57 Grand Wedding Wear

If you are a stylish girl who is living in New York, it can be a shame if you do not know the brand of 57 Grand which offers the most fashionable dresses, modern wedding wear for brides. It is the professional bridal wear store for brides and bridesmaids. It do not just success in New York, in both Austrian and British West Indies, it also has a good market!

It has appeared on the cover of a lot of New York Magazines, if you are a girl who loves fashion magazines, you must have seen 57 Grand wedding dresses several times, even more. If you do not know anything about this brand, it is a good chance to get some ideas about this brand, show some wedding dresses pictures for the first. Their bridesmaid dresses are amazing, I prefer them!

I have come to a decision.

What's your decision about Paige? Well, imaginary follower I am making ask this question, my decision is about NaNoWriMo.
I know what you experienced NaNo's are saying..
PAIGE! NaNo is in less than 2 days and you just made your decision NOW?!


Yeah, unfortunately it took me this long to ponder over whether I would be able to handle 50,000 words in one month for a novel I'm still pretty unsure about. I don't even have a pitch for it yet.

I remember last year in the middle of November 2010 when I had just started blogging and gotten more serious about writing, I was on Inkpop and saw everyone talking about NaNoWriMo. I was literally thinking to myself, what the heck is that?! So I finally found out, and by the time I did it was the end of November, so obviously I could not participate.

I promised myself I would this year. I mean, if I actually want to be a novelist in the future, I NEED to do this. It's great experience. And how could I just sit out when everyone else was writing novels? I don't like to be the odd one out.

And when this year rolled around, I found I can't physically and emotionally handle 50,000 words, that's just not possible with my November schedule. I'd go nuts with stress with school being extremely hard this year, dance 4 days a week, and just life.

Trust me, I wish so badly I could do 50k, that would be amazing. I just don't have the time. I'd definitely end up choosing NaNo over school work.. and that would not result very well.

BUT, did you notice I said just 50,000 words?
Maybe, just maybe, I could handle 25,000 in a month. Maybe even a little more.

Yeah, I am aware I won't "win" NaNo if I don't do 50,000. That's okay with me, because I joined the Young Writers Program which is a branch off of NaNoWriMo.

On this site you can set goals other than 50,000. And my goal for November with my novel "Fix You," is 25k for November. So I'm still kind of participating, just not writing 50k.

I mean how could I not participate at all? I love to write, so I can't just not do it when I know something this big is going on around me. I know tons of you guys on here are doing it too, and I don't want to be left out.

I know my blogger friend Qui has been talking a lot about NaNo and is planning to do some pretty awesome stuff on her blog in November in honor of NaNo, and I'm really looking forward to it.

I'll be uploading my book to the NaNoWriMo site and the YWP site, or however that works. So, add me to your writing buddy list on both sites!
My NaNoWriMo profile
My YWP profile. (You must be a member to add me or even see my profile)

Yeah, I won't "win" truly on NaNo, but I'll win in my own mind if I actually make it to 25k by the end of the month.

I actually started an outline for the book. I've never done that before. I didn't get very far, but I still started it! I created a cover and I'm going to write a pitch now! Or at least attempt to...

Do you guys like it?

Read the prologue from Fix You here! Well, add me to your buddy lists and happy writing! Good luck to everyone!

Let me know if you guys are doing YWP or just regular NaNo. Do you guys have any tips for me since this is my first time ever? Planning any fun activities on your blog? Let me know in the comments!

A Reader's Ramble- Vampire Academy Series

Okay, so this isn't a normal Reader's Ramble. I am going to be talking about a series of books called Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. I can't even put it into categories because.. I just can't. It's impossible because this series is too good for the category system of reviewing. View my Reader's Ramble of the first book alone here.

When I started reading this series, I wasn't really sure how I was going to feel about it. I mean vampires? Come on now. Vampires are lame, they freaking sparkle. If they're anything like Edward Cullen, I'm going to hate this series. 

Those were my thoughts basically going into this series. I was sure I was going to hate it. I actually kind of wanted to hate it. Vampires are so cliche. I can't actually let myself like this series. 

But, I didn't hate it. 

Turns out these vampires are NOTHING like the vampires in Twilight. I don't even know why people compare this series to Twilight. It's nothing, I repeat NOTHING alike! This series blows Twilight in the dust. 

