One Week Ends, Another Begins

Hello! Hello! I hope everyone had a restful weekend!?

I took my last exam on Friday morning  (well half actually!!) YES, Officially I am a SECOND SEMESTER SENIOR!! The only thing holding me back was my math grade….I needed to get a 40 to pass the semester and therefor graduate, haha I got a 50%— OK not a grade to be proud of but Im graduating so Im pretty excited! I did what I needed to do, and I must thank my dear friend Gabriella for tutoring me and helping me raise my math grade exactly 20 points before the exam I COULD NOT HAVE PASSED WITHOUT ALL OF HER HELP. So thanks girl!

Friday night was spent doing my field work hours for senior project (technically I have all of my hours because we only need 15 and I have 19 BEAST!!) Then I got to babysit the most adorable 1 year old ever and we listened to Jack Johnson the whole night, he loves him!! As a consequence however this was stuck in my head all Saturday:

Banana Pancakes!

Any Jack Johnson fans!?!?

Saturday was relaxing I met a friend for coffee at Coffee Depot then we went to a hot yoga class! It felt amazing, if you do yoga and have a hot yoga studio near you I highly recommend it! Then I babysat my next door neighbors.

Today I have church, a long walk,  a coffee date with my Dad, and preparing for a new semester of classes begining tomorrow.

Before I go the beautiful Ashlei tagged with an amazing reader award, thanks girl!

The rules are that I must list 8 things that improve my day, so here goes!

1. Blogging, reading writing, recieving all of your lovely comments!
2. Coffee/tea
3. Reading
4. Scented Candles
5. My friends (ok they aren’t *things* but I cant imagine where I would be without them)
6. Exersize…and Yoga
7. Muisic
8. my dog, Norman who by the way has a snuggie!!

OK not sure this is aloud but I have to agree with Tatianna! I tag you all! I really love reading all of your comments so thank you all, now YOU post about what improves your day!!

Have a wonderful rest of your Sunday everyone!! I plan to finish Persepolis tonight YAY!!I cant wait to Start push,the book the movie Precious was based on, which has been recomened to me by many people including this lovely lady, Laura!! (Have I mentioned I <3 illiteration!?!)

Why Hello There <3

Hey ladies, its been a long time, for many reasons and posting, and reading for that matter =/just has not been something I could do/handle. However that is besides the point I’m posting now, things aren’t perfect but a lot has been accomplished and many steps have been taken, so lets start again;

HELLO! I’m Tara and I took a short blogging sabbatical if you will, I love you bloggies yet I have not been reading them for the past couple weeks sooo if you start getting comments on posts from yesteryear, don’t be alarmed its just me

My theme song as of late!?

OK lately I have been a busy lady, when times get rough I always try to stay busy, it keeps me out of my head, and focused on reality.

Senior Project is going well I have a meeting every friday with my mentor (who is amazing btw) and I attend youth meetings as well, this week I’m interview people who work inside DCYF.

Coffee and Tea has been a big part of my life, naturally <3

I had a Cafe Americano at Starbucks the other day I hadn’t had one in a very long time, DELICIOUS!

SO I got my PART IN THE PLAY I auditioned for a while ago!!! We are doing the Grims Fairy Tales annndd I am in Beauty and the Beast and I am playing Lilly one of Beauty’s sisters. MUAHAH a few of my verry best friends are in this play as well so I’m pretty pumped!

I have been reading again and I’m thrilled, I have started to every day get up an hour early and go down stairs shower, get my COFFEE, and then head back to my room, curl up my blankets and read for the next 45-60 min <3 LOVE <3 I Finished reading

After Dark

Started and Finished the Screwtape letters

this book I highly recommend, it really made me think, and I found it well convicting to say the least, definitely a good book, take the time to think about everything the writer is saying. It’s a book of letters the Senior Devil (Screwtape) writes to a devil in training (wormwood) and they are trying to turn a newly converted Christian away from “the Enemy” (God), I’ll let you read it and see how it ends

Started Persepolis:

And after that I am going to read Push, the book the movie Precious was based on (HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN THE MOVIE OR READ THE BOOK?? THOUGHTS?)

