abbey elizabeth

i've moved!!!

2010-01-08T12:18:00.000-08:00

i know, i know. you guys are jumping up and down because i've posted... but, actually... i've moved.. again. i was getting fed up w/ blogspot cause it was being evil (seriously), so i have left blogspot forever (well, atleast.. for now.. ). i am now located here! soooo, come and visit!
love all!
abbey.

this is dedicated to the one i love

2009-11-10T20:51:00.001-08:00

today was the boy and mine's six month anniversary. (yeah, i know... not that long, but it is truely a milestone for teenagers) he came over after he got out of school and we just hung out. due to the fact that it is our six month, i decided to do a little 10 things i love about Jacob Daniel Howe post. with that being said.........

1. your willingness to act like a complete nerd with me (as shown above.... )

2. the crazy voicemails you leave me when you have nothing better to do

3. your alter ego as a dinosaur named reptar

4. how one look from you can make me laugh sooo hard

5. your love of old trucks and cars

6. your long, flowing, golden locks

7. your strength that is always there whenever i need it the most

8. the way you wrap your arms around me and hold me close to you as if you never want to let go.

9. the way you adore your dogs, and i honestly wish that i could be a better owner because of you.

10. the way you love me even though you know all of my faults, weakness, and negatives.

Jacob, you are my best friend, and i have loved these past six months with you. there are not words to describe what you mean to me, yet i will make failed attempts to try and describe it.

i love you baby, happy six month.

yes, i've been a bad blogger. no, it's not completely my fault.

2009-11-04T16:05:00.000-08:00

i know, i know. i say this all the time. i say constantly that i want to blog more, i'm going to blog more. i promise that i will blog more. i fail to keep the many promises made. it's not completely my fault.
right now, i am in this crazy thing called highschool. and, quite frankly, it sucks. i have no life. literally. my life right now consists of school, work, and rarely seeing the boy i adore.
i am creatively deprived. it is killing me. i can't stand this. i always make plans to paint when i have free time. but, by the time i get that free time, all i want to do is relax and talk to Jacob or get on the computer.
i am in some fairly icky moods right now. all due to the fact that i haven't been creative in months. i have so many plans. plans that are impossible right now.
i long to take a day and paint all of the wonderful ideas trapped in my mind. i long to explore cherry street and go window shopping. i long to spend a day downtown taking pictures of the gorgeous architecture. i long to make clothing (even tho ive never done so). i long to make beautiful things to decorate my room. i long for a creative time to visit me sometime soon.
i will try to blog more. if i find the time. but, at the moment, my days consist of school, homework, relaxing a short amount of time, sleep. and then repeat again. it's like lather, rinse, and repeat.
i just cannot stand this. i just cant.
love, abs.

blah.

2009-09-23T20:54:00.000-07:00

well, i have been planning to do a post for quite a while... and i have just never gotten around to it... maybe i'll do it tomorrow.... idk. i'll try to. i have alot to do tomorrow... so, i probably wont. either way, just saying that i hadn't completely fallen off of the face of the earth, again.
love. abs

umm... yeah. i know... i kinda failed.

2009-09-14T15:49:00.000-07:00

yes yes, i know. i didn't exactly blog about everything that i have forgotten to blog about... and i probably never will... but you guys already know the stories, right? yeah.. that's what i thought. sooooo. this is creepy.. like, so creepy. the other day i was looking at clothing online, and they had a thing where you could look at how real people were wearing the styles. so, i clicked on this and was looking through the pictures and i saw this picture of a girl. i immediately was like ohhhhhhh my. i love her hair! (it's basically exactly what i want) knowing me, i looked through more of her pictures and i also love her style and we have the same sort of style (to an extent... she has the whole vintage flair thing.. but is also a little bit more punk than i am...). so, i look at her name next to one of her pictures... and i kinda start to freak. Her name is Abbey Karson (yes, with an -ey). She is a 15 year old aspiring photographer. She loves clothing and music. We share similar tastes in style (clothing wise), as well as the same hair color and style (just not the same length... sadly) and we have the same wonderful porcelain skin. it's kinda creepy, if you ask me. but... still kinda awesome at the same time. visit her blog sometime: abbeykarson.blogspot.com

love all, abbey

hey. i'm still alive. i promise.

