Scrambled.

Yup. It happened. I fell off of the blogging band wagon.

It's happened before...but never like this. I've been going through such a dry spell- I completely embraced the laid-back attitude of Christmas break- that I don't even have the energy to update you on all that I've been up to.

Christmas was wonderful, as always. The whole Christmas season is completely magical. My family spent Christmas day at Nana and Papaw's house. It was joyous. We had our fake Christmas at Mimi's house with Mimi, Papa, and Jeanna. Again, joyous.

Guess what? Tomorrow morning, I'm getting my wisdom teeth out. From what I can tell, its a very normal thing to be nervous about. Why I am not nervous at all, I cannot tell you. But I am not nervous. I'm excited, in fact! My teeth hurt. Having those wisdom teeth will be wonderful. Freedom.

I've seen two movies in the theater over Christmas break- True Grit and Tron. Two very different movies. True Grit was way better if you ask me. The acting was great, the story was intriguing, it had both deep and funny parts...I'm a fan of that movie. Tron, on the other hand...eh. It was okay. It was funny at parts, and the effects were great, but that's all I'm going to give it. It was decent, but nothing special.

Did you know that I love omelettes? I love to eat them and I love to make them. I had an omelette last week at the Cheesecake Factory (my family went to Nashville. It was awesome. christiswritingthewaves.blogspot.com) that had ham, cheese, mushrooms, and spinach. It sounds bizarre, I suppose. But it was actually pretty mild and very delicious. Scrumptious, even!

I spent the night with Carolyn last night. We stayed up and talked until 1 or 2 in the morning. We like to talk. This morning, we went to Starbucks to sit and enjoy warm winter drinks. I had a grande caramel apple spice with no whip. Delicious. I want it every day, forever and ever.

I have a Vogue magazine from 1964! Gracie my love gave it to me for Christmas. I decided to collect vintage Vogues, and that girl has given me a jump start on it! I've really loved looking at it...I feel all special. Thank you, my dear Gracie! I miss you.

Oh, I'm full. There has been a LOT of good food over the past couple of weeks, and it's left me feeling slow and sluggish. But the food was good. Really good. Worth it, right?

I ran ten miles on Sunday! It felt really great. I wasn't even ridiculously sore, surprisingly. I ran the first half alone, listening to the radio on my fabulous new iPod that I got for Christmas. The second half I ran with Carolyn. We talked and ran all over the place. It was wonderful. A very great run.

Ok. Well, there was your randomness fix for the day. I'll be back, sooner rather than later. Pinkie promise.

-caylielane.

You Could Be Happy

I have a week and a half until Christmas break. Only a week and a half.

You know what I love?

Christmas.

It's one of the best things in life, if you ask me. Not just Christmas day, but the whole season surrounding it. It's festive and cozy and special, and it all begins in a week and a half. Christmas break is the official start for me. Although, things are looking pretty Chrismasy right about now at my house. We have our Christmas tree up! Mom put orange mesh/ribbon on it this year, which was new. It's quite official if you ask me! And rather beautiful. We also have garland with the same orange stuff on our mantle. And...my favorite part...we have LIGHTS! Outside of our house! We haven't had that in over 10 years. So exciting, I tell you! The lights are even rainbow colored. Ah. Joy!

It's the best Christmas ever! Haha. It's even possible that it will snow tonight! There are no words to express what extreme excitement that would bring me.

Today is Tuesday. This week, we have another addition to our family. She goes by the name of Gracie. (For more information, please refer to the happy photo on the right side of your screen.) She came on Friday, and leaves on Saturday. That's quite a while! So great. I love her. We've been living life, being happy for the past few days. We've been drinking lots of Starbucks.