I have seen many movies as well! Teenage revolt, Up in the air, Invictus, Avatar, The Hangover(dvd), and the Lovely bones, I still must see the road (uhh yeah I got AAA movie passes for Christmas hehe)

I have been out to coffee mannny times, but I have only tried one new one… I HAV FOUND A NEW FAVORITE COFFEE SHOP! (sorry Coffee Depot I still love you ) The Bee Hive in Bristol RI I will be reviewing it in my Cafes! section later on

I have been babysitting more as well ( last time I bsat I taught the children line dancing, you know the norm), which is good b/c I have a thing for shopping, and that requires $$ haha

Here is a necklace that I am absolutely in love with it’s so chunky and delightful?! my brother got it for me for Christmas and I fell in love at first glance, perfect thing to pair with a plain top!

I also got gift cards to Borders, and went on a shopping spree there, and at my local book store, even though I didn’t get a card there, Yes I am a DORK and PROUD OF IT! <3

Overall I have been spending much quality time with my friends,  my buddies, and my family hehe!  Its wonderful having so many solid peer, and adult support systems in my life, something that I am so incredibly thankful for.

Finally I have been writing, just for me, just for fun, and its has been wonderful, before bed I sip some tea, light a few scented candles, turn on some YANN TIERSEN and just write for about 30 min, and then lights out I got to bed =]

Dream and Hope candle holders, 2 books one on the history of coffee and one on the history of tea! My Tea daily calendar, it tells me a tea fact a day!! <3

I have a week off (well more or less) from school, its exam week I have a math exam from 9-11 tomorrow (EEK) to pass I have to get a 40% though so I think im fine and Then Friday form 9-11 I have to take half of my World Lit. exam, I’m exempt from the second half!! Then starting Monday SECOND SEMESTER SENIOR YEAR BEAST IT OUT!! Im soo happy, and soo ready, also I, with the exception of my world lit class will have all new classes (5 to be exact) and I love each and every one of the teachers and genuinly think the classes sound fun!! YAY (well im a little iffy on the personal finance one but hey I get a math credit for it and it may actually be usefull!! haha)

Now tell me my blogging friends, what movies have you seen as of late? What books have you read? How do you relax after a long day, how do you put your mind at ease? What is YOUR theme song? When the going gets rough do you find it better to take a break and step back, or immerse yourself in your LIFE?

<3 <3 <3 Have a wonderful day ladies, its good to be back, cant wait to get all caught up on your lives!! <3 <3 <3

Vacation Comes to a Close

It snowed a lot this week and it’s snowing still today! But it’s not deep so it actually makes everyting look really pretty!!

I took this on my walk, literally as my camera battery was dying *tear* so my apologies for the less than ideal quality. But this is the bike path that is about 13 miles stretching from providence to Bristol RI it’s really wonderful especially in the summer! I feel so blessed to live right next to one of the entrance points!! In the winter people cross country ski, cool idea I think!

First and foremost the lovely Amanda tagged me for the beautiful blogger award, thanks girl!

1. My dog has same hair color as me, he is a pomeranian name Norman and I LOVE him!!
2. I’m taking a gap year between HS and college plan to travel to Swaziland for 3 months next year from Jan-april on a missions trip, and I’m also going to apply for an internship at To Write Love on Her Arms, so we shall see!
3. My carreer goal in life is to get my phd in psychology and become a  a Christian counselor
4. I love coffee and tea( in case you couldn’t tell) trying out cafes is one of my favorite past times! The two guarantees in my days are Coffee and Gum!
5. I love learning and trying new things— im not the most creative person but i love art of all kinds fashion paintings MUISIC enjoy doing creative things to express myself(does that make any sense!?!? =D)
6. I used to be an avid reader and i still love it i just have not given myself the freedom to take that chill out time, and sometimes struggle to stay focused, Im working on finding ways to relax before reading and getting back into the habit that i miss so much!
7. I was born in Las Vegas!We live in little Rhody now Yes, thats right Ima vegas baby! my parents ran a group home through Boystown (one of their locations is in nevada) and so I was born in Vegas (not on the strip though no worries ) We live in little Rhody now though…..

I honestly think everyone deserves this, but I can only tag 7 </3 Ill do my best to not tag anyone who has already been tagged

Danielle at Coffee Run

Laura at Coffee and Hope

Candice at Tea Jewel

Kim at a Walk in the Park

Lexi at Starlight Diner

Ashlei at the Vegster

Allie at Live laugh eat

Have fun girls! (and again I am sorry if you are already tagged, I tried to check your previous few posts to make sure….)

