Today I was driving in my car, and I looked at the dash to see that the temperature was 95 degrees.
I immediately got unreasonably excited, because it is the perfect weather to roll down the windows instead of using the air conditioning.
Only an Arizonan would think that way.
Being able to roll down the windows and let the wind blow through my hair is just one of those things that keeps me happy in these stressful weeks.
Along with:
Taking grandma to lunch, and making healthy choices.
...and not so healthy choices. Unless you count being healthy for my soul. Which I do.
Stacks of books for me to delve into every night.
Pwning in Mario Kart. Yes, I said pwn.
This face.
And this face reading The Hunger Games!
He was kind of mad about me taking this picture. Through those glaring eyes, he said, "Don't take a picture of me just so you can make fun of how I don't read on your blog!"
I reassured him that I would not, however, say that. Just that I'm glad that he is finally reading one of the best book series of all time.
I'm crossing my fingers that he'll finish before the movie comes out in 2012. :)
Because for some reason, I haven't been able to blog all week.
Hmm, I wonder why that could have been...
♥I had my music theory final on Friday...and I got a B!
♥ Most of my weekend was dedicated to the music history final, which I took Monday.
♥ I have been practicing piano for about 15 hours now, so hopefully I do well on my final in about 3 hours. {Did I ever mention I bought myself a piano? Maybe I should some day...}
♥ For Mother's Day, my dad and I took Grandma out to Red Robin for dinner. Yum!
♥ My grandma is such an amazing woman, she is smart, funny, getting her doctorate, and way cooler than me. Happy Mother's Day, Grandma!
♥ Isn't my mom gorgeous? I will have a special Mom post on Friday, but I just have to say Happy Mom's Day to the best mom in the world!
It definitely lived up to its hype! It was delicious, with all fresh ingredients from the farm and in a quaint little house with picnic tables and a fireplace. I give it two thumbs way way up.
My dad doesn't like pictures, so me and Jake took a few instead.
Oh, and isn't my man so attractive? I think so.
So my grandma decided not to make her usual brownies for my dad's birthday, but another famous place just happened to be right next door to Joe's... The Coffee Shop.
Isn't it pretty? It was sure pretty to eat. {Does that make sense?}
These girls won Cupcake Wars, but they definitely didn't take the {cup}cake in my eyes!
Sprinkles is way better. But these are still cupcakes, therefore I can't hate them too much.
Give your mouths a present, and go eat at these places. They will thank you.
Happy Birthday, Daddy!
You have raised me and shown me who to be, and I am grateful for you everyday of my life. I love you so much! I really am a daddy's girl.
My weekends as of late have all been so hectic. Fortunately, I like doing things with friends and family, because normally i hatehatehate being busy! Since I still don't have a camera, there's no pictures (sad face!), but I'll break down the weekend for you.
Friday:
We had dinner at my grandma's. I wish I had a picture, because it literally looked and tasted like we were eating at a five star restaurant. Crabs and shrimp and salmon, oh my!
Saturday:
My baby cousin, Sofia Graciela Lewis, was baptized! I love seeing families grow closer to Christ. I went to IHOP with my dad, which I wish was called IHOW, because waffles are so much better. Just sayin'. That afternoon we went to my aunt and uncles for presents and cake for the baptism.
That night I went out with some friends to celebrate my best friend Vincent's birthday! We had delicious food at Kabuki, and then we went and saw the not-so-scary movie, Insidious. It's supposed to be worse than Paranormal Activity, but don't believe that for a second! If you want to be scared out of your wits and possibly need to change your pants afterwards, stick to Paranormal Activity.
After that, we went back to Vincent's and watched A Very Potter Musical for some giggles. It is perfection.
Sunday:
I finally got to sleep in. I love sleeping 11 hours in one night. It's so refreshing after only sleeping 3 hours a night all the week long.
Church was amazing as usual.
And now I'm off to finish my homework that I thought would be fun to leave all for Sunday. Sometimes my brain deceives me by telling me things are good ideas when they're not!
Reflection:
Ok, I don't want to sound like a parent, but this is what I learned from the weekend. Do your homework! Don't procrastinate. I really have a bad habit of it! I really think that if there were a prize for it, I would win every year. Or every month. Or every millisecond.
Most importantly, I learned that in order to be a true follower of Christ, you must be Christ-like. Someone in church today said "Even if you may not understand what they are doing at the time, if you ask yourself how you can be Christ-like toward them, it will help you understand." People aren't always going to understand the choices we make. People aren't always going to understand the experiences you have. But if someone is truly Christ-like, they will love you and support you no matter what. They won't tell you you are wrong and to ask God to change your heart. They will embrace your for the decisions you make, despite the decisions they are making.
On that note, here's a little clip I'd love you to see.
So this week I have spent everyday at my grandma's to get ready for my baby cousin Sofia's baptism. My grandma and I have spent WAY too long not cleaning, and much longer collecting things we don't need, like Tweety Bird pillow covers and old purse straps that aren't even attached to purses.
When I finally got to my room, it got a little more personal because there was a lot of stuff in there from high school. Old cards from Jake, yearbooks, unfinished assignments..
Then I came across these and figured out why it's awesome to Spring Clean.
I seriously could not stop laughing at these!
I bet you're wondering what the hey I'm talking about!
These are from my sophomore year in high school, a little game we like to call Photo Tag.
This was part of our day activity for Sadies. I just love the way people were looking at us in these pictures, as if we were crazy! Which we were.
What an amazing Spring Cleaning find! I encourage everyone to Spring Clean and find something old that will make you laugh and be merry!
Please excuse my messy room with dirty clothes everywhere {ahem, bra!}.
I've had a horrible last couple days! You wanna know how I remedy it? Shopping with Grandma.
I've mentioned on Facebook how much cooler Grandma is than me. But those in the blogging world just do not yet know. So because my grandma made my day today, this post is dedicated to why Grandma is cooler than me.
1. Grandma is constantly staying out all hours of the night partying, while I'm at home cleaning her house.
2. My grandma goes to college, and always says, "how are your classes Brittany? Mine are wonderful! I just love that we go to ASU together!"
3. Grandma was asked to be in a sorority. Sororities ask me to never show my face on campus again.
4. Grandma goes to jazz clubs at least twice a week. You all know my love for jazz!
5. Grandma can win connect four in only 3 moves.
6. Merriam-Webster changed the word "shrimp" to "srimp" because he trusts Grandma's judgement.
7. All my friends like Grandma more than me.
I do believe that my argument is valid and that I proved my premise that Grandma is much cooler than I. If only she would teach me her ways so I could make her proud.
