So because I was a model for the fabulous Kristine Templeton, I was asked politely to write a tesimonial. And I must say, the truth, it rocks. I was so incredibly happy with Kristine! And here is my testimonial all done up pretty by Kristine Templeton herself!

To check out more of her work, visit her blog! The URL is at the bottom of my picture <3
Happy days!

Love, Andrea * :) <3

Templeton Photography: Andrea (From Templeton Photography's Blog)

Say HEL-LO to today's featured model: ANDREA!

The best word to describe Andrea's style: Versatile!
She can be dolled up like a barbie or punked out like a rock star.
She was an absolute natural in front of the camera & I loved working with her!

A little more about Andrea...

Favorite classes: Drama, French, & Math

Life goals: Get a degree in Business and then onto Design School in OH

Hopes to continue acting in theater arts and one day own her own fashion company

Likes: Everything! Music, poetry, people, animals, humor, drama, and chocolate!

Dislikes: Arguing, tension, and being jumped on by dogs

Hair by: Angie 509.727.9280

Makeup by: Noelle with SimplyBeautifulYou.wordpress.com

and Kristin 509.308.5546

For more great photos of Andrea, visit us on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Templeton-Photography/184287001614181

WOOOOO!!!!!!!!! I'M A MODEL!!!!!!!!!

EEEEE!!!!! I GOT THE MODELING POSITION!!!! I'M A MODEL!!!!!!!!! To be perfectly honest, the post is severely late.... I signed the contract a couple weeks ago :) But I've been so busy! And I have a photoshoot tomorrow! I am SOOOO excited! It is going to be like ALL DAY in a VINEYARD!!!! It is going to be so beautiful..... Sighhh. My dreams are coming true. Also, along with this modeling thing, I'm also doing awesome in my Drama class. I got to write a monologue and then make it into a screenplay which I then get to perform. I LOVE this. I mean, I am ahead of the rest of the class and I have so many ideas and I just can't wait to get in front of them and show off my stuff! I had to talk about it in class today, and I was just so awkward! When I have to be me, I am like uncomfortable. But when I get to be someone else.....it's just easier. And I love it so much, because I CAN be someone else, express their own emotions, speak their opinions. And hopefully our teacher will get a real actor into our class to talk to us and give us pointers. I so very much hope this happens-I will take any instruction I can get. And my teacher told me he can help me when it comes to getting into acting (more like theatrical than film, but hey, beggars can't be choosers!) in college. I WANT THIS TO HAPPEN. All my life I've been told it wasn't a logical career path to follow because I won't make bank, so I tried to let it go. But I can't let it go. I have dreamed of acting since a young age. I want to bring joy to the masses by portraying characters they can fall in love with. I just.... I would be so happy if I became an actress. And a model of course haha :) I think that if I were a model.... I might feel better about myself. Maybe. I hope.

Anyway! I did that test that I needed to take for half a credit, and passed! So now I only need to do this culminating project thingy and take a world lit class. I might just take world lit and a filler class at my high school, like only attend part of a day, and then just do running start. That way I can get some college in for free. I hope things work out for me the way I want them... Oh well! Okay well I got to go now byeeee!!!!!

Love,
Andrea Norris * :) <3

HOLY CRAP!

Sooooo....... I can almost graduate! I only need 1.5 more credits! And I'm only a JUNIOR!!!!! How cool is that?!?!?!?! All I need to do is my culminating project, take a computer competency test, and take a World Lit class! I'm so smarticle :)

OH!!!!!!!! And I was messaged by the photographer at Templeton photography!!!!! I have an interview set up for Thursday!!!!!!!!! I'm so insanely happy sauce!!!! Fingers crossed I get to be a Senior Model!!!! :D :D :D


Ok well bye!!!@

Andrea Norris * :) <3

Today? Yeah, it's a sick day :(

So today, I'm sick. I don't have a fever, because I'm just boss like that, but I do sort of feel like this:

But guess what? I'm awesome! You wanna know why???? Because I'm doing this!:



Yup, that's right! I'm sick and at school. I'm such a semi-nerd -_-.....right now, though, this is what I feel like I'm doing:

Sigh. I hope everyone else is feeling better than me. Have a great day and don't forget to......



