tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260516992024-03-12T21:39:49.409-06:00Riley 2.0Kicking at the walls between arts and crafts since 1992.Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.comBlogger310125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-64132379041992617552014-03-08T18:18:00.002-07:002014-03-08T18:18:50.051-07:001 more sleep...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-58874325063376113332014-02-01T13:49:00.003-07:002014-02-01T13:49:45.883-07:00I haz the busyBoy am I hoping the weather guys are right about the snow for this next week! I need a couple of days to stay home and catch up on all this homework or my head could very well explode. Saturdays make me happy because I can (kinda) sleep in and then get everything from the past week all sorted out! I don't like to do this on Sundays so well because Ethan doesn't work and we like to spend time together :) I am so happy for him though…he just has 2 classes (that he loves), and a job (that he loves), and a list of jobs (that he would love even more) to apply for closer to graduation! Yay yay. Anyway, so far today I have completed almost all of my US Lit homework and plan to have both of Monday's tests all studied for and a rhetoric paper started. It is a little frustrating that my gen ed classes are taking up so much time when I have giant design classes and work to do also. Can you tell this post is just a giant brain dump? :P When Ethan gets home tonight we will make a grocery run to stock up on snow food…however once it actually snows we will probably walk to walmart again anyway for no reason. We do that every time, I think its just because we like the snow and it's fun to take a walk and not drive. Hmm maybe we should walk tonight even though it's not snowing…wait how would we carry groceries back without wishing we had the car? I know! I need this bike. <div>
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This need is nothing new though. Look, I could put things on the back AND the in basket! And it is a cruiser but has handle brakes! Besides, look how yellow it is :)</div>
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Ok, so this post was pointless, but putting some stuff out makes me feel like I have more of a handle on life, hahaha…who am I kidding :P We'll see how it goes. </div>
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Work and school are BACK…full steam ahead! Usually I am pretty good about keeping due dates and assignments straight in my head, but I am taking one more class than usual and I guess it put my brain on overload…I couldn't keep track of ANYTHING for the first couple of days. So I went to the school bookstore to look for a little calendar planner. They were all ugly. Target to the rescue…I found my new lifesaver/favorite toy!</div>
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There were cheaper ones, but if I'm gonna have this for a whole year I might as well have the most beautiful one I can find.</div>
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Look how leetle and cyuuuuute!</div>
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And it has little tabs!! There were also some adorable ones that were big, but that just seemed like way too much organization…talk about intimidating. Baby steps people.</div>
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Here's a little tidbit from INSIDE my calendar…ZUMBA class at school tonight! So excited. I go with a couple of girlfriends and it's so much more fun to go to the gym with buddies, I get so bored alone. BUT it's double fun when you're Zumba-ing (or as June calls it, "dancing manically until you die")!</div>
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In other news, this Starbuck tumbler is my current favorite cup. You won't see me without it for awhile. The top is shiny, see :) </div>
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<br />Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-36316412467915503992014-01-12T21:51:00.000-07:002014-01-12T21:51:45.820-07:00"Kinda getting hungry, when's dinn--GOSH where is my cat, I LOVE HER!!!"The title is a quote from today by my dear husband. Thought I'd throw that out there.<br />
Tomorrow SCHOOL STARTS. Yikes. I don't know if I'm ready. It will be crazy, that I do know. I may not blog…I don't know that one. My hubby has not as many school hours as me, and he tells me he will take the brunt of the cooking and even made me teach him how to do the laundry! What a love, right?<br />
I will now catch you up on my crafting of this past week you don't already know about. A few days ago I completely <strike>threw away most of</strike> organized my craft closet and found some fabulous red and gold tulle pompoms that some friends had made for my bachelorette party like a year and a half ago. It seemed a horrible waste to throw them out, but I told myself I was being a hoarder and sadly put them in a trash bag. I finished the closet job (yay!) but was still trying to think of a way to use my pompoms before I actually took the trash out (hey now. I'm a creative AND a junkster, trash disposal is not usually high on my to-do list :P). THEN found a wire wreath frame I'd bought a while back! Whoohoo! The hubs helped me pull them all apart and I just tied it to the frame. I tied a previously bought and painted hobby lobby letter in the middle and I LOVE the results!!<br />
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I also wrapped some dollar store valentine wire around the whole thing, to add to the valentine-ness.</div>
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Next up, I've always liked those recycled magazine photo frames, but would never actually BUY one…ahem folks, <i>recycle</i> your own! :) I had a wide frame that was junky and kind of broken, but hey what a perfect opportunity!! Turns out rolled up and mod podged magazine scraps cover a multitude of sins.</div>
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What do y'all think about this one?</div>
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Aaaaaawwwwwwwe! :)</div>
Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-13511170560851995962014-01-10T21:47:00.001-07:002014-01-10T21:47:29.864-07:00Super Scrub<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So I wanted some party favors…yes, more baby shower stuff haha. So I decided to make my grandma's famous hand scrub! I've tried a lot of homemade hand scrubs off interest and such, but never really found one I loved. But then grandma made some of this stuff and it makes your hands feel super soft like a baby's butt…and NOT oily like the ones I had tried. Grandma told me how to make it, but I never made the stuff--until today.</div>
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~Scented Epsom Salts (now these are in a different place than the other ones. I got Spearmint Eucalyptus by the shower gel in Walmart)</div>
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Put in your epsom salt and scented salt in a ratio of 2:1 or so. Just eyeball it to however much you think you want to make.</div>
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Pour in a "sploop" of your vegetable oil. Start with a small amount.</div>
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Mix it all up! If you started small like a good little person your mixture should be crumbly. We don't want crumbly, so add more tiny sploops of the oil and body wash until your mixture is super fluffy. If it's too wet add a little more salts, but fluffily cloudlike is what we're going for. Like fairy poop.</div>
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Decorate however you wish! These make awesome little gifts huh? They make good medium-sized gifts too, allz you need is a bigger jar! :) So go make some and let me know how you like Grandma's favorite hand scrub!</div>
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Arrange diapers in this spiral form using a round 8" cake pan as a guide. Secure it with a rubberband. Make 2 of these to be the wheels!</div>
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I will be getting a monkey to put on this bike, but for now my Lancelot bear is modeling.</div>
