tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77483410629282170972024-03-13T06:03:15.759-04:00The World According to EmmaEmma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.comBlogger539125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-57885189589396263732017-07-03T07:00:00.000-04:002017-07-03T07:00:26.618-04:00The End of an Era<div style="text-align: center;">
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For the past four years I have been blogging here on blogger on this blog. But that is going to change as I am moving over to WordPress. This was a tough decision and I didn't make it lightly. But there were a few reasons for the change. </div>
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The first reason is that blog followed by college life. I talked about everything from the events I particpated, the trips I took, my view points during this time of my life, college graduation and the cruise we took to celebrate my college graduations. As much as these memories are things I treasure I felt that it is time to move on a share the grown memories, the trips I take as an adult, the events I go to as an adult and how my views have changed. It just felt like it was time for a change.</div>
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The second reason goes hand and hand with the reason above. I was ready for a fresh start but I wanted to keep the branding I had created. I love the name "The World According to Emma", especially with the fact that I want to travel to world. I figured if I switch servers I can take the name along with me. </div>
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The final major factor that when along with making this decision was that I discovered that WordPress seemed easier and more customizable. I was helping my mom set up a Stampin' Up blog which will go live on WordPress and discover how easy it was to use. </div>
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With that being said I hope that you decide to follow me over to my next blog. Check it out <a href="https://theworldaccordingtoemmacom.wordpress.com/">here</a>! Whether you decide to follow me or not I want to thank you for all support over the past four years. I truly appreciate it! Hope you see you soon. xoxo</div>
Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-87201125537284480632017-06-29T07:00:00.000-04:002017-06-29T07:00:04.777-04:00GRADUATION CRUISE 2017 || GOING HOME {Last Day}<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's hard to believe that this travel series is coming to an end. If you've missed any of the post feel free to check out the links on the <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/graduation-cruise-2017-trip-in-review.html">master post</a>. </div>
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So, like the end of every <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/">Disney Cruise</a> we had to get up early, luckily because we had the later seating we got to sleep an extra hour! We would be having breakfast at the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/royal-court-restaurant/">Royal Court</a>, which was also the place we had dinner the <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/06/graduation-cruise-2017-chilly-beach-day.html">night before</a>. We thought we'd be saying good-bye to our two table mates from Texas but unfortunately one was sick so we only said good-bye to the one who was feeling well. We hope that if for whatever reason they are reading this they had a safe trip home.</div>
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After breakfast we looked around the atrium one last time and then did our least favorite part of the trip and get off the beautiful <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships/fantasy/">Disney Fantasy</a>. Our time during customs was pretty easy, which has been my experience with all of my Disney Cruises. We took the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/guest-services/air-ground-transportation/">Disney Cruise Airport Transportation</a> back to <a href="https://www.orlandoairports.net/">Orlando International Airport</a>.</div>
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When we got to the airport we had to kill some time so we found some chairs and sat down. I made lists of videos I wanted to make as well as edited some pictures. I talked to some guys about why California is the best state. I want to visit there so badly! </div>
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When it was time to go through security we got through easily. We also grabbed some dinner and found our gate. We had a layover but our flights were smooth. And soon we were home.</div>
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I'll be honest this cruise was not my favorite cruise I have ever been on. Mainly because the weather just wasn't good. It was cold most days and the boat was extremely rocky. But the parts that were controllable were amazing. I'm looking forwards to my next cruise and hoping to have the countdown on my phone sooner rather then later. </div>
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If you want to know more about my cruise you can check out my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVFiOgziPsZqVo8tQXO2_QMJlE7z_9k7q">Disney Cruise YouTube Playlist</a>. I have videos that talk about the excursions that I went on, favorite moments, and things that were new to me. </div>
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I hope you guys enjoyed this series. Keep an eye out on the blog because there is announcement coming early next week regarding the next travel series. Thanks for reading. xoxo</div>
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Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-88351894745738789542017-06-22T07:00:00.000-04:002017-06-22T07:00:17.444-04:00GRADUATION CRUISE 2017 || A CHILLY BEACH DAY {Day 9}<div style="text-align: center;">
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I can't believe how close I am to being done with this trip's series. I have so many more travel plans for the next twelve months plus a whole other trip to report coming soon so there are still plenty of posts to come. With that being said if you missed the first 8 days of this trip you can check out the links on the <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/graduation-cruise-2017-trip-in-review.html">master post</a>.</div>
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This day was the last full day of our trip. As with every other trip this day is always bitter sweet. You want to stay positive because your still on vacation but you sad because it's almost over. On this day I woke Mama Judy up early then she wanted to be woken up because I had characters I needed to meet.<br />
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We got ready in a hurry and found our way onto Disney's beautiful private island, <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ports/castaway-cay/">Castaway Cay</a>. If you ever go on a <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/">Disney Cruise</a> getting off at Castaway Cay is a must!<br />
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Once we got off we were in search of the characters I wanted to meet. We had to walk around a little to try and figure out where the meet location were, I will say that I wish Disney did a better job telling the meet and greet locations on the island. Ultimately we learned it was right outside the ship.<br />
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The first meet and greet we were going to was to meet Chip and Dale. If you look closely to at the picture above you can see one of the chipmunks attempting to help clean the ship. It was pretty funny to watch. Once they were done cleaning they began their meet and greets and we hopped in line to meet them. It was a pretty good meet and greet except the cast member who was their character attendant tried to translate for them too much. I think he probably assumed that I was a "too cool" teenager who was just their for the photo op. I know his heart was in the right place but it was just a little annoying.<br />
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After the meet and greet we had a little bit of time to kill before the next one. We had left something on the ship so I ran back up and Mama Judy took some pictures around the dock area.<br />
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When I got back we got in line for the second meet and greet. This time we were a little further back so we had to wait a little while longer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pin I got on our <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/04/graduation-cruise-2017-magic-kingdom.html">Magic Kingdom Day</a> but kept on me the rest of the trip.</td></tr>
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Soon it was time to meet Donald. It was another great meet and greet. We talked about his experience at Monsters University and he looked at the map behind us to show me and the character attendant where we were. Once again the cast member was super involved in the meet and greet but followed my lead more then Chip and Dale's character attendant.<br />
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After the meet and greets Mama Judy and I made our way over to Serenity Bay which is the adult only beach on the island. On our way we picked up the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/port-adventures/castaway-cay-float-rental/">inner tubes</a> we were renting. For about an hour we hung out in the ocean and then went to get lunch. TIP: There is a BBQ location at both the family sections as well as the adult only section.<br />
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After lunch we returned to the beach but didn't stay as long this time. It was pretty chilly that day and there were a lot of flies out. Eventually we walked back to the ship. When we got back on board we debated going up to ride the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/aquaduck-water-slide/">Aqua Duck</a> but we were still too cold. I ultimately decided to watch the boat leave while Mama Judy went up to the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/senses-spa-salon/">Spa</a>.<br />
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Soon the boat was on the move again. I got ready for dinner and went to see the show they were showing in the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/walt-disney-theater/">Walt Disney Theatre</a>. Mama Judy opted not to see the show because she had seen it so many times in the past.<br />
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After the show we met back up and did our shopping. The shops are closed whenever the ship is in port so you can only shop when you are at sea. When we were done shopping we packed our bags and put them out in the hallway to be picked up by crew members. We wouldn't see them again until we got to our home airport as Disney does all the checking in for you.<br />
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And then it was time for our last dinner. That night we were eating <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/royal-court-restaurant/">Royal Court</a>. The food was good but definitely wasn't our favorite meal of the trip. At dinner we said good-bye to our table mates from Scotland as they were disembarking as soon as they could because they had an early flight.<br />
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After dinner we went to see the See Ya Real Soon show. I also decided to put down a deposit so that I could have a place on another Disney Cruise anytime before January 2019. FUN FACT: Disney allows you to put down two types of deposits on cruise ~ 1 is about $250 dollars that holds your place on another Disney Cruise within 2 calendar years. The other one is a deposit on an exact cruise where you have to be able to put down at least 20% of the cost. But both come with perks if you do it such as on onboard credit!<br />
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I don't know official details on my next cruise yet but stay tune because my cruise will come up sometime in the next 18-months! Plus I will try (no promises) to do some planning post to help people who are planning their Disney Cruise.<br />
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And that is the end of our last full day of our Disney Cruise! I'll write a quick post about going home and then move onto the next trip series!<br />
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Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-40811007398918778542017-06-06T07:00:00.000-04:002017-06-06T07:00:30.435-04:00MOVIE REVIEW: Everything Everything<div style="text-align: center;">
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I feel like it's been a while since the last time I wrote a movie review but here I am writing a new one for your lovely eyes. About a week ago I published my book review for the book, <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/05/book-review-everything-everything.html">Everything Everything</a>. And after reading the book I had to see the movie. For those of you who haven't see the movie trailer I'll posted right now.</div>
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The movie follows the main character Madeline (Amandla Stenberg) who at about six month old was diagonised with SCIDs (Basically everything will make her sick) and never leaves her house. When a boy name Olly (Nick Robinson) moves in next door Madeline starts to fall in love with the real world but falling in love also makes her want to see the world outside of her house. Which ultimately causes Madeline and Olly to run away to Hawaii.</div>
