olympics, permit and other things

via my tumblr 

{i'm skipping tumblr thursday this week because i felt like writing this post ;)}

Are you all enjoying the Olympics?! I AM. I've been up past 1am all the nights since they started. sleep, what's sleep? ;) Anyway, GO TEAM USA. and occasionally team Australia and team Great Britain.


this is the face of the most decorated Olympian of all time. 

YAY! And I really want a pair of sneakers like that. asap

ryan lochte. he is cool. 

Love gymnastics! I miight have teared up when they won gold 

what are your favorites to watch? 

in other news... i passed my permit test. the hardest part was waiting to actually take the test. 

definitely glad to get that out of the way. i"m officially getting in gear for a week with my favorite people! :)

i was in need of some jean shorts/pants and causal shirts and so yesterday I went to Target and Kohls. thankfully and surprisingly I found JUST what I wanted :) those shorts in the middle are neon green. yeah new favorite ;)

I'm going to try to schedule some movie thought posts for this sat through next sat, for The Amazing Spiderman, Avengers,  and Snow White and The Huntsman :)

last but not least, happy thorsday! ;)

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 :)

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?

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

{30 Days of Mind and Body} Challenge

hey all!

I'm linking up with Betsy at A Wanderers Soul  for 30 Days of Mind and Body.

This really came at the perfect time because I just started doing Yoga, its said to help headaches. I got a beginners DVD from the library and have done it twice and I'm really enjoying it! While I love running and high cardio workouts, this has its benefits too. it helps relieve stress and just helps me breathe. ;)  I'm also learning that pushing my body so hard like that with Jillian Michael's dvds might not be the best thing overall. Anywho, I'm looking forward to doing this challenge which will really be a challenge because I'm still real sick. I'm feeling pretty much miserable actually. my head aches so bad and my sinuses are a mess. but i know i can do an hour{the DVD practice is an hour and so my goal is to do the whole thing but if i simply cannot I'll just do half or something.} of yoga everyday starting today.

 

i encourage you to join me, if not yoga then another sort of workout or healthy commitment.

happy wednesday♥
Samarah

saturday randoms {well now its sunday}

I didn't finish this post on saturday, SO. just pretend its saturday when you're reading this and we'll be good.

 

obviously i didn't do tumblr Thursday or Friday favorites. fail. that was due to the fact that i wasn't feeling well{big surprise i know} and that if i did feel well i worked on school and then if i did get to blog i wanted to post about a certain song AND our Internet and phone went out yesterday around 3pm. thankfully it was fixed earlier this am around 9am. i didn't realize just how much i use the Internet! but i/we survived. mom mentioned to dad that we felt a bit Amish though ;) hehe.

anywho, here I am. i'm not going to catch up on tumblr thursday or friday favorites though. this post is going to be some random thoughts of mine ;)
First of all, I'm loving this song. loving.

I love the way You love like no other
It's got nothing to do with anything that I do
Time and time again You forgive me
So this time I choose to stay here with You

i desire to be able to not get over Jesus.

Tirzah Photography

--Have you all heard of/been to the blog Boho Baby Bump? no you haven't? well get over there right now. Its a lovely blog by a beautiful momma who loves her sweet family and Jesus, has fabulous taste in style and has such an inspiring outlook and love on life. On wednesday she posted a super sweet video announcing the news that she is pregnant! {read this post and you'll see why this pregnancy is extra special.} I'm SO excited for them! :) 

--I'm showing signs of the fact that I'm watching lots of Monk and Numb3rs episodes. Like the other day my mom said something about Asia maps and i thought she said "Agent Eppes is coming." yeahh and then my mom and I are just taking on some of Monk's traits. such as opening public doors with our sleeves randomly or straightening out signs{my mom was walking by a counter at the library and she fixed a crooked display.} its NOT obsessive and most of the time we do it out of fun but sometimes we do things that Monk would do without even thinking.

--a tweet from Thursday: confession-- i just drooled on my algebra paper. i was looking at pictures of Thor on tumblr. mmhm. ~i have no words.




-- When did it become FEBRUARY? really. my birthday is at the end of this month. and i actually get a real birthday! and i ordered my dad a birthday gift and i *may* of ordered a birthday gift from me to me also ;)

--please read this post- "How does a bar of soap rescue a Child?" Its about the Superbowl and human trafficking. the numbers and statistics are shocking and terrible. we must pray and help raise awareness. {read my post about this from last year here}

i hope you all are having a great weekend!

much love♥

Friday Favorites: from the week

happy friday people!

I'm having a hard day :/ i still have a really terrible headache and i'm having trouble getting school done and such and thus I am a bit discouraged and just...ugh feeling. trying to get keep going...

anywho, here are some random favorites from the week! :)

 this is so me sometimes. ;]

War Horse.

my mom and i went to see this on monday night and it was SO good. The acting was fantastic, the action, scenes, plot/story and time period was awesome. One of my things that I enjoyed about it was that is was believable and real. It wasn't too fantasy-ish. and I loved Tom Hiddleston in it, i really like his acting.  he was one of my favorite characters even though he{and a lot of other characters} didn't have a lot of screen time.


"Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name."
Revelation 3:12


I really like this office space and this sweater.

this score.




THIS Thor gif.

 this photo-- just wow.

 

 this song has encouraged me a lot.



My hope is in you Lord. all the day long.

watching I Love Lucy with my little sister and brother :)

and lastly this--




Oh and did I mention its snowing?? and 16 degrees? just the other day it was like 40 degrees. this weather is so crazy. anyway we are enjoying watch the snow fall :) but not liking having to go out in it ;)

have a great weekend!

♥Samarah

thor and tumblr.

yep. I caved. I got a tumblr [titled the shadow proves the sunshine]. and i'm loving it. Yes its a bit addictive and yes its just one more thing to distract me from what I probably should be doing. but its fun and is a happy place. and life is short so why not get a tumblr? ;)
Also this has been a rough week for me. I'm having symptoms of not taking my headache medication anymore and its no fun at all :3  I've been having trouble sleeping, nasueous and dizzy and miserable headaches. although yesterday was a better day and I was feeling a little bit better which is good since i've felt sick since friday. Today I'm babysitting away from the house and I'm praying for energy and wellness. I'm hoping to get school done and then later tonight i want to crash on the couch and watch Thor{i've been waiting for it for a month+ from the library, yes i'm faithful. and it finally came in a few days ago and I was so excited. i need to own that movie. anyway...} 
I hope you all are having a good week :)

So without further ado here is my very first tumblr thursday! {and posts after this will probably not have as many photos as this one does}

Captain Jack Sparrow. that is all.

travel

lets have a cup of tea

one of my most favorite characters and scene

cannot wait

 

that would be kick.

i hope those made ya smile :)

Feel free to check out my tumblr here :) do you have one? Please post your favorite tumblr images from the week and share the link with me :)

much love♥

*all photos taken from my tumblr- overcometwelve.tumblr.com