Hey guys,
I don't know about you, but it's always been weird for me to think that BOTH my parents actually had lives BEFORE kids....I know that sounds incredibly self-centered, but c'mon, be honest, I'm probably not the only one! Anyways, like with my Dad, I always forget that he is actually an INCREDIBLY talented artist! Tonight, he was going through all his art pieces from high-school and college, and it was awesome! It was so much fun to hear him go back and reminisce about each and every art piece that was in his portfolio, and a great reminder to me that, yes, Dad did INDEED have a life before Caroline, despite what we tend to think...
<3 Always,
Rose
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Day 137- Being Thankful
Hey guys,
So, I realized as I was writing these just how lucky I am. I struggled to come up with ONLY six things or people to talk about, I am blessed beyond words! I've got amazing friends, an awesome family, and so many blessings in my life! Thaksgiving in the time to realize that, and for me this year, that's exactly what happened!!
<3 Always,
Rose
So, I realized as I was writing these just how lucky I am. I struggled to come up with ONLY six things or people to talk about, I am blessed beyond words! I've got amazing friends, an awesome family, and so many blessings in my life! Thaksgiving in the time to realize that, and for me this year, that's exactly what happened!!
<3 Always,
Rose
Day 136- Small group
Hey guys,
One of my favorite moments of my entire trip actually has nothing to do with the trip itself, except for the fact that it happened while we were there. On the way back from my Grandparents Friday night, I got a call from one of my closest friends. It turns out that my ENTIRE senior small group had gotten together, and they put me on speaker so I could talk with everyone, and it just warmed my heart like no other. I am so lucky to have such amazing friends that continue to love me and think about me from afar, and remember to conference me in whenever they get together, THAT is love :)
<3 Always,
Rose
One of my favorite moments of my entire trip actually has nothing to do with the trip itself, except for the fact that it happened while we were there. On the way back from my Grandparents Friday night, I got a call from one of my closest friends. It turns out that my ENTIRE senior small group had gotten together, and they put me on speaker so I could talk with everyone, and it just warmed my heart like no other. I am so lucky to have such amazing friends that continue to love me and think about me from afar, and remember to conference me in whenever they get together, THAT is love :)
<3 Always,
Rose
Day 135- Brynn
Hey guys,
One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is being able to see how my cousin Jill's daughter, Brynn is growing up! This was the first thanksgiving that she was actually willing to talk to us, and may I say, thank goodness, because she says some pretty flipping adorable things...:) Here are the 5 Brynn quotes from this week:
1. Talking with Caroline, "I want to be just like Mommy, I want to be a Mommy, a writer....and...a RAM!
2. Making her dolls dance, "My dollies are going to dance til dawn!!"
3. Talking to Aedon, "Aedon, do you want to be my friend?" Aedon:"...sure..."
4. Caroline asked her something, "No thank you, I'm playing with Rose right now..."
5. Caroline would swing her around and upside down and she would just say, "WHAT'S GOING ON??!!"
Three year olds are quite easily the most fantastic thing in the world, and I love the she is MINE!:)
One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is being able to see how my cousin Jill's daughter, Brynn is growing up! This was the first thanksgiving that she was actually willing to talk to us, and may I say, thank goodness, because she says some pretty flipping adorable things...:) Here are the 5 Brynn quotes from this week:
1. Talking with Caroline, "I want to be just like Mommy, I want to be a Mommy, a writer....and...a RAM!
2. Making her dolls dance, "My dollies are going to dance til dawn!!"
3. Talking to Aedon, "Aedon, do you want to be my friend?" Aedon:"...sure..."
4. Caroline asked her something, "No thank you, I'm playing with Rose right now..."
5. Caroline would swing her around and upside down and she would just say, "WHAT'S GOING ON??!!"
Three year olds are quite easily the most fantastic thing in the world, and I love the she is MINE!:)
<3 Always,
Rose
Day 134- Aunt Kathy
Hey guys,
Throughout the whole trip, my sister and I were so grateful for all that Aunt Kathy did for us. She opened up her house to us, she had a warm meal waiting for us when we FINALLY got to KC, and she just genuinely LOVES us. Ever since about middle school, Aunt Kathy has made it a tradition to take all the girls(Caroline, her daughter Jill, and I) Black Friday shopping, and then out to coffee afterwards. Every year since then, for both me and Caroline, our highlight of the trip has been Black Friday morning, being able to go out JUST the four of us girls and enjoy our time together. My sister, I believe, takes after Aunt Kathy quite a bit, because Aunt Kathy has this crazy ability to make the best out of every situation. For instance, as we were leaving Jill's house after Thanksgiving day, Aunt Kathy somehow managed to smack her nose on the car trunk, and instead of getting mad or frustrated, she just started laughing. In her own words, "Life is never EVER boring with me around..."
