I could have daaaanced all niiight

Hey everybody!
How was your holiday season? Mine was fantabulous. I did something new this time. I went swing dancing! It was soo much fun.
The second picture is my friends and I dancing to gangnam style. My friend Colleen and I requested it. :)
I thought the whole dancing thing would be kinda awkward, but actually, the dancing was so fast we didn't even have to look into each others faces half the time! And during the slow dances where my friend and I didn't have time to hide, we ended up dancing with our guy friends and it was just fun. If you haven't done any dancing, and have the chance, you should go for it. It's a ton of fun. And that's coming from me, a girl who is not a real touchy feely person. :)

2013

Happy New Year Everybody!!

... But mostly Shopping Shopping Shopping!!!

    Merry Christmas eve eve eve everybody!!
I had a fabulous day today, did you guys? My sister is home from college for a whole month!! Today her friend and her sister (who's my friend) and Allison and I all went last minute Christmas shopping at the University Mall. It was so crowded!! All the parking lots were full, so we had to park at the Vitamin Shoppe nearby instead.

    About ten stores, two coffees, (no I didn't drink both. Actually, I didn't drink either.) and an armful of bags later, we decided to head to the OTHER mall. It was incredibly cold with the wind coming off the lake, and we had to walk downtown to get there, but it was worth it. Church street was completely decked out in amazing white lights.



 

    By the way, that weird blob in the upper left hand corner is a snowflake that fell on my lens. :)

    I had so much fun, and I even bought a dress!! That's totally amazing for me, because I really don't like wearing skirts or dresses. LOL like my awesome socks? :)

    This one's for Purplepixie. :) I know from your blog that you love One Direction, so I thought I'd post this for you. I couldn't help it, I had to take this picture. :D 

    Merry Christmas everyone! I hope this Christmas brings joy and peace to all.

God Bless!

   Grace <3



Snow?

Snow? Snowww!!!! Yes, the first snow has come and gone. Well, most people wouldn't call it an official "snow". More like a couple little snowflakes that melted as soon as they hit earth.
It snowed up on the mountains last Monday, so usually that means we'll have snow in six weeks. Because it snowed I couldn't help it. I just HAD to play Christmas music. So with much eye rolling from Mom, I popped in a Perry Como CD. :) Nothin' so good as the Christmas classics.
Before I end this rather short post, I have to tell you what Mom said today. We are obviously all thinking about the upcoming winter at the moment, because when I put in my favorite mix CD today, and Taylor Swift poured out her soul in "We are never ever getting back together", Mom declared, "If I ever move down south, I'm going to sing this to my snow shovel!" :) I think maybe after living here for twenty-six years she's getting just a little tired of snow shoveling. LOL Thanks Jesus for giving us a neighbor who's often willing to snow-blow our driveway!!!

AHH!! Back to school is here!!!

    Hey there!
Today was the first day of our homeschool co-op. I gotta admit, this is the first year I have been absolutely dreading about going back to school. When I was little, I was so excited! New notebooks, planners, occasionally a back-to-school outfit... Later it was I'm enjoying summer, but it will be nice to get back into the routine of school, and seeing my friends will be fun... Now it's PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME GO!! I'M ENJOYING SUMMER TOO MUCH AND I DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE WORKLOAD OR ANYTHING ELSE!!!!
    This year is going to be hard. I know it. Science, math, and writing have never been my things, and I have to do algebra 2/geometry, biology, and a really hard writing class where we start writing literary analysis papers the second week of classes!! And we only meet once a week! Also piano is harder too. Or at least longer. This year lessons are 45 minutes long.
    This might sound kind of pathetic, but does anybody else get more excited about the first day of school once you pick out your outfit?? I do. I had my outfit planned a week in advance, and I even had a backup in case the weather decided to turn against me. (I ended up having to wear it too)
    This is going to be a hard year for me! Big workload, longer classes, and this is the first year where  it's only me at home. :o It's strange here now. And quieter. So I would really appreciate it if you'd continue to pray for me. Pray for this new school year, and also for my family and I as we get used to not having my sister in the house. Also please pray that this year I would really shine as a light for the LORD, and that I would be more willing to share the good news of the Gospel. :)
    Thanks so much, and enjoy your week!!

Love,
    Grace <3

Please Pray!!

      Hey!! So this Saturday we leave to take my sister to college. She's going to a Christian University 100 miles away. I'm really excited for her, and I'm glad she's found a college she likes so much, but I'm so sad. This is the girl that's been my best friend for the last fifteen years. Basically her leaving means that our childhood together is over. The next few years will be so strange, especially since we were homeschooled. We are both going to have to find the new normal. So please pray for both of us! Pray that my sister will have a good time in college, and learn a lot, and also pray that my family and I would be able to cope with not having her here during the school year. Please pray that throughout all of this, we will all grow closer to God, and that we would all remember that God knows best, and He does everything for a reason. Thank you!

Love,

   Grace <3

New blog "Through My Eyes"

Hey guys!
Just wanted to let you all know that I have started a new blog. It is a photography blog called "Through My Eyes". You can check it out at www.throughmyeyes97.blogspot.com. Hope you all like it! Please comment and follow, it really helps me out!

Love,
  Grace <3