Well?

I re-did the header. At first I didn't like it...but it's growing on me. ;-)

Better? Worse?

(and this has gotta be the shortest post I have ever written...)

Yes, I've Done It AGAIN...

Yes, yes. I've done it again.

Re-designed my blog. I don't know, I just didn't like the feel of the previous one...that balloon kid got really old really fast. Plus I just LOVE designing...and you won't believe it!

I bought my VERY first digital scrapbooking kit! Yes, you read it right: I BOUGHT it.

Haha. I'm very proud. Best six dollars I've ever spent. ;-)

Now, I know that the look isn't PERFECT and it doesn't look very professional (yes, Mom, it's "imagery". Inside joke. )...buuut. You know I have Gimp, right? Yeah. Can't do a ton with it - plus I'm just not that great.

Someday, I WILL get photoshop CS4 and lightroom...

...buuut it won't be for a while. Don't have a thousand dollars lying around collecting dust. Anyways. You like the look?

Comment and tell me what you think...I saved xcfs of all the files, so if you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. ;-)

Now off to watch The Matrix all by my lonesome...my usual movie-watching buddy (my bro) is gone on a sleepover. Not that I'm complaining...I love the movie. ;-)

SURPRISE!

Well, there. I've done it.

Finally re-did my blog. After weeks of designing, deleting, re-designing, and re-deleting, I finally have my "new look".

Opinions? You all just have to tell me what you think! :)

(I'm sorry to have caused confusion, I made my blog private for a while so I could fiddle with it all I wanted to without making things look screwy.)

And as a side-note...

I'm waiting anxiously for something to arrive in the mail. I ordered it on Sunday (or rather, my daddy ordered it) and am going to burst if it doesn't come today.

Hint: it has a QWERTY keyboard. :)

I Love Designing and...

Just finished designing Jenna's blog...you gotta tell me what you think. The colors are nice, no? ;)

I like the nav-bar--but then again, I love all nav-bars because they bring organization to the blog.

My appreciation of nav-bars is kind of ironic because I'm such a disorganized person in real life. Most of my friends say they couldn't live with messes--but I have no problem with being surrounded by junk (wadded up papers, random books, kleenex boxes, my camera bag, writing utensils, notebooks, etc.).

My Momma helps to keep my mess in check--she doesn't let it get completely out of hand. Otherwise, honestly, it would spread all over the house.

To finish the title: I love designing and sometimes I gotta wonder where I'd be without my parents.

Catching Up

I feel like I haven't written a real post in such a long time. Neither am I promising a real post now--just finished writing an essay, so I'm creatively-drained. (Yes, an essay does require creativity. ;) This post is simply to catch up.

Isn't my new blog-design beautiful? And it was a complete surprise. Hannah is so awesome in that way. She's super talented, and I get to benefit from it. ;) (And this was done with paint.net. Which is the lamest photo-editing software out there. Be prepared to be amazed when she gets her laptop and Gimp/Photoshop CS4. [She's unbelievable with Gimp...with Photoshop CS4? Even better....if that's possible... ^^])

Last night, I went to a place called Crisis Nursery for my service-environment (the mentoring program clumps "pods" [groups of mentor-mentees] together and sends them off once a month to serve). My mentor, my two friends Rachel and Kelli (and their mentors), and I drove to the Nursery. We got a tour of the place, and then made snack for the eighteen kids (from 3 months to four or five). After we made it and served the kids, we got to sit down and hang out with them. I sat by the sweetest girl ever--Lillian Trost (she showed me her wristband that had all her information on it). She was three, the sweetest thing EVER! She sat on my lap, and I fed her apple-sauce. (yes, she wouldn't eat it unless I was feeding her. ;) And there was this other three-year-old, who had this odd name, like Darajon, or something like that. He jumped into my arms, laid his head on my shoulder, and just let me hold him for a long time. Then he took the pony-tail around my wrist and "did" my hair. (It looked ridiculous--it was a high, sloppy bun on the top of my head--but it was so cute to have him doing it ;) He wouldn't let me un-do it for a while. Kelli would look at me and crack up--it was pretty funny. ;)

Lately, I've been listening to Superman by Five For Fighting, over and over again. I heard it on the radio, loved it, bought it on iTunes, got it on my iPod, and have been listening to it ever since. I've memorized it. ;)

This Monday I'm going to start on the first song of the next violin Suzuki book, and the old one will retire to an honored place on the shelf--to be thumbed through when I feel the need to review.

I'm going to leave you with this picture (in appreciation of Hannah's efforts on my design, of course ^^)...we're such dorks sometimes. (We weren't laughing about anything; Hannah just wielded the camera and we both cracked up...over nothing. ^^)

SURPRISE!

This is Hannah from Aspire...just wanted to SURPRISE Bekah, (and you, readers) with a blog makeover.

Feedback? Comment HERE as well as on my blog...hehehe...would love to hear what you think about it.

Hope you like it, Bekah! :)

--Hannah

This is Hannah from Aspire...

...who has gone onto Bekah's account to surprise her with a blog makeover! Consider it a late birthday present, Bekah. :)

Hope you like it! :D

~Hannah

Header!

Hey everybody,

CHECK OUT MY HEADER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*scream in excitement* Isn't it AWESOME??!?!?
Okay, I want to shout out a HUGE thank-you to Hannah from Aspire. She made my header, and... *faint in admiration*
I LOVE IT!!!! I was just like staring at it for seriously a really long time!
Thank you, Hannah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I really, really, like it.
I hope you guys like my new title (I FINALLY thought up a new one)!!!!! Hannah also made my blog button too...take it and put it on your blog!
I am SO excited right now! My header is so awesome. Thanks SO MUCH Hannah!!! :D