The All About Me Tag

Hello you all, and Happy New Year! I hope January has been treating you all well thus far. Can you believe it's 2020, a brand new decade?! 

So anyway, I've been by Daminika for The All About Me Tag, so let's get into it. :)  

THE RULES:

1. Link back to the person who started the tag.

2. Use the banner above in your post.

3. Answer the questions truthfully.

4. Tag at least three blogger friends.

THE QUESTIONS:

|| What is your favorite color? 

I don't know. Blues, purples? I can never answer this question. It's ridiculous, I know. *laughs* My favorite color was purple when I was little, I think. For wearing, I like deep colors, especially cool colors, but that probably is just because those look best on me.

|| Your blog/blogs?

This one, Simple Things.
I also have a photography site, Natasha Ann Photography.

|| Do you like to read?

Yes, I do! 

|| What is your favorite book?

Another question I don't know the answer to. So I'll pick one of my favorites that I read last year...

Entwined by Heather Dixon

|| What's your favorite sport?

Can I answer with an Olympic-type sport? Because I'm not into watching ball sports. xP I like figure skating! And gymnastics. Oh, I sometimes play disc golf. I don't LOVE it though. And I'm not very good either, haha!

|| What's your favorite movie?

MAN, I can't do favorites! I'll pick a favorite that I watched last year, once again...

The Magic of Ordinary Days

All the hearts for this movie! It was really good. <3

|| If you could time travel, when would you go?

Probably sometimes in the 1800's, when people went to balls and dances to socialize. How fun would that be?? Not during the Civil War though.

|| Favorite board game?

I really don't play board games that often. I like Apples to Apples, Scategories, Take-Two (like Bananagrams), Dutch Blitz, and various other card games.  

|| How many siblings do you have?

E i g h t!

|| What's your favorite Bible verse?

ONE of my favorite Bible verses would probably be... 

"But those who wait on the Lord

Shall renew their strength;

They shall mount up with wings like eagles,

They shall run and not be weary,

They shall walk and not faint."

Isaiah 40:31

I TAG:

Anyone who wants to do it! As usual xP

The Merry and Bright Tag

Hello peeps!

I was tagged by Daminika for the Merry and Bright Tag! Thanks girl! xD

Here we go...



Favorite movies to watch at Christmas time:

Holiday Inn. I own It's a Wonderful Life too, so we'll see if I watch that one this year too. ;) I should.

Some Christmas songs that make it Christmas:

The traditional songs, both hymns and the fun ones. The First Noel, O Holy Night... As well as Mary Did You Know. *smiles* 

Some books that I love in the winter (aka give me all the feels):

None, because I rarely re-read books. :P

Some Christmas goodies that make me smile:

Hot apple cider, and pretty much anything we make. I like food. *laughs* We usually made different cookies, but haven't yet this year.

Some Christmas-y words that make me happy:

twinkling lights. snowflakes. cozy fireplace. sleigh rides (never been on one tho). xP

Some things I look forward to every year:

Well, I really enjoy buying and wrapping up gifts. So much fun. :) I don't know if I'm really anticipating it so much before the time actually comes to Christmas shop though... *shrugs* xP
Getting a tree and decorating it is awesome too! Oh, and giving out the gifts I got for everyone. Opening mine is fun as well, of course! *laughs*

Favorite Christmas memories:

I guess making all kinds of creative homemade gifts when I was younger, and still now buying them and wrapping them. I just really enjoy that. This year we went to a small-town Christmas parade, and also got apple cider at a cute little market\cafe. That was fun too. ^__^

Shantelle and I with our hot apple cider, looking life we jumped into a Hallmark Christmas movie. xD *laughs* I love this picture

Some memories to be made this year:

A Christmas party of sorts with "new" people from the church Shantelle and I started going to.
Getting together with family that live near us.
My baby brother's first Christmas. ;)

Guidelines:

Take the banner and put it in your post

List as many things as you want in each category

Tag as many people as your heart desires!

I Tag:

The usual- whoever wants to do it! xP

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BLOG, ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS!! xD 

AND IF YOU HAVE A BLOG AND WANT TO COMMENT THE ANSWERS HERE INSTEAD, DO THAT! 

WHAT IS SOMETHING FUN AND CHRISTMASY YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THIS YEAR?

