There is way to much in this post for one specific title.

So umm, CRAZY past couple of days. I. Love. Break. 'Nough said.
But, I guess I could fill you in on how this week went.  So, on Thursday morning at like 5 o'clock the rest of my family went to Colorado for my sister's volleyball tourny.  However, because I have state in a couple of weeks, my coach did NOT want me to miss so I could go sit on my butt for 4 days.  But in short, this is how my week went...
Monday-Tuesday: Nothing interesting. Just gym.
Wednesday: Went to my aunt's house (that night).
Thursday: Gym in the A.M. That night I went to dinner with my aunt and uncle, my other aunt and uncle, and my grandparents (Nonna and Pappap).  And also with my gorgeous cousin Stephie who just got her braces off and now she's got the most beautiful smile ever. :)
Friday: Gym that morning.  Then, that night I went to dinner with my aunt and uncle, my other aunt and uncle, and Stephie, and her friends that I'm friends with too, Alex and Nate.  I love hanging out with those guys.  Seriously, funniest. Ever.  Then we got Frosties and I spent the night at Steph's house.
Saturday: Got up early and went to Steph's rehearsal (she's a ballerina), then lunch with friends. Then I went back to my aunt's house and spent the evening in my room with a movie because they had some people over.
Sunday: Church super early. Then I went to breakfast with Nonna and Pappap (I swear I've eaten out more this week than I have in the past week.)  And then we went to the Allen Outlets and I found some super cute tops at GAP.  Then we went home and I read Anne Frank like crazy because I mom wants me to finish it.

So I'm thinking, I've missed so many days of this 30 Day Challenge thing already, catching up would be boring for you.  So I'm just gonna start up again on Day 20: Write a letter to someone.
Dear Lindsey,
The other night, I was in my email and I stumbled across some of the emails we used to send to each other like every single day.  It made me laugh, but it also made me sad.  We were so sarcastic it's hilarious, but it also made me realize how we aren't as close as we used to be and for that I hate my back and the stupid injury it gave me.  How it took me out for 6 months and so we didn't talk as much.  I miss having you as my best friend chica, ilsym :)

Love Always
--Margaret

P.S. Y'all are probably tired of hearing about Lindsey. Sucks for you.

Remember Me?

You do? Oh thank you, I'm so happy you do! So, I have some catching up to do because this whole 30 days of blogging has kinda turned into a couple days of blogging with the posts packed with things I was supposed to say. Yeah, I'm not good at this. Oh, well.

Day 16(from Saturday): A picture of yourself.

Day 17(from Sunday): someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why. 

That's a hard one. Probably like, Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber, just because I would would want to know what it'd be like to have millions of fans and in Taylor's case, super-human-song-writing abilities. 

Day 18(from Monday): Plans/dreams/goals you have. 

Well, I would love to be an orthopedic or something.  And I totally want to still be involved in gymnastics when I get older just because it is such a big part of my life.  And college is a for sure on the "plans" list. 

Day 19:Write about a sweet memory from your past. 

I honestly can't think of one in particular.  Last summer though, was just like, one big awesome memory. 

Love Always

--Margaret 

FAM[ily]

Day 14(from Thursday): A picture of you and your family.

From left to right: Hannah, Me, Emily, Henry, Rebecca

This was from a whole ago, but that's me and my wonderful siblings. 

From left to right: top-Emily bottom-Hannah, top-Me bottom-Jason, top-Megan bottom-Nikki, top-Rebecca bottom-Stephanie

I love my cousins. I don't know what I would do without them. They make me laugh all the time.  This picture was also from awhile ago, but I love it :)

Day 15: Put your iPod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play. 

1: Penny Lane - The Beatles

2: Mamma Mia - ABBA

3: What If - Nichole Nordeman 

4: Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera

5: This Is Your Life - Switchfoot

6: Leave (Get Out) - JoJo ...why I still have the song on my iPod, I have no idea. 

7: Let It Rock - Kevin Rudolf ft. Lil Wayne

8: Which To Bury, Us Or The Hatchet - Relient K

9: Already Over - RED

10: Benediction - Curtis Stephen ...he sings for the LifeTeen mass at my church. He has a CD. He's pretty awesome. 

Love Always

--Margaret

P.S. Incase you didn't understand the title... Father And Mother I Love You : FAMILY.

Ooh wait I take that back, I AM in love. I want me some hot German

Meet my new boyfriend...

...I wish. 

This right here is a hot German gymnast by the name of Philipp Boy. And how, might you be wondering, did I stumble across the gorgeous picture. Well...

One day before workout at gym I was you know, minding my own business, looking through my Facebook newsfeed when I saw this post from the USA Gymnastics page. It had pictures from the men's Podium Training for the American Cup.  And oh, that ^^ is not all.

Oh baby.  See, the bad thing about the guys at my gym... they aren't ripped like that. And the only ones that are close to looking like that are like 12.  Bummer.  I wouldn't mind working out with guys that have 28 packs.  Seriously. 

So yeah, day 13 (from yesterday): your 5 favorite books and why.