On the back of the books, The Daily Beast said that Vampire Academy is "the obvious heir to the Twilight Throne." 

You know what Paige says? That stinking Twilight never even had a freaking throne because this series murdered it before it even took the throne, and took over. 

Seriously, I know a lot of you guys hate Twilight out there, and because of that you may not want to read this series. I assure you that Vampire Academy has no similarities to Twilight whatsoever, except that fact that the word Vampire is used in each series. 

I hope that is clear to you all now. Because I'm moving on. 

Vampire Academy is not only completely different than Twilight, it's also a million times better! 

Pretty Little Liars is my favorite series of books, I am loyal to those books forever. But after reading these..Vampire Academy is definitely tied for 1st place in my rankings. I never thought I'd read another series I liked as much, and possibly more than PLL, but I did!

I don't know what planet Richelle Mead is from, but I don't think it's Earth. She is a complete genius. I don't know how the heck she came up with such a brilliant, fantastic, amazing, exciting, unique, adventurous, romantic, scary, action-packed, and addicting series. 

When I saw addicting, I mean LIKE DRUGS. This book is like alcohol, I just always need more of it. This series actually made me cry. Not just cry, bawl. Like huge tears streaming down my face. 

Shadow Kiss, VA #3 and Blood Promise, VA #4 were definitely my favorites. Shadow Kiss was the one that made me cry so hard. I always mention how the only book to ever make me tear up was The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.. and it was really just tearing up a little. 

With Shadow Kiss, they were huge tears and I was actually sobbing. That's just shows you how powerful these books are. 

I also finished the last book, Last Sacrifice in 2 days, and it's 594 pages. That's also gotta say something about these books. 

Each of the six books has such an amazing plot. Each one is equally as exciting and action packed. This series keeps you off the edge of your seat and wanting more the entire time. In each one something completely different happens, the characters go through a whole new exciting adventure. 

The characters! These characters are not just normal vampires. They don't sparkle. They're too good for sparkling. These vampires are just amazing.. I don't even see them as vampires. Like sometimes I forget that fact. 

There are Moroi, the normal, good vampires of society. They drink blood without killing their victims, they have fangs, are pale and tall and have normal colored eyes, not red or anything stupid like that. They can posses five types of power, Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and one other one I'm not going to tell you about... The Moroi basically run the show. 

Then there are Dhampirs. Dhampirs are half Moroi, half human. They look like humans, don't have fangs or drink blood, but they are extremely strong and have great senses. Dhampirs become body gaurds for Moroi, especially the Royal Moroi. 

Our narrator, Rose Hathway is a Dhampir. She is the best friend of Lissa Dragomir, a Royal Moroi. 

Lastly, there are Strigoi. Strigoi are the evil ones, the living dead. They are super pale and have bright red eyes and fangs. They love to kill people, especially Moroi's.  Every Strigoi was once a Moroi, Dhampir, or Human. Strigoi are created, not born. 

No matter what type of character it is, all of them are brilliant. You fall in love with them right away. One of the Moroi in the story is the love of my life. 

Yeah, I'm that obsessed. 

But the thing is, why am I obsessed? It's because Richelle Mead is so good at creating amazing, realistic, and lovable characters! Even though the narrator isn't human and pretty much has nothing in common with me, I still loved her. Rose was so real, so brave, determined, hilarious, strong, and just a wonderful character. 

All of them are amazing. Every single one. The good and evil ones. 

I could go on for paragraphs more about how amazing this series is, but I need to stop now. You know what you guys need to do?

Go. Read. This. Series!

I mean it! I don't care what genre is your favorite, you will fall in love with this series right away anyway. Mine is Contemporary Fiction, but as you can see, I loved it! 

I rate this series 1000 stars. Yeah, I can do that. I created my own system :) 

I really want to thank Marisa, Evie, and Laura for recommending this series to me and finally convincing me to read it. Thanks so, so much guys! 

Lastly, I want you all to most certainly...

 

Let it snow...

Today was the winter's first snow here where I live. I woke up this morning for dance, tired and miserable, then I walked into our kitchen and noticed it was all white outside and more white little flakes were falling from the sky.