All About Autumn Tag \\ I'm back... maybe

Hey people of the blogger world! It's been a while. A long while. But I suppose I'm back, for now. We'll see how it goes.

How was your summer? As you may remember, I went on a vacation for a wedding (which I photographed- my third wedding), and visited some dear family. Since then we've had some company at our house a couple of times, I've been working, and just going through life. I started something recently that I'll probably do a little post on soon. :)

Fall begins in just two days! Though it's still been quite hot around here, tonight the air is COOL outside. That means fall IS actually coming. *smiles* 

Speaking of such, DAMINIKA tagged me for the All About Autumn tag! So lets get into that!



\\ What are your plans for this fall?

Vacation to the West Coast! My cousin is getting married, and I have the honor of being photographer. It'll be wonderful to go see family and friends. <3
I also plan to fully enjoy the pleasures of fall fashion. MY. FAVE.
Thanksgiving. <3

\\ Which two things tell you that the autumn season has begun?

When the weather cools, and when the colors start changing. *shrugs* That's obvious, I know.

\\ What are three things you love about the season?

fall weather. boots. the colors. jackets. (i know, that was four)

\\ What is your best memory from fall?

I don't know. I guess it's the little things. And some of the Thanksgivings of days gone by. Family is special. :)

\\ What is your favorite scent from autumn?

Hot spiced apple cider, maybe?

\\ What is your favorite autumn color?

I don't know, they're all nice! For wearing, I'd probably say red

\\ What is your favorite fall inspired drink?

Spiced hot apple cider

\\ What is your favorite food from autumn?

Apple stuff and pumpkin stuff  xP

\\ Which place would you love to visit in the fall?

Um, probably just anywhere with people I care about. I'm happy to be visiting the West this fall. ^__^ But if I went somewhere for the colors I'd probably go to New Hampshire because I have family there. 



I TAG: Anyone who wishes to do it

The Sunshine Blogger Award

*knock knock* Anybody still here?

Heeyyyyy! I'm back! It's been awhile, but vacation is over, and I guess it's time to continue blogging.

I was tagged by Daminika @ Walking in the Sonshine, Dancing in the Rain for the Sunshine Blogger Award! Thanks for the tag, girl!

R.U.L.E.S

Thank the blogger who nominated you and link their blog

Answer the questions the questions the blogger who nominated you provided

Nominate new bloggers and make up 11 questions for them to answer

List the rules and have the Sunshine Blogger logo present in your post

Q.U.E.S.T.I.O.N.

1. What was the last movie you watched (and enjoyed)?

I guess that would be Goodbye Christopher Robin. I watched it on the plane. (I guess I did watch some of Flicka the other day, but that doesn't count :P)

2. Favorite summer-y food?

I can't do favorites, remember? *sigh* Um... all the BBQ food... and ice cream. *thumbs up*

3. Last adventure you had?

Hmm... the scavenger hunt we did on my (now) aunt's last night out? *grins* You could also say that being a wedding photographer the next day for the second time ever was an adventure as well! ;)

4. Road trip or airplanes?

If I wanted to see cool sights along the way, maybe a road trip. But airplanes are faster. xP Both have their pros and cons, I guess.

5. What is your dream wedding color(s)?

I don't know. I was thinking lavender\light purple, but I'm not sure. Light pink or some kind of blue might be nice too. I'll figure it out when the time comes. :P 

6. What song have you had on repeat?

I don't listen to music all the time... but I have been while blogging tonight. And I guess I've been listening to Scotty McCreery's songs a fair amount. *winks* 

7. Girly-girl or tomboy?

I'd never call myself a tomboy, but I also might not give myself the term "girly-girl" either. Maybe in between there somewhere. I'm definitely girly, but I can also "get dirty". *winks*

8. First celebrity crush?

Uh... Logan Bartholomew? *laughs* 

9. Top three favorite blogs?

Lucillian Photography

Walking in the Sonshine, Dancing in the Rain

The Barefoot Gal

maybe these?

10. How long ago did you start your blog?

Back in later 2014. Wow! Almost four years already.

11. How do you feel you've grown since starting your blog?

Well, I was only fourteen when I started my blog. So I guess I've matured (I hope so lol). I'd say I've probably gotten better socially. I said better. *sticks out tongue* As for how my blog may have helped me grow...? Not sure if I can remember how I used to feel before my blog. ;P 

I T.A.G.

