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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Oh the life of a runner.... or a teenager who is forcing herself to run even though she hates it...

Yeeeeeeah... Can I just say I pretty much hate everything about running except for that awesome feeling you get when you are done and dripping sweat. That is pretty much the only perk. The worst part is during the off days when I have to run on the treadmill. Worlds worst invention right there.  Grrrrrrr... OK I should stop complaining. After all I should be grateful that I even have a body healthy and capable enough to run. I should be counting all my blessings, not focusing on what I dislike.

And if you made it to the end of that rant, congratulations. You just  wasted two minutes of your life.....now go eat some chocolate. :)

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Really awesome post title. :D

I have had an awesome week and it is only Tuesday!!! I love Summer. I seriously need to come up with better adjectives. I say "awesome" every other sentence. My writing teacher would be ashamed. :) Anyways.... back on track. Monday we went to Forever 21 and Kohls with my Grandma who came to visit us for a couple weeks. Monday night my dad took Mom, Mark and I to see Avenger's. Mark and I had already seen it but our parents hadn't. DANG that is a great movie. I HIGHLY recommend it. :) Tuesday, we had the Petrin's over for a pizza cook-off. Danielle and I against Josh, Mitchel and Mark. Cook-offs have become a Parker tradition. I believe this is our third or fourth one.

We went in to F21 because I needed some necklace chain to make a necklace.

Going to Kohls to get Mia some outfits.


I wish they made this in my size. :)

A very stylish zebra.

Annnnd. I was having way too much fun playing with the mirrors 

So. Many. Clothes.

Mia's Grandma

Frosty float FTW!!

Just for Tori. :)

 On our way to the movies!

Crrrrrazy siblings
TUESDAY. AKA pizza bakeoff
BACON!!!!! Now where is the Krispy Kream and Nutella? 

The Enemy. 


Cheesy popcorn, it was delicious.

Me and Danielle.... AKA the awesome team.

The enemy in all there "glory" :)

Lots of cheese.


Candy popcorn. It was probably the strangest thing I have ever eaten .

Mine and Danielle's pizza pre-oven. 

The judges. Scary huh?


We are taking a picture of the other person taking a picture of each other.

Deliberating 

Mark, Mitchel, and Josh

The decisions are in!

Gelato cake was AWESOME.

THE WINNING TEAM!

Monday, May 28, 2012

Graduations, dance recitals, and FUN

What a fun weekend I have had! Friday we left around lunchtime to make the seven hour trip to see my cousin, Anna, graduate and to see her younger sisters perform an Irish step-dance at their recital. They did SOOOOO good. I was impressed, especially by Naomi, my seven year old cousin who was able to dance every bit as well as the teenagers. Sadly, photos were not allowed during the performance so I had to content myself with taking pictures of their stage makeup. I cannot believe Anna is graduated. Time seems to fly by. She sang during the ceremony and I sobbed like a baby. :) Sunday we drove back bringing my grandma with us. She will be staying with us for a few weeks. :)
And we are off.

What I like to call "Happy-belly-squishy-penguins."

Found this song on my iPod. Guess what!  HAPPY MUSIC AND PENGUINS DO MIX AFTER ALL!!!!

Red and green gummy bears.

Mom, please keep your eyes on the road.

On our way to Anna's "graduamation"

Look out world. We are up to something devilish. :)

Anna's table, complete with pictures.

The lovely cake, made by the lovely Emily.

The three Musketeers/Two hens and a rooster/ my cousins and little brother.

The Parker/Pendleton family bloggers. 

Anna and her father.

Anna with grandparents.

Anna sang "Temporary Home" by Carrie Underwood, and I can vouch for the fact that there was not a dry eye in the audience!

The letters and the presenting of the Diploma 

Anna and Eli King, the graduates of Wiregrass Christian! 

Anna, smiling and happy. :)

"Cuzters, Cuzters, never were there such precocious Cuzters."

The awesome family of the graduate, my dear cousins and Aunt and Uncle. 

Abby and Naomi in their stage makeup

Lydia in her stage makeup. She looked smashing, I must say. :)

On the way back we stopped at a cute little bakery.

Cute cow huh?


CAN YOU BREED PINK COWS????????????????

I want one. Right now. :)

YUMMY key lime pie layered cupcakes. They were divine.