Favorite Books From 2009

Way back in January, I decided to make a list for every book I read. For 2009 I have read a total of 90 books!!:)

Here are a few of my favorite from this year:

 1. Set-Apart Femininity -  Leslie Ludy

2. The Cross and the Switchblade -  David Wilkerson

3. Kiss - Ted Dekker

4.The Mozart Season - Virginia Euwer Wolff

5. Fire by Night -Lynn Austin

6.  Mistaken Identity -  Don & Susie Van Ryn

7. The Duggars - Jim Bob Duggar

8. Fighting for Dear Life - David Gibbs

Happy New Year everyone!!!:)

look back on 2009

January
William's birthday


February
Hawks won Eastern Regional Tournament
Sarah and Micheal became engaged

Wedding dress shopping 


March   
Hawks won State Tournament
I turned sweet 16!:) 
I went with the basketball team to Virgina for the  East Coast Basketball Tournament

April  
 Orchestra ended for summer break. 

May  
Sarah got married. 
William graduates from VGCC
William propose to his Jennifer

June 
I helped in the DUSS camps 
I went to Abigail and Rebekah's piano recital

July
I played violin with a group from DUSS for the Durham Habitat For Humanity's Durham Bull Ride

I got  braces

I went to the beach for a day
Sarah found out she is pregnant

August 
TEPP party at the Taylor's
Jenn's wedding shower
Orchestra stared back

September
William's and Jennifer's wedding


October
Kidnapping Abigail for her Birthday


November
Thanksgiving 
Barn Dance 


December
Christmas 
Caroling at Brithgleaf Shopping Center with DUSS

Happy Birthday Nick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today my brother turns 20!!:)

Happy Birthday, Nick I love you!!!:)

Christmas Eve Party!

The food!:)

My Grandmother (My Dad's Mom) and Nana (My Mom's Mom)

cousins David and Josh looking through Nick's drawing book with Nick.

cousin Jonathan

Sarah and David!:)

a lady bug :)

Papa
(My Mom's Dad)

Cousin Abby

cousin Nathan, who fell asleep on my lap!:)

Merry Christmas everyone!!!! :)

                       Love, 
                                        ~Anna

What I have Been Up too!:)

I am sorry I have not posted in a while, I have been crazy busy!:)

 On Friday it snowed and we got 3 inches. It's taken forever to melt, and the speed it's going we might still have snow on Christmas!:)

On Saturday, we got together with the Taylor family, Will & Jenn and Sarah & Mike. We had a great time!:)

On Sunday we went to Church and then Walmart. I have not decided that I live at Walmart. I know the store with my eyes closed.

On Monday, Molly and I went and babysit-ed two adorable little girls from 9:00-1:30. Their Mom just had twin girls and needed to take them to the Doctors for a check-up.

After we babysit-ed our family had an In-Laws Party to attend. 

On Tuesday, I went to walmart with my Mom.

I also froze this whole day!

I was so cold I got in my bed to stay warm and ended up falling asleep.

Wednesday(Today) we cooked food for Tomorrow,  went to the Library, and then went to Walmart!;)

Tomorrow, my Mom's family around 20 people will come over for Christmas. On Christmas day we stay home, rest and try to stay warm. The Day after Christmas we are getting together with my Dad's family around 15 people in Reidsville. My Dad's sister and her family are coming back home with us and will stay until Tuesday!

I love Christmas and am so excited about getting together with Family!!!

It seems Christmas has come fast this year. :)

Tag you're it! :)

THREE WAYS I AM STILL A KID:  I don't like to sleep alone in my room...I like to either sleep in my sisters room or have my sister sleep in my room. I get very excited over little thing. I love coloring with markers.:)

THREE WAYS I AM ALREADY OLD: I always have cold hands.  Don't like getting out of my bed in the morning. I have horrible posture.

THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO:  Teach violin at Duke, Get Married/ have a family, go to Ireland. 

THREE WAYS THAT I'M A STEREOTYPICAL "BOY": I love to get muddy and rained on.  I don't mind blood or gory. I love watching action movies, "Vantage Point" was the best movie I have seen all year!:)  

THREE WAYS THAT I'M A STEREOTYPICAL "GIRL":  I love to dress up and LOVE formal dresses!!:) I love to play with kids.  I hate spiders!

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:

Get better on violin, start teaching move people on violin, get my license.

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: My height,  my smile (cause it's so twinkly), I love to help people.

THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF: I get sooooo nervous when I have to preform!! I find myself worrying about things rather then trusting God. I have horrible cold hands. :)

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU: Being home all alone, Abigail and photo shop and Abigail saying Boo! :0

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS: a ponytail, prayer, music

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:

 No facial hair, tall, Smile

THREE NON-PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:

loves God, Loves to laugh, willing to serve/ help adults and little kids. 

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:  stop playing violin,live without Christ and not eat. :)

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING: Music teacher, Mom, Childcare

TEN things you wish you could say to ten different people right now: Since Abigail got to skip this one, then I am going too!:)

SEVEN places you feel at home: our house, the Taylor's house, Duke University, Sarah's house, Jenn's house, Walmart, the practice rooms at Duke.

EIGHT ways to win your heart: make me feel important, loves kids, easy to get along with, willing to serve anyone, send me hearts on chat :), loves God, listens to me even if I am rambling, loves my family.

FIVE things that cross your mind a lot: God, violin, the Taylors, food, music

FOUR things you do before you fall asleep: pray, reads my Bible, talks to people, get into my warm bed!

