Summer Photos Part II

Check out her amazing work:
http://www.janellestephanie.com/

 Our attempt at a jumping photo:

Janelle was awesome and took some twin photos for me and Shannon!

Summer Photos Part I

During this summer I met some incredible people. One of my favorites were my friends Janelle and Meghan from Teen Camp. Janelle happened to be a professional photographer and set me and some ffreinds up for a photo shoot! She is fantastic might I add. Here are the results of some of the photos taken, I'll post more later:

More to come,

-R

Alas, We Meet Again.

http://www.myspace.com/theshapeoftheearth
-Here is one of my old favorite bands, back in 2008. I used to talk to these guys before they were famous.
When I deleted my myspace, the only thing I regretted was losing contact with them. Today while driving home from school, there was a car in front of us which had a sticker on their window that read "The Shape of The Earth" and instantly I remembered how much I treasured them two years ago.
It's fate.

Recently Discovered

I am loving Jack Penate's song, "Pull My Heart Away"! It has a nice vibe which is easy relax to.
You can hear more from him on his website.
http://jackpenate.com/

My Own Living Space

Well, as you all know, summer is rearing to an end. Two awesome people recently left to go back to their normal lives and I decided to claim their room because I love having my own space. I admit: I <3 IT! Everyone was content on where they were living, so I am now the owner of my very own room in our house for my last week at camp. And what a splendid way to live during my last days here. I took some pics today and decided to post!

Sleeping Area:

 

Cluttered Dresser Area:

Ariel View Of Shannon:)

Thank You John For The Dock!

Ah yes, the famous yellow hat, once was offered money at In-n-Out for this baby. But I declined; don't care too much for money, (would rather have the hat; a treasure I once bestowed upon at a thrift store.)

Can't seem to figure out how to rotate photos on this computer, but here's a view from the empty top bunk:

I'm going to miss camp, and the people along with it!

-R

From La to Carlsbad Part I

This week has been amazing! I haven't blogged in a while due to working so much, and not enough leisure time to go on the internet.
On Sunday evening, MamaLisa took me, Shannon, Peckles, and Sarah to to stay in Santa Clarita with our beloved friend, Sherry. The hospitality was immense, and the best I've ever had. I have never felt so comfortable staying at a woman's house that I had just met briefly a couple days before. While staying with Sherry, we enjoyed watching movies, eating Chinese take out, making vegetarian pizza while dancing around, and the internet at our finger tips. On day two at Sherry's, MamaLisa picked me and the girls up for an excursion at the Valencia mall. It was huge! We had a great time walking around and seeing all the different types of stores. At one store we went to, called Sidecca, MamaLisa bought us all neon colored hair extension. So we put them on and took pictures. Sadly, I can't figure out how to upload pictures on this computer....but maybe I'll figure out later on in life. So after the mall, and two visits to Starbucks later, we headed to one of my favorite places: Wold Market. World Market is delicioso! I found some things I really wanted to buy including this nifty set of chop sticks and a top ramen bowl! I'm definitely going back when I have more money...After World market we went to Old Navy for about 5 mins and bought a whole bunch of clothes because the sales prices were half off...yummm my favorite :) When we were finished there, we went  and bought the prettiest flowers we could find for a "thank you" to Sherry for hosting us for the first part of the week. We glady appreciated every part of staying with her! On Tuesday MamaLisa headed for home, while me, the girls, and Sherry met Meghan at iHop for breakfast. Sherry treated us once again, and it was a great morning to say the least. After breakfast we went back to Sherry's, packed up Meghan's car, said our last goodbyes to Sherry, and then we were off to Meghan's house in Carlsbad. Yesterday, when we arrived at Meghan's, we picked out a recipe for dinner and went grocery shopping for it. We picked out a chicken pasta blend and added garlic and cheese bread. It was superb! For dessert? Ghiradelli Double Chocolate brownies. We finished off the night with 3 movies: Take The Lead, She's The Man, and White Chicks. We finally fell asleep around 2 a.m.; all four of us slept on Meghan's very pleasant couch. And today Meghan made us amazing quiche, which we ate with fruit salad. A great breakfast I must say, but its already 1:21!!!! Time is of the essence, and I'm off to enjoy the rest of the day. I'll write soon.

