Tiffany and Co.

ALMOST wrote 2011...

2012-01-04T20:41:00.000-08:00

happy 2012 ♥
I hope you guys had wonderful Christmases! or Chanukkahs, or Kwanzas or whatever :)
My life's been pretty normal... I went to Texas to visit my grandparents and cousins for Christmas...
OOH! I bought a dress for winter formal!!

WHY CANT I FIND A PICTURE AGSHGJHFKJH.
i'll try to take a picture. actually pictures, because I bought two. One's just black with some ruffles on the skirt part and it's really pretty, but it might be too plain. I got it at American Eagle and I will look really underdressed compared to all the other girls unless I wear a lot of jewelry and some rockin' heels. The other one is total party girl dress that's strapless and is black with silver ruffle things on the whole dress, but... I don't know. What should I dooooooo. Teenage girl problems :P

The only other exciting thing in my life is that I turned sixteen on Dec. 10! Yay driving... except I got my permit late so I can't get my license until Jan. 22, but that's not too bad!

Yeah. So.
♥

november

2011-11-06T16:41:00.000-08:00

Today is: November 6

Time: 4:53

Doing: watching YouTube videos, loving OkGo and the Muppets

Eating: nothing

Wearing: purple sweatpants and gray tank top

Hair: straight with sequin pink headband

Fingernails: clear

Toenails: clear

5 minutes ago I: was watching videos...

5 minutes from now I will: paint my boring nails

Thinking about: baking cookies

Excited about: CHRISTMAS

Feeling: sore

I made a tumblr!

dancingkoalas.tumblr.com

woot woot

september

2011-09-27T14:02:00.000-07:00

*sorry its been so long! i literally have no time for sleep anymore, let alone find the time to say something useful to you!

Today is: September 27
Time: 1:16
Doing: watching awkward. and wondering why people like mtv, because really, its just about dumb girls and proactive commercials
Eating: an ice cube
Wearing: pink athletic shorts and a white t-shirt
Hair: messy bun
Fingernails: Elephantastic Pink
Toenails: Mermaids Tears
5 minutes ago I: went to get an ice cube from the freezer
5 minutes from now I will: get another ice cubes
Thinking about: nothing, actually
Excited about: Halloween shopping, getting out autumn stuff, fall break!
Feeling: like I should get up off my butt and do something with the rest of the day

This is weird... I haven't been on blogspot in forever! Actually it's only been a month.
Anyway, I need a life. I'm like a robot. Eat. School. Dance. Sleep. Wake up in the middle of the night because I forgot to do homework. Eat. Repeat.
In truth, I like my routine. Except for the last homework-in-the-middle-of-the-night part. You gotta do what you gotta do.

Look at my cat! I gave him a bath and he's still drying. Roar.

Forever,
*Tiff*

august

2011-08-08T09:25:00.000-07:00

Today is: August 8

Time: 9:26

Doing: watching Alice in Wonderland

Eating: a mini doughnut

Wearing: Victoria's Secret Pink v-neck and gray soffe's

Listening to: the unbirthday song by the mad hatter

Hair: crimpy bedhead

Fingernails: Elephantastic Pink OPI

Toenails: Y'all Come Back Ya Here? OPI

5 minutes ago I: woke up

5 minutes from now I will: get another doughnut

Thinking about: how much I want that cheesecake on the counter

Feeling: sleepy

Time: 9:37

sum..m...e......r.. it's almost gone.

2011-08-01T17:05:00.000-07:00

only one more week of freedom :O

ihateschoolihateschoolihateschoolihateschool.

Robyn

2011-07-29T21:39:00.000-07:00

It's a good thing tears never show in the pouring rain,

as if a good thing ever could make up for all the pain.

And now you're gone it's like an echo in my head,

and I remember every word you said.

For the first time there is no mercy in your eyes.

And I am helpless sometimes, wishing's just no good,

cause you don't see me like I wish you would.

Cause you never were, and you never will be mine.

Because

2011-07-26T09:43:00.000-07:00

That's what we do when we're bored. We love.

All bundled up in two months

2011-07-23T23:34:00.000-07:00

Eating snowcones. Playing Diner Dash. Creating new pool dives. Buying eight bottles of nail polish.

Eating Rubios. Shooting off sparklers. Finding weird songs. Finding inner peace. Drawing pictures of elephants.

Teaching Koda to put away his dog toys. Catching up on Dance Moms and Toddlers and Tiaras. Eating popcorn.

Renting summer chick flicks. Shopping for purses. Getting sunburns. Learning secrets. Playing Dance Dance Revolution.

Making new friends. Raiding the dollar store. Learning new hairstyles. Reading books.

Flirting with mom's boss' son. Going to dance camps. Barbecuing steaks and burgers. Getting drivers permit. Enjoying life.

And how was your summer?

Nothing to do

2011-06-08T10:16:00.000-07:00

Hi.

I know I said I'll post more this summer, but honestly, all I've been doing is playing Guitar Hero and watching Oddities. Literally.

I'm really sad, because I have my Day 1 picture that I drew of myself right in front of me, but I can't find my camera :/

I guess I'll have to entertain you with some photos! Yay ♥

Forever,

Drawings and Drew

2011-05-30T21:31:00.001-07:00

Hellllloooo!

That title was really, really lame. Anyways...

It's summer, and I'll most likely be sitting at home pigging out on Top Ramen and popsicles for most of it. So you'll see a lot more of meee for the next few months!

Since I'll be posting a little more, I saw this really cute drawing tag that I saw on RamblingsOfATeenageDaydreamer I want to do just for fun.

Sorry, that picture is really small! Anyways, that's what I'll be doing for a while this summer.

What are you doing this summer?

Oooh- have you ever heard of the PC mystery Nancy Drew games? Like, The Phantom of Venice, or Secret of the Scarlet Hand, etc? For your computer? Well, duh, that's what PC means. If you haven't, then I'm going to tell you all about the amazingness of these games.

First, their all in first person, so you actually are Nancy Drew, and you get to wander around wherever the setting is and solve a giant mystery. It seems simple, but, *gasp*, it's not!

There are cool characters you have to talk to and snoop around, quadrillions of hard puzzles that you have to solve, nooks and crannies you have to explore, and suspects that you have to catch.

For example, my mom and I just started the newest one, Shadow at the Water's Edge. This one started out as Nancy going to Japan and staying at a ryokan (Japanese hotel) and finding the place to be supposedly haunted. Well it better be because the front of the game is really creepy.

I haven't gotten that far yet, but I know it's going to be scary. For me, at least. I'm a scaredy cat.

Since this one's in Japan, you learn a lot about Japanese culture and traditions. You actually learn a lot in every game, like about the southwest and desert in Secret of Shadow Ranch, islands and Hawaii in The Creature of Kapu Cave, etc.

I can't really explain all of the fantastical wonders because that would take 60 pages. So I'll just leave it at that :)

But if you're intrigued you should really buy one! I recommend the newerish ones because the graphics are a.maz.ing. and it's just hard to play when there's glitches and the characters talk funny and you can hardly see the pixily setting. But those are still fun too!

I hope your summer's going good so far, and if you're still in school, sorry. Ha, just kidding. You'll be out before you know it ♥

Forever,

YAY

2011-05-28T11:51:00.000-07:00

I♥LOVE♥SUMMER

BlahBlahBlah

2011-05-22T10:09:00.001-07:00

Hello!

I'm super dee duper sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've had rehearsals and auditions and shows and studying and all of that stuff.

Exciting news: I made the dace team for next year at my school! woot woot.

On Friday night, I had my Swan Lake performance, and it was really really fun :) I was the Polish princess.

Then last night was the Circus recital where everyone pretended to be part of a circu

s. There were clowns, poodles, lions, tigers, bears, monkeys, trapeze people, tightrope walkers, circus freaks, etc. That was really really REALLY fun. For jazz I was a trapezeist (is that a word?), hiphop a firebreather, for modern a lion tamer, and other random dances I was a fan dancer and a Siamese twin :)

Is it just me or is this post real

ly awkward?

I think I'm still tired from last night.

I'll put up some pictures or videos or something like that on my next post when I feel more apt to

post.

Gah, I'm so blah today!!

I'll just stop now.

*Tiff*

will.i.shakespeare

2011-05-07T15:39:00.000-07:00

oh, what fools these mortals be.

Ca va?

2011-05-05T15:57:00.000-07:00

Salut!

Ca va pas mal.

Je suis dans le classe de francais.

Je suis fatigue.

J'ai le classe de danse aujourd'hui.

J'ai Swan Lake le dimanche et j'ai Cinderella aussi.

Au revoir, je va aller rentrer a' la maison :)

*Tiff*

Lala Land

2011-04-26T16:11:00.000-07:00

catch me if you can

What is your dream job?

2011-03-11T21:15:00.001-08:00

What is your dream job?

Answer here

Kindle-typing

2011-03-06T15:14:00.000-08:00

Hello :)

If this post seems kind of short, it's because I'm writing it on my Kindle! And it takes f o r e v e r to do. But its really cool because it has WiFi and 3G and all that jazz.

Anyway, trapezing was amazzziiinnggg! We had a blast. The place was only five minutes from our hotel and the guys who ran it were really nice and laid back. They also had an awesome German Shepard who ran around. There were eleven people in our private party (all from my studio) and we all got to go six times each. I'll try to post a video next post. After trapeze me, Lacey, Amanda, Brittany, Rachel, Sarrah, and Juliette went back to the hotel to change for a late dinner at the Spaghetti Factory where we dressed up really fancy for fun :) The waiter there flirted with Rachel and he kept forgetting to bring out her drink. Then Sarrah and Rachel left for the drive back home wile the rest of us changed into our PJs and drank hot cocoa while sitting by the hot tub. Then we slept and went to breakfast and went shopping yada yada yada. Trapezing was my favorite part obviously :)

The competition went well! We got 5th place and the judges gave us a B+ on their report. It was really fun and we didn't get back until midnight. It was a big competition! There were 276 performances altogether including small varsity cheer, large varsity cheer, stunt groups, small pom, large pom, small hip hop, large hip hop, small jazz, and large jazz. We were in the large jazz division because we have over twelve people on our team. We had lots of fun and it was definately a team bonding experience :)

That just took like an hour to type on this thing.

I'll try to post pitures/ videos on the next post when I'm on a real computer!

Forever,

Tiffany

Rats

2011-03-05T11:16:00.000-08:00

I had this really long post all planned out for today about trapezing and cupcakes and stuff, but I have a dance competition tonight and I have to leave in a few minutes, so, I'm sorry!

I will definitely post my planned one in the very near future!

♥ ♥ ♥

Trapezing

2011-02-25T20:57:00.001-08:00

So, I'm going trapezing (is that a word?) tomorrow at this place in the capital of my state! :D No post from me for a couple days.

I'm really excited. My mom almost didn't let me go, but she did and I'm really glad ♥

I'm going with my dance studio because our recital for May is Circus themed and it'd be really cool to know how to "trapeze".

I'm riding the two hour drive with Lacey, Amanda, Brittany and Juliette (she treated me better than usual today at a party, by the way), and then af

ter the workshop we're going to a place called the Spaghetti Factory. Has anyone been there? I've never heard of it, but Lacey's more excited about eating there than actually trapezing. :)

Then we're going to hang out around the hotel and **maybe** swim, but it IS February and it's kind of chilly.

I'm really excited, if I haven't said that yet.

:D :D :D

Have you ever done something circusy? Tell me! I would LOVE to know.

I'll tell you all about it when I get back ♥

Forever,

2011-02-22T14:19:00.000-08:00

I don't really know what's going on, but I promise it'll be ok.

Apologies + YouTube + Pictures

2011-02-18T21:14:00.001-08:00

Who's the worst blogger in the world right now?

Tiffany!

I almost made an award for myself that said Worst Blogger, but I thought that might be a little extreme.

I'm really sorry. I won't bore you with excuses of my non-blogginess.

But you know. Life. It can be hectic.

Let's move on!

I finally made a WeHeartIt page :) It fills me with glee.

And lately, I've been really into YouTube. It's kind of taking over my life.

I love finding new channels, and I could spend hours looking at all the videos on my favorite ones.

"What ARE your favorite channels, Tiff?"

Well, now that you ask, I like Nigahiga and Julian Smith a lot, because they're funny and post like once a week, giving me something to look forward to.

And I like Anaheim Ballet, because they have gorgeous videos that inspire me.

And I like Fit for a Feast, because they are A M A Z I N G dancers/gymnasts for being only, like, 11 and 12 years old. They inspire me too.

And I recently found Maybabytumbler, who is a "fashion guru" and a cheerleader and does pretty cool videos on her clothes, cheerleading, tumbling, and great hair tutorials.

I'm always finding new ones though, so I might mention new channels in future posts.

What are your favorite YouTube channels, if you have any?

I don't really know what else to do. I guess I'll just entertain you with photos.

Sorry if I was kind of cheesy. It's late, and I need some ice cream :)

Forever,

The Not-So-Fun-But-Kind-Of-Fun Post That We All Dread

2011-01-23T16:31:00.000-08:00

Hey there :)

If you havn't noticed, I kind of switched some stuff around here.

For one, I added a new Page called "Picnik", which is page with a few edited pictures of mine that I like to do for fun.

And then I made a Formspring! Woot woot. And there's a tab on the side where you can ask me anything appropriate without having to actually go to formspring.com, so do that if you wish.

Yeah, not a very exciting post!

But I just want to say that I really do appreciate you and your blog and your comments.

I guess I'll just entertain you with a series of Would You Rather questions while I try to wrap this lame post up.

Would you rather...
*Marry an elephant or work at a glue making company for the rest of your life
*Be bald or have Medusa-like dreadlocks
*Live in the cold, high Alps with a billy goat as your only friend or live in a damp cave with a bat as your only friend
*Be the president of Bagpipe club or of Magic & Gathering club

Forever,

Get out.

2011-01-22T19:26:00.000-08:00

I don't know why she doesn't like me.

She says hi, hugs me, and acts completely normal.

But she likes to make plans with the others right in front of me.

She'll say to Lacey, "Hey lets go see Despicable Me today! At the dollar theatre! Me, you, and the twins!"

Or, "Hey! Come to my house tonight! We can swim in the hot tub at midnight!"

And I'll just leave.

Because I really don't know what to do about it.

Why am I letting this trivial thing hurt me?

Because it does.

A lot.

I wish I could go back to my old life, where I actually mattered to someone.

To something.

But who cares?

Oh wait. I do.

And then I don't.

And do.

And don't.

Sheer Luck

2011-01-20T21:03:00.000-08:00

because I just feel

Click

2011-01-17T20:21:00.001-08:00

For once, it's not about me.

It's about

you.

And I'm finally happy about it.

