The Outtakes! final take {fourteen}

Hi, all! I have very little time to write, but I needed to finish the outtakes!

Sonya, her mom, sister and little brother were here today! Today's events included:

-making cards in my studio

-packing a picnic lunch and eating it at a park downtown

-heading to a sunflower field (and taking LOTS of pictures)! (I'll post them soon)

-eating some yumlicious pioneer woman lasagna

-making zucchini bars (which were AMAZING)!!

-and finishing off the night with a movie.

Well, It's been great doing the outtakes and I hope you have enjoyed them!

Much Love and a hug to you all!!

Lindsey Lou

{P.S. Coming in the near future: my bucket list, 'If I was', and many more!!}

The outtakes. {takes eleven, twelve and thirteen}

Good evening, lovelies! Right now my hair is messy and windblown, my stomach is full but unsatisfied, and my heart is a little sore. And I am behind on the outtakes. Sorry about that! I have had a very busy weekend! Well, I have had a few adventures over the past three days, so I'll try to sum them up as eloquently as possible for the time I have to write.

Friday: Our friends came, as I said, and we had the most enchanting breakfast picnic yet! It included a classic picnic basket with red and white gingham liner, white and blue plates, classic 70s mugs, pumpkin-chocolate chip muffins, donuts, hot apple cider, and fruit. I don't have the pictures ready yet, but I'll put them up when I do! Painting class was good, and then I went to a friends house to hang out until evening.

Saturday: I slept in to catch up from loss of sleep on friday... it was much needed. Cleaning, errands, and playing with my new glittery sparkles!!! I have been wanting them for a while and I just picked them up: 30 different colors!! :D They certainly make me happy. In the evening Libby and I went out to the country to babysit, then spent the night and went to church with the family in the morning. It was eventful and exciting... I got spat upon and went to sleep smelling like barf. So lovely. quote of the day:

me: I smell like barf.

Libby: does it smell like bad barf?

me: I smell like baby barf.

Libby: oh, well at least it's not human barf.

See, we weren't babysitting any normal children; they were robots. ;)

Today we went to Sunday School, then helped set up for a lunch at our church. I watched some little children... again and they were a d o r a b l e. And wow, my cat is sitting on my lap between my belly and the keys on this laptop, making it extremely hard to type! Where was I? Oh yes, adorable children. This afternoon I had smallgroups and saw a bunch of friends. Well, this was all very blandly-written. I'm sorry. Tiredness is sweeping over me and making me unable to think clearly. Oh, and I said my heart was sore. Just a bit. The anger I was experiencing is sadness and confusion again. I will survive just fine. I don't cry or get super mopey, I just think (or overthink) things and end up getting hurt, trying to re-live the past. I'm not going to ramble any more than I have right now. I'll move on to something a little more cheerful.

I forgot to say that on Saturday I also went sunflower picking! Here are a few of my pics:

Right now Sonya is on her way to see us! Yay! I'm very excited and still need to un-pack from last night before she gets here!

Much Love and a hug to y'all!!

Toots

{pee ess: I mentioned windblown hair at the beginning and it probably sounded like a negative thing, but it's not. I love windblown hair.}

The outtakes {take ten!}

Good afternoon, lovelies!! Today is a beautiful day!!! I just got back from a heavenly, brisk walk with my dog, Penny. There's nothing like coming back with nice, rosy cheeks. And the smell. The smell is the most lovely thing

after waiting all year for it to come back around.

My day? Here goes! I woke up at 5, spit out my retainers for some reason, and slept until about seven thirty. When I woke up at five, I realized that it was, in fact, cold. Yes, cold. The chilling air spilled into my room and it felt exhilarating. I realized that it's that time of year again when I need to wear jackets and sweaters in stead of just dreaming about it. I realized that colorful leaves and pumpkins are soon to come. And I realized that hot cider, orchard apples, and bonfires are so close that I can almost smell them. And when I woke up, it was one of those days where you want to curl up in a blanket with a hot drink and a book. So that is exactly what I did. Libby made me some delicious hot chocolate in my favorite mug (with sprinkles!!), and I read my Bible on the couch as I sipped it, savoring every last drop. Everything was so peaceful, it was almost too good to be true.

