Just One Of Those Posts.

This is just one of those late-at-night-I’m-bored-and-feel-inspired posts.

So… I’ll write about my weekend so far.

I’ll start from yesterday – one P.M. Just got out of school, headed to Erie for Easter “break” – also known as Good Friday. Had a pretty goo day so far, even though though it lacked our daily dose of Julia, who’s in NYC. But I wasn’t looking forward to the three hour car ride with my three brothers. That’s usually the worst part. But, alas, I survived. When we got here, it was instantly hectic – boys running around everywhere. I just sat back and watched. Later, I went on a walk through the woods with Hayden and Nathan. We had fun, got a little dirty. I was the worst, though – ankle down was all mud. Hayden was the cleanest, with only a little mud on his pants. Nathan’s shoes needed sprayed with the hose. After that, it was dinner time. Meatball subs and pizza. After dinner, I made cupcakes. For two and a half hours all I saw were swirls of pink and purple and yellow icing. During the entire day it remained a constant eighty degrees. By the time I went to bed, I was so hot. I swear, in the winter this house is a meat locker and in the summer it’s a sauna. Anyway, I went to bed with sounds of Austin slow breathing and Meet Dave on TV. When I woke up, it wasn’t on my own. I heard video games being played and children screaming. I was jumped on a few times. I fell back asleep when they left, and the second time I woke up, it was by my mom at around nine. “Do you wanna take a walk with us?” she asked. “No, I just want to sleep,” I replied. After that a few more times, she finally left and, again, I fell asleep. I woke up the third time by myself at probably around ten. I got up, got dressed, ate a donut, and played the bit of piano I know how to. When everyone got back from their “nature walk,” they had a load. Salamanders and a dead fish. They insisted it was alive, but the poor thing was dead, and looked like it had been for a while. Later I decided to take a walk of my own, so I went through the wood’s to Bob’s. He has a barn and a lake and what looks like a mobile home (I think it is). I got beautiful pictures of the lake and the woods. When I got back I was beat, because it’s still eighty outside, and there wasn’t even a breeze. I chilled for a couple hours, taking a break until I was needed – Mom and Tina were going out, so I had to watch the boys. We took a walk along the creek that lines the woods, and even found a hole (I think it was a mole or rabbit hole). Hayden yelled into the hole: “Hello! Is anyone down there?” I giggled at his curiosity, because four year olds are so adorable. We got back to the house just as my aunt and uncle (Hayden’s parents), Canyon, my grandmas, and my grandpa got here. We ate a Good Friday dinner – fish, of course, with macaroni and cheese and alfredo. After dinner, I disappeared downstairs and went on the computer and played pinball. I hold all five high scores – the two highest scores are over a million, because I am amazing When I came back up, we sat around the table, told some stories, had some laughs. Nathan, Hayden, and Canyon all got baths and things settled down. A few of us sat down to watch The Blind Side, but about ten minutes in we were interrupted by Anthony, who said the fire that my uncles had started to burn out the hillside was really big. The movie was paused because we all had to investigate. My uncle was called, and he said it was just tires they were burning, so the fire got really big. My aunt was worrying that they weregoing to get a citation for the fire. Eventually we made it back inside and continued the movie, which was great. When it ended, adults migrated out of the white room, and left the five of us – Zac, Anthony, David, Austin, and me – here. And that’s where my story ends – right here, half listening to Roseanne on TV with the boys all asleep – Austin on one end of the couch, Zac on the other, Anthony on the chair, and David on the floor. It’s nearly midnight, so sweet dreams everyone

~Emilee

Just Some Random Bits. Nothing Much.

Well, now, it’s been a while, no? About two weeks I guess. I got sick of not blogging so… I came here. The perfect place, right? So there are a few little things I’d like to say. This isn’t just a “Hey!” then back to no blogging.

So, first off, my space bar is broken. There was something stuck under it, so I took it off and then when my mom finally got it back on, it was harder to press down. Sometimes there isn’t even a space. So if you see some words running together, that’s most likely the reason. Another reason could be laziness.

Next: The next Bran Hambric book will be titled Bran Hambric: The Specter Key. I stayed up till one thirty A.M. last Saturday night so I could find out Here’s what Kaleb posted on his blog as the short summary:

“In BRAN HAMBRIC: THE SPECTER KEY, while sorting through the same vault where he was found as a child, young mage-in-secret Bran Hambric discovers an old deposit box left in his deceased mother’s name. Unable to open its enchanted lock, Bran is suddenly haunted by strange messages from invisible spirits who call themselves the Specters. Bran discovers that the Specters have been enslaved by magic, and that there are those who will stop at nothing to take control of their dark powers.”