Catchup

2011-01-09T09:48:00.000-08:00

Hello, there.

Long time no see!

What has happened since November 10, 2010?

Welll....

I don't really remember what happened in November other than Thanksgiving. So I'll just awkwardly skip to December.

My dance team had our showcase on December 2 and 3, featuring several studios around my town and other high schools' teams. We had a great turn out! I think we raised $3600 for our team to go to competition.

Ryann turned 10 on December 6 :)

I turned 15 on December 10 :)

I had a bunch of finals (just like you probably had) that were WAY easier than the study guides we got. Which I guess is good. But it really irritated me that we spent a quarter studying cell mitosis and the biology final asked "A snake ate a rat. Which one is the prey: the snake or the rat?"

I was in a production of The Nutcracker December 17-19! That was fun. And extremely stressful. But fun. I was a Snowflake, an Angel, a Spanish person, a Chinese person, and a Flower. :)

Christmas was nice! Nothing new happened. But it's always nice spending time with my family ♥

This New Years was probably the second best New Years I've ever had! My family of four just watched concerts on TV, played Apples to Apples, and set off sparklers that permanently damaged our porch :) The best New Years I've ever had was the time I was 7 at my grandparents house in Texas. They bought a chocolate fountain for a party with some relatives that night, but it exploded in the kitchen when my grandpa tried to turn it on. :)

I went back to school :P

I had my blogoversary on January 4 :)

OK! Now I'm caught up to yesterday/last night.

As you might know, Arizona's State Governor Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head yesterday, and 20 other people were shot. It was a horrible incident. Absolutely awful.

Please keep her and the others and their families in your prayers!

She didn't die since they did neuro surgery on her right after she was rushed to the hospital, and the bullet went straight through her brain instead of shattering it. And the doctors said that they're optimistic about her living. But that doesn't mean that she won't have serious brain problems :(

Along with the shooting, 6 people, Judge John Roll, and a little 9 year old girl died, which is just horrible.

5 other people are in ICU, and that's all I know.

Isn't it completely disgusting what this 22 year old man did? I'm kind of hoping that he gets death sentence. It's an extremely good thing he was tackled down and caught.

Later that night was our school's Winter Formal at the local convention center, but it was extremely hard to get there because the whole intersection where the shooting was was closed off.

On a lighter note, Formal was really really fun!

Around 4:30, I went to my friend Ashley's house with Lacey so we could get ready together and go eat at Macaroni Grill. Ashley did my hair really pretty :)

After we ate, we went down the the convention center and gave them our tickets, security checked our bags, and we found a table close to the dance floor. By 8:15, the dance was in full swing.

It was so much fun! The DJ's were really good and me and my friends laughed and sang until we lost our voices.

We literally danced all night. Or at least until midnight.

It was kind of awkward because there was a lot of grinding, but not as bad as I thought it would be.

Plus, a bunch of people I was really close to in elementary school were kind of being gross.

People change, I guess!

I had a blast, though, and I'll see if I can get some pictures up.

Thanks for sticking with me, you guys ♥

There are definitely going to be a lot more posts from me this year :)

Forever,

Always lonely, never alone

2010-11-10T20:30:00.000-08:00

Do you ever get that feeling where you just want to be alone?

Everyone's tiring me out.

"Tiffany, I need you to fix your lab notebook."

"Tiffany, I need you to help me with my world project."

"Tiffany, I need to complain about something to you."

"Tiffany, I need to copy your math homework."

"Tiffany, I need you to find me a picture of a Bulldog."

"Tiffany, I need you to buy a candy bar for me."

"Tiffany, I need a hug."

People are stressful.

And I'm sick of my own kind being difficult.

I wish I had a big pause button so I can sit down and finish everything I started.

Halloweenie

2010-10-30T22:22:00.001-07:00

I have to go to bed in like, 5 minutes, so I'll make this quick!

Yesterday, my friend Juliette had a party. Every year, she and her ginormous family throw a Halloween party in their ginormous mansion for this elementary school nearby. This year she recruited all of us to help her with it. Basically, there were a bunch of stations where all the elementarian kids could come and play games in the backyard. I dressed up like a pirate and ran the pirate ship game, which was just a bunch of piraty pinatas that the kids got to hit with a foam sword.

My friends Cheyanne, Katja, Lacey, Ryan, Jakob, and Brett ran the maze, which was in the grape orchard. All the girls dressed up in animal costumes and animal makeup and ran loose in the courtyard making animal noises, while the guys dressed in all black and stalked people and grabbed ankles. The kids had to go in the maze and find they're way around to the center.

Some little girl started bawling because Jakob was running after her in the maze. You don't do that to fourth graders!

It was really cool, though. It was pitch black, and when it's your turn to go in, Juliette told the story of how the animals got loose in the maze to your group, gave you glowsticks to help you find your way in the dark, and let you run around.

After most of the people left, Juliette finally let all the helpers go in the maze.

It. Was. Freaking. Scary.

I screamed so loud, this morning I could barely make a sound my voice was so hoarse.

I think I broke Amanda's bra strap from trying not to get lost.

And when one of my friends tried to get away from the "gorilla" (Lacey), she accidentaly shoved me into the wall, giving my a cut that looks like a vampire bit me on my knee. :)

It was so much fun! I love Halloween parties.

What are you going to be for Halloween?

Oops, now I really gotta go.

Happy Halloween!

Let out your inner kid ♥

Forever,
*Tiff*

Me and You (but mostly me)

2010-10-23T17:04:00.000-07:00

C O M M E N T S

Rosalie:

It IS :)

Abby:

Heehee :) They do have cute stuff!

Talia:

It is :) Hahah ♥

Blaize:

Heehee:) That's strange! I bet you look like a gymnast :)

Trinity:

We probably do :) I would not doubt it! Email me at dancing.koala.17@gmail.com! I'm curious :)

Hello, blogger. It's been a while, no?

Maybe it just feels like forever.

I'm taking a ME day today. And I'll put a little something for you, too, I guess, if I have to. :) JK.

Anyway. Today was so stressful. At nine this morning, I had Swan Lake auditions at my studio, which were really scary, since you've gotta audition all alone in a big scary room with judges that say absolutely nothing, even if you did perfect. And I had to go FIRST. Because I had to leave early to go to a Nutcracker rehersal.

And then, my friend Lacey sent me the cast list in the middle of rehersal, and I was astonished.

My friend Rachel is 17 and has been on pointe for four years. She's very good, and was destined a good part. My other friend, Amanda, is 14 and has been on pointe for two months. Guess who got the main part of Odette?

AMANDA.

No one knows why, but it makes me think that they jacked up the audition scores or something.

Or maybe they just had a good reason for it.

After all, everyone but Amanda got several different parts. She only got one. And Rachel got the part of Odile (Odette's evil twin), the garland girl, and a baby swan.

You wanna know what I got? :) I'm a Polish princess and a baby swan. I don't think people understand how hard the baby swan's part is. I'll try to post a YouTube video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7kaKqAbyyk&feature=fvw

I'm really excited, but I feel so stressed out, too.

You never get a break, you know? It's like having never ending homework. Or never ending running. :P

And on top of all that, my toenail is falling off from pointe shoes.

It's a good thing I love it. ♥

Enough about selfish me!

NEWSFLASH!!

Serena got into our town's newspaper as one of the top ten must-see actors! Spread your love to her on her blog. <-----

:)

SERIES OF RANDOM QUESTIONS FOR YOU

Marshmallows or Goldfish?

Burts Bees chapstick or Origins lipgloss?

Jansport or Billabong?

Hearts or Stars?

Sweatshirts or Swimsuits?

Forever,

Anthropologie

2010-10-11T13:48:00.000-07:00

C O M M E N T S

Cassidy:

Thanks :)

Abby:
Heehee :) Fall IS always really busy! I'm guessing it's because it's building up to be Thanksgiving and Christmas? ♥

Talia:

Thank you! I'm surprised how many people like fall so much, because it used to be just summer and winter that everyone loved :) ♥

Beca:

Hahaha :) Your comments always make me laugh! I love it ♥

So, I'm on fall break right now, and loving every second of it. Last Friday I think the teachers were more giddy than the students were about the week long break.

The only bad thing is that my dance teacher is still making us go to practices all week
And I have gymnastics tonight :P

I'll just put it out there- I'm really bad at gymnastics. I'm required to take it for dance team.

She said something about improving agility or something like that? Yeah, too bad the only thing I can do is like, a somersault.

Plus, I look really awkward trying to flip myself around, since I'm 5'9" and have the strength of a gerbil.

Anyway, I really don't want to go today.

Ooh! I found a new favorite store. You might've heard of it. It's called Anthropologie.

It's the most amazing store ever.

It has adorable clothes, and it's pretty high-fashion in it's own way. But not only does it sell clothes, it sells jewelry, shoes, bags, furniture, and house stuff. Like, incredible house stuff.

And it's not just the stuff in there that's amazing- you walk into the store, and it's so different from other stores. It's got this chic, cottage style layout that's very unique, and everything is put out perfectly. It's so much fun just to walk around.

Of course, I could never afford anything in there. Maybe the ribbon ponytail accessory for $10 (when it's on sale), but that's it.

But I always walk around in there anyway and make a never-gonna-happen-wishlist on there website.

A girl can dream, right?

www.anthropologie.com

Forever,

Autumn

2010-10-03T11:19:00.000-07:00

Autumn is my favorite season.

Yes, another post about autumn, I know. I've read a bunch of them too.

But don't you just love the rich fall colors, the leaves scattered everywhere, the days getting colder, bundling up on a wagon ride, carving pumpkins, putting scarecrows out, decorating, eating yummy harvest foods, and Halloween?

I sure do!

My sister and I have been decorating this random little gate on our driveway for fall. My mom promised her that she could help her decorate this year, so she did most of the decorating outside, while I mostly just hid the cords and helped her hang lights up. She likes some things to be scattered around and other things clumped together, so mind her exterior design talent. She's not bad, though :)

I'm so excited for the rest of the year ♥

Forever,

Days Go By

2010-09-25T22:32:00.000-07:00

Shout out to...

Mommy. Happy birthday ♥

So, tomorrow morning we're going to the state fair so my dad can sell some of his artwork and so my mom and I can go extreme shopping for her birthday. I'm pretty excited :)

For the next week, my Aerobics teacher is making us do a nutrition diary. Which means I have to write down every single thing I eat and their calorie amounts and serving sizes.

Ugh. Not excited to see how much junk I eat every week.

I'm going to go sleep. Had a looonnng day.

Thank you for your nice comments on my last post ♥ They mean so much!

Forever,

Over the Hill

2010-09-17T23:57:00.001-07:00

50th Post!

I'm halfway there :)

I already posted this earlier, but for some reason it showed up in a weird spot, so I'm fixing it right now!

So, so sorry it took so long. I was grounded from the computer for a week :P

Before I forget, the philanthropic Rosalie gave me a beautimous award ♥

She made it herself!

All I have to do is tag three people and post it on my blog.

1. BLINGLICIOUS

2. Cassidy

3. Whoever comments first and wants this award.

Thank you, Rrrrrosalie!

First off, I just want to say that I'm sorry I havn't posted lately. Oh my, has life been busy. I hardly have time to eat. I've been living off Nutella and mini doughnuts.

Back to my 50th Post!

I guess no one really talks about their 50th Post, since most of the blogs I follow have almost or over 100, but I realllllly wanted to do this. What better way to celebrate 50 posts than have 50 pictures?

Be prepared for a slightly long post.

Well, for me it was, anyway.

Here we go!

#1: I love.... LITTLE RASCALS

#2: I love... NANCY DREW

#3: I love... WEDDINGS

#4: I love... HOT AIR BALLOONS

#5: I love... WEIRD INVENTIONS

#6: I love... WALT DISNEY AND HIS IDEAS

#7: I love... BLUE THINGS

#8. I love... DIARYS

(Yes, I realize this is a planner)

#9. I love... ANIMALS THAT ARE DRESSED UP

Thanks, everyone ♥

Forever,

The REAL 49

2010-09-11T22:02:00.000-07:00

Ooops...

Haha. Got a mix-up. THIS is my 49th post. The LAST one was my 48th :)

How embarassing!

Be sure to read my last post, because it's way more interesting then this one. ♥

Blah, blah, blah

2010-09-11T21:26:00.000-07:00

Hmm hmm hmm...

Lalala...

Filling in the 49th post so I can do my 50th tomorrow...

Don't know what to talk about...

Want to know the word of the day?

Rue\ ROO \ , verb;
1. To wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc. 2. To feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly.
noun:
1. Any strongly scented plant of the genus Ruta , esp. R. graveolens , having yellow flowers and leaves formerly used in medicine.

Heehee.

Wanna hear a dumb blonde joke? It's pretty funny. Don't get offended. I'm blonde, and I'm not offended :)

Two sisters, one blonde and one brunette, inherit the family ranch. Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in financial trouble. In order to keep the bank from repossessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull so that they can breed their own stock. Upon leaving, the brunette tells her sister, "When I get there, if I decide to buy the bull, I'll contact you to drive out after me and haul it home." The brunette arrives at the man's ranch, inspects the bull, and decides she wants to buy it. The man tells her that he will sell it for $599, no less.

After buying him, she drives to the nearest town to send her sister a telegram to tell her the news. She walks into the telegraph office, and says, "I want to send a telegram to my sister telling her that I've bought a bull for our ranch. I need her to hitch the trailer to our pickup truck and drive out here so we can haul it home."

The telegraph operator explains that he'll be glad to help her, then adds, "It's just 99 cents a word."

Well, after paying for the bull, the brunette only has $1 left. She realizes that she'll only be able to send her sister one word.

After thinking for a few minutes, she nods, and says, "I want you to send her the word "comfortable". The telegraph operator shakes his head. "How is she ever going to know that you want her to hitch the trailer to your pickup truck and drive out here to haul that bull back to your ranch if you send her the word, "comfortable?'"

The brunette explains, "My sister's blonde. The word's big. She'll read it slow.
("com-for-da-bul" )

Ahaha :) Ooh. Here's another joke called "Learn Chinese in 5 Minutes". Please don't be offended by this either! You have to read them out loud to get it. Well, at least I had to. I'll give you an example.

That's not right...
Sum Ting Wong
(somethings wrong)

Are you harboring a fugitive?...
Hu Yu Hai Ding?

See me ASAP...
Kum Hia Nao

Stupid Man...
Dum Gai

Small Horse...
Tai Ni Po Ni

Did you go to the beach?...
Wai Yu So Tan?

I bumped into a coffee table...
Ai Bang Mai Ni

I think you need a face lift...
Chin Tu Fat

It's very dark in here...
Wai So Dim?

I thought you were on a diet...
Wai Yu Mun Ching?

