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Monday, August 31, 2009

Ugh

I'm still having these killer headaches. I fall asleep with one, wake up with one, and go through school with one. They subtly sneak into my mind, then FULL BLAST. And without notice, they lurk out again. It's HORRIBLE. One minute my mind feels relaxed and then the next, I feel like my brain is being compressed. Mother says it's the heat. I'm trying to stick with a lot of water, though I've been choosing tea lately.

First Monday back to school was fine. Can you believe it? A GOOD Monday? High school is really shaping up for me. I'm looking forward to finding new opportunities and seeing where they'll take me.

I was looking back at the 25 pictures I took of Henry back when I had first met him. He was about three months old back then, and I had assumed he was a she. Now that I compare the two time periods of his life, I'm sad to see how much bigger he has gotten. He's growing up! No longer is he in the kitten stage, which makes me feel like a parent losing their child :( He's a teenager now. Going through teenage angst as a cat. *sigh*

You are now smiling.
Me and my mind tricks.

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

:(

I've been getting raging headaches ever since my eye appointment yesterday. The stronger contacts always take a while to get used to, but I actually had to take and Advil today. Taking pain relievers is something I try not to unless I have to. Everytime I lie down, get down, ride in a car, HEADACHE. UGH.

But on another note, today was not tragic. I'm going with four Sundays in a row of happiness, despite the :( post title. That would be referring to the headaches of course.

It's official: Henry is getting declawed. He ripped my leg earlier today. His claw got in there and just slid straight across. Not only did it STING, but it BLED. This is seriously not okay, so we are going to have him declawed. :(

School tomorrow. Hopefully all goes well. :)

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Saturday Blabbers

I'm here for my daily blabbers. I will not let you down.
:P
Today was not a bad day at all. It wasn't particularly spectacular, but it didn't bring me any sorrow. I believe half of my homework is finished, if not more. Tomorrow I'll be spending the day picking out a 500 page fiction novel for English. Any suggestions?

Henry had his first experience with catnip in our house today. The family has decided that it will be his first(and last) experience. Basically, I lost more blood than I should have, considering he's a kitten. But apparently I have weak skin(Maddie. Haha. I think you have tough skin). His biting and scratching has been OUT OF CONTROL. I know he'll grow out of his biting stage and we'll just have to put up with it for now, but the scratching may not go away. He's drawn a lot of blood and ruined quite a few things within two weeks of occupancy in our household, so we have made the decision to declaw him. I, personally, am not so sure I'm okay with this. It's completely inhumane and is the equivalent to cutting off the tips of our fingers. However, my parents and I have chosen this option because it's the safest way. He is still young, so it won't be as difficult to help him through this as it would be if he were a bit older. We've been battling this decision for a few days now, and it has not been easy. I do not want to take away his ability to survive outdoors, but he has completely adapted to indoor life. Rarely do we let him out. I think we might just be on the road to declawing, though. Despite what I believe regarding animal rights, is it worth the destruction of flesh, furniture, carpets, blinds, curtains, bed sheets, clothes, and possibly birdies? Weigh that one in your mind.

Oh yeah, he had his first bath today, too. Hmm... maybe we'll wait to try that again.

I posted this exact post, word for word, exactly one year ago. I went back and copy and pasted. Everything is completely unedited. Please read.

Today is my grandfather's death anniversary.He was murdered where my mother at four years old discovered him.He was only 26 or 27 years old.

Love, E

Friday, August 28, 2009

TGIF

Second day back at school was just as good as yesterday, if not better. :) I'd tell stories about my super awesome math teacher, but I'm far too exhausted to go into detail.

I'm probably going to be focusing on studies and extra curricular for a while, so sorry if my posts become boring, vague, or even non-existent. It would be understandable if you stopped checking my page. Hopefully you won't though. Despite this all, I'm going to try my best to update as often as possible, even if it's a short blurb that makes no sense. Just little reminders here and there to let you know I'm still alive. Have a lovely weekend, everyone :)


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Thursday, August 27, 2009

WOOHOO

So basically, my day was fantastic. I love this year. I can feel it's going to amazing. Except for a certain unwanted person in my favorite class. Come on. Ugh. That's annoying.

