Weekends And Trains

Sometimes I view this season of my life like a fast moving train, while I'm on the train I don't notice how fast and hectic everything is.  I only notice how crazy it was once I step off the train and realize just how fast everything was running.  

Weekends are when I get to step off my train, Thursday evening I get out my ticket stub to show my stop.  Friday and Saturday I enjoy the slower pace and start to breath normally again, then Sunday comes and my heart starts to pick up.  The train is back and a new ticket has been issued, but I'm not ready to jump back into the craziness. 

This past week I decided I wanted to fully enjoy the weekend, so I finished all my extra homework before the weekend embarked!

On Saturday I decided it was time to bust out the scarves and sweaters, forgot how much I like wearing those two together.  I also learned a valuable lesson, when using a film camera always remember to check the film before leaving the house.  We journeyed down to our favorite park, I brought my camera along only to discover I didn't have enough film left...  Now I will check, always.   

Last night was the last Dr. Who episode with Amelia Pond (his companion).  Soccergirl and I went all out, we made puppy chow and poured Arnold Palmer to help celebrate the last Dr. Who episode till Christmas.  Probably my favorite episode of the whole season, and also the saddest, not going to try and pretend, I did cry and okay with that.

Tomorrow my train will be awaiting me, and I think I'll be ready to get back on board.

Mid-Week Pick Up

Late night ice cream run, comfy sweats and silly pictures, sounds like a fun mid-week party to me! This week has been crazy three exams within three days, last one of which is tomorrow and then I shall be able to breath normally.

** Like the instax?!  I haven't touched the thing since May, I've realized the reason why is because I didn't want to use up my film too fast.  Heck, I haven't even gone through one pack, and I've had the thing since April!  Who cares about film, this camera won't be collecting dust! **

Project 31: Alive

----- thank someone who made your heart come alive -----

My sisters make me come alive, these girls know me better then anyone.  They are able to bring a smile to my face when no one else can, and vis versa.

Whenever our parents leave we have our special little thing, the music gets cranked up nice and loud and as Fairygirl likes to say, "let's spaze out guys!"  Oh yes, we know how to throw a good old dance party!  

When I  was visiting my dream University, the hardest thing for me to handle was the thought of my sisters not being there, not there to talk about what happened in class or giggle about a cute boy Soccegirl encountered.  I take so many of these things for granted, sometimes Soccergirl and I will talk all night and into the wee hours of the morning, talking about everything from boys to future hopes and dreams.  I wouldn't give that up for anything in the world.

These girls give me an extra spring in my step when no one else can! 

The Zoo in January? What?!

We have been receiving some unseasonably warm weather this winter.  We decided to take advantage of warmth and headed to the zoo!

We saw Tigers,

a massive gorilla,

and lions!  

Have I ever mentioned that I saw wild lions while on a safari in Kenya?!  Pretty cool.

Seeing lions always brings back African memories.

Sweet sister moment between Soccergirl and Fairygirl, love those girls.

Normally this dead flower stalks would be covered in snow, think I like this instead.

Check out this guy's awesome Adventure Time hat, that's what I'm talking about!

A one of a kind Saturday in January for sure.

15

Yesterday this girl turned 15!!  Since when did my little sister become old enough to be 15?  Feels like she was just turning double digits, now she's only one year away from sweet 16!  

Happy Birthday, girl who is growing up way to fast!  You are loved.

4th of July recap

Our fourth of July wasn't just one day of events, but more like a whole weekend of relaxing and spending time with family and friends.  Here are some of the highlights of our 4th!

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Fairygirl loved our friend's pool, it was her first time in water above her head so the little ducky quickly became her friend! 

Soccergirl trying her best to stay cool in the shade while we had our picnic lunch

We had some heat for the 4th but with a nice cool lemonade in hand it was bearable

Littleman really likes music, he's a man of many different genres of music and always ready to dance.

Fairygirl was a very excited little girl, she had music to dance to and ice cream to eat!

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We tried to make a heart shape out of sparklers and as you can see it didn't quite work

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but we had better luck with a start shape :)

as with every good 4th of July, our day ended with blankets and fireworks!

I hope everyone enjoyed their 4th of July as much as my family did!  Can't believe it was almost a week ago, summer is going fast!

*** these pictures were taken by this lovely. Yes I put my water mark on them but that's just for my family's safety.  If you don't follow her blog you are missing out!!

Snow Day!

Well, I was wrong.  The snow came! 

This afternoon, after all school was done for the day. Soccergirl and I decided to do a photo shot.  With all the fresh, white snow what could be better right?

Well, we needed taller boots, cause the snow came up to our knees at some points,

better gloves, after wards our fingers felt like they were frozen. 

But after all of that we had fun, the five minutes we spent outside.  Now I know for next time!

She has gorgeous blue eyes