This was pretty shocking to me. One, because it's still October. Two, because in all my life I have never seen it snow before Halloween. (Sucks for all those trick or treaters, haha! I'm not even going this year.)

And you know what that means?
We're going to have a bad, bad winter!
And you know what that means?
Tons and tons of school delays and cancellations!

The weather people have been reporting for weeks that this winter here in Pennsylvania is going to be a rough one, and I can't wait! It really didn't snow that much today, like maybe only an inch. But it was still beautiful fluttering down from the sky.
I actually really love snow. Like this morning I was totally miserable and tired before I looked out the window, but seeing that today was the first snow, it just woke me up and brightened my spirits.

I think it's so stunning and awing when it all falls down from the sky. Snow is bright and pretty. (At first anyway.) Rain just depresses me. It's been raining so much lately and I've been in a horrible mood for a while now. My friends were positive I was PMSing. Rain just makes me think of sadness and it makes me tired and depressed. Snow is a sign of beauty and it lifts my spirits.

I mean yeah, the snow is ugly when it gets old and dirty, I hate the cold, I hate winter jackets, I hate wearing long sleeves and being freezing 24-7, but I love seeing snow when it's falling from the sky when it's new and fresh. I love sledding too. 

Don't you just love when the snow sparkles? 

And one of the best things about snow is school delays! I love waking up, seeing I have a delay, then going back to bed. It's the best feeling in the world.

Cancellations are great too. But when we get too many of them they start making us make up the days and we lose our spring break and we have to go longer in the summer. That's the only downside of cancellations. 

Snow makes me so happy. I just had to post about this because today was the first snow of the winter and all.
You know what snow makes me think of?
Christmas!
Christmas is right around the corner and it'll be here before we know it! I love the Christmas season, not just because of the presents. (Well, that is a great part of it..)
But I just love the whole atmosphere of Christmas. The decorations, the lights, the snow, the Christmas trees, the shopping, the foods, the clothes, the time off school, and the snow! And the fact that it's Jesus's birthday also makes it great!

Hot chocolate is always great when it's cold out!

The lights <3

I hate being cold, but I love the snow. So the love for snow kind of overpowers the cold thing. I can't wait for Christmas. My mood just lifts so much. I can't wait till it snows more! Gah! Fall is not my favorite season. I like the leaves changing to all those pretty colors but that's about it. I hate how it turns from warm to freezing so quickly here. Actually, I only like the month of December in winter. The other ones can just go away. I guess November is kind of the winter, but December is my favorite. 

What about you guys? Do you like snow? Hate it? More of a rain person? How excited are you for Christmas? (Or whatever holiday you celebrate.) Has it snowed in your area yet? Leave me some comments! 

Now I am going to go lose myself in the world of Vampire Academy, Last sacrifice! I'll be done with it very soon, so look for a Reader's Ramble on the entire series later today!

Scratch Off Challenge!

Hey guys! So i found this Scratch Off Challenge over at Amy's blog and it looks like fun so I'm going to try it! The ones that are scratched off apply to me! Leave comments and you guys should try this challenge too! It's a fun way to learn about people. Most of this is going to highlighted in white because I copied it... ugh, I hate this blog. Why does it have to be so stupid? 

Appearance
I have/had piercings besides the ears.
I want piercings besides the ears.

I have many scars.
I tan easily.

I wish my hair was a different color.
I have friends who have never seen my natural hair color.
I have a tattoo.
I want a tattoo.

I can be self-conscious about my appearance.
I have/had braces.
I have more than two piercings.

Embarrassment
Disney movies still make me cry.
I’ve laughed so hard I’ve cried.
I’ve glued my hand to something.
I’ve laughed until some kind of beverage came out of my nose.
I’ve touched something sharp/hot/etc to see if it would hurt.

Health
I’ve gotten stitches.
I’ve broken or dislocated a bone.
I’ve had my tonsils removed.
I’ve had my wisdom teeth removed.
I’ve had chicken pox.
I've had malaria.
I've had typhoid.
I've had jaundice.

Travel
I’ve been on a plane.
I’ve been to the US.
I’ve been to Europe.
I've been to at least one other country.
I've never been out of my country.
I’ve driven/ridden over 200 kilometers in one day.

