Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Annie's Homegrown Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks Summer Strawberry; Review


[Wow what a title that is! xD ]



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Okay, so these are non-gelatin, gluten free, free of artificial flavors/synthetic colors/preservatives, vegan, and used with "only non-GMO ingredients" [according to the website].

I've had these in my cabinet shelf since like last summer, I have a mental thing against gummies since the one time I had gotten sick, but I wanted to eat them up so it wouldn't be wasted food, and oh my gosh they are soooo good! They are sort and chewy, but not to where you're like trying to pry them from your teeth, or like chewing a rock.
They taste like what you imagine an actual fruit gummy candy to taste like! And better yet they are organic, they don't contain any high fructose corn syrup or corn syrup,, they use cane sugar.

Unfortunately, due to my silly stomach, they did end up giving me an upset stomach after a few times of eating them, no I didn't eat a bunch of them at a time, it was more like a pack a day, so.
If it wasn't for my stomach I'd definitely get these again and I recommend them to anyone, gluten free eaters or not, they are delicious.

Here is a link if you'd like to check out more about the bunnies[:

Monday, March 24, 2014

Reading Goal Update #6



One more book down!

A and D by Louisse Carreeon

It was a good quick read. It's a book inspired by Taylor Swift's song 'You Belong With Me'.
Dakota is the normal 'nerd' on the sidelines, non-popular girl, while her best friend Aaron is the popular jock with the girlfriend cheerleader.

I do suggest reading it, it's a cute and quirky story[:

Monday, March 10, 2014

The Ultimate Book Lovers Survery



1. Your Favorite Book; Just Listen by Sarah Dessen and City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Love those. Love the music part about Just Listen and I love the quirkyness of City of Bones, they are just perfect.


2. Least Favorite Book; Oh dear, this is hard let me think. I know before I hit like late 7th grade I really started liking reading, anytime before that, I didn't really care for it except when I was a weeeee little lad. I'll say Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin because apparently I have a list of books I don't like on GoodReads. I know there's been books I could. not. get. through. But I don't remember which they were.


3. A Book That Completely Surprised You(Good/Bad); The Shack by Wim. Paul Young. This book was really good but also terrifying in the sense of knowing that it could happen. But it was really good!

4. A Book That Made You Laugh Out Loud; The Mortal Instruments series, yello!

5. A Non-Fiction Book You Actually Enjoyed; This may be an expected answer, but Marley and Me by John Grogan, such a cute book

6. A Book That Makes You Cry; Considering it's been a while since I've read, and to be honest I've forgotten a lot of what the stories were about, I'm going to say The City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare.

7. A Book That's Hard To Read;  The Order of The Phoenix, or Burned by P.C. and Kristen Cast. Burned switched POV's too many times for me. and OTP dragged :[ I had to take a break from the series after that one.

8. A Book You Want To Read But Never Have; All of them. Lol. The Clockwork Prince, The Perks of Being A Wallflower, The Fault in Our Stars, Catching Jordan, Thirst #1, Hush, Hush, The Hunger Games, Dreamland.

9. A Book You've Read More Than Once; A LOT.
  
10. The First Novel You Remember Reading; The Little House on The Prairie

11. The Book That Made You Fall In Love With Reading; The Chronicles of Narnia

12. A book so emotionally draining you had to set it aside for a bit or couldn't finish it; Passion by Lauren Kate

13. Favorite childhood book; Oh gosh... there's so many. Umm I remember always liking Go, Dog, Go by P. D. Eastman when I was first starting to read. I always got books as gifts and that so I can't really remember.

14. Book that should be required on HS/college reading list; I'm going to say Pride & Prejudiced by Jane Austen, and Exposed by Susan Vaught

15. Favorite book dealing with foreign culture; Either I read one and I don't remember, or I didn't read one. [wow my memory is incredible, then again, it's late too]

16. Favorite book turned to movie; Twilight[I have yet to read LOTR]. I know 'omg Twilight is so blahblahblah'-I was a Twihard! Kay? Looking back on it yes, I do see how it's easy to tease, but I like it. So there.Fiddle. Dee. Dee.

17. Book turned movie and completely desecrated; Like I said in a previous post, I haven't watched it, but the trailer for it completely annoys me. City of Bones. 

18. A book you can't find on the shelves anymore; Club Vampyre by Laurell K. Hamilton

19. A book that changed your mind about a particular object; One of those books of a certain genre that you thought you'd never like but actually end up enjoy it.

20. A book you'd recommend to a close minded/ignorant/racist person; The Good Life by Trip Lee, or Harry Potter.

21. A guilty pleasure book; Books from my childhood. Reminds me of the gold ole days. Ya know?

22. Favorite Series; The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, The Unfortunate Events, Hush, Hush, Fallen, The A-List, Summer, House of Night, Vampire Academy, Wicked Lovely, Halo.

23. Favorite romance novel; Oh my, some of these questions are too hard. Maybe Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen, or any Sarah Dessen novel. The Lucky One was really good too, so was The Last Song, we'll stick with those.

24. A book you later found out the author later lied about; No idea

25. Faorite Autobiographical/Biography books; Miles to Go, Through My Eyes. There was one other one I've read I'm like 97 percent sure was written by a guy in the war times, but I'm not exactly sure if that's right or what it was called or anything.

26. A book you wish would be written; I think everything has been written, lol. Though, if it could be turned into a book. Cyberbully would be really good. I think that's one movie everyone should watch at least once. Stinkin tear jerker.

27. A book you could write if you had all the resources; probably a fantasy/romance sort of type, that would be really cool. Bucket List right there.