Ok so I had a hugh jass list of things to do over break HA no worries im not going through discussing each one! Some I did not complete, like knitting and coffee shops, due scheduling and the gal who I was going to knit with and try out a couple shops was away for all but a day and half sooo there simply was no time! I did make something vegan! Home made almond butter!! Hehe it was pretty good! I  was definitely pleasantly surprised! I did read (granted it was health mags like body and soul and yoga journal) And among MANY other things I spent a LOT of time with friends!! So I relaxed enjoyed myself and accomplished the better part of my list! But really I had a good fun vacation so even if nothing got checked off it was still a success in my book!!

Yesterday I attended a wedding for a friend of my parents ( i really like the guy too though, he was my dad’s last roommate before he [dad] got married. The guys is about 15 years older than Dad, and is now in his 60’s (??Possibly late 50s) and got married yesterday! OK so I thought wow this is gonna be really awkward, old college reunions and what not for my rents, but in the end it really wasn’t a lot of the now adults my parents saw that they hadn’t seen in over 20 years where really nice. Just goes to show, things can always turn out better than you expect! Plus the guy was so happy! This is his first marriage, which I think is really sweet, he held out for true love. <3

Well, school starts for me tomorrow, so to all you students still on break enjoy the rest of your vacation and to everyone returning back to school, good luck! I’ll be thinking of you while I daydream about what I could be doing am focusing and being super productive in school At least I start my day with yoga in gym class!!

Hello 2010!

Hello everyone!! I hope you all had a lovely New Years, enjoyed yourselves and Partied hard…well not too hard

Unfortunately mine was kind of a bust =/Lets Start with a song though shall we? I love this song “A Crack in Time” ENJOY!

It started out like this; I went to the mal around 4 with one of my friends and I did not have any money soo we stopped by the bank on the way there. Ok good, until we get to the bank and its closed! FAIL #1 GAHA AT THE MALL WITH about 10 bucks. FUN All right so we laughed it off, I had a borders gift card, things could be worse.

Then We walked around the mall browse some stores, the friend I was with had money, well all the stores started closing around 5:30 6ish and we had to waste time while we waited for 6:50 to roll around b/c that was the time we where going o see Invictus!! FAIL #2 so after dinner we decided no harm in going to the Theater early, so we pay and walk to the cinema AND the movie is still playing from the earlier showing FAIL #3. I did run into This Lovely Lady at the mall! hehe I see her there a  lot it seems, but I aint complaining! Then we went BACK to borders, I bought a new book, Eat, Pray, Love!

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ANYONE READ IT, THOUGHTS!?! I also got a 5 dollar discount at the counter, I had borders bucks that I was unaware of!! (its the little things in life ) SUCCESS #1 And I bought a Tazo Green tea at Seattle Coffee, ahh yes somehow tea, iced or not always makes things just a little better and we waited. Around 6:30 we did finally leave for the theaters claimed our seats (we had a lot of freedom given we where the only ones there, it wasn’t until later when maybe 7 other people came hehe) Seeing Invictus was our SUCCESS #2! I really loved the movie, and definitely recommend it!

All right so fast forward to 9:30 I come home and had planned on going to another friends house to welcome in 2010…..well my parents had other plans, or lack there of apparently and decided it was far to icy for me to be on the roads, uhh yeah 9:30 on new years and I was a lone. Great! I was not pleased at all and with nothing better to do I walked up stairs (I could feel myself about to scream at them haha so I decided it’d be best to get out of their presence pronto as to not be punished even more!) and did pilates, then at 11 went to bed FAIL #4.

Yes worse things could happen and Yes I did not spend the ENTIRE night without friends, but man usually New Years is a lot of fun for me, filled with anticipation of whats to come, and how things WILL be better…last night only left me PRAYING that this year would not be so bleak, I suppose thats mostly up to me, I have to decide to accept the plans God already has in store for me, and try my best to make the best out of every situation. Embrace life and all of its ups and downs, anybody with me!?

This leads me to WHAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2010:

1. GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL!!
2. Trying out new coffee/Tea shops!
3. Reading many new books
4. Going to FL to visit friends in Feb. and Going to PA to visit other friends at the end of FEB!
5. Finalizing plans for Next school year (I’m taking a year off! More details on that in a diff post!)
6. Taking Drawing lessons!! (after I complete the course through school im signing up for more lessons!)
7. Turning 18 Hello legal adulthood!
8. Possibly moving out for a few moths, not sure on this one though, I’m applying for an internship at To Write Love On Her Arms, we shall see if I get it! If I do Ill live in Cocoa FL for 3 moths!
9. MANY other unforeseen things, thats the beautiful yet terrifying part of life, NOTHING IS GUARANTEED, we just have to take life as it comes!
10. Starting my new “page a day calender” it’s a tea theme this year!! Dream and Hope Candle holders, Blue “Happiness” Loose leaf tea pot, and 2010 tea calender with tea quotes and facts everyday!

