Oh the weather outside is frightful ^-^

        Christmas Trees!!

Don't you just love them? Every year you either go and chop one down from somewhere, or dig out your artificial one out of the closet. Or maybe you even hate them and haven't had once since you were a child. I personally love them!! I have never had a real one though. :/ I'd love to, but my mom and brother are both allergic. Why don't I get one this year? I don't live with my parents.. because, I am rooming with my brother! So that means.. yet again another artificial one. Next year, I am moving with a friend SO, that means I get to have a real one next Christmas!!! Eeeep. :)) What's your favorite part about getting one? Buying decorations? Decorating it? Being able to look at it once it's all done? My favorite part is decorating it. In my family we have specific ways of how we decorate it. First we set the tree up. Second, we put on the lights. Third, we put on garland. Fourth, we put on  beaded garland. Fifth, decorate it with the glass bulbs. Sixth, put on all the decorations. I have a favorite decoration from when I was in 2nd grade. It's one my teacher made me and says mine and her name on it. Seventh, we throw these pretty sparkly icicles on, and lastly, but not least we put the angel up. So much fun and a good way to spend time with your family. :) Here is a picture of my tree this year. 

ShOpPiNg

                      Shoppingggg!!!!

   HOLIDAY SHOPPING IS SO OVER-RATED. I really don't like spending hundreds of dollars during the holiday season. I know that everyone thinks it's a necessary thing to do to show the people you care about how much you really do care. But, in my opinion Christmas shouldn't be about receiving gifts. I think that it should be about friends and family, being with the people you care about. This year both on Thanksgiving & The day after I worked a total of 18 hours. I had to work 6am-130Pm on Thanksgiving and 4am-2pm on Black Friday. During those times, for the most part I should have been at home with my family, maybe preparing supper. But, mainly spending time with them. INSTEAD, I woke up extremely early on both days and went to bed extremely early. I did not have very much time to spend with my family on Thanksgiving, because all of the stores were open. And GUESS WHAT. We did not have very many customers that morning. What was the point if we barely made any money. I bet they barely even had enough to pay us. I like to shop, but seriously.. opening at 8pm on Thanksgiving and shopping all through the night to save a little money is just to much. You have an entire month to shop, why do it all in one night and make all of those poor employees suffer. When I go shopping, I first make a list of everyone I need to buy for. I then decide what I want to get each person. Then, I simply shop occasionally until I have gotten everything I need. What's sad about the holidays is that if you aren't thoughtful, and you don't buy gifts for everyone you are thought of as uncaring and rude. That's just what I think about all of this. Now, that I am older.. I know what it's like to be the one paying and buying presents. IT MAKES ME SO BROKE! Ha Ha Happy Holidays everyone. :D

10 things

10 things I believe in:

1)We all are here for a reason.
2)Psych is possibly the best television series I have ever watched.
3)Children are our future.
4)People are going crazy!
5)Family and Friends are the most important things in life.
6)Dolphins are one of the most amazing animals that we can still learn from.
7)One day there will be a cure for all of those stupid different types of cancers.
8)Without my family and friends, I believe my life would be entirely different.
9)Everything really does happen for a reason.
10)With time, all things work out.

       Everyone one of those things I truly do believe. I really don't think that everything is meaningless, including life. Without kids, there would be no future.. They will be the ones helping us when we are older. They are going to be the ones who are ruling the world, when we can't anymore. They need to have the best education that they can get so that the world changes for the better. That is one reason why I want to be an elementary teacher so bad. I have so much passion for the kids who have hunger to learn. I also really do think people are going mad. With the amount of stabbings, shootings and violence.. it's like one day the world won't be safe anywhere. Not even in your own home. My family and friends are the reasons why I have so much motivation.  They make me feel good about myself and truly do care. Other that dolphins being adorable, cute and just outright amazing. They really are smart creatures. Their is so much we really don't know about them. Cancer is a real struggle, and something I think we can find a cure to. In the end, I think things work out to how you are and want to be as a person. 

      Just my thought for the day.  :)

People, places, and things.. changing

            

      People, places, and things changing every day

       

        When I was little, not that little.. but I was maybe 11 or 12. I lived with my mom, dad and brother in a house near a park. This park seemed huge! There was a slide, monkey bars, and even one of those cool sand things. But, in the park there were these sewer tunnels. They went through the entire neighborhood. I remember how fun it was to go through them with my friends. I had so many neighborhood friends too. Lexi, Kenny, Zach, Kyle, TJ, Maycee, Toni, and lots more. This park was the place where we always hung out. We would always run to each others houses, knock on the door and say "Can you come out and play?".  I remember when the leaves would fall, so when we went through the tunnel, we made lots of noise. When it snowed, we dragged a sled through it. This went on for at least 3 years. Then I moved, and playing outside didn't happen everyday like it used to. I didn't come home from school and run straight to my friends to play. I grew up. Just the other day, I visited this park. It's so beautiful, still today. It looks so much smaller than what I remembered. There are new kids that play there now. I won't ever forget those fun and innocent days.

Everything is moving sooo fast. But, I am glad. My favorite part of the day is laying in bed day dreaming. It's so nice to think about all of the possibilities. I try to stay as positive as I can. Who cares if there are bad things going on, what matters is to deal with it the best you can. Move on and do what makes you happy. On facebook everyone says YOLO (you only live once.) It's so true! Why sit in a corner when there are soo many things out there that can make you happy. So what if that boy doesn't like you. He isn't worth your time anyways. Do what makes you happy. :)

Ickkk.

I HATE awkwardness. It should just go away. SERIOUSLY.

Here we go again:)

Ashley Truitt
Girrrlll. You are my best friend! Thank you for being there for me through EVERYTHING. You are a great friend. Sure we don't agree on everything, sure sometimes we annoy each other. But you are one of the best friends I have ever had:) You are so pretty, funny and nice! It sucks that we don't have the same lunch anymore:( But thats okay because we still get to hang out plenty! We get along really well!

You are sooo smart. I am super jealous! Like in sociology, I feel stupid compared to you! lol. You need to tutor me! You did in biology, but then you ended up doing it all for me.. because you love it so much! what kind of person likes doing biology? Oh wait the nerd named Ashley Truitt! ;p And one of her favorite teachers!! hahaha, anywho. you are a great friend and i am glad that I have met you :)
xoxo
Dani :)