It's a Crazy Life

If I told you how my life has been lately, well, I might say a little crazy. Crazy as in a lot of firsts happening for me this month- some that, for me, can be a little (or very) scary.  I think I might save most of that stuff for my monthly highlights post. Then I don't have to repeat myself. *winks*

Plus there has been the business of Thanksgiving and family visiting, which was a blessed time. :)

This is just a post of recent life for me- mostly from Thanksgiving. :)

Being a farm girl... hanging around the cows and the hay with my boots. *winks*

I cleaned this calf up with the editing tool on Photo Gallery. ;)

A walk down the road with my skateboarding siblings during the time my grandparents were here. :) 

THANKSGIVING!!

We had my family, my grandparents, three sets of aunt+uncle+cousins, and a homeschool family we know for Thanksgiving this year. We had it at my aunt and uncle's house. ;)

My delicious Thanksgiving dinner. *hearts*

Hanging outside with my camera.

On the ladies' "Thanksgiving walk" before pie. *winks* Why am I always one of the people that are way behind on walks? Must be slow. xP

My sister did my hair. Yay for once-in-a-blue-moon cute hairstyles! ;D

Pie time! And there wasn't very much leftovers at the end of the day. xP 

My aunt and uncle have the most beautiful home. <3

Eating good food, hanging out with family, talking to cousins, standing my a big fire at night, eating more food... it was a good day. ^___^

One more thing that has happened recently...

We got a horse! Crazy us, huh? xP His name is Mousse, and he's a pretty nice horse, though he does need some work with listening to us and all. *winks*  I was the second one to ride him, on Thanksgiving morning. ^___^ Kinda fun to be able to stick your boot in the stirrup and pull yourself up into the saddle. I hope one day I'll be able to gallop across a field, wind blowing through my hair... *grins* We'll see how it goes. If he's not the right horse (or if we're just not horse people, ya know ;P), the former owners said they'd buy him back. Thought I'd better say that, just in case. *winks and sticks out tongue* 

HOW WAS THANKSGIVING FOR YOU? HAVE ANY "FIRSTS" LATELY? EVER ROAD A HORSE\OWNED ONE?

Let Me Ask You Something... Q & A

Let me ask you something... 

Would you like me to give you some questions, and you can answer them in the comments? Yes? Oh, awesome! [Or did you say no? Well, don't really care, hahaha!]

I'm doing a little different type of Q&A: I ask a question, and YOU answer it in the comments. So yes, this post requires your participation. *winks*

READY?

Q: Are you an introvert or an extrovert, and\or what is your personality type?

My personality is INFP according to this personality test.

Q: Which do you think is worse, extreme cold temperatures, or extreme hot?

Me? Probably hot. ;P

Q: Here's the impossibly hard question: would you rather be deaf or blind? (you're welcome, haha!)

I think I'd just have to be deaf. Thankfully, I don't have to choose. ;P

Q: If you could meet any famous person, who would you pick?

I might meet the For King and Country guys, tho they aren't totally "famous". 

Q: Did you buy any discounted corn candy this fall? (lol)

I did! *winks and laughs*

Q: What is your favorite Thanksgiving food\dessert?

*Doesn't know if I can answer this...*

Q: What natural disaster would you least like to be in?

Tsunami, maybe? Water is scary. ;P

Well that's all I have for you! :) There's one more thing though... if you want to ask me some questions, I might do a Q & A with them for myself. I've seen other people do them, and they're just kinda fun. *winks*

Blog Change \\ I Went to Another Concert! + "New" Art

The autumn leaves are falling away, and Thanksgiving is approaching! It seems the leaves always like to go away a bit too fast. Last week may have been the perfect time for me to do all the fall pictures... kinda missed it. ;P I took some. However, there is a little fall charm left still, evidenced by the photo shoot I did of my little sister yesterday. *heart eyes* There's nothing like a successful photo shoot. *winks*

A sibling took this of me, in that "prime" fall time. ;)

BLOGGING

So I decided I'm going to change my blog schedule a little. Lately it seems I've had to do some sort of last-minute posting. We were a tad busier last week? Anyhow, I'm going to have one definite posting day a week: Tuesday. If I feel like do another post, it'll be a surprise. *winks* I might still do any spontaneous post on Saturday though? We'll see.

Also, I think I'm going to drop the currently posts... I already have monthly highlights, which have some of the same things. What do you think? 

So that's blog changes! 

COOLNESS

Like my title tells you, I went to another concert! *grins* My fifteen-year-old sister and I went with some family friends.  

It was a Jonny Diaz concert... AND I GOT A PICTURE WITH HIM! *grins* Like so cool, guys. :D I've never had a picture taken with someone whose more "known". Actually, my sister was in the picture too, but I cropped her out. *cough* I'm so mean. Just kidding! ;P Family privacy again. 

Anyhow, Jonny Diaz is a really nice guy. He has a great voice, and some great songs- I might need to do an Artist's Spotlight for him. Only done one of those so far, you know...

ART STUFF

Here's some art I haven't shown y'all before...

The portrait was drawn from a picture of Jennifer Laurence. Maybe you can see similarities...? I'm not very good at full figures, but you guys can see this one for fun. ;P

I drew this on a marker board. :D That can be fun.


HAVE YOU HEARD OF JONNY DIAZ? EVER GOT A PICTURE WITH A MORE "KNOWN" PERSON? THANKSGIVING PLANS?

