little handwritten notes & other random thoughts

today i wrote some little notes to leave in library books.

it was kinda sorta on my "mid-year goals" list. (send handwritten notes to people.)

i guess it could also go under the "stop being such a perfectionist" goal too. i wanted to throw a lot of  almost all of all of the notes away because of stupid reasons. the edges weren't perfectly cut, or my handwriting didn't look perfect. Seriously guys, it's like i'm OCD or something...

in other new, i'm obsessed with this song and this song.

i went shopping the other day. j.crew outlet like woah!

while i was out shopping, i met the man of my dreams.

(according to Laura and my mom, at least.)

he was super super tall and super super skinny.

he parted his hair right down the middle.

it was long-ish, so it sat very awkwardly on the sides of his head.

it was also very greasy, but i wont mention that...

his jeans: light wash, super flare, and the best part? back pockets as front pockets!

he walked around with his hands on his hips.

he tucked his blue checkered button up into his jeans.

and the deal maker?

red bow tie.

i went to my school the other day to get my schedule changed.

okay, so maybe i am a little bit excited to start school.

but just a little bit.

i really wish i could pull off red lipstick.

or any lipstick, for that matter.

i'm learning to play "the sound of silence" by Simon and Garfunkel on the piano.

cool, i know.

the end.

may the force be with you.

love,

CasiDee

 

goals, shmoals.

at EFY, we were told to make a "mid-year goals" list of things that we wanted to accomplish.

we were also told to put this list in a spot that we will see everyday.

i put my list in my typewriter that sits on my dresser next to my door.

everyday as i walk out the door, i read the list to myself.

so that way, i will remember it and work on it throughout the day.

but lets be honest here. i've done squat.

okay, so i've gone running a few times.

and i actually have been trying really hard to listen more in sunday school. i really have!

and i bore my testimony at girls camp.

that's about it.

so i figured, if i were to put my list on my blog, maybe i would actually work on it?

probably not.

but its worth a shot.

ooooooh weeeee oooooooh *

once upon a time, i was having a really bad day

then i saw this picture of buddy holly on the wall at Hard Rock Cafe.  

and i just knew, everything was going to be okay.

{and all of that just rhymed. what the hey?}

  *{If you have no idea what my title means,

please click here and listen to the best song ever.
It will be stuck in your head for the rest of the day.
Your welcome.} 

Awkward+Awesome

Awkward: -My friend Cassidy invited me to see Cowboys and Aliens with her and her friend from school. I said “Heck yeah!” because dude? Daniel Craig? And Harrison Ford? Ohhhh dang.
But anyways, after the movie we went over to her friend’s house so that Cassidy and her mom Rockelle could say goodbye to her older brother. (He was leaving for his mission the next morning.) I introduced myself and wished him luck on his mission, then shook his hand. His handshake was SO. WEAK. Seriously guys. This is one of my BIGGEST pet peeves. When I shake a grown man’s hand, his hand shake should be stronger than mine. Wouldn’t you agree? I hate when guys handshakes are all limp and weird. You know?
Anyways, after we left, I explained all of this to Rockelle. She shared the same handshake pet peeve as me, which was refreshing. (I thought I was the only one) I told her not to say anything to anyone at all. Because that would be totally awkward if he found out, right? She promised she wouldn’t tell a soul, and I slept peacefully that night.
Then Sunday came around, and guess what Cassidy tells me? That Rockelle not only told somebody, but she told THE BOY. And not only did she tell the boy, but she told him about ME, and that I said it. At first I was really mad, but then I decided to look at it on the bright side. He was somewhat attractive, and maybe he will remember me…
Who am I kidding. There is no bright side to that. That was just plain ol’awkward.



-I had a sleepover at Laura’s house the other night. We were out in the road with her brother Erik just hanging out and talking and light saber fighting. (no big deal.) Laura and I decided to sit down on the ground so we could look at the stars. As I was sitting down, Laura said: “CasiDee. I think you’re sitting on something…” I stood up and to my surprise, saw that I had sat on a DEAD BIRD THAT WAS MUSHED INTO THE GROUND. You guys, I was so scared/freaked out/worried/grossed out/on the verge of puking that I couldn’t say anything. (This never happens to me! I always have things to say!) Erik started screaming things like “Oh my gosh! CasiDee! Remind me never to hug you ever! Oh gross! Oh GROSS! Ahhhhh!”And Laura was just laughing uncontrollably.



