Birthday Presents

What to know what I got for my birthday? Of course you do!

The H&M card is a gift from last year but now there's a store nearby. Yay!

I also got prescription sunglasses from my dad

&

dolla dolla bills, y'all from my mom.

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23 Before 24

Since I only had about two months to complete my 22 Before 23, I would say I did rather well. I did 13 out 22. Not too shabby if you ask me! But now that I have a year to complete my 23 goals I can make them harder. Though I shouldn't make them too hard or I won't be able to do all of them, right?

 Photo I took after it rained.

1. FINISH THE FIRST DRAFT OF MY NOVEL!

2. TAKE A MINI-ROAD TRIP WITH FRIENDS (would love to visit D.C.!)

3. VISIT TWO STATES I'VE NEVER BEEN TO BEFORE

4. VISIT A COUNTRY I'VE NEVER BEEN TO BEFORE (England! France!)

5. WATCH ANNIE HALL FOR THE FIRST TIME

6. GO TO A MIDNIGHT SHOWING OF ROCKY HORROR

7. LEARN HOW TO PLAY POKER

8. EAT FRENCH MACARONS (They look soooo delicious!)

9. GO TO THE GOVERNOR'S ISLAND JAZZ AGE LAWN PARTY (Anyone going?)

10. TAKE MORE OUTFIT PHOTOS IN FUN PLACES

11. CREATE A MONTHLY SPENDING BUDGET

12. LOSE 15 POUNDS

13. GET A'S IN MY CLASSES FOR THE NEXT TWO SEMESTERS

14. FIND MY SIGNATURE PERFUME

15. GET JACKIE, MY BROS, MY MOM & MY DAD AWESOME BIRTHDAY PRESENTS THIS YEAR & FOR AVRA NEXT YEAR

16. FINISH READING 25 BOOKS IN 2012 + 10 BOOKS IN 2013 BY MY B-DAY

17. DO MORE DIYS

18. TRY NEW HAIRSTYLES

19. EXPERIMENT MORE WITH MY CLOTHES

20. WEAR RED LIPSTICK MORE

21. GO TO A CONCERT (Taylor Swift! Coldplay! Mumford & Sons!)

22. FIND FREE THINGS TO DO WITH FRIENDS YEAR ROUND

23. LET GO OF THE LITTLE THINGS I CANNOT CONTROL & ENJOY LIFE!

What do you think of my list? Anything I should've added? What's on your list?


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Life Lately: Family Fun & Playground Adventures

Warning: photo heavy post!

Last week, I went with my dad, brothers, and little sister an hour upstate to Fishkill, NY (yeah, weird name for a town). We ate at Cracker Barrel (delicious!), shopped at Cracker Barrel (they're a restaurant & shop), and then while my dad and sister had fun at Splash Down water park, my brothers and I walked around outside on a beautiful day.

The ceiling at Cracker Barrel

Fake dinosaur bones in the parking lot of the water park

Outfit: To The Max

I bought this skirt at an outing to Marshalls with Avra and Sunny. We were there for around two hours trying on clothes and laughing. I picked up some great things that I can wear to work and out with friends. This is an outfit I wore to the office last week. Someone said I looked glamorous and another said I looked like Cinderella. Not sure what that means, but I'll take it!

Movies I Want To See (July 2012)

Although there are a bunch of movies coming out this month, there are only four movies I really, really want to see. Action movies, as you guys know, are one of my favorite genres and there are two of those knock-your-popcorn-over-in-alarm-because-a-car-exploded movies coming out in the next few weeks. The other two are whimsical and romantic.

The Amazing Spiderman

Starring Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker a.k.a. Spiderman, this new Spiderman movie is about Peter discovering who he is and why his father left him after he discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father. Since Peter is still in high school, he falls for Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone). They changed the background of Spiderman quite a bit for this movie, but it looks like a fun adventure! (July 3)

Starry Starry Night

This Taiwanese film is about a girl, Mei, and a boy, Jei, who venture into the woods to find her grandparents home ( the one she lived in with them before moving to live with her parents) after she finds out that her parents are divorcing. From the trailer {watch it here}, it looks so cute because of their budding romance and the magical elements, but also shows a realistic home life. (Limited July 6)

The Dark Knight Rises

The epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan's trilogy begins with Batman (Christian Bale) on the run. After eight years, he returns to Gotham where he comes into contact with Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway) and must prevent Bane (Tom Hardy) from destroying the city. The dark, gritty version of Batman is no doubt going to be the movie of the summer. (July 20)

Ruby Sparks

Much like Stranger Than Fiction, this is a film about a struggling novelist named Calvin (Paul Zano), who creates a character named Ruby (Zoe Kazan) only to find that she has actually come to life. It looks crazy funny, and makes you wonder what would you do if someone you wrote was now real? (July 25)

Other films coming out in July:

• Savages (July 6)
• Farewell, My Queen (July 13)
• Ice Age: Continental Drift (July 13)
• Red Lights (July 13)
• Klown (July 27)
• The Watch (July 27)

What movies do you want to see this month?

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(Posters via 1, 2, 3, 4)