Kara and I saw flowers... and thought, LETS TAKE PICTURES!

night at the club

Last night Heather, Alex, and I decided to go hang out on the beach at the area club. These are the two pictures we got before my camera died :) It was a pretty good night.

Unfortunatley no matter how much I played with the color settings I could not make

Al less ghost like. haha. Love you kid.

So I havn't updated in a while... again...

So I went to Arizona, and I hung out with my cousins. Rocky the oldest broke his arm the first day... and I had my first offical trip to the emergency room where we saw a man who cut off his fringer, and I figured it could be worse.

Rocky the Cripple thinks that he is better at grilling then me... even though he couldn't even use his arm...

Rocky and Riley and Me

Ryker and Me

Rykers Arm, Rocky, Me and Riley (they love me)

Me and Sis

Introducing SHORT HAIR!!

Me and Kay on Billys boat

Sometimes Billy lets me drive the boat :)

Heather and I (future roomies!) like to take pictures while there are trians haha

This summers going to be amazing :)

I will prollly be posting more pictures soon. Rocky and Rowdy are coming up from Arizona this weekend, and Alex is moving back from California, so it will be a very photographic weekend.

this day was going to be epic....

So today was going to be EPIC.... I was going to see VALENCIA live for the first time today and I was soo pumped, my birthday was last month and we didn't do anything for it because I knew they were coming into town and I was super excited... Well the day final gets here... and some people (the person who introduced me to the band in the first place) didn't get home from college... because he actually went to class. Seriously, its Valencia... its skip class worthy, and who actually goes to class the last day before spring break anyway... dumb. And then someone I didn't know died so my grandma was pretty upset and took a car south for the funeral, and so our one remaining car I couldn't drive, and Kara who was going to drive us... well her car broke this morning and would, "explode if driven to Orland Park." After 934893274873297328974 billion more attempts to get to MoJoes, all of which included contacting Superman for his Cape, Spiderman for his webs, Mighty Mouse for his speed, and Neighbor Steve for his tractor.... it was 6 O’clock when doors opened, and we still had no way to get there. Being completely bummed, being my creeper self I happen to have Twitter and follow the Valencia updates on my phone.... Well they asked where to get deep dish... and I replied after 15 min of talking it over with Kara and retyping it 7 times, I decided to tell them to go to Gino's East... and I did... and they went... and the still think Giordano’s is better... clearly tourists... but George Imposibletospelllastname the bass player replied to me... it was pretty EPIC, I’m lame and because tonight I didn't get a picture I saved them on my cell phone.
georgevalencia: Is there a place to get deep dish pizza around orland park?I don't know any places in the suburbs
elliehand: @georgevalencia GINOS EAST!!!
georgevalencia: went for gino's east...it was sick
elliehand: @georgevalencia sick good or sick bad....
georgevalencia: @elliehandsick like awesome
georgevalencia: oh and wapner and shane god giordano's... so much better then gino's east. the chicago pizza debate is settled

Im going have to disagree times 82984308 on the last one... but my birthday day that didn't take place was okay because he totally had to type my name to reply to my twitter :)



On an entirely separate note.... My friends in an attempt to get me in a better mood decided to see a psychic on Friday the 13th.... so I paid 25 dollars... and some of the stuff was sweet and some of it wasn't. Here are my notes Kara wrote for me... Some of the stuff I can make sense of and some of it I can't.

Notes:
50 4 10 Lotto Numbers
I’m going on a vacation to a warm state I'm really excited for it (Kentucky next week?)
Break up I’m not happy about... well that’s self explanatory lol
Someone is pregnant and I will be excited for them
Money stress
Stress at work... Soap Opera Like.... DEAD ON!
Girl I work with si a pain in the butt, and likes to start drama... DEAD ON!!!!
I know a very nice boy who likes me? lol
I am very good at school.
I am going to write a book... that’s totally on my life list of things to do I was happy!
I am NEVER home.... ever
I am getting a Tattoo... I started talking to someone this week about getting it drawn
I am moving out soon
I can't wait to be on my own
It will prob. be this summer
Watch drinking and driving... I don't get this because I would NEVER... EVER...times a million.
When I make up my mind I don't change it, and once my mind is set on something I do it
There is a boy who is always coming in and out of my life... again self explanatory.
There is a guy in his 20's with 2 kids who is bad news and I need to stay away... ??
I will always be slim... I was excited about this
I will have a good summer and I need to stop thinking I won't.. I found out today I didn't get warped tour so I thought maybe that was it IDK
My job really gets to me
I am going to take a trip at the end of summer to a warm state to see someone and I am really excited about it... Zachery gets back from Afghanistan in August... and I want to go down?
I will have a little boy someday ;)
I asked if I was going to get married, and she said yes, and not to worry, I won't get divorced.... that’s like my biggest fear.
I like antiques
I am very old fashioned and traditional... very very very true!

