happy halloween? {question mark intended.}

i'm just going to tell you now.  this is probably the worst halloween i have ever experienced.  but i'm dealing with it.  i have english homework.  and my social studies teacher gave me a 48 question review packet and the answers have to be in essay format. due tomorrow.  dumb. 

on the bright side, i might do something with my friends!  but probably not.  because homework is dumb.

p.s.  can i say i sincerely love all of my friends so much?!  they are always there for me and they always make me feel included no matter what.  i love 'em all.  {and i know this is a random spot for a p.s.  but it fit here, all right?}

but anyways...  i hope you all are having a better halloween then i am!  please, enjoy these to put you more in the spirit.

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now if you excuse me i have homework.  thanks for letting me know you care teachers.  thanks a lot.

♥, sarah

RED

taylor swift has released another album.  and i couldn't be more excited.  :D

each individual song has a really unique sound, but all together the album sounds a little like the taylor swift we're used to.  

here's the tracklist:

// state of grace

// red

// treacherous

// i knew you were trouble

// all too well

// 22

// i almost do

// we are never ever getting back together

// stay stay stay

// the last time {featuring gary lightbody of snow patrol}

// holy ground

// sad beautiful tragic

// the lucky one

// everything has changed {featuring ed sheeran!!}

// starlight

// begin again

// the moment i knew {target exclusive}

// come back... be here {target exclusive}

// girl at home {target exclusive}

// treacherous {original demo recording} {target exclusive}

// red {original demo recording} {target exclusive}

// state of grace {acoustic version} {target exclusive}

over the week i've had it, i've come down to a few favorites {in no particular order}:

// 22
// stay stay stay
// the last time
// the lucky one
// starlight


but i still love every single one with all my passion.

here's all of the songs, listen away:

i'm literally obsessed.

this has been music monday part 2.  the end.

♥, sarah

little things

one direction just came out with another new single off their album-to-be, take me home, called little things.  it's so perfect.  it's truly adorable and ed sheeran wrote it.  i mean, how much better can it get?  here you go:

happy music monday monday {part 1}!

♥, sarah

community ramen bowl

yesterday, my stake had our annual "day of service."  my group painted a cinder-block fence for the city.  we got a lot of honks of appreciation {i hope} and one random kid yell, "i love you!!" out of his car at us.  haha!!  :D

then, later that night we had trunk or treat, which really wasn't trunk or treat at all.  the kids paraded through a "parent tunnel" as they passed out candy.  then at the very end, my friends and i decided to go through.  so, i actually got candy!!  score!  then afterwards, i went to keekee's house and i might have been on a sugar high and also super slap-happy at the same time.  take this randomness for example:

// community ramen bowl

// "phill {or maybe it's phyllis?} be quiet!"

// "he's from the hood."

// *slurp slurp*

// "run away from nacho!!!"  {this was actually at trunk or treat.}

and much, much more.  bahahahaha.  kallee and i get crazy sometimes.  but overall it was a great day.

♥, sarah

november sponsor!

remember this?  well it's time.

if you would like to sponsor my blog, head on over to my sponsor page, comment and tell me, grab a button, put it on your blog, and i will grab your's and put it on mine!

and if you've already commented and told me, today's the day!  put my button up and i'm putting your's up!

remember!  this sponsor deal only lasts 1 month!  so, come the end of november, i will be asking for people to renew or begin sponsoring then!

♥, sarah

tagged back

sami g decided to be a rebel and tag me back on the liebster award {but i love her anyways...  haha!}.  anyways, i'm going to answer the questions she asked.  here it goes:


1.    if you could be famous would you?

probably, as long as i didn't lose my head.

2.    what is your favorite movie?

harry potter all the way!!!

3.    what is your favorite hobby?

well, other than blogging it would have to be umm... pinning on pinterest.  haha.  can that be a contest?  'cause i would win fo shizzle.  bahahaha.

4.    do you play a sport? which one?

nope.  i wish i was a runner.  like a short distance track runner.  but, i'm not.  oh well!

5.    who is your favorite super hero?

SPIDERMAN!!!!  i love this guy!  he has been my favorite since i was little.  he's part of my child hood.  i watched that movie so much when i was little.

6.    school subject?

math.  what-up?!

7.    who is your bestfriend?

i have many.  let's just say this:  a best friend is somebody who can tell you anything or will listen to anything no matter how emotional or awkward it gets.

