lights, camera, action!!

Last week I participated in the school assembly. In preparation for the assembly everything went so well! I would dance and feel perfectly ready to perform. But when I got on that stage to perform... everything went blank! I was able to compose myself before the dance started, but I was completely not expecting to feel like that! I can get in front of people and talk just fine, usually I can dance in front of people just fine! But something about being on that stage with those lights shining right in my face and knowing there were so many people watching... it terrified me!! But like any other situation, I just needed some confidence. I told myself nothing was different from when I practiced and that I was prepared for this, and I did just fine! :)

the day that changed my life...

I thought Tuesday was just going to be one of those blah days... until a friend called saying she had coupons for Pudding on the Rice. We decided to go not knowing that we would both fall in love with it!! The atmosphere of the restaurant is so fun, even if the pudding was grose we would probably go back because of that! BUT what do you know the pudding was just as good as the atmosphere!! We found a little booth in the back and sat down with our pudding and talked! Now back to the pudding. I had never had rice pudding before so I just chose the flavor that I knew I would love best, tofee!! (My friend got peanut butter!)The thickness of the pudding is perfect, and in some bites you would get a big clump of rice smothered in the sauce and those were THE best! The smallest size was super cheap and just right! Not too much sugar that you get a headache but enough to feed that sugar tooth. After we left my friend and I just sat there talking about how we felt like our lives had changed! (hehe) We knew that wouldn't be the only time we would go there, the inviting atmosphere and addicting pudding was too perfect!

!!BiRtHdAyS!!

Tomorrow a few of my friends are celebrating their birthday!! For the past few weeks that is one thing that always seems to be on their mind! I remember it was on MY birthday in November that one of these friends started the countdown! Why does it seem that we celebrate birthdays more than we celebrate national holidays?! A birthday is the best day for someone, it's literally THEIR day! Christmas is great because of presents, but birthdays are great because you are the only one who gets presents! Saying all these things makes it seem like a selfish holiday, but if the birthday person isn't rude and selfish about it, it's such a fun day for the friends and family of the birthday person to show them how much they love and care about them by making the day as special as they can!

cars cars CARS!

How much time do we spend in our cars?! 5 minutes to school, 5 minutes to lunch, 5 minutes home, 25 minutes to work... but when we think about it in the perspective of how long it would take us to walk to these places... we save so much time! I agree with the idea that people rely on cars too much these days to some extent. We could easily walk or ride bikes to many of the places we go. But these days it seems like there is so much to do! Getting to the store shouldn't have to be the timely event, finding and collecting all the things you need from the store should be. Can you imagine life without a car?! Think of all the things you would have to delete from your life because there just isn't time to walk there and back! ... No thanks!

nature

Today was one of those days for me. My friend called and knew I was in a little bit of a bummer mood so she decided a drive was needed. We went on a drive down by the lake. We got to talk, but just being there seeing the lake made me feel so peaceful!! The sun was setting at the moment, so the colors on the lake were bright and soothing. We turned a corner and had a perfect view of the snowy mountains. The mountain and the lake were both so peaceful to me! These things are naturally beautiful because no matter what the weather is like, they are still peaceful. They are constant and reliable! For the way I was feeling, that's exactly what I needed! I felt protected because of their closeness and like they will never leave or change!

The Christmas Tree

During Christmas there's only one thing I want to do; Fall asleep on the heater by the Christmas tree. Why do I love it so much? When all the lights are off except the Christmas tree lights, the glow from it is more comforting than a fire. There's a certain glow that a Christmas tree gives off like no other. The fun decorations on the Christmas tree helps the comforting feeling too. Looking at the ornaments makes you remember the experiences of buying them and putting them up with your family. Just by sitting next to the tree I can feel close to my family and feel comforted and loved!

after the holiday hustle and bustle.. nothing

Everything has been so busy these last couple of weeks trying to get everything ready for Christmas!! Christmas morning comes and everything is great! But then... it's over. The next day comes and life feels so... boring! Then we remember new years is coming!! Again, the day after that everything is over! After shopping, setting up decorations has been on our daily agenda for so long, it's weird to all the sudden have nothing to do. This is why people are so obsessed with having new years resolutions. Planning out what they need to improve pushes them to start making these approvements. They then feel like they still have so much to do while they accomplish these things! ... For a while at least. :)