Okay this is where it gets weird... I asked if I had any family looking after me, she said and older man, Maybe a grandfather has been with me everyday sense I was born. Idk... She said he wasn't very old, and my great grandpa that died was like 80, that was before I was born... but then she said and there is a little boy that died in a horrific accident, he drown. I don't know anyone and she said it may not have happened yet, but it is in relation to my grandfather and he is or will be buried next to my grandfather... And My great grandpa is buried with my grandma and their daughter. So I don't know that was all very weird and creepy because she said it may not have happened yet.
Mine was pretty general... Kara’s was VERY specific... and Jerilyn’s was more so then mine too so I’m not sure.

note: why is Superman in spellcheck... and Spiderman is not.

Car Keys...

Sooooo I just locked my keys in my car. I will update the full story, some new pictures and videos in a little bit. Right now I am waiting for the police to show up at my house to unlock the car :(

Awkwardly Hilarious.

Today at school Kara and I decided to make a trip into space. It was pretty sunny so we decided we needed our StunnaShades, we took off from the JJC main campus and after making an orbit around the sun, we picked up gum and Wendy's. Shortly there after we remembered we had class, so we made a rapid landing on some cars, because as always there was no parking. We were a little early so we decided it was a good time for a photo opt. we met so old friends, and some people that look like the Shane from Valencia, it was really weird. We kept making awkward eye contact Kara thought I should say Hi, but that would be weird, especially if he has never heard of Valencia. Then as we were sitting we couldn't figure out how we knew the kid sitting next to us and it just so happened that I went to school with him in like 2nd grade and we couldn't figure out who he was, through some facebook investigating, not stalking we found him. Kara wanted me to add him, as he sat next to us on his facebook, but I thought that was weird. So I haven't yet, but I may in class when were not sitting awkwardly close.

In more awkward news, the girl on the other side of us turned around and stared at Kara, then smiled. Awkward.

Also, today I wore heels on a not completely healed ankle and that was dumb.

Lost

"Life is easy
living with eyes closed"

I have become so obssessed with Lost. I can't even write this post. I am just updating on a commercail. I have no classes because of a snow day so I plan on finishing seasons 3 and 4.

I really like Charlies tattoo and want to blog about it eventually so I just wanted to post it.

back to school again....

It is 7:39... And Officially the first day of the semester! That means 12 weeks until summer! 28 days until my birthday. Ughhhh its way to early to actually think. I just feel like its kind of monumental. I feel like I am actually starting to get somewhere with school, in the direction I want to go. I have some pretty sweet classes. Like Speech, Creative Writing, English, and History of Africa. Yepp, History of Africa, I’m really only taking it because Kara is in it with me, and someone last semester told me he gives you an A if you show up to class lol. Also this semester a girl I work with is paying me to write her papers. J I might as well start getting paid now for my writing haha. I think I am most excited about creative writing. Please remind me this in 4 weeks though, because I have the hardest teacher, but I was told he grades papers really hard. That is actually why I took his class. I don’t have teachers that are really grammatically critiquing my papers, and that is what I need if I want to write. We will see. This blog is so random, my eyes are like half open and I don’t even have contacts in yet haha.




also because i am lame and like musicals....





I don't work so maybe I will let you know how it was later :)

New Years Eve Video...

