being present and some kinda really awesome things that are happening soon.

so as you can probably tell I'm not blogging as regularly as I used to. I have no excuses for this. I'm just not blogging as much. I still love it and love you all but I now I blog when I feel like it and have something to write about. No pressure whatsoever. I saw this quote the other day, "don't just instagram your life, live it." I've been practicing being present in the moment. that means no computer or phone while watching a movie with someone else. leaving my phone and computer in my room in the evenings when my dad is home. etc etc. now i LOVE my electronics especially now that i have an iPhone but I've got to remember to balance. in addition life is getting pretty busy, good busy though.

now for the kinda really awesome things that are happening soon: 

who is ready for the Olympics?! I SURELY AM. And they're in LONDON. that means hearing British accents and seeing that beautiful place for 2 weeks straight. God Bless America and the wonderful UK.  

I'm taking the test to get my drivers permit in 5 days. I'm really not that nervous surprisingly. hopefully I'll stay this way till after I take the test! ;) Everyone has said as long as i study I'll do fine. 

In 8 days I'm going to spend a week with some of my very favorite people, my friend Sarahlynn, her family and another friend who lives here. Yeah, a whole week. with 3 of my favorite teenage friends. I really cannot wait. We are going to see The Dark Knight Rises together, its going to be epic. 

fourthly, I'm assistant coaching my little brothers team with my mom. this will be an adventure. it will be the first soccer season I won't be playing and now I'll be teaching 7 and 8 year old boys :o) 

so basically at the end of the week I spend with my friends, my summer is over. but oh well... this is life ;) 

how is your summer? are you excited for the Olympics?! 

hello!

Hey all! Gah, its been forever since i've posted! I have no reason or excuses, i just haven't. which is okay :)

I have 1 question though, how did i still get hits and readers during the (almost) month i didn't blog?! haha ;)

hmm...the last time i posted, i mentioned that my family and i were going on a trip to visit my mom's family. We did and it was pretty nice! It was super hot, like over 100 everyday but it was fun nonetheless.
I learned how to drive the ATV and that's was pretty cool :) the only way I went outside during the day was taking rides/giving rides on it haha ;) 

favorite view on the farm

while i had such a nice relaxing time, i was so glad to get back home! all the hours in the car got to me and so the way home(8 hours) was a bit challenging. 

on my list of favorite things that happened during the trip, next to ATV driving and spending time with my hilarious great grandma, is my aunt got my a gorgeous white iPhone. and i looooove it. seriously, its so nice and has everything a phone and ipod has plus more and all in one place. I was planning to save up for one but my aunt wanted to get it for me. 

this was my desk on saturday. the cleanest i've ever seen it. like with actual desky stuff on it. and its still like that surprisingly. 

theeeennnnn on saturday afternoon I went to see The Amazing Spiderman with my dad and friends.
lets talk about andrew garfield playing the perfect Peter Parker and the plot and emma stone and action....in mt next blog post.

So last week I started this new workout regimen that was different than I had been doing and after 3 days I was SO sore. on friday my back hurt so bad I could hardly walk and my neck was aching. needless to say I didn't do it for a few days and yesterday I did one of my regular workouts and it felt sooo good. I did 2 miles on the treadmill while listening to Lecrae's pandora station(which is legit by the way)

PEOPLE. THE DARK KNIGHT RISES MOVIE COMES OUT THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. I JUST CANT.

what's up with you all? what's new in your lives?

happy wednesday :)

{its the little things}

I'm linking up with Lindsay at Hello Hue for "Its the Little Things"






The past few weeks have been really long and a bit hard for me personally and this week, I was kinda at the end of my rope. I was reminded to focus on the little things. the little blessings that get me through each day and turn out to be some of the best things ever and make life worth it.

--facetiming my dear friend who lives 8 hours away and talking for hours about anything and everything and laughing TONS. 

--learning that Christian Bale(aka Batman) is Welsh and therefore has a legit accent.


--getting the very last Dove dark chocolate bar on the shelf at Walmart.


--finding this book for $1 at our homeschool group book sale last night. i've already started reading it and its really good so far.

--fangirling lots on monday night with 3 good friends. we watched Spiderman 1&2 and Love's Enduring Promise. yah, I fancy James Franco's and Willie's faces. just keepin' real.


--talking to this girl, who is such an encouragement and bright spot in my day.


--rediscovering MacGyver. he never goes out of style. for realz.


--baby snuggles

what little things have blessed you this week?

currently.

currently I am crashed on the couch from an awful headache that i've had since thursday. but yesterday evening and today it really ramped up. i stayed home from church this am and slept/watched The Two Towers in bed. then i dropped my computer from the top bunk but lets not talk about that.   lets talk about the lord of the rings for a moment. more specifically Aragorn. why is he so legit? im dead serious. every time i watch the movies im more baffled by it. He's just SO. SO. YOU KNOW. if you've watched the movies and/or read the books then you know and if you haven't, I don't know what to say. only that you're missing out on the one of THE most epic trilogies ever.

end thought: I need a ranger in my life asap.

 im currently thinking about how can it be June already, that bottle of cream soda in the fridge and the fact that I saw The Avengers for the 2nd time yesterday. ITS JUST AS AWESOME SO GO SEE IT AGAIN. NOW. and how to balance different things in life. yah, i've got all kinds of random thoughts in my head people. welcome to my brain. enter at your own risk.

