Movie Monday: Deck the Halls

 Favorite Christmas movie of all time is definitely Deck the Halls. If you haven't seen this movie, you need to go to the store and pick you up a copy.
  Okay in reality it isn't that good of a movie, but I don't know why watching this movie completes my Christmas. It is about a man who lives a normal life, but is obsessed with Christmas. He gets a new neighbor and they do this whole fighting thing the whole movie over celebrating Christmas. It ends with them having a Christmas lights battle sorta.
  Deck the Halls has some really good stars in the movie. Danny Devito who is from Matilda and Matthew Broderick who play Ferris Bueller in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, play the fighting neighbors. Their wives are played by Kristin Davis and Kristin Chenoweth who I am a big fan of.
  This movie makes me laugh every time and I definitely recommend it to everyone. I want to know what your all time favorite Christmas movie is.

Happy Readings
 Samm

Tunes Tuesday: Last Christmas

  My favorite Christmas song is Last Christmas which is originally done by Wham!. This is a very popular cover song. Some of the cover artists include, Ashley Tisdale, Billie Piper, Hilary Duff, Crazy Frog, The Maine, and Taylor Swift. That is just a third of the famous artists who have covered this song.
  My favorite cover of the song is Taylor Swift's version, it has more of a pop feel then Wham!'s version and it's a very fun song to blast and sing along to.
  If you are not a fan of Taylor Swift there is a girl I watch on YouTube name Bailie who does a cover of Taylor Swift's version of Last Christmas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dE3EfRjf8E Bailie's YouTube name is Pawsonmagic and you should definitely check her out. Last Christmas is probably my favorite cover that she has done. I even think it's better then Taylor Swift's version.
  I want your thoughts on the song and your favorite cover of Last Christmas.

Happy Readings
 Samm

Fashion Friday: Christmas Sweaters

  Winter means all sorts of things, one of the things being Christmas sweaters, which nobody looks forward to. This year I have seen a bunch of cute Christmas sweaters. No they don't have flickering lights or a laughing reindeer. They are very simple, but still festive and I am definitely going to have to get one of these sweaters.

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  Each are different and not tacky Christmas. My favorite is the last one, but it is more expensive out of the three. I love love sweaters during the winter. You wear it over a pair of leggings(if the sweater is long enough to cover you) and you are all set. 

  I hope you like these sweaters. I found them on Wanelo.com it is a very cool fun website for shopping. This is my link for Wanelo.com http://wanelo.com/omgitsmesammy

Happy Readings

 Samm

Theme Thursday: DIY Gifts

 Winter is my favorite part of the year, because I love giving. I love to pick out presents and give them to my friends and family. Sometimes you are short on cash, but you still have a bunch of gifts left to get. DIY gifts are cheap and a lot more personal.
  Here are a bunch of different DIY gifts for everyone on your list.
  1. http://www.ehow.com/how_10053278_make-melted-crayons-shapes-directions.html -for your kids or maybe your little siblings who love to color.
  2. http://www.casasugar.com/DIY-Map-Coasters-2563819 -maybe for your parents or in laws. You can even change the map to pictures or letters or their favorite colors.
  3. http://blogs.babble.com/the-new-home-ec/2011/10/05/10-beautiful-bookmark-tutorials/#scrap-fabric-bookmarks -This is for all your book friends. I love bookmarks and these will definitely make reading more fun.
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  4. http://www.ehow.com/how_18557_make-t-shirt.html -This is a cool gift for anyone. This is very personal add any type of t-shirts or hoodies to make it a perfect gift for anyone. If you are feeling really generous this holiday season get all your team jerseys and give it to your coach.
  I hope this helped some of you. As you can probably tell I have not done any of these gift ideas. I see and pin them on my Pinterest and thought I should share them. I am going to be doing a Theme Thursday with all DIY ideas. If you have any ideas please let me know down below.
  Always remember to check out my Pinterest for more DIY gift ideas.

Happy Readings
 Samm

Reading Wednesday: Thirteen Reasons Why

  Jay Asher is one of my favorite writers. His writing is easy to follow, but also very much in depth of that person's life or what the book is about.
  My favorite book by Jay Asher is Thirteen Reasons Why. Thirteen Reasons Why is about Hannah Baker who committed suicide. She sends out a package of cassette tapes each with a message to one person who had betrayed or hurt her in one way. Clay Jensen is who the book is mostly about. Clay Jensen listening to the tapes and his relationship with Hannah Baker.
  This book is a very interesting read because crazy things happen. You find out what the thirteen people did to Hannah Baker to make her commit suicide and also what Clay Jensen had to do with Hannah's suicide.
  Thirteen Reasons Why is going to be made into a movie with Selena Gomez playing Hannah Baker. I'm very excited to watch this movie, although I already know that the book is going to much better then the movie. Cause books usually are.
  Another good Jay Asher read is the Future of Us.

Happy Readings
 Samm

Tunes Tuesday: Mistletoe by Justin Bieber

  Last year Justin Bieber came out with a Christmas album featuring the song Mistletoe.
  This is a very cute Christmas song, Justin is singing about missing all of the Christmas traditions because he is waiting underneath the mistletoe for his girl.
  Now I am not a die hard Justin Bieber fan, so I went onto YouTube last year to try and find other talented singers covering this song.
  I am a big fan of Cimorelli it is a group of 6 sisters who are great at harmonizing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOyBqO7SVe8 that is a link to the group singing Mistletoe by Justin Bieber. I love this video it shows the girls personality and their little brother Joey plays a great Santa.
  Another one is Ebony Day's cover here is a link to her video.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-3ZzDvd50g  I like Ebony Day's version best because of the tempo of the song is a little different then the original.
  That's all I have for Mistletoe covers, but I want y'all to go to YouTube and find your favorite Mistletoe cover and post it in the comments. I will watch all of them.

Happy Readings
 Samm  

Movie Monday: Elf

 Okay so for the month of December I am going to be doing a lot of Christmas themed things. I apologize if you don't celebrate Christmas, but I hope you still enjoy.
  Today I am talking about Elf. One of the world's favorite Christmas movies of all time.
  Elf is about Buddy the Elf, he was raised in the North Pole with Santa. Until Buddy figures out he was adopted and goes to New York to find his real father. Buddy tries to bring Christmas cheer to all of the world and his father.
  I love this movie and I watch it at least once every Christmas. It is so funny and cute, it is also a great family movie. Buddy the Elf is played by Will Ferrell and you know it's going to be very funny with Will Ferrell as the main man. Starring along side Will Ferrell is one of my favorite actresses Zooey Deschanel.
  If you haven't seen this movie or even if you haven't go watch it and always remember. The best way to spread Christmas cheer, is singing loud for all to hear!

Happy Readings
 Samm