#10 A Photo Of Me Taken Over Ten Years Ago

This was taken at my grandparents beach house on my 5th birthday.
I used to be so cute.
I used to be a nut as well... I still am.

#9 A Photo I Took

My favorite time of the year is Spring when all of the flowers are in bloom and the Moonflower vines climb up the side of the porch.
That is the perfect time of the year.

#8 A Thank You Note To Someone Who Has Changed Your Life

To my first violin teacher Bria C.

Dear Bria,

Thank you for teaching me violin.
Thank you for calling us that day to tell us that you would be willing to teach us.

Thank you for teaching me that
'You are rarely too young and never too old to "Twinkle"".

You taught me how to "look like you know what you're doing."
If it weren't for you I would still be staring at my church orchestra wishing I was a part and wondering how on earth musicians do what they do!

You taught me to be picky.
It's what musicians do and I don't know why because none of their friends like it but that's the way we are.
If it weren't for you I would still think that Classical Music was boring(yes, I used to think that)!

You taught me that, no, the pegs are not just there for decoration.
If it weren't for you I would still be out of tune!!!

And you taught me that sticking tape on your fingerboard may not look cool but it gets you to where you need to be.
If it weren't for you I would still be looking for that F sharp.


Thank you for all that you have done to teach me about the violin.
I will never forget it.

In Christ,
Erin P.

#7 Five Things I Couldn't Live Without

Okay, I'm going to kind of dramatize this one because I dramatize EVERYTHING!!!
Life is more fun that way!!!
Are you ready???

Music.

Rain.


Store-Bought Roses.


My Family.


And last but certainly not least, Hot Tea (with just a little milk and sugar).

It's(not)Official!

We (do not) have a new member of the dog family!

She came to our porch this morning(we were at home from church because we have the influenza).

We think she was abandoned and she looks like she might be about 6weeks old.

She's the new baby,

part of the family photos,

And she blends in perfectly with the kitchen floor so Mommy doesn't know when we've sneaked her inside!
Just kidding!

We have "officially" named her Собака(dog)in honor of our friends new little boys from Russia whom we got to meet today!

They would say
"Bye bye, Собака!"

Day #5 A Favorite Quote

My sister keeps beating me to the punch on the questions!
I have to try hard to keep up!

Anyway, a favorite quote.
My favorite quote doesn't carry a whole lot of wisdom with it but I think it's pretty funny.
Here it is:

"If someone doesn't like you, you should not take it personally."
-My dad 2010

Day #4 A Favorite Television Program

Okay, just kidding!!!

I do know what T.V. is!
My favorite show is The Andy Griffith Show.
However we don't like the advertisements so we bought it on DVD.
Oh, yeah!!!
Blue~ray next!!!
We are so cool!!!

Day #4 A Favorite Television Program

Television???

What in the world is this television you speak of???

The Sad Saga Of The Lost Story or Day #3 A Favorite Book

Once upon a time,

a time not too long ago,

there was a young girl who read a story.

She loved it so much that as soon as she reached the last page she immediately started the story over again.
But the time came to return that book to the library and the girl forgot the title and the author and everything about that book except that she loved it very much.
So from that day on that girl
(who is 15 now and knows better)
writes down the title of her favorite books.

#1 Stradivarius' Genius by I don't know
#2(have you ever noticed that I always have multiple answers?)Radical by David Platt
#3 The Pioneer Woman Cookbook

P.S. I changed me song choices. Am I allowed to do that?

The're Here!!!

The Lessons&Carols Photos!!!

Now I know you guys are probably not as exited as I am but I'm going to post them anyway.


Here are Mr.F. and Mrs. Joyce playing O' Holy Night which is the only reason I go(well maybe not but it's the #1 reason).


All of the musicians playing(well almost all. Mostly just bits&pieces).


Here's a picture of all of us at practice!!!

The four of us with Hannah who is the sweetest,happiest girl you will ever meet.
She is always smiling!

My three sisters Jess, Rach, and Emily with some other nice people.


Jess and Rach with Jessica and Madison all singing together.
I was supposed to sing that one too but I missed the memo. Oops!

The whole church looking very lovely.

Me having the time of my life(you can't tell it though)!

Ryan and Grant, best friends.

More pictures of the musicians.
I'm back there you just can't tell it because I'm behind Timothy.

A picture of Rachel playing the violin!

And last but certainly not least, yet another picture of the musicians!!!

#2 A Favorite Movie

Okay, this one is pretty easy!
I like Ratatouille by Pixar
National Treasure(I think it's by Disney and someone else)
and The Eden String Quartet by Franklin Springs(it's AWESOME!!!)

