Lifey Update

It's December!

Which means I am insanely busy with Christmas preparations, which means I haven't been drawing as much.

It's December!

Which means Advent is here, and I love Advent!

It's December!

Which means, due to the random changes in temperature, I am sick, which mean I haven't been drawing as much.

It's December!

Which means.... a lot of the drawings I have been doing are Christmas pressies and I can't show them until after Christmas.

And those are the reasons why I missed Picture Saturday. (I'm sure you were all so sad.*)

*cough

I'm going to try to post this coming Saturday, but I have a vague notion that a lot of us are going Christmas shopping that day, so you never know, it might end up being Picture Sunday again. In all actuality, I should probably switch it to Sunday officially, because I seem to be busy a lot on Saturdays. But I don't want to, because I kind of think Picture Saturday is my trademark, and it seems weird to change that. (Is it my trademark? Do I even have a trademark?)


Whatever.

I have quite a few posts planned for the next couple of weeks before Christmas. (I received a bookish tag from Hannah, which I plan on doing for one...) BUT don't hold me to that, because I'm easily distracted by shiny things and I might forget.


Anyway, yeah.


Are you interested to know what's going on with me?

1.) Sometimes we go to the lake and it's just so pretty, we have to take lots of pictures

2.) Sometimes it's so cold, even my coffee cup needs a sweater.

3.) Sometimes Amy and I take pictures of Christmas tree decorations.

4.) Sometimes I take pictures at stop signs and thank God for letting me live here.

5.) Sometimes I yell, "SMILE!" and people actually do.

6.) Sometimes I ask Chloe and Sam if they want to take a picture, and they go, "YASSS."

7.) Sometimes I film myself drawing and it's weird. But here, have a sneak peak of what's going to be in the next Picture Saturday.

A video posted by Teresa Delallo (@treskiedelallo) on Dec 5, 2015 at 9:11am PST

8.) Sometimes my sister in the Midwest tells me she wants more pictures of the family, and I shamelessly hold up my phone and snap a selfie. Just for her.

9.) Sometimes Charlie Brown is me.

10.) Sometimes Kit and I set up our Christmas tree while listening to a mixture of Christmas music, like Bing Crosby, Hayley Westenra, Josh Groban, and Il Volo. (Because no one can ham up "Let it Snow" quite like my Italian boys.)

11.) Sometimes it snows.

Question Time!

Does it snow where you live?

Have you set up your Christmas tree yet?

Are you sick with some stupid cold? 

Do you love the Christmas Season? 

I love you all! Merry Christmas!

Lifey stuff

I.
Miss.
WiFi.

And that's the last I'm going to complain about it. 

GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS. IT'S OCTOBER THIRD. THERE'S A GIF FOR THAT. HOW PERFECT IS LIFE??!

It's been a good sort of week... month... Can you believe it's October?! It's freaking October. I'm appalled at how quickly this year seems to be going.

 It's absurd, really.

But anyway. October always makes me feel happy. I don't even know what it is about this month. Nothing special happens during it. It's just October. But I love it. I love the way the leaves change color, the sharpness in the air, the anticipation for winter. (I don't like Winter, but I like the anticipation of it.) I love wearing my warmer clothes, because they're cuter than my summer clothes. I love how it puts me in the mood to be extra crafty. I love how it makes me feel like Christmas is just around the corner. (AAAAAAAAAH CHRISTMAS!! I've already planned most of my Christmas pressies, because I can afford to buy pressies this year.) I love how it makes me want to take walks and buy Starbucks, and maybe try a Pumpkin Spice Latte. I really, really want to go to Hope Valley again. 

I'm really happy right now.

I think.
I'm mostly really happy, and then I'll have days and moments where I'm incredibly homesick and stuff.

But right now, I'm really very happy.

Anyway, life update.

Yeah.

Amy and I went to Carson and did some shopping. I was great googles of fun, and we chortled way too much.

For example, we were in hysterics when my chocolate bar melted into liquid. 

It was priceless.... even though it really wasn't. 

We laughed most of the way home too. It was just a really nice, laid back sort of day, which we both really needed.

And I totally bought this shirt. It's ridiculous how happy it makes me.

And I took this really fabulous picture on the way home. (Yeah, I know. I'm like... so insanely modest about it.)

I told God that if He didn't make me go to Jury Duty, I would buy Him flowers. He didn't make me. I bought Him flowers.

We went to Circus Circus after Mass on Sunday, which was brilliant bushels of fun. This entailed on the road selfies, which Tiny ruined with bunny ears.

So I became Karma.