This is a tow away zone...
No Pah King

Our meeting is scheduled for next week...
Wai Yu Kum Nao?

Staying out of sight...
Lei Ying Lo

He's cleaning his automobile...
Wa Shing Ka

Your body odor is offensive...
Yu Stin Ki Pu

Heehee :)

I don't have anymore, because I gotta go :P

See you tomorrow!

Forever,

Lists and Chances

2010-08-28T12:34:00.000-07:00

Good things about my high school:

1. Tonnnnns of new people to meet

2. Better lunch than the average school

3. On Tuesdays and Wednesday's, school starts at 9:15 instead of 8:15

4. Very lovely campus

5. Lots and lots and lots of clubs/sports

6. There's so much school spirit

7. Friday night football games=AMAZINGLY FUN

8. There are no lockers, and you get a set of books to keep at home and a set to keep in the
classroom, so you don't have to lug them around all day

9. I've made so many new friends!

Bad things about my high school:

1. Tonnnnns of people altogether, which crowd the hallways

2. Lines at lunch are extremely long

3. Busses still run at 7:45 am on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, so you have to wait an hour until
school starts.

4. Very bad parent drop off design- the traffic gets backed up to like, three intersections

5. I can't choose which clubs to join

6. There's nothing really bad about school spirit... haha. It's just really loud :)

7. Friday night football games= NO PARKING SPOTS

8. Since there are no lockers, I have to lug everything but books around the huge campus

9. I havn't seen half my regular friends yet, since the campus is so big!

Oh, and another thing that irritates me.

There are approximately only 4 cute freshmen guys out of 250 freshmen guys.
There are approximately only 190 freshmen girls who wear butt-shorts and lowcut v-necks out of 250 freshmen girls.
The chances of me getting one of those 4 cute freshmen guys= NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

Good thing I have a new crush who sits by me everyday at lunch ♥

I love high school :)

PS. I got an award! YAY. I'll post it next time. Thanks, Rosalie :)

Everything g l i t t e r s in the end

2010-08-20T20:18:00.001-07:00

Thank you.

I love you all, so much ♥

And I don't think you'll ever understand how uplifting you all are.

I'm better.

Life's been rough.

Not nearly as bad as it could've been, actually it was very minor, but it's important to me, and I'm weak.

I have a lot to learn.

But it's getting to be okay!

I promise.

I found new comfort :)

(It's not about a boy, if you're wondering. I just like this pic.)

Found a new amazing song:

Cosmic Love by Florence and the Machine

Makes me think ♥

I'm done with being sad.

Bring on the glitter :)

Forever,

Please don't make me say it again.

2010-08-17T17:45:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry.

I just don't know what to do.

High, High, High School

2010-08-11T17:32:00.001-07:00

WHEW has it been a while since I've posted!

You wanna know why?

'Cuz today was my FIRST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL!!

Yesh. I'm at the bottom of the doggie pile gain. But who cares? It's like entering 6th grade again- you don't worry about the upperclassmen, you only worry about your fellow classmates and how you look to them. x)

(rude ^^^^)

Man, next years gonna stink. I'll realize what an idiot I was when I was a "lil' freshman"

OH WELL! :)

Before I forget, the beautiful Blaize tagged me in a 4 Things post! Thank you :)

4 Things found in my bag
• Cell Phone
• Lipgloss (Origins "Soft Sizzle")
• An extra pair of flip flops (I break them pretty easily)
• A notebook

4 Things found in my purse
I don't really use a purse, but here's what would be in it if I did.

• Cell Phone (never leave without it)
• Moolah $$$
• Another Lipgloss- same color
• Weird flavored gum

4 Favourite things in my room
• My absolute favorite is my butterfly chair. Hands down.
• My tractor chair that is technically my desk chair.
• My pictures covering the walls.
• The scrapbook Serena made me for my birthday and the one I recently made.

4 Things I’ve always wanted to do
• Get in huge trouble and not get any punishment
• Travel the world
• Save enough money for rollerskates. I doubt that'll happen, though.
• Ride the biggest, scariest roller coaster ever

4 Things I’m currently into
• Flowy feminine shirts
• Making smoothies in the mornings
• My brand new room
• Lucky Charms

4 Things I bet you didn’t know about me
• I want to become the President of the United States one day. Maybe the first female president...
• I absolutely love salmon and shrimp (fried or grilled)
• I love taking notes for school, as long as they're nice and neat
• My favorite word is "hippopotamus"

4 Songs I can’t get out of my head
• I Like It- Enrique Iglesias
• Cooler Than Me- Mike Posner
• The Garden- Mirah
• Fix You- Coldplay

Thanks again, Blaize :)

Just so you know, lil' Vladimir went back home to Serena safe and sound ♥

He left my room a hot mess, but he was worth it!

Anyway, I met a lottttt of new people today, but my friend Brittany told me to watch out for some of the girls. Most of the kids are from a public school nearby where Brittany went, and she said some of the girls are really, really mean.

They seem nice now! They're being really nice to me and giving me hugs and stuff. I barely know them! It's kind of cool :)

But I'll keep an eye out, just in case.

I reallllly wanna make some new friends, and it's gonna be hard because everyone already has little cliques with their friends. I have my friends too, but I still want to make new ones.

I mean, who doesn't want to make new friends?

I better go do my homework. I know- homework on the first day?! It's pretty crazy :)

Forever,

Bunnysitting

2010-08-03T10:40:00.000-07:00

Yes. That's right. I'm BUNNYSITTING!

I get the pleasure of bunnysitting Gilbert, Serena's beautiful bunny while she's in NY.

Actually, he has three names. Gilbert, Gilligan, and Vladimir, but I'm the only one who calls him Vladimir.

He is sooooo cute. I finally found my connector cord to my camera, so I can show you pictures of him now!

He tried to hop out, so I stopped him :)

I took the first two yesterday, and ^^^ that one just now. I don't really have a steady hand, so I had to put the camera on my floor and take the pic. Ha.

I really, really wanted to show you pictures of my complete room (!!!!), but I bunnyproofed my room, so everythings a little misplaced and not clean :)

*I realized the other day that I havn't done comments in forever! So I did something new and very common- I replied to your comments in the comments section. So if you want to see my reply to your comment, just look back at the last post and read it. If you don't care about my reply, it doesn't hurt my feelings, so don't read it :)*

OOH. I have something new! If you have your volume on, you'll already know that I added a MixPod! Yay. So don't get freaked out like I do when a song blasts unexpectedly (sp?). And these are all my favorite songs, so if you don't like them, do me a favor and hit "mute". I think they're all pretty common songs, though.

Oh, shoot. Vlad just broke through one of my bunnyproof corner things.

Gotta go fix it!

Later :)

Forever,

PS. Thank you thank you thank you!! I have 32 FOLLOWERS now! I really, really appreciate it ♥

Meaningful Christina

2010-07-29T18:59:00.001-07:00

Hellooo ♥

What should I talk about today?

I've been thinking about sharing my thoughts with you like some of you do on your blogs, but I decided not to. I learned it weirds me out to talk about my thoughts.

I feel kind of meaningless lately, thinking about absolutely nothing. Days have been breezing by, and I just live them, with no thought.

Honestly, I don't really like to talk about thinking or my thoughts, because, well, their mine. And it weirds me out, writing down my own thoughts and sharing them.

I love love LOVE reading your blogs and thoughts, but my own? Nah. It makes me uncomfortable.

So, I'm going to share some of Christina Aguilera's thoughts instead. Or, at least the song writer's thoughts.

I've been having a lot of dance rehersals lately for dance team, (don't worry- I'm not going to blab all about dance. You've heard more than enough about it recently from me!) and this week we've been working on a new routine for August 10, which is a freshman pep assembely (sp?).

It's the day before school starts, and it's where all the freshmen come, sit in the gym, get a lecture from the principal, and wander around the school, finding our classes ahead of time so we don't get lost during real school.

I'm actually really excited for it! I get to meet all the new freshmen :)

Anyways, we're going to perform this routine for all the freshmen (ironic, 'cause I am one) and get them all riled up for school.

The routine is to Bobblehead, by Christina Aguilera. It's really upbeat, about how girls act dumb to get guys - actually, I'll just give you the YouTube link right here instead of telling you about it ----> SONG
(NOTE- Three cuss words in the song, you know, just in case)

You have to hear the whole song to get the whole effect. It's really funny :) But it has a meaning, too. I'll give you some of the lyrics. The good ones that I like, not just the "wah, wah, wah wah wah" part.

Girls like you give girls a bad name
Trying to get a boy but you sound so lame
Thinking it's cute to act real dumb
But the jokes on you, you stupid hon

I never play dumb
To get what I want
And always come out the one
That's on top

He, he, ha I don't care what you looking at
Body so skinny but your head's so fat
Talky, talky, talky but you don't say BEEP
Got a way with words, you give me laughing fits

Why, oh, why pretend?
I know you got a brain, why don't you use it?
Why, oh, why pretend?
If you so smart, why you act brain dead

See? Kind of funny. And soooo true.

Some (actually, most) girls act so dumb to get boys, which is really stupid. I think we've all done that, at one point, though.

Have you seen that episode of Suite Life On Deck? The one where there is a school dance on the ship, and Cody and Bailey try to find dates to it? If you havn't, Bailey acts really stupid to get this one guy to ask her, and in the end, he's all like "Can't you say anything meaningful? Other than 'Teehee' and flipping your hair?!"

I feel like I'm nine years old again, watching that show. :)

But it's true! It's really dumb to act that way, because I think most of us girls want to appear smart and intelligent, not stupid and "braindead" like a "bobblehead".

Teehee.

Thank you, Christina (or whoever wrote it), for sharing these words to girls everywhere. :)

Lots of love! ♥

Forever,

PS. I just spent half an hour trying to find a good picture that goes with my post, and I couldn't find a single one. Sorry! :/

I LOVE CAMP.

2010-07-24T16:01:00.000-07:00

I'M BACK!!

Thank you soooo much for not ditching. And for all of your extremely sweet comments on my post before I left. ♥
And thank you so so so much, Serena, for posting for me ♥ ♥ ♥

I feel awful for not posting in exactly 13 days. To me, that feels like an eternity.

So now, I'm going to bore you with a tremendously (sp?) long and juicy post about camp.

:D

Like Serena said, this camp is incredible. I've been going there for three years, but this was the last year I could go for my church.

Yes, church camp!

It's an adventure camp, with stuff like an Alpine Tower (50 ft tall outdoor rock wall), digglers (a mix between a bike, skateboard and scooter), mountain bikes, horses, a waterslide, nice cabins, GOOD food, a rec room, reppeling, a pump track (extreme mountain biking), a rifle range, smaller rock walls, volleyball court, a big gym, mechanical bull, disc golf, and my favorite, The Screamer (A zip line, kind of. Actually, more of a giant swing, where you're held by a harness and a cable 40 ft in the air, then you let go and free fall, swinging back and forth).

And every day, you eat breakfast, sign up for four activities with your friends, go do three, eat lunch, do your fourth activity, do MXC (most extreme challenge) with your team, go to Family Journey with your cabin, eat a themed dinner (dress up for the theme every day), do a group game, go to the sermon and worship, go to bed at eleven, wake up at seven and do it all over again.

It is amazingly, incredibly fun.

MXC is sooo much fun. The camp divides how many people you have into six teams, and you compete other teams in games like shopping cart races, square dancing dance-offs, relay races, and on the last day, a rodeo. This year, the teams were the Duckies, Butterflies, Kittens, Bunnies, Dough Boys, and Poodles. I was on the Poodles. Menacing names, right? :) They had a reason for all the cutesy names, but I forgot it. Haha :)

The dinners are fun, too! This year, the themes were Knight Night, Nascar, and Tribute to your Leaders. For Knight Night, me and Meledy dressed as the court fools in totally mismatching clothing, which was fun. On Nascar Night, I duck taped a 43 on my shirt for a Nascar racer whose name I forgot. I couldn't think of anything else. Then on Tribute to your Leader Night, I dressed up as my pastor, Seth, who's 28, nerdy, and hilarious. Anna and I dressed up in sweater vests, glasses (even though he doesn't wear them), khakis, and for the main thing, we sprayed perfume under our pits for the sweat marks that he always grosses us out by showing us. He was cracking up.

I don't want to bore you with telling you every detail of my week, so I'll just tell you the four most exciting/terrifying things that happened.

1. On the bus ride there (A good, tour bus- not a gross school bus. I would've rather walked instead of riding for eight hours in that thing!), I was lying on an empty seat reading a book with my head against the big window, when all of a sudden I heard a huge crack. I sat up quickly and turned around, and the window was totally and utterly shattered (probably by a bird, we decided). Everyone in the bus' mouth fell open and stared at it, and then we all cracked up. The rest of the bus ride, we were all chanting at the window "Break! Break! Break! Break!" until the pieces of glass fell off. We have no life. :) Here's a pic.

2. On the last day, after worship, we all got our bathing suits on and me, Alexis, Meledy, Kaylee, Sophie, Cody, Hunter, Jordan, and BJ rode the waterslide from 11 pm- 2 am :) Oh, and they lit up the waterslide with tons of glow sticks, so it was pitch black except for a few randow glow sticks and strobe lights in the waterslide. Wet, scary and fun :)

3. On the last day, me, Meledy, and a couple girls from my cabin were going to go ride digglers for one of our activities. The digglers are one of their most dangerous activities to do, because you ride in a truck up a mile and a half on a very rocky dirt trail, then diggle all the way down 30 mph. You lose control very easily. The day before was my first time ever on them (I racked up the courage), and fell and scraped my hip. It was so fun though, and I made it the rest of the way. Then, on this particular day, we decided we wanted to ride them again. So we all drove up in the truck again, grabbed our digglers, and started going down. Right before the very first (and steepest) hill, I was catching up to the person in front of me. I thought to myself, "Huh. I better slow down, so I don't crash into her". I pulled the brake hard. BAD IDEA. The diggler stopped, but I didn't. I flew over the handle bars and fell down the hill. Then Melody, who was behind me, freaked out and swerved around, trying not to hit me. Her diggler fell from under her, and she skidded on her knees the whole way down the hill. My arm was torn up and bloody, and I had to get back in the truck and go the the nurses station :/ She washed out my gash, pulled out the gravel with tweezers, put alcohol in it, put Neosporin on it, gauzed it up, and told me that it was the worst injury they've had all week, and that I was one tough cookie :) That made my tears stop. Then she told me a story about some kid the week before, who had absolutely no pain tolerence and was scratching the wall and screaming over two tiny cuts on his arm. That made me laugh :) It's so weird when I think about it. This was the first real accident I've ever had, and the worst injury I've ever had, and I didn't even get stitches or break anything. I don't get hurt a lot, so this really scared me. Ha... it's pretty grody.