Sam @ The Light Meets the Dark

And anyone else who wants to do it

Y.O.U.R.  Q.U.E.S.T.I.O.N.S.

It's late, so you can answer the same ones I answered. I apologize it that's cheating. Too bad. hahahaha.

Fare thee well, until next time, guys!

Baby Name Challenge \\ Tag

Hey guys, today I'm doing a really fun tag: the Baby Name Challenge! I love names, so this should be great. *winks* Thank you, DAMINIKA, for tagging me!

\\ RULES \\

Answer the questions

Tag three friends

1.What are your favorite boy and girl name from the top 100 of the year?

BOY: Jace (#80) or Kayden (#82). These are actually both on my "future kids list" (except I had it as "Kaden"). I think I have a bias for these names because they're people from one of my favorite book series. xP

GIRL: Brielle (#81)

2.What are your least favorite boy and girl name from the top 100 of the year?

BOY: Muhammad (#39) 

GIRL: Delilah (#95) It's not that it's the worst-sounding...  but this is the name of an evil woman from the Bible. Just... no. xP

3.If you had twins, what would you name them?

BOYS: Kaden and Kien

GIRLS: Dathasha and Tashawna

BOY & GIRL: Jonathan and Nadia. I'll just go with this. ;P


4. If you could change your name to anything, what would you change it to?

Oh, I don't know. I might do Tashawna. I know, I already used that for my twin girls. xP But yeah, this name is kind of similar to my actual name. I like my name. *smiles*


5. If you had four children, any sex, all with the same letter, what would their names be?

BOY: August
GIRL: Arianna 
BOY: Alexander
GIRL: Adalee

Idk if this is what I'd actually do, but these sound nice together. ^__^


6. What is your favorite animal inspired name?

BOY: Hawke

GIRL: Leona (means "lioness")

7. What is your favorite color inspired name?

BOY: Coal

GIRL: Ivory or Hazel


8.  What are your top three favorite boy names?

Umm, from the ones on my "list" I'd say Jace, Kaden, and Kien. They're all from books. *facepalm* OR I could do Jace, Kaden, and Hawke. I actually like Hawke for a name... *adds it to name list* *winks*

9. What are your top three favorite girl names?

I'll go with Dathasha, Tashawna, and Ameralee. <333

10. What is your favorite month inspired name?

BOY: August

GIRL: December

11. Choose a name from a movie.

BOY: Flynn (Tangled)

GIRL: Astrid (How to Train Your Dragon)

12. Choose a name that is already in your family.


BOY: William 

GIRL: Saraya 

(both first cousins)

13. Choose a name from a book.

BOY: Cazien (The Eyes of Everia series by Serena Chase)

GIRL: Cora (The Grand Tour series by Lisa T. Bergren)

\\ I TAG \\


Emmaline from Crystal Ice Studio

Victoria G. from Victoria's Book Nook

Paige from Paige's Pages 

(If y'all are interested *winks*)

Hope you enjoyed this! It was fun!

The Liebster Award

Hello guys, I'm back! I missed my Tuesday post. Did you notice? Hopefully I'll start getting more on top of things with my blogging. We'll see. :P

But today I am doing the Liebster Award again! Daminika nominated me. Thanks girl! ^__^


THE RULES

Thank the person who nominated you

Answer the 11 questions they gave you

Name 11 facts about you

Nominate 11 bloggers to do this tag and let them know

Give them 11 questions to answer


DAMINIKA'S QUESTIONS

What are five "little" things that always make you happy?

Good food. Family\friend get-togethers. When someone I don't know well takes the time to actually notice me. Being done with a difficult or tiring task. Thinking about exciting events that are coming up. 

Idk if all of these are so "little" and always make me happy... but it was hard for me to think of things. :P

The first book that made you cry?

What kind of crying are we talking about? Because I don't cry very often from books. Idk why. But one book that made me cry was  Troublesome Creek by Jan Watson.

What song describes you?

Well most of the songs I listen to are contemporary Christian pop... so this is kinda hard. I think I song I did for a question like this before was Roll Your Window Down by Scotty McCreery. *long pause to look at songs* Okay, I'll just go with Run Wild by For King and Country.

