i heart poetry,

Whenever I'm sick or bored, I love reading poetry.
A few years ago, I was given A light in the attic, by Shel Silverstein.
The book is full of cute poems for children, but reading them still makes me smile,
hopefully it will do the same for you. =).
Here are a few of my favorites:

Here comes
Here comes summer,
Here comes summer,
Chirping robin, budding rose.
Here comes summer,
Here comes summer,
Gentle showers, summer clothes.
Here comes summer,
Here comes summer-
Whoosh- shiver- there it goes.


Bear in there
There's a Polar Bear
In our Frigidaire-
He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.
With his seat in the meat
And his face in the fish
And his big hairy paws
In the buttery dish,
He's nibbling the noodles,
He's munching the rice,
He's slurping the soda,
He's licking the ice.
And he lets our a roar
If you open the door.
And gives me a scare
To know he's in there-
That Polary Bear
In our Fridgitydaire.


Eight Balloons
Eight Balloons no one was buyin'
All broke loose one afternoon.
Eight balloons with strings a-flyin',
Free to do what they wanted to.
One flew up to touch the sun- POP!
One thought highways might be fun- POP!
One took a nap in a cactus pile- POP!
One stayed to play with a careless child- POP!
One tried to taste some bacon fryin'- POP!
One fell in love with a porcupine- POP!
One looked close in a crocodile's mouth- POP!
One sat around 'til his air ran out- Whoosh!
Eight balloons no one was buyin' -
They broke loose and away they flew,
Free to float and free to fly
And free to pop where they wanted to.

homecoming loveliness

homecoming 2010!
Senior Recognition.

Haley Marie Boggs, Leah Meagan Scott, Kayla Jean Frady, James David Kring, and me =).



Victoria and Me!
Victoria is in junior high, but she is one of the sweetest girls I know!
She has this amazing concern for others, and her testimony far surpasses
the average young christian girl. She is such an encouragement to me!





Waiting with my sweetpea for the program to start.
He was so incredibly sweet to ease my nerves!
So supportive and dollish as always <3.





Haley's little sister, natalie, and me.
Natalie and I share the same middle name, Elise!
to me, natalie looks like a mini version of haley =).



best friends!
These girls mean the WORLD to me.
They are such dependable, honest, sweet girls, I couldn't ask for better friends to share my senior year with!





all the senior ladies
haley, me, kayla, and leah

class of 2010!

discoveries of the week.

1. my crocs are my new best friends.
2. no matter how hard you try, you canNOT change people. period.
3. macbeth is addicting.
4. giving a speech is absolutely terrifying, but it leaves the most amazing sense of satisfaction when it's over.
5. check lists are profitable.
6. wishing life away, or worrying life away, does NO good.
7. I'm sucha bachelor addict. .
8. a quick bible verse can do so much inspiring!
9. even though mall cop looks like a tremendously stupid movie, it's acutually quite hilarious.
10. "it's not what you say, it's how you say it". enough said.

<3