Coffee With Kaydee
As I sit here and type this I struggle with the decision to keep writing, or go read Midnight Sun or The Hunger Games. Midnight Sun, if you don't know, is another book in the Twilight series which was written from Edward's point of view (he's my absolute favorite), but sadly Stephanie Meyer isn't going to finish it because it leaked before it was finished. I absolutely hate that. With my soul. I can't decide if I should make this a full, blown-out post or just short, or postpone it. So I'll write here until I feel like I can't any more.
My week was average--as usual. Nothing happened on Monday that I can remember. Honestly I can't even remember what I did that day, at all. Hmm.... Anyway, on Tuesday it was my dad's birthday. He was at the dentist most of the day but we were able to celebrate with delicious lasagna and extremely rich dark chocolate cake. After we ate we gave him the presents that he picked out (which is a really unfair advantage parents have, us kids don't get to decide what we get and we don't know what we get. Our parents buy them and we know it so we sit in torturous wonderment for weeks, maybe even months.) and then we watched one of the best movies ever, which is Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.
OH! Before I forget, we watched Thor: The Dark World last Sunday night and it was so amazing! I am in love with Thor, and I would marry Loki. According to some, that's creepy, but he [Loki] is as attractive as Thor if not more. Loki, will you marry me?
On Tuesday I went to the gym with my brother again because it was leg day (the best day), and I was sore for the next 3 days. My calves are starting to look defined, which makes me feel cool. I dead lifted 135, which is a lot for me. I feel strong. I am actually sad because I don't know if the gym is going to be open this week...something is wrong with me.
MARCEL THE SHELL. If you haven't watch him yet, you must! My friend Kaitlynne reminded me about him on Wednesday. She originally introduced me. Go watch the video here.
Friday I saw The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. GO SEE IT RIGHT NOW. It is absolutely and utterly amazing. I fell in love all over again. I cried when Katniss gave the speach about Rue, and when Peeta got electrocuted. It was so intense and perfect. Good job, movie making people. It is so absolutely perfect. Watch it now.
Today I almost broke my pinkie toe. It's purple and swollen. So yeah...that's fun. On the upside of life it snowed this weekend, which makes butterflies in my stomach. I love winter, probably because it matches my skin color..but whatevs.
*****RANDOM SIDE NOTE: I hate slow internet that stops my YouTube videos.
Thank Goodness Thanks
The things I am thankful for this week:
>Candles
They are so warm and comforting, who wouldn't be thankful for them? They replace dull or stinking air with lovely scents which float into your nose and fill you with peace and joy.
>Blue Eyes
Call me vain, but I'm thankful for my eyes. They are the only thing I like about myself some days. I can always look at my eyes and they are always the same--pretty. Flawless. I'm not saying this so you feel sorry for me, just saying that I'm thankful for them.
>Marcel the Shell
He makes me smile. Simple as that.
>Gloomy Days
I'm thankful for them because they make me feel all warm and cozy inside. They just are my favorite and I love them.
Time With Christ
Nothing too complicated this week. I want to simply state what has already been stated in Hebrew 2:10. Christ tasted death. The bitter, grievous, horrid taste of death. He swallowed it down. What did it taste like? I will never know, because He tasted it for me. He ate the bitterness. Jesus took it away. He ate my broccoli.
That Doesn't Make Sense
Rapping confuses me to pieces. I mean, the lingo they use is so weird. Normal use of their phrases would mean something very very different, and sometimes the use of some of their phrases are completely irrelevant. Comepletely.
"*insert cuss word* I'm ill"
What does that even mean?! Are you sick?! Should you go to the doctor? Or are you just an idiot that doesn't know what you're talking about? I don't even.
Questions from a QT
>Is it redundant to say northern North America?
>Is it really that abnormal for a 115 pound, 15 year old girl to eat an entire cheese burger that we stand in awe at the empty plate?
If you know the answers feel free to comment and let me know.
Quotes From Cody
"It's survival of the fittest--if you want to survive, you have to be the fittest"
Journey To Germany
Making this short, like the rest of my blog, I am going to start selling bracelets! Keep an eye out, they will only be $3! I have a lot I need to do! But instead I laid on the couch and read The Hunger Games most of the afternoon. I typically give myself the weekend off. But I really need to kick it into gear this week!
I've just realized how much this post is lacking. I'm sorry it's so crappy this week. I'm just not feeling it, ya know? Next week I swear will be better. Know why? Because it's Thanksgiving week, and my frister (friend/sister), Marcy is coming! We shall have many adventures that I shall record in the next post. May the odds be ever in your favor.
