30 November 2008

Fall Break

So... LMU has this great plan where it wears us out by not giving us any breaks for months and we get so sick of skewl... then finally they give us a week fall/THanksgiving break. The week is nice but sooner would be nicer. After this week of break we have one week of classes & then a week of finals... so usually break should be spent doing homework or some form of study anyway. SInce I did none.... I'll be swamped in business this week.... but it was worth it.
Wed. night I worked on packing, cleaned up my room, and set up some Christmas decorations.

Thurs. morning I went to my classes, packed the rest of my stuff, took care of a few other things, and finally Thurs. afternoon I left to go visit my sister & her fam. They are VERY cute by the way!

Unfortunately I didn't really take any pictures on fall break. In fact below is the only photo I took. It was Friday and Megan declared she wanted to take a picture as we were trying to get her out of the car to visit teach one of Miranda's sisters.


After that we had lunch with a superhero... yep... well we had lunch with Katie at skewl. It was pizza day. But Katie of course is just the alternate personality for Violet. Yep, this girl's awesome. She's kickin it in Preschool. She luvs to read! (well she can't really read yet but loves to be read to & luvs to look at books & even is pretty good at remembering the stories to retell to someone else if they're lookin at the book with her) Yep, she's definitely a superhero.

Of course Megan's a superhero too. SHe's incredible! She's 2 but she understands one to one correspondence really well. She luvs to dance. And she talks great! This superhero will definitley zoom to the top of her class once she gets in school. I'm sure of it. Yep! Not too mention she always gets a cookie when we go to the store! ;-)

But we must not forget Peyton. She is in fact a superhero also. At 7 months she's letting her intelligence be known too. She absolutely LOVES to jump in her jumper. SHe wears me out. I could never jump that much and that many times in a row... she just goes and goes and goes. & she luvs it! She laughs more than any other time I think. OF course she's a very happy and well behaved baby hero. She's not really crawling or standing yet but she's close. It's exciting!

And never forget SuperMom! Without her life just couldn't go on.... Who would change the diapers, wipe the bottoms, change their clothes, make their costumes, make meals, make cupcakes and sew blankets for dad's work, read bedtime stories, take them to church, school, and dance class, and still have time for other fun mommy things all in a weeks time??? THis supermom surely deserves her title!

But of course mom can't do it all on his own (even if it seems like it sometimes). Mr. Incredible goes to the office all day to bring in the money. WHen he's home he plays games with his girls and also enjoys taking them to dance class and other fun places.



What a SUPER family! Our visit was terrific. Wednesday we headed back to Knoxville to spend Thanksgiving with our fams.



What great fun it was too! Our dinner count was at 14 plus a late straggler: THe super fam (5), Mom, Simon, & I (3), Grandma & Grandpa Miller (2), Todd & Jacob (2), and the missionaries: Elder Walkey & Elder Llewellyn(2). Arthur came later but not long before the Super fam & Todd & Jacob left. It was a great day though. We had lots to be thankful for. Also I was able to introduce my bro & some other family members & friends to one of my favorite games throughout the rest of that week.


Yep... Yep... Guess What!?!


I have a Green Apple.......... and it's LUCIOUS! ;-)

oh also

Canadians are pretty kewl... they eat Rockets!

Because I was tagged...

by Katy. In return I hold no one accountable for doing this survey... but if you have nothing better to do with your time or just feel froggy here are a few people I could tag Tonya, Phil, Terra, Leanna, Mandy, Robyn, Katie, & whoever else happens to read my blog cause honestly I'm not even sure all these people do (only like 3 people have ever commented).

1. Do you like blue cheese? not really

2. Do you own a gun? Nope... unless u count my glue gun! ;-)

3. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? Ummmm... I usually just get Ocean water or root beer actually

4. Do you get nervous before doctor Appointments? Not that I recall but I haven't had many

5. What do you think of hot dogs? Sometimes I'm in the mood to eat them but can live with out them.

6. Favorite Christmas movie? Hard to pick just one but Elf is great!

7. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Water.... sometimes other things like orange juice or egg nog or milk, etc.