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December means winter break, CHRISTMAS, and in our case, travel!! Here's a rundown of our latest activities with pictures! Yay!</div>
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We had a FABULOUS Arkansas snowstorm :) Many were without power, but we are blessed with underground power lines and a good heater/fireplace. We had such a good time, we love the snow!</div>
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Giant icicle! </div>
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My Christmas manicure! For those of you who don't know, I sell Jamberry Nail wraps, so buy some :)</div>
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We went to Branson for a couple of days to enjoy the Christmas fun at Silver Dollar City! We love doing this (even though it rained!!).</div>
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Ethan bought me a Scar tee shirt because he LOVED it. I do too :P</div>
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And I found these pink ombre jeans at Savers for el cheapo! Thrifty love. </div>
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CHRISTMAS!! My guy getting call of duty :)</div>
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Striped Christmas thigh-highs <3 </div>
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The day after Christmas we headed off to Kentucky for John Piper's CROSS Mission Conference! It was an amazing few days full of worship and great speakers. My favorite part was meeting other mission-minded college students from all over the world, it was so encouraging and a unique opportunity! We have lots of notes and took home a ton of great info.</div>
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Look at our book haul! </div>
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As far as January goes, I have the normal working-out, house-organizing, Bible-studying style goals that everybody else has. But I also want to be better with money this year! I've got some plans on how to save some money and be more responsible for 2014 (and in case y'all didn't know, some of those "freebie" things you sign up for aren't always free. Grrrr).</div>
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In another news, I'm cutting my hair short again soon.</div>
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Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-4900952681642790512014-01-03T23:45:00.000-07:002014-01-03T23:45:12.193-07:00This post absolutely does not mean I will start blogging again. Wow, look I haven't blogged since I was engaged! Annnnd nothing on blogger has changed except it took a really long time to convince them that no, I really DON'T want a Google+ account. Please and thank you.<div>
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I've been randomly thinking lately about posting again. I work on my DIYs and go, "hey, wouldn't it be cool if I, I don't know…uploaded these photos to a blog? Haha, yeah". But oh the time!!! </div>
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Maybe that's why I stink at jigsaw puzzles and card games.</div>
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But <i>blogging</i>! Oh, that is a terrible short-chunk-of-time-activity for me (maybe I can start getting good at doing it on my phone between classes). But I had been mulling it over halfheartedly, then of course <a href="http://thisisus5683.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Kacy Lou</a> says to blog…how can I refuse, she's in CA!!!! </div>
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Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-40683793084865393062012-09-02T10:06:00.001-06:002012-09-02T10:07:19.556-06:00The Darcy Disposition (or ode to the serious male types)<div style="text-align: center;">
Ok ladies, I've got a bone to pick with yall.</div>
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You all know this guy. </div>
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Ah yes, the fabulous Mr. Darcy. And for those of you who (bizarrely) have problems with that one...</div>
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There. Now you can relax. </div>
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Anyway moving on. Mr. Darcy. You know him, and most likely you have some manner of affection for him. If you don't, stop reading this and go golfing or play some pool and watch with the boys, because you most likely are not female.</div>
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My point is, girls like this guy in general. I explain that because I'm nice that way.</div>
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But Darcy is not the only hero who is like, well...HIM. There are actually many others of his disposition.</div>
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Mhm, that's right. The dude from the lucky one. Coolness.</div>
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I hate to add this one, but I'm in the process of making a point.</div>
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Yeah, him too. Edward Cullen from Twilight. There, THAT kept you from being blinded by sheer awesomeness in this post.</div>
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There are many more guys like this in movies, but it's late and my mind's blanking out on it, so I'll just move on again while you think of them for yourself.</div>
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What traits do these guys have in common?</div>
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The quiet ones.</div>
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The introverts.</div>
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Let's focus on that last point up there. It is a fact universally acknowledged that most females watching these movies will fall in love with these characters. The Edward Cullen tee shirt is everywhere and his hype is just about to start up again. The Lucky One goes without saying. Mr. Darcy is a common household name and all the girls say stuff like "I would so be perfect with Mr. Darcy, I wish there were still guys like him". </div>
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Here's the shocker...THERE ARE.</div>
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Shocker number 2: If Mr. Darcy or any of these guys leaped out of the screen in a tee shirt and jeans and showed up at your school, you would have nothing to do with him.</div>
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It's true. For most girls.</div>
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He would never be popular.</div>
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He'd never be "cool"</div>
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You would call him "weird", or even better--that horrible, shallow, meaningless word that is so popular to use when you feel uncomfortable for stupid reasons: "awkward".</div>
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Off screen, you wouldn't recognize him at all.</div>
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I say these things because I've seen it firsthand. I know several guys like this. You see, I even have one.</div>
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The guy like Darcy does not care to smile. He does not care to speak all the time. There is a common misconception that, though these quiet types are mostly silent, when they DO speak it is something profound. This is not really true either. Think about it: Mr. Darcy was NOTORIOUS for saying the wrong thing. The Zac Effron guy waited around forever when he couldn't think about how to tell that girl about how he found the picture and all. They come across as socially awkward, shy, even rude. Some guys may be that way, but not these that I'm talking about. They're just not good at talking. That' all there is to it. </div>
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Well my friends, the time had come. The lovely bestie <a href="http://jehovah-tsidkenurjp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Pickens Woman</a> came to my dwelling prepared to unload on my head. Threw on this year's VBS shirt for the messy part...it had run it's course of usefulness and heck, we were about to do some "amazing wonders" :P</div>