8.    if you could meet any celebrity who would it be?

can i pick 6?  well, i'm going to anyways.  niall horan, liam payne, zayn malik, harry styles, louis tomlinson, and taylor swift.  but if i had to pick one?  liam payne.  because he's cute, i'm going to get married to him, he's sweet, i'm going to get married to him, he's adorable, i'm going to get married to him, and there's a chance i meet 4 other cute boys!  haha. 

9.    what is a habit that you have?

brushing my hair the second i wake up.  i have no idea if that's weird, but it's true.  i crawl out of bed, to my mirror, grab my brush, and brush my hair.  i'm obsessed.

10.  where would you rather live?

i've always had a fascination with england.  and recently i've been utterly loving ireland.  so one of those places.

11.  how many states have you been to? which?

3.  arizona {duh.}, california, and utah.  it's sad i know, but it's a goal of mine {and on my bucket list} to visit each and every state.  i've always wanted to do that.  always!

thanks for nominating me sam!

♥, sarah

liebster award!

okay, so pretty much the cutest girl ever, sara @ happiness is, has nominated me for this award and i seriously cannot wipe the smile off of my face!  :D :D :D

but any ways...

how it works:

The liebster blog award is given by bloggers to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers.

what is a liebster?

the meaning: liebster is german and means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.

rules of thumb:
1. each person much post 11 things about themselves
2. answer the question the nominator made for you and also create 11 more questions for the blogs you nominate
3. choose 11 people and link them to your post
4. go to their page and tell them.
5. no tag backs!

11 facts about me:

1.    i'm officially obsessed with taylor swift's new cd, "red."
2.    i have a lot of blogs, like seriously, a lot
          // harry potterness
          // those {awkward}redheads
          // the sounds of music
          // a redhead's photography
          // and one other.
3.    i have 4 bros and 4 sistas.  yup, i come from a family of 9.
4.    i have never been nominated for a blog award until now, so i'm kind of psyched.  a lot!  :D
5.    if there was no homework in school, school might be one of my favorite things.
6.    ummm... i love one direction?  haha.  no dip....
7.    blogging is my life.  i seriously spend my life doing it.
8.    christmas is my favorite holiday!
9.    i love fall fashion and oversized sweaters.
10.  my favorite colors are turquoise, mint, and coral.
11.  writing is my least favorite school subject and math is probably my favorite.

11 questions from sara:


1. if you could change one thing about today what would it be?

oooohhhh... i don't know, today was actually a pretty great day!  but... maybe instead of waking up at 6:23, i could of slept in!

2. who is your favorite disney character and why?

oh goodness gracious.  ARIEL!  hahahahaha.  all my friends call me that.  and sometimes my math teacher... it's a long story.

3. if you wrote an autobiography, what would it be titled?

"this awkward redhead <<"  i'm actually now considering this idea.  haha!  :D

4. if you were stranded on a desert island and could only write one message in a bottle {without asking for help} what would you write?

"hey there fellow citizen of wherever!  or maybe your not a citizen of anywhere, but... i'm stuck here on this island in the middle of nowhere.  just thought i'd let you know!  k, thanks!  love ya!"

don't ask me about the "love ya."

5. thor or captain America?

well i haven't seen either full movie {i know, i'm working on it}, but i've seen part of captain america, so i would have to go with that.  it was pretty good!

6. what is the last thing you ate?

oh it was the most wonderful pudding dish. i had it at evening in excellence.  it had chocolate pudding, banana pudding, and brownie.  it was heavenly.

7. would you rather bark or meow for the rest of your life?

meow.  it's not as loud as a bark.

8. if george washington and abe lincoln got into a fight, who would win?

georgie.

9. you have the choice to live with a gorilla who knows sign language or a dog who sings lullabies, which do you choose?

the gorilla.  as long as it doesn't harm me.  haha.

10. if you had a snail that could magically grant wishes, what would you name it?

he shall be named "bippity boppity"  yes, yes, very cheesy.

11. who was the all time sexiest president of the us?

JFK.  not sure if i would call him sexy, but... you know, he's cool!  haha.



my 11 questions for ya'll:

1.     if you knew you only had 1 day to live, what would you do?
2.    who is your favorite music artist of all time?  who is your least favorite?
3.     if you are dressing up for halloween, what are you being?
4.    what is your favorite season of the year?  why?
5.    if you could live in any one place in the world, where would it be?
6.    say you won the lottery and became a multi-milllionaire.  what would be the first thing you bought?
7.    if you could spend a day with one celebrity, who would it be?
8.     what was the last movie you saw in a theatre.
9.    which shoe do you put on first?  left of right?
10.  what is your favorite holiday?
11.  have you ever broken a bone?  if so, where?


i nominate:

kallee {and yes, i do know you were just nominated too, i just couldn't help myself.}
rebekah
samantha
stephanie
liz
hannah
aubrie
becca

thanks again, sara, for nominating me!  it was so fun!!

