i'm a holiday failure.

1) Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
hot chocolate FERSHER!

2) Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
wrapped presents are so much more amazing than unwrapped ones.

3) Colored lights or white?
i dont really care...

4) Do you hang mistletoe?
nope, i have bought mistletoe though @ the christmas lights they sell it for $1

5) When do you get out your decorations?
whenever my family decides to decorate.

6) Favorite holiday dish, excluding dessert?
um... meh.

7) Favorite holiday memory as a child?
i cant remember my childhood well... but im pretty postive the day i open my bunkbeds this year is going to be the best memory evvvvvver! haha.

8) When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
i really dont remember believing in santa as a child....

9) Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
yep... pjs every year.

10) How do you decorate your trees?
well if it was up to me it would be super cute with purple and green and blue amazing ornaments... but normally we use hallmark ornaments that we've collected over the years although our tree isnt even decorated.

11) Snow, love it or hate it?
love it! until ive been in it for like 2 hours... and then you come inside and your whole body is burning.

12) Can you ice skate?
i'm not pro status or anything.

13) Do you remember your favorite gift?
um.... i dont :[

14) What is the most important thing about the holidays for you?
well... considering thats when Jesus was born thats the positive... otherwise i'm not a christmas' biggest fan.

15) Favorite Holiday dessert?
my aunt makes AMAZING cheesecake!

16) Favorite Christmas tradition?
???

17) What tops your tree?
nothing at the moment... usually a star.

18) What's better giving or receiving?
GIVING! i haaaaaaaate getting gifts!

19) Favorite Christmas song?
um. i like that one amazing relient k song... i forget what its called. and.. then the plus one christmas cd is the only christmas songs i listen to. LOL

20) Candy Canes, yummy or yucky?
yucky. i am a holiday failure.

21) What do you want for Christmas?
bunk beds.

22) Do you attend an annual Christmas Party?
yep, the christmas banquet @ church. tomorrow baby!

23) Do you dress up for Christmas eve?
nope.

24) Do you own a Santa Hat?
i think i have at some point in my life but i don't anymore.

25) Who do you normally spend Christmas with?
my family in south dakota.

you say "we" but you'll be dead!!

maggie tagged me so here we go.

the rules are that when you are tagged you have to share 7 things about yourself and then tag 7 other people...


1. my room is filthy. there are clothes everywhere... along with camera bags and disco balls.

2. until like last year i never knew that the escalator at IKEA was actually outside. i think it was last christmas i was there and it was windy and i was like WTF what is going on!? and i realized i was outside... not inside...

3. i send/recieve approx. 200 text messages per day.

4. the only time i have ever had "surgery" was to get my wisdom teeth removed and on the list of things you had to do one was remove all nail polish... but i forgot to take off my toenail polish so i was freaking out. and jim came with me that day.

5. everytime i sit down to work on homework... i want to fall asleep. everytime. even if i just woke up. or if i got 24 hours of sleep the night before... its just a natural reflex.... time for homework... nap time! like now.

6. my knee has been twitching for over 24 hours. it is kinda freaking me out.... my mom coworker told me it was probably because of stress. pssssh. *i'm* not stressed.

7. i started working on this on saturday morning and it is monday afternoon. this was super hard for me because the things people dont know about me are super personal. LOL.


and like everyone else... ive run out of people to tag... because we all have the same friends haha. so if anyone hasnt done this yet. consider yourself offically tagged.

its you! YOU smell like laundry!

The Rule of Five
Answer these 5 sets of 5 Questions...


5 People Who Made You do something you didn't want to, but ended up being grateful they did.

1. Herman & Amy, they made me do everything i didnt want to do and it made me develop a very healthy respect for authority and an honest love for serving in the church.

2. Alexis, photography wise she is forever making me do things i think are a good idea, but come the day of im unhappy and anxious beyond all reason... but after its all over i know its worth it. and friend wise she wants me to answer questions that make me put my head on the kitchen table but her advice always makes it worth it because i know she only wants whats best for me.

3. Candice, made me commit to circle time and i was petrified at even the thought of opening up to anyone again. but doing so gave me a friend i know i can truely depend on, and honestly as hard and obnoxious as im sure it was for her to listen to me it really helped saying some things out loud.

4. All the <3 girls [sarah, candice, cassandra, stacey, nicky, alexis, susanna, denise, brittany, cassi, shanna, & annie], made me make friends... or remake friends. and i wouldnt trade the relationships have now for anything.

5. My parents, clearly thru my 21 years they have made me do plenty of things i didnt want to but their rules and guidance has molded me into the well adjusted person i am today ;]



5 Things people don't know about you.

1. when i meet a new person, i often wonder how i will react when they leave me.

2. i am afraid of failing out of college.

3. my newest fear is that my love is invalid.

4. i know i need to change, but im scared of what change will bring.

5. i want to cry right now.



5 Things that make you smile.

1. <3 girls

2. text messages

3. wednesdays

4. hair dye

5. the office



5 Songs that represent your life. (this is really hard... and the songs are just randomly selected from itunes.. probably in alphabetical order haha.)

1. i need you to love me- barlow girl

2. ever ever after- carrie underwood

3. headlights- the classic crime

4. the stand- hillsong united

5. miracle- paramore



5 Places you want to visit.

1. New York

2. Hawaii [again]

3. All up over Europe

4. Illinois [again :D]

5. Canada





**HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHOEBE!**

thundercats are gooooooooooooooo!

10 RANDOM THINGS ABOUT ME:

1. i watch the same movies over and over... mostly so i can multitask.
2. my toenails have to be painted. its the law.
3. i love to be in my pajamas.
4. my desktop background is james marsden.
5. i think when people are confessing their undying love for someone, it should be done in song. HAHA!
6. when im sad i like to sleep. it takes the edge off.
7. i LOVE coffee.
8. i dont think i could live without eyeliner.
9. i think life would be more fun if it was a musical.
10. my friends are better than your friends. ;]

9 THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:

1. text messages, everytime. =]
2. my puppy.
3. golden spoon.
4. wednesdays.
5. being with my bestest friends.
6. late night bible studies.
7. driving long distances.
8. postsecret.
9. taking pictures.

8 THINGS THAT TICK ME OFF:

1. dumb drama.
2. my stupidity.
3. when my friends are sad. =[
4. when angsting fills my house.
5. a-holes.
6. this "season" of my life. [sometimes]
7. uncertainty =[
8. my emo tendencies.


7 THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE:

1. travel. a lot.
2. get a tattoo. [or 3]
3. have my own apartment.
4. get closer to my Jesus everyday.
5. get DVR!!!
6. have an amazing underwater photoshoot.
7. get a phone with a keyboard.

6 MEMORIES:

1. that one time a guy got hit by a car right in front of us. on my birthday.
2. when 2/5 of plus one emailed my dad. haha!
3. hawaii *sigh*
4. meeting johnny depp.
5. when the 'less than three' girls started hanging out <3
6. my first surprise party. =]

5 THINGS THAT I BELIEVE IN:

1. God.
2. miracles.
3. the amazingness of my friends.
4. that waking up to coffee is amazing.
5. the importance of dying books. [if i cant cry about my life i can at least cry about my books]

4 THINGS THAT I'M AFRAID OF:

1. getting old.
2. living to long.
3. dissapointing people.
4. hell.

3 THINGS I NEED RIGHT NOW:

1. the office season 2.
2. a fisheye lens.
3. more water.

2 THINGS I WANT TO DO TODAY:

1. make a postsecret [but i wont haha].
2. do something fun [which i wont].

1 PERSON I WANT TO SEE RIGHT NOW:

1. whoever wants to see me.