just a random post.

its been a while since i've done a random post? talking about this and that. they seem rather popular with you all and i like to write them ;)

--well right now its 84 degrees. ITS MARCH 21st!! the weather has been really extremely hot lately. in the winter, it was super cold and then it went straight to hot. but i'm trying not to complain, I do love having the windows open and the sunshine. i keep thinking about all those dreary winter days when it wouldn't stop snowing or raining. i'm even trying not to say its "hot". its very warm. ;) with everything so warm though, the trees/flowers/bushes are in full bloom. its really pretty! here are some shots i got over the past week.

--I finished up Robin Hood. I watched the very last 2 episodes yesterday. TALK ABOUT SAD. I won't say much about it for those people who haven't watched it yet. but maaan. beware if you go to my tumblr, there are spoilers.

yes, i am a nerd.

--i wish i had the time and skills to makeover my blog myself, it reeeealy needs a facelift. but alas, i don't want to use a free cheesy template or pay big bucks for someone else to do it. *sigh*

--I'm entering into the Hunger Games world. errr district? ;) I bought my own copy of the 1st book and it came today! i babysat till 4:30pm and i could not wait to get home! I'm planning on starting it tonight. :) i've heard and seen so much about it, TONS of stuff about it on tumblr.

speaking of, I looked up the soundtrack and fell in love with this song: i'm sure i'll like it even more after i read the book.



that's all the randomness for now! i'm off to workout, shower and start my book ;)

<3

hello there! its me. :)

just popping in to say that I'm still alive :) I've really missed blogging but I've been busy[ school, babysitting etc.] and having some more health problems[despite my gluten free eating and working out deal that I've been sticking too well] and when I do have down time, sometimes sitting down to the computer doesn't sound appealing. Even though I have things I wanna blog about. hopefully i'll get the energy to blog very soon! because I really miss you all!! I am on Pinterest and twitter if ya wanna follow me there :) Those 2 places don't take so much brain power like blogging ;] oh! AND our air conditioning went out on Sunday. and its 80 degrees. and as of now it probably won't be fixed until like next week. yeah its hot. and its supposed to get even hotter this weekend. its hard enough for us but add extra kids and other events to it. yeah, not fun. shorts and ice water is how we're rollin' right now. ;)

Okay well there's a quick "update". I really hope to get back into a regular blogging routine! soon. i miss it. hopefully soon :)
here's some photos from Pinterest that i'm just loving. i thought i'd share them with y'all :)

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hope you're having a good week lovelies!

much love,
Samarah♥

P.S. thank you for all your following, prayers and sweet comments[ despite my absence!]. they mean the world to me. ♥♥

hey mama, don't want no drama

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hey all! just a quick post to say that I've been doing much better since saturday. i was really exhausted and in a lot of pain and it took sunday to really get myself back up again. (although I am having some bad back/hip/ right leg pain. :/ arghh!) Thank you for all your prayers and sweet comments! y'all are THE best. :)
I've been having a pretty okay week over all. I'm doing good about staying on top of my game with working out and eating healthy and school. those are my main focuses right now :) I feel a lot less stressed and overwhelmed over all and I know its all God because there is no way I could do this on my own!


I have some ideas for posts and I hope to blog them soon :) I'm wanting to blog...
some confessions--I love just laying it all out there. I'm love to be real and honest. :)
about my health, working out and eating choices and changes that have been hard/awesome
some photography
my thoughts about Thor[yess!!! ;], Prince of Persia, and National Treasure
workout/healthy eating encouragement
current favorite tunes


i'm not going to say when they'll be blogged about but hopefully soon ;) *excited*

just FYI: I think I just died. like seriously. Lindsay from Aisle to Aloha started following my blog tonight. She totally made my day. more like week. She is super sweet, gorgeous and funny! she is a talented artist and has some fabulous art pieces. Her husband is currently away working in the Navy but is returning back to Lindsay VERY soon! I'm so hyped for her! I love her and her blog. Go check it out.

and a huge thanks to Lindsay for following me!

well, i'm off to workout and then either go to head to bed or watch something... haha ;)

much love♥♥

a new band love: Royal Tailor

Royal Tailor

I've been craving some new tunes and as I was browsing the internet tonight I found this music video on the Air1 music blog. it has sweet dance moves, cool effects, catchy beat and its a great song and message. Watch it. :)



And of course, one youtube video leads to another video and you know what happens next, you find yourself buying some of the band's songs on iTunes. Okay that last part hasn't happened yet but I'm sure it will ;)
They don't have any other songs on youtube from their album but here's the other one.

