Modesty and Feminism

To start at the beginning, for Lent I wore skirts every day.  I decided to do it in order to get more in the habit of being modest.

Recently my family and I were out in the yard pulling weeds. (homeschool perk!)   As I was shifting positions, I realized I couldn't just move any-which way.  I normally do yard work in shorts or pants, moving freely and sitting in any old stance.  With a skirt, it's much harder to do that, almost forcing you to have to sit or kneel in lady-like positions.  But, considering I am a lady, it just seems fitting that I should sit like one.  Girls wearing shorts or pants have blurred the the lines between girls and boys.  Modesty is a way to keep those lines clearer.  Boys shouldn't wear skirts anymore than, I'm beginning to realize, girls should wear pants.  We can still do the same things boys can, but in a more feminine way.  God created male and female, and we should keep it that way.

Also, for Modest Monday...

Totally Modest Tuesday

So yesterday was another crazy fun and busy day, so I wasn't able to post Modest Monday.  I just HAD to post this skirt, though, because I love it so much!!!

The tutorial on how to make it is here.  I will definitely be making this in the near future!

Easter Week/ 20 Things That Make Me Happy

Greetings, and Happy Divine Mercy Sunday!

This past week has flown, but boy was I blessed!  It felt like an endless weekend! (haha, you'll never guess what I buy at Bath and Body Works. ;))

On Easter Sunday we went to Mass then came home and hosted brunch.  I wore a new dress that we had gotten at Stein Mart.

My favorite part about the dress is when I spin...

Ta da!!! :D

On Wednesday we had our schola over for practice and a crazy game of Scattergories!  If you ever have the letter P, and I think list 7, I would highly suggest doing Pirate Pinball for number 6, and Ping Pong Paddle for 11. (a double and a triple! SCORE!!)

This week I drew a picture of Tauriel (shock and disbelief!) for an art contest held by my school.

 This was the picture I based it off of...

...This is how it turned out.  It's not 100% perfect, nor as good as I would have liked it to be, but it's close enough. :)

On Friday, we went to this new ice cream place called Handel's Ice Cream.  It was SOOO GOOD!!! I got mint chocolate chip (inspired by Ben Seawald!)

Then Friday night I spent the night at a friends house.  Saturday morning I went to the gym for practice, then got back together with the same friend and went to confession.

After that we had a coffee/smoothie date, hung out some more, then headed over to my cousins' for a game of Jumbo Sequence.  All in all it was a very exhausting and fun day. :)

                                               

Of course I had to add our beautiful Iris that bloomed some time this week.

Also, I was inspired by Beth and everything I've done this week to add...

*drumroll*

20 Things That Make Me Happy!

1. Going to Mass
2. Doing my hair like and Elve (hehe!)
3. Hanging out with friends
4. Sewing
5. Writing stories
6. Running in an open field (most of the time I imagine in a whole different world) :)
7. Reading
8. Finding modest and cute outfits
9. Laughing so hard I can't even breathe
10. Listening to Christian Radio
11. Knowing I am loved no matter what
12. Playing with the littles!
13. Discovering something new in the world of Tolkien
14. Baking Miss Kay's (Duck Commander) cookies, or baking in general
15. Eating ice cream
16. Seeing God's creation bloom into spring
17. Writing letters with friends far apart
18. Thinking of the future
19. Being with my family
20. Singing

And that concludes my post on this beautiful spring day and Divine Mercy Sunday.

Until next time,

Namárië, Mellon!

Pardon my...dust?

As you might have noticed, I have been doing a little construction on the blog.  I'm most definitely not finished, but I only have so much time in the day to work on my blog.  So please bear with me, and if you're ever visiting my site and all of a sudden something changes, know that I'm experimenting with one thing or another! :)

Namárië and God bless!

Modesty Monday

For this outfit I was inspired by my friend Vigi and instead of wearing my favorite blouse like I normally do, I wore a white t-shirt under it,  only buttoned it halfway, rolled it up, and tied it in the front.  Of course the skirt and the converse make the outfit quite complete! :)

I Have Been Chosen!

No, no, not to take the ring to Mordor,... nothing THAT big!

:P

Just a little question-answer, quiz-ish, thing.

(Well, that rules me out ;))

Anyway, Sarah at homeschooler4jesus.blogspot.com nominated me to answer a few questions.

After I answer her's, I get to pick a few bloggers to answer mine!

Ready? Ok, here we go!