My Goals!?

1. Read more just for the heck of, I love reading and really have neglected to do so this past year
2. Write more, simply put I think it would be good just to write more for fun (BLOGGING!)
3. Learn more about Vegetarian cuisine
4. Graduate High School, really meaning buckle down focus on my school work, complete my senior project and dont let my World Lit teacher get the best of me, shes been successful at doing so thus far in the year.
5. Take more pictures of anything picture serve as good memories and help make for interesting blog posts!
6. Properly train my dog i.e. house break and I really must brush him more regularly, his fur looks good but its deceiving he sheds LOADS!
7. Let whatever happens happen, enjoy it best I can, I make a lot of mistakes, big little w/e they are all learning experiences and I should take them for just that, not beat myself up for not being good enough, in any area of life. I am not an academic perfectionist (thats for sure) but I have many perfectionistic sides to me and those sides really need to chill out
8. YOGA MORE YOGA! I have done pilates a lot this year, not so much over the summer </3 but I have started weekly hot yoga classes and I am GOING TO START doing yoga DVD in the comfort of my home ANY SUGGESTIONS for good YOGA DVDS!?

All right I’m off to take care of Albert, my friends dwarf bunny!

hehe I went to here house yesterday to get instructions, and it ended up being a 3 hour visit waiting for her dad to get ready to leave! (they are heading to Vermont!) a lot of tea was consumed and a couple episodes of  “Flight of the Conchords” were watched =D

Well ladies have a wonderful first day of the NEW YEAR! I look forward to reading how you all spent your evenings and spend your days today!!

I Leave you with my new hello Kittly gumball machine! ( i need to fill it still x] ) haha and my brand spankin new trash can (ok im really starting to understand how strang it is, but i think it fun!) kind of reminds me of a small pink version of something you would find in a park! haha

What I am Thankful for Part 2

Hello lovlies! My appologies in advance this is a rather picutreless post, no worries I will be making up for it so very soon! Hope you all are enjoying break, relaxing, and doing whatever it is that make you happy! I shall ost a proper update soon however I thought I would leave you guys with the second edition of what I am thankful for that I started in November So here goes!

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Relaxation:

• All things relaxing, I am a fan of, these are thing that I find help me relax the most, and that I am most thankful for in my life. =]

1. Coffee/ Tea: Hot and Cold these drinks always have a way of putting my mind at ease and helping me relax. Hehe I hold a very special place for them in my caffinated heart
2. Magazienes: I love them! Especially the heal magaziese I currently have a subscription to Body and Soul and for Christmas I recieved a subscription to Yoga Journal!!!!
3. *Good* Books, reading! Well not neccissarily “good” books in terms of scolarly more in terms of how much I enjoy reading them sometimes im in  the mood to fly through a book, just enjoy it for fun, and other times I like to stretch my mind, read something that makes me think! I am about to start Push (the book that the movie Precious was inpired by!) and for Christmas I got Persepolis…im debating on wich to read first..decisons deciosns ; )
4. runny, cardio exersize in general pilats. Mentally it puts me in a really good state, and physically it doesnt hurt either =D Now that it is winter I am not outside nearly as much do to the COLD and hour it gets dark at so i have rediscovered my love for running…treadmil style…I’m not going to lie I was dreading starting but I new I had to in order to focused so I did and in no time I became hooked!
5. Yoga, I like it not for the exersize but for the relaxation, the peaceful atmosphere, the quiet time spent in my brain…but not too far that its worrisome, the balance of it all. I do hot yoga in the winter and that feels so good esspecially when its bitter cold outside. This reminds me I bought a ring with the ohm symbol on it! I shall post that in a later pos
6. MY FRIENDS. Spending time with the people I love and who I am 100% relaxed me…whatever that is on the given day. People I trust and who trust me and can enjoy time together, even when the going get rough. <3
7. MUISIC and making playlists, Im absoulutely in LOVE with this. For me or my friends I just think its such a fun activity!  I have so many playlists on my ipod. some are permanent some I get rid of after a while; all refelct my mood at the time. One of My Favorites my “go to” playlist you might say, Playlist “Coffee Shop” teehee, real shock I know
8. Gum…yes I went there and I know so many claim its just a myth but it does help me relax! For whateer reason having a piece (or hehe two) in my mouth during school really puts my mind at ease.
9. Coffee shops, generally speaking the atmosphere inside a coffee shop is just wonderful. The aromoa of freshly brewed coffee, the muisic, the people. Coffee depot has really been able to master this idealistic atmosphere for me =] I really love trying new ones out, and relaxing spending time with myself or my friends (or the occassional walk to Starbucks for Tea with my dad =-] ) in the familiar ones I have grown to love.
10. Blogging/writing in general I have found I really enjoy blogging, reading what you gals are up to in your lives, and reflecting on what my days are like. I have always enjoyed writing, well open ended writing, were I am given a prompt and respond to it how I please, lets not discusss how much I LOATH reasearch papers. Its a nice way to at some point in the day just chill.
11. Balanced Alone time. I’m that kind of person, the kind that is not quite an introvert, not quite an extrovert, I am somewhere in between, I love my friends and I people getting to knowand relating to different people, however without time to myself I am not fully able to enjoy this. So I need to balance out sociallising with time spent doing thing that I want to bymyself. This is not to say I need to issolate for a time it just means that the hour or two of time I spend each day doing something with just me is very important to me and helps me enjoy my days that much more.
12. Facebook I love it I love staying in touch with friends, and people that have moved away and people that are super close, its just a great way to stay connected without phone calls, and emails, it simplifies everything so much! I think I’ll add my cell phone to this one as well for similar reasons

