Day 257-Source Checking

Day 256-Fiche, Film, and Civic Duty

Today I worked with microfiche:

And microfilm:

And then I voted for the second time since I turned 18!

Day 255-The Tale of the Homicidal Shoes

I bought a new pair of shoes on Saturday. Platform pumps. Nude.

They are possessed.

They kept trying to sneakily slip off my feet while I was walking to make me trip. And as I was walking down the stairs today, they flew off the stairs, causing me to bump down a stair:

Then I had to catch myself, almost yanking my arm out of it's socket.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they are going back.

Day 254-Do You Remember?

I can't believe that it has been 10 years.

I was thirteen. Had just started eighth grade. It was probably about 7 o'clock in the morning when my mom came home from driving "the kids" to the high school. (We always referred to my older brother and sister as "the kids.") She came inside and turned on the TV in her bedroom. "Chelsy [a neighbor girl] said that a plane crashed into a building in New York," she said.

I stood in the doorway of her room, watching the video footage. "How can a plane just not see a building like that?" I asked. Then another plane hit the second tower. Then the towers collapsed.

By the time school started we had gotten the news of a third plane hitting the Pentagon in Washington, and just a few minutes later a fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania.

It was obvious that these were no accidents, but I didn't really understand what was happening. I remember being confused. What was happening? Then the death count started coming in. And for days, weeks, afterwards those images were shown over and over again. I don't think I will ever forget what it looked like. The aftermath was terrifying. IS terrifying--we're still living in it. The nation mourned and prayed together.

I don't any of us that lived it will ever forget.

Day 253-Shopping with My Sister

My sister lives in California, so we decided to go shopping together the 21st century way--through texting!

Me: Ready to go?

Dana: Let's go! :) You can drive. ;)

Me: Putting on some tunes!

Me: We're here!

Dana: Where to first?

Me:
Me:
Dana: Maybe . . . you like those crazy heels, don't you ;)

Me:
Dana: flats? I don't think that they'd go with your dress, but they're cute

Me: I know but they are having a buy one get one half off sale.

Dana:ah, okay then :)

Me: I think I like these better
Dana: I like those ones--very cute

Me: Okay so I am getting the heels and red flats

Dana: Ok :)

Me: Fast shopping that's me!

Dana: lol! :) Now where to for accessories? Claire's/Icing?

Me: Of course!

Me:
Me:
Dana: That's be cute on toy :)

Dana: that's cute

Me: On toy?

Dana: typo on my phone . . . was supposed to be "you"

Me:
Dana: Is that a white bag behind it?

Me: Yeah

Dana: Just checking :) cute; and feathers are VERY in

Me:
Me:
Dana: That should go with it :)

Me: Yes I did buy a ring like kate's
Dana: lol

Me: Just to look
Me:
Dana: cute! :)

Me: I know! And it is on sale!

Dana: So much for just looking!

Me: Haha yeah. And I am using [trying] a way cute pair of jeans but they are too long. :(

Dana: The story of our lives.

Me: Seriously

Me: Okay I think we better leave the mall before I spend my entire paycheck. Deseret book?

Me: When I walk around the mall with tons of bags, I feel like i'm in a teen movie

Dana: :) bookstores are dangerous.

Me: I know but I need to get a church history book for work

Dana: ah

Dana: Have other books lept into your arms?

Dana: Have you had lunch yet? Or just snacked?

Me: Nope just church history

Me: I had lunch before we left.

Me:

Dana: ok--i just know how sneaky those books can be!

Dana: ok :)

Me: Home sweet home! Thanks for shopping with me!

Dana: No problem. :) go show off yours purchases to Mom and Dad!

Day 252-It's Friday, Friday!

Day 251-New Dress!

I LOVE this website! I go on all the time and just look at the dresses and wish that I could buy them. Well, finally I found a dress that I liked that was 1) in my price range, and 2) long enough. I bought it and it just arrived today:

I looks FANTASTIC on me, if I do say so myself.

Now can someone tell me how to accessorize it?