That's all for this week! Remember, owl be hawkward, so should you. ;)
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
50 Things About Me
After I did the whole "List of things about me" on Facebook, a thousand bagillion things kept coming to my mind in the form of a list. So, here are 50 Things about me.
1) I am obsessed with owls. I have probably 10 or more pairs of earrings, 10 necklaces, 2 rings, a stuffed owl, two owl mugs, an owl shirt, and about 1,000 more things with owls on them that I want
2) I love Christmas music & any other type of music
1) I am obsessed with owls. I have probably 10 or more pairs of earrings, 10 necklaces, 2 rings, a stuffed owl, two owl mugs, an owl shirt, and about 1,000 more things with owls on them that I want
2) I love Christmas music & any other type of music
3) I can eat an entire double cheese burger & all the fries
4) I used to be a terrible nail biter, but recently I've stopped & I really like my long nails
5) I love my cat more than anything pretty much
6) I love to do a lot of things but I don't do them a lot because I get distracted doing other things I like less
7) I can't decide if I want to be a pediatric nurse or doctor
8) I love pastas
9) my best friend is 3 years older than me, and my other best friend is 5 years older than me
10) I like creepy things like zombies, aliens, vampires, ect...
11) I laugh way too hard at my own jokes
12) I've learned to like body building and gym talk because the two people I hang out with most never talk about anything else
13) I love gloomy days
14) my lazy word (the word you use in place of other words because you're too lazy to think of them) is majigger
15) I have braces and I get them off in February
16) my favorite super heroes are Thor & Iron Man
17) I would marry Loki if he asked me
18) I hurt my knee in June pretty bad & now I can't run 5 days in a row without it hurting
19) I want to write a book some day
20) my greatest fear is that I won't be able to have kids when I'm married
21) I could go to college forever probably because there is so much I want to learn, like business, medicine, computer science, art, elementary education, high school education, history, everything
22) when I was little I used to sit under the stairs behind the recliner and cut the carpet
23) if you could measure the amount of anger in my body it would probably be more than my mass
24) I'm really awkward when I make jokes because they're rarely ever funny so I just end up sitting there with a stupid smile while everyone looks at me
25) I really really don't like high school drama
26) sometimes I get scared that I'll get mysteriously pregnant and no one will believe that it was mysterious
27) when I was a kid I ate ketchup straight, nothing else, just by itself
28) I love writing a lot a lot a lot
29) I miss people who've done wrong to me and it doesn't make sense but ya know
30) I want to live in Germany for at least a year
31) road trips are possibly the best thing ever
32) I want to travel the world
33) despite all the past trouble I've had with it, algebra is one of my favorite subjects
34) I have be playing piano for almost 11 years
35) I could never be bulimic because I hate throwing up
36) I pop my knuckles all the time
37) I find anatomy, biology, and chemistry really interesting & I love science
38) I love to knit and crochet, there's rarely a time I am not making something
39) I hate cussing, it's pointless and unbecoming
40) I could be a Tom boy
41) I cut all my hair off in march of 2013 and I never missed it until October
42) my favorite type of books to read are classics like Frankenstein, Dracula, Wurthering Heights, ect...
43) I am hungry a lot but rarely does anything sound good
44) I love candles
45) I've never had any major injuries or surgeries
46) I had 9 baby teeth pulled & part of my gums burned off by lazors.
47) I don't have a favorite color- I like all of them
48) I typically sleep 9-13 hours a night
49) my favorite dead author is Edgar Allan Poe because his creepy darkness intrigues me
50) I love God, sometimes you can't tell, but I am always blown away by all of His everything
Well, that's all!! Maybe I'll do 50 more later. Thanks for reading, and remember, owl be hawkward, so should you! ;)
Sunday, November 17, 2013
I Can't Think of a Title but You Should Read This Anyway
Coffee With Kaydee
Hey lovely lillies!
Sorry for the odd greeting, just kidding. How was your week? I hope it was fabulous because I'm nice like that. (Hash tag conceited). My week was interesting...I guess. I'm not sure which adjective to use there, I'll tell you about and you can use your own adjectives like a Mad Lib.
On Tuesday I went shopping! It was fun, but I didn't shop for myself, which was still fun! I learned something that day. I went to the mall in the middle of the day, a school day, so there were like only 5 teens there and I suspected them of ditching. I learned that that's when all the old people go! You know what old people do? They walk slow as turtles through the mall. I get the joy of getting stuck behind them. I mean come on!!! WALK FASTER! I am in the mall on a mission, I'm trying to get to Hollister, buy what I want, then go find my Mom so my Dad doesn't have to wait for a century. But nooooooo let's stroll through the mall in front of the young girl who has to pee and purchase a Christmas present before she spends money on herself. What. Ever.