Can you hold me together? Without you holding my heart, I'm falling apart.

this band has got talent. and a unique name. and a sweet red theme going on.

i think my craving will be satisfied for a little bit ;)

hope you are having a great friday night!
much love♥♥

this is my saying for today.

seriously.

much love♥♥

Kinsey's bday, gluten free girl and other fab things ;]

oh I almost forgot!! [slaps self] today my lovely friend Kinsey is celebrating her birthday! So go over to go to this post and wish her a happy one! I met Kinsey through blogging a while ago and we've been getting to know each other also through twitter [love that site! ;]. We have our differences and own opinions about things but she has been so encouraging and sweet to me. Even though we haven't met in person I consider her a dear friend :) Happy Birthday Kinsey! ♥♥

*not my photo. property of Kinsey at http://soulbacon.blogspot.com*

Okay so sunday night I spent an hour writing a blog post and it was kinda important and really good. and then my worst nightmare came alive. Mozilla crashed and it was gone. all gone. except for a little bit. like 1/3 of what I had written. I tried writing it again but it didn't come so I went to bed. I'm not going to try to rewrite what I had written, I'm just gonna do a fresh new post. *sometimes i could just chuck this computer out the window*

My life has been busy. I have things I have to get done like *ahem* school if I wanna graduate and other things too which you will read about below. I'm not trying to use "i've been busy" as an excuse but its the truth. I've missed blogging and I'm sure you've missed me! ;] just kidding.... well here's what I've been up to and what's new in my life [a few very random happenings ;)

My allergies flared up a few days ago, of course when the rest of the family's were fine! ;P But now its turned into more :/ I woke up this morning feeling really bad. sore throat, headache, ear pains and a whole lot of gunk in my sinuses! I'm trying my best to workout every other day and I was supposed to do it last night but I didn't feel up to it. So I did it this morning hoping it would make me feel better but it didn't :( It was a really good workout though! :)

I'm completely gluten free. 

and it feels great. I'm really enjoying it. Its hard to no to those cookies or the mac n cheese but I have to remind myself its not worth it. And it takes a lot of time and energy to make meals but its worth it. I've enjoyed searching blogs and sites for new gluten free meals and snacks. My mom has been very encouraging and keeps me in check, like saying "don't eat that!' when i'm reaching for the cookie jar ;) It's so nice when I get a headache or whatever that I can almost always rule out food as the cause of the headache.


I've started to babysitting for friends. some regularly and other here and there. And I love it. I feel very blessed to have parents trust me with their kids and want me to babysit/spend time with them :)

I bought The Voyage of the Dawn Treader! and it arrived in the mail on tuesday. yayyy!! :] I got the Blu-Ray-DVD-Digital Copy Deal for $20. I'm happy I found what I wanted! I think there's a movie booklet things in the package too but I haven't opened yet so I'm really excited to! I've really been wanting to get a good amount of school [its my idea not my parent's or anything. just wanna try to discipline myself ;] done before I break into it :) I haven't seen it since December so like I said I'm pumped ;) plus my mom hasn't seen it so pray I get tons of school done so I can watch it ;) its hard not to open it!

I'm so thankful for my family and friends. I'm beyond blessed. They show love, support and encourage me. They make me a stronger and more faithful person. I've been reminded of that many times over the past few weeks. ♥♥♥



I'm making THIS yummy looking gluten free stew. its in the crock pot now and the wonderful smell is starting to waft through the house. And its raining/storming outside. And its friday. and i get my whole family for the weekend. AND its Easter. perfect.


Alrighty, well that's all for now. Look for an Easter post sometime this weekend :)

much love♥,
Samarah

P.S. I freshened up my playlist. I switched to MixPod and there's some new music! a while ago I turned off the-automatically-playing-when-you-come-to-my-blog option and it seems like more people have visited this lil' blog ;) But don't forget its down there! take a listen and lemme know what you think :)

its 1 am...

