Quote of the Day~ Surely you can't be serious!

                                I am serious...and stop calling me "shirley"!!

Bwahahaha! That one gets me every time! So my lil sis got confirmed today! She was so beautiful and the service was great...as always! Much of the family came to watch...we took up a good portion of the pews! LoL Btw, my sis now has a blog! Her username is YuisHSB. She's really cool and there for me, though we can be soooo different.

I went to a friend's, Amy, bday party the other night and it was fun! We played this game called Sardines, which is "Backwards Hide and Seek", but many kids very much disagreed with that title. We played that...in the DARK! Scarwey! We ate hot dogs and chips and stuff and hung out. It was fun!

I've been watching Indiana Jones movies lately! LOVE THEM!!!!!!!! And I've decided that the Indiana Jones theme makes me want to put on a fadora, find an ancient artifact buried deep underground for hundreds of years, then escape bravely and adventerously from people trying to capture me, facing my fears along the way.

...I'm quite a chicken, actually...

Au revoir!

Yes, yes, I know the title of my entry seems weird...but I do have a good reason! :)

So, I am back from my homeschool-blogger-fast, and can't even remember when I last logged on...I guess you all have the right to say "shame, shame!", but...please don't.  

I am soooooo excited! Yearbook is officially OVER!!!  I'm kinda sad and kinda....not. And I'm sending in my application to be a jr. counselor again! Woop-Woop!! Yearbook was so fun...except the selling-of-ads, I s'pose, but hey: I can get past that, eh? And jr. staffing! Oh, I cannot wait! Its gonna be awsum!

I was in a play the other day, which  was fun. I played this entertainment writer, which was fun. I was really nervous backstage before my turn to go on. Then this kid Luke says to everyone "Hey, its a packed house, so don't everyone get nervous!".  It was funny, though!

My sister is getting confirmed this Sunday! Confirmed, you may ask? Well, we belong to a Christian sect called the Lutheran Church Missouri-Synod. When kids are pre-teens to teenage in their years, they take these confirmation classes given by the pastor. These classes give a more in-depth knowledge of the scripture, Lutheranism, what it means to be a Christian, and stuff like that. And then after two years of these classes, the kids get confirmed, where they go up in front of the congregation and profess their faith and belief in Christ as the only way to salvation. There are pictures taken and each confirmand is given a banner that says when they were confirmed, their name, etc. Afterwards, we're having a family get-together at our house to celebrate my sister's confirmation. I'm looking forward to it! I was 13 when I was confirmed. :)

Alrighty, well, Mom wants me to work out in the yard with her, and its such a beautimous day!

Áu revoir!

~Me

Name: Haley Meredith ________
Age: 15
Hair color: brown
Eye color: blue-gray but they seem to change color somtimes
Glasses: nope
What do you wanna be when you grow up: guitarist, mom, wife, occupational therapist
Favorite shoes: my cool ones...but i do like flip-flops
Do you like shopping: yes! especially wit friends!
Favorite sport: to watch? football
Who do you have a crush on: his name will go unsaid
Do they like you: i don't know
Do you wanna get married one day: heck yeah!
Color of your toothbrush: orange and white
Bracelets or no bracelets: sometimes
Earrings or no earrings: earrings, but sometimes I don't feel like it
Do you floss: not as much as Dr. Danny says
Do you have pets: 8 to be exact, minus my demon-turtle, Michaelangelo
What kind of car do you NOT like: i must agree with Little Indian about the ones that look like a box
What’s you favorite cartoon: SpongeBob, but I love the classic Looney Tunes!
What’s your favorite food: hmm...I must say homemade Cheeseburger pizza!
Favorite bands: Skillet, Foo Fighters, Relient K, P.O.D., MercyMe...there's more!
Hat or no hat: I like ball caps, but don't wear them every day
Favorite movies: oh gosh...um: Gladiator, POTC, Forest Gump, Phantom of the Opera, Flyboys, A Beautiful Mind, Secondhand Lions, Finding Nemo, LOTR...I think I'll stop there...
What’s your favorite flower: roses and daffodils
Favorite item of clothing: jeans
Favorite color(s): green, blue, and black
Favorite song: Rebirthing - Skillet; Frogs and Princes - Superchi[k]....yeah..I have more than one fave
Favorite actors/actresses: Russell Crowe, Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger *tear*, and Mel Gibson
if you could have one thing right now, what would it be?: a trip to California to see Kate
What would you do with a million dolars? I'd by a car, my own music studio, give a percentage to the Lord, pay for college, buy the newest laptop, and buy my parents a RV that they can drive.  
Favorite Book(s): the Bible
Favorite Season: Summer and Fall
What color is your room: blue and green...well, actually aquarium and geckoand

