I guess I'm like a bookworm now or something....

As I have made very clear in my past: I am NOT a reader. Well.... that's changed. When I had to read Fahrenheit 451 for English last year, I had nothing short of an epiphany: Books are good. Actually they're more than good, they're genius. I'm simply mesmerized at the idea that someone can create an entire world through written word. No pictures, just words.
After my light bulb moment, I decided to be a little more open to the reading world. (which was probably the best thing that ever happened to my mom) I know students have a tendency to automatically hate every book they are required to read (which is exactly how I was), but this is a very flawed system of beliefs. Because I decided to bag that whole way of thinking, I was able to enjoy just about every book we read that year, plus some. Fahrenheit 451, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Awakening (not my favorite, but it was still good), The Glass Menagerie, Night, A Streetcar Named Desire and I even ventured as far as starting the Harry Potter series for the first time. Since then I've read/enjoyed more books than I ever thought I would.
The Great Gatsby, The Hunger Games series and Divergent are some that I have finished more recently and I am currently reading the 7th Harry Potter book, The Graveyard Book, The Kite Runner and Macbeth. (and I'm liking all of them)
Let me just say, I am a very fortunate person to have realized how awesome reading is and to have a mom that has the same passion(and a whole library to go with it) Soooo... if you're like me, and you have never enjoyed reading, just remember this: books are genius.

My Best Friend

I'd like to take a moment to talk about my best friend. She's two and quite small. She's got gorgeous blue eyes and a head full of luscious blonde hair. I love her to death and I'm pretty sure she likes me, too. (or at least I hope) On Monday, I took these pictures of her and I wanted to share them with y'all. Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and I hope you have a Happy New Year. Enjoy.

A Work In Progress

All thanks to my lovely aunt Maren and her adorable blog, I remembered that I had one myself. Now if you scroll down to my last post I added on the end there that I was going to try and post a new post 3 times a week.... Well.... that was January... and it's November...... So let's not ask questions about how that all happened and move on... Now I'm not going to be as bold as I was last time and say that I'm going to post at least 3 times a week, but I am going to try and post more often. Hopefully I can stay motivated this time. Since I have nothing else to say, I'll try and tell you as much as I can about what has happened in my life in the past 11-ish months. Here goes:

• I've been to Disneyland 3 times since I last posted. (Annual passes are my new favorite)

• I still have braces.... (not so happy about that one...)

• I became a junior.

• And more importantly, I passed sophomore year.

• I lived through one of my biggest fears on the very last day of school: I threw up at school... During passing period... Bleh (this may not seem like a really awesome thing, but I'm trying to think of what has happened in my life in the past almost-year and this seemed to be one of the only things I could remember.... Give me a break)

• I turned 16.

• I went to Homecoming.

• I dyed my hair.

• I dyed my hair... again.

• I gained some friends.

• I gained some family, as well.

• I came to the conclusion that I truly love the piano and playing it.

• I also came to the conclusion that I seriously have no freaking clue where I would be without my amazing mother. I love her so much and she helps me through every single problem I ever have.

• I am still in the process of reading the Harry Potter series for the first time.

• I read The Hunger Games trilogy. (and am FREAKING EXCITED for the movies!!!)

• I celebrated Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, April Fool's Day, Earth Day, Easter, Mother's and Father's Day, Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Labor Day, Halloween, and most recently Thanksgiving. (and soon CHRISTMAS!!!)
  

Random bird picture.

Well, as you can tell, I don't have a very eventful life. But I'm okay with that. Have a wonderful week and I'll try to post... more.
Song of the day: Graveyard by Lucy Schwartz

Wow, it's been.... forever. I feel that if a blog was a physical, tangible thing, I would be dusting it off right now. So as I wipe the imaginary dust off this thing, I'll tell you a story. Once upon a time, approximately 3 years ago, I created a blog and typed a short, but sweet paragraph or so about my favorite band and then posted it on this very website. The. End. Good story, eh? Well, I'm going to try to post at least 3 times a week. And hopefully, the posts will most definitely be longer than this one.

Happy Birthday Erik!

Dear Uncle Erik,
It's your birthday. It's weird to think you would be 31 if you were still here. I am so blessed to know that I will see you again someday. And I look forward to that day. Please know you're loved and missed greatly.
With all the love I could ever give,
(your favorite niece) Sage