Who is still up right now?? Well definitely NOT me. Because I go to bed early because I am for sure NOT a night owl. I am not tweeting, reading blogs, commenting and finding some beautiful new blogs and writing a post because I'm not that kind of girl. and I for sure DID NOT tell my mom I was headed to bed like an 2 hours ago because I definitely don't get sucked into computersphere and can't get out [maybe that's a lil' too dramatic].  Ok *maybe* I am still up BUT I promise I'm headed to bed as soon as I push publish! ;] I've been busy with school, babysitting and such and haven't had the time or energy to blog. I'm hoping this weekend I'll be able to put together some posts :) Till then enjoy this tune that I'm lovin'.

Feel It In Your Heart by Abandon. 

They are an awesome group and their sound and voices are unique. love the message of this song :)

There's a sound in the air
Can you hear it everywhere?
Voices trying to be heard.
Love is more than just another word

Oh, you can turn it up loud as loud as it will go.
But it will never make its way to your soul.

You gotta
feel it in your heart

Feel It In Your Heart (Official Music Video)

ABANDON | Myspace Music Videos


night{or should I say, good morning}lovelies!
♥Samarah

i'm so much in need of pep music I'm listening to High School Musical {a.k.a I'm back}

I was working on this post yesterday but then I had to go and when I came back to it, I couldn't find the draft! I thought it was lost but I found it today :) so most of this is from yesterday...

hey all!! I think I'm ready to dive into the whole blogging thing again! :) and yes the post title is true. as I type I'm listening to Getcha Head in the Game. I was tired of Air1, Klove and all those songs and I needed something different. I don't care for the HSM movies but some of the songs are perfect for a im-tired-of-all-those-christian-songs-i've-listened-to-a-hundred-times-i-need-something-peppy-and-corny times ;) Not that I don't like Christian music but I need some variety :]

Ok well, lets catch up on what's been happening in my life :) hope I don't bore you with this part of the post!

My mom is in India. its the first time she's been out of the country or been on a plane longer than 2 hours but she's been able to email and few times and she is doing really well :) I'm so excited that God is using her to show His love and mercy to the people of India! She is so very dear to me so it was kinda hard "letting" her go but I have such a God given peace about it all. I can't wait to see pictures and hear all about her adventure :]


I've had some really fun times with some sweet friends over the past few weeks. I'm so blessed to have such fun and amazing friends. I've gotten to hang out with some of them, chatting, playing games, eating and watching movies(they have become my current favorites ;) I had heard of all these movies that a few years old that are so good and and I felt like i was in the dark for not knowing what they were talking about. So, my friend(s)  introduced me to these movie. We swooned, laughed and {almost} cried. ;]

heard so much about this movie and i really liked it. great mix of romance, comedy and adventure :]

hehe, now I know where this quote came from ;)

I'd seen this before but i watched it anyway. we laughed a lot during this one :)

we haven't finished this one yet but I'm really liking it so far!

I've been doing Jillian Michael's 30 day Shred every other day and trying my best to eat gluten free.

its not easy people! mannn....I've really wanted to skip a day or eat ____ that's not gluten free but when I have I've suffered :/ So, I'm taking a hint and pushing myself to work every other day despite my tiredness or laziness and its paying off! I'm seeing results from working out and I'm loving it ;] I just started Level 2 of the 30DS and lemme say, you don't know what true working out is and the feeling like your body is on fire until you've done Jillian Michael's! I'm serious, I felt like I was gonna die. And I even stopped lots of times and took breaks for a a min or 2, and a few times I just skipped the exercise. And I still felt like i was dying. Jillian even said close to  the end of the workout "I want you to feel like you are going to die." yep, I've got that down. But its so worth it. I feel energized and happy when I'm done. Even more so when I stick to eating gluten free which is difficult but I know its the best thing for me. Gluten is not worth being sick in the bathroom for an hour and having a horrible headache! :) I've also had some of my dear friends keep me accountable for doing it. That has really motivated me, knowing that they are praying for me and are gonna ask if I've done it! ;) If you are having trouble staying consistent with your exercising/eating healthy/ bible reading etc. ask your friends for prayer and accountability! :)

I know I keep saying my blog design is coming soon and its not coming :/ Sky and I are working on it :) You guys have been so patient! It should be here by the end of the month! around when spring should be here!! :) I'm so ready for warm weather! oh and along with the new look I'm gonna do a "series" of posts about who I am and what I believe. I've gotten lots of new followers so I thought it would be nice to go over that again :)

Hmm.. I think that's about it. I have lots of ideas for posts and I'm gonna start working on them :] I'm off to workout!

