Super Sunday!

Yes, I guess this is Super Monday in a way, but I was working all day yesterday and didn't have a chance to compile this list!

This wallet is just irresistible. Who doesn't love Disney?

This dress is so cute! I love the small ruffles on the top & of course the color. The mustardy color reminds me of Dwight & his mustard shirts :)

It may seem strange that I have a toilet brush on this "wish-list" but I love regular household items that someone found a way to may unique, and in this case, cute.

Would you judge me if I had this in my college room? If it wasn't for the steep price, it would be in there already.

This is so awesome! I am also happy ecstatic to say that there was a new Target built near us a few years ago and it's like a super-Target and they have an aisle FILLED with 'Fred & Friends' Products. They also had this pillow. I can't wait to go back there.

I'm not sure if I've posted this before. I probably have. But if you've been an internet shopper at all, you have probably seen this beauty. I have well over 50 books in my room and a way to catalog them all would be fabulous.

I love backpacks, knapsacks, bags, etc. Everything about them. I also happen to love this one :)

Tutorial!: This will go in my future craft room. There's no doubt about that. :)

LINKS

• I've been using this parseltongue translator to have conversations with my brother. It's very creepy but super awesome.
• I love this video. I think this will be what Weaver looks like when she gets old and fat. She will also let us do this to her :)
• A fabulous story about why children should be seen AND heard :)
• Recipe: Butterbeer! (I have Harry Potter fever if you couldn't tell)

Have a fantabulous day :)

Harry Potter 7-2 Review

4.8/5 Stars!

So, I am embarrassed to say that I've read the series countless times and it took me until Saturday afternoon to see the movie. I was working and couldn't see any other show time. But it was SO worth the wait.

(**Note: If you're lame and haven't read the books, this review does contain spoilers of the new movie**)

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I had high expectations of the new movie. Which had been filled to perfection. I began crying about 30 minutes into it and it didn't stop until Voldy died. My requirements/expectations were:

1. Snape's memory had to be perfect

2. Along with his death

3. The "dream-sequence" with Dumbledore had to be in there and extraordinary.

4. Molly Weasley had to say "Not my daughter you bitch"

5. They had to include 19 years later (which I already knew they would because I read/saw all the interviews prior to the film)

The movie met all of these and more. Everything was perfect. So why not 5 stars? Well there were a few small minor things that made me squirm.

1. I feel the deaths were not appreciated. They just showed the bodies, whereas when Dobby died, they gave him a whole service. I know they didn't have time for that or anything but it still would have been nice for them to like put their wands up for the deceased or something memorable like that.

2. There were a few awkward parts like how they threw in the HP humor we were used to in unexpected moments that could have been better. & then there was when Voldemort hugged Draco.

I truly hope that was for comedic purposes for the awkwardness. Because everyone laughed.

But seriously those complaints are so miniscule. I still thought the movie was superbly done. & my FAVORITE thing they added in that wasn't in the book, 

When Snape finds Lily dead.

I bawled.

That was an amazing addition that felt like it truly happened in the course of events and J.K just didn't mention it. Amazing.

Anyways, I am going to see this probably 4 more times before it leaves theaters.

For the Sake of Science....

So, over the summer I am taking Anatomy & Physiology I & II, I was prepared to put my feelings aside and have to dissect things but....not a cat. :(

In the first course, we dissected a rat which I was happy went a little better than I thought. I have NO problem at all seeing the guts and such but the dead animal does bother me. I really do ask my lab partner if we can put something over it's face.

But I'm in the second course now, and we've been learning off of a cat all week and I must say, its been difficult. I was expecting to cry, vomit, or faint and I hoped I wouldn't get a cat that looked like Weaver. Thankfully, it went swimmingly! Yes, I was a little upset when I first saw a dead cat (obviously) but with my experience at the shelter of the euthanasias and such, I guess my emotions were prepared.

After the initial shock and hanging at the back of the room until the insides were revealed (cutting is the hardest part) I actually learned a lot. We studied the heart, arterial system, veins, digestive track, respiratory, and reproductive. We are being quizzed on it on Monday & our group definitely did the best job. The worst part of the whole experience, is probably the smell.

This is an experience I will never forget. In a few different ways. Many people I tell this to will say "Well you don't have to do it, right? The school can't force you to do this!" But this is vital to my education and an excellent learning experience & I know that what I learned in the lab all this week will make me even better in my work with animals at the shelter. I will be able to detect if they're sick faster and maybe even know why, now that I know how a cat works. Inside & out. :)

I'm going home today and when I get home, I'm going to do my usual hugs & kisses to Weaver but this time they will mean so much more. 

The moral of the story is...

Get out of your comfort zone!

You will accomplish so much more in life if you try new things and take everything you can from them. I don't mean go out & dissect a cat. I mean...

1. Try a foreign food! As long as it doesn't have something you're allergic too, you have no idea how it will taste!

2. Take up running. Which is normally out of everyone's comfort zone (& was out of mine up until a few weeks ago!)

3. FACE YOUR FEARS (unless your fear is a grizzly bear or something that could seriously kill you.)

I recently overcame a HUGE fear in my life that I will probably save for another text-only post that no one will read. :)

Have a fabulous day & go learn something new!

**Sorry this post has no pictures, I figured you'd want to be spared of them!**