RIP Wisdom Teeth

its been real guys //ps my teeth arent that yellow, its just awful lighting

Today I had to part ways with 4 very near and dear to me teeth. Apparently, I had such a smart mouth that they needed to remove my wisdom teeth (hahaha I'm hilarious)

My Last Supper last night was white chicken enchiladas and guacamole, followed by apples dipped in caramel. I went to be at like 10pm- I was sort of anxious and just wanted to get to the morning.

This morning I woke up and it probably the first time in my life I actually was hungry for breakfast right when I woke up. You always want what you can't have, right? On the way to the oral surgeon, my dad tortured me and got himself some Starbucks. What a devil. After a quick wait, it was time for my mouth to be cut up.

The nurse lady called my name and practically pushed me into the room. I barely had my sweatshirt over my head when they were pushing me into the chair. I asked to keep my teeth and they were putting my IV in. The doctor, who is a very friendly and funny guy, said they were going to give me three kinds of medicines; the first would make my butt itch, the second would be a steroid to reduce the swelling, and the third was "margaritas" to make me very happy. I thought he was joking about my butt itching, but a few seconds later, it was and my gosh that was awful. But it lasted for maybe 5 seconds and I was out.

Suddenly, I was awake and being choked by some bloody gauze. I was moved from the chair to the wheelchair, and wheeled to the car. Unfortunately, I wasn't funny after my anesthesia. I was just disoriented. My dad drove to Sonic to get me a cranberry slush (that's all that sounded good), some water, and a banana shake. On the way there, I started crying because my tongue was dry and felt like a cat's tongue. Video to come on that!

Then the infinity naps began, as I like to call them. I was watching The Office, and would fall asleep for what felt like 100 hours, but then I would wake up and it was still the same episode playing. Vicodin makes you feel crazy. After my first infinity nap, the scariest thing happened. I was trying to wake up, but my body wouldn't move. I couldn't open my eyes or move my head, arms, legs, or mouth. I had to use all my strength to open my eyes, which sounds crazy, but I'm on Vicodin right now so it's all crazy.

I woke up to the sound of something hitting my window. I thought nothing of it and was going back to sleep when suddenly Riley, Sierra, and Jessica appeared! They broke into my house. They stayed for a while and then I went back to sleep. The rest of the afternoon consisted of infinity naps and The Office. Plus icing with my super cool homemade sock ice pack. I'm not very swollen yet, but we'll see how long that lasts.

So here's some of the worst pictures of me in the history of the world. I don't remember half of them being taken haha

right after they gave me anesthesia

after i guess?

all time fave! i have no memory of this being taken

i may or may not being flipping off my dad in this picture

xo
Hannah

S/O to My Homegirl

Please welcome to the blogging world....

Mackenzie Clare

Born October 30, 2013 at 10:55am

Bahahahaha I crack myself up!!!! But in all seriousness, I would like to introduce you all to my best friend Mackenzie who just started up her own blog!!! Isn't that the most exciting in the world? I about peed my pants from excitement when she told me! I am so excited to have a blogging friend- I've got a million great ideas of things we can do together with our blogs!

Today we had our first blog get-together at the one and only Tattered Cover. There's just something about bookstores, coffee shops, and blogging that go together perfectly. I changed things up a little on my blog (things are still under construction!), we wrote a little, and lamented over the ridiculously slow WiFi. It was great. I can't wait for more blog dates.

So if you're interested in some hilarious blogging that will sometimes involve yours truly, hop on over to

mackclarecar.blogspot.com! 

Better yet, bookmark it! I promise you won't be disappointed!

xo
Hannah

I Don't Want It To End

The football games where we're in the front row cheering louder than everyone else.

The off period naps.

The late nights at sleepovers.

The early morning adventures to state cross country meets.

The cheering at friends as they do what they love and what they rock at.

The making of signs that we keep forever.

The figuring out of parking meters in downtown CO Springs.

 
The nappers in the back of the car as we go to our next event.

The recitals in where we listen to the voice of our amazing singing friend.

The exhausting, but best ever Saturdays with my friends, for my friends.

xo
Hannah

Behind the Name

This post was inspired by the lovely, concussed Jess. Read her blog over here!

I'm pretty happy to say that I've always really loved my name. In elementary school, there was only one other Hannah at the most in the school, but there was never any in my grade. I always felt bad for the kids who had to write their first AND last name on any work. Lol because we know always have to do that. And it's been on the top 25 names for baby girl names for a while now, so that's cool I guess. Oh, and it's a palindrome. That was my favorite thing to tell people when I was little- they usually didn't even know what that was as a 7-year old had to explain. Anyways, I've just always liked it, I don't really know how to explain it.

