YAY! A post!

Yeah, I've been slacking on this, I know. Well, since I last wrote our basement flooded, I hit my face into a wall, we finished painting our basement, put carpet in our basement, started moving into our basement, I went skiing, I got to sit in an ambulance, and got my face got all scraped up. I'm thinking that maybe I should have made a post earlier. Oh, and Trevor got his mission call! Can't forget that... :) Alright, let's go into the tiniest bit more detail, shall we?? First, the basement. On morning in January, I woke up at 6:30 to the sounds of Mom and Dad's voices downstairs. The lights were on, and mostly I was annoyed because I still had another 15 minutes of sleep beckoning me! I swung me feet out of bed to go turn off the light, and SPLASH! Something on our water softener had broken, and the basement now had a few inches of water in it. Yeah... Some books got ruined, and a few of my stuffed animals. They took all the carpet out, we redid the basement. To some extent... We didn't move rooms around, but we repainted and re-textured and re-carpeted. It feels so nice down there! I just got moved into my room again a few days ago. And the past few months have been full of face injuries for me. One morning I was getting ready to go to the temple with the young women. I heard a knock on the door and so I turned off my lamp and started to walk out of my temporary room (the office) I tripped on something, and hit my face on the corner of the wall. I had a bloody nose, and my face was all swollen. And then on Monday of this week I went skiing with Katie and Brayden and Jeremy and Mary. As I was going down one of the hills, I tripped and slid on my face.
It's so pretty, eh? I know. Anyway, Christopher got home from his mission, and I'm wondering when they're going to get engaged. O.o And today was Brayden Bekker day. Long story. Closing night of When in Rome was a few nights ago, and that was kinda sad. And now it's on to spring break. Hurrah! Anyway, I'll try to update more often, as long as you guys keep reading. :)

Christmas

Yup. It's here. And this is the part where I brag about all my stuff! ;) Okay, only some of it.
I got a Canon Rebel T2i. LOVE! I will have a name for it soon. Also, now that I have a camera, keep checking my photo blog, Adventures. I got Bedtime Bunny, who is an adorable stuffed bunny, from Brielle. Mom and Dad gave me a new Pink Baby. Yay! My favorite childhood toy is back! Trevor got me a super soft scarf, which I am looking forward to wearing. Kristen got me a very pretty necklace. This year seemed to be my necklace year! I got a purple necklace from playing Bunko yesterday, a heart necklace from Grandma with my initials and an amethyst in it, and 2 necklaces from Santa Claus. One has a little ring that was CTR on it, and the other is 2 hearts. Yup! I got a rock tumbler, and it is currently tumbling some rocks in the garage. We got some Wii games for the family, and a Perplexes Ball. Brielle got and American Girl doll, and she's SO cute with it! That's about it. Also, please suggest names for my camera! I like to name my things. ;) I don't know if it's a boy or a girl, so any name will do.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Signature

I'm testing out my new signature I made. How do you like it?

The arrival of December and Snow

(Note: Well, it's being stupid, so there's some weird things going on with the text. Sorry about that!!)

Hey! Alright, so I know I haven't posted on here for a LONG time. Hehe! Sorry 'bout that! Well, I would say that December has creeped up on me, but it hasn't. I've been eagerly counting down the days!! And to make things better, there's snow on the ground! It makes me all happy inside. Now, winter is my favorite season, and December my favorite month, it being the month of Christmas. I've been trying to decide what I like so much about those two things... Here's what I think might be behind my love of these two things.

My love of winter

Well, I guess my favorite part of winter is the snow. I actually hate winter days without snow. Because then it's just cold. Bluh. So, I guess this section should be called...

My love of snow

That's better! Snow. People say that they'd like it if it were warm. Agh! Warm snow? Weird... No, snow is good because it's cold. And white. And fluffy. Unless it is warm, then it's slushy. But we're talking about cold snow. There's something about the way snow makes you feel. It makes you feel warm inside! Even though it's cold... It makes the world beautiful, even with all it's pollution, and ugly stuff we humans have put everywhere. And when you go up into the mountains, and into the trees, it's breathtaking! It sparkles, and glimmers, and makes everything look...magical! Have you ever noticed that when there's snow on the ground, it seems to be quieter? It's like a big, white blanket that sucks up all sound. And watching snow fall... Wow, it's amazing! Or studying a snowflake. That's my favorite! Snow is just amazing! I know that it causes slippery roads, and makes frost on your window. But there's pros and cons to everything. Some people choose to look only at the cons: It's cold, it slippery, it's wet. I choose to look at the pros! It's fluffy, it's pretty, it covers all the ugly things, it sparkles... Mmmm.... I love snow!

My love of December

Well, in December there is Christmas, and Hanukkah, and, well, whatever other holidays are in December. My family and I celebrate Christmas. I love Christmas! Well, what I really love is the Christmas season! It seems like for a month everyone is just a little bit happier! And, admittedly, a little more stressed. But all the same, happier! There are 24 days before Christmas, and those days are filled with hustle, and bustle, and carols, and COOKIES!! Num. ;D And magic! Don't you think that Christmas is just magical! Another reason I love Christmas: We focus so much on Christ! More the usual that is. Now, we all know that Christ was probably born in April. But we can celebrate his birth in December! It's a great time. People find more love in their hearts. It's a season where lots of giving, and serving and loving happens. I love it! It is by far the best holiday

(speaking of Christ, we saw the Carl Bloch paintings at BYU! They were AMAZING!! Here's one of my favorites. It's kind of bad quality, sorry!)


And I think that's why having a White Christmas is so cool. Take the day filled with the most joy, and happiness, and excitement, and add magical, wonderful white snow. So, the arrival of December and of snow has made my insides go happy!!

↑One of my favorite songs!!↑

Fall Break

Well, today was the first day of Fall Break. YAY! After taking a Warm Vanilla Sugar scented bubble bath, Mom, Brielle and I went up to Build-a-Bear. Brielle and I got matching bears named Brooke and Snow Bear. Hers is Snow Bear. XD They're SO cute! Then we went to Costco, then home to drop the stuff off. Then we went up to a little party store up in Lehi. They had so many cute things! Mom bought me and Brielle candy sticks. Then we went up to Trafalga, and rode the go-carts, and Brielle rode a pony. We wanted to do bumper cars, but everyone came off wet, so we decided to skip it. After Trafalga we went to Grandmas. She's catsitting Dexter and he's a hyper little kitty! Can we say SPAZMOID! He's cute anyway! XD Then we came home and found Trevor watching the Mentalist on the couch downstairs. Now we're packing up for tomorrow, and we're (hopefully) going to eat dinner soon. Stay tuned for updates on Fall Break! XD

This is what Brooke looks like. Outfit and everything! (minus the boots) Brielle's is exactly the same, but with a different outfit. XD

Dear Maddie,

I hope you're fine up there in heaven! We're all going to really miss you, you know that, right? I can't believe that yesterday in science we were having so much fun together, and today you're gone! We're all wearing pink tomorrow to remember you, and our choir concert is dedicated to you. I''m so glad I got to know you, and have fun with you. We're going to miss your great personality down here on Earth, but hopefully you'll be just as happy up in heaven.
Loves from,
Marissa and everyone else who misses you♥

Maddie is a girl I know from school. This morning she got hit by a car, and she died this afternoon at Primary Children's Hospital up in Salt Lake. Please everyone pray for the Meacum family!