8. Can you do push-ups? Not well

9. Age? 21 or 8552... besides u might not believe me anyway

10.What's your favorite piece of jewelry? MY CTR ring I guess... & my class ring but I don't know what happened to it :'(

11. Favorite hobby? Crafting, reading, acting, drawing... I can't pick just one. THey change with my moods anyway. Most recently I've made peanut butter balls & other cookies/treats, read lots, and sewed (by hand and some by machine)

12. Favorite Actor? Don't really have one... always like Sean Connery & Harrison Ford... but no real favs... like others too... Johnny Depp's always awesome

13. Do you have A.D.D.? I don't think so but I do get distracted easily when I do things that require focus or concentration & tangents are inevitable in any story or point I'm trying to make.

14. What's one trait you hate about yourself? Bad memory

15. Middle name? Fayhr

16. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: 1-Had a good Thanksgiving 2-Miss my company 3- Not looking forward to school the next two weeks

17. Name 3 things you bought yesterday/today: Yesterday 1-Lunch, 2- peanut butter, 3-chocolate bark coating (for candy making)

18. 3 drinks you regularly drink? 1- Water, 2- Water, 3- Root Beer

19. 3 Current worries? 1- Affording skewl next semester. 2- Not having much space to call my own & keep my things in. 3- Way too much homework that should already be done!

20. Favorite place to be? WIth friends or family.

21. How did you bring in the New Year? I think we were in OH at my Aunt & Uncle's place with lots of family. If I recall I was cleaning up some mysterious spilled milk while everyone else celebrated... maybe that was 2 years ago. what DID I do last year?

22. Where would you like to go? Ireland maybe... but if I leave the country they might not let me give blook anymore & I like doing that. :-(

23. Tag three to six people: see intro

24. Do you own slippers? Yes

25. What shirt are you wearing? White cami under yellow tee

26. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? it's alright

27. Can you whistle? some.

28. Favorite color? Green

29. Would you be a pirate? The idea is fun but I don't really think the pirate life's fer me.

30. What songs do you sing in the shower? Usually none cause if I sing it seems to take longer for some unknown reason I can't explain. but sometimes I just sing how I feel however I want. If I'm in the mood I may even try to make it sound songlike with repetitive lyrics and stuff... but usually nothing

31. Favorite girl's name? boy's name? Girls: Antoinette, Samantha, Molly, Mallory, Marie, etc. Boys: Andrew, Antonio, Bartholomew, Daniel, Henry, Jared, etc.

32. What is in your pocket? No pocket

33. Last thing that made you laugh? Don't remember... probably something in a blog or on facebook or something like that...

34. Best bed sheets as a child? Don't really remember any

35. Worst injury you've ever had? idk... when I was little I cut my head on a concrete cinderblock... long story... not real bad though... probably nothing worse really.

36. How many TVs do you own? personally... none. my fam as a couple i think but only 1 works at our house.

37. Who is your loudest friend? Rick... probably.

38. How many dogs do you have? Fam have 2.

39. Does someone have a crush on you? I don't know of anyone really

40. What is your favorite book(S)? The scripture, Preach my Gospel, other than that don't really know

41. Where were you born? OH... IO! ;-)

42. What is your favorite candy? probably fruit candy like skittles & starburst & also Reeces' (both cups & pieces), also like rockets ;-) lol

43. Favorite Sports Teams? don't really have one honestly

44. What songs do you want played at your funeral? Ummm....It's my party??? ;-) lol... idk. don't really care.

45.What are you doing at 12 A.M.? Often I can be found here at the comp or at a friend's dorm still... sometimes sleeping though.

46. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? was surprised that my alarm was goin' off & I hadn't heard it already though I'd been stirring awhile.

47. Do you live away from your home town? Where are you currently? Define hometown. live very far from birthplace. college is a little far from "home"

48. Do you like to celebrate the holidays? USUALLY...

49. Do you own/use exercise equipment, if so what kind? have a yoga mat & dvd... but haven't used it. used the treadmill in the dorm a few times. ran around the arena a little (own running shoes)... mostly just walk to class, etc.

50. What do you think of this long list of questions? It was fine. should probably be doin' more useful things but it's fun to learn about others!

For Fun

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car) Halloween Saturn

2. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR'S NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”) The Homemade Sun Tour

3. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) Vanilla Pumpkin

4. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) M-Buc

5. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME:(fave color, fave pet) Green Sugar

6. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Fayhr Chardon

7. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first) Bucma

8. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink) The Purple Agua

9. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers or grandmothers) Emma Carol

10. STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy) Cucumber Melon Skittles

11. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ) Faith Martin

12. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter) Lei Lethbridge

13. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower) Fall Tulip

14. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”) : Banana Camie

15. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree) Pecan Pie Willow