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So earlier this year my mom saw me watching a few episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender. She watched a bit and kinda got into it. I told her I thought she'd really enjoy it (especially since she was my buddy for watching My Little Pony AND Yu-Gi-Oh back in the day). So we've started watching the series from the very beginning this summer. She's enjoyed it so far! And she's just hit Book 2.

Today, she mentioned that they shouldn't have added Azula. I told her Azula does a lot of good for the story. She said, "I know, but she really makes me hate her! And I don't like it. 'Cause it's a cartoon. I'm not supposed to have these feelings."

Anyone. Who enjoys cartoons and anime. Or just falls hardcore into any fictional world fandom. Knows the impact of those words. I consider this a victory.

Driving Miss Daisy

Reason 360: My mother's a fool and Eric Allasi is the best friend a girl could ever have. We finally got our MarioKart rematch. And of course I won. CHAMP, BABY! We also spent the whole day with Daisy, his 6 year old sister. She is precious. And she reminded me that I actually love kids. She's such a sweetie! She was well behaved, told me all about her school day, talked about My Little Pony with me, and so on. We went to Panera (FOR THEIR FIRST TIME) and she was very excited to get a pink cookie shaped like a Daisy haha. When Eric was driving us back home, she asked me if I could stay with them longer. I seriously did not want to leave that little girl's side <3

So, as an avid Pogo fangirl, I thought I'd share his genius.

And his latest work

GOLAZO!

Reason 337: Today was perfect. Even when it wasn't, it was perfect.

Today is Cristina's day. She is now officially one month old as of 8:50 this morning. She really has gotten big. She's so beautiful and I'm so lucky she's in my life. Also, since a month has passed, that means the grounding is over! YAY SHE'S ALLOWED TO WATCH DISNEY NOW!

Honesty is what gets me through. I hate keeping things secret. Even crushes. And they never stay secret for long. So I told Fabrizio I liked him. Why? Because once I get something off my chest and stop brooding about it, I'm able to look at things more clearly, and then just move on. He took it well. He doesn't like me (please offer a big fat I told you so to your sister from me hehe), but that's not surprising. And now, I'll get over him! That's honestly so simple! The best part is he isn't awkward about it all. He's a better sport than I thought. Pleasantly surprised :)

Family reunions! We didn't get to stay too long unfortunately, which put a damper on things. But we went to my cousin Avi's house, and we met Baby Eli (eh-lee). He was born May 26th, four days before Cristina was born. The whole family got to meet both of them today. There was a lot of cooing. And just being near these people always beings me so much joy. There is endless love in this family, and never ending laughs.

BRAZIL WINS CONFEDERATION CUP! YES! MY TEAM! I KNEW WE COULD DO IT. 3-0 against Spain, aka 2010 World Cup Champions. HA. (2nd favorite team, I'm not actually hating hehe). And because I was away today and could not watch it, I had Eric sending me texts about every goal. I swear he was so serious and formal about it, I thought ESPN might have been texting me haha. I'll have to share them some time, they were too funny.The final one reads "Thank you for signing up with the Entertainment Reporting Information Center". Get it? It spells Eric. This kid!

Pretty Boys Who Can Sing. Straight NoChaser was AMAZING. Mariah & I had such a blast. And her friend was such a sweetheart. We fangirled hardcore. I haven't ever swooned so much in my life. But seriously, I can't get over how good these guys are. And how nice they were! And absolutely attractive. I'm marrying Michael. The end. They're set was so cool. SO MUCH SOUL. Hallelujah was mind-blowing. Tainted Love was CRAZY. The movie medley had me geeking out and almost crying. And for the encore, because you KNEW we would demand one. They apparently decided not to do it all summer, but they performed 12 Days of Christmas for us. EXCEPT EVERYONE SANG ALONG TO THE DREIDEL SONG. I COULD'VE CRIED. Seriously, the whole show was so perfect. Actually, Jerome fainted at the beginning of the second song. I wasn't sure if it was real or not because they all stopped at the same time. Like, it was CRISP. But they took him offstage, the techies made sure he was okay, the guys started the next song, and by the end of the first verse he was right back up and dancing. The fall was the joke of the show, which kinda made me feel bad, but he took it like a champ. I felt proud. Is that weird? APPARENTLY in the house that the original members lived (In Indiana U where the group was initially formed in the 90's), there's a shrine to them? I'm gonna ask Margie to go take pictures for me.

TODAY WAS FUN. I LOVE TODAY.

The Herd

Reason 185: I get the greatest satisfaction when people judge me for watching My Little Pony, and then they watch it and think, "It's actually not that bad". They don't have to be die hard fans or bronies or part of the herd. That's fine. I am. But as long as people give things a chance, I think they'll learn about more of the wonderful things life has to offer. Hoof bump!

Here. Just in case. You know. You care to try.

O:)

Conjunction Junction

Reason 39: I can do math! Okay not really. But we took the EASIEST math quiz of my life today (Fibonacci sequence people. Didn't you ever watch Cyberchase?) and then we moved on to truth tables. TRUTH TABLES. I'm so incredibly excited that I know the material. Wherever you are, Mrs. Havener (junior year math teacher aka best math teacher EVER), you should be happy that you've certainly done well in your time at AEHS. But now, relax, and enjoy your retirement while vacationing with your husband. I will miss all your wonderful traveling stories :)

And also, they played this clip today! :D