I know I'm a day late... But my little sis turned 21 yesterday and I wanted to give her a shout out! And also name 21 things I love about Anna. She made us play this game at every meal and it's high time I said something genuine..

1. She is my best friend
2. She will always sing the boy's part in duets with me
3. She is stunning
4. She is a friend to everyone... Almost.
5. Anna and I can never stay mad at each other for longer than an hour. Usual her anger spurts only last a few minutes. It's great.
6. She knows how to have fun
7. Little sis is dang funny
8. She is clever
9. She is smart and is going places
10. We have always joked that we have twin brains. It's true. She gets me and I get her!
11. Anna has great taste in clothes. and music.
12. She is a great example to everyone
13. She is going to make an awesome mom someday.
14. She is extremely strange which makes being her bff/wombmate/sister exciting
15. Anime comes up with cool nicknames with her creativity
16. She is a clean freak. But we love it
17. Just about every boy who knows what's what has a crush on her. The man who ends up with her is lucky lucky.
18. She has a firm testimony and shows it through her actions
19. She's got a fun sense of humor and shares a little snippit on her blog http://annamaespencer.blogspot.com
20. She is adventurous
21. I have the best sister in the world! Seriously. She is the greatest and I love her to bits and pieces. And everyone who knows her loves her. It's the truth. We are a lucky family to have her.

Love you babygirl!
Hope 21 is everything you hoped it would be and more!!

this also made my day

we are big Star Wars fans at our house.

Not only is this a catchy tune

(songs composed by John Williams for favorites like Indiana Jones, Jaws and Jurassic Park...you'll recognize them)

It has funny lyrics for you Star Wars fans. I seriously want to get a quartet together and learn this.


You think I'm kidding.

this made my day

there is this kid in my neighborhood who has special needs

i've grown up with him and he is one of my fondest friends


a few months ago a bunch of us went to a tumbling gym, including my friend.


i just hung around him the whole night.
he was cracking me up with his crazy stunts and getting stuck in the foam pit.

after talking with him most of the night he finally came up to me and put his arm around me.

"Hey buddy, how we doin?"

"Erin, I'm doing great.. You know I have something to tell you.."

"Oh?  What is it?"

"Erin... If you weren't married....I would totally ask you out."


then he proceeded to laugh and pat me on the back and he ran off to the foam pit.


Later on he asked about it again, but I thought it was so funny.



I didn't know I was married?!  It made my day.

awkward length

Once upon a time I chopped off all my hair.

Just to say I'd done it. 

And since then I've been growing it out.  But mostly keeping it short ish.

And it's finally reached that stage where it's almost past my shoulders.

It's driving me crazy.

I can't wear it straight down because it ends up just flipping out.

I just need it to finally pass my shoulders

but for now it's ponytail-stage.


goo.


Any suggestions for hairstyles at this awkward stage? 
I'm getting bored with ponies and I'm wanting to cut it. 
But I can't.
Because I want to grow it out.

that's all.

i don't wanna grow up

this pic is pretty recent of me (halloween to be exact)

but i look like i'm 13. 

seriously. 

i'm all for looking young.

but i'd really like to look my age!

a little bit of fashion history

Okay kids.

I know some might think fashion is just about clothes and runways.  And it is, most of the time..

But listen to how neat this is.

(well, I think it's neat, anyway)

Let's go back to the Seventeenth Century (1600-1700)

Ladies were wearig petticoats, pantaloons, large gowns with stomacher and skirts with modestes and secrets (the over skirt and under skirt... how funny they're called modeste and secret. pronounced mow-dest' and sek-ray')  Sleeves were puffed out, and long.

Then in the 18th Century (1700-1790) style evolved [like it always does].  Women were still wearing large intricate gowns.. These are the types of dresses you would see in Pride and Prejudice, with chemises, stays, jumps and hoops.

Gentlemen were always dressed to impress and so were the ladies.

And the women were always modest.

In the 1800's a few peculiar things happened.

One being Joseph Smith's first vision and the restoration of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

(which is what my focus is on in this post..)

This is when a few major things in fashion also happened.

Dress became much more casual. (more casual than it had been...Not the sweat pant sort of casual Stacey and Clinton talk about)

Dresses became more form fitting

Hemlines became shorter.

Now I'm about to get churchy on you.

How interesting that as soon as the Gospel of Jesus Christ was restored to the earth is when satan decided to start influencing the world in so many different ways.  One of them being in fashion.

By the late 1800's necklines had plunged, hemlines were shorter, dresses were form-fitting and women even started wearing pants.  {gasp!}

styles kept evolving and by the Twentieth Century

modesty became a thing of history for most of the world.

Immodesty was acceptable, and even portrayed as innocent in magazines.

Call me old fashioned but I love being modest in what I wear. 

it feels good to be modest. 

Tell your friends.

Modest is Hottest.

Right?

More fashion history lessons coming soon.  I think it's fascinating and fun.

you all know my love of disney.  the animation, the theme parks, but especially the disney princesses.

my dear friend Bradley over at Why Blog? made a post about the Disney Princesses but really just focused on who your type is?

I don't really have a type, but I am most like one of the Disney Princesses!  Head on over to his blog and check it out.  Who are you most like, or who is your type?  Then check out his comments to see what I said about it.  Leave a comment yourself!  He is a funny kid; you'd like the rest of his blog, too! 

Love you Brad!

Also, Artist of this image is Brianna Garcia.  I am a huge fan of hers.  Check her out on deviantART {here}