Bladen

Isn't he just way too cute?

Pictures I took with a DSi

Here are some pictures I took with my little brother's DSi Nintendo.







Boy, I was having fun.... ;)

HELP!!!! (as well as Teen Girl's Daybook # 7 )

Date... 2-22-10
Starting time... 1:52 pm
Mood... hopeful
Outside my window... is bunch of wet liquid pouring from the heavens
I'm thinking... that I really hope that my ankle is going to be good tonight and let me play basketball
I'm reading... Black Ships Before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff
I'm listening to... Nothing... :D
I'm wearing... shorts, t-shirt, jacket
Yesterday, I... made an announcement at church about some flamingos!!!
I'm excited for... the Sunday ice skating trip
I'm sad because... er... I'm not really sad right now.
I'm hungry for... not really hungry (which is AMAZING, I know!)
The song stuck inside my head is... "We are the pirates who don't do anything"
I want... to be able to go to a basketball game this Friday.
I love... listening to the rain
I loathe... most cats
This week, my goal is... to start saving some money for camp
Did I meet last week's goal?.... Yes! :D
Ending time... 2:00 pm


HELP!!!!!!!

Okay, anyone who knows how to 'link up' to a post, please comment on this post and tell me how. I'm not at all sure what to do and I should probably know before the Blog Party starts!

By the way, check out the blog party by clicking on the link in my sidebar! It's going to be a lot of fun! There will also be giveaways and such!

Giveaways!!! (Don't you love them???)

The first giveaway is happening over at Content In Christ ( http://contentinchrist34.blogspot.com/ ), Lindsay is celebrating one year of blogging by giving away this bag that she made herself! Congrats, Lindsay!



Second, Emily at (:My World:) ( http://myworldea.blogspot.com/ ) is giving away some awesome jewelry (just one piece pictured below!) as well as a blog makeover.

Now, this right here is an homemade iPod case! I have made one of these myself, however I just recently got a new iPod and my old case doesn't fit the new iPod... :( Anyway, Cassie at Inside My Mind ( http://insidecassiesmind.blogspot.com/ ) is handing out one new case every time she gets 50 more followers! Cassie is giving these away because she now has 100 followers! Congrats, Cassie!

And last, but TOTALLY not least is Eldarwen at The Faithful Elven Princess ( http://thefaithfulelvenprincess.blogspot.com/ ) . She is giving away these two scarves for her one year blogging anniversary! Congrats, Eldarwen!

My two year blogging anniversary is in March... Maybe I will have a giveaway as well... What do you think?

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Well, I finished it! It took me longer than expected, but I did have to read it a little slower because of the time period that it was written. I liked it a lot, though! It really was quite funny in some parts! :D

For CHRISTmas, my sister received the movie "Pride and Prejudice". So, now that I have finished the book, I plan on watching it just to see what's different and if I like the book or the movie better. I always try to read the book before the movie..... And this isn't exactly on topic, but I urge you to read Eragon and then go watch the movie again! You really will see that the movie DOES NOT give the book justice. At all.

ANYWAY, we will see how the movie is and I will let you guys know what I think soon! :P

Teen Girl's Daybook #6 and some Valentine's Day stuff

Date... 2-15-10
Starting time... 6:50 pm
Mood... just a little ticked...
Outside my window... are two cars
I'm thinking... how glad I am that God is my Dad
I'm reading... More than one thing
I'm listening to... 'We Shine' by Stellar Kart
I'm wearing... Basketball shorts, a floppy t-shirt, socks and an ankle brace
Yesterday, I... played handbells at church
I'm excited for... Mrs. Tammy is coming down here!
I'm sad because... I twisted my ankle last night and now it's all swollen, meaning that I most likely will not be able to play basketball tonight. :(
I'm hungry for... CHOCOLATE!
The song stuck inside my head is... "We Shine"
I want... my ankle to be better
I love... God
I loathe... prideful people.... -.-
This week, my goal is... to finish Pride and Prejudice!
Did I meet last week's goal?.... Yup!
Ending time... 6:58 pm


Happy (late) Valentine's Day, Everyone! I hope you all had a great day! I had pretty good one, but (as you should already know :P ) I twisted my ankle pretty bad last night. Thing is, I wasn't even really doing much of anything! What happened was I was playing Knock Out with a friend and I was running/walking (scurrying?) back to the Free Throw Line and I just stepped on my ankle weird and it went -pop!- . *sigh*








So who knows why we have Valentine's Day? Well, until about 1969, it was another saint's day (St. Valentine) observed by the Catholic Church. It was removed from the Catholic Church Calender in 1969, but it has continued on to become a national holiday!





So what did this guy do to get a national holiday named after him? As the story goes, Valentine was a Roman priest when his King decided that there were to few men in the army. So in order to gain more soldiers, he decided to make marriage against the law. The soldiers would have less to loose, I guess? Anyway, Valentine DID NOT agree with this, and so he started preforming secret marriages! Well, you probably guessed this, but he one day he caught, was taken to prison and sentenced to death. However, while he was in the prison the jailers daughter came to him. The jailer's daughter was blind, but Valentine prayed over her and she received her sight! Well, they fell in love, but Valentine was still killed :( . He left the jailer's daughter a note though, and signed it 'Your Valentine' .

