they say a picture is worth a thousand words...

{So I'll stop talking now}

"walking in a winter wonderland!"

So, this morning, as I was getting up, look what I saw out my window!

Isn't it gorgeous?!

I actually went outside in my PJs and boots and hat and coat and took pictures.

It was like a snowy-frost that coated everything. The news people were calling it "freezing fog."

Don't you just love winter?

a glimpse at my turkey day

Hey y'all!

Wasn't yesterday just wonderful? Food, family, everything! I wanted to share with you, a couple of things I'm very thankful for...

A- amazing friends B- Bible C- {my} cell phone

d- dogs, little ones! e- email

f- friends, I love y'all! g- the grace of God H- {MY} HOUSE

I- ice cream j-jokes k- kisses from Mei-mei

L- lip gloss m- my mom n- netflix o- old navy

P- PURSES Q- quotes, especially inspiring ones!

r-rhyming

s- sunshine t- target! u- ultra amazing earrings

w-washing machines x- 'xtra cute shoes

y- yellow pencils z-zebra stripes

Life is good!

For our turkey day, we got to go to my grandma's house, which was amazing, as always!

Here's some pics from yesterday!

Hope your turkey day was as amazing as mine! I'm so thankful for all of you! :)

christmas wish list!

'Ello! Guess what, guess what, guess what? Christmas is only 35 days away! Can you believe it?!!!?!!! Me neither! Things have been so busy lately, and as everyone knows, the holidays just make it even more busy, which I am so excited for! Parties, food, presents, and everything...Christmas just gives you a nice warm feeling inside when you think about it, doesn't it? AND (!), after Christmas, I have my 13th birthday! I am so excited! :) Maybe, even, a little overly excited?!?! But, since I am feeling in the "Christmas mood" I thought I'd share with y'all my Christmas list, just for grins! :)

I have stumbled upon the awesomest (I don't even think that's a word!) website on the face of this earth....let me introduce to you, Ruche! (Click on the name, to view it)

And, I am sorry to say, that as soon as I found it, I might have possibly, maybe, felt a tiny bit...greedy? Sigh, when you look at all of their AMAZING things, you'll see what I mean....I have however narrowed my very favorite things of theirs down to this...

And, of course, I have many, many more! :)

Aeropostale, is also on my list....

(It won't let me copy the pics from their site, so you'll have to follow the links

THIS adorable long sleeve tee

Oh and THIS one too!

THIS hoddie is to die for...

And THIS vest too!

THESE jammy pants look sooo comfy!

And aren't THESE fun?

Looove THIS purse

And the matching WALLET too!

Yes, I am obsessed, but really you can't help it! :)

Oh and....

A tee shirt from WILD OLIVE....

Redeemed

And...

CONVERSE!

Some sheets from PB teen...

Cute right!

Well, I do believe that wraps it up! With wrapping paper no less! :)

Enjoy your weekend, dear friends! I am so thankful for each and every one of you! You truly light up my life!

i'm in love.....

I've literally been wearing them everyday this week...and last...yup, I'm hooked! What are you loving this fall?

the sign of the ring tone

Sigh, one question, why is it that every time I blog I feel I must say sorry for not posting enough? You'd think I'd learn my lesson, but that never seems to be the case. So, as I wonder what exactly I should start this post with I suppose I shall start with the unintentional but mandatory...

Sorry I haven't been posting. And no, I don't have a good excuse. =D

Alrighty, now that that's out of the way, I have, have, have to write this post that I've been wanting to write for well, ever. Ok, a month. But still, forever.

I've been wanting to introduce to you....

MY VERY OWN CELL PHONE!!

Yes, you read it right, but since I like saying it, I'll repeat it......

MY VERY OWN CELL PHONE!!

Yes, it came complete with a....

Slide out key board

A built-in camera

A texting plan (!!!!)

An adorable pink case

And SO. MUCH. MORE!

Excited yet? Me too!

And yes, it was a total surprise. I was out shopping with my mom, and when I came home, I sat down at the computer to check my email, and suddenly, a phone started ringing. I'd never heard that ring tone before, but I figured my dad just changed his. But, I looked over and there was a pink phone. And it was my dad calling to tell me about my phone. It was awesome.

