eeeeeeeeek!!!!! schools out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

finally, after slowly watching the countless days go by, school is over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! obviously, i'm quite enthusiastic about all of this. this means quite a few things... it means no homework, no waking up at 5:30, no more classes, getting a summer job, and spending more time w/ a few people (or one person.. but, whatever) that i don't get to spend much time w/. all i can say is that i am happy beyond belief and i'm finally FINALLY a sophomore!!!!!! so.. due to the theme of this post.. i'm going to show you my favorite pics from the day. (:

soo, yeah. yay for no more schoo!!!!!! at the moment, i'm coloring my hair... and taking part in Miss Elsie Flannigan's amazing blog party!!!!!!!!!!!!! sooooooooooo much fun! i will have to do the creative challenges sometime.... i hope. anyways.... last night, i finished one painting, and then started another one.... i just painted.. no real plan in mind. so yeah, it was happy. anywayssss (wow, i say anyways wayyyy too much), i may post more later. maybe. i don't know.

love all & xoxo, abbs.

memorial day..

today, i woke up wayy too early... ugh. i hate it when i do that. i have a day to sleep in, and i wake up too early. why in the world do i do these things?? anyways... so, i got up... cleaned my room, did my homework, and then got ready for the day. a little after one... my family met my amazing boyfriend and his family at riverwalk, and we went to go and watch night at the museum 2. it was a good movie... but, i was mainly just happy to get to spend time w/ my man. then my family and the Howes came back to my house, and we spent the rest of the afternoon together, and then had dinner. the only thing that i disliked about today was that i had (and still have) a headache all night. ugh. but, overall........ today was a very good day.
love all, abs.

this is my post of random obsessions, and update of what has happened over the past week or so, and a way to make blog followers happy (amy and lisa)

i know what all of you guys are thinking, and you don't i have to say it. yes, i haven't posted in FOREVER... soo...... as a way to catch up all of you guys out there on the exciting yet boring life of a teenager.... i'm doing a super huge, out of this world amazing post. yayness.

so, i'll just start from the beginning of where i left off since i've last posted... so... that would be mother's day. sadly, because i haven't posted in the past 2 weeks... i did not do a mother's day post... and i feel quite horrible about that... so here it is, almost 2 weeks late. the 10 things i lovee about ma mere.
1. my mom has this amazing way of encouraging people. and this may sound corny, but it's encouraging to me.

2. my mother is extremely creative in a way that i definitely am not. she has an eye for the most beautiful things.

3. shopping. what would i do if my mother didn't enjoy shopping? all i know, is that we definitely wouldnt have so much fun together.

4. friday nights. every friday night (unless i'm doing something w/ friends... which is quite rare) we have frozen pizza, and then we settle down in the living room and watch tv shows, or girl movies (since my father falls asleep right after dinner). i love friday nights. soo much fun.

5. i can talk to her about everything. at any time of the day, no matter what is on my mind.. i can always come and talk to my mom.... she usually always has an answer to my questions, or an ear to listen to my teenage ramblings..

6. she has taught me so many lessons throughout life.... even though i sometimes dont like what she has to say, or what her decisions are.. i know that what she does will only help me in the long run..

7. she pushes me out of my comfort zone. i am quite a perfectionist and tend to limit myself wayy too much when it comes to painting, or doing anything artistic. my mom is always there to tell me that i can do whatever i think i cant. and, of course... she is always there to here me say that she was right.

8. my mom has such a giving heart... she is always think of ways that she can try to help somebody else...

9. she is such a role model for me. from everything to how she treats people, to her creative abilities..

10. she loves me more than anyone in the world!!

and.... on that same sunday.... jacob asked me out. and yeah, i know... that's not really new news to anybody... but hey. i just have to say it... and you can call me a lovestruck teenager if you wish, but i have never been happier in my life. and.... speaking on this subject... i have no pictures of my amazing boyfriend, which is quite sad for a girl who is aspiring to be a photographer. so.... hopefully i'll have pics of us soon... ?? *hint, hint*

so.. lately, nothing has really been happening. right now i'm pretty much just going to school and counting down the minutes of each day, and then how many days until summer!!!! i can't wait. summer will be soo much fun. hopefully a job at the bakery, getting to see jacob, and going to atlanta. hmm...... that sounds so much fun.

i havent really painted much over the past week... but the week before last, i did 2 paintings. one of them is the first one of my first series. this first series is going to be called first kiss, thanks to amy for the wonderful idea!!!! i also already have an idea for my second series.. but i'll have to get the first series up and running before i can start on the other one... so i'll be needing to buy some more canvases very very very soon.

