I've been tagged! Now you're "it" :D

There's a game of internet tag going on, and Jordanna tagged me! In response, I tag:

Sadie F
BushMaid
Amy P
Savannah
Justin
Jacob

Rules of the game:

1. Post these rules.
2. Post 11 random things about yourself. (Though this can be optional.)
3. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you in their post.
4. Create 11 new questions for the people you ask to answer.
5. Go to their blog and let them know you've tagged them.  

11 Random things about me:

1. My right ankle cracks every time I take a step
2. I love cameras and photography (obviously if you look around my blog) :P
3. There's this recliner in our living room that I have claimed as "My Chair" and I am very protective of it :D
4. I've never seen the ocean...and I'm a little scared to honestly
5. I own more animals than I have family members
6. I have a horse that's going to have a baby in the next 24 hours
7. I get a migraine whenever I eat white sugar...I had a bowl of ice cream earlier and so guess what's happening tomorrow... LOL
8. I have a photographic memory
9. I have no biological brothers, but I have 3 adopted brothers
10. I've been called an "extremist"...kind of an "all or nothing" person
11. Since I've grown up around people wearing Wranglers, I didn't even know what "skinny jeans" were until I met a guy at church who wears them. When I found out that guys wore them.....yeah :P Guys are supposed to wear Wranglers.


Jordanna asked:  


1. How many houses have you lived in?
Two. We moved into the house we're in now when I was 2 years old.
2. Would you rather fly or drive?
Depends on if I'm going overseas or not :D
3. Science or Math?
Man, that's hard! Those are my two favorites!! If I had to say, probably science.
4. If you could choose one book, other than your Bible, to take with you anywhere, what would it be?
This is sooo totally not a fair question. I would take a library! :P If I had to pick one, it would depend on the day that you asked me. Right now, I'm really liking Christy by Catherine Marshall
5. What do you think about keeping rats as pets?
Never understood it, and I'd never own one.
6. What is your favorite meal?
Something mexican...enchiladas, chimichangas, fajitas...mmmmm
7. Do you have a favorite era of history? If so, what is it?
Yep! Mid 19th century. Civil war in the east and cowboys in the west :D
8. Tea with the ladies or Shooting with the men?
Shooting with the men!! (believe it or not)
9. Do you have a favorite section of Scripture?
Weeelll...how 'bout the section between Genesis 1:1 and Revelations 22:21?? Haha
Probably the book of Genesis or Psalm 139
10. Would you rather fix something or buy a new one?
Fix it! With hay string and duct tape...and occasionally some wire and/or pliers
11. What is the next skill you plan on learning?
BBAF (back button auto focusing)....more photography skills :D


Here are my 11 random questions for the lucky ones I've chosen to tag!

1. Would you rather own a horse or a toucan?
2. What color is your toothbrush?
3. How many dogs have you owned in your life?
4. Do you snore?
5. What is your least favorite household chore?
6. When was the last time you cried? And why?
7. Are most of your t-shirts bright colored, dark colored, neutral colors, or light colored?
8. What kind of truck...Ford, Dodge, or Chevy? (notice Toyota wasn't even an option)
9. What is the desktop background on your computer?
10. What color are your PJ's?
11. What is your top pet peeve?


Enjoy! This was a lot of fun!

 

Happy Easter!!

Quote from my favorite musician

“Never forget what Jesus did for you. Never take lightly what it cost Him. And never assume that if it cost Him His very life, that it won't also cost you yours.”
~Rich Mullins

Celebration Of Music

Last weekend, I was in a piano competition called Celebration Of Music. Basically, you perform two contrasting pieces in front of an audience, but in the front row, there are 3 judges sitting there taking notes and deciding how well you played. Then, the top 5-6 are awarded, and they get asked back to play on the honors recital the next day.

There are so many really good kids, and this competition is so stiff...this is the fourth year that I have competed in this competition, and I've never placed...until now!!! They gave me a Superior last Saturday, and I was blown away - and very happy :D

Music is such an amazing example of God's creation - it's complexity, emotion, and mathematical preciseness never cease to amaze me. I love music so much, and I am so blessed to be able to play the piano!!

Last weekend, I played Haydn's Sonata No 52 Hob: XVI 52 in Eb Major, and Brahms' Intermezzo in A Major Op 118 No 2. They asked me to play the Intermezzo on the Honors Recital which I was delighted about...I am so in love with Brahms right now!!

Here is a video of the honors recital. This piece is absolutely SO beautiful, and one of my most favorite pieces I've ever played. Honestly, it is not the kind of piece I expected that I would like so much because normally I like the dramatic, flashy pieces, and this piece is sheer beauty. But I fell head over heels in love with it. There are some really gorgeous moments in it, and in my opinion, what happens at 1:48 (and again at 4:55) is almost the most beautiful moment ever written. I also love from 3:23 on.

Enjoy!




Here is a picture from the competition...and then when we got home, Anna took some real quick pictures of me, and I think they turned out really good. She's really learning how to work the camera!!!

Okay guys...tell me what you think of this one. Do you like the "haze" from the setting sun? Distracting? Add to the picture? What do you think??

Comments from the 1950's

All these comments were made in the year 1955. These are awesome!

My grandpa sent these to me and said this, "See the costs when I was in med school. In 1956 As an intern at Bellevue Hospital in New York I was paid $840 for the year, and Grandma made $2000 as a nurse, and we lived adequately, but carefully on that."


"I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $10.00."

 "Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000.00 will only buy a used one."

 "If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit; 20 cents a pack is ridiculous."

 "Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging 7 cents just to mail a letter."

 "If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store."

 "When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 25 cents a gallon. Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage."

 "I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century.. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."

 "Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $50,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President."

 "I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They're even making electric typewriters now."

 "It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet."

 "It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work."

 "I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business."

 "Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to government."

 "The fast food restaurant is convenient for a quick meal, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on."

 "There is no sense going on short trips anymore for a weekend. It costs nearly $2.00 a night to stay in a hotel."

"No one can afford to be sick anymore. At $15.00 a day in the hospital, it's too rich for my blood."

"If they think I'll pay 30 cents for a haircut, forget it."