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Today is the first day of September and also Labor Day weekend. To me, that means that fall really is coming swiftly. I love fall, but it is hard to let go of summer. Summer always seems too short, does it not? Well, to help with the transition, I made a list of things that I am looking forward to about fall in ABC form. Care to take a look?

Apple picking

Baking // books

Coziness // crafts // crimson

Dark nights

Early mornings

Falling leaves // frost // fires

Gloves

Hay // hats

Icicles

Jumping in leaf piles

Knitting // knowledge

Leaves

Munching // merriment

Nighttime chats 

Orange

Piles of leaves // popcorn

Quiet evenings

Russets

Scarves // scarlet // sweaters

Trips

Umbrellas

Velvet walkways

Work

eXcitement

Yarn

Zest

Care to make your own list? If you do, I would greatly enjoy reading it.

What are your plans for this Labor Day weekend?

summer is...

{something to say}

Summer is...

//iced tea//

//picking wildflowers//

//cotton yarn//

//taking walks with baby sisters//

//playing board games until midnight//

//sparklers//

//popcorn//

//camp//

//summer reading//

//sleeping in//

//lying in bed late just to listen to Daddy play the piano//

//listening to music//

//brown-eyed susans//

//photoshoots with friends//

//beach//

What is summer to you?

4th of July

My Independence Day was...

...the lake...

{photo by my mom}

...goodwill...

...strawberries...

...patriotic cake {courtesy of my sister}...

...history trivia game until midnight...

...microwave s'mores...

 

...sparklers...

{entering here}

I hope you all had a fabulous Independence Day! 

 

where i was

Hello, all!

I am home from camp for a week. I will be up there for the next two weeks. I am still looking for guest posters. If you're interested, please e-mail me!

Anyway...from June 20-30 I was at Christian Youth in Action (CYIA). For the first 4 days, we studied the way that we would share the Gospel. On Sunday we went out on the streets of local cities to share it with people. For the rest of the week, we taught children's Bible clubs and studied for what we were going to teach them. It was a lot of studying and a lot of work, but it was so worth it and so much fun!

I thought that you would enjoy a list of sorts talking about it rather than me attempting to fit 10 full days into one readable post. :)

CYIA was...

...devotions outside on picnic tables and canoe docks...

...studying...

...hard work...

...face painting...

...fellowship time...

...spending time with my friend Emily...

...note writing...

...early morning breezes...

...dragonfly wings buzzing...

...mosquitoes biting...

...rainy days...

...my umbrella turning inside out while I ran through the rain...

...puzzles and card games...

...listening to the radio on car rides...

...teaching children...

...reuniting with my family...

...a commissioning service...

...doing my sister's hair...

...laughter...

...hugs...

...promises...

...looking forward to a great summer...

lately...

Lately I have been...

//studying for finals {Tuesday and Wednesday of next week!}//

//working on end-of-the-year school projects//

//cleaning//

//bowling//

//geometry//

//attempting to remember French verb tenses, when to use them, and how to conjugate them//

//enjoying/getting sick of rain//

//happy to see sunshine//

//really busy//

This summer, I am going to be working at camp pretty much all summer long. I will have hardly any time to post. So...I was wondering if any of you would be willing to quest post for me. If you would like to, you can 

e-mail me at knittingphotography (at) gmail (dot) com. I would really appreciate it!

bowling shoes...so very flattering and lovely. :P

The oldest sister and the youngest sister.

How has your week been going?

here, here, and here

i am entering this photo here:

in other news, my feet are cold (where did i put my socks, anyway?) // headbands are great for bad hair days (they're even better when you made them in under 10 minutes from an old t-shirt) // having a 107% in history makes me happy // there are great giveaways going on at giveaways of blessing, and here, here, and here at oh, hello friend // the gaithers are currently my favorite music group // this song was stuck in my head all of sunday //
how is your monday?

natalia and i {not a very good photo, but her face is priceless}.

my day

flannel shirts

stuffy nose

cold hands

downton abbey

homework

cute socks

noisy busy siblings

fuzzy pj pants

teaching a Bible lesson

weekend plans

how was your day?

I was tagged!

I was tagged by Lizzie over at My Imaginary Horse. As I just did this a little while ago, I'm not going to tag anyone else or ask any new questions, but I will answer Lizzie's questions. :) Thanks for tagging me, Lizzie!

1. What do you want to be when you grow up?

         I really don't know. An accountant, maybe. I would love to own an Etsy shop and be a wife and mother.

2. If you could be any animal what would you be?

    Hmmm....I really have no idea...I am honestly not a huge animal person!

3. Do you make your bed everyday?

      Yes. I do it before I even get dressed. I need order in my life {in the form of a neat bed and to-do lists, mostly :)}

4. Would you call yourself an organized person?

      Haha...I didn't know this question was next. :P For the most part I am. My room can get a little messy quite often, but I clean it up when I have time, make lots of lists, keep everything neatly divided in binders...yeah, I would say that I am organized.

5. What is the most embarrassing thing you have done?

     See, if something embarrasses me, I forget about or think of it as funny, so I don't really have a most embarrassing moment. Probably just anytime I speak without thinking beforehand.