Hope you are having a great week!!

much love,
Samarah

♥your love is a melody♥

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Ooh, your love is a symphony
All around me, running through me
Ooh, your love is a melody
Underneath me, running to me

 

hey all, I've really wanted to do a "real" post, I even started one but I just felt like my heart wasn't in it. So I erased it and started this one. I AM going to blog just not right now. Maybe later tonight, tomorrow, or monday. I just don't know right now. Don't worry I'm NOT gonna stop blogging, that's for sure =) I woke up with the sinus/cold ick that my family had so I be getting it :/ tonight I've begun to feel a little worse and just blah :/ I'm so sorry I haven't been the greatest blogger but I don't wanna blog because I have to. I want it to be something I enjoy. I place where I can share my life, my heart. :]
Who, knows, I'll probably be blogging again tomorrow ;)

thank you so much lovelies!

♥Samarah

yep, I got myself one of those neat lil' photography blogs...

its true! a few days ago, I created a blog just for my photography/photos :) I'm still tweaking it and making it "mine" but its there! check it out :]

http://sweetmphotography.blogspot.com/

 

 

{and I promise I'm gonna post about what's been happening in my life soon!! very soon. bear with me :) }

{don't get excited, this isn't a "real" post} this is a picture post!! =)

here are some pictures to keep you busy ;) I/my family are really busy but I'm gonna try to post tomorrow or Thursday and catch y'all up on what's been happening in my life =] You guys are being so patient with me! thank you so much♥

my hand looks really weird...

my new itouch case I got off of Etsy!!

switchfoot!!!! ♥♥

love this one :]

what i didn't want to see this past weekend...

really like how this one turned out!

this is my FAVORITE. probably of all time. its Peanut :) ♥♥

much love,

Samarah

♥this beautiful life♥

Life is beautiful. because Christ is beautiful and mighty and I'm so thankful that He gave me this life to live and glorify Him and love others. Ah, the gift of love is beautiful and fulfilling. I'm SO blessed to to have many people I can love and who love me.

Today I am celebrating life and beauty that God gives us :) 

Day 28: Hopes, Dreams and plans you have for the next 365 days-

I pray in the next year I would draw closer to Christ and serve and glorify Him in everything I do and say. That I would live my life out loud and love like crazy. To reach out to those who God puts in my life who are in need and that I would show mercy and compassion. 

I would be healthy and fit and would feel confident about myself. Continue to be gluten free {almost, just staying away from flours, breads, pasta etc.} and working out regularly. Find joy and strength through the pain. Do my school work will diligence and perseverance. 

And that I would take time and enjoy the everyday blessings and pleasures :) 

 

 thank you so much for all the happy birthday notes :) they made me smile♥  y'all are awesome :) 

much love, 

Samarah

forever 21, eyes, sick and birthday :)

Ah I just got back from an fabulous afternoon with my lovely and amazing friend! She took me out to lunch for my birthday and then we walked around and shopped :) ok, I'd been hearing so much about Forever 21 (great things!) and I'd never been there but I was curious to see why it was popular. well... I found out today! And now I know why everyone loves it. it has super cute and stylish stuff for really reasonable prices! :) 

I got this lovely necklace!  

My friend and I both got the same cardigan :] its long and has pockets, its so cute! I'll post a picture of it later :) I'm need of spring/summer clothes so I'm always excited when I find clothes that are reasonably priced, I like and that look good on me ;] I had such a great time with my friend! love her♥

Onto the 28 day challenge which is ending tomorrow! I think its kinda cool because its also my bday ;) I have had lots of fun with this :) 

Day 27: A physical feature you love-

A lot of people are picking the same feature but its such a good one! so I couldn't resist ;) 

eyes. 

   its usually the first thing that I recognize about a person

they convey a lot about what a person is feeling  
happiness
sadness
nervous 
relaxed 
etc...

 

they are all kinds of beautiful colors. I'm partial to blue :]

 

really partial ;)

The creator of eyes had to be someone so great and powerful. No man could ever create something so beautiful and lovely. Only God :) 

but I do have some sad news... my whole family is sick. We've been healthy all winter and then yesterday we got sore throats and today all 5 of us have headaches, sore throats and stopped up sinuses :( Needless to say its gonna be an interesting week... praying we all get better soon! 