If you were to play in a movie, who would you want to be your co-star?

Oh, let me see... I'm going with Logan Bartholomew (from the Love Comes Softly movies), or Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian). But when they were younger. ;)

As a child, which Disney prince made you wish you were his princess?

Well... to this day, I still haven't watched all of the Disney Princess movies. But I'll just go with... Flynn Rider. *winks* I was still young when I first watched that, so I'll count it. 

One funny thing that happened to you so far this month?

Hmm. Well I accidentally called someone, but that wasn't so funny as embarrassing. *shakes head and laughs* 

Favorite Disney soundtrack?

I don't know if I have a favorite soundtrack from an entire Disney movie... just some favorite individual songs. I like I See the Light from Tangled. I like Let it Go too {I'm modern ;P} but how they're going to be making Frozen 2 might kinda wreck that for me...

What movie have you been wanting to watch?

The Greatest Showman (2017)

Who is your favorite author?

Whhaatt. I can't really answer this question! xP I just like good books? I don't know. 

What time do you usually go to bed? Get up?

Sometime in the 11 pm hour (can be midnight too). And I get up sometime around 9. Lately it's been a little earlier. It it later sometimes too, but let's ignore that fact. Lol.  

Do you like sweet pickles?

I probably prefer dill pickles. :)



11 FACTS ABOUT ME

1. I don't have a favorite color.

2. I'm scared of... probably MOST bugs. 

3. My eyes are green (with blue around the edges).

4. I'm going to be an adult this year.

5. I played disc golf today.

6. I did a scavenger hunt last night.

7. We have a calf named Cupcake. :)

8. My hair was blonde when I was really little.

9. I'm named after my Grandma (through my middle name).

10. I'm largely Scandinavian (like Finnish).

11. I'm chewing gum right now. ;P 



I TAG 

I'm going to break this rule. Fine with you? Okay. *winks*
I tag anybody who wants to do this!



1. Your favorite color?

2. Something you hope never happens to you?

3. An old movie you've never watched but want to?

4. A new movie you're never watched but want to?

5. If you have any pets, what are their names?

6. What color are your eyes?

7. Are you more afraid of insects or spiders?

8. Have you ever done a scavenger hunt?

9. Which do you throw better, frisbees or footballs?

10. What is the last thing you ate?

11. Which do you enjoy more, a full moon or a pretty sunset?




Hope you enjoyed! ^___^



ARE YOU GOING TO NOMINATE YOURSELF (if you haven't done this recently)? *winks*

The Liebster Award

I was tagged for the Liebster Award by two people... so I guess I'll answer both of their questions! :) 

Thank you Esther and Emmaline for nominating me!

RULES

Thank the person who nominated you

Answer the 11 questions they gave you

Name 11 facts about yourself

Nominate 11 bloggers to do this tag, and let them know

Give them 11 questions to answer

QUESTIONS... from Esther


1. If you could open a store what would you sell?

Ooh... that's kinda hard. I might do clothing, or vintage things, nice thrifted things, or my photography in frames... IDK. So many possibilities. *grins*

2. Jeans or leggings?

Jeans. I don't wear leggings like I wear pants... I don't find that very modest. ;) I do like leggings with short dresses and such, though.

3. What was the last book you read?

*goes to look on Goodreads* Okay... it appears that the last fiction book I read was My Foolish Heart by Susan May Warren

4. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

Ohhhhh, how can I answer that?! Italy, Ireland, Paris, a tropical island?

5. Who is your favorite blogger?

Let me just link a couple of my favorite blogs for this one... Walking in the Sonshine Dancing in the Rain and Lucillian Photography

6. How tall are you?

Somewhere around 5'4" probably.

7. Indoors or outdoors?

I love nature, if this answers the question. *winks*

8. What is your favorite holiday and why?

Christmas or Thanksgiving because... we celebrate them the most? IDK. ;P

9. Why did you start blogging?

I started my blog for my photography, back in 2014. It was originally called "Through My Lens". 

10. What is something that annoys you?

A lot of things. xP But many of them are probably dumb, and I'm just being irritable, lol. Here's one that can annoy me- when the little kids cut paper and leave pieces of it on the table and floor. ;P Also, excessive complaining.