im currently feeling extremely thankful for the friends I have. and for new friends. looking forward to getting my laptop case in the mail this week and excited about the fact that i pre ordered my copy of The Hunger Games on amazon! {eekkkk}. also, feeling a bit overwhelmed/frustrated/stressed about school. I need to get my books finished by the August if I want August off. but my health{i.e. headaches} have been making that very hard. praying that i will find ways to override the pain or that it would go away.

im currently listening to this and this. and this. and this.

to wrap this post up, lets go back to fangirl me for a moment. one sentence and one picture.
Loki is one of my TOP favorite characters. okay, two sentences. and yes, because its Tom Hiddleston.

I shall leave you now, with that smile to go chat some more with Sky and finish The Two Towers and figure out what to do with myself and this headache.

happy sunday! <3

confessions

lets get real. and in this post I will use gifs to express some of my feelings.

confession: I watched the first 2 seasons Merlin within a week give or take a few days. and of course on the 3rd to last episode of season 2 our Netflix trial ended so now im having a mental breakdown hanging in suspense till we get to the library.

confession: these songs are on serious repeat. stronger, people help the people and i am second.

confession: im in a funk. im feeling pretty crummy physically and have been the past week and its getting to me.

confession: I totally smuggled water and pretzels into the movie theater even after the guy at the front said you couldn't take food/water in. the benefits of a good size purse people. {but it can't be too big because then they get suspicious.}

confession: I was telling my little brother to get down off my bed and I guess I had been "mocking" Batman a little too much lately because my "get down right now" came out in a very well done Batman voice.

confession: I downed a tub of Cherry Cordial frozen yogurt in a few days by myself. its THE BEST EVER.

confession: I've watched this interview at least 5 times. within the past 2-3 weeks. and I laugh so hard every time.




confession: squeezed my friends hand till it was numb during the first 20 mins of the Avengers. then i composed myself and was better.

confession: it bugs me when girls refer to guys as 'yummy'. they are not food. cherry cordial frozen yogurt is yummy and men are handsome.
okay? okay.

confession: every night i say, " im going to be in bed by 11-11:30 tonight." pshhh it does not happen.

I love confession posts, they are one of my favorite kind of blog posts. i love being real and up front.

do you have any confessions? serious or comical?

can we all just a take a moment...

and freak out about these gifs I just came across on tumblr.

 *HOLD ON A SECOND, I HAVE TO GET BACK ON MY CHAIR. I FELL OFF MOMENTARILY.

oh and then this one.

I'M SO EXCITED FOR THIS MOVIE. *jumps up and down repeatedly and yells and shrieks*


I might as well just share these other ones.

 im incredibly excited(excited seems like such a small word to describe my feelings) for this week. on thursday evening 2 of my favorite ladies and i are going to have a mini "marvel"ous marathon and watch Iron Man 1 and 2 and Captain America together and then on friday night GO SEE THE AVENGERS IN WHICH WE ALL FAINT FROM EXCITEMENT AND ANTICIPATION BEFORE WE EVEN GET IN OUR SEATS.

any other people out there who are pumped?! 


* I never act like this, im a very quiet person so that proves just how excited i am and how awesome this movie is going to be

I'm sososososo thankful for my friends. yes, YOU ALL. you know who you are. thank you for laughing with me(and at me ;) and sharing my burdens and praying for me. yesterday i was reading some old comments on here and i was reminded of how supportive the blogger community and peoples can be! you all are so encouraging and sweet. my friends have been such a blessing to me this week. they've reminded me of things that I already knew but i needed said to my face. i was also reminded of how nice it feels to talk to someone and have them know exactly what you are talking about and understand. and i've never even met them face to face. it baffles me that people i've never met  are willing to pray for me and walk with me. its so awesome. God is awesome. you all are legit. the end.

❝ FRIENDSHIP IS BORN AT THAT MOMENT WHEN ONE PERSON SAYS TO ANOTHER, “WHAT! YOU TOO? I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE. ❞

—

C.S. Lewis

mia

just popping in to say that i might be a little mia for a while. there's a lot going on right now and blogging is going to be on the back burner. my great grandfather passed away this morning and so sometime this week we will be making an 8 hour trip to the funeral and such. then next week our friends are coming for spring break which i am SO pumped for. so the rest of this week will be tiring and a bit stressful. but it is what it is. i wanted to schedule picture posts of India from my mom's trip during next week but i'm not sure if that will happen. also, I've been feeling pretty crummy the past week or so. prayers would be appreciated.

real quick, in other news, I finished reading The Hunger Games. oh my word. LOVE IT. so much! I'm on Catching Fire and can't put it down!! I'm so excited to see the movie next week with my friends. I'll post more about that later. along with that, i haven't been on my tumblr dashboard because of all the movie spoilers!! i won't get back on till after i see it, i think i should get an award. i've gotten on my dashboard since sunday afternoon. i'm still posting a little bit and its spoiler free! ;)

that's its for now.
here's some bits of lovely that i've been enjoying. (because what's a post by me without some pictures? ;)

this is how i felt after i read The Hunger Games 

~Samarah