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I loved that the movie followed the storyline of the books so closely. But at times the movie followed it to closely. The novel uses a lot of symbolism and the movie worked really hard to get the symbolism across. I feel that is great for award winning film but for film that is mainly going to draw a young adult audience it is too much. I feel like the average sixteen year old just doesn't care about the symbolism of the ocean. And this symbolism made the movie drag on forever. </div>
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I think the casting was spectacular. I loved the chemistry between Amandla Stenberger and Nick Robinson. It was sweet and romantic. It was the kind of chemistry that makes you believe that against all odds in a world where these characters are real they're going to make it. They also were exactly how I pictured these characters to be as I read the novel. </div>
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I did go and see the movie with Mama Judy who hadn't read the book said that certain parts were confusing to her. And she was able to find more plot holes then I did. But I feel that in some ways the plot holes were more noticeable in the movie.</div>
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I feel like this movie feeds into the old fact that books is always better then the movie. I feel like I would not have liked this movie as a stand alone but I did like it having read the book. I don't think I would be as quick to recommend this movie to people who haven't read the book. But if you have seen I do suggest seeing it and see those words come to life.</div>
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Have you seen <i>Everything Everything</i>? Did you read the book before seeing the movie? What did you think of the movie? Let me know in the comments below.<br />
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Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-74119309982218728162017-06-01T07:00:00.000-04:002017-06-01T07:00:34.968-04:00GRADUATION CRUISE 2017 || ON A CRUISE SHIP FAR FAR AWAY {Day 8}<div style="text-align: center;">
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Happy Travel Thursday! Before I start this post I want to give you a heads up that this post will have a boat ton (pun intended) of pictures. Hopefully it will make up for the last two which were lacking as well as give you a good idea of what the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships/fantasy/">Disney Fantasy</a> really looks like. Also if you've missed the first seven days of this trip you can find links to them <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/graduation-cruise-2017-trip-in-review.html">here</a>.</div>
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So, this day of the trip was our last day at sea. Days at sea are some of my favorite days on cruises. Especially on a <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/">Disney Cruise</a>, there is always so much to do, all you have to do is check you're daily navigator. Or you can chose to be more relaxed and hang out at the different pools, go to the spa or enjoy the view from deck four. And you can do all that without feeling guilty for not getting off the boat. </div>
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On this particular day I started out by sleeping in because I had been so busy from all the activities I had been doing. When I woke up it was closer to lunch time so I decided to head up to <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/cabanas-restaurant/">Cabana's</a> for early lunch. Because this day was <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/star-wars-at-sea/">Star Wars Day at Sea</a> I watched what was going on. I had never seen a Star Wars movie but from what I could see it all seem pretty cool. I feel like if I knew more about the franchise I would have been super into it.</div>
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After lunch I went to one of the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/satellite-falls-pool-lounge/">adult only pools</a>, the one I went to is the more secluded of the two which I really liked. During that time I laid on one of the pool chairs and finished reading <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/01/book-review-as-old-as-time.html">As Old of Time</a>. Although it was super relaxing it was also very cold and windy which made it that I didn't really want to sit in the pool. Although I tried and the pool got pretty wavy.<br />
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After finishing my book I went down to meet Mama Judy. We discussed what we wanted to do that afternoon but had a hard time because every activity was Star Wars based and we know next to nothing about that franchise. I think if you are a Star Wars fan this cruise is perfect but if you aren't I would highly recommend looking for a Disney Cruise without the Star Wars theme. We ultimately decided to go back to our stateroom and watch a movie because we were too cold to sit by the pool.<br />
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That night Mama Judy had a <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/chill-spa/">spa appointment</a> during our scheduled dinner time. There was nothing on the menu that night that really appealed to me so I decided to skip it. We decided to order <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/room-service/">room service</a> together before she went up to the spa. I forget what Mama Judy order but I'm pretty sure that she enjoyed. I got buffalo wings and baked mac and cheese. The chicken wings were really good but the baked mac&cheese wasn't as good as what I heard. The best way I can describe it is that it tasted like a frozen dinner mac and cheese that someone threw bread crumbs on and then sent up to my room.<br />
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While Mama Judy was at the spa I went and explore the ship. While doing so I took a bunch of pictures so enjoy!<br />
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While I was sitting there I listen to a couple talk about how they met and how they were planning their wedding. As well listening to some live music. The piano-ist played some songs that were popular including his own version of Taylor Swift's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcIy9NiNbmo">Bad Blood</a>.<br />
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By the time I had finished my drink Mama Judy was done with the spa. We met back up at our stateroom, while there I grabbed a pair of headphones. For those of you who don't know fireworks give pretty bad anxiety because I can't control how loud the sound is. I figured that if I played my own music through headphones I would help and it did. I only wanted to see the Star Wars fireworks to take picture so enjoy the pictures.<br />
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We didn't have the best viewing spot and my camera kept focusing on the pole instead of the show but oh well. When the fireworks were over we headed back to our room to get some sleep because the next day was <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ports/castaway-cay/">Castaway Cay</a> day!<br />
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Guess what? I finished another book! Yup I've been a reading fiend lately. For those of you who may be interested that means I've read 7 books (<a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/01/book-review-as-old-as-time.html">As Old As Time</a>, When It Happens {No review}, <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/book-review-since-youve-been-gone.html">Since You've Been Gone</a>, <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/04/book-review-just-one-day.html">Just One Day</a>, <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/05/book-review-anna-and-french-kiss.html">Anna and the French Kiss</a> & <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/05/book-review-hating-game.html">The Hating Game</a>) out of my goal of 15! That means that I am 47% of the way towards my goal and two books ahead of schedule. Now that all those boring stats are out of the way let's talk about the most recent book. Was it everything?</div>
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The seventh book I read this year was <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18692431-everything-everything">Everything Everything</a> by Nicola Yoon. This book wasn't orginally on my To-Be Read List mainly because it was so hyped up and I often avoid books that are too hyped. That is until they get made into movie, then I <i>have</i> to read them. Which is why I decided to read <u>Everything Everything</u><i>. </i>And for all of you who haven't seen the <u>Everything Everything</u> movie trailer yet I'll add it right now.</div>
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Looks cute right? Plus I love the male actor (Nick Robinson) from his days on Melissa and Joey. So, I had to see but I wanted to read the book first because 8 out of 10 times I feel the book is better then movie. So, one day when I was at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/">Barnes and Noble</a> buying a different book I decided to pick it up.</div>
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<u>Everything Everything</u> follows the main character Madeline who has SCIDs which basically means that everything and anything can make her sick. Because of that her mom keeps her indoors in order to keep her safe. One day a boy named Ollie moves in next door and almost imedatily Madeline is enthralled. They start a relationship via emails and IM. The more Madeline gets to know Ollie the more she wants to get to know the rest of the world. </div>
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I read a few reviews on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/910?utm_campaign=summer_reading_week_2017&utm_content=doodle&utm_medium=desktop&utm_source=navbar">Good Reads</a> where people stated that they feel that Madeline is a very selfish character. But I didn't feel that she was. Instead I felt that she was a character who was too sheltered and never got a chance to make her decisions. I didn't fault her for being selfish, I actually loved that she had a selfish feeling to her. </div>
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There was a plot twist to the novel but I guessed it about one hundred pages in. I didn't want to believe that it could be the actual twist. And then it was and I loved it! It made sense with the rest of the book and instead of being angry about the twist I had a feeling of empathy towards the situation. I'm trying to be vague so I don't give it away.</div>
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My least favorite part of the novel was the ending. It went by way to quickly and I wanted to know more about what happened next. I had more questions about where the characters lives will go from there.</div>
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Overall I really enjoyed the book. It doesn't surpass <u>The Hating Game</u> for me but I still really enjoyed it. On a scale of 1-5 with five being AMAZING and one being horrible I rated this book a 4.20. I would recommend the book to the typical I love cheesey Young Adult book readers. </div>
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Have you read <u>Everything Everything</u>? What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments down below.</div>
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Happy Travel Thursday! Today I'm discussing my favorite day of the trip. But because I was having so much fun I didn't take pictures because I was too distracted having fun, so I apologize for the lack of pictures. If you missed reading posts from day 1-6 you can find their links on the <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/graduation-cruise-2017-trip-in-review.html">master post</a>. </div>
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So, another day another early morning. Our morning started out with <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/room-service/">room service</a> (FUN FACT: The majority of food offered through room service is included in the price of your cruise) because it meant we got to sleep a little later. For this excursion we knew we needed to wear bathing suits as well as some water shoes. Once we were ready we headed down to the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/d-lounge-family-club/">D-Lounge</a> which was our meeting spot. </div>
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Soon they walked out to the pier in Falmouth, Jamaica and were usheredover to our bus stop. This bus ride was much shorter then our last port of call (Refresh your memory <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/05/graduation-cruise-2017-crossing.html">here</a>). This one was only 10 minutes long and our tour guide was amazing. He taught us so much about the Jamaican culture. Once we got to our destination which was, <a href="http://chukka.com/book-jamaica/">Chukka</a>, which is an adventure type park with rafting, zipling and Kayaking. </div>
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Mama Judy and I had decided to do the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/port-adventures/falmouth-jamaica-chukka-jungle-river-tubing-safari/">River Tubing</a> option. So, loaded us and the rest of our group of river tubers into an open air vehicle and took us up the hill. The ride was so bumpy and I was along the side. I was convinced that I would have a huge bruise on my ribs but luckily no bruise or even pain later. </div>
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When we got to the rive they broke our tour up into smaller groups to make the tour groups more intimidate. Then they helped us get into the inner tubes so the tour could begin. </div>
