Dear Masterpiece Mesa

I thought it was impossible for someone to paint as awesomely as you did on your first day. Makes me a little bit jealous ;) Sure I know a bunch more tips and tricks than you, but I can tell, one day, you will just pass me up! --Per usual :) Hopefully that day doesn't come too soon.... Meaning in the next week or something! So anyway. I just wanted to say welcome.... And uh, you're an ARTIST now.... You can say that! Cause you take classes with me! Yeah, we have jackets, I'll get you one.

Oh, did you think I wouldn't put in some inspirational quote? Think again:

I dream a lot. I do more painting when I'm not painting. It's in the subconscious.
::: Andrew Wyeth ::: 

Oh and this one:

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream. Vincent Van Gogh  

Like how they relate to dreams too? I thought so. I want to paint a dream. That would be cool.
I < 3 U !! ~Hannah

Rain

I just less than three you...and the rain!

Love Mesa

Dear Mesa

Three songs have been stuck in my head since yesterday.
You mentioned two of them in your last post...
Firstly, let me tell you HOW much I love Sleeping Beauty. It is my all time favorite movie.

I remember before I moved here, around the age of 3-4, when I would wake up every morning and mom and dad wouldn't wake up when I came into their room,  I would tip toe downstairs, turn on the TV, and start up the VCR... I'd lie on my back and stare up at the TV watching Sleeping Beauty. I do admit I was scared when Maleficent would appear on screen and I was the only one awake.... Then it would be turned off. But I was such a dedicated child to watch that movie all the time. When I was 3, I would climb up on my Oma's knees and sing the "Once Upon A Dream" song. My Oma still brings that up today and sometimes asks me to sing it.... even though I'm not as comfortable doing that as I was at age 3. (winkety face) So that movie still makes me extremely happy today.


Secondly, I hated the movie Cinderella --not because it was a bad movie, but because I couldn't stand watching Prince Charming be with her. He is such a cheater it disgusted me. "Prince Charming" was with Snow White first... Then he just walked alllll over her as if she were dirt. So I couldn't stand him or that movie. And the fact that her dad died... Wow. Makes me angry. But I do love the songs. Especially "A Dream Is A Wish" which has also been stuck in my head all day.


Lastly, the one you did not mention, would be Pinnochio. I actually never saw the Disney version of this because I watched a play of it once, and in it, he threw up, and the REAL HUMAN boy growing donkey ears, and a long nose... Quite frankly scared me. So I never saw it. But this song, is another one of those songs that just made me feel wonderful!  It too was stuck in my head. 

I've never heard this version of it... But Julie Andrews makes anything sound good. Did you know she's coming to our hometown to accept an award? When I was little I wished I could meet her.... Too bad it's $75 just to see her accept the thing! 


But anyway... “If you can dream it, you can do it.” -Walt Disney  ...Still rings true. 

Dearest Hannah,

Oh Hannah, I love this. Can we do this more :) I have had no new dreams that stand out really but I will alert you right away if I do (winkety face) But I found these and they made me smile...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byPjh6unMOM&feature=related So this is love, now I get it :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OaxejZBe0M

I know you
I walked with you once upon a dream.
I know you
The gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam
Yes, I know it's true
that visions are seldom all they seem
But if I know you, I know what you'll do
You'll love me at once
the way you did once upon a dream

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhTjnzlcIeI   so that is what dreams are all about...

A dream is a wish your heart makes

When you're fast asleep

In dreams you lose your heartaches

Whatever you wish for, you keep

Have faith in your dreams and someday

Your rainbow will come smiling thru

No matter how your heart is grieving

If you keep on believing

the dream that you wish will come true

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_bEWXs_FX4 This is probably my favorite 

[Meg:]
If there's a prize for rotten judgement
I guess I've already won that
No man is worth the aggravation
That's ancient history, been there, done that!

[Muses:] Who'd'ya think you're kiddin'
He's the Earth and heaven to you
Try to keep it hidden
Honey, we can see right through you
Girl, ya can't conceal it
We know how ya feel and
Who you're thinking of

[Meg:]
No chance, no way
I won't say it, no, no

[Muses:]
You swoon, you sigh
why deny it, uh-oh

[Meg:]
It's too cliche
I won't say I'm in love

I thought my heart had learned its lesson
It feels so good when you start out
My head is screaming get a grip, girl
Unless you're dying to cry your heart out
Oh

[Muses:]
You keep on denying
Who you are and how you're feeling
Baby, we're not buying
Hon, we saw ya hit the ceiling
Face it like a grown-up
When ya gonna own up
That ya got, got, got it bad

[Meg:]
WRONG: No chance, now way
I won't say it, no, no

[Muses:]
Give up, give in
Check the grin you're in love

[Meg:]
This scene won't play,
I won't say I'm in love

[Muses:]
You're doin flips read our lips
You're in love

[Meg:]
You're way off base
I won't say it
Get off my case
I won't say it

[Muses:]
Girl, don't be proud
It's O.K. you're in love

[Meg:]
Oh
At least out loud,
I won't say I'm in love

Keep dreamin' I just less than three you (winkety face)

Love Mesa 

Dear Mesa, I thought you'd enjoy this. Love, Hannah

Without leaps of 

IMAGINATION, 

or DrEaMiNg we LosE the 

excitement of possibilities. 

