Some Thoughts

I am currently sitting in the car on my way to my sister's house to spend Thanksgiving with some extended family. Thanksgiving is such a great holiday. There is nothing about it that isn't just plain selflessness, right? You would think so. This is a day we have for giving thanks. For being thankful for what we have, enjoying fellowship with family and some friends. It's a time of rejoicing, fellowship, selflessness, and to top it all off it's tons of fun! Being thankful is fun! It's enjoyable! So now let me ask the question, why do we Americans find it necessary to have Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving Day? Even when I try really hard this doesn't make sense at all. On the day we're supposed to be giving thanks for all the blessings that we do have, we are going to be busy trampling people at Wal-Mart for the cheapest deal on something that we probably don't need and won't want in three years.  I can safely say, I will not be shopping on Thanksgivng. I hardly ever shop on Black Friday. (to be honest, shopping is just not something I enjoy.) I like spending time with people, cultivating relationships. Why can't we keep doing that on Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is (in my opinion) the only holiday that hasn't been turned into this big shindig about buying this and buying that and getting everything for yourself or your kids or that 'special someone'. It's just eating food and spending time with family! What could be better? I can't think of much, except playing my violin, but I even do that on Thanksgiving anyway because my family loves it when my siblings and I play.  I guess my point is, let's go back to what we should be doing, instead of spending time in a line to get some material thing at a store that will only last a year or two, let's sit back with a cup of coffee and a board game and cultivate a relationship with people who will be in our lives forever.

I know I've been pretty terrible about blogging lately. Whatever happened to a Christmas song every day? Don't ask me! =P I hope, hope, hope, to get that going again. Maybe after Thanksgiving! By the way, I hope everyone has a very blessed Thanksgiving! 

18 things I love about Bekah

There is a totally awesome person in the world, and her name is Bekah! We've known each other since before I was born, and we are the best of friends! I don't know what I would do without her! (probably die, from being so stupid and blonde!! you have to have someone who has your back!) So since today is a special birthday for her, I need to honor her, and embarrass her right now! :D So here are 18 things I just LOVE about Bekah!

1. She's a Christian! Of course, this is important, but she likes to think about things, and we've had sever 'deep' conversations that helped both of us grow as Christians. For that I am VERY thankful!!!!

2. She's hilarious! Like seriously, there is a reason we're always laughing when we're together!!!

3. She's a good listener! Sometimes you just need someone who will hear you out completely! And then at the end she can say that I'm just stupid! But At least she hears me out first! =D =D 

4. She's gorgeous! Like seriously, she looks like a dork most of the time, (which is awesome) but then there are those days when you're just like "Whoa! Bekah!!! You look AMAZING!" and she's just like "yeah, don't I though?" ;)

5.  She loves Christmas music!!! And starts listening to it in September too!

6. She likes Maltese puppies!!! We discovered this recently, but we both share a great love for Maltese puppies!

7. She's not ashamed to skip around the mall in August singing "Jingle Bells"! We're going to make it better by wearing santa hats and reindeer headbands too!!! With a light up reindeer noses!!!!!!!!! 

8. She got me into dying my hair pink for a day at a time. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't know how much fun it would be to dye my hair pink! What would I be missing?!?! I owe her so much!!!! =D =D 

9. She has a good sense of style! 

10.  She's sensible!

11. She's super cool!!

12. She has a great sense of humor!

13. She likes coffee!! 

14. She is just totally awesome!

15. She is really creative!

16. She writes how to books so that I can get through life right! =P

17. She's brimful of wisdom! 

18. SHE'S MY BEST FRIEND!!! 

I love her so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I thank God every day for her!!!!!!!!

40 Days until Christmas!!

So today it is officially 40 days until Christmas! (even if it is almost the end of the day) I've got a new blog look!! So now, I am going to do a count down to Christmas, with a Christmas song every day! I'm very excited about this!!!! 

First I'm going to do It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! It's one of the best!!! and isn't it just the most wonderful time of the year?! I mean seriously, you don't get Peppermint Mocha's all year round... there is a reason you just get them this time of year! =D They are so amazing!!! Just like the season!!!!!!!!!! 

Christmas music yet?!

How would you like it if I started posting Christmas songs every day? With maybe some other posts on the side? Would you like that? 

I would.... I might start that tonight.... 

somethings coming...

I'm being so mysterious and you know exactly what I'm going to do...

I love blogging! =D

Wordless Wednesday: Sunset over London

A Blog Post

I can't think of a song to do today for Musical Monday's so it's just going to be a blog post with my thoughts today! =) (and I really should come up with more creative titles... maybe something like "the thoughts of a bored homeschooler who is procrastinating on school" or something more vague "thoughts" that's not very vague though... anyway....) 

My sister and I ran a half marathon yesterday! It was great! We beat my personal best time by almost five minutes! (I know, that's not a lot, but still, we beat it!) I have grown to love running so much! It's awesome! I really want to run a full marathon, but that is such a long way!! Like I can't even imagine running 26.2 miles... That's a scary thought! I still hope to do it maybe in June! Running marathons can be addicting! I've seen it happen to so many of my friends and now it's happening to me too!! I find that hilarious. I have come to believe, that if you are physically capable you should run at least a half marathon at some point in your life. It's totally worth it! I mean seriously, you get a medal and a shirt!! What could be better than that?!?!? At the half marathon yesterday they had pizza that they were giving to the runners!! That made me so happy!! Who doesn't like pizza?! 

Anyway, lately I've had this great desire to go ice skating again... I've only every gone once, but I just love it!!! (I'm really terrible at it, but who cares? ;)) I wish I could be really good and do things like this, because that's just beautiful! However, some things will just have to remain a dream.... :)

I started teaching!! It was really scary at first, but as soon as we started playing violin the whole atmosphere lightened up and it is so much fun to help people discover the beauty of playing an instrument! I hope to teach a lot more students in the future because it is so much fun!!! 

Anyway, Mother just caught up with me... time to get back to those lovely school books! =D Maybe I'll get two posts in this week! I hope to soon do a Christmas song every day! We'll see if that happens! Have a wonderfulicious day! 

Teapot Tuesdays: A Simple Question

This post was requested by my brother... in part....

So the other day my family was watching Sense and Sensibility and the duel scene at the beginning of the third episode started. The first time we watched it and saw it cut from Colonel Brandon about to kill Willoughby to this:

we both thought it was blood.  My sister thinks we're just unobservant but we want to ask the world (aka the like five people who read my blog) ;) The question is this: When you saw Sense and Sensibility for the first time, did you at first think it was blood? Or sealing wax?