Owl City's Street Team

I am not sure if you knew this but Owl City has a street team. It's online and it's loads of fun. You post things and give shout outs for this great band and you get points to get stuff. :) As I said it's really cool. You should sign up and just see how awesome it is, to do so I have given you the sign up page link below. And please if you do put rachelmariegraves in the referred by box. Thanks :)

Twilight Saga

This widely known and read book has been one I have been able to enjoy multiple times. I am starting to read them again the unteenth time and there is not another series I am able to enjoy as many times as I have this series. While I am in content of this book once again I am now in search for another book or series of books that I can read and love so I am open to suggestions, although I do not read or watch horror, so that's out but please please please give me some suggestions that I may expand my reading materials. K Thanks.

Pursuit of Happiness

No, I am not talking about the movie. I am talking about the actual words. The pursuit of happiness. Let us think about this. For the goal to actually reach happiness is for naught. In my opinion, to "pursue happiness" is live life and find the good in everything because there is something good in almost everything. So I guess what I'm saying is that happiness is a byproduct not the goal. If you are living your life to the fullest and you're happy then GREAT, but it's not the goal because if it is your everlasting goal then you maybe not always be satisfied. Well just thought I'd ponder that. comment if you wanna.
Peace!

Books and Paperback Swap

I don't read them as much as I should, but I want to. Currently after watching the The Vampire's Assistant, I have wanted to read the series but there's like 12 of them! I'm like whoa! Come on! A little overboard I think. But there is a site somewhat like amazon called abebooks.com and if you go there you may very well find a book you are searching for at a pretty good rate. Another book site I have recently joined but have not fully participated in yet is paperbackswap.com. My father joined it and has actually enjoyed it. At first I thought, "Aw, Dad got a hobby!" but dad reads any way and this is a way to get books he wants all for the price of shipping. See, you post books on the site and you get credit for posting the books and with those credits you can request a book you want and if it's on the site already the person that posted the book HAS to send it to you free of charge, but so do you. Back to your books that you've posted, you HAVE to send those out to the person who requested it and I think you get credit for that as well. I haven't done it but my dad has and I'll see if it's worth it, for me. :) We'll see but I just thought I would share that with whoever reads this:no one. Well hope you have a great day and I am off to school. BYE!

Workin On My Paper and watching American Idol

Well, it's a Tuesday night here at the Graves house. We're sitting on the couch watching American Idol and I've watched it since the beginning of the season. And this being my first time doing that, it makes the American Idol process longer but maybe more enjoyable, I'm not sure. My favorites guys are Michael "Big Mike" Lynche and Andrew Garcia with a little bit of Casey James. My favorite girls are Krystal Bowersox, Haeley Vaughn, Lacey Brown and Lilly Scott. The criteria of being a favorite can be based on voice, looks, and/or demeanor. Oh and I like Aaron Kelly and Lee Dewyze. I like Lacey cuz she looks like a red-headed pixie and Lee Dewyze because when you say his name it sounds like "lead da wise". I think my favorite girl singer would have to be Haeley Vaughn and Krystal Bowersox. Favorite guy singer is Mike Lynche and it's hard for any of the rest of them to live up to him that I can't think of anyone else that I like as much as him. Sorry fellows. Ok, so yeah not really paying any attention to working on my paper but I got to cuz it's due TOMORROW! So, HELP BEKAH! haha she's my person who proofreads my papers and stuff so I thank God for her. Well American Idol is now over and I am going to procrastinate on FB for a while and then get my paper done!
Peace

Lent

Ugh Ugh Ugh. Lent started yesterday and I still don't know what I want to give up. I could give up sodas because I haven't had any. But I've done that and that wouldn't be too hard to give up. I think I will give up secular songs on my iPod, that will be really hard because my iPod is full of them. So I think I will only listen to Christian songs. This will have to be a conscience effort and really hard to do. So I think I will have to really stock up on Christian music on my iPod cuz I don't have a lot of them. Then are things that I would like to do during Lent. I want to pray and talk daily with God and have a closer relationship with Him. So, that's what I'll give up for Lent. I feel good about this and I think in the long run it will help me greatly and yeah. So Yay! I have something picked out.