My favorite thing to do is look up the meanings of names. According to babycenter.com, the origin of the name Hannah is Hebrew, and the meaning is "grace of God; favour". That's pretty I suppose, I can live with that. My mom's name, Marianne, means "sea of bitterness" and whenever she's mad, I love to remind her of that;)

So anyways, Jess blogged about what she would name her kids and how she spent an hour looking them up and stuff. I'm guilty of doing the exact same thing. It's one of my favorite past times actually. I want four to six children (I love big families) so here's what yours truly will be naming her children.

Girls

Ella Margaret (after my great grandma Eleanor and grandma Margaret)

Piper Jane (must be a redhead spitfire with this name)

Mia Cordelia (one meaning of Cordelia is "heart" so if I'm a heart surgeon, it's only appropriate)

Charlotte Adelaide (total old soul)

Grace Cecilia (after my great grandma Cecilia)

Maura Felicity (Maura as a variation of Mary after one other great grandma)

Boys

Charlie Marvin (This has to be the cutest name in the world. Just imagine a little boy who can't pronounce their r's saying it. I die. Plus Marvin, after mi padre)

Noah James
William Marvin 

Henry Joseph
Samson James

Oliver Cromwell (lol at my AP Euro humor) 

I obviously like more old fashioned names. And middle names that have family significance. Girl names are definitely my jam. I feel like there's 10,000 more girl names than boy names. Or at least it seems like there's more variety. I'm really only set on Charlie Marvin and the three other first names for boys. The girls are perfect and done for me though. Sorry for future husband, it's highly unlikely that these names will be changing so I hope you love them.

What's the meaning of your name? Better yet, what are you going to name your kids? Comment pls.

xo
Hannah

Tradition

If there's one thing I love, especially in the fall and winter, it's tradition. It just makes things special, and memory-worthy.

Last night we had our Annual Go To The Movies On A School Night In October night. It's basically when we decide to be rebels and go to the movies on a school night because we have no homework. We did it last year (exactly a year ago!) to see Pitch Perfect so therefore it's a tradition;) This year, we saw Carrie and I absolutely loved it!

It was actually my second time seeing it, but I loved it just as much the second time around. It wasn't really scary, but just gory and slightly violent. Julianne Moore does a great job of being a true loon, I'm happy to not have someone that crazy as my mother, and Chloe Grace Moretz was very good at being the fragile, lonely girl who you would never suspect evil from. Personally, I think it teaches a good lesson- if you bully people, it comes back to bite you in the butt. I just loved watching Carrie go crazy and kick some major butt. I highly recommend it to anyone, it's well-worth your time and money.

xo
Hannah

I {♥} Fall

"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."

Isn't that the truth? There is something about fall that has always made it one of my favorite things in life. Life does start all over, we shed our summer skins and there's a new mentality. School is routine, the holidays are approaching, a new happiness infects us all.

Maybe it's the autumn fog that is forever present, especially early in the morning. I love walking in to school around 9am, and seeing the layer of fog that makes everything a little hazy. The bowl that makes up our soccer fields gathers it nicely, as it skims around it like the steam coming off of hot soup. The coolness in the air and flickering sun creates the perfect temperature for layering clothes, a personal favorite of mine. Button downs, sweaters, scarves, and boots become my wardrobe staples for these 50° days.

Then there's the colors. Living in Colorado sure has its perks when it comes to fall. The colors are amazing and vibrant. It's hard to not want to photograph everything. It's not just the leaves though, but also the fall sunsets and sunrises. They too are made up of majestic reds, oranges, purples, and pinks. 

I love coming in to my house in the evening with the fire on, warming the house from the bottom up. Coats are making their appearance again, along with hats, scarves, and gloves for football games. Pumpkin is the main ingredient in everything- pumpkin waffles, pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin soup, pumpkin spice coffee. Our house smells absolutely divine, a mixture of spices, pumpkin, apple, and the leaves outside. 

All this love for the seasons has made me realize how important it is to me to live somewhere with these seasons. This past week, I've been filling out college applications like it's my job (well it sort of actually is) and all the places I'm applying to have the splendid four seasons. I just could not go somewhere that is summer all the time. I'm a girl who loves the cool fall air, cold snow, drab rain, and the sun. 

We went on a hike on Sunday and I got some pictures that don't even do justice to show how beautiful this state really is. It was so fun to step on the crunchy leaves, with the sun shining, but a crisp breeze cooling everything down with my cousins and siblings running ahead. Dillon said that the hike was "longer than Epcot" and also told us he was going to pass out because he had to go to the bathroom. There's always free entertainment with that kid.

i'm going to miss him next year

//love where you live//

xo
Hannah

Honest Blogging

Inspired by the one and only Bonnie over at The Life of Bon. Because we like to share the truth! After all, us bloggers are some of the most honest people you'll ever meet!

