Well the weather outside is frightful...

Today was COLD!! I wore a heavy jacket, a scarf and gloves! Maybe I was wrong but I thought that I lived in California, the land of sand and sun? I do like winter for the aspects of curling up by the fire (when I had a fireplace), hot cocoa, and snow but the biting cold I could live without. Oh well I guess I will have to learn to like it =) So here is a tip for everyone about the cold, I learned this today in class from a woman that lived in Alaska, really it's common sense but its a good thing to remember. She said that when you look outside in the morning and the sky is clear its going to be REALLY cold. But if you look outside and there are clouds its going to be warmer because clouds serve as insulation keeping the earth's warmth in =) Happy winter everyone!

-TINK

Sew Exciting

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with their families. I had a fun time at home with the rents, we got a lot of good hang out time in and of course laughed a lot because my parents are hilarious. Plus there was the visit to my Grandpa's rest home, "put it on the counter" will never have the same meaning to me lol. Also with Thanksgiving comes the after Thanksgiving madness known as shopping! In my attempt to lay low this holiday my Mom and I only ventured to Wal-Mart this year, and we didn't get up at any crazy times, we went at 9. We totally expected the parking lot to be overcrowded but it wasn't, and we expected millions of people to be inside the store and there wasn't. Yay for going to the upscale Wal-mart! Apperantly, richer neighborhoods could care less about sales. My Mumsie (as I often call her) and I went there to buy my early Christmas present, a sewing machine!! My mom taught me to sew a long time ago and I have been making things off and on ever since, but I never had my own machine, and now I do! I can't wait to start making things. I already sewed my greek letters on a shirt and got all kinds of cool accessories to go with my machine. Oh which I forgot to mention is a "Brother," and it's green and white. I still need to come up with a good name for it, so if anyone has suggestions feel free to submit them. So now that winter is coming you may find me tucked away in my room stiching into all hours of the night hehe I love it. I can't wait to start a project. Hopefully, I will have enough time to make something cool soon.

-TINK

Making Thanksgiving a Little More Exciting (if thats even possible)

Ok so this is mostly for my journalist friends but anyone can use it. I love it I think it's amazing! My teacher told our class to go check out this site: www.powerreporting.com as a resource for our stories. You can find out anything from this thing, its freaking awesome! Enjoy all and happy turkey day!

Fall is here!!

Fall has arrived and I am super excited! I have always had a love for the autumn season for some reason. Partially it is because I like the rich warm colors like red, orange, and yellow. The trees around campus look AMAZING right now. I can see them out of mmy window and it makes me happy. Also fall means that the air is going to be crisp, and that I can start wearing all my warm comfy clothes, and scarves!! Oh how I do love scarves, I had my Mom bring a whole bag of them down for me she came to visit last month. I knew I would be needing them, and when I was sick Lindsey and I decided that it was both fashionable and healing to wear them around the apartment when we got cold. Another reason that I like fall is that I have secretly always wanted to get married in the fall. Forget the spring and its allergy filled air or the summer and its sweatyness, its all about the fall baby! Anyway, I hope you all are enjoying the fall as much as I am, and if you aren't, get into the spirit =)

-Tink