But otherwise, everything was such a great experience! I can hardly wait to start the year. I've already had a math test. It took the entire class. On the first day?? Wow. But he's a bit of an "odd" teacher, to put things nicely.

And one of them is basically the human version of the turtle from Finding Nemo. The one that's all, "DUUUUDE." You know? He'll push me, but it'll all be worth it in the end.

Definitely a good start. I'll keep everyone posted. I actually have science homework to complete tonight, so I can't ramble on about nothing today.

But before I face my inevitable doom, I'd like to address a comment I received. What happened to the squirrel? Very good question indeed. He doesn't come by as often as he used, too. Perhaps it's because there's normally a furry feline waiting for him. But I did catch him eating peanuts by the trunk of our tree a couple afternoons back!!!!

Urg. Homework time. Bye :)

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

SCHOOL!!!!

Tomorrow is my first day at school, and I am crazy crazy excited!!!!!!!! AHHHH I CAN HARDLY CONTAIN MYSELF!!!


I'll let you all know how it went tomorrow afternoon or evening :)

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SCHOOL!!!!

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Henry Pictures =)













































Here are updated pictures of Henry. I've officially had him for one week and two days. :)
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Monday, August 24, 2009

Hi

Finally back from Robin's party. Now stuck at home with a plumber, unless he already came. Hmm. At least I have a computer.

Just wanted to say hi, by the way.

Also, check out Nevershoutnever. He makes me happy.

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Paparazzi

There is really no significant relation between the title post and the actual post. I just happen to be listening to Lady Gaga at the moment.

Moving on.

Last night, my toilet overflowed and flooded all throughout the house and all the way down to the kitchen*. The water level was fairly high, too. The rugs were soaked through, my bathroom floor was a mini lake, and Maddie was going to arrive within the hour. Hmmm... a worthy opponent to life's challenges. Basically, my parents went insane and freaked out, even though it was a life or death situation. To put in the nicest words possible, they were SEETHING MAD. At the moment, at least. It was the third time that our plumbing as exploded on us, and we've only lived in this house for a year and a half. Three times is a high number for plumbing screw ups. But since we rent, we can't do much but have a plumber come and "fix" it for the next few months until it decides to give out on us again.

Can you understand why we keep looking at houses? I don't know. Perhaps it's a lousy reason. But the house is falling apart on the inside. It'd be nice to have toilets and sinks that didn't cause you to panic every time you flush. But maybe that's asking too much.

Having Maddie over was fun. Robin's party later today. In about forty-five minutes, actually. Nice nice nice. Pool party time. This should be fun. Ugh....

Eh eh. Eh eh. <----- more Lady Gaga

Time to go, this post made little sense, as usual.

*For the record, the water was clean, okay?

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

What A Week!!!

Wow. I have been so incredibly busy this week. I've enjoyed every minute of it. Andrea's party was absolutely amazing with out baby eating and gumpsh playing. We've learned that anything is possible at 3:00 in the morning. Haha.

Anyways, I have a headache at the moment. I am SO exhausted. And to think Maddie's spending the night tonight. We'll have fun, though. :)

Quick updates because truly, seriously, I need to lay down for a bit.

Choir Car wash completed my life; it was so much fun!!!
Orthodontist was fairly gentle with my mouth while tightening my braces.
Dentist was not so gentle with my mouth while cleaning/examining.
Andrea's party was whoopin awesome.
Henry is as cute as can be. He's sleeping on my bed, and I think I just might join him.

Happy Sunday. Fourth in a row, right?



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Friday, August 21, 2009

Shoop Shoop Friday

So far, so good. Choir practice this morning was enjoyable and easy going. All the melodies sound beautiful :) It makes me happy :) My orthodontist appointment was over before I even realized it. Just a quick color change, tightening, and examination before they sent me off. Henry is observing the birds with that hunting instinct gleaming in his eyes. The birds just sit there and act like he's not even a threat. Their relationship is starting to shape up.

