Fifty Days - Day 3

Day 3} A picture of the cast from your favorite show.

Fifty Days; Day 2

Day 2} A photo for with someone you've known for awhile.

This is my sister and while I haven't known her my whole life, I've known her for her whole life and that seems like my whole life. We are so different but the same. But still, so so different. And we look nothing alike which is weird but okay.



Fifty Days; Day 1

Day 1} A photo of myself and 15 facts I know you can't wait to read.

a.} My favorite color is pink or purple or blue or green or polka dot, depending on the day.

b.} I'm addicted to Twitter.
c.} Design and wedding blogs make my day.
d.} I love the look of an armful of bracelets. Slightly gaudy? Perhaps but still looks fabulous to me.
e.} I have extremely curly hair but I curl it with a flat iron. Makes no sense? Yeah, kinda...
f.} Twizzlers are the yummiest candy ever.
g.} I really love my mode of transportation but it always seems to be trashed.
h.} I have a bad habit of spending money.
i.} Planning my wedding has delighted me even more than I ever thought possible. It thrills me that I still have over a year to do it, too.
j.} As much as I claim to be a city girl, I love camping and roaming the woods.
k.} Take away my iPhone and I will be lost.
l.} As much as I love technology, I will never give up my books. I collect those things like they are going out of style.
m.} On a bad day, I can make myself happy by purchasing an outrageous amount of stationery.
n.} The outrageous amount of stationery sits in my bottom desk drawer. Unopened.
o.} I have the most amazing support system in the world; my family and friends rock.

in my dream world

Christmas day would be made of fleur wood dresses, ban.do headbands, j crew clutches, chanel chance, dior jewels, ysl lipstick, elizabeth and james heels.

Latest Read part II

In September I wrote about "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins and I have now read the complete series. I wanted to share my thoughts about the series and my thoughts about it being made into a movie series.

Click here to read my mini-review of "The Hunger Games".

"Catching Fire" picks up a couple of months after Katniss and Peeta return to District 12. Due to the way they won the Hunger Games, rebellion has begun to spark in some of the districts. Katniss is warned to fix things by President Snow. Due to bad luck (or perhaps further warning?), Katniss and Peeta are brought back into the game for the next year. They build allies with a couple of other people until there are only five left. At this point something crazy happens. I'll let you discover it on your own. You will be left with a huge cliff-hanger, so have "Mockingjay" close by.

Without giving away what happens in "Catching Fire," I will briefly sum up the last book. Much of Panem has rebelled against the capitol and Katniss has earned herself the title and responsiblity of Mockingjay, aka the spokesperson of the Rebels. Katniss struggles with following orders and trusting people, leaving her with just few friends. After training and experiencing the other districts, Katniss leads a team into the Capitol for combat.

This is where things start to get strange for me. I could tell you what happens but there are two issues:

1. I don't want to reveal too much.

2. I'm not entirely sure what is true.

Now, that may sound weird but that is just how it really is. I finished "Mockingjay" with a lot of unanswered questions. Collins leads you to believe a couple of things but they are never determined. The climax of the book completely nose-dives and the book is summed up and ends. Don't get me wrong, I loved the book. I was however incredibly disappointed in the ending. You really are left not knowing what happened even though you are told it works out. Strange way to end a series if you ask me. I have concluded that Collins was unsure herself how things would work out, so she just tells you that it does.

Because I know that this is turning into a movie series, it is my hope that things will be explained a little more clearly. However, I typically enjoy the books more than the movie, so I'm not sure my hopes will be met. I am incredibly interested to see who they cast as Katniss. As I have said time and time again, I typically hate when movies are made from books that I love. To prepare myself, I have looked into the rumored potentials and I am happy with most of them. (Let me add here that every list also included Selena Gomez, Kristen Stewart, Miley Cyrus, and Dakota Fanning. I am NOT happy with any of these. DO NOT put a well known actress into this roll. Especially one who is in her mid-twenties. Katniss starts out as 12 in "The Hunger Games". I don't want a 45 year-old by the time "Mockingjay" is made.)

So those are my thoughts. Have you read any of these? What books are you loving right now?

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Pumpkin Weekend

This past weekend was pumpkin weekend! Kyle and I went to Jacob's Family Orchard to select our pumpkins, sample an apple cider donut, and pick up apple cider. It was a lot of fun and a gorgeous day to be outside!

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WonderWoman?

I have been acting crazy lately. Scheduling things, planning things, making things, talking about scheduling, planning and making things, and then of course doing things.

The last three months of the year are always crazy anyway due to balancing holidays, holiday events, holiday preparations, and holiday preparation events. I think it is so important to do as much as possible with family and friends at these times. During the summer I really like to take it easy and relax. During the winter (true winter months like January-March) I hate getting out in the cold, snowy weather. So I like to take advantage of the autumn months and do things outside and with family and friends.

Halloween activities like pumpkin patchs, pumpkin carving, and of course, dressing up are so fun. I have two awesome costumes this year that I can't wait to wear. Another fall activity is going to the zoo. I love the zoo! I love seeing the animals and being outside. Autumn is the perfect time to go because it isn't too hot or too cold. I went last year at winter time and didn't really enjoy myself much. We are going to the zoo this weekend and I can't wait.

I have been blogging a lot on my design account. Be sure to check it out and see how the wedding planning process is going!

until next time,
x's and o's