6. If you could go to Narnia for one whole day, but had to win several battles in that day would you still go?

     YES!! I would love the go to Narnia. :)

7. What do you like more being inside or outside?

     Inside. More of my favorite activities are indoors, so that's where I prefer to be. In warmer weather I do love to be outside, though.

8. Do you like cooking or baking better?

     Baking, definitely.

9. Would you rather sleep outside with no blanket or sleep inside where there was lots of spiders everywhere on the walls? (VERY random question)

     Outside with no blanket. I'm not scared of spiders necessarily, but I wouldn't be able to stand sleeping with that many around me.

10. What would you call yourself, smart or adventurous?

     I would go with smart. I am very cautious. :)

11. Are you a horse person or a dog person?
     Horse person. I don't spend much time with horses (read: none), but when I do I enjoy it. Dogs, on the other hand...it really depends on the dog.

Thanks again for tagging me, Lizzie!

tag

I was tagged by Kathleen over at The Messy Desk of Me. Here we go:

1) post these rules
2) you must post 11 random things about yourself
3) answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post
4) create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer
5) go to their blog and tell them they've been tagged

11 random things. Go!

1. I love patterned knee high socks.

2. My favorite movie is "It's a Wonderful Life".

3. My backpack is purple.

4. I am wearing my coat in my house (I am cold and my sweatshirts are all upstairs).

5. I am having a hard time coming up with random facts, and this is only number 5!

6. I have a Tangled fleece blanket.

7. I have a stash of chocolate sitting on the shelf by my bed.

8. I am excited because we have late arrival tomorrow.

9. With a hot glue gun and earring materials in my hands, I am unstoppable.

10. I love snow. If it is going to be cold outside, I want snow. End of story.

11. I have lotion that smells like gingerbread and other lotion that smells like sugar cookies.

Now for the questions:

1. what is your favorite book? Hmm...I would say Jane Austen books.
2. Do you have a favorite movie? If so what is the name? "It's a Wonderful Life".
3. Are you a sports fan? Kind of...I'll get into sports when I am watching them, but I am not a big fan.
4. What is one of your favorite sports to watch? Football, soccer, and hockey.
5. What is your favorite color? (if you have more than one you can say what they are) Purple and orange (just not together!!)
6. Do you like inspirational quotes? I do. They are pretty amazing.
7. Are you a fast knitter? I have been told that I am.
8. Do you like sewing, crocheting or knitting? Knitting is my favorite, I can sew a little, and hardly crochet at all.
9. Are you a crafty person? If so what do you like to make? I am. I like knitting the best, but I like many other crafts.
10. What is your favorite kind of animal? Umm...puppies, as long as they're not mine. :P
11. Do you like playing sports? I used to play soccer and that was a lot of fun, but I didn't this past year and I didn't really miss it.

Now for the questions that I am asking those whom I am going to tag:

1. What is your favorite quote?
2. Do you prefer sunrises or sunsets?
3. What is your favorite dessert?
4. Do you have a favorite subject in school?
5. Did you have snow on Christmas day?
6. Do you have a favorite Jane Austen book/movie adaption?
7. Do you prefer patterned socks, solid colored socks, or bare feet?
8. Do you make your bed every morning?
9. What color is your bedroom wall?
10. What are your top five favorite colors?
11. Do you prefer sandals, sneakers, boots, or high heels?

Now, to tag people to answer these questions:

Autumn from An Autumn Day

Emily from Emily the Industrious

Hope from Hope's Treasures

Gabby from Inspired

Hope from Live your Life

Rachel from Rachel Images

Hayden from The Story Girl

Eowyn from Think Inside the Box

Tirzah from Tirzah's Delights

If any of you choose not to participate, that's okay. :)

Edit: I was tagged again by Kelsey at A Ray of Sunshine. I won't do another 11 things, but I will answer her questions. :)

1. What is your comfort food/drink? Chocolate (isn't that everyone's answer? :P), ice cream, and popcorn. I don't really have a comfort drink, but if I had to pick, hot chocolate would be mine.

2. If you inherited a million dollars, what is the first thing you would do with your money? Donate some of it to a favorite charity...and then buy a whole lot of yarn. :)

3. What is one of your favorite things to catch a whiff of? Pretty much anything baking.

4. If money wasn't a factor, what stores would you shop in? Hmm..Anthropologie, my favorite Etsy shops, and little yarn shops.

5. What are your favorite animals? Puppies and kittens (as long as I don't have to take care of them :P)

6. What movie or book character can you most relate to? Hmm...I don't really know...I am a lot like Emma in Emma, but not completely. But I can relate to her.

7. What is your greatest fear or strange phobia? Does disliking the smell of cooking cheese count as a strange phobia? If not, it would be that I am scared of driving on the highway.

8. Out of the four seasons, which one would you like to last all year around? Autumn. As long as the leaves lasted the whole time.

9. Do you like pickles? I LOVE dill pickles. Other kinds of pickles, well...

10. What is your favorite book? Persuasion by Jane Austen.

11. What is your favorite movie? It's a Wonderful Life.

Time is Priceless.

Hope you have a great Wednesday!