I'll be with my friend Renata and her family for the rest of the afternoon. Haven't seen her in a few weeks, so it should be nice. This post is short and sweet. So, there you go. Until next time, folks.

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

The Patty Between Wednesday And Friday

Yesterday was Hump Day, and I apologize if I failed to point it out. But here I am pointing it out.
HUMP DAY <------------

Henry is sleeping on the floor at the moment. All of that string wrestling must have worn him out. It's his fourth cat nap since 2:00 this afternoon. Hehe. :)

School orientation was today, and I can't even stress enough how excited I am for the upcoming school year. My schedule is exactly the way I wanted it. Everything is perfect. And I'm already fitting in nicely. I lovelovelovelovelove my choir group this year. All the students in higher grades are so sweet and welcoming, except for one girl. But I'm putting her aside now. Yearbook Design will be incredible, as will meeting new people and reuniting with old friends.

I have a busy week coming up. Tomorrow is choir camp and performance for other orientation. Then straight to my orthodontist appointment after that. My friend Renata will be coming down to see us for the day.
Saturday is Choir Car Wash Day, and I'll be seeing Andrea and friends at her party later that evening.
Sunday is for possibly getting my nails done for the first time since my birthday a couple of years ago, and then Maddie is coming to spend the night.
Monday is the pool party at Robin's house.
Tuesday is a get together with Becca and a few others, for she is back from her month long vacation!!!!
Wednesday will most likely be with Holly and Julie, and they will be meeting Henry then :)
Thursday is the first day of school.

I figured I should jam-pack myself with loads of fun activities, so school will be available as my highest priority when it begins.

There was my two cents of the day, folks. Have a lovely evening.

*still avoiding picture downloading from my camera*



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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Henry Simon

So we finally came up with a name for the kitty. No, it does not flow and sound pretty when spoken. Henry Simon? Not the easiest thing to string together. But it does have meaning. Each part has an explanation behind it.

Simon(original name; currently middle name) was given to him by the neighbors who offered their baby kitty to us.

Henry(current first name) was the name of my very first pet. She was a guinea pig who had two babies afterwards. I was given her as a birthday present, thinking that it was a boy, hence the name Henry. After discovering two UFO's(unidentified furry objects) in the cage one school morning, Henry became a Henrietta. I guess you can never trust pet store people. But it was the first animal in our home. So all is forgiven. Henry(guinea piggy) was a sweet, motherly friend with shaggy locks of white and black shades. Henry(kitty) is a sweet, feisty friend with short fur of white and black shades. In honor of my guinea piggy who has passed, my family has decided to name my new kitty Henry Simon. But of course we'll call him Henry.

The name honors our old neighbors, and an old furry pal.

I brought him into my room for the first time this afternoon. He fell asleep curled up by my feet. He was very much at peace. We bought him a flea collar this evening, too. That didn't work out well. I have the band-aids and scratches to prove it. Ouch. But sacrifice gives way for love :)
On a completely cheerful note, his new scooper is a beautiful turquoise color.

Now to end this post...

I shall be at choir camp tomorrow morning and free afterwards. It'll be a week since the surgery *cue the scary duhn duhn DUHN music* Everything is coming along well. I take my last penicillin tomorrow. :) WOOOOT.

The schedule has been hectic lately, and it has been a refreshing feeling to get back into a routine once more. School, here I come.

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Monday, August 17, 2009

Bundle Of Love

I absolutely love him.

He rested his head on my lap.
He fell asleep in my arms.
He woke up in my arms.
He looked at me with those gorgeous green eyes.
He licked my fingers.
He purred for countless moments.

Only a little more than 24 hours, and he's become one of the family. He's already trained to go to the bathroom in the litter box. Smart thing.

Apparently cats respond more to the 'e' sound in names, so my whole family is telling me to change it. Since he doesn't respond fully yet to Simon, I don't see why not. I'll make Simon his middle name. I'm looking for names that have an ending like Annie or Buddy. And he's a sweet baby boy whose mostly white with black splashes like a cow. Anyone have any name suggestions?

