Maxi Dresses & the Perfect Wallet

Hey,
So I know I have voiced in other posts how much I love maxi dresses\skirts.

Well it's time to dedicate a post to them. This post will mostly be pictures of my maxi dresses.

This was the first maxi I ever owned. It was a gift from my brother-in-law for watching his kids. (He didn't need to pay me. but I was sure glad when he did!) Although I don't wear it as much since I have different maxi dresses that I like more, I still like because it was from Titus (my brother in law) and it was what set off my maxi love.

This is my second maxi. I just got it this past spring and it is one of my favorites. The style is just awesome. 

My third maxi. That I love so much. It's so simple, but the color is so rich.... I just really love it. 

And here is my favorite maxi dress. The colors, everything I can't even say how much I love it. 

This last skirt I just bought for my mission trip for church. I wanted a maxi one because it would cover up the ugly construction boots, I have to wear all the time. I love the zig zags and the peachy orange is so pretty. 

So because of my mission trip I am not really spending money on anything but stuff for it. Well Tessa and I were walking through the mall and we stepped into claire's. And I found the most beautiful wallet. I was made to use this wallet. 

Okay Amazing right? So I was in love with this wallet. But it was 12.00 dollars. To much for a poor missionary. So I made myself walk away, which was difficult. So I walked away and I have continued to think about it for almost two weeks. I did need a new wallet. (I am constantly losing money) But I am not spending money so I wasn't going to buy it. 

But than a game change happened. I was doing dishes in that back at work not a week from last Saturday, when my boss came up to me and handed me a laminated piece of paper. Apparently I am one of the top ten employees at Dondons from the last 6 months. (Exciting right?) And taped to the back was a 10 dollar gift certificate to anywhere I chose. Guess what I was going to buy?

So to wallet lust and to show my girlfriends, I googled the wallet. I found it on the Claire's website. But it said that the product was no longer available. I was horrified. But I knew that our Claire's had had a couple so I prayed (literally) that they would still have them. So after a week and a half of worry that they would be gone, I went to Claire's today and they had ton left still. The girl said they hadn't sold a single one since I had come in. All the worry for nothing. The camera batteries are dead, otherwise I would post pictures of it. I love it so much. I can't get over it. 

So to start out each week I am going to list random stuff I've been thinking about. 

Random Stuff

My Wallet I am in love with it.

Mission Trip I am so ready to go! I can't wait!

Nephews My nephew was here to stay for a week and a half. We had so much fun!

Up North For Memorial day my sister, mom, and I, are all going to see the great lakes. I am very excited!

That is all I have to say, and my mom is yelling to get on Facebook, so I better go. 

Emma

English Tour Buses

So I work every Saturday. Normally nothing that exciting happens. Sometimes I will get some crabby person yell at me, or maybe my friends will surprise me and come in. But than occasionally something exciting will happen. But before I launch into a story, I need to define 'exciting' when you work in fast food. Anything out of the usual grind is exciting. Once I was so bored that I jumped out the 2nd drive through window and ran around the back and crawled through the first window. It gave me a breef feeling of excitement, and a little rebellious, ( not that rebellious, one of the GM (general mangers) was sitting on the curb watching me. Luckily Brooks, is a lot of fun so he didn't say anything.) but real excitement is when you don't do something to make it exciting. It just happens, that's when it's fun.

So, getting back to the story, I work every Saturday. I usually work 11:00-7:00, but recently one of my coworkers quit, so I now I have been working his shift, 8:30-4:00.
I barely know the breakfast menu. But luckily the breakfast menu is a lot easier than the lunch menu.

I got to work last Saturday a little early, checked my make up and than clocked in. My boss was super nice ( he is always super nice) knowing that I didn't really know the breakfast menu, and showed me where everything was on the computer screen. From than on it was pretty normal. (which basically means selling gallons of coffee to all the old people.)

Around nine my boss took me and the other girl working and started explaining a bus that was coming.

"We have a bus coming around ten or ten thirty." Buses are fast food workers nightmare. 20-25 people dropped at your feet hungry and wanting orders taken all at the same time.

"I think it's the English Tour Bus that comes through every year around this time." 

"Some things to keep in mind is that they have different meaning for things. If they order a biscuit you have to ask if they want a biscuit or a cookie. And they don't drink any flavorings in their Lattes. They drink them plain."

Sure enough around 10:15 a whole bus load of English people were dropped at our feet.

For the most part nothing that strange happened. It was interesting to hear their accents. They were easy to understand.
But still some confusion happened with a man. It was about flavorings in a Latte.

"And do you want any flavorings in your Latte?" I asked

"I don't understand. I just want a coffee Latte. That's all I want." What was increasingly funny about this was that he couldn't understand me. He kept asking me what I was saying. I talk really fast, so I try to slow down at work.

"Well your friends all got theirs plain. Would you like me to do just that?" Looking befuddled he said yes. Once everyone had had their orders taken, I went to go help the runners (the people who put all the food on the trays.) It was maybe ten minutes later that one of the runners handed out a bag of food to the bus driver, yelling the contents. Almost instantly the Latte man and his wife started muttering and looking at their receipt.

"That was our meal."
"This is a stupid system"
"It doesn't work"

We quickly fixed the order but I think those English people still thought "it was a stupid system" it made me laugh. They seemed to fit the English stereotype of thinking they can do everything better than Americans. It was just to funny.

Emma

Random things & ideas

Hi,
I would introduce myself, but the name of my blog kinda gives away the thunder of my name. I'm Emma.
You know I have tried to have a lot of blogs. They were pretty weird (and random) subjects. I hardly ever posted and the only person who ever read them was my sister, but some times I even had doubts about her.

But I find myself, writing up in my head, tutorials, and funny blog posts. Why do I take the time up in my head if I am not going to use them?

Well that's why I decided to try again. It's An Emma Thing, is exactly that. Emma things. Things I like, think, and do.

Sound boring? I hope not. Lets start with some facts about me:

• I am 15.
• I am a girl.
• I live in the USA
• I work at Mcdonalds (I usually call it Dondons so try to track with me when I do)   
• I like clothes
• I like makeup
• And yes I do like boys
• I am a 1D fan
• I want to be an actress
• I am a Christian
• I love singing (Especially 'Let it Go' from Frozen. Ask my family, mention those three words and they will kill you. I think I kind of burned them out on it.)
• I like mermaids (I am even at this moment listening to the 3rd season H2O: Just Add Water soundtrack. Ehem. And notice the scale pattern on the edge of my blog?)
• I am a Vegetarian 
• I <3 animals ( I am actually taking care of a disabled Mourning Dove right now)
• I am homeschooled

I better stop otherwise there wont be anything for me write about in the future (gasp) wouldn't that be sad?
So to start off the week  let me review some random things that have been catching my attention the past week or day, or whatever.

Random Stuff
Chic For some reason this word has been going through my head all day.
Beach Romances Maybe it's because I just read a Sarah Dessen book, but it seems to be rolling through my head.
Models and Spies I just watched Miss Congeniality 1 & 2. Need I say more?
SpiderMan I just saw it in the theater.
Maxi Dresses These dresses are my passion. I love them so much.
Mission Trip I am going to Tanzania this summer for a mission trip. It's always in my head.

Well I think I will keep it short for my first post.

Have fun and eat more Kale.

Emma