Comfort Levels

I now own a RWBY onesie from Rooster Teeth. My first onesie. I've wanted one for forever and, thanks to Michael, now I have one. And it's RWBY! I'm blessed. And grateful. And the most comfortable you could ever imagine seriously I don't want to take this off ever.

December Catch-up

Wow. Have I really not written on here in almost a month? Yeah, I've been busy. But that's unacceptable. Let's get so some smiles

• It's Christmas. Like I know it's not yet, but it's Christmas. And there's pretty lights everywhere and all these fun decorations and outfits and the radio has Christmas music and people are in such a cheerful mood. Yay holidays!
• We keep getting all this amazing food brought to the office. Blessings galore.
• I miss McDaniel and Dog Party and Holiday Cabaret and all those fun things. But it's nice to see everyone else enjoy them and have a whole new generation take part. Plus, Torreke and Veronica danced to Howl's Moving Castle score and I'm still not over it.
• I had my last therapy session on the 9th. I was told that I could always count on my therapist as a resource if I ever needed it, but that I'd gotten to a good place and made a lot of progress in a short time, so I don't need regularly scheduled appointments anymore. I've gotten my anxiety to a manageable place.
• I had a birthday! With lots of fun gifts! And delicious foods. But mostly, with my favorite people. Cutting a cake with my immediate family was honestly so nice. My niece always manages to put a big smile on my face. She even prayed for our dinner and for my birthday. I was a very happy aunt. And the next week, I had a bigger dinner with some close friends. Seeing them was such a treat, but seeing them all get along and become fast friends is truly the greatest gift I ever could have asked for.
• I had a lovely brunch with Jim Dyson, only my favorite alumn ever! We caught up and talked life after McDaniel and RWBY fan theories. He's such a good person and I had a blast. Can't go wrong with Silver Diner!
• I've been able to talk to Nick a lot more. The kid has a life, and finals affect everyone differently, so I am still sad that I didn't get to see him for my birthday, but I refuse to hold a grudge or let that get to my energy. I'm just glad we're talking somewhat regularly again. I'm very happy to have him in my life.
• Michael is such a great friend. He's just so supportive and kind and understanding. I am glad that we've always gotten along so well.
• Hairspray Live happened. It may not have been the greatest thing ever but I had fun and it brought back some sweet memories.
• Pentatonix had their own Christmas special oh my goodness I am way too proud of them.
• I got to see Eric! We had a mini-birthday celebration for the both of us. I need that boy in my life more, seriously, he's a gem and I miss him.
• Brookside Gardens twice. I never ever ever get tired of that place. It's so beautiful and magical and happy. It reminds me of childhood, and it's so fun to walk through, even if it is cold haha.
• Ugly sweater party at church! Even if I didn't win, everyone looked so cute and it's nice to be silly with the youth group every once in a while.
• Christmas party at work was awesome. Exhausting and kinda expensive on my end, haha. But awesome. People are still telling me how much they enjoyed the games, which is always nice to hear. And I just enjoyed some delicious food with people I am proud to call my co-workers. Everyone looked so good. And I got the most beautiful ornament from my boss' wife. There's no way on earth she knew how much I love angels. That's God at work right there.
• Have I mentioned how happy I am that you're here? I hope I have. Because I really am. I almost feel spoiled compared to the 8 years without you right by my side. I have no idea what I'll do when you leave. But I know it's not forever. And until then, I'm loving the mess out of having you in the states.
• There's more. There has to be more. It's been such a good time. I am so very blessed. Bad days happen and bumps get in the way but overall, I am grateful. I pray that the rest of the world be able to feel the love this holiday season. It's a scary time for so many out there, but none of us are alone. And there's always someone, somewhere willing to help in whatever way they can. So I'll do what I can to keep spreading that cheer. And to keep it going all the way into 2017!

Sir Paul the Goodwun

Paul, Mariah's Little, wanted to thank our apartment for being kind and nice and fun and wonderful and opening our apartment to him often. His words not mine. But he said sweet things. And he bought us cheesecake.

FAVORITE CHILD

He Really Likes It!

Boy got his present today. I was kinda terrified all day that they would not be delivered or that he'd be like unimpressed or LITERALLY NAP THROUGH THE DELIVERY I don't even know. But he got his gift and was super happy about it and oh my goodness that's all I could ever hope for.

Brilliant Ideas

I know what I'm getting a certain someone for his birthday. I thought I knew. But then I remembered. And now I'm pumped.

