Bilbo's Belated Birthday Ball

Sorry I couldn't get the Video but here's a few picture I got....

I was so sad I didn't get to go to this one, My friend did and I was soooooo Jealous.

Once upon a happy ending.

Some people think once they marry then they're all set and it's smooth sailing from there. They couldn't be more wrong! I believe guys are Initiators and they have to keep working at wooing the person the rest of they're lives. I think it's so romantic when an elder couple are still just as in love as they were when they married, and guess what? Half of the reason for this is because the man didn't slack off on his duty (yes, Duty) to woo his wife all over again, every single day!
And then there's the girls side, and honestly I haven't figured out exactly what us females are supposed to be doing. I've honestly never been in a relationship (yes and I intend to keep it that way until my husband is in existence) so I don't know what role I should take as a Wife, or Girlfriend in general. I'm hoping whom-ever I marry has an even more romantic viewing of life, I want a leader, and instigator, and honestly it's REALLY hard to find awesome godly Instigators in this little world of ours. Chivalry and such is Dying out and it's partially due to the fact the women want control of the home. Isn't it annoying men, when a girl you like tries to "begin" a relationship with you, She's stealing your rightful position as leader. I heard this saying it goes:
"A woman's largest temptation is to take control of everything, a Man's is to let her". It's true isn't it? But we can't let that happen that's just not how it's supposed to be, it just feels weird!

I am an odd human, to be sure. Some may call me old fashioned or eccentric, but honestly I entirely agree with them! I am old fashioned, I can't help it. And eccentric? Well I suppose that's just a matter of opinion. Either way my opinion of what a man ought to be is well founded you know it is! And I obviously agree with myself. Anyway, call me what you will but I won't change my mind for it....

Picnic At Pemberly

YEAH YEAH YEAH...... Sorry I just had to get that out of my system. There is a Pride and Prejudice ball coming up this Saturday and unutterably excited! It's Titled " A Picnic at Pemberly". I have made my brother a Mr. Darcy Costume which turned out very well (at least I'm quite pleased with it), But i couldn't find time to make myself a dress which is all right since I found a Formal-like blue/purple dress that I needed an excuse to buy. Well It's second hand so it was actually only $10 and it seems like it was tailored for me it fits so good, It's a Princess cut and it's satin I believe. I'm also hoping to make a Regency Bonnet to go with it. I've Convinced some of my fellow Church goers to come (mostly girls) and I'm super happy. It will be outside at a farm (same one they did the Hobbit Ball, I should post that video), and it will be a lunch type potluck. It starts at 3:00 and goes until 8:00. My entire family is planning on going, as of yesterday anyway. Yesterday some Home school friends ours invited us over (more like I begged them to let us come) to go thru the dances we will be dancing, It was so much fun and we're planning on doing it again this Friday. We're learning them now so when we get to the ball we don't look absolutely ridiculous. Also they are more complicated dances than I've danced before so it's a good opportunity to learn! Oh I think I could somehow procure the dance list, maybe someone in this big wide world someone else will know them too:

Apley House

Dashing White Sergeant

Fine Companions Waltz

The Introduction

Leather Lake House

Mr. Issac's Maggot

Physical Snob

The Rakes of Rochester

The Shrewsbury Lasses

Stockport Assembly

Tythe Pig

Wakefield Hunt

(Possibly Marie's wedding <3)

So far I've danced The Physical snob, Wakefield Hunt, and The Introduction. But I hope to learn more this Friday! I can't wait to have pictures and Video's to share, I love the feeling of going to a ball, it's excitement and almost as if I'm doing something that used to be normal and I feel connected, not to mention how much wonderful fun it is! It's funny a lot of the Home-schooled families go to find Husbands (or Wives) It's the perfect occasion to get to know someone but not be dating, because It's everyone together not just a two person waltz, or one on one but everyone working together to make something big and beautiful. As you can almost definitely see I cannot wait to be able to go, At not just for the food either.

    

                                                                                            -E.J.E.

Picture update :)

Everyone Want's Protection (Or is it just me?)

I have the best little brother in the world...
Are you wondering why yet?  1. Well the other day my neighbor spotted a Coyote in plain daylight on our property, and my dad's on a trip to Alaska so it's really only a few people at my house and we can't really deal with it yet and my two youngest siblings have been scared to go outside for the past few days (just cause they're scared doesn't mean  they didn't anyway). Well back on topic, yesterday I had a chore outside down our hill right were the coyote was spotted and as I started to walk down I heard an "Eisme Wait..." and the patter of little feet, and here I see my little brother  racing down saying " I'll protect you", he had a little bow and an arrow and he informed me to stay behind him and If I see anything he'll shoot it for me. It was the best thing ever.
2. That same night He begged me to come sleep outside on our trampoline with him and my sister. I said yes (this all happening before bedtime) and forgot for the time being. At bed time he decided he didn't want to and slept inside. he went to bed and I assumed he was asleep, fifteen minutes later he came out and begged me to now not sleep outside because he doesn't want the coyote to eat me and he wanted to know where I was.