And by the way, we took him in the house for the first time this evening. It was a grand success. I only sneezed 5 times. That's excellent for me. And he looked at the birds and didn't seem to threatened. Although the cockatiel nearly had a heartattack on the spot.

Life is sweet right now.

I'm helping out at my old school tomorrow morning with my choir director. He's excusing me for camp. Reuniting with my previous campus, friends, and teachers will be a warm and welcoming sensation. I'm buckled in and ready for an awesome week.

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Helloooooo Monday

This has been a a shocklingly good Monday so far. Choir camp this morning was definitely fun! I loved meeting new people, reuniting with the director(haha, i say this like it's a good thing. But really, he's awesome), and learning music already. One of them being in Latin. That was confusing... I have a choir party to go to in about two hours, which will last all the way into the evening. Excited!!! The new school transition has been fairly smooth.

Simon is as adorable as ever. He just finished lunch and is currently climbing trees and sunbathing. He's a happy kitty :) And a loud one, too. His purr sounds like a motor. But I like it.



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Simon

SOOOO.. WE HAVE THE KITTY AND HE WAS BORN IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR AND HE'S ADORABLE AND ENTHUSIASTIC AND CURIOUS AND AHH! I'M SO EXCITED!

Being allergic to him is a real downer. But apparently I can naturally immunize myself if I'm around him often enough. Which I will be.

I have many stories, videos, and pictures to share already, but I'm supposed to be sleeping. Early day tomorrow with chorus camp starting. HOORAY!

His owners said they named him as a Simon, but we kind of considered changing it to something like Oreo or whatever. But in a way, I wanted to respect the owners and keep his orginal name. What do you think?

Anyways, that would be three Sundays in a row now of awesome-osity. Spa-ding.





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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Present!

I would like to dig deeper behind the meaning of today's post title. When I say the word "present", I am not referring to a gift you might give someone on their birthday. Nor am I referring to the display of an object. By that I mean I'm not presenting anything to you. However, I am referring to a student's response when his or her teacher is taking attendance in the morning. Mrs. Higgle will say, "Bobby McCormick?", and little Bobby will say, "Present!!!". As opposed to "here". Any of this make sense to you?

Now for the post to actually begin.
First off, apologies for abandoning Karma for a day or two. I wasn't feeling the blog within me. Thanks for sticking by my side, if you were even here to start with. For you, I present a smile face :)

I was with Rachel from Friday night to Saturday morning. Then I spent Saturday just being present in the world. We went to church that evening, and I carefully observed the random oddities of the folk around me.

For this lovely Sunday, I will be over at Casey's and a few other friends for her birthday! YAY! Her present is wrapped and ready to go.

But you want to know the exciting tidbits of this day!?!?!?!?!
Remember the darling neighborhood kitty whose pictures I posted a while back? Well, the neighbors are moving today(really sad story, I wish them the best of luck in the future), and they can't afford to keep their furry friend. So, we were offered to be the new owners. Before you piece this all together, though I'm sure you already have, I am allergic to cats. I sneeze like I'm dying. Maybe not that bad, but it's pretty high up there on the sneeze-o-scale.

Moving on.

This is an outdoor cat, so we wouldn't have to take the precious thing inside. So no sneezing for me. And I also have two birds, and the outdoor cat deal fits the criteria. It's all working just nicely.

Basically, I am now the owner of an outdoor cat. It'll still be roaming the neighborhood, but we're just going to say that it's "our cat".

And by the way, it's not a girl like we thought. It's a baby BOY!!!! Name suggestions? Mostly white with black splashes.

He is our summer present.




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Friday, August 14, 2009

Strawberry Banana

Yum. Dannon's yogurt is really hitting the spot right now. Perfect blend of two sensational fruits. :)

Rachel is coming over in about an hour or so from now. Hoorah!

Tooth update:

It's rather unnerving to see the chain hanging down from my mouth. Everytime I swallow, I'm scared that it will fall out, and I'll have to undergo the surgery again. In which case, I would rather lick my toe.

Anyways, I'm not feeling very bloggy at the moment. Sorry folks. I am going to go do something that's exciting without engaging in strenuous activity.