Well it was too good to stay completely perfect for too long. Sure enough, my puppy came down with something in her mouth and Libby announced, sounding amused, "Lindsey, she ate your retainer!". I thought she was kidding, but unfortunately that wasn't the case. It was beyond repair. As you can see:

As the rest of the day continued, I rushed off to biology with Rosie, reviewed for our test, headed to drama, went to the orthodontist to get an impression made for a new retainer, and came home after all that. My mom took Libster to ballet and went to the gym, herself, so I got entrusted to help in the kitchen. Baked beans, the dishwasher, and walking the dog (yes, I know that doesn't happen in the kitchen :). Tonight my friend, Adelle is coming over to spend the night (on a school night! :0) because her parents are going to Hawaii on a business trip. I'm kind of uber excited!! I think we may go on a breakfast picnic (a new tradition of ours).

Well, since sloppy joes, one of my f a v o r i t e foods on the planet are waiting for me in the kitchen, I'd better go grab one! But here is one more photo for ya! (Yep, that's Libby, the little ballerina!) Sorry it's not great! I just saw her sitting there and had an impulse to snap this picture.

much Love a hug to every one of you!

Yours as ever,

Everest

{pee ess: I am really missing Hobie (my camera) right now!! It has been too long!!!!}

Le Outtakes {take nine}

Hello, everybody! Happy Wednesday! Here comes my day, full and unedited.

It began with my sister leaping onto my bed and announcing that it was... morning. As you can imagine, I was very thankful because I knew there was no way I could have figured that out myself. Then I neglected to read my Bible. A very bad decision, as it always is. School was as usual, except with some Big Band radio on Pandora today! It makes me want to go back to 1940, become a dancer and singer, and then return to 2011 after a week or two. During piano practice I yelled at my sister. Yes, I told you this was unedited. See, patience is a virtue. A virtue that I don't really possess. I try and I do my best, but sometimes I just lose it.

History class came around and I got to see Habu, Liz and Sophi. Yay! A little socialization is always refreshing after being home all day.

The afternoon came and I broke down for a ten-minute period of time. I'm just kind of feeling the weight of something and don't know what I am supposed to do. I can't say what's going on, but just pray for me and this situation. The situation more than me for sure!

My mom, Libby and I got to go to Bodypump at the gym this afternoon. It was lovely! Oh, and for those of you who don't know, Bodypump is a weight class at my gym that I LOVE!!! I realized as I was burning through some squats, that any remaining anger, hurt, or strong feelings emerge when I pump. They come back to me in a wave of overwhelming emotion, as if I need to deal with them or get rid of some problem, even if I thought it was dealt with already. There is one *person* in particular that I am feeling anger towards, while at the same time missing incredibly, wanting to ignore, mentally punch, yell at, run away from and bolt back to, all at the same time. I thought I had dealt with this, but I didn't. I had my ten minutes of anger, a few days of pondering, and then I tucked it away somewhere and tried to forget about it. I put it away; I shelved my feelings, but I didn't really do anything about it. What can I do, though? I'll figure that out soon enough, I guess.

After showering, which was painful because of my blisters, I fishtail braided my hair. And no, they are not perfect. They are perfectly imperfect. It was the two-miniute version because I thought we were watching FRINGE as a family. That didnt' pan out. Oh well.

Here are my perfectly imperfect braids:

They don't really look like they're supposed to because my hair is so thick, but I'll have to work on it. Oh, and by the way, don't get worried that it will look like this if I ask to braid your hair. :) I can do better! ;)

Anyway, I'd better be off to grab some chai tea! Libby has been saying every five minutes "come on Lindsey, let's go!", so I think I'd better go now. Blogging always takes longer than I expect.

One thing before I go. Check out these awesome fall magazines! I know it's still a bit early for this stuff, but I couldn't resist. :) (we found them at the library today!)

Much Love and a hug to you all!!

xoxoxo

Lindsey lou <3

The outtakes! {take eight}

Hola, darlings! I hope your day was simply lovely. :) Mine was close to that.