So, there is your history for the day! :)

Some Cute Gals

Go on over to http://femininefarmgirl.blogspot.com/ to see some really cute girls!

Also , I will have some pictures coming soon! However, my cousin is up for the weekend and we got SNOW last night! Needless to say, I'm just a bit busy. :D

Anyway, keep checking back because I'm hoping to get the pictures up by Monday!

(By the way, if you want to know my opinion on something, feel free to post what you want to know in a comment! I will do my best to answer!)

"We Shine" -- By Stellar Kart

Below is a song that I adore! Make sure to turn off the sidebar music before clicking play!

I really like this song because it encourages me every time I listen to it. It's talking about us (the Children of God) shining even in the darkest of places! Isn't that awesome?!? To know that Jesus will be with me every single second of my entire life is so reassuring!

What are some of your favorite praise songs? Post them in a comment!

Teen Girl's Daybook #5 and a tag

I remembered today!!!! :D Haha! Date... 2-8-10
Starting time... 3:22 pm
Mood... Glad
Outside my window... is a beautiful sky
I'm thinking... about basketball practice tonight
I'm reading... I'm back to reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
I'm listening to... Psalm 40
I'm wearing... warm clothes!
Yesterday, I... went to a Super Bowl party with the rest of my youth group! (Go Saints? Haha..)
I'm excited for... Amanda coming to my house sometime in the next month I think
I'm sad because... I miss my mountain friends
I'm hungry for... chicken and rice
The song stuck inside my head is... "Tootie Tot" (At least, i guess that's what it is called.)
I want... to be rid of math...
I love... my old basketball team, the Panthers
I loathe... when people make fun of other people
This week, my goal is... to start memorizing the books of James
Did I meet last week's goal?... On Monday yes, but Saturday, not really....
Ending time... 3:29 pm

And now, I was tagged by Elrania at http://awesomehorsestuff.blogspot.com/ ! Thanks, Elrania! Sorry for taking so long to get it up!

Do you like Chocolate?
Yes!!! I like it plain, but if you put peanut butter on it, I LOVE it.
Can you climb trees?
Yup, but I haven't in a while.
What continent would you like to visit?
Europe or Africa.... Both really! ;D
What Chinese year were you born in?
Dog
Are you a terrible artist?
Well, I guess it depends on who you are asking! ;)
List three movies you can't stand watching:
Oh, well I watched "Shorts" a couple of nights ago and I thought it was AWFUL. It made no sense whatsoever. Ummm... Also I really dislike the movie "Labyrinth". Can we say CHEESY?!?!? Err.... Well, I haven't actually watched this, but Twilight! Ick...
Do you like to get up early or sleep late?
Sleeping late is one of my weaknesses... I should really start waking up earlier... :-/
What are some of your favorite books?
Wow! I have so many I can't list them all! But, pretty much anything by Bryan Davis and Wayne Thomas Batson. Donita K. Paul is pretty good too, as well as Robert Liparulo.
Have you seen the Star Wars movies?
Yup! All of them.
List your three favorite Star Wars characters:
The Ewoks (I have NO idea if that is spelt right...), R2-D2, and..... Yoda!
Do you like to play music or listen to music?
Both!
Are you big on sports?
Depends on what kind of sport it is. Football, not so much, but basketball is GREAT! I really like watching basketball too.
Do you read a lot?
Oh yes!
Do you like fantasy?
YES. A lot of my favorite books are fantasy.
Have you ever had a Caption Contest on your blog?
No, but I would like to...
Do you sing a lot?
No. I don't really sing, unless I'm praising my Lord! (Or kidding around with my siblings... :D )


I tag:
Mom at http://www.galyeanbattalion.blogspot.com/
Jackie at http://www.mermaidmaniac.blogspot.com/
Joe at http://www.indianajoe1.blogspot.com/

Teen Girl's Daybook #4

Date... 2-2-10
Starting time... 12:11 pm
Mood... A little bit of pretty much everything
Outside my window... there is rain, rain, rain....
I'm thinking... about my science
I'm reading... still reading several things.
I'm listening to... Jackie practice her piano
I'm wearing... jeans and an orange shirt
Yesterday, I... didn't post this! So, so sorry. :'(
I'm excited for... tomorrow
I'm sad because... of a few different things
I'm hungry for... chicken
The song stuck inside my head is... "Who I Am" by Nick Jonas (what is up with all these Jonas songs being stuck in my head???)
I want... a book by Christopher Hopper
I love... the mountains
I loathe... waking up and forgetting where you are
This week, my goal is... to do my best on the basketball court
Did I meet last week's goal?... Yes
Ending time... 12:16 pm

This is Syesha Mercado. She was on American Idol a few years back. Some people say I look like her. What do you think?