Merry Christmas Eve!

Well, things haven't slowed down at this house.  

Saturday...

 was Missy and Rusty's Annual Ornament Exchange and it was a blast as always.  We played charades and my grandpa made up what we were going to be drawing.  He had Christmas movies and songs.  Coincidentally my Mamaw drew "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer".  She pointed to herself and then hit the floor.  Ha.  It was quite possibly the funniest thing I had seen all day.  She hit the floor and got up quite well for a Mamaw!  We also learned while playing this game that the Norrells have some kind of freaky connection.  Tanner was acting out a song and it made no sense to any of us, but some how his dad knew exactly what he doing.  

It was guys against girls and somehow the guys won.  Actually I know how the guys won because Michael was the ref.  He always finds ways to cheat. :)

Sunday...

was church, Cowboys game, helping my grandma wrap presents, supper, decorating/cleaning the church, then a Christmas movie with the fam! 

Today...

we are baking all the goods.  Candy, pies, breads, pretty much a little bit of everything.  My mom has to work tonight and tomorrow night, it was her turn to work Christmas.  She's not very happy, so I suppose I will be Santa tonight.  Whoop! It's also freezing outside, well to me anyway, and it's supposed to snow tonight and tomorrow!! I love me a white Christmas! Of course I hope if it snows its after everyone has made it to their destinations! 

I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas!!

& this is life as I know it...

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Home for Christmas Craziness

Yes, I have left my boyfriend off in Shreveport once again for the holidays.  Don't worry his family is coming to see him.  He'll be okay.  I am holding strong and saying that if he wants to spend the holidays with me, then he could get me some bling. ;)  However we did our own Christmas before I left and he did exceptionally well this year on my gifts. :) I also got to open another gift from Babe and Brian and am blessed they think of me every year for Christmas.  

Anyway, I came home yesterday and it has already been crazy.  As soon as I get home it gets crazy.  I'm not complaining, I love this craziness when I come home.  

As soon as I got here yesterday, we went to Mekenna's game, then immediately went to Amarillo with my mom so she could finish her Christmas shopping.  Yes I said it, with 4 days until Christmas we had to go finish her shopping.  She's been gone and sick all week and didn't have time to finish.  Crazy woman.  We got home at like 1 and I didn't go to bed till 2, so Lailee and I slept in today and it felt amazing!

Today our schedule is just as crazy.  We are making candy today, then off to my aunt and uncles annual Christmas Ornament Exchange party!

I hope you all have a Merry Christmas!!! And are all done with your shopping! :)

3 more days until Christmas!!

& this is life as I know it...

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Mekayla Gets Sappy

The semester is FINALLY over and I couldn't be happier! Every semester in the books means it's just one more semester closer to graduating and one more semester I feel accomplished. 

I really feel accomplished this semester.... 

 All semester long Physics had been kicking my butt! I could not understand it AT ALL. I miraculously managed to make an A on one test, but that was it.  So when it came down to my final, I had to make a 60 to pass, and to be quite honest I didn't know if I could do it.  Ya you may crack jokes right about now, but I hated everything about Physics.  Anyway I have never been one to study weeks in advance.  I can't just seem to make myself do that, I do so much better under pressure.  I had studied a little before my first final, then put it away to get my other classes done with first. When I picked it back up it was 3 days until my final.  There was so much material and I was so tired that I felt like I was not absorbing any information whatsoever.  I was scared to death of that dang final.  I thought I was going to vomit the morning of my test.

The test was 100 questions long with calculations amongst EVERYTHING else in the book. 

When I hit submit, I think I was hyperventilating.  In fact every time I hit submit I think my heart stops for a few seconds.  However, when I hit submit and started slowly opening my eyes, I saw that I had made an 85. Oh my goodess, I was smiling like a dang idiot just staring at my screen.  I couldn't even concentrate to look at what I missed because I was so happy. 

Before the test even started, our professor informed us not to freak out if something drastic happens when we hit submit, because that grade was not our final grade.  She said that she would do an analysis and see if there would be any points added back. I just knew I was going to be that person waiting anxiously all day for an email needing to hear that she gave us points back. Needless to say I didn't need to fret.  Thank the Lord!

 

This past week has been emotional and stressful, but the older I get the more I realize that God is in control and will take care of you whenever you need it!

 

Like this ecard says....
 

 

 

& this is life as I know it...

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