So you can blog from your phone? Hmmm

I loathe English

As I sit here by my theory professor play the piano, I sit and ponder the meaning of life and love and just being. It's strange, this questions have many answers and some that are so incoherent in thought that one can't even begin to describe what they feel. I'm not sure if that made any sense to you, but it did to me as I am the writer.
I am in a break between my classes. I have a total of 18 hours this semester and I am busy busy just going to them. I haven't had much work to do in any of them yet, but I know someday the work will pile up where I may or may not break down. I hope not. I have a lot of gen ed courses and they are not what I enjoy the most. Truly, Madly, Deeply [haha] I love music and learning about music. It is frustrating because I don't really know much but I'm learning and it is fun, it is a challenge and it makes me happy. I repeat myself when writing so bear with me. I have a history class in a hour [2pm] and then directly after that I have an English class, which I loathe. As I said, I repeat myself when writing and I have bad grammar. It's icky to me, I like literature because of the hidden meanings, but that won't be this class. This class will be all about writing essays and I HATE THAT!, just ask anyone that knows me. So I feel that this is just to get out what I'm thinking. Not so much of a real deep thought or meaning. Just me. Well Dr. Lee has made me some tea and I shall drink it. haha. So I think I shall resign my post for now.
Peace

Oh, Life

So, life is life. haha, that's stupid. Ok, so this past Christmas break I had alot of options and choices to think about. It was very frustrating and yeah just frustrating. I was gonna NOT go back to school this spring semester and then I was and then I wasn't again and now I am. I'm glad that I decided to, I may regret saying those words later but right now I'm glad I decided to stay in school. My schedule is busy busy busy.
Mondays and Wednesdays I have:
Theory II at 9:30-10:50
Class Piano I at 11:00-12:20pm
American History II at 2:00pm-3:20pm
English Composition II at 3:30-4:50pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays
College Math at 12:30pm-1:50
Introduction to Biology I and Lab at 2:00pm-4:25
So I'm on a campus 40 minutes away from home til about 5pm every school day! That's frustrating but I hope it will be good.
Peace

Ring Ring Ring

Today, The teens[including myself] are ringing bells at Wal-Mart from 4-6pm for the Salvation Army. Our church has done this every year for 2-3 years now and I really enjoy doing it. As I have said in previous blogs, my family is busy busy busy today.
10-12pm Mom and Dad ringing bells for Salvation Army at Kroger's
10:30-1:30 Bekah is at play practice
2-4 Free time
4-6 Teens are ringing bells at Wal Mart
6:30-9:30pm Bekah's Graduation Party

I really like the chaos of being busy, to me it's a fun stress.
So, yay stress!

Busy Busy Busy

Today, I got a wordpress that my friend Ari and I are doing. It's just something for us to do together since we don't get to hang out all that much anymore :C
But anywho, here's an update:
This week has been hectic in that those of us in the Graves house have been really busy.
My sister and I had finals this week and my sister graduated on Thursday night [go sissy] and then today was her boyfriend’s band concert and tomorrow [deep breath] waking up, Bekah is going to play practice[she's in HSM: The Musical 2] and while she’s there my parents are ringing bells for the Salvation Army, then my sister get’s out of practice and then we go ring bells, then right after that we go back to our house to have a fantabulous graduation party for my sis! so yeah, busy busy day. Oh, and did I mention that it’s my parents 23rd wedding anniversary. So yeah, they don’t get much of an anniversary tomorrow. :C Hopefully, it will be a good day anyway. Well that a little bit about what my life has been like this week so yeah. My life isn’t always as crazy as that, but sometimes I wish it was so that I would have something to do. Boring! Anywhoo, I’m gonna get off of here and get some ZZZZ’s and hopefully get up early enough to make breakfast in bed for the mom and pops.
Toodles!

The Biggest Loser

So, I am very excited because at our church's past "Ladies Night" someone mentioned having a Biggest Loser at our church, and I am very very excited about it. I love the show. When it first came out I didn't but my dad did. I have just now started getting into this past season [season 8]. I fell in love with the people and really enjoyed watching their progress. The ladies thinking about having this at our church haven't gotten all the rules down or whatever but it's brought hope and excitement into our lives. Also, I made a Facebook group. haha. Can you tell I'm excited?
Rachel

Peanut butter cup cookies

Directions:
Take peanut butter cookie dough, break off a piece and roll it up into a ball according to the size of your muffin pan and put it in the muffin tin pan . Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. While waiting for cookies to cook make sure that all of your miniture peanut butter cups are unwrapped and ready to pop into the warm mushy cookie. Remove cookies from oven and immediately press a peanut butter cup into the center of each cookie. Allow the cookies to cool completely before removing from their pan.

