Hello, November!

I can hardly believe it's November 1st! November 1st!
Sophomore year is flying by. I mean, really flying by! I turned 16 two whole months ago. It's insane. Part of me wants it to go even faster, because sophomore year is just awful. People always ask, "Aren't you so glad to be past freshman year?" and all I can think is, "Um, no!" Freshman year was a blast. High school was new. Everything seemed way more fun. We got to slack off in our easy required classes. Now we're cracking down, getting into AP and pre-AP and working up the math ladder (Algebra 2 with Trig! How fun!)
But a part of me wants it to slow down. I really love high school - at least, most of the time. I love the football games especially. I have a soft heart for football. It jsut makes me feel so alive.

As the holidays creep up, Im dreaming of Christmas presents. Turkey. Cold weather. Family time. No school.

A few Pinterest-ing things:

Winter skirts

Bundt + Bundt = pumpkin cake

Burlap Christmas tree skirt

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, wherever I'll be. Whether that's Louisville, or sweet home Alabama! How about you?

You never really can fix my heart.

It hurts when you hold someone to a standard, only to be let down.
It hurts when you allow yourself to get excited over something with such a slim chance.
It hurts when you hold on to someone who let go long ago.
But all this hurts even more when your hopes were raised;
only to be crushed the next day.

God is good.

Sometimes I get really wrapped up in my life and feel like I'm drowning in everything.
And then I remember, God is in control. He knows what He's doing, and I have to put my life in His hands. No matter what I want, He knows what I need. In time, I will find someone that I'll love for the rest of my life. Or maybe I won't. But things will be okay. I'm still young and living out God's plan for me. It's always nice when this calm comes over me and I just think to myself, "I'm going to be alright. Trust in God."

How has your week been going? Have you ever felt out of control? If so, how do you deal with it?

Have a lovely weekend :)

I wish I could keep up with this blog.

I never know what to write about, so I just buzz around Blogger keeping up with all of my favorite blogs!

Life has been pretty good lately. Sophomore year is truly awful. They weren't lying when everyone said 10th grade was the hardest. Sigh.

In other news, fall has just begun, but high school football is already almost over! :( I still have another month of SEC ball to look forward to, and living in Tuscaloosa during football season is always amazing. But still, there is something so magical about Friday night football games!

Lately I have really been into the whole artsy-fartsy thing. Pinterest has stirred up a craft monster in me. I sadly am the type of person who loves everything but is always afraid to spend money, so I am super cautious when selecting crafts. If it's something that seems even a tad expensive, I just stare in longing....even though I could make it if I wanted to. Double sigh.

I'm going to start trying on this blog more! I will find things to write about if it kills me! Even if I don't have many followers (actually I think the grand total stands at zero), I would love to have this blog as a little memory later on in life.

Oh, and before I go, I would just like to give a shoutout to Lisa over at Tales Of A Young Housewife!Her little girl, Aubrey, is beautiful and she is an awesome person! :) Check her blog out!

xoxo, Kindra.

Mobile blog posts? Very strange. Yet convienient.

Wordless Wednesday- er, Thursday.

Cake Pops

Today me and Carson attempted to make panda cake pops...extra emphasis on the attempted. Basically the chocolate wouldn't heat enough, so the cake part just fell off the stick and got stuck in the chocolate. I will spare you the photos :P. It was tasty though and failing is the most fun part about little projects like these.

What fun things have you been up to this week?

Heartbreaking.

Before April 27, I never could have imagined that I would hate tornadoes more than I already did.
That day, an EF-4 tornado ripped through my city.
Friends were left homless. Places I'd driven past all my life were gone. The Milo's at Wood Square that I always ate at. The Full Moon Barbeque (that used to be another little diner) where I had gotten milkshakes at when I was 7 with my best friend - gone. 41 lives were taken from Tuscaloosa that day, by that tornado. 238 were taken all across the state of Alabama.
Words can't describe how things in Tuscaloosa and all over Alabama have changed since that day.
Then on May 22, an EF-5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, and broke my heart even more. The people in Joplin had a Facebook page set up to help my city, while they had no clue what would happen to their city just 4 weeks after our state was devastated.
The relentless severe weather has taken over 300 lives nationwide, just in the past 6 weeks.
My heart goes out to every town, city, and state that has been affected. It doesn't matter how small or large your town is; in a time like this, not one city is more important than the others. Just the thought that wind could blow down our lives in only a few moments is intense. But our country is strong; and the outpour of love from every corner has been amazing. Wednesday, April 27 and Sunday, May 22 will never be forgotten in my heart.