Putting up the Christmas Tree every year has become a kind of funny event. Some think it tedious. Some think its exciting. And some video the entire thing as it is the shining example of family life for future reference ;).

Figured Vlogging Out.

Ive figured out how to vlog at long last!!! lol
My first post on this blog was about cradle mountain....but Ive edited all those separate videos together into one awesome one!
Here is my new found mad as video editing skills:

resturant red.

One fine day, (it was raining heavily) a bunch of girls craving woodfired pizzas pooled their money and their cars, and set out for Deloraine's Resturant red. Here was our adventure:

As you can see...It was GREAT!!

The Sound of Summer

So school is over :)

I am not sad.

I am not glad.

I am EXCITED.

Usually.

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The Sound of Summer for me means BeachBoys and others of my favourite tunes mixed with copious amounts of Taylor Swift and kids laughter. It is the picture of ultimate summer joy coasting off to the beach with the windows rolled down and the Beach Boys 'Good Vibrations' chirping happily in the background, slightly drowned by the seagulls squaking. :)

 

For me i still have alot of planning to do concerning the rest of my life (Uni tests, etc. BORING) but otherwise im hoping that the sound of summer isnt pen scratching test paper.
But how could i forget? Summer is playing my guitar on the beach ;) Last year i terrorised the Port sorrel Caravanners as i walked around everywhere constantly playing ! lol

So Bloggers that have read this pointless blog....

What does Summer sound like for you?

Whats your vision of summer?

(^^^^^One of My visions: Something like this plus Harrys...though were not allowed down harrys anymore the dream lives on ;))

Wildlife Warrior.

So this afternoon i was on my way back from purchasing some banana bread (me), tissues & mars bars (anthony, hes sick) and tuna(jess) from woolies when something WOW happened. I usually take the short cut through the Uni to get home and today was no exception. As I was on my way down the  road...  There it is.
A suicidal blue tongue lizard basking in the middle of the road.

Naturally, i completely hyperventalate thinking im going to hit it but thankfully it stayed still as i dodged it. I could see other cars right behind me and i knew this suicidal lizard will get his death wish if he didnt get out of the way. So i speed around the corner and park, hardly knowing what the heck i was doing, before im sprinting across the grounds, flat-chat, towards the road with Suicidal Stan (the lizard) on it.
But alas!! i was too late! Stan was hit! I reached him as he curled up bleeding in the middle of the road. So i leap out (infront of on-coming traffic) and start dragging poor Stan off the road. I had to drag him you see, as he wasnt so badly busted up to object to me foiling his death wish, and he squirmed and wriggled and wouldnt let me just quickly pick him up and chuck him off the road. Luckily, the on-coming traffic was a nice man in a blue truck, and he pulled over to help me.

He said:'Ah a blueys gone and got himself busted up eh?'
Me: 'yep, only just recently though, do you reckon i should take him to the vet to get checked over?'
'Yeah mate, he's still pretty lively so i reckon he might be o'right'
'His head is bleeding a fair bit, i think i will take him just to be sure'
'Hmmm yer right mate, his eyes are even all red. i reckon the tyre just nicked his head... silly things, they get hit alot cause they crawl out on the hot roads to get warmed up...yer got a car?'
'yeah just around the corner. ' (i was thinking about pulling off my sock or my shirt to wrap the poor think up for the trip to the vets but luckily the nice man had a bag to put him in)
'here you go, take care!'
'thank you so much for helping me!'

And i speed off to my car, go to the vets. The lady at the vets was real nice and i left Suicidal Stan in her hands as she carried him off down the hall calling 'Look here Jim, we've got a Big Bluey!....'
Goodluck Stan! God is with you!

I drove home feeling incredibly like Steve Irwin.

Oh yeah, Bek the Wildlife Warrior/ Veterinarian Surgeon... I can see it now! :)

Craft Fair

So i was hoping for a really awesome first photography attempt blog post. But my batteries went flat in my camera! but Leia and I managed to catch some craziness waiting in the car on the way to get some crutches (for leia who broke her toe) to cruth around the craft fair.

