Taco Pie and Movies

My mum made Taco Pies yesterday for dinner. My dad brought the recipe back from Sweden. They were surprisingly good! I'm not sure what the exact ingredients are, but I think that it consists of a pie crust, taco beef/meat, sour cream and hotsauce, cheese, and tomatoes. In order to serve it she cut out pie slices as if it was an actual dessert pie. Then she topped it with some chopped lettuce and blue corn chips! It was delicious!

So in the past week I have seen 2 movies which I would highly recommend. The first being A-Team! The movie was so funny and action-packed, and the cast worked greatly together! This movie is definitely worth your money! The 2nd movie, which I just saw today, is Toy Story 3. Although this movie isn't spectacular, it is still pretty cute. I found a lot of parallels between this Toy Story and the first one, so I thought that that was interesting. It's a good movie for children and for adults and teens who want to reminisce back to when they saw the original Toy Story :) ♥♥♥

Study Saturday

Hey there! So yesterday was Study Saturday. Basically, I just study the whole day. Great way to spend your Saturdays, right! Yeah, on Saturdays I usually take a practice SAT, and then I read my school books. I practice my sax and oboe too. But, I didn't play any music yesterday. Next week I will be getting the Marching Band show music (exciting!!!) I'll start memorizing music then. Yup, so nothing exciting happened yesterday.

Today, my BF and I had planned to go and hang out at the Spectrum, but last minute changes. So, now we are going to spend the day at my brother's baseball game (fun!!!). Ha, apparently there is a movie theatre around there. We are going to watch A-Team, hopefully it's good. Then we are going to walk around the area for a bit. Yay for last minute changes!!!!

(Sorry for my sarcasm, rough morning)

My Sewing Machine still hasn't been fixed yet!!! So my 2 projects are currently sitting on my craft table (a.k.a. the kitchen table). I have all my stuff laid out and everything. I've already cut the fabric and pinned it. And I was just about to sew it together, and poof - my machine breaks. I'll definitely keep you updated on its status. :) ♥♥♥

First Day of Summer

Yesterday was the first day of Summer, well school summer. It felt very...empty. I didn't have the normal hustle and bustle of school, and this year flew by so fast that it feels like I'm on a normal 2 day weekend. So I guess I haven't quite settled into the whole 'summer attitude'.

I broke my sewing machine. Yeah, not so good considering the fact that I'm currently working on two projects. The repair people said it will take about a week!!! The damage isn't even that bad! What am I supposed to do after summer school next week??? Guess I'll be doing a lot of reading which is fine :)

My mum dragged me around with her while she ran errands. I wasn't doing anything at home anyways so I figured I might as well keep her company. I ran into a fellow bando at one store! You can never really go a day without seeing a bando.That was fun :)

And that's pretty much all I did yesterday. Not that interesting. I know..hopefully once I get some momentum going for summer I'll have better posts =P

Hope you are all enjoying your summer!!! The weather is quite gorgeous! ♥♥♥

Last Day of School!

Ok, so today was the last day of school! And although that may seem exciting to many of you, if you think about it...it is kinda sad. Seniors graduate which means that the friends that you have had for so long will be moving on with their lives. Some stay close to home; others travel far away (across the country). It's hard to say goodbye to the people whom you have known for the past 2 years, and whom you have grown so close to. For those of you who don't know, I am (was) a sophomore in HS. This coming fall I will be a Junior (finally!). But, life goes on and I'm pretty sure I'm not the first one to have to face such a depressing event. So, I will live :)

So update on my goal towards becoming Valedictorian! This past sophomore year...*drum roll*...I got STRAIGHT As!!! Yippeee!!!! That makes my GPA a total of 4.8! I am currently ranked #1 with 4 other students. We have survived the first half of our high school career...2 years left! And they are the hardest of the 4. To be honestly honest, I am actually quite scared to venture onto Junior year. It is the year that could make or break my dreams...being a combination of rigorous IB courses as well as multiple tests (SAT, ACT, etc). If I survive this year (and I will) then I am on my way towards Harvard! And the only daunting thing left is College Apps! But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it :) Wish me luck!!! ♥♥♥

Welcome!

Hi! Welcome to my brand new blog: Books. Pics. Life! I will be keeping you updated with my goal of reading the 101 Great Books (CollegeBoard). It is a daunting task, but I love reading so much! On top of that I will keep you informed with my daily life. Ha, my life is quite hectic! Ranging from marching band to sewing! I'm an avid student who takes academics seriously (ranked #1). So it would only seem fitting that my schedule be jam-packed! In the midst of all of this madness, I do find time to participate in one of my oldest hobbies: photography. And so, (as the lovely title states) I will be posting some of my favorite pictures that I have taken as well as some that I have found on the web =)

I hope that you enjoy it!!! Feel free to comment on anything  ♥♥♥