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I'm Not Alive To Make People Comfortable...
I'm me. I don't pretend to be anything else. I owe my life to my God.
Good point! :)Everytime I attempt to be healthy, these attempts are marked by one overwhelming feeling.
Hunger.
It seems like nothing I have to eat compares with what I want to eat (pasta) or makes me feel full like my usual diet (pasta) does. I like that feeling of total contendedness that rabbit food tends…
Yes! Also, I wanted to add that you can keep your metabolism up and running and therefore burn more calories if you eat throughout the day. In nature, deer and other “grazing” type animals are leaner and faster because they nibble all day and need to be able to escape predators at a moment’s notice. Bears, however, eat a lot all at once and sleep for months at a time, so they carry more fat. The same goes for spirituality, I feel especially in my life, because when I tend to rely on the Feasts to keep me going, I end up on a spiritual high for a while but then crash, hard. The feasts are great, but if I don’t add in the spiritual snacks throughout the day, every day, I’ll just end up hungry again. Gotta keep my spiritual metabolism going :) Love you, dear!
The turtle wishes you a Merry Christmas
My heart is breaking.
Story behind this? Her dad was leaving on a 2 year deployment. She was crying, and wouldn’t let go of her dad’s hand, even when he stood in line, saluting. No one had the heart to break them apart.
(Source: beautifulwhatsyourhurry)
Explanation: With the incredible popularity of the books and soon to explode popularity of the movies, it’s only to be expected munchkins want to participate in the trend. I have a more grown up version to celebrate with my peeps (yes, I am a Hunger Games fangirl. Deal) but I got to thinking about how awesome it would be to throw a kids version. This is the kids version. Because I really don’t want to do my homework right now. Mwahaha.
Colors: Red, Gold, Black.
Food: Food plays a major role in these books. It’s important to capitalize on that as much as humanly possible at the party. A great source is www.fictionalfood.net. The website features food recipes inspired by fictional books/stories. She even quotes the page number she got the idea from. She has a recipe for lamb stew with plums, which if you read the book you know is a major part of the series. You can opt for this stew option (ideally in bread bowls as a nice salute to Peeta), if you really want to…but if you have a younger crowd you probably want to prepare option two.
2. Set up several plates buffet style along a long table. Place an assortment of fruit and veggies (from Rue’s district) on one plate. Have an assortment of berries, since these too play a pivitol role in the books. Make it appealing in a wooden bowl and a variety of berry colors. On the second plate, have a sampling of cheeses of different kinds and makes that can be placed or spread on bread, toast, or crackers. At least one goat cheese on the plate to reference Prim’s gift to Katniss at the beginning of the first book. The other plates can have anything you want on them, preferably something like baked chicken or something that looks like something someone from one of the Districts could have taken and eaten.
The Cake: go all out on the cake. Crazy decorations, frosting, etc. Has to look like Peeta would have made it. Probably the most expensive food item you can buy for this thing.
Decorations: fire like streamers from the ceiling (Katniss the girl who was on fire). Cornucopia (old Thanksgiving decoration) in the center of wherever the food is arranged strategically with food coming out.
Additional touches: hand out monkingjay pins to put on the kids shirts, or pins to represent different districts. Check out the official FB page for specific designs for each district.
Have clocks hiding in odd ways around the party.
Activities
Females only: braid hair back in Katniss style do, play dress up inspired by the interview and such portion of the games
Games: dodgeball in District themed teams.
Fun: build a bonfire, roast marshmallows/ other food. Camp outside.
Hardcore: go to a local archery range and learn how to shoot. OR if the Renn fair is in town, go together with your group.
obvious: go see the movie!
So God and I have an understanding. He understands that I have every intention of excercising my priveledge of approaching His throne (frequently) to discuss things in my life (mostly complaints). I understand that no matter how much I complain, pitch fits, beg or whatever He is God and His will is going to be done in my life whether I like it or not. Because that’s what I signed up for. Being the daughter of the King and all.
For the most part, this relationship works. We talk frequently. When I’m human and weak and decide I want to discuss a proposition for my life, God listens and answers with “yes” or “no.” Sometimes He answers with “not yet” only I think He’s said “no.” Those times are the most incredible foundation shaking moments for me. Because years later, He’ll answer with a “now you can have this” and it’ll completely shock me! I quit even praying for those things because I never imagined it could happen. I never dreamed it could be true. Those are my favorite surprises from my Daddy Upstairs.
Like the swing set I prayed for when I was seven, but received rusty and near demolished when we got to Clarksville.
The friends I was desperate to find but didn’t until I went to college. Some I found in High School.
There are many more things, one not listed in particular, but all in all I’m grateful. I’m grateful of the King that loves me enough to not give me everything I want when I want it.
Theme: Willy (Or is it Willie? You get the idea) Wonka Birthday Party
Gender: Both Genders
Ages: I’m not really sure what ages would enjoy this the most. If you have any ideas feel free to comment.
Colors: 1. Gold and various shades of brown. If you absolutely have to have a third color opt for pops of red, because more often than naught, red shows up on various candy wrappers.
