Equinox.

Well I certainly hope so.
Happy start of Springtime, everybody in the northern hemisphere.

A Peaceful Passing

The main theme of my blog is about the Monuments and Melodies in my life. It's about both the big and the small things that change my life and shape my character; hopefully for the better.
The most recent Monument in my life was the passing of my Grandma Singleton. She has been the only Grandma I've ever known in my lifetime, because my Grandma Polsinelli died before I was even born.

My Grandma's passing was the closest death that I have experienced as of now, and even though I don't have a Grandma on the earth at the present moment, I will definitely see her later on. Her passing was a relief to everyone in my family- especially my Grandpa and his children. My Grandma was sick for over 20 years, suffering from diabetes, infections, broken hips and shoulders, and plenty of other maladies. To see her go peacefully in her sleep was to see her finally be released from her painful earthly life.

Although the occasion was not the happiest of get-togethers, it was amazing to see my Dad's entire family, including my Uncle Ron and his family who flew out from Maryland, family friends, and even my Grandpa Polsinelli who flew out from New York to go to the funeral. The amount of love and peace that filled the air was incredibly overwhelming. I'm glad I got to be with family members I haven't seen in a long time, and I'm glad we all got to share memories of our Mother, Wife, Grandma, and Great-Grandma, Rosalee Singleton.

















































This is my uncle Ron, who is in fact my Dad's twin. He's the one who flew out from Maryland with his family.












This is my Grandpa Polsinelli and his lovely head of Italian, white hair. He was good friends with my Grandma Singleton.











This is my cousin, Britton.











This is Parker! I haven't seen him in months, and I didn't recognize him at first. He's still such a happy, chubby baby, and now he has two older sisters. Oh how I love him.
















This picture is dedicated to my Grandmother, Rosalee Singleton, because her favorite color was deep, rose-red.

Rosalee Singleton
April 16, 1942- February 26, 2010

I love you, Grandma!

Locked Out

So here I am at 4:00 am writing a blog. It may seem ridiculous, but I have good reason. I was somewhat attempting my homework in room 314 when Melanie decided to practice my Cheshire Cat makeup for Alice in Wonderland tomorrow. That lasted until about 1:00 am, at which time we attempted to switch back to homework. Because I'm lazy, I'm just going to make this short story even shorter. I headed back to my room about 20 minutes ago, and after washing my face and getting ready to go to bed, I turned to go into my bedroom. But alas, it was locked. I kept trying the doorknob, thinking that maybe if I turned harder it would spring open and let me into my sleeping chamber. False. That did not happen.
After debating my possible options (one of which included banging on the door until I woke my roommate up), I figured that the only thing I could do is go back to room 314 and sleep on their Bliss Bag. I have no alarm clock, my phone has died, and I get to sleep in my jeans and scratchy cami tonight. I'm a little miffed. It could've been worse though, I could've been locked out of my entire apartment and stuck out in the cold. Jenna has just suggested to me that I should write a list of why I'm lucky, or basically what things I'm grateful for so that I don't dwell on the negative. So here goes my short 4:00 am list of what I am grateful for:

1) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I'm extremely grateful for knowing what I know, and being able to know that I always have the help of the Lord.
2) A higher education. Even though it has its ups and downs, it's definitely worth it. I can't imagine not going to college, it's been one of the greatest things I've had the opportunity to participate in and have.
3) Family. This year has started off a bit rough for my family, and I have a feeling that 2010 will continue to be even more challenging, but I'm so happy that my family is able to stick together and ultimately be together for Eternity. Even though we all have our crazy moments, it makes life so much more entertaining.
4) Being left-handed. This sounds ridiculous, but for someone who only has a limited range of talents, being a southpaw makes me feel awesome. Plus, I get to high-five all the other lefties I meet... them righties can't do that.
5) Friends. I won't even attempt to start to describe how friends change my life, but I definitely know that I love my friends more than I love cats. Yes, it is true.

Anyways, I have to find a way to sleep/do homework for the next 5 hours until my roommate wakes up...
G'night!

Deal!

I bet you're wondering why I have this semi-low quality picture of Arby's food on my blog.
Well, I'll tell you.

The other day our school newspaper had a bunch of really good Arby's coupons in it, and since Tara's favorite food place is Arby's, it seemed like we needed to seize the day and go to the Arb's E.
I'm just proud of myself because I got my entire meal (consisting of a full-sized sandwich, two fries, and a drink) all for $1.60. I find this acceptable.

My coupon-cutting father better be proud of me...

Pending...

I've been wanting to start a separate photography blog so I can keep my random everyday adventures distinguishable from my photography adventures. Unfortunately, all the blog URLs I can think of have already been taken. So if any of you have any good ideas, let me know.

Here's a few pictures I took when I was home over the weekend.