Experiences
I’ve gotten lost in my city.
I’ve seen a shooting star.
I’ve wished on a shooting star.
I’ve seen a meteor shower.
I’ve gone out in public in my pajamas.
I’ve pushed all the buttons on an elevator.
I’ve slapped someone.
I’ve kissed someone underwater.
I’ve chugged something.

I’ve crashed a car.
I’ve been skiing.
I’ve been in a musical.
I’ve auditioned for something.
I’ve been on stage.
I’ve caught a snowflake on my tongue.
I’ve sat on a rooftop at night.
I’ve pranked someone.

I’ve ridden in a taxi.

Honesty / Crime
I’ve been threatened to be arrested.
I’ve broken a law.
I’ve done something I promised someone I wouldn’t.
I’ve done something I promised myself I wouldn’t.
I’ve sneaked out.
I’ve lied about my whereabouts.
I’ve cheated while playing a game.

I’ve been in a fist fight.

Death
I’m afraid of dying.

I hate funerals.
I’ve seen someone/something die.
Someone close to me has attempted/committed suicide.
I have attempted suicide.
I’ve thought about suicide before.
I’ve written a eulogy for myself.

Materialism

I own over 10 music CDs.

I own over 10 novels.

I own over 5 electronic gadgets.

I’m obsessed with anime/manga.

I collected comic books.

I own a lot of makeup.

I own gaming console(s).

I own a car.

I own a bike.

I thrive on compliments.

I thrive on hate.

Random

I can sing low key.

I’ve stolen a tray from a fast food restaurant.

I open up to others easily.

I watch the news occasionally or always.

I like to kill bugs.

I sing in the shower.

I’m a morning person.

I’m a sports cricket fanatic.

I twirl my hair.

I care about grammar.

I love spam.

I’ve copied more than 30 CDs in a day.

I bake reasonably well.

My favorite color is either white, yellow, pink, blue, red, black, purple, or orange.

I would wear pajamas to school.

I like Martha Stewart.

I laugh at my own jokes.

I eat fast food weekly.

I’ve not turned anything in and still got an A in a certain class.

I can’t sleep if there’s a bug/insect in the room.

I’m really ticklish.

I like chocolate.

I bite my nails.

I’m good at remembering names.

I’m good at remembering dates.

My memory sucks.

I have no idea what I want to do for the rest of my life. 

People

...used to ask if I was anorexic/bulimic. 

...called me fat.

...say I’m skinny.

...have said I’m ugly.

...have said I’m pretty.

...have spread rumors about me.

...force me to eat. 

...say I eat too much

....say I eat too little.

...say I eat too fast.

...say I eat too slow.

...have called me a genius.

...have given me gifts.

Eating

I’ve lost weight.

I’ve gained weight.

I’m at my thinnest.

I’m at my biggest. 

I’ve lost weight and kept it off.

I’ve lost weight, but gained it back. 

My weight affects my mood. 

I diet. 

I’m vegan/vegetarian.

I exercise. 

I’ve fainted from exhaustion. 

Family

I’ve sworn at my parents.

I’ve planned to run away from home before. 

I’ve run away from home. 

I have a sibling less than one year old.

I want kids.

I’ve had kids.

I’ve lost a child.

Relationships

I’m engaged.

I’m married.

I’m a swinger.

I'm in a relationship.

I’ve gone on a blind date.

I have/had a friend with benefits.

I miss someone right now.

I have a fear of abandonment.

I don't like to depend on others. 

I’ve gotten divorced.

I’ve had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back.

Someone has/had feelings for me when I didn’t have them back.

I’ve told someone I loved them when I didn’t.

I’ve told someone I didn’t love them when I did.

I’ve kept something from a past relationship.

Sexuality

I’m a cuddler.

I’ve been kissed in the rain.

I’ve hugged a stranger.

I’ve kissed a stranger.

Bad times

I regularly drink.

I can’t swallow pills.

I can swallow numerous pills at a time without difficulty.

I’ve been diagnosed with depression at some point.

I have anxiety problems.

I shut others out when I’m upset.

I don’t have anyone to talk to when I’m upset.

I have taken/take anti-depressants.

I’ve slept an entire day before.

