Saturday, March 28, 2009

Pay It Forward

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice--for you!

This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make NO guarantees that you will LIKE what I make! (I can only hope)

2. What I create will be just for you.

3. It WILL be done this year.

4. You have no CLUE what it’s going to be … it may be cards, a bookmark, something delicious or a complete surprise to you (and me!) … who knows?

5. Most importantly, you MUST offer the same deal on your blog - the first 5 people to comment on your blog get something made by YOU!

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Guitars and Cold Stone...

Friday night I hung out with Becca and Kaela. (for details, see Becca's blog)

Anywayss... I left Becca's house at about 11 o'clock and went home. I read my book and listened to music and pretty much laid around my house being lazy. :)

I planned to do this all day, but I got a text from Rebecca asking me if I wanted to help her pick out a new guitar!

I then showered and got ready just in time to meet her outside my house.

I hadn't been to Guitar Center before, and it was AMAZING!!!

We went in and looked at the acoustic guitars and they had them in a special room that was humidified and smelled super good like fresh wood.

We spent a long time with her mom debating which one looked better, sounded prettier, etc.

She ended up getting a Taylor guitar (which apparently is super good, not that I would know) and it looked something like this:



Yep it was wayy gorgeous. Haha.

After that, we all went to Cold Stone to get some ice cream! I hadn't been there in forever.

Becca and I and Sister Lamunyon all had ice cream and chilled (no pun intended) :) it was great.

I just wanted to say that I love ice cream, and shopping for guitars, and Becca.

More later!

Miriam :)

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Thought Provoking Quotes...

I'm feeling sort of philosophical today. Here are some of my favorite thought provoking quotes:

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop. ~Lewis Carrol, Alice in Wonderland

If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky? ~Stanislaw J. Lec

I tell you everything that is really nothing, and nothing of what is everything, do not be fooled by what I am saying. Please listen carefully and try to hear what I am not saying. ~Charles C. Finn

Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought. ~Henri Louis Bergson


Alice came to a fork in the road. "Which road do I take?" she asked.
"Where do you want to go?" responded the Cheshire cat.
"I don't know," Alice answered.
"Then," said the cat, "it doesn't matter."
~Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, "Is it half full or half empty?" So I drank the water. No more problem. ~Alexander Jodorowsky

You can see a lot by just looking. ~Yogi Berra

"You proceed from a false assumption: I have no ego to bruise."
- Spock, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan


Please comment and add your own :)
More later!
Miriam

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Best Christmas! :)

Okay, I've decided to listen to Brother Sharp (for once ;)) and write about my best Christmas.

When I was in 4th grade, (2002 I think) I was bombarded with people telling me Santa wasn't real. Being a very curious person, I wanted to know if it was true! So... I came up with a brilliant plan.

I decided that I would choose a gift that I wanted more than anything in the world, and I wouldn't tell anyone. If Santa was really magic, then he could get it for me.

My wish was for Santa to bring me an American Girl Weaving Set with Josefina.
(For those of you who don't know, Josefina was a Mexican doll who was awesome :))

For the next few weeks, my secret bubbled inside me. I didn't tell my friends, or my parents, or my brother and sisters. I just hoped and prayed that Santa would bring me that Weaving Set.

On Christmas Eve, I hung up my stocking, put out extra cookies and milk, and got into bed. With it being Christmas and all, "visions of sugarplums danced in my head."

Being a little person, I woke up at every hour of the night, and finally got up at 5:45. I woke up my mother (and the whole rest of the house with her) and RAN to the living room.....

And sitting there was my Josefina and her weaving set!!!!! I seriously was so excited I almost burst.

Because of my Christmas miracle, there was no doubt in my mind that Santa was real. Even now that I have grown older, the Christmas spirit lives inside me. This season is such a happy time, I cant stand to be unhappy. I hope everyone can have their own Christmas miracle this year.

More later!

Miriam :)

Monday, December 15, 2008

Blogging?

Hey whats up? (:

I've never done this whole blogging thing before, but i thought I'd give it a try.

Have you ever had a song stuck in your head that you didn't remember the lyrics to? And it drives you crazy, right? Well today I found myself walking around school humming a primary song that I hadn't heard in AGES. So when I came home from school, I looked it up. These were the lyrics:

"I Wonder When He Comes Again"
By Mirla Greenwood Thayne

I wonder when He comes again,
Will herald angels sing?
Will earth be white with drifted snow,
or will the world know spring?

I wonder if one star will shine
far brighter than the rest;
Will daylight stay the whole night through?
Will songbirds leave their nests?

I'm sure He'll call His little ones
Together round His knee,
Because He said in days gone by,
"Suffer them to come to me."

I wonder when He comes again,
Will I be ready there
To look upon His face
And join with Him in prayer?

Each day I'll try to do His will
And let my light so shine
That others seeing me will seek
For greater light divine.

When that blessed day is here,
He'll love me and He'll say,
"You've served me well my little child;
Come into my arms to stay."

I wonder when He comes again,
Will all the nations bring
Their children to His waiting arms
To hear the angels sing?

And as they heed His loving voice,
And seek His outstretched hands,
Will children of the world rejoice
To finally understand:

That only, as we do His will
Can happiness increase.
That love, alone, can make this world
A haven of His peace?

I think that is one of the most powerful primary songs I've ever known. I think its really amazing to teach young children to be so Christ-like. So now I know all the words. :)

More later!

Miriam :)