(oh my goodness EW! lol)

(haha looks like im pickin her nose!(im not actually picking it...))

(asian touring)

(woolley genes shining through)

(trying to make it look like we have beards)

(bearded fail lol) 

(and i have NO idea what this is!)

Columbus Day

As there is a really awesome Greg Olsen calendar in our lounge room, it has recorded all the american holidays. So when we looked up whats going on next week in Planning, Anthony noticed that on monday it was Columbus day! and no, we did not decide to celebrate this american holiday. BUT! we did have a special dinner (just randomly, but we decided it would be a Columbus day special tea!) of pizza. Mmmmm the best:

Also, For all you creative cats out there, i scored this jumper a while ago from an op shop, and got to wear it very few times before the dreaded thing happened: my straightner nearly set it on fire! Luckily i woke in the night to the burning plastic smell and fixed it, but unfortunately my jumper now has a big ugly brown singe mark right on the front! I refuse to throw it out, so Im putting it out there for any ideas on how to fix it/ cover it. I tried in vain to wash it out, but that didnt work. Heres a picture , the singe is between the pockets:

So please! let me know of any ideas to salvage the situation! :)

P-Plater.

I think the picture speaks for itself....

And maybe my face does too... lol.
So excited to finally have my licence! My first trip without paarental supervision was with Leia and kayla and we went to Westburys and Andys...we didnt buy anything we just sat and chatted with the missionaries. Then we drove all the way to the ETC and it was closed. It didnt really sink in until i had to drive myself home.... and then i was singing at the top of  my lungs and having the time of my life!!
But as i soon came to realise, sometimes freedom has its downfalls...

I did make it in the end... twenty minutes later... lol :) So guys moral of the story....ALWAYS take a street map where ever you go...and maybe get proper non-computer generated directions!! lol

Wish List.

So lately Ive been rather vain and have accumulated alot of "wanted" objects:

So here is my wish list!

•  Polaroid Instant Camera

• Magic Beach (childrens book) by Alison Lester
• Banjo
• From Cumorahs Hill Album by Stephen Kapp Perry
• Vibram Five Fingers Sprint (weird running shoes)
• Bonsai Tree (mapel tree)
• Steel string guitar (particularly the Ibanez EW50CBE in dark finish)
• Maxi Dress
• Angus And Julia Stone Album
• Wicker washing basket
• Wooden flute
• Taylor Swift Song book (Tim Mcgraw and Fearless Platinum)
• Calligraphy pens (dip in ink)
• The Harry Potter Books
• Harmonica
• Ug Boots
• Blue and Red stockings
• a Surf Board and full length wetsuit
• A notebook with unlined pages with a cloth cover

 

Yep thats all my Vain Wishes! :)

From Cumorah's Hill

This year at UYC, the YSA choir sung a song by Stephen Kapp Perry called "From Cumorah's Hill'. Ever since this song has never failed to give me goosebumps.



This video from youtube is great hey? The lyrics are posted below but i got them from:http://www.stevenkappperry.com/cumorah.html

From Cumorah's Hill/From the Dust (interlude)Intro. to Book of Mormon, Moroni 10:27-29
Isaiah 29:4, Ezekiel 37:15-20
Long were the shadows,
Deep was the chill of starless night.
Great the confusion
Now ages long upon the land.
Hushed were the voices,
Silent the witness of the past.
Timeless the record
Hidden between the earth and stone.
Tender the prophet
Brought to the hillside,
Drawn by a vision bright.
Breathless the moment
When the stone was opened,
Lifting the truth to the light!
From Cumorah's hill there comes
A witness and a warning.
Out of darkness shines at last
The welcome light of morning!
Now are the stick of
Joseph and Judah one in hand;
How plain and precious
Now is the gospel of the Lamb!
Read from its pages,
Drink from the fountain,
Feast on the words of Christ
Saved through the ages
For this dispensation.
Piercing the clouds of the night!
CHORUS (repeat)
Ancient voices crying from the dust!
God remembers yet His covenant!
In the latter days He speaks to us
From Cumorah's hill . . .
CHORUS (repeat)
From Cumorah's hill!