Andrea Norris * :) <3

Red Badge of Courage Photo Essay

Red Badge of Courage Photo Essay

This is a photo essay I just did for my American Lit. class on Animoto. This is the fifth try for me to get it perfect. I think this is as close as I can get. I'm pretty proud of myself! Let me know what y'all think!

Andrea Norris * :) <3

Sad today?

Smile big and open your heart to happiness :) <3

Noone can say this ISN'T beautiful and NOT deserve a death glare....

So, I, being me and stuff (duh), was on internet. And I saw something I loved sooo much I believed that it must be shared with the people in my world. Here it is:

Does this not just blow your mind to pieces?!?!?!?!?!? I melted when I saw this. EEEEEEEE! I just get giddy haha because it's, you know, TRUE. Sigh. Double sigh. Sighsplosion. Ok, well anyways check it out its my new blog picture (its like a year old pic of me haha):

I don't really know, there is something off about the pic. Oh well, whatever! Just leave comments of your opinions if anyone cares kbai!!!!!!

Love, Andrea Norris * :) <3

Templeton Photography

Hello Followers! :)
Today, I entered a contest for Templeton Photography! What is the contest for, you ask? Well, it is for Senior models! All the students in my area who are graduating next year can enter to be a Senior Model for Templeton Photography and possibly win a free photoshoot! This is such an incredibly amazing offer! I so very much hope that I meet the requirements to become a model for them, considering that I have wanted to be a model since I was young (although I am like SUPER short, so that is kind of a problem for me!) Fingers crossed that I get chosen to be a model!
X's and O's,
Andrea Norris * :) <3

Hi waiter, today for dinner I would like DEATH to all THIEVES, and for dessert I would like some pecan pie. Thanks! :)

So today my cell phone was stolen. I'm pretty upset. You can't tell though because it is difficult to show emotion via text. laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame. This calls for an emoticon. Frowny face, I choose you!!!! ='(. Stupid idiotic jerk-faced thieves need to stop being so dumb and learn how to respect other people's property. I had REALLY important stuff on that phone. But whatever. I have a solution for sadness though. It's called distraction and happiness. In french we learned the word for stingy, and a friend and I were saying how we weren't stingy, when all of a sudden one of our other friends spoke up and said "And I'M Jewish!" I laughed SO freaking hard! In fact, I laughed so loudly and high- pitched that I scared him. I have that effect on people ;).
So because I feel like it, here is a rainbow colored bunny for your pleasure:
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(..)    <==Failure blog bunny fails. This looks nothing like a bunny on here :( oh well CLOSE ENOUGH (,,)o

I can make my blog Posts rainbow colored ^-^

Because of this awesome HTML code shtuff, I have the ability to make these words RAINBOW!!!!! Wanna know how????

This Website!!!---> http://rainbow.arch.scriptmania.com/tools/rainbow_text/

=D



-With Love, Andrea * =D <3

Just because I can

I wanted to show off this amazingly awesome hat I found in the costumes pile at rehearsel. I want it now. (Ignore my face, it was one of my un-photogenic days :P)

That is pretty much the only reason I made a new blog post. Because of this hat. I bet it feels specal now. If hats were able to feel.....What if everybody had a hat that grew from their head that everyone judged you by how cute/cool/awesome/average ;) it was???? It would be normal, that's what. Because we would be used to it. Just saying. Okay well I have again moved from homework to blogging (but at least I'm paying attention to my poor blog!!!), so I must get back to my homework. And away I go!!!!!

                                                                                                                                           -With Love, Andrea * =D <3



Favicon/ Possible image for blog....

Heya :)
My friend Tracy edited this picture for me and it looks soooo cool! It is going to be my favicon (I figured out how to add one!) And if I like it enough, I might put it at the top of this blog next to the big words Envisage Moi. This is it. Cool, huh!?!