The other day, (I don't know which one, but it was one of the days in the previous week) I found out one of my closest friends has a blog! I freaked out. Her name is Emily and her blog link is awkotaco.blogspot.com so go check it out! It will make you laugh! She is so awesome, and it makes me feel less nerdy because I'm not the only one out of my group of friends who blogs. ALSO! Emily and I are trying to convince her parents to let her come out here this December. She lives in south east Texas so she's never seen snow and she doesn't know what it means to be cold. (Not literally, that's a hyperbole). My parents are chill with it, but ya know... got to have everyone chill. "Let her go, she's a free spirit she needs to fly."
My dad just brought in the birthday cake he made for himself with the candles on it (lit) and accidentally blew them out by his laughter.
As I mentioned in the previous paragraph, I went shopping for a friend's Christmas present and I'm really nervous about it! Like irrationally so. What if they don't like the colors? (that worry makes me laugh for a reason I can't tell you of) What if it's too big or too small? What if they don't like the style? I have a whole month of anxiety ahead of me. I mean what if they think it's weird that I bought it for them? What if someone else gets them the same thing? I DON'T KNOW.
One month from today I turn 16. In case you were wondering.
Journey To Germany
I was afraid orders would slow down after this last round, I was really worried that I wouldn't be able to earn money by selling my stuff and then it'd be harder to get to Germany. Silly me! I advertised a lot yesterday and I got like 8-10 more orders! Thank you Lord! God is still providing and I am still going to make it to Germany to visit the wonderful people there and see a different part of the world. My excitement is so overflowing sometimes that I barely keep myself from screaming. I am excited for every part of the trip! Going to the airport, leaving on the plane, the plane ride, the photography, landing, seeing my friends at the airport, hugging them, laughing, eating German food, going to German church, hanging out with Timmy and Caleb, listening to people speak German, everything!!! It's going to be so amazing and I cannot wait! I WANT TO USE SO MANY EXCLAMATION POINTS TO SHOW YOU HOW EXCITED I AM BUT I'LL JUST TYPE IN ALL CAPS AND HOPE YOU GET THE PICTURE.
Thank Goodness Thanks
This week I am thankful for jobs. As a home schooler I get really tired of being at home, and I don't have any extracurricular activities so having a job lets me get away, and I have spending money! I get tired of asking my parents for money so I'm really glad to be able to pay my own way at the movies and such like. I'm also thankful for jobs because without them I wouldn't be able to go to Germany. So, thank you, Emerson, for letting me work for you, and thank you, Chi'hootso Baptist Church, for letting me work for you. I am also thankful for Holidays and Christmas music for two reasons. 1) I'm thankful for holidays because they give me a break from my education, and they give me a break from life. Holidays are like a little bubble of time when you can smile and be thankful and eat a lot. It's like the perfect excuse to be happy for a day, an excuse to say funny things and have a good time and do silly little Christmas dances. It's a bubble that we enter with the cloudy weather and late sunrises. With the turkeys and Christmas trees. Giving people gifts and giving people joy. An extra excuse to love extra hard. 2) Christmas music just fills you with a feeling of warmth, sentiment, and calmness. It changes the atmosphere around you and you know it's the holidays. I can't explain it, but I'm thankful for the feeling that Christmas music brings. If you haven't noticed I have a horribly lovely case of the holiday hibeejeebees! Lastly, this week I'm thankful for biology. It so amazing to learn about how intricately designed God's creation is. Every day when I do my biology I am more and more amazed and more clearly lead to medicine. I'm so thankful I can learn this subject, and from a Biblical view.
Time With Christ
I've recently decided to start reading the Bible like a novel. I mean, it is kind of like that, right? It's like the most amazing novel ever written. Typically when you read God's Word you read it to glean something from it, to learn and grow and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, it's how you're supposed to. Have you ever tried to read it like a story? Just read it like a fictional book, but the best part is that it's not fiction! Every bit is true and you can not beat that! This week it was brought to my attention once again how wonderful God is. He is truly an awesome God. Like I mentioned before about being thankful for biology, God is reminding me how complex He is. I can study and study and discover for my entire life and I will never come close to understanding God. Just looking at how vertebrates' brains work blows my mind (ha...no pun intended). The human body is so extremely complex and to think about the mind that created it, you can't even fathom how complex God's mind is.
