'Hall-o-Ween"

    Well, Halloween wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Cassandra, Kylee, Abby, Marissa, Isaac, Laken, and I went to the YSA all area dance thing at the church by the temple. I dressed up as a smurf :) and Cass and Riss were twins. Cass was the Evil one and Riss was the Good one. AS it should be. We just walked around for a while because we really just wanted to dance. We danced for about a half hour before we decided to bounce and go watch a movie.. and Alex met up with us! I really wanted to watch PS. I love you or My sister's keeper. I know I know.. it's Halloween, you should watch a scary movie right? Well, i don't think there are any good ones right now. So yeah. But Isaac got one that was called, "Burning Bright" It was about a killer tiger. haha it was entertaining. To say the least. haha.
Anyways, what i've decided is that I think i'm done spending money to dress up for one night. Not worth it to me. You could call me a party pooper. But it wasn't HORRIBLE.

Cass - Evil Twin. Me - Smurf (in my not so flattering dress)

Good Twin, Evil Twin, Smurfette :)

My Bestest :)

Absolutely love them.

Overall, I had SUCH  good weekend, surrounded by great people :) 

Love you all :)

Peace & Blessings

Villa Time :)

      Right now I am at The Villa Coffee House in down town Idaho Falls. I feel like I should be in NYC or Seattle. I've never had an urge to live in either of those cities, but its fun to pretend. So that's what I'm going to do for the next hour or so. Pretend like i'm in a city and its raining.. because thats how it is in the movies :)

OH, and i'm drinking a Peppermint & White Chocolate Steamer :) DELICIOUS!!!

Time to Blog, for real. I've come to realize that I don't really like Halloween, the haunted houses are fun.. along with the corn mazes and such but over all, I don't like it. The best part of Halloween for me is seeing my siblings all dressed up in their costumes. But really, what is Halloween for people when they get older? Dressing up is a blast, don't get me wrong.. but then what do you do? There's dance parties but everyone feels the need to basically have sex with their clothes on. And Halloween just gives girls an excuse to dress up like whores and its ok. I hate that. And I feel like my costumes are always lame. So... Anyways, I don't know what I'll do tonight, I might just hand out candy. 

There's my rant on Halloween. 

Want to hear something really exciting?! My good friend Joy & I are leaving for Washington DC in less than 2 weeks! AH! I can't believe it's coming so soon! Time flies by! We're going there to visit our friend Jake who is going to school there and we're staying a whole week! ah! :) It's going to be so much fun. I'll definitely be blogging while there... maybe :) I don't even know what all we're going to be doing while there.. but hey, we're in DC!! There's lots of stuff to do :) 

We will be reunited soon enough :)

Oh and did I mention that jake comes home 5 days after we get back? He can't get enough of us :)

Well, I'm glad the blog challenge is over so I can just bore you with these little rants and excitement of my life.

Just so you all know, things are really looking up. I have a few people in my life that definitely making things better :) I absolutely love my friends. Who are always there for me when I need them. Thank you. 

Love you all. 

Peace & Blessings

el fin.

Day 27 - A picture of you last year and now and how you changed since then?
Day 28 - Your favorite movie.
Day 29 - Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 - A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days

How have I changed? Well, first off.. I dont like my hair in this picture, so that changed slightly :) But I think I've grown up quit a big in a lot of different aspects. I look at things way differently now. And I've made some decisions that have had a really good affect on me :)

I will never get sick of this movie :)

SINGING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1. I got this cute cardigan :)

2. I reconnected with some friends.

3. I realized how great my job is :) 

ps. You would NEVER guess what goes on in the Teacher's Lounge :)

I love you all :)

and I'm really glad this is over!!

Peace & Blessings 

3 is better than 2... and 2 is better than1.

I'm not gonna lie...I'm getting sick of this blog challenge. So i want to get it over with!! So here we go:
Day 24 - A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 - What's in your purse?
Day 26 - A photo of somewhere you've been to.


I'm doing 3 today :)


Something that means a lot to me is: 

And going here:

What's in my purse? 

*wallet

*Burts Bees

*pens

*gum

*bobby pins

*water bottle

*a book (it changes weekly)

*lotions

*perfume

A Photo of somewhere i've been to:

Jeremiah and I in St. Maartin :)

The Part of Miami that I saw ;)

ST. Thomas :)

St. Thomas :)

Washington DC :) Did I mention I"m going there again in 15 days? :) 

I'm so glad I just got 3 of those dang challenge things done :) 

I love you all :)

Peace & Blessings

ps. 15 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) 

No Title.

Day 23 - 15 facts about you.