You know, I've always loved Starbucks, but I rarely get the nerve to try something new. It's not because I'm afraid of not liking it, it's just that...well...Starbucks isn't cheap. And I don't want to spend money on something that I may not like. Anyway, it was a pretty big deal when I decided to get something new yesterday. I almost always get a frap, which is always delicious, don't get me wrong. But yesterday, I was craving something warmer, something more Christmasy. So...i stepped out. I ordered a Venti (also a first!) Carmel Apple Spice with no whipped cream. It was...incredible. Magnificent. It was like apple cider, but even BETTER. I didn't even think that was possible. Take it from me...it is. Whoever you are, next time you go to Starbucks, get a Carmel Apple Spice. You shall not regret it.

Guess what? December 29th is the day. The day of the removal of those wisdom teeth of mine. I want them OUT, because they aren't too kind to my mouth. Anywho, yes. That's the deal. I shall get them out December 29th.

You Could Be Happy by Snow Patrol is an awesome song. It's like a lullaby. Last night, I got a little crazy and loaded up on music. I bought the St. Elsewhere album by Gnarls Barkley. He's a big hit in Britain...his music is pretty bouncy and fun. He has a bit of an unfortunate name, though, if you ask me. But he can't be blamed for such a thing.

My room should be cleaner than it is...

-caylielane.

Surprise!

Hello! It's been a while, hasn't it? Since Black Friday, I do believe. So, that's almost a week. Well, let's see...what happened in the last week of the life of Caylie?

Well, this week was the first week back to school after Thanksgiving break! Thanksgiving break actually felt slight long to me this year. I always tend to forget that there even IS Thanksgiving break, therefore, even if it was only one day long, it would be longer than I was expecting. Anyways, I came back to normal junior-year life this week.

BUT, this week wasn't entirely normal if you ask me, because it contained my BIRTHDAY! I turned 17 years old on Tuesday, November 30th. It was very joyful. My family and friends even threw me a surprise party at home on Monday!

Monday, I had co-op, which was good. As far as I knew, the plan was for me to leave co-op with Tim, go over to his house for a while, and then go with his family to see Josh's basketball game. We did just that! Josh's team won, too, which was a bonus. It was a great day. I even kept saying throughout the day that it was great. Little did I know, the whole time I was with Tim, my family were in a frenzy getting ready for a party. When Tim's family and I finally got back to my house, everyone said they wanted to see Carson really quick, so they all got out of the car, instead of me just going inside. Thinking back, I guess that was odd, but at the same time, not really. Especially then, when I wan't expecting anything at all. We walked inside my house, and my sweet mama greeted me at the door. She told me to go to the kitchen because she had made some cookies. I headed that way, and as soon as I walked in, lights came on and there were my friends and family waiting on me, yelling "SURPRIIIISE!!" In case you didn't know this, surprises are on the list of my favorite things in life.

That. was. great. I was ridiculously surprised. Haha. I couldn't believe they totally pulled it off! It was a fun party, too- we ate some delicious food, including gluten-free cake and cookies. We also made s'mores out by the fire in our back yard. Gracie, Eli, Scott, Tim, Christian, and even Carson all got in the ffffrrreeezinnngg cold pool. I would have died. Died. The normal human temperature...subtract 20 degrees from that...and that's how I feel. All the time. I'm ALWAYS cold. Anyways. Yes. We also all watched up. It was a very fun and quite shocking party. Thanks everyone! (:

Yes, so Tuesday was my actual birthday, and it was great. I woke up to a room covered in streamers and balloons (thanks Eli) and my family plus Eli all singing Happy Birthday to me! It was so wonderful. I had a busy day, including Chemistry class, a drama rehearsal, a wonderful family dinner at my favorite restaurant, PF Changs, and decorating a Christmas tree with my youth group for a contest. It was a straight up, flat out, good day.

Yesterday was the normal but still awesome Wednesday. (Co-op, hang out with Gracie, Scott and Tim, and then Orbit.) It was great. I love Wednesdays.

I'm hungry and losing focus. Maybe I should stop blogging right now. I'm straight up hungry. Yes I really am.

Ok! Buh-bye now.

-caylielane.