Liebster Blog Award x2

Liebster Blog Award 

Well, I've been nominated again for the Liebster Blogger Award! After waiting so long to get this award and I end up getting it twice! This time it was given to me by Skylar Finn over at Life of Random. Thanks Skylar! (I'm going to steal your rules graphic).

 My 11 Facts

1.) I tend to go for men who are at least 15 years older than me.

2.) I love anything that is a chocolate/peanut butter mix.

3.) When I was little I use to collect the Polly Pocket lockets.

4.) I loved having tea parties as a kid.

5.) I usually only drink water.

6.) I hate being yelled at; it actually terrifies me.

7.) I try to avoid having any layouts that have pink and purple or overtly girly themes. 

8.) My favorite boys names are Daniel, Henry and Gideon.

9.) I get embarrassed when people compliment me.

10.) I'm a neat freak.

11.) My favorite gift so far this year is my new laptop.

Skylar's Questions

1. How did you come up with your blog's name? Originally it was called Time Will Reveal which came from the lyrics of a song called Dance My Dreams by Tamia that was used in the movie, First Daughter.

2. Given the choice between having blue hair forever or a dragon tattoo on your arm forever (duh), which would you choose? I'd have to go with the blue hair.

3. Do you like reading book blogs or watching booktuber videos better? Reading book blogs

4. Do you have a bucket list?  Two in fact, both called Before I Die - Blogger and Pinterest

5. I couldn't live without my computer...or books, obviously. BUT, excluding your computer, books, and cellphone/phone (you know, the essentials), what is one thing you couldn't live without? Probably chocolate or anything sweet.

6. What's your least favorite food? Meatloaf. The sound of it just grosses me out.

7. Do you make up new endings in your head for books or movies that stunk because they were so sad? Usually or I'll give them a different backstory that'll make the original endings even sadder.

8. What does your handwriting look like? Picture, please. Well, I said please. Haven't been able to get my hands on a camera...my handwriting is fairly legible.

9. What do you want to accomplish in five years? (Like major goals, etc.) A career in library science, marriage and children.

10. Hardcover or paperback? Hardcover!

11. What is your favorite sound? Baby's laughter.

Beautiful People Link-Up #2

     Beautiful People link-up is back! This was a lot of fun last month, but I'm not sure if we have to do a different character from each story idea or not...well, I do a different one.

     Lady Margret Von Kesslar from "A Season Under Heaven" 

1) What’s their favourite food? (Bonus: favourite flavour of chocolate!) Well, she's German so of course she's going to love Bavarian chocolate! Margret also loves any type of fruit, especially oranges and strawberries.

2) What do they absolutely hate? Margret hates hearing people fight and she hates being yelled at.

When she got married she made a promise to herself that she would never yell at her children, nor would she allow her husband to do it.

3) What do they enjoy learning about? Other countries. Margret wants to visit every country in Europe and also go to America.

4) Who is the most influential person in their life? Her husband, Captain Frederik Von Kesslar, a pilot in the German military during WWI. Although Margret dreaded that her husband was going to war, he told her that it was his duty before God to protect his homeland and to secure a happy future for their children.

5) What is their childhood fear? The dark. Margret has always feared the dark.

6) What is something they have always secretly dreamed of doing, but thought impossible? Taste one dessert in every part of the world. 

7) What is something they are impractically afraid of? Walking down the stairs without a rail.

8) Are they a night owl or morning person? Definitely a night owl. 

9) Do they say everything that pops into their head, or leave a lot unsaid? Because of her high social status, Margret is expected to keep her mouth shut. Only her husband has cared to listen to what she says.

10) What are their nervous habits? Getting up and walking around.

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed;

 it must be achieved. 

 ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

Cooking Fast and Fresh With West!

Misha Collins (Supernatural) and his son, West, have this adorable YouTube cooking show that is basically a dad having a good time with his son.

 It's absolutely hysterical and West is sooo adorable!

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3 - Thanksgiving Feast

Dear God, Please let my future husband be like this!!!

Summer Layout

     I have finally gotten around to changing my spring layout to a summer themed one! My mom and I are rewatching the Dr.Quinn: Medicine Woman series and we absolutely love it! And now that Sully and Michaela are one of my favorite couples right, I decided to have a Dr. Quinn theme for my summer layout. I love, love, love it!

Mockingjay Trailer Pt. 1 - "President Snow's Address to Panem"

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Beautiful People Link-Up

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Alyvia LeBorde

"St. Giles: Under The Crucifix"

Alyvia LeBorde of St. Giles 

1) What is their full name and is there a story behind why they got it? Alyvia Ysobel LeBorde. It was a favorite name of her mothers.


2) How old are they, and when were they born? She's 17 and she was born in Jerusalem, 1160.


3) Describe their physical appearance. (Bonus questions: 1. What is their race/nationality/ethnicity? 2. Do you have a picture of them? If so, include it!) Alyvia is an orphaned leper living in a Lazar house (a hospital for lepers) outside of London, England. Thankfully she was spared most of the deformities that most lepers suffer from. She is 5' 5", slender, has long brown hair that is normally worn in a long braid, large brown eyes and a sweet, endearing smile. Alyvia is French on her mother's side, but is unsure about her father's side because her mother never talked about him. She was born in Jerusalem, but moved to England when she was seven.


4) Describe your character's personality first in one word, and then elaborate with a few sentences. Devoted. Alyvia has devoted her health and her strength to serving the lepers in the Lazar houses of England (and eventually Jerusalem). She is a very gifted physician and will stop at nothing to protect the preserve the lives of the people she loves dearly.


5) What theme song(s) fit their personality and story arc? (Do you want to reword that or does that work? I'm not sure...) You Found Me by Kelly Clarkson


6) Which one of the seven deadly sins describes your character? Pride. She has a very hard time asking people for their help.


7) If they were an element (fire, water, earth, air), which one would they be? Earth.


8) What is their favourite word? Honestly!


9) Who’s one person they really miss? (It could be someone who’s passed away, or someone they’re not close to anymore, or someone who’s moved away.) Her mother and she constantly thinks of her father that she never knew.

10) What sights, sounds, and smells remind them of that person? Sunsets, flowers and honey.