Sunnyday! :D

Dear readers,

Hello again! I hope your Sunday is as lovely as mine has been. It is a beautiful sunny day… and quite hot, at that! That’s what I define as a perfect summer day. 🙂

But; Summer is drawing to a close, soon, I do think. Which means only one thing…

Studio is here!

If you look back onto previous posts, one of my favorite activities is the Studio that I have now attended for… three years, if I am not mistaken. The session I attend is always towards the end of August… and one of the best weeks of my entire year.

Today was spent doing many things… Wait! Back up. I suppose I should tell you all I have been up to this weekend, shouldn’t I?

On Saturday, I had a very good day. I came close to wrapping up my AP U.S. homework for the Summer {It will be done by tonight… I hope!}, and then my parents announced we would be taking a little roadtrip.

We ended up going to Olcott Beach! It was so exciting to go to a beach that was close to home. We ate at a little waterside restaurant, and they had the most amazing desserts. They were these homemade peanut butter cup cookies, and they melted on the plate. They were so soft and warm and yummy… my goodness, and so sweet that I had a slight sickness afterwards.

The beach was so pretty. We didn’t get to go close to the water, but I was able to view a cute little lighthouse. Lighthouses are so pretty at night, let me assure you. 😀

Then, we just had to stop at the famous roadside stand. We bought the best snack ever; homemade cashew caramel corn! It was so good.

Really. If you like caramel corn, the best can be found on Olcott Beach.

Today, though, was one of my best days ever with my mom! We went out to Hamburg to find something special. Well, maybe to you it’s not that special… but, if you’re a girl, it’s one of the most exciting moments ever.

I bought my Homecoming and Snowball dresses! 😀 It’s not official yet, because I brought home six different dresses. But they’re so beautiful, and I’m so excited to choose what dresses I wear this year!

I feel so sad, because I started the high school graduation countdown. Wait! I’m not that far ahead yet. I mean, I started making lists of events.

Tallied up, I only have ten high school dances left! This includes:

~two Freshmen Mixers

~two Homecomings

~two Snowballs

~two Spring Flings

~two Proms

I’m so upset by looking at this. I can count the high school dances I have left on two measly hands, now! Thinking back to sixth grade, I had… {breaks to count this out} twenty three dances to look forwards to. Wow. Time does go by so quickly!

To think that I will be taking SATs and looking into colleges in a few short months… is unbelievable. We’re going to have to see how well this goes!

I think I’d best get going. It’s 8:04 p.m., and I have a lot on my plate. I have one chapter and one essay of AP U.S. to go, as well as preparing for and getting a good night’s sleep for Studio tomorrow! {Not to mention, a bit more reading time!}

I’ll type to you soon… most likely tomorrow! I’m going to aim to write a blog post each day this week, in honor of Studio. I’m so excited!

Lots of ♥,

Sarah [=

“Ah! what would be the world to us If the children were no more? We should dread the desert behind us Worse than the dark before.” ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Friday the 13th

Hello, my dear  followers!

I could not resist the opportunity of posting on Friday the 13th. This is one of my favorite superstitious days, because… well. I happen to love to think about the possibilities of the pranks that can be pulled on this day!

This is going to be an EXTREMELY short post, so I hope you don’t frown upon me. I’m sorry! I’m a bit busy with the AP U.S. homework right now… the schedule did not go according to plan.

I will be updating you all next week on what happens during the Studio sessions! I’m very excited for this year. And then, of course… there will be Disney!

I have one topic to talk about today… the fair!

I went to the fair with my best friend on Wednesday. It was so much fun… haha, even though that sounds cliche. 😉

We wandered around, just having a fun time looking at things that people were selling. Andrea loved seeing the cows and calves, and I loved seeing the horses and rabbits. We also saw chicken, roosters, geese, pigs, and sheep.

I love the fair, because of the rides that we get to go on! We ate the normal fair meal… hot dogs, snow cones, and root beer floats.

My two favorite carnival rides are the swings and the Himalaya. If you don’t know what these are… you must have been deprived in your childhood. 😦

The swings are rows of…well, swings, suspended from chains. They’re on this… ride that gets taller and spins the swings out, so you’re flying sideways. It’s so much fun!

The Himalaya is a ride of interconnected sleds. It features a really cheesy snow background, and you race around the track really fast, both forwards and backwards. At the time we went on the ride, the operators let us ride two times in a row! That was awesome.

I also love the Ferris wheel, cause, well, you’re 150 feet up into the air! We were able to look down on all of the flashing and twinkling lights… and it just looks so pretty.

There were two interesting rides we didn’t get to go on. One featured human sized plastic beach balls. You go inside a deflated one, and they fill it up with air. Then, you float and roll around in a pool! It looked like so much fun, but $2 per ride only satisfies you for a little bit, before you realize it’s kind of expensive.

The other ride featured the passenger strapped on their stomach. They then flew up and down in hang gliders! I thought it looked AWESOME, but the tummy might hurt a little afterwards…

Oh, yeah. And did I forget to mention the dreaded Rok N Rol? If you haven’t gone on this ride, you are such a lucky person. It features being strapped in a hamster cage. Then, you are SUPPOSED to be rolled around, attached to another mechanism that spins you around. Yeah, well. Our carriage was having techincal difficulties when we rode it. So, it spun us around all right… but. It was so great, that we would roll upwards for about five seconds before we’d be spun around upside down again. Which resulted in us being upside down on our heads for the majority of the ride.

