On December 24th as my family was busy speed cleaning for that night, I took a little trip to my friend Ali's house, in an effort to escape the inevitable "throw everything in your room cause I don't want to get rid of anything ever but also am constantly complaining that I want a clean house" lecture/yell , though upon my return I did in fact pretend clean enough to look like I actually did work towards the goal. The reason why we were frantically cleaning christmas eve morning rather than that night for christmas day, is because my grandmother is a very traditional german grandmother. Rather than christmas dinner it's christmas eve dinner, we open presents that night, but not after the grandkids sing for an allotted amount of time
(that my grandma decides, also its not very pretty).
I also made this snazzyass gingerbread house all by myself
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| Casper the friendly ghost/snowman |
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| this house took me 4 hours to make and it came preassembled... |
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| animals helping |
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| kinda |
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| ooh so artsy |
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| le back door |
Then people started showing up in my house
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| the shrine to the penguin overlords, clearly |
also dogs
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| nothing but socks for christmas (and money, but mostly socks) |
With 2015 coming at us like a freight train, I would like to say 2014 was actually a pretty good year, other than being sick for six months and the stresses of being a junior in high school. I had a job at the camp I loved growing up, I crossed Greece off the list of places to go, got accepted to (right now) three school and counting and had a relatively good time going through the experience. Note to those applying to schools: I did my essays in one take, read them other, and sent them in. None of that rewrite 87 times shit teachers talk about. Write about something you're passionate about, elaborate when needed and you'll be fine. I also didn't have anyone else peer-read/edit my work, cause I don't have time for that nonsense, especially when it comes to something about yourself or your experience.
For 2015 I want to make some resolutions that will hopefully make it through the year (also by posting it on the internet I have to do it):
- hopefully get into Clemson (my #1)
- travel with friends (roadtrip?)
- go to 3 new countries
- learn to speak and understand French (I can read it already)
- actually redecorate your room, you've had the paint for quite some time now
- apologize to those you've wronged for no reason (the concept is easy, the action is hard)
- actually graduate
- write more letters
- get super duper sexy and hot
- keep in touch with friends
- speak up more and do something if it bothers you
- just own that sassy fucking attitude that no one expects from you
Talk to you later ;D
-Karin xx
