Awww Weddings...

So yeah I haven't updated in awhile. So since my last update...hmm...I went to chicago, came back hung with people and went to my coach missy's wedding. Ok I'll start with Chicago. I left sunday night with my sister and her bf chris. We got there and it was like 99 degrees outside and they don't have air conditioning in their apartment so I probly sweated liek a gallon that night, i swear you like got up from your chair and walked across the room and you broke a sweat. But it was fun, we watched a bunch of movies, went shopping, went to the beach etc. I got back on thursday night, kinda sad to be back and not be able to see Katie til Xmas but kinda glad to be back home and talk to ppl. So friday I partied at Katie's which was really fun, got some god pics and watched grease...yeahhhhh. But today is what I was really gonna write about. I went to my gymnastics coach Missy's wedding. OMG it was amazing, the ceremony was cute and MIssy looked beautiful, so did Sonja, kelsey, maggie and lucia who were in the wedding, nto to say that danni and everyone else didn't. So we talked to missy and got pictures taken and then headed to the reception where we hung around and talked and ate, uhh such good girl talk when you get all of us outside the gym. Then FINALLY people started dancing and stuff so we went out and danced in a group with us and missy and krissy which was so much fun because missy was so unbelieveably happy, but i would be too, it's her wedding day! It made me wanan get married...well sort of, more like it made me want Katie to get married but i don't think that'll happen soon either. it also made me want to have someone to slow dance with but I couldn't stop smiling because really unbelieveably happy loving people like missy will have that effect on you, so I couldn't be depressed or sad. but now that I'm sitting here listenin to tim mcgraw i'm getting a lil more depressed but i still just can't be totally depressed so it's pretty weird feeling. I dunno how to explain it any better. And I can't wait til Maggie gets back (Aug. 31!!!) I'd forgotten how quiet the gym has been without her there, i <3 her she's so upbeat and talkative, just makes you in a good mood. Ok well I'm gonna go write or at least attempt it and then get some sleep. more to come later.

most sincere love,
Madelyn Claire

i <3 new music!

hey hey hey!
so i haven't updated in like forever! aka a week but a lot can happen in a week. And kind of a lot did i guess. Let's see....first umm i guess most of the interesting stuff starts on friday or there about. Katie came home from chicago to travel to the grand city of Ames, Iowa for my uncle craig's wedding reception thingy. That was alright. It was good to see all my family and it was innnnnteresting in the hotel room that's for sure. Friday night was probably the best tho. We all went out to dinner at this place called "Aunt Maude's" which was alright. then we went back to Craig's and hung for awhile then John, Alex and I left for Borders to get the Harry Potter book at midnite. That was fun : ) But yea I gotta cut this short promise I'll finish soon!!

&EDIT&

Ok so continuing on...I got back from borders at like 1230 and read about 10 pgs of harry potter, talked to Katie and grammy then went to bed. Then Saturday just kinda sat around for awhile, went out to perkins for breakfast, went to craig's and hung there for a damn long time. got realllllll bored. But then Craig, my parents and steve and alex (my uncle and cousin) showed up so that made it a bit better. I got some wine, which obviously made things better ; ) But yea then went back to the hotel, showered, changed etc. and headed for the "reception" That was kinda boring, didn't get to talk to the couple/the new cousins much. Pretty much my family just kinda stuck together being that we didn't know anyone else. It was a funny sight tho. But yea, not as exciting as expected. SUnday we pretty much just packed and left besides going out to breakfast. SO there u have it. my terribly exciting weekend down in the corn fields.

Anywayz....I really want like a bunch of cd's right now. I won't try and think of them all and list them for you. I'd hafta say tho the top 3/the one's i'd be willing to pay the little money that i have for would be: Weezer-Make Believe, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants soundtrack and Fall Out Boy-From Under The Cork Tree.

*...Are we growing up or just going down?
It's just a matter of time until we're all found out
Take our tears and put them on ice
Cause I swear I'd burn this city down to show you the light...* -"Sophmore Slump or comeback of the year"-Fall out boy

HEYYYYYYY FAAAAAANNNTE!