(That's me and my friends right before the incident :) )

4. I forgot. Sorry, haha! I'll try to remember. It probably wasn't even that important :)

Yup. That's camp! I had a blast.

I got back home two days ago, and I couldn't post yesterday because my mom was throwing a spa party. You know that Premier Designs Jewelry thing? Where strange ladies come over to your house and sell jewelry to your friends? It's just like this, but better, because you get an actual spa treatment and get to try everything. It's called BeautiControl, I think, and it was actually really fun! Serena, Lacy and her little cousin, and Meledy came with their parents. We were cracking up because we couldn't understand the lady on the recording for "stress relief relaxation". And because we had to put on this lip cream that made everyone's lips look like we each ate a tub of frosting. And because there was this head massager that looked like giant spider legs that vibrated on our heads, that tickled awfully bad. It was a good night :)

I'm gonna go see Ramona and Beezus now :) :) :) I've been waiting for this!

Talk to you later ♥

Forever,

Tiffany is gone?! SAY WHAT?!?

2010-07-20T11:58:00.000-07:00

Hey guys!

LISTEN UP!!!!

Because I'm going to let you in on a secret....

This is not Tiffany.

This is Serena!

If you don't know me, I have a blog too (livelaughlovebroadway.blogspot.com)

Our dear friend Tiff is at camp, so she asked me to do a post for her, letting y'all know that she won't be blogging for a while.

So, that's why I'm here!

To let you know that she didn't blow you off. No, she is out having a ball at this awesome camp, too busy having an awesome time to blog :)

So, I would end this post here, but I want to tell you guys about a certain camp that me and Tiff went to when we were little.

It's not the same camp she is at right now.

The camp I'm going to talk about it....

GIRL SCOUT CAMP.

Dun, dun, dunnnnnn....

Long story short, we hated Girl Scout Camp.

Every night we had either a bonfire or a sing along or something, so we would have to walk back to our cabins.

Simple, you say. Just take a flashlight.

WRONG!!!!!

Because if you turned on the flashlight, bugs would swarm. And I'm not kidding. They would literally swarm.

So, we walked back in the dark.

Our cabin had no glass covering the wondows. Only tarps. So anything could get into your cabin.

The food was worse.

Canned ham, frozen peas, and stale bread were among the assortment.

And every night we did a "SLEEPING BAG CHECK" to make sure that there were no bugs (spiders!) in our beds. But we couldnt turn on the light, so we had to blindly feel around our beds to make sure they were clean and free of creepy crawlers.

And one day, a girl named Thalia (not the blogger, a different girl :D ) got Strep throat, and the next day, half our entire bunk had it! And they only gave us cough drops!!!!! We needed prescription medication! And they wouldnt even let us call home!

So, anyways, that camp was terrible. Im advising you to never go.

But the camp Tiffany is at right now, is AMAZING. I've only been to it once. I would have gone this year, but I had to pack for my trip to New York.

I wish I could be at that camp right now, though!!!

Horse back riding, dirt bike riding, rock climbing, costume contests every night, comfy beds, in rooms WITH WINDOWS AND DOORS, good home made meals, a zipline, hiking, etc. etc. That camp was the best.

ARHG. I wish I was there. Well, anyway, I gotta go.

Tiffany is probably gonna be mad that I blabbed on and on about camp on her blog. Sorry, Tiff! Hahaha love ya :)

Anyways, this has been Serena, saying sorry for not being able to blog on behalf of Tiffany.

But she'll be back later! I promise!

Bye guys!

xoxo

-Serena

Blabbing and Food Chains

2010-07-12T19:14:00.000-07:00

Mad at myself again!

One, because I ignored Blaize and changed my background (Sorry, Blaize! Won't change it for a while- hope it loads quickly still!)

And two, because I've been really bad at blogging. You guys are right- it's hard to follow a schedule :/

I'm not going to do comments, because I want to talk! I'm selfish today ;) But thank you so much for your comments! They mean the WORLD to me. ♥

I'm so excited for school.

Not for the actual school/homework/learning stuff, but because I'm going to be a...

TADA!

Freshman!

Yes, the bottom of the food chain. For the third time, since Kindergarten and 6th grade :P

BUT, I'm going to a different school! A brand new school!

I can start all over!

I can be who I want to be- not shy, or quiet, or the girl who blends in. I know, totally cliche', but it's true.

Yesterday, when I was at church, my pastor gave an amazing message on how Christian's should walk a fine line on being different.

There's all sorts of ways you can be different that I never thought of. For example, you can be not different at all. These people don't want to be different, and they want to blend in with non-Christian's. They want to go to a church that doesn't even feel like a church, but it is technically church. Another example- you can go too far. Like those Christian's who protest on the freeway? I'll show you a picture.

Oooh, just kidding! They're all a little too dirty for my blog :/ But they were talking about how if you support gay pride/abortion/other things like that, you'll go to Hell and God hates you for doing that. Which is stupid, because everyone sins for all different reasons, and God loves everyone, no matter what.

They're both stupid (blending in and protesting). Because that's how Christian's are represented! By other Christian's! And when some of their actions are stupid, it reflects on the rest of us, and that's why Christian's are steryotyped. Which is why my pastor said we need to walk the fine line.

Hey, you read my blog, you get the whole package, me preaching and all :)

I want to walk the fine line! I want to be different in a good way! Now I can, with a new group of kids (well, except for the kids I went to elementary school with, and a few of my recent school mates- haha, school mates! I totally just made that word up.) and a school that has 1,500 kids in it :)

I'm done talking. Are you excited for school to start? I'm just excited for high school.

I already know some of the seniors, juniors and sophmores AND their phone numbers. I am so cool, a little freshman hanging with them ;) But I know them from the dance team.

Did I tell you?? I made the high school dance team!!! A ton of people tried out, and I made it! ME! It feels unreal :) We have practice every Monday and Wednesday from after school-5:30, and we perform at football games, pep rallies, and competitions! There are 12 people on the team, and only two freshman, including me. :P Oh well!

I'm going to go grab some Double Fudge Brownie Ice Cream :) Thanks for listening ♥

Forever,

Slaps wrist while she ditches blogging

2010-07-08T19:56:00.000-07:00

Short blog again!

I've been breaking my rules already. I thought I could go for at least a week before I broke my Sunday-Tuesday-Thursday streak, but that obviously didn't happen. *slaps wrist shamefully*

Thanks to my 27 followers! Thank you thank you thank you! ♥

Going to go watch So You Think You Can Dance now. I'm sorry, I just HAVE to see if Alex is going to be okay. Did anyone catch the way Nigel said "Achilles Tendon"? British people are too funny :)

I will ABSOLUTELY POSITEVILY post tomorrow (maybe tonight? Don't count on it due to my bad behavior). I've got some juicy stuff for ya ;)

Forever,
*Tiff*

PS. I think I'm going to change my background again. Remember when I used to do that every week? Good times...

Happy Fifth of July!

2010-07-05T14:48:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I promised I would post that night.

I didn't.

But I had a good reason! My mom wouldn't let me. That's the truth. And here's why...

After I do comments x)

Jade: Thank you! So much! I like your blog too. :)
Daria: Bahaha ;) I knew you'd laugh. I miss you too!! When do you come back here?? We HAVE to hang out ♥
Hannah: Hahaha :) I love that! Thank you! I hope you had a good day too :)
Mizz Ali: Aww! Thank you! I like your's, too. There always so happy :)
Abby: Me too! Did you know that the fear of clowns is called Coulrophobia? Haha :)
Talia: Hahaha :) I'm glad she made you laugh! Thank you so much :)

Back to "And here's why..."

So, yesterday was definitely amazing. It was the

4th of July!

Happy birthday, America!

I had this long post all ready about what this day means to me, but, well, let me just tell you from the beginning.

Yesterday, my family went to church, then we picked up Ryann's friend, then we had a BBQ. Then we went swimming for hours (I'm surprised I didn't get sunburned) and dropped Ryann's friend back home. The four of us sat outside and threw poppers, lit Glowworms (Not actual worms), and lit stuff on fire. Sadly, sparklers are illegal where I live *sigh*.

Then, it got dark out. So we all (with the help of my dad) climbed on our flat roof and watched six different firework's shows (I live in an odd house in a wash that looks like a hill. Yeah, I told you it's weird). We watched that for about an hour and a half.

Then, me and Ryann looked at our neighbor's house, who were throwing a little family party, and they had *gasp* sparklers! I was so jealous. I wanted to call the police on them, but I guess that's not very neighborly. :)

Then we all got out little glow sticks and were popping the last of the poppers from the roof (they are so cool at night).

Then, we went inside, ate key lime pie, and watched Star Wars.

Here's the part I was getting to-

I got tired of watching Star War's, so I was going to go blog to you. But my mom said "No computer! Go to bed."

So I was forced to go to bed.

The End.

That was a long story of my day!

Well, now it's not very special if I tell you all about America's history and how people died for us and why these 234 years have been amazing, because it's not the fourth of July anymore. And I'm pretty sure you know (if you live in the USA) our history, because you go to school. Haha.

I'm going to shut up now. I'm going to post pictures tomorrow :)

Forever,
*Tiff*

(Not So) Short Post

2010-07-04T13:26:00.001-07:00

Really short post, I know, I just need to wrap this up real fast! So forgive me if there are a few run-on sentences.

I'm sorry! I don't have enough time for comments! I'll do them tonight. I promise.

I realized the other day that I'm becoming a

WEEKLY BLOGGER.

*shudders*

Don't get me wrong, I love reading most blogs, whether they post once a month, once a week, or once a day. I just don't like posting once a week! I love keeping you guys posted on what's going on. I think I'm going to go back on my regular schedule- a post every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Oh, and if you ever get tired of my regular posts, bored of me telling you about my life, or/and want to hear my opinion about something, please tell me. I really want your opinions, and it doesn't hurt my feelings at all. I promise.

Friday, me, my mom, dad, and little sister took a daycation (my mom's a big fan of those) to a baseball game, and it was amazing! We went to Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, and had a blast. It's a huge indoor baseball field that sits 40,000 people, and 23,000 people were there yesterday. We got on the megatron :)

Then yesterday, we went to the circus. It was hilarious, and definitely one of the best circus' I've ever been to. And when we were eating lunch, this is how our conversation went.

Me: So, mom, when are we leaving for the circus?
Mom: 5:30.
Me: Why so early?
Mom: So we can watch them unload the animals.
Me: Ooh! I want to ride a tiger!
Dad: I want to ride a zebra!
Ryann (my sister): I want to ride a clown!

I just thought that was the funniest thing. She's only 9.

Well, I have to go. I'll have a longer post tonight about how today's really special :)

Looking back, that was a longer post than I thought!

And that I said "I promise" twice.

Forever,
*Tiff*

I would like to thank...

2010-06-29T14:00:00.000-07:00

I'm depressed, but I don't feel depressed. My mind just thinks I am.

THIS FEELS SO WEIRD.

My dreams and thoughts have been getting weirder and weirder lately.

Like, last night, I had a dream that me and my sister went to Walmart and filled up a whole cart of Toy Story 3 Macaroni and Cheese.

Yeah. I don't know. Is it something I ate?

I want to go see Toy Story 3 now.

Anyways, today's blog is special.

Wait! Comments!

Abby: Thank you!! I totally understand your hate for both- my whole family likes neither too :)

Serena: I did indeed know that! And YES YOU DO! :)

Ailish: Thank you- he's my perfect kitten :)

Francesca: I'll try to post them up as soon as I can! :)

Mizz Ali: Thank you!! Haha :)

Ace-of-Aoife: Thank you! I like YOUR blog- I'm following :)

Cassidy: Thank you! You followed me, I'm following you :)

Random Rawr: Awesome :) Haha I'm glad you like my kitty :)

Talia: Thank you! :)

Ok- NOW onto my special blog!

The other day, I was just grabbing some groceries and pizza with my mom when I realized, "There are so many people out there who spend every day doing little, but nice things for us."

Yeah, a lot of the time they only do it for money, but still!

I want to acknowledge the people who do these jobs for our convienence.

1. The people who push shopping carts back into the store. Without them, the parking lot would be a mess.

2. The people who check the dirt on the ground before a house is built. If we didn't have them, our houses would sink into the Earth's core.

3. Clowns. They make a fool out of themselves to entertain (and scare) us.

4. Tennis judges. Who wants to sit out there in the hot sun and say, "Fifteen, Love." and "Deuce" for five hours? Only if you have a deep love of watching (not playing) tennis.

5. The people who invent video games. Without them, a lot of people would be healthier and not brain dead. But, they do have amazing skills and graphic art training. Who else can fit an entire Mario game on an itty bitty disk?

6. The people who write out instructions for weird things, like how to work a jump rope and how to install a safety child's seat in the car.

7. The people who invent the weirdest things, like the Alarm Fork (times you between bites so you don't eat too fast), Putt'n'Reel (lets you putt, then use the fishing-line feature to reel in your golf ball), and Beerbrella (keeps the sun off your beer). Without them, our world would be so boring.

That's pretty much all I can think of right now, but you get the point, right? I sound like the people at the Grammy's. "I'd like to thank my mom, for her support, and my dad, for his support too..."

I guess I'm into nail pictures, today, too!

Have a nice day ♥

Oh- my room is almost COMPLETE! I just have to put pictures on the wall, install some knob things, and get my poster, then I'll be SET to show you pictures!! I'm physched (sp?).

Forever,

*Tiff*

Room Redo: Day Six

2010-06-22T13:42:00.001-07:00

Hellooo!

How are you?

I had a billion things I wanted to talk about on my blog, but I forgot them all, again.

I should really start writing them down.

Right now, I'm typing with one hand because I'm holding my adorable little Persian, Kurby.

You wanna see a picture of him?

So, obviously this isn't him now, since I took this in 2006. He grew into his eyes, and is bigger. But he's still adorable.

I don't know why I told you that.

I don't really know what to talk about now.

I didn't sleep well at all.

OOOH! I remembered!

I'll get to that in just a minute!

Anyways, I went to Landon's house last night so I could have a sleepover with his little sister, and her stupid chihuahua's kept me up ALL NIGHT. Until her dad kicked them outside. Then her mom let them back in. So, the stupid dog's were jumping all over me and playing with each other.

Aww, I forgot to do comments.

Emily: Thank you! So much! That means a lot :)

Francesca: They are pretty amazing! Thank you :)

TheMadTwins: Thanks! :)

Talia: Thank you!! It IS a lot of fun. You'll have a blast :)

S and O: I LOVE that movie! And yeah... it is random, but in a good way, huh? :)

Mizz Ali: Thank you and you're welcome! :)

Abby: Thank you! You too :)

Cassidy: Thanks :)

DAY SIX OF ROOM REDO

Ok, so now I was going to post pictures of my room makeover, but my computer's being stupid and won't upload the pictures.