-R

"After you die nothing you ever owned matters, and everything you ever did does."

I knew this was going to happen. I knew it, I knew it. I knew I was going have consistency in my posting and then bam, you don't hear from me for almost two weeks. But alas, I am here and I am well. These past days that I have not posted have been well lived. So far I have rekindled old friendships, worked at camp, graduated, started reading Jeremiah, rediscovered the world of documentaries, stayed in San Diego, and learned some new songs. I have to admit, everything that I have done has been time well spent.
So what did I do today?
I watched a movie called The Good Life, and in my opinion, it was great. I'm not one for movies, but this past week has been jam-packed with tiring activities, and I just got home last night and decided that after I worked out today that I would devote the rest of the day to relaxing. This included reading an excerpt from Romans 8, watching the movie, cleaning the kitchen, and making dinner.
The movie that I watched was interesting and filled with emotion. It kept me going because it filled me with almost every emotion. At some points I wanted to laugh, then cry; then it made me happy, then back to sad; another point made me want to get up and punch the bully in the face, (though, that would only result to further conflict within the realm of the main characters.) I would have to sum it all up by saying the movie could go either way, depending on how you look at it. Some thought it was sad and depressing, while others found the uplifting aspect of it. One thing I do love about these types of films would have to be the endings. They are more than less uplifting for they bring a positive outcome to every event that took place. I love how they incorporate meanings that can be applied to everyday life. That's just how I look at it.


-R

Day 5 of Summer

Me and Shannon eating an orange.

We've got an orange.

Shannon, " Eww you licked my orange.."

-R

Day 3 of Summer

Yesterday was Day 2, and I rallied a little fundraiser with Shannon and Autumn at church for camp, and we made well over $200 in an hour.


Today being Day 3 I decided to make a new YouTube video. Totally out of my comfort zone, but eh, what the heck.

http://www.youtube.com/user/brilliantlyrachel


Oh, and my mom can't stop making fun of me. This is real humbling... ;)
Enjoy, more to come.

-R

Day 1 of Summer

I count today as my first official day of summer. With that said I am going to carry out my plan of being productive everyday through out the entire summer. So today I made a little check list and completed the tasks:


1. cleaned entire house
2. 3 loads of laundry
3. make sweet tea
4. make candles

It took me the whole day to complete the list, but it was a day well spent. While making candles, I thought of this verse:
John 8:12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life."

The reason I thought of it is because Jesus is my light; candles give off light. Pretty basic, but a good reminder!


How I made my candles:

Step 1.
Find all old candles that no longer have a wick, (or candles you just don't use anymore), and extra wax, (I used used surf wax).

Step 2.

Place wax in tin cans, (such as sauce or bean cans)

Step 3.

Watch it anticipation...or not, doesn't matter ;)

Step 4.

Choose your colors. Pick out as many colors as you want layers. Peel the paper off of the crayons completely before adding them to the tin cans.

Step 5.

Wrap the wick around a chop stick, and place across a yogurt container. (If you're doing more than one layer, wait until the first layer is COMPLETELY cooled before pouring on the next layer...I kept mine in the freezer to cool faster.)

Here's a blurry close-up of how the wick is supposed to be:

Once your candle has completely cooled, remove from container. I didn't trim the wick for this photo, but make sure the wick is cut to 1/4 inch.  And viola!

-R

Hobo

For Tyler's 7th birthday we all dressed up as hobos!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq31ERcGJ74

K, so maybe I always look like that. I tried.

Dinosaur?

The cake was yummmmy.

Stuffing our faces.

Sticky bubbles!

<3

Yummmy fire.

Group pic.

Roooaarrr.

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It's good to sea you...its good to see you go.

-R