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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Morning Everybody!!!

I woke up this morning feeling fine, painless, and woop-de-doo! Probably because I just took Ibuprofen and Penicillin. WOOOOOOT.

Anyways, today should be a good day. Just relaxing and staying at home and whatnot. Then Rachel should be coming over tomorrow, perhaps for the night? Hmmm.. we'll have to see.

Quick shoutout to Juliette, who is in Jew Camp right. I HOPE YOU'RE HAVING A FANANANATASTIC TIME!!!!!!!!!

In exactly two weeks from today, will be my first day in a new school. Erg, no one really likes to go through that. But that's why friends are there to help you through the tough times :)

I'm going to sign off now and sit in bed and laze around. Hope everyone has an absolutely incredible Day After Hump Day!!!!! <3 <3


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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Me Again

Feeling much better now. I had cold soup for dinner. It was delicious, considering I was absolutely starving.

I also thought I'd let you know a funny little thing I failed to mention. I heard words that you NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER want to hear before surgery. They hooked me up and had me breathing into a whatever it's called mask thing, and I was growing deeply drowsy. Right before I fell asleep, I heard, "OHH CRAP", from one of the nurses. Real professional, eh? When I heard that, I was about to have a panic attack, which I would have, but I was far too tired. Now that I look back, it's quite a funny situation. Maybe they gave me too much, which would explain a lot of what happened when I woke up. Hahahaha.

Anyways, anyone else notice the google symbol today? It's like the meteor shower!!! I stood outside for ten minutes FREEZING yesterday, and it was all for nothing. All I saw were stars, which was still nice.

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I HATE YOU DENTISTTTTT

I'm keeping this short because typing is hard at the moment.

Here is a quick explanation of what happened:

-xrays
-shove a needle up my arm(iv)
-place patches on my chest to monitor my heart and breathing
-mask on my face to make me sleeeeeepy
-fall asleep
-wake up in a different room with my mom
-can't walk, they put me in a wheelchair
-don't remember a single thing
-my jacket was on me, even though it was off the last time i looked down
-i was in hysterics with my breathing and crying

i have never felt so weak in my entire life.

i'm starving but i can't eat.
i'm dizzy, and i will be dizzy for a while
i can already feel the pain
i hate my dentist
if this doesn't work, i'll have to do it all over again
i hate my dentist


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Morning Wishes

I'll be leaving for the dentist in about twenty minutes. I just wanted to give one last shout out before it happens. I'll update with more details later. Bye!

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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Oh No He Didn't?!?

I have been instructed to remove all nail polish, jewelry, contacts, and whatnot from my body in preparation for my oral surgery tomorrow. You know the tear jerker in this situation? I painted ladybugs on my nails just yesterday, and now I have to take all ten of their lives. Not including the pink on my toes. Not cool.

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TuEsDaY

Juliette spent the night last night, and we had a great time being bubbly off of ice cream. Hehe.

Today will be just a relaxing day of inactivity because I'll be having the oral surgery tomorrow. This thought makes me want to hyperventilate. They'll be putting me to sleep, but apparently it is not a serious procedure. Suuure, we'll see about that, now won't we?

I'll probably be extremely sore for at least a week after that, but that doesn't mean I can't blog. Expect to hear a lot of whining from me for the next several days. If you don't want to hear it, then don't read it. This page is a blog. And a blog is very sharing. Venting. Bragging. Well, sort of.

So, have wonderful Tuesday, and a fabulous Wednesday(HumpDay).


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Monday, August 10, 2009

Hi There

Just posting this to say hi.

Hope everybody has a fantastic Monday :)

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Sunday, August 9, 2009

TEEN CHOICE!!!