My room used to be like a fucshia (sp?) pink on one wall, then the rest of the walls were white. My room's theme colors were pink, blue and green. I love those colors, but it's time for a change! Now, my room is going to be beach/surfer themed. I got my ideas from these photos coming up...

I really like a specific thing from each room.

I love love LOVE the hammock poster. And the big shelf over the bed.

I like the puppy poster ;)

I love the bedspread and comforter, and the letters (which are supposed to spell your initials)

I LOVE the blue sheer curtains. And the comforter. And just the feel of the room.

I love the day bed, which is just like a bed, but it looks like a couch. It's like a two-for-one :) And I love the lanterns hanging over the bed.

This room's my favorite. I love the comforter and day bed, and the rotating bulliten board, and the "beach" sign in the back. I also LOVE windows, especially these big ones.

I love the feel of this room, too. And the random dog. :)

Ok, so I'm not painting my room these colors. But I just HAD to show you the tree mural in the back! It's adorable.

So, those are the rooms I love. Which one's do you like, if any?

As you can see, I'm on Day Six of my room redo. Here's how the progress went:

Day One: Me and my mom starting planning want I'm going to do.
Day Two: We went to Home Depot and picked out dozens of blues, and later picked one out. It's called "Surfer"- see the color here
Day Three: We moved all the furniture out and deep cleaned my room.
Day Four: Started painting the first wall and half of the second wall.
Day Five: Finished painting second wall and fixed the trim
Day Six: We'll just have to see what we do today!

I'm super excited! It's already changed a lot, but I'm getting new decorations, and moving everything around, the whole package.

Well...

OH! I was going to talk about Serena's party, but that would take HOURS, and I need to go run some errands, so if you want to know what happened (pretty interesting!) and see some pics (pretty awesome!), go here.

And thank you, Serena, for your lovely shout out :) It means a lot to me!

Yup! I kind of remembered of what I was going to post before, but I don't have enough time right now to talk about it. I just wrote it down, though, for my next blog :)

So, I'll leave you with an important would-you-rather-eat...

Pistachios or Sunflower Seeds?

Oh, and the reason I could post the pics of the rooms and my cat and not the one's of my room are because I already had those saved on my computer.

I'm not an idiot, I promise! Just not very good with technology.

Oh, and I don't own ANY of those room pictures. Those are one-hundred percent PBTeen's pictures. I'm just an innocent blogger who doesn't want any copyright problems.

I just realized I said "Oh," like, nine times in this blog.

Forever,
*Tiff*

Birthday Frenzy

2010-06-18T22:50:00.000-07:00

Heyy

Tonight was really fun :)

I'm so tired. I've been thinking so hard of what to say in my blog all day, and I totally blanked about thirty minutes ago. I'm sorry :/ Another lame blogg.

I'm so sleepy I'm doublingg letters.

Seee?

I'll pull myself together!

First, I want to thank Kylie for my "The Lovely Blog of Randomness Award"! Thank you so much :)

The rules are...
1. Display this award in some way on your blog
CHECK!
2. Name 17 of your favorite random things
-The way my two Persian's fur feels after getting shaved for the summer
-The color turquoise
-Dark chocolate gelato
-Burts Bees
-The cold rush you get after you step out of a warm shower
-The smell of the tire shopp
-Flower arrangements
-Sparkles
-Big Time Rush ;)
-Berry smoothies
-The smell of Hollister
-Playing music too loud
-Wishing at 11:11
-Green eyess
-Silly straws
-Mountains
-Getting tickled
3. Award 4 of your favorite random bloggers
I shall award...
Devin

Charlotte

Ali

Snaily

See? I figured out how to tag peoplee! I'm so excited :)

Second, I'll respond to some comments:
That-girl: Thanks! Ooooh... spooky! Maybe it IS a coincedincee (sp?)! :)
Snaily: Thank you! I like your blog- I'm now following it :)
Francesca: Thank you! :) My computer is being spazzy lately, too, but thanks for trying! :)
Serena: :( I'm sorry :( People love your blog, too! Don't be jealous
Talia: Thank you!! Haha I admire you, too! :)
Blaize: Thank you! :) :) Haha

Now, I'll talk about Juliet's party!

It was really fun. We all met at Frost (gelato shop) at this really nice, upscale, outdoor mall, and then went to Blanco (mexican restrurant *sp?*) to eat. Everyone was kind of shy during that, but you can't really talk while you eat, I guess. Well, you can, but isn't that rude? Then we went on a patch of (fake) grass and Juliet opened up presents. We all sat on tissue paper because the grasss scratched our legs :)
Then we started the scavenger hunt. It was really fun- we each had a partner, then we had to go around the stores and take pictures of things on our list. A few that I remember are...

Coach- Take a picture of a purse on top of your head.
Sunglass Hut- Take a picture of all the different brands of sunglasses.
Apple Store- Take a video of your partner pretending to be an old person trying to figure out how to work an iPod.
Everything But Water- Take a picture of a cute swimsuit
A Pea in A Pod- Take a picture of a maternity outfit.
AJ's- Take a picture of ketchup packets.
Lucky Jeans- Take a picture of the biggest size of jeans you can find.
EXTRA CREDIT:
Victoria's Secret- Take a picture of a 36DD size bra

I'd post the pictures, but
a. I don't know if my partner wants her picture on the World Wide Web
b. I don't know how to post the pics from my phone

They were pretty fun, though! And you had to dodge the security guards and cashiers, because they don't seem to like it when you run around their classy mall taking pictures. Then we all went to Frost and got gelato. Then all the shops were closing (except for the restruants), so we got locked in Tiffany&Co (ironic!) by a nice security guy named Jared, and so one of my friends asked him why he didn't work at Jared's instead of Tiffany&Co. It was pretty funny :)

Then we ran up the down escalator and vice versa, had races up the elevators, and danced around until our parents picked us up. It was very fun! :D

Did I bore you? I'm sorry. Haha I'm almost done!

GOOD NEWS!! I got my bag back!! And my phone!! Turns out, my other friend's little sister tried to be helpful by picking up a bag to help her mom, and accidentely picked up mine! I was so excited :D She said she was so sorry, and I got it back the other day!! Thanks for your encouraging comments- you were sooo right :)

PICTURE TIME!

I don't really understand this. Why does it say "sometimes all it takes is a hug", but just has a picture of shoes? Hmm.

This makes more sense.

Diddo.

I love this movie :)

I don't know why I like pig pictures so much. He's pretty cute, though!

Yup! Hope you enjoyed themm :)

Tomorrow's another busy day, but I'm really excited! I get to help Serena set up for her party :)

I'll blog again tomorrow, probably.

Happy belated birthday's to Serena and Juliet! I love you guys ♥

Foreverr,

*Tiff*

Amazing

2010-06-17T22:26:00.000-07:00

Wow.

I don't post for a week and a half, and I get

22 FOLLOWERS?!

WOOHOO!

Thank you, sooooo much! I finally hit the mark! I accomplished a goal! You made my day!

Thanks. I reallllllly appreciate it!

I want to reply to some comments real quick.

Random Rawr: Thank you! I like it, too. All summery. I never talk about it, either. My only actual friends who know my blog exists are Serena and Juliet. And YES! I love camp! It's so much fun :)

That-girl: :) I like your blog. And smiley faces. Thank you! :)

Mizz Ali: Thank you!! I've been blogging since January, too! I am now an official follower of your blog :)

Talia: Thank you. SOOO much :) Your opinion really matters to me! I appreciate it :)

Devin: Omygosh! That's terrible!! Good thing you found out who stole it, though. I'm sorry you couldn't get it back :( Some people just arn't very kind. Thank you! :)

Hannah: Thank you :) I really appreciate it!!

Gabrielle: Thanks! Ugh. Murphy's Laws are the worst. Thank you! I really love seeing other Christians follow my blog :)

BLINGALICIOUS: Thank you!! Haha. I'm an official follower of your blog, too :)

Juliet: Aww :) Your so sweet! Thank you so much. And YES WE DO! Can't wait for tomorrow! :)

Ok! That made me happy :)

Well anyways, I'm so sorry I havn't posted in forever (well, it just seems like forever).

Right now, and I'm not even kidding, my life revolves around

DANCE.

I wake up at 8:30, leave at 8:50, teach Hip Hop 1 until 12:00, eat lunch, go back for Pointe at 1:00, leave at 4:00 for dinner, go back at 5:30 for Conditioning, and go home at 7:00.

These past two weeks have been insane. I don't want it to seem like I'm bragging, or complaining, because I love it; I just want to tell you so I have an excuse for not blogging and commenting!

Please forgive me.

Anyways, I'm pretty exausted. I don't really feel like blogging right now :/ I'm sorry. I promise I'll have a happy, upbeat, long blog tomorrow! For now, I'll entertain you with some pictures and one video link.

I think the violin is sooo pretty. I wish I could play it.

I love cats.

This made me happy for numerous reasons ;)

I'm painting my room a color a little more intense than this! It's sooo pretty. I'll post pics when I get it done.

I just very recently became obsessed with Kerli. Her song "Walking on Air" is really good.

I don't really know what this picture is, but it made me giggle. :)

I have more pictures, but I want to save those for another day :)

The video clip is of my jazz class two years ago performing one of my favorite dances ever- "Red" by Cheville (I think that's how it's spelled)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcb2Vfh9MMo

I don't really know how to put up videos on here, so I'll just post the link.

Well, I think I'm going to go to bed. It's 11:18 pm right now where I live, and I promised my grandma I'd give her dog a bath in the morning, so I'll be going, now.

*Yawn*

Thanks a bunch for putting up with my non-blogging. You guys are awesome!

Forever,
*Tiff*

Miserable

2010-06-10T20:02:00.000-07:00

Hi.

I'm extremely upset.

But before I talk, I'm going to reply to some comments.

Hannah: Thank you for telling me! I didn't know that there was a first one. That makes a LOT more sense. I'll have to read that, too. Sometimes I'm such a blonde. ;)

Talia: Oh, good! I'm not insane! Now it's not even letting me read her blog- is that happening to you too?

Francesca: Same. :( I tried reaching her on lisiharrison.com too, and it still didn't work, I don't think.

Devin: :) I like it, too! I hope she realizes it's not our fault we can't comment.

S and O: Thank you! I'm a very passionate about dance. :)

Charlotte: I know, huh? The URL is chellasgrainofsand.blogspot.com , but it won't even let me go to her blog anymore. Maybe you'll have more luck. PS. Thanks- I'm going to try to update it more! :)

Ok. Back to my blog.

You see, all week long I've been at dance camp. Four hours of camp for me, an hour lunch break with Lacey, Brittany, Amanda, Rachel, and Shaela in the cafe, then four more hours of teaching little bitty cheerleader's how to, well, cheerlead, I guess. Oh, and then Conditioning/Stretching for two hours, but I get to go home for a while before that.

I'm very sore.

Well, today, the cheerleader's parents got to come and watch their children do their routine they learned and some tumbling. It was pretty fun. We showed them how they learned to hula hoop, showed their parents their crafts they made, and of course, their routine they learned.

Ha. They can't do that ;)

I was enjoying it, watching them (they're so cute-they're ages four through eight). Then, while I was cleaning up the mats, I was trying to find my dance bag.

I couldn't find it. ANYWHERE.

We tore up the room, trying to find it somewhere. But no luck. My dance shoes were in there, some tennis balls (don't ask), $4, Burt's Bees lip balm, some bobby pins, tissues, bandaids, a water bottle, and my PHONE.

UGHHHH.

I've never lost my phone before. It's always right by my side, warming up my pocket. And this time, a parent accidentely took it. Or, I hope it was an accident. My mom is NOT happy. I didn't expect her to be. But now I'm upset.

Then, my dance teacher came into class. Shaela is my summer dance teacher and taught my modern class for the school year, but Marissa is my real dance teacher, and she is amazing. Not just at dance, but her personality. She's 23, so she can bond with us without being, you know, old. And she does bond with us. She's like the older sister I wish I had. She's really pretty, too.

Well, she quit.

Yup. She came into our class, started crying, and said she was quitting.

That made me even more upset.

She said she's not getting paid enough, and she tried talking to the owner of the studio, and she won't give her a raise, so she got another job at a different studio. She LEFT us! For a different studio! They're going to learn all her amazing dance secrets! Grow a bond with them! That makes me the most angry.

THEN, when I got home, I was making a smoothie, and I asked my sister if she could get out the frozen berries. She put them on the hot stove and melted the plastic and half the berries, ruining my smoothie and leaving me to fix the stove.

THEN, I was washing my hands in the kitchen sink, knocked over the soap, and broke a glass cup.

As you can see, today is a definite Murphy's Laws day.

Well, and least it's my half birthday.

Yay.

*Tiff*

For Chella

2010-06-06T14:16:00.000-07:00

Chella-

I just want to tell you that I love your blog, and I'm sorry I havn't commented. My computer is jacked up and won't let me. I'm sorry! I love your background, your creative spirit, and your blog content. I wanted to comment on your last post and say that friend fights ARE the worst and I'm sorry for you. I hope you read this! I hope you know that I check your blog at least twice a week to see if you've written anything new (and everyone else's that I follow, too :)). ♥

Forever,
*Tiff*

Being Picky Tiffany

2010-06-05T19:28:00.001-07:00

Hello :)

I finished Being Nikki! But I didn't like it very much. Mind you, I'm very, very picky on books. I pretty much went through the entire library yesterday trying to find a decent, non-checked out book. I thought Being Nikki looked okay, after I read the first ten pages and studied the back summary. Then, when I brought it home, I immediately (sp?) started reading it. It was seriously confusing for the first 60 pages, and I thought it'd get better. IT DIDN'T. Maybe it's my brain or something, but it didn't comprehend through. It had very good characters and details, and kudos to the plot, but I still give it a 4 out of 10 stars. :/ I still think you should read it, though! It was very interesting and branched out my mind. Now that I've thought about it, I'll bump it up to 4 and a half out of 10 stars ;)

Vent time!

Have you ever had that feeling? Where there's someone you like so much you can NOT stop thinking about them? They pop up in your dreams? In your mind in the most random times of your day?

Ughh. It's so annoyingly amazingly annoying. And amazing.

I feel like a lovesick puppy.

And my page is making me feel depressed, being all dark and such. I'll change it sometime. It IS summer, after all!

Forever,
*Tiff*

Awards and Short Goodbyes

2010-06-02T17:08:00.000-07:00

Hey girls!

I've been a horrible blogger. I havn't posted in a while, and I'm sorry. I know it drives me crazy when one of the blogs I follow havn't posted in a while.