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While the rest of the tour was climbing on I lost my sunglasses but luckily our tour guide dove down and got them for me! So, shout out to our tour guide!</div>
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Once everyone was on board our tour guide started paddling us. He did a small ice breaker where we said our name, where we're from and our favorite part of Jamaica had been so far. After the ice breaker our tour guide re-named Mama Judy and another man, mom and dad and referred to them as that throughout our journey. </div>
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Our tour guide was so intelligent and pointed out things that we would be have missed otherwise. He also was so funny. We would "re-write" popular songs to fit the tour. My favorite one re-write was the Lazy Day Song by Burno Mars. The original lyrics are "Today I don't feel like doing anything; I'm just going to lay in bed" but he re-wrote it to, "Today I don't feel like doing anything; I'm just going to lay in my tube". Which made me laugh so hard.</div>
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The tour lasted about 90-minutes. When it ended they helped us out of the tubes and we re-loaded into the open air van which brought us back to the main location. I forgot to mention earlier in the post that they did have lockers that I believe for 5 USD which wasn't bad. We got our stuff from our lockers and went to the bus stop. We had to wait about 20 minutes for a bus to come back. While we were waiting we talked to a couples also from Connecticut! Small world right?</div>
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Mama Judy and I agreed that if we ever do a cruise that went to Jamaica again we do another Chukka excursion but we next time we will do one of the packages that have two activities included. Like the tubing and zip lining because we had so much fun but it went by too quickly.</div>
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When we got back to the tour we explored the port a little and looked at the menu at <a href="https://www.margaritaville.com/">Margaritaville</a>. Mama Judy loves Jimmy Buffet but their was nothing on the menu that really appealed to her and it was so expensive. We were both so hungry though so we stopped at <a href="http://www.auntieannes.com/">Auntie Anne's</a> for some pretzels. </div>
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We didn't stay on the port long, instead we opted to get <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/cabanas-restaurant/">Cabanas</a> for lunch on board. And then went to relax up at the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/senses-spa-salon/">Rainforest</a> (Part of the spa) where we laid on the warmed loungers and sat in the hot tub for a little while.</div>
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After that we went and saw <i><a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2016/07/movie-review-finding-dory.html">Finding Dory</a></i> at the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/buena-vista-theater/">Buena Vista Theater.</a> While we were watching the movie the ship started moving. It was so relaxing, so much so I fell asleep in the movie! Don't get me wrong <i>Finding Dory</i> is a great movie! I was just so sleepy.<br />
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After the movie Mama Judy went back to the Rainforest for a little while, while I went to get ready for dinner. After getting ready we went to see a show at the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/walt-disney-theater/">Walt Disney Theatre</a>. While I was waiting for Mama Judy I was talking to a cast member who said this particular show was her favorite. The show was called <i>Wishes</i> which was about three friends who went to <a href="https://disneyland.disney.go.com/offers-discounts/room-savings/?CMP=KNC-FY17_DLR_TRA_DOM_Search-365_Scope|BR|G|4172215.DL.AM.01.01|&d_psid=kwd-28706290|dc|disneyland|{AdId}|e|5054:3|&s_kwcid=AL!5054!3!188894843422!e!!g!!disneyland&ef_id=WKkWXgAABKzBiyO2:20170501155730:s">Disneyland</a> and were preparing for the next chapter of her life. I really enjoyed it!<br />
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Then it was time for dinner which I believe it was back at the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/enchanted-garden-restaurant/">Enchanted Garden</a>. That night our table mates told us all about the trivia games they had been playing. We decided that we would go and play that night. I did pretty well but not perfectly...those question were hard. I also want to go to more of the trivia games in the future on cruises, I have to put my Disney knowledge to work.<br />
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After the trivia game we decided to hit the hay because we were super exhausted. This was probably my favorite day of the whole trip! I loved the excursion. I will add my YouTube review done below so you can check it out.<br />
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I'm chugging along with 2017 reading goal and I am 40% done with it! That's right I've read 6 books out of my goal of 15. (Read reviews: <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/01/book-review-as-old-as-time.html">As Old As Time</a>, <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/book-review-since-youve-been-gone.html">Since You've Been Gone</a>, <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/04/book-review-just-one-day.html">Just One Day</a>, <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/05/book-review-anna-and-french-kiss.html">Anna and the French Kiss</a>) Recently I have been super into reading, the 45 minutes to an hour each day that I have set aside to read is a time that I look forward to, especially with this last book. So, without further ado let me tell you about what has been my favorite book so far this year.</div>
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The sixth book that I read this year was <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25883848-the-hating-game">The Hating Game</a></i> by Sally Thorne. This book followed the narrator, Lucy who is the executive assistant of the co-CEO of a large publishing house. She spends most of her day playing "games" like the Staring Games with other executive assistant, Josh. And she believes she knows one thing, she HATES Josh. But after the announcement of a potential promotion the two start being push together more often and Lucy starts to question just how much she really knows. </div>
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I discovered this book thanks to Gabby from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFvSXKhEKtd3SUjzRXXBZGQ">gabbyreads</a> on YouTube. In a few of her videos she raved about this book and since almost every other book I've discovered from her I loved I decided to give this one a shot. And I was hooked by the end of chapter two. </div>
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First is that I loved both the characters. Lucy was confused and self conscious about the changes in her relationship with Josh without be obnoxious. And Josh felt like a much more likable verison of Christian Grey from the widely popular book series <i>Fifty Shades of Grey</i>. He has his demons and was distant without having the slightly abusive feeling to him. </div>
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The romance was the perfect pace, the feelings at least from Lucy's side (the only side we truly get to see) felt natural. One of my favorite things about romance in books is when the moments between the two romantic leads give me butterflies. So many of the moments between Lucy and Josh gave me intense butterflies.</div>
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The one of the things about the book that I didn't like was the timeline and the pacing. It often felt like the interview for their big promotion was coming up quickly but then all the sudden it was still over a week away. I would often get confused by that. But if we're being honest I might have been missing reading the time line. If you have read the book or if you do let me know if this something you struggled with.</div>
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The other thing that I didn't really like was the ending. Yes, the book and the loose ends were tied up nicely but for me the moment fell pretty flat. Especially after so many of the moments throughout the novel gave me butterflies. I just didn't experience them in the last chapter and I feel like with this book I should have.</div>
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Overall on a scale of 1 to 5 I rated this books a 4.75. I highly recommend this book to just about anyone especially if you like contemporary romances.</div>
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Did you read the hating game? What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments down below.</div>
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Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-48146442830510596332017-05-18T07:00:00.000-04:002017-05-18T07:00:05.319-04:00GRADUATION CRUISE 2017 || A Royal Affair {Day 6}<div style="text-align: center;">
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Happy Travel Thursday! I'm going to continue on with my Disney Cruise recap. If you've missed any of the posts for days 1 - 5 you can find the links on the <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/graduation-cruise-2017-trip-in-review.html">master post</a>. But other then that let's get going.</div>
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So, day 6 was our day on <a href="http://www.caymanislands.ky/aboutcayman/grandcayman.aspx">Grand Cayman</a>. We didn't find any port adventures that we were interested inn doing - maybe in the future, so we were going with the flow. Our original plan was to get off, get lunch and explore a little but we didn't actually get off. More on that later. </div>
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So, we got up somewhat early because I had a Princess Meet and Greet ticket for 9:30AM. 95% of Disney Cruise Meet and Greets you don't need tickets for but for their more popular characters they do a fast pass type thing where you don't have to wait as long. If you're interested in booking one of these experiences for your cruise click <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/character-greetings/">here</a> and go to the Princess Gathering link.</div>
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Now if you read the post about my <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/04/graduation-cruise-2017-frozen-day-at.html">Frozen Meet and Greet</a> you'll know I had a great experience. But this time it wasn't the case. We were rushed through the line and barely got to talk to any of them with the expection of Belle who was very interactive. One thing I mentioned to Mama Judy was that I had way better experiences with the characters I didn't have to sign up for.</div>
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After the meet and greet we went up to <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/cabanas-restaurant/">Cabanas</a> to get breakfast. While we were sitting at breakfast they made an announcement that we would be docking in Grand Cayman much later then expected. We later learned that other ships docking in Grand Cayman didn't even attempt to dock and cancelled their Grand Cayman day. Since Mama Judy had a spa appointment we were worried we wouldn't be able to get out, get lunch and get back to the ship in time and decided to say on board.</div>
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After breakfast Mama Judy went to hang out at the Rainforest section of the spa. I decided that I wanted to watch movies on funnel vision, which is the movie theater size screen on the pool deck. I watched Hercules, Frozen and the first 20-ish minutes of Lilo and Stitch. While sitting out by the pool I got sunburned for the only time in trip. Luckily it was that bad. Just uneven so a little more ugly then the average sunburn.</div>
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The reason I didn't watch all of Lilo and Stitch was because Mama Judy and I had plans to go watch Moana at the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/buena-vista-theater/">Buena Vista Theater</a>. Which is the movie theater on the boat where they play Disney's most recently movies. If you're looking for something relaxing to do and to take a break I highly recommended. And let me tell you the theater was packed! I had already seen Moana but it was Mama Judy's first viewing. She found it confusing. </div>
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After the movie I went back to take a nap. And then it was time for dinner which if I remember correctly that was another night at <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/animators-palate-restaurant/">Animator's Palate</a>. But I'm not sure because I don't have any pictures from the night. Also if I remember correctly Mama Judy and I went to see one of the shows in the Walt Disney Theater. The only picture I have left is one of our towel friends that our state room host made for us. Tell me in the comments what animal you think it is because I have no clue.</div>
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So, this post is one I've been excited to write because I got to cross something off my bucket list! If you interest in what's on my bucket list you can click the tab above or you can click <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/p/my-bucket-list.html">here</a>. Also if you want to read the first four days of the trip you can by checking out the <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/graduation-cruise-2017-trip-in-review.html">master post</a>. </div>