Questions from a QT
Yes! This week I was able to remember questions that I asked myself.
1) Why are people in northern New Mexico and Arizona still wearing shorts?! We don't live in Phoenix, L.A. or anywhere else hot. It's cold outside! Put on some jeans!
2) Can you train sheep to parachute? I leave you to answer that one.
Quotes From Cody
Shhhh, don't tell him. ;)
I was able to get some this week, HOLLA!
"Posture dear, no one will respect you without good posture."
"We don't do petty crimes, if we do crimes we do them all the way"
"NEVER TOUCH A BLACK MAN'S RADIO" (no racism implied)
Bucket List
I almost forgot what I had thought of for this one! I want to be a barista before my life ends. Specifically a barista at Starbucks. I love coffee, and if I work as one I can learn to make a bunch of different coffees and it just sounds really fancy. Two of my cousins have been baristas so I think it's a Merritt blood thing. Hopefully I can get a job in two years as one!
Well, that's all for this week! Remember, owl be hawkward, so should you!
Hey lovely lillies!
Sorry for the odd greeting, just kidding. How was your week? I hope it was fabulous because I'm nice like that. (Hash tag conceited). My week was interesting...I guess. I'm not sure which adjective to use there, I'll tell you about and you can use your own adjectives like a Mad Lib.
On Tuesday I went shopping! It was fun, but I didn't shop for myself, which was still fun! I learned something that day. I went to the mall in the middle of the day, a school day, so there were like only 5 teens there and I suspected them of ditching. I learned that that's when all the old people go! You know what old people do? They walk slow as turtles through the mall. I get the joy of getting stuck behind them. I mean come on!!! WALK FASTER! I am in the mall on a mission, I'm trying to get to Hollister, buy what I want, then go find my Mom so my Dad doesn't have to wait for a century. But nooooooo let's stroll through the mall in front of the young girl who has to pee and purchase a Christmas present before she spends money on herself. What. Ever.
The other day, (I don't know which one, but it was one of the days in the previous week) I found out one of my closest friends has a blog! I freaked out. Her name is Emily and her blog link is awkotaco.blogspot.com so go check it out! It will make you laugh! She is so awesome, and it makes me feel less nerdy because I'm not the only one out of my group of friends who blogs. ALSO! Emily and I are trying to convince her parents to let her come out here this December. She lives in south east Texas so she's never seen snow and she doesn't know what it means to be cold. (Not literally, that's a hyperbole). My parents are chill with it, but ya know... got to have everyone chill. "Let her go, she's a free spirit she needs to fly."
My dad just brought in the birthday cake he made for himself with the candles on it (lit) and accidentally blew them out by his laughter.
As I mentioned in the previous paragraph, I went shopping for a friend's Christmas present and I'm really nervous about it! Like irrationally so. What if they don't like the colors? (that worry makes me laugh for a reason I can't tell you of) What if it's too big or too small? What if they don't like the style? I have a whole month of anxiety ahead of me. I mean what if they think it's weird that I bought it for them? What if someone else gets them the same thing? I DON'T KNOW.
One month from today I turn 16. In case you were wondering.
Journey To Germany
I was afraid orders would slow down after this last round, I was really worried that I wouldn't be able to earn money by selling my stuff and then it'd be harder to get to Germany. Silly me! I advertised a lot yesterday and I got like 8-10 more orders! Thank you Lord! God is still providing and I am still going to make it to Germany to visit the wonderful people there and see a different part of the world. My excitement is so overflowing sometimes that I barely keep myself from screaming. I am excited for every part of the trip! Going to the airport, leaving on the plane, the plane ride, the photography, landing, seeing my friends at the airport, hugging them, laughing, eating German food, going to German church, hanging out with Timmy and Caleb, listening to people speak German, everything!!! It's going to be so amazing and I cannot wait! I WANT TO USE SO MANY EXCLAMATION POINTS TO SHOW YOU HOW EXCITED I AM BUT I'LL JUST TYPE IN ALL CAPS AND HOPE YOU GET THE PICTURE.
