Mexico Update!

Prepare for a lot of pictures.

Well, I'm not back yet. I've got about four or five days left. But, thank goodness, I have wifi, so I can communicate with you all. (:

Driving around the city

In Mexico City, kidnapping is an industry - a business people are in. Taxi drivers and even police officers are in on the kidnapping. So, if you ever go to Mexico City, NEVER get in a taxi. Ever. Just so you know. (:

The houses are soooo colorful. The city is rundown, but in a very pretty way. Random houses are painted neon colors. It's so beautiful. :) The only problem is the graffiti - there's a ton of it!

Next, the Mexican church we performed at. It was huge! Hundreds of people were there. It was awesome. :)

People of all ages - even grown men - would get up and begin to freestyle in the aisles. It was so inspiring - their worship was so sincere!

Dancing at the church

Like my lanyard? :)

People dancing in the sides

One of the many security guards hanging around. We had (and have) to be escorted everywhere --- even to the bathroom! It was crazy, but crazy good. :)

Fast forward a day or two. We went to a Spanish church who had decided to celebrate Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 15th) a little early so we could partake in the festivities. It was amazing. There were mariachis (Mexican bands), pinatas (how cool is that?) and amazingly yummy and weird tasting foods - like, for instance, I tried a candy apple that had a yummy looking coating. So I tried it - it tasted like a mix of sweet, salty, sour, and spicy flavors. It was so strange to be bombarded with all the tastes. I didn't like it very much. Though I can say that I swallowed it - Mom just spat it out onto a napkin. ;)

But my favorite part of the day was meeting two little Mexican girls and playing with them. It was one of the best moments of my life. My only frustration is that I didn't know enough Spanish to have a conversation with them - thankfully one of my friends, Elisabeth, knows enough Spanish to translate, but still it was an AMAZING time. The picture below is of me and the two little girls (the one on the right is Isabella but I forget the first one's name) swishing our skirts and "dancing" to the mariachi music. It was so awesome. A bunch of people were filming it with their cameras, and one of the little girls said afterwards:

"Look what we've got! Paparazzi!" ;)

So, that's all. I know it's Wednesday (right? My sense of time and day is messed up), but I won't be doing WWW because I'm tired of posting pictures. But I'll post one more that I think represents my idea of writing perfectly and it became on of my favorite pictures ever:

The Things of Life

Couldn't think of anything else to title it. :)

This is a kind of a life update/really random/ I-do-this-cause-I'm-bored kind of post. So, anyway, I'll start with Top 10.

I'm skipping days 27 and 28: things I wish I could change about myself, and regrets. That would be awkward.

Sooo, day 29; 10 wishes. I wish:

1.  I could go to Disney World at least once every year or every two years
2. I could be in a movie
3. I could get my book published
4. I could spend an extended period of time on a beach:)
5. I could have a lifetime supply of chocolate, Swedish Fish, and ice cream
6. I could  own all my favorite movies
7. I could own all my favorite books
8. I could live in a mansion with a bunch of secret passageways and rooms for my nerdiness (ex., a super-spy room where they scan your hand to get in and the bed folds into the wall, stuff like that.)
9. I could own an epically awesome treehouse
10. I could have an iPhone

Then (finally...the last Top 10!) Day 30; 10 places I want to visit. Well, the first one is so terrifically easy....

1. ENGLAND!!!!!! ♥
2. Scotland
3. Ireland
4. Disney World (again)
5. Mexico (:D)
6. Israel
7. Jakarta, Indonesia (my pen pal lives there)
8. Hawaii
9. LONDON!!!!!!
10. New York City

And that's it, folks. The last top 10. :)

Well, as I said earlier, I'm bored. So I decided I would list my most recent obsession -- an awesome obsession, in my opinion.

Wait for it .....

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN!!!!!!

The reason I'm so quickly obsessed is probably/mostly because of Jack Sparrow. ♥ He's so strangely, awesomely, funnily awesome. (Is funnily a word? ...)

So, to celebrate my obsession, here's some pictures.

Gotta love Jack.

And about another of my obsessions -- Harry Potter! Well, more the HP Night.

My mom's going to talk to my dad about available times this weekend, so I don't promise anything. Are you guys free this weekend? It would be awesome if you were, but again, I can't guarantee anything.

And also -- I now own Chamber of Secrets, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, and Half-Blood Prince. Could you remind me which ones you all have so that way I can know which ones to rent? I won't rent them yet -- it depends on whether you're free this weekend and whether my dad gives the OK.  

So excited!!! :)

Bedford, Virginia

I am leaving tomorrow for Bedford, VA to do some dance stuff with the Messiah Company. Craziness. I thought we were leaving in like, three days, then I find out that we're leaving tomorrow...

I also have passport pictures being taken today. :) I'm kind of freaked out about it...the passport people said about a million times, "DON'T MESS UP YOUR PASSPORT FORM. OR ELSE."

I saw this awesome picture yesterday. And I realized, it's true, I do live my life like this. :)

:) Love that pic.

Oh, and, Inklets, we need to have a meeting. ;) Maybe at my house once I get back? I'll email you guys soon.

Regency Ball

I totally forgot about posting about this! Sorry!

Well, anyway, early on in April we had this Regency Ball at my school that was set back in the Pride and Prejudice time period. We wore fancy dresses and did group dances. It was really fun - here's the pictures!

Mom made me pose a lot....

And then the dancing. It was really fun, but surprisingly tiring.

It was awesome. I had SO much fun, and I want to do it again! :)

Pinterest!

I'm finally allowed to get on! :DDD I already have over 100 pins, 10 boards, 5 followers, and I'm following 25 people....and as of today it's only my third day on(: I like it a lot. It *might* become a minor obsession, but that depends. :)

Here are some pins. I'll include pins from all 10 boards, so be prepared for a lot of pictures.

From my Craft board:

Those are made from baking marbles in the oven.

Those are knitted ice cream cones(: I'll have to try that sometime.

Next, my Food board:

That's a Disney princess dress cake! Can you see it?

Next my Nails, Hair, and Outfits board:

Next my Quotes board (this is one of my "bigger" boards, so there'll be more than two pics!):

Grace, that one's for you!

Funny board:

Cool Stuff board:

Chalk drawings..

That's a sticker!!!!

For the Home:

I'd love to curl up and read in that!

Each clock is set to when each child was born.

I'm gonna skip my Randomness board, because I'm getting tired of typing and because it has hardly anything in it. For now.

My Photography board:

And, finally, my Harry Potter board, with 26 pins and counting.

Truth!

bwahahaha...we win....i love bashing Twilight...

MY BIRTH YEAR!!!!  ♥

-Albus Dumbledore

So. There you have it. Pinterest is really awesome, and I hope you get on it. If you do, follow me, and I'll follow you - my username is quillqueen.

That's all...ta ta for now!