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On this morning we had to get up super early! Why? Because it was our first port of call which was in <a href="http://cozumelcruiseexcursions.net/what-to-do-in-cozumel.html">Cozumel, Mexico</a>. This port of call was the one that I had been looking forward to the most. Which shouldn't be surprising to some. If you guys read my blog on the reg (and by reg I mean; when I randomly write and create posts lol) you probably know 3 things about me. 1. I love Disney 2. I love to travel and 3. I have a pretty lengthy bucket list. And I was about to cross something off my list!<br />
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So, let's get started. Like I said above we had to get up pretty early. We had to get to our meeting location by 7:45. And before we went to our location Mama Judy ran up to <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/cabanas-restaurant/">Cabanas</a> (The buffet on the pool deck) to get us breakfast and we quickly ate in the room. And then headed down to the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/walt-disney-theater/">Walt Disney Theatre</a> which was our meeting spot. While we were waiting to leave two of our table mates came down because they were doing the same excursions.<br />
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Soon it was time to get off the boat and enter Mexico! They basically walked us from the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships/fantasy/">Disney Fantasy</a> to a catamaran boat. It was about a 50 yard walk if that so we got there pretty easily.<br />
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The water from Cozumel to the main land was super bumpy. They even handed out puke bags. Luckily neither Mama Judy nor I got sick! But Mama Judy felt a little gross. When we got to the main land we attempt to get off the boat and soon learned that our tour needed to be the first off. We were confused though because when boarding they didn't tell us. We and few of the other people on our tour agreed that if we had known we would have sat towards the front so we didn't have to shove through people. But we pushed our way through and got off boat to meet our tour guides.<br />
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When we met our tour guides they lead us on about a two mile walk to our bus. They tried to rush us towards the bus but it's hard to rush like 50 people through a street. So, I had some time to snap some pictures.<br />
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When we got to the bus they handed out our lunch that came with the excursion which consisted of a sandwich with meat that looked like a mixture of bologna and lunchable meat, Mexican Lays (potato chips), a muffin and mango juice. I only ate the chips because nothing else appealed to me.<br />
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Once one board they started out by giving us some background information about the <a href="http://www.chichenitza.com/">Chichen Itza Ruins</a> which were the ones we would be visiting. Then they told us to settle in because we had a two and half our bus ride! Since I had my phone (on airplane mode so I wouldn't have to pay for the expensive international data) and I had some headphones I decided to play some music and took a nap. Mama Judy played on her phone.<br />
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45-minutes away from the ruins they woke everyone up. Why? Because they wanted to give us a sale pitch for two souvenirs that you could only get there and that were personalized. One was a Mayan Calendar and the other one had something to do with birth and symbols. I don't really remember. The pitch lasted about 10 minutes and then we all sat there. It was hard to justify going back to sleep because we weren't sure when they started talking again.<br />
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FINALLY! We got to the ruins and got off the bus. The walk from the parking lot to ruins themselves was about 5 minutes. We were told that we had an hour to look around but we're highly encourage to stick with the group. I'll be honest that was hard for me because there were two ruins we never even got close to. But the ruins were amazing and mind blowing. I was happy because I was able to officially cross something off my bucket list! Now enjoy the pictures.<br />
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After a very quick tour of the Chichen Itza Ruins we headed back to the bus for another two and half hour ride back to the boat. On the ride back Mama Judy and I played on our phones and I taught Mama Judy how to play <a href="https://king.com/game/candycrush">Candy Crush</a>. She is now addicted and low key mad at me for teaching her.<br />
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By the time we got back to the boat we were starving. We headed up to the 10th floor and got some food at the quick service walk up places. While we ate we sat in the adult section and hung out. Eventually Mama Judy headed back to the room to nap while I headed into the spa to get a <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/senses-spa-salon/">Fire&Ice Mani/Pedi.</a>The mani/pedi was great but my manicurist was very quiet. Maybe it was because of the language barrier but maybe she was just kind of quiet. (Fun Fact: If you are a <a href="https://disneyvacationclub.disney.go.com/">Disney Vacation Club</a> member you get 10% off of spa services on port days)<br />
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After my spa appointment I headed back to the room to get ready for <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/pirate-night-deck-party/">pirate night</a>! Like a dumb dumb I forgot to take my sign/outfit picture so I'm not 100% sure where we ate. I'm like 90% sure that we ate at <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/royal-court-restaurant/">The Royal Court</a> which is the Cinderella themed restaurant. I was super excited about our meals at Royal Court because we were sitting in the Princess and the Frog room...aka my favorite princess.<br />
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After dinner we headed out to do some meet and greets with characters in their pirate attire. If you remember in my last Disney Cruise post (which you can read <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/04/graduation-cruise-2017-frozen-day-at.html">here</a>) I met Donald on formal night and told him how snazzy he look. Well during our conversation Donald kept miming fixing his head feather. At first I was confused but then I realized he was asking me if he looked snazzy again on that night. I was so excited that he remembered that I felt like I was five years old all over again.<br />
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After meeting Donald I hoped in line to meet Chip and Dale. While we were waiting Mama Judy snapped a picture of Minnie's Pirate outfit because we agree it was adorable.<br />
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After our meet and greet with Chip and Dale we went upstairs because Pirate Mickey was doing a meet and greet. While we were waiting upstairs we looked down to see Chip, Dale and Minnie playing tag. It was so cute and funny. Especially to see their attendants trying to keep them under control.<br />
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After meeting the characters we decided to head back to our room because we were both somewhat tired. On Pirate Night they do have fireworks at sea but I'm scared of fireworks and chose to avoid them on this particular night. But when we got back to our room we saw are room host (Michael - who was amazing by the way) left us a sloth/monkey friend.<br />
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And that was Day 5 of ours cruise! So, much fun. I'm going to give you a quick review of our excursion (which you can book through Disney by clicking <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/port-adventures/cozumel-mexico-chichen-itza-mayan-ruins/">here</a>) but if you want more detail I will link my video review below. So, the one things we really disliked about this excursion was the length, we spend way more time in a bus then at the ruins. But our tour guides were super informative and gave us some really good facts. They also were very social, there was a little girl who taking notes for a school project to make up for being on vacation when she was supposed to be at school and they answer all her questions very patiently. Like I said I'll link the review where I go more in depth.<br />
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Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-44258458985373168162017-05-08T07:00:00.000-04:002017-05-08T07:00:09.338-04:00BOOK REVIEW: Anna and the French Kiss<div style="text-align: center;">
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I am chugging along in my goal of reading 12 books this year. I don't think I'll exceed it but I do believe that I will at least meet it by reading fifteen books. If you've missed out on the pass reviews you can read them: <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/01/book-review-as-old-as-time.html">As Old As Time</a>, <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/book-review-since-youve-been-gone.html">Since You've Been Gone</a>, <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/04/book-review-just-one-day.html">Just One Day</a> and <i>When It Happens</i> which I never got around to reviewing. So, without further ado here's my book review for <i>Anna and the French Kiss</i>.</div>
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<i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6936382-anna-and-the-french-kiss">Anna and the French Kiss</a></i> follows the main character Anna during her senior year of high school while she studies at the American Academy in France. When she first arrives she is miserable because she didn't want to leave her high school in Atlanta, her best friend Bridget and the boy who maybe might be her boyfriend, Toph. But after a few weeks Anna isn't thinking about Atlanta as much because she's made a new friends and meet a new boy named Etienne St. Clair. Soon her heart is conflicted between the boy back home and the cute boy with an English accent. </div>
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This book became part of my <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/63086291-emma?shelf=to-read&utm_campaign=mybooksnav&utm_content=mybooks_cta&utm_medium=web&utm_source=homepage">To-be read list</a> because many book-tubers compared it to my favorite contemporary novel <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2014/07/book-review-to-all-boys-ive-loved.html">To All The Boys I Loved Before</a> (Find it on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15749186-to-all-the-boys-i-ve-loved-before?from_search=true">Good Reads</a>). Within the first few pages I knew that I didn't have the same feeling and magic that I felt when I read <i>To All the Boys I Loved Before</i>. That doesn't mean this it wasn't good, it was just too obvious to me. </div>
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When it came to the romance of the novel it was good. From the summary you know exactly who Anna is going to end up with. And you see the good of him and the bad. He feels like someone that you could potential fall in love with if that is the personality you're into. But Anna is an annoying cliche of young adult character who seems to know exactly who she is into but is to stubborn to admit it to herself. Because of that the romance felt to drawn out, especially during the last few chapters. </div>
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There were a few side characters. And although I don't believe that side characters need to be looked at too in depth I do appreciate when they are. The author looked into one of the character's past and who she is. But every time I became invested in the character she would move on with the story and almost forget her. </div>
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My final complaint of the book is that there were too many love triangles. Everyone was interested in either Anna or St. Clair which felt somewhat unrealistic to me. Like is there really no other appealing people at their high school? </div>
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I know I've done a lot of complaining but don't get me wrong there were pieces I loved. I love reading a book that took place in France and the description of different areas that people who live there would go rather then touristy places. There were also references to old movies which I loved as well because I love movies.</div>
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I know I just crapped on the romance a few paragraphs ago but there were certain parts of their relationships I loved. The build up to their first kiss gave me butterflies. There were other small moments that made giddy but I don't want to give to much away. I think for a first love story that the characters are experiencing it's a great story and brings you back to that high school puppy love feels.</div>
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On my ranking scales of 1 to 5 stars with 1 being horrible and 5 being amazing I ranked <i>Anna and the French Kiss </i>a 3.85. I really enjoyed the love story but some of the other technical parts of the book that I didn't really enjoy.</div>
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Have you read <i>Anna and the French Kiss</i>? What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments down below.</div>
Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-38841052012611414012017-05-04T07:00:00.000-04:002017-04-27T11:35:01.350-04:00GRADUATION CRUISE 2017 || Frozen Day at Sea {Day 4}<div style="text-align: center;">