Allright thats my Relaxation list! HOW DO YOU RELAX? Would you consider yourself introver, extrovert or somewhere inbetween? HOW DO YOU MANAGE TO STAY WARM WHEN THE WEATHE IS SOO COLD!?!?!

One final note I was wondering if you all would be willing to help me raise minutes for To Write Love on Her Arms? Its simple you just click on my minuets raised button right of my side and every challenge you complete raises minuets of therapy for people that cannot afford it! This is a really great organization and your support woudl be very much appreciaed! Thank you! have a wonderful day!

ONE. MORE. DAY. (and snowy adventures!)

Why hello beautiful bloggies! As I type I am curled up under my covers eagerly awaiting tomorrows arrival..an easy breezy day at school to enjoy then GLORIOUS FREEDOM until January 4th! (I know not much in comparison to anyone in college…but a break non the less!) Kinda lame but we only had two I repeat TWO days of shcool this week, Monday was indeed a SNOW DAY and being a senior I will not have to make it up! Ahh to be old  Here are some pix of my Brother and I “shoveling” the drive way on Sunday:

The Driveway all freshly snowedMy first dig…I needed a break halfway through

NORMAN!

Although it doesnt look like it we aventually did get everyting shoveled!! *SNAPS FOR US!*

Yeah I pretty much love legally blonde! I saw it on Broadway with my Dad as part of my 16 bday present from my parents! =]

Aight back to buisness =D The snowy weekend was spent home (I may or may not have been grounded..because of an excuse me very BAD case of miscommunication! ) It was just as well though I really needed a weekend just to chill out by myself, blog run, (shovel) read and do things I enjoy! So I took advantage of the homeboundness, I read half of a free choice book for school I love it! Its “After Dark” By Haruki Murakami. Sunday night I learned via text facebook and nbc10 weather update that Barrington schools where closed on Monday!! I literally squealed with joy!!  I also was able to enjoy ESPRESSO home made, by mi padre as a reward for shoveling sooo well!! hehe I loved it I had never had home made espresso before and have only had the cafe Americano at starbucks! I did not snap a pick of the Espresso making set, I will next time its beyond adorable!

Monday:

I had to complete my xmas shopping…I almost completly did I just have a few loose end stuff to pick up tomorrow and I’ll be all set. However while out shopping for others I did a little shopping for myself…so many sales WHATS A GIRL TO DO!?

A weekly organizer and sticky notes for your listy girl over here! =D

NYC style Jewlery box

Thank you cards!

ENVIGA!!! <3 And dollar off the next time a purchase a 6 pack at Target! Oh, its love!

