The Indian Queen

Okay, I know I am SUPER late on this one but I felt that I still needed to post it. On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, the After School Program had a pie sharing party. We all got to dress up as either a pilgrim or an indian and we ate pie. Many kids signed up to bring their favorite pie to share with everyone. There was so many pies that the staff got to bring some home. I brought back cheesecake and pumpkin pie [my favorite]! I decided to go as an indian because I couldn't find anything to wear as a pilgrim. Below is the outfit I wore, my nails that my mom painted and the feather headdress I made. A couple girls said I look like a princess and one girl asked if I was supposed to be the queen of all Indians. That wasn't what I was going for, but if they think I'm a princess then I'll go with it.

Life Lately

I know I haven't been posting anything in awhile. Lately I've been too tired (or forgetful) to post anything. This post will sum up what's been happening in my life lately.

In a previous post I talked about working at the After School Program. I've been working there as a sub for a month now and I have to admit, as much as those kids drive me crazy, I enjoy it. They can be annoying during homework time, but afterwards they are entertaining and (depending on their age) adorable. I've been asked if there's any "bad" kids, but no there isn't. Some have their moments, but I've never had much of a problem with any of them. I usually deal with the 2nd and 3rd graders, so I bond with them more than the other grades. Below are different things kids have colored for me. I have 14 altogether in my first month being there, so yeah I could say they like me.

I have 2 other ones that aren't pictured. Both are in 2nd grade.

This is the first one I received a few days before Halloween.
From: Lasenia
Grade: 3rd

From: Julissa
Grade:2nd

Left: Paulina
Grade: 3rd
Right: Evyanna
Grade:2nd

From: Jimena (1)
Jazlyn (1)
Melanie (2)
Cody (2)
Manuel (2)
Grade: 1st

I took this picture last weekend. I was bored and playing with her on the floor. I'm always trying to take pictures of her and she hates it!

My brother brought home some frozen yogurt. Not only was it delicious, but it also gives you dating advice on the back.

Well that's it really. Since I started working I haven't been doing much (not that I was doing much beforehand), so there's not much to talk about. I could tell you tons of stories about work, but I don't have the finger strength to type them down.

Crush of the Month

This month's Crush of the Month was a no-brainer once the season of his show premiered late October. Every episode I fall more in love with him and his character. So here he is October's Crush of the Month...

David Giuntoli aka The Grimm! I've been a Grimm fan since it first started and it has become my favorite show as of right now. Out of all the shows I watch, I am more excited for a new episode of Grimm than any other show. There are several reasons why I love this show and this guy is definitely one of them!

This is Halloween!

Another Halloween has come and gone! This Halloween was the first one in a long time where I didn't go to a party. My friend Danielle usually has a Halloween party at her house, but she was unable to this year. Instead I hung out with my friend Favi and her sister Jenny. I went to her house and the three of us passed out candy. I was pretty tired since I worked all day. Oh I started working as a sub for the schools in the district. So far I've only worked at 2 elementary schools, but I'm enjoying so far. I especially like working at the After School Program for one of the schools. The kids seem to like me the day I started working, which is nice. Anyways so I worked at the ASP from 2:30 to 5:30, so I was already tired by the time I got to Favi's. For Halloween this year I decided to go as a silent movie star and Gracie was a witch. 

Gracie the Witch

The Silent Movie Star

"Gasp!"

A (Sun)Day at the Beach

On Sunday I went to Santa Cruz with Danielle, her dad and her grandma. We went to the beach, ate at The Crow's Nest and did a little shopping. At first it was freezing, but it warmed up during the day. We left around 9 and got home around 8; it was a long day.

The beach at 11am.

Danielle's dog Mariah

The view from our table at The Crow's Nest.

Me!

My favorite picture from the day.

Danielle

Me

The top is a postcard and the bottom 3 are cards. When I saw them I knew I had to have them!

Crush of the Month

This was another difficult month to choose from. However, I eventually chose someone for this month's Crush of the Month. And here he is...

Ben Schwartz aka Jean Ralphio from Parks and Recreation. I mainly chose him because I think he is hilarious and I've been watching more Parks and Recreation lately and he gets funnier every episode. Although he's not a main character in the show, I seem to love the episodes he's in the most. He might even be my favorite character [which is nearly impossible to choose one].

1st Annual (may or may not be annually) Mixtape Project

So I came up with an idea to make a mixtape with a specific theme and swap them with a few friends. Each person will have their own theme [chosen at random] and each song on their playlist must relate to their theme. So if their theme was colors, then each song must have a color in the title. Such as: "Blue Moon", "Yellow Submarine", etc. We have to include at least 10 songs and we have to decorate a CD cover. Once we're finished we'll swap our playlist with another person [also chosen at random]. It's a fun and creative way to share and discover music. 

There's only a few rules:

1. Playlist & CD cover must be finished by deadline [TBA]

2. Must have at least 10 songs and they must relate to your theme

3. No bashing playlists or covers

I think it's a fun idea and I hope my friends think so too. For this first one I only included 2 other people. If things run smoothly and we want to do this project again, then we'll add more people. I'm pretty excited for this I love making playlists and discovering new music. My friends and I have slightly different tastes in music so it should be pretty interesting. 

I sent them an "invitation" for the project. I would post it, but for some reason my computer won't let me. I also sent them their themes with a brief description.

The themes were:

1. Names: Songs that included boy or girl names such as: "Billie Jean", "Hey Jude", etc.

2. Colors: [mentioned above]

3. "Love": Songs with the word love in the title or any form of the word such as: "Love Me Tender", "All My Loving", etc.

Let's hope this goes well! I'll post more as the project gets going.