Thank Goodness Thanks
This week I am thankful for jobs. As a home schooler I get really tired of being at home, and I don't have any extracurricular activities so having a job lets me get away, and I have spending money! I get tired of asking my parents for money so I'm really glad to be able to pay my own way at the movies and such like. I'm also thankful for jobs because without them I wouldn't be able to go to Germany. So, thank you, Emerson, for letting me work for you, and thank you, Chi'hootso Baptist Church, for letting me work for you. I am also thankful for Holidays and Christmas music for two reasons. 1) I'm thankful for holidays because they give me a break from my education, and they give me a break from life. Holidays are like a little bubble of time when you can smile and be thankful and eat a lot. It's like the perfect excuse to be happy for a day, an excuse to say funny things and have a good time and do silly little Christmas dances. It's a bubble that we enter with the cloudy weather and late sunrises. With the turkeys and Christmas trees. Giving people gifts and giving people joy. An extra excuse to love extra hard. 2) Christmas music just fills you with a feeling of warmth, sentiment, and calmness. It changes the atmosphere around you and you know it's the holidays. I can't explain it, but I'm thankful for the feeling that Christmas music brings. If you haven't noticed I have a horribly lovely case of the holiday hibeejeebees! Lastly, this week I'm thankful for biology. It so amazing to learn about how intricately designed God's creation is. Every day when I do my biology I am more and more amazed and more clearly lead to medicine. I'm so thankful I can learn this subject, and from a Biblical view.
Time With Christ
I've recently decided to start reading the Bible like a novel. I mean, it is kind of like that, right? It's like the most amazing novel ever written. Typically when you read God's Word you read it to glean something from it, to learn and grow and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, it's how you're supposed to. Have you ever tried to read it like a story? Just read it like a fictional book, but the best part is that it's not fiction! Every bit is true and you can not beat that! This week it was brought to my attention once again how wonderful God is. He is truly an awesome God. Like I mentioned before about being thankful for biology, God is reminding me how complex He is. I can study and study and discover for my entire life and I will never come close to understanding God. Just looking at how vertebrates' brains work blows my mind (ha...no pun intended). The human body is so extremely complex and to think about the mind that created it, you can't even fathom how complex God's mind is.
Questions from a QT
Yes! This week I was able to remember questions that I asked myself.
1) Why are people in northern New Mexico and Arizona still wearing shorts?! We don't live in Phoenix, L.A. or anywhere else hot. It's cold outside! Put on some jeans!
2) Can you train sheep to parachute? I leave you to answer that one.
Quotes From Cody
Shhhh, don't tell him. ;)
I was able to get some this week, HOLLA!
"Posture dear, no one will respect you without good posture."
"We don't do petty crimes, if we do crimes we do them all the way"
"NEVER TOUCH A BLACK MAN'S RADIO" (no racism implied)
Bucket List
I almost forgot what I had thought of for this one! I want to be a barista before my life ends. Specifically a barista at Starbucks. I love coffee, and if I work as one I can learn to make a bunch of different coffees and it just sounds really fancy. Two of my cousins have been baristas so I think it's a Merritt blood thing. Hopefully I can get a job in two years as one!
Well, that's all for this week! Remember, owl be hawkward, so should you!
Sunday, November 10, 2013
An Uppity Week
Coffee With Kaydee
Man has this week been very up and down. It started off pretty good, usual routine of trying to wake up, reading my Twitter and looking through Instagram, coming downstairs and eating breakfast (though, don't ask me what because I can't remember, I didn't think I should take notes on my breakfast), then showering and doing devotions, reading, going to the gym and finishing school. Eating dinner and finishing projects. Typical week, right? For the most part, yes it was.
On Tuesday I did the usual stuff, and got a package ready to send to my best friend in school! It was pretty fun, I made cookies on the Saturday before and wrote a letter. She doesn't get to come home for Thanksgiving so I thought I'd send her some treats! It was super fun and she called on Friday and told me she cried when she got it and it made me SUPER happy that she liked it & was surprised. My week was pretty uppity, if that's a word (?). I am still sore from gym day on Wednesday, and I vowed to never work out with my brother and his friend again because I just end up not being able to move the next three days, and I like mobility.
I really miss my best friend Shana, because I went to dinner after church with my friend Tah and my brother, and the only thing we talked about was body building. I'm really in want for friends if I'm willing to go to dinner with two guys and listen to gym talk. The whole reason my week got un-uppity is because I don't have any friends. Okay, maybe not literally. I have a lot of friends, but 85% of them live hours away from me or in other countries altogether. This Saturday I got some serious home school fever, you know, when you're at home everyday of the week and when you're not at home you either at work, or out with the family...again. I would have hung out with my friend Haelee, but she already had plans. Then I tried to hang out with another friend but she didn't text me back. I was literally so sick of being at home and with family. I just need a break you know? I haven't had any real fun since the summer, and I'm really suffocating with out my friend here. I shall survive. Maybe.