What is your favorite thing? my guitars

What is your biggest pet peeve? people that are rude

ADD 2 questions to this tag and pass it on! I tag everyone!!!

Hmmm...well, today's blog entries is one of those that has no redeaming value whatsoever in it, and it is probably perfectly meaningless...

...What!...Don't go!

Well, right now, I am at the library, doing a myriad of things! (Akuchi, new word: myriad) 1) Working on my yearbook pages because my comp is too slow to work on it at home, 2) blogging (tehehe!), and 3) Homework: the bane of my school existence!

I will be posting a couple poems soon, and I hope you all like them! Since I am at the library, and cannot quite recall all of the verses, it would be futile to do so now.

So, many of you know that life is freakin hard sometimes, eh? Yeah...its difficult having to be a teenager. I mean, I wanna grow outta this stage!....but then again...I don't wanna grow up! Any of you feel this way? Life is, ya know, a little scary...especially this day in age.

Oh! I hafta recomend this movie! Its called Secondhand Lions and it is awesome! I just watched it for the first time the other day, and it is amazing! I'd give it four stars.  

Well, the Spring Banquet is comign up onces again! *excited!!!* I have this awesome dress my Rachel let me borrow. Its black, with a sheer-like layer over the black with little jewel-like sparklies all on it. Sadly it does not fit the dress code, so Mom is going to take it in to get it covered in the back....somehow.

I must bid you all a fond farewell! And yes, I feel sort of dramatic today!

Áu revoir!

~Haley

(Its not as long at the others, but here 'tis!)

     Thalionwen awoke to extreme light, the sound of the river, and constant chills.  Someone was stroking her hair, and her body gently rocked on the water, like a baby in a cradle.

     “Wake up, Thali.”   The person replied.  Thalionwen turned and looked at who was tending to her.  It was Vanya, sitting beside Domynik.  Vanya smiled weakly.  “You were out a long time.” 

      When Thalionwen tried sitting up, she felt dizzy.  “What…what happened?” 

     “We saw the Black Elves beginning their attack, and you jumped off the bridge.  I guess it’s a good thing I leaped into the boat and pulled you into it.”  Domynik said.   

     “You might have drowned otherwise.”  Vanya explained, softly.  Thaliowen tried to concentrate on what her friends were saying, but it was hard, for it felt like there were constant drums pounding in her ears, and her vision was blurry.  “Don’t try to talk or do anything…we’re taking care of you.” 

     “You must have swallowed a gallon of water, for whenever one drinks much water, they tend to get sick and weak.”  Domynik replied.  Thaliowen breathed deeply and closed her eyes.  She rested for quite a long time, for if she was ill, she had to get well so she could regain her strength.    

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     It seemed like hours until Thaliowen woke.  She felt the ground under her back, and the warmth of a fire a few feet away.  She listened to the crickets and frogs in the grass and the harsh flow of the river.  She opened her eyes and turned her head: Domynik was laying a couple blankets on the ground, and Vanya was feeding the fire.   