I guess if I really think about it, the Bible is my favorite book.  It's the book I read when I'm happy, sad, angry, whatever. 

Second favorite would be hmm... Just Listen by Sarah Dessen.  I love this book so much.  I really love all her books because they're real.  It is romance but it's not all, I'm dating the captain of the football team type of thing.  It has more things that everyone goes through.  

Third favorite, Lock and Key also by Sarah Dessen.  This is one of my favorites because its so deep.  Plus I'm totally gonna get a key necklace one of these days. 

Fourth favorite is The Traveler's Gift. This book has so much wisdom packed into not a lot of pages.  I think you should read it. 

My fifth favorite book would probably be The Unexpected Gift.  My coach gave me this book a while ago.  It's just a little inspiring gymnastics story, but I love it.  

Love Always

--Margaret

Mardi Gras

Happy fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, day before Ash Wednesday!
Today is the last day of Facebook for me until Easter! This is going to be hard, but I think it will be a good hard. But, I LOVE JESUS, He died for me, I can give up Facebook for 40 days for Him. That's some motivation right there.
Does anyone else do lent?  What are you giving up?

On to day 12: write a love poem to someone you love.

Do you remember we were sittin' there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time.
You made a rebel of a careless mans careful daughter,
You are the best thing, that's ever been mine.

Sound familiar? Well, for one, I can't write poetry on the spot., and so this is not original. And two, I am not in love.

No copyright intended or whatever. I own nothing. Credit to Taylor Swift (<-- can you tell I've never written a disclaimer?)

Love Always
--Margaret

Dude, we should totally do this.

I have found my self saying this to my friends, sisters, and other random people sometimes.  But hey, now I get to write all these "dude, we should totally do this someday"s down. So here we go. Day 11: write a bucket list of things you want to do before you die.

Travel to Europe
Write a song. A good one.
Coach gymnastics, even if it's little girls.
Help stop abortion.
Get more than one follower. So, if you are reading, and you AREN'T Lindsey... you should follow me. :)
Live on the beach.

If I think of anything else outlandish that I would like to do before I die... I will let you know. But for now, that's all.

Love Always
--Margaret

YAY I'm caught up!

Day 10: A song you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad.

This confuses me.  Am I supposed to say one song that I listen to when I am feeling all those different things or five different songs that I listen to.  Hmm...
I love the song. Pony (It's OK) by Erin McCarley.  I listen to it when I am happy, sad, bored, and yes mad... not so much hyped though.  A song I listen to when I'm hyped would be... maybe So Beautiful by Superchick.

Well anyways, I hope you have a great week!

Love Always
--Margaret

Day 9... wow I'm really behind on this.

Day 9: Something you are proud of in the past few days.

This one is easy.  I just got back from a big gymnastics meet in Houston.  And at this meet, on bars, my starting score was a 10.00.  That means I met all the requirements.  And no, I didn't get a 10.00, it was actually a 8.905, but that's not the point.  The point is that bars is not my best event.  Actually, it's my worst, so, this was a big thing for me.  And April even said that it was a, "rockstar bar routine."  Yes ma'am I can do bars. Ohh yeahh:)

Love Always
--Margaret

Goal time.

Day 8: A list of short term goals for this month and why.

Stay with my lent promise... no facebook.
Boost my endurance for State.
Get better at blogging. :)
Drink more water. (why? I have no idea, it just came to me.  Possibly because I have a glass of water right next to me.)
Get a babysitting job.

That's all. I hope you enjoyed my short term goals that weren't very impressive.

Love Always
--Margaret

I know I'm bad at this... don't make fun.

This is day 7 continued.  I bet you have stopped reading right now, and I have talking (typing?) to nothing, but if you are reading, I appreciate you sticking with my horrible blogging abilities. Thank you.

So, on with someone/something that has a HUGE impact on me... I already mentioned my sisters. Emily and Hannah.  They mean the world to me and right now, Emily is in Rome (possibly Greece though...) for college and I think you should read her blog.   Another person that has a huge impact on me is my coach April.  The only picture I have of us is from forever ago and it's blehh. But I have known her for a long time and she has been my coach basically since I started gymnastics. I refer to her as my second mom; she refers to me as half her kid. 

Another someone that has made a big impact on my life is this pretty lady

A while ago I had this problem with sticking up for myself.  This same girl would always get to me and say nasty things to me that would get me so upset, and I did nothing about it.  But Lindsey was always there to stand up for me and she taught me how not take crap from people.  Honestly... one of the most important things I've learned. 

I guess I haven't realized how big of an impact gymnastics has made on my life.  I've been doing gymnastics since I was 8, and it has always been a part of me.  Gymnastics has taught me so many life lessons like discipline,confidence, and also courage.  My whole life isn't centered around gymnastics.  I sort of have a life, but that doesn't mean it isn't a big part of it. 

A couple other someones/somethings that have made an impact on me are my mom and dad, my other brother and sister, music, and my cousins Josh and Stephie. 

Love Always

--Margaret

Day 7. TBC...

