2016 Look-Back


2016 has been an exciting year for me, blogging and otherwise. I grew a lot mentally and emotionally, read a lot of great books, met some new friends, became a fan of some more things, and lived a lot of memorable experiences. There were ups and downs and hurts and joys, but I am thankful for this year and all that it has left me with. To close it up, I thought I'd do a list-type post of all my favorite things in as many categories I can think of.

Books
Handmaid's Tale
Crystal Storms
The Waves
To Kill a Mockingbird
All the Bright Places
I'll Give You the Sun
A Monster Calls

Movies/Shows
Dr. Strange
Moana
Zootopia
Nightmare Before Christmas
Sherlock

Bands
Twenty-Øne Piløts
Bastille
Panic! at the Disco
Fun.
CHVRCHES
The 1975
Two Door Cinema Club

Songs
Holding On To You-Twenty-One Piløts
Be Still My Heart- The Postal Service
Changing of the Season's- Two Door Cinema Club
Laughter Lines- Bastille
Fake It- Bastille
Famous Last Words- My Chemical Romance
Stand by You- Rachel Platten
All Alone- Fun.
Somebody Else- The 1975
Death of a Bachelor- Panic! at the Disco
Phoenix- Fall Out Boy

Blogs

Moments
lazy mornings spent reading on the couch
that football game
bee project
my best friend's brother's wedding
beach days with my friend
racing my friend to write writing 100 pages over the summer
painting the biggest painting I've ever painted
filling up art journals
watching my school's poetry slam
seeing Bastille in concert (I'm still screaming and it's been like three months)
just being with my Small Group in general
rain

Trips
Beach House
Disneyland
Lotusland
LA

Clothes
Dr. Martens
dark green converse
art print socks
black skinny jeans
yellow sweaters
green coats
chocker necklace 

Plays
You Can't Take it With You
Nine to Five

Art Supplies
watercolor paints
Stabilo pens
washi tape
black hardcover sketchbooks

Stores
Michaels
Any Bookstores
Thrift Stores
Zara

Apps/Media
Pinterest
Blogger (obviously)
Fable II (just got this for Christmas and started it- we'll see how it is)
Storyteller's Circle (RP forum)

Thanks for a great year friends, I look forward to continuing to blog and share my thoughts with you in 2017! Happy New Year!


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Disneyland!!

Hey readers! Yesterday, I got to take a visit to Disneyland with my family and some friends. If you know me, you know I'm totally obsessed with Disneyland and think it's truly one of the happiest places on earth, so I was (substantially) more than excited when I found out about this trip. Plus, I got to go with my best friend, who is equally obsessed with all things Disney, so we had a ball geeking out over everything and enjoying all the rides and sights. The park was still all decked out for the holidays, and all the lights and decorations were simply amazing!

 It was such a magical trip-- enjoy these photos and drop some comments below: have you been to Disneyland? Favorite ride?

Yay Disney!


the tree was so amazing, not to mention huge, look at that

Adventureland

OK SO THE HAUNTED MANSION WAS NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS THEMED AND I AM SO OBSESSED WITH THAT MOVIE AND YES IT WAS TOTALLY AMAZING

more haunted Mansion because yes-- it was my favorite ride of the day

twinning

the castle was gorgeous

we ended up going on small world twice in a row haha

More twinning-- my friend and I got matching Haunted Mansion sweaters to commemorate our favorite ride.

me admiring the riverboat haha-- I love the boats

view from the top of the riverboat

Main Street- my favorite part. I love it when it's all lit up.

parade

Anna and Elsa! Yes I love Frozen and yes I was super excited when this float came by XD


Thanks for the special day and awesome memories Disney!

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Blogmas Day 12: Favorite Christmas Moments


Merry Christmas Readers!!


I am writing this wearing my new Christmas pajamas, snuggled up in very Christmas-y bed, my stomach full of Christmas dinner and my mind full of all the new memories I've made. To finish off this year's Blogmas series, I thought I'd compile a little list of favorite Christmas memories from this holiday season.

watching Home Alone with my family
waking up at 6 am on Christmas morning and finding out I was going to see Twenty-One Pilots as my gift (SCREAMS)
playing the present game at my family Christmas Eve party
going to Christmas Eve Eve church on the 23rd
receiving the sweetest book from my friend
the car ride home on Christmas Eve night, when everything was calm and bright
all my new socks I received
giving my sisters their gifts
watching my youngest sister revel in the huge amount of Harry Potter merch she received
the way it felt falling asleep on Christmas Eve
eating Christmas Dinner, the best meal of the year
reading all the wonderful Blogmas posts all you awesome bloggers have written
handing out my gifts at school on the last day before break
jamming to my Christmas playlist
the smell of the Christmas tree
the glow of Christmas lights, and standing outside to look at our tree through the windows
my sweet friend giving me washi tapes she picked for me herself
watching Elf in Biology class on the last day before break
wearing my reindeer sweater and festive socks
ice skating on Christmas Eve with the carols playing, and the whole rink to ourselves
picking out gifts for my friends and family
doing Blogmas here on my blog :)

Thank you all for reading my Blogmas posts this season, I've had so much fun writing these posts and hearing from all of you in the comments. Thanks so much for participating with me and reading along :) Merry Christmas, you guys are the best!

