I was tagged

I was tagged by Lily, God's Girlz, and Autumn. I'm just going to answer their questions; I just don't feel like writing up new questions, facts, or tagging people. I hope you ladies don't mind! I really appreciate both of you tagging me, though. 

entering at three photographers adventure.

So, first are Lily's questions:

{1} If you could go anywhere on earth, where would it be? Europe. If I had to choose just one country, I would say Ireland.

{2} If you had the choice of becoming a pilot on a plane, would you? Why, or why not? Nooooo because it would be just too scary and waaay too much responsibility.
{3} Do you like to go shopping? Yes. Probably too much, but I love to hunt for bargains.
{4} What is you favorite type of flower? Tulips.
{5} Chocolate or Vanilla? It depends on what it is. I think they're best together.
{6} If you were stranded on a dessert island, and you could only have 3 things, what would they be? A boat with a paddle {that SO counts as one thing}, a door to Narnia, and a flashlight.
{7} What is  your favorite movie? Oh, my. A few are Tangled, Pride & Prejudice {2005 version }, Emma {BBC}, and Persuasion {'95}.
{8} Favorite Television show? The Mentalist.
{9} Are you a Whovian (whovians are Doctor WHo fanatics!)? I at least know what a Whovian is, but I am not.
{10} If you could have 3 skills ONLY what would they be? Hmm...invisibility, flying skills, and mind reading. I'm going to pretend that those are the skills you meant.
{11} Coffee or Tea? Cold/frozen of both.

Now for God's Girlz questions:

1. What is your favorite wild animal? Zebras.
2. What do you want to be when you grow up? A wife and mother.
3. Do you like scarves or hats better? Scarves because we're allowed to wear them at school. But I do love hats.
4. Polka dots or stripes? Polka dots. But plaid wins.
5. Are you a girly girl or tomboy? I can be both, but typically a girly girl.
6. Guilty pleasure? Chocolate and buying yarn.
7. Is there anything special you want to see on Gods Girlz? (if so name them) Umm...no, not that I can think of right now.
8. Do you have any siblings? Yup. Five sisters and three brothers.
9. Favorite Christian band? Casting Crowns.
10. Are you homeschooled? I used to be, but now i go to the public high school.
11. Are you glad these are over? Well, I still have 11 more to go, so...

Last but not least, Autumn's questions:

1. How long have you been blogging? Since last September.

2. If you had the opportunity, would you be in a Broadway musical? If it was Beauty and the Beast, yes.

3. Would you describe yourself as introverted or extroverted? I can be both. People who know me would laugh at the fact that I think I can be introverted, but it's true. :)

4. Do you like coffee? Iced coffee. 

5. Do you you have older siblings? One older sister.

6. What is your favorite music genre? I'm going to pretend that it says "genreS": Celtic, Disney {not Disney Channel - Disney movies}, sometimes classical.

7. Skirts or dresses? Skirts. 

8. Do you like hamsters? No. 

9. Would you try surfing? TRY would be the key word there, but yes.

10. Have you ever watched the TV show, 'Kim Possible'? No, I haven't, actually.

11. Do you like the number eleven? Honestly, it bugs me. It's like it can't decide exactly what it wants to be. That sounds really strange, but that's the best that I can describe how I feel about the number 11.

Thanks again for tagging me, ladies!

Goal #45 Complete

goal #45: wear flip-flops for one whole day in the winter. {random goal, i know, but i was running out of ideas}

i have actually done this a couple of days in the past few weeks. i either had sandals on or had barefeet.

we still have snow, so it counted.

we have a lot of bare ground as well, but to get to church i had to walk on/through snow.

yes, i know i need to paint my nails, but it's still early. it is not even officially spring yet.

these sandals are my favorite shoes. i love how i can see myself in them. plus, i can get flip-flop bokeh, which is pretty amazing.

do you ever wear sandals in the winter?

how much {if any} snow do you have left?

Goal #29: Complete

Goal #29 on my 55 in 2012 list is now complete, thanks to all of you!

You see, my goal was to reach 50 blog followers. Because of all of you lovely people, I did.

yes, i know it says 51, but one of them is me, so i figured that doesn't count. :P

Thank you all soooo much!

Look at this:

i'm sorry. i love bokeh and i love flip-flops, so this is an epic combination and it makes me happy.

what makes you happy?

p.s. i  had written this post and scheduled it, but then i reached 52 followers! thanks, everyone!!!

weekly wrap-up #3

weekly wrap-up #3

reading: emma {i know, it's taking me a long time to get through it, but i have been really busy and i am almost done}

watched: downton abbey

listening to: michael buble // the gaither vocal band // celtic music // disney // casting crowns 

{i had my pandora stations on shuffle}

things that made my week better: wearing flip-flops // gorgeous spring-like weather // jocee borrowing this idea and crediting it to me here // playing songs like "amazing grace, my chains are gone", "majesty", and "above all" on my violin in the library at school as part of an event.

favorite blog posts: window photography {a guest post} // for my austen lovers // tips & tricks / photography // those pretty blurry dots / a guest post

giveaways going on this week: a bunch going on over at simple delights // here and here at essence of eve // here at sunshine {hurry! it ends tomorrow}

favorite photos from this week:

chloe sweeping rocks from the grass back onto the driveway.

oh, my. natalia is just too adorable for her own good.

i know it's out of focus, but that look is priceless.

i was lacking inspiration for what to photograph. i sat looking around my room and decided on knitting needles. then i just stuck them in the shutter and played around with the focus.

what were some of the highlights from your week?

isaiah

isaiah 41:13

"for I, the LORD your God will hold your right hand,

saying to you, 'fear not, I will help you.' "

isaiah 9:2

the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;

those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,

upon them a light has shined.

isaiah 26:16

LORD, in trouble they have visited You,

they poured out a prayer when Your chastening was upon them.

spring has visited

sunlight dances on rippling waves.

it's rays dart through rusting pine needles.

patches of snow lay scattered throughout the yard.

birds fly from tree to tree, singing as they go.

ice reflects dazzling sunlight.

tree branches devoid of leaves sway in the gentle breeze.

shadows play along the snow covered rocks.

spring has visited us, at least for now.

p.s. yes, i am getting christmas light bokeh in march. it makes me happy. know what else makes me happy?  flip-flop bokeh. yeah. it's pretty great.

sunflare and boots

i wore this outfit a few weeks ago, but i thought i would share it with you all.

{aren't tripods fun?}

gray sweater: hand-me-down

teal shirt: old navy

purple skirt: burlington coat factory

gray boots: hand-me-down

yes, i did wear high heeled boots in maine's weird snow/mud season...wouldn't you? :P

for my hair, i just braided the two front sections a little bit and bobby pinned them back. {did you know that you're supposed to use bobby pins with the bumpy side down?}

and now, i couldn't not include some of the sun flare that i captured:

do you ever wear high heeled boots in the winter?