Weakness

When I look at pinterest, I get: ... hungry, a sudden urge to go run 3 miles, a sad feeling that I will never get my hair, nails, or makeup to look like that, a painful realization that I will never be a photographer, and a desire to go dig up some arts and crafts and make things with junk. Also, it is super hard to get off of that website. But don't worry blog world, I like blogging better :)

ok peach cupcakes with peach cream cheese frosting? yes please!

doesn't this make you wish you were right there running with him?

toilet paper rolls, black paint, and a picture frame. Uh, my tp rolls are not that pretty!

I want this.

ok. Now that I have turned my blog into a little Pinterest promotion, I'll be done. 

Terror

Sometimes my mom gets on these Netflix kicks and she gets hooked on the weirdest things. Today's show was season 1 of The Walking Dead...a show about zombies. She's not like a normal parent who watches one or two episodes, she gets hooked season by season. She of course makes me come watch it with her because it makes her scared, so as a little payback I decided to try something out.  Here is a little back story for details.... we have a little hallway that has 3 rooms that connects to it; my moms room is on the left, the bathroom in the middle, and my little sisters room on the right. So, I notice my mom going out to the kitchen to put some dishes in the sink and on her way back, I hid in the hallway right outside the bathroom and as she passed me with her back to me, I jumped out and screamed ZOMBIE ATTACK!! She let out the loudest scream I have ever heard my mother scream (especially considering all 3 kids are sound asleep and literally in the next room), and then promptly fell on to her bed from pure terror. I, of course, was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe and we both just laid there laughing until we ached all over. I wasn't sure if I was getting the proper amount of oxygen to my lungs because I couldn't make any sounds or breathe. It was hands down the funniest thing I have ever done. There was a sequence of emotions next that ranged from crying, to hysterical laughing, to anger (haha), to laughing again, and then to just replaying it in over and over again and generally not being able to breathe during the recap. What a good laugh (and yeah, I may be considered a mean daughter) :)

Traditions

Black Friday is dangerous, it is crazy, crowded, hectic, and stressful. I. Love. It. When my mom informed me we would be going after all (after we tentatively canceled because of her health) I was too excited. We got to WalMart at like 9:48 and as soon as the clock hit 10 I don't remember a single thing until I got home at 2 am. That's how it works. I got a new laptop (!!!) for a super great price and an iTouch. I didn't know I was going to buy either of these things until I saw the price. Sometimes I buy things impulsively. Actually all the time. My iTouch is almost dead because I have been downloading aps like a 12 year old girl and I don't even feel bad about it. I have enough games to keep a room full of children entertained and that's how I like it.

One of my friends made a dire mistake and invited me to Pinterest. I have been doing nothing else for at least 2 hours. I am still new to the whole thing, so I mostly just pin things that I like the second I see them. No thought goes into it whatsoever. So if you kind of think my pinterest boards have been hacked by a preteen, don't. That's just me.

Now that I am fully rested from that weird tradition that we celebrate, I am ready to talk about Thanksgiving. Here are some of my favorite moments:

Mom: I'm helping the turkey give birth!! (as she pulls the insides out of it before cooking...gross)

Jared: Look, I'm holding a turkey heart. Wanna touch it?

Eli: so, we're gonna go black shopping??

Mom: Hey! This turkey is hormone free!! Corinne: How do they know that? They don't know what it's thinking.

Happy Black Friday to all, and to all a goodnight.

Run Joey, Run!

I read something that said you aren't a true blogger unless you blog at least once every 3 days. If not, you become forgettable and people stop caring about you. Or something like that. So I think I will stick with telling short stories. I don't know about you, but I have a short attention span and anything more than a paragraph or so, and I struggle. So here is a bunch of little stories, stuck together pretending to relate to each other....

I love the holidays! That's 3 excuses right there to eat a lot of food, see family that doesn't like to come around unless there is an abundance of food offered, and no school so friends who do that whole education thing come home! My best friendy Taylor came back from Boise finally, and Cheri came home from Provo! We did the whole sleep till noon thing, eat lots of treats, and just be lazy and happy. I love those girls. We also like to play the bro game. Just slap 'bro' into any word and you can have a lot of fun. Brobama, Jumbrotron, Brodo Baggins, Broe Biden, Brocahontas...you get the point.

me and my broham

eatin some cupcakes! (excuse my homeless look...)

