The Dreamer...

I love this quote. When we move and I finally get my own room, I want this on my wall, right above my bed. :) 

It describes me really well. I'm definitely a dreamer. One of the reasons I love things like reading and Doctor Who so much is that, for a moment crazy, impossible things can be real. Time travel and other worlds and mythical creatures.

Aren’t impossible things God’s specialty?

If God invented giraffes and bumblebees, why not dragons and unicorns? And if not, where did the stories come from? Tolkien said “I believe legends and myths are largely made of truth.” And I totally agree.

There's some childish, optimistic part of me always hoping that maybe, somewhere, there's unknown, wonderful things. But I want to see them and feel them and experience them. And since the realistic, logical part of me says that that's impossible. 

When I'm done with highschool, I have no idea what I'm gonna do. I want to travel, to see the world. And write, obviously. And drink tea. But other than that I don't know what's gonna happen... I really want God to use me to bring people to him. I don't know how, but that's what I want. Tea, God, books, and traveling. That's my dream world. 

Oh, the Wonderful Library

Last night was my first time volunteering there. It was pretty fun, excepting the first fifteen minutes...
Elia and I are "buddies" which basically means we just are working at the same time. Our job is basically to sign people up for the Summer Reading Program and to shelve books.
Unfortunately for us, NO ONE who was supposed to help us was there. The librarians in charge of the Teen Volunteers (us) had left, and so had the other teens, apparently. There was this huge group around the table, waiting for someone to sign them up. Neither Elia or I had ever volunteered before, and we didn't really know what to do. We read the information they had given us (there really wasn't that much, actually) and figured things out from our memories and what other people who'd signed up before seemed to expect.
It was really awkward for those first few minutes.
But then everybody left and we figured out what to do. So we started talking about books and movies and what we like to do. She's about a month older than me, and we have a lot in common. We have similar taste in movies and books. We discussed Sherlock (and our longing to punch Moffat) and the Hunger Games and the Mortal Instruments and the Hobbit and Star Trek: Into Darkness. I would love to go see that movie, and Dad said we could go see it, but so far he has yet to take me. :P
Library.
That word is full of magic, don't you think? You can practically smell books in that word. It makes me think of secret passages and hidden secrets and shadows and stories, so many stories. Ooh, I LOVE libraries. :D
So the fact that I get to spend four hours a week there is awesome. And I really wish I could be there more (and that I could get paid, because I need a job).
Now I'm FINALLY going shopping, so adios!!

The First Day of Summer

Was today.
Technically I've been out of school for a while now, but I'm still counting today as the first. I got to sleep in, and got a mani-pedi, and went swimming with the Clarks, and then went to the Morris's tonight to hang out and eat s'mores. It was soooo fun. :D The pool felt amazing. Cold and refreshing and wonderful. We played colors and Alligator and a couple other classics. Mac and Dad went fishing while the girls were getting their nails done, and Mac caught two fish. :D He's very proud of himself.
Going over to the Morris's house was super fun too. We hung out outside and played four square and this football game which I won (yeah, I know, I was shocked too). Mac and Caleb started singing Loud N' Clear at some point which was...interesting. Then we jumped on the trampoline (=D) and ate the s'mores. Ohh, yum. Then we sat around and discussed movies/TV shows for awhile. Everyone but Caleb agreed that Captain America was the best of the Avengers movies, and Parker and I told everyone that they could not judge Doctor Who unless they started with "Rose" and watched up to "The Empty Child". Then you may decide you don't like it. (Just kidding. That's the point of no return).
And I just got off subject again. OH!! If you combine the words "random" and "mumbling" you get "rambling". Anyways...
And then we came home, where I wrote this and will now post it.
:D
Enjoy your summer!! :D