Recap 2011

So in about 2 days, it will be 2012.thats crazy.  this year seemed like it flew by!Ive seen this idea on many blogs and think its a great idea to document just the important memories made each year. 
my year in months:January:Didn't blog yet.  Skied. ya thats about all i can think of right now. pretty exciting month, huh?Febuary:Started blogging! Went skiing.  and skiing.  and skiing some more.March:Birthday month! Got my own skis and boots! Changed my blog around.  Spring Break spent in Borrego Springs.  Blogged about here. April:Started the Jazz up your blog series.  find them here.May:Wished everyone a Happy Birthday.  Just look at my archives.  There are around 5 or 6.  There are a lot of may b-days!June:7th Grade was finally over!  Summer was starting.blogged. blogged. and crafted.July:Took a trip up to Mt. St. Helens. Blogged about it here.Summer Camp.  Blogged about here.August:Annual Wallowa Lake Trip. Blogged about here, here, and here.Tree to Tree Adventure Park.  Blogged about here. and my first modeling experience! blogged about here.September:Started my 8th grade year.Finally finished up some crafts. October:Halloween! got distracted from blogging and didn't update as often as i would have liked to. November:My soccer team took a trip to the beach. Such a fun weekend with these fun ladies!I got my first DSLR camera.December:Christmas!Time for new beginnings and new memories to start!

The Bag Bargain

So i got this bag today. at DSW.

  

it was previously priced at $69.00

then it was marked down to $39.99

then it was reduced even more on clearance by 40%

which made it $23.00

we used some coupons and in the end, got a $70 bag for $8.  

can you believe it? crazy right? gotta love the clearance racks!

Merry Christmas!

Just dropping in to wish you a
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
I will post all about it at some point this next week! then comes new years...

The week before christmas

***this was supposed to be posted last sunday, but i never got around to finishing it...***

it is one week until Christmas eve.
and i cant wait. i have a feeling this week is going to go by really slowly...
but thats ok! cuz i plan to do many projects! i would list them all out for you but that would be a lot of work so im just going to send you to my pintrest if youre really interested!

You should...

Follow me.
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Christmas Wish List

This is mainly just for family members... like dad...but i thought id share it anyways...
these jeans, or these, or these!!this is more of a dream... id like one like it but not as expensive!! maybe more like this... in a solid colorthese shoes, or these, or these!!
ok so maybe these are a little more affordable... these bootsOpi expresso or some shiny color that sparkles :) like thesethis scarfthis necklace or this one or this one
well i can't really think of much else...and fyi- the red colored word are just examples as i understand they are mostly all too expensive. Im just looking for something similar. oh ya... and this is what i want most :)
Happy Holidays!!

I say... but never do...

Many people can probably agree with me when i say that I am one of those people who always says and never actually does anything... like for example...1. I need to post some more tutorials. i really do.  but i probably will never get around to it.2. I pin but never actually try any of them...3.  I will post at least 3x a week...that never ends up happening...
those are just a couple of the many ideas i always procrastinate actually doing something!  so, for the next 4 weeks of december until New Years, I am going to accomplish something.
I will post more tutorials, try some pins out, and post more often!
among many more, which i will blog about!
so that is why i am starting DO IT.  
DO IT! stop staying and start doing!
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I went to church today...

And I came home thinking something id probably never think of...
I want to adopt a little child.  Or two.It won't happen now, because my parents say "no way" to everything it seems like...But i want to when i'm older. And have a family of my own... thats when i want to adopt a child.
I want to help the children in orphanages who don't have a family.  or a home.
I want to adopt a little child.

Just a little too much...

Well i don't think it has stopped raining since sunday night when it started.  
Its just a little too much for my liking :)

right now i am...

right now i am...at 5:00 pm on Sunday, November 20, 2011... Watching: The time

Eating: nothing...  but waiting for dinner...
Drinking: water, yes in a thermos-type cup...

Wearing: sweater: Macy's (i think...) top: Old Navy jeans: Old Navy Shoes: Payless

shoes look like this:via
Avoiding: homework

Feeling: happy, tired, sad that it is a sunday night...
Missing: my other ring.  i lost it.
Thankful: That it is only a 2 day week!

