As I danced through time

This past Saturday night, two friends and I participated in "A dance through time", an event held at a local college as a fund raiser for various charities. The entertainment, much like the television show "Dancing with the stars" includes a number of dances performed by a prominent member of the community, such as the mayor, along with their partner, a member of one of the many local dance groups. The audience votes for each person by giving money to whatever charity that person is collecting for, and the person with the most money collected wins. There are also twelve "celebrity" judges who give their scores as well.Along with my two friends, {from l to r}Kara, Julia and I was a volunteer, collecting the judges votes and taking them to the people who would count them and decide a winner, handing out awards to the participants, and aiding the coat checker afterward. I had so much fun, and I got to wear my new Emma dress!!

After the event was over, we got a little carried away......

Kara striking her "Kira Knightly as Elizabeth Bennett" pose. hee, hee, hee

All in all, it was a enjoyable, long, eventful night, full of running back and forth in uncomfortable shoes and a pretty dress, laughs with friends, and a maxed out camera memory card!!

Yeah, yeah, I know. It's inspirational monday, but that's going to have wait 'till next Monday, after I've had time to find some truly inspiring photos

10 resolutions for 2011

Happy new year!!!!!

'Tis the season for resolutions, so I thought I'd give my list of 10 things to accomplish in 2011

1)Get my driver's license
2)Read more
3)Sew more
4)Exercise more
5)Get better at saving my money
6)Be craftier
7)Draw more
8)Write and perform at least one play
9)Get a speaking part in Christmas Carol this year
10)Make more movies

There. How does that sound? Think I can do it? I sure hope I can! What are your new year's resolutions?

A giveaway

If you go to the daybook, a blog I read almost religiously, the author, Sidney, is hosting a giveaway, where you can win a $50 gift card to ShopRouch.com, where you can buy things like this. Cute, no?

Christmas Carol update.......

efore I continue, you can all let your breath out. I haven't been called back (yet). What I do have is a video of my audition, as well as Allison's and her mom's. We auditioned at the same time, and my mom brought the camera. The picture is a little shaky and grainy at parts, and, because the room was so big and echo-y, the sounds of our voices have been known to disappear on film, but, if you want to watch it anyway, here it is!

~Erin

School days......

started my Junior year of highschool today!!!! I was pretty late to the party this year. I think I am the last of all my friends to start school this year.

I thought I had a pretty decent first day. I got to see people from last year, as well as meet some new classmates that have the potential for being future friends and aquaintances.

Now, I'm sure you are reading this going "Wait, I thought she was homeschooled? What is this rubbish about classmates?" You may have dashed to my "about me" page, and quickly scanned through my mini-bio, scratched your head at the line that clearly states that I am indeed homeschooled, and then returned to this post, possibly crying in frustration at my confusing schedule.

Well, please cease your weeping, for I am still homeschooled, but I belong to a group that provides classes, and I am taking a few of them. I had this same arrangement last year as well, but I only took history and Literature, which were sandwiched into one class. This year, however, I will be attending classes in Latin and Literature analysis. I have also joined the 4H group, which is new this year. Apart from the out-of-home classes, I am also studying history, Science, Algebra 2 and Geometry and logic. I have also taken up Piano this year, for those readers who are just joining the party.

I know what you must be thinking. In your head(or possibly out loud, maybe yelling at your computer screen) you are surely having the following conversation with yourself:

"What kind of a Highschooler has THIS kind of wimpy work-load? I mean, this is NOTHIN'! My twelve-year-old brother has more to do than this! Come on!"

Before you un-follow my blog and disown me to all your blog-reading friends, Let me assure you that Those are just the classes. I haven't even BEGUN to talk about my homework load! For latin, I will have roughly three writing assignments a week. Literature will be reading at least one book(but more likely two books) every couple of weeks, then discussing them in class. During the week, I will have paragraphs, essays, character sketches, and some other form of torture in the guise of writing that I have not yet thought of. Math takes about an hour, sometimes more, every day, as well, as science. history should take one to two hours daily.Logic will just be discussed, I think, but I still have to set apart a time to do that. And, what with piano lessons every Friday, practicing for at least an hour ever day, and the dozens of 4H projects and events I will working on over the school year, in a twenty-four hour day, I will have spent Somewhere around seven hours a day just on my school subjects.