I also go my second holes pierced while at the mall with my Dad! And a Vest from American Eagle…Ill display those in a seperate post later on! =]

Tomorrrow is the day I celebrate Xmas every year with one of my very dear friends!! We always get eachother presents…something nice and then funny “stocking” type items! So needless to say Im excited we are just gonna hang out for a while and then do a little last minuet shopping (hehe well I need to do that shes already done =D) and then see a movie..not sure which one though!

Well I am feeling another restless night upon me =/ I could not get to sleep last night either I literally got 2 hours of sleep GAHHH I don’t know why…I thought possibly Caffeine but I did not have much yesterday and what little I did have was enjoyed well before noon. Oh well I have a relaxing enjoyable day ahead of me tomorrow and a whole vacation of reuniting with friends!! =]

Alright Have a wonderful day tomorrow ladies and a sound night sleep tonight! Ill be posting tomorrow or Thursday again AHH free time!

Ps I will also be updating as I complete things on my list of goals for break!! I cant wait for the FUN to begin! I hope you gals are enjoying yourselves as well, you all deserve a break! <3 <3

Lengthy Listy “Literature”

Hehe I love limericks!  First and foremost I must acknowledge that I am aware of what BAD bloggie I have been!! AHH Just before the holidays everything seems to get SUPPERR crazy at school and just in LIFE. Anyhoo that where lists come in!! I am such a list person I need them in order to organize my thoughts, I go through so many sticky notes and note pads just listing things out! And well this post is going to reflect that.

But first here is a pic I took because I thought you foodie bloggers out there would appreciate it!

The tiniest little clementine i have ever seen!! It doesn’t look to small in the pic so I put it on a pack of Orbit gum for reference =D

UPDATE:

1. I will be passing math (well 98% sure!! ;] ) I have been working my a$$ off and its paying off I relieved my first 80% in the class today, would have been a 100% had I remembered to graph a line that I wrote the equation for *DOH!*
2. I get to take a basic drawing class at school next semester!! and My whole schedule changed and I LOVE IT!
3. I still have NOT gotten all of my Christmas shopping done! hehe
4. I AUDITIONED for the school play, 3 grims fairy tales! (more on that later)
5. I have only tried one coffee shop (not including Starbucks DRR) in the past 3 weeks soo sad
6. I have been SUPPPPER stressed out and had an extreme mental breakdown that lasted a good week and half 2 weeks
7. I have wonderful friends who talk sense into me and helped me get stuff done. I feel better and have been enjoying myself
8. I am caught up in work for school!
9. I will enjoy myself over break NO. QUESTIONS. ASKED
10. I am so excited because I get to see 2 kids I bsit for dance in the Nutcracker and the older one has a LEAD!! YAAAY
11. On Sunday after church I am taking a trip to the mall with my Dad just to walk around and look at all of the Christmas stuff! hehe we prob will do some shopping as well =]
12. I went on a giant shopping trip with one of my friends and along with lots of cloths I purchased this book:

Just analyzing dreams…ya know the NORM

So much more but these are the “importants”/ things that come to my mind!

Over break I plan to:

1. Try at least 3 new coffee shops BeeHive is on the list with Gabriella! And Gloria Jeans with Laura! WE STILL GOTTA PLAN THIS GIRRL!<3 The other is to be decided
2. Read something everyday for FUN not school! I really miss doing this and it’s such a great habit to be in!!
3. Be a blogger again! I am so excited to be posting regularly and reading all your beautiful blogs again! I am already starting to get caught up on reading them! I’ve missed reading about what you girls are up to everyday and how your doing!!
4. Take my pooch walking and spending time outside, something that the well cold and the early darkness has really not aloud me to do much of lately =/
5. Cook/bake something VEGAN! Hehe I just wanna try it (any IDEAS?)I’m staying Vegetarian only though for the time being at least
6. Study for my Math midterm..its not till the end of January but I have a lot of work to do so I must get a start
7. Write plane and simple. Be it journaling or blogging for creative I want to write some if not everyday most days
8. I’ve seen some of this around bog land making a list of things that you wish to accomplish over different periods of time….so when I get a chance I plan to write one of my own!!
9. RELAX and enjoy ample time with my friends! <3
10. more to come Im sure =]

WOW all that in a week and half! Ok so my audition STUNK! GAH but I guess thats what happens when you decide to switch monologues and learn it the day of the audition (only like 30 min the night b4 cuz it was bed time heh) BUT the director/my teacher said if I really stunk she would let me do it over on monday but she was impressed with what I had from only one day of practice and she said she knows what I’m capable of so there was no need to redo it =/ its all good though I shall see what part I earned soon enough =]

This was my Monologue from Grey’s anatomy!