2009-08-30T12:42:00.001-07:00

i know, i haven't posted in forever! and i have been reminded of my neglection quite frequently lately, especially since i got my camera. soooooooooo. today is catch up day. from mid june to now.... so,,, there will be like 10 bajillion posts. just be prepared.

dear park........

2009-06-16T20:45:00.001-07:00

i've missed you so. this is definitely one of the downsides to working, because i dont get to go and visit you that often. but, i'll try to more now. cause, i really enjoyed my visit tonight. just had to tell you.

ohhhhhhhh my.

2009-06-15T20:48:00.000-07:00

i know, i haven't posted in a while... but, i've been busy lately..... so... yeah. i've honestly been missing blogging lately. sooooooo. today, i painted this lovely little painting of two hedgehogs. sooo cute. love love loveeeee. and i also painted a painting of two deer last week. i'm loving painting soo much. and... i've decided to not go w/ my original idea of what my first line would be........ so, instead of first kiss... it's going to be something on the lines of "you and me", "us", or "our love"......... but.. i haven't decided yet....

i took some self portraits today..... and i discovered my newest favorite place to take pictures. loveees.

so yeah. i love my hair. didn't shower today (thought i was going swimming... but didnt.......) and my hair still looks pretty good. gotta love it. so yeah. i got more to say. but, for some reason.. i feel like putting it in another post. call me weird. but, whatever.

xoxo, abs.

summer joys.

2009-06-06T20:51:00.000-07:00

so, incase you didn't notice by the rising temperature (and the fact that there is no school) it is summer. hallelujah. summer for me means a few things: no school, getting to spend more time w/ my man, painting alot, and working. and yes, i did just say working. last wednesday, i went in for my first job interview at merritt's bakery (i was interviewed by my cousin, go figure.). and, i got a job!!!! i start on wednesday, and i will be working the afternoon shift and that insures me a good 35-40 hours of working!!!!! which means....... that i am getting ever closer to owning a car (hopefully a classic vw bug....). so, naturally... i'm quite excited.

as for other things that have been happening...... i have been painting some. ok, alot. last week i did 2 paintings... and today i finally did a lovely painting for miss nellie rae!

i think i am actually going to be selling this one... or atleast, that what i PLAN to do.. but, who knows. i do love it quite alot....... hmm. i just have to let go.

and this lovely lady is hanging on my wall.. definitely not getting rid of her. this painting actually has a design for something else (that mr. howe knows about) in it.........
anyways.. i am quite excited about painting at the moment.. since i hope to sell alot of my artwork this summer... so, along w/ merritt's and selling my artwork.. i will hopefully have enough money for a car!! and, then i am saving for a camera... which IS saving for college, thank you very much mother.. since i kinda need a camera to take photography classes in college and to submit acceptable photos. speaking of photos, i am a horrible (aspiring to be) photographer.. who still hasn't gotten any pics of her and her man. how sad. and, i have had quite a few opportunities to do so...... but, havent. hmm. must make that happen if he comes over monday, hopefully.
anyways... that's what's been going on in my world lately.
love all & xoxo. abs

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

2009-05-31T12:44:00.000-07:00

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..

2009-05-25T18:21:00.000-07:00

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)

2009-05-23T08:31:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-05-20T19:31:00.000-07:00

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.....................

2009-05-09T19:19:00.001-07:00

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 (:

2009-05-09T10:41:00.000-07:00

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}

2009-05-08T14:11:00.000-07:00

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}

2009-05-07T14:24:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-05-04T19:15:00.000-07:00

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..

2009-05-03T17:45:00.000-07:00

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.