AHHHHH!!!! THE SHOW WAS SUPER SPECTACULAR AMAZING FUN WOOHOO WONDERFUL AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I WAS FREAKING OUT. EVEN IF I DIDN'T LIKE THE GROUP(JOBROS, SORRY, DON'T HURT ME) I STILL WENT BERSERK. HAHA. WHAT A WONDERFUL SUNDAY, WHICH ISN'T SOMETHING I SAY TOO OFTEN. HEY, THAT'S TWO GOOD SUNDAYS IN A ROW! HOW LOVELY!!!! ANYWAYS, I'M GOING TO BE UPLOADING PICTURES SOON OF THE EVENT!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH IT ON TELEVISION TOMORROW AND BE LIKE AHHH I WAS THERE! THANKS SO MUCH TO SUMMER, KATHERINE, AND HER DAD, FOR MAKING THIS EXPERIENCE SO UNFORGETTABLE AND FULL OF MEMORIES!!!



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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Scrumptious Saturday

Hi there, friends! Today was just as awesome as yesterday! I went to go see 500 Days Of Summer(for the second time in four days) with my mom. It was like seeing it for the first time. I LOVE this movie. Let me tell you, I would go see it right this very minute if I could. We've already got it on our Netflix list.

But anyways, I'm extremely tired at the moment, so I'll keep this short and sweet. I'll be at the Teen Choice Awards tomorrow with two close friends, so I might not get a chance to post.

Have a wonderful rest of your weekend!


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Success

Just wanted to say that I finally fixed the html code on my blog. This has been a marvelous day for me. If only everyday was like this. But then we wouldn't appreciate happiness as much. So, I guess it's a good thing that sorrow is there to make joy seem even more precious :)

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Friday, August 7, 2009

Happy Happy Joy Joy

I am happy. :)

Today's beach trip with Casey was incredible. We spent hours there having a fabulous time! And tomorrow I get to see 500 Days Of Summer(AGAIN!!!) with my Mom because I wouldn't stop talking about it and curiosity has gotten the better of her.

Anyways, I just wanted the spread the happiness! I've been singing Happy by Nevershoutnever all day today! WOO. By the way, listen to the first ten seconds of this song and it sounds ridiculously similar to Lucky by Jason Mraz during the seconds of 29-36. Happy says, "you make me happy" and Lucky says, "boy, i hear you". Just check it out and tell me if I'm crazy or not. Anyone else smell copyright lawsuits coming up? Laugh at me, fine, but I smell it.

And by the way, HAVE A SAFE AND WONDERFUL TRIP, HOLLY AND JULIE. I'LL MISS YOU GUYS, SEE YOU WHEN YOU COME BACK!!!!!

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Beeeeeeach Trip!!!!

Today I'll be going to the beach with two other friends, so that's something to look forward to! I believe that's two Fridays in a row now! I'm on a roll.

Then tomorrow I'll be relaxing, which will be just fantastic.
And then my close friend inviting me to the TCA with her on Sunday, so I'm PUMPED for that!!!!!! Never thought I'd be going to that type of event, but this will be FANTASTIC!!! AHH!!! I'm really excited.

This weekend will be a blast. I just know it. I'm cramming all the fun in before oral surgery. Would you like to know something weird? Well, here it is. Another friend is getting something extracted at the dentist this weekend, also. We're now extraction twinsies. Haha. How cool is that?

I'll leave you be everyone. Enjoy your day!

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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Afternoon

First off, I had a FABULOUS time with my three D.C. buddies, and we didn't even finish half of the scrapbook. We're talking 2,000ish pictures here :)

Like promised, here are park pix.

if i learned anything at all that day, it's that squirrels don't share.
i think this one clawed at my camera and nearly got my finger

no need to stuff everything in your face


they must have been hungry

caught you red headed stealing a peanut from my bag




lovely look i'm getting here

MY PEANUT. DON'T TOUCH.


protecting his findings


evil squirrel look!


it's a two-fer!

birdie friend!!!

aw, just a shell.


not only are squirrels smart, but they are very very lazy :)


praying for more peanuts perhaps?




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Thursday

Creative title for this post, huh?