I think the real reason my dad finally gave in and got me a phone is because a couple of months ago, my mom forgot what time to pick me up at school and she was an hour late, and even though I called her with the office phone, it would have been nice to have my own. =)

So, now I'm the proud owner of my own phone. Oh the joy!

Love you all.

And, I suppose I shall also close with the mandatory....

I'll shall try to write again soon! =)

Oh and by the way, sorry about the hideous shirt in the pictures...I had just gotten home from school, and we have to wear uniforms, they actually not that bad....and also, the pictures are really bad cause I took them with my web cam...=)

some fun Pictures I've been wanting to share!

Ya gotta love photography! So. Much. Fun.

i love you moriah mei!

Two whole years ago today, one of my biggest dreams came true...Having a sister. Two whole years ago today, my parents were in China meeting a scared, little 19 month old girl. And on that day, I got a sister.

I didn't end up meeting her until 11 days later, but I'll always remember the night mom and dad called to say they had gotten her. I could hear her in the back round, laughing. When I heard her, I started crying, because it was really true. I had a sister! My very own sister.

Then the day I met her was probably the best day of my entire life. There we were with all my cousins, all my grandparents, my aunts and uncles. And then they walked out of the plane. I remember feeling so incredibly happy. There she was! In real life, right in my mom's arms.I was much too happy to even cry happy tears. It was a little bit hard to take it all in.

And that was two whole years ago! Two years! It seems like she's been with us forever, but that day I met her seems like yesterday.

Now, she's not scared anymore, she doesn't eat and eat and eat because now she knows she'll always have food. She's not sad when mom has to go to the store, because she knows she will always come back.

She is my sister. And I love her so unexplaniably much. I am so thankful God provided a sister for me and a family for her.

At this time next year, she will have grown even more, learned even more, and be even more secure.

Back to the present....

I am so thankful for this little China doll. I love it when she asks to have tea parties, and when she wants me to put make-up on her and do her hair...

The times, when we go to parks and I push her in swings, or when she climbs in bed with me at night. Or when she walks up to me and gives me a hug and tells me she loves me. Those are the moments I live for.

Moriah Mei, I love you so much, and I am so tremendously blessed by God that he gave me a sister-especially one just like you. Happy gotcha day, little sister, happy gotcha day.

{If you would like to read the full and total story of how we got Moriah and the day I met her in full detail you can do so HERE }

my fabulous vacation -part 3

Here's part three!

On one of the nights we were there, they had western night!

There was a lot of fun stuff you could do....

Horse back riding...

Face painting...

This weird {but fun} green thing, where you run around in circles in...
Square dancing...

and...

Root beer floats

Pop corn

A mella drama put on by the Horn Creek staff

Singing

And a lot of laughter and fun! And by the way, have you ever been square dancing? It's actually quite fun! I was beyond horrible at it, and probably embarrassed myself for eternity, but it ended up being a blast!

Of course even when we're away from home, the boys always seem to find some sort of either gross or semi-interesting creature. This time, they managed to find frogs. One of their friends had gone fishing that day, and brought each of the boys a frog...which was so sweet of him, but ew. There were lots of them. And they were green. And slimy. And...well, they were frogs...need I say more? =)

There were basketball tournaments...

A horse shoe Tournament...

Tether ball...

Pancake toss breakfast. They actually tossed you your pancake and you had to catch it on your plate!

And...

Water Slides

Swimming pools

White water rafting

A hot tub

A gym

A climbing wall

Game room

A gift shop

A snack Bar...

And much more!

And of course even with all of those fun things we did, there was a lot lot lot of time to just spend with friends.

I don't think I've ever had so much fun all in one week. It was absolutely positively amazing. I am so thankful to have been able to spend this week at Horn Creek. I felt like I learned so much. It was unbelievably wonderful. I spent time with friends, learned so much more about Jesus Christ, had {awesome} food, and had the best time of my life! I can not wait until next year! I'm already excited for it!!

It was wonderful. Simply wonderful.