A Quick Update and Random Thoughts

We had a wonderful Christmas at our house! It was filled with slippers, games of cards, and mostly tea. My Oma (grandma) came to visit for 12 days which was very nice. We don't see her often so we were all very excited for her visit and sad when she left. My mom's only brother came to visit too and we had a lot of fun, you would be surprised how many times he could possibly ask "is it my turn?" :P

2015 has been pretty good so far and I am excited to see what this year holds for me. On friday we had our last physics class and I am sad. I am truly so blessed to have had such a great experience taking classes at the public school and to have had such a wonderful science teacher. He is really one of the best people I have ever met. He is truly an inspiration, he has gone through many struggles but he is still so positive. He makes an effort to connect with his students and is always there for them.
I have also really enjoyed this class because of the connections I have made with the other students. It has really been so much easier then my chemistry class to make friends.

We had our first quiz bowl of 2015 this past week and it was super fun! We did really well (placed 2nd) and met all of our teams goals. We won all 6 rounds, broke 110 points, and worked well as a team. I am really nervous about next year because all of my teammates are seniors and won't be able to play next year. I keep telling myself change is good.

I also have been really enjoying ballroom dance. This Christmas was my 3rd year doing ballroom every other week. But I think that this year I have really appreciated having my brother start coming with me. It has been great for us because we enjoy it and it gives us a way to hangout together and have a ton of fun at the same time. As it gets closer and closer to when I will move out I realize how special spending time with my little sibs is. It is one of my goals this year; to spend more time with them.
That went on rather longer than I wanted but I like writing down my thoughts like this. Thats all for now!!! <3
Glory to God for All Things
Cecilia

Snow!

Today it finally snowed!!! I am so excited because that makes it feel a lot more like Christmas. It is very pretty!

Because of the weather I got to leave my physics class at the public school early, and it occurred to me that snow days don't really exist for homeschoolers. Our whole class was really excited to leave after only two classes. I came home and did all of my school :P That is not to say homeschoolers don't get random days off, but snow really doesn't effect us at all! You just have to stay home and do school as usual.

I really can't wait for the winter solstice because I am really tired of it all ready being dark at 5pm. 

This Sunday the sunday school children preformed a very short/simple skit about Saint Lucia. It is difficult organize all of the kids and put them in a costume and get them to act, but they were very cute! We had about 5 Saint Lucias, 12 star boys, and 15 soldiers.
It has been almost exactly a year since we brought Levi home! He has been so perfect for us! Here is a picture of him from last Christmas.

Our tree also went up and it is perfect. There are very few things quite as perfect as sitting on the couch in front of the christmas tree, drinking tea, listening to christmas music, and watching it snow.
Thats all for now.
Glory to God for All Things
Cecilia

Greetings!

Hello! how are you? I am great! I have been so busy but today I was sitting quietly think about blogging. So here I am, blogging!
I was thinking and here are some random thoughts!

1. Why is grey a color the sky can be? blah!
2. My friends are the best! I know I say that a lot but it is totally and completely true. :)
3. Why is the chocolate in advent calendars always milk chocolate???? 
4. Snow, I want snow.
5. I want tea more!!!!
6. Little brothers give the best hugs! 
7. Why haven't I done this in forever? Its fun!
8. I should probably be doing physics homework.
9. Christmas trees are the best! I can't wait till we get ours!
10. The house is really quiet, I should turn on Christmas music! 

That is all I have to say at the moment!