♥, sarah

music monday

go buy red.

{more to come...}

♥, sarah

night creeper.

saturday night i went to a costume/birthday party.  i wasn't planning on dressing up this year, so i had to throw something together about 2 hours before.  and this is what i came up with.

yes.  i was a gangster.  i basically just put on a black tank, leather jacket, black earrings, a bunch of necklaces, and my lace-ups.  and then i teased my hair into a little puff thing and put on some cat-eye eyeliner.  

it was all based off of the music video for our deal by best coast.  see?

Get More: Best Coast, 'Our Deal' - Directed By Drew Barrymore, Music, More Music Videos

it was all based on the night creepers.  haha.

♥, sarah

p.s.  it took me a while to get the "nobody understands me"-gangster look.  every time i tried, my sister laughed.  bahahahaha.

p.s. again.  red comes out tomorrow!  no freaking way!!!!!  i'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  i can't contain myself.  here comes the exclamations.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TGIF

yesterday was kind of a great day.

first of all, it was neon day!!!

{shirt and heart necklace: kacey hand-me downs,
pants: target
shoes: beall's outlet
bubble necklace: the polkadot shop
earrings: f21}

then, i got to put up a video on the anouncements. in vj with my friend sami g.  i started the video with a girl who loves jb and ended up finishing it with sami g because she had to work on a different vid.

and now i present to you, "stapley's thought's on justin bieber."

{kudos to bekah with the hair flip!  :D }

later, my friend and i got to discuss our beliefs with another girl through the strength of youth.  i love it when those kind of things happen.  it's amazing.

at lunch, since it was a spirit day, they played music!  i almost cried, even though they do that every spirit day.  but anyways, when music is played at school, you're gonna get some people to dance.  bahahaha.  it was great.  they played as long as you love me, live while we're young, and of course, gangnam style.  i screamed when all of them turned on.  haha.  :D

then after school, i went to liz's house.  we practiced her lines for her play, while watching psych.  what up.

and last, i went to hannah's b-day party!  super fun!

it was an awesome day, be looking on the awkward blog for some awk stories coming up!

♥, sarah

your special day will come.

so, um, people.  i finally got myself a pair of lace up boots.  they came in the mail today.  sweetness!  :D

{earrings: f21
shirt: f21
pants: jcp
boots: kohl's}

and for those of you who don't have these yet, you're special day will come.  i promise you..  :D

and now i get to go do homework.  yay.  {notice the lack of exclamation}

♥, sarah

state of grace

taylor swift has come out with yet another single, called, "state of grace."  here's her explaining what the song is about.

the song is truly beautiful, but again, i feel it's pretty different for t.swft.  not WANEGBT different, but like, indie-punkish?  haha.  i have no clue how to describe it.  it just sounds so completely different for some reason, and the drums almost make it sound punky.  {taylor swift is not a punk, just saying.  haha!}  anyway here's the song for you to decide.

"I'm walking fast through the traffic lights
Busy streets and busy lives
And all we know is touch and go
We are alone with our changing minds
We fall in love 'til it hurts or bleeds or fades in time

"And I never saw you coming
And I'll never be the same

"You come around and the armor falls
Pierce the room like a cannon ball
Now all we know is don't let go
We are in love just you and me
Up in your room and our slates are clean
Just twin fire signs, four blue eyes
So you were never a saint and I love that the shades are wrong?
We learn to live with the pain mostly our broken hearts?
But this love is brave and wild?

"And I never saw you coming
And I'll never be the same
This is a state of grace
This is the worthwhile fight
Love is a ruthless game
Unless you play it good and right
These are the hands of faith
You're my Achilles heel
This is the golden age of something good and right and real

"And I never saw you coming
And I'll never be the same
And I never saw you coming
And I'll never be the same
This is a state of grace
This is the worthwhile fight
Love is a ruthless game
Unless you play it good and right"
{lyrics via}

my favorite line is, "and i never saw you coming, and i'll never be the same."  and i really like the "four blue eyes" part.
 
i feel this is a song that's going to grow on me.  you know?  like when you first hear a song and you're like i like this... {but not a ton} and then you keep hearing it or listen to it, you become obsessed?    i'm pretty sure that's how this song is going to turn out for me, because i like it, but, it's not my favorite... {yet.} 

can't wait for red in less than a week!!!!!!  :D

♥, sarah

music monday

today's song is...

best party ever // brite futures

such a weird song, but kind of addicting.  love the chorus.