Not only did I get home school fever, on Thursday a member of the family passed on. I had just gotten out of the shower and I thought I heard my sister crying, but I concluded it was the sniffles. I came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel with dripping wet hair, to my eleven year old sister in tears. I immediately asked what was wrong and she replied with a sobbing "Tilly died". She had received the green and blue parakeet in January for her birthday, Matilda survived a vicious cat attack, and cause of death is unknown. We had a burial at approximately 12:00 p.m..
Well, that was my week. Super exciting right? Not really, it's not like you care anyway!
Thank Goodness Thanks
Sometimes it's really hard to be thankful for things, especially when you feel so down about everything in your life. Your looks, lack of friends & fun, and everything else. All you want to do is sleep because that is the only time you're not messing up or feeling sad, so you struggle to wake up because you're afraid of the day. You're sacred you'll do something wrong again, or that something else will be added to your already over flowing cup of disappointment. What in the world can you be thankful for? I've really tried to find things to be thankful for more often because it makes life seem less dim. I'll share with you some of the things I'm thankful for this week.
Although I did my share of complaining about my lack of friends earlier, I do have a few that I'm extremely thankful for. The first is my friend Ryan, he's literally always there for me. With his busy life and his own daily struggles and discouragement he never ceases to say the right words to encourage me. He's been there for me in the most difficult times in my life, more so than anyone else. I'm always going to be glad to have him as apart of my life. I'm also thankful for my friends Katelyn & Kaitlynne (no relation). My friend Katelyn, who lives in the same area as me, stood up for me in an amazing way. She didn't let the secrets she found out about my life change the way she treated me. She makes an effort and actually wants to hang out with me. I am never going to be able to convey to her how thankful I am for her. Kaitlynne lives in Florida and she is more of a sister than a friend. Very similar events happened in our lives in about a year apart. When she found out all that happened to me she began to text me and just chit chat about funny stuff, didn't even mention what was going on. I am so so thankful for her and I don't know where I would be without her texting me saying "chiquita banana".
I'm also thankful for little boys with sweet hearts. My sister's friend, Naataah, came to my house on Halloween and gave me a little stuffed doll of a character from The Walking Dead. This little gesture still makes me happy!
Journey to Germany
My God is such an amazing God! He has blessed me with a total of $520 towards my trip to Germany for the month of October. I truly couldn't have gotten this far without His hand it in all. To all who read this and have donated by purchasing scarves, hats, boot cuffs, and ear warmers, thank you so very much! I couldn't have done this without your help and I want you all to know how much you have truly blessed me with your contributions to my trip. I am so extremely excited to get plans set and tickets bought. To be with my German family will be so amazing and to see the work they have there is going to be so good. I also can't wait to travel to different parts of the world. Hopefully I can go to Austria and France, possibly more if it works out!
Time With Christ
This week has been difficult for me spiritually, but God still and always will teach me even when I'm not ready to learn. God has simply reminded be how amazing He is, how powerful and glorious He is. I can't even put in to words how powerful He is! On Wednesday night at church, the lesson was about angels, what they look like and how powerful they are. But in Hebrews it says that God is so much better than the angels. If He's better than the angels, He must be really really good. Isn't it wonderful?!
God has also reminded me of His forgiveness. Man, I sure need to be reminded of this constantly. I have a disposition to forget that when I sin, it's not the end of the world. It's not the end of the world because God is faithful to forgive us. So beautiful, without His faithfulness to forgive I wouldn't be here today.
Quotes From Cody
My brother has a tendency to say some pretty crazy and funny things, so I decided to add a little part to my blog of his crazy sayings from the week. If he actually read my blog he'd be pretty grateful, I think. Let's just keep it between me & you and see if he reads it, alright? Right now I can't recall any from this week but I promise that I'll have one or two next week.
That's all I have from this week. Thank you so much for reading, and remember, owl be hawkward, so should you. ;)
Man has this week been very up and down. It started off pretty good, usual routine of trying to wake up, reading my Twitter and looking through Instagram, coming downstairs and eating breakfast (though, don't ask me what because I can't remember, I didn't think I should take notes on my breakfast), then showering and doing devotions, reading, going to the gym and finishing school. Eating dinner and finishing projects. Typical week, right? For the most part, yes it was.
On Tuesday I did the usual stuff, and got a package ready to send to my best friend in school! It was pretty fun, I made cookies on the Saturday before and wrote a letter. She doesn't get to come home for Thanksgiving so I thought I'd send her some treats! It was super fun and she called on Friday and told me she cried when she got it and it made me SUPER happy that she liked it & was surprised. My week was pretty uppity, if that's a word (?). I am still sore from gym day on Wednesday, and I vowed to never work out with my brother and his friend again because I just end up not being able to move the next three days, and I like mobility.