And I think I would get in trouble if I didn't at least mention that my favorite cousins came to town. They are just little BYU kids so they humor us and come spend Thanksgiving weekend with us...in little ol' Burley. So far we have made 'popcorn cake' which sounds disgusting, but is actually the most addicting food you will ever put in your mouth. We made a TON and I know I am feeling like I probably should take a break from eating that delicacy. (plus I am sure this is like a heart attack in a bowl...)

caramel corn, butter popcorn, peanut butter m&m's, milk duds, and pretzels with melted marshmallows holding it together. Yummmmmmmmm

side note: my neck is getting better! The swelling is almost all gone and the bruising has faded a little as well. Granted, it still looks like someone took a baseball bat to my throat, but I imagine that too will be gone with time.

sider note: I don't know if you were all aware of how fun google is, but get yourselves logged on to it. Click on everything! Especially the feather. Hours of entertainment. (and yeah, that link above is my own creation.)

And to tie this crazy blog post together, please fall in love with this video...

Good Ideas

As I mentioned, I got bit by a hobo spider a couple of days ago. The bite area has over time gotten worse, and my neck has become more swollen and very much more sore. My mom said she remembered a way someone once told her on how to get spider venom out of spider bites. The idea is that if you heat a glass bottle and put the part where you drink over the bite area, as the bottle cools it will create a suction and pull whatever is in you out.  So, we boiled some water with a coca cola bottle in it, and went to work. She punctured a little hole in my neck (which was as fun as it sounds) and put the top of the bottle over the bite. I patiently sat with my neck in excruciating pain and could feel blood leaving the infected area as the bottle cooled. My mom decides it had enough time and goes to pull the bottle off, but I couldn't even handle the slightest movement it hurt so bad. So, needless to say I start screaming and writhing in pain, and my mom starts laughing.  So then I start laughing which means moving, which means more pain.  We are both laughing so hard that we can't breathe, and I still have a bottle tightly fastened to my neck. We couldn't break the vacuum seal this bottle had to my neck, and I couldn't stand any sort of movement or pressure. I really thought we were going to have to go to the emergency room or something. I have 0 pain tolerance and this was getting out of control.  Meanwhile, my neck is growing in size and a giant hickie is forming under the bottle. I am pretty sure this was one of the dumbest ideas we've ever had.  Finally I get the sense to pull my neck skin towards my face and break the seal. I am still on the mend, but hopefully that dang stuff is out of me! It is a lot of work being resourceful!

It looks way worse than this now, but I am tired of pulling my hair out each and every time I put a band aid on, so we're leaving it up to your imagination.

Moral of the story: don't sleep in the same room with a pack of spiders. And if you do get bit, leave it alone.
Thanks and goodnight.

It's the truth! ...I think.

Yesterday I had an interesting conversation with my sister. We were talking about our other sister who is on a mission, so she couldn't back this story up either. After I had told her everything, she wasn't convinced that that particular incident had actually happened. After dwelling on it for awhile, I wasn't entirely sure if I made the story up or if it really was true! She made me question my own story. We then discussed that this happens to us often. Either we are really bad story tellers, or somehow our details get lost in translation. What kind of story teller can't even tell their own stories right? I gotta get better at this.

Side note: the spiders are back. This is one of the most thrilling things I have in my life these days, so I like to share. I got bit on my neck and there is a substantial lump on my pulse taking place. (obviously not a doctor here...) I was not meant to live in this bedroom.

And that's all I've got.

