Sweethearts

Sorry, I know I missed last week, but on the flip side, since I missed blogging, I have something interesting to blog about this week! Last week was spent getting ready for Solo and Ensemble (and that will hopefully be my last music post for a while) and getting everything ready for the Sweethearts dance on Saturday.
Yes, this is another dance related post. But, the more I think about it, the more I'm forced to face the fact that a lot of high school life revolves around dances. And quite honestly, I don't mind. If anything, since I always go in a huge group with my friends, dances are a great chance to hang out with my friends and just have fun.
Friday (and a lot of Saturday) was all prep for the dance. It was INSANE. Quite literally. I had rehearsal all day friday, and I was in charge of the cookies for dessert. And the best part? My family was sick, and I desperately needed help with the cookies, so I found myself going to Katie's house spur-of-the-moment so that i could make several dozen cookies. 8:30, we finally get started on the dough that had to sit for two hours. Holy cow. I didn't get done baking until about 12:15, four hours later, with plans to be up and moving by 9:30, and to just go-go-go until about 1 or 1:30 the next night. I was tired, I was stressed, and I'm really sorry for anyone who had to put up with a cranky Emily, because she really isn't fun. Sadly, I forgot about taking pictures of my stained-glass cookies, but I'll make them again soon (NOT FOR A DANCE AT 9:00 THE NIGHT BEFORE), so that you can revel in their complete awesomeness.

But the stress turned out to be so worth it! I had so much fun with everyone! I couldn't have asked for a better group. Yes, we all have mustaches. My favorite part of this? They were made of chocolate! Chocolate mustaches. I see them catching on. Do you agree? Mustaches are just so amazing (if you've ever seen me and my mustaches, you'll understand this I fear), and chocolate is just as amazing as mustaches. Put them together, and it's twice the awesomeness!

We also had fun making designs with the chocolate. Conveniently, we only had the mustache mold, so we just started drizzling all the different colors of chocolate. That's me and my date, Curtis. Our chocolate was a work of ART. However, we learned that art doesn't always taste so good, in fact it can be downright nast. Apparently, milk, white, and mint chocolate don't taste so great together.....

And finally, me and the dazzlingly gorgeous Katie. Aren't we so adorable.? I'm so glad that I had the chance to go with so many people I love so much! Saturday, once we got to it, was so much fun, and I'd (probably- nah, definetly) do it again in a heartbeat. Love you guys! Toodles!

Skill

I feel so incredibly awesome. Wanna know why? I know you do. I made those. Yup. I am just that talented.
Aren't they spiffy? I think they are potentially the most EPIC thing I have ever made. Which is saying something, because I have had many projects like these; the difference being that they usually only get worked on for a week or two, and then they're forgotten. These should technically have only taken me a weekend, but they got forgotten in my yarn basket for a few months, meaning that it wasn't until one chilly February night that I actually got these cozy slippers. And if you can't tell, I'm kind of in love with them.
I got the idea a few months ago while reading online. I saw a picture of these slippers, and thought to myself "I can make that!" And so I did. P.S. I'm sorry to whoever had the original idea, but you are amazing! These are the most comfortable slippers EVER.
So what's brought on this sudden productivity? Well, as always, I've been procrastinating practicing, but that's nothing new. That, and I'm going through one of those phases I get every so often where I HAVE to have yarn or fabric in my hands. I don't know why, but I do. So, potentially expect more pictures (hopefully better looking ones) of my craftiness!

Updates!

This week was one of those long February weeks that seem to drag on forever. Nothing exciting is going on in high school; there's still a good chunk of time before the next dance, and there's always more homework than you know what to do with. Add to this that everyone is either sleep deprived, or has a cold, or both.
Are you getting an image of a very sleepy, stressed, but still unimagineably awesome group of teenagers? Good. Because that was my life this week. I'm grateful these lulls only happen every two months or so, because otherwise, I do believe that I would cut myself with a rusty spoon.
Of course there were highlights of which I would to speak of.
Last Saturday,I went with some of my friends to see my high school's production of Grease. And let's not lie here. It was amazing! So amazing in fact, that I'm going to go see it again today when one of my friends is playing Sandy. True story.
And getting to see it with my friends was so much fun too! I'm still amazed at how going from one house to another, we always seem to play Just Dance, but I love you guys for making me get up off the couch once in a while! Seriously. One day, I will be fat. Laugh now, but it's the truth. Just Dance may be my saving grace one day.
To briefly touch on my last post, I ruled Federation. This would be that performance I was so terrified about. Ya, I killed it. And by killed, I mean it was AMAZING. Was I scared to death? Oh, yeah. Did I mess up? ... Let's choose not to speak of it. But the important thing was that I know I did my best this time, and my best felt amazing! I'm so happy that I got this second chance to perform this piece, and I'm going to continue to practice my butt off for Solo and Ensemble, which will pop up several times through the next few months.
And the best part???? I convinced my dearly beloved mother that I was quite desperately in need of a full size violin. And she took me to get one! Yes, I am currently the proud owner of a temporarily borrowed violin. I obviously need to practice more so that I can fall one-hundred percent in love with it, but I really really really hope that this works out and that I get this beautiful instrument!
Wish me luck, and I'll try to be more exciting so that I actually have something worth posting next week. Toodles!