2 bithdays and mother's day! {late}

I know I'm late posting about these events but I did celebrate them but I didn't get around to posting about them. well I'm here now, posting about the 2 birthdays and mother's day. its all good :)

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On April 27th my not so little sister turned 9 years old! We celebrated her birthday with cherry delight pie and I Love Lucy. And then the next day we had her Awana leader over who shares the same birthday date with her and enjoyed dinner with her.
Okay now for a word about my sis, she is so gracious, loving, compassionate, friendly, loves the outdoors and getting her hands[and clothes ;] dirty, smart and wants to be a missionary. She loves God and loves telling other people about Him. She loves making handmade things and giving gifts. When she hears someone is sick, she sends them a colorful, bright and cheery card or gift. Like me, she loves music and good ole' tv shows and movies,  I Love Lucy, LHOP, Andy Griffith, Anne of Green Gables etc. Right now we are watching Little House on the Prairie from the very beginning, at nights :)  When she gets older, I look forward to introducing her to Dr. Quinn, The Waltons and more!
She is an example of grace and love in action. I pray I never take her for granted.
♥I love you!♥

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On May 7th, my dear friend, Sarahlynn celebrated her birthday! Gosh, I really love this lady. We have been friends since...well forever! Even though she lives far away now, she is one of my closest friends and one of the most beautiful souls I know. She has been an amazing blessing in my life and has encouraged and inspired me so much and continues to. She loves Christ with her whole heart and strives to glorify and serve Him. She loves her family so much and it shows. She is a faithful friend and is always there. She is hil.ari.ous. Put us two together and you have a crazy fun duo! ;]  Ah, I miss her. but I know we are both where we are supposed to be :) Love you Sarahlynn!♥

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Aaaand on May 8th is was Mother's Day! My mom. Is amazing. the best mom for me. always there for me. funny. loving. caring. a great comfort. wise. strong. forgiving. has a beautiful heart for Christ. a lovely example of a wife and mother. a wonderful friend. of course she isn't perfect, we all have our flaws but we serve a forgiving and merciful Lord! Without our mom's we wouldn't be here, literally. [quote by Lauren Barlow] :)
thank you mom for everything! I love you to the moon and back! 

And a huge thank you to all my other mom figures in my life. Thank you for being there for me and for caring about what kind of lady I am and will become :)

 I am truly blessed by my sister, friend and mom♥ 

much love,
Samarah♥

♥A childhood memory and one of the best 2 weeks of my life♥

Day 26: A childhood memory-

hmm....I'll have to use my brain for this one. a lot and it hurts ;) heehee ;] Ok, I have one. SarahLynn and I have been friends since like we were 1 and we used to live in the same state. I remember Sarahlynn, her older brother and I playing together all the time. We got along really well (most of the time) and I just remembering having SO much fun. Laughing, yelling, running, screaming, talking, crying and all those other things that little kids do ;) Now, they live in another state but we have remained close and when we get together now, as teenagers we still have a BLAST together. We have another friend who is our age and we've known him and his family since we were little also, and put us together and you have an crazy bunch of kids! :) We went camping once and THAT is a awesome time I will never forget! When ever I remember us spending time together, I think of tons of laughter and craziness! ahh good times :) 


ok, onto a post that I wrote a while ago but never published. *drum roll please* ....

The incredibly awesome 2 weeks I spent with Sarahlynn!!

Sarahlynn  came for a visit back in the beginning of December. Our two families are close and are more like family then friends :) {we call each others parents "aunt" and "uncle" :) }She fits right into our family and is like a sister to me and my siblings and a daughter to my mom and dad :) Sarahlynn lives in a different state now but we keep in touch and remain close friends. but we have seen each other at least once a year for the past few years and I was SOOO stoked when she was able to come for 2 weeks! She was willing to come my way because of my health and I wouldn't want to be far away from home and feeling bad or something. that girl is a keeper! ;)  When ever we are together there is TONS of laughing and fun. needless to say, we had an absolute BLAST! We did do some school but it was so much fun doing it with a friend ;) 


Some highlights of the 2 weeks: 


- went shopping and bought some scarfs and took some craaaazzzyyy pictures! 
- went to see The Voyage of the Dawn Treader the day it came out! and we LOVED it!! 
- my family got wireless! a long awaited treat! :D Sarahlynn had lots of fun with our itouchs ;] 
- and much more! 

here's some pictures and I'll tell you more about what we did :)  (we took a lot more pictures but they show our faces so we can't post them but we did take some specifally for you all ;) i know i know we are too nice ;]

 we watched the BBC version of Emma!! it was Sarahlynn's first time watching it and she loved it! we watched it like 3 more times ;) 

its a tradition to play UNO when we are together....

taking pictures of my ipod... 

 

we took the mattresses off of my sister's and I's bed and put them on the floor. we had tons of pillows and blankets! :)  

Sarahlynn took this random picture of her laptop, my sunglasses, a nancy drew book, a goodie bag and her retainer case. yeah we were a bit bored that day ;P

 

ate some good candy that really wasn't for us... oops

watching Emma AGAIN! yes we took pictures of our fingers in front of the screen. cuz that's how we roll. 

ok here comes my favorite pictures... we got these scarfs and got a little creative ;)

{im the one taking the pictures btw} 

this was Sarahlynn's doing....

LOVE this one!! :D

some fun edits...

me :)

Sarahlynn :) yes in walmart and yes pretending to be batman :) 

sorry these were the only pictures that didn't have our faces in them :/ anyway, we went to see VDT with some of my friends, their dads and my dad on the last night she was here :) we really like it! :)

i love this dude... seriously minators are AWESOME! 

it was a great way to end the fabulous 2 weeks :]

I'm so thankful for Sarahlynn. for her friendship, love, and encouragement :) I had a wonderful time with her! even though we live far away from each other, we stay close friends. Thank you Sarahlynn for being willing to come visit, I had a awesome time with you! love you girl, so much! ♥

hope you enjoyed looking at our crazy pictures! :)

with love,

Samarah