I guess I havn't really been in the "blogging mood". :/

You know that summer feeling- where you have nothing to worry about, everythings calm, and peaceful, and you feel relaxed? Well, turns out, this is my only week off. The rest of my summer is completely, absolutely PACKED. I have dance camps, choreography camps, shows, vacations, parties, babysitting, and everything in between.

Which sadly means that I'm going to be stopping this blog for a little while.

You havn't seen the last of me, though! I'll be posting every now and then over the next two months, and looking and commenting on your blogs, too. I just need a break, and need to get back on my feet with life.

I'm sorry. I hope I don't sound like the world's going to end because I'm slowing down this little blog. I do NOT want to sound cocky at all.

OH- I was going to tell you a couple things first!

First of all, I wanted to tell you about this book I just finished. It's called Bad by Jean Ferris, and it was very good. It's about a girl named Dallas who gets sent to juvie for trying to rob a Jiffy-Spot, and learns who she really is at juvie. I don't want to spoil anything about the rest of the book! I really liked it because it was different than other books that I've read (I love all types, though!). Jean Ferris doesn't really get into major detail about scenery or descriptions, and instead of that, she gets in serious touch with the character's feelings and emotions. It's really cool. I give it an eight out of ten, and I'm a pretty hard critic. Read it! I encourage you :)

The second thing I wanted to tell you is that some amazing people gave me some blog awards!!!

Actually, it's just one amazing person, named Talia at girlzlurv2write.blogspot.com who gave me two awards :D Thank you sooooo much for thinking of me!

First is the "Oh My Blog" award...

The rules of this award are...

1. Get really excited about that you got the coolest award EVER!!

2. Choose one of the following options of accepting the OMB award:

(a) Get really drunk and blog for fifteen minutes straight, or for as long as you can focus

(b) Write about your most embarassing moment

(d) Make your next blog a "vlog" (a video blog)

(e) Take a picture of yourself first thing in the morning, before you do anything else (hair, makeup, etc) and post it

3. Pass this award to three, but preferably more, awesome bloggers as yourself. Don't forget to tell them.

Ok, so I am VERY excited for this award!!! Number 1 is complete...

I'm not legally allowed to do "a" (not that I want to :P), I don't really understand "c", I don't have a video camera with me, and I'm too lazy to take a pic of me right now for "e" (you'd prob freak out anyway, seeing that my hair this very moment looks like a peacock), so I guess I'll dooo... B!

So, in the fourth grade, my classroom had big long tables instead of individual desks. My teacher, Mr. Walling, made sure everyday, before we went home, that our chairs were off the floor and on the table so the janitor could vaccuum the room later. So we all have our backpacks on, and the bell's about to ring, and we're putting our chairs on our desks, just like a usual day. I stupidly tried to multi-task by putting on my backpack at the same time as I put up my chair up. Suddenly, my arm got caught in the chair and my backpack yanked me down to the floor, knocking over all 6 chairs on our table like dominoes. Everyone started laughing, and then my crush and this other popular but nice girl tried to help me up. Sooo... yup. That's my most embarrassing moment! I think. Haha :)

And then for number three, I'm going to pass this award to...

Serena

Devin

Charlotte

:) There!

Ok, the next award is the "Sweet Blog" award given to me by Talia too. Thank you, Talia!! <3<

All I have to do for this is pass it on to 10 blogs I follow, and I only follow 10! You know if I follow your blog, so I pass this lovely award to YOU.

That's it for awards, so I'm moving on to number three on my list of things to tell you!

I just got a TON of new photos, so if you like photography from weheartit.com, click on the tab at the top that says "Pictures"! I lovvve them.

Last thing- Shoutout to Serena! I hope you have fun in Japan, you lucky duck :D

Well, thanks for keeping up with this blog. I'll be back! TTFN- you guys are amazing!! <3<3<3

Forever,
*Tiff*

2010-05-28T16:41:00.001-07:00

I'm back! And still fried...

Today my mom took me to Kohls to try on some clothes, and they kept hitting my red shoulders, and it didn't feel good at all. But I still got some cute clothes!! I got

a pair of sandals,

a tank top (it looks better on than in the picture),

a pair of sunglasses,

three pairs of Soffe's,

and two headbands.

Yay! I needed to go shopping for some new things.

Soo... the party was sooooo much fun! Both parties- Delilah's party and the waterpark. At Delilah's, we swam pretty much the whole time, and sat in the hot tub. Me and Serena, Mindy, Camille, 'Nisa, Delilah (duh), Cody, Cameron, Noah, and some kid related to Cody were there. Camille and 'Nisa just kind of sat around though and didn't get in the pool until the very end. It was really fun, and a few inside jokes were created there ;)

Then at the waterpark, we had an amazing time! Me and Serena and Savanna drove together there and went to Keva Juice before we left. We blasted songs in Serena's car and sang along until we got there. Then we played in the water slides, the wave pool, annoyed the lifeguards, and swam in the lazy river together. And me, Serena, Camille, Mindy, Evan, Cody (ahh!), Cameron, Noah, and Aaron (I think) hung out in the lazy river until the park closed. It was amazing. And tonight I'm going to another party! I don't think they stop... I'm excited for ANY party, though. :)

Well, I'm going to go get ready!

Life Lesson of the Day
Stay out of the sun unless you have a gallon of sunscreen on.

Forever,
*Tiff*

Sunburned

2010-05-27T22:11:00.001-07:00

Heyy :)

Short blog, I know. I'm just EXAUSTED. All day today, my class of 2014 (there's about 75 of us) went to a waterpark two hours away. It was soooo much fun, and I got to hang out with all my friends (and my crush ;) )

Oh well. I'll live.

On the bright side, today was my first day of summer!!! It was lovely, even though I spent it with my class, who I've seen everyday for the past year pretty much. They're all amazing, though.

I'm going to go ice myself. More on Sunday! Or tomorrow. We'll see what happens.

Forever,
*Tiff*

Reminiscencing

2010-05-25T15:22:00.000-07:00

Oooh...!

First blog on Tuesday for my new schedule!!

How are you?

Happy almost summer!! One more day of finals, and I'm FREEEE!! Then I'm an official 9th grader!

Yikes :/

I think it's gonna be really fun, to meet new people and reunite with my old friends. I'm going to miss all of my school friends, though. SOOOO much. I'm not even going to start talking about all our memories, because I'm going to cry.

Aww, what the heck! I'll share away ;)

These are my friends. Yes, they're crazy, and wacky, and silly, and funny, and beautiful, and amazing, and I love them.

Here's Ivy, Savanna, Carrie, Sophia, Trinity, and me. Playing piggyback.

More friends :)

We were planning on catching her when she fell back, but that didn't work out so well... Just kidding. We caught her ;)

The cake that Serena made for all of us :) Isn't it lovely?

There are SOOO many memories we all have together. Inside jokes, school trips, lunches, tears, laughter, venting, sleepovers, gossip, camps, and SOOO much more. I can't believe I'm not going to be seeing them everyday :'( But it's not like I'm moving across the country. I'll be able to visit a lot, and shadow them sometimes, and visit, and we can still be close. It won't be the same, though :'''(

Have a great day, okay? I promise I will :)

Life Lesson of the Day
Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other's gold.

Forever and ever and ever,
*Tiff*

VICTORY. And hoarders.

2010-05-23T14:03:00.000-07:00

THAT WAS AMAZING!!

The dance recital rocked :)

Thanks for your comments and encouragements- you guys are amazing!

Well, my sister videotaped everything, and I watched it, and it wasn't half bad, which is kind of weird, because the rehersal STUNK (to use polite language). But, the actual show turned out fine, and I had fun. That's all that matters, right?

Right!

I tried to take off all the makeup last night, but I was so exausted, I just fell asleep. When I woke up this morning, I looked like a raccoon.

Haha. Oh, Ellen.

Serena told me it looked fine, but I still think I look like that ;)

Right now I'm watching Hoarders. Have you ever seen that show? It's kind of scary, what these people's houses look like. It's about people with OCD who have this urge to buy everything and anything and never throwing anything away. Their houses are covered in stuff. Just stuff. Everything from books, to laundry baskets, to mittens, to hairspray, to boxes, to lamps, to paint cans, and everything in between.

See? Ughhh. They make me want to go clean my room. And spray a gallon on Febreze around my house. And tape sponges to my feet and glide around the kitchen. Wouldn't that be fun?? I wish I had an ice skating rink where I live... or at least be able to work at Sonic.

Mmmm... Sonic!

I'm going to go grab something to eat. Talk to ya Thursday!!

OH! That reminds me! Since it's almost summer (ahh!), I'm going to be able to blog a lot more. Probably on Tuesdays, from now on with my original schedule. I am going to have a couple vacations over the summer too, so be prepared to see nothing new from me for a week from time to time. You wanna hear where I'm going and doing?? I'm so excited :D

June 7-10: Teacher-in-Training Camp for my dance studio. I get to teach the little girls the whole summer after this workshop!

June 9, 16, 23, 30: Stretching and Conditioning workshop for an hour and a half everyday

June 28-July 1: Pointe Workshop for three hours every day

July 5-12: Me and my sister are going to Texas to visit grandparents!

July 19-23: Camp in NM!! BEST CAMP EVERRR

So... that's pretty much it for now...

Whatever happened to my Sonic?

OK! I'm going now!! Haha

Life Lesson of the Day
Sometimes the smallest people/things can change you.

Forever,
*Tiff*

Dance, dance, dance

2010-05-22T08:53:00.001-07:00

Hello! I'm sooo sorry I couldn't post on Thursday- you have NO idea how busy I've been.

Here's my schedule for the next week or so-

Today/Saturday: Dance recital!! Serena's coming :) Rehersal alllll day. I have to get ready right after I finish this blog, actually...

Sunday: Church; BBQ with Melanie's fam.

Monday: Finals.

Tuesday: Finals.

Wednesday: Finals. AND GRADUATION!! No more middle school. :) and :(. And a parttayy!!

Thursday: Another parrrtayyy!! At a waterpark with my class of 2014

Friday: I guess this is my first real day of summer...

I'M SOOOO EXCITED FOR TONIGHT!! Last night's performances went reallllly well. It's on Youtube, under "Lauren Modern Dance 2010", thanks to my dance teacher.

AHHH I CAN'T WAIT ANOTHER SECOND!!

Tonights going to be amazing.

Sorry this blog isn't, though. It's probably really boring for you, huh?

Tomorrow I'll make it up for you. I promise. Pinky swear.

Well, I gotta go get ready now :/ I'm nervous!! OOH. But before I go, I'll try to find some pics of my costumes for tonight!! One second...

AHA! I found my pointe costume! Doesn't it look pretty in the picture? Well, in real life, it looks like someone stuffed me in a blue bag and threw feathers on me. So I totally re-sewed it, and now it looks a little better, but NOT like the pic. :/ Life goes on...

Ahh okay now I REALLY need to go!! Byeee :)

Wish me luck for tonight!!

Endless love,

*Tiff*

Papaya... no, not the fruit

2010-05-16T14:35:00.001-07:00

Sunday Sunday Sunday...

Just another Sunday.

A lots been on my mind lately.

First off, I just want to say thanks to all you bloggers out there who read my blog and write your own blogs. You mean a lot to me!

And for the previous comments...

Serena and Talia ARE alike! That's funny.

You know what's stuck in my head? My third favorite song in the whole wide world- "Someday", by Rob Thomas. You should check out the music video. It made me :)

I'll tell you something else, while I'm at it. My new favorite store is Papaya. I love the clothing style that they have there. In case you havn't seen their clothes yet, I'll show you some pictures of the ones I almost bought. Too bad I'm broke right now :)

Okay, so maybe I wasn't going to buy the last one. Where on earth would I wear that? But isn't it cute?! I would wear that in New York if I could... maybe with these tights?

Hehe. I'm sooo ready for a party :)

Life Lesson of the Day

Nobody can go back and make a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

Well, I'm going to go jump in the pool now. Hope you have a good Sunday!

Endless love,

*Tiff*

Quizzy-Poo (Serena :))

2010-05-13T17:09:00.000-07:00

Bonjour!

Happy Thursday!

I was bored in history today, so I decided to make a mini quiz! And THEN I was browsing through lisiharrison.com and on the comments, I found a HUMONGOUS quiz/survey-about-you thing. I'll show you both!

Okay, first is my quiz. Sorry if some of them don't make sense- just pick your fave! You can take it if you want! Leave your answers in the comments section.

1. Summer or Winter?

2. Jennifer Lopez or George Lopez?

3. Black or White? (The COLOR. I'm not racist)

4. George Washington or George Washington Carver?

5. Lays or Ruffles?

6. Books or Movies?

7. Kool Aide or Capri Sun?

8. Puppies or Kittens?

9. Future or Past

10. Duct tape or Scotch Tape?

11. Heart or Mind?

12. Pen or Pencil?

13. Dots or Stripes?

14. JB or JB? (Jonas Brothers or Justin Bieber)

That's it! Hope ya like it :)

The next quiz I found was extremely long, so I'm going to only gonna do every other question, I think.

Hair Color: Blonde

Eye Color: Blue

Height: 5'6

Relationship Status: I don't believe in middle school dating

Religious Views: Christian

Sign: Sagittarius

Shoe Size: 8 and a half

Favorite Color: Orange

Favorite Movie: Beauty and the Beast

Favorite Song: Lucky by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillait

Favorite School Subject: English

Favorite Food: Macaroni and Cheese

Favorite Animal: Koala

Favorite Baby Name: Chloe

Favorite Holiday: Christmas

Favorite Month: June

Favorite Number: 17

Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate

Righty or Lefty: Righty

Coke or Pepsi: Um... EW.

Apple Juice or OJ: OJ

Facebook or MySpace: Facebook!

Windows or Mac: Windows

Rain or Shine: "Come rain come shine..." Do you know that song? Haha sorry- Shine

Chips or Popcorn: Popcorn

Plane or Boat: Plane for fastest, boat for funnest

Movie or Play: Play

Money or Love: Isn't that obvious?? lovvvveee>

Forgiveness or Revenge: I wish I was more forgiving, but if you know me I'm pretty revengful, and not proud :/

House or Apartment: House

Truth or Dare: Truth... I'm a chicken :)

Silver or Gold: Silver

Sunset or Sunrise: Sunrise

Oldest, youngest, middle or only: Oldest

Have any pets? Dog and 2 cats

Have any children? NOT until I'm married

Play an instrument? Bells... or as we like to call it "Mallet Percussion"

Like to cook? Nooo

Sing? In the shower and with my friends!

Dance? Haha good one :) YESSS

Speak Multiple Languages? I wish!

Ski? I wish!

Ice Skate? Yup, but I'm not Michelle Kwan

Swim? Yup! But not on a team. Just for fun.

Paint? Does finger paint count?

Do you like Roller Coasters? YES

Do you sleep with the fan on? Yes, with my little electric one on!