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I've been super motivated to write so here I am writing another post that might not go up for a while but at least I'm writing it. So, let's jump back into Graduation Cruise recap {If you haven't read the first three day find the links on my <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/graduation-cruise-2017-trip-in-review.html">master post</a>}. </div>
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So, our second day aboard the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ships/fantasy/">Disney Fantasy</a> started with Mama Judy and I went to get breakfast at <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/cabanas-restaurant/">Cabanas</a>, which is the buffet on the ship. After breakfast we went and spent some in the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/senses-spa-salon/">Rainforest</a>. The rainforest is a part of the spa, which has cool rainforest inspired showers, saunas, heated lounges and jet tubs. Mama Judy loved the rainforest and highly reccomends it to everyone. Me on the other hand found it to be almost too quiet and never really stay long. </div>
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We went and got lunch again at Cabanas and then I went to take a nap while Mama Judy went to sit by the pool. After my nap I had booked a <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/character-greetings/">Frozen Meet and Greet</a>. Which is something new that Disney has been doing. Now they allow you to sign up to meet their more popular characters so you wait less time. I will say that my Frozen meet and greet was great, Anna and Elsa were super interactive. I was wearing my Harvard sweatshirt and we talked about what Disney Princess would want to go there. We agreed that Belle or Rapunzel would like it. Let me know what Princesses you think would like Harvard in the comments.</div>
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Like I said the meet and greet was awesome but I wish the lighting was better for the pictures. After the meet and greet I think I went back to the room and took another nap because I was still so tired! I have a theory that I was beyond tired on this cruise because of how rough the seas were. </div>
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That evening was formal night so we got into our formal-ish attire (NOTE: Disney doesn't look at formal night as mandatory but I enjoy getting dressed up so I participate) . We then headed down to the Walt Disney Theatre because they were showing the Disney Cruise Line version of <i>Aladdin</i>. I had heard amazing reviews of it and just had to see it. I especially wanted to see since <a href="https://disneyland.disney.go.com/destinations/disney-california-adventure/">Disney California Adventure</a> closed their version of the show and since I'll never be able to see there I wanted to take advantage of it on the ship.</div>
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After the show we walked around the ship a little bit and took some pictures and of course we need to meet Captain Mickey on formal night.</div>
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After dinner we hit up some of the meet and greets because the characters all looked snazzy that night. When I met Donald I made sure to tell him how snazzy her looked (This will come up again later). </div>
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Also if you guys don't know I do have a YouTube channel. I did a video on my channel featuring things that were new to me on the cruise with one of them being the Frozen Meet and Greet. I'm going to link the video down below because I go into more detail on the whole experience.</div>
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Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-39181384138728778502017-04-30T12:02:00.002-04:002017-04-30T12:02:35.917-04:00Almost Half a Decade<div style="text-align: center;">
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As of yesterday I have officially been blogging for four years! I was a bad blog runner and completely forgot to write a post to go live yesterday. But I'm here to mark this milestone now. Which made realize just how long four years is. Its amazing to think that is 364 short days I will have been blogging for half a decade. Which as far as I can see I will be still be blogging, as irregular as I am at blogging. </div>
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Over the past year or so my blog as really grown to become a travel and book review style blog. Part of the reason is that I'm busy and for me writing and producing blog take a while. From editing pictures (finding picture when needed), watermarking pictures that are taken by me, writing the posts, editing the post, scheduling and promoting posts. And I enjoy the process but it takes a good amount of time which is why I don't attempt to post on a schedule. </div>
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Moving forward I'm not going to make a blanket statement about what this blog is going to be. I like not having a niche. I do plan to continue my travel post and book reviews. But sometimes I might throw some other type post in here as well. I actually have one that is churning in my head as I write this. </div>
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So, if you guys have been reading since the beginning (if you want to see the post where it all started click <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2013/05/introductions.html">here</a>) or this is the first time you've even seen this blog thanks for stopping by and reading. It means the world! </div>
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And as always the top 5 post in The World According to Emma history:</div>
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1.<a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2014/05/12-months-blogging-stats-and-survey.html"> Twelve Months of Blogging Stats and Surveys</a></div>
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2. <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2014/05/what-i-love-wednesdayblogging-guest-post.html">What I Love Wednesday...Blogging {A Guest Post}</a></div>
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3. <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2014/05/your-perfect-pup-guest-post.html">Your Perfect Pup {A Guest Post}</a></div>
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4. <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2013/09/blogtember-describe-time-when-you-were.html">Blogtember: Describe a Time When You Were Afraid - Day 4</a></div>
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5. <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2013/08/bucket-list-recap.html">Bucket List Recap</a></div>
Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-13415048438563043932017-04-27T07:00:00.001-04:002017-04-27T07:00:21.595-04:00GRADUATION CRUISE 2017 || All Aboard {Day 3}<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's time to hop into the exciting part of the this trip and these recaps! Because today we are talking about the day we boarded the Disney Fantasy. The day that Mama Judy and I had been waiting for for over four years! If you missed the first few post you can find them on the master post by clicking <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/graduation-cruise-2017-trip-in-review.html">here</a>.</div>
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Our morning started out super early. Mama Judy woke me up to re-pack my bag but what she didn't know what that I had re-packed it the night before. But I was too excited to fall back asleep. Mama Judy on the other hand fell back asleep like a rock. Around 8AM the bellhop came to pick up our luggage to send it over to Port Canaveral. </div>
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We had to be out of our room by 11AM because it was check-out time for <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/port-orleans-resort-french-quarter/">Port Orleans: French Quarter</a>. We took our time walking over to the main building and took some pictures along the way.</div>
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Then we waited in the main lobby for about an hour before the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/guest-services/air-ground-transportation/">Disney Cruise Transportation</a> picked us up. This is an additional fee but from myself and Mama Judy it was worth the price and cheaper then getting limo, uber or renting a car. </div>
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While we waited Mama Judy and I both went to the shop to get sweatshirts because it was cold that day. Finally we boarded the bus and headed to the boat. The ride is about an hour and half. If you take Disney transportation and they play a promotional video and then some Disney cartoons. Mama Judy played on her phone and took a cat nap. </div>
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When we got to the port it was super busy, I guess a lot of people had decided to get to the port at the same time. But the Cast Members opened another line and we got in that one and barely had to wait! When we got up to the main check in area we hoped in the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/faq/castaway-club/">Castaway Club</a> line. (Castaway Club is the Disney Reward Program, which you become a member of on your second cruise) When we got to check in we hit a small bump in the road because for some reason Mama Judy's record had gotten mixed up and she wasn't showing up as a Castaway member. The Cast Member made note of it and it was cleared up later in the trip. Other then that small hiccup it was a speedy check in. </div>
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We were given our Key to the World Cards (AKA your room key), our Daily Navigator which tells you everything that will be happening that day, plus the restaurants menus, weather and dinning dress codes. We also were given directions on how to download the Disney Cruise app. Which when hooked up to the ships wifi gives you access to everything in the navigator plus a messaging happ that you can use within your party or people you meet on board. I high recommend downloading this app. Plus if you have it before your trip it had a countdown built in.</div>
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Once we done checking in it was open boarding so we hopped on board. By that time we were both starving so we headed up to<a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/cabanas-restaurant/"> Cabana's</a> for a buffet style lunch. It's always crazy when you get there on the first day because everyone's heading up at the same time but the food is really good. <b>Trip Tip:</b> If you aren't sure you want to deal with the crowds of Cabana's check your navigator because sometimes one of the sit down restaurants will be doing a buffet at the same time!</div>
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After lunch we headed back to our room to put down our carry-ons and basically learn where it was. We then went on to explore the ship and basically hang out. I'm not sure why I don't have any pictures of this time. I must have left my camera in the state room. </div>
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Eventually it came time for the Musterd Drill. Mama Judy and I were happy to find out that our meeting spot was inside because of how cold it was outside. The drill was pretty uneventful. After the drill I normally would go to see the Sailing Away show but when I found it it was going to be outside I decided to skip it and take a nap instead. Mama Judy did some exploring while I napped.</div>
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On the first night we decided to skip the show and took our time getting ready for dinner. If you don't know about Disney Cruise Dinning there are two seatings. You eat during the same seating every night, with the same table mates and the same servers. The changes is that you rotate restaurants depending on the day. </div>
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The first restaurant we ate was <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/animators-palate-restaurant/">Animator's Palate</a>. This is often one of my favorite meals because I love the Baked Potato soup they have on that night. We also got to meat our table mates. We were dinning with two girls traveling together who were in their early twenties as well as another mother/daughter duo. They both were super sweet. </div>
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After dinner Mama Judy and I went <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/onboard-activities/the-tube-nightclub/">The Tube</a> which is one of the night clubs on the boat. On that particular night they were doing a Newlywed Game. It was really funny and very enjoyable. The host was so charismatic and hyped the crowd up really well.</div>
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I can't think of a catchy opening so I'm going to jump right into the post. If you missed the first day of this trip you can read it by clicking <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/graduation-cruise-2017-travel-day-day-1.html">here</a>. </div>
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We decided that our goals was to leave <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/port-orleans-resort-french-quarter/">Port Orleans: French Quarter</a> around 10AM. I work up around 8:30 so I could get ready and we could stop in the quick service restaurant for breakfast. Mama Judy was moving a lot slower because she hadn't had a good night sleep. But eventually we got on the road. We got breakfast at the quick service restaurant there. I had beignets for the first time and they were sooo good. </div>
