(133) Kick back

Today was a really relaxing day.

woke up at 9:30

drank coffee

listened to music

unloaded/loaded the dishwasher

mom made breakfast

ate with dad at the kitchen table

spent time outside

went on my computer

spent more time outside with my parents and the animals in our backyard

Velcro on her leash getting ready to roll herself across the deck

Chewy the tortoise 

Monarch caterpillar 

(flowering) Blackberry bush with a bee

Frank

Later dad and i went to ganahl lumber and to my work

(i had to check my schedule. I don't work this next week. This means i don't work again until july...if i even get scheduled during the one week i am back)

While in the backyard, later on, we heard crash, screech, crash, (the sounds, not the words) in the distance. me and dad went for a walk to investigate. It sounded like a really bad accident that involved multiple cars. It turned out that there were only two cars involved. Nobody was injured. One of the cars was up on the sidewalk. They got hit and really skid. I think the second crash was it going up on the curb.

After that adventure I spent time being artsy and listening to music in my room

Makeshift desk in front of the window for a cool breeze

 I started sketching on my linoleum block (carve it and make prints)...it will be a print eventually

Design 1:

 part of design 1:

 Redesigned:

 Close ups:

 I came across this big fellow crawling on my floor.

Unfortunately i had to put an end to it. I felt kind of bad for him/her/it.

After the drawing was done i moved onto collage-ing, or at least cutting out words from magazines.

It is for my New Zealand Journal.

At 6, I turned the tv on for the first time that day.

ate dinner

at 8:40 erin came over and then we went to her house to take the last of her things to the apartment.

we all hung out there for quite awhile and got things set up.

I got home at about 12:30ish give or take some time.

Here is today's outfit:

Hairdo:

(103) 21 hour day

Umm so i have been up since a little before 4 am this morning, or should i say yesterday morning.

My alarm went off at 3:45 am. I hit snooze and got out of bed at 3:50. By 4 am me and mom had arrived at Susie's to watch the Royal Wedding. 4 hours passed very quickly while watching the beautiful ceremony and exciting processionals.

Around 8:30/9ish me and mom went home to get stuff done before continuing our fun day. Mom got work done and i caught up on american idol. I was really bummed to see one of my favorites go, but i know they will have an amazing career.

At 11 am me, mom, and susie went out to "play" aka: run fun errands.

We also ate lunch at taco surf.

At 2pm i went to Erin's house so that we could go on a mini adventure. We were in search of an africa shaped cookie cutter. We went to a place called calico cakes...it looked hopeful. But to no avail, they didn't have it.

We headed to the grocery store so that i could buy supplies to make rice crispy treats. I was very fortunate to find that all the ingredients i needed were on sale. Marshmallows...$.99, a huge box a rice crispies.... 2/$5. I was able to save $7.40 and my purchase was just over $10. We went over to alan party company to get meltable candy chips. So in total i spent just over $15. Not too shabby.

Me and erin spent the afternoon making multiple single and double batches. They turned out so good...if i do say so myself.

At 6 we arrived at the coffee house benefit. We got things set up. 

The night was so wonderful. Great music, good turnout, money raised for kenya hope, and time to catch up with friends.

We wrapped things up around 11pm.

Me and erin had a fun car chat. I don't know why but for some reason some of the best conversations happen while sitting in the car. I love it.

I went up to my room and felt so exhausted, yet so energized...perhaps im just loosing it due to lack of sleep. I had an impromptu photo booth session.

After this...i realized i really needed to go to bed.

I have now been up for 21 hours. 

It was a wonderful day but now it is time for it to come to an end.

(98) Easter

What a wonderful Easter Sunday.

(In photos)

Woke up at 8:30 and had a cup of coffee...

Saw that mom had made bunny shaped pancakes...

Got dressed... I had quite the time trying to find a sweater/jacket to wear. The rain really through my outfit for a loop. It all worked out (after trying 8 different things)

We went to church as a whole family

When we came home we started making lunch

This process was interrupted with "hurry you guys have to see this"

Surprise easter egg hunt...

And i would cut myself by cracking the egg while trying to get it open...

The eggs were filled with coupons to be redeemed whenever we would like....

We ate lunch and a little while later our new dryer arrived...

Out with the old, In with the new

Then i ate some homemade strawberry pie...

I sat down on the couch ready to read and highlight 7 articles so that i could write an 8 page paper...

Well i didn't do that...Instead i watched tv and took a nap and then got stuck in a time warp of tv and internet, mainly stumble upon.

I looked up places i want to go when me and mom do our road trip, places i'm going in new zealand, and  i just looked at photos on stumble upon travel.

Mom had me watch biggest loser cause they are still in new zealand. We fastforwarded (so not a word) through all of the workouts and challenges and just watched the adventure activities and scenery.

It is getting me more and more excited. Just more than a month to go.

Throughout the day (afternoon and evening) i took some pictures of the flowers in the front yard...

Perhaps i will still get some homework done tonight. I have some time left. 

FYI this paper is due on wednesday...i suppose i should really get to work on it.