Do you spell well? Sure

Do you ever miss being a little kid? All the time

Do you want to get married? Sure

Have you ever been caught telling a lie? Fourtunately- looking back, I would've gotten in BIG trouble if someone hadn't caught me.

Have you ever been arrested? Yeah right!

Have you ever cheated on a test? Nope

Have you ever failed a class? Almost PE... sad, right?

Have you ever eaten food off the floor? M&M's :)

Have you ever wished you were someone else? Nope

Have you ever cried during a movie? Yes

Have you ever had your heart broken? I think we all have

Have you ever pulled an all nighter? YES

Have you ever lied about your age? Haha yup... but not like I was 21 or anything THAT extreme

What's your biggest mistake? Lets not review that...

What's your dream job? I don't know how to say that I want to be a dancer forever, except to say just that :)

What's your greatest fear? Needles

Where are you right now? In my room

Where would you rather be? In the kitchen

What did you do yesterday? Umm... stalker much?

Are you a good driver? I hope so, when I turn 16

Are you a fast typer? 48 words a minute, baby!

When's the last time you showered? This morning

Do you ever wish you were famous? Nope

Where will you be 12 hours from now? Doing my math homework :P

Can you make yourself cry? I'm not an actress

Is your life simple or complicated? If it was simple, it'd be boring, huh?

Are you taller than 5'4"? Didn't I already answer this?

What color are your socks? I hate socks

Have you laughed until you cried? Yes :)

What were you doing last night at midnight? Jumping off a cliff. What do you think I was doing?!

Have you ever kissed anyone on your friends list? What is THAT supposed to mean?

Are any of your friends mad at you? Lets hope not

Do you get mad easily? Mad? No. Annoyed? Yes. Actually, this quiz is starting to annoy me

What is the longest relationship you've ever been in? Does kindergarten count?

First piercing: Ears

First best friend: Landon

First vacation: Michagin

First concert: Hannah Montana :)

First person you slow danced with: Fake? My dad :) Reals? This kid in my PE class

First movie you saw: Beauty and the Beast

I don't understand...: boys.

Do you like parties? Who doesn't?

I wish...: I had a smoothie.

Have you ever written a song? HAHAHA. I call it "Seperate Ways"

WHEW. That was LONGGGG! And pointless. I'm surprised if your still reading this!! Well, my next blog will be a little more interesting, I hope :)

Life Lesson of the Day

Keep some close, others closer, and others forever in your heart.

Tune in next week, if your not already bored out of your mind :)

*Tiff*

Long Book Titles

2010-05-09T15:28:00.000-07:00

Happy Mothers Day!!

I hope you gave your mother an amazing day!

I made my mother a very special card, and she absolutely loved it :)

Ughhh. I don't want to go to schooooool tomorrrrroowwwww. I have a book report due tomorrow (I havn't even read a book to do it on), an Algebra test, and, well, it's MONDAY. No one likes Mondays. Don't get me wrong- I love books. I'm re-reading "I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You" by Ally Carter right now. But the book report is supposed to be on a genre that I've never wrote a report on, and I've already done "Alphas" by Lisi Harrison, which is realistic fiction, and so is "Id Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You", I think... or is it mystery? Is spy a genre?? Maybe I WILL write my report on "I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You"!! Can you think of a longer title? Seriously...

Sorry my blogs kind of random today! I don't really know what to talk about...

SORRY! I gotta go. Not a very productive blog, huh?

Life Lesson of the Day
Do your homework on Friday. You'll thank yourself on Sunday.

*Tiff*

Shoutouts!!

2010-05-05T14:29:00.000-07:00

Hello, girlies!

Sorry I'm early!! I'm sick :P And my shoulder was KILLING me so I had to let it rest :(

OOH! Did you see my new tab?? I figured out how to do pages! Ok, so I kind of maybe sort of a little accidentely figured it out. But, I'm not a tech wiz, so forgive me, but now I have photos! Thanks to Talia, for the idea :) I posted some photos that I like, and I hope you like them! I'll add more every now and then :D

About my Emma story...

I've extremely busy lately so...

I have close to nothing done.

BUT, I will definitely work on it!! Especially over the summer, because I'm going to have nothing to do all day, so I'll be forced to work on it.

On a different note, thanks to all my new followers, Talia, Beca, and Hannah!! Who new that a couple comments on someone elses blog could make such a difference! (did I spell that right?)

And to Serena: I know I havn't commented much on your blog lately, but I just want to let you know that I love your story, pictures, quotes, and Y-O-U!! But I still don't like Abbie. Well, I'm not really a big fan of anyone right now, haha, but you said I would eventually, and I believe you! I love the plot, and your descriptions, and EVERYTHING!! You are amazing :)

Gotta go eat dinner! More later :)

Life Lesson of The Week
Discipline yourself to be strong. Weaklings will never make it in this world.

*Tiff*

Blog Dates!

2010-05-02T21:24:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes, it IS NOT Thursday yet, but I decided that that's too long of a wait. I'm changing blog dates, so now I'm posting both Thursday AND Sunday and maybe another day in between! I'll work out a little schedule :)

Anyway, can I just say real quick, that God has blessed me with amazing friends, family, and a heart to love?? <3 <3 <3 I'm sooo thankful for that everyday.

OH... I'm so sorry. I gotta wrap up this blog. My mom's gonna get so mad if she sees I'm still on...

I'll update later!! Promisee!!

BYE! <3 <3

*Tiff*

Huh...?

2010-04-30T18:12:00.000-07:00

Ok, sorry bout the short notice, but somehow I made myself my own follower of my own blog?? And accidentely deleted a follower?? Sorry bout that, Isabella! I'll try to figure this out as soon as I can. If you have an idea of how on EARTH this happened, please tell me!

Thanks for putting up with my non-technological self :)

*Tiff*

Once upon a time...

2010-04-29T20:47:00.000-07:00

Hello, darlins!

Today, I shall talk about a new story habit.

Serena has started yet another story, and it's coming along really well! And she keeps telling me that I should write a story for her to read.

So maybe I will!

I've been thinking all day about it, and I finally decided that I, not being very creative, am going to steal Jane Austen's idea and write a modern day version of her book Emma. Emma is one of my favorite books in the whole wide world, and since it's based back in the eighteen hundreds, I shall update it and throw in my own style. Maybe I'll even change it a little bit... I'm not sure yet!

If you've never read Emma, I reallllly think you should. Sure, they talk kind of funny and everyone's all fancy and proper, but that's one of the best parts about it! The story's basically about a rich, young lady named Emma (obviously) who tries to be a matchmaker for her best friend, Harriet. I don't wanna spoil the book, so you'll just have to read it!! And if you're not a reader, the movie's not bad either :)

BUT, I WILL be working on it! I promise!! And I'll post bits and pieces here and there, just for you.

And you, Serena ;)

Life Lesson of the Day
Loyalty and promises are some of the best things you can have in a friendship. Don't ruin it.

Well, I need my beauty sleep!

*Tiff*

Etiquette Dance

2010-04-25T20:01:00.000-07:00

Yoohoo!

It's me again!

Yes, I know it's not Thursday yet, but Serena's blog inspired me to post about the amazing night of the etiquette.

ALRIGHT.

So I started out at home, doing my hair and makeup, which went a little overkill, thanks to my mother (love ya, momma!), but I fixed it at the dance a little bit, so it turned out ok! Then, when I arrived, about half of my friends were there, so we said hi and talked and laughed and stuff, then we took some pictures, which turned out really pretty!

Everyone looked realllllly nice. And spiffy. ;)

Then they let us in, and the WHOLE gym was decorated Broadway style. It was actually kind of cool! Then we all sat down at our assigned tables, and we all had pretty little name cards and menus. So we ate (steak, corn, salad, potatos, bread) and talked, and I was soooo glad that Mindy, Delilah, and Ivy were at my table, because there were some freaky guys there too.

Then they called us up to start dancing. I had pretty good dance partners, and the only partner that I wanted to dance with was Travis, who's really funny, cute and an AMAZING slow dancer. Too bad he likes Riley. Oh, well. Life goes on.

Now for the BEST part.

I GOT TO DANCE WITH CODY!!!

Sure, it wasn't the slow dance, or the waltz, or even the two-step. It was the dorky swing. But whatever! It was still a dance!

He's pretty cute, with brown-blonde hair, brown eyes, and he's really tall, and funny.

And it was so lovely. We had just finished dinner, and the lights were all dim, and they called us out the the dance floor. I stood around with some friends, waiting for someone to ask me, then I heard my name...
"Tiffany?" I turned around. "Would you like to dance?" He had a sheepish smile, which made me smile. "Yes, thank you for asking" I replied, linking arms with him. Then we stood next to Mindy and Hunter, and danced right next to them. But they're really short compared to us, so we towered over them. :)

And now I like him again. Yeah, AGAIN.

WHY CAN'T I MAKE UP MY MIND????

I've been liking him on and off this WHOLE YEAR! Lacey and I were text-talking about it the other day, and she reminded me that he is really good friends with Mindy... so maybe I still have a chance. It wouldn't really matter, though, I guess. We're going to different schools next year, so I only have 5 more weeks of seeing him :( And his rock hard abs.

Oh well. I've been saying that a lot recently, huh? Oh well? Haha.

But the dance was really fun overall, and I liked it a lot. Thanks for listening to me complain :)

Life Lesson of the Day

Commit to some things in life, and let others flow freely. There's nothing more reassuring and refreshing than to be commited to something 100%

Talk to ya Thursday!

*Tiff*

PS. Do you like my new background? :) If you wanna know how to do it, comment!

So much to say, so little time

2010-04-05T18:40:00.001-07:00

Hello :)

I have SO much to talk about!

First, sorry its been so long :( Busy busy busy. But, like I said, I have a LOT to talk about, and I'll start off with April Fools Day....

Ok, so this wasn't my best year, but I DID take all my stuffed animals in my closet in the middle of the night and buckled them all up in my mom's car. Then, when she had to go to work that morning, she barely had any room for herself :) Heehee.

Then Easter came, church, Grandma's house, pretty dress, you get the picture. :) I loveee Easter!

Then... school... blah blah blah... friends... blah blah blah... you get THAT picture too!

Aww. I forgot where I was going with this. Oh, well. Now I'll move on to the present!

Tomorrow, at my school, we have a mandatory etiquette dance. It's like this dance that all of the 8th graders have to go to. For six weeks, instead of doing regular sports stuff in PE, we have to learn dances. Yes, dances. Dances like the waltz, swing, two-step, slow dance and various turns and stuff with them. What happens is all the guys in my PE class have to gather around in a circle, and the girls have to stand in front of one, and then my PE teacher says "Girls, move four to your right." So we'll move to the right, and the guy we match up with is our dance partner. Then we have to do the dance of my PE teachers choice, and thats pretty much it. And at the dance, we have to do table manners and eat "properly" and junk. My friends are going to FAIL that section. They cannot go one lunch period without pouring someone's drink into another person's food :) I love you guys!

Anyways, I'm kind of excited for it, ya know? All the girls have to get dressed up, and the guys are forced to look cleaned up, and it's going to be nice! Plus, I just got a pedicure. And I love love LOVE my dress! I'll try to post a picture :)

There! Did that work?

Don't you love it??

I do :)

I also liked these ones...

There was also a pretty pink one, but I couldn't find a picture of that one. Oh, and all of these are credited to Macys, and I am not any of the beautiful models in these pics! Copyrighted! :)

Well, I gotta go now. But I gotta include my Life Lesson of the Week!

Life Lesson of the Week

Hold your head high, and you'll come back stronger than ever.

Later!

*Tiff*

PS. I'm going to try to update every Thursday, at the least! I'll keep you posted :)

Spring Break!

2010-03-28T16:29:00.000-07:00

Hey!

I'm back :)

Sorry it's been a while. Busy, busy life.

I don't really know what to talk about... so I guess I'll just talk about my week. It IS Spring break, ya know.

On Saturday, me, Lacy and Meledy went to a dance recital at my high school that I'm going to next year, and it was amazing! There were studios that performed from all over my city, including the dance team at the high school, and my favorite was the hip-hop from Spark's Kids Studio (changed name, if you're wondering). They were amazing! I'm not really a hip-hop person, since I've been trained in ballet all my life to keep posture, grace and strength, but this studio made me want to join hip-hop. I've never seen it like this before, and they're only like eleven years old! There was another high school hip-hop team that was also reallllly good. I'm so jealous.

Then on Sunday, me and my family went to the Renaissance festival, and that was a lot of fun! Me, my sister and my mom usually go with Landon, his sister and and their mom, but this year it was just the four of us. I have never, in my years of attending the festival, seen so many costumes. I swear, just about EVERYONE wore a costume. Well, except for my family, haha. But that was a lot of fun! I love the food and shows and rides. :)

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were just relaxing days, mainly. Yesterday, me and my sister and my mom and Meledy and her brother and their mom were supposed to go to the wash to play in it, because it's filled with water from the rain, and sometimes you can find pieces of gold in it, but it was really windy and cold out and my hopes were ruined :( Wow that was a realllly long sentence! Sorry. But me and my sister just spent the day at their house instead. Oh well!

In a little while, I'm going over to Serena's house to work on a project for science. I think learning about cells is really NOT fun, but doing a video project is! Savannah's gonna be there too, and I'm pretty excited. I havn't had a sleepover in a while... if you can tell :)

Well, I gotta go pack my stuff! Oooh- before I go, I'm going to share with you a new segment of my blog called "Life Lesson of the Week/Day", based on what I'm going through.

Life Lesson of the Week/Day
Guard your heart, because if you are set up for something and it disappears, you will be let down greatly.

Sounds kind of like a fortune cookie, huh? Well it's ALL MINE. Maybe I should run a Chinese food emporiem someday and make my own fortune cookies :) Hope you liked it!