What A Day!

today, i ruin my resolution and i sleep in. I get behind on my seminary before taking too long to get dressed and thus cancelling last minute prep for morning math class. I drive to school. Get to school. My car breaks down. I need a new alternator before i can do my p's test. and just when i thought my morning couldnt get any worse.... it suddenly became GREAT!

And this is why :

I got given a ukulele for a present! How COOL!! :D

Thank you emma! :) your super!

Runway.

Last Saturday night Jess had a girls day out with our cousin Zoe terry and our sister Alisha. :) THough i skipped out on the gorgeous day out they had, (yes, homework plus a talk) i did get to see their 'Make over Fashion Show'. Jess dolled each little girl up with makeup and hairdos to match before they hit our lounge room runway!!

Both girls thought they looked very beautiful :) with comments like:

'I just feel so pretty' -Alisha

'I just cant stop looking at myself!'-Zoe

"i have two eyebrows now!'-Alisha

'My Hair is o beautiful!'-Zoe

Best Friends.

This lovely Young man is Brady Archer.
A few moments ago Brady and i were catching up on Facebook. ;) and i was babbling on about things and i mentioned i had a blog and he looked it up, and noticing that there wasnt anything as yet on here about him, i had to make a post ;)
Brady and I met during my 8th or 9th year of highschool. We had never talked before but as soon as we did we just instantly clicked! Ever since then, i have never once experienced a dull moment with Brady.
For about a year i'd say 'brady james archer!' thinking i was really cool along with Nakita, because we knew his middle name, but one day i guess he finally decided to stop letting us make a fool of ourselves and pulled out his licence to show us his middle name is actually 'joseph'. I think that was the day all the ice broke and our friendship really started.
Thick and Thin we've had our good days and our very few bad days. In highschool, he'd hang around at my busstop while we waited for the deloraine bus and watch us make a fool of ourselves. then there were the days we would d&m on the lawn in the sun about really really random things. Things i didnt even know you could 'deep and meaningful' about.
Brady left a year before i did (because he is older than me) and i honestly didnt expect him to keep touch. But he did! id finish school and go outside to see Brady waving enthusiastically infront of the school. :) My favourite days were when Him and Steven (one of leias and my friends) got together and just CRACK UP over something they were laughing too hard to say.

Time has come and gone and though Brady and I dont talk all that much, havent seen each other for who knows how long and sure have very different worlds (well...He's a boy and im a girl ...so of course there is a drastic contrast ;) lol ) but he is the closest thing ive got to a best friend.
I have had a few close freinds in my life but it seems as soon as our paths take different directions and forget the other ever existed. It has made me sad sometimes that my friends never seem to keep touch in writing back to my letters... But Brady has stuck around!
It has been about half a year since i last talked with Brady, but as soon as we got in touch again, it just like no time has passed at all and we got on merrily. this is what its like everytime. :)

My most favourite things about my friend Brady is his un-wavering cheerfulness and warmth he sheds to everyone he comes into contact with. i remember many a stormy day in hormonal high school and Brady would always be giggling away at something or rather and it was so infectious it would cheer me up immediatly.
He has the most amazing patience for people. i have hurt his feelings many times, and still he just forgives and moves on. Just like that!
He can sense when something is afoot, and will keep at it until you tell him what is the matter. (though usually he never had to try very hard with me on some occaisions. :P)
He's not afraid of saying he's sorry and that he was wrong.
He loves to have fun! He loves going on adventures almost as much as i do!
He gives great advice, especailly boy advice when i needed it because he had the inside information on why some boys did the things they did.