28. A book you wish you never read; Again, I don't really remember.

29. An author you completely hate/avoid; Ellen Hopkins.

30. An author you will read whatever they put out; Cassandra Clare, J.K. Rowling, Richelle Mead, Becca Fitzpatrick, Sarah Dessen, P.C. Cast, Nicholas Sparks.
 

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Reading Goal Update #5


It feels like it's been a long time since I've updated on this, lol.
I've read three books, and I've currently entered a book hangover and I'm having a hard time reading any other book but the sequels because the newest book comes out in a few months and I'm trying to pace myself.
Every time I force myself to take a break, I could swear the characters in the book are yelling 'come back, come back! You have to finish it right this second'. Long story short, any second I wasn't reading them, I was most definitely thinking about them. It took a great effort not to pick them up to read 'just one more chapter'.

The books;

The Mortal Instruments Book[s] 1, 2, and 3 by Cassandra Clare

They were all amazing. Enough said.

I've been in this huge debate about watching the movie too. From the reviews I've read a lot of people didn't seem to like it, saying that it was completly different from the books and they were shoving so much information down your throat at one time that it was a bit confusing.
Some people said too that it ruined the books for them, which is why I haven't watched it. Because of that, I don't have a lot of room to judge anything, but from the trailer it sort of has me annoyed because Clary's hair isn't as red like I thought it would have been, and Jace isn't as muscular[?] as I thought he'd be either. What I'm trying to say is that I thought the characters would match the people on the covers, maybe that's just too much expectation. BUT I've also read that Cassandra Clare said she didn't have a lot of word in what happened on set and everything because she wasn't there like J.K. Rowling or John Greene, par say.
Oh well.
If you've watched it, and you're completly OBSESSED with the books, I'd love to hear your opinions on it[:

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Noodles & Jelly Beans





For some reason, puzzles are addicting. Love them. My mom got me a new one when she went shopping with my grandma, I secretly think she picked this one because it's a garden theme[;
Plus there a pack of Jolly Rancher Jelly Beans involved. You can never go wrong with jelly beans... like... ever...

For breakfast I made myself some noodles.





Yes, they are ducks, and they are yummy.





Poor Misty thought they were for her :[
Sorry sweetheart, you had already gotten your morning treat.

                                     






Sunday, February 23, 2014

Reading Goal Update #4


Back again[:


Book 1

The Replacement Girlfriend by AubreyEatsHearts

This book was absolutely cute and wonderful, love love loved it!
"Chase Evans may be a notorious playboy, but he’s always known he’d fall hopelessly in love one day. So when he meets Spanish beauty LaCienega [Lah-cie-Ena-ga] Perez and falls head over, he knows for sure she’s what he’s always been waiting for.

Except LaCienega is already engaged by the time he meets her and to none other than his childhood best friend Jace Waite who Chase hasn’t seen since high school graduation.

Meanwhile, he meets Krislynn Reimer who has a strange attraction for bad boys and imperfection. She's not interested in the pretty boys who are complete jerks like he is. She wants the real bad boys, the ones with addiction problems, family problems, money problems, woman problems, any problems!

It’s her favourite hobby to take them home and put a Band-Aid over their hearts and nurse them back to health. Except when they make a full recovery, they always abandon her and always in the cruellest ways.

The two utterly can't stand each other so how in the world did Chase end up as Krislynn's boyfriend and how in the world did Krislynn end up as Chase's maid?" --Goodreads
Five stars!!



Book 2

Twilight Director's Notebook: The Story of How We Made the Movie Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer by Catherine Hardwicke

I LOOOOVEEEE books likes these, movies companions and that just intrigue me. It's so cool getting to see how things were made and filmed and all that jazz, this is by far one of my favorite books.

 "A personal, behind-the-scenes look at the making of the blockbuster film Twilight from groundbreaking director Catherine Hardwicke!

This intimate full-color "notebook", designed to replicate the one director Catherine Hardwicke kept on and off the set, takes you through the creative process that went into making Stephenie Meyer's breathtaking novel come alive on screen - from casting to costumes, stunts to story boards. With never-before-seen notes, sketches, and photographs taken directly from the visionary director's personal notebook, this book includes everything from her visual inspirations, to step-by-step breakdowns of action sequences, to a behind the scenes look at some of the most pivotal moments in the creation of the film, and much more.

Get the inside story - this collectible notebook will be a must-have addition to every Twilight fan's bookshelf!" -- Goodreads


Book 3

Maybe Perfect by winx1348

This one wasn't my absolute favorite book, it was still good! It was cute, I just personally felt like it was a bit slow and repetitive. But I still think it was a good book, and I plan on reading more of her books, too.


"Sophie Campbell is a seventeen year old senior at Jackson High that also holds down a part-time job at the local coffee shop. The way Sophie sees it, there's no need for her to have a boyfriend in high school. All the boys are immature and she's lasted without love for 17 years so far... why not wait one more? However, when the mysterious loner at her school comes into her work on New Year's Eve, something between them clicks.

Between crazy friends, a motorcycle and an English assignment, will they be content with just a friendship or will they realize that they might be perfect for each other as more?" -- Goodreads

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Strawberry Peach Smoothie


I'm a sucker when it comes to smoothies, absolutely, without a doubt, hands down, the greatest thing ever. If I could only have one thing to drink for the rest of my life, it would be them.

Lately I've been playing around with different fruit and that and just experimenting with them. I typically like plan strawberry or strawberry banana, but this time, since I can never seem to get to the bananas in time, went for strawberry and peaches. And it was so good!!




I used about six slices of frozen peaches, a yoplait strawberry yogurt, about 1/2 cup of milk, and around 6 whole frozen strawberries.



Then blended it all up to a yummy smoothie[: