10 things that make me happy tag

This is gonna be a fun post. :D

This tag was created by Maya, and I was tagged by Madi! (Madi's post is HERE) The gist is that I list 10 things that make me happy, and then tag 10 people who make me happy. :)

And boy was it hard to narrow down, because so many things make me happy I must 
TELL OF THEM ALL. 

I considered cheating and having like, 15 things that made me happy, but instead I just included subcategories with each one. XD

I tried to pic pictures that either fit the category, or made me happy. Wayyyyy too many of my pictures made me happy; I need to have a favorite photo post again.

🎶Singing🎶

I love to sing. Songs are constantly playing in the back of my mind, (or the front) and I can't help but sing along to them. That also goes for when the radio is on or a disney movie. :D 

My little siblings can't stand it when we're watching a disney movie, because I sing along and 'dwown out da pwincesses' like excuse you but I have an AMAZING voice and whaddya mean I'm drowning them out I'm singing under my breath you judgmental squirt. 😄

I used to be in the youth choir at church and I looooooved it but then the other four girls in it graduated and we don't have a youth choir anymore. :( 

(it was a really small choir XD)

But a good song gives you goose bumps. A good song uplifts your soul and makes you feel like you're soaring. A good song wells up inside you until you can't help but open your mouth and pour it out. Singing makes me happy.

💜Dolls💜

I love dolls, any kind of doll, any size. my favorite thing to do is set up someones doll house, barbie house, playmobil house- any kind of toy house. Whenever we're at goodwill, and I see sad porcelain dolls strewn about the shelves, I pick them up, fix their hair and their dress, and line them up nicely on the shelf so they can be seen. Someday I'll be able to afford to bring my favorites home, but until then, I have to live with just talking to them and fixing them up nice. Lego minifigures totally count as a 'doll', and I could write a whole separate post on how much I love legos. (I have a few posts of lego photography! look 'em up!)

And of course I love Kit and Camille, and playing with my sister's dolls. ;D Dolls make me happy.

📚Reading📖

books!Books!!BOOKS!!! (lol this picture is so old) Reading makes me so so happy. Narnia, Percy Jackson, Eragon, the Rangers Apprentice, Young Samurai, Nancy Drew, Roald Dahl, the Little Princess, the Secret Garden, Pendragon, Harry Potter, the Missing, Lord of the Rings, Keeper of the Lost Cities, and so many others whisked me away to another world, of fantasy, mystery, drama and intrigue. Books make me impossibly sad, or furious, but reading makes me happy. 

  

📷Photography📸

oh how I love photography. I don't have a 'proper' camera, I just have my phone, and before that, an ipod, and I'm satisfied with that, until I see a beautiful sky full of stars✨ I love stars, even though they didn't make it onto this list. :P But I really like the challenge photography poses, this image of how I want something to look in my head, and then the mission to capture it. Seeing something in a different light, different angle, how it tells a story without words. And of course there's a the journey to catch the photograph, lying flat on my stomach on every type of ground, dry, wet, dusty, rocky, arms and neck craned at unnatural positions to get my camera in the right spot. I've stood in water, mud, trees, and one time knelt in a fire ant hill for at least ten minutes to get the lego pics I wanted. Yeah that was fun. XD But the pictures I got was worth it. Photography makes me happy.

✏Drawing✏

Awwwww happy Aidene, right before I send her world crashing down :D *evil laughter*
I've always enjoyed drawing, but never really considered myself as someone who drew. My sister Ivy was always "the artist", but I've been drawing a lot more these past few years, so I think it's safe to say that we're both artists now :) I have a ton of old star wars fannart, and I've drawn some pretty sweet ninjago art recently, and a bunch of stuff for my book, Initiate, and it's sequel, Warrior. It's really fun to draw all these characters that I love, either mine or other peoples, and I get so happy when it's all finished and I've FiNaLlY gOt ThEm To LoOk RiGhT. *deep breath* its cool, I'm cool, its fine. I love to draw. Drawing makes me happy. *studiously ignores broken pencils, leaky pens, wrinkled paper and erasers that don't work* 

💜my stories🐲

I got a leetle bit into evil author mode up in the drawing section, oops lol. But I love making up my own stories, I've been doing it forever!!! My personal favorite is to take other stories I'm a fan of, make myself a character, (or just Me but with a reason for being there) slap 'em in, and tweak the story just a little bit (or a lot!) so it fits. Apparently this is called fandom OC's. Cool. But I also like to make my own stories, and boy do I have a lot of 'em :D My mom keeps pulling out short stories that I don't even remember writing, though I do remember the one I wrote about that girl who got shut into an Egyptian pyramid, and had to eat all the food they left in there for the pharaoh's afterlife, and only got out when some grave robbers broke in. Now that I think about it, there were an awful lot of holes in there. I should go back and fix it. 🤔  I fist tried writing a full on novel when I was 10, and it was this fairy tale feel story with princesses who were half fairy, who have to save the kingdom from their evil half sister, who's half witch. I got maybe halfway through, barely any plot at ALL, and my main characters were as boring as limp noodles. However, it has potential, so I'm going to revamp it later. :) Then I tried to write a star wars fanfic novel. I never finished it, and I realized that several key plot points depended on facts that I'd made up, and contradicted some pretty clear star wars canon. So yeah, that one's staying in the trash. XD I also have a spy/secret agent/ninja/sci-fi/futuristic novel planned, as well as one about some kids who were government experiments, but they escaped. :D Wow I think this is the longest section, I do love talking about my stories. They make me happy.  

💥my favorite movies and shows⚔

I have no idea what to title this one. Other stories??? They're stories, but not books, and not mine, and I love so so many of them. Star Wars, Marvel, Ninjago, oh my :D They suck me in like books, I get attached to the characters, invested in their adventures, die inside when something bad happens and thrive when a dramatic plot twist occurs. 😏 And I love love love reading crazy theories and noticing parallels. Such fun. They make me happy 

👗sewing/crafting👗
I used to be such a crafter, but it slowed down more once my dolls started overflowing with stuff. XD But there is such a pleasant challenge in getting an idea, and deconstructing it in my head, and then making it! fabric and thread scraps all over the floor, fingers scarred from needle pricks and hot glue, and the pride when its all finished and looking fine. :) There's nothing like being on your hands and knees, cutting out pieces of fabric, then huddled in a chair by the window stitching them together, visions of the next step and the final product dancing in my mind. Crafting makes me happy.

Some people👀✌

Yes, SOME people. Not all people, 'cause ew, people. But my exceptions list is very long indeed. (if you're interested in getting on it, just give me food and you're good XD) 
I'm an introvert, ok??? I shut down at 9pm, like sorry, I like you but I don't wanna see your face anymore I'm going to bed BYE. And then I need at LEAST an hour by myself in the morning. Its one of the reasons I get up at 6am ya'll, quiet house. XD BUT, I have noticed that my social battery has gotten some sizable upgrades in the past few years, and I enjoy going to most all the church youth events, now that I know the peoples. (only took me six years lol) And then there's my friends, like please, I'm up for a visit anytime, why do you all live so far away??? please message me. XD But yeah, some people do make me happy.  

🐸memes🐸

OMG, MEMES. I love memes, they make me laugh so hard and there are so many of them, so enjoy one made by yours truly. :D I've perfected the art of figuring out the context/scenario/story behind the meme, which I'm sure you can do to, but not as well as me.😌 ain't i humble. XD I'm also of the opinion that incorrect quotes are a type of meme, and I love those as well! You can tell a lot about a character by what part they play lol. But I am rather fond of memes, they make me happy. ;P 

So! There we go. If I could, I would food, sleep, cake, road trips, chocolate, fashion, snacks, shopping with grandparents, baking...you get the picture 😄

Time to tag ten people that make me happy! 
See, this is the difficult part, as I have previously mentioned, I am an unsocial crustacean 98% of the time, and I'm not sure I could even NAME ten bloggers. 
ok, I could, but do they all make me happy??? do I light up when they post??? ...not really? (not that I don't like ya'll, you're amazing :)) 
I could name ten people who make me happy, MAYBE. But they don't have blogs. so instead I found a compromise that satisfies the requirements and also a bet, lol.

So! Ten people who make me happy!

(And I won't cheat and tag Clara again, *cough* madi *cough* but otherwise she would be on here :D)

1. Madi I'm cheating! on the first one! she already did it and tagged me but I need to let you all know what a ray of sunshine this girl is, despite all the storms. 💖💖💖

2. Hazel, one of my best friends, and does have a blog so hooray :D 

3. Percy Jackson a good friend since I was young, always an adventure when he's around. :)

4. Annabeth Chase taught me how to outwit my opponent, and to bring a book in case you get bored. Love getting to see her.

4. Leia can be guaranteed to say something memorable.

5. Padme, her soft heart and impeccable fashion sense are a joy to be around.

6. BABY YODA.

7. Baby Groot.

8. Spiderman, trying his best <3

9. Captain America, upholding the standards America has forgotten 

10. Natasha Romanov, just so kICK BUTT AWESOME CAN YOU BELIEVE WE'RE FINALLY GETTING A MOVIE


So there ya go. 😄
(did'ja fall out of your chair, madi? XD)

So please, do this tag! Be thankful for the things that bring joy to your life! and hopefully like real people(can and will fight you on the definition of real people :D) more than I do! 

Have a great rest of your day!

Bye,

Lloyd's return- a Lego Photostory

Hey ya'll!

So, it was a few days before Christmas, I had Elena and my first and favorite Lloyd minifigs in my jeans pocket. I was at a friends house, outside, at night, helping direct a Christmas play. The play went well, but backstage was a MESS. I was a mess, everything was a mess, it was so so hectic, I was very glad when it was over, and we could go inside and have cookies and hot cider. I was late, I was finally relaxed, having finished my cookies, about ready to go home, my hand strays to my pocket. Only one mini figure is inside. PANIC.

A quick check confirms that Elena is still here, but Lloyd is gone. I give a hurried explanation to my friend and rush outside, pulling on my coat, tripping on the uneven ground before I turn on my phone flashlight. I scoured the entire area we were multiple times with that flashlight. I can't find him. By the end of it, I'm crying. Yes, a perfectly undignified 17 year old crying over a lost toy. hey, he's special.

My friend rounds up her brothers and searches for him later, in daylight. A few weeks ago, I searched for him again, in daylight. Couldn't find him. But by then, I had accepted the fact he may have to be replaced, and had found a suitable replacement on ebay. It was killing my inside to do that, (Toy story 3, anyone? TRAUMATIZED me.) But I also knew I would soon forget, and start treating the new one like he was the old one. Sure enough, I did, as soon as I'd clicked the purchase button. XD

So here is a photo story I made the morning after Lloyd arrived, I wish I'd taken some behind the scenes shots, they would have been hilarious. 😄 

(imagine: paper and pieces of torn apart mini figures strewn over the table, an unexpected assortment of objects holding up more paper, and curious sibling faces and hands getting into eVeRyThInG)

 *knocking*

Elena: GUYS!! HE'S HERE!!!

Elena: I can't believe you're here, I'm so happy!
Lloyd: It's so good to to see you, I've really missed you!
Elena: Same!

Lloyd: Hey guys!
Movie Lloyd: 'Sup man!
SE9 Lloyd: Glad you're back!
Elena in background: !!!!

*footsteps*

Lloyd: Ah, here she is! This is Cyren, I met her while I was making my way back. Cyren, this is Elena, and a few of my cousins.
Elena: *gasp* you made a friend! Welcome, Cyren!

Elena:You're going to fit in great here, Cyren! I'll introduce you to Scarlett and her family, they're also pirates!
Cyren: Thank you! It's so nice to finally meet you, btw, Lloyd talks about you a lot! I'm happy to be here, but there's just one thing...
Elena: One of us is gonna have to change our hair.
Cyren: Exactly.
*both laughing* 

Lloyd: So, what happened while I was gone? How were the holidays? 

Movie Lloyd: Oh yeah, thanks for getting lost three days before Christmas. Really threw off the mood.

SE9 Lloyd: Elena spent like a week crying. It wouldn't have been too bad, but she was listening to "All I Want for Christmas is You" on REPEAT.

Lloyd: *winces* Oooh. Yikes.

Movie Lloyd: It was awful.

**********************

I hope you found this amusing as I did :D 

(and for anybody wondering, no, he did not arrive with that face, I swapped it for the story, since the expression fit better.) 

(same with Elena lol, thats not her face XD)

I feel like it had too many exclamation points, and it was told in a shorter, choppier tone, but it was written for instagram first, and nobody on insta (besides me) has time to read all that. -_-

But it was fun to make, so there's that. :)

Have a great day,

Bye,

Happy Valentines day. ;) 

'lego at sunrise'

Ah, sounds romantic, doesn't it? With that kind of title, I could get my photography into the Smithsonian. 

😄😄😄

Anyway, I went to D-now with my church for the first time last week and I actually enjoyed it. Well, except for the part where stood in line for snow cones for 30 minutes, got to front of the line,  and before we could get our snow cones, got called away for mandatory games of torment in the sun. 😑 not cool dude.

 I digress.

Saturday morning was really pretty, and the house we were staying at had a window where you could see the sunrise, and big blinds that were the perfect size for mini figs and an i-phone camera. (technically I have a samsung) 

 So since she's supposed to be me, the long wavy hair is so not correct. But its about the right color. This new hair is the right cut, it looks like my hair, but my hair isn't black. *siiiiiiiiiiiiiigggghhhhh*

 But the sky is just so pretty!!!!!!!!💙💙💙💙💙

 I retook the picture with the other hair to see what looked better

 💚💚💚

her face is in such a sad condition.😢 

Goodness I love these photos.

Bye,

A bunch of Istagram legos, ninja, and lego ninja!

Hey girls!
long time no see, huh? *hides*
I'm so sorry I haven't been posting, I don't even really have an excuse.
(unless you count school as an excuse)
Buuuuuut I'm back anyway! I have a few photography posts (none including dolls, unfortunately) but today I have some lego pics that I've posted on Instagram, but haven't shown on here. 🙂

Back in July, we went to the lego store for Wakko's birthday, and made custom minifigures. I made one to look like me, but they didn't have the right hair, so I picked the one she's wearing. For the sake of my sanity, I decided to call her Elena, which is my middle name. (Because its kind of confusing having a minifigure with your first name)

I took this photo on my birthday, and posted it with this caption:

 What a great birthday! I'm having an allergy attack, but cupcakes, a new doll outfit, a Lego set and sweet cards from grandparents make it all better.  also, mama said that she's shipping my new lego Lloyd and Elena, and I said "I know!" And all my siblings were like whaaaat? 

It was hilarious. 😁
I posted this photo before we went to South Carolina: 

 Elena: We're off to South Carolina!

Me: Elena, Lloyd, sorry, but you can't bring the car.

Lloyd; What??!!!

Me: I said you can't bring it. It's a long drive, and what if pieces break off? You wouldn't want that to happen, would you?

Lloyd: No...

Elena: But do we still get to come?

Me: Of course, but you're riding in the backpack. 

Both Legos: Oh noooo....

And this is the coke incident that Kit mentioned. 😛

Elena: How'd you manage to get up there? 

Lloyd: I'm a ninja, it's easy.

Elena: I'M a ninja to, and I'm not finding it easy!

Lloyd: You don't even like coke, so why do you want to get up here?

Elena: .....Just to say I can?

Lloyd: *laughs* tell you what, I'll help you get up if you get me a straw. 

Elena: You got a deal!  

Sometime after we got home, I got the idea for this pic:

Elena: This one?

Lloyd: No, the other one.

Elena: What, this one?

Lloyd: I think it's the one on the left.

Elena: That one? 

Lloyd: No, the one on MY left.

Snake goon: Can you hurry up? I wanna fight already!

Lloyd: Sorry, but not yet. I can't fight without some cool music.

Elena: It is universally acknowledged that a ninja can not fight without an amazing soundtrack.

And I recently posted this one:

And I haven't posted this one, so you're getting an exclusive peek. 😜

And I don't remember if I showed you these ones:

And the one that I'm using as a profile:

Aaaand we finished re-watching season 5 of ninjago, and I made a meme. (edit? idk)

And I think that's a good dose of legos, so we'll leave it at that. But don't worry! I won't disappear for a month again! 
until then,

How have you been? Have you done anything interesting? Which photo 
was your favorite? Do you watch ninjago? Do you have Instagram? 
Does it feel like fall yet where you live? We've had cool 
mornings but hot afternoons. 

The sunshine blogger award

Hey girls!

So, apparently I got nominated at least three times. If you read this post, and yours isn't up there, I apologize. 

The rules:

.Thank the person who nominated you

.Answer 11 questions and ask 11 questions

.Nominate 11 people

.Let the nominees know

(The rules are the same for all, but I will nominate people after I answer all the questions, because I don't think I even know 33 bloggers. 😆 )

First up: Stuffie adventures! Thanks! 🙂

1. What's the scariest thing that's ever happened to you?

ummmmmm.....I don't really remember, which is weird. You think you'd remember something scary?? hmm. Well, it doesn't seem scary now, but when I was little I really really wanted to go on this water slide, even though I could barely swim. Dad said he would catch me at the bottom, as well as Ivy. Thorin had wanted to go as well, but he was too small, the life guard said he couldn't. So Ivy went down, then I got on. First I was prepared, but I didn't reach the end...didn't reach the end...then just as I relaxed, I whipped around a curve and hit the water. I was startled, had no breath in reserve, water in my nose, water in my eyes, I couldn't see, couldn't find the surface, and where was dad? I ended up banging into the wall, and didn't drown, so it turned out fine. But it was scary then. 😛 

2. Best compliment you received?

I was beta reading Madi's novel, Loyalty, and she left a really sweet comment about how she loved reading my comments and suggestions, they were helpful and I kept making her laugh, and to please never stop being me. It made me feel so good. 🙂

3. What are your favorite pizza toppings?

Cheeeeeeese. (Yes, that counts😄) And olives. 😋

4. What's your favorite ice cream flavor?

Chocolate! No, mint! No, strawberry! Oh, I can't pick.🍦

5. If you could have dinner with anyone from history, who would it be?

Assuming they can speak modern English? hmm...maybe Amelia Earhart.  Or maybe Charlotte Bronte, and ask her what in the world was she thinking with Jane Eyre. (Talk about a confusing book!)

6. Do you feel like a leader or a follower?

Depends. I'm an oldest child, so with my siblings I'm a leader. (When they listen, that is) I'm also a leader with my friends, but I'm shy, so around other people I'm satisfied with being a follower.

7. If you could choose your own nickname, what would it be?

Something cool and fandom related. 😆

8. Who is the funniest person you know?

🔥LEO VALDEZ.🔥 

(hush, that totally counts)

9. Using one word, how would you describe your family?

weird

lovable

annoying

unique

SPECIAL.

10. What's your favorite time of day?

It's 6 am, summertime, and dawn is spreading across the sky. I've just woken up, and I stretch, the remains of my dreams flitting through my head as I gaze out the window and smile.

11. Cake or pie?

Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaake! 

I also got nominated by Jewel from doll notebook! Thanks Jewel!

1. Why do you love blogging?

I don't really know, I just can't imagine stopping. 🙂

2. If you could blog about anything else, what would it be?

uh, maybe fandom stuff? But I kind of already do that... 😄

3. Who is your favorite superhero? (It can be made up if you want).

Thor and Black widow are tied for first, followed by Captain America. 

4. What's your favorite quote?

"There comes a time where every boy must become a man. What sort of man, is up to him."

-Garmadon to Lloyd, ninjago season 5 episode 10

it was so saaaaaaad! 

I totally had to look that up.

oh, I also have this other one:

"Password?"

"Iron man sucks!"

-the lego batman movie

I love it. 😆

5. Jewelry or no jewelry?

Jewelry! 

6. Cats, or dogs?

mmm, cats. Much less maintenance. 

7. Do you have siblings?

Yep, six of them!

8. Do you like roller coasters?

I'm going to say no. 😅

9. What career do you want. (It can be parenting, I consider that a career.)

I want to be a doula, a mom, and write books in my spare time. which will probably be none.

10. What's a food you can't stand?

Oatmeal. Sorry mom.

11. Who is your favorite doll that you have?

This one is easy. 😄 Kit, even though Camille is crazy adorable.

Madi also nominated me, quite a while ago, but whatever. Thanks Madi!

1. What inspired you to start your blog?

Rudy. She had these videos of her crafts, and I realized that I wanted to share my crafts with other people, not just my sisters. My mom didn't want me doing videos though, so she helped me start a blog instead. 🙂

2. How well do you like the design of your blog?

*shrugs* It's fine. I mostly just change the wallpaper. 

3. What are your blogging goals for 2017?

It IS 2017. 😄 And I don't remember if I made any. 😝

4. What was your favorite blogging memory of 2016?

Posting about our trip the California!

5. How do you come up with inspiration for a blog post?

6. Which blog post of yours is your favorite? 

This one.

7. What is your favorite thing to blog on - computer, phone, laptop, ect.?

Laptop. 

8. How long does it usually take you to make a blog post?

From a few hours to a few days.😋

9. What do you think is the hardest part of blogging?

Getting yourself not to compare your blog to bloggers who have been blogging for yeeeeeeaaaaars and yeeeeaaaaaars and yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaars!

😂😂😂

10. What do you think is the easiest part of blogging?

....sitting on your blogging throne?....

11. What is your favorite part about blogging?

Getting comments. 🙂

Madi also nominated me for the one lovely blog award, but I'll do it later. if I remember.

And now! I nominate:

1. Hazel 

2. Tory 

3. Charis 

4. AGDA/Hershey 

5. Clara

6. Jaclynn 

7. Emma 

8. Loren 

9. AGDC 

10. Rutvi 

11. Ginnie 

The questions:

1. What's your favorite board game?

2. Do you like movie nights?

3. If you were a super heroine/hero, what would your costume look like?

4. What are some of your favorite Disney movies?

5. Your opinion on Star wars?

6. Your opinion on Lord of the rings?

7. Do you prefer to order pizza, or make it at home?

8. What's your favorite book/book series? (I know, I can be so cruel)

9. Dragons or mermaids?

10. Elves or fairies?

11. And most importantly, what is your favorite type of chocolate?

Have a great day!

Have you ever been nominated more than once? How did you like 

my questions? How did you like my answers? Have you watched 

the lego batman movie? It's SO funny, even though I don't 

really like batman. Also, I am so making one of my 

passwords "iron man sucks" 😂