1. What is your dream job and why?
2. What are your 3 favorite hobbies?
3. If you could go anywhere, where would it be?
4. What is your favorite book? What book has most impacted your life?
5. Who are your favorite bloggers/blogs?
6. What is your current favorite song/ most played song on your device?
7. Do you have a favorite quote?
8. If you could only have one social media site, what would you pick and why?
9. What is your favorite movie?
10. What is your favorite bible verse?

1.  I would like to be an online teacher for our homeschool curriculum.  Since I can't be a stay-at-home mom raising kids and teach in a school, this gives me the opportunity to do both.

2.  My three favorite hobbies are reading, writing, and gymnastics.

3.  New Zealand!!!  I would say Middle Earth, but since that doesn't exactly exist ( :'( ) this would be second best!

4.  Need I answer this one?!  The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit.  But more specifically, The Two Towers.

5.  Sarah (from above), 

Emma (at http://majesticadventures.wordpress.com/) 

Beth, (at http://adventuresofanelvenprincess.blogspot.com/) 

Vigi, (at https://catchingourladysroses.wordpress.com) 

Samantha, (at http://thestoryofsamwise.blogspot.com/)

and Jessica (at http://showerofroses.blogspot.com/)

6.  Well, I have quite a few of those, actually.  Misty Mountains and Blunt the Knives by Richard Armitage and Cast, The Lord of the Rings Medley by the Piano Guys, and Every bit of Lovely by Jamie Grace.   (Now wait a minute, Jacquie, you were only supposed to do one!) I know, but they're all so good I just couldn't pick just a few!!!

7.  "It is our fight.  It will not end here.  With every victory this evil will grow.  If your father has his way we will do nothing.  We will hide within our walls away from the light and let the darkness descend.  Are we not part of this world?  Tell me, Mellon, when did we let evil become stronger than us?"

I'm sorry, I know, I know,...... BUT I HAD TOO!!! :D  Believe me, I love that these two are in the movie, but IT'S TRUE!!

8.  Blogger, maybe Pinterest.  I really can't explain why.

9.  There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Tale, and The Lord of the Rings Trilogy.  More specifically, The Battle of Five Armies.

10.  "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you hope, and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

And that's that!!

I now choose Emma and Beth, to answer these questions!  Then go and ask your friends 10 questions!

1. What is your dream job, and why?
2. What sport/hobby that you are not currently doing that you would like to do?
3. If you could go anywhere, where would it be and why?
4. What is your favorite book?
5. Who are your favorite bloggers/blogs?
6. What is your favorite song?
7. Do you have a favorite quote?
8. Who is your favorite book and/or movie character?
9. What is your favorite movie? Why?
10. What is your favorite bible verse?

I Have Returned!!!

Greetings, my readers!

Much has happened since I saw you last.  I have grown terribly busy, seen the Hobbit again, (now isn't that surprising?! :P) and had an inspiration for a..... (WAIT... WHAT??!?!?! INTERCEPTION BY THE SEAHAWKS?!?!?!!?!?  NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!)

Ahem.

Excuse me for a moment while I compose myself.

Anyway.... as I was saying, life has been busy but I have an opportunity to blog today.

Of course I must put up what I wore Sunday. :)

(NOOOOOO!!!!!  SEATLE DID NOT JUST MAKE A TOUCHDOWN WITH 1:25 LEFT!!!! GGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!)

Last week we went shopping at a store called Down East.

They have so many modest clothing options!

(GOOOOOOOOOOO GREENBAY!!!!!!)

As I said, I saw the Hobbit again just before it was out of the theater, and once again I bawled my eyes out.  When time allows I will write a lengthy review.

Until then, namárië!

"I shall diminish, and go into the West, and remain Galadriel."

Greetings, from yours truly!  "I wish to make an ANNOUNCEMENT!"  For a while you may not hear of me.  It's crunch time!  I have been getting a little behind in my schoolwork, which is not good for one who is trying to get ahead.

I will, of course, have some free time to post, but the more my life goes on, the more I find that the computer is a smaller priority.

The one thing that I'm getting stuck on is Algebra 1.  If it weren't for my sister and Fred (I last spoke about him here) I would completely be failing!!! (My sis is an Algebra wiz, WAY unlike me!)
I'm a lot stronger in geometry, and I can not wait to get there!!  But first, I must take my weary road through x's and unknowns.  Hopefully I will not be swept off my feet to some unknown that is too unknown, but we will see what the future will hold. :)

Also, gymnastics has started picking up.  In Xcel bronze, I am going twice a week now and hopefully I will start training to compete soon.  Gymnastics is super fun... what's that?  You think it's scary?  Sometimes, it can be VERY scary!!!!  For the most part, I have a fear of the unknown or getting hurt!  But, once I get over those fears after the first couple of fails trial runs, it turns out to be the most awesome thing in the world!!!  Yes, it's hard, and the training hurts, but no pain no gain!!  In order to do the hard things, the small things must  be completed first. (ex. splits, conditioning, handstands...)

