Ballet and Crayons

Day 2: Your first love


Like I said yesterday, I LOVE dance. I started when I was four and it really is my first love. I did ballet and tap; eventually I added jazz and then when I was eleven I started toe shoes. I plan on having dance as apart of my minor in college, probably something like world dance. This picture was taken two years ago at my last dance recital before we moved. We looked like cupcakes. :P

Oh, also my first crush was in first grade. I liked this boy Austin because he had the 75 pack of crayons with the sharpener and everything! Plus, he was one of the first people I met at the beginning of the year. He lives in my old neighborhood and he rode the bus with me. He also happens to be one of my really good friends now.

Day 1 ")

Day 1: Introduction, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts

So I love these things, but I've never been able to actually finish one. :/ We'll see how this goes...




1) My name is Jessica DeGraw and my french name is Reine. (which means queen :P)
2) I am OBSESSED with chocolate, more specifically Reese's. :D
3) Having arachnophobia is possibly the most stressful thing ever!! (especially when you constantly have nightmares about spiders...)
4) I steal blankets and pillows in my sleep.
5) I stopped growing my 9th grade year and Katasha already has a bigger shoe size than me.
6) My family is THE BEST. <3
7) I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and it is definitely the best thing in my life.
8) I lived in Fairfield, OH before moving to Canton, MO, but FF will forever be home. :)
9) I'm going to eventually have a unicorn pillow pet named Fluffy and a pillow pet turtle named Mack.
10) I LOVE dance. dance is the greatest thing ever.
11) I also love history and reading. :)
12) My sisters Sarah and Katasha are my best friends! :]
13) I live in Barbie's dream house...
14) I love football!! it's amazing!!! the Colts are the best. ever. i also really like OSU and BYU!
15) I love dinos. <3

Who Loves Me More Than Me?

I love these things. I found two of them (this one and the facebook 50 day picture challenge thing) and I plan to do them both.
I'm a VERY indecisive person. I have to tell you that I have not actually been blogging lately because I simply couldn't choose which one to do first. Why I finally decided on this one was the fact that I actually don't know how to put pictures that aren't on your computer on your computer and then on your blog. So I'm doing this one... except that the first day includes a picture... hmm, that's potentially problematic.... you know what? The more of this I read, the more I realize that I would put a picture (or video) on basically all of these even though they don't necessarily ask for one...
Which is why I will be starting this tomorrow....


Day 1: Introduction, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts

Day 2: Your first love

Day 3: Your parents

Day 4: A song to match your mood

Day 5: A picture of something that makes you happy

Day 6: A place you've traveled to

Day 7: Bible verse

Day 8: Something you miss

Day 9: Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs that pop up

Day 10: Bullet your whole day

Day 11: Somewhere you'd like to move or visit

Day 12: Your highs and lows of this past year

Day 13: Give pictures of five guys who are famous who you find attractive

Day 14: Someone who fascinates you and why

Day 15: A photo of something you ate today

Day 16: A letter to someone who has hurt you lately

Day 17: A youtube video

Day 18: A photo of you ten years ago

Day 19: Your favorite quote

Day 20: A regret you have

Day 21: Explain how you got your scars

Day 22: Talk about the cuteness of your pet

Day 23: The last thing that made you cry

Day 24: Talk about the last "random act of kindness" you encountered

Day 25: Ten things you want to do before you die

Day 26: How do you think others view you?

Day 27: Picture of your family

Day 28: Your favorite musician and why

Day 29: A photo of you as a child

Day 30: Something you learned (if anything) about yourself in the last 30 days

My Head is Stuck in the Clouds

THE AWESOME LIST:
~Temple Trips!!
~Valentine's Day, Sarah Polett, and inside jokes <3 :)
~Quidditch :P
~Orchestra, we had our concert on Sunday :)
~Plain White T's new song, Rhythm of Love :) it's great and if you haven't heard it before, go un-deprive yourself, NOW.
~FBLA luncheons, yummy!

Weather Forecast: Blizzard, with a Chance of Sun

Don't be too surprised that I've gotten on here three days in a row. Since we're basically trapped in the house, what else am I supposed to do? :p

So far, we're up to about 2+ feet in the highest snow drifts... that's to Laura's waist! The storm sort of came out of nowhere for us (or me at least). It's so bad, yesterday the van got stuck... All good now, but still.

And then this morning I wake up and the sun is shining! And it's not even snowing anymore! Usually I would be all for the sun (I HATE the cold), but I've never been snowed in before (almost, but not quite) and science fair is this weekend... enough said.

A bit of happy news to everyone else stuck in the snow, though: Happy Groundhog Day! The groundhog saw his shadow!!..... Now we can all relax and start our spring cleaning..... :/

The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock

D&C 50:44. "Wherefore, I am in your midst, and I am the good shepherd, and the stone of Israel. He that buildeth upon this rock shall never fall."

I love this verse. I was reading D&C today and this just popped out at me. It's such a good reminder. That He's always there with you, always taking care of you, never going to be moved, like a giant boulder.

I also love the reminder at the end. Since we hear the analogy about "building our rock on the Redeemer" all the time, I think we sometimes overlook the deeper meaning of it. Verse 44 doesn't say "He that loungeth upon this rock", or "He that vacationeth upon this rock." Building means establishing, increasing, strengthening. We have to work towards something. There's plenty of people who make it to the rock and then just dawdle around.

The primary song doesn't tell us that the winds and the rain only attack the house built on the sand. They beat against us no matter where we are. But we still have to work. Keep trying, and don't give up. That's how we stand without falling. It's not being on the rock, it's building on the rock.

The Awesome List

So, a little bit ago, when Sarah came back from college for Christmas break, we had a date and we went through the billions of old journals that she has. Sarah was a crazy little chica. :p She also told me about her awesome list, basically a list of her blessings, like what my mom does. So, I've decided to adopt this idea for my blog. Sometimes it'll be more like my mom's and sometimes it'll be just things I think are awesome. :)

THE AWESOME LIST:
~ unexpected early-outs :D
~ a French class where I actually learn French
~ being back on my blog
~ blasting music :)
~ chocolate!!!
~ bundling up with tons of blankets when it's raining ice and you're FREEZING! lol
~ Michael Jackson's Rockin' Robin :P

PS~ Katasha, I'm terribly sorry, but this just happened.