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We really don't know either on this one. But if you don't do it like this, I'm sure you didn't do it right... </div>
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LOVE having color!!!! It definitely looks the best out in the sun where you can see all the different dimensions of purpleness.</div>
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IBC had it's 4th of July celebration this past Sunday! So fun. And cute. You should've been there really, but if you weren't I'll give you a little taste of what went down and you will WEEP to not have been there and sit on the front row next kids show...whenever that is...Thanksgiving maybe??</div>
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Isn't this bracelet so cute? I have a pile of old tee shirts on my floor that I'm still trying to decide whether or not it's ok to rip up for this project.</div>
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Fruit flush. May try this out in a twisted sense of fun. I love junk food. Just had a bunch of it though visiting family over the weekend, and I like to "tune up" every once in awhile...aka go to the chiropractor and get snapped back in shape, go to the dentist and in this case: detox a lil bit.</div>
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Ok, so I prolly won't master it this week per se. But I'm closer than I've ever been in my life, which is way cool. </div>
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I really have been getting better...honest! I have the upper body strength of a T-rex at this point!</div>
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Gonna find this book and start it! Actually I've already started it. I'm guessing with all the bits and pieces I've heard/read in the past I've read half the book. But it will be nice to knock out the whole thing of it in one shot!</div>
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Bring it on Monday.</div>Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-57426269299243934072012-05-26T12:05:00.001-06:002012-05-26T12:05:58.035-06:00Summer's sumthin else!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
May's almost over already! Being off school is cool stuff...I've had time to do more craftyish things, reading, cooking, etc. I have some design work to do over the Summer but I'm pushing it off :P Without further ado, pics of what I've been up to:</div>
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Headband and matching card for a girlfriend. Find the pattern <a href="http://www.alteredcloth.com/blog/2007/08/diy-headband-collection.php">here</a>!</div>
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Summer means VBS and VBS means clowning! Funfun. Got a few gigs in the near future, plus leading worship time at our VBS as a human being! And this guy I met is really cool. He throws bread and stuff.</div>
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30% off sale at SAVERS!!!! Check out my goodies, for $22! Yay!</div>
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Yes, those are TOMS!!! I ordered size 7s, "new" off eBay, from "a United States seller" for $20. I figured they must be defective in some way. Soon after, I received a size 8 pair with the soles not glued down and arch padding on only the right shoe...from China. </div>
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Tried some new hair thing today. Kinda hard to see from the pics, but you get the idea right?</div>
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Bye now!</div>Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-13649179982437514452012-03-28T21:37:00.002-06:002012-03-28T22:13:47.851-06:00A random post<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 444px;" src="http://thecatholicspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/OctoberBaby.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; ">What's up with me these days? Hmmmmm...</span><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Well first off, you should probably go see this movie. This particular love story I didn't fancy so well (but my <a href="http://jehovah-tsidkenurjp.blogspot.com/">bestie</a> thinks it's sock-em'-bopper) and there are some elements I found sorta dumb, but the message is good :) It's not Facing the Giants or Fireproof, but it's nice to be able to go see a movie that is uplifting in more than just a feel goody sort of way. And my BUD will tell you I cried. This is only half true.<br /><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Where there's a do, there's a don't. Don't go see the Lorax. It's not a REAL Dr. Seuss movie. Don't waste your time unless you just wanna go see a random cartoon. Then you can go see the Lorax.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Been working on designing case statement and now a big huge project for the local food banks in our area. A lot of work, but still exciting. Ready to be done with this semester...5 weeks left! Or is it 6? Tell me not. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Went to a fantabulous concert over spring break and saw Kiros, Nine Lashes, Manafest, TFK and Red! Nine Lashes was the big thing for me, cuz I'd never seen them live before <s>and Red was great, but not as good as when I'd seen them in the past. </s>We have pics, so go look on Facebook.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Not last and not least either, MOVING HOUSE. Packing boxes and such like that. We're moving into a rent house next month, and I'm really happy it's in town.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>ANNNNNNNNNND I just got really Pinterest and history paper distracted, forgot about this post, just found it again, and now it's time to go to sleep. Like a boss. Go me ;P</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Oh, and the boys are back in soccer. Looking forward to some games!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Bye now.</div>Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-69273871071533040412012-03-09T16:43:00.001-07:002012-03-09T16:49:40.393-07:00Some good things shouldn't come to end.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oaqXygb9cqg/T1qVmQ_jJ_I/AAAAAAAAAKk/4VRyBaI9Oac/s1600/RIPcolts.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oaqXygb9cqg/T1qVmQ_jJ_I/AAAAAAAAAKk/4VRyBaI9Oac/s400/RIPcolts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718047161529346034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Farewell to my first love. You will be missed.</div>Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-38302499568903305592012-01-25T14:16:00.006-07:002012-01-25T15:40:10.496-07:00A bit of design...<div><div style="text-align: center; ">So I thought I'd compile some fun stuff I've been working on this last little bit in school. I've got a fantastic gang of classy people who can keep competition hefty, but are always there to help out and give advice and bring food :D I am so fortunate to have such an awesome class. My teachers also happen to be the best of the best. They push me to things I didn't know I could do and give of their time (in and out of school) to teach us great design. 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Adobe Illustrator</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Ws-RwcWRog/TyB37odCLwI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/iBjPLssWFYU/s1600/TaggartMaeganQuadrants.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Ws-RwcWRog/TyB37odCLwI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/iBjPLssWFYU/s320/TaggartMaeganQuadrants.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701688994606231298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Graphic Design. Quadrants, Playful. Photoshop</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MGN2-6m7Bdw/TyB37BGqokI/AAAAAAAAAKA/8sfd9dvaVXo/s1600/TaggartMaeganPhotomontage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MGN2-6m7Bdw/TyB37BGqokI/AAAAAAAAAKA/8sfd9dvaVXo/s320/TaggartMaeganPhotomontage.