School is now

Today school starts! In fact, I will be carpooling with Madison over there in 20 minutes. I got up at 6:00 am today. Freaky early! I didn't go to sleep until probably midnight.. I gotta get on a better sleep schedule! I think I look pretty good for me at least! Lol my face was acting up for like no reason this morning. Well, not really for no reason, I break out when I'm stessed and this is a little stressful. Oh well, I'll deal. My outfit is pretty cute. White v-neck, black and white polkadotted skirt, zebra print bracelet, black bracelet (both are bangle style) long heart necklace. Hair is straightened and bangs are clipped off to the side. If I get lost, at least I'll look cute doing it. :) Justsayin!

School is Tomorrow!!

I will be a freshman tomorrow! That is sooooo scary! Lol I hope I can make some good friends and get to see my current friends too =)

Renovations!

I have started renovating the kitchen/dining room!

Step one- Clean up cabinets and replace handles.
Step two- Buy new lamp to go over table
Step three- Tape walls to be painted
Step four- Paint walls (marigold!)

So in a way I am halfway there, but I know that the painting will be the hard part.

Shopping, Shopping, New Phone

I went shopping yesterday for back-to-school clothes! I got a ton of cute things. I went with my mom to the out of town mall. I am going to the in town mall with some friends sometime this week. One of my good friends, Lydia just got back from Tennessee where she spent the whole summer so we need to catch up before school starts =)  And of course, Madison, my best friend has to come too!

I make friends pretty easily, but I am still nervous for school. I am starting high school and the school is really big. I don't know anyone in any of my classes. Dooms day is Wednesday. Yipes!

I am supposed to get an upgrade on my phone today, but my mom is in a pretty bad mood so I don't think she'll take me. =( Darn.

I want to get either the Pantech Jest or the Samsung Intensity. Just a simple basic free phone.  I'd rather get a Palm Pixie, but it requires a data plan and the rents would never go for that.

I still need to organize my bedroom and bathroom. I guess I can do that tomorrow or maybe this evening. Eh.

Bout to leave!

I am going to town to shop today. I don't have a car so my mother offered to take me.
My mom went out for coffee with a friend. We all know how long that takes =P
I am trying to pass the time by blogging.
SO... my OLD dad. He's like 54. Is listening to the Black Eyed Peas. Waaaah? It's even worse because he was listening to Johnny Cash before that.
My hair hates me today. I slept with it wet. Go figure.
 That is all.

Nellie Bean Takes The World!

I am writing a book, kind of based off of myself. Here's the prolog! Enjoy!

Prolog

My name is Eleanor Cassidy  Kongphouthakeuthirathoundaroumy.

            Eleanor is after my Grandma Eleanor. She invented the rubber band. I am not really sure if that’s true or not, but she insists it is. She says she kept a journal filled with all of her great ideas. One day her house got robbed and somebody stole her idea. They got rich and famous. Grandma Eleanor was left with nothing. I don’t have anything against the poor woman, but I chose not to go by her name. It’s pretty, sure, but not for a fourteen-year-old girl in the twenty first century. I go by Nellie. Sometimes Nellie Bean. Haha, get it, Jelly Bean.. Nellie Bean.. yeah.

            I think my parents decided on Cassidy when they were really hungry. You see, my parents grew up in the seventies when cassaroles where really big. My theory is that they ponder names all day and it was getting late. They decided to make a casserole for comfort food. While they were taking it out of the oven one of them said, “Yum, Casserole! Casserole. Hmmm. Cassidy!”

            And as for my last name.. Well, my great grandparents on my dad’s side were 100 percent Lao. Although I am all American, the name got passed down to me. I still to this day have no idea how to pronounce it, or even spell it. When I have to write my name in school, I just abbreviate it as Kong.

            My parents got better at naming by the time my little brother and sister came around. My eleven year old sister is Madison Elizabeth Larson. Totally normal, right? She got Mom’s maiden name which is so not fair. My nine-year-old brother is Shane Matthew Larson. I don’t really like his middle name much, but Shane Larson is pretty normal My whole family is normal. Except for me..

Going to town. Shopping and Grape Stomping.

You should know that I live in a small suburbish type town. There is a bigger town an hour away that has a pretty awesome mall. On Saturday I am going there with family! I am so excited! Lulz. Shopping just makes my days. And then we are going to go stomp on grapes. : /

I don't really know what that's all about. But we shall see!