Everything changes, you know same ole same ole

Isn't interesting how fast life is moving? Although on a day like today it just seems to stand still. Not in a bad way, just a comfortable way. The rain was so beautiful today and the way the wind rushed through our open windows felt great. I didn't get anything really accomplished today, in contrast to yesterday during which I accomplished above and beyond the call of duty (duty meaning school and chores). As I was saying, life moves at the speed of light, yet here I am sitting and listening to the rain. :)  I have had a great day, Haha I don't know why, but I did. Nothing much to report, other than free entertainment provided by the most adorable two year old in the world. She is so funny!! I was talking to my mom on the phone and she stole my phone an started talking to Mom, completely controlling the conversation. I had a weird flashback today. :) Sydney (2 yrs. old) was sleeping on the couch, and I decided to draw a portrait of her, since she was sitting still for once. She looked exactly like Madi when she was that age (she's now 11). Mind you, Madi was always sleeping, ALWAYS, under the desk, during bible meetings, at the table, in the most uncomfortable positions. So, just for a little while, two year old Sydney looked exactly like Madi did at three years old. :) SO CUTE.

A day in the life......

Buenos Dias. ?Como estas? After our public talk and Watchtower study at the Kingdom Hall yesterday, me and a friend stayed to attend the Spanish meeting :) It was so great!! I actually understood most of it, which was unexpected. It was so much fun to sing in Spanish, for some reason it sounds so much prettier to me than in English. I met some new friends, though I was speaking minimal Spanish, a little spanglish, but really I spoke English to them. I tried out a new nickname for a minute, Ani, but I only like it when it's said in a Spanish accent. I introduced myself as that to one person, and instantly changed my mind :). So I'm still Brittany, which I don't mind at all. I can't wait to go again next week!  Afterwards I headed over to some friends' house to play board games. We had an amazing barbecue dinner, and played ninja (Not exactly a board game, but the board game we were going to play took us 2 hours to set up, and just took too long, so yeah) I got a little too hyper for my own good, and probably made a complete fool of myself, but at least it was among friends. I came home to hear about the day the rest of the girls in my family had (it sounded awesome). Then did some dishes before heading to bed. Great day over all, let's hope I'm just as productive today ;)

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Sleep?! Who needs sleep?!?!

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Yesterday was pretty fun. :) I had a friend over and we spent most of our time studying an article in our Watchtowers, but that's not what took us so long. It took us forever because we were studying them in spanish and english. It was a lot of fun, she has been learning spanish for a couple months and I've been learning it for about four years. Starting tomorrow we're going to go to both spanish and english bible meetings every week!! I'm excited to start developing my spanish to the point of fluency:) We spent the rest of our time playing guitar hero, eating popsicles, and talking until the wee hours of the night. Why?! Why do we as teenage girls feel the need to deprive ourselves of well needed sleep for no reason whatsoever?!?!  As a dedicated full time minister I somehow dragged myself out of bed this morning to teach people about the bible. This morning actually went great! Though I was completely exhausted it was nice to talk to people. Oh, and I've decided School of Rock is pretty hilarious.

Ah, the wonders of basement living

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So as you may have noticed, I didn't get home 'til late last night. But when I got to bed and was mostly asleep (sadly it was 2 am) I opened my eyes to see a little movement out of the corner of my eye. I turned to see a spider (approx. an inch in diameter) just about two inches from my face. Arachnophobia anyone? So after successfully getting spider on both my book (Jane Eyre) and the wall, I went on to tape around my bed where it touches the wall. After I had spider-proofed my bed to my paranoid standards (keep in mind this is in the wee morning hours) I lay thinking about spiders and reading until I finally fell asleep around 4. Oh, and I struggle with waking up early, as most people do, but as my alarm went off at 7:30 I leapt out of bed with a mere three and a half hours of sleep. So, now I'm off to get stuff done (school, chores, etc).
 But first, COFFEE (and yes I will control myself and have only a single cup so as not to repeat yesterday's fiasco)

Goodnight!...almost...

So, it turns out my day turned out well. The only reason this was unexpected is because I actually drank two cups of coffee (instead of my singular one) combined with an empty stomach, which gave me the jitters. Then I was in a bad mood (for no logical reason whatsoever) and the day seemed to last forever. But, we went to an awesome bible meeting tonight, and followed that with some Applebees and my day became wonderful!! 8) Well I should be off to bed, goodnight world!

Awesome poetry (If I do say so myself)

Hope

Though time flies away 

as a bird without courage

and our strength slips away

as water, leaving only a trace

though something treacherous

attacks us on the inside

while words outside stab us

though we lose our loved ones

and life disappears so easily

though disheartening thoughts

 choke us as a thick, poisonous fog

let us continue fearlessly

because a shining beacon

lights our way

and our armor is strong

because help and peace of mind

are available if we just ask

though we feel alone 

if we reach out through the fog

our family is struggling alongside us

 and the best friend we can acquire

is guiding us

as a path that does not swerve

a path that will lead to time

time free of tiresome trials

free of pain

time filled with faithful service

filled with happiness

time filled with teaching and healing

and days filled with weary time travelers

returning home

as death's hand is emptied

to time indefinite

~Brittany Love 3/10

Blog Anyone?

Hello all of you web surfers! I decided to try out blogging so we'll see how it goes. 8) I love writing, especially poetry, I am also a big fan of arts of all kinds. Oh, I almost forgot languages fascinate me. So yup that's a little bit of me in a nutshell.