(copy and pasted from www.kalebnation.com – but don’t worry Kaleb, I have no intention of stealing your ideas )

Also, you can go to TeenFire.ning.com and vote for the cover of Bran Hambric: The Specter Key! Exciting right? Not unless you have an account on the site. I was mad when I saw that you had to log into leave a comment for you vote. But you can stillseethem, which is just as exciting My favorite is the third one, if that counts for anything. Which it doesn’t… unless you have an account on Teen Fire.

For any more information and lasted news on Bran Hambric, follow Kaleb Nation (@KalebNation) or Bran Hambric (@BranHambric) on Twitter, or go to branhambric.com.

Okay, next we have… The Vampire Diaries. Yes, I chose that at random, hence the dot dot dot… Anyway, Season Two of The Vampire Diaries is on Thursday at 8/7 central on The CW, so… Watch it, set your Tivos… Whatever.

Now lets talk about The Golden Globes. Ha ha. I finally have a subject that’s important to more than just me

Anna Kendrick (Jessica Stanley in The Twilight Saga) was up for best actress in a motion picture, but couldn’tlive up to Mo’Nique, who took the award.
Up won for best animated feature film,which was very well-deserved
The Up In The Air writers won for best screenplay in a motion picture.
James Cameron won for best director for the film Avatar. One of the most epic movies of all time.He said it took over four years to plan out and film… That is a long time, no?  Beat the director of Up In The Air.
Best television series, comedy or musical, went to Glee, which I was happy about Glee is my new obsession.
Avatar won for best motion picture,drama, again beating Up In The Air.

Those weren’t all the winners, just the highlights… to me. I turn something that isn’t supposed to be about me into something that is. I’m so selfish.

Zomigosh. I almost forgot! *le gasp*

One of my mom’s dear friends, Chris Mann, is a singer. And he has a dream – He wants to be on the Ellen Show. So we’re trying to help him out! Do whatever you can to make the happen – tweet it, blog it, facebook it, myspace it, youtube it… Whatever you can do to help a Mann out.

Chris’s Twitter – twitter.com/iamchrismann
Chris’s Blog – chrismannmusic.wordpress.com
Chris’s Facebook fan page – facebook.com/chrismannmusic
Chris’s MySpace page – myspace.com/chrismannmusic
Chris’s YouTube – youtube.com/chrismannmusic

Well that’s pretty much all fornow, comment But only if you want to,cause I can’t force anyone to do anything… sadly.

**UPDATE** The Bran HAmbric cover has been chosen! And it’s the one I like! I’m so happy right now

Here it is:

It’s just an early sketch, so when the book comes out,it will definitely be in color.

One last thing – none of the links in this post work. And I’m wayy too lazy to fixthat. So just type them in your address bar or whatever.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, everyone! Here are some pictures of our celebrations and the like

Nathan at Steak n Shake

Austin with his 3D glasses (from Avatar) and Steak n Shake hat

Me in my 3D glasses and New Year hat

Everyone’s ready fro 2010!

Sean in his glasses, ready for annual the Silly String fight

Zac and Sean got their kisses at midnight…

So I wasn’t really read to let 2009 go, but I know 2010 had to come sometime. And it’s gonna be a great year.

Happy New Year!

Emilee

Remembering 2009 … Anticipating 2010

As 2009 comes close to an end, I’m trying to remember everything that happened. Of course, 2009 was one of the best years of my life because that took up most of my sixth grade year, with was the best, and I have people to back me up for that… You know who you are, and I’m sure you’ll comment just for that reason. So, here’s a list of all the things that happened in 2009 (and not just to me ) :

January:
Well, of course, we got a new president…whoo hoo. On January 2nd, Jett Travolta (John Travolta’s son) died. He was sixteen. It was announced officially that Taylor Launter would not be replaced in New Moon on January 7th The “miracle” on the Hudson also took place in January, on…the 15th? And sometime in the middle of January I officially finished The Twilight Saga… Maybe around the 15th or 16th? I don’t remember because it didn’t matter much then. I didn’t know it would be a significant date in my life…

February:
On February 1st, the Steelers won the Super Bowl! Yay!

March:
Twilight came out on DVD the 21st! New Moon started filming on the 23rd, two days later.

April:
The Pens won the Stanley Cup on April 15th… Pittsburgh became The City of Champions. I turned twelve on the 19th But that doesn’t count.

May:
MY FRIEND SOPHIE TURNED 13 ON THE 23rd On the 27th, Mike Tyson’s daughter died when she was playing with an electrical cord and got tangled in it… She was four. The first official New Moon trailer was released On the MTV Movie Awards on May 30th (hosted by ANDY SAMBERG!! Dude cracks me up).

