Cat Got Out

Earlier this afternoon, my cat, Lily, got out of my house. She's done this many times before but this time was definitely the most extreme escape she has ever made.

My friend Kate was leaving my house. When she opened up the door, Lily raced outside into a bush. We chased her around in the front yard until she advanced to the back, going into my neighbor's yard and grasses.

We really had to pick my brother up from camp, so we left hoping she wouldn't run away. Scared and hopeful, we raced to my brother's camp, grabbed him, and went home.

It took a few minutes to find Lily, but about 30 minutes later we finally were able to grab her! Lily spent about 2-3 hours outside. I think this experience, though, was somewhat good, because I was once again reminded how much I love my kitty! :)

DISCLAIMER- I am not a cat hoarder. I only have one cat and am not completely obsessed. But I have to say I consider her a very important member of my family!

Seussical

I am not sure if I've mentioned this in my previous posts, but on Monday, I started an acting, singing, and dancing camp. We are performing the show Seussical. I can't tell you the name of the camp, because that would show where I live, but I started it last year, when we put on The Music Man and loved it.

I just was casted as a Who and am both happy and sad. I'm a bit sad because it's a tiny, line-less role and they gave me a callback which means I did a nice job, but I was kind of "fooled" because I ended up getting a not-so-big part. I'm happy, though, because I really like the camp and still have many singing and dancing parts.

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Keep Calm and EAT CHEESECAKE!

This is seriously my life saying. It's so true and I can't stress how true it is! Yep, I know this is already included on my Gallery page, but I felt you guys should really understand how much I love cheesecake. It is a memory of my birthday (because I have it every birthday for dessert after dinner time) and tastes so rich and sweet. Definitely my favorite dessert! (: 

Candles!

I don't know why, but lately I've been having an obsession with candles! I just got an order from Candles by Victoria (candlesbyvictoria.com) and have decided that they are my favorites by far! They are hand poured and handmade candles that smell amazing and make the room smell great.

I own Yankee Candles (which I prefer for the holidays) and Bath & Body Works Candles. I had never even heard of CBV until I noticed many videos up on YouTube about it. I checked out the website and decided to order a couple candles. The thing that annoys me is the shipping price. Even though I live in the US, shipping was $9! I definitely think that the candles were well-worth it. A Strawberry Lemonade scent shot that I hadn't even ordered (scent shots will be explained in a moment) came in with it, and I decided I enjoyed the scent. I think I'm going to get that in my next order, along with a Bakery scent and Lemon Vanilla (that's my favorite scent from Bath & Body Works).

Scent shots are small samples of candles without wicks. You can get a tart melter which makes it so the scent shot makes the room smell like it! Scent shots are only $2, but you can also buy a package of them for a better deal. They are a great way to test a scent out for a low price!

I only bought three candles from CBV. I was pleased with all of them and they smelled better than I expected. I first bought the 16 oz. country jar candle in Summer Sorbet. It smells like melon with a hint of cucumbers and pineapple to me. This scent is kind of iffy at first, but once burned, it smells great!

I also bought a Mini Jelly Jar candle in the scent Apple Cinnamon Butter. This scent smells a bit strong, but really goes across the room and makes it smell like perfect autumn! I bought this during the summertime, but still think it rocks for any season.

Lastly, I got a CBV Surprise Candle which is a mix of different scents. As the candle gets burned more, different scents are revealed. I thought it was so cool for just a small price!

I definitely hope you guys check out Candles by Victoria. The candles are great and well worth the money (they are inexpensive normally, the shipping just adds to the cost). I'd definitely recommend buying from them!

New Style!

Hi Everyone, 

I don't know if you've noticed, but my blog has began to have a different style. Not only its colorful design that truly describes my personality, but also I have tried to become more descriptive with my posts. Yes, I was always capable of description, but I'm 11. I'm lazy. I didn't really want to be all descriptive because I HATE talking like a nerd (not that I care what people think about me, honestly). 

I decided to be a little nerdy though and speak more descriptively in my posts. When I was around 8 and had my blog before, it was really awkwardly descriptive. Yeah, you saw my first post that isn't deleted. It sounded creepy... 

Hope you don't care about the posts that take more work. If I sound awkwardly descriptive, please notify me in the Comments section below (but not in a mean way!). 

Book Recommendations

If you enjoy reading like I do, here is a list of a few books that I enjoyed that I'd recommend checking out! These books are great for anyone from Middle School to the Young Adult reading level. If not, you will be notified.

Divergent (If you like this book, they also have a sequel called Insurgent!)
Get Psyched by Janet McLaughlin (This book is $4.99 on eBooks and is AWESOME! Definitely check it out!)
The Hunger Games Series by Suzanne Collins (Yep, everyone knows about these...)
Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson

These are some awesome reads that I definitely recommend checking out.

Thanks!

New Laptop!

About a week ago, I received a Macbook Pro 13-inch laptop as an early birthday present. I used to own  the older version of the MacBook Air (not the new miniature version) but it was getting old and the screen was gradually losing color and quality. So my dad gave my old computer to my younger brother Alec and I got the Pro.

I noticed many changes and differences in the two laptops. One may think to have the same old computer and download the new software, but it ends up using more money than just buying a completely new device and having all the software already existing. Some applications cost a lot of money and end up not being complete and fun to use because the computer does not have enough space for the application to be good quality.

The MacBook Pro has a very sleek design, and I actually think it's the same weight as my old computer, if not lighter. The MacBook Air's goal is to be simple for travel and portable, but the Pro still ends up much easier to carry. I got the Air when it first came out, and it was around $1500 to $1800. The MacBook Pro retails for $1200 and can be bought for even less in New condition on places like eBay and Amazon.

