Scotty glorify God and give Him the credit for all of his success was awesome.  And as we drove, we had listened to Ashley's Scotty album, and in most of his songs he mentions his faith.  I just think that with all of the corruption in society today, and especially in the music and entertainment industry, seeing someone like Scotty (and Lauren Alaina, Carrie Underwood, etc) is so refreshing, and it gives me hope for America.  It's hard to find a mainstream artist who will stick up for his or her faith in God and profess so openly Christianity.  What do you think? This is probably my favori

It's a Beautiful Morning

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I love Fridays.  I love having 8 a.m. English class most semesters on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  This is because that's usually my only class on Fridays, which means I can get a lot done and enjoy my Friday until it's time to go to work.  Up until the past few days, I had been really depressed about summer ending and fall coming.  Although fall had been my favorite season since I was a little kid, the past few summers have been so amazing that I've fallen more and more in love with summer and everything about it.  So when September came this year, I got pretty sad.  September is always a fairly dull and uneventful month anyway, and it's there for that awkward transition from summer to fall.  This September was the worst I've known, probably.  But usually the day that October comes, everything turns right back around.  This year has been no exception.  This morning I left class around 9.  It was such a gorgeous morning.  I was instantly reminded of how much