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Finally it was time to head to the park. We didn't have to wait to long before the bus showed up. When we there we had to stop at guest service to buy tickets as well as redeem the points we had earned from being Disney Visa cardholders. Once that was all sorted out we headed in with our first stop being the Main Street Bakery which now offers Starbucks. I got a drink and then had a mini photo shoot in front of the castle.</div>
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After that we made our way to "new" Fantasyland because Mama Judy hadn't been to Disney since it opened. When we got there we saw that Gaston was meeting so we decided to hop in line. I will say that my meet and greet with Gaston was kind of boring. I'm not sure if he was tired after being out for a while or if he is just better with young kids but it is still always fun to meet him.</div>
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After that we decided to hop in line to go on the Little Mermaid ride which is always a cute ride especially if you love the story. </div>
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When we got off the people mover we had some time to kill before our reservation for <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/be-our-guest-restaurant/">Be Our Guest</a>. Since Donald is my favorite character we were going to try and meet him in Storybook Circus unfortunately the line moved a lot slower then predicted and we had to hop out of line.</div>
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We had lunch at <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/be-our-guest-restaurant/">Be Our Guest</a>. The food was good but Mama Judy did say that she probably wouldn't eat there again unless we were on the <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/planning-guides/in-depth-advice/disney-dining-plan/">Disney Dinning Plan</a> because it was super expensive. My favorite part is that it looks so much like the rooms in the 1991 version of <i>The Beauty and the Beast</i>. And the food is pretty good. Especially the grey stuff...don't worry I asked the dishes. </div>
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It was cute and great time to rest your feet. We watch Hall of Presidents and then headed back to Tomorrowland to Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor, which is one of the corniest and cutest shows at Disney and I totally recommend it. </div>
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After the ride we hopped back in line to meet Goofy and Donald in Storybook circus. Donald is always on my list and it's always so much fun meeting him. Later in the trip I have a great interaction with him but you'll have to wait.</div>
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Mama Judy had pretty much hit her Disney wall at this point so we used our last joint fastpass and went to see Phillarmagic which if you like Disney music you'll love the show. Mama Judy left after that while I stayed. </div>
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The first thing I did was go over to Princess Fairytale Hall where I had a great interaction with both Rupunzel and Tiana. </div>
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After that interaction it was almost time for my Haunted Mansion fastpass. If you don't know Haunted Mansion is my <i>favorite</i> ride every! Like I am obsessed with it! I even have an obscure Haunted Mansion quote on my laptop. </div>
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After that ride I headed over to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to see how long the wait time was and ultimately decided to hop in line because it was only about 50 minutes. Normally I love doing solo Disney time but in this particular case it kind of sucked because I was in between two groups of people my age and it was a little lonely. But when I got to the ride it was worth it. I never asked to be in a specific row on a ride but this time I was put in the back row. And it was so much fun! One of the best experiences ever!</div>
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After that I left the Magic Kingdom and headed back to the hotel. I took a quick shower and repacked my bag to get it ready to go in the morning. Then I crawled into bed and went to sleep dreaming of the cruise starting the next morning. </div>
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And that is the end of day 2. I will be back (hopefully soon) with more of these posts plus posts from another vacation I just back from.</div>
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I have officially finished book 4 of my 2017 reading goal! In case you've missed the reviews so far this year you can catch them there ---> <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/book-review-since-youve-been-gone.html">Since You've Been Gone</a> & <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/01/book-review-as-old-as-time.html">As Old As Time</a> (I didn't write one for the second book I read because I was so busy right around the time I finished it). According to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/63086291-emma">Good Reads</a> I am 27% of the way through my 2017 reading goal of 15 books! But that's not why you guys came here, you came here to read a book review so let's get started.</div>
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The fourth book I read this year was <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17623975-just-one-day?from_search=true">Just One Day</a> by Gayle Forman (I added the Good Reads link because it tells you places where you can buy it). Which follows the character Allyson through one year of her life. It starts at the end of her summer trip the summer between high school and college. The biggest and most exciting summer of your life. On the last day of the trip she meets a Dutch boy named, Willem and the two of them go to France for just one day. The next morning she wakes up and Willem is gone and she spends the rest of the year attempting to find Willem again as well as find the girl she was that day in France. </div>
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This book has been on my To Be Read list for such a long time. Mainly because I loved the books <i>If I Stay</i> and <i>Where She Went</i> by the same author, Gayle Forman (You can read the joint review I wrote <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2014/07/book-review-if-i-stay-where-she-went.html">here</a>). I had heard in a few different places that these books was not as good as the fore mentioned novels. But I still wanted to give this book a chance. And to be honest I agree with the opinion I've seen floating around the internet. </div>
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I guess I should start with my biggest issue, I didn't like the main character of the novel. I felt like she spend the majority of the novel complaining instead of doing something about her issues. She also came across as very judgy in my opinion. In fact I think the only character she didn't judge harshly was Willem. </div>
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After reading the back summary of the novel I knew that the majority of the book would follow Allyson life post the day with Willem but she spend 100 of the 360-some odd page novel with Willem. Which was good to build the love connection between Allyson and Willem but it made the rest of the book feel rushed. There were pieces of her life post that day that I would have loved to learn more about. </div>
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The ending to me also felt like it drew on forever. Like I kept thinking I was at the end and there was still like twenty more pages. Maybe if I had liked the character more then I would have like how drawn out it felt but I just wanted her to figure it out what she wanted.</div>
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As much as I didn't like the book I do plan to eventually read it's sequel, <i>Just One Year</i> which follow Willem through the same year. Maybe I'll like Willem more. Although I won't be reading it right away because I need a break from these characters.</div>
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I'm not sure who I would recommend this book to. I don't want to say no one because there is a very huge chance that because I didn't like the main character I wasn't able to see the positive side of this book. I feel that this book has the potential to be read by someone at that exact time in their life when they need to read it and have the message help them through whatever hurdle they are struggling with. So, maybe I would recommend it to anyone who is sitting on the edge of who they were and who they are going to be, people going through a huge life change.</div>
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I like to rate the books I read on a scale of 5. I've gone back and forth about what I was going to rate this book and I have decided that this book is getting a 3.25 on my scale. The writing was good and the story was a good concept I just didn't love the other elements. </div>
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Have you read <i>Just One Day</i>? What did you think of it? Let me know in the comments below.</div>
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Welcome back to my blog and my cruise recap posts! Today is going to be the boring day on this trip's recap because there are next to no pictures. But I still want to document the trip. So, enjoy or skip it. And if you haven't already you can check out the recap of the whole trip <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/graduation-cruise-2017-trip-in-review.html">here</a>. Now that the housekeeping is out of the way let's get started.</div>
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On Thursday, January 5 I woke up relatively early because I had some errands to run. I had to run to Best Buy to get a charger for my camera. I also went to DSW to look for water shoes for Mama Judy, as well as I believe target to grab sunscreen I think. </div>
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When I got home I finished packing up my carry on and I charged my laptop. As well as doing some last minute cleaning. I also had to run to my friends Tori's house because she was keeping an eye on our house while we were away and I needed to give her a key. </div>
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Finally it was time for us to leave the house. We had to run a quick errand to Target and then headed to the airport. We got through security very quickly, there was next to no lines there, which is always good. We plopped down in a seat and Mama Judy attempted to take a nap (remember when I napped on the airport floor when I was coming home from Disney in 2015?). Our local airport also had a candy bar so I went and enjoyed some candy. </div>
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We got on board our flight. We were flying <a href="https://www.jetblue.com/#/">Jet Blue</a> which now offers wifi. Which was awesome because I was able to get some YouTube work done from the air. Other then that our flight was pretty smooth and we arrived like twenty minutes earlier the expected. </div>
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We headed to the ground level and got on board <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/magical-express/">The Disney Magical Express</a> which is an awesome way to get to the Disney Resorts. We were one of the last few people to get on the shuttle so we got going pretty quickly. We were staying at <a href="https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/port-orleans-resort-french-quarter/">Disney's Port Orleans: French Quarter</a>. Mama Judy and I had stayed at the Port Orleans when I was younger but I had no memory of the resort. But I will now say I LOVED it. Probably one of my favorites. </div>
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We went to check-in where we ran in some difficulty. Mama Judy's legal last name is pretty unique and sometimes computers get confused. Finally we got it all sorted out and got to our room. We got curled up in our beds and watched a Lifetime movie while we waited for our suitcases. Although I fell asleep before they got there. </div>
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Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-27157625178464256412017-03-11T12:45:00.000-05:002017-03-11T12:45:13.353-05:00BOOK REVIEW: Since You've Been Gone<div style="text-align: center;">
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I'm back with another post! I'm actually trying to marathon write post today so that there may be content on my blog again. I know I've been bad, if you miss me I have been active on YouTube (same name as blog), Instagram/Twitter/Snapchat which all use the user name @judy_judy94. But that's not important. Today I am here to do another book review!</div>
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I have officially completed my third book this year! My goal is to read at least fifteen books this year and review as many as possible. I did review the first one (You can read it <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/01/book-review-as-old-as-time.html">here</a>) although I didn't review the second one because I was pretty busy around the time I finished it and never got around to writing it. </div>
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So, what was the third book I read this year? I read <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18189606-since-you-ve-been-gone?ac=1&from_search=true">Since You've Been Gone</a></i> by Morgan Matson. Which a book about Emily during the summer between junior and senior year of high school. She goes away on family vacation and returns to find out her best friend, Sloane, has basically disappeared. But Sloane left behind a list of challenges for Emily to complete. The list was:</div>