THREE songs that mean something to you::  I know You're there - Casting Crowns,  Sounds Like Life To Me- Darryl Worley and My Savor Lives - Arron Shuts 

TWO confessions:  I don't like the Irish Tenors Christmas Album and I like my hair short, rather then long.

ONE thing you're thinking about right now:  Snow and the Taylors.:)

I am going to tag:

Kendal & Kelsey

Katarina

Benny

Favortie Christmas Songs

1. Mary Did you know
2. When Christmas comes town
3. Merry Christmas 
4. O holy Night
5. Melodies Of Christmas
6. Believe 
7.All I really want for Christmas
8.What Kind of Throne
9.While You Were Sleeping
10. Strange Way to Save the world

For A certain Someone...

             I love you!!:)

Christmas Caroling! :)

Every year, our orchestra goes Caroling at Brithgleaf Shopping Center. It's a whole lot of fun!!!

Here are some pictures from this year!:)

Samuel

Matthew

Me :)

Two of the teachers at DUSS

Sheridan

Ellen

Riley

Nicole

Lucia

little Anna's adorable shoes and tights.

My violin teacher and I :)

my friend Maggie

People playing their violins!!:)

Tomorrow I have a violin recital!! :)

I love violin!!!!:)

Christmas Songs

I have decided to do a fun Christmas quiz!:)

My little brother and I recorder some Christmas songs. Now, I need you guys to
 leave a comment with the Christmas songs you think we are playing. There are seven songs. :)


Also, I think I have made it so after you post a comment, only I will be able to see it.:)

I have numbered them all in the video.

This was our like 100th time and we were trying to get it done...so some of the recordings are kinda out of tune!:)

Most Festive Blog Contest

So I entered Oliver's Blog contest.

I would love any of my readers/followers to go vote for me on Meredith's blog.:)

Thanks!:)

music, music, and more music!

So the Christmas season is here and that means concerts, recitals, and more music stuff!:)

Today I have an extra practice for my chamber group, cause we are not ready to preform on Saturday!!*panic*

This Saturday, we have our big orchestra concert and chamber concert!!:)

My little brothers have a recital, the week after our concert.
Then the Saturday the 12th, we are going with our orchestra and playing Christmas songs at a strip mall.

The same day we have another chamber concert.

Sunday the 13th I have a recital.

*panic*

*my song is not ready!!*

On Saturday January 9th, I will be playing for orientation for the string school. Orientation is that day when the string school stars back after the Christmas break and the teachers, and director talk about the different orchestra and about the string school. They get a few people to play for everyone, kinda like representing the string school...

Anyway, I am playing for it this year and SO excited, but that means no Christmas break from music...

I am going to be practicing like crazy until January 9th!:)

I made name tags the the Beginners classes for Saturday's concert.

Beginner 1 

Beginner 2

A close up of the tag. :)

I hope everyone is getting excited about the Christmas season!:)

What is your favorite Christmas song

and

what is your favorite thing to do with family over the Christmas season? 

How The Lost Get Found

 This song has meant a lot to me.

I would highly recommend reading through 

the words and really thinking about them.

Hello my friend
I remember when you were
So alive with your wide eyes
Then the light that you had in your heart was stolen
Now you say that it ain't worth stayin'
You wanna run but you're hesitatin'
I'm talkin' to me

Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found

So when you get the chance
Are you gonna take it?
There's a really big world at your fingertips
And you know you have the chance to change it
There's a girl on the streets, she's cryin'
There's a man whose faith is dyin'
Love is calling you

Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found

Why do we go with the flow
Or take an easier road?
Why are we playin' it safe?
Love came to show us the way
Love is a chance we should take
I'm movin' out of the way

Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
'Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
(Stand out)
Don't let your lights go down
Don't let your fire burn out
(Stand out)
'Cause somewhere, somebody needs a reason to believe
Why don't you rise up now?
Don't be afraid to stand out
That's how the lost get found
The lost get found

So when you get the chance
Are you gonna take it?
There's a really big world at your fingertips
And you know you have the chance to change it

 

Thanksgiving!:)

The food!:)

Casey, Molly, Jenn and I.

After lunch we waited for Jenn's little brother to get to our house. Then we waited some more, finally we called him to learn that he had the car struck 5 min. away and needed some help.  So William, Jenn and I climbed into the pickup and drove to save him.

When we got to his car, we tried to pull him out with

After brakeing the rope we went back home to grab the chains.
We also got more people who wanted to come for the fun of it and of course brought their cameras. :)

Dan, William, and Nick

the muddy road...

the car stuck on the muddy road :)

William hd to move the truck so a car could pass. He moved the truck into the ditch and made it into a stream.

William with his mud job on the truck.

He said we should leave it like this until Nick goes back to VGCC. :)

My brother and his wife are so much to fun to be with and so cute together!:)

What I am Thankful for!:)

There are SO many things I am thankful for!! In fact so many things, that I had to cut it down to just posting the top five things I am Thankful for, other wise I would do a five page blog post!;)

1.God!!:)

2. My Family!! Mom, Dad, brothers, sisters, Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, Grandparents,  my Sister-in-law,  my brother-in-law  and my little adorable Nephew that I can't wait to meet!!:)

3. friends 

4. Music- violin, my teacher, my orchestra, 

and being able to help cute kids every week with violin!:)

5. The Men and Women fighting for our country!  

Hope Everyone has a great thanksgiving!

We are cooking, cleaning, and getting everything ready to have 15 people over for thanksgiving!:)