11. How many cousins do you have?

If my calculations are right, 57 (plus one on the way). For some reason, I had written on my "about" page that I thought I had 70. Then I could only come up with 57. xP Kinda funny, actually. Don't know how that happened.
So yea. These are just first cousins. I have no idea how many 2nd, 3rd, and 1st-once-removed I have. xP


QUESTIONS... from Emmaline


1. What is the main topic of your blog {or category}?

Well... life? xP And photography.

2. What is one thing you learned that will stick with you?

Umm... I don't know if I can think of something good right now. ;P

3. What is one hobby of yours?

Drawing! Lovely thing, that is. *smiles*

4. What is your favorite season of the year?

Don't know if I really have a favorite... maybe spring? Summer is really nice, except for the heat and humidity. But I'm glad there's four different seasons. *winks*

5. Do you have any siblings?

Yes, I have seven. I'm the third of eight kids. 

6. What is one thing you never tell people about yourself that you'd like to?

There's probably a LOT I don't tell most people. In fact, I don't talk very much to most people. xP I suppose one thing could be "I take a really long time to get totally comfortable with someone; don't give up on me too soon". 

7. What {or who} inspires you?

I'm just going to say beauty... and maybe compliments and encouragement. If that fits. ;P Idk.

8. Do you like chocolate? {if so, what kind?}

YES! Of course I like chocolate, what kind of question is this? *winks* I like milk chocolate and dark chocolate. Even like 85% or something. I'm sure I like white chocolate too, but I don't eat it very often. It's not like "real" chocolate. ;)

9. What's your favorite candy?

Yea... there's too many. I like gummi sour candy and candy bars.

10. What is your dream job?

Probably a small photography business. But I think my biggest dream is to get married, so how about wife and mother too? ;)

11. Tell me one random thing about the room you're in right now. {not in question form... but oh well.}

I can see the kitchen, dining room, and part of the living room from where I'm sitting. Plus a little down the hall, and the door to my room. ;P



ELEVEN FACTS ABOUT ME

1. I like THIS SONG

2. I'm taking a co-op class about microwave cooking in a mug right now. We made lasagna in a mug last time {was so gooood!}.

3. I'm graduating this year!!!!! 

4. I like "weird" foods like smoothies with avocado in them.

5. Night can be intriguing to me.

6. According to this, have the same personality type as William Shakespear, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Anne (from Anne of Green Gables). *grins*

7. I like to stay up late.

8. I watched this movie the other day.

9. I'm bad with money {not good ;P}

10. I can be kinda goofy sometimes, which most people probably don't know. ;P

11. I'm a dreamer

I NOMINATE

Shantelle

Daminika

LaKaysha

Sam

Sarah

Julia

Allison

Liberty

Michaila

Victoria

Peter

I managed to scrape up eleven! *grins* Don't know if everyone will want to do it... but you're tagged. ;P



QUESTIONS FOR THOSE I NOMINATED

1. What's a song you like to listen to when you're in a melancholy mood?

2. What is the best movie you've watched so far this year?

3. Morning or night person?

4. Favorite insect?

5. What is one of your dreams?

6. How many cousins do you have? {yes, I copied this question ;P}

7. Favorite type of shoes?

8. Five singers you love?

9. What did you do right before writing this blog post?

10. What is your favorite type of meat?

11. If you could do anything for a day, what would you do?




Hope you enjoyed this! ^___^

The Favorite Fall Outfits Tag

So I am finally here with this lovely tag! Thank you, Daminika, for tagging me! ^___^

Without further ado, a few fall outfits I put together!

I actually put this together when it was still summer... haha. ;P

I wore this to that harvest party our homeschool group did. See my new jacket? Found at GOODWILL! xD 

LOOK AT THIS DRESS!! I'm pretty sure it was TWO dollars at a garage sale! And it's so cute with this adorable coat of mine. I wore the dress and heels to church this past Sunday. *winks*

I TAG:

Hmm... how about everyone? *grins* Leave a link if you do it!!


THE RULES:

Your have to do at least four outfits (the more the better)
Has to be your favorite outfits (broke this ;P)
If you're not having fun doing the tag, don't do it
Your have to tag at least one person



WHICH OUTFIT IS YOUR FAVORITE?