Excuses Excuses :)

I'm pretty sure I've been so busy the last couple weeks to even think about sitting down and blogging so... that's my excuse, and now I'll attempt to summarize the recent little bit of my life:

Christmas was dandy, and then three days later I was on my way to California :) I was with some of my most favoritest (yes, that's incorrect english) people in the entire world and it was a serious party. Even the 14 hour bus ride wasn't as bad simply because I got to enjoy the company of my amazing friends. and maybe i also enjoyed it cause I sat next to him the whole time. Disneyland definitely became my happiest place on earth. Rides, Food, Friends, Talking, Laughing, Carefree... it was perfect.  Every second of those two days in Disneyland will now forever be a memory that I will hopefully always remember. It was everything I expected and more. yes, i spent nearly every moment with him, went on every ride with him, enjoyed all my time with him. But the fun didn't stop there. There was also a New Years dance, Hollywood, the beach and also some very enjoyed free time at the hotel. Finally at the end of the week came the Rose parade. It ended up not being as hard as anticipated... but that definitely does not mean it wasn't hard. I thought my arms were going to fall off! but I'm proud to say I made it, and now it will be something I can always look back on.  Although I must say that one of the best feelings ever was seeing the end of that 7 mile parade route. And now it's all over. Probably one of the best weeks of my life thus far. It was amazing, and it was quite the shock coming back to reality: back to school, coming back to the end of the semester, back to the stress. but that's life. 

Kirsten & Tanner

Kyle, Kenz & Cameron

Pluto!!

We ran into my family while in Disneyland...

so this is me and Kolbein :)

Tanner and I took this picture :)

I like it

Eliza & Kirsten

she was in my room... party!

So that was my not so short summary of California. And since then it's just been school, dance, family, the normal. Today's Kolbein's birthday... just thought I'd throw that out there. He's turning six which means I'm sixteen in twelve days :) well have a great day, I'm going to go enjoy mine.

Memories of Christmas

I love those moments of reliving a precious memory,

it can be relived by telling it to another...detail by detail,

sometimes you just replay it over and over in your mind,

or its relived in your sweet dreams as you close your eyes,

looking at pictures,

holding a small item,

smelling that familiar fragrance,

they all bring back those memories.

The memories of Christmas

Today it was walking with my daddy  through those stores among Christmas crazed crowds...

going to the stores that we always have, for as long as I can remember.

Talking and walking beside my dad remembering all of our adventures in years previous

and living through some new adventures

and finally realizing...it's Christmas well almost

Today it was wrapping presents with my little brother, with him so very eager to help...

watching the joy it brings him to place another little present under the tree.

listening to Christmas songs

and singing along

and finally realizing...this is what Christmas is about

enjoy the little things, for one day you'll look back and realize they were the big things.

ThatHolidaySeason

I'm not sure what makes it so magical...

the smells of scrumptious food, along with family and friends,

the smiles and laughter, and homes filled with joy,

there's so much more giving and in return a little getting,

outside the snow lightly falling is just so beautiful,

and inside the warmth and hot chocolate is so very comforting,

people in general just seem so much more happy,

and who can't love the Christmas music that is simply played everywhere,

lights, decorations, singing and smiling, cooking, the gatherings,

they all create memories.

Thanks to a wonderful Thanksgiving, new memories have been created... dinner was at my house, it was very crowded but delicious. It's so fun having family come together and just enjoy one an other's company. we played basketball, played the piano, played a game of Life, watched a movie, played together, and just enjoyed our night :) now exactly one month until Christmas! It's most definitely the most wonderful time of the year.



finding a way to forget life and live

Life is perfect,

who would've thought I'd be saying that,

but I am,

and you may be wondering...

why so perfect?

answer: there's no reason it can't be,

I've learned to live,

don't live in the past but learn from it,

don't live only for the present but live with it,

don't wish for the future but determine what it will be,

Life is a gift

 and sometimes we just have to step back,

forget about stress,

forget about silly little things,

and appreciate life for what it's worth,

I just feel joy,

and there is no particlular reason,

except for there is no reason to be anything except

happy.

but maybe he does add to the happiness,

and maybe sitting next to him with us playing the piano

is the best feeling in the world,

and maybe long late night talks are really nice,

and maybe I just really love life.

and maybe I've learned what it really means to live...

because I love it

 Just because....

because we were there



It's that time of year

It's when schools starting to feel normal,

when you can lay outside and find shapes in the sky

when the weather is just about perfect,

when star gazing becomes a favorite past time,

when football starts to be a frequent topic of conversation,

when life is busy, but still enjoyable

and...

when it's my mom's birthday

Now my awesome dad decided to plan an awesome birthday for my awesome mom...I just have an awesome family. But i have to say that it was a lot of work. Like cupcake making, who knew it too so much work?!

The batter is most definitely the best part :)

(especially when you eat lots of it)

These would be the cupcakes i made...i have to say they were quite scrumptious so all that hard work paid off, and enjoying the day with my family as we celebrated my mom's birthday was a certain delight. There was a luau and everything! But next time i say we just buy cupcakes ;)

p.s. my dad would now like me to tell you how amazing he is...which he is! i love him so very much and appreciate him planning this birthday for my mom :) my mom definitely deserved it as she works so very hard for me as well.

After a wonderfully long weekend today was time to go back to school, if i didn't have such amazing friends then school would be more torture than it already is. But no matter how stressful school becomes there is always someone to brighten my day...like this crazy girl:

everyone...just accept the fact that we are slightly insane

This week is going to be a long one but hopefully it will still have wonderful adventures in it :)

It's a Fairytale

It's those moments when you want time to slow down,

when you wish you could stay there forever,

when you forget about everything else in life and just breathe...

It's these moments that keep me going in life, that give me a reason to live;

I live for these moments

It's when you're with your best friends laying in the grass late at night starring at the stars having deep conversations. It's so surreal...it's so magical...it's like a fairytale that came to real life.

Then there's this other thing called reality... that at those special moments you get to ignore ...but then at some point you always have to return, stupid reality. But if we didn't have reality we wouldn't realize how magical those moments truely are.

Do we create those "fairytale" moments, or do they just happen? Is it something we have control over, or is it all up to fate?

Well whatever it is, i like it, and i'm grateful for those moments. For it's those moments that become memories that keep me going when it's one of "those days" and i promise that you are part of one of my various special moments that i'll always cherish forever...thanks for being a part of my life :)

Have you ever....

Have you ever...
Slept in the grass, or laid in the sun
Just watched the sun set, as you thought of "that one"
Have you stayed up with friends all the night long,
or sat at the piano to make up a song.
Have you swam in the pool and danced in the rain 
or baked some good brownies for your friends that's in pain.
Have you tried to get tan but end up so burned,
or tried to finish a packet but you aren't quite that learned 
Have you eaten ice cream before a stake dance,
or partied with friends whenever the chance 
Have you taken a walk with a friend that will listen,
or looked up at the stars as they light up and glisten. 
Have you made every day matter,
made memories that count,
cause these days of our summer are soon to be out.
I'll never forget these past fun summer days,
Adventures and stories I'll remember always :)