DREAMING, after all, 

Is a form of planning. 

-Gloria Steinem

P.S. Any new exciting/funny dreams you haven't told me of? It's been awhile (:

Hannah + Rain = ???( i am trying to figure that out)

So I was thinking about you today, when the weather suddenly changed. If you thought like a poet I think one of these poems would be going through your head...

*Rain

Rain is my love, Rain is my wife, Rain is my family, Rain is my life, Rain is what i feel, every day and night, Rain is what i am, either dark or light, Rain is my sister, Rain is my friend, Rain is my love, Until the very end, Rain is what i care for, Rain is what i dream, Rain holds me together, From every stitch and seam, If you dislike snow, And Rain is what you see, Just remember as you watch, That Rain is part of me.  *Rain, Rain, Rain! Rain, rain, rain As kids, by then We played in pools And chased butterflies Beautiful were flowers Rain, rain, rain Splish, splash, splosh Warming is my heart, rain This night, all come, sleepiness Your song. My lullaby, rain Rain, rain, rain Happy kids and butterflies Rain Warm hearts and lullabies Rain, rain, rain. *Rain Rain is my love, Rain is my wife, Rain is my family, Rain is my life, Rain is what i feel, every day and night, Rain is what i am, either dark or light, Rain is my sister, Rain is my friend, Rain is my love, Until the very end, Rain is what i care for, Rain is what i dream, Rain holds me together, From every stitch and seam, If you dislike snow, And Rain is what you see, Just remember as you watch, That Rain is part of me.  *Rain Rain..... Rain, Rain don’t go away Rain, Rain I hope you stay You make my friends think what they have lost You make my friends happy for the one wish they made Rain, Rain don’t stop falling So they can feel something one last time Rain, Rain I hope you kill the one who put pain in- my friends of shame Rain, Rain stop my friends from falling Rain, Rain,  I hoping it’ll put my friends pain in- someone else vase before it’s too late Rain, Rain help them out so they will be amazed for there is no pain  *Rain oh Rain Rain oh Rain When will thy come to wash my pain? Rain oh Rain I have been in tears all day Rain oh Rain Please do not go far away Rain oh Rain Release thy fresh water upon me Rain oh Rain Melt the ice and make me chill Rain oh Rain Wet the earth and make it plant bloom Rain oh Rain Let thy freshness embrace the earth Rain oh Rain Make me happy and filled with joy Rain oh Rain For thy presence i wait.  *My Sneaking Tears How heavy fell the rain that day From burdened clouds of mournful grey. The torrent forced them stay their height - Composure swayed by onerous might. My skin wrung wet with icy chill As mud embraced that sodden hill. But mind of mine had elsewhere gone - 'Twas clouds abandoned I was on. The driving drops advanced their gears To camouflage my sneaking tears - Whence now did swell such floods of pain To see me melt into this rain… On equal bearing now were we: This rain; myself, in harmony. *Rain, Rain Rain, Rain please pour on me Rain, Rain please set me free Rain, Rain don't let the sun shine through Rain, Rain my heart is now a pit of goo Rain, Rain blow the ocean breeze Rain, Rain sway the forest trees. Rain, Rain don't wash away Rain, Rain I wish you could stay Rain, Rain don't let the birds chirp or the children play. Rain, Rain please stop time today. Rain, Rain Do you understand my sorrow? Rain, Rain please be here tomorrow  So Are we going o hang out when it rains or not :) Sorry there is so many poems, My favorite quote of all...."Gee, your so beautiful, it started to rain." I just less than three you and I hop you have a  great day full of love and laughing.

Mesa-

Want to know what scares me? 
I have all of these amazing friends around me. 
So many have helped me through different difficult times. 
I've shared in common a lot of things.
I've bonded with a lot of them.
But over a period of time, all of that gets forgotten with a single move, a fight, broken promises etc. How do I know who I'll actually stay in contact with my friends for a good number of years to come? You - Mesa Rose - are one AWESOME friend. I couldn't even describe how great you've been. But will I be calling you up someday and arranging play dates with our kids? Or will life take us separate ways? I know a lot of parents go back to high school reunions/look through yearbooks and don't even remember anyone there. It's a thought that scares me. But it's reality. <--That's a big word.
Not to fear though. I looked up the percentage of how long good friendships can last.... and well, I found none... But I did find this website: http://e-infotainment.com/applications/friendship-calculator/ I put our names in, and good news, we have 61% chance of staying friends forever! :) Apparently higher than I have with most of my siblings! (winkety face!) Wherever life takes us Mesa, I know you'll be on that list of people I won't forget. Neither will my kids, because you along with others are constantly listed in my journals! But I hope somehow, even if it's just the occasional phone call every couple of years... We stay in touch!