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701688984043430466" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Graphic Design. Alphabet Postcard. Photoshop</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EEaes9aD5kA/TyB36xZkwMI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/8fPDiNtHrXM/s1600/TaggartMaeganFinal%2Bcopy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EEaes9aD5kA/TyB36xZkwMI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/8fPDiNtHrXM/s320/TaggartMaeganFinal%2Bcopy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701688979827769538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Graphic Design.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 108px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zllhHOcz5Ks/TyB1c2rDHxI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/7yX6KNsOzg0/s320/caterpillar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701686266823909138" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Digital Illustration. Hand illustrated Caterpillar with Adobe Illustrator.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bNO5NxXeiEY/TyB1co2vSDI/AAAAAAAAAJE/t8ulr8Kgz-8/s320/danceshirts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701686263114844210" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Digital Illustration. Ballet Tee Shirt Design. Adobe Illustrator. The local dance company selected this design as their company shirt. Waiting to meet with them to talk about revisions :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oatYeCjorCY/TyB1dd1lGOI/AAAAAAAAAJc/J1s035XIUvE/s320/taggmegcard.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701686277337061602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px; " />Digital Illustration. Self-Portrait Playing card. Adobe Illustrator.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dKc9uzCFkog/TyBzDkXkd9I/AAAAAAAAAI4/klYHjqqWGVk/s320/Counterform.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701683633390385106" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Advanced Type. Form & Counterform. Adobe Illustrator with Baskerville and Gill Sans.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-90193815734709251612012-01-23T22:02:00.003-07:002012-01-23T22:11:49.828-07:00Psalm 51:10<div class="header" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><h2 class="me" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; display: inline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:'Arial Unicode MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 19, 32); line-height: 21px; font-weight: normal; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="22" align="center" class="mainbk" style="text-align: center;background-color: rgb(185, 227, 255); "><tbody><tr valign="top"><td class="bluebk3" width="98%" style="background-color: rgb(249, 253, 255); background-image: url(http://bible.cc/lline.gif); background-repeat: no-repeat repeat; "><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="btext" height="20" style="color: rgb(0, 19, 32); line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none; text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">"Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me."<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div class="header" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:78%;"><h2 class="me" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; display: inline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><h2 class="me" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; display: inline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">stead·fast</h2><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 1; bottom: 1ex; "><sup style="height: 0px; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom: 1ex; "></sup></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> </span><span class="pronset"><span class="show_spellpr" style="display: inline; "><span class="prondelim" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">[</span><span class="pron" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: inline; "><span class="boldface" style="font-weight: 700; ">sted</span>-fast</span><span class="pron" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: inline; ">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> </span><span class="pron" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: inline; ">-fahst</span><span class="pron" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: inline; ">,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"> </span><span class="pron" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: inline; ">-f<span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; ">uh</span><img class="luna-Img" border="0" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" alt="" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; vertical-align: text-top; background-image: url(http://sp.dictionary.com/en/i/dictionary/newserp/Sprite_Serp.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: -491px -482px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; " />st</span><span class="prondelim" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">]</span><span class="prondelim"> </span></span></span></span></h2><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; ">adjective</span></span></div><div class="body" style="margin-top: 0em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-left: 0em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><div class="pbk" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div class="luna-Ent" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: block; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:1em;"><span class="dnindex" style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">1.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; font-size: 16px; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">fixed</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">direction;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">steadily</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">directed:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">steadfast</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">gaze.</span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="font-size: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: block; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:1em;"><span class="dnindex" style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">2.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">firm</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">purpose,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">resolution,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">faith,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">attachment,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">etc.,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">as</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">a</span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">person:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">steadfast</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">friend.</span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="font-size: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: block; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:1em;"><span class="dnindex" style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">3.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">unwavering,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">as</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">resolution,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">faith,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">adherence,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">etc.</span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: block; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-size: 16px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:1em;"><span class="dnindex" style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">4.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">firmly</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">established,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">as</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">an</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">institution</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">state</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">affairs.