Craftiness!

So I went all out on MR's birthday card. I felt very accomplished because it took about 3 hours to make. But I got all my ideas from Pinterest. 

This is the front.

And this is the inside. (Plus I inserted a page of actual words and such)

My Bestest Friend: Mary Rosalyn Taylor

My very best amigo, Mary Rosalyn, is turning 15! And in tradition, when someone I love has a birthday, here's a list of all the things I like about Mary Rosalyn:

• She plays the piano beautifully and with elegance
• She has a great relationship with her family members
• She has a very good taste in fashion
• She loves the outdoors, and all of God's beautiful creations
• She has figured out a lot of things that most people have never figured out in their entire lifetime
• She is much more deep than the average 15 year old
• She is a great Christian
• She can whoop some tail in basketball, being an awesome "big girl"
• She is a devoted Gator fan, no matter what happens to them
• She has collegiate level aspirations in softball
• She was one of the very few girls who knew what they were doing and showed it during the powder puff game
• She has a super cool fort/tree house/wooden wonderland
• She is a very ambitious person
• She is incredibly intelligent
• She loves the 80's
• She has a good taste in music
• She is an excellent trumpeteer
• She is a great athlete
• She willingly runs with me
• She is different than most
• She wants people around her to make the right choices
• She is very determined in academics
• She has great morals
• She is not a hoochie
• She is beautiful
• She likes to tell me about her life
• She is one of the only people left who has remained "a good kid"
• She does not use profanity
• She hits up Goodwill on Mondays! 
• She works very hard at practice
• She does what is asked of her and more
• She lets me know when I'm about to make a stupid decision
• She has no urge to have a cell phone
• She has excellent self control
• She is one of the few people who understand me
• She has never done anything immoral
• She goes about doing good things for others
• She has one of those great minds who think about ideas, rather than events or people (Eleanor Roosevelt quote)
• She and I have a great respect for Coach Wilson, the grooviest old man around
• She is hilarious
• She can spell like a beast
• She is insane
• She cares about her health
• She doesn't eat crap food
• She sees through the "superficial poo"
• She is a wonderful friend

I hope you have an amazing 15th birthday! Love you, MRT!

Good Ole Nat Geo!

National Geographic is amazing. This month's is super cool, and rather interesting. Me and a friend plan to ditch our careers, forget everyone (only kidding), and carve out a cave in the cliffs below to live in forever. Full article here.

I have a hard time believing this is a real place and this picture is not some wonderful painting, but either way, I'm gonna live there forever once I get married. Yes, family should visit. Often. 

I also enjoyed this article. Reindeer really do fly, I'm sure of it.