Well I LOVE it, but tell me what you think! Post a comment....I love comments, they make me feel loved <3

                                                                                                                                      -With love, Andrea * =) <3

REDESIGN

I finally figured out how to redesign my blog! And it took like what, over a year? Yeah, I'm smart. Anyways, I had fun with it! I hope all the colors and background and font are appreciated and not too hard on the eyes, I worked long and hard on it! Anywayyys that's all I wanted to say...Oh and leave a comment to tell me what you think...OR vote on my poll (aint that cool, I have a poll!)
                                                                -Andrea * =) <3

I feel awesome

Okay, not fully awesome. Going to bed late and waking early tends to have a negative effect on a person. Especially when the reason you wake up is because of a screaming six year old.

Well the reason that I feel awesome is because I had rehearsal again today (saturday). I was told by one of the directors on Thursday that I am a natural. Boo-to the yaaaaa! She thought I had done drama before, but this is my first production! She said that I looked so comfortable and relaxed onstage, showing no signs of being nervous! Also, they found a dress that they THOUGHT might work for me, but it didn't fit. I was too skinny (how awesome is that?!?!?!) and too short for it. Yeah, I'm a five foot seventeen year old. If I were two inches shorter, I would be an actual midget. Ill have to show y'all the dress once I get the picture from my cell phone to the computer. I promise I will update it to get it on here for you all who care :). Its cute, very old fashioned. Ugly color though (don't judge me, I just hate pink). SOOOO I might end up with a dress people who sing in Operas wear. Because the people in charge of costumes have connections. Oh yeah. Also (because I stopped writing this Saturday morning and am just now getting to it Sunday night) I thought that I should mention that I went to a dance Saturday night and looked awesome in a dress that looks like a blouse and skirt (the top is white the bottom is taupe) with a brown braided belt around my ribs-i like them high- and KNEE HIGH MOCCASINS. They are one of my fave pairs of shoes in my closet alongside my knee high converse <3. Again, I will upload a picture as soon as I can. In the meanwhile, stay cool lookin' and warm feelin' in this winter season. Love ya!

**************UPDATE**************

Here is the picture of the dress for the play....Try not to let your eyes melt as you gaze upon my face:

                                                             -Andrea * =D <3

HI I'M BACK AND HYPER

               Hello world of interweb!!!!! I have something to say today! Ready???????.......................
Ok soooo I got unusually tired today. Like it wasn't even nine and I started falling asleep. So now its nine o seven and I'm hyped up on candy. Why didn't you just go to sleep you say? Well, because I have to do an English report. But instead, once I got sugar in my bloodstream, I got the great idea that I should blog for the first time in like what, six months? So here I am!
               Maybe I should update with legitimate info. I have always wanted to act. And so I was awesome and auditioned for a musical (its a church musical, but I will take what I can get). Its Scrooge! Yaaaay! I play Isabelle, the woman scrooge was going to marry but was a massive jerk to. Anyway, basically what I get to do in the musical is stand awkwardly in a corner and watch people dance merrily for a scene and then politely break up with scrooge and screw his life up for the rest of his life. I feel like it is a very big role.
               I have also decided what I might want to do with the rest of my life. I'm going to be a fashion designer! I really hope this was seen coming because I DID mention I like fashion in this blog....... I don't know what else to say because the sugar is wearing off I think and I used up my creative juices writing this and I might not have enough to write the stupid English thingy but the teacher has scary unknown plans for any unfortunate soul that doesn't have a rough draft by Monday. I don't want to be that soul.
               Never mind I thought of more to say. I have a friend and fellow blogger, goes by The Overlord. I'll put a link to his page in a comment but anyways the story behind his name is that he has a goal of ruling the world. Now, over the summer the idea that I should rule the world popped into my head. So I have formulated a secret plan that everyone knows. I am going to marry The Overlord. And since I am woman (hear me roar) I am going to basically rule over him. And since he will rule world and I will rule him, I would technically rule the world. I told him of my plan. He rejected my logic. But, I know in my heart that I WILL PREVAIL. And we will live happily ever after. Okay I think that this candy is making me sleepy now and I need to do my homework so I am going to eat more happiness and energy in candy form now and try and put some effort into writing something that will actually make an impact in my life. Sooooo...... BYE!!!!!

