Vintage Cherry Blossoms

i cant believe that i gave into this. i told myself that i wouldnt get on because i have to be up so early tomorrow for school. and yet- here i am. my mind feels wide awake but my body is completely tired. when will my mind tire out? give me some room for rest? right now, it feels like never. i cant really list the things that are fogging my head. there are too many. its like my mind is desperately trying to come to some conclusion to these thoughts and clear them away for the night. usually coming to an end of a thought only brings forth another. i spose this is just how it goes. more often than not, this occurs. sometimes, keeping me up later than i would have imagined. time just slips away when your mind is clouded with, well, everything. everything in the sense that it feels like everything. i know its not everything...

i had just finished reading my Bible before this and found this verse:
" Come, let us walk in
the light of the Lord."
Is. 2:5

for some reason, this verse brought me a feeling of peace.

i am going to try to calm these cascading thoughts and settle down for the night. i have no idea how well this will work, but i am willing to fight for it. :)

God's Perfect Creation

Pleasurable

i had a wonderful day yesterday. i didnt do anything that most would consider wonderful or amazing. to some it might seem a normal, uneventful day. i found it quite the opposite.

mom and i texted from a our bedrooms, to start the morning off. she asked about coffee and breakfast... teased me a bit. the night before, i had decided that i would make scones to go with coffee the next morning. they turned out pretty good! although i really couldnt taste them much myself. my nose is still stuffy, which made it so i could only taste so much of it. that so much, was very little. i brought the scones to my parents, who sat in bed with holly. i love bringing them drink and food in bed. i dont know why. it just gives me a pleasurable feeling.

the moments following were spent cleaning the kitchen, talking with a friend over coffee, and getting ready for the day. at some point we decided that a target and starbucks run was in order.

target was a quick trip. in and out in less that 20 min. since we were next door to coehlos music store, we decided to get some new strings for his guitar (which needed changing really badly). of course, when we got back to my house, i ended up breaking one of the strings while trying to tune them, after putting on the new set.

i tried a new flavor in my misto; cinnamon dulche. it was so good! i think i like it better than toffee nut (my regular flavor). i think that cinnamon dulche will be my new regular. we stopped off at the used clothing store to drop off a few bags of goods, as a favor to my mom, and coehlos to get another set of strings. had some lunch, and then relocated. where we played guitar and had tea with homemade ginger snap cookies while we watched a movie. it was such a nice day.

all these little things were just so pleasurable. they wouldnt usually stand out as pleasurable... but- yesterday it was especially nice. just another one of those quiet, simple days that catch your attention every now and again. that reach out to you, in the midst of pure chaos. a rest before the next weekly plunge.

Bao Asian-style Steamed Buns

carissa i do believe you have awoken my desire to post. i had fallen out of the habit of posting. or, neglected it i should say.

i think this happened two mornings ago: i was asleep in bed when i heard some loud banging on the door. as you all know, i am now in the front room with noelle, and holly has our old room. you can imagine how loud it was... and whoever it was, was really banging hard on the door. dean came down the entry hall just in time to hear me yell. he said that i called out his name... i dont recall that at all. i just remember yelling. the point to this, is, it scared the heck out of me. what a way to start the day, yes?

for those of you who havent tried these things, i suggest that you do. i tried them for the first time today, and really liked them.


astronomy is screaming my name right now. it is sitting on my bed, pretty much staring me down.

i love the sound of rain just beginning to fall. a few randomly scattered drops... then the light patter of consistent fall... then the down pour. it makes me smile.