<3 Always,
Rose
Throughout the whole trip, my sister and I were so grateful for all that Aunt Kathy did for us. She opened up her house to us, she had a warm meal waiting for us when we FINALLY got to KC, and she just genuinely LOVES us. Ever since about middle school, Aunt Kathy has made it a tradition to take all the girls(Caroline, her daughter Jill, and I) Black Friday shopping, and then out to coffee afterwards. Every year since then, for both me and Caroline, our highlight of the trip has been Black Friday morning, being able to go out JUST the four of us girls and enjoy our time together. My sister, I believe, takes after Aunt Kathy quite a bit, because Aunt Kathy has this crazy ability to make the best out of every situation. For instance, as we were leaving Jill's house after Thanksgiving day, Aunt Kathy somehow managed to smack her nose on the car trunk, and instead of getting mad or frustrated, she just started laughing. In her own words, "Life is never EVER boring with me around..."
<3 Always,
Rose
Day 133- My sister
Hey guys,
So, the first few days of our trip were...interesting, to say the least. We had planned to stay overnight for a few days in TN on the way there in a place called Wigwam Village. We didn't realize, it was like ACTUALLY a Wigwam Village...we were NOT happy. For those of you that have seen Cars, picture the Cozy Cone, and that's basically where we stayed for two nights. To make matters worse, we had just gotten off 7 hours of driving, we were hungry, overtired, grumpy, AND we had just learned that we would be essentially living in a heated teepee for a few nights...FUN. The one good thing, for me at least, was the fact that my sister Caroline, is one of those people that can take a terrible situation and just make the best of it. Despite our anger and disappointment about our situation, Caroline never stopped smiling, or looking for ways to make our stay a BIT more enjoyable, even though we were all miserable. For instance, the next day, as we were taking a tour of Mammoth Cave, Aedon looks down and realizes that he only has one shoe on, and his other shoe must have fallen off somewhere in the cave, so while Mom and Dad begin FREAKING OUT, Caroline just sits there, looks at Aedon, and starts laughing. There are some times in life where your situation is so absolutely ridiculous that you just can't help but laugh, and this was one of those times...
<3 Always,
Rose
So, the first few days of our trip were...interesting, to say the least. We had planned to stay overnight for a few days in TN on the way there in a place called Wigwam Village. We didn't realize, it was like ACTUALLY a Wigwam Village...we were NOT happy. For those of you that have seen Cars, picture the Cozy Cone, and that's basically where we stayed for two nights. To make matters worse, we had just gotten off 7 hours of driving, we were hungry, overtired, grumpy, AND we had just learned that we would be essentially living in a heated teepee for a few nights...FUN. The one good thing, for me at least, was the fact that my sister Caroline, is one of those people that can take a terrible situation and just make the best of it. Despite our anger and disappointment about our situation, Caroline never stopped smiling, or looking for ways to make our stay a BIT more enjoyable, even though we were all miserable. For instance, the next day, as we were taking a tour of Mammoth Cave, Aedon looks down and realizes that he only has one shoe on, and his other shoe must have fallen off somewhere in the cave, so while Mom and Dad begin FREAKING OUT, Caroline just sits there, looks at Aedon, and starts laughing. There are some times in life where your situation is so absolutely ridiculous that you just can't help but laugh, and this was one of those times...
<3 Always,
Rose
Day 132- Kady :)
Hey guys,
So, because I was out of town for the past 6 days, I didn't have much internet access, so I'm going to do one post for each day I was gone, like I did when I was in Chicago. The first post goes out to someone who was basically ALWAYS texting me throughout the past 6 days, and has never ceased to bring a smile to my face. Last night, on hour 15 of our car trip home, I was dying, it was bad...so I texted her, "Hour 15...SEND HELP!!" and she simply responded, "Well, I guess that means I'll go to Chipotle by myself on Monday..." THAT is a typical Kady Braswell thing to say, and THAT is why I love her SOOOOOOOO much!!!! Kady is one of those people that always, ALWAYS has a smile on her face, and she's always looking to bring a smile to someone else's face. She's also one of the very few people I know who can ACTUALLY be as sarcastic and sassy as me sometimes, so we love to give each other a hard time ;) Can't wait to eat burritos with you tomorrow Kady!!!! Hopefully none of them will be crying and mourning the other's loss....;)
<3 Always,
Rose
So, because I was out of town for the past 6 days, I didn't have much internet access, so I'm going to do one post for each day I was gone, like I did when I was in Chicago. The first post goes out to someone who was basically ALWAYS texting me throughout the past 6 days, and has never ceased to bring a smile to my face. Last night, on hour 15 of our car trip home, I was dying, it was bad...so I texted her, "Hour 15...SEND HELP!!" and she simply responded, "Well, I guess that means I'll go to Chipotle by myself on Monday..." THAT is a typical Kady Braswell thing to say, and THAT is why I love her SOOOOOOOO much!!!! Kady is one of those people that always, ALWAYS has a smile on her face, and she's always looking to bring a smile to someone else's face. She's also one of the very few people I know who can ACTUALLY be as sarcastic and sassy as me sometimes, so we love to give each other a hard time ;) Can't wait to eat burritos with you tomorrow Kady!!!! Hopefully none of them will be crying and mourning the other's loss....;)
<3 Always,
Rose
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