I love having people who care about me and having awesome guys to protect me from bad things. I think it's such a blessing for girls when guys to care about they're well being. Not in a "that's my girl" way at all but in a brother keeps sister safe way (although the former would be alright too). That's what I hope for in a husband, Protection, and more I hope he has the willingness too protect, and it being something normal too him. I've seen people like that and I admire that trait a great deal.

Only Tolerable?

"She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me."
                                                                     -Mr. Darcy.
 "Occupied in observing Mr. Bingley's attentions to her sister, Elizabeth was far from suspecting that she was herself becoming an object of some interest in the eyes of his friend. Mr. Darcy had at first scarcely allowed her to be pretty; he had looked at her without admiration at the ball; and when they next met, he looked at her only to criticise. But no sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she hardly had a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes. To this discovery succeeded some others equally mortifying. Though he had detected with a critical eye more than one failure of perfect symmetry in her form, he was forced to acknowledge her figure to be light and pleasing; and in spite of his asserting that her manners were not those of the fashionable world, he was caught by their easy playfulness. Of this she was perfectly unaware; to her he was only the man who made himself agreeable nowhere, and who had not thought her handsome enough to dance with."
                                                                               -Pride and Prejudice
                                                                                            -Jane Austen



                                      

The Journey of My Lifetime.

So you know how people always say, "it will be the journey of a lifetime"? Well I just want to share with you several Journey's of MY lifetime. There are quite a few doors open to a female nowadays, but I really don't want to live my life working in a store or at an office, I also don't just want to go thru the motions as a human being, I want Life to matter, not just to me but to my future husband, my family, and anyone who will ever know me, I want a life on fire. I've come to realize that it's not just me who wants this but everyone. They might have different opinions of what life should be, but they all want it. And you know what? Everyone tries to find it wherever they think it should be, whether in friends, work, stuff, they all think they're on their way only to be disappointed yet again. Why? Why is it So hard to be satisfied with where we're at now? There's this little word that I really like it's named 'Contentment'. Ever heard of him? of course you haven't, he isn't very well known this century, or at least, he's all but drowned out by all the voices out there screaming that your deprived, have no hope, and that you have controlling parents who've never learned how to parent. Lies all of them. Well actually yes you might be deprived (for your own good), there may not be hope of change, and your parents probably don't know all there is to know about kids, but listen that's the very nature of my friend Contentment. He's so awesome he teaches you how to be happy even in the most annoying situations imaginable. It makes me think of Paul, he was stuck in prison but guess what his close friend (contentment's Great-Grandfather) Contentment was informed by God that Paul would need him there, so contentment upped and went to visit Paul, and Paul was so happy to have him there he began to rejoice to God for sending him. So I've found out the only way to last in my Huge Journey, to live a life on Fire, is to trust God's judgment in sending contentment to be by my side, and to yes look forward, but most importantly figure out what I can do in the Now times of my life. What can you do in the everyday moments called Now? What difference can you make in the World?

                                                      -E.J.E.

Hello....

Hello to everyone who continued reading this even after the title. I congratulate you on coming this far, but I must inform you, you will find this blog quite dull and boring. I will mostly write boring things like which period drama characters I like and which I think are horrific (not to mention ugly) Although there aren't that many main characters that I find stupid or dull, excluding those (like Mr. Collins) that are portrayed that way on purpose. Anyway this is more for practicing my writing skills, but if you find you enjoy it (doubtful) thank you! I could do with more people like you.
Now If I chose a character for myself It Might be Fanny Price (Newer, better actor version), or Elizabeth Bennet (whom I would Prefer). If I had to chose a character to Marry it would probably be Mr. Hamely, Mr. Knightly, Or (of course) Mr. Darcy. Although I am convinced I would probably end up with Mr. Knightly (not bad eh). The sad thing is I admire them all for different things I see in them, Like Mr. Darcy has a lot of emotion, He just hides it. And Mr. Knightly is such a good friend of Emma's before they get together, and Mr. Hamely might have been stupid when it came to Molly (No she was not crying because he was leaving), but he was very smart and he liked all sorts of different things rather than one thing. I'm not saying I would or wouldn't marry them for those things, but they definitely are attributes. As of yet I am still hopeless because I would never find the fanciful person that fully completes me, After all that's what everyone wants right? Completion and self-worth? But honestly is that really what we want? Or do we want someone to be a true friend that will never give up on us and stay for-ever. Because you can find a whole lot of people who will flatter you and give you "self-worth" but that doesn't mean they're the "one". I definitely have people I deeply admire for different reasons but sadly that doesn't change the fact that I am a hopeless romantic.
I also must warn you that I am very opinionated on several things, A) My faith in Jesus (He is my God and it's in him that I find my completion) B) Fictional characters are ALWAYS better! C) I may not have hope now but wait til someday.
Anyway be prepared to be scared since I'm planning on being very straightforward about how someone (guys in general) should act. And now Viola, here's my blog:

A Hopeless Romantic (me)!

                                                                                        -E.J.E.