1. When I was in second grade, I wanted to be Anne Frank for Halloween. I thought she was such an inspiration and did not see how dressing up as her would be bad. Oh Hannah.

2. My favorite toy ever was my Barbie Jeep.

3. I baptized every single baby doll of mine, and a few stuffed animals. Just call me Father Hannah.

4. My siblings and I would play communion all the time. We would fill a wine glass with water and take turns giving each other the 'wine' and then wipe off where we drank. It was so much fun.

5. We also once tied rope from the banister and attached a small plastic chair to it and would pull each other up and down on it, swinging a few feet above the ground. My mom had the flu and had fallen asleep, so when she woke up to my sister (who was 3 at the time) three feet off the ground in a plastic chair, tied to it with two attached shoelaces, and only a sleeping bag underneath her, she was just a little mad;)

6. My love language is giving gifts. It's how I show those I love I love them. When someone I know needs some love, I just love to go find something or make something for them and then give them a note with it. I know when I need some love, it means the world to me when someone brings me something to brighten my day, so I like to do the same for others.

7. I have the names of my children planned. All I can say is I hope my husband loves them because I love them and really don't want to change them.

8. I have a really hard time not having a plan. And I totally admit it. I just like to know what's going on, when it's going on, how it's going on, etc. It is very difficult for me to give up control, but there are times where I can and I occasionally realize how okay that can be.

9. I am going to miss my family so much when I go to college next year. It's hard for me to comprehend that in one year, I won't be living in the same house, sleeping in the same room, living with the same people I have been for 17 years.

10. And let's not even get started on how much I will miss my friends.

11. I don't get in trouble a lot at home, but when I do, it's because of my tone. Sorry, I can't help that  I'm sassy and honest!

12. I love to stay in my pajamas all day, but I also love to put on a cute outfit and be ready to face anything.

13. Watching movies is sometimes depressing for me. I have a tendency to get so wound up in the story and so attached to the characters that when it's over, I feel like a piece of me is being taken away. Oh how I wish so many movies were my life.

14. I am really really bad about going to bed early. I am such a night owl. There is plenty of times where I could totally go to bed at a decent hour (before 10 or 11pm) but I end staying up till the wee morning hours, doing completely useless tasks. But that's also when I come up with millions of blog ideas. I have drafts and drafts and drafts of posts that I started writing at 1am.

15. I loathe white tennis shoes. They look fine on other people but you will find me dead before you find me wearing a pair of white tennis shoes. They're too sterile for me.

16. I have issues with the color pink. It's hard for me to love. I only like very specific shades, so if in doubt, do not buy me anything pink.

17. I have a strong personality. I guess this goes hand in hand with being controlling, but so be it. I know some people have a hard time with this, but one thing I've learned since being in high school is that I am not changing for anyone. Sorry Charlie, but I'm only interested in being 100% me!

18. At least once a week, there is a major dancing/singing party in my room. It's been this way forever. I used to put on concerts for my family, complete with posters around the house and tickets to get in, but those ended;)

19. If I got a tattoo, it would probably just say Christmas. Because Christmas is the best thing ever and I love it more than I love my family. (I kid, I kid... a little)

20. Since I was little, I've had big plans for this life of mine.  In elementary, I was going to save the whales. So, I adopted a whale through the Pacific Whale Foundation. In middle school, I was going to find the cure for cancer. So, I donated my hair to make wigs. Little steps to help the greater issue. Now, there's so much I'm going to do. The whole world's right in front of me, just waiting for me and the impact I'm going to make.

xo
Hannah

Homecoming 2013

The final event of homecoming week 2013 was the dance! I have always LOVED school dances. It's when wild Hannah is unleashed, and I love wild Hannah. She knows how to have a good time! This year's homecoming was simply the best yet. The best dress and hair, the best dinner, the best group, the best pictures, the best time. S/O to my amazing group and the laughs we had together. Let's do it again!

There isn't much to say really, just that it was amazing. We did the usual get ready at my house, took pics in my backyard, had dinner at Thai Basil, danced it up, had some Village Inn, and then stayed up till 3am talking before sleeping in my basement. I'll let the pictures tell the story.

he literally hates me so much

the face

5eva

my soul sister

cross country!

europe!!

lol

 and then we started going crazy.

our best miley cyrus

dear jess, i love your face

ombre attempt- more like look at mack and jess' faces

i donut know what i'd do without them;)

bird machine

doing our best to recreate the best picture from last year [see below]

but in the end... I can just tell you that I love my best friends.

 xo
Hannah