pics from last week...

Hey fellas! Here are some pictures from last week that I took. Notice I have this "thing" for taking pictures of my feet and the sky. I'm sorry, I can't seem to break this picture-taking habit. I mean, I'll be aiming my camera towards a flower and then slowly it'll go down towards my feet. Or the other way around. Ahh!! :) heh heh Anyway... :)

Guess what!? Here's a Christmas quiz I filled out using this from Casey Leigh! Here you go...

CHRISTMAS QUIZ

1. Egg nog or hot chocolate? Hot chocolate all the way!

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Um, he wraps them. It's no fun it they're not wrapped. I mean, who doesn't love ripping stuff apart? :)

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? My house has the whole package......sorta.

4. Do you hang a mistletoe? No...........................

5. When did you put your decorations up? My mom put them up on the Thanksgiving. I was at my dad's so she was doing something to pass time I guess.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Honestly, I don't really have one. We don't have holiday dishes here unless it's Thanksgiving. But if we're talking Thanksgiving, I'd say my friend Mckenna's (hi!!) mom makes the best corn dish ever!
7. Favorite memory as a child? Well, I'm still sorta a child but there's this one memory from a long time ago. I remember I was with my dad and he used to live up on these hills surrounding the valley. It was Christmas Eve and it was dark outside. I remember looking up into the sky and seeing this red light. I was so sure I saw a sleigh swooping across hills and landing on people's houses below. Though now I'm pretty sure that was just an airplane and my eyes playing on me, but that was such an amazing feeling...heh heh

8. When did you learn the truth about Santa? When I was eleven. Yes, I know. I was devastated when I found out. I was the kid in school who tried to convince you that SANTA IS REAL!!! Yet again, I was the kid who asked my Jewish friend if Hanukkah Harry was real... she had no idea.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes. Just one.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? We put white lights and a bunch of random ornaments on it.

11. Snow! Love it or dread it? LOVE!!! Though since I live in Los Angeles, it doesn't snow... :(

12. Can you ice skate? I haven't in a long, long time...but yeah, sorta.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? I don't know! This is tough!! I like them all. :)

14. What's the most important thing to you during the holidays? Getting together with people. I hate being alone!!!!!!

15. What's your favorite holiday dessert? Cookies. *"that was easy!"*

16. What's your favorite holiday tradition? I don't really have one. Except we go over to my family friend's house every year to play white elephant. Fun stuff. :)

17. What tops your tree? an angel :)

18. Which do you prefer: giving or receiving? Both. :)

19. Candy canes: yuck or yummy? Amazing.

20. Favorite Christmas show: Elf!!!! Oh man, that movie makes me die!

21. Saddest Christmas song: I'm not sure what the name is but it's about this boy asking a man for some money to buy his mom shoes for Christmas before she passes away... :(

22. What is your favorite Christmas song? For a long time it's been Feliz Navida. Don't ask me why, I just love it. :)

What did you do last week? :)

emma :)

I am {blank} because...

Casey Leigh did this post almost a month ago, but I decided to do it today. :) heh heh Yeah, here goes...

I am weird because...

I hate bananas.

I have a weird voice (I talk really high and low in one sentence.)

I can be dramatic with hand motions.

I can be sorta dorky.

I am just plain weird.

I am a bad friend because...

Sometimes phone calls and emails go unanswered.

I am really bad with planning things.

I can forget things I wasn't supposed to.

I am a good friend because...

I'm always there for you.

I know a lot of things about you that just a friend wouldn't.

You can trust me.

I am sad because...

People misunderstand me sometimes.

Sometimes I wait for things and they never come.

I put myself down a lot.

I am happy because...

I am reading, Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins. :) heh heh

I just had a Pop Tart (I love those things!)

It's Saturday, so I can stare at my wall and do nothing.

I'm excited for...

This year to end (2012!!!!!).

For the Hunger Games movie coming out March 23rd, 2012. :)

For rain and more "coldness."

Tomorrow. Youth Group. :)

Let me know if you do this on your blog! Take out my answers and put in yours, comment the link and I'll go read it!! :)

emma :)

currently...