^ I agree. ^

I just less than three you! 
-Hannah

Hannah, will you be my true friend? :)

In life every one will meet many people that say that they are your friend, but you will make only a few true friends. What is a friend? In the dictionary a friend is defined as one that is not hostile, or one attached to another by affection or esteem, a favored companion. In my opinion a friend is much more than that. A friend is some one that will stand by you, even during the toughest times. To me friendship is about believing in your friends and helping them to achieve all they can or want to do in life. We are there for each other with hugs, advice, kind words, fights (winkety face), and anger (another winkety face), jealousy; whatever comes along. When the day ends, we are still friends who have each other no matter what happens.


We all have a desire to have friends. It is what makes us reach out of our shells and take the chance of being hurt. It is not easy figuring out who is a friend and who is not.


 A true friend is there for you when you need them. To have a true friend is a remarkable thing. To find someone that shares similar interests or totally no similar  interests at all, who cares about whom you are and what you are doing. A true friend is there for you when you need them. Someone who you are not embarrassed to cry in front of, who you can tell the deepest darkest secrets to and know they will be safe. An old rule of thumb is that a true friend is someone you can call after months or ever years and speak as if not a day had passed.


True friendships come along so rarely, and I am so thankful to have met you that we must move past anything that threatens us and see the big picture. Without our friendships, we are indeed lost. Whatever happens, we should always keep our true friends close to our heart. Tell them how much they mean to you. Do not let them slip away. If they do, go out and get them back.The bonds we make during these days will serve to keep us going in the months and years ahead, even the life ahead. :)


Love,
Mesa Rose

Dear Mesa

Love, Hannah

Oh Hannah,

It is a fact now, you make me happy. Its not just a occasional thing its a all the time thing. I needed to see a happy face before I brave the hours of homework and somehow you knew that I needed someone to make me happy. You are my hero, its true. And by the way, you are like what now, 16? Oh my goodness, I don't believe that I am friends with a flippen' 16 year old. I feel so cool.

"A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often - just to save it from drying out completely. "
Pam Brown

 i figured that our friendship is thriving because of this blog. (winkety face)

Can I have this dance?

Together, growing old is what we doin'

Dear Mesa Rose...

Sooo.... 2 posts in one day..... Tacky. But I thought this would brighten your day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iEN-kHe5o_Y

AND

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaIvk1cSyG8&feature=email

One more....  It's a website of a guys project to each day (until he reaches 1000) write about simple things that make him happy: http://1000awesomethings.com/

Love, Hannah Michelle

Dear Mesa Rose

I don't see anything wrong with indulging ourselves in food when we visit! I mean, running is seriously of the devil. Does it build up our friendship? No. Why? Because our heart rates are going too fast to be able to talk --let alone breathe. It's evil, and I think we should steer far away from that road. --But I do think the Turkey Trot would be fun. I don't know if i'll be prepared for the 10k this year... but we'll at least run the 5k, okay?

So last night in the 3 hours of me tossing and turning and trying to sleep so I'd have a decent amount of sleeping time before seminary, I thought about writing you a note and it saying something like "Have a wonderful first year of cemetery err--seminary" ...but that didn't follow through. But this morning when I drudged myself out of bed at 5:30am for seminary, I was surprised to find that this "cemetery" was full of lively people who looked great. And there I was in the medium sized mens hanes tee shirt wrapped in my blanky with sleep in my eyes, and braided wavy hair thrown in a low messy bun. I really don't mind all that much cause people will get lazy as seminary goes on and cause I bet I was the most comfortable person this morning, BUT what I HATE is when I talked to a Freshman ....we'll call her "Julie"...I asked how early she got up, she woke up AT 4:50 AM.... IS JULIE NUTS?!!?!? Anyway. That annoyed me. Beauty>Sleep? Ha.

Our lovely wind blown hairs...

My pretty friend!  (I'll send this to you if you want it)



Love, Hannah Michelle

But anyway...  I just less than three you!

Dearest Hannah Michelle,

Oh my goodness, you are so crafty. I could of never thought of something like that. What a team we are. So, we are going to be good at this!! that means lots of effort and uh, hanging out and doing stuff not just sitting and eating all the time like we do (winkety face.) Describe to me a again what a winkety face looks like. I am pretty sure we should imitate it for our pictures together. Plus we need to bake slash eat slash make something together because who doesn't like  food?? We would have to go for a run occasionally to make up for the food we eat... running is fun...? BUT, uh, well, you are cool and I can be cool so we are a great team. Now we need to continue to write about our lives whether they be interesting boring or just plain ol' weird and awk. I just less than three you :) :) :) :) :)

Love,
  Mesa Rose

Dear Mesa Rose

We can change the layout of this later... But it's got us started, and I think it kinda fits for the moment! But I just wanted to say...
I JUST LESS THAN THREE YOU!!! 
If you REALLY can't figure that out, here's a hint! What is the 'less than' symbol? Write this down on paper, it's easier to figure out! Okay. Fine. Give up? Here it is:
"I < 3 U"
I thought I was pretty clever... Then again I thought IYQ was pretty clever too and you knew exactly what it meant when I first told you! Oh well...
Have a lovely day tomorrow, and get to finishing your Personal Progress! We can get our medallion together in 2 weeks! Yup. That's my goal I'm making for you. So, FOLLOW THROUGH!
Write me!
~Hannah Michelle