On the Surface

well school is going well... i spose. i am starting to like my astronomy class better everyday. although, there is a lot of homework sometimes. my first test is soon. well, in about two weeks. my professor was pretty cool about the test yesterday. he gave us some answers to questions that might be on the test. got that written down. haha!

i have had an ongoing flow of ideas for art and writing and music. though, i am always afraid to post them online. worried that someone might steal the ideas. which is sad, because id love to share them with you all! well, those of you that i know, who read my blog. needless say, i am excited about pursuing these ideas.

i think that i would really like to get some kind of degree in art. for the moment, i will just work on getting my general ed out of the way. squeezing in what i can for art.

my birthday was wonderful! my family took me out to sushi on saturday and gave me a surfboard! i am still stoked. i havent gone out with it yet. okay i take that back... it was a used board from panchos. a board that i have used almost every time i go out. so i have surfed with it:) thanks adam, crissy, and nathan! i had a great time on sunday:)

p.s. nathan!! (*high piched voice*)

Adventure

i had a pretty exciting day today.

last night all the anders spent the night at our house. except for shane and nathan. dean went out of town, and we all wanted the extra company. it was fun! everyone just did their own thing; the little girls played dolls, the two boys did what boys do ( dont know what that is... ), carissa and i talked, plotted, and imagined, and the moms discussed and talked the way moms do. we all went to bed at one in the morning... and woke up around nine. the first thing carissa and i did, was hop in the car on a donut run. pajamas and all. i never do that. i still feel stupid for doing that. haha!

carissa and i had some plans all set up for later... but first, the moms left; shan with her little ones, went home, and mom with buttercup, went out to breakfast with an amazingly sweet lady that i am going to be a mothers helper for. carissa and i stayed at my house with noelle and carter and got ready for the day.

haha! once carissa and i finally broke off to do our plans, the craziness began. at least we were crazy. not completely. just like two friends who havent gotten together in a really long time, crazy. the first thing we did was stop by a thrift store and sift through the summer dresses. also, we donated some of our things there as well. it was a pretty quick trip.

as the second stage of our journey rolled in, we were singing loudly in harmony, to a song we used to sing when we were really little. haha! we were a bit out of tune on some parts but- still had fun. we picked up adam and headed for pismo:) i love pismo. i dont know why... i really like going there... we hit up longboards for some french fries, walked on the pier, checking out the surf, for a while, then we really got adventurous. we walked down the beach from right side of the pier, all the way to the rocks. we climbed all the way around the point. and most the time, we were climbing... not just walking, and running in between sets, from rock to rock, but high up, climbing. i still cant believe we did that. it was so fun though! we want to go back and do it agian, but go even farther, if thats even possible. it was a beautiful day too! the weather was amazing. fun fun times:)

things then, now, and later.

i decided that today, was the day to post. lately i have been doing pretty much the same things. i couldnt find anything to say. or anything i wanted to really talk about on here. plus, people dont really get on blogger anymore. i guess that i have kinda fallen into that as well.

holly got home new years eve. i was so happy. i cant stand having part of my family missing from everyday life. missing at all, better said. its just not the same. holly is all fixed! she has a new bum:-) last night, holly slept with me for about two hours. she was so adorable. i gave her a little room when i actually fell asleep... i was worried about rolling over on her. but when she would wake up, her little hand would reach out, and search around till she found me. she would proceed to grab at my arm and shirt. i cuddled up to her, and she would fall back asleep. i just love her!! she is so adorable and has a wonderful little personality. i cant imagine what life would have been like without her.

i went surfing for the first time since august. i seriously lost the strength. literally. my arms were so dead that i couldnt paddle. once that happened, i forced myself to paddle even though my arms were barely moving, which made me out of breath, so by the time i went to stand up, i was all weak and tired. haha! it is a vicious cycle. i am going to start going out more. ill get the strength back;) we went with a couple friends. it was so awesome! we had a great time. after that, we went out to eat at longboards. man, that place is so good!

i got a pretty good injury today, while i was surfing. i was riding a wave and another lady like cut in and ran into me. i wasnt mad though. but- i messed up my hand. i didnt feel it at the time because my hands were so numb. i sure as heck felt it later, and kinda now. i took a little something for the pain.

oh! yesterday, dean, jake, and i went down to panchos and bought a few things. dean and jake got wetsuits, and i got some booties to complete my wetsuit. they really helped with todays surfing trip. i also got an epic pair of glasses. i have been looking for for a long time. i am pretty stoked about them. but then, i left them in my friends car or on their table. sad day=( however, he'll drop them off tomorrow though. so its all good:-)

my aunt julie cam up with three of her boys, today. there are four boys, but one was at the lake )or was it the river) with his dad. so he didnt come... which is a bummer, because i wanted to take him surfing. oh well. next time:-) i am not sure what we will be doing while they are here. i think they will be here for four or five days. so yes. we shall see.