1. I have a lot of secrets, the kind of secrets that no one knows about.
2. I am a people pleaser.
3. I don't say what's on my mind.
4. I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the true church.
5. I love David Archuleta.
6. I am really hard on myself.
7. When I fall, I fall hard.
8. I cry.. over everything.
9. I am 5 feet 3 inches exactly.
10. My birthday is Feb. 11, 1991.
11. I relate music to my life daily.
12. The friends that I have... are the best. 
13. My older brother is a grrreat guy.
14. I have a hard time with change.
15. I don't like underwear... ( no worries.. i still wear it :] )




     Blog time: I sometimes wonder why we continue to do the same things, even if we know they're not  the best for us... I don't understand why it's so hard to just not do it. Stupid. 
I'm really excited for this upcoming weekend, some big things are happening :) Something that should have happened a very long time ago.. but at least it's getting done. right? I love you all sooo much. I have the best friends in the whole wide world. 


Some things I'm excited for:
*One of my very best friends is getting married in less than a month!! ah! & It's argyle theme.. love it and her :)
* I'm going to Washington DC in 2 weeks! & i'm going with my great great friend Joy to see our sexy friend Jake! :)
*Harry Potter premiere with Tyler! I'm more excited to see his reactions during the show :) Just sayin..
* & i'm excited for this Sunday :)


Love you all,


Peace & Blessings 

To You :)

Day 22 - A letter to someone who has hurt you recently.

To whom it may concern...

I guess the reason you hurt me is because I let it happen. 

I let you let me make the decisions I made when I shouldn't have let you do that to me.

I needed to be strong and wasn't and you took over.

It wasn't very nice of you... but I guess I should be mad at myself.

Right? Eh.. 

Well, I guess it's time you're out my life for good.

And I have a really really good friend in my life that will make sure 

you're not in it :)

Love, Me :)

That was weird...

Love you all :)

Peace & Blessings

2 in 1

Day 20 - The meaning behind your blog name.
Day 21 - A photo of something that makes you happy.




Well my blog name "Courtney Cook- the real deal." pretty much explains itself.. so i'm doing 21 as well :)


So day 21 :) 

Music :)

Family :)

Friends :)

Love you all :)

Peace & Blessings 

It's about me.

Day 19 - Another picture of yourself.

This is my pumpkin that I painted :) It's Glee.. if you couldn't tell. Someone asked me why I did the L backwards... why not? It's Halloween :)

Here are some more pictures from the paintings.

Preston: He's getting pretty cute.

The festivities have begun :)

Miss Emilee :]

It was a grand old time.. I"ll have to take pictures of their "finished" pumpkins. They're great & "Halloween-ish" as Emliee said.

Love you all :)

Peace & Blessings

:)

Day 18 - Something you crave a lot


so, something I crave a lot is laughter. Cheesy? Maybe. But so true. Sometimes when I'm bored I think to myself, " I really wish something funny would happen.." and something else I crave is to be social..haha sometimes being alone is great, but other times I wish I had someone around me all the time to talk to. Thank you for cellphones :) 


One thing I also crave is....

I really like it :)

Well, I'm off to go sell potatoes with Mr. Tyler. If you need some, come to the corner on 17th by Carlisle Beauty! We'll be selling them for a good portion of the day! 50lbs for 20 dollars :)

Love you all

Peace and Blessings :)

Courtney

Mi Familia :)

Day 17 - A photo of you and your family.


So I got extremely bored while doing laundry, so i'm going to do day 17 today as well :) 


My family is so disfunctional... I love them, but it will be easier to do individual photos of them :)
Enjoy.

I absolutely adore this woman. My mama :)

My papa! The one who knows where the cool kids hangout :)

The step-mama, who keeps us young.

The older brother, protector & best friend.

The little brother, who is growing up WAY too fast.

The younger sister, who has way too many boyfriends.

The younger brother, who I worry about too much :)

The little-est who I love with my whole ENTIRE heart :)

I forgot about this photo... my dad's side of the family. BIG. :) LOVE.

I hope you enjoyed this :) It's my family and i'd be lost without them. 

Love you all.

Peace & Blessings

You all know who it is :)

Day 16 - Your celebrity crush.

Yes, my celebrity crush is mr. archuleta :) we're kind of soul mates if you didn't already know.

( my desktop background )

( and yes he remembered me :] )

Happy Birthday to Me :)

I love you all :)

Peace & Blessings

That took Foreverrr.

Day 15 - Something you don't leave the house without.


Well, now that my blog will let me upload pictures, I can do day 15 :)
I do not leave the house without:


*BurtsBees (the best chapstick known to man)
-original... none of that pomegranate crap.

*Wallet/Purse
*Earings
*Underwear 


Those are the necessities :)


So anyways, That's my day 15. Exciting? Probably not. But I did just meet up with an old friend from high school who I havent seen in like... 2 years, maybe longer. And he's doing so well :) I love seeing that in someone. You can just tell they're doing great things. LOoooove it!


Love you all :)


Peace & Blessings

Ps. Elise Hymas... I'm sorry about your bad day & I want you to know that I love you and that I said a little prayer for you :) Things will get better dear, just keep doing what you're supposed to be doing and you'll be ok. Let me know how your friend is doing, I heard about that wreck and I'm so sorry. :( never fun. But just know that I love you lots girl. :)