Now, don't read me wrong, I am not one of those ridicules teenagers who hates everything to do with school. I love school, and I love learning! but I have a busy year ahead of me! I'll have Christmas carol practices practically every day(depending on if I get a part, or am just in the Chorus) plus two other reenactments spanning over two weeks(not back-to-back), the church Christmas play, in which I have the third largest role, not to mention hitherto unknown birthday parties, and other random parties celebrating equally random holidays, I don't know when I will have time to sleep! Oh, yes, I almost forgot one. I will most likely be taking drivers training this winter, plus the PSATs, which is a super special practice test for the SATs, which is the test that determines whether 1: I can get into College and 2: What colleges I should be applying for. Major studying. But, hey, sleeping is so overrated.


So, enough about my ridiculesly fast-paced life, how has your first weeks(or days) of school been? Anything interesting happen? Tell me all about it! You know I would LOVE to hear!

Your already exhausted author,

~Erin

Count down....

Hello all! I'm back!!! My room is FINISHED!!!! I am so happy, and tired!

I don't have any pictures of my new-and-improved room yet, but I wanted to post for two reasons:

#1 to let people know that I was indeed planning on coming back once my "little" project" was complete.

and.....

#2Because I wanted to start counting down to a date I have been waiting for excitedly for almost a year!! Can you guess what it is?









You may have a hard time guessing, because it's September, but I'll give you a hint. It has to do with Christmas. Have you guessed it yet?












If you still haven't guessed it, I'll just tell you. CHRISTMAS CAROL AUDITIONS ARE THE 18th!!!!!! That's only 12 days away!!! I am super excited, and a little nervous. I will be trying out for the following parts:

-Belle(Scroodge's girlfriend)
-Martha(the oldest Cratchet child)
-The Charwoman(Christmas future, is selling his sheets to Joe)
-The Laundress(Doing the same)

I don't have to actually individually audition for each part, I just write on a form what I want, and, if I can act, they might give me one of those parts. And, seeing as it's a musical, I have to sing as well. I am going to sing "Belle(reprise)" from Beauty and the Beast, my favorite Disney movie. Not familiar with the song? Well, Why don't you watch it?






Allison and Hannah will be audition as well, and I hope that the next time I go over there we can make a little movie of all the songs we are going to sing(hopefully).

So, wish me luck!!!!

Amazing giveaway!!!

There is this AMAZING giveaway over at Ruche. You can enter to win a $50 gift card to shopruche.com, AND a neat purse!!! It's so simple! Just click the link and find out what you need to do!(And aren't these outfits adorable?)

~Erin

QUICK!!!!!! You have to read this!!!

There is a giveaway at this blog, and the winner gets a $50 gift card to anthropologie, AND a charm bracelet from the same place!! YOU MUST ENTER!!!!!! The bracelet is gorgeous, and the blog is a very interesting read!!!!!

~Erin

And the winner is..........

Hello everyone!

It's the 16th, and my first ever giveaway is finally coming to a close! This morning, I wrote the names of everyone that entered onto a piece of paper, cut it up into strips, and then randomly selected one from the pile.

I am very delighted to announce that miss Cori has won the necklace!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS CORI!!!!!!! I will get the necklace to you as soon as possible!!!



I really hope everyone enjoyed themselves, and I would like everyone to continue reading my blog! This may have been my first giveaway, but it is definitely not my last!!!

~Erin

My first giveaway!

Hello all!!!!

I have seen many a blogger do it, and I thought I would just give it a try. I am conducting my very fist, very own giveaway! I hope this will lead to many more in the future!

But, down to business. In order to enter, you must first......

Heart my etsy shop(If you don't have an etsy shop you can bookmark the place onto your computer)

Follow my blog

Create a post on your blog telling others about this

Leave me a comment, making sure to include your name and e-mail address

You will have until June 15th, which gives you two weeks to enter, and to tell everyone you know about the giveaway!


"But...." you are surely asking. "If I do all those things you told me to do, what do I get if I win?"


That is an excellent question. I'm glad you asked:)

If you win my first ever giveaway, you will win..................THIS!!!

GOOD LUCK!!

~Erin

Contest...

Hannah's blog is having a great giveaway! You should really check it out!

As part of the contest, I have to create a post telling my favorite pattern and fabric from her shop, so, here goes:

I like the Summer shade jumper pattern best, and the springtime in Paris fabric, from the fun prints collection.

You should really check out here shop!

Erin