Hollyse Jane Waldon

my adorable little sister is finally here!

we are all so excited!

im whipped=) mom calls it baby love...

all that and what-not

i am back from my trip to Utah. it was so awesome!! i feel so blessed to have the family i have. i really had a good time. got some good pictures. it was weird to wake up these past two mornings and not talk to my sister, brother in law, and niece. we had some good laughs and made great memories. i miss everyone so much already!

the las vegas airport is so crazy! it is huge, confusing, and the slot machines are crazy... then there are the people... i mean it is las vegas after all. i think i got lost a few times. somehow, in my confusion and lostness, successfully rechecked myself in to a different airline and made my way to the right gate. dean says that LAX is worse than las vegas... dont want to go there. lol!

i am so tired today.

alright... my capo broke a few weeks ago and i was pretty bummed about it. i told my sister and she told me to use a pencil and some rubber bands, which i did, and make a capo that way. so i tried that out today. it works pretty well! you have to mess with it a bit to get all the strings pressed down... but- it is better than not having a capo at all.

last night my grandma and aunt came up for my moms baby shower. they are helping me get ready for it today. we have a grip load of cooking and baking to do. i think we are going to the grocery store soon.

well, i have lots of shopping, cooking, baking and cleaning to do... so i had better quit wasting time online.

no nuhnuh no no no!!!

thought this was kinda funny

Laughter, Love, and Memories

this last saturday my family and i went up to cambria. it was so fun! my parents, apparently, just woke up and decided we were going to go do something fun instead of work all saturday like we usually do. i was pretty shocked and excited. we dont go do many things like that very often. once we got to cambria we went and ate at a little restaurant called the "indigo moon." it was so good! we all loved it. i recommend going there if you havent. right around that restaurant there were a cluster of little shops. i think that cluster was my favorite. they had cute names like: the paper omelette (and art, stationary, card, paper place), birds of a feather (antique boutique) and lily's coffee shop. i love little coffee shops like that. it was decorated so cute too! before we walked around we all decided to get a coffee... well i got a jasmine tea.... we didnt look in all the shops, there were too many. we are going to go back another time.

there was a HUGE three story antique shop there. i lost my mom in it!! my mom and i were so overwhelmed with all there was to look at that we wandered around, glazed, until we came to the clothes section. there we found some hats and had a fun time trying them all on and took pictures in them all.

from there we decided to go walk around the visitors building for hearst castle. that was cool. ive been on one of the tours before... just a long time ago. we didnt go on a tour then...

just across the street was a beach and a pier. i begged to stop and walk on the pier so i could get some pictures. we did. i got used my fisheye. i want to get the film developed! i hope they turned out pretty good.

all in all, it was a wonderful day. it was so great to be with my family and just spend time together, undaunted by school, work, cleaning, cooking, etc. just enjoyed each others company, shared laughs, and made memories=)

ive always known it but, i dont think i could live without my family. i feel so thankful to have been blessed with their love and companionship. they are there during and for everything. they help you up when you fall, laugh with you, cry with you, and anything else! they are another shining light to Gods love and adoration for his children. so much of His love shines through them. i feel so thankful i could cry.