</span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="font-size: 16px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: block; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:1em;"><span class="dnindex" style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;">5.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">firmly</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">fixed</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">place</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">position.</span></span></div><div class="dndata" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static; font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:100%;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; "><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></span></h2></div><div class="header" face="verdana" size="small" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; "><h2 class="me" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-weight: bold; display: inline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">pure</h2><sup style="height: 0px; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; position: relative; bottom: 1ex; "></sup> <span class="pronset" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="show_spellpr" style="display: inline; "><span class="prondelim" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">[</span><span class="pron" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: inline; ">py<span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; ">oo</span><img class="luna-Img" border="0" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" alt="" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; vertical-align: text-top; background-image: url(http://sp.dictionary.com/en/i/dictionary/newserp/Sprite_Serp.png); background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: -491px -482px; background-repeat: repeat repeat; " />r</span><span class="prondelim" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">] </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: medium; "><span class="pg" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: inline; font-style: italic; padding-right: 3px; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">adjective,</span> </span></span><span class="secondary-bf" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: inline; font-weight: bold; "><span id="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); position: static; cursor: default; ">pur·er,</span> </span></span><span class="secondary-bf" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: inline; font-weight: bold; "><span id="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); position: static; cursor: default; ">pur·est.</span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span"><div class="body" style="font-size: medium; margin-top: 0em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-left: 0em; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><div class="pbk" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><div class="luna-Ent" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: block; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:1em;"><span class="dnindex" style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">1.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">free</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">from</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">anything</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">different,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">inferior,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">contaminating</span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">kind;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">free</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">from</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">extraneous</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">matter:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">pure</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">gold;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">pure</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">water.</span></span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: block; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:1em;"><span class="dnindex" style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">2.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">unmodified</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">by</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">an</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">admixture;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">simple</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">homogeneous.</span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: block; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:1em;"><span class="dnindex" style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">3.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">unmixed</span> </span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/descent" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">descent</a><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">ancestry:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">pure</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">breed</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">dog.</span></span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: block; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:1em;"><span class="dnindex" style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">4.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">free</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">from</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">foreign</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">inappropriate</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">elements:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default; ">pure</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">Attic</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">Greek.</span></span></span></div></div><div class="luna-Ent" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); display: block; background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:1em;"><span class="dnindex" style="text-align: center;font-weight: bold; color: rgb(123, 123, 123); display: block; float: left; width: 28px; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">5.</span></span></span><div class="dndata" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">clear;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">free</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">from</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">blemishes:</span> </span><span class="ital-inline" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; "><span id="hotword" style="position: static; "><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">pure</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="position: static; ">skin.</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; color: rgb(0, 19, 32); line-height: 21px; "></span></span>Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-61050663012727517112011-12-26T18:33:00.009-07:002011-12-26T23:14:55.007-07:00Christmas!!!!!<div style="text-align: center;">Decided to post a Christmas post with a shout out to my non-facebooking buddies <a href="http://purelittleladiesministry.com/">Toria</a> and <a href="http://crownoflifephotography.blogspot.com/">Leesie</a> :) They never get any cool pictures because I am a jolly rotten emailer and I never post on here. This post may be a little boring to the <s>239,245,8</s></div><div style="text-align: center;"><s>57</s> rest of you who've all seen these pics on fb, but I don't care about y'all. Ok, I do. All right here come the pics, forgive the quality, they're all from my phone........</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WpiaaCTbxAI/TvlYtfCBPxI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Pm-KxNbiiTI/s320/IMG_2371.