what to be thankful for.

how was your Thanksgiving, everyone? mine wasn't too exciting, but it was good. we started the day off by hiking the Y. if you know me well, you know that i hate don't really like hiking. it took a long time to finish it. but it was still fun. then, we went to grandma and grandpa wendelboe's house. they live, of course, in Provo. everyone was at the wendelboes except Aunt Nanette (Ted's wife) and Taylor's kids (Savannah and Torben). Uncle Aaron brought Ann, his girlfriend. she's really nice and friendly. all we did at the Wendelboes was eat, eat, eat, eat, play games, eat some more, play more games, talk, eat, eat........ you get the idea.

Friday was amazing. I woke up at 4:30 to go to the Buy One, Get One 50% Off sale at Shoe Carnival. I bought 2 pairs of boots for just $30. (ok, ok, i used mom's $10 gift card to make my boots even cheaper.) they were pretty sweet boots. oh, how I love black friday. I went back to sleep, woke up 3 hours later, ate breakfast, showered, and got in the car to go to Salt Lake. we went there for 2 reasons: 1. to see saylor at the hospital, and 2. to go to "afternoon tea" at the Grand America Hotel.
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t first, I was nervous when I went into the O'Brien's room at PCMC. I was afraid that I was interrupting private time. but it was such a great visit. Saylor and I talked about Justin Bieber, Christmas, shoes, TOMS, how she felt, school, and Thanksgiving. I think we both felt a little better after talking. she is supposed to come home today. you see, Saylor just had surgery on Tuesday and was in some pain when I came to see her. I didn't want to look like "oh you're in pain I can't stand to see you hooked up to IVS so I will just cry and freak out." I think I did a good job of staying strong and making Saylor feel at least a little better. although on Thanksgiving, nothing astounding happened, I was extremely thankful that I got to come and see Saylor. i'm thankful that she never gives up, that she seems to be recovering well, that she's always happy, that she helps me be stronger.
Ann invited the girls to go to "afternoon tea." it was super fun, but it was extremely formal. I was afraid that I would, like, spill everything all over my skirt and not be "proper." i had coconut almond hot chocolate with whipped cream. it was paradise. there were finger sandwiches, scones, and fancy desserts. i loved it, but i felt like i was going to explode.
that night, we watched 17 miracles. i cried.

i am thankful for the time that i spent with my family and with saylor this week. i am thankful for all my friends. my house. clothes and shoes. singing. tennis. all the miracles in my life. my family.

well, now i guess this means that Christmas is coming. i have to admit that i am a bit sad about that. i love the fall. i love drinking hot apple cider and watching the leaves fall. i love the colors. the smells. everything. and now, it's leaving me. i like listening to Justin Bieber Christmas music. playing Christmas music on the piano (except i do have a huge recital soon and i'm not prepared for it). driving around the Riverbottoms (the wealthy area in Provo) and looking at all the wonderful Christmas lights. decorating the tree. celebrating our Saviors birth. but everything else..... it just happens so fast. don't be offended at all, but Christmas day is one of my least favorite days of the year. we open the gifts...... and everything's just over. it's not exciting. after Christmas, all we really want is for the snow to melt. the decorations to go. to sleep. i like the Christmas season, just not the day itself. but that's just my personal opinion.

11-11-11. oh and some obsessions.

So. Today was 11-11-11. I know, isn't that legit? It all happened in that wonderful 4th period known as Geomecrap.

I had arrived like 1 second late to Mr. Kelemen's classroom. He told me to get a book. So I did. Then the kid behind me started counting. I had no idea why, but then I remembered. 11-11-11. and it would be at 11:11:11! So I started counting, and when that legit moment happened, we all cheered, screamed, and partied. Mr. Kelemen looked at us like WHAT????? I have no idea if he even knew the significance of that day!

So guess what. I will be talking about obsessions now. The first one is....
Pinterest! I never thought I would be an addict. But I am. Please follow me! it has EVERYTHING on there.

K. enough about Pinterest. The second thing is... Justin Bieber Christmas Music!!! I know, I have lost it. i used to be an anti-bieber. then I turned into a "i like some of his songs." then I turned into a "i like his music, just not the bieber fever." now, I am addicted  to his Christmas songs! Like this one..

and this one...

Next is Coldplay. I have had a Coldplay obsession for a loooooong time. But their new album, Mylo Xyloto, is just fantastico. So is this song. but the video is really strange.

Next thing: Bruno Mars. I've had this obsession for a long time. But I am addicted to him. Same with Adele and Christina Perri. All their songs are just amazing!

More stuff: Yoga, doodling, taking pics, Photobucket, pretending that I am a professional photographer, writing, singing, tennis, piano, attempting to run....... but you already knew these things!
Ciao!
PS. please pause my playlist so you can hear the songs.

I freaking HATE drama!

So, if you've been wondering what I have been doing, I don't really like to blog about everything going on in my skool life. This blog is supposed to be somewhat of a journal because I hate journal keeping, but there are just some things I don't like to post about, like I feel like they are a bit too personal to go into the exact details. So, I hate homework. I honestly hate it when people ask if I like school. No one likes school! Today I had to take this practice ACT, and it killed me! It took 3 and a half freaking hours! Some parts weren't too bad, but I'm telling you, it's good to be home. I also got my braces tightened, and I am in a ton of pain. I have been dealing with boy drama, girl drama, homework drama, and just a ton of junior high drama!
Boy Drama: I don't really like to talk about this stuff, but to give you a basic idea, I am rather flirtatious. I am actually a pretty good flirt because I can flirt without boys knowing that I am actually flirting (sorry if I'm confusing you). But once in a while, I overflirt and that one boy I like has no chance of liking me anytime soon. I am trying to get over him, which isn't too easy. But hey, I'm trying. I wish that I didn't overflirt and then I wouldn't be in this mess. But I don't really want to go into details right now, and I probably never will on this blog.

Girl Drama: This is pretty un-avoiadable in middle school, sadly. I freakin hate the feeling that you're too grown up, but not grown up enough. It is also hard to keep both old friends and new friends because the old friends get sort of jealous because I eat with my newer friends. I still say hi to them, but it hurts to know that they're jealous of ME. I say that it's good to have a lot of friends, but they don't really agree with me. Newer friends are good, but sometimes I feel left out because I don't have as much money, I only have 2 pairs of TOMS, and I have to pay for my own clothes now. They're nice about it, but still... Also, the feeling that you don't want to be popular but you want to have more friends is really bugging me. Well, junior high is all about finding yourself. My friend actually wrote in my yearbook "Miriam, you know who you are, you're always happy, and that's what makes you special!" Well, I am starting not to always be happy. At school, I try to be happy because if you see me grumpy, that's not something you'd want to see!

Homework Drama: I already talked about this in another post. Don't want to say anymore.

One of my friends in high school said that she loved her experience at CMS and she misses it terribly. Well, that isn't true. A YW leader said to make the most out of teenage years. But it's not easy. Really. Hopefully, I will still be that happy, friendly person the people love instead of a jerk!