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! ;)

nobody knows that it took to believe. [Soul Surfer and other randoms]

Happy Friday friends!

 isn't that just a lovely saying right there?! "happy friday....".  well I've been ready for today since Monday ;) I haven't been feeling very good this whole week starting on sunday and I babysat the past 2 days and I'm ready for some down time. How was YOUR week?

Okay so a lot of you are wondering what I thought about Soul Surfer. Here's my two cents-- Bethany Hamilton's story is amazing and inspiring so it made for a good and inspiring movie. The actors did a really nice job and for Carrie Underwood’s first movie, she did pretty well! My only "downside" was that it didn't have a super strong "Christian" message like I thought it would have. Sure there were mentions of God and a few verses but not like I expected. And the other thing is that they didn't focus a lot on Bethany's struggles and frustration and how God brought her through it. I'm not saying it didn't have anything to do with God, He is definitely present in the movie but not as clear as I thought it would be. And I knew this a given, but there was so much skin showing.
 So all that said Soul Surfer is an encouraging, clean film. I think it’s neat that it made it to the big screen with a good "with God and the love of family and friends all things are possible" message.

 

While I was out with my friend on saturday I scored Batman Begin's for 7 bucks.  bam. remember Inception for $2? ;)

 

for the most of the past week it has been raining. nonstop. and its been cold. cold and rain do not mix. although i do loving wearing hoodies. today the sun and blue sky decided to show up. thank you Lord! :) My only love about those kind of deary days is that it makes the house cozy and all I want to do is get some tea, blankets and watch a movie. That rarely happens and so when i did just that(minus the tea) last night after I worked out and took a shower, I enjoyed it ;)

 

Speaking of movies my mom and I recently watched Emma. I have seen it about 15 times(no joke) in the past year or so but my mom hadn't seen it and she liked it! its a movie that I can seriously watch OVER and OVER again and not get tired of it.

oh and just because i haven't posted a picture of him on here lately. here's a recent photo of my animal :) Its not a great quality one but its cute.

 

so there's a random Friday post for ya! I'm gonna leave you with Runway by Mat Kearney. I can't stop listening to it. seriously.



happy Friday!

♥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

i have a good reason for being absent from the blogging world :)

I would apologize for not keeping up with y'alls blogs but I would be lying, the fact is that I've been having a wonderful time with SarahLynn :D its hard to believe that she's been here 1 week.... time is flying! but she gets to stay for a whole other week!! We've had loads of fun together: laughing,taking pictures,watching movies, playing on our itouches,doing school(yes I said doing school, SarahLynn brought some subjects with her that she had to get done and I had things I had to do also...by the way doing school is way more fun with a freind than alone ;), and Christmas shopping :) here are a few pics from the week ♥

doing school and listening to Air1

SarahLynn's homework

SarahLynn's math homework... lol ;)

watching Emma

me :) 

We bought some scarves and were using them as masks,skirts,head wraps and taking funny pictures :P this one cracks me up ;) 

some fun edits we did :)

love this one :)

We had our first SNOW on wednesday! Then it stopped for a few days but today it has been snowing non stop. I love looking out and seeing  the snow falling ♥ we are relaxing in our warm cozy house :)

hope you are having a wonderful weekend!
off to spend some time with my dear friend :)
love.samarah

my picks for fall/winter fashion :) ( updated ;)

 Nov. 21.10-I added some more items and little bits here and there to the post I published on Nov.20.10 ;)

I'm still not feeling very well ( thanks for the prayers :) today so I'm looking at clothes online and putting some of them on my Christmas list ;) and I thought I'd post my picks :) 
I haven't posted about fashion or clothes before on here so this should be fun!

I just got a pair of these today. I had worn out mine last year and was bummed that I didn't have a pair for this fall and winter but then we found them today at the mall on sale for $15!! I so excited :D  I've been wearing these kinds of shoes for a few years now and I LOVE them. They are great for me, I can wear them to church or with some sweatpants :)
Mine are a different brand and I could not find them online anywhere but these are very similiar :)
Payless.com Clogs

And tonight I was talking to SarahLynn and we were talking about shoes and how she wants a pair of boots and of course I went on a boot hunt ;) I found these and I think they are SO cool! I love boots ( in case you didn't notice ;) I think I like the gray ones the best.

Journee Collection Jester Knee-High Boots from Kohls.com

These items are at Kohls.com

I saw these on Marie Loves this morning and I thought they were so cute and oh so cozy looking! i would love these for our cold winter days!

Simply Vera Vera Wang Slouch Boot Slippers 

 (click the pictures to go to view the item)

I can't decide if I like the black ones or gray ones

Bengals Lounge Pants!

These might look ugly but they are really cool if you see the picture bigger :)
Wouldn't these look cute with the black slippers ;)

 

love this!  something I could wear to church...

Takeout Emma Toggle Crochet Sweater Coat

maybe with these jeans :) 

SO Crosshatch Flare Jeans

 Ok on to Old Navy :)
ahh classic sweatshirts and i love the color of that green one but they don't have it in my size :(  but they had my size in the cream colored one :-)


Women's Logo Pullover Sweatshirts                                           Women's French Terry Logo Tees

                                               

 

                                                  Women's French Terry Logo Tees

I like these kind of pants a lot, they would go with the brown sweater from Kohl's

Women's Boot-Cut "Citizen Surplus" Cargos

everyday shirts... 

Crew neck jersey                                                                                                  Lightweight V-neck Tee

and lastly these outerwear items from Aeropostale.com

I absolutely love vests!!                                                                             and this coat! isn't cute?!
        Fur Lined Puffer Vest                                                                  Solid Hooded Utility Jacket         

                                                                                                            

What do you think?

Hope you all are having a great weekend!
:)Samarah