♥, sarah

freakin' awesome friday.

well yesterday we went shopping again.  mostly because we were shopping online for what we didn't get on thursday and ended up going to the stores instead of ordering them. so... i can scratch the rest of everything from this post off!  :D

and then...

i went ice skating with my good friend hannah!  {her cute blog}  it was soooo fun.  we went to paradise bakery and then got to polar ice.  seriously so fun.  although, i did fall on my bum and my tailbone may be a bit sore, but otherwise, it's all good.

see all about the awkiness of the day here.

love you all!

♥, sarah

p.s.  i'll tell you all more about the sponsor {who want to} that starts in november at the end of the month!  :D

fall!

tomorrow the high is supposed to be like 73 degrees.  seriously is going to make my life.  seriously.

today i went fall/winter shopping at forever 21.  it was a blast.  we bought so much clothes there {including many loose-fit sweaters, [finally] a denim shirt, and much more!}, we didn't even bother going to any of the other shops at fiesta mall {except payless, in which we sadly found nothing}.  i'm so flippin' happy!  i still need some more pants, and lace up boots, but other than that i should be set to snuggle up with a cozy blanket and some hot chocolate!  :D

the girl at the fitting rooms was so nice!  seriously, she was soooo sweet!  and then there were these 2 british women and i almost died.  their accents were so freaking amazing.  i felt honored to be in their presence.  kind of weird 'cause it's not like they're royalty, but seriously, they are just so cool!  i have no idea what i would do if i met one direction.

after fiesta mall, my mom and i went to lunch at in-n-out burger.  seriously the most amazing place ever.  it's so easy to order and their food is seriously the bomb.com.  the cashier there was seriously way nice, too.  sometimes people are awesome and i just want them to be my friends.  just saying.  :D

and now i've come home to find that some guy from turkey came out with yamyam style.  are you serious?  haha.  gangnam style was enough for me.  {even though i find it kind of hilarious....}

♥, sarah

sorry for the 3rd post of the day, but...

this is important.

♥, sarah

hotel transylvania

so today i saw hotel transylvania with bekah!  it was actually really good and soooooo cute!  "zing."  great way to express love.  haha!  :D  but really it was good.  i would love to buy it when it comes out on dvd.

and meanwhile enjoy these hilarious things i've been lovin'!

this has literally been on repeat for like 10 minutes.  hahahaha.

i'm seriously diggin' these.  they are. the bomb.  :D

♥, sarah

follow follow follow follow and follow

k, peeps, so recently {as in last night and this morning},  i did some final touches on my blog design.  including...

// a social media link bar!

{google +, twitter, pinterest, bloglovin', flickr} // a finished "about the redhead" page! // new button sizes!   // labels {on the sidebar} >>>>>> & // a new spot for my tabs! ^ yep, but anyways... back to the link bar! i'm just gonna come out and say it.  follow me!  click on the bar above and follow, follow, follow, follow, and follow!  please?  haha.  let's get this blog rollin'!    i've said it before, and i'm gonna say it again.  my goal right now is 20 followers.  6 more!  spread the word.  again, please?  love you all.  ♥
♥, sarah

i knew you were trouble

so, t.swift came out with yet ANOTHER song!  and this one is way, way, way different.  it seems very {indie?}pop-esque.  i like it a lot, but i cannot verify one country note in this song.  not one.  oh. and she kind of reminds me of avril lavigne in this song.  weird?  i don't even know.

now, let's face the music, t.swift is changing.  i still love her and her music a ton.  but, really, it's so different.