All in all my friend Brady is a diamond in the rough. He makes me feel comfortable and myself and is seriously uplifting to hang around.
I love you Brady Joseph Archer!
I cant thank you enough for sticking around :).

I was going to put up a picture of Brady and I on his last day of school, but i was balling my eyes out and he was grinning away in braces. (i didnt think you would like it very much if i put up ;) ) so instead i put up one from my leavers dinner ! lol ;) hahahaha :) ( i wasnt looking at the camwera so i cut myself out of it :))

No Mans Land.

Holidays have come and i have made my first visit back home since ive moved out.
Coming home after living in a quiet house was great :) i didnt realise i had missed it so much.
The backyard plum tree is blossoming and the bees are going crazy! i spent the sunny days outside under the tree playing guitar or just staring dreamily off into space, one of my favourite things to do ;). i spent my days playing piano, guitar, singing at the top of my lungs, driving, gardening and reading. I didnt realise what was quite just a little off with everything i did until i went home...i had forgotten what i loved in the wake of so much work! It was seriously refreshing to go home.
But going home gave me another startling realisation. Walking through the doors, i felt like a stranger almost. It was weird! my family was there, my memories were there, my familiarity was there... but it wasnt quite the same as it was before.
Coming through the door to Jess and Anthonys today and setting down my bags in the room that has my bed, i felt again that i was a stranger here.
Pondering certain things under the blossom tree i have come to a conclusion which Im positive every person on the planet has felt at one stage.
No Mans Land.
the internet defines no mans land as:

• land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable)
• twilight zone: the ambiguous region between two categories or states or conditions (usually containing some features of both)
• an unoccupied area between opposing armies

And then there is my definition:

• the category one finds herself in when she does not fit anywhere else. (usually occurs after significant change or transition)

It seems Im in No Mans Land again!

The first time I ever experienced No Mans Land was going from Primary School to High School. Your maturity seems to take a leap that falls short of the 'fitting in' mark, so your too childish to be one of the cool high school kids, but your too grown up to play in the playground with the Primary School children. Hence, you fall into No Mans Land, not belonging anywhere for a season until you stop wearing your Saddle Club T-shirt under your High School uniform and thus be accepted into the High School crowd.

Second time was turning 18 this year. Making the move from Youth to YSA was like being thrown in the deep end and forgetting how to swim! Not only was going from being able to buy a 'child' ticket to and 'adult' ticket at the movies strange enough, but along with various other perks and falls came the go ahead to 'date'. Never before had i encountered such pressure to ask boys out and to 'look ten' so i would be appealing in some way! Because of these new found responsibilities, i entered no mans land where i was not quite comfortable or recognised in my new YSA category, but accepted as too grown up for YW and too old to hang out with youth.

Having finally shed that No Mans Land feeling just recently in finally feeling apart of the YSA and not just a floater.... Im quite disappointed to find im there again!

Where my parents are doesnt quite feel like home and where my bed is doesnt quite feel like home, golly gosh! Im in NO MANS LAND!!! ahhhh!

Taylor Swift.

So anyone who knows me will know that my most favourite artist of all time is Taylor Swift.

After our wonderful Young womens leader Jayne Christie acqainted the Deloraine Young Women with Taylor Swift, ive been hooked ever since!

We have History.

She has been there through every silly teenage drama.

Along with the gorgeous guitar that was given to me by a special friend that lives with Heavenly Father now, her sort of music inspired me to play.

The very first song i ever learnt on guitar was 'The Best Day'. I love to play it because it never fails to thoroughly touch my mother :)

When i foolishly watch a scary movie, lying to myself that i wont have nightmares for weeks, she stays up with me all night until i finally calm down .

She is the only sort of music i can listen to and not get sick of (aside from Hymns, they take no. 1 spot as wonderful!)

She is one of the few dwindling artists today with relatively wholesome music so i can sing along! (worthy of church dances)

She has enough songs that my favourites can change and shift as much as they want without doubling up.