2. OR go completely rainbow color crazy! I prefer the first option, because I think it would be more visually appealing and unexpected, but younger kids would probably like this second option more.
Invite: (optional) Pattern it to look like the golden ticket, printed on yellow construction paper or thicker yellow paper type deal. Preferably brown print. Cut out with a scrapbook scissor cutter thingy. You know, the stuff that leaves special patterned edges.
Tables: The key to this party is having a buffet style set up so the kids feel like they can chow down ala Augustus. Have two long plastic tables set up with plates of various heights and widths spread out. Cover the tables with tablecloths in your color scheme, fabric according to age range (plastic for the younger kids because they will doubtless spill something, cloth for the older kids to make it look less little kiddie). Sprinkle gold glitter/confetti on the table cloths to give it a fun shimmer.
Centerpiece fun stuff: Get a pot, put chocolate pudding and crushed oreo mix in it fill up to the top. “Plant” lollipops in the pot so it looks like the lollipops are growing out of the dirt. Totally eatable, and still cute. This brings us to…
Food:
Dessert (Important stuff first): Instead of having a cake (If you REALLY want one, go for a chocolate sheet cake with golden icing made to look like “the golden ticket) opt for something fun and go out and get a chocolate fountain. They’re pricey ($60-80), but you can always borrow one from a friend. Plus, its a good way to incorporate fruit with the chocolate theme that way parents will be slightly less apprehensive about leaving their kids with you for X hours. Include strawberries, other berries according to taste of birthday kid, grapes, apples, etc. For something salty add pretzels.You can always put “weird things” like peppers and oranges out too so the kids can experiment with different flavors.
Hot chocolate is a MUST. Serve in mugs that match color theme preferably out of a golden colored pitcher.
Have a table of hershey bars minus the outer paper layer, so only the silver wrapping is left out arranged on a platter.
There’s a whole series of Wonka themed candy out and for sale now, gather nerds, everlasting gobstoppers, etc. Arrange them on various plates as well, or put them in the goody bags to go home.
Main course: Doesn’t really matter what you serve, but since chocolate is going to be in abundance, I vote something healthy and colorful. No salad though. Go the salad route and you might have a riot on your hands. I would do something like a soup because at the very beginning of the book I believe I remember the kid talking about how that was all his family ever ate. Lots of veggies in the soup to balance out the vast amount of sugar to come. Serve either with rainbow bread to hold with fun color theme (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlisbona/5012082625/ for picture, http://www.ehow.com/how_2292757_make-rainbow-bread.html. No idea if the recipe will work, but the picture looks cool!) or serve with really dark wheat bread (you know, so it holds with the brown colors that should be prominent throughout the party).
Fun food: Hardboil eggs. Use easter egg paint to color them gold, then put them in a bowl labled “bad eggs”. Put chocolate eggs wrapped in gold foil (you can buy these at the store) and put them in a bowl labeled “good eggs” For a decorative touch you can put a picture of a scale between the two, or a picture of a goose.
Decorations: Balloons that are crazy CRAZY dispersed around the party. Everywhere. Bowls should be clear or colored in theme. The chocolate fountain itself could be a centerpiece decoration.
Hardcore: This idea came from http://www.squidoo.com/topics which is a great resource for throwing this party as well. She has pictures of the decorations she used. The idea: Eatible wallpaper.
“1. Purchase some wallpaper pieces that have fruit on them - like a bathroom pattern etc… and then melt some Jolly Ranchers in the microwave until it becomes liquid. Paint different flavors on similar colors on wallpaper so that they will have a taste. “The Snausberries taste like Snausberries”!
2. Purchase candy dots ! - Tape them up on the wall with names on them so that everyone knows which one they can “lick”.”
Activities:
Basic: Watch the Old Willie Wonka movie. Honestly, the new one is just too creepy to EVER show to children. Plus, they’ve probably already seen it.
*play music in the background of the party, preferably the original movie soundtrack.
Have the kids sign a contract when they enter, just like in the movie.
Slightly Less Basic: Photos in the “Glass Elevator”. Hang sheets of plastic wrap on a frame (You can use those thick PVC pipes spray painted gold to build the frame) and have a landscape in the background (Potted swirly pops/suckers, trees with candy apples hanging off, whatever you feel like making) or just position the “photo booth” near a cool landscape. Take pictures of every kid, preferably after they’ve had a go at the chocolate fountain.
Face painting station: Paint either candy pictures on the kids faces, or paint their faces orange like our favorite ompa loompas (sp? ok, little people) and use green lipstick from a knock off Haloween store and green eyeshadow.
Filler items: Play poker for candy, not chips/money. Play “Spoons” with chocolate bars instead of spoons (someone has to eat the chocolate after every round) Play classic group builder games (human knot, etc.) but have the reward be a massive chocolate bar.
Enjoy!
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I am a virgin by choice. I am waiting till marriage. I can give you what you want and say that it is a faith based decision and it does stand for about 10% of my reasoning, but that’s not exactly why. I am waiting for two reasons. I was given a book years ago that had one line stand out to me and…