After awaking from a dream about Justin Bieber in which I was about to be the 'one less lonely girl' in his concert, I hit the books and got rolling on school. Oh, and last night was the night that the moon was full and the moonbeams fell across my bed, landing on my eyelids. So lovely. It was a relatively swift day of school, and enjoyable enough. Drama rehearsals were nice, and being a unicorn was... interesting.

Following rehearsals, I went to choir for the first day, with my friend Savannah. Oh, and it's her 15th birthday today. Happy Birthday, Savannah!! Choir practice was certainly a challenge. I was there with at least 50 college students, and having forgotten how to properly do solfege, (I don't think that's spelled right) I was just a little bit lost. I know it will be a great experience, though.

This evening I worked on raking the yard merrily. I couldn't bring out my music, but after about 15 minutes, I realized, "oh, I suppose I could sing", and I did. "The Sound of Music", "Annie", and anything else you can imagine. I also began acting as if I was Jo March, just in case Little Women is an option for a play sometime in the future. :) My mother told me to wear gloves when raking... and I forgot. So I now have some lovely blisters all over my hands.

I've been incredibly tired lately, so I think I'm going to go read, catch up on some letter-writing, and hit the hay soon. Oh, and Sonya, be expecting a letter sometime soon! One quote before I leave, though.

"This above all; to thine own self be true,

And it must follow, as the night the day,

Thou canst not then be false to any man."

-William Shakespeare

Love to you all!

Lou

{P.S. Here are a couple random photos for you.}

Yes, those are my feetsies. And yes, that is my roof. :))

The outtakes {take seven!}

Good evening, lovelies!! Ah, it feels so good to plop down and start clicking away on these keys, revealing my days' happenings to y'all! :)

Well this is day seven, so I guess we're halfway through this! yayayay! Today was... well, a little bit s l o t h i s h. Okay, okay, v e r y s l o t h i s h. I was quite tired so school took a while to complete, but the end did come eventually. I got all the way to the heel on my sock! yay! see:

so happy about that! before I left to go to the gym (where I spent 20 minutes on a bike, reading 'Audrey Hepburn: A Star Danced', and a bit doing weights), this is what I saw my cat doing:

apparently, Libby's wardrobe is her new favorite napping place. :)

Okay, this is a photo I found in the book I mentioned above. Fun fact: Audrey Hepburn had a pet faun! I couldn't believe it! It's kind of funny, she's just in the grocery store getting some graham crackers and she brought her lovely little deer with her! Imagine if you saw someone with a pet deer in the grocery today!! I don't think it would happen...

tacos were for dinner... yum. Mexican food is my favorite food...pretty much ever. Hence, I have it all the time... one time I even had a quesadilla for breakfast. :)

Anywho, this is the evening view from... my roof! I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but I. love. my. roof. It is my great escape. The place I go to dream. To think. To watch the stars. To relive old memories. To cry. And to take pictures of beautiful sunsets... like this one:

...and pictures of me introducing this lovely place to you. :) Yes, yes, I know it's blurry. It's supposed to be that way. ;) Besides, I kind of like how it's focused on the shingles.

Well, I told my sister that we would post on our blog. But it may be completely blank, or just have one post when you read this, so don't be disappointed. :)) However, you could check out our profile because we at least got started on that.

Oh, one thing before I go: Proverbs 19:11 "A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense."

Isn't that a good reminder? It's a good reminder for me, at least. I've been needing patience lately :)

Well, goodnight, lovelies!! Thank you for reading!!

Love and a hug,

Lindsey lou

a.k.a. the rooftop girl :)

{P.S. have a lovely day (or night)! And if night's the case, have lovely dreams! Maybe something with cotton candy, sparkles, and neverland. :))}

The outtakes. {takes four, five and six.}

Hello, dearies! I'm sorry that I didn't post on friday... or saturday. But at least I'm posting today! The weekend has been great, so I'll share some of the highlights.

- I got the cast list for the play and discovered that my speculation was wrong... I am not Susan, not a beaver, but a unicorn. Yes, a unicorn.

