What about Breakfast at Tiffany's?

Well... here's my summer so far.

To start off with.... I've been doing a lot of this.



And this.



And luckily this.



Sometimes I get to do fun stuff like this. AKA make a giant kidney out of playdough with flowers growing out of it, symbolizing good health of course, for a get well present for a friend with an ill kidney.



Or this. AKA lose at giant chess to Parker.



Shot my first gun. Beauty ain't she?



Missing her. And this.



Going on fun dates with sweet boys that give me flowers :) Sorry I don't have a picture of the date... I wish I was better at taking pictures this summer!



I've been lucky to be able to see him. He's too tall for the camera.



And her. Despite what the picture looks like :)



I have to get one once every summer.



Getting together with the girls. We're not very girly girls, but I guess if it takes a make up party to get us all together we'll go through with it.



Trying to figure out how to unlock the secrets of life.



Having lots of adventures watching these kids for 2 weeks...



They're cute though, so its okay!



And of course, goofing off.



Soooo... It's been fun. I'm excited for more adventures. And I'll try to take more exciting pictures. Love.

Book 10.

A Hatred for Tulips, by Richard Lourie.

“People who don’t have secrets imagine them as dark and hidden. It’s just the opposite. Secrets are bright. They light you up. Like the bare lightbulb left on in a cell day and night, they give you no rest.”

This book was really really cool. It was a fictional story about the boy who turned in Anne Frank and her family to the Nazi's. The main character, Joop, had some very interesting point of views and ideas. The title of the book comes because food was so scarce during the war in Holland that Joop and his family were forced to eat tulip bulbs to stay alive. It was very interesting to see a book from the point of view of someone who was neither a Jew nor a Nazi during World War II, but simply a family who didn't take sides in the war but was sucked into it. I really liked this book and would highly suggest it.

Book 9.

Dreams for Stones, by Ann Warner.

"'So how did you know Dennis was the one?'
Jade put her pizza down, looking thoughtful. 'Before I met Dennis, I was engaged to someone else. I took him home and asked mom what she thought. She said what mattered was what I thought, and if I had to consult her to figure that out, he wasn't the one for me. Then I met Dennis, and I didn't need to ask mom or anyone else their opinion."

This book was really neat. It was really sad as well though. I haven't really read a love story yet, so I figured I should read one haha. It was about a girl who just broke off an engagement because her fiance was cheating on her and a man who is grieving because he takes responsibility for his wife's death. Of course through strange means they meet and go through drama and eventually fall in love. There were a lot of sad things in the book, but the overall moral was reaching beyond yourself to help others will help you realize your problems aren't as bad as you think they are, but helping others will in turn help you heal. Twas cute :)