Yep, Taylor Swift, your music is radical! Her new album is coming out soon, and i cant wait! :) . . . Unfortunately, i missed out on her concert. But im positive she will be back. :)

Hooray!

Those of you who havent gotten acquainted as yet. . .well you know what ill tell you. ;)

University and theory.

I applied for university.
In Wagga Wagga
In Townsville
In places i have never been.

Im Scared!




Also today i spent a gorgeous day with my family at soccer and various places.
And they told me of the latest conspiracy theory!

So next time you see a red car....look for the attracted red car....

like magnets!

Junction Arts Festival

Today i thought i was late for my english class...only to arrive to a big sign saying
"remeber writers, junction arts today! go to!". SO then Myself and Jess along with some others found along the way went to find some exhibitions.

Unfortunately i had my finger over the camera when i filmed the bauble tree, and it didnt occur to me that i should blog the moment until after we left the Willow cafe. And then when i did think of it, i wasnt allowed to film the Knitting room. Lol. But Everyone should go to Junction Arts festival! it was amazing! Especially the knitting room, it sounds grannyish but its SO amazing, its a whole setup of knitted people in a house of knitted cutlery and food and tree....seven years worth of knitting. Radical!

After Junction Arts spent some quality time with Alyse upstairs in my art space before getting sushi.

i have a really awesome art space :D

Confession.

I love sound. I love the different tones, keys, melodies. I love music.
From this realisation. . . I have a confession to make.

I may have a small obsession with Musical Instruments.

Whether they sound beautiful, or not-so beautiful. . .

They are glorious!

Though i cannot play a half of them, it is the wish of my heart to learn! No matter the shape or size or sound, I cannot begin to express how very much i love them. Everything about them interests me. i would love to not only play them, but also to make them. Not only that! i would love to share, sell, create, use, write, draw, talk, everything! I am so blessed!

I must admit, though all of these instruments all manage to capture and change my heart and never fail to thoroughly excite and utterly amaze me,... i must admit i hold a special place in my heart for the Grand Piano.

Whoever made the very first Grand Piano... You were inspired.

You are my Hero.

The Little Things...

I do some of my best deep and meaningful thinking in cars or anything that makes me move without me putting any effort into it.

Tonight, as anthony drove us home, my thoughts were in my memories.

i was thinking about all the little things.

the little defining moments of our lives, the little pieces that make up who we are.

As I stared out the window at the night sky, it made me think... well, remember.

One of the special defining moments Ive had involved the night sky, and its true what they say, you dont realise what you have until you lose it.

It was my last young womens camp, at my favouritest place in the whole wide world, Harrys Flats. The place of my fondest childhood memories, and my happy place as it is for many. I had my very first YW camp there and now it was my last, so i decided i wanted to sleep outside :). i know, random but there was no way i was going to let any opportunity pass. So Jasmine and I unrolled our sleeping bags outside the tents and fell instantly asleep.
I woke up at about one in the morning i think, and everything was dead silent aside from the sounds of the bush at night - thumping of wallabies jumping, buzzing of mozzies, the crackling of leaves in the trees, the calls of the night birds. I could even hear the river way down the bank. But even though it was the dead of the night, i could see everything. The sky was so bright, it lit up everything. I found it hard to pick out a dark space in the glittering array of stars. i could see the milky way and even followed a tiny satelite from horizon to horizon.
I remember thinking about how small i was in such a big universe, and also contemplating heavenly fathers love for us. Such beauty! and he made it all for us...
It was surprisingly difficult to comprehend it, whilst staring up at the past. The clouds came and i couldnt see much, but then a big break came and i was able to see a shooting star...
and another. . .
and another. . .
It was amazing! all of them came in the space of five minutes or so and in random spots across the sky. It was a moment I felt the spirit testify and i felt just so close to home.
That moment i look back on as a defining moment, a testimony builder. It wasnt spectacular in any way but it was exactly for me.

Driving home tonight, through the city that I now live in, I could only see the one or two brightest stars whose light defeated the street lights and advertising to make it to me.
And i missed the little things like being able to see all the stars.


