meet my family.

{sorry this has taken me so long to post!}

today, while not on facebook, I did way too much,

The day began with a very early 8 o’clock class and then a long day on the concourse supporting Victoria, and a skipped Auburn experience class. After a while on the concourse I was lucky enough to see my dear friend, mark price walking out of class.

Meet mark.

Mark is 19 years old, he enjoys rave dancing, and otter youtube videos. His special skills are unicycling, singing, and making jokes. He has considered being a model for Patagonia, but His life goal is to be on the amazing race.

Well mark and I made plans to surprise Melanie price at her 20th birthday party at chewacla. So we went to walmart to get her a present. We bought her some 3-d chalk and half price Halloween candy and then made our way out to chewacla. We didn’t have any gift wrapping, so I found a shaker in mark’s car and tied pieces of the shaker on the presents to make them appear as they had been not last minute. We arrived at chewacla, but didn’t want to call and ask where she was, because we were suprising her, so we walked around chewacla, which is a national state park, so don’t be confused by its size. We walked down to the waterfall, accidently walked up on two people getting freaky on a rock, it was awkward, but still couldn’t find Melanie. So we decide just to call her, and turns out she wasn’t there. It was too cold. So we wandered around chewacla for awhile longer, getting the most out of the 2 dollars it cost to get it, we made plans to go skydiving when I turn 19 and to win the amazing race when we turn 21.

We left chewacla and headed back to campus, and I went to see Melanie to give her her presents.

Meet Melanie.

Melanie is now 20 years old. She enjoys building forts and eating fried chicken. Her special skills include climbing trees, and being hilarious. For her birthday we gave Melanie 3D chalk and I have never seen anyone so excited.

after playing with melanie for a very very long time, I went to dinner with girlR, and then to the ruf barn dance! claire bear was my dance partner and we rocked it. I just love her to death. we then proceeded to waffle house and had just an average time. oh did I mention that I love cody nall to death??

overall it was a fantastic day.

yes, this is my family.

In celebration of diversity...

HANNUKAH STARTS IN 26 DAYS!

Hannukah! Oh, Hannukah!
The sweet celebration.
Around the feast we gather in complete jubilation.
Happiest of seasons now is here.
Many are the reasons for good cheer.
Together,
We'll weather
whatever tomorrow may bring.
So, hear us rejoicing
and merriyly voicing
this Hannukah song that we sing!
OY!
So, hear us rejoicing
and merrily voicing
this Hannukah song that we sing!




51 Days 'til Christmas,
GirlR

I haven't listened to any of the new Taylor Swift yet.

To explain the title: I just felt like that fact is a big enough deal to make it the title of this post. This post didn't have anything to do with that (until now, I suppose), and I'm really not even sure I can owe that neglect to not being on facebook. However, I just feel very proud that I have yet to do that, even though I probably will sometime next week.

Moving on to good music, the song/video posted immediately below is!
Winter Song (Ingrid Michaelson & Sara Bareilles)

10 Reasons that Rosemary Jager likes this (I feel no need to discuss the obvious in the following list):
1. I love Christmas, and Christmas is in the wintertime.
2. I love Ingrid Michaelson.
3. I love Sara Bareilles.
4. I love their cartoon selves.
5. I love tree houses, and one happens to be at the happily ever after ending of this sad song's video.
6. I love happily ever afters.
7. I love violins and pianos, and even more than that harmonies, and what do ya know-- they are all in this song.
8. I love good lyrics.
9. I love the cute art that makes up this video.
10. I just love it because how could you freakin not???

Last winter, I had the priveledge of singing this song with two of my sisters in my high school's winter musical revue. It made the song more special than it already is to me. (*Insert side-comment of seconding GirlK's motion to miss and return to the wonderfulness of Birmingham.) I just think the song is all around beautiful, and I want all of our now 16 followers (I think) to know about it if they don't already.

I have to study for my Intro. to Psych. exam #3, but before I go, I would like to point out something I find funny...
If you look back a few posts, you will find GirlK quoting her good ole' softball coach--OH, annd great mentour, Byrle Kynerd... FYI: BYRLE KYNERD STARTED BRIARWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. He's kind of a big deal... I found it incredibly comical that GirlK only recognized him as a great softball coach and mentour-- which he definitely is... but he also STARTED BRIARWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL. Again, big deal.