Weather: dark.  cold.
Praying: that these next 2 days will fly by and then we will get to thanksgiving!!viaNeeding: a puppy. but that wont happen.viaThinking: that i really don't want to write a brief for mock trials in social studies
Dreaming: that i will snow.  viaLoving: my new camera. and loving that its only a week away until i can go skiing!via

Early Christmas Present

I got a SLR Canon Rebel! its the canon rebel T3 version incase you were wondering :)
via
I wanted to be able to use it for thanksgiving and the holidays this year so i got it early! and i'm LOVING it!
so far i only have the lens it came with, {the 18-55mm lens}but i  know i want some more in the future!{there's your hint :)}or if you just wanted to suggest what lens i should consider buying next, that would help a lot!
i know, i know, i have to post more often! and there are some days off of school coming up and so i'm hoping to catch up with blogging then... 
At the moment, i am squeezing this very blog post in with all of my other homework...

i will leave you now with some pictures i took with that very camera ^ up there!

I admit, i need some more variety.  but nature is kinda the most interesting thing to photograph around my place 'cuz we dont have a pet of any kind :)
thats why im excited for thanksgiving, because we will be traveling to new scenery :)more on that to come... probably after thanksgiving...

a giveaway...

Not mine! but i thought i would get another entry let you know of Little Miss Momma's giveaway! 
she is giving a silhoutte cameo. i figured its worth a shot! 
this will be a lonely post for a while... maybe thanksgiving i will post again...
***updated***
I dont know if uve noticed, but a lot of blogs are giving away the same thing... so i will also enter I heart nap time's! 

MIA

i have been {M}issing {I}n {A}ction around here in the blogging world...
And i will be for at least another weekend....
Tomorrow my soccer team leaves for the beach... 
I can't wait it should be so much fun!
Tonight there is a football game...
And i have quite a bit of homework...
So i may post on Sunday about the beach or even maybe about Halloween...
but you never know...
because homework has seemed to take a higher priority then blogging at this moment in my life... 
so until i post again, 
adios, amigos!

right now i am...

stealing a quick post idea from this blog :)
right now i am...
Watching: time pass really fast before me.Eating: nothing. But soon to eat dinner.Drinking: water.Wearing: a plain tanktop, jeans and fuzzy socks.Avoiding: homework.Feeling: like im hungry for dinner soon... and i am in the mood for spaghetti. dont think thats happenin'Missing: sleep. Thankful: that i don't have too much homework. but i still have some.Weather: gloomy. gray. cold.Praying: that maybe i can get a dog in the near future.  ya right.Needing: some food.  and some new clothes, shoes, and pretty much everything.Thinking: that i should really start my homework.  like now.  Dreaming: for a puppy.  specifically from here.Loving: the warmth of my room.

Its almost Halloween.

And I have hardly posted anything at all. So i do have some posts in the works that should be posted sometime in the next week:
-a fall-themed party-tutorials from that party-possibly a Halloween post at some point.-Some other crafty tutorials -any other post ideas that i find from stalking other blogs :)

So. How was your week?

Just some thoughts on the week...
While I could be doing homework, or finishing up some posts about summer that still aren't dont, instead, I decide to blog.  
I am taking a year-long Spanish class this year so just a fair warning to everyone-  sooner or later i will probably be writing some words in Spanish...  
This week seemed to go by really fast for me... 
I have 8 am soccer games on saturday mornings like every week.  Saturdays are supposed to be the day you get to sleep in.  at least a little.  no, not now, cuz now im having to wake up 30 min earlier than school mornings.  poop.
thats ok tho, cuz then when its over, it feels like 1 pm when its really only like 9:30 am.  yay!
thats really all i can think of so i am now going to go to sleep so i can get up tomorrow.  
good nite!

New month = New change

If you noticed, I have changed a couple of things around here!  nothing major, but since i changed the header, i figured i would change the button too!  I am always looking for ways to match things...

Its October.

Which means-

+30 Days until Halloween.

+Soccer is now underway and our team is improving.

+homework.  nuf' said.

+sick days.

+its actually starting to get cold.

+decorating for fall! check out my pinned stuff!

+warm blankets and fuzzy socks on the weekends

i think that list is long enough for now... im hoping i can get back into blogging more!

Next up...

I need something new to do.  Ive finished all my other projects and so now here are my options with some help from Pinterest!

A pillowcase would be a fun, quick project before school starts.

makeup roll?

Coasters

Quilted placemats

Perhaps some more pillows?

or wall art?

I could just play with crayons!

Paint and canvas?

Or maybe some patchwork... 

Some many ideas, so little time.
Do you have any ideas?