my life as of now

a(   I'm sick. Yup, that's right. Five days before my birthday too. Yet it's not the first time I've gotten sick or been sick during my birthday. I just hope I get better before friday.

b(   Lemon oolong tea. It helps me some. My throat is horse and my head slightly aches. I've had two cups of tea today and I don't expect the second one to be the last.

c(    Some Lord of the Rings to cheer me up. (For the record, I love loving Lord of the Rings.) Every time I've looked at this pin today (several times) I've smiled.

Source: weheartit.com via Abbie on Pinterest

I love you, Peregrin. (You too, Samwise. I wouldn't forget you.)


And, by the way, on account of it being my birthday week we're going to watch the Lord of the Rings movies again. I cannot wait to see them again, since now after reading the books twice I'll probably get it a whole lot more.

d(    Crafting. I've been doing alot of it the past two days to get ready for my party. Think frames, quotes, and lots of silver glitter.

e(     Songs from Tangled. And at last I see the light..... when will my life begin?.... flower, gleam and glow... (my brothers get mad at me whenever I sing that last song.)

f(     want...to..sleep...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....


how has your life been lately?


abbie /// xoxox


p.s. sorry for the ridiculous amount of pictures in the last post. after waiting nearly an hour for those photos to upload to Blogger, I thought, "why didn't I divide this into a few posts?" it was good day, though, deserving of 44 pictures on my blog.

a truly amazing day

Sunday was one of the most beautiful winter days I've ever witnessed. It's days like these when I am so thankful for Canadian winters. I took 1,067 pictures (and my dad was amazed at that number.) So I have graciously chosen 44 of my favorites. Enjoy.

mini-photoshoot with these beautiful girls.

remember this kid? and this post? well, it was his birthday and that's his house. perfect for picture-taking.

they have horses. 

and alpacas. 

love the bokeh on this one! 

and sheep too. 

a little piece of our winters. beautiful, no? 

my Efraim. and his big red balloon. 

me: mind if I open your cupboards to I can take pictures of your mugs? 

sorry. I can't post without mentioning LOTR. :) 

shadow pictures. 

i didn't actually end up tasting this pizza, but the picture was too amazing not to share. 

Simon's amazing birthday cake. 

the birthday boy! 

this picture is just priceless. 

yes. it was heavenly.

they have orange fluffy cats. 

And I discovered the meaning of "golden hour". It was incredible. I wish we had been driving slower because the vast majority of pictures I took were blurred.

behold - brother at golden hour. 

example of half the pictures i took - all blurred because I was in the back of a van going 100 kilometers per hour. 

It was one the most gorgeous winter days I've ever experienced. And when I got home, I made some tea, and I sat down with a smile. And later on I finished the LOTR series for the second time in 33 days. It was awesome.

abbie /// xoxox

let me be free

{a poem by me}

I may be 14, but I'm not always as STRONG as you might THINK -





I get carried down by BURDENS so hard to bear - 

So many responsiblities are LAIN upon MY SHOULDERS///

So just let me BREATHE - 

Let me be FREE -

Free as I was MEANT TO BE -

Let me be FREE - 






Free as I need to be.






abbie /// xoxox


{postscript: I want to learn to play guitar. Thankfully my brother & my dad both know how - instant free lessons!}