Looking for an awesome sports camp to go to this summer? You will LOVE Kanakuk! Named America's premier Christian sports camp, you will never experience a better time at camp than attending Kanakuk. This will be my seventh year, and I'm leaving saturday for a month! :) Its hard to put into words just how special this camp is, so check out their video wall on their website!
Www.kanakuk.com
Pricing:
7 days- $1,100
14 days- 2,300
28 days- $3,800
*WORTH EVERY PENNY!*
I'm pretty picky when it comes to activities, and this is always the highlight of my year. You can't walk away from camp without making less than a dozen friends who love God and are into athletics just as you are. I can happily say that I have NEVER not had fun! It is amazing how much closer I get to Jesus. Joe White, the direction, is also one of America's top five motivational Christian speakers. As well as Keith Chancey.
Check out their website!!!
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
How to Color Block your Finger Nails
I'm going to take two very popular trends and put them together to form an adorable fingernail design: color blocking and neon colors.
You can use any colors you'd like, but I'm using yellow, green and turquoise.
What you'll need:
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color, Mellow Yellow
Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen, Chartreuse
Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen, Turquoise
The nail pens aren't mandatory, you can use a thin brush too, but the color blocking may get tricky if you're not careful! The Nail Art Pens are $8 each and you can find them at any drugstore (i.e. Target, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS)
Follow the steps below to create the look:
1. After painting a clear coat, paint your base coat. Let dry.
2. Create an arch at the base of your nail for your half moon. Let dry.
Tip: Start small and increase in size if you want it to be more noticeable.
3. To get a clean, even French tip, place your brush or nail pen near the left cuticle – without touching it – and gradually roll your finger away from where the pen started. The goal is to keep the pen still and let your finger do all the work.
4. Cover with a clear coat and let dry.
My outcome:
Other styles you may like:
Visit a blog made specifically for fingernail designs and technique tips:
nailsactually.blogspot.com
You can use any colors you'd like, but I'm using yellow, green and turquoise.
What you'll need:
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color, Mellow Yellow
Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen, Chartreuse
Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen, Turquoise
The nail pens aren't mandatory, you can use a thin brush too, but the color blocking may get tricky if you're not careful! The Nail Art Pens are $8 each and you can find them at any drugstore (i.e. Target, Walmart, Walgreens, CVS)
Follow the steps below to create the look:
1. After painting a clear coat, paint your base coat. Let dry.
2. Create an arch at the base of your nail for your half moon. Let dry.
Tip: Start small and increase in size if you want it to be more noticeable.
3. To get a clean, even French tip, place your brush or nail pen near the left cuticle – without touching it – and gradually roll your finger away from where the pen started. The goal is to keep the pen still and let your finger do all the work.
4. Cover with a clear coat and let dry.
My outcome:
Other styles you may like:
Visit a blog made specifically for fingernail designs and technique tips:
nailsactually.blogspot.com
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
My Fave Reads for 2012!
Hello, all! I hope you have been having an eventful summer full of happiness. Below you will find a few of my top picks for 2012 summer reading. These are most all post- apocalyptic and are for YA. I love a lot of action, with a little bit of... (I hate the word "romance") young love. All books are completely clean; no large array of anything suggestive such as sexual content.
1. Divergent by Veronica Roth
This is my FAVORITE book of ALL time. Omg, it is amazing. Yes, better than The Hunger Games! Divergent is a 496 page novel about Beatrice Prior. This intense story follows the fortunes of almost 16-year-old Beatrice as she grapples with a future imposed on her by society. In Beatrice's world, there are five very different factions, Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite, each requiring lifetime allegiance to a particular lifestyle. Growing up in Abnegation, Beatrice is sick of self-denial, and when the time comes to decide on her chosen faction, she shocks her family and herself. However, she harbors a deadly secret that threatens the very fabric of her world. Wait til you meet Four. :) Insurgent is the second book in this trilogy. The third book will be released in spring of 2013.
2. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
This book is absolutely amazing too. It's up there with Divergent, I just haven't read the second and third books yet because I ordered them in the mail and have yet to receive them. Anyway, in a dystopian world where a cruel totalitarian government has declared love a crime and hindrance to society's good, people have a medical procedure at age 18 to remove the possibility of strong emotions. Harsh rules are enforced involving separation of the sexes, poetry is outlawed, and arranged marriage is a given. Soon to be 18, Lena is both excited and nervous about the surgery. But when she meets Alex and falls in love, all of her assumptions and beliefs are challenged. This is the first book in the Delirium trilogy.