                                                             

Pronovias Spring wedding gowns 2012 Collection

People always look forward to the next year all the time, of course, fashion designers catch that point. They bring us the latest fashion show in advance. 2011 is going away, and 2012 is coming. Like the other wedding dresses brand, Pronovias bridal Spring 2012 show is a hot topic for all people.

Pronovias is the leader of wedding dresses brands; I guess most of us agree that. They have the largest top fashion designers who are all talent enough, their arts are always brilliant! So, for the Spring 2012, let us see the eye vision collision these wedding dresses designers bring us!

Pronovias Spring wedding gowns 2012 Collection

Carolina Herrera Fashion Design Dresses

As a welcomed American fashion designer, Carolina Herrera has got a lot of respect in this area. She is a successful woman. Her design dresses are fantastic and wonderful for all women and girls. Her brand shorten name can be seen as “CH”, you must be familiar with this.

She has done very well in these years’ New York fashion Shows. In my opinion, her Spring fashion is one of the most excellent shows she brought us. I love it, how about you? Let us see together, you can show your ideas below.

A Reader's Ramble- Daughter of Smoke and Bone

Wow! I haven't done a Reader's Ramble in like a month! But, for this one I will be reviewing Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. 

Page count- 420

Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war. 
Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages--not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out. 
When one of the strangers--beautiful, haunted Akiva--fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

This took me about two weeks to read, which is a really long time for me. Why? Because school keeps getting more time consuming and this book was long, and confusing. I was pretty much speechless after finishing it, so this review is going to be difficult to write. 

Plot- You guys may or may not know that Contemporary Fiction is usually my forte. But this.. this.. this... is just remarkable. I don't even care that it wasn't contemporary, I still loved it! This book made me actually get a softer side for fantasy and paranormal books, and now I actually want to read some more like this. (Just no oldie times castles and fairies and ogres, that stuff I still can't stand.) 

But this book.. oh my gosh. Laini Taylor is a genius. This needs to be on the NYT Bestseller list NOW! Once you start reading it, you are taken to another world, a unique and magnificent world that Laini Taylor somehow created. I don't know what planet she comes from, but it's not Earth. The whole story line was just so intriguing and mystified. Like as your reading, you don't even know what the heck is going on but you have to keep reading anyway because it's SO DANG GOOD. It leaves you asking TONS of questions, but that just makes you want to keep reading!

The plot was just wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. I never expected it to end like it did. The whole time I kept asking myself, who is Karou? What is Karou? And by the end I got my shocking answer. It was just so brilliant, one of the best takes on Angels and Demons that probably exists today. 

Not to mention Taylor's writing style. My goodness, that lady has a way with words. They just flow so beautifully and really give you a feel of the story. 

All of you will love it. Like I said, fantasy normally isn't my thing but I am in love with this book.

When does the next one come out?! Ahh!

Setting-Some mystical and magical place called Eretz where angels and demons live but are at war. Somewhere where magic exists and people fly and it's just so wonderful. Such a unique setting. It is confusing at times but it's still amazing. I don't know how she came up with it. 

Characters- I don't even know how I can form complete and logical sentences about the characters, but I must try! 

Karou, mysterious, magical, beautiful Karou. She is one heck of a main character! She is brave, cunning, terrifying, confused, lost, empty, wonderful, amazing, and just so so unique. I wish I was her, or I wish she existed. Even though this story is fantasy, Karou is so real and relatable. She desires what every normal person wants. Love and understanding about who she is. 

A lot of the same words would be used for Akiva. He is just great and so mysterious as well, I loved him. Throughout reading, I wanted to know who he was too. Like what's his past? Why didn't he just kill Karou when he had the chance? What stopped him other than love? Where did he come from? Those are the many aspects that make you want to keep reading. 

Cover-I love it! The fact that she's wearing a mask, and that the mask is blue is perfect! This cover just pops out on a shelf, and the font is beautiful! Simply stunning and it was a great choice.

Overall- Overall, I am so glad I read this and got to experience such awesomeness. Just the plot of this story was amazing and leaves me craving for more. The romance was so beautiful and I hope one day to have one like that for myself. You all just need to read this book. Do it. I don't care what genre you're into, just. Read. It. 

I give this book 5/5 stars! It was an incredible read that leaves you in awe.