I also just saw How To Train Your Dragon and I thought it was good even though there were some words and such in there that I didn't like.
And The Young Victoria was very good even though parts of it (like the part about the servants) I didn't understand very well(maybe if I were from England I would).

#1 My Favorite Song

Oh my!
I have NEVER known what my favorite song is.
Here I am, 15 years old and STILL can't decide!!!
So I have a few that I will name.

#1 You Raise Me Up sung by Celtic Woman(it's on my playlist)

#2 In Christ Alone by Keith and Kristyn Getty


#3 and Creation Sings the Father Song by Keith and Kristyn Getty


And I love about a MILLION more songs but I can't list them all here so that will be all for the day.

The 30 Day Blog Challenge

Okay here's the deal: I found this blog challenge on A Warriors Heart and thought it might be fun so I'm going to do it but I 'm a little behind(10 days) but I will not let that stop me so here goes.
These are the questions that I have to answer over the next 30 days. I will probably not post every day because we are trying to stick to a more strict schedule for the school year so I'm not going to do a whole lot of playing around. But we will see.)

Anyway here are the questions:

Day 1: A favorite song.

Day 2: A favorite movie.

Day 3: A favorite book.

Day 4: A favorite television program.

Day 5: A favorite quote.

Day 6: A moment you wish you could relive.

Day 7: Five things you couldn't possibly live without.

Day 8: A thank you letter to someone who has changed your life.

Day 9: A photo you took.

Day 10: A photo of you taken over ten years ago.

Day 11: A photo of you taken recently.

Day 12: A song that you want played at your wedding(or was played).

Day 13: A guilty pleasure.

Day 14: A vacation you would like to take.

Day 15: A person you admire.

Day 16: A song that makes you cry.

Day 17: An art piece.

Day 18: A time when you felt passionate and alive.

Day 19: A talent of yours.

Day 20: A hobby of yours.

Day 21: Something you know you do differently than most people.

Day 22: A website.

Day 23: A way in which you want to be remembered.

Day 24: A movie no one would expect you to love.

Day 25: A recipe.

Day 26: A childhood memory.

Day 27: A physical feature you love.

Day 28: A scar you have and it's story.

Day 29: Hopes, dreams and plans you have for the next 365 days.

Day 30: A motto or philosophy.

See you over the next "30" days!

The After Christmas Letdown...

For most people the "After Christmas Letdown" comes...well...after Christmas when the presents are all unwrapped and the parties are all over and the turkey is eaten and the last of the friends and relatives have driven away.
Not me.
I got the "After Christmas Letdown" right as the last notes of Joy To The World faded away at the end of our churches Lessons&Carols service.
I would have cried but I didn't want to make a spectacle of myself right in front of the whole church+ a few guests. And the entire orchestra was sitting right there, with me in the second row and Hannah, and Madison and Mrs. Joyce and the violin professor and his wife who is the viola professor and all of other musicians right there And for them,this was just another gig. But for me it was more than just another gig. For me this is the event of the year! I look forward to it more than I look forward to birthdays or Christmas or...or...
ANYTHING!!!

I LOVE Lessons&Carols!!! I'm crazy about it!!! For 364 days out of the year I walk around the house saying: "I love Lessons&Carols."
But on the 365th day I walk around the house saying" I LOVE LESSONS&CAROLS!!!"
Just ask my family.

I will post photos of the event after the photographer uploads them to the web(which will probably be sometime around May).

YoYo Ma And Allison Krauss

My sister Jess found this video for me and I thought it was pretty so I decided to post it for you all!!!

Spring Is Coming...

YAY!!!
I CAN'T WAIT!!!

I love spring!!!

Which is why I changed my blog and header so that they would look more springy.

Today is actually only like 55 degrees but spring is in the air and I am ready for it!!!

I'm Back!!!

Did you miss me???
No?
Oh well, I'm back all the same!!!

What with new years resolutions and all I've been really busy.
Last year I resolved to organize my sock drawer.
And no, I never organized my sock drawer because I DIDN'T HAVE ONE!!!
So during the last week of 2010 I CREATED ONE!!!
Yay for me!!!

Now as to 2011 resolutions...
Here a few:
#1Learn to do the splits(random, I know, but I think I can do it).

#2Read my bible and write in my journal at least every-other-day(the part about the bible was changed slightly because I decided to read Bible~In~A~Year so never mind)

#3 Complete two levels of math(oh my!!!)

#4Leard to play Prime Violin for Vivaldi's For Seasons(was that my idea!?!?!?).

#5 Read Pride&Prejudice(I tried reading it a long time ago and gave up but I've been watching LOTS of "Ye Olden English" movies so I think I can handle it now.)

And I can't remember any more resolutions (which is a probably a good thing) so I will stop now.
Se ya all later!!!

I'm Back!!!