February has come and gone, proving, once again, that I have no grasp on the concept of time. Last month was totally insane, and even with the extra day, it felt like it went by way too fast. In the midst of it all, I only managed to put out two posts, and I can't apologize enough for that. I still don't have a functioning laptop, but I'm trying to get back on the blogging track!
We closed another show at school (Voices from the High School, which unexpectedly gave me all the feels), and I read tons of romance novels, as is my February norm. And my year-round norm, if I'm being honest.
Hi, all! It feels like it's been a lifetime since I talked to you last everything has been happening so fast this last month. Hope you've all been doing well and the year has been good to you thus far.
Just a quick update before we get on with what I've been up to reading wise: These next few months are going to be insane for me. I'm taking an APUSH midterm next week, a mock AP Lang exam next weekend, and I'm working a show at the end of the month. Then after that it's the SAT and AP national exam prep, and then we start getting ready for the spring musical. Lots of very exciting but stressful things are happening for me.
So please be patient with me as I maneuver through the end of the semester. I'm not taking a hiatus because I honestly believe I'd be more stressed if I stopped blogging, but my posting might end up being a lot all at once and then nothing for a bit because I'm terrible at scheduling. I hate not having time to blog, but I have to prioritize school right now.
Now that all that heavy stuff is out of the way, let's talk about January!
Life happenings:
My absolute favorite thing about January was Spring Awakening. I listened to the original Broadway soundtrack a few months ago because Deanna @ Reading in the Rain loves it, and I totally trust her musical theatre opinion. I fell in love with it, and this month I got the chance to see two amazing performances of it at a local theatre. One of my classmates was Wendla, and the whole cast was incredible.
So, um, just in case it snuck up on you and left you unaware like it did to me, December is officially upon us. WHERE DID THE YEAR GO? WHAT IS THIS? What a crazy, whirlwind of a month, November was. Here's what went on in my life:
I read zero books for the Real Book Challenge this month! It was very much an ebook time for me. I am still at a total of 46 real books this year!
If you want to find out more about the challenge, check out its home page!
I only read one TBR Pile Challenge book this month:
October came to an end last weekend, and we are well on our way to my most favorite holiday season. I've been absolutely swamped with life things (which seems to be a recurring theme lately) that I haven't had the chance to write up my wrap up until now. October was an interesting month!
Non-book/blog things:
I saw one of my favorite bands, All Time Low, for the third time this year at their Back to the Future Hearts Tour with One Ok Rock, Neck Deep, and Sleeping with Sirens.
Also, the theater company at my school wrapped up our first show of the year, a modern reimagining of Shakespeare's Macbeth, which was much more successful than I thought it would be.
These were both books I had to read for school, so I wasn't really feeling them. But they put me at a total of 46 books towards my goal of 41-50 so yay!
Hello, all! Long time no see! I've missed blogging so much. Another month has come to an end, and we are officially in October! And you know what that means. Actually, over a week into October now because this is so late. Oh well, that means it's definitely time for another monthly wrap up!
September was another really busy, stressful month for me because of school things and life things, so I profusely apologize for not being able to post as much. I'm still trying to get my groove back in the midst of classes and studying for the SAT and such. I may not be able to pick up speed with blogging again until the end of the year, but I'll try my 100% to get myself together sooner. But for the next few months, consider me on a pseudo-hiatus. Again, I'm so sorry that my posts are far and few between. I'm working on it. I'm also working on a blogoversary giveaway because, in the craziness, I totally forgot my one year blogoversary happened! So stay tuned for that when I have my life together. :)
Anyway, here's what happened this month:
In non-bookish/blogging things...
I took my friend to her first concert! We saw the wonderful Ms. Cassadee Pope and even got to meet her after the show.
Happy September, friends! Did August pass by quickly for you? It sure did for me. This month's wrap up could alternately be titled "The Month Serena Slacked on Reading and Blogging OOPS", and I'm so sorry about that. It's been absolutely crazy with the start of school, and preparations for our fall play, and my first AP classes, and concerts. I'm going to try to catch up on my reviews this weekend though! *crosses fingers*
Anywho, here's what happened this month!
Concerts:
I saw some pretty incredible women in concert this month: Christina Perri, Rachel Platten, and Colbie Callait on their Girls Night Out, Boys Can Come Too Tour, and Taylor Swift on her 1989 World Tour. Both shows were absolutely amazing. T-Swift and CP are two of my favorite artists.
Hi, all! Wow, can you believe that tomorrow is August already? I sure can't. I'm so far down this black hole called denial because August means back to school and back to school means a Sad Serena.
Let's not talk about August just yet. Let's focus on July for a little longer. July was an eventful month for me. I met one of my favorite contemporary authors, adventured in Disneyland a few times, and went to a couple concerts. I also worked on a bunch of summer homework, but that wasn't nearly as fun as those other things. Here are some concert photos, if you're into that sort of thing:
5 Seconds of Summer at their Rock Out With Your Socks Out tour!
All Time Low at their free acoustic set at The Grove!
And, as always, books were read this month! Here are all my July reads.
