Awkward and Awesome

I decided to do an awkward and awesome post! Enjoy!

Awesome: Waking up to the call (and smell) of hot pancakes! On a weekday too!!!

Awkward: Going to sleep, and after having a rather creepy thought, the extremely strong wind howls and sounds like thunder... That was slightly scary.

Awesome: Watching Dad give a bunch of little girls instructions about tea parties. He was telling them to crook their pinkies! It was so funny!!!

Awkward: I went to look for a new pair of glasses. I hand the lady my prescription, she glances at it and exclaims, "So, basically, you have one eye that's really bad, and one that's not really bad at all." Gee, thanks. Doesn't everybody want to hear that! (I'm being sarcastic here...)  'You have one eye that's really bad.'

Awkward: Later, after Mom said something about getting new glasses for herself, the lady asked Mom, "Do you have bifocals yet?" ...Wow. Need I say more....

Awesome: Going to a birds of prey presentation, and learning all sorts of cool things!

Awkward: Having one of the said birds do it's 'business' less than a yard away from me.

Awesome: When the guy giving the presentation mention Despicable Me, by referring to one of the birds.. "It's so fluffy!!!!!!"

Awkward: Well..... How do I put this.. Apparently, the water bottle that I pulled out of the fridge at church had a hole in the bottom of it... I found this out after it had leaked all over Dad's sermon notes, and after worship had started, leading me to turn around and walk off the stage (right after walking onto it..), grab my dripping water bottle, and carry it away, during the first song of worship.

Awesome: Going to watch a five year old, and being told within the first 5 minutes, that I was the 'best babysitter ever.' (heart melts)

Awesome: Then being told later in the week by his grandfather, that apparently I had a new friend, because the little boy wouldn't stop talking about me after I left! (any bit of my heart that's left, melts)

Awesome: Getting to spend a whole week with my Grandma and Aunt!!!! First time we've seen family since we've moved!

Awkward: Driving in the car with my aunt who was in a really friendly mood, and decided to wave to every person and car that passed... It was awkward, but funny too. Love you!!!

Awkward: Watching my afore-mentioned aunt skip along the sidewalk to the car. (By the way... I may have possibly skipped along with her at a later time during the day. Maybe I did. Maybe I didn't.)

Awesome: Getting my drivers license!!!

Awkward: People asking me if I've driven anywhere by myself yet, and having to answer, "No." Because I'm not added to the insurance yet. :)

Awesome: Little Sis lying behind me with her arms wrapped around my waist. And then seeing her wonderful, huge, gorgeous, smile after she read the first sentence. ;) Love you!

Awkward: Realizing that Little Sis is wearing socks that I remember wearing a few years ago....

Awesome: Seeing prairie dogs for the first time!!!! They. Are. So. Cute!!!!!!

Awesome: Getting a bunch of jobs/job offers! Some of which are once (for example, babysitting)  and others are/will be on going!

Awesome: Reading a book to the girls at Bible study, and as soon as I finished the chapter, they all look up at me, "READ MORE!"

Awkward: Having a sore throat while reading the afore-mentioned book to the afore-mentioned girls, therefore having to stop, because I couldn't keep talking! :( Okay, not so much awkward as painful...

Tuesday Tresses // Bun with Bandana Headband

 

 

Okay, for some reason I can't get that picture to sit in the center, but I'm a tad bit too tired to care at the moment. (slight sarcasm there...) Be forewarned: I'm writing this post WAY too late at night. Need I say more? No. Absolutely not. If I were to say more on that subject, it might possibly  would be disastrous. (That is, if it isn't already..) 

 

 

This hairstyle originally started as a bun, but since we were having company that evening, I wanted to do something to spruce up my basic bun. So... I grabbed one of my nifty bandanas (Oh, the endless list of things you can do with those!!!), folded it, and tied it around my head.

To do my bun, I just made a ponytail, twisted it around, and into a bun, and slid a couple bobby pins in! Easy-peasy. (Refer back to warning!)

