I got many things for Christmas and love every present I got. Here are ten of my favorite gifts I got.
1. Two throw blankets. They are the softest blankets ever.
2. A cat pillow. I wasn't expecting to get this, but it's so cute.
3. A wooden cat puzzle box.
4. A ukulele. I wasn't expecting to get a ukulele either. I'm excited to learn how to play.
5. Spray on nail polish. I've seen mixed reviews about spray on nail polish so I'm happy I receive some to test out.
6. "Secret Sisters" by Jayne Ann Krentz. This year I've been getting into reading so I'm thrilled to read it.
7. A cat selfie calendar for 2017. I love cat selfies.
8. A bar of soap with one of my birthstones in it that my mom bought me in Houston. I actually received this early because my new puppy chewed the wrapping off of the soap.
9. I received lots of makeup.
10. A new pair of cute running shoes.
Saturday and Sunday before Thanksgiving my parents and I drove for about 16 hours to Huston, Texas to visit my uncle. On Saturday we drove for about 10 hours before stopping in Gulfport, Mississippi.
During the drive we went through a tunnel in Alabama and stopped at a Sandhill crane sanctuary for a few minutes in Mississippi. On Sunday we drove about 6 more hours to Houston, Texas.
On Monday, we went to a park called Discovery Green. My dad wanted to find this building he took a picture of about 30 years ago. We eventually found it. It was at a place call Sam Houston Park. It has historical buildings. Unfortunately we couldn't go inside them because they don't do tours on Mondays, but we could walk around the outside of them. The last thing we did that day was go to the Downtown Aquarium. I got to pet and feed some stingrays there.
Tuesday, we went to the Johnson space center. That was the one place I really wanted to go to. At the Johnson space center we got to ride on one of the two trams. We didn't have time for the other one. The space center has a replica Boeing 747 shuttle aircraft that we could walk through. We got to see things that were in space and replicas of thing that were in space. There was so much to do there that we didn't get to see everything because my sister was flying in for Thanksgiving.
The next day, we drove down to Galveston after having breakfast at Humble City Café. It was a really cute café.We spent to day at Pleasure Pier. I went on Rock N Roll, Sky Shooter, the Carousel, and Texas Star Flyer. Rock N Roll was probably my favorite because it unexpectedly goes backwards. I really enjoyed to view from the Texas Star Flyer. The Iron Shark Rollercoaster is probably the only rollercoaster I will durn down without going on it first. I love rollercoasters but not ones that go straight up.
Thursday we had a relaxing day at my Uncle's house. Our last day in Houston was Friday. We went to a small town with shops outside of Houston. They had a lot of Black Friday sales. In one shop they were selling puppies. Another had free kittens. Unfortunately we couldn't get any animals because the puppies were really expensive, and we already have three cats. A lot of the shops had a lot of cute clothes and other cool things that I could have spent all my money on.
1. Take a picture everyday for a year/ write in a journal everyday of the year.
2. Go everywhere in the world.
3. Go kayaking through caves.
4. Learn sign language.
5. Swim with dolphins.
6. Run a full marathon.
7. Write a book about social anxiety and release it on October 10.
8. Speak in front of a large crowd.
9. Learn to play a instrument.
10. Go on a spontaneous trip with no destination planned.
11. Go on a cruise.
12. Ride in a hot air ballon.
13. Plant a tree and watch it grow.
14. Go stargazing and fall asleep.
15. See a solar eclipse.
16. Plant a garden.
17. Stay in a five star hotel.
18. Set a world record.
19. Make a scrapbook for each of my kids to give to them on their 18th birthday.
20. Read 52 books in one year.
21. Go to all the Disney parks around the world.
22. Create a nail polish collection.
23. Go skydiving.
24. Go bungee jumping.
25. Jump off a cliff.
26. Rope swing into water.
27. Go zip lining.
28. Stand under a waterfall.
29. Name a star.
30. Go horseback riding on the beach.
31. Build a snowman.
32. Surprise someone special.
33. Carve my name in a tree.
34. Write a letter to yourself to open in the future.
35. Start a gratitude journal.
36. Make my own personal stationary.
37. Create my own app.
38. Make my own website.
39. Make a line of jewelry.
40. Create a calendar.
41. Take an improv class.
42. Have drinks at an ice bar.
43. Complete a 1000 piece puzzle.
44. Visit a castle.
45. Go to a bed and breakfast.
46. Be in a movie.
47. Celebrate my birthday in another country.
48. Collect one thing from every state.
49. Leave a note on a library book.
50. Put my hand print into wet concrete.
- I've lived in Florida my whole life.
- I've visited 5 states so far (soon to be 8).
- I used to have a rabbit named S'mores.
- I used to have a turtle named Bubbles. We had to rehome her because she got to big for her tank.
- I love painting my nails and trying out different designs. I try to paint them for every holiday and event I go to.
- I once took a class on photography because I love taking pictures. I love taking pictures of nature.
- I would like to go into acting because I like the idea of being someone that is not myself.
- I have stopped drinking soda It has been two months since I stopped drinking soda.
- My favorite show is Jane the Virgin.
- I love watching HGTV.
- I have three cats. The longest I have gone without a cat is six months.
- I want to travel the world. I have no dream place I want to go because I want to go everywhere.
- My favorite animal is a tie between giraffes and elephants.
- My favorite color is orange. I used to be my favorite color when I was younger.
- I love running. I've done one 5k and I want to do more. I eventually want to do a full marathon one day.
- I love anything about space. Learning about planets and the moon is a lot of fun.
- Ive seen snow once in my life.
- I like to change the background on my phone based on the season or holiday.
- I have a fear of lizards. I cant be near them.
- I can't leave the house without wearing jewelry.