June:
The death of Michael Jackson – he was pronounced dead on June 25th, 2009. Farrah Fawcett died the same day. Then, three days later, Billy Mays died. And now, what? He’s gonna be replaced by the Sham Wow guy? Yeah, I don’t think so.

July:
On the Fourth of July, former Nashville football player, Steve McNair, was found in his apartment, dead. I was in Nashville when this happened, so it was all over the news where I was. I could tell you every detail about it, but I won’t Tenth Grade Bleeds came out on the 9th.

August:
August is the only month I couldn’t find anything for… help??

September:
An amazing three day string of events – on the 8th, Catching Fire (the second book in The Hunger Games trilogy) came out, and on the 9th, Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse came out. Aaand on Thursday, September 10th at 8/7 central, The Vampire Diaries aired for the first time on The CW. Oh, what a glorious month Oh, and don’t forget the whole Kanye West situation. He interupted Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards on the 13th. “This day will live in infamy…” On the 14th, Patrick Swayze died of cancer. I also launched my first blog post on the 22nd. September was chocked full of events…

October:
A failed attempt of a trip to New York on the 4th. Nuff said. Eclipse finishes filming on Halloween.

November:
Well, New Moon came to theaters! *cheers* *party* *cheers*

December:
Chris Henry, a football player, died in a car crash on the 17th. He was twenty-six. Also, actress Brittany Murphy died on December 20th. I finished The Hunger Games on the 27th

Jeeeez, what with all the dying?

So anyway, we all know that countless things happened in 2009. But what about everything happening in 2010? Here it is:

• January 10th, 2010 – Bran Hambric 2 title will be released! (initials T.S.K. … any guesses??)
• January 21st, 2010, 8/7 central – Season 2 premiere of The Vampire Diaries on The CW
• January, 2010 – Scholastic will release a paperback of Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse
• February 5th, 2010 – Dear John comes out in theaters (it looks soo good)
• February 9th, 2010 – Eleventh Grade Burns by Heather Brewer hits bookshelves everywhere
• March 5th, 2010 – Alice in Wonderland hits theaters
• March 12th, 2010 – Remember Me goes to theaters (starring Robert Pattinson)
• March 19th, 2010 – The Runaways (starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning) in theaters
• I estimate about March 20th for New Moon on DVD. I’ll update when it’s official
• June 18th, 2010 – Toy Story 3 goes to theaters!
• June 30th, 2010 – Eclipse in theaters!
• July 2nd, 2010 – The Last Airbender in theaters (starring Jackson Rathbone)
• July 20th, 2010 – Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
• August 24th, 2010 – Book Three of The Hunger Games comes to my bookshelf! And, of course, Sophie’s
• November 19th, 2010 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part I goes to theaters

Also, here are some events that I can’t put dates to (because I don’t personally know or it hasn’t been released. If anyone does know, please tell me ) :

• The Hunger Games (book by Suzanne Collins) movie – 2010
• Bran Hambric: T.S.K. by Kaleb Nation - 2010
  
• The Host (book by Stephenie Meyer) movie – 2010
• Shiver (book by Maggie Stiefvater) movie – 2010

So, I think that’s it. Tell me if I forgot something, I beg you. Because I’m bound to have forgot something, whether it’s in 2009 or 2010.

Anyway, I can’t wait for 2010! Happy New Year, everyone, and I hope you all had a wonderful *insert winter holiday you celebrate here* and have a safe New Year

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, my dears!

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”  ~Norman Vincent Peale

I thought that was pretty

So what did we all get? So far I got…

• A whole bunch of clothes
• Paramore – Riot! (which I will do a post on)
  
• Owl City – Ocean Eyes (which I will do a post on)
• Some fuzzy slippers
• P.J.’s
• Scene It? Disney 2nd Edition
• A cover for my phone that doesn’t fit

And that’s about it. Everything I ever really wanted Because I’m rocking out to Riot! right now

First Blog Posts Aren’t Always The Greatest.

So I’ve had my blog for a few days, and have been trying to think of a first post since Sunday. I’ve been thinking about it forever, asked a few friends, but nothing ever seemed like a good first post. So tonight, I was talking to my friend Sophie on Facebook and the idea just hit me because we were always saying that first posts kinda suck. With just those few words, this post was born.

So that’s my first post. Because, at the moment, I have no better ideas.

After all, I’m not the creative mind.

(By the way, a lot of my friends said my first post should be about them (lol) so I wanted them to have the joy of seeing their name in the post :  Faiha, Hanna, Ricki, Ilana, and Sarah. So see? It’s all about you guys )