So friday and sunday were pretty amazing days forsure. Friday-people came over and hung outside and stuff. major hose fight, sydney was the only one that didn't end up getting that wet btu the rest of us were def. soaked. then nancy and syd left to go get ready for soccer and the rest of us ate dinner and then headed over ot nancy and syd's game where we got eaten by mosquitos but it was a lot of fun even though they lost. Saturday-didn't do much. went out for dinner at pepitos, only the most amazing mexican place EVER. and rented HP3 since my mom hadn't seen it. wow that brought back some memories ; ) Sunday-went out to the lake with Nancy- or should i say the flying duck and Katie. Laughed my head off like the whole effing day. Katie still needs a nickname...hmmm. Anywayz katie and i tried to ride on the jetski thingy but it was so fricking windy that didnt work too well altho it was so much fun cuz we were like flying. But i think the best was takign the paddleboat out and then doing "lifeguard jumps" off the raft thing and not being able to stop laughing. "you just need a pillow with muscles" lmao. i <3 u girls, the dells will be amazing!
well i'm off to my first day of physical therapy. so write more lata. love u all!

+FanTe oUt+

Black Roses Red

seriously read these lyrics....they are simply loverly!

Black Roses Red
Alana Grace

Can I ask you a question please
Promise you won't laugh at me
Honestly I'm standing here
Afraid I'll be betrayed.
As twisted as it seems, I only fear love when it's in my dreams
So let in the morning light come in and let the darkness fade away
Chorus:
Can you turn my black roses red?
Can you turn my black roses red?

Drowning in my loneliness
How long must I hold my breath
So much emptiness inside I could fill the deepest sea
I reach to the sky as the moon looks on
One last year has come and gonne
I'm dying to let your love rain down on me

Can you turn my black roses red? (x3)
Cuz
i feel like I've never known love (x6)

Can you turn my black roses red? (x3)
Cuz I feel like I've never known love
I feel like I've never known love (until fades)

ONE

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But as Brandon says knowing bush he won't do a damn thing about it. Although I really hope I'm wrong about that because even though I hate bush i would hope that he has enough like compassion to know that this is a good thing especially since he's so religious about everything else. but yea don't have too much more to say about that.

So last weekend...I think i'll just do it this way.
FRIDAY-went out to the lake with the fam and nancy. swam, hung outside, watched a series of unfortunate events and had some good convos
SATURDAY- i skiied and tried to get nancy to try it. that failed pretty miserably but thats ok. We had a bonfire and watched some fireworks and then came in and watched hitch and called some poeples. had more good late nitte convos.
SUNDAY- i skiied a lil more, we swam it was cold. Nancy hadta go home to go to church so we met her mom 1/2 way. I came back and sat around
MONDAY-the 4th of july. did all the traditional stuff pretty much-decorated the boat for the boat parade, made flag cake. Susan and Mike came out and sat on the boat w/ us during the parade. The waterfight was pretty pathetic cuz Patrick wasn't there and tommy couldn't participate cuz he had a cast on his arm. bah. Anyways gary showed up for dinner and the bonfire. there were some AMAZING fireworks
TUESDAY-packed/cleaned left the lake after like 4 days. Came home went online got ready for my first day back at practice. It was wayyy weird. My old coach lindsey was there cuz now she's a judge and we got our new routines so she was helping us learn the new routines. then we did strength. OMG i seriously felt like i was gunna collapse. I felt so weak it was unbelieveable.But hopefully I won't by the end of the summer.

Alright well that's about it. I'll leave u with the words of paul mccartney.
*....When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is
Still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be. yeah
There will be an answer, let it be....*

Listen to Your Heart

Greetings. how've things been for yall? i'm doin alright. Pretty uneventful week here. I saw the sisterhood of the traveling pants on tuesday and pool party for gymnastics tuesday night then i slept over at Bri's house with like 5 other people. This weekend should be fun though Nancy's coming out to the lake and stayin fer like 3 days (i'll be out there for 4) And its the 4th of July!!! AHHHHHH it's july 1st today-freaky! almost a month of my summer is gone how horrible is that. But i'm not gonna look at it that way.
So I tried writing a song the other night. that did not go well at all. Probably got about 6 shitty lines down. Oh well. If everybody could write amazing lyrics wouldn't mean as much. I've found my new song obsession-listen to your heart by D.H.T. I love the lyrics but it's a little too techno for me. I like one of the remixes that's like a slower version of the song. Cuz i know you all care about this. But here's some of the lyrics

*....you’ve built a love but that love falls apart
your little piece of heaven turns too dark

listen to your heart
when he’s calling for you
listen to your heart
there’s nothing else you can do
I don’t know where you’re going
and I don’t know why
but listen to your heart
before you tell him goodbye....*


Until my next update. Goodbye love.

MCS