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690677142606659346" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Egg nog night with fam, egg nog, chex mix and Kung Fu Panda 2! And a cuddly picture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0txEHoZ9RgA/TvlYKSZb8JI/AAAAAAAAAE8/azbbtpfcHys/s320/IMG_2351.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690676537919795346" />Did a little SAVERS Christmas shopping. There's No L. Yeah, No L? Noel? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;">Ha!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">haha</span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;">heh</span>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zQgXR-xZCrM/TvlbIiVsumI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/Obb8eS0U4dE/s320/IMG_2402.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690679806374230626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We found a hugeginormous chocolate santa.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gZeXjM5m0f0/TvlVuMME5RI/AAAAAAAAAEw/I-jhYRap9-s/s320/IMG_2337.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690673856193553682" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our Christmas tree!</div><div style="text-align: center;">And the gingerbread house contest!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xxt7y47H35M/TvlbJzm9UiI/AAAAAAAAAHA/o8uqQfdciWc/s1600/IMG_2410.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xxt7y47H35M/TvlbJzm9UiI/AAAAAAAAAHA/o8uqQfdciWc/s320/IMG_2410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690679828189893154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Bird's house won the "Most Like a Bloody Massacre" award. Or "Best Pile of Lava". Take your pick.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cf-NC5qnu1U/TvlbJr7NIVI/AAAAAAAAAG0/IZkridr0RK8/s1600/IMG_2409.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cf-NC5qnu1U/TvlbJr7NIVI/AAAAAAAAAG0/IZkridr0RK8/s320/IMG_2409.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690679826127331666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a>Lou's won overall! The frosting snowman did it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4wzwDoWc6M0/TvlbJWfT40I/AAAAAAAAAGo/qfyx3x-mozk/s1600/IMG_2408.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4wzwDoWc6M0/TvlbJWfT40I/AAAAAAAAAGo/qfyx3x-mozk/s320/IMG_2408.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690679820373189442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Zekers won "Best Little Gumdrop Hangy-down Thingy" or something. He was pretty stoked about it though.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v-6FGgVK5Ls/TvlbI65dTrI/AAAAAAAAAGg/Ey8pv0YB-ko/s1600/IMG_2407.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v-6FGgVK5Ls/TvlbI65dTrI/AAAAAAAAAGg/Ey8pv0YB-ko/s320/IMG_2407.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690679812966665906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mayf's won "Most Robotic". Don't you agree?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9wd7jfMY-vg/TvldFlGNeFI/AAAAAAAAAHU/KsElZcPFv3w/s1600/IMG_2411.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9wd7jfMY-vg/TvldFlGNeFI/AAAAAAAAAHU/KsElZcPFv3w/s320/IMG_2411.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690681954598221906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mine won "Most Delicious Looking", but I think all that red icing just looks nasty.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-riNQI1x_D1I/TvldGT46-uI/AAAAAAAAAHw/_psfFJFv84I/s1600/IMG_2418.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-riNQI1x_D1I/TvldGT46-uI/AAAAAAAAAHw/_psfFJFv84I/s320/IMG_2418.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690681967158950626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a>Floofy hair</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-arvu9eh7N0o/TvldFtl-6II/AAAAAAAAAHk/zd-orOzU5Fc/s1600/IMG_2413.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-arvu9eh7N0o/TvldFtl-6II/AAAAAAAAAHk/zd-orOzU5Fc/s320/IMG_2413.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690681956878968962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And a first attempt at candy cane nails.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The chillens did a wonderful singing job at the Immanuel Christmas play, so let's see if I can get this vid to upload. Maybe. We'll see what happens.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy-_-XiI3vdfxeMlYzS-YTTi_NY0_hX-UNu-Tz0dx1aHD8yyTWXtb6rcPmFVvYnmw3nrF1B9dGoPr4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And now the actual Christmas :) Didn't get many pics of the day, but here's an idea...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n42a2eTgcuM/TvldGalwbiI/AAAAAAAAAH4/K4tIwcl0IZo/s320/IMG_2426.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690681968957615650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pink laptop keys cover thingy! Fun present! Looks so awesome! Problem is the silicone gets stuck up under my spacebar and I can't hit it. So I just took it off. Still figuring out what to do there...any ideas?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JPm9TdBb5Qc/TvlfB27mUNI/AAAAAAAAAIs/f41R2YsJnW4/s1600/IMG_2434.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JPm9TdBb5Qc/TvlfB27mUNI/AAAAAAAAAIs/f41R2YsJnW4/s320/IMG_2434.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690684089689329874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a>Formal blowdarting with Caesar. Made him this tee with what once was a black fabric sharpie from Nana. Now it writes about as well as the wrong end of a candle. But the shirt turned out better than I thought.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_EN1chdtI8U/TvlfBRdg_NI/AAAAAAAAAIg/ok-OkhQab0E/s1600/IMG_2433.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_EN1chdtI8U/TvlfBRdg_NI/AAAAAAAAAIg/ok-OkhQab0E/s320/IMG_2433.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690684079631039698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a>Looking at all the stuff!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cl7dbglpkpU/TvlfBBtm36I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/bijoAsLP4WU/s1600/IMG_2431.PNG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cl7dbglpkpU/TvlfBBtm36I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/bijoAsLP4WU/s320/IMG_2431.PNG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690684075403567010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a>LOOK at this stocking!!!!!! It's from my Efum, made by Lou. Apparently they schemed and schemed about how to make it for a long time and I LOVE IT!!!!! It completely made the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H8jRLWFIFj4/TvlfA1e-WAI/AAAAAAAAAII/rYJ35D8Oi0E/s1600/IMG_2430.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H8jRLWFIFj4/TvlfA1e-WAI/AAAAAAAAAII/rYJ35D8Oi0E/s320/IMG_2430.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690684072120965122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Me and Hun on Christmas night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A couple of Christmas Quotes:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dad</i> (reading a Christmas picture book): "And the cows and sheep in the stable also bowed their heads with the wise men--wait, REALLY? That's not Biblical! What are we reading????"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Bird</i>: "Zekey, let me teach you the secret handshake!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Zekey</i>: "Not right now. I'm busy working on the secret elbow strike."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here's a story of what happened to me today, the day after Christmas. I woke up and it hit me like a lightning bolt that I had not heard one of my favorite Christmas songs come on the radio AT ALL this season. HEARTBREAK!!! I communicated my woe to some family members, who all said, "YouTube it, you can still listen to it, it's not too late", but it sorta WAS. Having special Christmas songs come on the radio of their own accord for the Holidays is one of the many irreplaceable sensations of the Season. So I sucked it up and went about life until tonight at 9:24, when almost home from a movie time at Honey's, lo, IT CAME ON AIR 1!!!!! Made my day!!!! By the way isn't that such a great word, "lo"? I think we should bring it back into this day and age. Like "I tried to X out of iTunes but lo, it took like 7 minutes". So doable. Anyway in the end, I even got to listen to my song. It's the little things that let you know God has your best interest at heart. This is the stuff that makes my heart just that little bit thankfuller. Oh, you want to listen to it too you say? Here ya go. Having someone else Youtube it for you is almost like it coming on of it's own accord...