In the hospital, we see addiction every day. It’s shocking how many kinds of addiction exist. It would be too easy if it were just drugs and booze and cigarettes. I think the hardest part of kicking a habit is wanting to kick it. I mean, we get addicted for a reason, right? Often, too often, things that start out as just a normal part of your life at some point cross the line to obsessive, compulsive, out of control. It’s the high we’re chasing, the high that makes everything else fade away….. Still, they say you don’t kick the habit until you hit rock bottom, but how do you know when you’re there? Because no matter how badly a thing is hurting us, sometimes letting it go hurts even worse.” -Greys.

Thats all ladies! Sorry for the picturlessness! Stay focused to those of you with exams yet to come!! I have a math test tomorrow AHH! and those of you who are done CONGRATUALATIONSSS! Have a Fantastically Fabulous Friday! !  (oh limericks!) <3 <3

Midweek Musings

Happy Hump Day!!!!

3 days down 2 to go! (well for us high school students that is!) As I said in my last post, on Sunday I went to a new coffee shop! I had actually already been, but this is the first time since my blogging days began that I have gone. I went with Gabriella and it is her FAVORITE coffee shop, thus far, and I have to say I AGREE we went to a place in Warren called Coffee Depot let me tell you this place has got it right! I’ll have my review of it posted in the Cafes! section of my blog if you care to read =]

This week I got my schedule all figured out for next semester. I officially have all electives, with the exception of my English class (which might as well be an elective) my math is switching form Alg. II to Personal financing! MUAHAH Ill be learning how to budget sweet life skills! So that is a relief to have that all figured out I’m looking forward to it a lot I have one of my all time favorite teachers and I will be taking a basic drawing class!! YIPPEE! Good way to end my HS career if you ask me!

So as I may have mentioned a while ago the Saturday after thanksgiving is always Christmas decorating day at my house! Here is a glimpse of my parents festiveness:

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Thats a glimpse ofthe festiveness at la casa de Sav

Tonight I’m off to tuturoing and if there is time her mom will be teaching us how to knit with some of the yarn I bought on Sunday:

Have a great night CHICAS!!! Try to stay warm and dry, and keep yo spirits hi! haha yeah im pretty much a great poet, just fyi

Have a great night CHICAS!!!

<3

‘Tis the Season

“In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity ” Henry Wadsworth

Happy December!

Let the Holiday madness officially begin I hope you all found excellent sales on black friday……I for one hibernated the entire day, Rhode Island drivers, my lack of driving skills, and lots of sales= A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION

Throughout the holiday season I find it very easy to loose sight of my priorities, or I find priorities that are not what they should be. I  grew up in Church with parents dedicated to helping me learn and understand the gospel yet come Christmas time I tend to focus less on the true meaning and more on what to buy for everyone, what sales to get, the weather, workload at school, and countless other seemingly important things at the time.

This is why I am doing my “What I’m Thankful For” post scattered throughout the year with different theme! Todays theme:

SIMPLICITY:

1. Good friends that I can enjoy and be myself around

2. Simple fun

Random times spent with friends, trying out coffee shops, writing, conversations, watching movies,

3. Laughing until my stomach hurts, purely laughing because im in a good mood, when I laugh because I  remember something funny  that happened ages ago, when somebody I love is laughing or happy, contagious laughter!

4. Favorite drinks!

5. Silly traditions

6. Exercise, and the ability to do so. I love running, walking, biking, yoga pilates, and just doing anything outside, and I love that I have been given the ability to do all of those things without limitations!

7. Healthy outlets, At the end of the day, good or bad I need time to myself to process, weather it be through writing, exercise, music, or some combination of the three. I also have a lot of strong relationships in my life, when times get rough I have always had and continue to have those people to turn to!

8. GUM its true I love it, and having some around (which i vary rarely do no) makes me extremely happy =D

9. Trying new things

10. Doing things outside my comfort zone, ok not always into this, but it’s an important skill to learn and thing to do and I need to remember to be thankful for it

11. Reconnecting with friends I have not seen in a long time, the friendships I know I will always have, that even if its been a while since we have talked in person I know they are there and I know are friendship is strong

12. Parents that love and get along with each other

13. the excitement and terror that the future holds

Basically what I am saying by this is that fun does not have to come from being a world traveler, and gratitude should not only be evident when something huge happens or is received the little things in life are what really create life, and make it so special.