Rollin' in the Deep

Not only did I leave the house today, I actually went somewhere! My lovely mother and I drove down to Logan today to look around campus of a school I am interested in down there. We just kind of hopped in the car and went. After we met with the admissions counselor and the financial planner (lots and lots and lots of talking and paperwork and more talking and an overwhelming desire for me to rob a bank to attend school for a year) we were outta there and off for more adventure. We met up with one of my good friends from high school/church/neighbor and spent the rest of the day with her. Sadly, the whole trip wasn't photo documented, as it should have been, but the few gems I did capture should count for somethin'

I think everyone should own a pair of LDS sunglasses...

and I know everyone should love cafe rio like I do. It's becoming a problem. I love this place. It's a really good thing we don't have one too close by...

sometimes Sierra gets violent with the meat...uh...sticks.

ok, these were seriously called 'yard-o-beef!' Who wouldn't want that??! 

we got some quality time with TJ

scary pose, warm hat, weird friend. 

All I want for Christmas. Seriously. 

True Love. 

Who doesn't love anything Cars related? 

Also, can I just mention the fact that I went to Walmart 3 times today?! In two and a half different cities. My life is spiraling out of control.

Friendship Terminated

Sometimes I take out my frustrations on facebook. I will sit there for like 10 or 15 minutes and go through my news feed and 'unsubscribe' from people. Take that! I will not follow you anymore and I will not read about your lives! Notice how your mother was the only one who liked that?! Yeah, you aren't interesting! Ha ok that was a little over the top, but that's where I'm at right now. Its been a long day. A long frustrating day. Rant over. Bye.

believe it or not, this bird knows how I feel...

aaaand we've got ourselves another problem...

Title Goes Here

I never really have anything to say, yet I blog all the time. I'm sure in all the words I do end up saying, less than half are actually interesting. That is the price you pay for clicking on my blog I guess ☼

I can't have people forgetting I exist, so work with me here. Key highlights: I am done working harvest. I know, I didn't think the day would come either. We finally finished hauling compost and dirt. Let me tell you, that job right there is enough to prove yourself in any dirty, nasty job out there. Also, I am currently accepting applications for friends. Seriously, it is getting ridiculous. Give me something to get ready for, people! I need to get out of this house. (also, I feel I should mention it should be within reason...don't request I travel hundreds of miles to get to you, you need to work with me) ☺

I know this will probably shock no one, but I have indeed changed my mind again about school. I am really tired of justifying my actions, apologizing for 'promises' broken, and letting people down. It occurred to me that I don't have to feel bad for not making everyone happy by where I go or what I do, because frankly, it's not their life. It's mine. So if I wanna go to Madagascar for a semester of school, let me. I have changed my mind and probably will change it 100 more times so, for now, it is probably best if you just don't ask me whats next. Unless you want a couple texts a day informing you of a new idea I've formulated. But don't worry, the day I walk out of my house and sit down at a desk in a classroom, you, my blog family, will hear about it.

And, I would feel ungrateful if I didn't at least mention the fact that it is Veterans Day! I love this holiday. Firstly because it is my sister's birthday and it is really easy for me to remember, and secondly because I love that we have a special day to celebrate the men and women from all over who give their lives for us! I am so happy I live in the US because I have been to other countries, and I know I have a lot of things I take for granted that others would give anything for. We really are blessed and I love that everyone is more aware of that today. Happy 11/11/11 everyone ♥

side note: I figured out how to make special characters on my blog, if you didn't notice  ☻◘ • I'll be done now. 

Advice

I was adding music to my iPod that Eli likes and I asked him what I should name the new playlist I was making for him so he would know where all 'his' music was. He said,

Tweet Tweet Bird

Well sure Eli. Whatever you say.

Be Aware

You are now breathing manually

You are now aware of the fact that your clothes are touching your skin and you can feel it

You are now aware that every time you swallow you hear a little crackle in your ears

You are now aware your nose is constantly in your peripheral vision

You are now aware that your tongue is unable to find a comfortable place in your mouth

You are now aware of how much you blink

You are now aware that your jaw has weight and you are holding it up

Your body is itching in at least one place

You are breathing manually again

You are blinking manually, too

You’re now aware I used a contraction this time, you are are now aware I just repeated a word, you are now aware this clause is false, and you are now aware that last clause was… untrue.

Final Countdown is now playing in your head



you're welcome.

Laugh, Please?

'that awkward moment when' jokes, anyone? 