                                                                                                                                                     -Andrea

In Memory Of

This post is in memory of my best friend, Rybeca Connor. She died on Saturday, May 14, 2011. She was asleep, and her house was on fire. She was 16, with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was like my sister, and I loved her so much. I wrote a poem for her;

A Little Angel

A little Angel on Earth today

She loved to dance and laugh and play.

A little angel, with blonde hair, blue eyes

Lay her head to say goodnight

She slept soundly through

She felt no pain

She slept on till

She was home again

A little angel in Heaven today

Is really not that far away

A little angel, now dressed in white,

With blonde hair and blue eyes

In our hearts, forever she lies.

I love you Becca, forever and ever. You were my best friend. You were there for me. I will never forget you. I know I will see you again someday. May you rest in peace, my friend.

Rybeca Connor, May 14, 2011 

Here is the link to the story in the Tri-City Herald;

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/05/15/1490366/16-year-old-girl-dies-in-fire.html 

I don't yet know when her funeral is, but I know that I would do anything to attend. It hurts so bad to think she is gone from this life. I keep thinking why? Why did this happen to her? I get so sad and the tears come and they can't stop. I miss her. I wonder how the fire started, what was her last dream, what were her last words. I feel bad for wondering so many things. And I try not to react so badly, but I can't help but curl up with the pain of losing my friend. I don't want her to see me like this, but I can't help it. I miss her! I have so much trouble with this.....It's different, when it is someone you know and love who dies. Especially when it is a best friend. I can't delete her number from my phone. I can't wrap my head completely around the situation. I just want her to appear and be perfectly fine, nothing happened. I want to be able to talk to her again, face to face. I talk to her now, but it's just not the same. I want her to give me a hug and say she is fine. My heart hurts so much, and I even, silly as it sounds, listed each time I realized I was in a certain stage of grief. I had so much trouble when I first found out. I saw a post on Facebook, and I was shocked. I went to her page, and there were posts. I was worried, and I didn't want to believe that what I was seeing was true. I made my mom look at it. When she said, "Well, is seems Rybeca is dead", I couldn't hold anything in. I cried so much. I couldn't believe she died, and I still can't. It was later that night that I found out how she died. What made it worse was that I DROVE RIGHT PAST THE PLACE. I saw it earlier in the day, on my way to a wedding. I saw the burnt house, the police, the fire trucks, the ambulances. Knowing that I went RIGHT past the place where it happened was too much. I can't believe she died! People called her Becca, Boo, Becca boo. She has spent the night at my house, gone swimming with me. She held her hand out for me to spit on when we were riding transit, and I thought it was gross to spit on my hand. She dressed up as a kitty cat for my Halloween party. She was so kind and loving. And now, she is gone. And I miss her. I will always miss her, and have her in my heart. Forever and Ever. I love you Becca, my best friend, my sister. I know you are in a good place, and you are safe and in no pain. I know I'll see again someday, and it will be such a happy day. Rest in peace.

Love, Andrea Irene Norris

Favorite Hymn

      I mentioned in my last post that the song I posted was not my favorite. I wanted you to here my favorite Hymn. It is called "If You Could Hie to Kolob", and is extremely beautiful. The second song is just as beautiful, and is another of my favorites, called "Praise to the Man". I used to not have such strong feelings for this song, until I watched the Joseph Smith Restoration (I think that that is what it was called) video. And I cried so much at the end, and "Praise to the Man" was playing, and that is why I love that song. The third is "I Stand All Amazed", and I love that song because of the beautiful, inspiring lyrics.