*happy dance*

Hey, you guys!! I'm finished!

That's right. 

Finished with Highschool FOREVER. :D 

I graduated yesterday. 

It was pretty much the best day ever.

Emilee and me. :D <3 Em has been one of my best friends since I was about three years old. LOVE her.

Me, Micah (brother), Joshua (brother), and Kathy (orchestra director and former private teacher)

My sister Joanna accompanied my solo pieces on the Piano. :D and Jonni turned the pages for her.

My Daddy and me after diploma presentation

Friends!

Games and hangin'. :D <3

 Of course, I was scared to death at the actual ceremony. I always am right before I perform. I did kind of a mini violin recital, with two solos and a quartet piece. And after that was my party and it was a ton of good friends and we just had a great time hanging out, playing games, and laughing our faces off. Afterward we all went to Andy's Frozen Custard for ice cream and a good deal more laughing, but I don't have any pics from that. :( 

It was SO much fun. 

The only thing missing was my Bestest Bestie. :'( 

I missed you like crazy soup NoniJoy!!! <3 <3 <3 

Thursday was pretty amazing too. :D We and a bunch of the same friends, plus a few, all spent the entire day at Silver Dollar City and had an AMAZING time. Noni was there for that. Which made it perfect overall. :D lol. <3 

(I have quite a few pictures for this post. I hope you don't mind!!)

this is "my" group. lol. we all stuck together pretty much the whole day. Left to Right: Micah (brother), Me, Noni, Aerial, Emilee, Sydney, Daniel, Daniel (Brother), Thayne

Me e Noni!!! xD <3

Almost the whole group. xD

My favorite ladies!! These girls are the best. Left to right: Emilee, Jonni (sister), Noni, Aerial, Me, Sydney.

 :D yes, that was good times. 

Annnyways. 

I've had an amazing weekend! 

I'm sorry I haven't been keeping up with or commenting on all you guys' blogs! I have to take the ACT in about a week that I'mma be studying for during pretty much ALL of my free time, and I have work most mornings....So, hopefully in a week or so I'll be back more regularly. Life is crazy beans right now. lol. <3

xx

{Rachel}

:-)

The little kids in bed,

A few of the kids in mum's room watching Daniel Boone,

Big brothers playing League of Legends, 

Sister in her room watching P&P (the old version), 

Mum and dad having Triple Town competitions on the couch while the rest of us watch The Pretender. 

It's lazy and lovely in here. :D Us, Just hangin'. 

 eatin' those epic little freezer pizza roll dealieos. 

Just wanted to say how nice it is. 

Life is good. 

Crazy, but good. 

Oh!! I finally got accepted into an online job I applied for a few weeks back! They put me on a waiting list, but I am accepted. I'm really looking forward to having a real income. It'll be my first "real" job...

Plus, I rode Silver Dollar City's new ride, The Outlaw Run, yesterday!! It was SO awesome!! My siblings and I waited in line for 4 1/2 hours to get on that ride. lol. It was freezing cold, but we had a good time. :) we met some nice people in the line and just hung out! 

yes, it is a wooden coaster. A beautiful, amazing, brand new, wooden coaster. :D It makes me giddy how cool it is.

anywho. That's all I have to say. 

:) Sorry I've been non-existent these days. I've got loads of school to do, an ACT to study for, and I feel really short on time....I can't wait until I'm graduated and school and all that is out of the way. I feel like everything will be so much easier!! I just hope that it will be in reality. :D

Sleep tight, you guys. 

<3 

{Rachel}

xD

Well,
I'm finally getting around to writing a new post! I have been pretty busy lately with school and going places and the like! Right now, it is about perfect right here. <3 I am sitting here in my very fave "basketball" pants (made with basketball short material but actually long pants. They are AMAZING! And, they are very green. Which makes them even awesomer. ^_^) with a cup of coffee, a hoodie, and all the windows open. *sigh* I love it. All the little kids are outside helping mom plant her baby maple trees and it is really quiet in here. I can hear the kids outside, the washer, and my loverly birdies making loverly soft little chirpy noises in my room. Fall is prolly one of my favorite things. ^_^
Mom, Dean, Micah, Jonnah, me, and the babies just got back from Springfield about an hour and a half ago. Jonnah was spending her birthday money in the mall and we went to Marshals and Wally. I love the mall. xD It has so much stuff that I love to look and and SO much stuff that I want really bad. lol. I would just love to actually have money to spend. :P :) Oh well.
Yesterday was orchestra! It was a great day, as usual. Well, Actually more than usual 'cause I only had to babysit half the day!!! :D It was so awesome to have free time to spend hanging out with my buddies. We have a blast together. <3 <3 I need a pic of us to put on here. :D I really do....ok. That is a priority. xD
Thursday we went to SDC. It was just us home people (except Dad and Dean who had to work). :D It was fun though. They were getting set up for Christmas already and I am getting so excited!! They were putting lights up EVERYWHERE and I cannot wait to go during Christmas time. "It's the most wonderful time of the year!!" And I firmly believe that. Christmas I think is probably definitely my favorite Holiday. xD
btw, did you know that they put up over 4,000,000 Christmas lights at SDC every year!!!??? That is a LOT of lights! lol. Random info there. ^_^ :D I'm gonna post a couple pics from Thursday, then I'm (hopefully) gonna chat with my bestie. <3 <3 luvluvluv!!!! <3 <3
~RinskiiJoy

The cutest little EthanMan on earth. xoxo!!

Way too cute.

Waiting for the kids on Thunderation

Yup. Monster. Every time. <3 xD <3

Ben watching the wood carver guy

The kids always try to get that thing rolling another direction. :D

The teacups! I almost never ride those....they make me really sick. :P

Mom said "smile!" And this is the face he made. xD

Bean

Jeri on the frogs! <3 She's such a doll!!

Gyser Gulch. Ethan and Jeri were Vacuuming those foam balls for like an hour! lol. <3

An employee on the top level kept dumping them over the rail. Ethan and Jeri loved it. ^_^

We died.

coming alive!!!

<3 Us. <3

Mom, Ethan, and Jeri on the carousel

Gramma on the Carousel!! <3 lol

Mii. :)

On the way home.

Peace out. <3 xD

....Ok. So, maybe more than "a couple" :D lol. Hope u enjoyed them! <3 <3