Life with Madi: Birthday

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My best friend.

Friday, November 30, 2012 § 0

So tomorrow will be a day filled with snow tubing and fun galore, and that's because it's my older sister's 22nd birthday!!

That's her!!!

She's accomplished so much in the past few years and I will never stop looking to her as an inspiration. Here, look at this photo from her tumblr page lowcaloriemolly.tumblr.com: and you'll see what I mean:

My sister has lost over 60 pounds using nothing but sheer will power. She is the strongest person I know- you guys don't know hard until you start trying to lose weight- but she's strong in other ways too.

She's smart, and her determination led her to get an amazing job right out of college at an awesome insurance firm.

She's not afraid to take risks with fashion and show the world who she is.

She's far more spontaneous than I am- she just wants to make the world around her as fun and interesting as possible instead of accepting it for how boring and mundane it is.

Basically, she's my best friend, my biggest inspiration, by big sister. I LOVE YOU AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

It's my birthday.

Thursday, May 24, 2012 § 0

And I'm going out to dinner with the fam!

I feel very glamourous, as you can see. God bless velcro rollers.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes from everyone!

Have a happy Thursday :)

Hey, remember that one time when I said I wouldn't rush into things?

Wednesday, June 1, 2011 § 0

Camera troubles.

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Not exactly troubles, per se, just extreme indecisiveness. I'm one of those people that wants something- for example, the Canon SX130 IS I mentioned here- and after mulling over the purchase for a few precious minutes, must have it immediately. But I must admit, I've done much better this time around. While the immediacy of the Canon did strike me for about a week, I told myself to actually browse other options and realized that I've been in love with the Olympus Pen for a long time and I forgot about it.

When I first saw the E-PL1 in a commercial last year, I thought, 'Great, another amazing looking camera that's out of my price range.' But thanks to graduation and my birthday, I have the chance to buy it. However, there's always the bad reviews and ratings, which the Olympus has very few of, but if there's one website whose reviews I trust completely, it's Consumer Reports.

Consumer Reports gave it 'very goods' and 'goods' (and one 'poor', since it has no viewfinder), which threw me off. Where's the 'excellent'??? My dad, however, offered me some other options and today we're going to Best Buy to try 'em all out. Yay!

If you have any tips for a first-time camera buyer, leave a comment below. I'm going to be smart about it this time, I promise- no rushing into things.

Until next time,

Cooper

So I Watched This Tonight.

Sunday, May 29, 2011 § 0

And you know what? It was pretty great. I've never thought that Jason Bateman was cute, but my opinion about that pretty much turned right around after seeing him in his adorable flannel shirts and cargo jackets. Jennifer Aniston was gorgeous, and a pretty great mother. The best part was probably the kid, though- he was strange and neurotic and smart and cute and I hope that if I ever have a kid, he's exactly like him.

If you want a fun, sentimental comedy, then grab this movie- it's sweet.

Tomorrow's my family party with my cousins to celebrate my 18th and graduation, so I'll update on that tomorrow.

Till then,

Cooper

A Very Medieval Birthday.

Saturday, May 28, 2011 § 0

Tonight we went to Medieval Times to celebrate my 18th birthday with my family and my best friend (but she counts as family). We had an amazing time! I think the highlights included Shannon getting checked out by this creepy dude that sat next to her (thus forcing us to move, because of his creepiness), my frenzied waving at the sexy, sexy Green Knight and his consequent smiling and sticking out his tongue at me, and Shannon catching the yellow carnation from our Orlando Bloom look-a-like knight.

Oh, what a night!!

She's just too excited for words.

Shannon caught the flower!

Thank ya, Medieval Times!

Hope you all have a lovely long weekend. I'll be sure to upload some birthday pictures soon!

Until then,

Cooper

It was my birthday.

Friday, May 27, 2011 § 0

On Tuesday! And it was splendid, indeed. After a lovely breakfast and stimulating day at school, my parents treated me to Genghis Grill (my fave restaurant) and we opened presents.

And look at my loot!

And that was just from my sister! I also got my very own GPS (for when I get lost in Colorado), a necklace, and charms for my charm bracelet. However, the BEST part of it all was learning that my sister and my mom had made me a batch of wonderfully delicious red velvet cupcakes with pink cream cheese icing on top. So delish.

Tomorrow we'll be celebrating even more by heading to Medieval Times and witnessing some wonderful folks ride some horses and toss flowers and all that. My goal: CATCH A FLOWER.

Until tomorrow,

Cooper

A Night at the Drive-In.

Friday, May 20, 2011 § 0

Sorry for the poor quality of the pic, but my camera is broken so I used my phone. But look at how cute we look, just hanging out at the drive-in!

For my birthday celebration, my friends and I decided to drive out to Granbury, a cute little town an hour away, and celebrate at a drive-in theater. My friend brought his dad's truck and the rest of us supplied the blankets and snacks, and we were all set for a marvelous time.

We killed time before the movie playing tag with little kids in the grassy area in front of the screen, and I realized just how out of shape I am. But I also realized how EASY it is to have fun with people you love :)

We saw Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides, which I thought was great! It wasn't as mysterious or deep as the other ones have been, but it was a fun movie with a cute side romance and I just really liked it. It was perfect for a drive-in movie.

I think this is probably one of my favorite ever birthday celebrations. I had an amazing time. It's sad that drive-ins are dying out, because they involve dangerous amounts of joy.

Nighty night,
Cooper