That awkward moment when ...

someone says 'hello' and you say 'Good thanks!'

you say bye to someone and then you both walk off in the same direction

you accidentally call your teacher 'mom'

you don't know if you should hug someone, high five them, or just walk away

you don't know which arm rest is yours at the theater

you're singing Happy Birthday but you don't know the name of the person, so you just mumble it

you confidently say the wrong answer out loud in class

someone is doing the dishes and you slowly put another dish in the sink

you see someone who looks like someone you know, so you yell their name out really loud, and it's not them

you realize that Kim Kardashians wedding could have paid your college tuition for the next 3,543 years.

you hold the door for someone, but they are just a little too far away

you have to like your own Facebook status, because no one else did.

you chew on someone else's pen

you actually have to explain to someone that you are being sarcastic

two of your friends get in a fight in the hallway and you have to decide which friend to walk with after it

you start telling a story and realize no one is listening, so you fade out slowly and pretend you never said anything

you're texting and you feel like the person next to you is reading your texts so you try to hide your phone

you drop a slice of cheese and it slides down your stomach, only to be grated by your abs

Bruno Mars says he will die in various excruciating ways for you 

you are trying to look at ads, but a bunch of YouTube videos show up

spelling is so important that it changes everythong

a sentence doesn't end the way you think it octopus

you think you're doing really well at Mario Kart only to realize you've been looking at your friends screen

you say 'awkward' to make a non awkward situation awkward

you make awkward eye contact with the person in the car next to you...twice.

you're looking for your brother Marco in the pool

your mom tells you to wait in line at the grocery store and she'll 'be right back' and you are almost to the cashier

Social Butterfly

Ok, so it's a pretty well known fact that I don't get out much....that's what happens when your life revolves around work and you have about 2 friends in Burley. Sometimes less. My wonderful, marvelous, fantastic, best aunt bought me a ticket to go to the Jon Schmidt and Steve Sharp Nelson Benefit Concert. Whew, that's a mouthful. Some friends I know happened to be going and we all sat together and just had a special time. It was a really cool 'concert' and I had a fabulous time. The sad thing is now I feel like I can never ever reach that greatness in piano skill, and I feel way inferior about that. This guy was truly fantastic at playing the piano and the whole time I wished I was his child (in a non creepy 'I just wish you were my dad or my piano teacher' way) If you are all super confused and wishing you knew what I was talking about, I will give you the rundown of what these guys did....Jon plays the piano (super amazingly well) and he uses everything from his head to his hands and his feet...sometimes upside down or laying down or dancing or whatever he feels like doing. Steve plays the cello, also really well. They take songs and put their own spin on them. Here is a small taste of what we're dealing with here...

Ok, well now that I have filled my sales pitch quota, I can go to bed.

You Sneaky Mom!

Ok, I know Halloween is over but this video is so good I just couldn't not share it. I love both of these little boys especially how chill the one is the whole time. Ha I hope my kids are this cool.

Words

Everything in life is temporary... so if things are going good, enjoy it...it won't last forever. And if things are going bad, don't worry. It can't last forever either. Life is made up of years that mean nothing and moments that mean it all every new day is a chance to change your life.  it takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow times in life that seem to be the worst always turn out for the best You only live once, so do everything twice.  half of life is messing up-the other half is dealing with it when life locks you in your room, simply go out the window. 

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live. Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but where you're going. Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....it's about learning to dance in the rain. the sun is somewhere shining even when it rains life isn't supposed to make you feel happy. it isn't meant to make you sad either. it's just there to make you feel. don't let the darkness of the past cover the brightness of the future. the greatest risk in life is not taking one don't cry because its over, smile because it happened You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple. if you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. but better to be hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie life is to be enjoyed, not endured. the flower that blooms in adversity is the rarest and most beautiful of all do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail a learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.' If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself. If you can't change your fate, change your attitude. The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing now and then it's good to pause in our own pursuit of happiness and just be happy live simply so others may simply live it's not the length of life, but the depth. your life is an occasion. rise to it. nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so we may fear less. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. in a time of destruction, create something. how much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it. never allow a person to tell you no who doesn't have the power to say yes how people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you never stop