Wednesday, November 18, 2009

"It's That Time of Year..."

"...when the world falls in love, every song you hear seems to say 'Merry Christmas, may your New Year dreams come true!' and this song of mine, in three-quarter time, wishes you and yours the same thing too."


Signs that Christmas is coming:
  • It is getting colder
  • We've had our first bonfire in the backyard
  • We've been drinking hot chocolate and coffee... a lot
  • The air conditioning's off
  • I'm wearing above-the-knee argyle socks
  • There are more blankets on the couch than pillows
  • Lowe's Christmas Tree tent is set up
  • Thanksgiving is next week
  • I finished my Christmas shopping
  • I made a list of all the Christmas movies I want to watch this year. (Actually, I'd better get started...)
  • I got my first Christmas present of the year
  • I'm singing Christmas songs
  • Target put up their five-billion snowflakes hanging from the ceiling
  • Grandpa's started talking about canceling Christmas (he does it every year, without fail)
  • Everyone is wearing five-inch-thick sweaters even though we live...in...FLORIDA
  • The sun is brighter
  • I can see my breath at night
  • We're not going to the beach anymore
  • My Christmas countdown says "37 More Days until Christmas!"
Obviously, I get excited about Christmas... like, REALLY EXCITED. What do you love about Christmas?

Here's the list of movies for me to watch...
  1. Elf
  2. Eloise at Christmastime
  3. Christmas in Connecticut
  4. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  5. Holiday Inn
  6. White Christmas
  7. It's a Wonderful Life
  8. Miracle on 34th Street
  9. Polar Express
  10. The Santa Claus
  11. Holiday Affair
  12. The Shop Around the Corner
  13. Home Alone
  14. A Christmas Story
  15. Christmas with the Kranks
  16. Love Actually
  17. The Nativity Story
  18. The Ultimate Gift
  19. Saint Nicolas - VeggieTales!
  20. ____________________
Obviously, I need one more movie to make my life complete! Any suggestions?

Monday, November 9, 2009

I'm Thankful For...

  1. The fall weather
  2. Elton O. Samuelson (my EOS DLSR camera :)
  3. Calculators
  4. Macbooks
  5. Lists
  6. Barnes and Noble and the nice people who work there
  7. Cookies
  8. The Sun!
  9. Money (when I have it.)
  10. My Family
  11. 11:11 pm
  12. My friends not running into bushes and stop signs. Yeah, that would be good.
  13. Butternut Squash Soup
  14. The end of the school year
  15. Post-it notes
  16. Fridge (2 meanings here.)
  17. Dr. Pepper
  18. The stars
  19. My friends
  20. Encouragement
  21. Music
  22. S'mores and Bonfires
  23. Airplane tickets (to bring certain people to and from Maryland)
  24. the Mazda 3 - a beautiful car, if there ever was one.
  25. Parties... go ahead, plan one!
  26. God :)
  27. McKenna. She has brought many new YouTube videos to my life. :D She's awesome.
  28. Ham and Mashed Potatoes
  29. Guitars, Pianos, Mandolins, Accordions, Standup Bass, etc.
  30. Pizza. You can't beat it.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Photography, Blogs and other such nonsense...

So I've recently posted on my other blog: http://kaylee-photography.blogspot.com and I wasn't sure if all (or any) of you were aware of it's existence.




So, um, be aware from this day forward.



The end.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Yeah, so.

Well, I didn't die. That's a good thing.


In my month of "anti-computer-ism-ness" I got swine flu (and did not die, neither here nor there.) and I read 10 books (see http://kaylee-photography.blogspot.com) and I did boat loads of school and house work. Indeed. I nearly died from mere brain exhaustion.

And no... I don't ever exaggerate... at all... ever.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Driving...

As most of you know, I got my permit about three months ago... and I LOVE driving. It's so much fun for me... :) But I have a story... and lemme tell ya, it's kinda crazy...


I was driving home from Ocala on the back roads with my dad. I had been driving for about an hour or so... I love going fast (hehe) and I was going down one road at around 60 mph. It was pitch black outside and I didn't have my brights on because there was a car coming towards me. As I wound around a corner at 55 mph I saw something walk/run out in front of my car... I slowed down (but I didn't hit the brakes because there was a car behind me) and went past a black and white sheepdog that was just on the inside of the yellow lines. As I went past it the other car did too at the same time. Thank God it didn't move because I totally would have swerved and probably hit a tree or something. But it just stood there, looking at me. It was the cutest dog ever and I would have been so upset if I'd hit it. Now let me clarify: If I wasn't a Christian, I'd totally be one of those crazy animal activists telling you not to use mosquito spray because it hurts the mosquitos... I'm not quite that radical, but I could be. This isn't really a normal "God Ordains" post, but I thought it was worth of posting. :)
But anyway, I'm glad I didn't get any target practice in that day... I'll save that for the stupid love-bugs that tend to fly in my face when I'm on the motorcycle.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Camera!


HURRAYYYYYY!

I was in Ocala getting something that takes some pretty "shweet" pictures! :D Ohhh my, my, my. I have been overcome with excitement for the past three hours! This picture looks weird because I took it on my computer...... so, yeah.

Yeayyy!!!! Soooooooo - Specifics
  1. It's a Canon 40D (the kind that Nicole Smith has)
  2. It's beautiful, just like the pictures it takes.
  3. I'm exhaustedI drove for over an hour and a half from Ocala along back roads to I-95
  4. Driving... Dog in the road... OMG. Ask me for the story later... It's... OMG.
  5. I wished upon an Irish star, ate skittles, and drank Gatorade :)
  6. Goodnight. <3

Coming soon...

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Introducing the Best People in the World

Your parents. =) Oooooooohhh wait. Before you start thinking about why the aren't the best in the world, start thinking about why they are. For starters, they love you like crazy.

This past summer has been a long, crazy roller coaster for me. A big, missed opportunity for me to spill my heart out to my parents. After all, they've been there longer than any of my friends, but why am I so reluctant to tell them about how I think and feel? It's easier for my to talk to my friends because normally they tell me what I want to hear, instead of what I desperately need to hear. There are a few exceptions, but for the most part, that's how it is. I mean, think about it. Your parents are the ones...

- that love you even if you do something really stupid
- that encourage you when you need encouragement
- tell you when you're being retarded
- sit down and talk you through the difficulties in life
- etc.
I'm sure you've heard this 947,320,381 times, but I think you need to hear it again. I certainly did... Maybe this 947, 320, 382nd time will be the one that tips you over the edge. Here it is.
You need to trust your parents and tell them everything.
There you go. The most brilliant advice ever given.

So...
- Why do you find it hard to talk to your parents? What keeps you from sharing with them?
- When is the next time you think you're going to talk to your parents about your problems?
- Do you find that you talk to your friends about your life problems more than to your parents? Why or why not?


p.s. I actually wrote this a few days ago, but my dad was out of town, so he couldn't check it right away. :)

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