 

Needless to say, I was happy (and possibly slightly proud) with the way it turned out. I think I also used a few bobby pins to hold the bandana in place, just to make sure it didn't slip, and also to make it sit better on my head.  

                              Side view.                                                                    Back view.

I figured out how to sit two pictures next to each other!!!! Now the trick is for me to remember how to do it next time... ;)

Hope you enjoyed!

 

Love,

Rebekah



Friday Favorites // Virtue Makes You Beautiful

I smile every single time I watch this.

A bunch of teenage guys, and one of their teachers got together and did a parody of a song (that I think was originally done by One ... can't say it. I just can't bring myself to say it.) If you know the original song, leave it in the comments!

Anywho, this version of the song is WAY better!!!

Virtue Makes You Beautiful



Isn't it awesome!

Also, I did some playing around with the look of my blog. I found out how to add buttons! If there's a button you think I should add, let me know! I may or may not, but I'll at least take it into consideration. ;) I also found out how to add the little thing with the checks at the bottom of my posts! (If you know what that's called, give yourself a pat on the back. :) )  Let me know what you think!

What was your favorite part of the video?

Love,
Rebekah

Friday Favorites // StikYard

These guys are really cool! They are drummers, but they have a certain element of... Basically, you just have to see for yourselves. :)
Without any further ado...

Stikyard and the NBA/Thunder Halftime Show



How would you finish the above sentence? 'They have a certain element of....'

Love,
Rebekah

Happy Saint Patty's Day!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day Everyone!!!





Love,
Rebekah

Friday Favorites // Wake Up & Smell The Bacon

I don't know if you've heard of this. I don't know if you've seen it. I don't know if you like it. I don't know if you care. But, I thought it was worth sharing. If not for coolness, for weirdness, and if not for tastiness, for bacon.

 

 

What else can I say!?!?!

 

So, here's an advertisement for the new Oscar Mayer app called 'Wake Up and Smell the Bacon.' From what I understand, it's an app that is amazing in itself, but there's so much more than the app. You can apply for a device that plugs into your ear-phone jack. This device, when your alarm goes off, releases the aroma of... Bacon.

 

You can check out their website to find out how to apply, and for more bacon-ey goodness here.

 

So, ladies and gents, with out further ado, here's Oscar Mayer's Wake Up and Smell the Bacon advertisement.

 

What do you think? Do you think this is really cool? Extremely dumb? Absolutely ridiculous? Entirely random? Oh, ho, ho! You want random! I'll give you random! (WARNING: It's rather late, and I'm tired, so I have NO clue what's about to happen, and I'm not into hitting the delete button...)

 

^ Oh! I would LOVE one of those!!!

 

^ Need I say anymore? There is no such thing as 'too much bacon.'

^ We were actually watching a movie a few weeks ago, and they showed a scene with a sunset, and.... all I saw was bacon. (Please refer back to the warning...)

 

Well, I hope none of that was too random, and that you enjoyed some of it!

 

All images in this post from Google/Bing/the Internet.

Love,

Rebekah

Tuesday Tresses // Braids Into Braided Bun

A braided bun is one of the easiest hair styles to do. It takes a small amount of skill, and looks amazing! You can give it an elegant, sophisticated look, or you can make it very loose and messy. You can do it simply, or fancily (That's not a word is it...). You can do so many different variations, it might just make your head hurt. ;)



 

 

I decided to dress it up a bit, and I added two braids in the front going into my bun. To do the bun, ponytail, braid, ponytail, wrap, and pin. (like I said, easy peasy porridge pie.) (Okay. Never using that phrase again...)  

 

 ^Side view.

 

^ Other side/back.

 

I think I did the bun, and then wrapped the braids around the bun. You could also put the braids into the ponytail and then make the big bun.

 

I think the 'Tuesday Tresses' aren't going to be every week. They'll still be on Tuesdays, but not every week. ;)

 

Hope you enjoyed!

 

Love,

Rebekah