Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Life is full of disappointments...

...like finding out that I'm the 80th person in line at the library to get Glenn Beck's book Common Sense, or like discovering that there's a party you can't attend, or finding out something about someone you'd rather not know, or getting hot chocolate and only realizing after you've opened it that it does not contain the little artificial marshmallows that we all love...


These kind of disappointments frequently haunt my days and nights but I'm finding easy ways to fix them.

1. Cure for being the 80th person in line at the library to get Glenn Beck's book Common Sense: I realize that this means that 80 people are reading truth about our government and it's future and that helps soften the blow... I also realize that this means that I will not read the book until these 80 people are done... I realize that I need to borrow this book so I put a request on my blog for the book hoping someone else will realize how much I would like to read it... then I stop realizing things and begin complaining.

2. Cure for discovering that there's a party you can't attend: Get a good book (mentioned in previous point) or a good movie (mentioned in previous post) and sit down with a cup of hot chocolate (mentioned in final point) and either mope about it or throw a happy little party of your own with your siblings and/or uninvited friends.

3. Cure for finding out something about someone you'd rather not know:
Step 1 - pray for them
Step 2 - either talk to them about it (if it's any of your concern, if it isn't then don't)
Step 3 - pray for them again
Step 4 - as whoever told you not to tell you anything like that again because it extremely upset you and you'd rather keep a somewhat good memory of your friends

4. Cure for getting hot chocolate and only realizing after you've opened it that it does not contain the little artificial marshmallows that we all love: go to Publix and buy some more buy-one-get-one-free hot chocolate, this time with marshmallows.

And so it goes, on and on, life is full of disappointments, but life is full of joys.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

"It's That Time of Year..."

"...when the world falls in love, every song you hear seems to say 'Merry Christmas, may your New Year dreams come true!' and this song of mine, in three-quarter time, wishes you and yours the same thing too."


Signs that Christmas is coming:
  • It is getting colder
  • We've had our first bonfire in the backyard
  • We've been drinking hot chocolate and coffee... a lot
  • The air conditioning's off
  • I'm wearing above-the-knee argyle socks
  • There are more blankets on the couch than pillows
  • Lowe's Christmas Tree tent is set up
  • Thanksgiving is next week
  • I finished my Christmas shopping
  • I made a list of all the Christmas movies I want to watch this year. (Actually, I'd better get started...)
  • I got my first Christmas present of the year
  • I'm singing Christmas songs
  • Target put up their five-billion snowflakes hanging from the ceiling
  • Grandpa's started talking about canceling Christmas (he does it every year, without fail)
  • Everyone is wearing five-inch-thick sweaters even though we live...in...FLORIDA
  • The sun is brighter
  • I can see my breath at night
  • We're not going to the beach anymore
  • My Christmas countdown says "37 More Days until Christmas!"
Obviously, I get excited about Christmas... like, REALLY EXCITED. What do you love about Christmas?

Here's the list of movies for me to watch...
  1. Elf
  2. Eloise at Christmastime
  3. Christmas in Connecticut
  4. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  5. Holiday Inn
  6. White Christmas
  7. It's a Wonderful Life
  8. Miracle on 34th Street
  9. Polar Express
  10. The Santa Claus
  11. Holiday Affair
  12. The Shop Around the Corner
  13. Home Alone
  14. A Christmas Story
  15. Christmas with the Kranks
  16. Love Actually
  17. The Nativity Story
  18. The Ultimate Gift
  19. Saint Nicolas - VeggieTales!
  20. ____________________
Obviously, I need one more movie to make my life complete! Any suggestions?

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Monday, November 9, 2009

I'm Thankful For...

  1. The fall weather
  2. Elton O. Samuelson (my EOS DLSR camera :)
  3. Calculators
  4. Macbooks
  5. Lists
  6. Barnes and Noble and the nice people who work there
  7. Cookies
  8. The Sun!
  9. Money (when I have it.)
  10. My Family
  11. 11:11 pm
  12. My friends not running into bushes and stop signs. Yeah, that would be good.
  13. Butternut Squash Soup
  14. The end of the school year
  15. Post-it notes
  16. Fridge (2 meanings here.)
  17. Dr. Pepper
  18. The stars
  19. My friends
  20. Encouragement
  21. Music
  22. S'mores and Bonfires
  23. Airplane tickets (to bring certain people to and from Maryland)
  24. the Mazda 3 - a beautiful car, if there ever was one.
  25. Parties... go ahead, plan one!
  26. God :)
  27. McKenna. She has brought many new YouTube videos to my life. :D She's awesome.
  28. Ham and Mashed Potatoes
  29. Guitars, Pianos, Mandolins, Accordions, Standup Bass, etc.
  30. Pizza. You can't beat it.

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Photography, Blogs and other such nonsense...

So I've recently posted on my other blog: http://kaylee-photography.blogspot.com and I wasn't sure if all (or any) of you were aware of it's existence.




So, um, be aware from this day forward.



The end.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Yeah, so.

Well, I didn't die. That's a good thing.


In my month of "anti-computer-ism-ness" I got swine flu (and did not die, neither here nor there.) and I read 10 books (see http://kaylee-photography.blogspot.com) and I did boat loads of school and house work. Indeed. I nearly died from mere brain exhaustion.

And no... I don't ever exaggerate... at all... ever.

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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Driving...

As most of you know, I got my permit about three months ago... and I LOVE driving. It's so much fun for me... :) But I have a story... and lemme tell ya, it's kinda crazy...


I was driving home from Ocala on the back roads with my dad. I had been driving for about an hour or so... I love going fast (hehe) and I was going down one road at around 60 mph. It was pitch black outside and I didn't have my brights on because there was a car coming towards me. As I wound around a corner at 55 mph I saw something walk/run out in front of my car... I slowed down (but I didn't hit the brakes because there was a car behind me) and went past a black and white sheepdog that was just on the inside of the yellow lines. As I went past it the other car did too at the same time. Thank God it didn't move because I totally would have swerved and probably hit a tree or something. But it just stood there, looking at me. It was the cutest dog ever and I would have been so upset if I'd hit it. Now let me clarify: If I wasn't a Christian, I'd totally be one of those crazy animal activists telling you not to use mosquito spray because it hurts the mosquitos... I'm not quite that radical, but I could be. This isn't really a normal "God Ordains" post, but I thought it was worth of posting. :)
But anyway, I'm glad I didn't get any target practice in that day... I'll save that for the stupid love-bugs that tend to fly in my face when I'm on the motorcycle.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Camera!


HURRAYYYYYY!

I was in Ocala getting something that takes some pretty "shweet" pictures! :D Ohhh my, my, my. I have been overcome with excitement for the past three hours! This picture looks weird because I took it on my computer...... so, yeah.

Yeayyy!!!! Soooooooo - Specifics
  1. It's a Canon 40D (the kind that Nicole Smith has)
  2. It's beautiful, just like the pictures it takes.
  3. I'm exhaustedI drove for over an hour and a half from Ocala along back roads to I-95
  4. Driving... Dog in the road... OMG. Ask me for the story later... It's... OMG.
  5. I wished upon an Irish star, ate skittles, and drank Gatorade :)
  6. Goodnight. <3

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