as for what i painted last week........

this is the first painting of my "first kiss" series. and yes, i know.. i did change it.. but the way i had it before was bugging me sooo much. and plus, now it has more meaning to it than it did before...

and, here's another pic. also in this pic is something that is going to be used in my wedding. (: and yes, i am just that bored sometimes that i have quite alot of my wedding planned. it's kinda sad if you ask me... but, it's not my fault that my mom kept some wedding mags for me to look at when i got older and i went through them this year and pulled all of the stuff that i liked..... blame my mother for giving me sooo many good ideas.

i did these little paintings last friday night at a craft night that, quite frankly, did not last long enough for my satisfaction.. but... whatever. it was kinda never racking to be doing this painting, since i've never painted in front of people... and the first time that i did was infront of 5 people, one being my amazing boyfriend... so. yeah... i was quite nervous doing this one... but, it turned out good, even though i was shaking the whole time...

an up-close look at my lovely birds....

i also have been working on another painting of a girl... it's all black and white, and very Elsie inspired. but, you wont get to see that one until it is finished (:

as for my obsessions.... i'm going to start with my latest etsy vintage clothing finds. hmmmm..... this is lovee.

those are the random articles of vintage clothing that i'm inlove with... but, not things that i will be able to get..... ohh well. i'm hoping on being able to make some clothing this summer... so that's one project that i have to look forward to....

and, my other latest obsession....

this is a most gorgeous classic yellow volkswagen bug that i have fallen in love with. i've had the dream of having a classic bug for as long as i can remember... hmm.. so, this is my dream car.. and hopefully, if i make enough money this year... i will be able to buy myself one of these amazing little cars.

anyways, that is my super amazing post... and i will definitely be posting more often. i promise.

xoxo, abs.

please don't be mad all you people that i promised a blog post to.

so.. here's the story.. our laptop is not working, and so i'm using our computer... which is very very very very slow. and i have to get off of the computer at 9:30. ick. and yeah. i didn't have enough time to look through pics and post the amazing blog post. so.. maybe tomorrow. i'll try.
xoxo, abs.

today.....................

was a day for doing absolutely nothing

was for sitting at the park for an hour

was for sunshine

was for straight hair

was for listening to wonderful music

was for taking tons of pictures (and deleting most of them)

was for deep thinking

was for escaping

was for love

lovely music (:

yesterday i finally listened to jeremy larson's music. and ohh my goodness. i tell you i'm in love w/ it. so amazing. if you haven't listened to his music yet.. you must. it is absolutely amazing. that's all i have to say.
xoxo, abs.

results of the last concert {ever}

so, i was told that my last performance was absolutely amazing.. although i know that we did mess up quite a few times. even one of the people in the orchestra that is the next step up from mine told me that we were wayyy better than them. so that made me quite happy (: . last night i wasn't nervous at all, until i stepped in to the highschool and i was sooooo incredibly nervous. but, it ended up being one of my favorite concerts ever... so that's good. i really don't have much to say except that i'm soooo incredibly glad that it's friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! school has been sooooooooo suckish lately. we're doing really boring stuff in biology, busy work in french (and we can't talk. so pretty much we are just teaching ourselves all of this random stuff while mr. buthod does who knows what), algebra 2 is normal, language arts is fun because all we're doing is reading the count of monte cristo which happens to be one of my favorite books now, government... we're doing nothing cause my teacher lets everybody walk all over her, and orchestra is fun cause i don't have to think. yep. that's pretty much my day in a nutshell. joy.
anyways...... love all, abs.

eek! last concert {ever}

tonight, will be my last orchestra concert EVER! right now, i'm excited, nervous, sad, and happy all at the same time. actually, i'm really not that nervous. so that's a plus. but, even though i really have no love for orchestra anymore, i'm still going to miss it a lot. i mean, where else am i going to find as good a teacher as the ohh-so-amazing Ms. Lehman? seriously, it's going to be sooo weird not seeing her every day next year. i'm also going to miss orch because it is the time of the day when i can escape everything that is going on. i just have to sit in a room for an hour and get lost in the music. probably one of my favorite things about that class. so, i'm really not looking forward to not being in orchestra, but at the same time.. i am. i guess i should just look on the bright side and remember that i'm going to be in yearbook next year, so it's all going to be good. i honestly wont be surprised if i cry tonight. hmm...

