Those darn dementors.

Right now I need some chocolate. loads of it.

I'm just really stressed about a lot of things

and those "dementors" are making things worse.

Anyone have some chocolate frogs?

bored. Friday night. nuff said.

Sometimes, I don't have anything to do on a friday night. So I look up pointless information like...what was the number one song on the day I was born? wanna know what it was? It's a good one. :)

January 27, 1993: "I will always love you" by Whitney Houston

Then I thought, hmmm...what was the #1 song on my 12th birthday? and guess what? ..another love song.

January 27th, 2005: "Let Me Love You" by Mario

So I got curious. and looked at my birthday for every year I'd been alive. No life? yep. aaaaand...you'll never guess. yup! more love songs!

January 27th, 1994: All for Love-Brian Adams, Rod Stewart, Sting

1995: creep-TLC

1996: One Sweet Day-Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men

1997: Un-break my Heart-Toni Braxton

1998: Truly, Madly, Deeply-Savage Garden

1999: Baby One More Time-Brittany Spears

2000: I knew I loved You-Savage Garden

2001: Independent Woman-Destiny's Child

2002: U Got it Bad-Usher

2003: a song by Puff Daddy.

2004: Hey Ya-Outkast

2005: see above. :)

2006: Grillz-Nelly

2007: Irreplaceable-Beyonce

2008: Low-Flo Rida

2009: Just Dance-Lady Gaga

2010: Tik Tok-Kesha

2011: Grenade-Bruno Mars

sooo.....not all of them were great songs, but some of them were. And I just wasted a half hour of my life. And now I'm going to bed. Goodnight. :)

Merry Christmas!!!

Today was so incredible, words can't even describe it. And they say a picture is worth a thousand words..so here are a couple pictures of my Christmas. :)

Christmas Eve

Eating our traditional Christmas Eve dinner

Broccoli, chicken, and cheese soup in bread bowls.

The Christmas Program!

Emily and Abby dancing and singing to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Kylee playing "What Child is This"

Me playing "The First Noel" and "The Music Box"

Jessie and Abby playing "Jingle Bells"

Emily playing "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"

Kylee playing and singing "Mary Did You Know"

Abby and I playing "Silent Night"

Still Singing "Silent Night"

Jessie and Emily performing their self-choreographed dance to "Let it Snow"

The Sisters in their Santa hats! (Emily and Abby insisted that we all had to wear them allll day)

Our annual reading of "The Night Before Christmas"

Opening our Christmas Jammies!

Dad and the girls in their jammies

Mom and the girls! ....does Maggie (the dog) look upset to anyone else? :)

(our dog is a master photo bomber she shows up in a lot of random pictures)

Our family :)

Grandma Shelton comes every year for Christmas Eve and Christmas day.

It's tradition :)

The Girls with Grandma

(she got new jammies too!)

We figured out why Maggie was mad in the other picture, she didn't have her own Santa hat!

Christmas Morning!

"are we seriously awake at 6 A.M.?"

Emily Abby and Jessie had been up since 3....

Opening presents from Santa!

Emily's really exited if you can't tell... ;)

Grandma with all her presents!

(she collects teddy bears)

Abby the ladybug with her presents :)

Emily with her presents!

her current obsession is penguins..

Jess and her brand new cell phone! ..and the rest of her presents :)

Ky and her presents!

she got 8 new pairs of socks(among other things)...its a good thing she loves socks, right?!

My presents :)

so excited for my new phone!!

After Church we took some more family pictures in our new clothes :)

Dad and Mom

They're the best!

Daddy and his girls.

We love him soo much!

The Shelton Women. :)

We're a little bit silly..... :)

The Shelton's

2011

Me with my beautiful sisters. :)

...what?!

My parents love taking pictures of us :)

The best part of Christmas was being able to be back with my family. After pictures, my Grandma and Grandpa Curtis, Great Grandma Cutler, and Aunt Holly came for dinner, which was delicious. (Turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls, corn, stuffing, sweet potatoes, jello, crab salad, and chocolate pie. yummmm)

I also loved being able to go to church on Christmas. There is no greater gift to give our Savior, and no better way to feel the true spirit of the season. May we all remember why we celebrate Christmas in the first place.

Doesn't this picture put things in perspective?

Well,

I hope you all had a wonderful day and, as Santa says as "he drives out of sight"

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a Goodnight!"

Everything's funnier after midnight.

I just saw this on pinterest, and probably died laughing.

Seriously. I DIED.

Definitely one of my most favorite scenes from this movie, and one that's been quoted many a times. And it just got 10 bajillion times better.

It probably won't be as funny in the morning, but really. Right now I just cannot get over how much I love this. Anyways....

Just thought I'd share. :)

Home Sweet Home

Guess who's home??????

ok, so I've been home for almost a week but still.

I'm home!!!

Its so wonderful to come home and realize that things are still mostly the same. Maggie still jumps up on you and barks when you come in the room, my little sisters still say the weirdest things, the Christmas traditions have continued, and the Christmas lights are as crazy as ever.

My dad agrees. Last Sunday I was completely ready for church when it was time to leave except for getting dressed (as usual) and he said "Ahh, just like old times."

Yes, just like old times. That was comforting to hear.

Anyways, Its been fabulous being home, and I still have another week and a half!

Home, sweet, home.

(Do you think I've said HOME enough?) :)

bones.

I. LOVE. THIS. SHOW.

The End.

Here we go again...

Change.

Life's full of it.

No, not the kind that jingles in our pocket..

At this very moment I am sitting in the living room with all my roommates for our last night together. :( Ashland is leaving in 3 and a half hours to catch her shuttle, Rebecca leaves tomorrow(Thursday) at noon, And Alexsa and I are leaving Saturday morning. It seems like we just got here! and now everything is changing again.

...I used to think that graduating from high school and moving out of the house would be the biggest change in my life, and after that all the changes would be easier.

Boy, was I wrong!

With each passing day comes the realization of how naive I was. Life is changing constantly. 3 months ago I moved out of the house to a different state, moved in with strangers, went to church with all new people, started college, and became in charge of myself. Basically my entire life changed. And in just a few short weeks the process will start all over again. and after that, another thing will change, then another, and another, and another, and another.

Change.

Its never ending.

And sometimes I just wish everything could stay the same.