No Specific Topic

sometimes i just want to go somewhere new and just get away. it would be so nice to be out somewhere else for a while, see awesome things, get some great photos... a break from the stupid drama people create and drag you into. away from disappointment. away from teenage cliques and caddiness. i wouldnt be gone for long... id miss my family too much. still, it would just be nice.

i bought the third eragon book today, brisinger. i am ready to just get lost in its pages. its perfect cover is drawing me. however, history reading calls me unceasingly. i have to get this last american history book done by the third, or no good. i also have some painting and sketching that id love to do. as well as a bunch of random things i want to create.

i had choir today. a friend and i got out of doing a duet today. YES! thank goodness. i was starting to worry. i am going to start opening sunday school with a few worship songs and my guitar soon. i thought that was pretty cool.

i am feeling a little sick. my stomach... uhg. i used to have such horrible pains. they have lessened in amount and intensity since last year. so i am drinking peppermint tea and sitting in bed under my covers.

right now the scene where meg ryan was sick in "you've got mail" came to mind. i love that movie. it is one of my top favorites. it never gets old.

i have been saving the film in my fisheye, for something remarkable and epic. though i spose that remarkable is epic... either way, i have been saving it. i need to go out and find some pictures.

sorry for posting random things with no point or topic. my mind is full and tired. i havent beens sleeping well. i think last night was probably the worst night yet... so please forgive me.

i was able to write a poem yesterday. havent written one for a few months. i was kind of happy about that.

Mr. Butterfly

though i dont know who you are,
or where you are,
you give me butterflies.

First Day of Fall

today is the first official day of fall. i love fall. it is my favorite season. i love all the rich colors of the leaves on the trees; a last finale of beauty before the winter cold exposed their bark to the world. i love all the fall drinks that starbucks brings back that everyone has been eagerly anticipating. going out shopping for warm scented candles that make your home feel comfortable. some candles that even cause you to be hungry. everyone pulls out their warm coats and scarves in attempt to block out the cold. yet the look of rosiness on cheeks and noses is unavoidable. after being outside, and receiving the reward of rosiness, you come into a warm house (or building) to a hot cup or cider or tea (most of you can have hot chocolate, but i cant. so listing that is useless to me. lol).

fall is amazing.

Pastel Mural

jordie and i got together yesterday! we made this mural:-)

love you jordie<3

it is either the wind howling or some noise in the distance, that is very haunting right now. very eerie.

Spiders Bigger than my Blisters

THE FISHEYE CAMERA 2 HAS ARRIVED i am so excited!

well these past few days we have spent cleaning and rearranging the house. we are finally getting the furniture situated from the changing of rooms. it is looking really good! we are all happy with it. the nursery is so adorable... im going to have to post pictures. however, my mom got a new house hold toy... a steam cleaner. SO the carpet is being steam cleaned one section at a time. making those areas of the house almost unaccessible except under very very necessary use.

i have been working in the backyard as well today and have the blisters to prove it. we have these huge horrible spiders in our backyard during the summer. it seems as though they have become more and more numerous every summer. a job given to me today was the killing of said spiders. i am very scared of spiders. i- after having to kill them last time i had nightmares for a few weeks involving spiders. you know those ones where you wake up waving your arms, jump out of bed, and pull your covers down... my mom finally came outside and told me to quit screaming every time i killed one. psh. that was hard. i cant hide that a few still did escape after she told me not to.

carters birthday is in a few days, though we are having his birthday party tomorrow. (hence, another reason for the cleaning and preparing).

i finally got the duplicate for my permit from the new drive instructor lady. man... i think i will miss bill... however, i am almost there. it has taken way longer than expected but- i cant complain:-)

blah.

i am feeling really sick right now and cant sleep.

there really isnt much for me to say.

i did go play volleyball today with some friends.

it was fun, even though i suck at volleyball.

man i feel sick.

i think i might throw up.

Fisheye2

hey hey

okay i am seriously stoked right now...

i bought a fisheye 2 camera this morning!

oh man i cant wait to take it out and find

awesome pictures:-)

Stencils

So i am making my own stencils now... it is pretty awesome. i mostly use pictures that i have taken. however, there are still a few i just found online.

i used our blowpins to go over the first one i made yesterday. it was pretty epic! i am seriously excited about it. there are so many cool things that i can do with these stencils.

Carter's Quote of the Day

" You will laugh to your head!"