Movies I've Watched Recently Tag

I was tagged by Daminika for the Movies I've Watched Recently Tag! 

I can't really think of many movies that I've watched recently-ish for the first time. Only two? And it's hard to recall all movies I've  watched over... or if I even watched the entire thing. ;P 

But here we go anyway! ^___^

~It's a Wonderful Life~

I know I watched this again, with some siblings. I don't think it was exactly "recently" though. Oh well.

~Princess Cut~

This was a really nice movie! ^___^ I watched it back in September.

I've watched some How to Train Your Dragon stuff, I'm pretty sure. Some of the Netflix series', and probably at least parts of the movies. ;P Hiccup and Toothless are always nice. *winks*

 ~The Ultimate Legacy~ 

This actually WAS a recent watch. *winks* I enjoyed it well enough. 

I Tag: 

Shantelle @ Between the Pages of this Bookish Life

Sam @ Books and Arrows

Rule: Must be movies you've watched most recently (one month)

HAVE YOU WATCHED ANY OF THESE MOVIES? DO YOU WANT TO WATCH ANY OF THEM?

LIFE + Thoughts I Wrote about Awe \\ Oh Beautiful Fall

Just a quick Tuesday post, way late, though I have an excuse. My sister and I babysat cousins overnight, then my mom picked us up to sing at an assisted living with friends and family from Bible study, then we came home... and headed out to the "big city". We went to the mall, and my older sister and I got some nice country boots to share. *grins* It's about time I got some real country-girl boots.

On Sunday before church, my little siblings and I had some fun with the leaves. Me and my three-year-old brother were gathering leaves. We actually have a lot- and a lot of pretty ones. ;) Of course, with all the fall beauty around me, I had to grab my camera... and a rake. *winks* We made a leaf pile, and if there's one thing about leaf piles and kids, it really draws out real smiles. :) I'd love to show some of the pics I got of the kids, but my mom doesn't really like me sharing those on here anymore. *sad face*

And now, just a few thoughts I wrote down a couple nights ago, in closing...

Sometimes we seem to forget WHO God is. Then there's that moment of awe when we remember. The sound of pouring rain and rumbling thunder- that is God's power. That storm is of His creation. Wow.

Or when you look at, or feel, your hand in the night, and that thought comes: God MADE this hand. Awe. It's so amazing when we truly think about this. I mean, we all know that God made us and everything else. But there are those moments when it actually hits you... and you glimpse His power, or His intimate connection to us.

WHAT DID YOU DO TODAY? EVER HAD SIMILAR AWE-MOMENTS? FAVORITE PICTURE?

Seeing Tenth Avenue North Live

Hey guys! In October I went to my first Christian pop concert, featuring Tenth Avenue North! *grins* That's what I'm talking about today, because it obviously deserves a post of it's own- seeing popular Christian artists, great photo opportunities, and just the adventure of it, you know. *winks*

So, how did my parents, my sister, last minute buying VIP tickets to a concert the night before it was happening? The answer to this question: my sister. Yep. Tenth Avenue North is her hero band, and she wanted to go so bad, that we went. I lucked out and got to go too. *grins*

So we were off on a musical adventure! Here's a bit about it, featuring my photography. *winks*

We arrived in the town the concert would take place, found where it was going to be, and went to grab something to eat. I got a grilled chicken sandwich. :)

Then we headed over! My mom took a picture of my dad, sister, and I in front the Tenth Avenue North's tour bus... but I cropped them out, because I probably shouldn't put them on here... personal family privacy reasons, you know. *winks* 

It was pretty packed in the entrance- they might've been setting up the merchandise tables still? Anyhow, we stood near the door for a bit, until they at last ushered us into the concert area to sit down. We were VIP, so we got to be there for a Q&A and acoustic set and stuff. :) Plus we got like, third row seats. *grins* So yea, this is Tenth Avenue North performing their song Beloved. It's a really lovely song. :) 

There were two other guys at this concert. Jon McLaughlin performed first. I hadn't known him before this, but he's really good on the piano. Beautiful Disaster is a really nice song of his. Then it was Brandon Heath's turn, and I do know him. *winks* These pictures were when Jon came out and played for one of Brandon's songs.

Snacks. *grins* 

Then it was Tenth Avenue North's turn, which was definitely my favorite part. ^___^ They really are a great band- they have a lot of good songs.

Here's the lead singer, Mike, in the crowd. He came down the isle right by us- I was sitting farther in, so I didn't get a high-five from him. *winks* Too bad. He's a pretty cool guy. He's pretty funny and full of life, but you can also tell he has a heart for God. Really cool to see. :)

That drummer there is Jason.

This guys name is Jeff.

Most of my pictures are of Mike, but he was the most visible, after all. I don't think I could've got that good of picture of the other guys very often.

They performed for quite a while, and it was great! ^___^ I had a lovely time, and my sister was in fluffy-cloud-land, I think. xD 

But eventually, it did end... as all things do. ;)

Tenth Avenue North's merchandise table

Sadly, we didn't get a picture with any of them. Tenth Avenue North didn't come out. The other guys were, but we didn't get to hang around long enough. We did walk by Reuben, fromTenth Avenue North, though. Out on the sidewalk. *grins* I just looked at him. ;P

Anyhow, it was a great first Christian pop concert experience, and I hope to go to more! *grins*

EVER BEEN TO A CONCERT? IF SO, WHOSE WAS IT? FAVORITE PICTURE? DO YOU KNOW ANY OF THESE ARTISTS?