So, I am the worst packer.  Ever.  Like seriously, I am supposed to be packing to go to Houston tomorrow for a gymnastics meet.  I am getting up, going to practice for like two hours, and then leaving for Houston straight from the gym.  So, very briefly, here is one of my favorite pictures in the whole world of two of my favorite people ever that have always encouraged me, and never ever let me down.

And this is the picture that describes us perfectly...

...I love my sisters.

I should seriously get back to packing or we might never leave, but I have so much more to say.  So I'm going to make this a TBC. To Be Continued....
 Happy Thursday!

Love Always
--Margaret

Day Numba Five and Six

Day 5: A place of somewhere you've been.

You probably have already seen this. This is me and my friend and teammate Kathryn in Colorado.  Aren't those mountains breathtaking?  So yeah, that is a picture of a place I have been. 

And as for day number 6, I haven't really ever liked superheros.  Not my thing.  But I have to say, I do like the movie Spiderman.  That's all. :)

Happy Wednesday!

Love Always

--Margaret

P.S. I am so sorry if my posts seem boring.  But thank you for reading! I love you for that! 

P.P.S. I'm also sorry that Day 5 was late! 

Goin' back.

Today, I have day three for you: a picture of you as a child. So we're going back, one day, because I skipped it yesterday, and then 13/14 years... when I was a baby (yes, I found it necessary to explain the title).  One tech savvy baby at that.

See all that hair?  When I was a newborn, people thought I was fake.  They would seriously ask my mom if I was a baby doll.  I thought that was rather hilarious.

Love Always
--Margaret

We're allowed to skip right? Great. On to day four...

Because my mom is helping my sister, and I have no idea wear my little kiddy pictures are, I will be doing day three tomorrow and day four today.

So bad habits...
I eat late.  All. The. Time.  I guess in part because I get home from gym so late, but I eat super late at night and it's not good for me!
Another bad habit is staying up late.  I'm so bad at going to bed early, I am dreading going back to school and having to wake up at like 6.  Gross.

Love Always
--Margaret

Boy am I unoriginal. Day Two.

Day two: the meaning behind your blog name.
Well, I do have to say that it's lame.
When I first read much love, illy, I loved the name.  I also loved Lindsey's name and I guess there have been a couple times when I've signed a card or a letter with "Love Always, Margaret".  As for the two dashes, it looked cool with the font. Haha.  But, the URL idea, I did kinda steal that from Lindsey.  But, this has inspired me to come up with a new name.  Or at least a new URL.  Maybe not.  We'll see.

Love Always
--Margaret

Daaaaayyyyyyyyy one.

30 Day Challenge!  Day one: recent picture and 15 interesting things about me.
This is the most recent picture of me, I'm pretty sure.  But, I kinda look gross.  Just waring you, please don't scream.

... you're computer screen might have just borken because yes, this is me after gym, zero makeup, hair disgusting. 

15 interesting things about me, Margaret:

1. I love JESUS!  Christ is the center of my life. 

2. I think I'm going through a Ke$ha phase.  I'm listening to her right now.  Weird...?

3. I would love to be an orthopedic; bones and muscles interest me. 

4. I currently have 955 songs on my iPod.  It's almost full. 

5. I love summer. Best thing ever. 

6. I actually like doing algebra.  This might qualify me as a nerd....

7. I have little sister that is in heaven. 

8. I love TinkerBell

9. I once cracked my head open in gymnastics.  4 staples. Ohh yeeaahhhh.
10. I play guitar.
11. I love riding my bike.
12. I might be one of the only teenage girls not obsessed with Justin Bieber.
13. I get on facebook wayy to much.
14. I love gymnastics, even though it repeatedly hurts my body.
15. Hulu is like, my favorite website. Ever.

So there you go. Day one.

Here is the 30 Day Challenge list, incase you wanted it or whatever.  And here is the link to enter!  You should do it too;)

day 1- recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself

day 2- the meaning behind your blog name
day 3- a picture of you as a child
day 4- a habit that you wish you didn’t have
day 5- a picture of somewhere you've been
day 6- favorite super hero and why
day 7- a picture of someone/something that has had the biggest impact on you
day 8- short term goals for this month and why
day 9- something you're proud of in the past few days
day 10- songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad
day 11- write a bucket list of things you want to do before you die
day 12- write a poem to someone you love
day 13- your 5 favorite books and why
day 14- a picture of you and your family
day 15- put your ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
day 16- a picture of yourself
day 17- someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
day 18- plans/dreams/goals you have
day 19- write about a sweet memory from your past
day 20- write a letter to someone
day 21-a picture of something that makes you happy
day 22- what makes you different from everyone else
day 23- something you crave a lot
day 24- post your favorite quote or verse of scripture and why
day 25- what I would find in your bag
day 26- list 10 things that you are thankful for
day 27- my day job verses my passion
day 28- cruise a thesaurus and pick out 10 words you like the sound of
day 29 - favorite tv shows and why you like them
day 30 - movies you can watch again and again.


Love Always 
--Margaret