Brinley Bear!

Yes, I am very aware of the fact that I am partial to this little princess, but I really just cannot get enough of her! I am so excited to be with her everyday for three whole weeks come Christmas time.

 I stole this video from Rachel

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X-Dance was AMAZING, as usual. I met some pretty cool people and will be going snowboarding with them sometime.

 Speaking of snowboarding, I have gone twice now and seem to be improving :)

 Little by little.

I almost made another rash decision because I fell in love!

I fell in love with this darling little bearded dragon. The only downside? I'd have to feed it CRICKETS everyday. ICK!!!! 

On another note, I went against everything I stand for and went Black Friday shopping. I was so unbelievably bored Thanksgiving night and decided to take a trip up to Traverse Mountain with some friends around 11pm. The lines were crazy, the people even more so, and I really was planning to buy gifts for my family/friends, but somehow I only left with one purchased item...and it may have been a black leather jacket for myself. Oopsies! :)

I also get to go home for the Holidays for three whole weeks!! The longest I have been home in my 5.5 years out here was about 5 days, so this is a huge deal for me. A large influence on this decision to go home for so long was my sister; she refused to fly alone with her newborn and wanted to be home the longest amount possible, so I agreed. Now I just have to push through the last few weeks of school and then Home Sweet Home we go!

X DANCE IS BACK BABY!!

In remembrance of last seasons films:

THE TIME HAS COME ONCE AGAIN! 

X DANCE13

Nov 8-11 @ The Depot

If anyone is just as obsessed with this beautiful, magical, fantastical, stupendous, and inspiring event as I am, or if you would like to check it out for the first time then you're more than welcome to come with me!! A lot of the producers, athletes, and film crew are always there. And if that doesn't do it for you SWAG town is there as well. Oh and sometimes you get a discount on GoPro's and the Hero3 just barely came out. JUST SAYIN.

Here is the lineup for this year:

THURSDAY

1:00 pm  Ready to Fly (Ski Jump) 
2:30 pm  TGR (TBD)
4:00 pm  Magic Moments (Windsurf Short)
4:20 pm  Resonance (Snowboard)
5:10 pm  WE: A Collection of Individuals (Ski)
6:10 pm  Strength in Numbers (Mountain Bike)
7:10 pm  Rewarded (Windsurf Short)
7:45 pm  Science of Arborning (Ski/Board Short)
8:00 pm  Jeremy Jones’ Further (Snowboard)
9:30 pm  XD13 MUSIC SERIES LAUNCH PARTY (21+): Expansion Team Sound System with Chali 2NA and Common Market

FRIDAY

1:00 pm  Moonwalk (High Line Short)
1:15 pm  La Dura Dura (Climb Short)
2:00 pm  The Kyrgyzstan Project (Climb Short))
2:30 pm  Honnold 3.0 (Climb)
3:15 pm  Gauchos del mar:  Surfing the American Pacific (Surf)
4:30 pm  The Africa Project (Surf)
6:15 pm  The Disappearance (Surf Short)
6:30 pm  Why We Jump (Skydive Short)
6:50 pm  BIRDMEN:  The Original Dream of Flight (Base Jump)
7:45 pm  Children of the Wind (Windsuf)
9:30 pm  XD13 MUSIC SERIES (21+):  Paper Dimond: Night Vision Tour with Raw Russ and Yorchi

SATURDAY

11:30 am  Camplibs (Skate)
12:10 pm  Discrete – Eye Of The Condor 2 (Ski Short)
12:25 pm  Sunny (Ski)
1:30 pm  13 (Snowboard)
2:30 pm  White Silk Road:  Snowboarding in Afghanistan (Snowboard)
3:30 pm  Tempting Fear (Ski Short)
4:05 pm  Where the Trail Ends (Mountain Bike)
5:45 pm  Reed Hansen’s Battle Falls – The Whole Story (Wake Skate Short)
6:00 pm  Slipping:  Skate’s Impact on Egypt (Skate)
7:00 pm  First Descents PSA
7:15 pm  Congo – The Grand Inga Project (Kayak)
8:45 pm  Wright Side Of Wrong (Surf Short)
9:15 pm  Immersion the Movie (Surf)

SUNDAY

4:30 pm  doors open
5:00 pm  XD Institute (All Ages. Free Admission.)
8:o0 pm  Awards Ceremony  (All Ages. Free Admission.)
9:30 pm  Closing Party  (All Ages. Free Admission.)

LET THE ADVENTURES BEGIN!!!!!!