</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xxPENnSuNQw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Corny? <s>I guess</s> yes. Do I care. Nope.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, this is the end of my Christmas picture post. Hope you now feel oh so updated. Now I am off to read the Word of the Birthday Savior, then maybe one of the gems that came out of that stocking, then fall asleep looking forward to Valentine's day! :D</div>Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-89600624569612974622011-11-15T21:17:00.003-07:002011-11-15T21:33:57.806-07:00Some "I"s<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Inspired by my dear <a href="http://jehovah-tsidkenurjp.blogspot.com/">Bekah</a> I am now posting a quick post of "I"s.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Excited about my client meeting in digital illustration tomorrow.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thankful for my newfound Pintrest, even if the server (or something) is very bad.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking forward to Thanksgiving break!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I want...</div><div style="text-align: center;">to try this sock hair curly thing I saw on Pintrest. If it works I will WAY be stoked.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I pray...</div><div style="text-align: center;">for my family</div><div style="text-align: center;">for my Man who's seeking Him</div><div style="text-align: center;">for the rest of this semester</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think...</div><div style="text-align: center;">That having random items for making various holiday goodies is ABSOLUTELY FANTABULOUS!!!!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I need...</div><div style="text-align: center;">To shower and catch up on psych</div><div style="text-align: center;">To get started with Christ</div><div style="text-align: center;">mas idears</div><div style="text-align: center;">And to update my iPhone</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pumpkin spice muffins tonight</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I read...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Barely ever these days.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have...</div><div style="text-align: center;">a New Year's resolution in mind already to regain my senior high school expertise at sending things via real mail.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And also I am...</div><div style="text-align: center;">wearing pigtails for the first time ever since I was 2 in this pic. Crazy man!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2pacZhAghyw/TsM8ZHXunnI/AAAAAAAAAEk/7Tl5yXa46fU/s320/IMG_2263.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675446357589925490" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /><div><br /></div>Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-29265167245395211662011-09-10T22:17:00.005-06:002011-09-10T23:27:34.179-06:00Currently me<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How are my lovely followers? Check me out, actually posting DURING THE SCHOOL SEMESTER!!! *collective gasp* I feel bloggy, even tho I'm a bit behind in psychology...which is NOT as fun as I had anticipated. Anyway, what's up with me you ask?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Had a wonderfulawesomeblessed Saturday! I graduated to a green belt in TKD, testing is always fun stuff. Grandparents and GG have been visiting and came</div><div style="text-align: center;">to watch too! After we got home I pulled out the ol' sewing machine and sewed Honey's Instructor-in-training stripe along his gi collar and hemmed up his pants. He looks so handsome and I'm so proud he got that stripe. He gets to teach our TKD class while Mr. T is away and he is so excited (and I am too) :D. After my mad sewing skillz I grabbed my shopping buddy (Lou) and my chauffeur (Efum) and headed out to do some erranding. We made a SAVERS drop-off and Honey found an awesome shirt. Stopped at Sally's and I bought me some GiGi "Sugar Bare" wax. I did not have lovely luck with my last home wax can, as I utterly despise wax that is messy and doesn't ever come off OR bring offending hair off with it. But I tried this new stuff tonight and it works wonderful! It's water soluble so if you spill the wax all over you (which I always do) you can just rinse and restart. Ah-maze-in. Didn't know the Lord had created such cool stuff. Anyhoo, we went to Academy and Honey got some cool shoes to replace his holey ugly old ones. Sweetness! He then treated us two girls to Starbucks before we headed home (what a guy huh?!). However, my decidedly UNsalted caramel mocha frappe was yummy enough, but could have been made much better at home I think. We shall spare further detail, but suffice it to say that our "Reasons to go to Sweetbay instead of Starbucks" list got a lot longer :) Ended out the day watching BOLT with the fam over psychology homework. I am so thankful to have a sharp n smart honeyman to explain textbooks in english for me! He even drew me up some little illustrative doodles (now ur speaking muh language buddy boy! :P)!</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is him btw. Mhm :D</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bDMA7CYax0k/Tmw8W0I9gMI/AAAAAAAAAEc/-pbrycv5XpI/s320/IMG_1965.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650957995094147266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Moving past this day: I completed the James Challenge from wonderful church camp (I think, though I didn't keep very good track of what week was which). Love the book of James! Here's a lil snippet for thought: "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need" James 4:16. Mmmmm-mmm! </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How's school for people? My school is quite busy busy and pretty challenging, but fun. Life's most surely different being IN the graphic design program...we're not a freshman anymore! It feels funny to peek into the freshman class and see their sceered looks and not actually be feeling it anymore. More and more competition every day, though I am qu</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">ite friendly with and very much enjoy my Graphic Design classmates (like all the same 12 people :P).</div><div style="text-align: center;">Currently praying for my favorite teacher, who no longer works for UAFS and is quite gone away. I took a class from him both semesters of my freshman year and his quirky unexpectedness was the only certain thing on campus that year. No professor yet has ever seen so much in me that I didn't know I had, and believed in me and my work to where he'd bet his life on it. The analogy I think of is teaching someone to use a sword, then putting an apple on your head and fully trusting your student to thwack it (the apple, not your head) clean off with a razor sharp blade. He praised the work in just the right way, was always super laid back, and (when he had to) tore me down with my own talent. I miss him and he could stand some prayers as a human being even though I'm not for sure what's going on. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A few other things:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><ul><li>I worked and consigned at the growing kids sale! So much fun and my earnings came back ok :)</li><li>SAVERs 50% day that happened recently was healthy for my wardrobe! Then my sweet mumsy bought me more cool garage sale findings as a surprise...Aeropastale! My favorite! <3</li><li>I have a really cute Zeke. Have you a really cute Zeke? You should.