- I attended a watercolour class on Friday with some friends and had a great time! Learned a bit, too!

- Yesterday I spent three hours of my Saturday morning taking a practice PSAT test... and yes, I am a freshman. Following those long hours of... loveliness, my mom, sister and I headed to the GAP, grabbed some pizza, and then, giving in to our weak spot for cotton candy ice cream, picked up a quart from our favorite ice cream shop.

- Once we got home, everyone pitched in to clean, and I got the kids' bathroom. I was quite pleased when I realized that the floor was on the agenda. See, I like to scrub the floors because I can imagine that I'm Cinderella. :)

- Following the cleaning came a movie night featuring "Thoroughly Modern Millie", a long, random, funny movie set in the 1920s.

- Sunday school and small group Bible studies started today- so fun! I made some yummy cupcakes for small groups. :)

Getting ready for school to start once again tomorrow morning. Sorry that I didn't have any photos today... still haven't found my charger :/

Well, I'd better be hitting the hay! Or at least getting ready for bed.

Love and a hug!

As ever,

Lindsey Lou

{P.S. Started knitting my first pair of socks yesterday!! I'll post a photo soon!}

{P.P.S. i checked out a couple of Audrey Hepburn books from the library...<3}

El Outtakes {take three}

Good afternoon, dears! It is a beautiful day! I could say many things about the past twelve hours, but I will just lay out the main points.

-In the early hours, I made some hot cocoa to begin the day (when I say hot cocoa, I mean the real stuff: heat up the milk on the stove, stir in the sugar, add some cocoa and vanilla...)

-I painted a little something for my bestie's sweet sixteen! (see tomorrow)

-around 10:30 I got to Rosie's house and we accomplished two lab experiments together. *high five* hurray for us! Oh, and I got to use a superduperamazinglyawesome microscope!!! Yes, yes, I know I'm a nerd, but if you were there, you would be just as ecstatic as I am. ;)

-Following biology came drama callbacks! As much as I wanted Susan, I don't believe that I am going to be cast as her. However, I am speculating that I may get the part of Mrs. Beaver. Funny thing, I was Mrs. Beaver about seven years ago in a church play--I just found the picture of me all bundled up in a fur coat with an apron tied around me, looking like a little chub. :))

-Due to that feeling that just says "I'm so tired. I don't want to do anything. Leave me alone and get me out of here," I went on a quick run. And I should be doing pushups right now... maybe later. :) Yay for procrastination!

-Feeling inspired by the glorious rays of sunshine landing on my face during my run, I snapped a few pictures. Here is one:

And yes, I know it's not good. I wasn't feeling particularly motivated. Today has been great until now. And there is no exact reason why I'm not feeling amazing right now. Maybe it's that I just want to stop the world and get off. Run away and find some solitude- read a book, sketch a scene, or just let my imagination carry me away. Daydreams can be a great escape.

Or maybe it is that I'm having a case of blogger insecurity. It's the feeling of seeing beautiful blog designs, enchanting photos, intriguing writing, and endearing authors, and wanting to be like them but not be them. Be inspired, but not a copycat. Wanting to step into their world, but realizing that I can't. Wanting to produce the same kind of artwork I see, but not even having the ability to. I suppose that is where I can grow. Oh, and the follower issue. I enjoy posting, but I would feel better if I knew that I was making a big impact... kind of hard to do when you have three followers. But maybe something I post will encourage one of you. :)

And I just forgot about something in the oven. Typical me. Oh dear. If I don't post tomorrow, it's because I ran away. ;) And no, I did not let the dog out. Or feed her. Or walk her.

To tie things up, I think that I could have been kinder, more patient, and more optimistic. But I guess that's what tomorrow is for, right?

Love to all!

yours as ever,

Maggie. Lindsey. Lou. Everest. Toots.

{P.s. Got a letter from Sonya today! :))}

{P.p.s. hahaha I just realized that I linked to you, sonya when you're probably the only one who will read this... except for my mother. :)}

{P.p.p.s. I am going to try to switch things up tomorrow}