Turn That Frown Upside Down.

Yesterday I was at my grandmother's and unable to post. No bueno. Doubly no bueno was being locked out of her house for two hours. Let me explain. Everyone went to a restaurant and left me behind to hold down the fort. I saw a pretty leaf outside the window and went into the backyard to admire it, Closing the door behind me so no creepy crawlies would sneak in. Looked at leaf. Went to go back inside. Tugged on the door for five minutes before admitting defeat. I sat around on the grass for a while but was growing to get itchy and starting to come down with cabin (or rather, out of cabin) fever, so I decided to walk around the neighborhood. Let me tell you, I don't know why they gave the Hillside Strangler that name. Those are not hills, they are effing mountains. I felt like Sir Edmund Hilary scaling Mount Everest. Plus it was getting dark and I feared a pack of hungry coyotes were going to suddenly appear. What an awkward way to die, being eaten by a coyote. I heard a noise in the bushes and jumped at least a foot in the air but it was just a cute little bunny. So it was an adventure filled day, to say the least. 

I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. Why, you might ask? Well, Ayla (who has been daring and adventurous like a mofo lately) and Eleanor (the world's kindest and most beautiful pirate) gave me this... 

The last time I won anything it was a handwriting award in fifth grade, so I was embarrassingly excited *insert spastic happy dance* to receive my first "official" blog award! I'm supposed to list ten things which make me happy and do at least one of them today. Then I pick ten more people... It's like a happiness chain! So let's get this party started.

1. This house.

2. Making people happy. I love giving someone a present that's perfect for them. As they open it I'm often more excited than they are, jumping around and giddy.

3. Music. I love my ipod (Juan Carlos Jr. Jr.) more than life itself. Which reminds me, I just got an itunes gift card. Do you guys have any recommendations?

PAPER RIVAL - Cassandra from Photo Finish Records on Vimeo.

4. Floaty dresses, preferably with tights. Wearing said dresses on the bus while blasting offensive rap music and watching the confused faces of shocked people.

5. Expecting a movie to suck and liking it. For some reason having anticipated awfulness makes the film even better when you are pleasantly surprised.

6. Manatees. Warning: cuteness may be too much to handle. 

7. Good hair days. I have curly curly hair so even a minute when it's behaving is worth celebrating.

8. Quotes. Plus this one is from Salvador Dali, so I'm doubly delighted... Alliteration alert... Twice!

9. Castles made from playing cards. Except when they make me want to tear out my hair with frustration.. Then I'm not so happy.

10. And of course this beast.

The ten next people who I tag are *drumroll please!*

Katharina from Katharina's Food Adventures 

Emily from emily finds it funny

Laura from Learning to Love

Kailey from Peanut Butter Bliss

Izzy from Something Good This Way Comes

Katie from Under the Stars

Lexi from Starlight Diner

Sophia from Burp and Slurp

ENJ from The Empty Nut Jar

Shelley from Finding Happiness and Health

Random, but do you ever feel like a bug is crawling on you but when you look there's nothing there? And then when you feel it but tell yourself that it's all in your head there actually is a bug?... Yeah, totally just happened to me.

P.S. A certain little carrot named Sam is having a giveaway... So check it out!