 I'm not usually one for arcades, but this one is fabulous. (Also, because of the lighting in that place, the following pictures are somewhat.... grainy.)

We started out by going to the brunch buffet which is tradition.

Chloe

Annie refused to stop eating for the picture, so she gets an embarrassing one, because that's the kind of sister I am. *le grin*

Annie, Tiny

Katrina, Bella, Mahri, Dad

And then we have Chloe, who does not appear to be having copious amounts of fun. Like what's wrong with her??!

Joe, Chloe, Amy, Sammi

MEEEEEEE. And Amy who decided randomly that she needed to be in the picture.

And Kat. Who's always cute.

The arcade was really fun. We played games. I won a very soft, but decidedly unattractive gorilla which I now have on my bed. Because it's soft.

Me, gorilla, Amy

We watched some really awesome shows that were just cool. Like this one.

Those dogs, that little man... just on a different day. :) (Except, at ours, two of the dogs came over to visit us. Twice. I don't think they were supposed to do that. It was awesome.)

Amy, Kat

It was really fun.

Annie, Bella, Tiny

I just really want a giant air hockey table, okay!? 

It was such a nice day. Exhausting, but really nice.

I have some cool blog post ideas coming up.

I think I need to do a review on Raven Boys.

But Grimm first, because we caught up and it's... just.... unnnngggh. When is season four!?

Sorry it's been taking so long to get back to your comments. I DO reply! Check, check, check! :)

Picture Saturday is postponed until next week.


And now I must go.

Must must!

Cheers, and God bless, and thank goodness for days off.

Take a little walk in the country with me.....

So, Kat, Amy, and I went on a hike today, and it was funz!!! It wasn't really up in the mountains, it was nearer the lake with lots of granite boulders to clamber upon willy nilly. (Though, truth be told, I didn't clamber much. I'm a bit of a chicken when it comes to heights and bouldering. I'm like, "It's four feet off the ground! I'm going to fall! I'm going to die!" Drastic, I know, but I can't help it. So I tend to stay firmly planted on un-life threatening soil, clicking embarrassing pictures. MWAAHAHAHAA!)

Because both Amy, and Kat are also doing a post on this, I shall not be putting up loads of pictures.... (if you want to see more of my face look at theirs. *smirk*)

And just to finish off the pictures.... Amy made this for me. I love it! It's so funny and pretty to look at.

So now I shall leave you with this song. It's basically how I felt today. 

Cheers and God bless!

Treskie

"I am totes adorbs for realsies!"

The title. Don't ask. It's just a quote that's been stuck in my head all  day. 

Anyway.

I'm back!!

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Yes, yes, yes. 

Been a while. *ahem.*

Rough week, okay!? Stuff happened. So... blogging might be down a bit. We'll see. (I promise to get the 'braid' tutorial up soon. Just need to figure out if I want to film it or just take lots of pictures of the process. What would you rather?) I also really need to write my next letter for the Game. So.... yeah. 

I'll update you, shall I?

Two words. Tardis cookies. Yeah, okay, they're pretty light. The dye refused to go darker. 

 I did the math and realized that if I kept up the pace I'm going in school, I won't be out until the middle of... July. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! So I'm doubling up in everything. (Hence the lack of blogging.) I did four weeks of Apologetics today. Can I have a clap on the back, please!?

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My sister's boss then asked for house-sitters while he was gone. 

Jacuzzi.... 

epic beds.....

Food....

And okay..... when this is the view from your back porch.....

YOU'RE DOING  IT RIGHT!!!

I made the mistake of watching the Lizzie Bennet Diaries..... They are so funny! Like seriously? I watched all the episodes in less than three days. *cough ahem* I REGRET NOTHING! I love them. They can get pretty inappropriate sometimes.... Lydia could do with some serious disciplinary action. But overall...

I frikken love Darcy.

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Iidiscovered this video: Can I just say, "awesome!" Unfortunately, Holding Out For a Hero, is kind of my theme song. The lyrics are totally and completely me. 

And this video. It puts a whooole new meaning on Somebody that I used to know. So many feels!

Also this video. It has been a very, very long time since I laughed this hard. It's less than a minute long. Watch it now. Guaranteed to cheer you up.

And this picture: Don't even get me started on how much I love it. lol!

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I found out that Ally Carter, who writes Heist Society and The Gallagher Girls has written a novella combing the two. *Freakout fangirl moment* 

And I finally have the last two books of the Artemis Fowl series on hold at the library. Why does the last book always come in before the second-to-last!? 

Again, I apologize for lack of posting and commenting.

And the weirdness and randomness of this post.

And the lateness of the hour.

Bye!