I really miss my best friend Shana, because I went to dinner after church with my friend Tah and my brother, and the only thing we talked about was body building. I'm really in want for friends if I'm willing to go to dinner with two guys and listen to gym talk. The whole reason my week got un-uppity is because I don't have any friends. Okay, maybe not literally. I have a lot of friends, but 85% of them live hours away from me or in other countries altogether. This Saturday I got some serious home school fever, you know, when you're at home everyday of the week and when you're not at home you either at work, or out with the family...again. I would have hung out with my friend Haelee, but she already had plans. Then I tried to hang out with another friend but she didn't text me back. I was literally so sick of being at home and with family. I just need a break you know? I haven't had any real fun since the summer, and I'm really suffocating with out my friend here. I shall survive. Maybe.
Not only did I get home school fever, on Thursday a member of the family passed on. I had just gotten out of the shower and I thought I heard my sister crying, but I concluded it was the sniffles. I came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel with dripping wet hair, to my eleven year old sister in tears. I immediately asked what was wrong and she replied with a sobbing "Tilly died". She had received the green and blue parakeet in January for her birthday, Matilda survived a vicious cat attack, and cause of death is unknown. We had a burial at approximately 12:00 p.m..
Well, that was my week. Super exciting right? Not really, it's not like you care anyway!
Thank Goodness Thanks
Sometimes it's really hard to be thankful for things, especially when you feel so down about everything in your life. Your looks, lack of friends & fun, and everything else. All you want to do is sleep because that is the only time you're not messing up or feeling sad, so you struggle to wake up because you're afraid of the day. You're sacred you'll do something wrong again, or that something else will be added to your already over flowing cup of disappointment. What in the world can you be thankful for? I've really tried to find things to be thankful for more often because it makes life seem less dim. I'll share with you some of the things I'm thankful for this week.
Although I did my share of complaining about my lack of friends earlier, I do have a few that I'm extremely thankful for. The first is my friend Ryan, he's literally always there for me. With his busy life and his own daily struggles and discouragement he never ceases to say the right words to encourage me. He's been there for me in the most difficult times in my life, more so than anyone else. I'm always going to be glad to have him as apart of my life. I'm also thankful for my friends Katelyn & Kaitlynne (no relation). My friend Katelyn, who lives in the same area as me, stood up for me in an amazing way. She didn't let the secrets she found out about my life change the way she treated me. She makes an effort and actually wants to hang out with me. I am never going to be able to convey to her how thankful I am for her. Kaitlynne lives in Florida and she is more of a sister than a friend. Very similar events happened in our lives in about a year apart. When she found out all that happened to me she began to text me and just chit chat about funny stuff, didn't even mention what was going on. I am so so thankful for her and I don't know where I would be without her texting me saying "chiquita banana".
I'm also thankful for little boys with sweet hearts. My sister's friend, Naataah, came to my house on Halloween and gave me a little stuffed doll of a character from The Walking Dead. This little gesture still makes me happy!
Journey to Germany
My God is such an amazing God! He has blessed me with a total of $520 towards my trip to Germany for the month of October. I truly couldn't have gotten this far without His hand it in all. To all who read this and have donated by purchasing scarves, hats, boot cuffs, and ear warmers, thank you so very much! I couldn't have done this without your help and I want you all to know how much you have truly blessed me with your contributions to my trip. I am so extremely excited to get plans set and tickets bought. To be with my German family will be so amazing and to see the work they have there is going to be so good. I also can't wait to travel to different parts of the world. Hopefully I can go to Austria and France, possibly more if it works out!
Time With Christ
This week has been difficult for me spiritually, but God still and always will teach me even when I'm not ready to learn. God has simply reminded be how amazing He is, how powerful and glorious He is. I can't even put in to words how powerful He is! On Wednesday night at church, the lesson was about angels, what they look like and how powerful they are. But in Hebrews it says that God is so much better than the angels. If He's better than the angels, He must be really really good. Isn't it wonderful?!
God has also reminded me of His forgiveness. Man, I sure need to be reminded of this constantly. I have a disposition to forget that when I sin, it's not the end of the world. It's not the end of the world because God is faithful to forgive us. So beautiful, without His faithfulness to forgive I wouldn't be here today.