anyways, i finished my mother's mothers day gift on tuesday... and was kinda forced to show her yesterday because someone was wayyy too curious. ohh well, she still loved it and cried a little. i'll put pictures up at some point.... but, not going to get to that tonight.. since it's concert night!!!

last night, patrick allred was at 29th to do a praise night w/ the youth group. and of course, it's the day that i have lost my voice. rawr. so, the fact that i couldn't sing at all kinda made me quite sad. but hopefully i'll have my voice by tomorrow night so that i can sing...

so, i feel like i'm just kinda rambling at the moment.. so to spare you of my teenage ramblings because i'm kinda hyper. i'm just going to stop now.

love all, abs.

blah mondays.

today was a blah monday. over cast skies. kind of a not so wonderful day anyways. just plain blah. but, i did manage to take some pics of myself. sometimes i think i have an addiction. ohh wait, i do.

so, supposedly i looked like an indian today. but, whatever. i was just doing whatever. i actually really love this picture. pretty much my most favorite pic i've taken of myself ever. i started a painting today.. and i think it's going to be wonderful.

love all, abs.

10 things..

so i'm really liking the idea of lists at the moment. i don't know why, but i do. therefore, i'm going to make a list of 10 things that make me smile.

1. painting!! i have soooooo loved painting lately, and yes... these are the pictures of my latest paintings. the second one is the one of Elsie Flannigan, and the one that i'm going to give to her.

2. the rain, although it hasn't been raining like i want it to. i love it when it's pouring rain, but lately it's only been sprinkling... sadly..

3. stars. absolutely love them.

4. i love this etsy shop. soo fun.

5. loving the idea of the coming summer. can't wait for summer nights, summer days, no school, pretty much summer in general.

6. these songs: must have done something right- relient k, sea of love- catpower, come away with me- norah jones, and dream a little dream of me- mama cass

7. vintage clothes. i am really craving a vintage clothes shopping day. hmm...

8. spending time w/ jacob on thursday.

9. ok, i've run out of ideas..........

so, maybe next time i'll get to 10. but.. who knows.

love all, abs

this is dedicated to all of you who have been complaining about me not blogging.

i know, i know. you really dont have to tell me again... i'm terribly sorry that i haven't blogged in over a week, but that is due to (a) i was painting or doing something else on the computer and couldnt find the time to (b) i was gone last weekend on a very amazing retreat or (c) i've just been lazy. but i'm posting now, so now you cant complain. and i also have alot to catch up on, so this is going to be a massive post. yay!

as i mentioned above, i've been painting alot. last week i painted a picture on some woodgrain contact paper (pics will be at end, don't worry). and before you ask, yes this one is of me. oddly enough, most of my painting has been inspired by music. i've gotten back into the habit of listening to music as i'm falling asleep at night, which i havent done in a long time. the next painting that i started (and just finished tonight) is of a girl (go figure) and on the side it says do you believe in magic, which happens to be one of my all time favorite songs. it is my favorite so far, i believe. then, the last painting (which i am still working on) is of one of my all time favorite artists ever, Elsie Flannigan. when i'm done with it, i plan on sending it to her as some "fan mail" if you wish to call it that (not to creepy, right?) anyways.. i'm having a blast with this one. it is the first painting where the person being painted has straight hair! so i'm glad that i figured out that i could do that. also, tonight we went to the new michaels and i got 2 new big canvases. so happy. i am absolutely loving the whole painting thing at the moment.. it makes me sooo incredibly happy. painting definitely makes my heart smile (:

on thursday night, we went to see slumdog millionaire (thanks to the heinens) with alot of our friends (and my grandparents happened to be there... oddly enough). i must say, that is a pretty amazing movie. it was such an eye opener for me. i never knew how bad things really were in different parts of the world. i knew that things were bad, but never did i imagine things like this. after seeing that movie, i feel like i can appreciate everything that i have so much more than i ever have. this movie was soo humbling. i can't even begin to fathom a life like that. (plus i got to spend a couple of hours w/ jacob, which was also happy)

last night, i got to talk to one of my really really really good friends, taylor, who i met at akouo in january. i haven't talked to her in a while, so it was quite fun. we actually stayed up a little too late talking, but either way it was fun.

school has been so blah lately. i'm just so ready for school to end. we've been doing loads and loads of busy work, and it's not fun at all. i just want to get the eoi's over with, take the finals, and for school to be out!! ok, that's my small rant on school.

ok. this is sad, it has taken me about 4 hours to complete this post. maybe i should stop talking to people on facebook and watching tv while i'm trying to post on here. that probably wont happen, but whatever. i'll post my pics later..

love always, abs.