So there you go. Have fun and enjoy.
Yum. :)

The Girl in the Picture

The girl in the picture is Ari. She is my best frann! haha.
When I went to my first university in Nashville, TN we were in a collective group together and we first bonded over a song, "American Boy" by Estelle. :) sigh :)
We've been friends ever since. Also, she introduced me to Calamari [delish]. We spent practically ever moment together when we were outta class. Of course, we had our ups and downs but we were still best friends. She is a sista from another mista. :) My real sister thinks she's been replaced by Ari but it isn't true. Ari's is my best friend and I would have to say that we share a bond that I can't exactly put my finger on but it's there and never to be broken.[how cheesy :)] but I do love her and miss her very much, but yessh that is Ari...in the picture.


This is our Jon Nix face. :)

Christmas Time's A Coming

I cannot believe it's the middle of December already!
Man, time has flown by. I say this every year but I remember the new year's of 2000, when the USA was gonna be hit by Y2K and the grandparents had food that would last for like 10 years.
Oh my Nanny. :)
Let's see. Today, I woke up put some pants on and decide to get up in that order haha not really, but anyway. I get up and Momma had come home from work and Bekah was in a fluster about something. I didn't know, I just wanted to brush my teeth. After that I was supposed to go help Daddy at the church to decorate for Ladies night tonight which is what the Graves' ladies are hosting tonight. So, first thing I know is that Dad's not over there and Bekah's the middle of making cookies=yummy. :) She makes the first batch and Momma criticizes that they weren't done exactly right and they weren't. So they are giving "tone" to each other but I remind my dear female family that we couldn't do anything about it now and that we should concentrate on the next batch. Momma went to bed, so Bekah and I make the balls of cookies to put in the little muffin pan so that they would get the shape we wanted and Bekah's gotta get to school and she's getting ready to go as I take them out of the oven and start to put the Reese's cups in there. If you want the recipe just comment and say so and I'll get it to you. Okay, so a key point in my emotions this morning are that my sister is graduating in two days on December 17, 2009. I am very proud of her in what she has accomplished. So, she says, "I'm leaving" and I say "Wait, say goodbye" and she's like I did say good bye and I'm like nuh uh. haha but I told her it's not goodbye without a hug, a kiss, and a dance around the kitchen. haha she did all three and that right there, is why I love her. She is one of the most kind, caring, loving person you will ever get to meet, those who are lucky enough to get to. She'll make you laugh, she'll make you cry and you'll never forget her because she makes such an impact on everyone she spends any amount of time with. I love my sister and I don't think I could live a day without her. So Sissy, get prepared, Clotene's a coming. !!!! Muwahahahaha !!!!
I love you, Bekah.
xoxoxo


Rachel M. Graves

I love Fall!

So, I haven't been here since August and it's already October!
So, I love love love this weather! I love the cold because then I can put on a hoodie if I get cold
or I can just not wear one when I'm hot. Also, it's kinda like how I used to freeze my roomate my freshman year of college. Poor Shadaye, I would put the temperature all the way to 50 because I was so hot natured and she was freezing and whenever she was like, "Can we turn the heart on?" I would be like put on a sweater. haha. I do admit I was rude and slightly mean to her, but I'm hot! And there's nothing I can do about it, but take off my clothes and no body wants me to do that, so yea. I don't see why people will complain about the being cold when they have a hoodie or jacket to put on. I mean come on! You're willing to put us hot natured people through the heat just because you don't wanna upt on a jacket?! Come on! OK, I'm done.
Like I said, I love love love this weather. I love fall I love everything about it.
the weather :)
the noisy leaves
the colors
hayrides
pumpkins
people hurrying to get into a building because they're cold.
people getting under the blankets during a hayride.
I LOVE IT!

But anywho, I think this is all I have to say this time.
TOODLES!

A New Blog

Why do we blog? Practically it's our diary out poured over the entire Internet, but for some reason we don't mind. I know that we don't write down all of our innermost feelings but I'm sure some do and they leave them for the world to see. And then all along some weirdo is scanning through all of the blogs checking for any miscreants. Who knows? I'm sure it happens.
I've been watching The Golden Girls lately and I just love them, maybe Sophia's paranoia is getting to me. I know here lately I've been talking like Blanche. I love having these four older ladies in my life. They bring joy but sometimes sadness and sometimes annoyance[Rose with all of her stories]. Then I start to wonder I wonder which one I'll end up being like the most. I really have no idea but I'm sure I'll be one of a kind. ha ha. Well I'm going now but let everyone who's been reading this blog know that I've speaking like Sophia in my head while writing it. So yea
Bye