Well, wish me luck studying. And a prayer or two would be appreciated. :)



Love is alive,
GirlR

"that would be like taking a girl"

ok ok ok, I know I already blogged today, and this is annoying but tonight is definitely blog worthy.

so after being in the library for far too long with girlR and playing ridiculously loud youtube videos the whole time, we went back to keller and ended up sitting on the ground for a very long time talking to my friend nettie, who is from auburn, about birmingham. you see, nettie is planning on taking us on a auburn high school adventure night, where we are going to do all these things that the kids from auburn high did, be expecting an exciting post on friday about that one, and it gave me the great idea that nettie needs to come to the ham with me and girlR. so we talked and talked about all the great things in birmingham, like the dollar theatre, and downtown, and mountain brook village, and maki fresh, and snobiz, and the SUMMIT and all the other great things about birmingham. not only did this make me miss birmingham so much, this made me so excited about thanksgiving break.

so to close, I had a sugar cookie and I wore a sombrero and I went back to my dorm. I would say it was good night.

p.s. ALLL of this great fun, and even more to come happened while NOT on facebook. this happiness that I have right now could be yours for the low low low price of simply getting off facebook. trust me, it's worth it.

youtubbbeeee

girlK

it is well

oh hey,

so i just posted a very old blog post from a long time ago, so you will have to scroll down to read it!!

today, while not on facebook, I contemplated the meaning of life, and wrote a short novel on my time doing community service after two months in prison.

yes, I am being facetious.

today, I went to class, took a test, and now I am working on a drawing for my drawing class. I am currently obsessed with my twitter account, http://twitter.com/mkitstallings... follow me, but I am tired of getting a text every 5 minutes, thinking that I am super popular and much to my dismay, it is just a tweet, not even about me, or directed towards me. (in the time that it took me to type that paragraph, I got three tweet messages. mlia.)

this week is campaign week, yayyyyyyyy

here is an exciting youtube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1dxNsjYeIs

to close, I just want to say be joyful. i'm reading this book right now called be joyful and it is so freaking challenging. it's basically about looking at all the crap circumstances in our lives with the single mind, like Christ, and turning them into blessings. it's all about your perspective. Dr. Kynerd, one of my softball coaches, but more importantly a great mentor, used to always say, "kit, did you dropping that ball change the price of eggs in china? no, it did not. it is all about your greater perspective." now, I still don't know what that has to do with the price of eggs in china, but the point is that if you have the right perspective, you can take a bomb that just went off, and turn it into christmastime.

remember, be joyful.

mucho love,

girlK

girlR, good to have you back.

*Disclaimer

As some of you may have noticed, GirlK and I did have a smidge of fb activity last night. This is all due to the mandatory requests of our Greek organizations, and please, be assured that GirlK did the work on my profile, and I on hers. No notifications, messages, and/or etc. were checked during the changing of our profile pictures. It is homecoming week here in Auburn which means Miss Homecoming campaigning is in full bloom. We are both proud to represent our organizations' candidates through our profile pictures.
However, this blog is a campaign free zone.
All the candidates are ballers anyways.


Just clarifying,
GirlR

what matters

In my time off facebook, I've had much more time for reflection on the what really matters in life. One important matter I've been pondering lately is family. That's important, right? Right. I miss mine, and as dramatic as the lyics may seem, Brandi Carlile's "Downpour" nails what I sometimes feel like about not being at home anymore with my sisters... and after you finish reading them the sappy moment will be over. Promise.

I'm like the rain in a downpour
I wash away what you long for
And I wave goodbye with the sun in my eyes
I wish I could be there tonight

I'm like the wind in the canyon
I'm there when I'm gone in a second
You're growing older in peace where you're at
I wish I could be there for that
But I've moved on
Like a rolling stone
In a crowded room
I'm alone

I'm like the rain in a downpour
I wash away what you long for
And I wave goodbye with the sun in my eyes
I wish I could be there tonight
Oh, oh, yeah

You're like the tide in the deep blue
Cause you're always there when I need you
And when you need someone to carry you through
I'm gonna be there for you
I'm gonna be there for you



And since I promised the sappy moment is over, PLEASE be sure to enjoy the video below. Titanic was on the tele this weekend and, for the first time, I almost cried when Jack died. This video, however, really puts it all in perspective.
DO NOT MISS OUT ON WATCHING THIS!!! CLICK HERE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE!



My heart will go on,
GirlR