Aloha

I have been running around like a crazy person tonight trying to wrap up things that I need to do.

We're off to Hawaii tomorrow!

Aloha!



Hawaiian Themed Nails

I am so ready for this trip.

Well, at least now that my finger nails have palm trees on them.

I got my feet done, too but they just have flowers on them.

I couldn't seem to get a very good picture of those, so all you get is my fingernails.

I think yellow was the perfect color for a tropical getaway.

I like blogging about random things.

Thriller

I am SO going to see this.



It's playing at Kingsbury Hall from October 13th through October 30th.

Tickets range from $20 to $40 each.

Should be pretty awesomely wicked.

Waterproof Camera

After a very lengthy search online and in stores I've finally found a waterproof digital camera for our trip to Hawaii.

I also got a screaming good deal on it on Amazon.com.

Best Buy wanted to pretty much rip me off.

Don't buy one from there unless you look online first.

I'm still sick.  Which sucks.

This cold has worked it's way into my lungs and it hurts.

I'm really not happy about it.

Good news: I've finished my dress!

I'll post pictures of it soon.

Cold, cold, go away.

I have not come to this battle unprepared.

Good shall triumph over evil.

Mockingjay - SPOILER ALERT!

It would probably not be wise to read on unless you've read the book!

Wow, what an ending to a great series.  I must admit, I didn't think I was going to be happy with the ending until the final chapter and then the epilogue.

In Mockingjay, Katniss Everdeen finds herself in the midst of an uprising against the Capitol.  Her goal is to kill President Snow for all of the terrible things he's done to Panem and the people she loves.  She agrees to become "The Mockingjay" of the uprising (a.k.a. The Face of the uprising).  The Mockingjay becomes a symbol of what is right and what Panem is fighting for.  She agrees to become The Mockingjay, but what she doesn't agree to is becoming a puppet to the leader of the uprising, Alma Coin.  Coin is the President of District 13, the district that started the uprising to begin with.  But who can she really trust?  She puts herself on a personal mission to kill President Snow.  It's time for the Capitol to pay for the many lives that have been lost.  But how many lives will be lost to accomplish her ultimate goal?

There are 27 chapters in this book and I was a little disappointed when I got through with chapter 26.  I so wanted this series to have an ending I was satisfied with.  In the middle of chapter 27, it brought tears to my eyes.  Unfortunately, they were not tears of joy.  They were of saddness.  But I really don't know how else Suzanne Collins could've ended the story.  The epilogue made me feel better about how it ended, but I feel that a lot of this book was really rushed.  There were times that details were sacrificed.  Did you get that impression?  For example, sometimes I would read a paragraph and Katniss had traveled all across Panem in just that one paragraph.  Or days or even months had gone by in a single paragraph.  It made my head spin.

What did YOU think?

(I hope I didn't spoil too much for those of you who haven't read it yet, but I did warn you!)

Tracy Aviary

Today Howie and I took a trip to the local

Tracy Aviary.

First thing we did was watch the bird show.

This large Emu bird came out to get some grub.

It was huge!

It was Vulture Awareness Day at the Aviary so, of course, they had to bring out their Turkey Vultures.

They are probably the ugliest birds I've ever seen.

We saw many birds...

But, I did have my favorites.

And here they are...

Toucans are the coolest looking birds.

And this little fella was so cute

I really felt like I could just take him out of his cage and cuddle him.

(Probably wouldn't have been a good idea though.)

It was the perfect day to visit a place like this.  The sun was shinning and I was happy to be out in it.

It's nice to do something different for a change.