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Paige over at Pink Lemonade did this same post today and inspired me to make my own! You can check hers out here. :) Anyhoo, here we go... :)

obsessing over: Easy. HUNGER GAMES!! This book is so good! I'm telling you, YOU MUST READ IT. :) (and the series) Plus, I am so pumped for the movie coming out for it next year on March 23rd. Are you? :)

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working on: science homework. err...not in the mood for it.

thinking about: this morning. I had an art class. A few of my friends do it with me so it was plain awesome! We get to work on art and get to talk at the same time. Sweet. :)

anticipating: tonight. Bible Study!! woo hoo! I'll see some more of my friends, plus, I'm pretty sure we're going to play white elephant. So excited! :)

listening to: I'm Not Who I Was, Steady Now (both by Brandon Heath), Love is Waiting by Brooke Fraser, and Meant to Live by Switchfoot. :)

drinking: water. obviously. :)

wishing: for more wishes. okay, maybe not that. I've been wishing for change.

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what about you? what are you doing today?

leave me a link if you do this post.

I'd love to read it! :)

emma

abc's of me

I've seen this list hopping around a lot of blogs, almost all of my fave blogs to be exact. The most recent that I've read is from Lauren at Busy Bee Lauren and Emma at Being Emma. I think lists like these are so much FUN that I decided that I think I'll do it too. :) So, here goes...

A. Age: Under 18 (yep, I'm gonna make you guess)

B. Bedsize: twin

C. Chore that you hate: LAUNDRY. ugh...not fun stuff.

D. Dogs: I used to have one, but we had to put him down a year and a half ago. His name was Eddie. :)

E. Essential start to my day: Try to figure out where I am (yes, sometimes I forget. haha)

F. Favorite color: the rainbow!! :)

G. Gold or Silver: silver

H. Height: 5'

I. Instruments you play: piano :) love, love, love!!

J. Job title: don't have one yet. (still in school so I can learn how to have one someday over the rainbow)

K. Kids: still too young for that stuff...

L. Live: California

M. Mother's name: Jenny, but I call her mother, mom, and occasionally, mommy. :)

N. Nicknames: Emma Lou and some weird ones... haha

O. Overnight hospital stays: no.....

P. Pet peeve: being late. even if it's for something I don't like, I HAVE TO BE on time! :)

Q. Quote from a movie or tv show: "Now that's how the cookie crumbles." -Bruce Almighty (it's a movie, oh yeah)

R. right or lefty: my right hand is my best friend forever.

S. Siblings: three brothers - it's true - I love them.

T. Time you get up: 7:30am.

U. Underwear: uh...fruit of the loom? haha

V. Vegetables you hate: brussel sprouts. other than that, I love my veggies. :)

W. What makes you run late: trying to find my shoes. not fun stuff when your pet peeve is that you hate being late. yeah.

X. X-rays you've had: my teeth (you know, at the dentist) :)

Y. Yummy foods you make: chocolate chip cookies. you heard me right. :) LOVE!

Z. Zoo-animal: GIRAFFES!!!!!!! love at first sight - seriously. they are amazing.

Wanna play along? Fill out your own ABC's on your blog and leave me the link! I'd love to learn a little more about you! :)

emma :)

Craft: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 things...

Remember my 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 post? Well, I just found out today that I've been featured over at Craftzine's because of it (you can see, here)! They were excited to see these 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 posts from Wild Olive and her readers that they decided to make it a series. How awesome! :) So if you have a blog, make your own 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 post! Also, don't forget to send Craftzine a link so they can see your 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 post and also, add the special button (see above) to your blog! You can find this button, here.

Have a great weekend! :)

-HappyHands

5, 4, 3, 2, 1 things

I decided to do the same interview that Wild Olive did today! Here's mine... :)

One Project You Are Particularly Proud Of

1. Mushroom Gnome

Two Mistakes You've Made in the Past

1. Adding two cups of sugar instead of one to chocolate muffins
2. Purchasing, accidentally, the wrong crochet hook (this one was kind of random)

Three Things That Make Your Work Unique

1. I put a lot of time and effort into making them the best they can be
2. Each project is specially made to make you smile :)
3. And...they are all made by me! :)
   

Four Tools You Love to Use

1. Sewing Machine
2. Fabric
3. Embroidery Floss
4. Yarn
   

Five Inspirations

1. Crafty People (especially my Grandma!)
2. Crafty Blogs
3. The Outside World!
4. Adventures
5. God! :)

If you also did this interview, please let me know by commenting so I can check it out! :)

-HappyHands