Quotes From Cody
My brother has a tendency to say some pretty crazy and funny things, so I decided to add a little part to my blog of his crazy sayings from the week. If he actually read my blog he'd be pretty grateful, I think. Let's just keep it between me & you and see if he reads it, alright? Right now I can't recall any from this week but I promise that I'll have one or two next week.
That's all I have from this week. Thank you so much for reading, and remember, owl be hawkward, so should you. ;)
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Happy First Blog Post
Coffee With Kaydee
Hey Beautiful Cupcakes,
Welcome to this lovely invention called a blog. Isn't it fabulous? I can reveal all my deepest thoughts, feelings, and creepiness to the entire internet and it's totally acceptable! Quite nifty isn't it. Can you believe that's an actual word?! Nifty, yes, nifty indeed.
I probably am going to make this one short and for that I'm sorry. See, I haven't planned to do this today, or at all actually, but last night (or early this morning) the title and idea and plan came to me! So here I am too anxious to not post, but with nothing to post. Nevertheless I shall pull some sentences out of my head and put them here for you to read. See, I plan to make this blog great but I need a whole week to get everything I need to make a decent post which I haven't had. But the main and first part is called "Coffee With Kaydee" as is obvious, so I'll take care of that first. It's just going to be a fun conversation about my week and craziness that happens during it! I also want to have a segment of questions that I would like to ask people, just because it came to my mind and that happens to me a lot. I want a segment called Jesus Time, which is going to be about what I've learned from/about God. Another one will be Bucket List, which will be things on my bucket list described in detail, I'll have a photograph segment too which will contain a photograph from my week so that you can see my life. Two other segments are "WHAT THE HECK" which is going to be something that happens during my week that blows my mind, and Thank Goodness Thanks which will be something(s) I'm thankful during the week. I won't post all of these every week but most of them.
I'm really so excited about this! Especially about a segment that will vary from short to long about my journey to Germany. I can't wait to compile everything this week and look for all of these fun things to put in my blog to make it good.
Before I forget I should probably explain the title of this blog. Lately I've been saying and thinking the word "hawkward". It's so fun, to me anyway. I am also a very very awkward person. I find myself secretly embarrassed and in awkward silences because no one gets my jokes so often. Not only am I awkward, I love owls with this weird obsession. You don't have any idea how much owl jewelry I have, and how much owl stuff I still want. I wanted the name of this blog to literally scream unique in your face (which it no doubt will), and Owl Be Hawkward came about.
That's all for today, so see you next week! Remember, owl be hawkward, so should you!
Hey Beautiful Cupcakes,
Welcome to this lovely invention called a blog. Isn't it fabulous? I can reveal all my deepest thoughts, feelings, and creepiness to the entire internet and it's totally acceptable! Quite nifty isn't it. Can you believe that's an actual word?! Nifty, yes, nifty indeed.
I probably am going to make this one short and for that I'm sorry. See, I haven't planned to do this today, or at all actually, but last night (or early this morning) the title and idea and plan came to me! So here I am too anxious to not post, but with nothing to post. Nevertheless I shall pull some sentences out of my head and put them here for you to read. See, I plan to make this blog great but I need a whole week to get everything I need to make a decent post which I haven't had. But the main and first part is called "Coffee With Kaydee" as is obvious, so I'll take care of that first. It's just going to be a fun conversation about my week and craziness that happens during it! I also want to have a segment of questions that I would like to ask people, just because it came to my mind and that happens to me a lot. I want a segment called Jesus Time, which is going to be about what I've learned from/about God. Another one will be Bucket List, which will be things on my bucket list described in detail, I'll have a photograph segment too which will contain a photograph from my week so that you can see my life. Two other segments are "WHAT THE HECK" which is going to be something that happens during my week that blows my mind, and Thank Goodness Thanks which will be something(s) I'm thankful during the week. I won't post all of these every week but most of them.
I'm really so excited about this! Especially about a segment that will vary from short to long about my journey to Germany. I can't wait to compile everything this week and look for all of these fun things to put in my blog to make it good.
Before I forget I should probably explain the title of this blog. Lately I've been saying and thinking the word "hawkward". It's so fun, to me anyway. I am also a very very awkward person. I find myself secretly embarrassed and in awkward silences because no one gets my jokes so often. Not only am I awkward, I love owls with this weird obsession. You don't have any idea how much owl jewelry I have, and how much owl stuff I still want. I wanted the name of this blog to literally scream unique in your face (which it no doubt will), and Owl Be Hawkward came about.
That's all for today, so see you next week! Remember, owl be hawkward, so should you!
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