Gift Prep

I am giving my good friend Idalis a gift. She is going to Towson in like 2 weeks, and I want to give her something. I won't say what because I have no clue if she sees my blog. BUT I have given itt o someone else before and it was a huge hit. So I shall do it again! And I started making it today. I'm nowhere near done but I'm already so happy with it. I hope she likes it, too! (Sidenote, her sister Angelique is going to West Coast Baptist College at the end of the month. Her gift just needs to be printed, and I'm super pumped for that one, too!)

In which I AM DAN HOWELL

Unexpected Gifts

I got a lovely pair of earrings today. They're big and dramatic and I love them. If today's picture had been sparkly, I would've used these earrings. I got the earrings as a gift from a lady at church. She said they were a gift for the special I did. Seriously? Because I sang she felt the need to buy me jewelery?! What?!?! How sweet is that?!! Not sweet like cool, but literally kind and generous and loving. That's so darling of her. And it makes me feel so happy that she would feel so strongly about it. My heart is soaring because I did a thing for God and so many people loved it. EEP.

Day 2: On My Street

Slash #tbt to before our door was blue

And google maps caught Karla's car at our house!

More Gifts!

Jess got me a beautiful gift! Lookit!

It's a shirt with Zebra stripes and it's the right blue for Alpha Psi Omega! It's me and I'm happy and thrilled it's so cool ahhhhh!

V-Day Gift!

Today, my twin told me I was getting a Valentine's Day surprise! He said I should prepare to "treat myself" haha.

IT'S A CHEESECAKE and it was delicious.

Happy Valentine's Day to me :D

My Best Friend Michael

So my friend Jess, theatre Jess not roommate Jess, and I worked together a lot last year. In the time we worked together, we discovered that her boyfriend and I have a lot in common. We both play only badminton, we both love the theatre, and we both have a pretty big obsession with Rooster Teeth. He leans more towards Achievement Hunter, but details. We joke all the time saying we are best friends. Well, as we bonded and chatted about it, he decided to get Jess into it. Long story short, she enjoys the content with us now, and when the animated series XRay and Vav was released (featuring my favorite at the time Ray and her favorite at the time Gavin), we would talk about it all the time. Well, today, Jess got a package in the mail from Rooster Teeth! She didn't order anything. It was a gift from Michael. And inside, there were TWO shirts. And one was smaller than the other. What does this mean? I'll tell you what it means. Michael bought Jess a Vav shirt and he bought me an XRay shirt. I cannot begin to tell you how thrilled I am. He bought me my first Rooster Teeth shirt. I squealed. I almost cried. I'm RIDICULOUSLY happy. And now Jess & I can be lame superheroes. It doesn't hurt that we look the slightest bit like them, too!

Most Wonderful

MY BABIES MAKE ME SO PROUD. All the proud mama syndrome. So my mentees have been working super hard on their presentations. I caught them rehearsing a couple of times. And their performances were today. They were. SO GOOD. They worked well as a group. The transitions were beautiful. Concepts were clear. They were effectively listening to one another. They used drama therapy techniques at appropriate times and it actually helped further the plot. They all did so much work and I'm just incredibly proud of their focus, dedication, and willingness to delve into new things.

ALSO. After my beautiful necklace from you and my sweet card from Jess, Craig anonymously gifted me the new Christmas album from Pentatonix "That's Christmas to Me" (but I'm smart and I figured it out). It's wonderful. And I just cannot get over how kind people have been to me as of late. Lord knows I've needed it. And it has not gone unnoticed. I'm so blessed. So so blessed.

Videos To Make Her Dance

Things to share. Because exams are hard. And these bring me joy.

 ALSO THIS BECAUSE DAFT PUNK

AND MY SISTER GOT ME A SWOOZIE SHIRT FOR MY BIRTHDAY. AHHH! 

now to avoid tumblr like the plague during finals

My Wonderwall

SO. A birthday post. After people were wonderful and said happy birthday to me and all that. The girls got me. The best gift. In the world. So it was 3 parts. Part 1 was a beanie baby teddy bear with its hands folded in prayer called Hope. And he had a little poem to introduce himself as my new prayer buddy. Part 2 was an itty bitty precious moments figure. She had brown hair and a gorgeous white dress with blue buttons, a blue sash, and a blue rounded collar. She held a blue rose with a turquoise stone inside. Part 3 was a charm bracelet with little angels on it and a heart that says "Guardian Angel Protect Me". Needless to say, I cried a little. It was LITERALLY. Perfect. I'm still emotional about it.

