Breckenridge: Day 7

"Maybe it's your time to lift off and fly"

Breckenridge: Day 6

 ~Stay Sassy~

Breckenridge: Day 5

"You're the UNO one I need!"

;)

We played UNO after skiing today and Mom won.

Breckenridge: Day 4

Empire Burger = the best burger

(or was I just really hungry..)

Breckenridge: Day 3

"But baby it's cold outside"

-4 degrees

Swiss miss hot cocoa with marshmallows on top

Breckenridge: Day 2

Merry Christmas!

These butter cookies are absolutely delicious- I chowed down too many to count..

(Hint: these are sold at City Market)

Breckenridge: Day 1

Merry Christmas Eve!

I'm on Christmas vacation! (School finally let out yesterday and I am over the moon!) I came home yesterday, finished packing, and went straight to the airport.

(this is our Christmas decoration in the condo)

The Windy City

I spent Thanksgiving in the Windy City this year (again) and I had the time of my life! It was so great to see everyone I knew again and just talk to my family and friends about everything that has been going on in my life. The Bears also won on Thanksgiving, I watched the game and was so proud to be from Chicago. The defense really showed their skills during the last play. I was so impressed!

Thursday:

Anyhow, my Thanksgiving started with Lunch. Croatian style of course! I first ate with my grandparents on my dads side, then went to visit my family on my moms side for dessert.

Sen16r Life

Hello! How's it going?

Turns out senior year isn't as fun as everyone says it is. I just submitted my college applications so that's very exciting. But now I have the long tedious process of waiting to figure out whether or not I'll be accepted to any of these schools.

Anyways, I have't had pretty much any social life recently since I've been busy writing IA's in every subject. Between that and extracurriculars, my blog has been shoved to the side. So, let's have a happy and healthy reunion and talk about some of the things I did get up to the past month! I haven't entirely been living in a cage either!

dream B16

Hello. I'm a Senior. Yup.

Rafting

On Tuesday I rafted in the Colorado River. This is what it looked like:

We were on rafts that had motors on them in order to control the tough rapids we were in.

Hoover Dam

I was in the West Coast last week exploring everything from the Grand Canyon, to Vegas! But the first stop for my family was the Hoover Dam.

Dobar Dan

Good Day!

Welcome to Croatia my friends! I don’t know how many people know this, but my family has a house in Zadar, Croatia that is currently under construction. I’ve decided to take you on a private tour if you will.

Shall we walk under the pathway?

Seventeen

Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to meee, Happy Birthday to me!

Fun Fact- I used my first birthday candle and my brother's 7th birthday candle (because it's orange and who doesn't love the color orange??)

Paddle Boarding

I went paddle boarding with my friend Sarah today! We went to Marsh Creek which I mentioned in this blog post.

Golden Bowl and Melodies

Guess who got Chinese food?!

 

Moj Dida i Ja

My Grandfather and I

05.21.1936 - 05.21.2015

 

Father's Day Sailing

We're a sailing family now

 

Soul Surfer

So a bunch of my friends showed up at my house a few nights ago and we decided to have a movie night. You can probably guess what we watched.

My Day at the Farm

Excuse my hair in this photo please, it's a lot more difficult to take a selfie with a horse than you'd think.



TS 13

TS for Taylor Swift and 13 for her favorite number! My friend Sarah was able to get my friends and I FREE tickets this past saturday night through her awesome aunt. We got seats in a box that came with food, ice cream, and cold drinks. It was so much fun!

 

Also, Shawn Mendes is sooo attractive, I think he's my new celebrity crush <3

School is Out

Where did my junior year go? How am I a SENIOR in High School?

 

As always my first day of school is on the left and my last day is on the right.

How to Study for Final Exams

Finals are coming up exactly a week from now! I actually wrote this as an article for my schools newspaper and it was never published so I figured I'd just put it on my blog as useful information for everyone to benefit from.

I think this is very helpful, read on for the article!

Health Kick

Being healthy doesn't have to be difficult. The most common misconception with being healthy is that you are going on a diet.

I don't believe in diets, I think it's important to go with how you feel about yourself.

Easter Eggs & War

Every year my family has a tradition of hard-boiling eggs and then coloring them in celebration of Easter.

*fun fact- I actually don't really like eating hard-boiled eggs*

Junior Prom Ideas

When I think of Junior Prom I think of sparkly, frilly, colorful, pretty, short dresses (the long ones are for senior prom ladies) and I've learned that that is not the case for some Junior Proms. While neither way is right or wrong, I've just decided to show you some typical outfits for a Junior Prom in Chicago and then some for Philadelphia.

How I Study for the ACT

I had a very productive day today studying for the ACT. Although I hate studying for it, it's something that I just have to suck up and do seeing as though college/university applications are right around the corner and I need to make the best impression possible to all the schools I'm applying to.

Unfortunately I'm not very good at test taking...

This chart is helpful because it tells you how many questions you need to get right to get a specific score on each section.

Rouge

I went to the city with my friend Iman today. We went shopping and got some lunch at Rouge.

Family Day & Random Stuff

I spent sunday with my family and after going to mass we went to a family owned restaurant/deli called Hymies.

I was in the mood for breakfast food so I ordered chocolate chip pancakes.

Cultural Wedding

I went to a Pakistan Wedding celebration with my friends Iman and Kyleen this past saturday!

Scary Movie Night

Last weekend I went to scary movie night at my friend Ali's house. I love scary movies but I can't watch them by myself and I tend to get a little chicken once it actually comes on. I am the girl that screams and starts swearing incessantly at the characters in the movie to not open the freaking door!

Fun fact- my mom calls me Angie

Insurgent

Last weekend I went to see Insurgent with a few friends and it was interesting..

Birthday Bash

My friend Ali turned 17 a while back and we went out to dinner and celebrated! It was a wild night full of a lot of laughing and catching up with my friends, many of which I don't have classes with this year.

*Side Note*
It's really kind of cool that some of my friends have their licenses, we all were able to drive into the city without parental supervision and let me tell you- it was more fun because of that. Blasting music in the car while talking about our lives (not that it's anything that interesting) was just a picture perfect high school moment that reminded me of the stuff you see in movies.

We went down to Manayunk which has a very vibrant social scene at night that I really enjoy!

Villanova University

Apparently I have a thing with schools that have the letter V in their names..

17 Slices

One of my best friends, Kyleen, just recently turned 17. To celebrate, a bunch of us hopped into cars and went to a pizza place located in Philly.

University of Virginia

Hi, it's been a while since I've last blogged! I've been so caught up in midterm exams and studying that I haven't really had much time too. Also, nothing interesting happened in my life during that period of time that I thought was worth blogging about.

Anyways, I went to UVA yesterday!

Starships Were Meant to Fly

Hands up, and touch the sky! (Sorry I couldn't help myself, this song is so relevant to what I'm talking about today.)

Coffee & NYE

-Hello 2015-