On the MacBook Air, it was too thin for many things. For example, on my old computer, I could not insert disks because the laptop was not thick enough. Now the MacBook Pro offers many more options since it's a bit thicker without being too extremely fat.

The computer picks up wiFi pretty nicely. In Cape Cod, the wiFi was always terrible and wouldn't work in any areas of the house but the Pro gives nice wiFi from the whole house. The computer is also pretty fast and allows easy get-around for the owner.

The MacBook Pro offers many more applications like Mission Control and Launchpad which allow the owner to get a look at the computer. Mission Control lets the viewer notice all that is open and Launchpad lets the viewer look at the computer like it's an iPad or iPhone and notice the applications and really see everything on the entire screen. iPhoto also recognizes faces which is cool!

If you want a more in-depth review on this computer, definitely request it and I might be able to put it up on my YouTube channel, rcwashecka!

Thanks for reading :)

Weather

I wanted to just make this quick post to talk about the weather! I'm currently in Cape Cod and am leaving tomorrow and lately have noticed the weather's fast changes. 

For the past few days, it's been cloudy in the morning. I then go to the bathroom or wash my face and when I come back out the sun is shining like it's the middle of the day! The clouds start to come in at around 3 or 4 (late afternoon) and continue until about 7 or 8 when it begins to storm and rain. The rain comes from a light drizzle, stops, and comes back again. It repeats this process until it's a heavy down pour and it feels like a hail storm! 

Just thought I'd share this fast-paced weather changing... it seemed sort of interesting to me that the weather could change so rapidly! 

My Random Day (6/22/12)

I woke up at exactly 8:11 AM and headed into the bathroom to take a quick shower. It was my first full summer day in Cape Cod for the year. I got dressed and took a walk down to the beach with my brother and came back a little while later with a surprise of yummy bagels from our favorite bagel place in the world! 


We wolfed down our breakfast and then went down to the beach for a little while. My brother and I caught crabs with a few people we met while our parents read the newspaper and relaxed. We went home about an hour later and my mom and I went straight to TJ Maxx and Wal Mart. 


I bought an O'Neill bikini from TJ Maxx for $20 (normally, that swimsuit was $70!) as well as some peace signed Soffe shorts for $5 so that I'd have something to sleep in since I had forgotten my PJs at home. At Wal Mart, we just bought a nice face wash and moisturizer. We also got my brother some cheap gray pajama shorts. And a quick thing here: No, I normally don't buy my clothes from Wal Mart and TJ Maxx. 


Then we got home and my cousin and grandparents were there. We hung out at home for a little while and then went down to the beach. There, we swam, used our boogie boards, caught crabs, and made sand castles with another kid. 


I left after my cousin, brother, and new friend went all psycho on me and started throwing sand at my beautiful (just kidding, I'm not THAT conceited) face.


I took a quick shower and then went out with my grandma to check out what was going on at the Arts (not just painting art, but music, writing, and acting talent sharing too) Festival. There were some pretty cool things that people could do!


We got home and just hung out eating Skinny Pop (awesome popcorn, yeah). My brother and cousin ran 40 laps around the house just to get their electronic use! They now have 4 hours of electronics and I'm not quite sure my mom will let them do that much. I guess she wasn't expecting them to do that much for the iPad, iTouch, computer, and TV!


For dinner we're having a various BBQ, but not with burgers and hot dogs. Then we'll eat brownies and ice cream for dessert! 


Thanks for reading :O) 

Summer is Here!

I am so excited- summer is finally here! I love the summer time because it always gives me freedom and happiness. Summer is definitely my favorite season. I love warm weather, shopping, going swimming, and hanging out with friends.

I have never looked forward to summer so much in my life. I'm about to go to J. Crew and go shopping (one of the best elements of summer!). Middle school was so much fun but the work and all my activities were too hard to juggle at times and I just needed a break. Slowly, things are closing down and I gradually am receiving more and more happiness.

I will also be posting a ton more, yay! :)

I hope you guys have a great summer. I already posted this on my Tumblr but I just wanted to post this as well because I love SUMMER!

Tumblr

I'm just saying... I don't understand why a bunch of people in my grade have Tumblrs and post pictures of random sayings... I would rather just post words. Instagram is for posting pictures, not blogs. I guess if a person is artistic they can post pictures they made and that's perfectly fine, but taking random pictures off the Internet and filling up a whole blog seems boring to me. A small picture section is great, since I like visual ideas, but a "world" with only pictures seems empty and alone. If you want me to follow you on Tumblr, I'm not going to if you just post pictures. I look for more meaning in a blog... :P

Sorry!

Sorry guys... I haven't posted in a while! My excuse: I've been studying for finals, busy with homework, and I went to Buffalo over the weekend from a synchro (synchronized swimming) meet. I have been doing SO MUCH lately. When I'm finished with my synchro Water Show on Sunday then I won't have 3 2 1/2 hour practices per week and I finish finals on Monday so I will be soooo much less busy. I go to Cape Cod in the summer time a lot though because my family has a house there and the wiFi there kinda stinks. Anyways, my school ends on June 14th (my cousins ended 2 weeks ago!) and so after the second to last week (this week, yay!) I will not have to worry about everything.

I will try to make a post about my Summers and what I do if you guys want. Even in the summer, though, I'm still pretty busy. I go to the beach all day, hang out with friends and family, and go to acting camp, and spend every minute I can under the sun. I just want to encourage you guys to soak up every moment of summer you have so that you're ready for School when you re-start.

I can't wait until school is over and summer is finally here. I'll definitely be sharing my favorite things to do during the summer months!