A Love Song (Between a Hippo and a Moose).

We definitely spent hours on this (sarcasm).

The Cliche List

It's now time for the cliche "Thanksgiving post".
Here is a simple list of things that I'm thankful for.

1. The smell of coffee in the morning.

This is most definitely my favorite way to wake up.

2. People watching.
Although this may be a creepy thing to be thankful for, it certainly makes me happy. I love to watch complete strangers converse and interact. It's also pretty fun to guess who they are and what they're saying. (I definitely mean this in the least creepy way possible).

3. Traveling.

Exploring new sights and smells. I absolutely love it. However, I've discovered that I hate traveling alone. Most of the fun comes from the company that you share the sights with!

4. Printed pictures.

In today's digital world, most of us hardly print out physical copies of pictures. Photo sharing has become so easy because of websites such as facebook and flickr. However, holding an actual picture in your hand brings a whole different experience to the table. I just love it.

5. Candles.

Sadly, my mom and I share a very different taste in candles. She loves the tree scented type candles...where as I love the sweeter smelling candles. I really wouldn't mind the tree scented candles if it didn't remind me of allergies (that may sound strange...but trust me...it really does make complete sense.)

6. My Church.
I absolutely love the atmosphere of my church. Ever since I moved to North Carolina, I've never really felt at home. However, when I'm at my church, I feel at home! I wish I had more words to describe what I actually mean...but the turkey is beginning to set in (making it very hard to stay awake right now...much less write well-formed sentences.)

7. The ladybug that is currently flying three inches away from my face.

Just kidding. It's quite annoying, actually.

8. Music.
Although this seems to be on almost every "what I'm thankful for" list, I really do love it. I love the way music can play with emotions through a series of melodies, harmonies, and rhythm. It's simply fantastic.

Although there are several more things I'm thankful for, I've decided not to list them all...yet. Earlier today, I was thinking about how everyone's thankfulness meters (yes, they exist) go through the roof on this one day in the year. It got me thinking - why aren't we this thankful every day of the year? Now, I'm not saying that I'm going to be blogging daily about things I'm thankful for, but I'm definitely going to post these lists quite often.

Anywho.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone :)

-Charis

Two Videos - ONE DAY?!

That's right!







Enjoy!

Random Fact.

When I'm frustrated with something, I organize things.
Tonight, this involves fully reorganizing my room and attempting to redecorate.

Bring it.

A little video I put together...

Here's a video of random clips from my year so far!
(This is what happens when I have hours to kill while riding in a car).

I hate how shaky a ton of these shots are.
Ah well.

On Dreaming...

Have you ever had a dream where you wake up and think, "what in the world?!"
Yep. I had one of those dreams last night. Ever since I started taking my allergy medicine, my dreams have gotten progressively weirder and weirder.

In this dream, I was in college. However, my whole extended family decided to move into the dorm with me. Although I love my extended family, it would be quite a lot of people in an already tiny dorm room. On top of that, I also had a roommate. For some reason, I could never remember her name. It was quite stressful.
Shortly after I moved in, I met up with some friends from Texas (who were also attending the college) and we decided to start a band.

There were three of us:

I used my supreme beatboxing skillz,
My friend played the cowbell,
and my other friend played the trumpet.

It was quite epic.
For our first show (because we only had to practice once before playing a show...realistic, I know), we went to the Chick-Fil-A on campus and created beautiful music for everyone who walked in.

The dream continued to get progressively weirder...but I need to get back to school.

So long...farewell...Ican'tspellthiswordbutitisawayofsayingbyeinanotherlanguage goodbye!

A Million Miles to Go (Part Dos!)

Although I know some of you were worried (except not), I actually did make it to our destination last night! After walking into the building where they were holding victory meeting (http://www.kcm.org/events/index.php?p=event_details&id=1-J2HA6K), I realized that I saw someone I knew.

This is Mikayla.
I have known this awesome girl since we were both toddlers. Sadly, her family moved away when we were younger. Since then, the only time we get to see each other is in the summer.
So you can imagine my surprise when I walk in and see her standing on the other side of the room.

I might have freaked out a bit.
Within the 5 or so minutes after that, about 7 or so people from my past (people from Texas) kept popping up and hugging me. It was so strange...but honestly, I was the happiest I've been in a while. I love all of these people so much.

After the unexpected reunion, I finally got to meet my friend, Elena.

Meet Elena.

We actually met over twitter a couple of weeks ago (through the ORU twitter)!
Shortly after exchanging a few tweets, we became friends on facebook. That's when we realized that we were basically the same person.
Then, after chatting back and forth via wall posts, we realized we were actually going to be at the same meetings this weekend.
Crazy, right?
(Please say you noticed my mom's face...it's fantastic.)

I can't wait to see what adventures are in store for today!