And the day after my birthday, I enjoyed a DELICIOUS dinner with my Mommy and sister and niece at Olive Garden. Twas delish. And while there, we overheard a guy who sang kinda like Frank Sinatra on the speakers, but the lyrics were from Black Hole Sun! Turns out singer Paul Anka has an album called Rock Swings where he covers all these rock songs, like Smells Like Teen Spirit. So far this is my fav

The Lord Is Testing Me

Yes, He is. But I'm up for it, I think. Honestly, I see God changing my life for the better in many ways, especially recently. And I think part of that is improving my relationships with people. Today, I found out that our youth group is doing Secret Santa. So we will give little notes and trinkets and such for the next few weeks, and on Christmas we present them with their gift. I. Am. SO. Excited. Since I only came today, I got the last pick from the bag. And it's not easy. Which is completely my own fault. Younger Sammy found no need to make friends with this person, and so I know very little about the recipient. HOWEVER that will not stop me from trying my hardest. I hope my little notes will bring some smiles, and maybe, with time, I'll find the perfect gift. The Lord is indeed testing me, but I need this. And hopefully this starts a nice friendship. In the meantime, it would be SO HELPFUL if I could find this kid on ANY form of social media. But alas.

Admittedly I haven't heard the original song. But this cover? Is so gorgeous. Like, don't look at it as a sad song. Look at the beauty of the voice and the music and the honesty of the lyricist.

Packages

AHHH! I GOT IT. I LOVE IT. OMG.

You're perfect and I love you forever

THIS KID. My best friend. Sent me a package today. Completely unexpected on my part. I was THRILLED. I'm STILL giddy about it. It absolutely made my day. Contents include

- A letter, which was overdue and I adored reading, with quotations galore

- A handmade bracelet which fits PERFECTLY and went with my purple outfit today ^_^

- A painting done by the sender himself. With a blue rose and the quotation "Ven Que Te Quiero Ahora". The quotation is from a book called Lotería which I intend to get my hands on.

Seriously. Just looking at the packaging I could've cried. As soon as I get a hook, it's going right over my bed. Also, the thought crossed my mind that this may be the closest I get to getting a blue rose haha. My endless thanks dear friend. You've started my week just right.

Pretty In Pink!

Reason 271: My evening is full of PINK! We're decorating for tomorrow's baby shower. FINALLY. So much pink. It looks pretty though :) And now, we are wrapping gifts! AHHH! I seriously cannot wait for Karla to see them. SO MUCH FUN

Collectible

Reason 263: Who just bought their sister the BEST baby shower gift ever? THIS GIRL! No, no applause necessary. Thank you. But actually, I'm way too proud of it. Shh, it's a secret!

Also! Let's talk about cute boy. Remember cute boy? The one I saw way back in December at that show that Alpha Psi Omega put on for the holidays. Yeah, the one who I still haven't spoken to 'cause I'm pretty sure he has a girlfriend and I don't plan on pursuing anything anyway and that one time he replied to my compliment on McDaniel compliments. Him. Yeah, he's in the cast for the Children's Show, and he just happened to show up at rehearsal today a little before he was called/I had to leave. GRAH. FML. WHY AM I A GIRL?!?

Whatever, we're not thinking about it. We're just gonna listen to some Clara C.

Not A Shopper

Reason 224: GROCERIES! Hooray for fun trips to Target where you walk through every aisle, and leave with only the food you need to get through the week. And seriously, I NEEDED this food. YAY MILK & CEREAL! Also, managed to buy a birthday present for a certain somepony who is the bestest friend ever. Dunno if he'll like it, but I'm glad I found it nonetheless. (LOL at the fact his mom probably already bought it. Whoops!)

Things that always make me happy: THIS

Sugar Rush!

Reason 201:

CHOCOLATE

Teddy Bears

Flowers

Candy

Decorations

Gifts

Hugs

Pretty Colors

CHOCOLATE

this

Tadaima!

Reason 183: That is the romaji spelling for the Japanese word to say "I'm home" or "I have returned" (loose translation). Yep, I'm back at McDaniel with my awesome roommate and dear friends. I'm feeling good, and am excited for a semester of fun classes and great shows. YAY DEAN'S LIST.

Also, lookie what Emily's boyfriend got me! 

mwuahaha