Fun.

Well, now, as I relive that headache, I should say adios! Happy Friday the 13th!

Lots of ♥,

Sarah [=

“Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.” ~ Edna Buchanan

Zzz’s on Monday!! {And we break that 1,000 word barrier!}

Hey, loves!

Welcome to… the “Sarah-is-tired-and-might-ramble-a-little-bit-but-that’s-okay” day!

Well, right now, I feel like poop. Not really, but… I can feel that I went to bed at 11:30 yesterday. I guess I should reevaluate that bedtime, again.

I know this isn’t a post on Friday, like I said it was supposed to be last week. But, to be honest, there was nothing really exciting that happened last week. I guess I can tell you that my summer job is coming to an end, which makes me sad.

…Oh. Have I told you about my summer job? Well, I was hired by my town to work in the Rec center. I work from 8:30 to around 1:00 every day, each morning. {Thank goodness not weekends, though!}

There are two classes; 9-10:30 and 10:30-12. Each class has fifteen little children. There are a lot of highlights to this job; I get good pay for basically just sitting around and tying off God’s Eyes, friendship bracelets, and painting little clay creations. A lot of the kids are really cute, and you should see their little faces when you say “Let’s get the freezie pops!”

And then there are the select group of the chosen children. They come from a different place, where malevolence gleams within their eyes. These are the little terrors, who love to mimic you and throw things on the floor and make messes.

I can’t really complain, though. I love kids, and I’m hoping to be a teacher some day! I know that I will have to deal with such situations, but I have found that this job is very nice. For one thing, I agree with what every different parental column says. Having a summer job really shows you how to become responsible, increases your maturity, makes you become more independent, and helps your self esteem. {AKA: A confidence boost.}

Now, I’m going to change my tune a bit. I think I just had an epiphany. As I have written to you, I’m going to be very busy this month. I have Studio, the Disney trip, pool parties, working the town movie nights, B.O.T.B. wrap up, and, not to mention, school clothes shopping. I think I’m pretty booked. Which means I forgot one thing…

the dreaded AP U.S. homework.

Luckily, I just did encounter that epiphany, like I said, and realized something. If I work my butt off this week… can’t I get all of the assignment done, and out of the way? For some reason, my mother’s tired and tried phrase seems to finally have hit home. I’m actually going to leave in a few minutes to do just that… finish all of the vocab words! Forty-five vocab words in one day wouldn’t be too shabby. Last time, I finished them all in three hours! Let’s see if I can beat that record!

I have one last topic to discuss. My posts might become more artsy after this post, as I get back into Studio mode. I’m sure that you can see I’m generally a fun-loving, warm-hearted, happy-go-lucky type of girl.

This year, I truly want to focus on the type of writer I want to be. Of course, I can change and evolve as a writer, but I really want to focus on… one thing I can change in my writing. I’m kind of torn between two decisions this year.

I could really work on carrying my writer’s voice throughout my pieces. If I keep my voice strong and clear, I will be able to reach my readers better. Developing my voice will make my writing sturdier, and my words more confident.

I can also work very hard on time management. I know I also have to apply this to my actual life. In truth, I spend way too much time on facebook and youtube. I’m pretty lazy when it comes to just sitting around on the computer. I haven’t really written in a while, besides on this blog. And you can notice that I am kind of lagging on here, too. I do ensure you of more posts, though.

Back on the subject of time management. I need to find a time every day, or even every other day {or every three days, they’re all reasonable} that I can write within. I’ve tried before dinner, but I’m always lounging on the computer, usually. I’ve tried after dinner, but I’m rushing to do homework. I’ve tried before bedtime, but then it’s too late for me. I’ve tried the morning, but I’m always tired or running late. Yeah… I do need time management.

If I prioritize my time, though, I can succeed in finding time for things. I just proved myself by finishing my writer’s notebook for Studio. I’m all set for Studio… well, actually, I should put my bag together soon that I carry back and forth. {Note to self!!!}

I’m also a bit nervous for NaNoWriMo this year. This will be my second time participating, and I’d like to continue NaNoWriMo as a personal annual event. Due to the heavy homework load I already have from AP U.S., I’m a bit nervous to see how this year will work out. Will I even be able to participate in NaNoWriMo? I really would love to… so I need to figure out how to include my writing time.

I wonder if I can combine my two goals into one major, yet accomplishable goal… hmmmm.

{Ladies and Gentlemen! We just reached the 900 word count. Maybe we’ll break the 1,000 word barrier this post!}

I’d also like to start youtubing. I know I whine in every post how I should, but I really would like to make vlogs a real accomplished achievement. Maybe then I could do two typed posts and one video a week! That would be nice…

I’d like to leave you today with the questions I will have to commonly ask myself. I wonder if they might help you, too, when you are trying to figure things out.

While doing an activity…

How will doing this benefit me in the future?

Have I spent too much time here?

What have I accomplished?

Thinking about oneself…

How am I helping myself?

Am I keeping myself motivated?

What can I do to make myself stay focused?

And, just to let you know, we broke through the 1,000 word barrier with the start of the first questions. 🙂

I hope you have a lovely week. I will update as soon as possible!

Speaking of updates, notice anything different? Surprise! I’ve changed the site a bit. I hope you like it. More pages will be added shortly!

Lots of ♥,

Sarah [=

“Each person grows not only by her own talents and development of her inner beliefs, but also by what she receives from the persons around her.” ~ Iris Haberli