     Thalionwen sat up.  “So,” She began. “Fill me in…what’s happened?”  Vanya looked up at her, with a glance that was unreadable.  

     “Why don’t we eat first?”  Vanya replied with a rhetorical question.  Domynik reached into his sling and pulled out three slices of deer jerky.  Thalionwen nodded and accepted the food, and, along with the others, wolfed it down. 

     “Now,” she said when they finished.  “What has been going on since I was out?”  She looked from Vanya to Domynik; then she noticed that Domynik hadn’t once glanced at her: he was avoiding eye-contact.  “Please, what has happened?”

     Vanya curled up next to her friend.  “After you leapt off the bridge, Domynik jumped into the boat to pull you in.  Tod screamed at Leina and me to get in with you both…at first, I didn’t…I just couldn’t leave him, but he pushed me into the river so I could get away.”  She sighed and took  a quick breath.  “I think…Leina is gone…but Tod…I don’t know, Thali...”  Her voice cracked, tears came.  Thalionwen just sat there, shock written on her face.  “I’m a coward.”  She whispered. 

     “No, Thaliowen.  You’re not a coward.”  Domynik exclaimed.  “You’re extrememly brave!” 

     “Then, why did I abandon you all?  Because of me, Leina is dead and Tod might be!  I should’ve stayed on the bridge…”      

     “If you had, you would have been killed, too.”  Vanya replied, looping her arm through her friend’s.  “We’re not looking as you as some dastardly fool.”

     “We’re just glad you’re alive.”  Domynik said, scooting over to his friends. 

     “It would’ve been better if I had stayed…as least Tod and Leina could’ve had a chance to get away.” 

     “And do you know where you would be, huh?”  Domynik exclaimed.  Thalionwen bit her lip: she had never seen Domynik like this.  He was upset, and at the same time she felt how much he cared about her.  “I’d be dead” was all she could squeak out to keep from crying. 

     “No, Thali.  You’d be taken as a prisoner to Nothgaria, where those evil elves would do terrible things to you…torturous things…and after they were done, they might even give you over to the Zuroks, and what inhumane things they’d do to you then!”  He paused, and took a deep ragged breath, his face and voice softened.  “No, Thali.  They wouldn’t give you such a priviledge to have a quick, painless death as they did Leina.  They were after you, not us…we were just in the way.” 

     Thalionwen sat in silence for a long time, contemplating what Domynik and Vanya had told her.  She was torn between hate, shock, sadness, and anger at herself for what had happened.  Her only family were gone, most likely never to be seen again.  At least I have Domynik and Vanya, she thought, but the pang of sorrow over Leina and Tod was near to over-powering that thought.  She felt herself slipping into a state of hopelessness.  No… she whispered to herself.  I can’t allow myself to lose hope, for hope is what will keep me alive, even if for a short time.

     Vanya saw her friend’s face, and all the emotions that streaked it.  “Thali, get some sleep.  We’ll take the watches tonight.”  Vanya smoothed Thalionwen’s hair; it reminded her of how Leina used to comfort her. 

I did it again: I fainted in church. I could use the excuse of "the Spirit fell on me" but I think its over-used by now. ;D I don't know WHAT the deal is! I just get dizzy EVERYWHERE!!! I mean, its so annoying...and embarassing!!! I think i'm gonna go tested...just to see if there's anything "wrong".

Anyway, I'm writing a new and better story--I think--and will be hopefully posting it soon..once i get more written.

On March 7-9, I will not be here...I'll be at the Western-Region LCMS Mid-Winter Retreat! its gonna be soooo much fun! We're gonna play all sorts of weird games and have awesome devotions...my sister just went to the jr. high one and she said it was a blast! I'm going with some kids in my youth group: Bart, Robbie, Stephen, and possibly Richelle and Michelle. Soooo I'm EXCITED!!!!!!! Also he will be there.

Gotta go! Rock on 4eva!

