Stephenie Meyer is the author of my all time favorite book series (Saga),The Twilight Saga and my mom is amazed at how into these books I've become. Especially, since she has to wait for my oldest sister (Thing One) to finish it, before she gets her chance to read ;o)
Fair Warning: Once you start, this series will be near impossible to put down.
There are so many awesome things I love about summer - maybe enough to right a whole book! This week's Thursday Thirteen is all about the totally sweet sensations of summer:
1. No more school! (Except for those who get Summer school...) Kids slave away for 180 days a year for, what? Twelve years?! We deserve a BREAK!
2. Friends are the key to a totally SWEET! summer!During school, I can only get together with my friends on the weekends because of all the homework loads!Which brings us to #3!!
3. NO HOMEWORK! During the summer, kids are free to run around from morning 'til night, with absolutely NO interruptions!
4. Pool time! During the summer, I'm like a fish! I'm basically swimming 24/7! I'm soooooo lucky to have a pool in my back yard!
5. My family spends a lot of time at the beach during Summer Vacation! Tanning, swimming, chasing seagulls...yep, that's the life!!
6. Vacation! Every summer, my family and I pack up and head down the shore line to sunny, beautiful and awesome CAPE MAY, NJ!! There is always something to do down at the Cape! I don't think I've ever been bored down there, EVER!!
7. Sleeping in! No more waking up at 6 am! I'm free to sleep to my heart's content! This morning, I slept 'til 11:30! That's not my record, but it's close! (Gotta get past 2 pm next time.)
8. Shopping! I am a SHOP-A-HOLIC! It should be considered a sport the way I see it! What do you think I do with my free time??!!
9. The heat! I hate cold weather, absolutely DESPISE it!! I love the weather anywhere from 85 to 102 degrees! (Except when it's humid, yuck!)
10. The sounds of summer keep me going! I love the sound of birds chirping, cicadas humming, and the bees that are buzzing!
11. BBQ's with the family are awesome! Here's the typical This Full House BBQ: Hot Dogs, Burgers, Ribs, Chicken, Corn on the Cob, Soda, Water, Lemonade, Iced Tea, Macaroni Salad, Fruit Salad, Veggie Salad, and for dessert...SMORES! (Yes, my mom makes all this!!)
12. Here are three words I couldn't live without: Root Beer Float! The core of my existence! Vanilla, root beer goodness that tickles my taste buds and sends shivers down my spine! My Dad makes them better than Stewart's does!! (Now that's saying something!!)
13. Last, but most definitely not least (Drum roll, please!)...ALL THE SUNNY DAYS!! I think almost 90% of all the days during the summer are SUPER SUNNY!
Well, since my work here is done, I'm gonna go put on my swimsuit, grab my 'shades' and soak up some Vitamin D! (Yes Mom, of course after putting on sun screen)
BYE!
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Hey! Guess what? It's Summer Vacation! FINALLY!
OK parents, I know what you're thinking: Great, now my kids will be running around like wild animals while I'm trying to finish work around the house! Just what I need....
But, seriously, we're not that bad...as a matter of fact, we're not even home half the time! We're either at the beach, in the pool or sprinkler, outside, hanging with friends, or sleeping!!
I slept in 'till 10:00 this morning!!! And I usually don't need much sleep...
In school yesterday, we did absolutely NOTHING! Except, we watched JAWS...I had the choice to leave the room and go watch some other movie, but NOOOOO...I stayed. BAD IDEA!!
JAWS was one of the goriest movies I've EVER seen! My friend and I were huddled close together, and had our heads down on the desk. I almost hurled about ten times! I swear, I was hitting myself after class for watching that gore-fest!
Oh, and I had a nightmare last night that I was the shark hunter dude, and I slid down the ship into JAWS' mouth and CRUNCH! What a way to spend the first summer night of the year, huh?
Well...I won't have to worry about mutant sharks because they just played up the story of the shark attacks in the early 1900s! The 25 foot shark isn't even real! In fact, that's the story the creators of JAWS got their kick-start from! Cool, NJ is even more famous!
My family and I are going to Cape May, NJ in July! Cape May is one of the most beautiful areas in America if you ask me! I wonder if there are any mutant sharks there...? NAH! Just cute 'lil dolphins! The jumps that the dolphins entertain the beaches with are beautiful! I'll try to get a few pictures of that! It's absolutely amazing! The houses are gorgeous Victorian homes, inns, and restaurants. Cape May offers the BEST salt water taffy! I could eat it all day, I swear!
If you need me, I'll be catching some rays! HAVE AN AWESOME SUMMER! L8r!!
Happy Love Thursday, everyone!
- Thing Two
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Have any Easter traditions ever confused you, or come off as loony? Well, they do confuzzle me! Easter is supposed to be a time where little kids receive baskets filled with goodies! We were taught in Sunday School that It's also a religious holiday, and a day when families get together to honor the day Jesus rose from the dead. But some things still, kind of...SCARE me, in a sense.
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