3. Matched by Allyson Braithwaite Condie
I LOVED this too! I could not put it down. It was amazing, and always put me in a enthusiastic mood. Cassia's a runner, like me. :) Anyway, In an antiseptic world where all decisions are predestined and organized by the Society, from meals to work to marriage, and even death, Cassia is happy. Excited to discover who her future husband will be at the Matching ceremony, Cassia is delighted by the choice of Xander, her best friend. But when an image of another boy named Ky briefly appears, she begins to wonder what it means. Digging deeper, Cassia soon discovers the truth about the Society, and the danger she's in. There is a second book as well that is even better!
4. The Barcode Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn
I liked this pretty well, too, but depending on what you like, you may not. If you're scared about questionable stuff actually becoming a reality, don't read this. Lol, because it could happen. It is much a mystery, and at times can be sad, but turns out to be an awesome life lesson. In the near future, Kayla finds herself running for her life when she refuses to get the mandatory bar code tattoo on her seventeenth birthday--a decision that renders her a social outcast and places her family in grave danger.
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I LOVED this very, very much! It is definitely popular, and a must- read for a thrill-seeker. The Hunger Games takes place is Panem, where North America once existed. Amidst the desperation of the poor and the tyranny of the wealthy, a terrifying annual event called the Hunger Games pits 24 poverty-stricken kids against one another until only one triumphs. When Katniss's sister is chosen, she takes her place and must fight for not only her life but the welfare of everyone in her district.
1. Divergent by Veronica Roth
This is my FAVORITE book of ALL time. Omg, it is amazing. Yes, better than The Hunger Games! Divergent is a 496 page novel about Beatrice Prior. This intense story follows the fortunes of almost 16-year-old Beatrice as she grapples with a future imposed on her by society. In Beatrice's world, there are five very different factions, Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite, each requiring lifetime allegiance to a particular lifestyle. Growing up in Abnegation, Beatrice is sick of self-denial, and when the time comes to decide on her chosen faction, she shocks her family and herself. However, she harbors a deadly secret that threatens the very fabric of her world. Wait til you meet Four. :) Insurgent is the second book in this trilogy. The third book will be released in spring of 2013.
2. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
This book is absolutely amazing too. It's up there with Divergent, I just haven't read the second and third books yet because I ordered them in the mail and have yet to receive them. Anyway, in a dystopian world where a cruel totalitarian government has declared love a crime and hindrance to society's good, people have a medical procedure at age 18 to remove the possibility of strong emotions. Harsh rules are enforced involving separation of the sexes, poetry is outlawed, and arranged marriage is a given. Soon to be 18, Lena is both excited and nervous about the surgery. But when she meets Alex and falls in love, all of her assumptions and beliefs are challenged. This is the first book in the Delirium trilogy.
3. Matched by Allyson Braithwaite Condie
I LOVED this too! I could not put it down. It was amazing, and always put me in a enthusiastic mood. Cassia's a runner, like me. :) Anyway, In an antiseptic world where all decisions are predestined and organized by the Society, from meals to work to marriage, and even death, Cassia is happy. Excited to discover who her future husband will be at the Matching ceremony, Cassia is delighted by the choice of Xander, her best friend. But when an image of another boy named Ky briefly appears, she begins to wonder what it means. Digging deeper, Cassia soon discovers the truth about the Society, and the danger she's in. There is a second book as well that is even better!
4. The Barcode Tattoo by Suzanne Weyn
I liked this pretty well, too, but depending on what you like, you may not. If you're scared about questionable stuff actually becoming a reality, don't read this. Lol, because it could happen. It is much a mystery, and at times can be sad, but turns out to be an awesome life lesson. In the near future, Kayla finds herself running for her life when she refuses to get the mandatory bar code tattoo on her seventeenth birthday--a decision that renders her a social outcast and places her family in grave danger.
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I LOVED this very, very much! It is definitely popular, and a must- read for a thrill-seeker. The Hunger Games takes place is Panem, where North America once existed. Amidst the desperation of the poor and the tyranny of the wealthy, a terrifying annual event called the Hunger Games pits 24 poverty-stricken kids against one another until only one triumphs. When Katniss's sister is chosen, she takes her place and must fight for not only her life but the welfare of everyone in her district.
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