eBooks vs. Paperback Books

Yep, that's what my essay is going to be about in my composition class. What better subject to write about?! I have to write a compare and contrast essay so I thought this was a good match since I love books so much. And in case anyone is wondering, I am on the side of paperbacks! I don't mind reading an ebook/iBook here and there but I love the feeling of actual paper in my hand. What is your stance?

So my birthday is in a couple days! Eeek! I am not only excited for that but I am also excited to get Halloween done and over with. I like passing out candy and all but once Halloween is over then I get to put up my Thanksgiving flag and my Christmas tree!!! I know they are 2 separate holidays but in my house I combine them as one because isn't it all about being thankful and loving each other anyway? Obviously, Christmas is a little more than that, it's Jesus' birthday but I just love having two months of pure excitement and love-filled air! This is seriously the best time of the year!!!!! I don't think any amount of exclamation marks could show how excited I am! I love Thanksgiving because everyone comes together and cooks and brings a dish to share. I usually bring Corn Casserole and homemade New York style cheesecake while Grandma Darlene usually does the turkey and some side dishes. My mom usually bakes a pie or two and Grandma and Papa usually bring the biscuits! What a feast! And I love Christmas because of everything it stands for: Jesus' miracle birth, giving to others, cherishing family time and most importantly LOVE! (Also, I really like Christmas music! I've already started listening to it...) Christmas is about loving and giving which is what we need more of in this world. Soooo, let the holidays begin!

As of some day in Novemeber, I will be working at Giant Eagle for 6 months! Woohoo! It seems forever ago now that I was dying to get everything straightened out and now look?! 6 months have flown by! I am so grateful to be a real person it's not even funny!

Well, I will be off to work for a couple of hours that I offered to take for someone, so I will finish with this: "Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory"-Dr. Seuss. Try to value everyone moment.

~Bri

Vroom Vroom!

Life just keeps moving on! Taking you places and changing lanes on you! I can also do that too now that I got my driver's lisence last Wednesday! I passed it on the first try!!!! (I passed my permit test on the first try too so I was hoping it would turn out the same!) I think the guy who did the test with me was really impressed and passed me mostly because I did my parrallel parking PERFECTLY. I never parked so well before and I am quite impressed by myself. So now that I can drive I feel like a real adult. I have a job, an apartment, a boyfriend I've been with for almost 5 years now and a driver's lisence with a car! LIFE IS SMASHINGLY GOOD! (Oh yeah, and I love my college classes too!)

My birthday is coming up on the 29th of this month. I will be 19! It seemed like it took forever to get to 18 years of age but to think that I will be 19 in a matter of weeks is crazy! Also, on the 10th of October is my Grandpa Buddy's birthday (my dad's dad) and he will be...umm... maybe he won't want that online! But I'm sure he will be thinking of it as just another day. October 10th is a special day for another reason because on that day, one year ago, Sebastian and I embarked on our "living on our own" journey. Can you believe it?! We will have lived together for a whole year! And since we obviously plan to be together forever, we have also set a wedding date. Yep, that's right! But don't worry, it's not for a couple of years, we will be going on 21 by then. June 14th, 2014 is when we decided we will "tie the knot". If my grandma and papa are still living at this current address by then, we would like to have a ceremony outside. No, I will not be wearing a white wedding dress but I do plan on having lots of food and a DJ because that's the most important part anyway!

All in all life is good!