All right well I’m off to spend a relaxing evening with non other than…..ME I have a hot date with my pilates DVD and some tea. *RELAX* I could not be happier this was one of those endless weeks. However a lot did get accomplished! I will be as of next semester be switching into a lower level math class, such a relief! I will continue to get tutored, I have been plugging away at my senior project, I love my mentor, I meet with her once a week and some times twice a week so that is all very well and good. I got to go to a fundraiser with my parents to help my senior project mentor’s organization, and I got to meet even more people that my parents associate with so that was a lot of fun. Last night a I saw one of my friends sing! I love seeing them showcase their talents!! I met with the same girl for our weekly bible study at Starbucks, it’s a really encouraging way to end a week, reflecting and discussing what really matters, I went to a friends surprise bridal shower, and she was ACTUALLY SURPRISED!

TOMORROW! I have a coffee/knitting date *inner dork RELEASE* with one of my friends so that means another coffee shop review!!!! and hopefully the startings of a scarf…we shall see how the knitting lessons go! =P

I apologize for my lack of pix, and my lack of commenting this week! Im back now though! ; )

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful weekend!! <3 <3 <3

“The simplest things are often the truest.”  ~Richard Bach

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!

HELLO BLOGGETS! I hope you all are well on your way to enjoying your Thanksgiving and time with loved ones! EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU DESERVES TO EJOY THIS TIME! I sincerely hope you ALL DO!!!! <3 <3 <3

OK this is kind of a long post and to all who read it I greatly appreciate it and thank you in advance!! =D I also again want to thank everybody for the warm welcome to blogworld! You all are so wonderful! True gems!

I had originally been planning on doing my “What I’m Thankful For” post now, but I have decided to save that for tomorrow!!!!  So pretty much now it’s FREEZING and I’m getting ready to go to a bonfire at my school! YAY!! Each year im like EHH “Do I really want to go?” and each year I contemplate being lame and isolating my self and each year I  end up going and each year I HAVE A BLAST! So this year not going was out of the question!

This is me all ready to go: Open Finger Gloves CHECK

silly pink Hat CHECK

WARM knit scarf CHECK

puffy Northface SUPER warm jacket CHECK

Enviga to get some ANTIOXIDANT FULL energy CHECK!

I’m slowly but surely learning that winter is really a lovely time of year, I tend to focus FAR too much on how awful and cold it is but really all that needs to change is the cloths I ware, the activities I partake in (i.e. start ice skating instead of biking! ) and MY ATTITUDE! The beautiful Tatianna said to me another great thing about the colder months is more coffee to warm up! SO TRUE thanks for pointing that out TAT!!

Do you love the Winter or do you need to learn to?!?!

Well as you all know tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I can honestly say for the first time in probably 5 years I AM EXCITED! We have 21 people coming, ok 17 my family is 4, we have 3 relative and the rest friends! I really love seeing my Uncle and my Dad’s cousin, my aunt tends to seriously bring down my day, she constantly compare herself to me asks what I’m eating and doing for exercise and just makes hurtful, nagging comments constantly. THUS my excitement of 16 other people that I love and adore to be with the whole day! I am challenging myself tomorrow not to let her behavior get to me, and to focus and the positives of the beautiful day!

I have no stress about what dinner will be like because we are doing an informal buffet, with so many people this just work better, so when I have my tofu, and eat my vegetarian dish what ever it is, I will eat what I want from whats offered and what I feel comfortable with and that is that! I will live in the moment, maybe I will challenge myself maybe I will choose not to, whatever I decide tomorrow in the MOMENT is ok with me!

ONTO TRADITION!FRIENDS!!!

Ok so pretty much Im obsessed with this show!! I love it I cannot not laugh at ever single episode now matter how many time I have seen it! Every year my DAd and I watch all of the Thanksgiving episodes of Friends (there are nine!) neither of us are parade people so we watch for 3 hours in the morning and 1.5 hours after everybody leave Thanksgiving night! I LOVE THIS TRADITION! My Dad has described this tradition as something that will last as long as we both are alive and my husband one day will have to understand this! haha <3 <3

WHAT TRADITIONS DO YOU HAVE ON THANKSGIVING!?!? I’d love to hear them!!!

 

HEHE HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!

 

 

 

 

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