2009-05-01T21:56:00.000-07:00

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.

ohh happy monday

2009-04-20T19:40:00.000-07:00

usually.. mondays can be kinda blah-ish. but definitely not this monday. my monday was started off by taking the algebra eoi (not fun).. but the miserable-ness of this test was made alot better due to the guy that was sitting next to me that was absolutely hillarious.. and we were laughing the whole time. then, i found out that i made it into yearbook!! i seriously wanted to scream when i found out.. but yeah. i'm just slightly excited. then my family went to ihop and i had the most amazing french toast ever. so that was my happy monday.
love all. abs.

lovely weekend and a new dress (:

2009-04-18T17:24:00.000-07:00

this weekend was soo much fun! to start it off, i went to see 17 again w/ katie (and now i fully admit that yes, zac efron has been added to my list of cute actors, which includes my obsession of shia laboeuf.. which i wouldn't admit prior to friday due to his affiliation w/ high school musical, ew.). it was such a good movie!! so sweet and fun and yeah, pretty much you guys should go and see it... then, we went back to her house and went swimming. gotta love the first swim of the year.. which was also my first swim in april and my first time swimming in my new swimsuit. complete happiness. on saturday, we went shopping for some dresses for our orchestra banquet.. and i found this absolutely adorable dress... here are the pics (:

this is my very very very very dressed down version of the dress..

so, dress shopping was fun.. katie also found this absolutely adorable dress, and i wish i'd taken a pic of her in it.. cause it is soo adorable! anyways, i have been considering getting my hair cut short again, and i'm wondering what you guys think... i saw on Elsie's blog one day a picture of some dresses from an etsy store that were so adorable, so i followed the link and fell in love with the haircut of the girl modeling all of the clothing and purses...

anyways, what do you guys think? i also love this dress.. the etsy store can be found here. absolutely love all of the dresses and stuff. after i got home from katie's, i tried on my new dress for ma mere (who took the first pic of me that are seen above)... then we went and had lunch, which was ohh-so-fun. well, i should probably fold some laundry before mother dearest gets upset.

love all. abs.

eek! second painting!!

2009-04-16T19:04:00.000-07:00

today was quite a wonderful day. i got home, and my dad had put in transformers.. so i was immediately sucked in due to shia labeouf.... then did homework, and then i painted! i am completely and totally loving being really creative, it is soo much fun. well, here are the latest pics!

she is painted on a page from an old book that used to be my moms... also loved the weather today.. so nice and sunny, and i got to wear my gladiator sandals... which makes my heart smile. anyways.. so excited for tomorrow.. going to go and see 17 again w/ katie, go swimming (first time in new swimsuit, yay!), and go shopping for banquet dress!

anyways, love all. abs

love this

2009-04-15T19:07:00.000-07:00

ok.. so here is my latest drawing (done on the way to and from church tonight)... absolutely love it. today was a good day.. no headache until halfway during church tonight.... which is better... i got some really really really fun cameras from miss amy. (thank you sooo much)... and i will put pics up of them once i take a pic of them.. which i haven't.. this weekend i'm going to be at my amazing and wonderful friend katie's house, to see 17 again, go swimming, and then go shopping for dresses for the orhestra banquet!! yay! so excited. anyways.. here are the pics

so, that's about it for today.. love you all. abs

ohh tuesday.

2009-04-14T19:46:00.000-07:00

so, today i had my yearbook interview! yay! i was really nervous, but it was actually not that bad.. i should know by the end of the week if i got into yearbook or not... so i'm really anxious. today was pretty uneventful other than that... kinda have a migrain at the moment.. so, icky.. really want to go and write some... idk. anyways, love all. abs

wow, never knew i could do this.

2009-04-13T19:08:00.000-07:00

ok.. so i admit... i have completely doubted myself.. i can actually draw people... like.. relisticly. how insane. i always thought that i couldnt.. but i actually can.. so.. here is a pic

this is just a rough draft... but... yeah.. new found talent. gotta love. well, love all. abs

easter sunday..