The only survey I did the entire year... and it wasn't that good lol

Full Name: Samantha Elizabeth Hand
Nickname: Ellie, MontieDate of Birth: February 11th, 1990Height: 5'6 or 5’7Favorite Color: yellow
Favorite Animal: Giraffes
Favorite Sea Creature: DolphinsFavorite Food: Boca Burgers
Favorite Vegetable: Corn
Favorite Fruit: StrawberriesIdeal Pizza: VeggieYour Last Meal: Cheese Pizza BitesFavorite Candy Bar: SnickersFavorite Restaurant: The Grill or Taste of Mexico… my grents own it so they will make anything Vegetarian for me J Favorite Holiday: my birthdayFavorite Season: Summer for the break and sun, fall for the photography opportunitiesFavorite Amusement Park: Kalahari in Wisconsin, or Six FlagsFavorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere with the ocean
Favorite Soda: I don’t drink cokes anymore
Favorite Latte: Grande Decaf Iced White Mocha with Soy and a shot of Carmel syrupMost Missed Memory: not having to pay bills J
Most Missed High School Memory: Ms. Desalvo/Yearbook Editing… best times!
Favorite Song: at the moment I am listening to all things Valencia. There is not one song off their two cd’s that I don’t like. Favorite Music Video: Where did you go Valencia… I would like to make a you tube video along the same lines in Chicago, I think it would be sweet.
Favorite CD: A Reason To Believe
Favorite Movie Soundtrack: TwilightFavorite Concert: Bbash in like 98, it was my first and it was the last time I really remember my family happy, The Introduction/Cute Is What We Aim For, and that awesome drive in 6 hour traffic to Wisconsin with Kristin might trump it thought.
Concert You Want to See: Valencia
Favorite Song Lyric:
“Lost and insecure, you found me, you found meLying on the floor, surrounded, surroundedWhy'd you have to wait?Where were you? Where were you?Just a little late.You found me, you found me.”- The Fray, I actually plan on blogging about this song laterSong you could listen to a million times: Anything Valencia, Hope it gives you hell-All American Rejects, You found me-The Fray, Anything The Maine, or Erick HuttchingsonFavorite Movie in 2008: Twilight
Favorite Teak-Jerker: I saw Dirty Dancing on Broadway, and that last scene killed me
Favorite Scary Movie: I don’t do scary
Favorite Cartoon: I also don’t do cartoons
Favorite Actor: Robert Pattinson
Favorite Actress: Reese WitherspoonFavorite Comedian: Dane CookFavorite Talk Show Host: Ellen DeGeneres…I don’t really watch it anymore though
Favorite T.V. Show: I don’t watch much anymore but the Office by far!!Hottest Actor: Kellan Lutz, Chase Crawford, Robert PattinsonHottest Actress: Reese A Movie You wish you could've been in: TwilightFavorite Quote from a Movie: “Honey, Karma is good on you for a year, I mean you Pookipsied your pants this year,” Sex and The City
Favorite Website: Facebook.com, PerezHilton.com…it’s a sickness, blogspot, twitterFavorite Computer Game: I don’t really play anything but tettrisFavorite Video Game: Guitar Hero, or Rock BandFavorite thing to Research: Vegetarian ArticlesIf you could be an Animal: I would be a giraffe because they are pretty sweetIf you could live anywhere: Somewhere on the East coast, its sooo different then the Midwest and the south, just as long as the ocean is only a drive away. or Chicago, like downtown
Song that best describes you: Rock and Roll-Eric HutchingsonMovie that describes your life: The Perfect Man, and I am Hillary Duff… to the
Dream Car: YELLOW NISSAN EXTERA!!!Dream Job: To be a journalist, but thoughs who can’t do teach, so I am going to be a High School English Teacher
Favorite Book: At The Moment I am reading, Skinny BitchFavorite Painting/Drawing: Degas… I love his dancersFavorite Artist: DegasFavorite Subject in School: EnglishFavorite Teacher: Mr. Zawacki, and Mrs. DeSalvo. Allergic to Anything?: PollenBiggest Fears: being alone, and spidersIf you were trapped on an island, what could'nt you live without?: laptop, and musicWhat would you do with 5 Million Bucks: Saint Jude would get most of it, I would pay of my students loans along with my siblings, and buy that extra, TWLOHA would get the rest… like evenly split with st. jude lol
One thing you'd change about the world: Education
What charity would you donate to?: TWLOHA, St. Jude… other then having lived in Memphis, the little girl on the commercials name is EllieWhen you're bored, what do you do?: Make you tube videos, face book, blog, but mostly readPhilosophy of Life: No Regrets.

Some pictures pre accident...

These were all at church with us just goffing around :)

cranky

so I am kind of cranky... but its totally with myself.

i have sweet pictures to post but im crippled at the moment so i will post them later. like after work or something.

so tonight i went to the box... i was feeling not so hot this morning so i stayed home, i started feeling better and went out with a few friends to take some pictures and go to down town naperville... well... we are at the box,

drinking soy frozen hot chacolates...

and my new friend brad comes in with a nerf gone.. well we got some awesome pictures and videos...

but luke a sophmore decided it wold be funny to shoot a round of nerf darts at my face... and it was... but i can't just let something go

so i ran and chased him through the church pinching him,

and he ran into the boys bathroom... well he called brad and brad totally took myside and came to shoot him, well luke started running and i grabbed his jacket... and he started to fall and so did i and i stepped on him and my ankle made a HUGE CRACK...

i thought it was broke and i cried... and now its just really fat... not broken just a crappy sprain but i have to lay really uncomfortabley to keep it elevated... and i called off work, so idk how tom. im going to explain that i can't walk because i went out with friends on the day i called it sick, even thought i was really sick in the morning.


better day tom. :) el

p.s. im not even spell checking or gramar checking this because i was just throwing something down really... really fast.

in other news, i bought, "Skinny Bitch," today, im on chapter 5... awesome. read it :)

Chicago

snowy ice.

So I started this blog as a rant of why my day sucked.
But then 3 things made it all better so I’m just ganna post pictures.

I walked into the pool and

my lense fogged but it cool.

Snowy Ice that is acutally melting at this moment outside it super foggy and hot.

Its awesome but weird!

Hopefully tom. after work Im going to a friends acoustic show and I will have sweet pics from thatfor yall tom.

Stay tuned :)

El