Party Love

*Note* the following pictures are sure to make you VERY hungry, so have a snack at the ready.

As you can see there was lots of great food to be enjoyed by all, and that's only some of it!

All my friends made it, though Hannah Marie had to leave early for one of her performances and Isabella was a tad late but it was all good fun. Us girls had a great time chilling on the couch and a little up in my room at first and then both the boys and girls teamed up outside for some pretty epic games of flashlight tag and manhunt. Isabella and XanFan's friend Ansel were really good at hiding, and Olivia and I made a good hiding and catching team. My converse didn't want to be put on fast so I slipped on my drill masters (my marching band shoes). BIG mistake. The grass was slippery and so were the shoes so I kept sliding around. Another bad thing was that when I walked on pavement or on the wooden porch they were really loud and with my menacing 'it' person stare and flashlight, it was pretty intense. After it got too cold to bear, we went inside where the party was winding down and the five of us that we left (Me, Olivia, Isabella, Lucy and Anna because Hannah had to leave) went up to hang in my room and we had a blast just chilling and laughing and stuff. Olivia was going to spend the night anyway, and Isabella ended up sleeping over too, which was very fun. We watched 'The Proposal" which is a HILARIOUS movie. It was totally awesome.

All and all it was a very good party, and I'm not happy to have to go back to school tomorrow. Thankfully, as Isabella pointed out this morning, only seven school days until Christmas break!

Party Prep

If I asked each of you whether you liked parties, just in general, I'm pretty sure that most of you would answer with a resounding 'yes'. They're fun to host, plan, go to...and every one is different.

One of the traditions our family has had for the past few years, ever since we moved into our new house, is host a holiday party a couple weeks before Christmas. (Our house is awesome for parties because the first floor is really open and we have a basement that all the rowdy boys can run around in, lol)

Anyway, we're having this awesome party tomorrow and there's lots to do beforehand! My dad, XanFan and I just cleaned the basement (oh what joy...) which is always at the top of the annual excitement list. (NOT!)

Anyhoo....my mom's gone and got most of the stuff for the food part, and we'll start making some of the food tonight too. (I'll get pics of it all tomorrow, too!!!)

The party itself will be very fun though, and one this I am *very* happy about is that all the friends I invited are able to come. So I'll get to hang out with Lucy, Anna, Bella, Olivia, and Hannah Marie for the evening which will be awesome. I <3 parties.

'Tis The Season!

Ahhh. Thanksgiving is over, November 2010 is soon to be history, and the holiday season is approaching fast! Why do I love this time of year? Let me spell it out....

1. It's Advent!

Hope, Peace, Love & Joy

and of course, the Christ candle.

I love seeing the Advent candles lit and their stories told every year.

My favorite part of the Christmas season though, is the Christmas Eve services. They are always so pretty with all the candles and quiet readings and songs. Me love.

2. Secrets and Surprises

Yeah...I live opening presents as much as the next person, but really, I enjoy planning for what I'm going to give others a lot more. I really like doing gifts for my family and friends and I love to watch them being opened. Surprises are so much fun!!!

3. Cookie Day

One of the great traditions in my Dad's side of the family is to get together one Saturday and simply bake cookies all day! It's great fun and I can't wait for it on Saturday!

4. Holiday Party

One of the other things my family has done each year (Except last year because of my mom being in school and stuff and having no time...) is host a holiday party. We invite a bunch of people over, cook some yummy snacks and...PARTY!!!!!!! Who doesn't like the sound of that?

5. Christmas Pageant

Another church tradition is the kid's Christmas pageant. I've assistant directed for the past two years after many many many years in the actual pageant. We've used the same pageant for many years though and it was getting old so last year my associate pastor and I sat down and, well, wrote a new one which I will be directing. :)

I'm very pleased with it. It's called 'So You Think You Know The Christmas Story'.

It's funny, and will be great.

Here's a snapshot of part of one scene...enjoy!

Scene Four: Angel Conference 

Narrator 2: So what happens next?

Narrator 1: Take a guess, I bet you can figure it out!

Narrator 2: Um....Mary and Joseph go to Bethlehem?

Donkey: Don't forget me! I went too!

Narrator 1: Hang on donkey. The reason we left you out is that Luke says nothing about a donkey. But, I guess you can come along if you want. 

All participants (Excluding littlest angels) sing 'O Little Town Of Bethlehem'
Narrator 2: Well, it says that this scene is about an angel conference. Does that mean that Gabriel is going to tell everybody that they are going to have a baby?

Narrator 1: No, it's more like a meeting. Would you like to call it to order?

Narrator 2: Yes please. ALL ANGELS REPORT TO THE HEAVENLY REALM! ALL ANGELS TO THE HEAVENLY REALM!

Angels all file in to the center of the chancel except for Gabriel
Angel 1: Well, since it seems that Gabriel is running late from one of his important errands, 

Angel 2: Let's have some entertainment while we wait.

Littlest Angels file up and sing 'Go Tell It On The Mountain'

Angel 3: That was really great. And Gabriel still isn't back!

Angel 4: Well, let's discuss. Why is it always Gabriel who gets to deliver all of the good news?

Angel 5: Yesterday, I was sent to deliver bad news. 