Can tomorrow really be my birthday?? seriously, time is just flying by! Wow, well be looking for a post tomorrow answering these question; Day 28: Hopes, Dreams and plans you have for the next 365 days which is a great question for a birthday :) 
oh and real quick I want to explain my birthday just a bit, its a lil' confusing! 

• I was born on February 29 
• the 29th comes once every 4 years 
• so I celebrate on the 28th and March 1st 
• fun fact: my "real" birthday lands in the year of the Election AND the summer Olympics :] 
• I'm not saying my age but I'm between 14-18 ;)  
• I love being a leap year baby :] its so fun and unique! 

  
till tomorrow! :)

much love,
Samarah

♥A childhood memory and one of the best 2 weeks of my life♥

Day 26: A childhood memory-

hmm....I'll have to use my brain for this one. a lot and it hurts ;) heehee ;] Ok, I have one. SarahLynn and I have been friends since like we were 1 and we used to live in the same state. I remember Sarahlynn, her older brother and I playing together all the time. We got along really well (most of the time) and I just remembering having SO much fun. Laughing, yelling, running, screaming, talking, crying and all those other things that little kids do ;) Now, they live in another state but we have remained close and when we get together now, as teenagers we still have a BLAST together. We have another friend who is our age and we've known him and his family since we were little also, and put us together and you have an crazy bunch of kids! :) We went camping once and THAT is a awesome time I will never forget! When ever I remember us spending time together, I think of tons of laughter and craziness! ahh good times :) 


ok, onto a post that I wrote a while ago but never published. *drum roll please* ....

The incredibly awesome 2 weeks I spent with Sarahlynn!!

Sarahlynn  came for a visit back in the beginning of December. Our two families are close and are more like family then friends :) {we call each others parents "aunt" and "uncle" :) }She fits right into our family and is like a sister to me and my siblings and a daughter to my mom and dad :) Sarahlynn lives in a different state now but we keep in touch and remain close friends. but we have seen each other at least once a year for the past few years and I was SOOO stoked when she was able to come for 2 weeks! She was willing to come my way because of my health and I wouldn't want to be far away from home and feeling bad or something. that girl is a keeper! ;)  When ever we are together there is TONS of laughing and fun. needless to say, we had an absolute BLAST! We did do some school but it was so much fun doing it with a friend ;) 


Some highlights of the 2 weeks: 


- went shopping and bought some scarfs and took some craaaazzzyyy pictures! 
- went to see The Voyage of the Dawn Treader the day it came out! and we LOVED it!! 
- my family got wireless! a long awaited treat! :D Sarahlynn had lots of fun with our itouchs ;] 
- and much more! 

here's some pictures and I'll tell you more about what we did :)  (we took a lot more pictures but they show our faces so we can't post them but we did take some specifally for you all ;) i know i know we are too nice ;]

 we watched the BBC version of Emma!! it was Sarahlynn's first time watching it and she loved it! we watched it like 3 more times ;) 

its a tradition to play UNO when we are together....

taking pictures of my ipod... 

 

we took the mattresses off of my sister's and I's bed and put them on the floor. we had tons of pillows and blankets! :)  

Sarahlynn took this random picture of her laptop, my sunglasses, a nancy drew book, a goodie bag and her retainer case. yeah we were a bit bored that day ;P

 

ate some good candy that really wasn't for us... oops

watching Emma AGAIN! yes we took pictures of our fingers in front of the screen. cuz that's how we roll. 

ok here comes my favorite pictures... we got these scarfs and got a little creative ;)

{im the one taking the pictures btw} 

this was Sarahlynn's doing....

LOVE this one!! :D

some fun edits...

me :)

Sarahlynn :) yes in walmart and yes pretending to be batman :) 

sorry these were the only pictures that didn't have our faces in them :/ anyway, we went to see VDT with some of my friends, their dads and my dad on the last night she was here :) we really like it! :)

i love this dude... seriously minators are AWESOME! 

it was a great way to end the fabulous 2 weeks :]

I'm so thankful for Sarahlynn. for her friendship, love, and encouragement :) I had a wonderful time with her! even though we live far away from each other, we stay close friends. Thank you Sarahlynn for being willing to come visit, I had a awesome time with you! love you girl, so much! ♥

hope you enjoyed looking at our crazy pictures! :)

with love,

Samarah