1. Jenny Fox's Miss Fabulous eye shadow palette. I ordered the palette the day it was released online. I have been watching Jenny Fox for a couple years. I discovered her through her nail art videos, when I was getting into nail art. Most of the colors are shades I like to wear, which is nice. The darker shades I am starting to wear more because it is getting closer to fall. The palette has everyday neutral colors. I like to mix Latte and Sugar Bear. The brush is soft and gentle on the eye.
2. This shirt. I have been looking for this style of shirt for a while. I could never find one that I like but last month I went to rue 21 and found one.
3. This mug. I have always wanted a mug with my name on it from an amusement park. I went to sea world a few weeks ago and bought it because I loved the polar bear on it.
4. Cappuccino. I have never had cappuccino before because I don't like coffee. I now like cappuccino and I might get more into coffee now.
5. These Victoria' Secret fragrance mist and lotion. The fragrance mist is Amber Romance. The lotion is Coconut Passion. I love anything coconut scented. Victoria's Secret was having a sale for 2 for $10 a couple weeks ago.
6. These shorts. I got them at jc penny's. They were originally $36 but I got them for $10!
7. My favorite song this month has definitely been closer by The Chainsmokers ft Halsey.
8. M&M cookie ice cream sandwiches. They're so delicious. I ate so many of the M&M cookie ice cream sandwiches.
9. Basin lib scrub and lip balm. I got them last month when I was at Disney Spring. They make my lips soft and smooth. The lip scrub is coconut flavored and the lib balm is vanilla flavored. They have many different flavors.
10. This ring holder I got from rue21. I always wanted a ring holder. I really needed somewhere to keep my ring don't wear much.
Last weekend my mom, my sister, two cousins(in- law), cousin's sister and I had a girls weekend in Orlando, Florida.
Friday:
On Friday the 15th my mom, two cousins(in-laws) and I drove to Orlando where we were staying for the weekend. My sister and my cousin's (in-law) sister were meeting us there after they got off work. We got set up the hotel room, had some drinks while waiting for the others to arrive.Once they arrive after about 8 o'clock. We headed out to go eat. On they way there we passed an cop taking pictures of a car accident (only one car was involved in this one). About a mile or so down the highway we noticed a car stopped in the middle of the road and cars slowing down as they passed the car. We stopped and noticed a motorcycle on fire. There was a helmet off on the side of the road. There were about four people standing off to the side of the road, hopefully one of them was the motorcyclist. The fire started out small then got huge in just a few minutes. We finally got around it and went on our way to downtown Orlando. We found a Irish pub that we ate at. I ordered a grilled chicken cesar wrap. It was so good.
Saturday:
After breakfast, I sat out by the pool to tan. The pool was on the west side of the hotel so I didn't get much sun. The sun was also going behind clouds every couple of minutes. About an hour after being outside we went inside to get ready to go to Disney springs. My cousin and her sister went shopping and met the rest of us at Disney spring. It took us like an hour to find them because we didn't park in the same parking garage. After we found them we went out and got lunch at a Chinese restaurant. They kept filling our glasses with water even if we only drank half the cup. I ordered chicken lo mien and it was delicious. After lunch my cousin's sister went home and the rest of us looked around the shops at Disney springs. After a few hours of walk we stopped at Ghirardelli to get ice cream. We ordered a cookie bits sundae that was amazing!! I bought a coconut lip scrub and vanilla lip balm at Basin (it's similar to lush). At about 7 we went back to the hotel and went to the ruby Tuesday that was next to the hotel. After that we went to world of beer that was across the street.
The next day we went home but, before we left we stop at hash house a go go. It was on a man vs food on the travel channel. I got a delicious s'mores mocha. We share chicken and waffles and French toast because the portions are MASSIVE!
1. DIY beach wave spray (http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_55acf716e4b0caf721b32405 ). I sprayed my hair around 4pm and my hair was still wavy in the morning.
2. My new phone case.
3. This necklace I just bought in Panama City Beach, FL.
4. S'mores m&ms. I actually love everything s'mores flavored foods.
5. These leggings. I wore them to get my wisdom teeth out and they are so comfy.
6. Bioré baking soda cleansing scrub. It leaves my skin feeling clean all day. I definitely want to try their other products.
7. Aveeno Make up remover wipes. It gently removes all of my make up and leaves my skin feeling soft, clean, and smooth.
8. Rimmel London Eye liner. It's the only eye liner I can use easily.
9. Hair ties. They are the best hair ties. I have a lot more then just these three.
10. This off brand yeti cup. It keeps drinks cold. I haven't tried it out with hot drinks yet.
There is less than a month until my eighteenth birthday! When people ask what I want for my birthday I don't know what to say anymore. All I want is to spend it with my family.
Here's 18 things I learned about life so far:
1. It's okay if you're bad a taking tests, they don't count in the long run.
2. You should cherish every moment you have because life is short.
3. People will come and go through out your life.
4. People are so different. No one is the same. The world would be uninteresting if everyone was the same.
5. You shouldn't worry about what other people think about you because what you think about yourself is all that matters.
6. Don't take thing too seriously and have fun.
7. People will have different opinions on things and it is okay.
8. Food. Food is important. I love food
9. Exercising isn't fun at the start.
10. Always challenge yourself to step out of your comfort zone.
11. Traveling different places is fun.(Although I haven't been many places yet, I still love going to new places)
12. Wear whatever you want.
13. Don't wear black when you own a cat. You will be covered in cat hair.
14. If you fail at something try again and again and again. Practice make perfect.
15. Eat whatever you want. Date whoever you want. Be whoever you want to be.
16. We have one earth, cherish it.
17. Smile more.
18. And finally, It's really hard to make lists.
