a day at the park

A few days before I left for band camp, me, XanFan, and my mom met up my my aunt and two little cousins, Sammy and Millie. I took some pictures, and so I thought that I might share the best ones with you.

We were just playing in the grass and on the swings at first, and these two cuties were full of energy!

Millie pointed out a seagull to me, so I snapped a few pics of him.

After playing in the big field for a while, we walked down the short distance to the rocky beach.

XanFan loves skipping rocks- and is very good at it too!

These last two pictures are definitely my favorites! This first one is a wave crashing up onto some rocks.

We had such a fun couple of hours! (I love getting to play with my cousins)

Finally I took this final picture of a ripple splashing on the shore. I just love it!

PS: check out my new profile pic!

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?)

Summer 2010...It's Here Already!

Yeah, yeah. I know what you're thinking. This crazy girl's been out of school for a whole entire week and she's just now getting around to posting about what her summer's gonna be like. Believe me. I know. But since I forgot about it before, today is the perfect day to do it because today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year! So really, summer started today- NOT a week ago when I got out of school. ;)

So what do I have planned? A few things. Here's the list:

Camps- two weeks of Pilgrim Lodge. June 27-July 3 and August 8-14. Also a week of band camp in the middle of July.

LOTS and LOTS of reading. I read a lot during the school year too, but unfortunately the homework deal makes it hard. During the summer though I can usually get through a good sized novel a day. Maybe I'll even head to the library after I write this post!

Practice practice practice! No way am I letting my trumpet/cornet/trombone just sit in it's case all summer. I've got marching band starting at the end of August and I'm determined to get 1st or 2nd chair at band camp...

Projects. Photography, creating the desk for my room, maybe compose a couple things, write stuff for Anecdote, etc...

Beach time. Hang time with friends. BLOGGER TIME. It's gonna be a good summer.

(Not to mention maybe....a new profile picture?)

daybook and a few other notices

Phew! It's been a long day! I slept over at Olive Tree's last night, and then I was up doing a workday at Pilgrim Lodge (my church summer camp) today. Wow. I am so hungry after raking all those millions of pesky leaves! Here's my daybook:

Date...April.....umm...Idon'tkeeptrackofthedateduringvacation......24

Starting time...5:26 PM

Mood...tired

Outside my window...warm with clear blue skys 

I'm thinking...that we better have dinner sometime soon before I go berserk

I'm reading...Everything On A Waffle

I'm listening to...The Technicolor Phase by Owl City and the rest of my family talk

I'm wearing...jeans and green t-shirt with an Earth on it. It says 'Stay Cool'

Yesterday, I...hung out with Olive Tree

I'm excited for...spring jazz- in which I happen to be conducting a song!

I'm sad because...there's only 2 days left in vacation and then we have to go back to SCHOOL!

I'm hungry for...my dinner which happens to be.....TACOS!

The song stuck inside my head is...Stars and Stripes Forever (it's STILL that time of year...)

I want...It to be summer :)

I love...swimming in the pouring rain

I loathe...sunburn :P

This week, my goal is...to conduct well at spring jazz

Did I meet last week's goal?...Why yes I did!

Ending time...5:50 PM

Hey! Check out the new profile pic!

One of the good 'ole days

Haha. Today has been pretty good- and what makes it even better is that there's still a bit more to come! This is going to be a kinda random post, but that's ok, right? Anyway.....

After breakfast me and XanFan and the cousins countinued our game 'War' (the card game) for a while and we brought the laptop out and listened to my playlist too. They love the Owl City, and so do I! Afterwards we went outside and XanFan and I threw the softball/baseball around and then all four of us went into a neighboring field for some whiffle ball. It was so nice out that when we were done, we ran back to the house exclaiming that we should have a picnic lunch over in the field! We did just that. It was very fun :) After lunch some storm clouds were rolling in but XanFan and I stayed outside and whipped the baseball back and forth for some more- even when it started to pour! Soon after, the clouds cleared up and we went on a two mile hike along the 'Shore Path'. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera! Sadness. It was very pretty! We came home after that and watched the movie 'Old Dogs'. It was funny! LOL. Anyway, that's where we are now. We're about to have dinner- Everyone else is having meatloaf with bacon, but I've got myself a nice stuffed portebella mushroom! After supper is our evening ritual game of.....Apples to Apples! Best game on the planet if you ask me. Only other new news is that get ready for A new profile pic coming soon- I've been working on one these past few days with Xanfan. See ya!

Profile pic, Jazz, and a hidden secret

I'd just like to draw attention to my new profile picture. Over there

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Isn't it cool? I really like it cause I play in both clefs and love music. It's PERFECT!

Today we had our first meeting of the 8th grade Jazz ensemble. It's basically the top 8th grade jazz musicians. I'm playing mostly trumpet but a little bass too. And it's all kids, our band director said we could run it by ourselves!

Also, you know a really good way to REALLY freak me out? Hide my trumpet. And that's EXACTLY what 2 partners in crime *cough cough* Bella *cough cough* My band director. I've had to keep my trumpet in 201 (the band room) for the past couple of days cause my locker got jammed together with another one. (don't ask) Anyway Bella and my band director thought it would be funny to hide my case under her desk before band. Boy did that set me off! I was freaking out really bad but in the back of my mind I knew it wasn't lost cause my band director was really just 'yeah go look up in my room again' not 'OMG!!!!!'. So anyway, that was everything of importance today.........