Okay, anyways, I'm going to spend the afternoon with my D.C. roommates today! We're going to scrapbook and remember all the incredible moments that happened on that trip, and there were plenty of moments. It was one of the best weeks I can remember. Better than that time I went to Outdoor School by far. So, I'll be back perhaps 5ish. Then I can publish squirrel pictures. Until then, have a lovely day.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

What A Wonderful Hump Day

I had a FANTASTIC(!!!!!!) day today! This was a successful Hump Day(don't). My Aunt and I went to the movies and saw '500 Days Of Summer'. It was the cutest, and I would definitely see it again. That's going on me Netflix.

We stopped at Brighton afterwards to pick up something and to look around, which was very nice.

Then we ate lunch at P.F. Chang's, a place of which I had never been to before. Let me just tell you, d.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s. Yum yum. I'll leave it at that.

Back to her house after all that where I snuggled with her kitty(and gave myself a sneezing attack that was well worth playing with a kitteh) until my mom came to pick me up. Speaking of kitty, I played with the neighbor's cat(which I like to refer to as my cat) last night. Mom and I were trying to take a walk, but she kept on following us! I would walk her back and then she'd chase me down the street! It took at least ten minutes to get her to stop trailing behind us. She's absolutely precious, though. Kitty suits her well, but I was considering the nickname Pepper, because she loves to climb our pepper trees, only to look back down at us with those Pus n' boots eyes until we reach up and get here. Friends, you will have to come over and play with her soon.

I have squirrel pictures to post, but I'll save that for later today or perhaps tomorrow. This post is probably disorganized, like all of my posts, but I'm in a bit of a rush. I'll be going now. Have a fabulous Hump day, y'all!

love love love love love love elley

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Clickety Clack It's Tuuuuuesday

Obviously, I did something to my sidebar. You can see it without having to scroll a mile south. I'm not sure what I did or how I did it, but it's definitely a start, right?

Today I am having another relaxing day, I think. Tomorrow, I am spending the entire day with my Aunt :) We're going to see '500 Days Of Summer', a movie she nor I have heard of - we're in for a surprise, and then we'll go out to eat before heading back to her house. Fortunately, we live about two minutes away from each other.

And when I say Aunt, I mean a really close family friend who I've known basically my whole life, and I can easily consider her family. :)

I just starting reading 'The Notebook' today. Nicholas Sparks, right? I'm too lazy to check at the moment. I love the tragic romances. They always get to me. I'll let you know how I'm coming along on the book.

That's all for this morning. I shall hear from you guys soon, hopefully.

Love Love Love Love,

E


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Monday, August 3, 2009

Mwah ha ha!

HUZZAH!

I survived dance. To my astonishment, it wasn't as humiliating as the last time, which really hit the peak. It was almost(but not quite) tolerable. :) Good thing I'm not going next week.

Okay, here's the thing. I'm sitting at the computer staring off into space. But in a good way. I feel GOOD after dance because I've contributed to my health.

Hmmm. What's on the agenda now??? I don't know. Perhaps mall with friends? I'll have to make plans now.

Not much to say at the moment, but I'm really getting into this regular posting thing. Too bad Natalie keeps holding out on me with her videos. I check everyday... Some of you probably didn't catch what I meant by that. Just go to youtube and look up communitychannel. Best accent ever.

I still haven't gotten the html down correctly, but I'm on the road to success. I can feel it.

Well, I've entered a writing contest(not that I'll win), but it's good to try, right? You never know!

This post is shamefully unstructured. I shall leave you now.

I'm off to enjoy my dinner of RIBS. YUM.

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Monday

I am usually successful when it comes to editing my html coding, but my right sidebar refuses to cooperate. If anyone out there has any tips or solutions, feel free to let me know.

Despite the fact that I am on summer vacation, I still find Mondays to be excruciating. Now, that's what I call impressive.

I could definitely live without going to dance tonight. Not looking forward to that. At all. I'd rather be doing something much more productive, and less painful. But, I only have a few more sessions to suck it up. Cannot wait until this is over(dotdotdot).

In case you forgot, I'm not allowed to actually type "...". I have to spell it out in parentheses, as in (dotdotdot). *inside joke*

This week is pretty much my last carefree week in it's entirety(sp?). I've probably mentioned that more than a couple of times by now. Anyways, I'm probably seeing my Aunt one of these days. Then scrapbooking with three spectacular friends on Thursday(really excited for that)! And then the rest is up to me. Perhaps I'll just relish in the lack of morning alarms and never ending assignments.