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Emily becomes convinced that if she completes all these activities she will find Sloane. Along the way Emily develops a friendship with classmates Frank and Collins. And with Dawn the girl who works in the pizza place next to the ice cream shop Emily works in. Along with the help of her new friends Emily sets off to cross things off her list. </div>
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I must say I loved this book. At the beginning I was worried I would hate the book because Emily fell in a YA troupe I'm not a huge fan of, where the main character is shy and let's her loud best friend does all the "talking" for her. But the more I got to know Emily the more I liked her. Matson also did a great shop of showing the good and bad of having a best friend like that. </div>
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I love reading books that have a romantic element, even if it's not the main element. This book did have a sub plot of romance and I will say I shipped Emily with the book's love interest so hard. Although there was a character who was Emily's boyfriend from before the story started that I low key liked him a little more. </div>
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My favorite part of the book was how developed the side characters were. I feel like I truly got to know the side characters and really could put myself into Emily's shoes. So, many of these characters feel like they could one day get their own novels and stories. </div>
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Overall I rated this book a 4.35 out of 5. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoy YA books, especially if you like the more emotional adventure ones or the ones about friendships. </div>
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Have you read <i>Since You've Been Gone</i>? What did you think about it? Let me know in the comments below!</div>
Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-87098164903126094792017-03-09T07:00:00.000-05:002017-06-24T15:38:49.892-04:00GRADUATION CRUISE 2017 || A Trip in Review<div style="text-align: center;">
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Happy Thursday! In January I went on a Disney Cruise with Mama Judy to celebrate my college <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/01/college-graduation.html">graduation</a>! I know i've been kind of cruddy at keeping up with my blog post but I have so many pictures to share so I'm going to attempted to share them here. If you guys have been around for a while you know that I often will start vacation wrap ups with a trip in review post (<a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2014/05/disney-cruise-2014-recap-trip-in-review.html">Disney Cruise 2014</a>, <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2014/12/christmas-at-disney-2014-trip-in-review.html">Disney at Christmas 2014</a> & <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2015/03/disney-2015-trip-in-review.html">Disney 2015</a>). These are some of my favorite post to do because it gives you a clue about what's coming and it gets me excited. Also I plan to use this post as a home base and link all other post here once they've been written. </div>
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<b><a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/03/graduation-cruise-2017-travel-day-day-1.html">Thursday, January 5, 2017</a></b></div>
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This was the day our trip started. I spent the morning running last minute errands. Our flight was later in the evening so we didn't land in Orlando until 9:30 PM. We went and checked in a Port Orleans French Quarter and relaxed. </div>
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The first full day of our vacation we spent at the Magic Kingdom. Mama Judy had been to Disney World since they opened New Fantasyland and she wanted to see the new area. We explored the park as well as having lunch at Be Our Guest.<br />
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We boarded the Disney Fantasy for our cruise. We were excited to start a new trip as well as explore any changes that were made to the ship. We had dinner at Animator's Palate and went to an event at the Tube.<br />
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This was our first day at sea. Mama Judy and I enjoyed the Rainforest (one of the treatments at the spa) as well as exploring. We both took naps and enjoyed the day.<br />
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On Monday the port of call was Mexico, we got off the boat and saw the Mexican Ruins!<br />
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On Tuesday the boat stopped at Grand Cayman. Mama Judy had a spa appointment and we were both tired so we stuck around the boat.<br />
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This was probably my favorite day of the cruise! On this day we got off the boat in Jamaica and experience probably the best excursion I have ever experienced.<br />
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This was our final day at sea the first Star Wars Day at Sea aboard the Disney Fantasy. Since I didn't really know anything about Star Wars I hung out in the adult section and finished the book I brought with me (You can read the review <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2017/01/book-review-as-old-as-time.html">here</a>).<br />
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The last day! The last of the cruise is <i>always</i> the worst and the saddest. But on this day we stopped at Disney's private island, Castaway Cay. This was cold and windy but we tired to make the best out of it.<br />
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We finished our trip and headed home...already dreaming of the next cruise! ;) </div>
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And that was a quick review of our cruise. Over the next few weeks I will attempt to get as many post out as possible about our cruise. Thanks for reading! </div>
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This year I made a <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/">Good Reads</a> goal of reading fifteen books over the next twelve months. And I am excited to be able to say that I have officially finished the first book! And since I love to share my opinions on books and movies on this lovely blog I decided I would review it!</div>
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The first book I read this year was the novel <u>As Old As Time</u> by Liz Braswell. Which is the third novel in Braswell's series <i>A Twisted Tale. </i>I have not read the first two books in this series though because I believe that they are all stand alone books that have the common theme of re-telling traditional Disney movies. </div>
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In this case the book re-told the story of <u>The Beauty and the Beast</u> which is one of my all time favorite Disney movies. The twist in this novel is that the Enchantress who be-witches the Beast is actually Belle's mother. Together Belle and the Beast have to break the curse and try to uncover the mystery of the real reason the Enchantress cursed the beast. </div>
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This novel is broken into three parts. The first part is written in Flashbacks where we see Maurice and Belle's mother meet and fall in love. But it also re-tells the first part of <u>The Beauty and the Beast</u>. The re-telling is pretty much exactly what we see in the animated classic. During this part I question whether I wanted to put it down and give up or continue on. </div>
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When I got to the second part I was glad I did. This is when the novel starts to twist on the original story and bring life to a new story. I was also really excited for this part because I was hoping to get a better idea of why Belle and the Beast were such a perfect match (But more on that later). While at the same time keeping to the original story when we saw what Maurice was going through.</div>
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The final part of the novel was a little bit of a let down. By this point I had pretty much guessed why everything happened the way it had happened. And was even disappointed by the answer to one of the mysteries. The last chapter of the book made want a sequel though because Braswell left it open for Belle and the Beast to start a whole new adventure. But from what I've seen online there doesn't seem to be a sequel in the works. </div>
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Now the piece of the book I was most excited about was to really get to see what made Belle and the Beast such an amazing couple. I mean in a book that is almost 500 pages long we had to get an in-depth look at the characters. But in that regards I was disappointed. I learned a little more about Belle as a person. And good amount more about the Beast's past. But I didn't romantically ship them. I didn't find myself hoping they'd get together...I would have been just as happy to see them shake hands and go there separate ways. That was something that disappointed me to no ends because they are such an iconic Disney couple. </div>
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Overall I rated this book a 3.75 out of 5. It was very close to making it to 4 stars but the slow start and the lack of romantic connection between the leads did hurt it in my ratings. With that being said I know everyone has their own taste so I would recommend this book to people who like fantasy or fairy tale novels and someone with an open mind when it comes to telling the story in a different way. Although I <b>WOULD NOT</b> recommend this book to anyone who is a big fan of Disney's <u>Beauty and the Beast</u> and who wouldn't want to see the story change. </div>
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Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-36685439298751658672017-01-16T07:00:00.000-05:002017-01-16T07:00:16.128-05:00College Graduation<div style="text-align: center;">
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Guess what? I wrote this post almost a month ago and forgot to hit publish. LOL. But no seriously guess what!</div>
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I graduated college! After four and half years of college I have finally graduated! And it feel absolutely amazing! This last semester, especially, has been a lot of work but it'll be worth it. </div>
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For those of you guys wondering I got a bachelor of science in Liberal Studies with concentrations in communication, media studies and creative writing. And no I'm not going into journalism or news production. I do have a future career in mind but since the career is in field that requires a lot of confidentially because of that I'm not comfortable discussing exactly what it is online. I'm currently in the process of looking for a job and it may make it that I will be moving across the country which is really exciting. When I know where I'll be heading I'll let you guys know, at least a general location. </div>
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As for the day itself it was so much fun. I started the day out by getting ready, to which I actually filmed my first Get Ready With Me video on my YouTube channel (You can check it out <a href="https://youtu.be/gsxi9tdmuLg">here</a>). Then we headed to school and got a prime parking space. I gave Mama Judy directions to the theatre when graduation was taking place and then headed to the place where we line up.</div>
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I don't know if every school does it this way but my school has us line up by school but other then that its free range has to where you sit/stand. Right as I walked in I get a text message from my friend Chris asking me where I was and he told me where he was. I went up to where he was standing. I ended up lining up with the 3 other graduates from the Media Studies department, which was good because I had so much fun with them.</div>
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We headed into the theater right on time. I saw Mama Judy while I was walking in and she was already crying.<br />
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We didn't have a lot of speakers at the graduation itself so it went by rather quickly. My favorite speech was done by the president of the university, where it talked about intental kindness when all around so much hate is happening. I think its an idea that we should all carry around with us.<br />
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When it was time to get the degrees we again were called by school with the school of arts and sciences going last. When the finally called us we all whooped and "got lit" as the kid in front of me said. As each person went up they got whoops from the different people in the audience who knew them. When they finally declared us college graduation we whooped and went wild.<br />
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After graduation finished I met my parents outside to take pictures. And I made Mama Judy be an Instagram Mama while I posed for some Instagram worthy pictures. If you're interested in following me on Instagram you can by searching @judy_judy94.<br />
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When we finished taking pictures I went to say good-bye to my boss. I don't think I ever mentioed it on my blog but for the past year and half I have worked as a student employee in my college's residence life department. I wanted to stop and say good-bye to my boss because she had such an impact on my last couple of years.<br />