</li><li>I am a thankful and contented lil girly! I mean, read my post, ain't you jealous of me? ;)</li><li>Recent quote by mom, who found Caesar at our door one night: "Look what I found, it's a Marc in the dark. We will take him home. We will call him Clark." To those of you who do not recognize this as an amazing Dr. Seuss quote, I apologize but you're just not cool. These are the jokes people.</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can think of naught else to say, so I am off to fool around with my blog template...maybe :)</div>Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051699.post-55420597164894224862011-08-18T11:55:00.003-06:002011-08-19T12:47:17.916-06:00Jane Eyre<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iup-WtA0Epw/Tk1SSXQSA5I/AAAAAAAAAEU/Kc1bRfopXhA/s1600/jane-eyre-hug.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Iup-WtA0Epw/Tk1SSXQSA5I/AAAAAAAAAEU/Kc1bRfopXhA/s320/jane-eyre-hug.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642256383598527378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">"Everything seems unreal...you sir, are the most phantomlike of all."</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> I read it on a treadmill early into high school. We have the most beautiful, out of print green and gold copy that I am absolutely in love with. It is probably my favorite story. I had never watched a single one of the numerous film adaptations for fear it would ruin my imagination of the characters and the story. That was of course until I saw the trailer for Jane Eyre, the 2011 edition. Yikes! I knew right away that this would be the one. Focus Features hated me enough to release the film only to a limited number of theaters (really? Fort Smith Malco didn't get included???), but I counted down the days until it finally came out on video. After a desperate search across town for an available DVD rental facility, we downloaded it from iTunes, broke out the tea and cakes and hooked up the computer to the TV.</span></div> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px 'Helvetica CY'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> And it was a good movie.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px 'Helvetica CY'"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> The End.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px 'Helvetica CY'; color:#333233;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; color:#000000;"> Ok, I’ll actually review a little. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Michael Fassbender embodied Mr. Rochester STUNNINGLY. It transfixed me quite. </span><span style="text-decoration: line-through ; letter-spacing: 0.0px; color:#000000;">Alice from Wonderland</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"> Mia Wasikowska made a pretty cool Jane too. If you know the story you would no there is no way of making it exactly kid friendly, but it is clean--no cussin’. There is kissin’ and a Pride and Prejudicey nude painting to look at though. The soundtrack was pretty lovely, also Pride and Prejudicey but less memorable. The worst of the movie was the violence I suppose...there are a couple of smacks and fist scuffles, girls get struck at a bad school, and there's one scene with a bit of blood involved. But hey, it's not the Gladiator. This is definitely one that I'm gonna own in the near future. I shall leave you with a lovely preview that will make you want to watch it too :)</span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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Well...maybe...<br /></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 237px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634229641834035298" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M0KBaJc4158/TjDOAgB-eGI/AAAAAAAAAEE/iNWYiQR11XQ/s320/bird.jpg" /> <br /><p align="center">This chick lost her first tooth! She got to go to Braums with the tooth fairy ;)<br /></p><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UcGWcNOc_y0/TjDL3BfWMnI/AAAAAAAAAD8/BfFfUVuETHs/s1600/paint.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634227279993647730" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UcGWcNOc_y0/TjDL3BfWMnI/AAAAAAAAAD8/BfFfUVuETHs/s320/paint.jpg" /></a>I get to be in an art show at school! With this thing.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WqPGFMcqQrg/TjDL268k7BI/AAAAAAAAAD0/vbWIkXdvE9Q/s1600/IMG_1913.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634227278237199378" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WqPGFMcqQrg/TjDL268k7BI/AAAAAAAAAD0/vbWIkXdvE9Q/s320/IMG_1913.jpg" /></a> We got to clown a lot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xvY8kpTJZqQ/TjDL2e496uI/AAAAAAAAADs/oUriCeRdrrw/s1600/vbs"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634227270705867490" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xvY8kpTJZqQ/TjDL2e496uI/AAAAAAAAADs/oUriCeRdrrw/s320/vbs" /></a> VBS! Two of them to be exact. "Rock of ages...your word is always true..."<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3BR4uTv_ANY/TjDL1zWgoBI/AAAAAAAAADk/BR0_3HF0juM/s1600/IMG_1936.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634227259018616850" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3BR4uTv_ANY/TjDL1zWgoBI/AAAAAAAAADk/BR0_3HF0juM/s320/IMG_1936.jpg" /></a> We got to go to Branson and hang with our CO homies and play at Silver Dollar City! That was def a blast. This pic is some handsome boys at Pizza Hut up there :)<br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3SiHwcC-3NI/TjDKRSw3q4I/AAAAAAAAADc/yI9X2k5WmlI/s1600/iPhone%2BPictures%2B203.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634225532283890562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3SiHwcC-3NI/TjDKRSw3q4I/AAAAAAAAADc/yI9X2k5WmlI/s320/iPhone%2BPictures%2B203.jpg" /></a> My mom and dad both had birthdays AND an anniversary this Summer!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BCmb_G89Z90/TjDKQ4Hzx2I/AAAAAAAAADU/CbTVSA4iovE/s1600/IMG_1954.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634225525132347234" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BCmb_G89Z90/TjDKQ4Hzx2I/AAAAAAAAADU/CbTVSA4iovE/s320/IMG_1954.jpg" /></a> I fell a lot more in love with this handsome fella. I know, I do that every day, but... :)</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ShYazhl5j0I/TjDKQWEk7eI/AAAAAAAAADM/H7zONVmCm88/s1600/iPhone%2BPictures%2B225.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634225515991985634" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ShYazhl5j0I/TjDKQWEk7eI/AAAAAAAAADM/H7zONVmCm88/s320/iPhone%2BPictures%2B225.jpg" /></a> This guy made it into the nursing program at school! Proud sister? Why yes I think so.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d3N76mg0WWs/TjDKQCIZECI/AAAAAAAAADE/0Egdee8Z27Y/s1600/tara.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634225510639276066" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d3N76mg0WWs/TjDKQCIZECI/AAAAAAAAADE/0Egdee8Z27Y/s320/tara.jpg" /></a> I got to witness two of my most beautiful friends get married to awesome guys! Happy happy joy joy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d6cLPV3emi4/TjDKPnoohsI/AAAAAAAAAC8/9c-pfurDuZU/s1600/brit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634225503526749890" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d6cLPV3emi4/TjDKPnoohsI/AAAAAAAAAC8/9c-pfurDuZU/s320/brit.jpg" /></a> Aren't they so pretty?<br /><br /></div></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div>And as for now, I'm gonna go thank God for the Scholarship I got and the dress I need to go buy and Summit church camp that I'm gonna go as councilor. And I'm gonna pray for my <a href="http://jehovah-tsidkenurjp.blogspot.com/">sissy</a> and her trip to EA. Miss that girl like the dickens!!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Happy rest of the Summer everyone!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><em>"Because Your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise You. So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift up my hands."</em></div><br /><div><em>~ Psalm 63:3-4 </em></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Meggy Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07227387047057709697noreply@blogger.com0