but anyways, here's the song.  {that yet again, i am too poor to buy.}

"Once upon a time a few mistakes ago

I was in your sights you got me alone

You found me you found me, you found me

I guess you didn't care, and I guess I liked that

And when I fell hard you took a step back

Without me without me, without me

And he's long gone when he's next to me

And I realize the blame is on me

"Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in

So shame on me now

Flew me to places I've never been

Till you put me down oh

I knew you were trouble when you walked in

So shame on me now

Flew me to places I've never been

Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground

oh oh trouble trouble trouble

oh oh trouble trouble trouble

"No apologies, he'll never see you cry

Pretend he doesn't know, that he's the reason why

You're drowning, you're drowning, you're drowning

Heard you moved on, from whispers on the street

A new notch in your belt is all i'll ever be

And now I see, now I see, now I see

He was long gone when he met me

And I realize the joke is on me

"Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in

So shame on me now

Flew me to places I've never been

Till you put me down oh

I knew you were trouble when you walked in

So shame on me now

Flew me to places I've never been

Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground

oh oh trouble trouble trouble

oh oh trouble trouble trouble

"And the saddest fear comes creeping in

That you neve loved me, or her, or anyone

or anything, yeah

I knew you were trouble when you walked in

So shame on me now

Flew me to places I've never been

Till you put me down oh

I knew you were trouble when you walked in

So shame on me now

Flew me to places I've never been

Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground

oh oh trouble trouble trouble

oh oh trouble trouble trouble

I knew you were trouble when you walked in

trouble trouble trouble

I knew you were trouble when you walked in"

{lyrics via}

tell me what you think in the comments below.  again.  so different, but i still like it.  :D

♥, sarah

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chevy chevy chevron on a pumpkin.

once upon a time,  i was on the lovely pinterest and i came across this amazing thing...

{via}

and i decided i just had to make my own!  so today while spray painting my furniture {more to come on this...}, i grabbed our pumpkin, asked my mum if i could paint it, and low and behold, i did.  here's a diy tutorial!

i know, it's not as adorably perfect as the original, but it's something!  you can't go wrong with chevy chevy chveron!  haha.  hope you enjoy!

♥, sarah

p.s.  i re-made-over samantha's blog!  it was so fun!  

music monday!

ok, im not going to suggest just one song today.  instead i'm going to tell you my love for the beatles.  and a few of their songs.

so lately, i've kinda been lovin' the beatles.  their pretty darn great!  i really like their album "revolver."

here are my favorite songs off of it:

// taxman

// eleanor rigby

// i'm only sleeping

// yellow submarine

and some of my other favorites:

//  can't buy me love

// hello goodbye

yup!  their pretty darn great.  my dad and i sometimes have mini not-loud arguments over who's better, beatles or one direction.  haha.  i love 'em both.  but...  1D all the way.

oh!  and i really want beatles rockband!  a lot!  what a nerd...  haha.  it's so fun, though.  so fun.

♥, sarah

general conference

so, uh, general conference was pretty great.

it started with...

// new temple in tuscon.  woot woot!

// new temple in peru.

// young men can leave on missions at age 18.  does this mean i can get married to an rm earlier?  i think so.  {if i marry someone my age...}

// young women can leave on missions at age 19!!  woah!!! i've never thought that i should go on a mission, but i've still got 6 years to think about it!

{right?}

i think it's so great about the age changes.  i think it means that missionary work is going to really take off.  a lot.

anyways...  some of my favorite quotes i wrote down throughout the 4 sessions:

"i'm a mormon.  i know it.  i live it.  i love it." -ann m. dibb

"stop the boys on the bike!" -russell m. nelson

"ask the missionaries, they can help you." -russell m. nelson

"there is something in each day that can bring gratitude and joy if only we will see and appreciate it." -dieter f. uchtdorf

"first observe, then serve." -linda k. burton

"am i doing this for the savior, or am i doing this for me?"  -linda k. burton

i was going to make those all into cute little pics, but i'm too lazy, so here are some {same as what i wrote and different} i found on the lovely pinterest.  thanks, you pinteresting site!

{this was one of my favorite talks.}

also, while we are on the subject of church, here are some freaking hilarious things, also via pinterest.

i love my church.  :D

♥, sarah

fall makeover + sponsor

do you like my new blog design?  it's inspired by fall, if you were wondering.

i used a new technique this time.  biggest difference, is, instead of using fotoflexer, i used pixlr.  much better, in my opinion.

oh.  and there's a new button!  check it out in the sidebar.  >>

also, i've started a blog sponsor!

it's a button swap.  first sponsors will begin first thing in november.  i'll remind you all at the end of this month {if you would like} to sponsor me.  see more here.

welp, i hope you like my, uh, new and improved blog!  haha.  :D

♥, sarah

pony tails.

as of late, i've really been loving pony tails.  they are usually so easy and can be so cute!  and they are perfect for those quick-ready days.

here are some of my favorite examples!  {i really love t.swift ponies.}

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♥, sarah

p.s.  i'm so excited!!!  see why here.

happy general conference peeps.

i love general conference.  it's 8 hours every sixth months of awesome talks by the prophet and his apostles from my church.  it's so amazing.  i especially love president uchtdorf's talks.  he's so wonderful.  and i love all of his quotes.

 

{quoted by him from a bumper sticker}

aren't they all great?!  can't wait what he has to say this year!

♥, sarah