Once in a while I may find an opportunity to blog, so until then,
"I regret to announce that-though as I said, eleventy-one years is far too short a time to spend among you - this is the END. I am going. I am leaving NOW. GOOD-BYE!"
(Well, for a short time, anyway! ;))
Namárië, Mellon!

My Middle Earth Adventure: Tauriel

Ok, here we go.  I have taken on the making of a Tauriel costume to go see The Battle of Five Armies in the movie theaters.  I thought of this about a month ago, and I started working on it a few weeks ago, but as you all know, something always comes up when it's time to blog.  So I am finally able to fill you all in on this "little" (yeah right) undertaking.

The dress I decided to make was her archer dress.

There is a pattern for her spider dress, but I liked this one better.

The costume turned out really well!  We went to a 7:15 showing on the 16th!!!  I almost went to the Hobbit marathon, but the costume wasn't ready yet.

Sooner or later I will post how I did it, words for the wise, and so on and so forth.  

I had so much fun!!  We almost went to U-Swirl after the movie, but unfortunately they closed earlier than advertised online.

I got quite a few comments and cheers!  When we walked into the theater, my sister came up behind me and whispered, "Walk epically."  Later she told me that she saw a lot of jaws drop when I walked in the theater!!!  I will definitely wear it when I go see the movie again!! (wink wink! ;))

As to the movie....

!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!

:If you have not seen The Battle of the Five Armies, I would suggest skipping the next paragraph:

It was amazing!!  I actually liked it better than the first two.  To me they did a really good job on how Thorin was consumed by greed, and his conversion.  The things I DID NOT like, was how they killed Fili!!! He's a fighter!!!  You don't just, pick him up and kill him like...like....*starts balling* *sniff* I'm ok now.. *sniff sniff*   Alright.  Anyway, another thing I did not like is how Fili and Kili died not defending Thorin, not to even mention Kili just HAD to die for Tauriel.  Don't get me wrong!  I LOVE Tauriel, but a dwarf and an elve do NOT BELONG TOGETHER!!!!!  If I had had my way I would have put Legolas and Tauriel together.  I mean, they are perfect together!!!  Not to mention I have the biggest crush ever on Legolas!!  He's plain AWESOMENESS!!  The way he walks, the way he's soooooo cute!!!!!!  Then there's he's an elve.  But, I wish Legolas' fighting could have been a little more realistic.  I loved watching it, but there's no way he could do it in real life.  That made it 10 times cooler, but I don't think he could've actually steered a troll, knocked down a tower that stayed in tact, and then, the best of all, run up falling rocks!  That was the coolest thing ever, but there were WAY too many people laughing in the theater while I was gasping for breath!!!  Almost from the beginning I was crying.  I have to say it was one of the BEST MOVIES EVER!!!!!

I will try to post as soon as possible, but life has been very busy lately.  Until next time, namárië! 

Merry Christmas!!!

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!!

Tonight we've been having a lot of fun, making Christmas treats, listening to Christmas music, and getting dressed in our new pjs!!!  Every year on Christmas Eve, we get to open up one present.  After the first 6 or so years, we kind of caught on that the one's our mom and dad suggested to open were nice, clean, fresh, Christmas pajamas!

Another one of our family's tradition's is to make puppy chow.  (What's that? You've never heard of puppy chow?!?!?!  Let me tell you about it!)

1 bag of chocolate chips

1 bag of butterscotch chips

1 box of Crispix

About a half of a bag of powdered sugar

Melt the chocolate and butterscotch chips together in a medium bowl, until smooth.  Combine with Crispix in a large bowl.  Stir together, being careful not to brake to much of the cereal.

Pour some powdered sugar into the bottom of a paper bag. (exg, a Trader Joe's bag.)  Pour the cereal into the paper bag.  Pour some powdered sugar on top of the cereal, close the bag, and shake well.  You will have to keep putting more powdered sugar on the cereal and shaking, until all of it is coated.  Let it rest until hard, and viola!  You have deliciousness!!!

That's my sister, helping.  Actually, doing most of it.

Well, I guess you could sort of say I made a little bit of a mess...
ok, yes, that is powdered sugar on the cupboards.

What are your family traditions?  Comment below and tell me!

Merry Christmas everyone!!!