Angel 1:  I had to deliver bad news too. A few days ago, I had to go tell a town that someone poisoned all of their avocados!

Angel 2: I think it's because we're girls.

Angel 3: The Angel Office is completely prejudiced! 

Angel 4: We should go on strike!

Angel 5: Gabriel will just have to give in to us.

All angels: YEAH!

Angels grab signs from side that say 'No more bad news!' and 'We want good news!' and begin to chant the same.

Gabriel enters
Gabriel: What is going on in here?

Angels: No more bad news, we want good news!

Gabriel: Oh. You're on strike again. Holy cow! What is it this time?

Cow: Moo.

Angel 1: We're tired of always sending the bad news to people.

Angel 2: Yeah, you get to send all the good news because you're a boy!

Gabriel: OK....calm down. I have a message to deliver tonight to some shepherds. You can all come if you want.

 

What is YOUR favorite part(s) of the holidays? Comment with your answer!

Hideaway

Greetings everyone! Well, it's 4:30 and 7 out of 9 boys are here- and not surprisingly I have retreated to my bedroom. It shouldn't be that bad, after all, I've got a fan, a radio, my iPod, a stack of books from the library (Notes on a Near-Life Experience, Phoning a Dead Man, Twisted, Killing Britany, and The Missing Girl), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is on at 7:30 and there are a bunch of Food Network challenges that I wouldn't mind watching as well. Plus, I suppose that I'll nip down and grab a popsicle/piece of pizza/soda/piece of cake when they're served. *Sigh* It's kinda lonely up here...

Deep Clean (and happier topics)

Today we did some deep cleaning of the house. This means cleaning the basement (*dies*) and dragging everything not-too-heavy out of mine and XanFan's rooms to deep wash the carpet. That's actually probably a good thing since my carpet is supposed to be a nice light aqua and XanFan's a bright yellow and they were both looking rather gray...gross. Plus straightening and cleaning every other room. My mom wanted the house clean (with three out of four people in the family in school this past year, the house was not always up to it's...cleanliness) and XanFan is having his birthday party tomorrow. His actual birthday is on Monday, but the party is tomorrow and it's a sleepover. With eight other boys. Tell me. Does being in the same house as nine ten and eleven year old boys from 4pm to 10am sound like a bundle of fun? Oh please, please, help me.....

But as I mentioned in the title, I have time for happier topics too. :) Such as.....105 followers! Awesome! And the great enthusiasm for the writing contest. The entries that I have read so far are excellent, I can't want to read more. Keep 'em coming! Also, I decided to have a little fun with my profile. First I did change my name to just Cornet Crazie. I mean, why have the 'the' when even I don't use it? And I updated fave books/movies and stuff and wrote a funny little about me. So check out my new profile! Also I'm on the hunt for a new profile pic. Sound good? Haha. (I'm in a good, laughing my head off, mood- can you tell?)

First Softball Games and Marching Band

Ohhhhhh I am aching ALL over. We had our first softball games today (A double header) and we lost them both. The first one was awful, 21-4, but the second one was better, 8-6. All and all not the best games, but oh well. My shoulder hurts, and I am ready for some olive and green pepper pizza for dinner!!!!

Other news is that our first marching practice for the parade is tomorrow morning from 9-10:30. I get to miss my very *favorite* classes, Social Studies and Science! (I really hope that you caught the sarcasm there...) The forecast is calling for scattered thunderstorms tomorrow...not during practice!!!!!!

Anyway, that's about it, just don't forget to join in with the blog parade fun! (by the way, the questions should be answered on your blog :D )

Welcome to my Blog Parade/Party!

It's time to PARTY!!!!!!! I've just passed the 550 blog posts mark and I have 80 amazing followers, and that is all reason to celebrate! As with many parties there will be a giveaway and a question/answer thing. First for the giveaway:

3 people will win custom header/avatar combos!!!

(I would do a full makeover, but I'm having HTML problems. I CAN find you a matching background to go with it though) 

This is how you enter...

1st entry- Comment on this post saying that you want to enter

2nd entry- Comment saying that you are following my blog

3rd entry- Post about the party and giveaway and put the link to that post in a comment

4th entry- Comment saying that you've put the blog parade picture at the top of this post on your blog.

Now this is separate from the giveaway, but here is the questions part:

1. Why do you have the blogger name that you have?

2. Do you have any siblings?

3. Coke or Pepsi?

4. What are your feelings about thunderstorms?

5. Do you prefer the sound of a trumpet, or the sound of a flute?

6. Vegan, Vegetarian, Omnivore, or Carnivore?

7. What is your ideal pet?

8. Describe your dream life when you grow up.

9. Pick a color and write a poem about it.

10. Compose a song or conduct the band?

11. Novels or comics?

12. Laptops or desktop? Macs or PC's?

13. Would you like to go sky diving?

14. Do you want to learn to surf?

15. WHich are you more afraid of- Sharks, bears or snakes?

16. When writing- cursive, print or combination?

17. Red Sox or Yankees?

18. Do you wear glasses/contacts?

19. Do you follow over 100 blogs?

20. What is your favorite type of music?

HAVE FUN WITH THE {BLOG} PARADE!!!! :)