~HaLeY

Name: Haley Meredith [BLEEP!]
Age: 15
Hair color: medium brown
Eye color: blue-gray
Glasses: nope

What do you wanna be when you grow up: an occupational therapist, a writer, or a musician
Favorite shoes: my shoes that are pink, black, and white and look like someone drew cool designs all over them...like a guitar, a lightening bolt, and a skull.
Do you like shopping: I like shopping with people.
Favorite sport: football and baseball.

Who do you have a crush on: this...guy I know...cute...absoultely adorable... :D oh! And Gerard Butler!
Do they like you: probably not. lol
Do you wanna get married one day: most definately.
Color of your toothbrush: red
Bracelets or no bracelets: bracelets on occasion
Earrings or no earrings: earrings
Do you floss: yep
Do you have pets: yep.
What kind of car do you NOT like: SUVs...darn those gas-guzzlers!
What’s you favorite cartoon: Looney Tunes and SpongeBob...yeah...

What’s your favorite food: meat...and cheesecake....and my mom's stew...and her awesome salads...geez! i have too many favorites!

Favorite bands: Skillet, Foo Fighters, P.O.D....I could go on!

Hat or no hat: depends

Favorite movies: Pirates of the Caribbean, westerns!, Gladiator, Forrest Gump, Finding Nemo,The Phantom of the Opera...just to name a few...

What’s your favorite flower: red rose

Favorite item of clothing: jeans

Favorite color: green

Favorite song: Rebirthing by Skillet

Favorite actors/actresses: Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger (r.i.p.), Russell Crowe, Keira Knightly, John Wayne

if you could have one thing right now, what would it be?: a pepperoni pizza from Pizza Hut...with garlic sauce!

ADD 2 questions to this tag and pass it on

Who I tag: anyone! everyone! just....yeah...you've all been tagged! XD

Oh...my....gosh, you guys! WinterJam was a freakin' blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I praised God, rocked out, and my neck hurts like crazy, but ya only live once! XD I went to the concert with my mom and my sister Heidi and my friends Kayla--Akuchi--, Rachel, and Robbie. My favorite band there was Skillet! They were awesome, and here's a quote that the main singer, John Cooper, said right before their hit Rebirthing: "Ya know that sensation when you wake up in the morning and your neck hurts like crazy?....Its called head-bangin'!" And the crowd of mainly teenagers went wild--including me!! And the band are total pyromaniacs! While palying their song Whispers in the Dark, there was FIRE!! And it was cool! I bought their deluxe CD of the album Comatose, which is the best CD EVA!!!!!!!!

MercyMe was the ultimate praise band of the event! They were awesome! And my friend Raechel met Mandisa who was there from American Idol! She has the most beautiful voice! And BarlowGirlw as there......chick drummers and guitarists are so cool!

Well, this ends my WinterJam entry! If you did not get the priviledge to go this year, go to jamtour.com and see if they are coming to your area! I'm sure they will be!

~HaLeY

Today is my little sister, Heidi's 13th BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so happpyyyyyy! I remember when I turned 13....I thought I was so grown up! But I'm gonna miss my little sis being a tween... :( But I'm sooooooo glad for her! We're having a surprise bday for her tonight....poor thing...she thinks her friends aren't coming and that we're just having a fmaily birthday. Family bdays are great, but she was counting on a party with her girls!....won't SHE be surprised!

The plan is that Mom is gonna suggest that Dad and Heidi go get a pizza. While they're in town getting the pizza, Mom and me are gonna set up things for the party. Her friends will arrive, and when she gets home, they'll scream "SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!"!!!!!!!!! Fun, huh?!?!? I'm even excited! Don't tell anyone about this! Shhhhh!

Well, tomorrow night I'm gonna be rockin out to Skillet and praising Jesus with MercyMe at WinterJam08!!!!!!! My friends Rachel and Kayla aka Akuchi are coming with me!

Rock on! Au revoir!

~HaLeY