Wednesday, December 31, 2008

The End of 2008

So today is the last day of 2008. It was a big year. I graduated from high school. I started college. I completed an entire semester of school for the first time since the 10th grade. I turned 19. I made friends. I lost friends. It was a big year, and its bittersweet to see it go. I'm excited to see what happens in 2009, but 2008 was the a really good year.

I thought that I would do some fun countdown lists, as this seems tradition on New Year's Eve.

8 Most Played Songs of 2008 (This is based on my ipod, not all of these songs are 2008 songs).

8. Feel This- Bethany Joy Galeotti
7. Must Have Done Something Right- Relient K
6. Mistakes We Knew We Were Making
5. Might Have Been- Kate Voegele
4. No Good- Kate Voegele
3. Wish You Were- Kate Voegele
2. Kindly Unspoken- Kate Voegele
and...
1. Clair De Lune- Debussy (its very easy to fall asleep to)

8 Best Movies of 2008 (Based strictly on my opinion)

8. 27 Dresses
7. PS I Love You
6. Secret Life of Bees
5. Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian
4. What Happens in Vegas
3. Baby Mama
2. Charlie Bartlett (serisously hilarious)
1. Twilight (of course)

8 Best CD's of 2008

8.Relient K- The Birds and the Bee Side
7.Gavin DeGraw- Gavin DeGraw
6.Hawk Nelson- ...Is My Friend
5.Taylor Swift- Fearless
4.The Killers- Day and Age (my favorite Killers yet)
3.David Cook- David Cook
2.Kate Voegele- Don't Look Away
1.Twilight Movie Soundtrack (of course)


I was going to do a list of 8 of my favorite books I read this year, but I really enjoyed all the books I read this year, as I usually don't finish books I don't like. Because of this, I've decided to put the list of all the books I read this year, so you have a list of books to consider.

Nights In Rodanthe- Nicholas Sparks
The Host- Stephenie Meyer
Breaking Dawn- Stephenie Meyer
Searching for God Knows What- Donald Miller
Return of the Prodigal Son- Henri Nouwen
Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte
Julius Caesar- William Shakespeare
Great and Terrible Beauty- Libba Bray
Rebel Angels- Libba Bray
Sweet Far Thing- Libba Bray
Atonement- Ian McEwan
Lovely Bones- Alice Seabold
Prince Caspian- CS Lewis
Lock and Key- Sarah Dessen
Last Summer of You and Me- Ann Brashares
Secret Life of Bees- Sue Monk Kidd
Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins
Velvet Elvis- Rob Bell
The Trial- Robert Whitlow
The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Wedding- Nicholas Sparks
Brave New World- Aldous Huxley


Well, there you go. Tonight we had a PPS photoshoot, so I'll have pictures very soon. I'll also have a new blog for you to look out for.

Happy New Year Everyone!!!!

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

I dedicate this entry to Tina.

So, you may have noticed the date. Its been a month since I've written here. Let me just say that life has been a little busy. And when it wasn't busy, other things became more important. But, with Tina's insistence, I have set an alarm on my phone to go off twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, to remind me to blog. Tina also expressed that she didn't get any gossip or fun news unless it was through me. This guilted me into making a better effort to write here.

With that said, I will share what's gone on recently.

-I got three A's and B this semester
-I have signed up for two English classes, history 102, spanish 114, and nutrition for next semester
-The college group Christmas party was so much fun. I ended up with a ten dollar borders gift card in the gift exchange with helped me in purchasing the books PS I Love You and F. Scott Fitzgerald's book of short stories
-TINA IS HOME!
-I started a new novel. "Guess what I'm done writing your book the ending got twisted around", the words of Andrew McMahon are the only ones that describe why I stopped writing the other book I started.

I really can't think of anything else. With that short of a list you'd think that I would have had enough time to blog.

So tomorrow is Christmas eve, and I think that us sisters are gonna drive around and look at Christmas lights and sing songs and catch up on each other's lives. Then there is Christmas, and then mom, Emily, and I are going to L.A. for a girlie trip. We're going to go to Universal Studios, walk the Hollywood walk of fame, and maybe stalk some celebrities. I know Cam Gigandet is high on Emily's list. Hopefully I'll be able to get internet while I'm in Cali so I can keep you (and when I say you, I mean Tina, because she is my only reader) updated.

Here is a of the awesome Gingerbread (graham cracker) house that Tina, Courtney, Lauren, and I made tonight at Church.

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Lastly, Tina has told me that she gets songs from James, and I love songs, so I thought I'd share some songs with you. I don't know how to link anything, or give you songs so I'll just name a couple that I'm really into right now.

Lullaby-Mitch Hansen Band [(great Twilight song)(thanks Tina)]

Rowing Song- Patty Griffin (I had this song stuck in my head for days after an episode of OTH and couldn't find it, and then I watched that episode again and my dad tried to talk to me, but I was like "wait, I think its that song!!")

Bittersweet Symphony- Ace Enders and a Million different people (I've always loved this song, but now its remixed and invovles Matt Theisen from Relient K, and proceeds on Itunes go to charity)



Merry Christmas all!