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Blogmas Day 11: For Unto Us a Child Is Born

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I sit
Under a kaleidoscope of Christmas lights
With warm mugs of cocoa and bright socks
And I wonder
What was it like?
That first Christmas
I think back,
I read through fragile, thin pages,
The words strong enough to stand the test of time
I write poetry
To better understand
'For unto us a child is born'
I bow my head
And see her
Riding
A donkey?
ok
Her belly swollen with the light it carries
"There is no room in the guest room."
It can't be easy
Contractions and blood are not glamorous
Her body laboring to bring God into the world
God
She can't have been much older than me
How was she so brave?
And he,
Standing strong, tall
Was he there in the moment?
Or was he ushered out with other men?
I can't know
But when He was born, he listened
He loved and he sacrificed
He trusted
In a baby
In a King
My hands clasp
I am a shepherd
With dirty feet and tangled hair
Just trying to watch over my flock
My mind wild with it
And the angels they sing to me
Too bright for my eyes
"I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people."
Even me?
We travel
To see small hands and small feet
And fall to our knees
This is the King
The star glows above us, a holy eye
'For Unto us a Child is Born.'

Luke 2
Isaiah 9:6

 xx

 Happy Christmas Eve friends! 
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Blogmas Day 10: Blogger Gift Exchange!

Hello dear readers and Happy Christmas Eve Eve!

So as some of you know I am participating in the Blogger Gift Exchange over at Vanessa's Blog Simply Me, and today is the big reveal. So *drumroll* my secret santa blogger was...


I have had a lot of fun checking out Madeline's lovely bookish blog and getting to know her through her posts. I found that Madeline and I have a lot in common- besides both being book-obsessed bloggers we also both run cross country! 



So as Madeline's gift, I'm going to be doing a little review of her blog. So here are the things I love about A Chic Bookworm:

-The very aesthetic bookstagram worthy pictures. Madeline's books photos are simply beautiful, and I love how they really tie the whole blog together

-Her reviews (of course). Madeline has a really great way of capturing the best and worst parts of a book, along with awesome graphics to make the post even more enjoyable to read.

-The overall layout of the blog. Madeline's blog template is just too pretty not to compliment. Honestly it's beautiful, and her blog graphics add so much to each post.

-Madeline's spunky writing voice! She's so upbeat and cheerful, she's a lot of fun to read!

-The nice mix of book posts and lifestyle posts are a good balance and engaging to the readers.

-Madeline herself. I have interacted with Madeline a few times through comments, and she is friendly, interesting, and welcoming to everyone on her blog. I can't wait to get to know her better and continue reading her blog in the coming year!

So that's A Chic Bookworm! Be sure to check it out and leave a sweet comment for Madeline-- she deserves it! Thanks so much Vanessa for putting on the gift exchange, and thank you Madeline for writing an inspiring, beautiful blog. <3

The amazing Envy @ Lost in Translation had me, feel free to check that post out as well, thank you Envy for writing such a sweet post! 
https://verdwaaldinvertaling.blogspot.com/2016/12/envys-hall-of-fame-vivian-day-dreamer.html?showComment=1482597416060#c4778332108015601940


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Blogmas Day 9: My Wishlist

What do I want for Christmas? Well, since you asked...


So pretty much random clothes, art supplies, books, and band/book merch. 

What do YOU want for Christmas? Comment below!


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Blogmas Day 8: Christmas Playlist

My friend and I have been having a lot of fun compiling this Christmas playlist. It's a little bit of a mess and quite eclectic, but a lot of fun to listen to. Feel free to pick and choose favorites to make your own playlist, or to listen to all of them as well.


Humbug- Owl City
Be Still My Heart (Nobody Remix)- The Postal Service
Carol of the Bells (feat. Goblins from Mars)- Trap City
Carol of the Bells- Sauniks
All I Want for Christmas is You- Mariah Carey
Last Christmas- Taylor Swift
Setting the Trap- John Williams (Home Alone Soundtrack)
Little Saint Nick- The Beach Boys
Tuning Out- Bastille
Carol of the Bells- John Williams (Home Alone Soundtrack)
O Holy Night- John Williams (Home Alone Soundtrack)
Mistletoe- Justin Bieber
You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch- Thurl Ravenscroft
All I Want for Christmas is You- My Chemical Romance
The Nutcracker Soundtrack (all the songs)
Jesus, Rest Your Head- George Winston
Joy- George Winston
Carol of the Bells- George Winston
Night, Pt 1: Snow- George Winston
Yule Shoot Your Eye Out- Fall Out Boy
Nothing For Christmas- New Found Glory
Light of Christmas (feat. tobyMac)- Owl City
Little Drummer Boy- Toby Mac
The First Noel (feat. Owl City)- Toby Mac
Fool's Holiday- All Time Low
Christmas Time is Here (Vocal Version)- Vince Guaraldi Trio
White Christmas- The Drifters
Christmas Is- Run-DMC
Mary, Did you Know?- Pentatonix
Baby, It's Cold Outside- Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer
Christmas Every Day- Simple Plan
Christmas Everyday- Unspoken
I Won't Be Home for Christmas- blink-182
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas- Michale Bublé
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree- Brenda Lee
Santa Baby- Eartha Kitt
When Christmas Comes to Town- Matthew Hall & Meagan Moore (Polar Express Soundtrack
I Don't Wanna Spend Another Christmas Without You- The Ready Set
Let it Go- Idina Menzel
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