Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Valentine's Day and Lent

This week, there's two big things going on. It's Valentine's Day tomorrow and Lent started today! I'm excited for both! Valentine's Day is always fun. My school sells Candy Grams in the morning before school and they're delivered all on Thursday. I plan to get there tomorrow to get one for my friends Katie, Kylie, Marie, Catarina, and my crush. I'm not sure if I should get one for him though. He's in my Spanish class, so if I get him one I was thinking about putting Emanuel (his Spanish name) on it, but if I do then he knows that it's someone in his Spanish class, and I'm pretty sure that he knows I like him, so I'm not sure if I should. But enough of me.
This week Lent begins too. My church has a great calendar set up for it. Since we're not too traditional, you give up a different thing each day instead of one thing every day. It may sound easier, but it is in no way less challenging. Here's what we have for this week, and feel free to try it if you want. 

Wednesday
Take a break from Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc. for the entire week. I know it sounds hard, but it's possible!

Thursday
Add blogs and any other internet sites that you don't need for school stuff to the list. Yes, you get to get rid of this for the whole week too!

Friday
Add TV to the list. 

Saturday
No electronic screens of any kind! When you feel the urge to get on one, call someone, write a letter, or go outside. 

Sunday
Rest, enjoy, and relax.

I'll add next week's stuff on Monday!

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Hunger Games

I don't know about you, but I'm a huge Hunger Games fan! I am literally counting down the days until the preview for Catching Fire comes out, which is April 14 by the way. Here's just some interesting news on the upcoming movie, some Games stuff that I've found on Pinterest, and my favorite moments from the book!

Hunger Games: Catching Fire Cast and News
Hunger Games was directed by Gary Ross, who made the movie in less than 10 months, including the time it took to edit it, but apparently they gave him even less time to make Catching Fire. He refused to make it, so they brought in a new director, Francis Lawrence. Will this be better or worse for the Hunger Games franchise? 
The movie is currently being filmed in Hawaii. Here's a shot of the arena.









Cast:
Jennifer Lawrence................................Katniss Everdeen
Josh Hutcherson.....................................Peeta Mellark
Liam Hemsworth.....................................Gale Hawthorne
Elizabeth Banks.....................................Effie Trinket
Woody Harrelson................................Haymitch Abernathy
Lenny Kravitz...............................................Cinna
Sam Claflin.........................................Finnick Odair
Lynn Cohen...................................................Mags
Jena Malone.........................................Johanna Mason
Bobby Jordan...............................................Blight
Phillip Seymour Hoffman.......................Plutarch Heavensbee
Donald Sutherland..................................President Snow
Willow Shields..................................Primrose Everdeen
Toby Jones...................................Claudius Templesmith
Stanley Tucci...................................Caesar Flickerman
Amanda Plummer.............................................Wiress
Jeffrey Wright.............................................Beetee
Alan Ritchson...............................................Gloss
Stephanie Leigh Schlund..................................Cashmere
Bruno Gunn.................................................Brutus
Meta Golding.............................................Enobaria
John Casing..................................................Woof
Elena Sanchez.............................................Cecelia
E. Roger Mitchell...........................................Chaff
Maria Howell...............................................Seeder

My Favorite Moments from The Hunger Games
Not to say that I was happy
when Rue died. I just thought
that it was a beautiful moment,
especially when Katniss covers
her in flowers.

A favorite moment of mine is when Katniss drops the tracker jacks on the Careers. Not that I like watching people die and be all mutilated like Glimmer, but I love when she shows them who's boss! I love when Katniss and Peeta team up in the games! I love when they're in the cave and he tells her about when he first loved her when they were little. I could go on and on naming my favorite moments from the book, but those are some of my top ones!





Hunger Games Pinterest Stuff
You can tell I'm
Team Peeta!!















































New Blog to Read!

Hey guys! Sorry I haven't been posting for a while! Anyways, I just wanted to let you know that my friend Katie started a blog! It's pretty cool, so check it out at hiddenlacekatie.blogspot.com! Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Friday, February 1, 2013

The Perfect Family

You probably have some idea of what a perfect family would look like. It would probably have a beautiful young mom, a buff and dad who is never embarrassing, and kids who always get along. They live in a perfect house like a mansion on a beach, and have this pink convertible. They're livin' the dream. 
A beautiful and young mom
A handsome and
successful
businessman for
a dad

An adorable adopted baby
girl
A hip and fun teen daughter
Twin girls who always
get along

A beautiful mansion
A beautiful pink convertible
that they magically all manage to fit into
This family may seem perfect, but they're not. They don't have it all together. As embarrassing as our family may be at times, they really all care for us, no matter what they say or do. But even if you don't have a good earthly family, don't forget that you have a heavenly one with God. He's our Father, and he loves us more than our family ever could. Jesus will always be there for us, we can always talk to him, and he will always listen. He will love us no matter what we do. So no matter how messed up your family is, they still love you, but most of all, God loves you and cares for you in a way no one else can.