-The missionaries were over the other day (like always) and one of them was petting my dog. Then, out of nowhere, this missionary says: “Oh Gila…you’re worse than a California girl…” I asked him what he meant by this, and he look confused.“You know…because all California girls want is attention…?” I seriously laughed SO. HARD.



-Facebook video chat. Am I the only one who thinks this is awkward beyond awkward? Just because I am friends with someone on facebook doesn’t mean I want to talk to them. With normal chat I can just ignore someone and they will think that I'm not there. (come on, you know you've done this too.) But with video chat they can see when you say no! Dude! SO awkward!

{Laura and I using facebook video chat.}

-My school schedule came in the mail the other day. I died a little bit inside when I saw it.






Awesome: -I’ve gone to the pit of pitas (aka: The Pita Pit.) (aka: better than Disney world.) about 100 times this summer. It’s so so so yummy! And healthy! And yummy! Exclamation point!



- I’ve also been to Old Navy about 100 times this summer. My latest purchase is this really cute mint green cardigan jacket thingy. It’s so comfortable. Oh my dang.



-Speaking of Disney World...guess where I will be on my 16th birthday?!?!?!



-Speaking of my 16th birthday, guess who is going to be 16 in 6 months?!?!?!



-I got the new(ish) David Archuletta CD for like TWO BUCKS at a book store that is going out of business. It even came with a poster. Oh dang! Best two bucks I’ve ever spent!



-I bought some really cute bedding and a really cute mustache pillow from Urban Outfitters today! I am so excited to get them in the mail! :)

Laugh Attack

I'm going to miss summer.

Dear Laura,

Happy happy birthday my dear.

Love you like a fat kid loves cake! :)

Monday.

On Monday I took my little sister on a walk to the movie theaters.

We saw Smurfs.

She loved it, I fell asleep.

{Video taken by the 8mm camera iphone app. Song is "Whole Wide World" by Mindy Gledhill.}

PS: HUNGER GAMES!! YES! YES! YES!
PSS: When I showed this to my little sister, she said: "Ummmm, CasiDee! I do have great plans, but I am NOT a little girl!!" :)

Real Or Not Real?

Has anyone else seen this beautiful picture?

I screamed out loud when I saw it. No joke.

So excited! So excited! So excited!

I'm totally going to the midnight showing.

Who's with me?

EFY

meeting new people. meeting new boys. golden nikes. doin' the stanky leg. talking about star wars during lunch. ukuleles. boys with ukuleles. polaroid cameras. rocking out to justin bieber. long board boy. pizza night, two nights in a row. the boy that said "legit" in his prayer. the hawaiian guy that rocked at singing. being invited to be part of the "brown people picture" because, "i'm pretty cool for a white girl." dances. chanting everything. rocking out to adele late at night. ryan's dance moves. troy's mad piano playing skills. smexy unicorns. putting "J"s in our names. climbing trees. telling every boy we see that they are "SUCH a stud." trying to be gangster. that time when everyone broke out into song in the cafeteria. (i swear it was something straight out of high school musical.) not having to clear my trays. being escorted everywhere i go. getting handed a random note that said: "your awesome." the musical program. testimony meeting. the boy in the kitty vest. eating my weight in skittles (not really.) 

Oh man! I could go on and on. Basically, to sum things up:



EFY was so awesome!

The whole group. Our name was "From Every Mountain." We even had a gang sign.
Man, I  miss these guys.

We stayed at Hogwarts. No big deal.

This was our dorm room door. Complete with a note from our counselor, a pola of each of us, and a drawing of my favorite Harry Potter characters. I'm talented, I know. ;)

Lindsay (left) and I, with our new friend Taylor! (middle)
She is seriously the cutest thing ever!! :)

Taylor and I. Chillin like villains.

Me, Taylor and Lindsay.

And, last but not least: My new favorite picture.

True love. Pure love.

a quick post

You guys, I am finally back from EFY!
I had so much fun!
I have so many more pictures to show you all,
but I'll save that for another post. :)

{PS: I cant stop listening to this!}