A Sunday at Grandma's

Hi I'm Hannah and this is, well, my blog.
First off let me say "Hey thanks for checking out my blog!" Second off let me explain to you why I decided to create this blog and why it is named the way it is.

(This was the most recent picture of only me... )

Well I am a very picture oriented person. I am a visual learner and as a result teach using lots of visuals as well. I love looking at pictures and I love those amazing photographers out there that really capture the essence of certain events in just one little click of a button. I also love writing. I always have, and it has always come rather easily to me. Why does this have anything to do with me starting a blog? Well you see (catch the pun?) I go through my daily activities and as I do there are constantly little snapshots that I take in my head. However these aren't always actual photographs of people but rather "snapshots" used in writing. If you have never heard of snapshot writing before let me enlighten you. Back in the day as I sat at my desk in a stuffy classroom filled with way too many students, my wonderful English teacher (and I'm not just saying that because she was my mom...) gave us an assignment which was totally typical since she gave a tremendous amount of homework. As I half list end to the instructions and half counted down the seconds before the bell would ring sending me to my last class of the day, I caught the basics of the homework due the next day. Pick three moments in your life and for each one in 150 words or less write the scene. We were supposed to use a large amount of details so that the reader could visualize the scene and see that brief moment. Later that day as I started to work on the assignment I realized that it was actually... fun. I loved it and I was pretty darn proud of my little snapshots. Since that assignment sometimes as I see certain things happening I start to write snapshots in my mind. Seeing as my head is getting way to cluttered with these snapshots I have decided to share them with whom ever wants to read them. SO here we are at 11:00 p.m. creating a blog when i should be getting ready for bed since I have class tomorrow.... Now without any further ado, here is my first snapshot.

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Curls bouncing as she jumps up and down excitedly she enters into the house. As she enters her nose is filled with the scent of homemade chocolate chip cookies. She squeals as she is tackled by her uncle who immediately starts tickling her. She smiles and divides her love enough to give each aunt, uncle, and grandparent a swift kiss. After the last kiss is given she gestures eagerly at the bucket of toys at the other end of the room. She basically waddles as she tries to walk quickly with her slightly un-proportionate body to the overflowing bucket of a child's dream. As soon as she is in close enough proximity to the metal can she grasps the edge and pulls it towards her, resulting in making a more than small mess on grandma's clean living room floor. Thankfully her family knows that a kid is just a kid and needs to be messy to develop correctly, they watch and mingle as she plays and plays until her tummy sends the signal to her baby brain saying "Time to eat!" At the dinner table she sits in a chair that is way to large for her and folds her arms for the prayer. She eats quickly and then as soon as her stomach is satisfied she jets off to have another grand adventure. Happy as can be she plays with her aunts, uncles, and grandparents all the while showing off how cute and intelligent she is. As the hours slip away and her bedtime starts to hover over her tired little body, she sadly puts her Dora flip flops on and heads towards the door. She is too upset to give kisses good bye but manages to muster up the strength to blow a kiss from the door way before exiting the home. Although she was slightly bitter with her parents for making her leave, all is forgotten as she starts to doze off in her car seat dreaming of what new experiences she'll have next Sunday.

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(My inspiration: Rachel Michelle)

Yes she came into my room to steal my Teddy Grahams, and there I Was thinking that she loved me and wanted to spend time with me! However as payment for the cookies she drew me a picture and gave me a chocolately kiss. Yummy....

I know that this is longer than 150 words and most of my snapshots will be. I don't enjoy putting limits on my snapshots, so I don't.... Oh and although this particular snapshot was based off of my little niece and our family gatherings each Sunday,some of my snap shots will be totally random...

If you have any events that have happened to you that you would like to become a snapshot just let me know. I'm always up for ideas to go off of! I hope you enjoyed this post, I will most definitely write more!