I can't update the thermometer right now, because I'm not at home. But we are now at $1281!! Over half way there!! Thank you Kristy for the latest donation!!
So... Can we raise $1219 in just under two months?! What do you all think??
The Scentsy fundraiser and Velata fundraisers are still ongoing!! Here are the links!
https://scents2enjoy.scentsy.us/Scentsy/Buy?partyId=90876587
https://melt2enjoy.velata.us/Velata/Buy?partyId=90892442
If you'd like to donate some stuff for the garage sale, let me know!
I will start taking orders this week for 4th of July cupcakes. We MAY even be doing Hunger Games cupcakes!! I will let you know once I talk to my sister in law :)
AND the Christmas in July ornaments will be for sale soon too!!
That's about all the fundraiser updates I have for today. Now for a different type of post.... Again...
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Anyone that knows me, knows I'm a bookworm. I read every day. Every single day. Even if it's just for a few minutes before bed, my head is always in a book. Or hovering over my kindle. Whatever ;)
Thus the inspiration for the Hunger Games cupcakes. At every family gathering for the last few months, the Hunger Games gets brought up. I've read the books multiple times and of course seen the movie in Imax during opening weekend.
Books helped me get through all of Danny's chemo and doctor appointments. If there was a short wait and we couldn't get to the puzzle, I pulled out my book. During chemo, Danny would play on the internet on my phone while I went blissfully off into my own little book world. Every week I had a different book, because I go through them extremely fast. And every week our favorite nurse would ask what I was reading and if there was anything I'd recommend. She was always waiting for me to show up with a book from the Twilight Saga...
I never did... Not because I don't love those books (I do!), but because I'd already read them... And because Danny would CRINGE just having to sit by me while I was reading one of them.
Now I have a Kindle (best purchase ever in 2011... with money I won at bingo! Ha!), so I can read whatever I want, whenever I want, and I won't embarrass my poor husband!
So... You all probably know where I'm going with this!!!!
Having a kindle means I can read Fifty Shades of Grey in public without anyone knowing what I'm reading! HA!!! And yes, it's happened. I read it while waiting for hours at the tag office. I read it this past weekend during Danny's hockey games (not while he was playing, but while he was getting ready to play or reffing a game). And nobody gave me a look of disgust, or a look of interest. Nobody could judge. It was awesome!!
So, yep, I'm Grey-sessed (if you follow me on Pinterest you already know this). I have already read the series once and am reading them for the second time (it's easier to skim through certain parts the second time, and really savor my favorite parts)! I know that it's a series that gets a TON of criticism, and that's okay. I didn't write it, I just read it... and love it! If you are a Fifty-Hater, you don't have to keep reading this post. That's okay. But, if you share my love... Please, keep reading!!!
Fifty Shades of Grey is being made into movies (or movie? One? Multiple? I can't seem to find that answer anywhere).
The author, E.L. James has admitted to being a "control freak" when it comes to the movies. Me? I think that's AMAZING. Too many times the movie versions of books are just awful. They aren't anything like the books. Or huge parts are left out or altered. I know it has to happen. I know that some things don't translate, that doesn't mean it doesn't bother me immensely.
One thing I HOPE she is a control freak about.. is the cast!!! I've gone through blog after blog, many tumblr pages, scoured pinterest... And I feel like I've seen SO many options for all the characters. And I've created MY OWN list. I'm sure it's not realistic that all my choices would be in the movie(s), but I can dream... Right?
So, behold... MY DREAM FIFTY SHADE OF GREY CAST!!!!!
Christian Grey -
Chris Hemsworth... In my eyes, there is no other option. He is my choice for Mr Grey
http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/27800000/Chris-Hemsworth-chris-hemsworth-27850349-450-620.jpg
Ana Steele-Alexandra Daddario- Not SUPER thin. Big blue eyes almost too big for her face. Innocent looking. Check.
Kate Kavanagh-Anna Kendrick (but with strawberry blonde hair). She's a wonderful supporting actress, she's proved that time and time again. She's got my vote!
Elliott Grey- Paul Walker - Looks like he is older than Christian/Chris Hemsworth, and could fit his flirty character
Mia Grey-Lily Collins - I know nothing about her. She just physically fits what I see when I think of Mia.
Taylor - Tom Hardy- He looks ex military. You'd never see his tattoos. He is who I picture...
Mrs Robinson/Elena Lincoln
OR
Charlize Theron- She fits the bill quite accurately, just herself.
Leila- Alexis Bledel- A thinner version of Ana, she's supposed to have brown eyes though if I remember correctly, so she'd need contacts.
Grace Trevelyan-Grey -Diane Lane- Beautiful, warm, inviting. That's Grace!
Jose- Jesse Metcalfe - Really I was kind of stuck on Jose. But, this guy fits I think!
Ethan Kavanagh- Zac Efron - Handsome enough to make Christian jealous, looks enough like Anna Kendrick to pass as her older brother... I think!
Sawyer - Sam Worthington - One of my favorite security guards, I think Sam looks exactly how I pictured Sawyer!
That's my cast!! I know I'm missing people... But, these are the characters that stick out in my mind. I will add more later! Now... When will these movies begin production? I CAN'T WAIT!!!!
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