Blog to ya later,
*Tiff*

PS. Happy April Fools Day! I hope you pranked someone today. I'll tell you about my pranks later :)

Copy cat

2010-03-17T19:53:00.000-07:00

Hey ya'll!
Just sitting here, spontaneously in a writing mood :) Just like my friend Annabelle/Serena. Haha. Sorry! These names get confusing... OK from now on she is SERENA
Well.....
I guess I should post my story that I've been working on...
NAH!
I'm not done yet! I'll post it when I feel like it's a real cliffhanger :) So for now, I shall make up a story, just like Serena did!
OH! One more thing! Thank you Serena for my doughnut this morning! It was verrrry delicious and verrrry thoughtful
And another thing, this is a kind of a true story. Kind of not. Just about my day! :)

Wednesday, March 17
Tiffany walked down the long, blue tiled hallway with a wrinkly dollar bill in hand. All the scattered seventh and sixth graders trampled back and forth, ruining the flow of traffic. "Whoa!" Tiffany slammed up against the wall, almost being run over by three sixth grade girls singing Selena Gomez's "Naturally". Tiffany rolled her blue eyes and continued to the end of the hall. She made a left turn toward the vending machines and sighed at all of the visiting basketball team guys waiting in a long line to get a candy bar.
"And then she said, 'It's like Oxyclean!' and we bursted out laughing," Tiffany heard her friend Josie giggle to Mindy. Tiffany smiled and jogged over to them. "Hey, Tiff!" Josie smiled and gave her a quick sidehug. She brushed her blonde-brown bangs aside and pulled her Blackberry out of her pocket. "Hello! Oh, hey mom..... ya.... k.... im coming...." She hung up and grabbed her blue and brown Jansport backpack. "I gotta go" She gave Mindy a hug. "Later!" Tiffany and Mindy waved goodbye.
"What am I even doing here?" Mindy said. "I don't even have any money with me." Tiffany waved the dollar in front of her face and moved up in line. Mindy asked. "Split some Ruffles with me?" She lowered her head and gave a big toothy smile. "Haha fine" They moved up in line, and finally reached the huge glass machine. Tiffany inserted the dollar and presse A6. The dollar spit inself back out. Tiffany knit her dark eyebrows together in frustration and shoved the dollar back in the small slot. It shot back out. "Here, let me try." Mindy grabbed the dollar and rubbed it up and down the edge of the machine. She slid it back in the slot and pressed A6 again. The game-like claw moved up to the top and grabbed the Ruffles, letting them fall to the bottom.
"Yay!" Tiffany punched the air in excitement while Mindy grabbed the bag, giggling. "Finally!" The two girls started walking, snacking, and sharing inside jokes while they walked down the empty hallway. Click clack, click clack. Tiffany turned her head to the janitors closet and saw Cody wheeling out a garbage can. Out of instinct, Tiffany tucked a blonde grown out side-bang behind her ear, then flipped it back to where it was before.
"Hey, Cody!" Mindy said cheerfully giving him a hug. Tiffany didn't move. "Detention again?" Mindy asked. He nodded and rolled his eyes. "Too many tardies. But it wasn't even a good reason to give me them." He kind of chuckled. Cody glanced at Tiffany and quickly looked away. Her heart pumped a little faster.
"Cody! I need you over here!" The custodian, Mr. Masper, yelled from the other hall.
"See ya," He said, playfully rolling the trash can over Mindy's toe. Mindy waved goodbye and continued back to their previous conversation. Tiffany half smiled and walked outside with Mindy, pretending that nothing ever happened.
"Come on! Lets go see the basketball game." Mindy grabbed Tiffany's wrist and dragged her outside toward the seperate gym. Tiffany grinned and wiped away the bad thoughts from her head. She knew that watching a victory game against a different school would lift her mood. Plus, it was the guys A-team game...

Please comment! Make suggestions! I appreciate your input :)
*Tiff*

25 Plus Two

2010-03-09T15:31:00.000-08:00

OK! I'm back!

Sorry it's been so long :( My bad! I'll get back in the habit soon

Lemme finish my list real quick...

11. If you want to be slapped, cuss in front of me. I absolutely hate it when people cuss.

12. Latest obsession= strawberry fruit popsicles. YUM

13. My favorite animal is a koala

14. I'm listening- no, being FORCED to listen- to Poker Face. It's my little sisters fave song :P She plays it like, nine times a day and belts it out in her squeaky little voice (hehe)

15. I L-O-V-E dark chocolate and chocolate filled with real cacoa. It usually makes others puke, but it makes me smile.

16. I also L-O-V-E my friends. ALL OF THEM. They fill me with joy and laughter every day :)

17. I always claim to hate inside jokes, but somehow, when they're between me and another friend, I crack up and going on with other inside jokes :) Imma hypocrite!

18. I just saw a UFO outside my house. Yup. Well, maybe not. But its glowing right ab0ve the mountain! I promise!!

19. I am going au naturale for the next week. No, not naked! I mean, no lip gloss nor makeup for a week. It's just me and Burts Bees.

20. My extreme phobia is needles and sharp objects. I have trouble with just holding a pair of scissors, it's that bad. :'(

21. Did I say 25 things you might've not known about me, or 20? Oh well, I'm gonna do 25 anyways.

22. My dad just told me that the UFO I saw was just a search helicopter :/ No fun!

23. I'm not a big music freak like most of America. I only own a little, original iPod shuffle, with like, 50 songs on it at the most, and they're kind of odd songs, but I like them, and that's all that matters! There are artists like Goo Goo Dolls, Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillait (I dont know if I spelled that right), two Beyonce songs, Linkin Park, some soft rock bands, Christian rock bands, and I think that's all... :) My songs!!

24. I was born in Roswell, New Mexico, but I don't live there anymore. I live in a state close by, though!

25. I'm kind of a grammar nerd. I tend to correct people with bad grammar, and I hate it when people text l!k3 Th!s or lik ths. Sometimes I have bad grammar, though, like I'll say "badly" and say weird statements like "I'm gonna slap you so hard you'll wake up unconsious!". Oh well! I'm not perfect.

Sorry. I HAVE to do one more!

26. I'm a little shy :) Branching out myself is a hard thing to do for me. I'm also, as my friends and family call me, a "peacemaker". I hate debates and arguments. They stress me out, which I am not often, luckily!

SORRY! Last one! Promise!

27. I have taken several self training courses, so I can defend myself through anything! No one knows what stalker/creepers are out there :/

On a happier note, I went shopping today! I bought some adorable clothes :) I'd post pics, but my camera died :( Sorry! Oh well...

Got to go! Blog to ya later!

*Tiff*

Horrific Homework

2010-03-08T19:53:00.000-08:00

Hello!
I don't know what to talk about......
Ummm....
IM BORED.
I finally finished my awful, horrible homework. Sometimes I hate going to a hard private school.
Hahaha. I'm reading Sparknotes (I have an account there) online right now and I came across an article called "How to Diffuse a Rumor Bomb". It's actually really funny! It talks about the movie The Hurt Locker and how it relates to Middle/High School, advice-wise. My favorite is #2...

#2 Throw yourself on the rumor bomb.
Embrace the rumor. Make friends with it. Own it so completely that people will have to recognize its ridiculousness. People say you make out with the class nerd? Your answer- Heck yeah! His braces don't really bug you. We're going to buy a house together and adopt a pair of hairless cats, Gollum and Yoda, whom we plan to raise as children.

:) That made me laugh. And, I kind of agree! I mean, if someone spreads a rumor about you, you're not going to blush down and try to defend yourself! YOU'LL LOSE EVERY TIME. You should attack! Hearing it come out of your own mouth will end up sounding perfectly ridiculous to the rumor spreaders. You win!

Hmmm... what to do what to do...

OOH! I'm going to make a list, called "25 Things you might not have known about me"
Ready? Here I go...

1. I've grown addicted to blogging and I'm starting to get addicted to Facebook
2. When I was seven, I made a list saying what my goals are for the future, and, at age 14, I still plan to follow that list.
3. One of the things on that list was that someday I'm going to visit all fifty states.
4. Another was to visit all seven continents.
5. I want to be an amazing ballerina by the time I'm 23, and then I want to open my own studio/dance school.
6. My favorite color is orange.
7. I don't like Derrick anymore. Totally over him.
8. If you're wondering who I DO like, haha! I'm not one to spill the beans :)
9. When I was 5, me and one of my bestest friends ever, Lacey, locked Landon in my backyard and fought over who likes him more. Hence the word fought. We literally wrestled.
10. BTW- Landon is my best guy friend. I was only in kindergarten, where your BFF could easily become your BF. I would never, ever have a crush on him now. Nuff said.

OOPS. I gotta go :P Oh well! I'll finish my list tomorrow <3

Maybe :)

Blog ya later!
*Tiff*

I CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT!

2010-03-05T14:35:00.001-08:00

Hi again!

Today, I'm bored outta my mind, so I logged onto blogspot.com, when I realized...

I FORGOT TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE 8th GRADE WASHINGTON DC TRIP!!!

Ahh! I can't believe I forgot! How embarrassing!

Well, I guess I'll just begin!

DAY ONE

Ok, so the first day was purely travel. We took a bus up to, well I kinda don't wanna tell you where I live in case your a stalker, so lets just say an AIRPORT. Then, we took a realllllllly long flight to Atlanta, Georgia (I guess now you kind of have an idea where I live now haha since I said long flight!), and that was really fun because first I got stuck inbetween Ethan and Danny (we had to sit in alphabetical order) and that was fun but annoying in a funny way, and when the seatbelt sign went off, all 50 something eighth graders (yeah, I go to a small school!) got up and moved to their friends! I got to hang out with Annabelle, Ivy and Sophia and read magazines and talk and take pics and that was pretty fun!

Then the plane landed in Atlanta and we switched planes to go to Richmond, Virginia. I got the window seat, while Danny got the middle, and luckily Ivy got the other side of him, and for like 2 hours, me and Ivy were cracking up at EVERYTHING Danny said! I think we were high or something, because half of what he said wasn't even worth laughing about, but we didn't move around, even when we landed and got stuck on the runway in a patch of ice for another hour :)

haha.

THEN, we got off the plane (note- it's like one in the morning), and figured out that half of our luggage was still on the plane, so we waited ANOTHER HOUR AND A HALF in the empty airport for the cranky workers to get our stuff off the plane, so in the meen time we played on the escalator, slid around on the slippery tile, listened to iPod's, etc. FINALLY they got our luggage, and we all got into another bus, but we were all so excited about the snow that it took the teachers another half an hour to wrangle us all up from snowball fights (note- it doesn't snow where I live). So we rode the bus to our hotel and all the room captains (me :P) had to sign everyone in, get the room key, and make everyone in our room go to sleep and wake up on time (note- THAT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT CHORE ON THIS TRIP.). I had Annabelle, Carrie and Savannah in my room (lucky us! no one had teachers in their rooms. i'm amazed at how much they trusted us!). Every night, we would take pics, make videos, laugh, gossip, talk about boys, and slap each other :) remember, guys?

OMYGOSH now I'm tired of writing! I'll summarize the next week for you realllllly short.

DAY TWO THROUGH IDK FIVE?

Visit memorials blah blah blah... Monticello blah blah blah... war zones blah blah blah... farms and Amish blah blah blah... LOTS of rock candy blah blah blah (haha!)... white house and supreme court stuff blah blah blah...

You probably don't care about the history, do ya?

If you do, check out Annabelles blog at livelaughlovebroadway.blogspot.com because she has a list of what we did!

SOOOO.

Moving on to the best part...

NEW YORK CITY!!!

OBV the best. Times square, wandering around the Big Apple, seeing Wicked (!!!), shopping, you get the point!

Ok, so when we got there, the bus first dropped us off at Huntington Park, which is a little grassy area that overlooks NYC and it's AMAZING!! Everyone was so excited! We were all jumping around and taking pics and stuff :) fun fun fun!

Then we drove to our hotel for a REALLY REALLY REALLY quick change! I'm serious. We had literally nine minutes to change from our jeans and bad hair to our gorgeous dresses and touch up makeup and hair in our new, beautiful, personally my fave hotel, because we were on the eigth floor of like a bajillion floors (in the past hotels we were on the first :P) and at the very end of the hallway, so our room was a little bigger then the others, so Sophia came in our room to get ready, too. Everyone's dresses were amazing!! I'll try to post a picture...

I hope that worked.

Try to guess me!

Cuz I'll never tell you who I am :)

ANYWAYS...

We rode the bus to Planet Hollywood, a retro restruant with average food and amazing decor! Then we went to Wicked and lemme just say IT WAS AMAZING!!

I loved it!

Then we got to talk to the cast and take pics! Then we went to Times Square and took amazing pics at night! It was beautiful :)

Then we stayed in New York for another day, went to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, then came home.

:( and :)

I had an amazing time. It was a week I will never, ever forget :)

Well, I have to go now, but I'll blog to you later!

*Tiff*

PS Friends in the picture- if you don't want your picture on the web, then comment and I'll remove it! :)

Today's progress...

2010-03-04T17:37:00.000-08:00

PHEW!

That was almost really bad :/

But its ok. It's all over now.

I don't really want to talk about that right now, so I'll tell another story!

Today, after school, my mom had to go to a meeting, so I hung out with Mindy and Hunter and some wannabee sixth grader who kept following us around.

Oh, and Delilah too, but she didn't stay for long.

So I was keeping my eye on Hunter and Mindy, not to be stalkerish or anything ;)
And I thought it was really cute!

They sat next to each other, threw flowers into a little water fall-fountain thing outside together, laughed together, and Hunter even got a long stick that Delilah entwined in Mindy's hair out. That made me laugh :)

Plus, we all got in trouble for throwing petals and leaves into the fountain, and Hunter finished it off by sticking the stick that was stuck in Mindy's hair into the little opening where water comes out :D

OH! News flash! Today I had a hard audition for a part in the dance recital coming up soon, and I'm VERY proud to say that I nailed it!! But now I have a blister on my toe and it's HIDEOUS :(

Oh well. True dancers can endure it!

Talk to ya later!

*Tiff*

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Tiffany and Co.

ALMOST wrote 2011...

november

september

august

sum..m...e......r.. it's almost gone.

Robyn

Because

All bundled up in two months

Nothing to do

Drawings and Drew

YAY

BlahBlahBlah

will.i.shakespeare

Ca va?

Lala Land

What is your dream job?

Kindle-typing

Rats

Trapezing

Apologies + YouTube + Pictures

The Not-So-Fun-But-Kind-Of-Fun Post That We All Dread

Get out.

Sheer Luck

Click

Catchup

Always lonely, never alone

Halloweenie

Me and You (but mostly me)

Anthropologie

Autumn

Days Go By

Over the Hill

The REAL 49

Blah, blah, blah

Lists and Chances

Everything g l i t t e r s in the end

Please don't make me say it again.

High, High, High School

Bunnysitting

Meaningful Christina

I LOVE CAMP.

Tiffany is gone?! SAY WHAT?!?

Blabbing and Food Chains

*Slaps wrist while she ditches blogging*

Happy Fifth of July!

(Not So) Short Post

I would like to thank...

Room Redo: Day Six

Birthday Frenzy

Amazing

Miserable

For Chella

Being Picky Tiffany

Awards and Short Goodbyes

Sunburned

Reminiscencing

VICTORY. And hoarders.

Dance, dance, dance

Papaya... no, not the fruit

Quizzy-Poo (Serena :))

Long Book Titles

Shoutouts!!

Blog Dates!

Huh...?

Once upon a time...

Etiquette Dance

So much to say, so little time

Spring Break!

Copy cat

25 Plus Two

Horrific Homework

I CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT!

Today's progress...

Slaps wrist while she ditches blogging