Simply Girly-Girl!

Here's a new blog that one of my best friends just started! It's called Simply Girly-Girl. It's full of stuff for all you girly girls out there! I already love it, and I hope you will too! Check it out at simply-girlygirl.blogspot.com!

High School

    First of all, before I say anything else, I'm sorry I haven't posted in so long! I've had volleyball tournaments, some school projects, and life has felt pretty crazy the last week or so! Anyways, I'm going to try and start posting more regularly! 
    I can't believe that the school year is almost over! After this year, I'll be a freshman! The thought is both terrifying and thrilling. My soon-to-be-high-school had their parent night a month or so ago. I went with my mom and we signed up for my classes! 
Here's what I signed up for:
1. Honors English
2. Biology
3. Geometry
4. Health Careers (I want to be a nurse when I grow up, so I thought this would be a good place to start! We'll get to go on field trips to hospitals and doctors clinics!)
5. P.E.
For electives we had to give our top 4 choices:
1. 2nd Year Spanish (I'm taking my 1st year right now)
2. AP European History
3. Biomedical studies (the course description said "CSI meets ER!" so I though that sounded cool!)
4. Digital Photography and Art
We had to write down any activities, clubs or sports we wanted to be involved in:
1. Volleyball
2. Basketball (I want to be either a manager, trainer, or statistician)
3. Track
4. Knowledge Bowl (Like Jeopardy)
5. Drama (This one is definitely iffy. I'd rather work backstage on a production and do costumes and props!)
    I won't know which electives I got or what order my classes will be in until Freshmen Orientation when I will get my schedule. Our school also went and visited the high school during the day and we got tours and time to talk with the Leadership students. You could fit 3 of our school into the entire high school! It has 3 levels and a billion different wings. I am sooooooooo going to get lost! It was a little unnerving too when we walked through the cafeteria and all of the upper classmen kept muttering "Fresh meat." Great way to welcome us! 

Simple, Do-It-In-A-Weekend Crafts

Sorry I haven't posted in so long, but I've been really busy! I put together a couple of crafts that are easy and you can finish in a weekend! I have pictures and then the name of the website to find the instructions. Hope you enjoy!

Infinity Scarves

comeonline.com

Tom's Pillow

millybeans.com

Camera Strap

youcanmakethis.com

Twist Headband

fineandfeathered.com

Colorful Frames

wanelo.com

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!

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!!