So I wished upon the stars i could see that the world around will turn off the artificial light.

Date :)

My Date with Harry :)

Crazy Wind.

Today it was windy.
And i got the sillys.
In fact, i infected everyone else too, and went completely giggly and ridiculous.

Jasmine and I, we had fun!

I love Silly days like that. :)

Jasmine blames the wind. So does Stephanie. So does Victoria.

Crazy wind!

Cool Quotes

So everyone has been coming up with awesome quotes on Facebook, and at school and in various life situations: thought id highlight a few!

Once you love someone they stay in your heart forever. -Brother Bear
"Its okay to be scared, as long as your brave." Charlise Morgan, 3yrs old.
All that is needed for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing -(not sure)
the only absolute sure thing in this mortal life is that we will live and then die' - Malaika Peaches
'mind my mind?' -zoe willis
'bla bla bla' - jasmine robins
'oh im sorry i forgot i only exist when you need something' -anonymus
'i can accept failure, everyone fails at something. but i cant accept not trying'-Micheal Jordan
'nothing is either good or bad but thinking makes it so'-Hamlet
'do yo ever wonder if we make the moments in our lives or if the moments in our lives make us'

So mixed with the good and the bad, only mentioning the few i could find, what a philosophical Facebook, life and school week! lol

3/4 Year Plan

So today i took a very bludgey day off....
why? because it was raining , i was sick and.....my bed was warm.:)
BUt! it was not a complete waste, i did do some english writing and art. :)
but then my day consisted of an hour long bath listening to Miley Cyrus's 'When I Look At You'.
So im not a real big fan of Miley Cyrus,... but this song is beautiful! Have a Listen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wxOVn99FTE&feature=av2e
So yeah, then i watched the Last Song movie. . . .twice. Its really gorgeous and is right up there with the Notebook as a tear-jerker chik-flik. Its based on another of Nicholas Sparks novels :), which i really enjoy. :) maybe thats because i like to imagine myself in the story too! :)
Does anybody have a copy of the Last Song book?
So yes! reason for this post, i have a 3/4 year resolution (better late than never). LOL

The Daily Plan:
wake up early 6.30am
Get up, say prayers, get dressed.
Have breakfast while doing seminary homework.
Drive to school to get practise. (if you know of my driving... best to stay off the roads!)
At school-frees spent in the sun doing chemistry and math.
- if i feel like procrastinating and cant concentrate, ill run/walk around the schools staircases.
Drive home, when i get there DONT sit down.
Go outside to courtyard and jump rope for 5-15min and then do daily dozen yoga.
Come inside facebook/email/blog for max 1/2hr.
do 2hrs homework, 1hour guitar
teatime -help prepare/clean up
scripture study with family
finish any incomplet things- cleaning room, homework etc.
stretch legs(i want to do the splits! i know...random:))while reading something wholesome/leisurely
journal 1/2 hr
Bedtime 9.30pm MAX.


GOALS:Lose weight/get fit for summer
Finish Seminary
Complete School Assignments
Be a Guitar Superstar
Get my Licence
Apply for University
Go to the Temple.
Be more girly LOL (im not the most glamorous person in the world :P)



So thats it guys! Please encourage, threaten, and bribe me if you notice me slacking off. Your support will help me :)

Wish me Luck!

The Cradle Summit...Almost

Family Home Evening...Minute To Win It

Some things we did for FHE! Inspired again by Minute To Win It

It Begins. . .

Hello bloggers!

This is my very first attempt at this blogging thing. Everybody is doing it so i decided to try it too. :)

Anyways, first thing i would like to share, is the things i love:

i love:

Heavenly Father and Jesus

Music

Family and friends

summer

honey

and . . .
thinking.

:)

you may notice over the duration of this blog that i also like taking videos. and that i like to 'lol' alot. And i will definately prattle on about alot of unimportant things.

Random.

:)