Glory to God for All Things
Cecilia

P.S. I was feeling Christmasy so i used Christmas colors :) C

Update

     So I realize that its been ages since I posted and I am very sorry!
A lot has been going on and I keep having to add on to this post but hopefully it will get posted with this latest addition.
     One of the big things that has happened to me since I last posted was that a qualified for HOSA nationals in Orlando Florida and thanks to peoples generosity both Engineer sis and I will be attending! We are so excited! At the state level I participated in 2 events, one was a knowledge test and one was a nursing assisting event. Both required a written test and the nursing assisting required a practical test also.  I took both written test at the beginning of March and the practical was at the competition. Because I had taken the written test for the knowledge test before state I forgot that had even participated in that event.  So I was very shocked when I placed 2nd!
     We have also started practicing for the musical for the local HS homeschoolers. We are doing Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor dream Coat and I am the sphinx/Queen Victoria. My solo is very eastern sounding which I am very excited about.
     We had our last day of Sunday school last week. I am so glad that I had the opportunity to teach these kids this year they have been so amazing! It was the sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women which is special to me because my name Saint is Mary Magdelene I brought my Icon to show the kids and they were very excited!

This is from the summer after she was born.

Last Sunday was also my dear Rabbits birthday! She is 10 and I can't believe it! She has an insane talent for driving me up the wall. But she is the best rabbit ever and always has been! She is so big and beautiful. Lots of Love <3




Thats all for now.
Glory to God for All Things
Cecilia

Being a twin

I thought I would write a little bit about being a twin. One of the first questions most people ask us when they find out we are twins is what is it like to be a twin and our response has always been the same: we were never not twins. It is just part of our life, we are so used to it we don't even understand what they mean by that question.
      We are best friends and always have been. We never used to think about each other as friends let alone best friends. At some point it occurred to me that we really were friends and I don't know why it took me so long to realize.

     We have so many inside jokes that I can't even imagine counting them. Sometimes at dinner when somebody says something, we just look at each other and burst out laughing, confusing everybody else which just makes us laugh more. 

I sometimes cry just because she is upset and crying. We tell each other everything. We finish each others sentences. We know exactly how to push one another's buttons. We fight! Yes you read that right, we fight a lot. But we can never stay mad at each other for more than 1/2 an hour. Sometimes when I am mad at her I try not to talk to here and I always fail within 5 minutes.

But one of the most important things about us as twins is we are different from each other. I am more outgoing and love hangingout with tons of people, she would rather spend one on one time. She understands and fixes things I don't even know exist. We have different ambitions, she wants to go into engineering and I want to be a nurse midwife. We absolutely do not want to go to the same college. Because of our differences we work well together, we are a team, and we are always there to support one another.
Love You Sus!

16!

On Thursday it was one of my girlies birthday and we surprised her! I think that was the first time we have ever successfully done that!  Katie has been one of my best friends for at least 9 years. We met in 1st grade at our homeschool co-op. We bonded over not liking PE and drawing with crayons and have been friends ever since. We have laughed endlessly together, cried together, and basically grown-up together. I am so blessed to have her in my life! She is there when ever I am having a bad day or when I am super excited about something.

You are so amazing Katie and I love ya so much! I hope you have a wonderful year and you enjoy being 16!

This week: :)

My sunday school class had a lot of fun with our project. It may not have been a raging success but it certainly was a sticky one. I am really enjoying teaching, the kids really brighten up my week!

Sadly we had our last quiz bowl of the season :( but we placed second so its all good! Meanwhile science bowl is swiftly approaching. I am not entirely sure how I feel about it!

Engineer and I enjoyed going "to visit" the B-H's this past weekend. We had lots of fun lounging on the couch watching the olympics, visiting the humane society, shopping at the antique store, and eating a yummy lunch out.

My advanced chemistry class at the public school is very interesting. It is very challenging for me, and I really like having to work hard. But my favorite part about this class is the other students. At the beginning of the school year when I started regular chemistry I was looking forward to making new friends, I was very disappointed. I got there and was in the middle of a group of people that had known each other since kindergarten, nobody was mean but they were all very self involved. So I went into my second semester expecting to have the same experience, and man was I surprised! They are really great and I love the class.

I decided it was time to update the look of my blog in honor of the fact that spring will be here eventually. I hope you like it!

Thats all for now.

Glory to God for All Things

Cecilia!