2009-04-12T19:30:00.000-07:00

ok.. so today was easter... and it was a very good easter... went to church, went to lunch w/ the howes and hayes at napoli's... can you say delicious? then came home and did homework.... ick. after the homework.. i doodled a little... which was fun... then went to church and saw the movie fireproof, which was very very very good... and i cried some.. so, really good movie. ok, so i have made an executive decision to make a list of things that i really want to do...

1. create a wholeee lot more
2. learn to make clothing. yay.
3. learn to knit (hint, hint lisa)
4. live through freshman year..
5. save money for gorgeous truck
6. uhh.. i've run out of ideas.

well.. i guess that's all for now.. love all. abs.

eek! i finally painted!!

2009-04-11T20:02:00.000-07:00

ok.. so the first part of my day was completely and totally uneventful... i cleaned the house.. did a butload of hw... and.. then... i painted! yay! so... here are the pics...

buttons! the fun ones i got from ma grandmere

full painting... if you can't read it.. it says..

"come with me my love to the sea the sea of love"

from the song sea of love by catpower

up close... the whale and buttons

ohhh soo fun... so that was exciting... and.. to make the day better..... i made some super uber chocolatey brownies... with a whole bag of chocolate chips in it.. yum..... tomorrow is easter... and it is the long awaited day of italian food w/ the Howe fam... yay...

love all. abs.

randomness...

2009-04-10T22:37:00.000-07:00

ok... so i'm totally staying up super late tonight... and yeah.. it's kinda fun. just talking to jacob at the momento.. and really wanting to paint.. but i don't have a canvas.. so that complicates things just a little bit... yeah.. this is kinda just a little "hey" .. so that certain someones (amy and lisa) don't get on to me for not blogging.. hehe.
love all. abs

ohh drawing fun..

2009-03-21T09:19:00.000-07:00

ok... well... i have been doing some really fun drawing lately..... and i've just been playing w/ different things.. and i've been doing some of my own versions of some Elsie stuff... just for fun... and.. i will get some pics up soon... my mom also wants me to draw some birds.. but.. that's not working too well.... but i have come up w/ the cutest whales ever! i just can't wait until i can get quite a few canvases! i want to paint sooo much!! so, be expecting some fun art soon. also.. i am planning on starting an etsy-like store.. but it's free... so, hopefully that will be a possibility by summer! love you all! abs

Up and Running!!

2009-03-17T18:29:00.000-07:00

ok, so..... i've finished the main portions of getting my blog set up... so.. now i guess i can do a real post.. ok.. so the other day, my mother, me, amy, and the boys went to rivercity trading post (one of the fun places in jenks) and i bought this absolutely amazing camera. it's a kodak duaflex, and i can make an attachment so that i can use it w/ my digital camera.. how fun! so.. here are the pics from a photoshoot afterwards...

me and my lovely mother

me-- this one's my favorite

me... again..

so.. that was fun.. and today, my mom and i went for a little thrifting trip, but we had to end early due to my father's truck breaking down. lately, i have been soo inspired to paint.. so don't be surprised if you see any paintings soon. i'm also going to start my own online store!! yay! it's not an etsy, but it's the same kinda thing.. just without the fees that etsy has. i'll be selling pillows, paintings, jewlery, whatever i come up with... you get the picture. i'm soo excited! so, that's about it.. i still need to work out a few things on the blog.. but.. it's pretty much done..

love you all! abs

ok... so i bet you guys all think i'm kinda insane...

2009-03-17T08:35:00.000-07:00

so.. yet again, i forgot my login info for my old blog.. and i'm terribly sorry about that one.. hopefully i can remember this one. anyways, new blog, new fun, and definitely more blogging (which i know will make all you guys out there quite happy). so... before i do much else, i have to design my blog... so it may be a while before you hear from me again.
love, abs