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After saying good-bye to my boss we headed back to my hometown where we had dinner with some of our close family and friends. It was so much fun celebrating with some really important people in my life. Plus it was at one of my favorite restaurant where the staff knows us by name which made it extra special.<br />
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Graduation was such an amazing day and I am so grateful for all the people who have supported me over the past four and half years. And for anyone who has read my college adventures which I have been sharing since the end of my freshmen year thank you. I can't wait to share the next chapter with you guys.<br />
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I also want to give a special shout to Natalie, who was my first blogging friend all the way back during the first summer of the World According to Emma. Natalie and I had actually went to the same college and both graduated this December. Congrats Natalie! You can check out her blog by clicking <a href="https://nataliebarletta.wordpress.com/">here</a>.<br />
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A now enjoy all the awesome pictures and a video snap that I'm adding in.<br />
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Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-43397465087787472512016-11-02T07:00:00.000-04:002016-11-02T07:00:13.869-04:00MOVIE REVIEW: The Girl on the Train<div style="text-align: center;">
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I went to the movies this weekend (now its a few weekends ago...completely forgot to edit this) and I want to tell you all about it because I went to see <u>The Girl on the Train</u>. Below is the trailer for those of you who haven't seen it.</div>
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This movie is based on the novel, <u>The Girl on the Train</u>, written by Paula Hawkins. I haven't read the book although now I'm thinking about downloading the audio book and listening to it in the morning when I'm getting ready, but I'll explain more on that later. Anyways the minute I saw the trailer for this movie I knew I had to see it because it had a very <u>Gone Girl</u> vibe, which is you remember about 2 years ago I went and saw that movie and loved it. (Review <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2014/10/movie-review-gone-girl.html">here</a>). </div>
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This movie starts out by introducing you to the three main women in the movie, Rachel (Emily Blunt), Megan (Haley Bennet) and Anna (Rebecca Ferguson). Right off the back we learn that Rachel is dealing with some alcohol abuse problems. Everyday she rides the train into Manhatten and passes by the street she once lived on wit her ex-husband, Tom (Justin Theroux). From the train she can see into her and Tom's old house which Tom still lives in with his new wife, Anna. And their neighbors home owned by Megan and her husband, Scott (Luke Evans). Rachel becomes obsessed with their lives and even more so when she sees Megan kiss a man who is not her husband. On that night she drunkly goes to confront Megan because she knows what its like to have a spouse cheat on her. The next day Megan goes missing and Rachel has to piece together what happened that night in order to clear her own name. </div>
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I loved this movie, it kept me guessing the whole time. I think that at different points throughout the movie I thought each of the characters were the primary criminal of the story because they all had such great motives. In a way I felt like the actual kidnapper and their motives were a little cliche but I think the way the story unraveled made up for it. Like I mentioned before I really want to read the book because there is one part of the reveal that left me with a few questions that I'm hoping maybe the book could answer.</div>
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As for performance I feel like the whole cast was phenomenal. But the one who stood out the most to me was Emily Blunt. She portrayed this character so well. At different times through out the movie I pitted her, hated her, felt protective over her and sympathized with her. I felt all those emotions in the course of two hours and it was all because of Blunt's performance. </div>
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One thing I noticed, although I'm not sure if it was done on purpose was that all of the male characters looked a lot at alike. For the story it made sense because it made it that while Rachel was drunk she'd have a hard time telling them apart. But as an audience member it was confusing at times but also helped me relate better to Rachel's state of mind. So now that I've written a whole paragraph I've decided that I do love that they all looked a like. </div>
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I rarely write about editing when I write these posts mainly because I don't feel like I know enough about it to write about it in an educated manner. I will say however that in this movie the editing was done perfectly. It flashed around and there were a lot of jump cuts that came very quickly, adding to the confusion and chaos going on in Rachel's head. Something that as a movie nerd I loved to see. I actually have a class this semester where were looking at movies and if this movie was out on DVD I'd probably used it so I could talk about those aspects. </div>
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So, in case you're still wondering I would recommend this movie to almost everyone. The people who I would say shouldn't watch this movie is people who get squeamish easily. There are a few scenes where there is a good about of blood. But for everyone else, please go see it and see the awesome movies for yourself. </div>
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Have you seen <u>Girl on the Train</u>? If you have what are your opinions? Let me know in the comments below. </div>
Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-57232294102775146162016-10-30T22:00:00.001-04:002016-10-30T22:00:22.818-04:00Somewhere Else to Find Me<div style="text-align: center;">
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This is going to be a quick, non-edited post. I just wanted to let you know that if you're interested I wrote an article for my campus' chapter of Her Campus. If you'd like you can read it by clicking <a href="http://www.hercampus.com/school/scsu/12-things-i-learned-gilmore-girls-year-life-trailer">here</a>. Okay that's it! I'll be back with a real post soon. xoxo.</div>
Emma http://www.blogger.com/profile/14736348472768396260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748341062928217097.post-10324164426243408732016-10-13T07:00:00.000-04:002016-10-13T07:00:01.921-04:00TRAVEL THURSDAY: The Islands We'll Visit<div style="text-align: center;">
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It makes me so incredibly happy and inspired to be writing Travel Thursday posts again, they are probably my favorite posts to write and I feel like when I start to plan them out I'm brimming with ideas. Is brimming the right word? I'm not sure. Anyways this weekend Mama Judy and I did a lot of vacay planning activities, okay let's be honest she did the work, I just reminded her it was time. One thing we did was book our hotel for the two nights before the cruise and we booked our two excursions for our cruise! I will be doing more detail posts about our actual excursions in the coming weeks but I wanted to share the destinations we'll get to visit. </div>
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So, let's get started. The specific cruise that Mama Judy and I are going on is Disney Cruise Line's 7-Day Western Caribbean, I can't link the cruise without giving away the dates were going. Either way most 7-Day Western Caribbean cruises go to the same locations so hopefully you'll learn something from this post. </div>
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I'm listing our ports of calls in no specific order, I'm not sure what order we go to them in. </div>
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One of the ports of call we land in is <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ports/falmouth-jamaica/">Falmouth, Jamaica</a>. Jamaica is a place I've never been and never really researched going to but there are some really cool excursions on the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/">Disney Cruise websites</a>, I'm actually really excited about the one Mama Judy and I are planning to do. They offer things from tours to beach days, all of which seem super exciting.</div>
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The destination that I am personally most excited about is <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ports/cozumel-mexico/">Cozumel, Mexico</a>. I'm low key a little bit of a history nerd. If I go into a room and someone is watching a documentary on History Channel I'll probably sit down and get engrossed. Since Cozumel is famously known for it ruins I've always wanted to go. If you aren't as much of a nerd as I am they do have excursions that are more water based or beach based. </div>
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We will also be stopping on the <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ports/grand-cayman-cayman-islands/">Grand Cayman Island</a>. I'll be honest with you guys this is the destination that we don't have any excursions booked. Mama Judy and I both went through the list of options and didn't see any that really caught our eye. There are a lot snorkeling or scuba diving ones which just doesn't intrigue either of us. I'm not saying that there is no way we'll get off the boat, there is a chance we'll get off the boat and explore on our own but we aren't booking anything.</div>
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The final destination is <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ports/castaway-cay/">Disney Castaway Cay</a>, which I know does have excursions but Mama Judy and I prefer to just lay on the beach and read or swim in the ocean. I'm not going to lie I'm pretty excited for this destination on this cruise because I will be over 21 and can drink on the beach for the first time. Castaway Cay is beyond gorgeous and I'm alway happy to sit on the beach there.</div>
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And those are the islands that we will be visiting on our January 2017 cruise. I know I didn't go into too much detail about each island for Jamaica and Cozumel I will be doing a slightly more in depth posts about the exact excursions we will be doing. But if you guys have any questions about planning cruise excursions let me know in the comments and I'll try to answer them.</div>
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-P.S. For all of you effected by Hurricane Matthew I hope that you are safe and you didn't experience too much damage. </div>
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Happy Travel Thursday!</div>
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So, I am back once again to talk about my upcoming trip, for those of you who missed the <a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2016/09/travel-thursday-new-trip.html">announcement</a> you can read it by clicking on that link. I'm not going to lie I'm pretty excited now that I'm in the double digit countdown. Plus there is so much going on between now and 93 days from now that I know the time is just going to fly by.<br />
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So, if you were around these parts a few years ago when I was getting ready for my cruise in 2015 and you have super amazing memory you may remember I did a post very similar to the one I'm about to do. I just wanted to give a flashback to past cruises because one I think its fun to see how different I look but also because it helps to past the time.<br />
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So, my first cruise was in like 2005 with my mom, which I don't have any pictures for because I'm at school. I remember having a lot of fun during my first cruise, which I went on with my mom. We went on a three day cruise that docked in Nassau and <a href="https://disneycruise.disney.go.com/ports/castaway-cay/">Castaway Cay</a>, as well as having a day at sea. On this particular cruise we went on one excursion which was in Nassau, we got to play with dolphins, which was an awesome experience.<br />
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Our second cruise was in 2011, we went on the same cruise with the three days stopping at Nassau and Castaway Cay. This time we didn't do any excursions and said on the boat with the exception of when we were docked on Castaway. This was the first time I felt like we didn't have enough time to everything I really wished it was longer. I'm going to throw a few pictures in here.<br />
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My most recent cruise I wrote about for this blog. This cruise took place in 2014 and I wrote a lot about it afterwards (<a href="http://emmajudy.blogspot.com/2014/05/disney-cruise-2014-recap-trip-in-review.html">The first post)</a>. This cruise I went on with aunt Marianne and Emily, my Uncle Chad, my grandma and little cousin. We did a seven day cruise that stopped at St. Marteen, St.Thomas/St. John and Castaway Cay. This wa an awesome trip filled with great memories. I'm once again going to add some pictures in.<br />
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Those are the cruises are the ones I've been on in the past. I have a lot of more posts for planning coming up. See you next week with the next post. </div>
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