Hmm. What to say. What to say. Actually, I think I'll end it at that.

ellllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Last Minute News

My phone calendar says that today is Friendship Day, so I just wanted to give a HUGE shout out to all of my friends who I love more than the world! Thanks for sticking with me through all these years! I definitely hope that I only gain pals from here!

Anyways, as predicted, my Sunday was pretty awesome. I enjoyed the quiet environment of the library, despite the fact that the security gates beeped me on the way out. Apparently paperbacks don't cooperate well with the self-check outs. Thank goodness for receipts(where is the 'p' sound in this word?)!

And school shopping afterwards went fabulously.

We went to an open house a few streets down from where we live. Gorgeous house, absolutely lovely. No chance for us. :( And what a small word; the realtor there was the husband of a math teacher at my old middle school. Now, that was weird. He did have an incredible Australian accent, though. When I grow up, I am moving to Australia(like the book, if you've heard of it).

I was at Katherine's for an hour or so while dinner was at home cooking. I love her and her family! I feel so at home there. Who knew video games can be such time speeders. Well, practically everyone knows that, but I'm not much of a gamer myself. So, I was happily surprised.

And remember my kitty I published pictures of a few days ago? Well, in the middle of dinner, Katherine knocked on my door and asked if the kitten she was holding belonged to me. Before you get excited, no, it was not the kitten I had bonded with before. It was her BROTHER! Meaning there's two of them!!! EEEEK! He looked exactly like his sister. They're TWINS! A boy and a girl! Absolutely precious! Hopefully I'll have them both visit me one day.

Wow, this post evolved into something much lengthier than I had intended.

Oh,well. Nighty nighty everyone. Instead of spending the evening(well, night) on the internet, I think I'll enjoy some good old-fashioned reading. After all, I have new paperbacks(wow that was so lame. I thought that would be a warm ending to a good day, but this last blurb/paragraph was just lame).

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My Masterpiece

Fiest your eyes on this masterpiece!!!

I have monkey cards. A three story house, alright!

it's a question mark! it's hard to see the dot at the bottom, but just look closely because it is there.

the key to a successful house(and just about everything else) is a solid foundation.



two stories already!


another solid foundation! The far right one is looking a bit iffy, though. :(



Lately, I've been doing a good job at keeping promises on my blog. I said I would start posting daily; I have been posting daily. I said I would publish pictures of Rocky; I posted pictures of Rocky. I said I would publish pictures of my pathetic little card houses, and here I am publishing pictures of my pathetic little card houses. Enjoy :)
My updates are as follows:
-relax at home until 2:30
-go to the library to return/check out books
-go school shopping until 5:00
-have dinner from 5:45 to 6:20ish
-play badminton in the back for half an hour
-enjoy internet access for the night
What an easy going day. When I woke up, I was rather disappointed with the fact that it was Sunday. However, when I spell out my day fragment by fragment, it really isn't that horrible. I think this will be smooth sailing Sunday.
ELLEY

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Chocolate

There is no better way to spend a Saturday evening than with internet access and a bar of chocolate. Yum yum.



There's a healthier way, but this is most certainly the more enjoyable way. BIG difference.



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Card

I've suddenly taken a strong liking to exploring the world of cards. Playing cards, that is. I spent about two hours last night designing and building card houses. I took pictures of my three story card house, so expect some photos to be up soon :) Time passes by quickly when you're so intrigued by something. And to think, cards are ordinary household objects. If you try hard enough, I guess entertainment can be found in just about anything.

Nothing else especially exciting going on. Except for the whole "getting back into school" transition. My vacation pretty much ends on the 12th, which is depressing, but I'm looking forward to a new year. I have my ortho appointments, dentist appoints, and my oral surgery coming up. Then chorus camp, I think. And of course, back to school shopping. Should be fun! Can't wait to be into the flow of a normal school year again. Hopefully everyone has been enjoying their summer!

current bloggy points: 8

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